Chapter 1: Pangu Opens Heaven and Changes Fate
After Xuanwei accepted his first disciple, he continued to wander in the desolate wilderness, observing some of the better tribes around him. In several places with dense aura, after setting up a few hidden hands, he arrived at the edge of the sky and the extreme south of the four cardinal directions. But when he saw this place, he found that it was rarely known to people, not only were there cold winds blowing between the heavens, but also the emergence of cold lights made people unable to get close, and they were frozen by the floating cold clouds and mist before they could even approach.
Xuanwei rode on the five-colored divine deer, surrounded by clusters of five-colored lotus flowers, slowly rotating, and not fearing the biting cold wind and frost that blew and shrouded. Occasionally, in the distant south, a few isolated snow lotuses stood proudly in the frosty purple-red, emitting a faint fragrance, also flashing with a flowing light, which was then stored in his sleeve.
Xuanwei gazed up at the sky, and couldn't help but smile slightly. In every corner of this vast expanse, there was a layer of faint light that protected it from the outside world, blocking out some of the chaotic energy that seeped in. Xuanwei's five-colored eyes looked out calmly, and saw that beyond the light shield, the chaotic energies collided with each other, stirring up countless waters, fires, and winds, either collapsing into empty space or giving birth to black holes. However, these energies were either absorbed by the light shield or repelled from the outside, in any case, they could not invade even a single inch of this vast expanse.
Xuanwei once used the records in the wordless heavenly book to silently observe some of the scenes of Pangu opening up the sky and creating the world, knowing that the thirty-third heaven is the largest protective layer of the Hongyuan, one part intersects with chaos, one part merges with the Hongyuan, and has long been shrouded in the thickest layer of protection above the Hongyuan.
As the Primordial Heaven and Earth slowly evolved, under the operation of the Heavenly Machine, a protective cover was generated between the four extremes, enveloping the four directions of the Primordial. On the one hand, it allowed the Primordial to continue evolving, and on the other hand, it was used to decompose part of the Chaos Qi to supplement the Heaven and Earth's original energy, interacting with the stars in the Thirty-Three Heavens.
Like the collision of starlight from thirty-three days of celestial bodies, in the four extremes of the earth, countless breaths and chaotic breaths converge and rub against each other, also triggering a magnificent substance - aurora. This aurora is an auxiliary product produced by the evolution of heaven and earth, not entering yin-yang five elements, not belonging to earth fire wind water, but its colorful colors are dazzling, and it has a significant benefit for some gods of yin-yang five elements, it is a unique substance in the four extremes of the earth.
Xuanwei gazed at this dreamlike scenery, his spirit seemingly also immersed in it, unable to extricate himself. He thought of how he had many precious treasures on him, but after all, was somewhat lacking in the way of killing and fighting, short of a powerful tool for slaying enemies and protecting the path; otherwise, he wouldn't have come here seeking the Aurora Refining technique to forge that magnificent, radiant protective treasure, majestic and grand.
Xuan Wei pointed to the top of his head, and a burst of white energy shot out, swelling into a cloud the size of a millstone in an instant. On the cloud floated three lotus flowers as big as a dipper. At the same time, a treasure flag stood upright, fluttering violently, with countless lotus flowers appearing and disappearing. The scene of heavenly flowers falling from the sky was also appearing and disappearing, and the auspicious air of Xiantian spread out.
Xuanwei raised his hand, and the treasure flag flew into his palm. With a flick of his wrist, the polar lights in front of him suddenly became chaotic. Then, a purple jade ruyi with golden trimmings shot out from Xuanwei's sleeve and hovered above the polar lights. The purple glow surged violently, hanging down like a curtain, as countless purple silk threads danced about, emitting auspicious energy in thousands of strands. The purple light swept across, absorbing the chaotic polar lights into nothingness. In an instant, the remaining pure yang energy that had been floating above the ruyi dispersed like boiling water splashing against snowflakes.
Xuanwei saw that the purple jade Ruyi in mid-air had absorbed a large amount of polar light and underwent mysterious changes. His index finger stretched out, and the five elements' essence burst forth, gushing out, steaming up, and rotating to form a ball of five-element Dao fire that enveloped the purple jade Ruyi. Next, he took out one after another treasures that shone with soft, gentle light - heavenly treasures from the nine heavens. Then, he scattered down rays of spiritual light, accompanied by these heavenly treasures, like throwing stones into a lake, falling into the purple jade Ruyi. As the surface of the Ruyi sparkled with glittering waves, an infinite amount of purple sacred light reappeared, along with pure Yang energy.
The mysterious and subtle is the treasure flag in hand, once again shaking, another beginning of the chaotic aurora, transforming into rain silk, returning to the midst of intention. These auroras are pale green like grass leaves, red like dancing ribbons, blue like gemstone tears, purple like willow silk, gathering into a torrent of light, flying into the midst of intention. Since Pangu opened the sky and earth, countless auroras accumulated over time, suddenly in an instant, disorderly, five colors, six colors, flowing light, overflowing color, dazzling the eyes.
Mysterious and subtle, the method is activated, taking out the countless purple energy collected from all directions, infusing it into the Ruyi, making it appear even more majestic and dignified, fearless of evil spirits; The five-colored essence transforms into divine light gathering on the surface of the Ruyi, producing a flowing glow, finally the method changes again, mysterious talismans and inscriptions are infused within, a vast number of heavenly treasures, talismans, and inscriptions merge with the extreme light, transforming and changing, the radiance of the purple jade Ruyi becomes even more dazzling.
Three hours later, even the face of Xuanwei, who was on the side activating the law to refine the treasure, was slightly pale and somewhat unbearable. When he looked up, he saw that the sky above was still full of smoke and color, without any decrease. The purple jade Ruyi in the void had a brilliant light on its surface, with rays of light flashing, surrounded by a yellow halo, with circle after circle of treasure light spinning around it. Between the brilliance, there were streams of Fumo divine light, Xie Xian light, and five-colored divine light, and the pure Yang energy was also contained within. The power of this treasure had obviously increased greatly.
Xuanwei saw the situation and also let out a loud shout, "Receive!" The Ruyi fell into his hands, and Xuanwei began to carefully examine it. He saw ring after ring of light circling around the Ruyi's body, like colorful halos surrounding it, auspicious clouds floating nearby, purple mist flashing, five colors intertwined, five lights and ten colors, auspicious signs everywhere. It was truly a precious treasure!
After the subtle and meticulous refinement, it was a big laugh. At this time, the purple jade Ruyi had become the ultimate treasure of the post-heavenly world. In terms of power alone, it was no less than many top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasures. It contained the pure yang purple energy of the pre-heavenly world, which was good at suppressing evil spirits and monsters. It also had the five-color divine light transformed from the combination of the pre-heavenly five elements' essence and extreme light, which was good at brushing people and objects. Although it was not as powerful as Kong Xuan's legendary pre-heavenly five-color divine light that could collect the primordial chaos, its power was still remarkable. Additionally, there were the Dao Fumo divine light, which subdued evil spirits, and the Xiezhen Xian light, which punished evil immortals. For monsters and evil creatures, these lights had extraordinary powers.
"Congratulations, Master, on completing the treasure." Along with a crisp and tender voice, a small, delicate jade bell flew out of Xuanwei's sleeve, floating in mid-air as it gently swayed back and forth. Then, a faint image of a young boy appeared above the jade bell, bowing slightly to Xuanwei.
"Haha, Xū Qí Tú'er, now is the perfect time for me to refine a few more treasures. What do you require? I'll refine them for you and when you transform, they can be used for self-defense during tribulation?"
Xuán Wēi was in high spirits at this moment, seeing the child in the jade bell also made a promise, planning to refine a treasure for him. This jade bell was originally the Five Elements Cloud Bell, and the child was Xuán Wēi's first disciple, named Xū Qí by Xuán Wēi. The character "Xū" is homophonous with "zhōng", referring to the fact that Xū Qí's true form is a bell-type treasure. The word "Qí" has meanings such as beautiful jade, beauty, and heavenly being, like in the Western Jin Dynasty's "Mù Tiān Zǐ Zhuàn" which records - "Xū Qí, belonging to jade", or in the Western Zhou Dynasty's "Zhou Lǐ · Biàn Shī" which records - "Huí Wǔ Cǎi Yù Xū".
Qīng Qí had been with Xuán Wēi since they met, and at first, she was just a bit of Xuán Wēi's original energy. Later on, she tried to listen to Xuán Wēi's teachings, and her spiritual nature greatly increased, becoming extremely dependent on Xuán Wēi. After learning about Xuán Wēi's magical abilities, she had always wanted something that belonged to her. When she saw Xuán Wēi make a promise, she was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Master, Master, Qīng Qí wants a pair of scissors. Next time we see Kǒng Xuān, that messy-haired bird, I'll cut off all the feathers on his tail, making him a bald-tailed bird!"
Xuanwei couldn't help but laugh when he heard Kong Xuan's request for a pair of scissors. It turned out that this Kong Xuan had a significant connection to the Kong Xuan in Xuanwei's memory. In Xuanwei's memory, Kong Xuan was a primordial deity born from the fusion of the five elements and the essence of the phoenix. Although he was the son of the phoenix, he was only born through the body of the phoenix and had been influenced by the aura of the dragon and phoenix calamity, making him unruly and unyielding. Not to mention his birth, when he flew into the human world and devoured countless people, even after being brought to the Western Pure Land by Ananda, he harbored resentment towards Buddhism and did not dare to provoke Ananda. Instead, he targeted Sakyamuni, who was about to transmit the Buddhist dharma, and swallowed him whole at the Lingjiu Cave on Mount Daxue. Sakyamuni feared that if he emerged from Kong Xuan's anus, it would defile his golden body, so he broke through Kong Xuan's back and suppressed his spirit, forcing him to return to the Spirit Mountain. The Buddha wanted to take Kong Xuan's life, but the other Buddhas advised against it, saying: "The Buddha was born from Kong Xuan's belly, we should regard him as our mother!" Furthermore, Kong Xuan was after all a sacred being sealed by the Western Sage Ananda as the Peacock Bright King Bodhisattva, and could not be dealt with arbitrarily, lest it offend Ananda. Therefore, he was instead conferred the title of Buddhist Mother Peacock Great Bright King Bodhisattva.
Nowadays, Kong Xuan is the aftermath of Xuanwei's seizure of the pre-heavenly five elements' essence. Like Qu Ci, his fate was altered. Although he is still the son of the phoenix, due to the lack of pre-heavenly five elements' essence at the time of conception, the gestation period was prolonged. Kong Xuan was born after the phoenix transformed into the Southern Guardian God, and thus was affected by the dragon and phoenix's great calamity. However, he was also influenced by the phoenix's accumulated merits, which offset his karma, causing it to dissipate. As a result, although arrogant, he is not lacking in elegance. Due to this connection, Kong Xuan's birth moved Xuanwei's heart, who went to collect him as a disciple and named him Kong Xuan to distinguish him from Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan's arrogant and unruly nature had dissipated, but he still had a bit of an arrogant and spoiled personality. After being taken in as a disciple by Xuán Wēi, even though he acknowledged his identity as the first disciple, he was unwilling to call him "Master". Instead, he would address him with a childish tone, calling him "Big Brother", which made Xuán Wēi's teeth ache with frustration. Despite their generally good relationship under Xuán Wēi's mediation, they continued to bicker over this issue. Xuán Wēi found it amusing and didn't say much about it. Now that Kong Xuan had become a Golden Immortal and was leading the Peacock Clan of the Hundred Tribes in the Wilderness, Xuán Wēi couldn't help but feel envious, often jokingly saying he wanted to pluck out Kong Xuan's tail feathers.
Now Qī Qi said that taking out a pair of scissors wasn't anything strange, so after Xuán Wēi lost his smile, he took out the heavenly genius treasure and began to refine it.
