Chapter 001: Pangu Opens the Sky and Changes Fate
At this time, compared to the time when Pangu opened up the sky, there are many more living beings between heaven and earth. Unfortunately, these numerous living beings that have appeared are not born before heaven, but are formed after heaven, so they are easily confused by the great calamity of the breath of the universe, leading to their own karma being deeply entangled in the cycle of cause and effect. This has provided quite a bit of merit and good fortune for practitioners of the Xuanwei Dao, so the path of the Xuanwei Dao is one that is walked with stops and starts, occasionally encountering some talented and precious individuals who are worth noticing. Overall, the days of the Xuanwei Dao practitioner are spent in comfort.
Perhaps it was a coincidence, but on that day, the Xuanwei Taoist had just collected a strain of Lingzhi that had grown for countless years. Suddenly, he felt the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surging, with a faint scent of blood lingering in the air. A fierce gust of wind swept in, and dark clouds gathered in the sky, casting a gloomy shadow, as if doomsday was approaching. The creatures around him scattered in all directions. When the Xuanwei Taoist opened his heavenly eye to take a look, he saw that beneath the dark clouds, a black dragon was exercising its divine power, summoning a whirlwind that swept up countless creatures and pulled them into a massive mouth filled with blood. It was because of this black dragon's movements, shaking its head and tail, calling out the wind and rain, that the heavens underwent a great transformation within a thousand miles.
The Xuanwei Daoist didn't want to get entangled with the dragon tribe, but this black dragon was destroying mountains and rivers without any regard. At the same time, Xuanwei saw that the black gas produced by the black dragon's head was almost bursting through the clouds, and there were faint sounds of ten thousand ghosts wailing in the black gas, making it seem like a gloomy wind. Even after finishing its hunt, it still stirred up trouble, recklessly destroying mountains and rivers without any restraint. Xuanwei couldn't help but frown, secretly sighing: "With such a scourge, no wonder the dragon tribe ultimately declined."
The Xuanwei Taoist saw that the black dragon had not shown any signs of restraint, so he decided to take action. He drove his divine powers and a five-colored immortal light condensed in his palm. As he silently recited the incantation, communicating with the heavenly thunder and lightning laws, it condensed into a Five Elements Divine Thunderbolt. The Xuanwei Taoist pointed, and the grindstone-sized Five Elements Divine Thunderbolt shot out, piercing through the center of the dragon whirlwind. A loud "boom" was heard, the wind dispersed, clouds disappeared, and the evil dragon let out a continuous scream as the thunderbolt exploded in all directions.
"Where did this wild Taoist come from? I am the Dragon King who guards this land, and yet you dare to sneak up on me without reason? Don't think that my dragon clan is easy to bully! Hmph, first taste my Subzero Frostwave!" The black dragon glared with eyes as big as lanterns, like a beacon in the dark night, and bellowed. As soon as its voice fell, it fiercely summoned its divine power, calling forth boundless water vapor, transforming into the Subzero Frostwave that charged towards Xuanwei True Man, clearly intending to kill him without listening to his explanation.
Only to see, the mysterious and subtle Daoist was also not intending to hold back, he sat upright on the white jade lotus platform, one hand pointing to the sky, the other hand pinching his fingers and placing them in front of his chest, reciting the true words, driving the boundless five elements spiritual energy, transforming into countless five-colored divine thunderbolts that struck the black dragon. In an instant, lightning flashed and thunder boomed, silver snakes danced wildly, the divine thunderbolt swept forward majestically, charging straight ahead to attack the cold tide of the meridian.
The black dragon was originally just a half-step golden immortal, and he thought that the mysterious microcosm would be wary of the dragon's prestige. However, seeing the full force of the mysterious microcosm now, he didn't dare to slack off. In his panic, he could only shake his tail and condense water vapor to rise into the air, forming crystal clear ice lotus flowers around him to protect himself. At the same time, he summoned dark clouds to gather and form a layered cloud barrier in front of him.
Unexpectedly, the mysterious microcosm had transformed into the five elements of the primordial origin, unleashing the power of the five elements' divine thunder. The black dragon's ice lotus flowers, although mysterious, couldn't withstand the divine thunder, so when it struck, the ice shattered and scattered, and the cold light flashed.
The dark clouds that resembled cotton also opened up gaps under the bombardment of the divine thunder. However, the clouds had their own mysteries, with countless cold light blades slicing through the divine thunder. When the clouds dispersed, the divine thunder was also exhausted, and at this time, both the divine thunder and the clouds were extinguished.
The black dragon's ice lotus flowers were broken, and his body was exposed. The mysterious microcosm took advantage of the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, and the black dragon could only use his claws to defend himself.
The black dragon, seeing this, once again lifted its head, opened its mouth and wildly sucked in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Only to see the spiritual energy, then suddenly spit out an extremely cold dragon breath. The color of the dragon's breath was ink black, as soon as it sprayed out, it absorbed the surrounding water vapor, transformed into icy blades that rushed towards the enemy. At this time, it seemed like a black and white ice fire flood was rushing towards the Xuanwei Taoist. The icy air had frozen into ice crystals in front of the Xuanwei Taoist, which were as big as small mountains. Then the black dragon intended to turn around and escape, obviously trying to use its dragon breath to block the way and make a run for it. However, the Xuanwei Taoist would not let that happen. The true words from his mouth did not stop, one hand continued to pinch the hand seal, while the other hand lightly pointed at the white jade lotus platform below him. Only to see the sky filled with immortal light, and colorful auspicious clouds protecting the Xuanwei Taoist. The icy dragon breath hit the clouds, although it was turbulent, but could not break through the cloud defense.
Xuan's faint smile was followed by a casual gesture, and a five-colored, multicolored light of the Five Elements' Extinction God flew out. The Five Elements' Extinction God Light itself is the result of the interaction and transformation of the Five Directions' evil energy, combined with the power of heaven and earth's magnetic field, specializing in extinguishing life, ranking among the top in all five elements' divine communication, its power boundless. Seeing this, the Black Dragon knew it couldn't dodge, so it took out a green lantern that floated in mid-air. The lantern's body was ancient and simple, as if cast from bronze, with a lotus-shaped lamp cup, and mysterious, unpredictable patterns that seemed to contain the great principles of the Tao. A cluster of green flames flickered at the wick, casting an eerie glow that illuminated the void.
This lamp is not ordinary, only to see the lamp fire fluttering and dripping down clusters of emerald flames. Even if the Five Elements' Extinction Light, which is skilled at extinguishing all living things, approaches, it will also be reborn as the Five Elements' essence under the burning of the emerald fire. Xuanwei was shocked, but then he understood. The Black Dragon's boundless power is probably not unrelated to this lamp. After all, this lamp is skilled at burning all things and refining their essence, which means that burning a cultivator's physical body and primordial spirit can quickly increase their cultivation. How could such karma not increase?
The black dragon saw the green flames and burst into laughter: "Stinky Taoist, I didn't want to see you dead or alive, but now that you've seen my Netherworld Green Lamp, spare your life!!" As he spoke, the black dragon blew out the lamp oil in the Green Lamp, and suddenly a sea of fire surged towards Xuanyuan. Xuanyuan saw this and took out the Heavenly Flower Flag, shaking it lightly. The flag's uses were endless, and it was born from Xuanyuan's own abilities. The 42 Primordial Spirit Seals had already been broken by Xuanyuan, so how could the black dragon's unfinished Netherworld Green Lamp compare?
As the Tianhua Miaozhui Flag unfolded, only to see clusters of green lotus flowers covering the sky and sun, blooming and falling, lotus petals drifting down to form a protective armor around him. Moreover, countless clouds and mists floated and hovered around, shrouding the surroundings in a hazy blur, as if it were a paradise of Penglai. The pale blue fire of the Youming Qingdeng lantern, although not ordinary, was burning amidst the broken remains of ten thousand green lotus flowers. Xuan Mi smiled faintly, and with another wave of his hand, the Tianhua Miaozhui Flag fluttered again, only to see Hei Long feel as if heaven and earth had turned upside down, his limbs numb and his spirit dazed.
Xuanwei saw this and directly blasted a Five Elements Extinction Needle into the Black Dragon's Purple Mansion, shattering his Sea of Consciousness. As the Sea of Consciousness shattered, the Black Dragon's powers reversed, causing his skin to crack open, his flesh to rot, his tendons to snap, and his bones to break. Dragon blood splattered everywhere, dyeing a large area of the sea red.
Xuanwei, the Daoist, waved his sleeve and collected the Black Dragon's corpse. After all, it was the body of a Half-Step Golden Immortal, which was top-grade material for refining equipment. Xuanwei naturally wouldn't let it go to waste.
After collecting the corpse, Xuanwei saw that the surrounding mountains and rivers were shattered, with countless vengeful spirits gathering, blocking out the sky and sun without any signs of dispersing. It was a scene of endless wailing and crying, with dark energy spreading everywhere, devouring people and causing terror. The sight was too frightening to describe.
The Xuanwei Taoist's heart was filled with compassion, so he sat upright on the precious lotus, his hands forming a Buddhist mudra. The bottle emitted a milky white glow, three flowers gathered at the top, and five energies converged towards the origin. A wheel of colorful light surrounded his body, rotating slowly as it protected him. As the light rotated, the Xuanwei Taoist embodied the majestic appearance of a treasure. His mouth uttered a five-colored sound, reciting the Mahayana sutra: "Dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth! The karma of today will be repaid tomorrow. Those who harm you may one day be harmed by others or forever fall into the Avici hell, unable to attain rebirth. Endless revenge, when can it end? Today's birth, tomorrow's rebirth. May the dead rest in peace, and the living be at ease."
As the scriptures sounded, for a time, the Taoist culture of symbols and seals floated in the void, with infinite light. As the scripture symbols absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the essence of the sun and moon, they transformed into white lotus flowers that fell on the heads of the wronged souls. With the white lotus shining on their heads, only then could one see the wronged souls' bodies undergo a visible transformation, with black air gradually dispersing, and evil energy also disappearing. The souls' expressions were no longer ferocious, but rather calm and smiling, as they regained their consciousness. They all joined their palms together and sat in meditation in the void, reluctant to leave. At this time, reincarnation had not yet begun, and the souls could be said to be unable to enter heaven or hell, nor could they remain in the mortal world. All they could do was quietly wait for seven days, after which they would disperse without a trace.
The Xuanwei Daoist saw this and couldn't bear it, so he pointed to the void, and a painting scroll flew out. In the painting scroll, a square of illusory world appeared, and the souls were overjoyed when they saw it, and they all joined their hands together in gratitude. They flew into the painting scroll and formed an illusory world, where they recited the Daoist scriptures, waiting until the cycle was complete, so that they could be reborn by transmigration. It can be said to be good, good!
Xuanwei saw many wronged souls being freed, and again used his divine power to sprinkle sweet rain everywhere. Countless bodies of the living and the dead were naturally fire-free, without leaving any ashes, and gradually disappeared into thin air. At the same time, flowers and grasses were reborn, broken trees reconnected, and the spiritual veins damaged by Heilong's divine power under the ground also gradually recovered under Xuanwei's divine power. In an instant, this place was once again a peaceful and auspicious atmosphere, where could one see the previous thunder and lightning, dark clouds pressing down on the city, as if it were about to be destroyed?
Exterminate the evil dragon, transcend the deceased soul, eliminate the evil energy, wash away the resentment, repair the land. Although each of these merits is not many, but added together, it's called infinite merit, which is not impossible to call out. Suddenly, in the sky, a wisp of yellow cloud appeared, condensing into auspicious and prosperous energy, gathering into a waterfall, flowing down, pouring into the celebratory cloud of Xuán Wēi Dào Rén. The three flowers on top of Xuán Wēi Dào Rén's head, representing the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, not only grew bigger by one circle but also slowly emitted a faint fragrance. As the yellow cloud spread and dyed the celebratory cloud, the golden scales and cloud patterns shone even more brightly on the colorful glazed tiles of the celebratory cloud. Behind Xuán Wēi's head, the wheel of merit appeared, turning slowly. His breath was even more compassionate and sympathetic to all living beings, vast and powerful, fearless of evil and ghosts, shining brightly and magnificently in the clear sky!
