Free Web NovelChapter 486: Chapter 105: Super Substitute Online, Profound Yellow Slaying Daluo
"Supreme Profound Clarity is dead??"
Lu Xuan was overjoyed, but then asked in confusion:
"Lady Houtu, isn’t this a good thing?"
Houtu gazed at the illusory, ethereal soul before her and said lightly:
"It is a good thing, but it’s very strange. At the moment you were completely destroyed by Lu Ya, Supreme Profound Clarity died suddenly at the exact same instant. It’s far too suspicious."
Lu Xuan grew even more perplexed:
"I don’t quite understand what you mean... But what’s the deal with the Qing Ping Sword? You said it was once in Supreme Profound Clarity’s hands. How is that possible?"
After a moment’s pause, he said with a smile:
"Supreme Profound Clarity is my Eldest Martial Uncle’s disciple. Why would my Master give him the Qing Ping Sword? My Master personally gave me this sword before the war against Heaven, saying it was a safeguard..."
"Is that so?"
Houtu spoke in a cool, detached tone, continuing as if to herself:
"I have thought for a long time, recalling everything, and have discovered many discrepancies. When Supreme Profound Clarity died, Supreme showed no unusual reaction, instead fighting with Primordial. Shangqing did attack Lu Ya, but it was meaningless..."
She lowered her gaze, her voice ethereal:
"In fact, Shangqing could have saved you. Why didn’t he? Profound Clarity... Profound Yellow..."
Lu Xuan’s heart sank. ’She’s too perceptive,’ he thought. ’She must have guessed something. Still...’
He was about to speak, but he found a certain memory from his past shifting.
That memory was from the Current World, when he was welcoming his Second Master to his wedding.
In the memory.
On Kongtong Mountain, Pangu Daoist suddenly turned his head and said calmly:
"I will speak, and you will listen."
"After you went to Ancient Times, Taiyi’s incarnation, Chu Tai, came in person and explained many things. For example, Lu Ya,
was originally a son of Taiyi’s elder brother. After being devoured by Taiyi, he was turned into one of his incarnations. Some of Taiyi’s plans went wrong, so he chose to press on with the error, ordering the incarnation to usurp the Celestial Emperor’s throne in an attempt to set things right and continue turning the false into reality."
"The Goddesses have confirmed this to be true. And Chu Tai’s affection for you even surpassed his loyalty to Taiyi..."
After a pause, Pangu Daoist stared at Lu Xuan and continued:
"Lu Ya dealt you a fatal blow, completely destroying your Profound Yellow Body. The damage even traced back to your True Self Incarnation. Houtu will very likely notice that something is amiss."
"But there’s no need to panic. The biggest problem is that you and Houtu are in the depths of the Nine Nether, beyond detection. Try to see if you can go deeper..."
"If that doesn’t work, it’s no matter. At worst, we lose this round. I will strike and annihilate the Nine Nether to rescue you."
The memory ended there. In Houtu’s eyes, this soul, like a candle flickering in the wind, was merely dazed for an instant.
Lu Xuan gathered his thoughts, gazed at Lady Houtu, and asked with a frown:
"Lady... you don’t believe me?"
"I don’t believe anyone," Houtu said coldly, the Six Paths of Reincarnation in her hand spinning wildly. Her voice became detached as she added:
"Either give me a reasonable explanation, or I will cast you back into damnation, to be eternally sealed in the depths of the Nine Nether."
"Alright."
Lu Xuan nodded, walked past Houtu, and continued forward on his own. Under her confused gaze, he walked to the deepest part of the Nine Nether, a place already close to the [Origin]!
Then, Lu Xuan turned around, looked at Lady Houtu, and said with a light chuckle:
"Lady, it’s like this."
"Supreme Profound Clarity and I... we are actually one and the same."
A harsh glint flashed in Houtu’s eyes. She slowly walked over, looking down at the tiny soul:
"Continue."
Lu Xuan sighed.
"You know of my Master and my two Martial Uncles, right? Yes, just like them, Supreme Profound Clarity and I were originally one entity, born at The Beginning of Ancient Times, from the same root and origin..."
He began to spin a tall tale:
"But at The Beginning of Ancient Times, an accident happened. I don’t remember the specifics, only that one day, while I was still gestating, I saw a Daoist preaching at The Beginning of Ancient Times..."
At this, Houtu’s expression truly changed. The Six Paths of Reincarnation in her hand trembled incessantly, revealing the turmoil in her heart.
She said gravely:
"Continue!"
Lu Xuan nodded readily.
"I can’t remember what that Daoist looked like. I only know he called himself... Dao Sheng? Or maybe... [Xuan Sheng]?"
Houtu’s pupils shrank abruptly.
Lu Xuan spoke with a troubled expression, as if trying to recall:
"That Daoist preached the Great Dao and said many things, but I was still gestating at the time and can’t recall them. When he preached, however, he caused many rocks and wild grasses to gain spiritual awareness, and among them... was the other me."
"What do you mean?" Houtu frowned, though in her heart she was starting to believe him. ’At The Beginning of Ancient Times, there was indeed an unknown being who sought to become the Daoist Ancestor, preaching during that era and calling himself Xuan Sheng!’
Lu Xuan continued his story:
"I was originally a single being, but within the sound of the Dao, a new spirit was born inside my body—that being Supreme Profound Clarity.
"After that, our development slowed. We were not even born by the time [The Beginning of Ancient Times] ended.
"A long time passed after that. It was probably during the Spring and Autumn Period, or perhaps the late Shang Dynasty, that we finally broke out of our shells. But we were both in the infant stage of Innate Divine Demons—underdeveloped, as you can see."
After speaking, a wry smile appeared on his face.
"It’s absurd, isn’t it? It’s precisely because it’s so absurd that I never told you. But it’s the truth. I suspect this is also why when I died, Profound Clarity died with me. And now that I’ve returned, perhaps Profound Clarity has as well..."
Houtu gazed at Lu Xuan for a long while before giving a slight nod.
"It is indeed absurd, but that makes it all the more likely. There was indeed a mysterious being named [Xuan Sheng] who preached at The Beginning of Ancient Times..."
As she spoke, she waved her hand. A brilliant light appeared, and time reversed. Lu Xuan’s obliterated physical body reappeared, and he hurriedly slipped inside.
After regaining control of his body, Lu Xuan bowed to Houtu and said gratefully:
