Chapter 001: Pangu Opens the Sky and Changes Fate

  In the days that followed, Xuanwei rode the five-colored divine deer around the battlefield, doing the work of ferrying and transforming vengeful spirits, repairing the land. Sometimes he would encounter some cultivators who had fallen into the evil demonic path and were entangled by karma, and he would kill them one by one, until one day...

  Only to see that the heavens and earth were changing, the original black evil energy, red blood energy, and strange calamity energy that was wandering in the sky, all rushed towards the west. At the same time, the western land also had several surging energies suppressing it, the pressure of the mysterious microcosm was unable to move, if not for the timely sacrifice of the Heavenly Flower Banner to protect it, it would have been injured by the energy.

  After several days, there were even rumors of a heavenly oath.

  "The Heavenly Way is above, in the beginning of the vast and desolate heaven and earth, my dragon clan was arrogant and greedy, rampaging and seizing the heavenly and earthly energies, causing the destruction of the Western Wilderness, the downfall of all spirits, and the lamentation of heaven and earth. My ancestral dragon wished to use his remaining body to transform into the Eastern Guardian God, eternally suppressing the Eastern energy numbers, wishing for the Heavenly Way to prolong my dragon clan's energy, and bless my water tribe cultivators."

  "The Heavenly Way is above, in the beginning of the vast and desolate heaven and earth, my Phoenix Clan fought for the control of the heaven and earth's vital energy, causing the destruction of the Western Wilderness, the fall of countless spirits, and the lamentation of heaven and earth. I, the Phoenix, am willing to use my remaining body to transform into the Guardian Deity of the South, forever suppressing the Southern vital energy, wishing that the Heavenly Way will prolong the vital energy of my Phoenix Clan, and bless the practitioners of the Avian Tribe."

  "The Heavenly Way is above, at the beginning of the vast and desolate heaven and earth, cause and effect entwined, the Western Continent was destroyed, countless spirits fell, heaven and earth wailed. I, Baihu, vow to transform my body into the Guardian God of the West, forever suppressing the Western Qi, wishing for the Heavenly Way to bless all living things."

  "The Heavenly Way is above, at the beginning of the vast and desolate heaven and earth, cause and effect entwined, the Western Continent was destroyed, countless spirits fell, heaven and earth wailed. I, the Dark Turtle, vow to transform my body into the Northern Guardian God, forever suppressing the northern energies, wishing for the Heavenly Way to bless all living things."

  Just as everyone thought the Heavenly Oath was over, an unexpected voice rang out: "The Heavenly Way is above, at the beginning of the Honghuang world, my Qilin clan fought for the world's energy, greed ran rampant, causing the destruction of the Western Honghuang, the fall of all spirits, and the lamentation of heaven and earth. My ancestor, the Qilin, was willing to use his remaining body to transform into the Central Guardian God, forever suppressing the central land's energy number. I wish for the Heavenly Way to bless my Qilin clan's energy, and bless our beast tribe cultivators..."

  As the Five Elemental Gods returned, it also marked the end of the first calamity since the creation of heaven and earth. The sky was cloudless, but a rumbling thunderclap shook the vast expanse, with eighty-one loud booms that reverberated throughout. The twin suns and moons shone brightly, illuminating countless worlds. The stars in the celestial sphere suddenly enlarged, and thick beams of starlight descended straight down, scattering infinite stardust everywhere. Clouds gathered, forming a majestic spectacle, as sweet rain nourished all living things in the vast wilderness!

  A purple aura arrives, like a majestic purple dragon soaring through the clouds and mist. The void expands, a noble purple hue, resplendent and radiant! In the air, countless golden flowers materialize out of thin air, drifting down gently. Countless heavenly maidens appear, holding instruments, singing ethereal melodies that echo and reverberate. Furthermore, countless flying silk ribbons flutter and dance in the clouds, performing a wondrous display of aerial acrobatics. At this moment, even the most skilled demon dancers would find it difficult to rival this spectacle, not even one ten-thousandth of it!

  What's even more astonishing is that the boundless and omnipresent aura of merits and virtues, like a waterfall, poured down in torrents, converging into a mighty river of golden light that swept across the vast expanse. The five most powerful streams surged towards the Five Elemental Gods, who upon seeing this, all assumed an attitude of reverence and prayer to the heavens, appearing sacred and inviolable!

  The five gods of the elements, bathed in the golden light of the universe, their bodies glistening with a radiant aura. The dragon king, sensing the energy of the east, transformed into a majestic nine-clawed azure dragon, shaking its head and tail, holding a dragon pearl, surrounded by the energy of the wood element. With a mighty roar, it descended into the Eastern Sea, suppressing the energy of the east.

  The phoenix, responding to the energy of the south, transformed into a resplendent nine-colored southern vermilion bird, dancing in the void, its body ablaze with fierce flames, singing a song that shook the heavens. It flew into the Immortal Fire Mountain, suppressing the fire that burned within.

  The qilin, sensing the energy of the center, transformed into a majestic black and yellow qilin, radiating an aura of good fortune and prosperity. Its eyes gazed upon the earth, calming the turbulent energies of the land.

  The white tiger, responding to the energy of the west, transformed into a powerful and serene white tiger, its eyes flashing with a fierce light as it gazed upon the earth, guarding the source of the western demonic energy and protecting the remaining spiritual energies of the west.

  Finally, the black tortoise, sensing the energy of the north, transformed into a dark and mysterious serpent-tortoise, its eyes emitting a somber and majestic aura. It returned to the Northern Darkness, suppressing the aquatic energies of the four seas.

  The five gods of the elements, having fulfilled their duties, merged back into the universe, hiding in plain sight. Though they possessed boundless divine powers, they also accumulated infinite merit, achieving the fruit of heaven and earth. Though not equal to the Primordial Saint, they were still nearly indestructible, able to enjoy the offerings of humanity for eternity!

  As the Great Tribulation came to an end, Hong Jun emerged victorious and established a clear distinction between good and evil. In an instant, countless demonic cultivators were like ice and snow falling into the great sun, turning into flying ash. Meanwhile, the consciousness of countless wronged souls, under the illumination of golden merit light, emitted wave after wave of black smoke from their bodies, wailing and screaming in agony as the dark energy slowly dissipated, the crimson color fading, their expressions gradually becoming calm, with a hint of a smile at the corners of their mouths, as if they were soaking in a hot spring, feeling extremely comfortable, warm and cozy on a cold winter's day.

  At the same time, a small column of mysterious yellow light rushed towards Xuan Wei. This column of light was the accumulation of all the merits and virtues that Xuan Wei had accumulated since the incident at the East Sea's Treasure Eye. Originally, due to the chaos caused by the opening of the Great Calamity, the struggle between good and evil, and the unclear outcome, even though Xuan Wei's actions were not trivial, he was unable to receive heavenly rewards for his merits. Now that the Great Calamity had ended, with the righteous path prevailing over the evil one, the Heavenly Way naturally rewarded those who had made contributions. The aura of merit poured into Xuan Wei's mind, and he felt a sudden "whoosh" as a celebratory cloud appeared, three flowers bloomed, and the mysterious yellow energy was all absorbed by him. Inside the rolling column of mysterious yellow light, the topmost celebratory cloud, the five energies in his chest, and the three-flower lotus platform merged together, changing eighty-one times before finally settling into one form. After a brief moment, Xuan Wei's three flowers and five energies, along with the celebratory cloud on top, all transformed into a single green lotus surrounded by a halo of five-colored light - the Primordial Pure Yang Five Energies Green Lotus. A name flashed in Xuan Wei's mind as he realized that he had finally taken that step forward, condensing his True Spirit and achieving the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

  As Xuanwei achieved the Great Luo Golden Immortal, a green lotus emerged from the 33rd heaven outside the River of Fate, surrounded by five-colored halos. The green lotus sprinkled its halos into the river, pulling out a figure. Despite the great binding force of the river, the figure slowly rose upwards, determined to transcend the River of Fate.

  The waters of the long river of fate surge forward, unstoppable. Any existence that tries to stand in front of fate will be swept away by the river's currents, sinking into the eternal depths of the river of fate, accompanied by the mud and sand at the bottom, entangled by the karma of all beings, forever and ever, passing through thousands of cycles of reincarnation, unable to escape. However, there is a kind of existence in the world called Mahārāja Golden Immortal, known as transcending everything, eternally free and self-existent in infinite time and space.

  The Da Luo Golden Immortal transcends the fate of the Long River, taking out the true spirit of his own destiny. Unless a saint intervenes, no innate technique can calculate his existence or whereabouts. This existence has reached an unimaginable realm, with power that spans all heavens and realms, annihilating countless stars in an instant. Therefore, when Laozi transmitted the teachings, he said that Da Luo Golden Immortal is the ultimate state of immortality, not only referring to its realm and power but also because attaining the Da Luo Dao fruit allows one to leap out of the fate of the Long River.

  Transcend everything, surpass everything!!

  Xuanwei roared, the innate pure yang five elements green lotus light became more dazzling, his own destiny true spirit left in the river of fate also rushed out of the river of fate at an incredible speed, trying to transcend everything and break free from all tangible and intangible restraints. As his true spirit returned to the innate pure yang five elements green lotus, Xuanwei found himself transformed into a being that floated above the river of fate, able to gaze down at the river and its inhabitants, as well as the scenery on the riverbank.

  Having this feeling of transcending all living things, Xuanwei felt that everything in the world, all things and spirits, could be let go of.

  Observe the way of Heaven, grasp the movement of Heaven, and you will be exhausted!

  At the same time, this unknown starting point and ending point, mapping all things in the world, runs through the destiny river of past, present and future, and can no longer find any trace of Xuanwei's figure, that is to say, at this moment, even if Hongjun merged with Dao, it is impossible to calculate Xuanwei's identity??????

  Ps1: In this book, the Destiny River and the Heavenly Way are two concepts. Theoretically, the Destiny River is higher than the Heavenly Way, but the Heavenly Way is actually a variation of the Tao in the Primordial Chaos. Only the Chaotic Saint can truly not be threatened by the Heavenly Way, so in this sense, the Destiny River is inferior to the Heavenly Way. However, the Heavenly Way was born after Pangu opened the sky, so there is no record of events before Pangu opened the sky, while the Destiny River has no beginning or end, reflecting all things and events in the world, spanning past, present, and future. Theoretically, if you have enough magical powers, you can see events before Pangu's birth or after countless eons. However, the Great Luo Golden Immortal has already transcended the constraints of the Destiny River, so even if someone reaches the level of the Heavenly Way in the future, they still cannot find all traces of the Great Luo Golden Immortal from the Destiny River. That's why Xuanyuan said that only by transcending the Destiny River can one truly not be discovered by the heavenly saints. After all, he was first obscured by the Chaotic Great Tao Map and then transcended the Destiny River. When searching for information about the Heavenly Way from the Destiny River, the segment of information that crosses over will definitely be omitted.

  PS2: The above is purely fictional, if there's any similarity, I'm honored (haha, just kidding)