Chapter 2: Pangu Opens Up the Sky

  At this time, the chaos was like a boiling pot. Pangu wielded his great axe, stepped on the green lotus, and used his boundless divine power. The great axe followed a mysterious and endless trajectory, chopping towards the boundless chaos. Finally, the chaotic air currents parted. The light and clear rose up, while the heavy and turbid fell down. With the chaos split open, heaven and earth were formed for the first time. From then on, the undivided universe of chaos transformed into heaven and earth, no longer a dark expanse. People standing within it felt refreshed and invigorated.

  The feeling of being drawn in at this time is not good. The powerful aura of the Heaven-Cleaving Axe is not just a simple matter of cleaving through chaos, but also directly attacks the three thousand demon gods. Those demon gods close to Pangu have already fallen in large numbers, and more and more demon gods are rushing towards Pangu like madmen, constantly falling under the Heaven-Cleaving Axe. Under the Great Calamity of the Heaven-Cleaving Axe, countless demons were killed or injured, and even a small number of demon gods who did not turn to dust had their primordial spirits shattered, their bodies turning into flying ash.

  Innumerable congenital spiritual treasures and spiritual roots were all destroyed under Pangu's great axe. Jiying was relatively far away, and also had the protection of the white lotus, barely managing to preserve his life. Pangu chopped out a total of 36 axes, matching the number of the Heavenly Cycle. Thoroughly chopping open the primordial chaos, creating a new heaven and earth, which is the vast wilderness of later generations. The three thousand demon gods also fell in great numbers, Jiying himself was relatively weak, although he tried his best to dodge, but still suffered severe injuries, losing an arm.

  At this time, the heaven and earth were just formed, Pangu suddenly swung his great axe towards the newly formed heavenly way. The creation of the sky had reached its most critical point, if Pangu could chop the heavenly way into pieces, the control of this world would be thoroughly in Pangu's hands, and Pangu would thus attain the Great Way, from then on roaming freely without limits.

  The most mysterious axe followed Pangu's arm and swung out, just at this time, the Hunyuan Qinglian suddenly flew to the top of the Heavenly Way, and was cut by this axe. The Hunyuan Qinglian was chopped into pieces, and the Axe of Opening Heaven could not withstand it either, transforming into the Three Treasures of Opening Heaven.

  Pangu gazed out at the scene before him, feeling utterly defeated. "The Great Way is unjust!" Pangu sighed to the vast expanse of the sky. "Oh well, I, Pangu, have no hope of proving my way, so I'll create an opportunity for those who come after me instead!" With that, he waved his flag and endless chaotic sword energy shot out. The boundless world continued to expand, growing so large it had no edges or borders - perhaps even Pangu couldn't measure its extent. Of the three thousand demon gods, few remained; these sword energies were a death knell, hastening their demise. Jieying was struck by two of the sword energies and his body completely collapsed. Bailian lost six grades but fortunately didn't harm her foundation. She protected her primordial spirit and fled to the west.

  Pangu once again sacrificed the Taiji diagram, transforming it into a golden bridge that stabilized the earth, fire, water, and wind. Then he struck the Hunyuan bell, dispersing the remaining chaotic air currents. Heaven and Earth were now fully formed, and Pangu gazed at this newly created world with boundless melancholy and nostalgia.

  The heaven and earth were extremely unstable at the beginning, constantly shaking. Pangu exerted his last bit of divine power, using his magical powers to separate the heaven from the earth. He transformed into a giant, supporting the heaven and earth with his body.

  After an unknown period of time, Pangu's body completely lost its vitality, and heaven bestowed countless merits. Three clear airs flew out from the top of Pangu's head, carrying the Heavenly Pillars of the Universe, the Xuanhuang Tower, which was transformed from the merits, flying towards the vast wilderness. This is the later Sanqing of the Xuanmen. Another 12 groups of essence and blood flew out, which became the twelve ancestral witches later on.

  It is like a yellow sack, red like cinnabar fire, six legs and four wings, stout and without face or eyes; this is the Emperor of Space-Time.

  Its second is green like a bamboo, with a bird's body and human face, feet riding on two dragons; this is called Juzhang (wood).

  Its three faces are those of a tiger, its body is covered in golden scales, its back has a pair of wings, a snake passes through its left ear, and it rides on two dragons; this is the image of Jīn Cài (Metal Harvest).

  He has a serpent's head and human body, with black scales covering his body, treading on a black dragon, and having a green snake wrapped around his hand; this is Gonggong (water).

  The fifth is a beast with a human head, its body covered in red scales, with a fire snake passing through its ears and its feet treading on a fire dragon; this is Zhurong (Fire).

  Its sixth is eight human faces, tiger body ten tails; this is Heaven Wu (wind).

  Seventh, with a snake in his mouth and grasping a snake in his hand. Tiger head human body, four hooves feet, long elbow; this is the strong Liang (thunder).

  Its eight people face bird body, ears hang green snake, hands hold red snake; is for thunder.

  It has a human face and a snake body, its whole body is crimson red; this is the Candle Dragon (time).

  It has a human face and the body of an animal, with two ears like those of a dog, and a green snake hanging from its ears; this is called Xiāo Bǐ Shī (Atmospheric Phenomenon).

  The eleventh has a human body with a snake's tail, seven hands behind his back, two hands in front of his chest, and both hands grasp a leaping snake; this is the spirit of the Earth (Tu).

  The twelfth is a huge beast with thorns all over its body. This is Xuanming (Rain).

  As the Three Purities and the Ancestral Witches left Pan Gu's body, his gigantic body collapsed. The air he breathed out turned into spring breeze and clouds in the sky; his voice turned into thunder in the sky; his left eye became the sun, shining on the earth; his right eye became a bright moon, bringing light to the night; his countless strands of hair became stars, decorating the beautiful night sky; his blood became rivers, lakes, and seas, flowing ceaselessly; his flesh became fertile fields, supporting all living things; his bones became trees, flowers, and grass, providing beauty for people to appreciate; his tendons turned into roads; his teeth turned into stones and metals, available for human use; his essence turned into bright pearls, collected by humans; his sweat turned into rain and dew, nourishing crops. When Pan Gu fell, his head transformed into Mount Tai in the east, his feet transformed into Mount Hua in the west, his left arm transformed into Mount Heng in the south, his right arm transformed into Mount Heng in the north, and his abdomen transformed into Mount Song in the center.

  Taiyin and Taiyang gave birth to great gods such as Emperor Jun, Taiyi, Xihe, etc. The remaining impure blood in their bodies transformed into the Blood Sea, and after a long time, the Old Ancestor of the Underworld was born.

  The Great Calamity of the Opening Heavens has passed for countless eons, and I have been guided to return to the Western Paradise, coincidentally attaching myself to a 12-petaled Golden Lotus. On one hand, I am repairing my primordial spirit, while on the other hand, I am re-condensing my physical body. The White Lotus suffered too much damage and cannot be repaired for the time being. Moreover, the Guiding Force relied on the White Lotus to transform into the True Body of the Chaotic Demon God. To re-condense it again would require a vast amount of Chaotic Primordial Energy. Given the current situation, it's probably impossible to return to the Chaos Realm, at least not until reaching the quasi-Saint realm. For Immortals and Buddhas, time is the most worthless thing. After careful calculation, this time's Great Calamity of the Opening Heavens caused significant damage during the Guiding Force's reception, but it didn't harm my foundation. As long as there is enough time, I can recover; with some days passing, the White Lotus will definitely recover. Although I lost the True Body of the Chaotic Demon God, I managed to preserve three Chaotic Relics. The Chaotic Primordial Energy is almost useless for the Heavenly Immortals and Buddhas; even Saints find it difficult to absorb and utilize. Only the True Body of the Demon God can absorb the Chaotic Primordial Energy. With these three relics, I can also absorb the Chaotic Primordial Energy, which means that one day, I may be able to recover my True Body as the Chaotic Demon God.

  "As long as one is alive, there is hope." The guide's heart said, thinking that Pangu would eventually fall in the chaos of opening up the sky and earth, Laozi must transcend everything, achieve great freedom, great self-sufficiency, and great liberation.

  It's unknown how long it took, but the Desolate World gradually came to life. Flowers, grass, trees, birds, beasts, fish and insects slowly increased in number. The Primordial Great Sages who had transformed into human form still found it difficult to move about freely, and there were no powerful beings roaming the Desolate World at this time. What was more commonly seen in the Desolate World were ferocious beasts and savage beasts, which would occasionally engage in fierce battles. However, overall, the Desolate World was relatively peaceful. This rare tranquility was probably just the calm before the storm, as all living things waited for that moment of great explosion.

  The transformation is not far away, and there is a Bodhi tree next to it, which has been dyed with the golden aura of the Western Paradise. There is also a remnant soul of the Primordial Chaos Demon God, which has already produced a preliminary spiritual intelligence. The Guide knows that this is probably his partner, Zhuanti. However, Zhuanti's merged soul only has a bit of instinct left. Memories are all gone, but after all, they have deep roots, no wonder they can become one of the two saints of the Western Paradise.

  The Immortal has already perfected his cultivation and fully merged with the Golden Lotus, and will soon be able to take shape and emerge into the world. Although Zhunti is often considered somewhat shameless by many people, he doesn't have too many evil deeds, and compared to the original's ruthless treatment of his own brother, he is much better off. When poor, one resorts to cunning; when rich, one grows a conscience. If the two saints from the Western Pure Land were as wealthy as the Three Pure Ones, they would probably be even more pretentious. In any case, Zhunti has always been wholeheartedly devoted to Jiying, and their fraternal bond is deep indeed. Jiying always takes time out to teach his brother about the Tao. Over the past thousand years, Zhunti's spiritual intelligence has grown increasingly robust, and he can now communicate with Jiying in a preliminary way; it is believed that he will soon be able to take shape as well.

  Continuously reciting Buddhist scriptures, his understanding of them grew increasingly profound, and his cultivation had recovered to the peak of Mahayana Golden Immortal (having fallen to the level of Golden Immortal at the time of the Opening Heaven)

  On this day, dark clouds gathered on Mount Sumeru, lightning flashed, and the transformed great calamity arrived.