Chapter 3: Metamorphosis

  The universe is timeless, and so am I, for a thousand million years.

  When Zhou Cheng ended his cultivation state again, he was startled awake. At that time, he was using his divine sense to capture a ball of chaotic energy, intending to cultivate it. Suddenly, however, he discovered that the chaotic energy was abnormally powerful, and his divine sense made contact with it, causing an intense pain like being pricked by needles. The pain originated from the deepest part of his primordial spirit, making him feel as if his heart was about to be pierced. Zhou Cheng endured the severe pain, slowly using a thread of his divine sense to entwine around it, then carefully extracting and absorbing the chaotic energy flow bit by bit. This ball of chaotic energy was extremely unusual; every time he extracted and absorbed a strand, Zhou Cheng felt as if he had gained a deeper understanding of the world and the trajectory of the chaotic energy outside the eggshell. His primordial spirit's golden body was also greatly nourished, shaking violently with each absorption before suddenly expanding and becoming more refined. After an unknown number of years, Zhou Cheng finally finished absorbing this unusual ball of energy. Through the information contained within, he realized that it wasn't a normal chaotic energy but rather a Chaotic Purple Energy, containing the mysteries of chaos and the laws of the Great Dao. Although he knew he had only absorbed a part of the Chaotic Purple Energy and understood a portion of the Great Dao's laws and the mysteries of chaos, he believed the remaining Chaotic Purple Energies must have their own destinations. Perhaps they would form the Heavenly Way in the future or be absorbed by Pangu, transformed into a Chaos Treasure, or be absorbed by some of the early-emerging great gods. He wanted to absorb more, but perhaps it wasn't his destiny; no matter how hard he tried using his divine sense to search within tens of billions of miles, he couldn't find any similar existence again.

  After absorbing the Chaos Purple Qi, Zhou Cheng felt that he had understood many secrets of the Chaos and the laws of the Great Dao. At the same time, after digesting a part of the information contained in the Chaos Purple Qi, Zhou Cheng was delighted to discover that he could transform and come out. He excitedly used his divine sense to stir up the surrounding billions of miles of Chaos space, and instantly the Chaos space began to churn like boiling water, with a huge amount of Chaos Qi surging towards the eggshell where Zhou Cheng was located. Under the impact of the massive Chaos Qi, the eggshell cracked open from the top, 36 lotus petals unfolding downwards, and then the Qi surged towards the center of the flower, where Zhou Cheng's golden body began to condense and take shape. His head took shape first, followed by a loud roar from his mouth, and then his five senses and upper body appeared. However, the transformation of his lower body seemed to have encountered some trouble, and he suddenly fell into a predicament, possibly due to being too hasty in transforming. The Chaos Qi flow unexpectedly became insufficient for use.

  "Huh? Who's transforming?" A loud roar almost shattered Zhou Cheng's new body. Zhou Cheng's heart tightened, who could this be?

  In the blink of an eye, a towering figure over a billion feet tall appeared. Although Zhou Cheng's new body was already extremely large, it still seemed insignificant compared to this newcomer.

  "Let's just drop it, fellow Taoist, let's just drop it!" Zhou Cheng said with a sigh.

  "Haha, how many years has it been? I've traversed the vast expanse of space, and finally encountered a life form. Wuuu... The newcomer suddenly began to sob and lament to himself. Zhou Cheng's heart felt gloomy "You're fine, you've never seen people before, but I'm pitiful. In my past life, I would see living beings whenever I looked up or down, but now it might be tens of millions of years before I see another person again."

  "Haha, fellow Taoist, let me lend you a hand in the lower realm of Pangu!" The giant was very generous, and when Zhou Chengyi heard the words "lend a hand", his eyes widened, thinking to himself, Pangu is such an awesome person, please help more, help more!

  Pangu's forehead flashed with purple light, a mass of purple energy appeared in his left hand, then his right hand grasped at the air, and 9 drops of heart blood appeared. With a loud shout, he threw them out, and the purple energy and 9 drops of heart blood instantly merged into Zhou Cheng's new body.

  Wow, I'm rich! Zhou Cheng didn't think Pangu was so generous, actually giving him a strand of his own primordial purple energy and nine drops of heart blood. Overjoyed, he let out a loud roar and finally took shape. Fortunately, at this time, the Hongmeng had not yet been judged, heaven and earth had not opened, the Heavenly Way was only in its infancy, and the Great Dao laws had not yet fully evolved, so Zhou Cheng's transformation did not encounter heavenly punishment.

  The Pangu Daoist friend has finished, thank you for your help this time. I am Zhou Cheng, also known as the Qinglian Daoist. The new body that Zhou Cheng had transformed into wore a cyan robe, with a slightly ordinary face, but an extraordinary aura emanated from him, subtly merging with the Heavenly Way. Sometimes, his movements seemed ordinary, without any majestic air, yet they exuded a natural and effortless elegance, like those of a humble merchant. At other times, he appeared as unremarkable as a commoner. Zhou Cheng respectfully bowed and sang a note. The 36th-grade Qinglian appeared in his hand, feeling so familiar, after all, it was the Qinglian that had nurtured and protected him for countless years. Zhou Cheng examined it briefly and praised, "What a wonderful Chaos Qinglian, truly a supreme treasure of defense! Sitting on the Qinglian would make one invincible, and if used to establish a sect, it would be an object of reverence." With a thought, the Qinglian transformed into a flowing light and disappeared into nothingness. Zhou Cheng's body was refined and transformed, his cultivation greatly increased, and with billions of years of practice, his magical powers had surpassed those of a saint. However, his Dao heart remained at the level of an ordinary sect leader, without cultivating his Dao heart or understanding the heavenly timing, it would be difficult to become a saint. Because his magical powers had increased so much, Zhou Cheng felt even more strange, Pangu's abilities were too high, and now he still felt like an ant in front of him, with an unshakeable fear that he couldn't move mountains. His eyes involuntarily revealed a hint of sadness and despair.

  "Haha, brother is a few years older than you, and it's bold to call you a brother. Brother doesn't have to mind what happened earlier, I was born in the chaos and got the blessing of the great dao law instrument, so my cultivation is higher than yours, which is normal. But I see that your future prospects are unlimited, and your achievements will not be comparable to mine." Pan Gu's words were comforting, but Zhou Cheng still felt very pleased, extremely pleased.

  "Big brother is right, haha, it's just that little brother's cultivation is not enough, can't see through it. I don't know what big brother plans to do next." Zhou Cheng looked at Pangu in front of him, feeling that he was indeed a number one figure, although the two had returned to their normal height, but Pangu still had more aura than Zhou Cheng. Alas, why didn't this aura grow on me, growing on Pangu's body is such a waste.

  Nothing to do, I've been alone for tens of billions of years, it's rare to meet you, where are you going, I'll follow you. Pangu's attitude was too sincere, Zhou Cheng was moved to tears, and the next thing to do would have free labor, what a good person.

  "That's good, little brother has shallow cultivation, but he loves to collect all kinds of rare objects. Since big brother is free, let's go together." said Zhou Chengdao.

  "Ah, yes, also, my cultivation is not high, this chaotic world has only us two, but it's inevitable to have hidden dangers. It's just right to get some treasures for self-defense. In these years, I've traveled through the chaotic space and found many things that you might like. But I don't have much use for them, let's go take them for you!"

  Look at Pangu being so straightforward! Ah, if placed in a later generation, he'd be a standard "three-good youth"! Zhou Cheng chuckled and teased, oh right, also known as YY.

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