As they walked, Qingsu scattered food along the way. When they arrived at the underground hall, the last bag of candied fruits that Qingsu had on hand was gone.

"I forgot to save some for the trip back."

Qingsu pursed her lips and said.

Li Ping'an smiled and said nothing, focusing on the cage that his immortal consciousness had captured before.

Sure enough, that's where Hou Tu's body is.

The reason why this place is said to be a prison is because the formations here are very complex, and most of the formations are inward facing. It can be seen at a glance that they are to prevent the spirits inside from escaping.

When they followed a winding path and entered the restricted area, they discovered that this place was an octagonal altar made of stone.

There is a black pool in the middle of the altar. I don't know what the water is. You can faintly see a woman in white lying quietly in it.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of Heaven," the great wizard said solemnly, "the ancestor of Hou Tu is in the pool."

"Thank you very much," Li Ping'an said, "Can I sense the situation of the Houtu Witch Ancestor here?"

"Of course," the Great Witch Festival reminded, "you are the Emperor of Heaven, so you are not afraid of those demonic energies, but... you should be more careful."

Li Ping'an nodded with a smile, closed his eyes and concentrated, and a golden ball slowly appeared behind him. The ball exuded wisps of heavenly aura, completely wrapping him and Qingsu.

This is just a simple use of the power of heaven in his body.

Then, Li Ping'an raised his legs and sat cross-legged in the air, with the hem of his robe fluttering slightly. Wisps of immortal consciousness wrapped in the power of heaven were immersed in the pool water.

The masters above have also locked their immortal consciousness on him. As long as there is any abnormality, Guangchengzi and other immortals will move here directly.

Li Ping'an quickly opened his eyes, frowning in thought.

Qing Su tilted her head slightly and suddenly said: "Apprentice... Your Majesty, I seem to be able to hear something."

She pressed her right hand on Li Pingan's shoulder, and Li Pingan heard the murmurs.

"I'm so tired... Let's sleep for a while... just for a while..."

The long sword in Qingsu's hand trembled slightly, and Li Ping'an and Qingsu entered a dark world simultaneously.

As far as the two of them could see, there was nearly still black water on the ground, and there were no stars in the ink-colored sky. There was only a candlelight in front of them, and there seemed to be a figure lying down in the candlelight.

Li Pingan sighed secretly in his heart.

Sure enough, he guessed correctly. The Holy Mother would never see Hou Tu in such misery and refuse to save him.

'Master, let's go there.'

Qing Su nodded slightly and followed Li Pingan.

Countless dark arms protruded from the black water underground, and ink-colored raindrops fell from the sky. The master and disciple were surrounded by two layers of immortal essence, and they were walking forward like two torches walking together in the darkness.

It illuminates this round place.

They arrived at the candlelight, and Li Ping'an squatted down and looked at the beautiful woman huddled in the candlelight.

That is Houtu.

'Empress Houtu?'

'Fellow?'

‘Houtu Shaman Ancestor?’

Li Pingan called softly several times, but there was no response from the candle.

Qingsu suddenly said: 'The children are all hungry.'

'Um?'

The candlelight flickered gently, and a shallow ripple passed by. The candlelight suddenly expanded and enlarged, and a pale white lotus appeared inside. Then the lotus petals slowly bloomed, revealing the lotus platform inside, and the tranquility inside.

Woman lying down.

The woman opened a pair of hazy sleepy eyes, which were shining with colorful light and filled with inexorable fatigue.

She sat up tremblingly with her body propped up, took a gentle breath, and skillfully formed seals with her hands, as if she wanted to mobilize the principles of earth, but halfway through, dark chains appeared around her.

'What's wrong with me...'

'My body is trapped outside...'

'I seemed to have been asleep for a long time just now. How are the people in the clan...'

'Fellow Taoist Houtu.'

Li Ping'an's voice came, using all the gentleness he could control and accumulated so far in his life.

The woman turned around and looked over, and saw the man and woman wrapped in two layers of immortal essence.

There was a bit of doubt in Hou Tu's colorful eyes.

Li Ping'an cupped his hands and said: "Li Ping'an, a descendant of the human race, came to help our Taoist friend escape from danger. He fell into a demon state 20,000 years ago... The Wu clan is fine, but now they are being coerced by the Western religion. The Human Emperor has agreed, and I can help the wizards."

Ancestor."

Hou Tu was stunned for a moment, looking down at her palm, and wisps of black energy appeared on the edge of her palm.

She asked: "Did I fall asleep before?"

"It should be," Li Ping'an said, "Fellow Taoist, we will talk about this later. Can you regain control of the Tao body? If you can, things will be much simpler."

"It should be okay...Have the humans forgive us?"

Hou Tu seemed a little anxious and asked softly:

"It was our fault back then. If the human race has any conditions, Xuan Ming and I can agree to it. The land of Beizhou is indeed unable to reproduce."

Qing Su pointed at Li Pingan: "He is the Emperor of Heaven, and he has the final say in the future of heaven and earth."

"Master, I haven't officially ascended the throne yet," Li Ping'an said hurriedly, "Don't worry, fellow Taoist, the Human Emperor has been here before, and now the Empress Shen Xiangfeng and the former master Cang Jie are above, you should be able to sense their Taoist charm.

."

"There are so many more people..."

Hou Tu sighed:

"The rations are going to be insufficient again, and I have to open up some more land."

"Fellow!"

Li Ping'an shouted softly, and a ray of heavenly power turned into golden lightning and hit Houtu's forehead. Houtu's body trembled slightly, and his eyes became a little brighter.

"Sorry," Hou Tu raised his hand and pushed his forehead, "There is indeed something wrong with my state."

Li Ping'an frowned and said: "Fellow Taoist, don't think too much about anything now. Just meditate here and become calm... Try to recall the beautiful memories from ancient times. When I call you Taoist from outside, you will try your best to get out of this place."

Hou Tu nodded slightly, with a bit of uneasiness in his eyes: "Thank you so much, fellow Taoist."

Qing Su said: "Let my spirit stay here. I have a Taoist heart, and the demonic energy can't help me. The Holy Mother's sword can suppress the demonic energy here."

"Then it's better to just leave the sword."

Li Ping'an grabbed Qing Su's arm with his backhand, nodded slightly to Hou Tu, and stepped back.

He and Qing Su opened their eyes at the same time, and in front of them was still the octagonal altar and the pool of black water.

Li Ping'an said seriously: "Master, don't take risks easily."

"Okay," Qing Su threw the sheathed sword in her hand into the black pool. The sword levitated on its own and glowed with blue light.

Li Ping'an looked at the altar, and the steps to cleanse the evil spirit were already taking shape in his mind.

This matter should not be delayed, start today!

at the same time;

In the poisonous miasma forest outside the witchland, a jade cicada quietly landed on a tree branch. It stared at the witchland carefully, and several tyrannical Taoist charms were reflected in its eyes.
Chapter completed!