Chapter 2: The Formation of Heaven and Earth, the Emergence of the Heavenly Way

  Time passed slowly, Pangu and Zhang Xue continued to hold up the sky. When their magical powers were almost exhausted, they took out the Wujidan pills they had refined earlier and swallowed them down.

  Looking up at the sky, it seems to consume a huge amount of magic power, but in fact, thanks to Zhang Xue's Wujin Golden Elixir, both of them are still quite relaxed. Haven't you seen that they still have time to chat with each other? It can be said that Zhang Xue is quite farsighted, having refined the elixir in advance, otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to bear it.

  Thus, Pangu and Zhang Xue grew with the passage of time, their bodies constantly expanding along with heaven and earth. Gradually, white clouds appeared at their waists, and from below, their upper bodies could no longer be seen, revealing the enormity of their stature.

  The entire world is filled with a gloomy atmosphere, devoid of any vitality, without any living creatures, no mountains or rivers, and the surroundings are completely lifeless. The whole world is in a state of deathly silence.

  Only when the two giants in the middle of heaven and earth appeared did they bring a little vitality to heaven and earth.

  Time slowly drifted away, and it's unknown how long has passed. The distance between heaven and earth is now billions of billions of miles high. It can be confirmed that this is several times higher than the original chaotic heaven and earth, and it seems that due to the reason that the heaven and earth opened too big, the entire chaotic world also underwent a tremendous change.

  The stability of the current Primordial World's space has reached an unimaginable level, and it is probably impossible for scenes like those in the Primordial World where Golden Immortals could freely break through space to instantaneously move around to exist again.

  At the current spatial intensity, let alone Golden Immortals, even ordinary Mahayana Golden Immortals shouldn't think about teleporting. Only those who have comprehended their own Dao fruits can possibly succeed, and only those related to space can succeed. Teleporting once will consume a huge amount of spiritual power.

  But wanting to teleport at will is simply unimaginable, only a saint who has fully comprehended a law and merged their yuan soul with the void can have such privilege.

  The earth is also unyieldingly firm, even if a saint wants to destroy a great mountain, it's quite difficult.

  Zhang Xue looked at the sky and earth, muttering to himself: "Looking at the current state of the sky and earth, even if a hundred or so saints were to engage in a great war, they wouldn't be able to shatter this firmament. If the primordial energy that descended after the creation of the heavens is dissolved into the earth, it will be difficult to break it even if one wants to."

  And in the past, a small Honghuang like Zhong could cultivate nine saints, and now it's thousands of times bigger than before, I don't know how many can be cultivated, it's impossible to have 90,000, you know this isn't just a simple problem of one plus one equals two, every time the base number increases by an order of magnitude, everything grows exponentially.

  At this thought, a scene involuntarily appeared in Zhang Xue's mind: "Sages fill the streets, quasi-saints are not as good as dogs, great thieves are like ants, and only then can the Tao be respected."

  He immediately made a cold joke, if it really develops into that scene in the end, then there will be a lot of fun.

  "When the time comes, saints will be flying all over the sky. I wonder what will happen to those disciples of the Three Pure Ones and other powerful sects? Don't accidentally offend someone and get beaten up! Although it's said that the saint's primordial spirit is merged with heaven and earth, and as long as heaven and earth exist, they won't die or be destroyed. But that would really tarnish their invincible image from the ancient times of chaos." Zhang Xue couldn't help but let out a series of sinister chuckles, thinking evil thoughts in her heart. Fortunately, there was no one around, otherwise, whoever heard this would get goosebumps all over their body.

  As time passed, the heavens and earth finally stabilized completely in a violent tremor. The sky was no longer falling down, the earth was no longer rising up, and there were no signs of merging at all.

  Pangu and Zhang Xue can finally rest easy, it's a huge relief to have been carrying the weight of heaven and earth for so long. No one knew how much longer they could keep it up, and there was always the worry about the elixir. But now everything is fine, and they can finally relax. The two of them lay on the ground in an unseemly manner, laughing uncontrollably, slowly turning into hysterical laughter as a way to release their inner joy and pride.

  Originally, with Pangu's cultivation, it was absolutely impossible for such a situation to occur. However, Pangu had invested too much emotion in the creation of heaven, and it could be said that it had become an obsession for him, so only after the completion of the creation would he have such true feelings flowing out.

  The heavens may have opened and be incredibly vast, but all around is silent and still, devoid of any vitality. There are no mountains or rivers, no wind or rain, no thunder or lightning, and not even a single living soul. The entire world is like a dead old man - silent, still, and desolate.

  Looking at everything in front of him, Pangu couldn't get excited anymore. His expression was filled with a sense of disappointment. He seemed to have lost interest in everything before his eyes, sat alone on the side, and didn't say a word.

  "What's wrong, brother? You look like you're full of worries. Isn't the world already at peace? What's still troubling you?" Zhang Xue asked with concern, although she had already guessed what was on his mind.

  "It's a pity that fellow Daoists have seen the strange, this heaven and earth has opened up, but it is not the heaven and earth in my heart. The heaven and earth in my heart should be full of vitality, all living things in the world are living happily, everywhere is forest, mountain, there should be wind, rain, thunder and lightning in the world, sea, river, lake, the whole world is thriving, living things and nature are getting along harmoniously. This is the world I think of in my heart." Pangu said that when he talked about the world in his heart, his eyes shone brightly.

  Looking at Pangu's appearance, Zhang Xue felt extremely depressed. "This Pangu is still an idealist, but to be honest, the first batch of living beings born from the sky-opening were quite simple-minded, their hearts as pure as a blank sheet of paper. At that time, it was still possible to fulfill Pangu's wishes."

  At this moment, a mysterious feeling suddenly appeared in the world, it was an indescribable feeling, not even knowing what he looked like, nor where he came from. It could only be felt that he existed, but at the same time, it couldn't be felt that they were there, it was a very contradictory feeling.

  In this feeling, there is a sense of intimacy, like a child wanting to be close to their father, but at the same time, there is also a sense of not being allowed to get close, it's really a contradictory feeling.

  And at this time, with the emergence of that feeling, a mysterious power also emerged. This power is not strong and cannot even threaten ordinary people, but it is very mysterious. Everyone who comes into contact with this power will understand its meaning. "Body transformation, perfect world" is a power that can help others transform into all things.

  When Zhang Xue came into contact with this power, he suddenly thought of something and his face changed greatly as he shouted loudly: "Not good!" In an instant, he turned around to look at Pangu.

  But it was too late, and Pangu's body of billions of feet began to slowly crack from the legs, and slowly moved upwards.

  "Good fellow, why must you do this? It's not necessary to sacrifice yourself! We can think of a way out slowly, perhaps we can come up with a solution that benefits both. There's no need to use your own life to transform all things! Brother, please stop!"

  Pangu's expression was calm as he looked at me and said, "Fellow Daoist, we've known each other for countless eons, haven't we? I know that everything you did before and after the Opening of Heaven was all for my sake. Your kindness to me is something I dare not forget. If it were any other matter, I would certainly agree to your request, even if it meant giving up my life - I wouldn't bat an eyelid. But this one thing... I truly find it difficult to agree to."

  "Why, why must you die? Isn't living good enough?" Zhang Xue exclaimed, her eyes fixed on the increasingly large cracks on Pangu's body.

  "Yes, it's good to be alive." Pangu sighed and continued: "Do you have your own dreams, fellow Taoist? I think everyone has their own dreams, some people know what they are, while others don't. Creating a beautiful world is my dream, and even if I die for it, at least I'll have fulfilled my lifelong dream and not lived in vain. Now that half of my dream has come true, how can I give up? What's your dream, fellow Taoist? I truly hope you can achieve it!"

  After listening to Pangu's words, my heart has been heavy. Yes, who doesn't have their own dreams? And what right do I have to stop others from fulfilling their own dreams? Although I know this principle, my heart still feels extremely uncomfortable.

  Then, with one final effort, he said: "However, fellow Taoist..."

  The words had not been finished, and they were already interrupted by Pangu: "Fellow Taoist, don't persuade anymore, my mind is made up and won't change. If I didn't transform into all things, this world would always be like this. Because when I opened the sky, I absorbed and replicated the 3,000 chaotic magic gods' 3,000 laws, and some side door laws, so after I opened the sky, my cultivation increased by that much. And now these laws can be used to perfect this piece of heaven and earth."

  After listening to Pangu's words, Zhang Xue was stunned. "No way! The 3,000 Great Paths and the 800 side doors were actually Pangu's incarnation of heaven and earth, which only existed when heaven and earth merged. So these were all the paths that Pangu had enlightened to. Now it's good that they've all become the Heavenly Path that just appeared."

  The Heavenly Way is the mysterious power that just appeared, and through the contact just now, Zhang Xue also understood what the Heavenly Way is. In short, it's the will of heaven and earth, without self-consciousness, as long as heaven and earth are not destroyed, it will never come out.

  If the heaven and earth are compared to a person, then the heavenly way is like a natural reflection, just like when someone's knee is tapped, their leg will involuntarily kick up. Only when there is an action that destroys the heaven and earth will the heavenly way appear, otherwise it will not come out at all. No matter how big of an evil deed you have done, as long as you do not destroy the heaven and earth, the heavenly way will absolutely not find you.

  It was precisely because of this understanding that Zhang Xue could be certain that Hong Jun would definitely be lying from now on. What Hong Jun said was definitely not the true Way of Heaven, no matter what reason made him say so, but it could be confirmed that it was a huge conspiracy to deceive the entire Hong Huang world, and the consequences were unimaginable.

  As a result, Zhang Xue had a strong sense of vigilance towards Hong Jun's future. Even more so, she didn't want to have any contact with Hong Jun, thinking that someone who could deceive the entire world without being discovered, and even make people believe his words as truth, and still be revered by everyone, was not someone easy to get along with! In the end, don't become a person who is bought out, and still helps others count their money without realizing it.

  On this point, Zhang Xue still has a clear understanding of himself. Compared to Hong Jun, it's better not to think about it, it's like an egg hitting a rock, and in the end, it will only end in a mess.

  So I decided not to contact Hongyuan, and at the same time, I decided that after transforming, I would eat more Xiantian Zhībǎo, making my physical body even more abnormal. After all, any conspiracy is pale in front of absolute power.