Chapter 9: The Illusion of Life and Death

  Tai Xuan felt that the large formation was producing a force that conflicted with his own, and he was gradually finding it difficult to control. A sense of powerlessness was also becoming clearer. However, he could only rely on controlling the formation to have any advantage, as the opponent's strength was not something he could easily counter.

  The extremely mysterious Daoist, though urgent in his heart, has yet to employ his own magical powers; only then can he rely on himself.

  "Illusion - Realm of Death"

  Pangu saw that the mysterious Taoist had transformed into a vast expanse of black air covering the sky and earth. He thought to himself, "I'll just pounce over there," but the black air made his eyes blur, and he found himself entering a dark space.

  Black sky, black earth, black air flows everywhere in this black space.

  At this time, the earth changed, a volcano quickly formed beside itself and rapidly erupted. The rumbling sound exploded in its ears, black rocks flowed, surging towards itself, endless hot air scorching itself.

  As the earth volcano erupted, the ground also cracked rapidly, spewing out black smoke mixed with countless toxic gases, rushing straight into the clouds.

  Pangu quickly dodged the dark gas and lava flows, but with every step on the ground, he felt a wave of toxic heat coming from the soles of his feet, as well as the scorching sensation spreading from his skin.

  "A parched throat, a thirsty feeling arises in the heart, the body's moisture is rapidly decreasing, the skin is gradually cracking, blood spurts out from the cracks, and there are moments of dryness and shedding."

  The whole person seems to be burning up, a flame of self-immolation is generated in the heart, this flame is out of control and gradually grows. Externally hot and internally hot, the heat flows through the meridians, taking away the body's heat and vitality with every passing second.

  I felt extremely tired, my body was bent down, panting heavily, every breath was so difficult, the hot air irritated my throat, scorching my internal organs.

  His pace was getting slower and slower, his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, the rock flow began to melt its own feet, it had no power to do anything, its feet could not be lifted up, and it didn't know what pain was.

  But I want to live, I cannot die, struggling to get up, looking up at the sky and roaring: "Even if I die, I will die standing." A will to live was born, as if a cool feeling poured into my dry body, and vitality suddenly appeared. The chaotic golden body rapidly circulated inside me, the scalded skin quickly healed, and the pain quickly disappeared.

  "You have been abandoned by the Great Way, and the Great Way will destroy you, heavenly punishment." A somewhat sober Pangu heard a voice in his mind.

  That black air wandering in the sky quickly gathered together, forming a lock heaven's lasso, pulling and pulling towards Pangu. In an instant, Pangu's four limbs, head and body were all trapped by the chains, and mysterious patterns appeared on the chains. The more Pangu struggled, the tighter the chains became, especially the one on his head, which almost squeezed his brain out.

  "This is the Heaven Locking Rope, it can lock down heaven, seal off earth and restrict gods. The more you struggle, the tighter it gets."

  Pangu moved his primordial spirit and found that it was sealed by a large net, the primordial spirit was also struggling in the net, and his own magical power seemed to be unable to extract even half a point.

  "Since I have been abandoned by the Great Way, then let me perish together with this space."

  As the voice fell, a rift that pierced the sky and earth suddenly appeared. The ground sank rapidly, volcanoes erupted and collapsed one after another, and the earth was disappearing bit by bit.

  The sky is also like this, collapsing and disappearing, leaving a little space for oneself to shrink, until the crack that has split heaven and earth spreads to oneself, and one will become as nothing as this piece of time and space.

  Struggling on its own, is it just waiting for death, and even its divine power cannot repair the space that began to collapse today.

  What should I do? I shouldn't die here, nor can I. I haven't even figured out my own way yet. There's still a lot of information about the Way in the Chaotic Azure Lotus that I haven't had time to ponder. Ah, yes, my Chaotic Azure Lotus...

  At this time, a green gas reached the center of my eyebrows, and the center of my eyebrows felt cool. The big net that sealed my primordial spirit also disappeared. This is just a piece of space, as long as it breaks through, it can rush out, and the collapse here has nothing to do with me. You are a piece of heaven, then I want to open up the sky.

  "Open Heaven"

  Pangu used his primordial spirit to control the Heaven-Cleaving Axe, sweeping across the entire sky with one axe, even splitting that spreading rift into two segments.

  As I open my eyes, all I see is a sea of red, murderous aura.

  A faintly discernible voice echoed in Pangu's mind, "Pangu, wake up quickly. You've been enchanted by that person."

  Pangu watched Xuan Huang still fighting on the side, his heart was moved, with friends like this, what more could he ask for.

  Recalling scenes of Xuan Huang's cultivation one after another.

  "The Way is in the heart, use your heart to feel and understand, true wisdom will naturally appear"

  "The way is natural, follow its naturalness, with the way in heart, the way will naturally reveal itself"

  Pangu listened intently to Xuanyuan's ideas about enlightenment, knowing that he had a certain mission from birth, and was also related to the three thousand demons born in the chaos.

  What is the connection between the Three Thousand Demon Gods, and what is the purpose of the emergence of the Three Thousand Chaotic Demon Gods? Why were we demon gods born, and why does each one of us possess the ability to penetrate heaven and earth?

  Quietly think, quietly listen.

  "When the Great Way was first established, heaven and earth were not yet complete, all things did not exist, and there was a dead silence. What significance is there in this? I use my own transformation to transform you, perfecting myself, and then seek for you to transform yourselves, perfecting the Great Way."

  "In the universe there are countless things, but where did the universe come from? What laws govern it and how do these laws operate?"

  "To evolve all things, the problem of Chaos Demon God must be solved. I am not a destined person, but a person who responds to fate. It's not that the Great Way is afraid of us Chaos Demon Gods, but rather finding the destined person among them, helping the Great Way to evolve and perfect itself."

  "In that case, I'll help you out and see who understands the truth first, others or me."

  Pangu opened his eyes and took a look, still with Xuan Huang meditating with his eyes closed. He sighed in his heart: "Perhaps the person in front of me is the destined one."

  Wake up Xuan Huang and tell him your thoughts in mind.

  Xuan Huang's heart skipped a beat, and suddenly he seemed to have understood, "Alright, my way is to follow the natural order, then I'll follow Dao brother in seeking the Great Way."

  Pangu and Xuan Huang joined forces to launch a massive attack on all sides, one taking the lead in offense and the other exceling in defense, their coordination was seamless. With just one swing of his axe, few demon gods could escape unscathed.

  But also stained with many evil spirits, as the killings became more and more intense, those evil spirits actually showed signs of condensing into a shape. And the resentment of the innocent demon god, floating around Pangu at all times, gradually merged with the evil spirits.

  In the midst of chaos, the demon god gradually perished, and the evil energy also gradually grew into a substance, but it usually hid beside Pangu, occasionally influencing Pangu.

  The mysterious and yellow auras are still intact, thanks to the protection of the mysterious and yellow energies surrounding me. I haven't been tainted yet. Watching Pangu change gradually, I have a bad premonition in my heart, feeling a huge threat looming over me.

  "Pangu Dao brother, I feel that something is off about this matter. Those demon gods are too weak, it seems like we've fallen into someone else's trap."

  Pangu frowned and said: "What's so unusual about this? They're just a school of small fish, who can plot against me? And there are one or two demon gods, after we've cleaned them up, we'll be able to prove the Great Way."

  Having said that, he strode forward with big steps, leaving Xuan Huang, who was still thinking, far behind.

  This is a strange space, different from the endless black and white colors, with light and color, white clouds drifting, green boundaries reflected in the sky; with flowers and grass, green pines stacked, red flowers tender; with mountains and water, towering mountains verdant, sparkling water; there are some lovely creatures that have never been seen before, deer calling, cranes dancing, tigers roaring, apes howling; even ugly and extremely unsightly creatures, poisonous insects crawling, ferocious beasts hissing.

  Pangu's heart and spirit were stunned. What kind of place was this? How could it be so beautiful? He even felt a little disgusted with the chaotic, dull, uninteresting place where he lived.

  "No, how can I let such a wonderful sight exist? I want to destroy it." The originally peaceful face suddenly became ferocious, and the mad roar said: "Yang Mei, I want to destroy your Taoist temple."

  Yang Mei's spatial law is extraordinary, can transform a piece of space, its body is an empty willow tree, and can collect the world's treasures. However, the power of the Heaven-Opening Axe is his nemesis, facing Pangu's Heaven-Opening Three Axes, his own body was smashed to pieces, and even the Daluo Immortal Realm couldn't withstand a single blow, directly leading to his demise.

  At this time, a shocking thunderstorm sounded in the chaos, and Pangu's calm mind received a message. His heart was struggling violently, why did it have to be like this, why did it have to treat him like this.

  Pangu gazed angrily into the depths of chaos, a boundless hatred bursting forth.

  It turned out that this great way gave Pangu a message, that is, he must get rid of Xuan Huang. Only then can he obtain the great way and become the supreme controller.

  This mysterious and profound relationship between us has lasted for billions of years, how can I bear to raise a hand against him.

  At this time, Pangu felt a splitting headache and a voice in his mind said, "If you want to achieve great things, how can you be indecisive? If he doesn't die, this chaos will only be an ant."

  "No, no, I won't agree."

  "You cultivate for billions of years, what is it for? You fight against the three thousand gods and demons, what is it for? Do you know what your mission is? You can't deceive yourself. You want to destroy other chaotic gods and demons, break through chaos, evolve a perfect world with immortals, spirits, all things, and all phenomena. You cannot escape."

  "No, no, I won't answer." Pangu covered his head and shouted loudly, "Who are you? Come out!"

  Pangu clenched his fists and pounded his own head, the iron fist that could contend with heaven, striking his skull again and again. Compared to the pain in his heart, this physical pain was negligible.

  "I can help you, you don't need to resist, just let go, and it will be very easy."

  A pair of large hands suddenly appeared in Pangu's mind, fiercely grasping half of his primordial spirit and violently pulling it out of his body. He spat out a mouthful of blood, gazing at the struggling black spiritual entity in his hand, and chuckled foolishly: "I'd rather be incomplete than let you control me. Begone!" With that, he used the laws to destroy it.