Chapter 001: Pangu Opens the Sky and Changes Fate

  Now, all the famous and well-known ones have been distributed. However, there were still countless treasures shining on the Treasure Distribution Rock, and everyone thought that the Taoist Ancestor would continue to distribute treasures. But unexpectedly, the Taoist Ancestor said: "I will place the Treasure Distribution Rock outside the Purple Mist Palace, a thousand miles away. Those who are destined to obtain it can take it themselves, each relying on their own luck!" With a wave of his sleeve, the Treasure Distribution Rock flew out like a stream of light, and everyone chased after it without stopping.

  Xuanwei was well-prepared, taking the lead and rushing to the scene in an instant. With a wave of his sleeve, he unleashed a boundless suction force, drawing in countless spiritual treasures from the nearby mountains. After a closer inspection, only twenty or so items remained, but among them were three top-grade innate spiritual treasures. One was a yellow-orange cloth package that unfolded into a painting scroll with an extraordinary texture, as if it contained "a universe within a sleeve." The painting depicted the two primal forces of yin and yang, momentarily revealing a scene: dark, murky energy sinking to form the earth, while light, ethereal energy floated upwards to become the sky. This was none other than the Qiankun Diagram, an authentic treasure from the original Eight Scenic Palace, imbued with forty-five innate divine seals of the quasi-orthodox school.

  The second is another forty-five heavenly spirit forbidden authentic teaching master object, which is a light and nimble dust brush, three feet long. The tip of the dust brush handle is wrapped with nine strands of ethereal first heaven clear energy. Thousands of dust brush silk threads are wrapped around tens of thousands of points of silver light, mixed with strands of primordial first heaven one chi. When swung, only the trail of silver light can be seen, and all things return to the primordial state. This is known as the Pre-Heaven Spiritual Treasure Primordial One Chi Nine Clear Dust Brush.

  The third is a pre-heavenly spiritual treasure called the Qiankun Qing Zhuo Mirror, which has forty-four pre-heavenly divine prohibitions as its master. Its uses are endless, and once it appears, the treasure mirror emits boundless light, shining upwards to the blue sky and downwards to the heart of the earth. Inside, there is a dry yang clear spirit energy and a kun yin turbid evil energy. As these two pre-heavenly energies flow and change, they seem to have the power to annihilate all things.

  Then the three Pure Ones joined forces and arrived second, only to see the Taiji diagram of Laojun, the wind and fire pagoda, the eight scenic palace lanterns, the eight trigrams purple gold furnace, the Xuan Du purple mansion sword, the Tengkong sword, the Zi Chen Qing Suo double swords, the Huan Jin rope, and dozens of other future Eight Scenic Palace spiritual treasures fell into their hands. The Yuanshi Pangu banner was unfolded, and countless spiritual treasures were rolled up, including the Yuanshi treasure box, the Qingyun golden lamp, the Wuhuo seven birds fan, the Wu hook, the Dunlong stake, the yin-yang mirror, the Jiulong Shenhuo cover, the sheep's fat jade clean bottle, the male and female swords, the falling soul bell, the Bagua purple ribbon immortal clothes, the bound fairy rope, the Dunlong stake, the wind and fire wheel, the Huojian gun, the Qiankun circle, the golden brick, etc. The Yuxu Palace's rare treasures that would later shine brightly fell into Yuanshi's hands! Tongtian used the Zhuxian array diagram to wrap up, and countless treasures also fell into his hands, including 24 Dinghai divine pearls, Jinyao scissors, Hunyuan golden Dou, Bagua Yun Guang Pa, etc. These were the extraordinary treasures of the Bihu Palace that would later make a great name!

  In less than a moment, the crowd arrived, and the Buddha's relics were suspended in mid-air. Countless treasures were fixed in place, and with a wave of the Buddha's light, countless precious objects fell into the hands of the assembly. The seven-jeweled tree shone brightly, and numerous treasures from the Western Pure Land, including the bag of worldly people, the pearl of wisdom, the nine-ringed tin staff, and the purple gold alms bowl, fell into their hands. The goddess Nüwa also used the scroll of mountains and rivers to bring forth countless precious objects, including the lotus lantern, the seven-mouthed heavenly sword, the three-ring halo, and the five-mouthed crystal scissors. Fuxi's sound waves resonated, and a treasure suddenly emitted brilliant light. Fuxi was overjoyed and took it, discovering that it was an extraordinary pre-heavenly spiritual treasure - the first zither created after the opening of heaven, which would later become known as the Fuxi Zither! Fuxi had always loved music and had previously refined a nearly post-heavenly zither. Now, having obtained the Fuxi Zither, he was even more overjoyed.

  In the Purple Mansion, each guest showed their magical powers and took away precious objects. After everyone had taken away the treasures that were destined for them, it seemed that Emperor Taizong and others had taken away the Two- Instrumented Jade Lanterns, the Sun-Moon-Star Chart, and the Heaven-Gazing Treasure Mirror, among other spiritual treasures of the heavenly palace. The Kunpeng Taoist also took away the eighteen Heavenly Demon Transformation Banners that were destined for him. As everyone finished taking away their destined objects, countless flowing lights flew out of the Treasure Rock, scattering across the vast expanse of the universe, waiting for those who were destined to find them. The treasures would wait for the right moment to reappear in the world!

  Upon seeing this, the crowd was about to leave, but saw Xuanwei step forward with a stream of divine light wrapped in pure blood flying towards Fenbao Rock. Fenbao Rock was also an extraordinary treasure that could hold countless ancient artifacts, no less than a pre-heavenly supreme treasure. As expected, as the pure blood divine light eroded it, Fenbao Rock burst forth with radiant light and instantly shrunk, transforming into a flowing light that flew into Xuanwei's sleeve opening, steady and calm without any movement. The primordial spirit observed it and saw that there were countless chaotic energy flows and mysterious symbols on Fenbao Rock, blocking Xuanwei's divine thoughts, making it unclear what this object was originally. The rest of the crowd only turned back now, secretly regretting, from that surging purple light, they could tell that it was also a treasure of no small fame.

  As the crowd returned to their respective caves, Honghuang was in chaos. On this day, Xuanwei was absorbing the purple energy from the east, the essence of the sun and moon, and the starlight of the nine heavens to refine his bones. He was contemplating the Three Corpses Great Dao. Compared to others, although Xuanwei had not yet beheaded any of the three corpses, the two corpses of good and evil were already faintly visible, waiting for an opportunity to emerge easily.

  Who knows what this is, suddenly the sun bursts forth with brilliant light, not scorching hot, not parched, but a warmth that pierces the soul, making the whole body feel comfortable and relaxed. Two figures rise up from the sun, one holding a golden bell, wearing a robe woven of golden silk, with cloud and mist as brocade, embroidered with a pattern of a three-legged crow soaring through the nine heavens; the other holding a chart and a turtle shell, also wearing a robe with a pattern of a golden crow spreading its wings. The two figures are surrounded by auspicious clouds, with the shadow of the great sun stretching across their backs, the three-legged golden crow circling around the solar wheel, the sound of the crow's cry echoing through the vast expanse.

  Two people simultaneously vowed: "Today, Taiyi (Emperor Jun), in accordance with the heavenly mandate, established the Heavenly Court, and became the Heavenly Emperor (Dong Huang). He should command the stars of the Zhou Dynasty, the wind and rain of the four seasons, and the rotation of the four seasons. Establishing the laws of Qiankun, bringing blessings to all things!" As soon as the vow was established, the rolling yellow energy outside the 33rd heaven descended, compared to when the demon clan was first established, this time the yellow energy was more majestic, covering a wider area. At that moment, not only did Emperor Jun and Taiyi borrow the great merit of establishing the Heavenly Court to cut off one corpse and achieve quasi-sainthood, but also the entire demon clan, whether it was Jinxian Daluo or others, all had merits added to their bodies.

  In an instant, the vast expanse was once again filled with a surging, heaven-shrouding aura of evil spirits. The dark smoke, like rolling ink, billowed forth from all directions and converged from the eight corners of the world. The stars in the sky shone brightly, casting their pure light upon the land, allowing countless billions of evil spirits to take shape. At the same time, the collective faith and willpower of the billion-strong demonic tribes formed a powerful aura that greatly boosted their fortunes. For an instant, it seemed as though the demonic tribes were unstoppable in their grand ascension, with an air of dominance over the heavens themselves.

  The demon clan was originally nothing, but they didn't want to provoke a group of people. As the demon clan's luck was about to reach its peak, a strange aura rose from the vast land of Honghuang, with twelve blood-killer auras at its core. The aura clashed with the demon clan's gathered momentum, causing the fate river's branch about the demon clan's prosperity to collapse instantly. In that moment, countless demon gods' hearts were like dust, making it harder for them to comprehend the heavenly way. Their cultivation progress was no longer driven by even a tiny bit of motivation.

  This enraged the demons, especially Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, who were the most severe. He took advantage of the establishment of the Heavenly Court, the descent of merits, and the bias of the heavenly machine towards the demon tribe to try to impact the River of Fate, so that the heavenly machine of the demon tribe's prosperity would be recognized by the Heavenly Way. As a result, the demons not only had heaven's numbers on their side, but also feared no downfall, and with the help of vast luck and recognition by the Heavenly Way, the demonic cultivators' progress in the future would be extremely rapid. Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi had already clearly felt that they were about to cut down another corpse, but unexpectedly, the heavenly machine changed, and the Heavenly Way retaliated, not only dispersing the second corpse that was clearly sensed, but also making the stable corpse unclear. How could the proud and arrogant Emperor of the Demons endure this?

  The infuriated Taiyi took out an ancient bronze bell from the void above, and the sound of "Dong, Dong..." was incessant, like a funeral bell, making people's hearts panic. The infinite sound waves radiated outward in ripples, blocking the momentum of the twelve blood evil spirits; then, a brilliant golden light carrying the solar glass gold flame shot towards the bronze bell, locking down the twelve breaths, and with one strike of the bell, they were instantly shattered and exhausted. Under the influence of countless witchcraft mechanisms, many people spat out blood!

  This is good, both sides are on the same page. As a descendant of Pangu, how proud can you be? Where have you ever suffered such humiliation? Today, you want to become the Heavenly Emperor, we descendants of Pangu have nothing to say, but if you want to dominate the world, then it's only natural for us to stop you. However, how dare you launch a sneak attack from behind, not only striking at my tribe's luck, but also scattering countless children of my tribe? This is simply a great shame.

  Thinking of this, the Twelve Ancestors Witch suddenly emitted an even more intense blood aura than before, shooting straight up into the clouds, as if dyeing the sky red with blood. For a moment, it was as if the rising luck of the demon clan had been scattered once again. At the same time, under the impact of the air machine, countless small demons were instantly killed.

  In an instant, both sides began to confront each other. On one side, a massive pillar of starlight descended, extremely violent, and in the blink of an eye became a peerless killing instrument, destroying countless witch tribes and leveling them to the ground. Wherever it passed, the earth cracked, canyons multiplied, and mournful cries filled the fields! On the other side, countless divine abilities were unleashed, displaying extraordinary colors. As soon as they opened their mouths, flying birds and beasts fell dead within. With a single point of their fingers towards the ground, countless trees had their branches swept away. With a wave of their hands, rivers and lakes surged, and the water rose to the sky. Those who touched it either died or were injured. When they gazed with both eyes, the Southern Ming fire ignited, and countless sparks flew out, burying millions of aquatic creatures, flying birds, and beasts within. Furthermore, there were wind blades as long as ten thousand feet, similar to meat grinders, which flew into flocks of birds, bringing forth bloody rain. When they sliced through the water, the blood stained the rivers and seas red. Also, someone scattered black rain everywhere, causing skin to rot upon contact. In a short while, all corpses vanished. Additionally, there were heavenly evil thunders that flying birds could not avoid, striking them dead in countless numbers.

  At this time, the Wu tribe did not intend to go to war with the Yao tribe, but the Yao tribe was also not suitable for a large-scale battle due to the initial establishment of the Heavenly Court and the failure to effectively gather its main forces. Therefore, after a round of mutual slaughter, both sides tacitly stopped fighting, which can be considered as a probe into each other's strength, gaining a preliminary understanding of their opponent's power!

  The two stopped, but unexpectedly the world was filled with wind and rain of blood, wailing sounded everywhere, corpses piled up, resentful spirits did not disperse, grievances surged to the ninth heaven, black air spread between heaven and earth, evil energy gathered, many people's minds were unclear, and they dared to commit murder and robbery!