CHAPTER 1357: CHAPTER 485: HOUTU’S ENTRUSTMENT (PART 3)

"However, he is suspicious and anxious, somewhat hasty, and it seems that if reincarnation fails, it would be a great loss for him."

Li Ping’an pondered silently.

Now he knew what was wrong.

Hongjun was too impatient.

Moreover, standing outside the world, residing in the Zixiao Palace, he should be composed and at ease.

If the mastermind behind the Sea of Blood incident is indeed Hongjun, then why is Hongjun in such a hurry to consolidate power in the Heavenly Court and perfect the Heavenly Dao?

What does this have to do with him?

"Fellow Daoist," Li Ping’an said, "Could you recount to me exactly what Ancestral Master Hongjun told you?"

Houtu said: "I cannot fully repeat it here, as there are many secrets of the teacher himself."

"It concerns the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Dao, any negligence could implicate all beings. In this world, the main heavenly populace number two hundred billion, and the Three Thousand Worlds have a populace of nineteen billion, all about to fall under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court."

Li Ping’an sighed:

"Although I am the Heavenly Emperor, I dare not claim complete mastery of the Heavenly Dao.

"There are too many unclear and ambiguous matters here.

"I won’t hide it from you, Fellow Daoist, to eliminate my elder brother Xuanyuan, the Heavenly Dao deceived me for the first time, or rather, it was the first time I discovered that the Heavenly Dao could deceive me."

Houtu hurriedly asked: "How did it deceive?"

"It’s very simple," Li Ping’an sighed, "The Heavenly Dao actually discovered the Chaos Bell, but it did not report honestly, instead, it guided me to speculate whether there were Transcenders and Hongjun plotting behind the scenes."

Houtu remained silent, thinking carefully.

Li Ping’an continued: "I am now reluctant to be the Heavenly Emperor anymore, not because of anything else, but because the Heavenly Dao deceives, and now I do not know, among so many past events, how many were the Heavenly Dao deceiving me. Losing the basic trust in the Heavenly Dao makes me uneasy."

"Your Majesty, all beings need your protection, please do not speak such disheartening words."

Houtu smiled gently:

"Later, when I become the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc, I too will be a part of the Heavenly Dao, perhaps I can glimpse some secrets.

"I will always support Your Majesty.

"However, Hongjun is, after all, my teacher, I really cannot disclose such secrets to Your Majesty, when the Samsara Disk is established, if Your Majesty truly wishes to know, come and ask me then?"

"Fine," Li Ping’an would not force Houtu, "Let’s talk about this later."

Houtu asked: "May I give you something?"

Li Ping’an smiled wryly: "Fellow Daoist, are you testing my conscience?"

"Your Majesty’s own character is, in fact, the primary reason that allows me to take this step without any worries."

Houtu pointed a finger at her chest, and a drop of essence blood enveloped in a yellowish-brown glow slowly flew out, penetrating into Li Ping’an’s own chest.

"At this moment, Your Majesty cannot feel anything.

"Transforming into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, I need to use my Ancestral Witch body, but not the power of an Ancestral Witch. Later, I will use this essence blood as a guide, to grant Your Majesty my Dao principles and physical strength.

"It’s a pity that Your Majesty’s battle body is not here, yet Your Majesty’s battle body inherits the power of the Primordial Phoenix, which will also repel my Ancestral Witch power.

"This is all I can do for Your Majesty."

Houtu spoke softly, with a hint of anticipation in her gentle eyes.

Li Ping’an calmly nodded: "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, once the Six Paths of Reincarnation is established, it will be managed by the Witch Clan and supervised by the Heavenly Court."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving the Witch Clan a way to survive."

Houtu sighed softly:

"In ancient times, the Witch Clan also faced the same predicament as Xuanyuan Huangdi, and thinking back carefully now, the Human Race at the time was like the Heavenly Court now, and the Witch Clan was like the Human Race now.

"Then, the Witch Clan was the main force against Emperor Jun, but the ultimate victor was the Human Race, and the Twelve Ancestor Witches perished until only Xuan Ming and I remained.

"Now, the Human Race is the main force clearing the Sea of Blood, but the ultimate victor is the Heavenly Court. If not for Your Majesty’s timely rescue, Shennong, Xuanyuan, and other ministers would have perished in battle."

Li Ping’an suddenly looked as if he had been punched in the chest, stunned in place.

Houtu softly asked: "Your Majesty, what’s wrong?"

"Nothing," Li Ping’an remained calm, "Fellow Daoist, continue to comprehend, I will also think of a way to see if I can retrieve the Sword of Abi from the Sea of Blood."

Houtu smiled and nodded, gently moving her body, her knee leaving Li Ping’an’s knee.

This marked the end of their secret conversation.

She had passed on everything that needed to be explained, and Li Ping’an had given his promise, which she could trust.

Li Ping’an sat for a while, having many thoughts, yet more things he couldn’t understand.

’Let’s retrieve the treasure first, with insufficient information, instead of pondering aimlessly here, it’s better to ask the Transcenders.’

Li Ping’an stroked his smooth chin, a flash of insight in his mind, he already had an idea.

He took a fishing rod, forming the fishing line by concentrating the Slaughter Path, attracting the Heavenly Court’s merit to form a hook, and cast his line to fish.

But doing just this was far from enough.

Li Ping’an took out the Heavenly Crafts Diagram, beginning to murmur with the old Artifact Spirit.