Chapter 1: Pangu Opens Heaven and Changes Fate

  Since Xuanwei Daoren broke through to the Daluo realm, he returned to Yuhua Xian Mountain. The light and shadow flowed for tens of thousands of years, and the time passed quickly. Except for the first few thousand years when Xuanwei Daoren had been closed off to ponder the accumulated experience and insights of his cultivation, and carefully comprehend the mysteries of the Daluo realm, the rest of the time was spent relaxing. After all, at Xuanwei Daoren's current level of Daluo, wanting to quickly improve his Dao line cultivation was no longer something that could be achieved through hard work alone, but rather required opportunities and insights.

  However, the Xuanwei Taoist was very optimistic. Sometimes he would calm his mind and practice spiritual magic, harmonize dragons and tigers, sometimes collect some spiritual medicine to refine elixirs, sometimes take out the spiritual objects collected in his early years to refine magical treasures. The days passed by comfortably. During this period, the Hongyuan began to change constantly. The sky of the Hongyuan became wider, the earth became thicker, and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth became more and more dense. The later-born spirits were more numerous, while the pre-heavenly gods remained few in number. However, the supreme pressure of the Zhōu Shān was rapidly weakening. Those with high cultivation could already approach the Zhōu Shān. Also, the 365 giant stars in the sky were slowly disappearing.

  On this day, Xuan Wei suddenly remembered that there was a good deed to be done, but saw the stormy clouds on the vast continent of Honghuang, with a radiant glow filling the sky. With a light tap of his finger, a mist of water rose up and formed a treasure mirror in front of him, which was precisely the Mirror Flower Water Moon technique.

  The Xuanwei Daoist looked up and gazed into the mirror, only to see that on Mount Dongkunlun, the wind was picking up and clouds were gathering. Faintly visible were three masses of clear energy coalescing into a single entity. Clearly, the Three Pure Ones had taken shape at the summit of Kunlun Mountain. Observing this convergence of energies, it was evident that the Three Pure Ones had transcended their mortal fate under the auspices of the ancient Pan Gu's heavenly blessings and by virtue of their own innate great merits. Having successfully transformed and emerged, they had achieved the Great Luo Fruit position, although it was still unstable; nonetheless, it could not be denied that they had indeed attained the Great Luo realm.

  At the same time, a huge crack suddenly appeared at the foot of Mount Buzhou, stretching for nearly a thousand miles, with unknown depth. Rolling dark air burst out, blocking out the sun, and twelve figures emerged from the foot of Mount Buzhou, transforming into twelve giant beasts that let out long howls towards the sky, continuously shouting "Wu... Wu... Wu...". These were actually the twelve ancestral witches born from Pangu's essence, namely:

  Jin Zong Wu Tong Shou: Left ear has a snake, riding two dragons, human face tiger body, shoulders and back grow wings.

  Muzha Wugou Mang: The whole body is green, with a bird's body and a human face, riding on two dragons.

  Gonggong, the Ancestor of Water: a python-headed man with feet treading on two black dragons and hands wrapped around a green python, his whole body covered in black scales.

  Huǒ zhī zǔ wū zhù róng: shòu shēn rén miàn, shuāng ěr chuān huǒ shé, chéng liǎng huǒ lóng.

  English Translation:

  Huo Zhu Wu Zuo Rong: Beast body human face, double ears pierced by fire snakes, riding two fire dragons.

  The Ancestral Shaman of the Earth: Human body with a snake tail, seven hands on his back, and two hands in front grasping a leaping snake.

  Feng Zu Wu Tian Wu: Eight human faces, tiger body with ten tails.

  Yu Zhuzong Wuxuan Ming: A giant beast with a body covered in bone spurs.

  Lei Zu Wu Qiang Liang: mouth holding a snake, hand grasping a snake. Tiger head human body, four hooves, long elbow.

  Di Zu Wu Xie: Human face and bird body, with two green snakes hanging from the ears, holding two red snakes in hand.

  The Ancestor of Weather Wu Xie Bi: human face, dog ears, beast body, wearing two green snakes, in charge of the weather.

  The Ancestor of Time, Wu Zongjiu: a human face with a snake body and red color, its eyes are dark but its vision is clear, it does not eat or sleep or rest, and the wind and rain are its messengers.

  The ancestor of space and speed, Wu Di Jiang: Its shape is like a yellow sack, red like cinnabar fire, six legs four wings, four wings one fan twenty-eight million miles.

  The Twelve Ancestral Shamans were the remnants of Pangu, born with an understanding of the laws of heaven and earth, with great spiritual power. At the same time, they used the remaining essence of Pangu to evolve into many powerful shamans and shamanic cultivators. These powerful shamans and shamanic cultivators emerged one after another from the foot of Mount Buzhou, gathering around the Ancestral Shaman. Like the Ancestral Shaman, these powerful shamans were also entangled with the laws and their divine souls, and were even more deeply entwined, unable to cultivate their yuan Shen, only able to cultivate their physical bodies. As for the Twelve Ancestral Shamans, although each of them had extraordinary abilities, they were ultimately too deeply entangled with the laws and their divine souls, so in terms of heavenly calculations, they fell short of normal pre-heavenly gods and immortals.

  As the Wu tribe was born, two pre-heavenly gods were also born in the sun star. They were born to take charge of the great day god position. These two people later became the leaders of the demon clan, Demon Emperor Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi. At first, they responded to the pre-heavenly great day spirit energy and took the form of a three-legged golden crow. Later, they became pre-heavenly Taoist bodies, so although they were pre-heavenly gods, they were revered as demon emperors. These two people were born with great wisdom, among whom Emperor Jun had the pre-heavenly spiritual treasure map, Luoshu, and Taiyi was even more pregnant with the pre-heavenly supreme treasure, Hundun Zhong, when he was born. The yin and yang interacted, and as Emperor Jun and Taiyi were born, the taiyin star also gave birth to two pre-heavenly goddesses, Xihe and Changxi. These two people were also in charge of the taiyin god position and were deeply blessed.

  Just as Xuanwei was amazed by the great power of Honghuang, he sensed a blessed place in the midst of chaos - Qixia Ridge. Another thunderstorm raged on, and two air waves, one black and one white, entwined in mid-air and flew towards the high sky, finally transforming into a pair of men and women who floated down gently. The man appeared to be human-headed and dragon-bodied in mid-air, but when he landed, he was indeed born with a pre-heavenly body. He stroked a guqin with his hand, exuding an indescribable elegance. The woman appeared to be human-headed and snake-bodied in mid-air, but when she landed, she too was born with a pre-heavenly body, holding a jade flute in her hand, with extraordinary beauty. These two were the reincarnations of the primordial yin and yang energies. One was transformed from the source of yang energy, and the other from the source of yin energy. After taking shape, they referred to each other as siblings, and they were indeed Fuxi and Nüwa.

  In the end, in Wanshou Mountain's Five Villas Temple, a blurry figure slowly emerged from an ancient tree that pierced the sky. It was Xiantian Wu Xu Tu Jing Qi taking shape. This person had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, holding a duster, with an ancient book quietly floating above his head. He was none other than Zhenyuanzi, the ancestor of the earth immortals in later generations.

  Inside the Blood Sea of Youming, there are also waves of blood. Only one person can be seen, with a pair of swords in hand and a placenta underfoot, which has transformed into a twelve-petaled blood-red lotus platform. This person is a mass of polluted blood from Pangu's navel when he fell to the ground, combined with the pre-heavenly polluted air, and was born from the primordial chaos cyan lotus fragments. His name is Minghe, and at this moment, he is also holding Yuan Tu and Anbi in his arms, and has a twelve-petaled blood lotus transformed from the placenta to protect his body. Offense and defense are truly perfect!

  The blood sea has just ended its transformation, but the North Ming land is still undergoing changes. Suddenly, a new species was born in the North Ming land. Although this species is a postnatal spirit, it is quite capable and can reverse the natural order of things. It can transform into a fish when entering water and a bird when exiting water. This species is precisely the Kunpeng mentioned in Zhuangzi's "Free and Easy Wandering". The Kunpeng is skilled at transformation, has spiritual insight into all things, and possesses great willpower. At this moment, it too successfully reverses the natural order of things and transforms its shape to emerge.

  The auspicious sign of Kunpeng's birth has not yet dissipated, and a red cloud has transformed into a pre-heavenly divine being. This cloud was the first pre-heavenly cloud produced when Pangu opened up the sky, and it has attained the Dao. With just one word to describe all things, that would be "powerful", let alone in this mysterious and unpredictable world of Honghuang!

  As for the future Western twin, although they have exceptional qualifications, the Western spiritual vein was already destroyed by Luo Yu's Jie Xian sword array, and even though it was suppressed by the White Tiger of the Five Elements God, the spiritual energy is still thin, and life is scarce. Therefore, the two pre-heavenly great powers, Jie Yin and Zhu Ti, were born last. The two were born together, one transformed from the lotus seed of the Primordial Chaos Lotus, and the other was the Bodhi tree that attained enlightenment among the ten major spiritual roots of the Pre-Heaven. They were born with great wisdom and determination, and they complemented each other perfectly.

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  Xuan Wei Dao Ren watched for a long time, unable to bear it, and burst into loud laughter. "Those who should have appeared have all appeared! It seems that Hong Jun Lao Zu is about to achieve enlightenment soon! This vast expanse of the universe is indeed full of surprises! In this case, I wonder what kind of scene will unfold when I take my leave, ahahahaha???????"

  Upon reaching the realm of Xuan Wei Dao, one naturally becomes a steadfast and resolute individual. With a mere thought, they can accomplish anything. Thus, he walked to the entrance of Yu Hua Xian Mountain's Daoist temple, where a white jade lotus platform suddenly appeared before him, floating in mid-air on an eight-treasured cloud platform. As the lotus platform emerged, a brilliant aura radiated from it, filling the surroundings with auspicious light and sacred energy. With eyes slightly open and starry pupils shining bright, his entire being exuded serenity and naturalness. He bowed thrice to the heavens, then proclaimed in a clear voice: "Today, I am Xuan Wei Dao person, who has spent billions of years cultivating and has attained the Great Luo Fruit position! Now, I sense the difficulties of the great Dao and the hardships of sentient beings seeking the Dao. In accordance with the heavenly heart, I wish to diligently cultivate virtue and morality. Therefore, I shall establish a platform at the entrance of Yu Hua Xian Mountain to expound the Dao. All sentient beings with affinity in the heavens and earth are welcome to come forth!" Relying on his Great Luo cultivation and aided by the celestial Dao, Xuan Wei's voice spread across half of the vast expanse of Hong Huang in an instant.

  The earliest to respond was in the Purple Mist Palace of the Honghuang Yuqiong Mountain, where a purple-robed old man suddenly opened his eyes that had remained unchanged for thousands of years. The old man's hair was white as snow, but his face was youthful and full of smiles, nodding slightly: "Excellent! Excellent! This person is indeed compassionate and has done many good deeds for the sake of all living beings during the Dragon and Phoenix Great Tribulation. Now that the opportunity has arrived, this first sermon since the opening of the heavens is truly a joyous occasion, with boundless merit and virtue!"

  The subtle voice of Xuán Wēi reached the Kunlun Mountains, and into the Jade Void Palace. The newly transformed Daoist master suddenly opened his eyes, and his body's aura began to flow and change. In an instant, the Jade Void Palace was filled with a bewildering fragrance, golden flowers blooming everywhere, smoke rising from the ground, and strange phenomena unfolding one after another. Sometimes it was like calm water, flowing gently without stopping, the sound of the water flowing quietly in the distance; sometimes the entire space was majestic and awe-inspiring, with golden flowers covering the ground, the three realms of heaven, earth, and humanity shining brightly, giving off a solemn and dignified feeling. Suddenly, sword energy surged forth, and a fierce aura pressed down, giving a sense of unstoppable momentum. The mysterious and profound aura filled the entire great hall.

  "The Upper Body is Heavenly, the Platform Opens to Preach the Tao..." The Primordial Heavenly Lord, who was deeply moved by the act of following Heaven and responding to humanity, slightly smiled and said, "Haha, this is indeed a true cultivator of pure virtue and Taoist morals. This meritorious deed is boundless!"

  "Second brother (second elder brother), this is a great virtue." The old man on the side, Tongtian, also praised them.

  Similar to the Three Pure Ones, there are also the Western Twin Saints, Fuxi and Nüwa, Hongyun Zhenyuanzi and others who have expressed their admiration. As for the Twelve Ancestors Wu, Emperor Jun and others, they just coldly observed from the side. The Minghe Kunpeng and others either smiled and nodded in approval or sneered incessantly.

  This is also the reason why Xuanwei only dared to say that he opened the first wave of Honghuang's transmission after reaching Daluo. Otherwise, you can't directly make a vow to Tiandao. In fact, there's no way around it. After all, your cultivation hasn't reached Daluo, and the transmitted Dadao can't help others transcend, becoming a misguided disciple. If you don't receive the backlash of Tiandao's aura, it would be strange. Even if you can survive with your soul intact and get reincarnated, that would be good. Even if the transmitted Dadao can make people transcend, due to the relationship between Tiandao vows, you still can't get the greatest benefit. Therefore, after achieving Daluo, Xuanwei didn't think of it for a while.

  Ps1: As for the reason why Fuxi has a human head and dragon body, there are two forms of Fuxi's image, one with a human head and snake body, and the other with a human head and dragon body. In the setting, it was decided that Fuxi would have a human head and dragon body, which is to inherit part of the ancestral dragon bloodline, so that the descendants of Huaxia can claim to be the descendants of the dragon in the future. Also, because Fuxi inherited the ancestral dragon bloodline, he was affected by the dragon clan's gas operation, condensing his own gas operation and giving it to Nüwa, helping her to achieve the mixed yuan. However, due to insufficient gas operation, Fuxi needs to reincarnate once, throwing himself into the human tribe, thereby perfecting himself.

  Ps2: I remember that in the earliest "Buddha Classics", it was said that among the Wu tribe, the twelve ancestral witches had great magical powers, infinitely close to the Holy Man of the Primordial Chaos, with a primordial spirit, but they were not allowed to open up the essence of heaven and earth, and attain the gate of the Primordial Chaos. The great witches of the Wu tribe, on the other hand, did not have a primordial spirit, but were born with great divine powers, strong magical abilities, and formed multiple tribes through mutual interaction. I'll just borrow this concept here, after all, as the twelve ancestral witches who are prior to heaven, it seems that being completely unaware of the heavenly numbers is not good, so let's just set them up as weaker than the cultivators of the same realm in terms of magical calculations.