Chapter 1: Pangu Opens Heaven and Changes Fate
The golden crow goes west and rises east, looking at the mountain below, that lush green, those ten thousand years old green pines, poplars, bamboo, peach trees. On the towering peaks of the dark blue mountains, clouds, mist, and colorful sunsets are floating. In the deep valleys and gorges, purple sunsets are rising. The snow on top of the high snowy peaks melts, gathering into clear and sweet streams flowing down to the foot of the mountain, forming magnificent waterfalls, deep pools, and lakes through the complex terrain, surrounding Mount Buzhou, flowing to unknown distant places.
Two five-colored lights descended upon the land, revealing two figures: a young man and a child. The child was small in stature, resembling a seven or eight-year-old boy, with a rosy face like an apple and a small hammer in hand that shook back and forth, shaking the void. The young man had a handsome appearance, with starry eyes and a slender face filled with determination, his tall figure accentuating his pride. His body was surrounded by a five-colored aura that appeared and disappeared, holding what seemed to be an ordinary paulownia branch in hand. As he gently shook it, the branch emitted a faint glow, revealing its extraordinary nature. These two were none other than Xuanqi and Kongxuan, the two great disciples of Xuanying. At this time, Kongxuan had received orders from Xuanying to emerge and slay some deeply sinful individuals, in order to easily pass through this great calamity.
It can be said that this method is still done by the Xuanmen Shushan sect and various Buddhist schools in later generations. The Shushan sect even killed all the evil cultivators, seized the world's spiritual energy, and successfully flew up to heaven, which shows the feasibility of eating rice. Unfortunately, except for Xuanwei, not many people have noticed this method, and even if someone has noticed it, they are hesitant to take action, so they let Xuanwei sect take advantage of it.
"Kong Xuan, did Master tell you why we have to come out? Isn't the Great Tribulation rising now? We are not people who should be affected by the tribulation, shouldn't we stay in the cave instead? What are we doing out here? Did Master say anything?" Qiong Qi looked at Kong Xuan and kept asking anxiously.
Kong Xuan's gaze softened slightly, and his thoughts involuntarily returned to the words he had said to his master when he was about to leave Yuhua Xianshan.
"I humbly ask, Master, why do you need to take Brother Qīqī with us this time?" Kong Xuan remembered that at the time he felt a bit indignant and puzzled. After all, now that the great calamity was about to begin outside, shouldn't they be closing the cave door and quietly reciting the Huang Ting San Juan? Why did Master still want to let Qīqī go out, with his childlike personality, wouldn't it cause chaos and create endless karma?
Kong Xuan did not expect that Xuan Wei's expression remained unchanged as he looked at Kong Xuan and said, "Xuan'er, do you think Master is willing? Do you know that Master was only a Golden Immortal in the previous calamity, but now has achieved this accomplishment, which is largely due to the accumulation of merit and good fortune from killing powerful enemies with deep karma in the previous calamity. Today, the heavenly machine has changed, and the influence of the great calamity has been reduced to its lowest level. This is precisely the time for you to go out and accumulate merit and good fortune. Coincidentally, there are several objects suitable for your Miao Hua Yu Tong to further refine and become a quasi-Teaching Master-level Primordial Spirit Treasure."
"Yes, Master said that Heihe Lao Yao was originally the corpse of a primordial water god from ancient times. The god died in the previous kalpa and its body fell into the Black River, where it was nurtured by the river's spiritual energy. After becoming sentient, it cultivated for ten thousand years and formed an undying magical body that was neither innate nor acquired. Since it became sentient within the Black River, the entire river is equivalent to its externalized body, containing the resentment of the ancient god. Therefore, it delights in killing living beings and wants to use the blood and souls of countless gods to pollute the primordial water crystal left behind by the water god in the Black River. As a result, it has been shrouded in 30,000 feet of resentment, which shoots straight up into the clouds, preventing it from achieving the Great Luo Fruit position for a long time. This makes it suitable for us to kill and accumulate merit and auspicious energy."
Qingqi heard this and was overjoyed, saying: "The Heavenly Crystal, isn't that a pre-heavenly spiritual object that Miao Hua Wutong needs even more? Let's hurry up and go!" As he spoke, he transformed into a five-colored escape light, ready to depart.
Who would have thought that Qī Kē had not yet stood up, and was pulled back by Kǒng Xuān. Qī Kē tilted her small head, looking at Kǒng Xuān with a puzzled expression. She saw Kǒng Xuān pointing to a small hill in the east. Qī Kē turned her head to look, but there was nothing unusual about the small hill. Then, she concentrated her spiritual energy between her eyes, and opened her divine eyes. Immediately, she discovered that behind the small hill, a very strange mist was rising into the sky.
That's right, it's a very special and strange feeling. Qiu Qi looked at the steam and felt that it was like a ball of pure water, but it was covered with a layer of extremely turbid oil pollution. The oil pollution had not mixed with the water, but it covered the surface of the water, making it impossible to tell whether the water was pure or turbid.
"Is that Hei River?" Qiu Qi asked softly to Kong Xuan, although it was a question, but Qiu Qi answered with an affirmative tone.
Kong Xuan smiled and nodded, while Qian Qi's face turned bright red with excitement as she grabbed Kong Xuan's hand and said "Let's hurry up then." She then pulled Kong Xuan away.
In the blink of an eye, Kong Xuan and Jin Qi found themselves standing on a desolate hillside, gazing out at the black river below. The water churned up a vast expanse of silver-red sand, which danced across the surface like a thousand tiny fragments. But upon closer inspection, a surge of anger arose in their hearts. For the sand was not just sand - it was the accumulated remains of countless creatures that had been swept into the black river and killed: the dogs, wolves, mountain goats, deer, and other beasts whose white bones, fur, feathers, and crushed internal organs had been ground down and deposited there, forming the endless silver-red sands that filled the river.
At the same time, Kong Xuan and others slightly noticed that every grain of sand in the vast desert was carrying a wisp of black air, and above the black river that swept across thousands of miles, there were wisps of resentful black clouds. In the black clouds, there were also remnants of the souls of deer, bears, wild boars, pythons, mountain goats, and pigs, as well as the eerie sounds of beasts, making it look even more sinister.
Kong Xuan's eyes flashed with a cold light, and a low humming noise came from his nostrils. The Miao Hua Yu Tong in his hand swung several times, sprinkling down sparks. The sparks that Kong Xuan scattered were not ordinary, but rather the innate fire essence contained within the Miao Hua Yu Tong. It had been tempered by the Nirvana fire during the Phoenix's rebirth, then washed clean by the Mystic Microcosm, and finally infused with a hint of the Primordial Sun's Golden Blaze from the branch of the Fu Sang Tree. As Kong Xuan's innate treasure, its power was boundless and possessed great mystery. In terms of lethality alone, it was already on par with Lao Jun's Innate Douluo Purple Fire.
The sparks that fell to the ground from Kong Xuan's sleeves turned into fire snakes, fire birds, fire foxes, fire horses, and countless other flying creatures and beasts that flew towards the Black River, burning everything in their path. These flames transformed into birds and beasts were extremely hot, and even from a distance, they made people's eyes sting, feeling a surge of pure yang energy rushing towards them, sweeping away the dark and murky air around them, leaving only wisps of white smoke rising up, which were then extinguished without a trace.
Unfortunately, the Wan Qian Huo Shou was ultimately just a rootless duckweed. Although it was extremely powerful, how could it compare to that endless black river? So after the fragrance of incense wafted away, the Wan Qian Huo Shou's strength waned, and they were completely devoured by the Black River's silver sand. Kong Xuan, who stood at the edge, furrowed his brow as a sudden surge emerged from the center of the black river, revealing an old man clad in black robes. Although he looked refined, it was hard to conceal the deeply ingrained aura of evil emanating from him.
This man was the old demon of Hei River. As soon as he came out, he opened his eyes filled with bloodshot and looked at Kong Xuan and Qi Ci, laughing loudly: "Haha, haha, two more blood eaters have arrived! Not only is their flesh and blood pure, but it's also rich in spiritual energy. I believe they will definitely be able to refine that crystal, haha!"
Hei He finished speaking and with a flick of his sleeve, the black river beneath him responded. The silver sand transformed into silk ribbons bursting out of the river's surface. The waves seemed like giant dragons following his shadow. When the countless water pillars charged towards Kong Xuan, Zuo Qi couldn't take it anymore and shouted: "If you want our lives, then show your skills!" As he spoke, he threw out a small, exquisite jade wheel. The moment the jade wheel left his hand, it transformed into a cloud of starlight floating above Kong Xuan and Zuo Qi's heads. Amidst the cloud, stars twinkled, and points of light descended, like delicate strands of pearls. Upon closer inspection, there were exactly 108 of them. This treasure was the Tianxing Baoyu Wheel, bestowed upon him by Xuanyuan.
The Tianxing Baoyu Wheel is a top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasure, with infinite uses and a defense that's not weak at all. Although the myriad water pillars each carried the power of ten thousand kilograms, they could only stir up layer upon layer of fine ripples in the starlight. Seeing this, Qiongqi clapped her small hands and laughed: "Haha, I thought you were quite formidable, but it's nothing more than this. Since you've made your move, let me counter with one of my own."
Qī Qi said, and with a flick of her wrist, she tossed the Héng Dì Chuí into the air. Although it was small in Qī Qi's hand, as soon as it left her grasp, it transformed into a small hill, plummeting downwards with a loud crash, striking Hei Hé Lǎo Yāo. The weight of the Héng Dì Chuí was equivalent to billions of kilograms, no different from the countless water pillars that Hei Hé had unleashed.
Hei He saw it and was furious, shouting: "Presumptuous little brat!" As he spoke, he waved his sleeve, and from the sleeve flew out a hundred dark lotus flowers. Those lotus flowers eventually transformed into fields of mu (about 1/15th of a hectare) in size on top of Hei He's head, and the hundred lotus flowers firmly held down the Dui Di Chui (a type of hammer). At this time, the Dui Di Chui was firmly held by the hundred lotus flowers, so how could it fall?
Ps: About Kong Xuan Miao Hua Wutong's innate spiritual fire compared to Lao Jun's innate Taurus purple fire, the reason is that one is a professional in alchemy and the other is a professional in destruction. So theoretically speaking, Kong Xuan Miao Hua Wutong's innate spiritual fire is still inferior to Lao Jun's Bagua furnace's innate Taurus purple fire that has been tempered for countless years.
