Chapter 897 - 548: Ancestral Witch Becomes Celestial Venerable, Buddha Sets the Golden Circlet (2)

Chapter 897: Chapter 548: Ancestral Witch Becomes Celestial Venerable, Buddha Sets the Golden Circlet (2)

The two are the most mysterious Origin Great Saints.

Even the strongest among the Origin Great Saints, Ancestral Dragon and Taiyi, are unaware of their background.

"Sun Candlelight."

"Taiyin Youying!"

The strong ones of the Witch Demon Continent all exclaimed.

However, they found themselves unable to move at this moment.

Only their thoughts were active.

Yin and Yang Qi constructed everything in the world.

Now, Yin and Yang ceased their motion, even the river of time seemed to halt its flow.

"Ancient"

"Ancient"

"Ancient!"

Three syllables were spoken simultaneously from the mouths of the two.

In an instant, Yin and Yang Qi brushed over the form of the Ancient Celestial Venerable.

Smoothing out that thought.

Taiyin and Taiyang transformed into black and white Qi, retreating into Outer Heaven.

In an instant, they turned into a pair of eyes.

The eyes scanned their surroundings.

"That is... the gaze of the Ancient Celestial Venerable!"

The half-step Daluo is already beyond any creature’s ability to imagine.

Even though he had fallen, he could still appear anywhere.

This gaze comes from the Ancient Celestial Venerable in his prime!

No one could describe the feeling of that gaze.

If one word were to be used to describe it.

It would be ’truth.’

Yet, none of those present noticed

The gaze seemed to traverse endless space, meeting Jiang Ming’s eyes.

Jiang Ming, immersed in the simulator, was startled.

Unaware of when, he had actually locked eyes with the Ancient Celestial Venerable.

Yet Jiang Ming felt nothing.

The feeling was akin to accidentally catching the eye of a friend.

So calm that Jiang Ming felt surprised.

.........

The Great Saints looked over.

They all wore expressions of astonishment.

The Ancient Celestial Venerable became ethereal.

The phantom of the Ancient Celestial Venerable was suppressed by the Yin Yang eyes.

But they could see this thought from the Ancient Celestial Venerable struggling.

And as the phantom of the Ancient Celestial Venerable became ethereal.

They could see the Twelve Ancestral Witches within the Ancient Celestial Venerable.

At this moment, many Great Saints were shocked.

Seeing the twelve Ancestral Witches that formed the Twelve Ancestral Witch Array now transformed into a mass of flesh.

The flesh wriggled.

Actually trying to take on the appearance of the Ancient Celestial Venerable!

Everything just now was actually to cover up this transformation!

The Twelve Ancestral Witches themselves stemmed from the flesh of the Ancient Celestial Venerable.

No, or rather, the entire Witch Race stemmed from the flesh of the Ancient Celestial Venerable.

East Emperor Taiyi can regenerate from a drop of blood.

The Ancient Celestial Venerable can too.

However, it seemed that the Ancient Celestial Venerable didn’t intend to revive through this.

Instead, other forces manifested.

The eyes transformed from Taiyin and Taiyang looked towards the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

"Path Mark, reveal."

A small opening burst open in the center of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

The opening was tiny, only as wide as a mortal hair, as long as a finger.

And inside was the purest black.

Black enough to make even the Origin Great Saints feel horrified and apprehensive.

"What is that!?"

Yet at this moment, what Taiyin and Taiyang called the Path Mark disappeared.

At this moment, a figure came from the west.

All the Great Saints looked.

"Spirit Mountain Buddha!?"

The presence from Spirit Mountain radiated divine light.

The divine light shimmered, making his appearance and attire unclear.

He stood before the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

His hands hanging at his sides slowly raised.

Fingers touched the spot at his temple.

A halo was removed from his head.

Then the halo enlarged and flew, landing on the human figure formed by the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

The Buddha formed a gesture.

Divine light twinkled.

The human-shaped figure formed by the Twelve Ancestral Witches began to agitate.

Standing on the ground, the Ancestral Spirit looked up at the sky with hands behind.

Behind him was an apocalyptic scene.

Yet the Ancestral Spirit was indifferent, intently watching the sky.

"So that’s it."

"Trying to manifest the body of the Ancient Celestial Venerable for positioning?"

Rare tension appeared on the Ancestral Spirit’s face.

For it was a stratagem between the Ancient Celestial Venerable and the Daluo who annihilated their civilization.

Information from the previous epoch was erased.

The Ancestral Spirit didn’t know what had transpired.

But what was conceivable was that the Daluo couldn’t find the Witch Demon Continent.

Though the Ancient Celestial Venerable didn’t protect the entire world in the previous epoch, he left behind the Witch Demon Continent, a post-extinction existence.

The Daluo couldn’t find the Witch Demon Continent.

However, covertly leaving behind a backhand strategy.

Outer Heaven

The golden hoop encircled that figure’s head.

Divine light repeatedly surged from him.

The eyes in the sky transformed once more into a man and a woman, one black and one white, two figures.

Their forms traversed, landing behind the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Both pushed a palm onto their backs simultaneously.

The power of Yin and Yang flowed into the golden hoop.

"Cleanse!"

The sound of Tao resonated.

The thoughts of the Ancient Celestial Venerable scattered, vanishing without a trace.

The form of the Twelve Ancestral Witches was about to collapse.

They directly faced the power of Daluo.

Yet were forcibly cleansed of the karmic ties of the Celestial Venerable.

One figure broke free from among them.

She wore yellow robes, swaying unsteadily.

"Open the Six Paths of Reincarnation!"

"I, Houtu, am willing to open reincarnation."

"From this moment onward, beneath the Yellow Heaven, there shall be Thick Earth!"

Houtu’s voice echoed through heaven and earth.

The divine light of Netherworld flickered.

As if about to manifest in the world.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation opened, the Light of Reception guiding Houtu within.

The power of the Netherworld began to expand continuously.

If the original Netherworld was just a trifling matter, now the Netherworld gained replenishment from the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Added to it were the remnants of countless souls fallen across the continent.

These caused the Netherworld to expand incessantly, as if it truly were transforming into the other side of the world.

Heavenly merits descended.

Merits shielded Houtu.

The divine light of merits shone brilliantly.

"This is Houtu’s backhand strategy."

"At this time, countless beings of heaven and earth have fallen, their lingering souls roaming between heaven and earth."

"Heaven and earth need to expand the Netherworld to accommodate the yin souls, to balance yin and yang!"

"Heaven and Earth Merits lean favorably, and we cannot interfere!"

Ancestor Dragon’s expression was somewhat complicated.

However, he then looked towards Buddha.

Unless interfered by the calamity of death, the Origin Great Saints could faintly sense the events of the future.

They all forebode a battle between the Witch Demon tribes.

And they could also perceive Houtu’s backhand strategy.

So, as opposing forces, how could they not prepare countermeasures for it?

The rise of Spirit Mountain occurred right under the Saints’ watch.

Because Spirit Mountain offered a condition that deeply moved the Great Saints.

That was to deal with Houtu.

At that time, the Saints were unaware of the situation that would unfold.

However, Houtu was one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Naturally worthy of a concession from the Demon Race towards Spirit Mountain.

At this moment, the Great Saints’ emotions were even more complicated.

Though originally mysterious, the Buddha did not raise too much concern among the Saints.

Yet now, the Spirit Mountain Buddha could even cleanse the remnants of the Celestial Venerable.

Especially now it seems, that Buddha is somehow linked to Taiyin and Taiyang.

Otherwise, the harmony between them wouldn’t be so perfect.

"Hell is not empty, I vow not to become a Buddha; only when all beings are saved, will I attain Bodhi."

The sound of Tao resonated.

Great vows transformed into light runes embedded in heaven and earth.

A figure descended upon Buddha, retreating into the Netherworld.

In the south part of the Netherworld, transforming into a figure seated on a lotus throne,

holding a staff, a luminous pearl held high.

He is, K?itigarbha Bodhisattva!

Great vows transformed into infinite power poured into him.

In an instant, he contended for authority with Houtu.

Simultaneously.

Zhao Fu awakened his consciousness under the shaking of the Netherworld Will.

The Netherworld Will transformed into a small fireball, frantically gesticulating, explaining all that had just occurred to Zhao Fu.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation were conceived within the Netherworld.

Ultimately, Houtu uses the Six Paths of Reincarnation as a backhand strategy, she is to be integrated into the Netherworld.

Existence like this merging into the Netherworld isn’t beneficial for the nascent Netherworld Will.

On the contrary, such existence seeks to seize authority of the Netherworld’s will.

For an individual, it’s akin to a soul-seize experience.

"K?itigarbha Bodhisattva."

"Houtu"

"So it is..."

Zhao Fu looked toward the sky.

He seemed to be able to see those black and white figures calmly observing him.

The transformed small fireball of the Netherworld Will was somewhat anxious.

However

These were actions by the Saints, Taiyin and Taiyang, and Buddha to prevent Houtu from extending her life within the Netherworld.

No one cared for the sacrifice of the Netherworld Will.

The matter of Houtu extending her life is minor.

However, the Twelve Ancestral Witches’ aura she bore, or rather the aura of the Witch Race, Celestial Venerable, is significant.

Zhao Fu exchanged glances with Taiyin and Taiyang.

These messages instantly appeared in his mind.

Zhao Fu patted the head of the Netherworld Will.

"No worries, I will become immortal."