Chapter 1424 Inheriting the Sky and Imitating the Gods of the Back Soil

In the ground hall of the Empress Earth Emperor, you can tell which existence it worships just by listening to the name.

The emperor and the queen, the two existences that human beings must worship after forming the concept of a country and a community. Huangtian refers to the Emperor of Heaven who is in charge of the heavens, and the destiny it represents is where the legitimacy lies, and it is also where the majesty and authority of a country lies. And Houtu refers to the existence enshrined in this hall. The land it symbolizes and everything that grows on it is absolutely the foundation of survival for the ancient ancestors who existed as a collective state.

The ancient emperors, since King Yu, followed the rule of covering the earth and wearing the emperor's sky. And since the First Emperor conquered the heavens, the significance of Houtu to the human world was, in some cases, even higher than that of the emperor's heaven.

And if such a concept is placed in today's heaven, then the power and position represented by Houtu is definitely a piece of cake. It is more respected than the emperor of heaven, and it will definitely make those later immortals fight for a position with their heads smashed. However, this position is not something you are eligible to grab if you want to grab it. Even in the ancient Heavenly Court and the era when the Eight Lords of Heaven and Earth were still alive, the position of Houtu was not something that ordinary people could take up.

For example, among the eight masters, the landowners in charge of the mountains, rivers and land and the priesthood of Houtu actually overlap in some aspects. But even a landlord is not qualified to sit on the post of Houtu. Because the position of Houtu is very special, it represents not only the earth, mountains, rivers and land are only a part of this position, and more of it is the power of the growth of the country, the birth of all things, and even the reincarnation of the underworld. Moreover, this position is so deeply involved with humanity that only very special people can take such a position.

If you want to become the Lord of the Houtu, the first requirement is that you must have a necessary causal relationship with the Emperor. The most basic thing is that you have to have the blood of the Emperor, and if you don't even have this relationship, you are not qualified to be a Houtu at all.

Secondly, because Houtu has the power to conceive all things, Houtu can only be female. At the same time, as a woman, you must also meet the ability requirements of Houtu to rule the mountains, rivers and earth. Counting all kinds of requirements like this, there are not many people who have the qualifications. Therefore, from ancient times to the present, Houtu has only changed two generations.

The first generation of Houtu is Nuwa. As the younger sister of Emperor Fuxi, the ancient goddess known as Emperor Wa, she is undoubtedly the most qualified emperor of Houtu. It's just that, because the era is too long, the human world has not been able to flourish for a long time. Her post-earth wisdom can only be said to be in name only, and it is not as respected as the landlord among the eight masters of heaven and earth.

And until the prosperity of humanity, the emperor began to regard himself as the emperor. It is impossible for Nuwa, who was once regarded as one of the emperors, to continue to occupy the position of Houtu.

Because she wants to continue to occupy this position, which is equivalent to acknowledging the identity of the emperor. After all, it was a goddess from ancient times, and she was asked to submit to the Emperor of Heaven in such a way, but she still couldn't do it. So simply, she handed over this position to the latecomer, and this latecomer is Houtu.

"Zuo Zhuan. The twenty-ninth year of Zhaogong": "Therefore, there are officials of the five elements, which are called the five sense organs. The Zhuanxu clan had a son called Li, who was named Zhurong. The Gonggong clan had a son named Goulong, who was called Houtu. Houtu was called She."

"Book of Rites. Sacrificial Law": "The Gonggong clan dominates Kyushu, and its son is called Houtu, who can level Kyushu, so it is worshiped as a society."

Houtu is the son of Gonggong, and Gonggong is a descendant of Shennong. So in terms of qualifications, Houtu meets the basic requirements of the God of Houtu. She is a woman and a descendant of Emperor Yan. The most important thing is that she has the ability to level Kyushu. Therefore, from Nuwa's point of view, Houtu is her best successor.

This point was also recognized by the Yellow Emperor. "Book of Rites. Yueling" says that "the central land, its emperor, the Yellow Emperor, and its god, the Houtu." This shows that at the time of the Yellow Emperor, Houtu's qualifications for the god position had been determined. When she came to power, it was a question of sooner or later, and Nuwa only needed to nod her head.

But in the time of King Yu, Nuwa nodded, and Houtu naturally inherited her god position, and even his own name was changed from Julong to Houtu.

At the very beginning, Houtu was in the same situation as Nuwa, because of the oppression of the landlords, it was impossible for her to hold too much power. But as the Eight Lords were sealed and the Heavenly Court began to be controlled by the immortals, Houtu's authority naturally increased beyond reproach.

The so-called deity itself means the gods of heaven and earth. In today's heaven, the gods refer to the gods who are in charge of the stars, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and these are still under the management of the emperor. However, the land gods, including the gods of the land, the gods of the land, the gods of mountains, rivers and seas, the gods of the five sacrifices, and even the gods of all things and the gods of the underworld, all must be ruled by Houtu.

As the saying goes, the underworld and the underworld, its highest master is this empress. And it is precisely because of the dominion of this Empress Dowager that the Underworld can be compared with the Heavenly Court. It can be said that if this Empress Dowager has the heart, she can completely abandon the Heavenly Court and separate the Underworld from the current Heavenly Realm. Unfortunately, she didn't have such thoughts. It is even said that because of her natural indifference to power, while retaining her own power, she doesn't even care much about the operation of the underworld itself.

This is why land gods like Wang Ergou are canonized by the heavenly court. It wasn't because he changed jobs, but because his immediate boss handed over the authority to Tianting, so this happened.

However, although Wang Ergou was canonized by the Heavenly Court, it does not mean that he is a member of the Heavenly Court. As a land god, he knew very well who his immediate boss was, and he knew exactly where he should stand based on his background. Therefore, he firmly implemented the principle of only one underworld. Even after seeing a person like Zhou Yi with the majesty of the ancient gods, he didn't disclose the news casually, but came here immediately.

As a small land god, who only governs a land with a radius of a hundred miles, Wang Ergou is not qualified to directly enter this hall. However, he is the land after all, and when holding the land jade wat, he still has a little bit of power in his body after all. So when he bowed respectfully to the main hall, immediately a female fairy worn by Lang Huan came out holding a precious lamp, and asked him directly.

"Where did you come to disturb the matter, don't you know that the empress is cleaning up?"

"The little God of Wangjiaji in the East China Sea has something to report to the empress, and I hope the fairy will be extra merciful."

Wang Ergou bowed to the bottom, showing a completely low profile. And looking at Wang Ergou, who looked like a little old man, made such a gesture, the young and beautiful fairy also showed embarrassment on her face.

She is just an immortal who practiced beside Empress Houtu, and her status is no higher than that of a godly priest like Wang Ergou. If it was an ordinary situation, she could still rely on her own identity and drink away such a little land god. But if it's really a big deal, she's just looking for death in doing so.

Few people who can cultivate into immortals are fools, so she said to Wang Ergou smartly.

"It's not that I'm unreasonable, but that Empress Dowager really can't be bothered casually. Landlady, if you really have something important to do, can you tell me a thing or two first. That way I can make up my mind and see Can I accommodate you a little bit?"

These words are reasonable, and Wang Ergou can't say anything. So he hesitated for a moment, and said to the fairy cautiously.

"The little god came this time to report a major event to the empress, which is related to the last catastrophe."

As soon as the words fell, the wind suddenly picked up. Wang Ergou suddenly felt that the world was spinning in front of him, and then in a daze, he had already come to an unknown realm.

Deep and quiet, ignorant and unconscious. Although there is no light, it does not give people a sense of terror. On the contrary, it will give people a kind of peace and tranquility of returning to the source and living in the mother's body. Wang Ergou almost fell asleep in this atmosphere, but he still remembered his mission after all, so when he saw the existence of the one in front of him, he immediately knelt down and respectfully said respectfully.

"The land of the East China Sea has met Empress Houtu, and Empress Empress Houtu is blessed and safe!"

Houtu is the existence in front of Wang Ergou. Thousands of years have not brought much change to this natural goddess. She looks as youthful and beautiful as an ordinary girl. But because of the unspeakable majesty revealed by her demeanor, ordinary people can only see her aloof, but they can't discern what she looks like at all. Especially when she was dressed in black palace attire and sitting high on the throne in the middle of the hall, no one would regard her as an ordinary woman, and everyone would only think that she was following the example of the earth emperor. Empress Dowager who rules the underworld.

She just sat on the throne like this, lowered her head and stared at Wang Ergou who was kneeling respectfully, and raised her hand after a while to speak.

"Get up, you don't need to perform these mortal rituals here, I don't like them. Besides, you said you have something important to tell me, and it's related to the Great Tribulation? What exactly is it?"

"Reporting to your mother. To be honest, I met an ancient god today, little old man, and he asked the little old man where the heavenly court is today."

Wang Ergou told the truth, and this immediately made the calm Empress Hou Tu couldn't help frowning.

"The ancient gods, are you not mistaken?"

"The little old man dare not talk nonsense. That existence is indeed a terrifying god with great dignity. From the little old man's point of view, I am afraid that he is not under the empress. If you don't believe it, there are still miracles of that god on the land under the little old man. , Your Majesty will know it at a glance." Browse and read the address: