Chapter 1: Pangu Opens Heaven and Changes Fate
As Xuanwei's hands transformed several objects into spiritual light flying towards Honghuang, Xuanwei himself also rode the five-colored divine deer away from the Extreme South Land, beginning new plans.
"Today, I, Kunpeng, see that most of the post-heavenly spirits cannot normally use the pre-heavenly divine text. I have created 3,600 post-heavenly demon texts! The Heavenly Way is clear and just!!!"
As Kunpeng let out a loud shout, the rolling yellow energy from outside the 33 heavens poured down into his topmost cloud of celebration, causing the dark green celebratory clouds to churn and surge. A vast expanse of the Northern Darkness suddenly rose up in waves, as 3,600 post-heavenly demon texts condensed into being. Amidst this, a creature that seemed like both bird and fish frolicked in the water, surrounded by countless white, bone-chilling rays of light that coalesced into icy divine lights, illuminating the vast expanse of the sky.
As soon as Kunpeng's voice fell, Emperor Jun Taiyi suddenly shouted: "I, Emperor Jun (Taiyi), see that the post-heavenly spirits have no one to command, so I want to establish a post-heavenly demon tribe, commanding all demons and gods, continuing the divine fortune of the pre-heavenly gods. I, Emperor Jun, will be the Demon Emperor (Taiyi will be the Eastern Sovereign), and Kunpeng will be revered as the Demon Master, Fuxi as the Huaxian, Nuwa as the Wahuang, and ten great demon generals will be appointed to lead the tribe! With his voice falling, three thirty-three heavens outside again descended with rolling black and yellow energy. The two largest streams flew into the clouds above the two people's heads, and the golden clouds above their heads churned restlessly. The crystal flames around Emperor Jun Taiyi grew even more intense, almost white-hot. The three-legged golden crow cried out urgently without stopping. The remaining smaller merits fell onto the heads of others like Kunpeng, Nuwa, Fuxi, and the ten great demon generals.
In an instant, the entire Desolate Expanse was filled with a surge of demonic energy that blotted out the sky and sun, as rolling black smoke like ink billowed forth in all directions. White clouds were scattered, and the radiant glow of the aurora was shattered. All sorts of eerie and maniacal laughter echoed through the air, while the stars in the sky shone brightly like wagon wheels, unobscured by the light of day. Countless starlight poured down upon the Desolate Expanse, allowing countless demonic creatures to take shape and emerge. The demonic tribe's aura was unmatched throughout the land!
The day after tomorrow, the spirits of the mortal world began to have a legitimate leader and a common name - the demon tribe. The beliefs and wills of the billions of demons on the vast land of Honghuang formed an aura that shocked countless Honghuang gods, surging into the river of fate that cannot be described but only felt. At this moment, the luck of the post-heavenly spirits began to merge into the demon tribe's luck, and countless demons suddenly felt their destiny clear and their path advancing greatly! Moreover, the stars in the sky also sprinkled stardust everywhere, and countless flowers, trees, birds, and beasts took advantage of this opportunity to transform and become post-heavenly spirits, demons, and demon gods.
The demon clan's momentum was boundless, and all that could be seen was a precious flag on Mount Kunlun waving in the wind, expanding instantly to cover the eastern part of Kunlun. Golden lotus flowers bloomed in mid-air, covering the sky and earth, as if it were a sea of golden lotus flowers, blocking the demon clan's momentum like a fierce storm! In the far west, the light of the relic radiated throughout the universe, truly shining brightly and eternally, illuminating the depths of one's heart, unsoiled by the red dust. In the western land, there was also a mountain of blessings, where the earthy energy coalesced into a bowl-shaped seal, forming a boundary that blocked countless energies. A lush, emerald-green tree stood tall above it, its energy piercing through the nine heavens.
Xuanwei furrowed his brow and muttered to himself, "It's gone wrong... it's gone wrong... I didn't expect Fuxi and Nüwa to be pulled into the realm of the demon clan at this time. Now that the demons have appeared, things are going to get a bit tricky. If we can't force out the human scripture, I'll end up losing everything..."
As the sound of Xuanwei's words fell, the demon clan's momentum began to dissipate. At the same time, the twinkling starlight of the billions of stars transformed into countless strands of stardust that slowly lifted a jade-like treasure book, which was shrouded in auspicious clouds and surrounded by瑞气祥云. The book floated among the stars, radiating brilliant light. Within a hundred miles of Xuanwei, a book continuously evolved, depicting the creation and transformation of all things in heaven and earth. The seven-colored treasure record of the Red Dust Heaven's scenery was also slowly lifted, along with the jade-like treasure book suspended in mid-air, reflecting each other's brilliance. These two objects were none other than the Pre-Heavenly Spiritual Treasure, the Heavenly Book and the Human Book.
The moment Xuanwei saw it, he was overjoyed. In his past life memories, someone had speculated that the Heavenly Book was the Seal of the Gods, and the Human Book was the Book of Life and Death. This theory was one that Xuanwei himself had somewhat agreed with at the time. However, after arriving in the Desolate Era and through the records of the Wordless Heavenly Book, as his cultivation increased, Xuanwei came to realize that his past speculations were problematic. Perhaps the Heavenly and Human Books truly were the Seal of the Gods and the Book of Life and Death, but the Book of Life and Death and the Seal of the Gods absolutely were not the Heavenly and Human Books. After all, the Seal of the Gods possessed the power to seal the heavens and protect the true spirits from destruction. At the same time, looking at the Battle of Sealing the Gods, no matter who made a move, even the Primordial Heaven's Lord couldn't harm the true spirits of those whose names were on the Seal of the Gods. From this point, it can be seen that such power shouldn't be something that could be achieved simply by relying on an extreme-quality pre-heavenly spiritual treasure. This should be a power granted by the Heavenly Way. Similarly, the relationship between the Book of Life and Death and the Human Book should also be about the same. As a pre-heavenly spiritual treasure that was later refined into a heavenly law artifact, it received the protection of the Heavenly Way. In Xuanwei's speculations, either the Heavenly Book and the Human Book would appear with problems or be destroyed, and then under the power of the Heavenly Way, they would re-evolve into two heavenly law artifacts; or perhaps, like the Heavenly Measure, they were later granted abilities by the Heavenly Way for some reason. However, no matter what the reason was, it could be confirmed that this Human Book absolutely had something to do with reincarnation. Therefore, Xuanwei had already decided on the Human Book.
Naturally, Xuanwei thought that instead of waiting aimlessly for the birth of Tianren and Ershu, it was better to take the initiative. So, Xuanwei wanted to scheme against Emperor Jun. According to legend, the reason for the great war between witches and demons was that these two spiritual treasures were born prematurely. Unfortunately, although Xuanwei's plan succeeded, there was still a mistake - the premature birth of the demon tribe. Nüwa, Fuxi, Taiyi, and Emperor Jun all gained a lot of merit. As a result, it is unknown whether Xuanwei's many plans were right or wrong.
In the blink of an eye, the demonic aura completely dissipated, and two spiritual treasures emerged. The auspicious light enveloped the universe, dispersing billions of demonic energies. Many powerful gods in the vast expanse were also shocked, starting to calculate that the Heaven and Human books had emerged. These books not only possessed the extreme quality of the 45 pre-heavenly divine seals but also controlled the power of the stars and heavenly bodies. Whoever obtained them would have the opportunity to become the Heavenly Emperor upon meeting the destined conditions. The Human Book recorded the origins of millions of living beings in the vast expanse, driving away boundless dust and impurities, with infinite power, while subtly influencing the fate of countless lives that had not yet achieved Golden Immortality.
At that moment, all the powerful beings couldn't sit still and got up to head towards the birthplace of the two spiritual treasures. The place where the Heavenly Book was born was clearly more crowded than the Human Book, after all, although the Human Book was related to the fate of many lives, in the eyes of the Great Luo, it didn't have much appeal for the fate of those who hadn't yet become Golden Immortals. What they cared about was the position of the Heavenly Emperor in the Heavenly Book. Not to mention that on the side of the Heavenly Book, many powerful beings were fighting each other, and problems arose. Just talking about the Human Book, although there were fewer people, the competition was still fierce and extraordinary.
Xuanwei had just received the Book of Man when he saw five escape lights fall beside him. The escape light had not yet landed, and his body had not yet appeared, but one of the escape lights suddenly flew out thirty-six dark green spiritual lights that appeared above Xuanwei's head and slammed down. Xuanwei saw this and only smiled coldly, lightly stomping his foot, a white jade lotus platform appeared under his feet, surrounded by countless colors displaying crystal light, the light shining brightly, clear and pure, not stained or dirty, not born or destroyed, so that the thirty-six dark green spiritual lights could no longer fall.
Xuanwei turned his head and saw that among the escaping light, five Taoist priests appeared. They didn't look evil at all. The leader of the group was dressed as a Buddhist monk, wearing a golden hoop on his head, an apricot-yellow long robe, with his chest exposed and holding a demon-subduing staff in his hand. The second person was an ugly Taoist priest, wearing a one-character headscarf, a water-merged Taoist robe, with a face like a full moon, a lion's mouth and an eagle's nose. The third person was a Taoist priest with a purplish complexion, with two long fangs protruding from his mouth, wearing a cyan robe, and a Zhenming crown on his head. The fourth person had a face like blue indigo, with a full head of white silk, wearing a one-character headscarf. The fifth person had a face like the bottom of a pot, with two green eyebrows, and a gloomy face. This person couldn't help but keep a distance as soon as he saw them.
The thirty-six green spiritual lights that were blocked by Xuán Wēi were actually thirty-six long nails, which fell into Xuán Wēi's sleeve as soon as he stretched out his hand. These five people were all Golden Immortals of the Daoist path, and at this moment, seeing Xuán Wēi like this, they didn't know that they had offended a great Luó Tiān immortal, and couldn't help but be greatly shocked. At the same time, they took action, and the head monk threw his Demon-subduing Mallet into the air, only to see it transform into a massive mountain-like object hundreds of feet in size, falling down from the sky like a small hill. The precious mallet was surrounded by layers of golden energy, which was sharp and extraordinary.
The ugly Taoist on the side took out a purple gold basin towards Xuanwei, and the purple-faced Taoist did not take out any treasure for the time being. He simply rubbed his hands together, and thunderbolts flew out, striking Xuanwei. The blue-faced Taoist also threw out a long rope to bind Xuanwei. The last Qingmei Taoist was the most terrifying. With a wave of his hand, a small gourd appeared in his hand. As he opened the gourd's mouth, green smoke emerged, corroding the surrounding soil.
Xuanwei saw that they not only didn't retreat, but instead launched a counterattack. He raised an eyebrow and sneered coldly: "Heh heh, how can such heretics get close to me? Since you're seeking death, I'll send you on your way." After finishing speaking, Xuanwei took out the purple jade Ruyi from his sleeve and struck the descending Demon-subduing Mallet in mid-air with it. A loud "crack" was heard, and the hundred-foot-long Demon-subduing Mallet that had fallen from the sky snapped in two. The opposing Head Monk also spat out a mouthful of blood.
Then, the five-colored spiritual light in Xuanwei's hand flickered, and the Five Elements' Extinction Light flew out, easily dissolving the purple golden gourd that wanted to cover itself. He was also completely unbothered by the divine thunder of the Purple-faced Taoist and the poisonous fog of the Blue-browed Taoist. After all, Xuanwei had the protection of the crystal light around him. Although these divine thunders and poisonous fogs were formidable, they couldn't get close to Xuanwei's side. Xuanwei lightly tapped the long rope thrown by the Blue-faced Taoist with his finger, and the rope didn't even struggle before falling into Xuanwei's sleeve. The five people opposite him stared in shock as Xuanwei once again lightly tossed out the purple jade Ruyi towards them.
But just as the five people's foreheads burst open, Xuanwei's hand turned and the five corpses turned into pus and blood. Just as he was about to leave, Xuanwei's heart spirit suddenly trembled, and then he quickly turned around and threw the jade Ruyi in his hand, shouting: "Which Taoist friend did this despicable thing?!" Along with the words, the jade Ruyi flew towards a certain direction.
