Chapter 2461: Six Paths’ Insignias

Zu An had never expected the imposing monsters to be mere pets reared by the Celestial Courts’ Fiend races, and that the bullied Fiend races would be the latter's true bloodline descendants. Now that he thought about it, however, the monsters resembled beasts more, whereas the Fiend races appeared more normal in comparison.

Zu An couldn’t help but wonder how the True Demon race’s grand elder would react if he learned that those servants’ descendants were actually their master's descendants, and they were the servants instead.

With this thought in mind, he asked, “Where did the Celestial Court’s Fiend races go? Why do they just watch as the pets they reared freely slaughter their bloodline descendants?”

Houtu’s avatar replied, “The battle between the Shaman races and the Fiend races ended with the Shaman races’ defeat, but the Celestial Court’s Fiend races also fell from grace. I have been in the underworld all this time, so I don’t know their whereabouts.”

Zu An recalled what he had heard from the Asura race and asked, “The Asura race mentioned that they fought with the Celestial race but lost, resulting in their exile here. Are the deities they fought with the same as the Celestial Court’s Fiend races?”

“They arrived here earlier than our Shaman races. Based on what I know, it doesn’t seem to be the same group of deities,” Houtu’s avatar replied.

Zu An’s mind churned to action.

It seems there was another Celestial race before the Celestial Court’s Fiend races.

His short conversation with Houtu’s avatar was extremely fruitful; it answered a lot of the doubts he'd previously harbored.

He wanted to ask more, but Houtu’s avatar said, “Knowing too much right now may bring you trouble instead.”

Zu An’s heart was chilled. It wasn't his first time hearing those words. In the Myriad Worlds, secrets often represented danger.

“I don’t have much time left. I have to ensure the future of the Shaman races before I dissipate,” Houtu’s avatar said.

A thought popped into Zu An’s mind, and he quickly said, “Just as they were imprisoned here, there must be a way for them to leave this place too. As for what that method is, Lady Houtu, I may need your insight for it.” He figured that someone as knowledgeable as Houtu would have a way.

There was a brief silence before Houtu’s avatar replied, “Are you still hoping to save your Asura friends?”

Zu An’s eyes gleamed with excitement. “Of course. It’d be ideal if we could rescue both races instead of having them fight it out here.”

Houtu’s avatar nodded. “Your talk about the future inspired me.”

Zu An was taken aback.

Shouldn’t the future be the result of what happened here? Somehow, the cause and effect seem to be reversed here.

“I may have transformed into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but I sense its incompleteness. Something is missing in it. I couldn’t figure it out all these years, until I met you,” Houtu’s avatar slowly said.

Zu An’s heart skipped a beat.

She can’t be asking me to complete the Six Paths of Reincarnation, can she?

Sensing his nervousness, Houtu’s avatar said joyfully, “Don’t worry, I just need you to find a few things for me.”

Zu An breathed a sigh of relief. He bowed to the avatar and said, “Please ask anything of me. I’ll walk through fire for you, Lady Houtu.”

“The Six Paths of Reincarnation is incomplete because its connection with the Six Paths is lacking. I need you to find the power insignias signifying the Celestial Path, the Human Path, the Asura Path, the Hell Path, the Beast Path, and the Hungry Ghost Path. I’ll fuse them before imbuing them into the Six Paths,” Houtu’s avatar said.

Zu An was alarmed. This was no easy feat. Each world’s power insignia was often hidden discreetly, not to mention he had no idea where the Celestial World and the others were.

Houtu’s avatar suddenly added, “You don’t need to search for the Hell Path’s power insignia; you have it with you right now—the Netherworld Book of Life and Death. This book governs the fate of all deceased entities in the Hell Path.”

Zu An was worried. The Netherworld Book of Life and Death was of utmost importance to him. Putting aside the powers it harnessed, it was also one of the twelve secret manuals required by the Keyboard System. He didn’t dare to ruin it carelessly.

Sensing his worry, Houtu’s avatar said, “Rest assured, the book won’t be damaged. I’m just borrowing a sliver of its authority. Not only will it be unimpaired, it will also receive benefits from the Six Paths of Reincarnation.”

This doesn’t conform to the law of energy conservation,

Zu An retorted in his mind, though he also knew that it would be foolish to apply scientific laws to the Cultivation World.

“What are the other power insignias?” he asked. He knew nothing about those and had no idea where to start.

“You can ask your Asura friends about the Asura Path’s power insignia,” Houtu’s avatar replied.

Zu An glanced at the Asura King and Princess Ni Huang and nodded.

“The Human Path's insignia can be found right outside. Look for the Human Emperor; it shouldn’t be too difficult.

“The Hungry Ghost Path exists between the mortal world and the underworld. They roam the mortal world in confusion, harming the living.”

Zu An couldn’t help but notice that the Hungry Ghost Path resembled the place where Jing Teng had resided when she was the Ghost King.

“As for the Beast Path, after hearing your story about the future, I’m thinking that the Monster World could likely be it.”

Zu An was stunned.

Who could have thought that the Monster World was the Beast Path?

However, the Monster World was currently at its peak. It would be nigh impossible to head over and claim their power insignia... though the Lord of Slaughter and his monster army’s invasion of the Cultivation World presented him with a chance.

“As for the Celestial Path...” Houtu’s avatar fell silent for a moment before continuing, “It should be beyond your reach for now, but since the Fiend races out there are the descendants of the Celestial Court’s Fiend races, you might find clues with them.”

Zu An frowned. As the future Fiend races’ regent, he was so familiar with them that he even knew all the details of the minor races, but he had no information about the Celestial Path at all.

Just then, he suddenly remembered the secret dungeon in the Fiend races’ Imperial Tomb. There were incomparably powerful beings in there.

Could that be the Celestial Path?

He was put in a dilemma. It was unlikely he could obtain any of the power insignias any time soon, and there were other things he needed to do here. As much as he viewed Princess Ni Huang as his friend, he didn’t have that much time to use on this matter.

Just then, Houtu’s avatar said, “You’re looking for the World Law Beacon here, right? I have never heard of a rainbow World Law Beacon, so I can only think of one possibility. The World Law Beacon might still be nonexistent—it could be the item derived from fusing the Six Paths’ insignias.”