Honghuang: I am Qitian and I want to fight for the throne

Chapter 478 The Great Dao is Lonely and Solitary, Not Pangu
That familiar "idiot!"
A long-awaited "Pigsy"!
A simple "It's me" was all it took to admit it!
It instantly shattered the mental defenses that Pigsy had built up over countless lifetimes.

Her eyes welled up, and two lines of tears silently slid down her cheeks.

It is said that men do not easily shed tears, but that is because they have not yet experienced deep emotional pain.

Sha Wujing and Ao Lie were also trembling violently, their lips quivering uncontrollably.

The words "Brother Sha" and "Little White Dragon" seemed to carry the power of time travel, pulling them back to the years when they shared hardships on their journey to the West.

Their throats bobbed, and they were so excited they couldn't speak:

"Big Brother!"

Both Nezha and Yang Jian were deeply moved, their eyes blazing with intense light.

However, since they were somewhat separated from Qi Tian, ​​the two quickly regained their senses after the initial surprise.

Suppressing his turbulent emotions, he immediately bowed deeply, offering a most respectful salute:

"Greetings, Holy Venerable Equal to Heaven!"

The solemn and majestic "Holy Venerable Equal to Heaven" was like a thunderclap from the heavens, instantly waking Pigsy, Sandy, and the White Dragon from their mixed emotions of joy and sorrow.

The emotions of excitement, nostalgia, sorrow, and joy on his face suddenly froze.

Yes, the person in front of us is not the senior brother who used to hang out with them, laughing and joking.

Instead, he is the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who holds the power over the primordial Heavenly Dao, suppresses all realms, and whose cultivation is unfathomable!

Their eldest brother was merely a demigod of the Holy Venerable, and he had already perished.

Almost instinctively, the three suppressed all their emotions, bowed deeply with respect and awe, and said:

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

This change in address and the reverence in the words completely extinguished Qi Tian's old thoughts of traveling west, which he had just recalled because of the conversation among the others.

The gentle ripples that had stirred in the depths of his eyes because of the title "Senior Brother" returned to a profound calm.

"Ah~"

A long, lonely sigh escaped from Qi Tian's mouth.

He knew in his heart that their status was as deep as the abyss and their cultivation as vast as the sea, which had long since drawn an invisible chasm between him and these old friends.

Even if he didn't mind, no one else dared to overstep their bounds or be disrespectful, much less treat him as an equal.

His gaze swept over the five people who stood respectfully with their heads bowed before him, his expression complex.

With a touch of emotion, Qi Tian reached out and gently patted Zhu Bajie's shoulder.

The simple action made Pigsy tremble, but he lowered his head even further.

"Practice diligently!"

Qi Tian said nothing more, nor was there any need for further words.

With a slight movement of his fingertips, five beams of spiritual light, imbued with the profound aura of the origin of laws, instantly coalesced.

It silently entered the foreheads of Pigsy, Sandy, the White Dragon, Nezha, and Yang Jian, directly imprinting itself deep within their primordial spirits.

This is his gift to the friendship of the past, and also a silent farewell.

After doing all this, Qi Tian's figure rippled slightly like water and then disappeared completely.

It's like it never happened.

In the valley, only five figures remained, some excited, some sentimental, some with complex emotions, and some saddened.

They stood there for a long time, their gazes fixed on the void where Qi Tian had disappeared, and no one spoke.

The lake breeze remains the same, and the fairy flowers sway, yet they cannot dispel the melancholy and awe in my heart.

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"Buzz!"

Qi Tian's figure reappeared in the Water Curtain Cave.

Within the grotto, spiritual energy flows like a dragon, and the Daoist charm is naturally formed, making it even more mysterious and unpredictable than the Flower and Fruit Mountain in the outside world.

Qi Tian had a look of melancholy on his face.

Upon emerging from seclusion, he was moved to reminisce with some old friends, but the attitude of Pigsy and his companions made him abandon the idea.

The further and higher you go on the path of the Great Way, the fewer people will be around you.

Solitude is the end of the Great Way.

but,

Qi Tian was already prepared for this, and his感慨 (feeling of emotion) was only momentary before his face returned to calm.

With a slight thought, a divine thought containing supreme majesty instantly traversed space and was transmitted to every part of the cave.

Before long, eleven figures with composed demeanor and profound Daoist aura stood respectfully before him.

"Disciple greets Master!"

They were direct disciples of Sun Yuan and others.

"very good!"

Looking at his disciples, Qi Tian smiled with satisfaction.

Jinpeng, needless to say, is now in the late stage of the Hunyuan Wuji Dalu Jinxian realm. In the entire prehistoric world, his strength is second only to him, on par with Fuxi.

As for the other disciples—

Sun Yuan, Kong Xuan, Jiang Zi, Jiang Ling'er, Xuan Ling, Yun Zhongzi, Yun Xiao, and Qiong Xiao are all now saints at the peak of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

Although Bixiao and Huanglong did not become saints, they still cultivated to the peak of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal.

Their strength hasn't diminished much either.

The reason why the disciples have made such rapid progress is partly due to their talent and good aptitude, but mainly it is due to the boundless and endless fortune of Huaguo Mountain.

Among the saints and great beings of other forces, only the Three Pure Ones and Meng Po can be compared with them.

The others were slightly weaker.

"I have called you here today to explain the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos."

Qi Tian sat cross-legged on the cloud bed and, without much preamble, began to preach.

He did not describe specific magical arts or supernatural powers, but instead expounded on the origin of the Great Dao, starting from the essence of the laws, extending to the wonders of the three thousand laws, and finally to the unity of primordial chaos.

Every word was precious, every sentence contained supreme truths, and the great Dao's teachings echoed within the grotto, causing heavenly flowers to fall and golden lotuses to spring from the earth.

Sun Yuan and the others listened with rapt attention, sometimes frowning, sometimes suddenly enlightened, their auras subtly fluctuating with the sermon, clearly indicating that they had gained a great deal.

He preached for a full forty-nine years.

Afterwards, Qi Tian answered the many questions and doubts his disciples encountered on their cultivation path one by one.

His answer went straight to the point, simplifying the complex and enlightening Sun Yuan and others, giving them a clearer understanding of their own path.

A century later, the mystery was solved.

Qi Tian waved his hand, signaling his disciples to step back and focus on their comprehension.

Sun Yuan and the others bowed respectfully, and with a heart full of insights, quietly withdrew from the core meditation room.

Not long after Sun Yuan and the others left, two elegant and fragrant scents, yet distinctly different, wafted from inside the Water Curtain Cave.

Immediately afterwards, two exceptionally elegant figures entered together.

The woman on the left, dressed in a moon-white palace gown, possessed a cool and aloof air like a fairy from the moon palace. Her face was exquisitely beautiful, and she seemed to be enveloped in a soft, moonlit glow. This was Wang Shu.

The woman on the right is dressed in an elegant blue robe, with a gentle and graceful demeanor, beautiful features, and an ethereal charm that exudes a subtle and clever aura—she is none other than the Queen of the Women's Kingdom, Wan Shuanghua.

Both women, with their stunningly beautiful faces, were now filled with barely suppressed excitement and deep longing.

This time, it was Qi Tian's longest period of seclusion.

Separation and the long years left them with a deep sense of longing.

Looking at the two peerless beauties who had accompanied him through the long years and whose hearts were clear, Qi Tian's calm Dao heart couldn't help but be stirred by a ripple.

He sensed no distance or awe from the two of them, only deep affection.

His eyes, as clear as autumn water, held emotions accumulated over countless millennia, undisguised, fervent, and sincere.

How could Qi Tian not know their feelings? But with the Great Dao ahead and the path fraught with peril, he had been focused on his cultivation and ascent, never truly revealing them to Qi Tian, ​​nor making any promises.

Of course, even today, he still cannot give them a lasting commitment.

The path of righteousness is his eternal pursuit; personal feelings cannot hold him back or make him stop.

But he was not the kind of heartless, emotionless, and unyielding Taoist.

This period of seclusion and spiritual practice has indeed been too long.

For the next hundred years, Qi Tian temporarily set aside his pursuit of the Great Dao.

Accompanied by Wang Shu and Wan Shuanghua, their footprints covered every corner of the primordial world.

We once stood side by side atop the Milky Way in the heavens, watching the stars rise and fall;
I have also strolled along the banks of the netherworld and the underworld, observing the cycle of reincarnation;
We also listened to the ebb and flow of the tides on the shores of the East China Sea, entered the ruins of Mount Buzhou, and traced the vicissitudes of ancient times.

The magnificent and mysterious beauty of the primordial world was further enhanced by the three of them traveling together.

A century of companionship, deep and profound affection.

What was meant to happen, happened.

Although Qi Tian did not promise a future, the tender time they spent together was enough to comfort the two women's long wait and longing, and also left an indelible, gentle mark on his rock-solid heart.

A century has passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Qi Tian looked at Wang Shu and Wan Shuanghua, whose faces were stunningly beautiful but whose eyes were filled with deep reluctance.

"I'm going."

Qi Tian's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable resolve.

The two women's unspoken words were reduced to a silent gaze, and in the end, they simply gave a deep bow.

Qi Tian nodded slightly, said no more, resolutely turned around, and stepped into the vast chaos.

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Chaos is boundless, and spacetime is in disarray.

A colossal vortex, radiating a chilling aura of destruction and annihilation, appeared before them—

Eye of the Ruins!

Qi Tian stopped in the chaotic void some distance from the Eye of Return to Nothingness.

He didn't enter immediately; instead, a dazzling golden light suddenly erupted from his deep eyes—

The Golden Eyes of Truth, unleashed to their fullest potential!

Two golden beams of light, condensed to their utmost perfection and seemingly capable of piercing through all illusions and reaching the very origin of all things, shot out from the eyes and were directed at the slowly rotating Eye of Return to Nothingness.

At the same time, Qi Tian also mobilized the primordial power of the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World, and also drew upon the boundless fortune gathered from the Three Realms, transforming it into an invisible and immense power, which was then fully amplified on the Golden Eyes of Breaking Illusion!

He wanted to see what the true nature of the Eye of the Ruins was!
Where exactly is the "wasteland" that the remnant soul of Pangu refers to?

Back then, his cultivation was insufficient, so he could only see things vaguely. Now, he has reached the pinnacle of the Great Dao, and there are no more secrets within the primordial world. He is confident that he can see through the illusions and realities of this place.

However, the result disappointed him!

Even if he pushed his Golden Eyes of Truth to their limit, even with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao Origin and boundless fortune, his vision was still heavily distorted, interfered with, and even swallowed up!
It could only be vaguely "seen" that its interior did not seem to be a simple chaotic turbulence or destructive energy, but rather a world that was... independent of the primordial world and unimaginably vast!
What shocked him even more was that the "world" he felt was at a higher level than the Eternal Primordial World!

However, it was a world filled with endless ruin, death, and decay... a world after the Great Cataclysm!

The imagery of broken walls, collapsed laws, and the silence of the Great Dao is overwhelming.

As for the "wasteland" mentioned by the remnant soul of Pangu, it was nowhere to be found, and there was no trace of it.

"A world that is destroyed, yet whose status surpasses that of the eternal primordial chaos?"

Qi Tian frowned, puzzled.

But he quickly suppressed his surprise, took a step forward, and entered the Eye of the Ruins.

Within the Eye of the Ruins lies an indescribable void.

There is no light, no darkness, no up, down, left, or right, no sense of the passage of time; it is more hazy than chaos, with only absolute "emptiness" and "silence".

It speaks of the extraordinary nature of this place.

Qi Tian's primordial spirit power, like invisible tentacles, cautiously spread outwards to explore.

However, decades have passed, and the surrounding area remains a desolate void, unchanged.

This deepened his doubts.

Pangu's remnant soul once stated that when he re-entered the Eye of the Ruins at the half-step Great Dao realm, he would be able to comprehend his "true self".

But now, not only has the true self of enlightenment not appeared, but not even the slightest abnormal fluctuation has occurred.

"Senior Pangu?"

Qi Tian tried to unleash the power of his primordial spirit and call out in the void. His voice, carrying the vibrations of the Great Dao, resounded throughout this strange space.

However, the result was—dead silence.

No response.

This made Qi Tian subconsciously recall the words of Pangu's remnant soul—that he had exhausted his last strength in order to scare away the spying of the four great rulers.

"Could it be... that the power of the remnant soul has been exhausted, and it has completely... perished?"

Qi Tian frowned deeply, unable to help but speculate in his heart.

If that's the case, then wouldn't all clues about the "true self" and the "wasteland" be completely cut off?

Unwilling!

Qi Tian once again pushed his primordial spirit power to its limit, like an invisible giant net, to explore this void more meticulously and deeply, not missing any subtle fluctuations.

However, the result remains the same.

Inside this Eye of Ruins, apart from the eternal and unchanging Daoist aura of destruction, it seemed truly empty.

After several fruitless investigations, Qi Tian stopped.

He sat cross-legged in this absolute nothingness, his eyes closed, releasing his vast and boundless power of will.

Instead of merely exploring, they began to try to sense and analyze the laws and principles of this void space.

Ten thousand years can pass in the blink of an eye.

Qi Tian's mind suddenly stirred!
He sensed that his primordial spirit had formed an extremely faint connection with this desolate void!
At the same time, a very subtle guiding force rose in my heart!

"Refine?"

Qi Tian's eyes flickered.

With a thought, the vast power of the primordial spirit surged forth, enveloping and covering the entire Eye of Return to Nothingness!
Refining!

Time flies, and thousands of years have passed.

Qi Tian has already refined about one-tenth of this void space.

However, at this moment——

A sudden change occurred!

An incomprehensible, terrifying suction force, seemingly originating from the deepest part of this void, erupted without warning!
It's not aimed at the physical body, but directly at the primordial spirit!

Qi Tian's expression changed drastically in an instant, and he hurriedly withdrew his primordial spirit power!
however,
The suction force was far more terrifying than he had imagined!

The power of the primordial spirit was as if it had sunk into a chaotic quagmire, bound by billions of invisible chains!

No matter how much he urged his cultivation, his primordial spirit was frantically dragged and devoured by that suction force, surging towards the deepest part of nothingness!

"Hahaha--!!"

A familiar, yet chilling and malicious laugh suddenly erupted in this deathly silence, shaking even the Qitian Primordial Spirit!
"You only realize it now? Too late! Offer up everything you have! I am the true 'mastermind'!"

The voice was none other than that—

The remnant soul of Pangu!

However, it was completely different from the towering, compassionate Pangu God in Qi Tian's memory!

It is filled with greed, evil, and madness!
Qi Tian's face instantly turned ashen:

"You are not Pangu?!"

(End of this chapter)