Chapter 972: Six Paths of Reincarnation

In the center of the Underworld lies the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

On the ground, six enormous pitch-black holes are arranged in sequence, each ten thousand miles in diameter.

Various colors of Divine Light circulate within these holes; they rotate slowly, emitting an aura of extreme terror, constantly projecting the power of reincarnation to cover the entire Underworld, and even the entire Primordial World.

Guided by the power of reincarnation, only after the souls of the Primordial World's living beings die can they be guided into the Underworld.

Within the Underworld, only those souls capable of reincarnation can enter the cycle in an orderly fashion.

The entire process requires no human intervention.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation are equivalent in level to an Innate Supreme Treasure.

It possesses autonomous consciousness and will independently judge and arrange the reincarnation channels based on the merit, Karma, and other circumstances of the souls.

If it were controlled by people, given that countless people die in the Primordial World every moment, how many people would need to be arranged to be in charge?

The Ten Yama Kings—that is a matter for later.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation judges itself, which reflects the absolute impartiality of the Heavenly Dao.

But cultivators, especially those in power, do not wish for the Heavenly Dao to be absolutely impartial; they require privileges.

Just like Houtu; she can interfere with the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Consequently, Buddhism, the Sea of Blood, the Heavenly Court, and even major sects like the Ren Sect, Chan Sect, and the Jie Sect all hope to be able to interfere with reincarnation, so that even if their own sect members and disciples die, they can arrange a good background and guide them back to the sect in the future.

Especially Buddhism.

They preach reincarnation, preach the afterlife, preach repeated cultivation over many lifetimes, and will even actively enter reincarnation.

If they cannot control reincarnation, the risks involved are too great.

Yin Qi naturally also wants to control reincarnation, especially the Human Path, so that soldiers will be fearless and not fear death, because after death they can be reincarnated as the Human Race again, or even be reborn with their memories intact.

……

Silently and without a trace, Yin Qi walked out from the void.

"What a dense power of reincarnation!"

Yin Qi exclaimed in wonder.

The world is filled with the dense power of reincarnation; this is also a Sacred Land for cultivating the Dao of Reincarnation.

However, the Dao of Reincarnation is one of the top ten Great Daos.

In the entire Primordial World, those who cultivate it can be counted on one's fingers.

Above the Six Paths of Reincarnation, countless souls gather from all directions and throw themselves into it one after another; there are no administrative personnel here, nor is there the legendary Meng Po.

In reality, it is not Meng Po Soup that seals the memories of the souls, but the power of reincarnation.

Furthermore, the more one reincarnates, the deeper the memories are sealed.

Even for a Golden Immortal, after nine lifetimes of reincarnation, the possibility of retrieving the memories of the first lifetime is minuscule.

Unless one achieves the Great Luo.

Upon achieving the Great Luo, the Primordial Spirit communicates with the Time River, and naturally, one can break through the seal of the Dao of Reincarnation.

Yin Qi withdrew his gaze and looked around.

Major forces such as the Heavenly Court, the Sea of Blood, Buddhism, the Underworld, the Ren Sect, the Chan Sect, and the Jie Sect have all gathered, surrounding the Six Paths of Reincarnation; they have launched fierce battles, yet they tacitly maintain the scale of the war.

Although the Six Paths of Reincarnation are important, the Primordial Continent is the foundation.

Nowadays, all parties are burying their heads in hard work, striving to improve their strength to cope with the coming great catastrophe; they will not invest too much power in the Six Paths of Reincarnation, nor do they wish to trigger the great catastrophe prematurely because of it.

Yin Qi looked into the depths of the Underworld and saw Houtu.

Just as in the legends, as an Ancestral Witch, Houtu has a gentle personality and a heart full of compassion; she is completely unlike a member of the Wu Clan. Her temperament is as gentle as water, like a woman from the south of the Yangtze River.

Among all the Saints of the Primordial World, Houtu's path to sainthood is the most unique.

All other Saints achieved sainthood by Beheading Three Corpses, then entrusting their Primordial Spirit to the void, thereby acting on behalf of Heaven.

But because Houtu is of the Wu Clan, she has no Primordial Spirit and cannot Behead Three Corpses.

Thus, she took a different path, merging her own will with the will of Heaven and Earth, thereby achieving the status of a Saint.

Therefore, Houtu only has her true self and no Three Corpses.

It can be said that Houtu, by her own strength, pioneered another method of achieving sainthood, and it did not require the Hongmeng Purple Qi bestowed by the Dao Ancestor.

It is just that Houtu's method of achieving sainthood is fundamentally impossible to replicate, because she created the Six Paths of Reincarnation and obtained endless fortune and Heavenly Dao Merit, which finally allowed her own will to be sublimated, thereby merging with the will of Heaven and Earth to become a Saint. If others want to follow this path, they must create a feat as great as the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Although it cannot be replicated, it can be used as a reference.

That is, to have great merit for Heaven and Earth.

Only by having merit for Heaven and Earth can one obtain Heavenly Dao Merit.

Like Yin Qi, who has now accumulated a large amount of merit, but it is all Humanity Merit.

Yin Qi's gaze flashed and vanished, but it was still sensed by Houtu; she suddenly opened her eyes, and a brilliant Divine Light instantly fell upon the spot where Yin Qi had previously stood.

However, Yin Qi had already left a step earlier, and she did not discover anything.

"Who is spying on me?"

Houtu frowned.

That gaze was very subtle, and to be able to avoid her detection, it must be at least a Peak Quasi-Saint.

Thinking of this, she could not help but feel worried.

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Ever since the true body was driven out of the Primordial World, this Underworld has become a sweet pastry fought over by all parties, becoming a land of four-way battles.

She is also willing but lacks the power.

If she were to take action, the big shots of all parties would certainly take action as well.

At that time, her situation would be even more difficult.

But if she endures and does not act, the Underworld is far from being a match for all the parties, and she can only watch helplessly as the control over the Six Paths of Reincarnation is lost bit by bit.

Now someone is spying on her again; could it be that someone cannot help but want to make a move?

……

"The Six Paths of Reincarnation has six paths; as I am of the Human Race, I shall enter the Human Path first."

Without any hesitation.

Yin Qi transformed into a streak of light and plunged into the 'Human Path'.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation is a place for the reincarnation of the dead and can only be entered in the state of a soul or Primordial Spirit, so Yin Qi had stored his physical body in his Inner Heaven and Earth beforehand.

Upon plunging into the vortex of the Human Path, Yin Qi felt as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss, falling endlessly downward, while the boundless power of reincarnation swarmed in, actually attempting to imprison his Primordial Spirit.

Caught off guard, Yin Qi's Primordial Spirit was sealed, becoming no different from an Ordinary dead soul.

He was suddenly alarmed, and while his Primordial Spirit had not yet been completely sealed, he hurriedly unleashed the Time Law, leaped abruptly from the Time River, and returned to the 'past'.

Although still within the Human Path, it was not the current time period, thereby shaking off the seal of the reincarnation power.

"That was close!"

Yin Qi felt a lingering fear.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation is truly worthy of being one of the core hubs of the Primordial World.

If not for his mastery of the Time Law, he would likely have ended up like those wandering ghosts reincarnating, going off to be reborn.

Perhaps only a Saint could contend with the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

In reality, if he entered the reincarnation with the Human Emperor Bell, or the Pangu Banner or Taiji Diagram, he could naturally also contend with the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but the commotion would be too great.

If he were to be ambushed again, he would really have to go and be reincarnated.

Yin Qi looked around; the surroundings were an endless void, filled with dense power of reincarnation, and this power of reincarnation was so dense that it had actually liquefied, appearing as gray mist.

Floating beside him were tens of thousands of wandering ghosts.

These wandering ghosts all had numb expressions, their gazes as pure as a blank sheet of paper, because they no longer had memories and naturally possessed no emotions.

Among them were even many incomplete wandering ghosts, and some were left with only their True Spirit.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation does not merely arrange for the reincarnation of wandering ghosts; it can also repair them, so that even if a True Spirit is broken, it can still gestate a complete wandering ghost to re-enter reincarnation.

Yin Qi marveled; the Six Paths of Reincarnation is too profound.

If one could comprehend the Dao of reincarnation to a certain realm, one could likely restore an injured Primordial Spirit with a wave of the hand.

And as for the Pill to treat the Primordial Spirit, even he could only refine a few types. (End of this chapter)