Chapter 360: heavenly dao merit, Nether Clan

Chapter 360: heavenly dao merit, Nether Clan

Han Jue captured Meng Po's aura, but it was slightly different.

Reincarnation aura!

Empress Houtu!

Could these living beings have been created by Empress Houtu?

"Eh? Why are you here?"

A female voice entered Han Jue's ears, resembling Meng Po's, but sounding younger and more melodious.

Han Jue understood that his Divine Thought had been exposed, so he spoke, asking, "Senior Meng Po?"

"Meng Po is dead. You may call me Empress Houtu."

Empress Houtu's tone was very gentle, without any airs.

Han Jue inexplicably stopped feeling nervous and said, "So it is Empress Houtu. It is truly a great honor for this Junior to meet you."

Empress Houtu's cultivation remained unknown.

This indicated she was at least a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, or perhaps even a Saint.

"How many members of my Witch Clan are with you?" Empress Houtu's voice sounded again.

The two were communicating via Divine Thought; apart from them, no other living beings could hear.

Han Jue replied, "Two. Do you wish to see them?"

"No need. Just asking. These are a new race I have created. What do you think they should be named?"

Empress Houtu asked with a smile, her tone casual, making it hard for Han Jue not to feel a sense of closeness to her.

He couldn't help but be vigilant.

The more casual, the more dangerous!

What if one day Empress Houtu suddenly attacked him? What would he do then?

Han Jue took a deep breath and then said, "This matter should naturally be decided by you, Empress. How could I overstep my bounds?"

"It is fine. Speak your mind, and I will see if it is suitable."

Han Jue was silent.

A trap!

Is she trying to tie him to the boat of this new race?

If Han Jue gave them a name, he would inevitably have Karma with this race in the future.

But if he refused, wouldn't that offend Empress Houtu?

You promised to be my backing, why are you trying to harm me?

Han Jue felt dissatisfied with Empress Houtu, thinking she was being unfair.

At this moment, Empress Houtu smiled and said, "Are you still afraid of incurring Karma? You cultivate the Dao of Reincarnation, and Reincarnation was created by me. The Karma between you and me was actually buried long ago. Why distinguish between you and me?"

Han Jue couldn't help asking, "What is the relationship between Reincarnation Immortal Emperor and you?"

"He is just a child who went astray. A long time ago, I opened up Reincarnation. After Reincarnation was born, a trace of vitality appeared, and that trace of vitality evolved into him. It is just that he is very strong-willed; he has always wanted to jump out of Reincarnation and become the Dominator of Reincarnation. As the long years passed, I also do not know what he really wants or what he is doing."

Empress Houtu's answer secretly shocked Han Jue.

By this reckoning, Reincarnation Immortal Emperor is equivalent to Empress Houtu's son?

Han Jue calculated with his fingers and discovered that he indeed had Karma with Reincarnation.

Karma is profound and mysterious. After reaching the Emperor Realm, one can calculate traces of it. After reaching the God Realm, one can even calculate all Karma related to oneself, unless that Karma involves a more powerful existence.

Regarding Han Jue and the Dao of Reincarnation alone, there is indeed Karma.

Since that was the case, there was indeed no need to worry.

Han Jue pondered and said, "How about calling them the Nether Clan? They dwell for a long time in the Nine Nether Purgatory, not entering the tribulation, not entering the Mortal World."

Not entering the tribulation! Not entering the Mortal World!

He deliberately mentioned these two points; this was his original intention for the name. If the Nether Clan violated the original intention of this name in the future, the Heavenly Dao would witness it, and perhaps he would have a way to distance himself from the Nether Clan.

Empress Houtu smiled and said, "Very well. From now on, they shall be named the Nether Clan. The Nether Clan shall not enter the tribulation and shall not enter the Mortal World. If they violate this, they shall be destroyed by Heaven and Earth."

Rumble—

Thunder clouds appeared out of thin air above the Nether Clan; those were Heavenly Dao thunder clouds.

Han Jue was secretly shocked, not expecting Empress Houtu to be so decisive.

It seems the lessons of the Witch Clan were too profound, causing Empress Houtu to also be very afraid of entering the tribulation.

Just then, rolling thunder clouds also appeared above Hidden Sect Island.

Han Jue's expression changed drastically. Oh no! This is going to expose his location!

He immediately controlled Hidden Sect Island to flee, but the Heavenly Dao thunder clouds followed closely behind. Wherever Hidden Sect Island went, it followed; the speed was not the slightest bit slower, as if they were one and the same.

Han Jue soon gave up.

The Heavenly Dao thunder clouds parted, and a golden light suddenly descended, directly penetrating the Daoist field array, landing on the Mountain of Bitter Cultivation to Immortality. It passed through the stone body without causing any damage, and finally landed on Han Jue.

The Disciples under the fusang tree were stunned.

"heavenly dao merit! How is that possible!"

Black Prison Demon Lord widened his eyes and exclaimed.

Vajra Rage and Severing the Mortal World were moved upon hearing this.

Chu Shiren frowned and muttered, "What did he do?"

Murong Qi asked in astonishment, "The legendary heavenly dao merit? Hasn't Grandmaster been staying in the Immortal Cave? How could he have performed a meritorious deed?"

The other Disciples showed curious expressions. heavenly dao merit sounded very powerful!

Meanwhile, Han Jue was enveloped in the heavenly dao merit. At first, he was scared to death, thinking he was going to die.

Unexpectedly, this golden light felt warm, causing his cultivation to begin to rise.

[Detected that you have obtained heavenly dao merit for the first time. You have the following choices]

[1. Absorb the heavenly dao merit; you will henceforth be controlled by the Heavenly Dao and can obtain one Divine Ability Inheritance]

[2. Suppress the heavenly dao merit and convert it for your own use; you can obtain one great dao fragment]

Han Jue widened his eyes.

He immediately stopped converting the heavenly dao merit into cultivation. He cast the heavenly dao merit into his Star World, sealing it within individual stars.

Han Jue let out a sigh of relief.

Could this heavenly dao merit be because he gave the name to the Nether Clan?

Tsk tsk.

Ordinary living beings would likely find it hard to resist heavenly dao merit; the conversion of merit into cultivation is truly exaggerated, surpassing many years of bitter cultivation.

If he completely absorbed the heavenly dao merit, Han Jue felt he might be able to directly Breakthrough to the Second Profound Divine Essence.

But he did not want to become a vassal of the Heavenly Dao.

Looking at Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor, he was likely controlled by the Heavenly Dao himself. Because of too much Karma, he was judged by the Heavenly Dao as an anomaly, which is why he was tragically killed.

Han Jue guessed that Karma was related to the Heavenly Dao.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Han Jue finally completely suppressed this wave of heavenly dao merit, storing it within the stars of his Soul.

He swept his Divine Thought toward the Nether Clan and said, "Many thanks, Empress. Otherwise, I would not have been able to obtain this merit."

Empress Houtu smiled and said, "It is nothing. In the future, the Nether Clan will live in the Nine Nether Purgatory. I hope you can look after them. Rest assured, I will also come to visit them often. Currently, there are no threats within the Nine Nether Purgatory. I have already spoken to that Primordial Phoenix. There is also another fellow; although he is unreliable, he is a coward."

The unreliable coward should be Pan Xin.

Han Jue asked curiously, "Is heavenly dao merit very useful?"

"That is natural. Most Saints rely on merit to ascend, and this even includes some Grand Unity Golden Immortals."

Empress Houtu's answer made Han Jue sigh with emotion.

The System is indeed from the Grandmist; it is higher than the living beings of the Heavenly Dao.

Relying on merit to become a Saint might place one above all living beings, but one will also be controlled by the Heavenly Dao and unable to escape.

If the Heavenly Dao is destroyed, the Saints are destroyed, so the Saints are forced to protect the Heavenly Dao.

I have to say, this will of the Heavenly Dao is very terrifying.

It does not have the intelligence of a living being; it will not target any specific person, but its will is supreme and cannot be reversed or changed.

The more Han Jue thought about it, the more he felt a chill.

For some reason, he always felt that the end of the path of cultivation might be to become an enemy of the Heavenly Dao.

To truly achieve Transcendence and absolute invincibility, one must not be at the mercy of the Heavenly Dao!