Chapter 1: Pangu Opens Heaven and Changes Fate

  Xuanwei saw that he couldn't break through the illusory starry sky for a while, so he slapped his forehead and shot out five divine lights in the colors of blue, yellow, red, white, and black. In an instant, before Emperor Jun could react, a song came from the west.

  "When heaven and earth were first born, the five elements were divided. In the western extreme, the metal energy of Geng and Xin was formed. The sword energy stretched across 30,000 miles. I came from the west with a million swords born."

  A figure appeared wearing a purple gold crown on his head, dressed in a purple gold robe with a million swords, stepping on sharp swords, carrying an aura of a million swords towards the ancestral temple. He laughed in mid-air and said: "Haha, fellow Daoist Xuanwei, I am Wanjiansheng. Let's see my divine powers." With a wave of his sleeve, a million swords flew out, cutting through the void and creating countless fine cracks in the starry sky.

  Di Jun was taken aback for a moment, clearly not expecting that Wanjiansheng, who looked like he only had the Dao of Daluo, would have such sharp sword energy. He hastily activated the Star Flag in front of him to repair the starry sky, and then launched several Star God Thunderbolts towards Wanjiansheng. Afterwards, a singing voice was heard again from the eastern and northern lands.

  "The eternal Tao is revered, the vast ocean and mulberry fields are reduced to dust, yet I see the birth of wood energy in the cycle of Jia and Yi, and also know that the Five Elements are forever spring."

  "The five elements revolve in mysterious birth, what was once a vast ocean has turned to dust, a single line of emerald water meets the sky, looking back at the boundless expanse, false and true are one."

  As the singing voice rose, one person wore a crown of green wisteria, dressed in a robe of withered wood and grass, holding a branch of ancient willow from the east, stepping on a green lotus. Another person wore a crown of water cloud, dressed in a robe of blue sea and cloud, holding a ruyi scepter, stepping on a flat boat made of one leaf. As soon as these two appeared, they shouted at Emperor Jun: "Heng Changqing (Biqi Tian) has arrived, don't think about harming my Taoist friend."

  As he finished speaking, the evergreen hand held a willow branch that gently swayed, and countless leaves fell down. The emerald green mist enveloped the starry divine thunderbolts falling from the sky, while the Azure Water Heaven threw out his Ruyi, sprinkling countless azure waters. Suddenly, water and wood coexisted, their power boundless. With the combined strength of the two, they managed to firmly block the countless divine thunderbolts outside. Then, the willow leaves flew around, and the emerald waters surged towards Emperor Jun.

  Di Jun's eyes ignited with golden flames, and the flames burst out of his eyes, transforming into a vast expanse of crimson clouds that collided with the emerald leaves in mid-air. The power of Di Jun's golden flames was boundless and scorching hot, causing even the Golden Immortal Daoist to feel searing pain in their eyes from afar, as if they were being burned. Although the Emerald Leaf Sea was also extraordinary, it ultimately fell short of the golden flames by a third. In an instant, the Emerald Leaf Sea was reduced to ashes.

  At this time, Emperor Jun had already seen through it. The three of Wan Jian Sheng, Heng Chang Qing and Bi Shui Tian were all avatars of Xuan Wei. He raised an eyebrow and shouted: "Fellow Daoist Xuan Wei has just released five Xuan lights, I don't know where the other two fellow daoists are, call them out together!"

  "Haha, Emperor Jun's friend is indeed so generous. I'll invite the two of you out." Xuan said with a faint smile.

  As soon as the words fell, a song was heard from the east, and at this time, a song sounded between Xuanwei and Emperor Jun.

  "In the five elements, Li Huo Zun is supreme. With the help of Bing and Ding, my body is complete. Without beginning or end, I burn all things, fierce flames bursting through the nine heavens. Haha, I, Yan Jiu Xian, have seen you all."

  "The five directions and the central Kun Huang are born, carrying the earth's energy to form all things. The mysterious and profound give birth to spiritual objects, named Kun Ling, also known as Returning Truth. I, a humble Taoist, have seen this Returning Truth with all of you fellow Taoists."

  A man with a nine-flame crown on his head, wearing a large red robe of fierce fire, holding a dragon-whisker treasure fan in his hand, stepped out of the flames from the south. As the red-robed Taoist arrived, the earth's energy overflowed, and another Taoist emerged from within. This person wore a Hou Tu crown on his head, dressed in a Taiji Bagua robe, holding a mysterious yellow banner, gazing at the crowd.

  "You're indeed formidable, Xuan Wei Dao friend. This evil corpse of yours has actually split into five, each with the strength of a Mahārāja. Well, well, well, I've underestimated you this time. However, I still want to put up a good fight." After saying that, Emperor Jun burst out laughing.

  Xuanwei saw that and looked at Emperor Jun, saying: "Although Emperor Jun's friend is very enthusiastic, I still think it's better for me to go out and exchange blows with the Eastern Emperor's friend. Why don't you show your true skills to Wanjian Shengwu Daoist?" As soon as he finished speaking, the ruler in his hand swung again, splitting open a gap in the illusory starry sky, making a gesture as if he was about to leap out and escape.

  "It's not that easy to leave!!" Emperor Jun said, with a wave of his hand, he took out a treasure seal called Hunyuan. This seal is different from the Hunyuan, which means all-encompassing and all-inclusive, and it represents a kind of orderly chaotic movement, which is reason, and also the Tao, and it is the manifestation of the great operation of the universe. Hunyuan, on the other hand, refers to the energy of heaven and earth, although not as profound as Hunyuan, but still mysterious. Emperor Jun obtained the Hunyuan seal from the Treasure Rock because it has the power to condense his energy and control the energy of heaven and earth, so he cherished it deeply. It was also one of the few pre-heavenly spiritual treasures that had never been taken out to refine the star flags. If Emperor Jun hadn't seen Xuanwei trying to escape, and if he hadn't intercepted him with his own advantage, he probably wouldn't have taken out this treasure either.

  The seal of the origin is indeed extraordinary, and with a flash of golden light, the treasure seal has transformed into a majestic peak that suppresses the top of Xuanwei's head. The surrounding spiritual space is completely locked by the treasure seal, and even if Xuanwei wants to dodge, it is useless, because no matter how he will be hit by the treasure seal. At this moment, it seems that hard resistance is the only way. Look at the mountain-like treasure seal rushing forward, sweeping away countless spiritual energies, forming a rolling thunderous sound, with an astonishing momentum.

  Xuanwei didn't say much, but just burst out laughing: "This treasure can't harm me." As he spoke, he snapped his fingers and a golden copper coin with wings flew out, slapping onto the mountain-like treasure seal. With a flash of copper light, a wisp of coppery smell wafted out, and the treasure seal's luster immediately dimmed. As the copper coin fell to the ground, it turned out that this was indeed the Fallen Treasure Golden Coin.

  Xuan Wei smiled slightly, and with a flick of his sleeve, the treasure coins were sucked into his sleeve. Emperor Jun was shocked and then furious, shouting: "Xuan Wei, how dare you take my treasure!" He stretched out his five fingers and launched a Starlight Thunderbolt at the Star Flag, trying to stop Xuan Wei from leaving. But Xuan Wei didn't care about Emperor Jun's sneak attack, instead he bowed to the Five Swords and said: "Thank you for your help here." Then he leaped out of the illusory starry sky.

  Wan Jian Sheng and the five people nodded upon hearing this, then turned to face Emperor Jun. The thirty-six star flags beside Emperor Jun emitted a dazzling array of stellar divine light, stirring up countless surrounding stars that shot towards the direction where Xuan Wei had left. Wan Jian Sheng smiled and said, "Even such minor paths are difficult to emerge and manipulate." As he spoke, he joined his index and middle fingers together, using them as a substitute for his sword, and released billions of sword energies towards those illusory stars.

  Di Jun sneered, these stars were the thirty-six pre-heavenly star flags combined with the Hetu Luoshu manifesting, where was a place that the immortals of the Taiyi path could break through? So he decided to come and record it fiercely. First, directly extinguish Wan Jian Sheng, then go out to support Tai Yi. Thinking of this, Di Jun shook the star flags again, the Hetu Luoshu, the stars and smoke swirling, the power of the illusory stars suddenly increased greatly.

  But Emperor Jun apparently did not notice that when the last Kun was about to appear, the auras of Wan Jian Sheng and the other three had become strange. Still treating Wan Jian Sheng as one of the Five Elements, Emperor Jun suddenly suffered a great loss. The sword lights emitted by Wan Jian Sheng were extremely sharp, with sword energy surging everywhere and golden energy filling the air. However, within the sword energy, the five elements twisted and turned, generating and overcoming each other. When they encountered those virtual starry skies with attributes, they directly broke through using the principles of generation and overcoming, posing no obstacle at all. Only those pure starlights that had transformed into starry skies could withstand them for a moment or two.

  When the sword energy of Wan Jian's birth shattered and cut through the stars, it rushed towards Emperor Jun. He hastily retreated several steps, then held up the Star Flag in front of him. The starlight flowed and transformed into knives, guns, clubs, or dragons and phoenixes, creating countless illusions to block his body. At the same time, the Hetu on his feet and the Luoshu above changed colors, with lines flying about and talismans flowing, transforming unpredictably, evolving into countless mysterious changes. The sword energy that broke through the starry barrier was repeatedly deflected by the Hetu and Luoshu, unable to approach Emperor Jun's body.

  Emperor Jun saw the situation, seemingly startled at first, then smiled bitterly. He already knew that the five people in front of him were the Five Elements' essence refined from the primordial chaos. One person would be manageable, comparable to a Great Luo Immortal, but ultimately not a match for Emperor Jun. However, when the five gathered together, their powers combined in a cycle of mutual generation, making one person's move equivalent to the joint force of all five. More importantly, this method of combining forces wasn't as simple as 1+1=2. The might of their combined strength rivaled that of the Four Heavens of the Mixture Yuan Realm, forcing even Emperor Jun to be cautious. Now, with the five remaining in the formation, neither side could gain the upper hand. Emperor Jun could only look towards Taiyi now, he thought to himself.

  Di Jun didn't know that at this time, the situation outside with Dong Huang Tai Yi was not much better than his own. Originally, Dong Huang Tai Yi had borrowed the power of his own evil corpse to suppress Qing Xuan Dao Ren tightly. Although Qing Xuan Dao Ren was formidable, under such circumstances, he already appeared to be on the verge of collapse, his sleeves in disarray, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, and his face deathly pale. If not for the protection of the world created by the Human Scripture, he would have probably lost his life long ago.

  Xuanwei burst out and saw Qingxuan's figure, instantly filling his heart with anger. The Heaven-measuring Ruler in his hand was unleashed without hesitation, striking towards Taiyi. Although Taiyi saw it coming, he was blocked by Qingxuan, who took the opportunity to intercept it. Only then did the evil corpse manifest the three-legged Golden Crow, which let out a heaven-shaking wail. The Golden Crow's enormous divine form, measuring ten thousand feet in size, was struck down and sent tumbling to the ground. Its originally golden body, surrounded by flames, began to shed its feathers as it let out a mournful cry that shook the nine heavens. A rain of golden feathers descended from the sky, like a fiery explosion bursting forth. Streams of golden flames poured down from above, scorching the earth and turning some areas into molten lava, transforming them into transparent crystal glass.