Chapter 47: The Heart of Pangu

The Ancestral Witch Houtu cultivated with the Treasure Refining Technique, carried by the Pangu Pool, enabling her to simulate the power of the Pangu Pool within her own heart chamber and evolve countless mysteries.

By practicing this method, she could already channel her magical power and merge seamlessly with the treasure before her.

Now, having thoroughly refined it, the process was effortless.

Houtu activated her magic, first refining the Pangu Pool before her and merging it with the Treasure Refining Technique she practiced. Vast and boundless, the Pangu Pool, resembling a continent, fused directly with Houtu’s power, becoming one. The two were like a god and her own arm—breaths intertwined, utterly inseparable.

With just a few hours of exertion, Houtu achieved perfect fusion with the Pangu Pool’s power.

First came the transformation of her magical strength. Originally, Houtu was at the mid-stage of the Primordial God-Demon Realm, having purged the karma, resentment, and curses within herself, and awakened her primordial spirit. The benefit of possessing a primordial spirit was that, previously, she relied solely on her physical body—the descendants of Pangu were renowned for their formidable physiques. Even with only physical strength, she could rival the combat power of others in her realm. Now, with the fusion of primordial spirit power, her spirit slowly absorbed innate pure energy, soon to match her physical prowess. In other words, Houtu’s power, once singular, was transitioning toward duality.

Moreover, the Ancestral Witch, now free from the shackles of karma, resentment, and curses, united her body and spirit, and her talent for refining the god-demon body saw an immense enhancement.

Centuries ago, Houtu had already cultivated to the peak of the mid-stage Primordial God-Demon Realm, only half a step away from advancing to the later stage.

At this moment, merging with the Pangu Pool’s power, two forces aided her: the innate Dao resonance of the Pool, and the fortune carried by this supreme innate treasure. It was as if Heaven and Earth lent their strength. Without effort, Houtu advanced further, reaching the late stage of the Primordial God-Demon Realm in one leap.

Simultaneously—

Houtu could distinctly sense, upon merging with the Pangu Pool, that every resource expended in cultivation was now transformed within her heart chamber into an even greater, more mysterious force of vital essence, cleansing her marrow, and gradually ushering her god-demon body into a state of inner and outer rebirth.

“If I succeed in this rebirth, not only will I progress further, but my bloodline, physique, and latent physical potential will also be elevated to new heights.”

“This...”

Houtu understood well what this meant: even if she cared for nothing, wandering the primordial world at her leisure, after several millennia, her bloodline would transform, enabling her to reach the peak of the Primordial God-Demon Realm effortlessly. If she gathered resources and cultivated diligently, her future achievements would be unimaginable.

“So this is Father’s Pangu Pool, the place where vital essence is nurtured?”

Houtu sighed deeply: “It is indeed unparalleled in strength—enough to easily forge the mightiest of the Witch Clan!”

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Next, Houtu fused with the Pangu Hall—otherwise known as the Heart of Pangu.

The fusion was remarkably smooth, with not a trace of resistance between the two treasures.

Upon refining the Heart of Pangu, its power and that of the Pangu Pool seemed naturally connected. As their energies blended, it was as though two innate treasures—like the River Diagram meeting the Luo Book, or the Sword of Slaughter encountering the Abyss—had met.

The powers of these two supreme treasures became indistinguishable, perfectly integrated. A surge of energy, unique to innate treasures, welled up.

Within the Chaos Temple, all twelve Ancestral Witches were profoundly shaken.

Houtu gradually awakened from her meditation and explained with a smile: “Brothers, you may not know, but the Pangu Hall and Pangu Pool—or rather, the Heart of Pangu and its heart chamber—were originally one. Yet, after Father opened the heavens, the Dao of Heaven evolved all things. Unless a treasure was born before the heavens were split, every artifact afterward is subject to the constraints of the Dao of Heaven, at most attaining the level of supreme innate treasure. Thus, the Heart of Pangu and the Pangu Pool were each shaped into supreme innate treasures.”

“In truth,” Houtu smiled, “these two items are a pair, much like the River Diagram and Luo Book, or the Immortal Slaying Sword Array. By using myself as a vessel, their powers have merged, undergoing a perfect evolution that breaks through the suppression of the Dao of Heaven, transforming both into innate treasures.”

“In other words,” Houtu said, “our Witch Clan possesses not only the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe as an innate treasure, but a second: the united Pangu Hall and Pangu Pool, the Heart of Pangu!”

“The combination of these two treasures generates a power far greater than a simple sum—every aspect of the Pangu Pool’s power undergoes an astonishing transformation, from absorbing innate turbid energy, to evolving vital essence, and the fortune contained within the treasures. The union of all three!”

With just a single breath!

In the span of ten breaths, Houtu’s physical aura surged. Having only just broken through to the late stage of the Primordial God-Demon Realm, she now reached its peak. At the summit of this realm, as soon as her primordial spirit power matched, she would take another step—to become a Dao Saint or a Chaos God-Demon. One could scarcely imagine the magnitude of Houtu’s power at this moment!

Houtu summarized the current situation, and the twelve Ancestral Witches marveled in awe.

Di Cang spoke: “If one could wield the primordial spirit power of a quasi-saint at its peak, possess the body-refining prowess of a god-demon at the summit of the Primordial God-Demon Realm, and combine the fortune of two supreme treasures, as well as the marrow-cleansing, transformative force that yields an innate physique comparable to a Chaos God-Demon, there is every possibility for further advancement.”

In truth,

Di Cang merely said this aloud.

Within, he understood well that Houtu’s path to enlightenment was not through focused cultivation alone. Though the current circumstances made such cultivation feasible, transforming her body into the cycle of reincarnation seemed far more reliable.

Di Cang pondered inwardly: “If one cultivates rigorously, approaching infinitely close to the physique of a Chaos God-Demon, and evolves reincarnation, could this lead to the creation of an even greater Six Paths of Reincarnation? Could it yield vaster merit, allowing Houtu to advance even further? She would certainly surpass Earth Sovereign Pingxin, and even Dao Saints would be no match. The question is, can she match the primordial spirit power of a Chaos God-Demon?”

“As for the physical body, even if it is temporarily lost, with the primordial spirit power of a Chaos God-Demon, there should be no fear of rebuilding it!”

“What is the true prospect?”

“This is the true prospect!”

Di Cang mused silently, his eyes shining with anticipation.

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Seeing that Houtu’s path had been forged, Di Cang promptly suggested: “Not only is the strongest Ancestral Witch among us, but our Witch Clan has recently reaped enormous rewards, counting innumerable spiritual treasures and artifacts. The twelve Ancestral Witches should each gain something, striving in cultivation, and combining our strength to jointly suppress the vast primordial world!”

The implication was clear: the other treasures must also be distributed, so that each of the twelve Ancestral Witches could rapidly improve, in preparation for the coming calamity.