The immortals and gods were trapped in the Six Paths of Reincarnation by the immortal and indestructible demons. The demons seized this opportunity to wipe out the immortals and gods in one fell swoop. It was an extremely fierce battle. When the immortals and gods were about to be defeated, they made their final decision: to destroy the Six Paths of Reincarnation!
The power of the gods was gathered and bestowed upon the naturally born stone monkey Sun Wukong, who then shattered the Reincarnation Platform, a manifestation of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, with a single blow.
The Reincarnation Platform shattered, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation collapsed. All the immortals, gods, and demons who participated in the battle were affected by the aftershocks of the Six Paths of Reincarnation's explosion.
The cycle of reincarnation is quite peculiar; its purpose is to return everything to its origin, erasing everything—memories, destiny, physical body, soul, and so on—leaving only the original essence.
Just like formatting a mobile phone, except that gods and demons, due to their great power, have all their information backed up in their origin. Given the right opportunity, they can retrieve their past lives.
Thus, all the gods and demons had their primordial spirits melted away, losing all their memories. Since they were unable to reincarnate, the origins of countless gods and demons scattered throughout the underworld, merging into other souls, which can be considered an alternative form of reincarnation.
This is equivalent to a major reshuffle, turning all the gods and demons into a blank sheet of paper, returning everything to its original state.
This was a desperate measure by the gods, because if they didn't do it, they might be completely annihilated by the demons. Since they couldn't win the game, they had no choice but to overturn the table.
Sun Wukong, who broke the cycle of reincarnation, suffered the most severe backlash; his very origin may have been completely formatted, and he may never be able to return.
Fang Xiu suddenly asked, "Since all the gods and demons lost their memories and returned to their origins, why are you unharmed and remember what happened back then?"
The Reincarnation Mother Spider hurriedly said, "Master, although all the gods and demons were affected by the cycle of reincarnation, this impact did not directly lead to their reincarnation on the Reincarnation Platform, where they were completely transformed into their original nature. Therefore, their injuries varied in severity, and their recovery speed also differed. Because I was too weak and stood relatively far away during the battle, my injuries were relatively minor."
Subsequently, the essence attached itself to a soul, and within a short time, it awakened some memories of its past life. Following these memories, I returned to the Six Paths of Reincarnation, comprehended the remaining laws of reincarnation, and ultimately completely recovered my past life, advancing to the rank of Heavenly Demon God.
"What about the other gods and demons? How many gods and demons have fully returned to the underworld?"
The Reincarnation Mother Spider gave a wry smile: "Master, I'm not entirely sure about this either. Awakening from a past life is a very mysterious thing. There are probably people awakening in the underworld every moment, so the exact number is constantly changing. However, as far as I know, there are quite a few people awakening on both the divine and demonic sides."
Those awakened immortals and gods established immortal realms in the underworld to recuperate and resist demons.
The demons, on the other hand, established the Demon Realm, encompassing most of the Underworld and constantly encroaching upon the Immortal Realm.
Fang Xiu's eyes flickered slightly as he asked a crucial question: "Which side currently holds the advantage?"
"Naturally, it's the Demon Realm. Because demon gods are inherently tyrannical, even if they haven't regained their memories and are fighting on their own, they will instinctively attack the Immortal Realm to devour souls, and even immortal gods."
In contrast, the immortals and gods were not driven by instinct. Even their belief in protecting all living beings in the Three Realms was formed later in life. Now that their memories are damaged, they naturally cannot form the same synergy as before.
More importantly, the supernatural powers cultivated by immortals and gods are mostly learned through their own efforts; damage to their memories would naturally affect their use of these powers. Demons and gods, however, are different; they are completely integrated into the other shore and utilize its power more extensively.
Fang Xiu remained silent. It seemed that the situation in the underworld was indeed not optimistic, but it was much better than he had imagined. Before coming here, he had even prepared for the worst, which was that all the immortals and gods would be wiped out.
Unexpectedly, the gods and immortals were not completely wiped out. Instead, they pulled off a stunning comeback, bringing both sides back to the same starting line. Although the gods and immortals are still at a disadvantage, they still have a chance.
Immortals and gods cannot die. As their cultivation level increases, they also gain a deeper understanding of the Heavenly Dao.
If we compare the Three Realms to a company, then the Heavenly Dao is the chairman of the board, the ancient gods are the board members, the heavenly gods and righteous gods are the presidents, general managers and other senior executives, the true gods are the middle management, and the other beings below the true gods are the bottom level.
Now another company, the Other Shore, is coming to swallow up the Three Realms company. Once the Other Shore kills all the immortals and gods, the Heavenly Dao will be rendered powerless, and the company will basically be finished.
The ultimate consequence was that the chairman of the other side—his wife—successfully conquered the three realms and won a great victory.
This is something Fang Xiuning would rather die than see.
Afterwards, Fang Xiu learned a lot of useful information from the Reincarnation Mother Spider before leaving the inner world.
He had a general understanding of the situation in the underworld: it was a two-way power struggle, with the immortals ruling the immortal realm and the demons ruling the demon realm. Currently, the demons were more powerful and frequently launched attacks on the immortal realm, while the immortals were mostly on the defensive.
Previously, due to the great war between the two sides and the destruction of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Underworld had long been shattered into countless realms, just like planets in the universe, existing relatively independently, but with some mysterious connection between them.
The Immortal Realm occupies hundreds of realms. As for the Demon Realm... it can be understood that everything outside the Immortal Realm is the Demon Realm. This is because the immortals and gods are in a defensive state and have no power to go out and occupy those uninhabited realms. So even if there are no demon gods in many realms, they are still considered the territory of the Demon Realm.
The nearest realm is the River of Oblivion, under the rule of the Immortal Realm. The Reincarnation Mother Spider frequently goes to the River of Oblivion to plunder souls before returning home to give birth.
According to the Mother Spider of Reincarnation, the immortal god currently guarding the River of Oblivion is a powerful immortal god with the ability to devour souls. She is so strong that she doesn't dare to go deep into the River of Oblivion to plunder souls and basically just wanders around the outer perimeter.
Fang Xiu immediately set off for the Wangchuan Domain, intending to meet the immortal god who possessed the Devouring Divine Power. It was naturally better to ask the immortal god directly than to learn about the situation from the demon god.
He pondered for a while but couldn't figure out who the immortal god with the devouring power was. After all, he hadn't spent much time in ancient times, and the immortal gods he knew were mostly the top ones; he had never dealt with the rest.
However, judging from the description of the Reincarnation Mother Spider, this immortal god is definitely not one of those top immortal gods. If it were one of those top immortal gods, it wouldn't even need to be top-tier, just qualified to participate in the Peach Banquet, so it would be impossible for it to let the Reincarnation Mother Spider, whose strength is comparable to a ninth-rank righteous god, come to beg for alms.
Before setting off, Fang Xiu deliberately enveloped himself with the aura of death and used the transformation technique from the Seventy-Two Transformations to transform himself into a soul so as not to attract too much attention. After all, in the underworld where dead people were everywhere, a living person would be too conspicuous.
(To be continued tomorrow)
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