"Your Ladyship is indeed thoughtful."

Chen Shi pondered for a moment and said, "But eliminating Despair Slope is not a one-day task. The urgent matter remains to pacify the world and reunite incense fire. Pacifying the world is manageable since that's what I'm doing now. By cutting off the Thirteen Families and eliminating those minor families too, there is hope for godmother to reunite the incense fire. However, to reunite incense fire, Your Ladyship needs to do something that wins the people's hearts to successfully promote and spread it."

Lady Houtu seemed moved upon hearing this.

Seizing the opportunity, Chen Shi said, "Heavenly Venerate certainly poses a hidden threat, and Despair Slope indeed intends to harm the Huaxia Gods. Even if you set up a forbidden barrier for demons, Despair Slope will not spare Your Ladyship's subordinates. However, if these steps are not taken, will they not take action against us? They still will. By doing this, we can win the people's favor, re-gather incense fire, and enhance our strength. If we do nothing, we gain nothing. Please consider this carefully, Your Ladyship."

Lady Houtu thought for a moment, then smiled, "Your Majesty is indeed right. Since that's the case, I'll follow Your Majesty's suggestion."

Chen Shi sighed in relief, saying, "Your Ladyship, by setting up the forbidden barrier, will achieve immense merit, and henceforth, the people will return to you, and the incense fire will be continuous."

"Stop flattering me."

Lady Houtu appeared quite pleased, laughing, "My divine responsibility is to govern the divine of the land above, oversee the working of spirits in the underworld, maintain the order of the Six Paths, and command life and death reincarnation. By agreeing to set up a forbidden barrier for the coastlines of the West Bull New Continent this time, I have indeed contradicted my divine responsibilities."

Different Divine have different responsibilities, and Chen Shi was well aware of this.

For instance, the Martial Wealth God and the Literary Wealth God are both gods of wealth but oversee different domains. Businessmen often worship the Literary Wealth God, while escorts worship the Martial Wealth God.

Another example is Yama, who, as the Yin God, governs the judgment of right and wrong after ghosts fall into Hell. He rewards good and punishes evil but doesn't intervene in Mortal World matters.

Lady Houtu setting a forbidden barrier for the coastlines of the West Bull New Continent to block the invasion of sea demons indeed exceeds her divine responsibilities.

However, if Lady Houtu doesn't perform some great feats, it will indeed be challenging to quickly gather incense fire and surpass the Outer Heaven True God, which isn't easy.

The Outer Heaven True God's eyes turned into two Suns, and the eyes in the center of the brow became the Moon, illuminating the land day and night, providing light and heat, sustaining the growth of all things under Heaven and Earth. Countless people depend on it for survival, indeed possessing more incense fire.

Lady Houtu rose from the lotus platform and said, "Your Majesty, go outside the temple and pluck a willow leaf."

Chen Shi saw her walk down from the lotus platform and head towards the rear hall.

Chen Shi went outside the temple and said to Liu Daoist, "Your Ladyship instructed me to come and borrow a willow leaf."

Liu Daoist plucked a willow leaf and said, "Does Your Majesty plan to go out to sea with Your Ladyship?"

Chen Shi was puzzled and laughed, "What makes you say that?"

Liu Daoist laughed, "I was just randomly guessing."

Chen Shi took the willow leaf back into the temple, and after a moment, Lady Houtu emerged from the rear hall, having changed her attire, which was quite striking.

Previously, Her Ladyship's clothes were extremely luxurious and extravagant but very cumbersome, with layers inside and outside, and a lovely robe, with a coronet. Now, she changed into a pale yellow long dress with wide sleeves, and inside was a skirt embroidered with dragons and phoenixes in a light green hue.

She also removed the coronet from her head and re-braided her hair, now merely twisted into hair knobs, with three or four hair buns, using four phoenix hairpins shaped into a phoenix crown, very elegant.

Her face had a beautiful charm of national grace and divine fragrance, and a halo of boundless light in yellow glowed behind her head, smiling, "Your Majesty, I am now just a strand of a clone here with limited divine power. To seal the coastlines of the West Bull New Continent requires more than just my divine power. I need a treasure for assistance. I know of a treasure called Heavenly Silkworm, known for spinning silk. The length of the silk spun by a single Heavenly Silkworm is enough to circle an entire world like the West Bull New Continent. This journey, we are off to find it. Has Your Majesty brought the willow leaf?"

Chen Shi presented the willow leaf, thinking, "Is this Heavenly Silkworm really that formidable?"

Lady Houtu could casually refine Magical Treasures, often extremely powerful, such as the Human Emperor Banner given to Granny Sha, which nearly directly wiped out the Xu Family.

If Lady Houtu did not personally refine it but went to find the Heavenly Silkworm, the Heavenly Silkworm Silk must be extraordinarily special.

Lady Houtu ascended the lotus platform and turned back with a smile, "Your Majesty, please come over too. This Heavenly Silkworm also requires Your Majesty's assistance."

Chen Shi acknowledged and ascended the lotus platform.

Behind the lotus platform lay the Xuanhuang Sea formed by the Divine Power of all gods, with floating worlds across the sea. Lady Houtu bent down, placing the willow leaf onto the sea surface, which suddenly elongated and enlarged, transformed into a flat boat.

Chen Shi stepped onto the boat first, raising his hand to hold Lady Houtu's, guiding her onto the boat.

Lady Houtu gently waved her sleeve, and the willow leaf boat began to sail across the Xuanhuang Sea, floating towards other worlds.

Chen Shi examined the surroundings, secretly marveling, "This Xuanhuang Sea, formed by Divine Power, is not an actual sea but a phenomenon inside the Goddess Temple. Is Her Ladyship bringing me to sail inside the temple as a playful jest?"

Just as he thought this, suddenly a massive black wave surged towards the little boat!

After the wave passed, the surrounding world turned pitch black, with roaring waves like the yells of thousands of wild oxen, and the waves grew ever higher.

Chen Shi was startled, realizing that they had truly arrived at the Sea of Darkness!

At this moment, the willow leaf boat was riding the tumultuous waves of the Sea of Darkness!

In the sea, giant beasts were rolling, stirring up storms. Chen Shi noted a gigantic eye surfacing from the seabed, staring at them, and they were on the tiny boat just above this eye!

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