Chapter 1: Pangu Opens Heaven and Changes Fate

  After the first row of people finished asking questions, Xuan Wei, who was in the second row, stood up and was about to ask a question. However, he saw Tai Yi and Di Jun, who were also in the second row, immediately kowtowing on the ground and respectfully reporting: "Disciples Tai Yi and Di Jun were born from the sun and have experienced the difficulties of the birth of the pre-heavenly gods. Later, they sought to establish a demonic tribe to reverse the laws of the pre-heavenly gods, allowing their demonic gods to achieve success. However, now that they see the乾坤order is about to be established, and they have obtained the Lingbao Tian Shu, they want to take a great risk and establish a heavenly court, divide the Zhou Tian, supervise the world, and hope that the teacher will be compassionate and permit this move!" Immediately afterwards, nearly a thousand listeners led by ten people also knelt down and did not get up.

  At first, Xuanwei was furious. Just as Zhun Ti was about to ask a question, he stood up before Nüwa did. According to the rules, he should have waited for his turn after asking his question. Now, Taoyi and another person were openly plotting against him in the Zixu Palace, slapping him in the face. Xuanwei thought of this and couldn't help but seethe with anger as he listened to their conversation. He then mocked them in his heart. After all, although the two were strong, they were still inferior to Nüwa, a future saint, in terms of status within the demon tribe. Xuanwei didn't believe that these two would dare to discuss anything with Nüwa and Fuxi. Otherwise, why wouldn't Nüwa have reacted by now? You're pushing Nüwa to the opposite side! Even if she doesn't say anything now, you'll suffer later. Xuanwei sneered, standing there watching the commotion with a detached air.

  Here is the translation:

  As expected, with Emperor Jun and Taiyi's words falling, the first row of Nuwa's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, her face was covered in frost, and a raging fire burned in her chest. Good! When the demon clan was established at first, it was said to be for the survival path of the pre-heavenly gods' descendants. A group of pre-heavenly gods came to find themselves, pulling themselves into the demon clan as one of its members. At that time, they didn't have any objections and agreed. But what's the situation now? In terms of emotions and reason, shouldn't establishing the Heavenly Court involve consulting with this powerful demon clan member? Is this abandoning the bridge after crossing it? I, Nuwa, count for nothing??????

  However, the Goddess Nuwa was compassionate and also had to consider the vast number of demons, so she made a hand seal, flipped her hands in front of her chest, and divined the heavenly mechanism. She saw that in the river of fate, there was a strand of mysterious yellow energy mixed with a strand of dark and sinister energy, which followed her shadow and never dissipated. The heavenly mechanism also showed that Emperor Jun would obtain the Heavenly Book, and there would be a great ceremony in Heaven to confer divine positions, fix the stars and constellations, regulate the seasonal changes, and bring blessings to all living things. Afterward, the demons of the mundane world could use this to reverse their fate and become pre-heavenly deities.

  The goddess hesitated, and the ominous energy gathered but did not disperse, causing people to worry. However, at this time, Taiyi and Emperor Jun had already put the matter of building the Heavenly Court on the surface, and under the manifestation of the heavenly machine, if the demon clan did not establish the Heavenly Court decisively, the heavenly mandate would backlash, which could be described as riding a tiger and finding it hard to get off. The goddess Nüwa bit her teeth and transmitted a message to Fuxi, discussing it with him, and finally they both felt that at this time, rather than letting others benefit, it was better to let the demon clan share the infinite merits. As for the ominous energy, it could only be slowly planned, and after reaching an agreement, the two of them also kowtowed to the ground, saying: "We hope that the teacher will be compassionate and agree to this matter, which is a great blessing to the vast wilderness and should be considered a great meritorious deed."

  Everyone was shocked, and unexpectedly, the Goddess Nuwa really managed to keep her cool, worthy of being a saint appointed by the founder of Taoism, with a broad mind! As for Taiyi and Emperor Jun, they were also anxious in their hearts. The two thought about monopolizing the supreme position of the Heavenly Emperor, after all, the position of the Heavenly Emperor was not inferior to that of the Hunyuan Saint at the time of its great accomplishment. They couldn't help but be moved by this, and if Nuwa knew, she might not hesitate to seize the Heavenly Book and let Fuxi prove his way. So the two decided to take action first and settle the universe in one move.

  However, this action also sowed discord in the heart of Nüwa, like a small tree sprouting, which would slowly grow bigger and bigger. It would bury a great calamity for the demon tribe in the future, and Emperor Jun's children would suffer countless casualties. Indeed, today's cause would be tomorrow's effect! At this moment, Hongjun, who had originally closed his eyes, opened them again, gazing calmly with his profound eyes, and lightly parted his vermilion lips: "Agreed!"

  The demons were overjoyed, thanking and bowing repeatedly. The crowd was either deep in thought or had their own concerns, and for a moment, no one noticed the fleeting sorrow and melancholy in Daozu Hongjun's eyes, nor the hint of anger in Nüwa's eyes. Only Xuanwei saw it, coldly smiling as he gazed at the demons beside him who were rejoicing. It was truly a great calamity, a heavenly mechanism playing tricks. Emperor Jun, you have lost face for me today, and I will naturally take note of this. Otherwise, wouldn't all living beings in the vast wilderness come to plot against me? The only question is whether you can bear it when the time comes.

  Xuanwei was calculating the events of the next ten days when Daozu's words shocked him: "Now, I have divided the precious rocks and arranged for Chen Lie to collect the pre-heavenly spiritual treasures. The pre-heavenly spiritual fetus will be used as a protective charm for you all, so that the treasure won't be tainted!" Currently, only a few of the powerful ones had supreme treasures to protect themselves, while the rest didn't have pre-heavenly spiritual treasures to use against the corpse-cutting technique. Although cutting three corpses doesn't necessarily require pre-heavenly spiritual treasures, hearing that there were pre-heavenly spiritual fetuses available made everyone extremely joyful and grateful, thanking him repeatedly as they left their seats.

  Xuanwei was also half joyful and half worried, thinking that the third lecture would be over before the treasure was divided. But unexpectedly, the treasure had already been divided at this time. This calamity might last for a long time and be extremely brutal. Xuanwei wondered how many more myths of the future could be borrowed from. Thinking about this made Xuanwei somewhat worried. The joyful feeling of obtaining the treasure instantly turned into nothingness. After all, no matter how many magical treasures you have, if you lose your life, what's the use?

  It seems that just intervening for ten days and doing one thing is not enough. Although knowing the trend of the Honghuang is my greatest advantage, I should make good use of it. But now, thinking about it, instead of being so low-key, it's better to stir up a big commotion, take the initiative, and avoid all kinds of people coming to plot against me! Thinking of this, Xuanwei looked at Emperor Jun with a subtle gaze again. Xuanwei's mind was firm, his eyes gleaming with changes, quietly watching as the Daozu waved his sleeve, suspending a chaotic-colored rock in mid-air within the Zixiao Palace.

  As the Chaos Stone landed, in an instant, numerous brilliant lights shot up into the sky, various treasures radiated spiritual light everywhere, dazzling people's eyes. Auspicious clouds surrounded and auspicious energy rose, layer upon layer of brilliant lights came and went, competing in beauty, refusing to yield. There were only a few that did not display brilliant lights, nor reveal any aura, yet all the other brilliant lights did not dare approach within half a step, truly the remaining power of a tiger, no one dared to pluck its whiskers!

  Hong Jun stretched out his hand and pulled out a treasure map, with black and white yin-yang fish heads and tails connected, constantly flowing. Above it, the two qi of yin-yang rose and fell, swirling into a Taiji circle. Shaking it slightly, five-colored light gathered to form a rainbow bridge, distinguishing between clarity and turbidity, stabilizing earth, water, fire, and wind, encompassing all things, shining brightly over mountains and rivers.

  There was also a flag, one foot seven inches long, with a dark red color, embroidered with ten thousand red lotus flowers. Countless fiery energies emerged from the flag, manifesting precious lotuses, repelling evil spirits, protecting the body.

  The Taoist Patriarch spoke to his first disciple, Laozi: "The Three Purities are the primordial spirit of Pangu, and there must be a supreme treasure. Li Er, you are my first disciple of the Xuanmen sect, and you should teach and transform all living beings, holding the authority of the Xuanmen sect. Now, I bestow upon you the pre-heavenly supreme treasure, the Taiji diagram, and one of the five pre-heavenly flags, the Southern Departing Earth Flame Light Flag."

  Laozi thanked him repeatedly, receiving it with both hands, bowing in gratitude without end. At the same time, the people around them stared wide-eyed, exclaiming: "He's taking out a pre-heavenly supreme treasure!"

  Then, in the hands of the Taoist ancestor, another banner appeared, with a chaotic air flowing and turning above it. The breath was majestic, dignified, thick and heavy, shaking slightly, as if it wanted to split the sky and earth, reopen the sky and create a new world. The void had an unstable aura, but the airflow was sometimes like a gentle stream, moving slowly, seemingly harmless to humans and animals; at other times, it transformed into a sharp sword energy, extremely fierce, making people dare not underestimate it! There was also a treasure flag, embroidered with ten thousand yellow lotus flowers, from which countless earthy energies emerged, manifesting the precious lotus. Although still sitting upright, his eyes were burning hotly as he stared at the Taoist ancestor and said: "This is the Pangu banner, transformed from the heavenly axe that opened the sky, it is the first killing tool of the Zhou Tian, can break through chaos, transform earth, water, fire, and wind, has the ability to open the sky and create a new world. It should be your town's teaching treasure! This flag is also one of the five flags of heaven and earth, it is the central Wu Ji Huang flag, it is a precious treasure for self-defense!" Yuan Shi hurriedly kowtowed in gratitude, received the banner with both hands, and carefully examined it without speaking.

  Then, the Taoist Patriarch said to Tongtian, who had been eager to move and couldn't hold back: "You are not steady enough by nature, you like to kill and fight, and you act impulsively. Now, I will give you the first killing array since the creation of heaven and earth, the 'Heavenly Extermination Sword Array'. This array was forged by Luohou in the later stages of his cultivation and has become a pre-heavenly treasure. Once the array is completed, it can only be broken if the four saints gather together! You must be cautious and not act impulsively, lest you commit an act that goes against heaven!" As soon as he finished speaking, he took out a diagram of the array and four swords from the Hunyuan Stone and handed them to Tongtian. The moment the diagram and swords left Hongjun's hands, they saw a surge of murderous energy rising into the air, and Tongtian was overjoyed, taking them with an uncontainable excitement.

  But little did they know, the crowd was already intimidated by the Tianyi Formation, and with this killing array, who could stop it? After all, it would take four saints to break through the formation. Moreover, the Three Pure Ones had always been in harmony, and the future saint known to the world was only Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti, how could they break the Tianyi Formation? But unexpectedly, the Great War of the Gods, brothers turned against each other, outsiders intervened, and in the end, the Taoist lineage was severed, and retreated to Biyou!

  The Taoist ancestor then took out a picture, a ball, and handed it to Nüwa. The picture showed a world, like the vast expanse of the universe being absorbed into it, with mountains, water, flowers, and grass. It was a landscape painting, yet it was incredibly realistic, beyond words. The ball was pink in color, like an embroidered ball, quite festive. Hong Jun said: "My friend is also sitting in the first row, I don't want to be biased, this picture is the Mountain and River Society Picture, which contains a boundless world, evolving into the vast universe, all-powerful, can trap people inside, unable to escape! It's a treasure for your protection. The ball is the Pre-Heaven Spiritual Treasure Red Embroidered Ball, can be used as an attacking tool, hitting people on the head, can also fix the marriage destiny, controlling marriage and weddings!" Nüwa's cheeks were flushed with pink clouds, her lips were tender and red, she smiled and accepted it, repeatedly thanking him.

  Finally, the Taoist ancestor took out twelve golden lotus flowers from his sleeves, which emitted twelve colors of precious light: infinite light, boundless light, unobstructed light, unequalled light, wisdom light, constant shining light, pure light, joyful light, liberating light, peaceful light, surpassing sun and moon light, and inconceivable light. A treasure banner, divided into nine layers, emitted countless precious lights, pure and bright, without defilement or obstruction. The Taoist ancestor said: "This lotus is transformed from the primordial blue lotus, a treasure for defense. Not only do you have affinity with it, but it also matches the teachings of the Western religion. It should be the treasure that guards the teaching." This scripture banner has the wonderful function of guiding spirits, and when in your hands, it will spread its light far and wide, not letting the treasure be covered in dust! The guide received it with a bitter face, without saying a word.

  When it was Hongjun's turn, he took out a precious flag and handed over a golden precious pestle to Zhunti, saying: "You are a person with great power and wisdom. You should spread the eight hundred side doors widely. This is one of the pre-heavenly five directions flags - the East Qinglian treasure color flag, and the post-heavenly supreme treasure pestle refined by me, one for pre-heavenly defense and one for post-heavenly attack. I also grant you protection."