FVN Chapter 11 Houtu's Special...
Chapter 11 Houtu's Special...
Zhu Rong scratched his head and said, "Sister Houtu, you're not kidding us, are you? This is no joke."
Gonggong, unusually, did not contradict Zhurong, and looked at Houtu with a solemn expression.
Houtu shook her head, her tone firm: "It's not an illusion."
I can clearly feel a ball of spiritual light gathering in my Niwan Palace.
Although the light was faint, it certainly existed.
I can sense it, I can touch it, I can... communicate with it.
She looked at Pan Xuan, her eyes filled with gratitude and awe: "Brother Pan Xuan's divine wisdom has not only enhanced my comprehension."
It...it was like opening a door, a door I had never realized existed.
After that door opened, the fog that had troubled me for countless eons suddenly dissipated.
I can see many things clearly now, and I can understand many things... and then, that flash of inspiration appeared.
Pan Xuan stared at Houtu, his heart churning with turmoil.
In his inherited memories, the Heavenly Enlightenment Light can enhance comprehension and wisdom, but it has never been said that it can give birth to a primordial spirit in the witch clan.
Could it be... because of Houtu's special nature? Or is it because the Heavenly Enlightenment Light resonated with something within Houtu's body?
"Zhu Jiuyin," Di Jiang suddenly spoke, his voice unusually urgent, "what can you see?"
All the ancestral witches' gazes were focused on Zhu Jiuyin.
This ancestral witch, who wields the laws of time, possesses the ability to see through the river of time.
Although Pan Xuan's future is unclear, judging from Hou Tu, there shouldn't be any problems.
Zhu Jiuyin didn't speak, but stared intently at Houtu, the power of time surging wildly in his turbid old eyes.
The flow of time around him became disordered, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, as if he was desperately searching for something in the river of time.
After a long while, Zhu Jiuyin withdrew his gaze, his aged face filled with shock and disbelief.
"It's true." His voice was hoarse and trembling. "In Houtu's Niwan Palace, there is indeed a ball of spiritual light gathering. Although that light is weak, it does exist and is constantly growing."
He paused, as if calming himself down: "I saw... Houtu's timeline has changed."
Her future was completely changed because of this inspiration.
Upon hearing this, the ancestral witches had no further doubts.
Zhu Jiuyin's words are irrefutable proof.
Dijiang remained silent for a moment, then suddenly turned to look at Pan Xuan, his deep eyes filled with a complex light:
"Brother Panxuan, you...you try again, use the Heavenly Revelation Light on the other Ancestral Witches. Perhaps, not just Houtu, but we can too..."
He didn't finish speaking, but everyone understood what he meant.
If Houtu could give birth to a primordial spirit, what about the other ancestral witches? Could they do the same?
Pan Xuan took a deep breath, suppressing his doubts, and nodded, saying, "Alright. Which elder brother would like to go first?"
"I'll go!" Zhu Rong was the first to jump out, her eyes full of anticipation. "If Houtu can have a primordial spirit, I certainly can too!"
Pan Xuan walked up to Zhu Rong and once again unleashed the Heavenly Enlightenment Light.
The golden light shone on Zhu Rong's brow, and Zhu Rong trembled all over, closing his eyes to feel it.
After a long while, the golden light dissipated.
Zhu Rong opened his eyes, scratched his head, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes:
"It seems... to be the same as before. My comprehension has improved slightly, but I can't feel it in my primordial spirit."
Pan Xuan was not discouraged and turned to Gonggong: "Brother Gonggong, why don't you give it a try?"
Gonggong nodded and stepped forward.
The divine light of enlightenment was unleashed once again.
The result was the same as with Zhu Rong: his comprehension improved slightly, but his primordial spirit remained completely unmoved.
Next is Xuanming.
The result was the same.
Jumang, Rushou, Qiangliang, Xizi, Shebishi, Tianwu... one after another they were tried, but the result was always the same.
The divine light of enlightenment can enhance their comprehension and make their minds clearer, but no ancestral witch has given birth to a primordial spirit like Houtu.
In the end, only Dijiang and Zhujiuyin remained.
Dijiang remained silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "There's no need to try. The result should be the same."
Zhu Jiuyin nodded as well: "Brother Dijiang and I should be no exception."
Pan Xuan withdrew the Heavenly Enlightenment Light, frowning as he pondered: "Why...why is it that only Sister Houtu can give birth to a primordial spirit?"
We are all formed from the essence and blood of the Father God, so why is there such a great difference between us?
The ancestral witches also fell into deep thought.
Yes, why?
Houtu is one of the twelve ancestral witches. Like the other ancestral witches, she was transformed from the essence and blood of Pangu and was nurtured by absorbing evil energy at the bottom of Buzhou Mountain.
Why was she able to give birth to a primordial spirit, while other ancestral witches could not?
Could it be because the Heavenly Enlightenment Light has a particularly strong effect on Houtu?
However, when Pan Xuan unleashed the Heavenly Enlightenment Light, he was even more solemn towards Houtu and devoted more effort to it.
But he only devoted more effort to it after Houtu underwent a change, not before.
Zhu Jiuyin suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse and slow: "I might know the reason."
All the ancestral witches looked at him.
A glint of light flashed in Zhu Jiuyin's cloudy old eyes:
"Houtu is different from us. Although she also absorbed the evil energy of heaven and earth, the amount she absorbed was less than that of us."
"What?" Zhu Rong exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible? We were all nurtured underground at Buzhou Mountain, how could there be a difference in the amount of evil energy we absorbed?"
Zhu Jiuyin shook his head: "Although there is evil energy everywhere under Buzhou Mountain, the distribution of evil energy is not uniform."
We were conceived in different locations, so the evil energy we absorbed was naturally different as well.
"Brother Dijiang and I were conceived in the place with the heaviest evil energy, so our physical bodies are the strongest, but because of this, our primordial spirits are suppressed the most thoroughly. And Houtu..."
He looked at Houtu, a complex expression flashing in his eyes: "Houtu was conceived at the very edge of the earth beneath Buzhou Mountain."
The malevolent energy there was much less concentrated than ours. So although she also absorbed malevolent energy, the amount she absorbed was far less than ours.
Her physical body was the weakest among us, but her soul was the most complete.
Houtu paused slightly, as if she remembered something: "Indeed... I remember that when I was conceived, the evil energy around me was indeed thinner than in other places."
I initially thought it was my imagination, but I never expected...
Zhu Jiuyin continued, "Panxuan's Heavenly Enlightenment Light can enhance comprehension and enlighten wisdom."
For us, our souls are suppressed too deeply by the evil energy. Although the divine light of enlightenment can penetrate a part of it, it cannot reach the root of the problem.
But Houtu is different.
Her soul was only slightly suppressed by the malevolent energy, allowing the Heavenly Enlightenment Light to penetrate that suppression and reach the very essence of her soul. And once the essence of her soul is touched…”
He didn't finish speaking, but everyone understood.
Once the essence of the soul is touched, coupled with the enlightening power of the divine light, it will be a powerful force.
Houtu's soul, which was already more complete than that of the other ancestral witches, began to transform, giving birth to her primordial spirit.
"I see..." Dijiang nodded slowly, a hint of regret flashing across his resolute face, but more so with relief.
"It is a great thing that Houtu was able to give birth to a primordial spirit."
Although we do not have this opportunity, we need not be discouraged.
We follow the path of the physical body; the primordial spirit is merely an added bonus, not a necessity for us.