Chapter 1: Pangu Opens Heaven and Changes Fate

  As the purple jade ruyi flew out of Xuanwei's hand, a blood-water dragon appeared in that direction, flying towards Xuanwei. The dragon was covered in bloody filth, with countless vengeful spirits and a deep crimson color. Countless wandering souls struggled within it, their hands raised and wildly grasping as if trying to grab onto the last straw for survival! As the blood-water dragon collided with Xuanwei's purple jade ruyi, splashing droplets of water and rising waves of white smoke and black air, the stench was overwhelming.

  Looking around at the constantly flowing blood water, Xuan Wei's heart couldn't help but secretly lament that he had been calculated, those five people were obviously used to delay him. At this time, the formation had already been laid out, and it was actually occupying a geographical advantage, which was extremely unfavorable to himself. Moreover, this formation was clearly set up by Minghe, just didn't know what level of Blood God Son cultivation Minghe had reached.

  Xuanwei thought for a moment, and with a snap of his fingers, a cloud of light appeared, and an ancient bronze lamp floated above it. The lamp's body was simple and unadorned, like it had been cast from bronze, while the lamp cup resembled a lotus flower, mysterious and unfathomable. At the center of the flower, a cluster of blue flames flickered, casting an eerie glow that illuminated the void, filling the air with an aura of subtle virtue, making Xuanwei seem even more profound.

  Xuan Wei pointed at the green lamp, and suddenly the lamp's flame burst into a brilliant radiance. Countless primordial, indestructible pure fires transformed into tiny star-like flames at the wick, fluttering like moths around a fire, falling into the blood water. In an instant, the blood water was like boiling oil, as a fierce blaze erupted, evaporating the continuously bubbling blood water. The Blood God Child hiding within was also incinerated to ashes.

  It's no wonder that the Yu Ming Qing Deng is a mid-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasure that excels at guarding one's mind and spirit, refining demons and avoiding evil. It has condensed 24 pre-heavenly prohibitions and was later obtained by Xuan Wei, who refined it with the aura of Xuan Huang's merit. Now, it has given rise to four pre-heavenly divine prohibitions, becoming a high-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasure with 28 pre-heavenly divine prohibitions. With its possession of Xuan Huang's meritorious aura, its ability to restrain these bloody and polluted impurities is self-evident.

  As the blood water around him gradually dissipated, Xuan Wei was holding the You Ming Qing lamp in his hand. A mouthful of immortal energy spewed out from Xuan Wei's mouth, and the flame at the wick of the You Ming Qing lamp grew even stronger. A First Heaven indestructible pure fire flew out, and with a loud noise, it burned a gap in the formation. Just as Xuan Wei was about to jump out of the formation, two sword lights, one white and one green, appeared, carrying a shocking aura that swept towards him. The thousand green and white lights swirled rapidly around the sky, and when they collided with the First Heaven indestructible pure fire emitted by the You Ming Qing lamp in Xuan Wei's hand, it was as if lard had been splashed onto hot oil, dispersing instantly.

  "It was actually River Styx Daoist friend, no wonder the skill is so impressive. River Styx Daoist friend isn't enjoying a peaceful life in the Blood Sea of Youming, but instead came to this desolate mountain ridge." As he spoke, he used the Purple Jade Ruyi to deflect the two sword lights back, while Xuan Wei coldly gazed at the reappeared River Styx Daoist.

  "Mysterious and subtle Daoist friend, why did you say such a thing? It's just because the treasure in your hand is actually connected to me by fate, so I had no choice but to come." The River of Darkness Daoist wore a long crimson robe, quietly sitting amidst a twelve-petaled Blood Lotus. As more and more blood flowed out, waves splashed around the Blood Lotus, creating ripples on its surface. Countless Blood Lotuses floated on the sea's surface, making it impossible to tell whether they were transformed from the treasure or born from the blood itself. The old man smiled at Mysterious Subtlety with a hint of mischief, not showing any signs of embarrassment or shame, as if he hadn't been the one who launched the sneak attack just now.

  Minghe was also helpless, if not for the fact that he had no choice, he and most of the other powerful beings were unwilling to provoke this guy who had been alive since the previous kalpa. However, the heavenly machine showed that the Book of Life and his own karma were deeply connected, and if things didn't go well, he might lose many opportunities in the future, so Minghe couldn't help but come.

  Xuanwei nodded in agreement, sweeping away the restrictive aura that had enveloped him with a wave of his sleeve. His eyes gleaming brightly, he said to Minghe: "Minghe, you're also a powerful master, when did you learn such sneaky tactics? If you want to steal the treasure, just do it openly, why resort to this? It's unbefitting of our status as Primordial Divine Beings and Great Sages of the Hongyuan."

  Xuan Wei was also enraged, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was extremely rude, with a tone that was even more sarcastic and mocking. It was clear that Xuan Wei, who was normally warm and polite to others, had been provoked by Ming He!

  "Heh heh, since fellow daoist has spoken openly, I'll also speak directly. Thinking back to when we parted ways at the Zi Xuan Palace, it's been nearly a thousand years since we've seen each other. I'm actually looking forward to seeing fellow daoist's divine abilities and great methods." Ming He saw that Xuan Wei had spoken openly, and suddenly emitted a series of eerie and unpredictable ghostly wails, causing people to involuntarily feel a surge of disgust and fear in their hearts.

  "The River of Darkness has thoughts, let's see if the Blood Sea Great Dao is powerful or my Five Elements Great Dao is even more extraordinary! Primordial One Qi, Five Elements Divine Thunder! Descend!!!" Xuan Wei didn't give the River of Darkness a chance to speak, and without hesitation, he summoned the boundless Five Elements Divine Thunder. As soon as Xuan Wei's voice fell, rolling thunder clouds gathered, billions of five-colored electric snakes entwined and moved about, crackling sounds echoing non-stop, in an instant, it poured down like a torrential rain, filling the sky with lightning, arrow-like bolts shooting down densely, like rain hitting banana leaves, impenetrable!

  Minghe saw the rolling thunderbolt strike down, and involuntarily let out a sharp, urgent whistling sound like a night owl, as thick black smoke spewed from his mouth. The smoke condensed and expanded, transforming into countless ghosts and monsters that flapped their open wings towards the thunderbolt. These demons were all souls of those killed by Minghe, refined through soul-capturing and alchemy. Each one was as black as ink, crimson as blood, with dark green toxic smoke floating around them, emerald flames rolling, and demonic energy surging into the sky.

  They advanced in a mighty and majestic manner, like moths rushing into flames, charging into the midst of countless thunderbolts. As they collided with these demons and ghosts and the infinite Five Elements Thunder, they were met with the righteous energy of heaven and earth contained within the thunder. The ghosts wailed and howled, struggling to get up, only to be washed away by the endless blood and water at their feet. However, the mysterious Five Elements Thunder was like a malignant tumor, impossible to eradicate even with the washing away of blood and water. Countless weak demons and ghosts were reduced to nothing but wisps of white smoke drifting away.

  In less than a moment, the demons and ghosts released by Minghe were almost all dead. If not for Minghe's later reaction to lend a hand, the remaining demons and ghosts with higher cultivation would have also died under the endless divine thunder. Although he successfully blocked Xuanwei's attack, Minghe was heartbroken.

  Then the Meng River was also secretly angry, Xuan Wei was so reckless, taking advantage of his conversation with him, accumulating strength and waiting for an opportunity to strike, catching himself off guard, otherwise his own years of collecting evil spirits and refining the demon army would not have been so severely injured.

  The River Styx grew angrier by the minute, and with a flick of his foot, the blood water below began to churn. The blood waves surged and splashed, shooting up into the air in great columns, forming a fountain of blood that supported a vengeful spirit. Then, the River Styx shook out his sleeve, sending forth tens of thousands of shadowy apparitions - the Blood God Children, his most prized divine ability. This technique was invisible and intangible, leaving no trace or shadow as it enveloped its target, instantly draining their blood and flesh-based powers while entrapping their soul, dooming them to eternal damnation in the underworld. The Blood God Children were specifically designed to destroy all manner of protective divine abilities, making them impossible to defend against. How many powerful beings from the Primordial Era would fall prey to this technique, only time would tell. Although the current River Styx was not as exaggerated as his future self, he had still managed to cultivate nearly 480 million Blood God Children clones in the Blood Sea, a feat that was by no means ordinary.

  As the Blood Fiend and those vengeful spirits combined, they transformed into a being with sharp horns on its head, its body either black or dark green, or crimson red, with a blue face and fangs, long double wings on its back, feathered wings on its ribs, holding a pitchfork in its hand, with sharp spikes on its tail, and a blood-red tongue darting back and forth, surrounded by swirling clouds of dark grey smoke.

  "Is this the Asura tribe?" Xuan Wei muttered to himself, could it be that the Shura tribe originated from this, no wonder later on the Underworld River was able to create the Shura tribe not long after Nüwa created humans, it turns out there was already a template, just lacking that bit of inspiration.

  However, Xuan Wei also knew that he needed to bring out some real skills. With a snap of his fingers, the Qingyun on top of his head quickly changed, with clouds and mist swirling around him, auspicious light shining everywhere. The Yōu Míng Qīng lamp in his hand fell back onto its surface, countless lantern flowers falling down and transforming into golden flowers, ten thousand golden lamps, fire hearts dripping down like water droplets on the eaves, unceasingly protecting Xuan Wei's surroundings, making it impenetrable.

  At the same time, the golden wheel of merit suspended behind his head emitted boundless light and radiated in all directions, illuminating everything within and without the universe. The numerous Asuras who had not yet taken shape were blinded by the golden light, their skin scorched, and even with a rolling mist of blood protecting them from the light, they still suffered burns, their skin turning into green pus that flowed back into the sea of blood, emitting waves of blue smoke.

  Minghe never thought that Xuanwei's merits would be so great as to transform into a golden wheel of merit, and yet he was not afraid of his own blood god son, but instead made himself lose a lot. In an instant, the color of shame filled his face, Minghe was furious and laughed, "Good Xuanwei Taoist, good true person of merit! Today it's either you or me, if I let you go unscathed, where would my old ancestor's face be?" As he spoke, his hair stood on end, no longer sitting upright on the lotus platform, but standing straight up.

  One side beckoned the endless bloody waters to continue attacking Xuan Wei, while the other side added the Twelve Blood Lotus Platforms to transform into clusters of blood lotuses to protect those Asuras. With a wave of his hand, he released the two Pre-Heavenly Divine Swords, Yuan Tu and A Bi. At this moment, these two killing divine swords were not like they were at the beginning, and their power was fully unleashed. The two treasured swords emitted a bloody aura, one pale white and the other eerie green. The killing aura filled the sky, and the murderous energy condensed. At that moment, gods blocked gods, and Buddhas blocked Buddhas! Unintentionally sweeping past, he split the blood sea beneath his feet into a deep chasm, opening mountains and shattering rocks, splitting seas and breaking waves. The sharpness was astonishing, leaving Xuan Wei, who had been paying attention to the Nether River, greatly shocked.

  Xuan Wei is just a tightening of the heart, and the means are all out. With a loud shout, he sacrifices the Tianhua Miaozhui flag, sprinkling countless Tianhua flowers to protect his body. On top of the green lamp, clusters of golden flames transform into countless flowing lights and colors of golden silk birds flapping and dancing. They transform into countless fire phoenixes, fire dragons, fire crows, fire sparrows, and fire snakes, moving their sharp claws, spitting out fire snakes, blocking those demons, ghosts, and monsters, as well as the numerous blood mists, green flames, black smoke, and surging firelight that fills the sky.

  On the other hand, Xuanyi held the purple jade Ruyi and that green and white sword light collided with each other, splashing and flying. Unfortunately, although the Ruyi in Xuanyi's hand was a postnatal treasure of the highest order, its power was boundless and extremely fierce, not inferior to most top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasures. However, compared to those two Yuan Tu Anbi pre-heavenly killing swords from the Underworld River, it was still slightly inferior. Therefore, Xuanyi was suppressed for a while.