Chapter 001: Pangu Opens the Sky and Changes Fate
As Xuanwei continued to purify the heavenly flowers with his merits, a bloody stain on the flag's surface began to emit an aura that grew thicker and more intense. Unbeknownst to Xuanwei, this aura not only failed to dissipate but also attracted all sorts of emotions and desires from the heavens and the earth, transforming into wispy strands of smoke that wafted through the air like a misty veil.
In an instant, Xuanwei's surroundings became shrouded in a haze. Then, one by one, beautiful young women with elegant demeanors began to materialize, descending upon the mortal realm. With lotus flowers supporting their slender feet, they danced and swayed, their movements creating ripples in the air that radiated outward.
Their laughter echoed through the air, as did the sounds of their various activities: some played the jade flute, while others sang or recited poetry; some worked on needlepoint, while others cooked or brewed tea. Their postures and actions were as varied as the stars in the sky, each one revealing a different aspect of their personalities.
Their skin was as white as snow, or as golden as bronze; some were slender, while others had full breasts; some were bold and uninhibited, while others were demure and chaste. They seemed to embody every possible desire that Xuanwei might have harbored in his heart.
However, although the scene before his eyes was a magnificent dance of the heavenly devil, Xuanwei's Dao heart was extremely disturbed, as if it wanted to seize and destroy everything. At this moment, Xuanwei's Dao heart trembled with fear, deeply grateful that Qiongqi was not by his side, for he would have probably fallen into madness soon. It was only because of the merits of the Golden Wheel and the internal and external suppression of the Wordless Heavenly Scripture that Xuanwei could completely disregard the heavy negative emotions and temptations in the Pangu blood pollution. Thinking of this, Xuanwei's heart was greatly shocked, and the golden light at the back of his head flowed even faster, but it began to thin out and darken, clearly consuming a great deal.
At the same time, he took out the Yōu Míng Qīng lamp to scorch it. As soon as the Yōu Míng Qīng lamp came out, it suddenly emitted a brilliant light, and tens of thousands of green flames fell into the void's evil energy. Although the green flames fell into it like sparks falling into oil, quickly igniting, this evil energy originated from Pangu's blood pollution. It was not simple; even the Xiantian Unextinguishable Fire could only slowly grind away at it, like water dripping through stone.
So, a hundred years passed, and Xuanwei looked at the Tianhua Miaozhui flag in his hand, and suddenly burst out laughing: "This Tianhua Miaozhui flag is actually fortunate to have suffered, I didn't expect that the source of the Tianhua Miaozhui flag's innate spiritual treasure would be entangled with the innate yin turbidity gas in Pangu's blood pollution and my gongde golden light's xuanhuang gongde gas, which led to the emergence of the power of the Kaitian Axe fragments. It turned out that three more innate divine seals were born, and their power was greatly enhanced."
Actually, Xuan Wei himself had also found the power of Tian Hua Miao Zhui Qi to be strange. After all, when the original Wu Zi Tian Shu was damaged and self-destructed in the early days, it absorbed a lot of chaotic aura and a small amount of pre-heavenly five-element essence. With less than 10% of the Kai Tian Fu fragments and a small amount of chaotic Qinglian fragments, it could maintain the forty-eight pre-heavenly divine seals. However, absorbing nearly 20% of the Kai Tian Fu fragments and a small amount of chaotic Qinglian fragments to form the Tian Hua Miao Zhui Qi only resulted in forty-two pre-heavenly divine seals as its defensive treasure, which seemed somewhat weak. Now it seems that this is because the Kai Tian Shen Fu has the power of opening up heaven and earth, with unparalleled divine power that dominates destruction. It is different from the chaotic Qinglian, which is known as the ancestor of pre-heavenly spiritual treasures. Moreover, since the basic rhythm of its path is missing, the fragments it transforms into should not be able to normally evolve into pre-heavenly spiritual treasures. They can only fully merge with spiritual treasures under special circumstances. This time, it was able to force out some of the power of the Kai Tian Fu fragments with the help of Pangu's blood pollution and Xuan Huang's merit. In the future, when the Tian Hua Miao Zhui Qi has completely absorbed the original power contained in the Kai Tian Fu fragments, it should be able to regenerate a few more pre-heavenly divine seals.
Xuanwei's heart was filled with satisfaction as he retrieved the Tianhua Miaozhui flag, which was the reason for his struggle with Minghe. He shook his sleeve and a peculiar seven-colored treasure record suddenly fell down. As soon as it landed in front of Xuanwei, it manifested various scenes from the Hongyuan world. The red dust and turbid air rolled in, and the power of fate, cause and effect, and good fortune constantly emerged and disappeared within the record, as if recording all the causes and effects of countless mortal beings who had not yet attained enlightenment.
As Xuanwei continued to refine the treasure, he saw various scenes in the treasure record appearing and disappearing in his mind. Xuanwei also observed the current situation of the entire Hongyuan through the treasure record.
A woman of the witch tribe, wearing animal hide and with a disheveled hair, was fighting against a group of giant crows that had joined the ranks of the demon tribe. The sound of their shrill cries filled the air as they clashed, despite the witch tribe woman already being covered in blood, her body battered and bruised, her vertebrae exposed, her flesh torn apart. Yet she still managed to transform into a thick thorny barrier, blocking the crows' path, determined to leave a way out for her remaining tribesmen, even if it meant using up all her strength to hold off the enemy for just a moment.
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Outside the witch tribe, a couple of demon tribes are also emerging, always charging forward in battle, fearless and unafraid to die, just to give their children better cultivation resources, and go further in an environment where the weak eat the strong.
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There are also many ethnic groups in the vast wilderness who, when fleeing in a hurry, often have elderly or disabled people among them. With their worn-out bodies, they block the pursuing soldiers behind, leaving a way out for the future of their ethnicity and a glimmer of light.
Xuanwei watched as the countless tribes of the Hongyuan continent, with their myriad cultivators, took up arms and treasures to defend their own kind, clashing with the invading demonic tribe in a seemingly futile struggle, falling one by one, building a wall of flesh and blood to block the enemy.
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Innumerable scenes unfolded, constantly impacting Xuán Wēi's Dao heart. Xuán Wēi simply felt his eyes becoming increasingly blurry, unsure whether it was from being moved or enraged as tears of sorrow fell.
With a loud "boom", the mysterious Qingyun burst out, and amidst the rolling clouds and misty vapors, threads of red dust and turbid air churned ceaselessly, about to merge entirely into the Qingyun. In an instant, within the Qingyun, threads of mysterious yellow auspicious energy flowed unceasingly, and the Wordless Heavenly Scripture also shone with great splendor, shocking the mysterious Xiao Wei awake.
"Ah!!!!!" As Xuan Wei woke up, all the evolving tranquility disappeared in an instant, but Xuan Wei still couldn't help but take a deep breath, looking at this person's eyes with a hint of complexity. This person was also known as Ren Shu, Human Book, Red Dust Record, and Red Dust Fantasy Record, among other names. Like Wu Zi Tian Shu, it had no attacking or defensive power, but recorded all the causes and effects, good fortune, lifespan, and fate of all living beings who had not yet achieved immortality through the Dao. It also recorded everything that happened to a Golden Immortal cultivator before they transcended their mortal body, as long as they hadn't used great divine powers to conceal themselves. All of this was recorded in Ren Shu, which could even mobilize the power of billions of living beings' love, hate, and resentment to evolve infinite fantasy realms. Truly, its power was boundless and unstoppable!
"No wonder the people of my past life thought that the Book of Life was the Book of Fate, although they weren't entirely wrong, but it's indeed off by a hair. However, the abilities of the Book of Life have exceeded my expectations, and I must modify my plans accordingly. ????" Xuan Wei looked at the Book of Life in his hand, then took out the Wanli Mountain River Map again, gazing at the two innate spiritual treasures, his expression changing."
The subtle gaze kept shifting between the two, wanting to see if they could merge into one possibility. To know that the innate spiritual treasure was born before heaven and earth, so its power is boundless. It's extremely difficult to enhance its power later on, but it's not impossible. If a piece of innate spiritual material with an inherent origin, containing the innate Tao rhyme, were to be merged or combined without conflict, then it could indeed allow one innate spiritual treasure to devour and merge with another, thereby enhancing its level and increasing its power. Although extremely perilous and rarely done, there is precedent for this, such as when Luoyi sacrificed the entire Western Spiritual Pulse and countless innate spiritual embryos to transform the Exterminating Immortal Sword Array into an Innate Supreme Treasure, which is a prime example.
At this moment, Xuanwei intended to merge the ability of Wanli Mountain and River Map into the human book, so that the human book could be used to cut off the good corpse. If Xuanwei's plan succeeded, not only would he have infinite merit, but his future identity would also be further elevated, whether in front of Hunyuan Saint or between heaven and earth. Even if he didn't become Hunyuan, he could still be on an equal footing with Zhenyuanzi. As Xuanwei thought more and more, the auspicious cloud reappeared above him, the wordless heavenly book automatically appeared without wind, and scene after scene emerged before his eyes.
"Ah!!!~~~Damn, it's been too smooth sailing, I've actually entered a demonic barrier! Without the confidence of a decisive victory, how can I possibly achieve the Mixed Yuan? And without the cultivation of an accurate saint, I'm trying to forcibly upgrade the Teachings of the Primordial Spirit Treasure... Haha??? Who would have thought that I'd also have such a moment??? If it's really like this, I'll probably end up like Zhenyuanzi??????"
As Xuanwei spat out a mouthful of blood, the countless scenes above his head disappeared, and his expression was momentarily flustered. Although he eventually stabilized his mind, he had ultimately injured his vital energy. After thinking for a moment, he simply waved his hand and put the "Map of Ten Thousand Miles" back into his sleeve.
"But after all, the Book of Man contains 46 Primordial Spirit Seals. If my plan succeeds, it will be of great help in achieving the Mixed Yuan. Unfortunately, I haven't reached the level of an accurate saint yet, so it's not suitable for me to touch this now. It seems that I'll have to put this matter on hold and wait until Hongjun lectures again??????"
He then began to close his eyes and cultivate his spirit, quietly waiting for Hongjun's second lecture.
Ps1: Regarding the setting of Heaven-Cleaving Axe fragments, after all, it seems that only three treasures were transformed by the Heaven-Cleaving Axe, namely the Three Treasures of Heaven's Creation. There hasn't been any other mention of such transformations. Moreover, these three treasures were transformed with the help of Pangu's hand during the creation of heaven and earth. So, I think my setting that Heaven-Cleaving Axe fragments cannot transform into pre-heavenly spiritual treasures on their own is reasonable, right??????
PS2: The interpretation of Innate Spiritual Embryo, there are three types of Innate Spiritual Embryos. One refers to the Innate Spiritual Treasures that are being nurtured, one refers to the Innate Spiritual Treasures whose nurturing process was interrupted, and the third is the existence formed by the combination of the Mahāyāna practitioner's own Innate Essence and Qi with the Heaven and Earth's Innate Essence and Qi after death. The difference between this and Innate Materials lies in the fact that it contains Innate Dao Rhythm, and the difference between this and Innate Spiritual Treasures lies in the fact that the Innate Divine Seal is incomplete. In simple terms, it is an existence that falls between Innate Materials and Innate Spiritual Treasures, neither superior nor inferior. If fortune is good, it can continue to evolve and become an Innate Spiritual Treasure; if fortune is bad, it can only serve as a limited high-grade Innate Material used to enhance the power of Innate Spiritual Treasures.
PS3: Regarding the Exterminating Sword Formation, it is difficult to categorize it as either a Pre-Heavenly Supreme Treasure or a Pre-Heavenly Spiritual Treasure. Therefore, it is set as only a Pre-Heavenly Spiritual Treasure in itself. However, when Luo Hou sacrificed the entire Western Spiritual Pulse and countless Pre-Heavenly Spiritual Embryos that were being nurtured, he forcibly transformed the Exterminating Sword Formation into a Pre-Heavenly Supreme Treasure. This also serves as an explanation for why the Exterminating Sword Formation is clearly a Pre-Heavenly Supreme Treasure yet cannot suppress the Great Dao's aura.
