Chapter 114 Cang Li frowned, carrying Hong...
Cang Li frowned, grabbed the Hongmeng Holy Sword, and rushed over. She wouldn't just stand by and watch the Underworld, which Houtu had sacrificed her life for, fall into the hands of someone who was clearly not a good person.
The Styx Ancestor's face darkened, and he leaped away to dodge.
"Where did this little brat come from, daring to trespass on my territory!"
Cang Li's expression was not good. Without saying a word, he continued to attack, catching the Styx Ancestor off guard. He had one arm cut off and fell into the sea of blood.
Old Ancestor Styx was furious. In all these years, apart from that damned Hongyun, no one had ever made him so humiliated!
In the Netherworld Blood Sea, he, the Styx Ancestor, is the absolute ruler!
Countless streams of foul blood from the Netherworld Blood Sea surged toward Cang Li. Once touched by the foul blood, the Styx Ancestor could use it to corrode the enemy's body and affect their consciousness.
Only the Wu clan, who do not cultivate their primordial spirit, can resist the filthy blood of this sea of blood.
Cang Li dodged the filthy blood, and the Primordial Holy Sword continued to stab towards the Netherworld Ancestor. However, when it got close to the Netherworld Ancestor, the Primordial Holy Sword suddenly veered off course and flew towards a corner of the sea of blood. Cang Li was caught off guard, but fortunately, she was now experienced in combat and quickly switched to the Teaching Ruler.
The Styx Ancestor was Cang Li's first real opponent with cultivation and consciousness, so Cang Li cherished this opportunity for actual combat, searching for the Styx Ancestor's weaknesses while making up for his own shortcomings in battle.
The Styx Ancestor's cultivation was not as high as Cang Li's; he was only able to dodge quickly and not fall behind because of the advantage of the Blood Sea.
With a thought, Cang Li summoned the Book of Teachings to cover the entire sea of blood.
The Styx Ancestor was shocked. He had lost contact with the Blood Sea. Who was this demoness?!
Cang Li wouldn't give the Styx Ancestor a chance. The Teaching Ruler appeared out of nowhere and smashed down on the Styx Ancestor's head. The force pressed down on the Styx Ancestor, making his face pale. He was slowly pushed into the sea of blood, his bones gradually twisting. Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer and exploded in the sea of blood.
The Styx Ancestor's divine consciousness immediately fled into the sea of blood, residing within every drop of blood in preparation for his escape.
Cang Li calmed down and gradually gathered the teaching book. She hadn't managed to capture the Styx Ancestor's primordial spirit. If the primordial spirit wasn't eliminated, the Styx Ancestor would eventually make a comeback. Taiqing had said that the Styx Ancestor was immortal because of the Blood Sea. If she eliminated the Blood Sea, the Styx Ancestor would naturally have nowhere to hide.
The blood gradually began to boil, and the spirits within separated from it, breaking free from the control of the Styx Ancestor, standing bewildered and confused to one side.
The still unstable entrance to the underworld gradually detached from the sea of blood and became stable.
The vast sea of blood was compressed into a drop the size of a thumb. The Styx Ancestor's primordial spirit, trapped inside, thrashed wildly outwards, finally tasting the fate of the undead he had imprisoned.
Cang Li stretched out his hand, palm up, and then slowly clenched his fist. The drop of blood exploded, and the primordial spirit of the Styx Ancestor vanished into time, his soul and spirit annihilated.
The underworld messengers at the entrance to the underworld bowed gratefully to Cang Li, and the stable entrance to the underworld began to appear and disappear intermittently.
Cang Li hurriedly stepped forward: "Wait a minute!"
The underworld officials looked at Cang Li with suspicion. Cang Li said:
"Is your mistress inside? I need to speak with her."
The underworld officials exchanged glances, noticing that they still retained some memories of their previous lives. They were all shamans from the Houtu tribe and held Cangli in high regard. They immediately nodded, allowing the entrance to reappear.
"Please, Your Excellency."
Cang Li took a couple of steps, then suddenly remembered something, looked at the tens of thousands of souls emerging from the sea of blood, and said:
“These souls are also beings from the primordial world. Leaving them here is not a solution. It would be better to guide them to the underworld to await reincarnation.”
The underworld officials nodded: "Your Excellency is right. We were originally going to consult the Queen as well."
As he spoke, he began to guide the spirits of the dead into the underworld. After the underworld was created, these underworld officials who entered the underworld had the ability to guide the souls of the dead.
Guided by the underworld officials, the spirits lined up one by one to enter the underworld.
Cang Li watched from the side, not in a hurry anyway.
The spirits slowly entered the underworld. Seeing the back, Cang Li's expression suddenly froze. He quickly walked to the end of the line, looked in surprise at a somewhat mutilated spirit, and blurted out:
"Fellow Daoist Hongyun!?"
Beside Hongyun's remnant soul, the Primordial Holy Sword hovered, guarding Hongyun.
Hearing Cang Li's shout, Hong Yun didn't react at all, her eyes were empty, and it was unclear what was wrong. Cang Li quickly and carefully led Hong Yun's remnant soul aside, and asked Tai Qing anxiously:
"Daoist Master, what's going on here? What is Fellow Daoist Hongyun doing here?"
Taiqing reached out and touched Hongyun's remnant soul, which then transformed into a jade bead that landed in Cangli's hand. Taiqing said:
"Before the establishment of reincarnation, the souls of cultivators in the primordial world would all come to the Netherworld Blood Sea after they died. Hongyun was no exception. However, the Styx Ancestor was not easy to deal with, and very few souls could successfully cross the Blood Sea."
“Hongyun’s soul is incomplete. It is unknown whether it was separated or corrupted by the sea of blood. He is in such a state of no return and needs to nourish his remaining soul.”
Cang Li sighed:
"Speaking of which, Fellow Daoist Hongyun was the first cultivator I ever met, and he even gave me... a lot of things."
Taiqing looked at Hongyun's remnant soul with some displeasure. One golden crow left and another cloud came. His second brother was right after all. Those creatures with fur and horns, born from eggs in the wet, are not worthy of being on the table.
"...Very well, you can leave him to me. Kunlun Mountain is full of spiritual energy, which will be beneficial to his soul."
Taiqing remained calm and composed, and even proposed a very appropriate solution.
Cang Li was about to agree, but changed his mind and said:
“Let me keep it for now. Speaking of which, it seems that Daoist Zhen Yuanzi has never given up looking for Hongyun all these years. Let’s go to Wuzhuang Temple to take a look. Daoist, let’s not delay any longer, let’s go to the Underworld first.”
As he spoke, Cang Li put away Hong Yun's remnant soul pearl, and the Hongmeng Holy Sword returned to Cang Li's hand. Cang Li pulled Tai Qing and was about to step into the underworld. Just as he stepped in with one foot, a dusty gourd emerged from the bottom of the empty sea of blood and hung on Cang Li's waist.
Cang Li looked down and recognized the gourd as Hong Yun's Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd. The cracks on the gourd were comparable to those in Donghuangzhong. Cang Li finally understood why Hong Yun had said he would give him the gourd as well, but in the end, the gourd never came and disappeared. It turned out that he almost died here.
Cang Li shook his head, patted the gourd, and said he would deal with the gourd problem later; for now, he would go to the underworld.
Taiqing followed Cangli into the underworld.
The newly formed underworld was dimly lit, and some souls that had not yet entered the cycle of reincarnation were scattered everywhere, wandering aimlessly.
Clearly, the newly formed underworld had not yet established its order, so it was in chaos.
The underworld officials led Cang Li through countless souls to the only building in the underworld, a dark and magnificent hall.
Houtu was handling matters of the underworld inside, and her face was more composed than before. She had no brothers or sisters left, so she had to support the underworld. This was a glimmer of hope she sought for the Wu tribe, and it was also an exchange.
After Cang Li entered, Hou Tu looked up and revealed a faint smile:
"Cang Li, I thought you wouldn't be back for a while."
Cang Li felt that time had passed and things had changed, and looked at Hou Tu with some emotion.
Houtu chuckled. With everything settled, Houtu's anxious and restless mood disappeared.
"What's with that expression? I'm fine now. I've sent my brothers and sisters into reincarnation."
Houtu paused for a moment, then winked at Cang Li and said:
“I secretly showed favoritism and sent them all to the human race.”
Cang Li: ?
"...Whatever makes you happy."
Humans it is, children can be educated from a young age, they can always be taught.
Cang Li shook his head, took out his soul pouch, and said to Hou Tu:
"These are people who died at the hands of the demon race. I'm here to send them into reincarnation."
Houtu was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized: "No wonder your sword is in the hands of the demon race, is it because of these people?"
Cang Li nodded: "Yes, it's all in the past, no need to talk about it. By the way, did you see my uncle... was he the spirit of Fuxi?"
Houtu thought for a moment and said, "I saw it. As you know, the feud between our two races has a long history, so I don't like him. I only saw that he was reborn into the human realm, so he must have been reborn as a human."
Cang Li breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he was human. She would go back to the various tribes and find a child named Fuxi.
Houtu took the soul bag and said, "Leave this to me. Once I've sorted out this Book of Life and Death, I'll arrange for them to enter reincarnation. They will be human in their next life, so don't worry."
Cang Li came to his senses and nodded with a smile. The order of the underworld will gradually be improved. Hou Tu is really a very powerful witch.
"Then I won't bother you anymore. I'll come find you to play when you're done with your work."
Houtu laughed: "Alright! Remember to bring me some flowers and plants. Everything in the underworld is good, but the scenery is not as good as Buzhou Mountain."
As she spoke, Houtu revealed a nostalgic expression.
Cang Li readily agreed, and Hou Tu then gave Cang Li a small jade tablet, saying:
"The entrance to the Underworld is in the Netherworld Blood Sea. I also want to thank you for helping me deal with the Styx Ancestor, otherwise I would have had another troublesome matter. Take this, and in the future you won't have to go to the Netherworld Blood Sea every time you want to come to the Underworld. You can just use the jade token."
Cang Li waved his hand behind his jade pendant as he retreated, saying, "Alright, I'm leaving now!"
Houtu nodded and watched Cangli leave. With the Wu Clan and the Demon Clan gone, the differences and conflicts between her and Cangli also disappeared.
Cang Li and Tai Qing left the underworld and flew towards the cave.
"Master, will the primordial land return to peace from now on?"
Taiqing nodded gently: "Yes, after the great calamity, the primordial world will be peaceful for at least a thousand years."
Cang Li breathed a long sigh of relief: "That's great. I still don't like war. Daoist, after I finish what I need to do in the human race, I'll go to Kunlun Mountain. From now on, I'll stick with you and never leave!"
Taiqing stopped and looked at Cangli seriously, saying, "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Cang Li chuckled and tugged at Tai Qing's hair, saying, "Then I'll go to Wuzhuang Temple. Daoist, you don't need to come with me."
While saying this, Cang Li kept her eyes fixed on Tai Qing, clearly implying, "If you don't come with me, I'll get angry."
Taiqing: "...I'm not in a hurry to go back to Kunlun Mountain."
In fact, seeing that Cangli had regained his former vitality, Taiqing felt at ease. Returning to Kunlun Mountain would only cause him to miss Cangli, so he might as well stay by Cangli's side.
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