The First Marquis of Daxuan

Master Xuanxuan's moves are always deadly.

Although it's supposed to be a friendly spar, there are no limits to how well fists and feet can make mistakes, and it's normal for someone to accidentally hurt another person.

If he accidentally kills Su Mu, he will definitely mourn for Su Mu for three breaths, and then laugh out loud three times.

Seeing that the golden gong had enveloped Su Mu, Master Xuanxuan was not careless at all. He shouted loudly, and his fists emitted a dazzling light as he slammed them into the golden gong with a loud bang.

The enormous sound shook the heavens and the earth.

An ordinary enemy would surely be shattered to pieces by this deafening roar.

But it was Su Mu who was trapped inside the golden gong.

No matter how naive Master Xuanxuan was, he didn't think Su Mu would be killed so easily.

He made a move, his movements continuous, his fists striking the golden gong in a relentless stream.

A violent force surged into the golden gong, attempting to severely injure Su Mu.

Only when there was no more movement from the golden gong did Master Xuanxuan breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Just then, he heard a soft sound in his ear.

In an instant, a strong sense of crisis surged into my heart.

Without the slightest hesitation, Master Xuanxuan retreated abruptly.

Suddenly, a beam of white light shot out from the golden gong.

In a single blow, the golden gong was split in two.

The white light seemed to split the heavens and earth apart, cleaving the golden gong in two before continuing its descent towards Master Xuanxuan.

If Master Xuanxuan were still where he had just stood, he would have been split in two by the white light.

A cold sweat broke out on his back instantly.

"Well done, keep it that way."

Su Mu's voice rang in his ears.

Su Mu had already escaped from the golden gong and was looking at him with a relaxed expression.

"This is just a warm-up. You'd better watch out, or I might actually kill you!"

Master Xuanxuan gritted his teeth and shouted, as countless rays of light shot out from his body in an instant.

Those rays of light transformed into countless streams of power, enveloping Su Mu.

Those forces, carrying earth-shattering power, completely engulfed Su Mu's figure.

Master Xuanxuan held nothing back; in fact, he was filled with murderous intent.

This was a rare opportunity for him to act freely without worrying about truly angering Su Mu.

Anyway, this was Su Mu's own request.

He now had only one thought: to use all his deadly moves on Su Mu.

It would be best to kill Su Mu, but even if he can't, he can still vent his anger.

A deafening roar echoed through the air.

The violent power was unleashed in all directions.

Fortunately, this is Pangu's Tomb, so even if they fight fiercely, it won't affect the outside world.

Otherwise, given the strength of Su Mu and Master Xuanxuan, if they were to fight without restraint, countless lives would be affected.

Even wild creatures might be attracted here.

Master Xuanxuan became more and more excited as the fight progressed, unleashing all the killing moves he had imagined for Su Mu.

Su Mu responded with a serious expression.

Although Master Xuanxuan is not a transcendent being, his strength is by no means weak.

In a sense, Master Xuanxuan could even be considered the strongest person below the Transcendent level.

Moreover, Master Xuanxuan's origins are mysterious, and his profound knowledge is unfathomable.

Even Su Mu dared not be careless in a fight where they were truly going all out.

However, it is precisely for this reason that Su Mu regards Master Xuanxuan as a whetstone.

If it's someone who can't threaten him, then it won't serve any purpose of tempering him.

Su Mu entered a special state where he forgot all the Taoist scriptures and all the martial arts he had ever practiced.

He only used the Pangu Creation Technique to deal with the Xuanxuan Master's frenzied attacks.

Although Su Mu had grasped the basics of the Pangu Creation Technique, his mastery of it was still quite limited.

At first, he was forced to retreat step by step by Xuanxuan Shangren's crazy attacks.

On several occasions, he even found himself in dangerous situations.

Not long after the fight began, Su Mu started to show signs of injury.

However, Su Mu still did not use his original martial arts; he continued to use the half-baked Pangu Creation Technique.

As time went on, he became more and more proficient in the Pangu Creation Technique.

At the same time, the number of wounds on his body decreased.

At the beginning, Master Xuanxuan could leave wounds on him with four or five out of ten moves.

Gradually, Xuanxuan Shangren's attacks would be blocked by Pangu's Creation Technique for three or four out of ten moves, and Su Mu could dodge the remaining three or four moves.

Master Xuanxuan only had two or three moves left to attack him.

Moreover, the situation continues to reverse.

The smugness on Master Xuanxuan's face gradually disappeared.

At first, he was filled with ecstasy whenever his attacks drew blood from Su Mu.

For a fleeting moment, he even had a strange feeling that he might actually kill Su Mu.

But gradually, he regained consciousness.

Kill Su Mu?

That's impossible!

Master Xuanxuan knew that Su Mu was very strong, and he also knew that Su Mu had great talent.

But this is the first time he has witnessed firsthand how Su Mu's strength has improved.

He had never seen anyone's strength improve so rapidly.

He would never have believed it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

Right under his nose, Su Mu's Pangu Creation Technique went from stumbling but incredibly smooth, and Su Mu only took a few days to complete it.

Now that Su Mu is using the Pangu Creation Technique, even Master Xuanxuan would think that he has been cultivating for hundreds of years!
That's the Pangu Creation Technique!

Master Xuanxuan himself had cultivated the Pangu Creation Technique, but he spent countless hours on it and still couldn't even get past the basics.

It was such a difficult martial art, yet Su Mu mastered it at such a fast pace and improved at an incredibly rapid speed.

Master Xuanxuan's initial excitement had vanished, replaced by deep despair.

Is it possible to defeat an enemy who is stronger in cultivation, more talented, and works harder than him?

Even if it takes another ten thousand years, he will never be a match for Su Mu.

boom!
Master Xuanxuan was distracted and unable to dodge in time, and was directly blasted hundreds of feet away.

If Su Mu hadn't stopped in time, he would have been injured by Su Mu.

Even with the strength of Master Xuanxuan, the injuries sustained under the Pangu Creation Technique were almost impossible to heal.

"No, something's not right."

Su Mu frowned, shook his head, and muttered to himself.

Master Xuanxuan was already drenched in cold sweat. He wiped his forehead and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"
I think your Pangu Creation Technique is flawless. With such power, ordinary creatures of the desolate heavens would definitely be no match for you.

Even he, the Xuanxuan Shangren, couldn't withstand it, let alone those desolate creatures.

With Su Mu's current strength, probably only those four first-generation Desolate Heaven creatures can rival him; the other Desolate Heaven creatures probably can't even withstand a single move from him.

In his view, there was nothing wrong with the Pangu Creation Technique that Su Mu cultivated.

Su Mu did not answer him, but instead frowned and began to think.

Master Xuanxuan's eyes darted around, and seeing Su Mu emerging, he didn't hesitate to unleash a long spear.

Swish!
The spear transformed into a bolt of lightning, instantly piercing towards Su Mu.

Anyway, Su Mu said to give it his all.

This wasn't a sneak attack; he was testing Su Mu!

Su Mu was engrossed in thought, seemingly completely unaware of Xuanxuan Shangren's sneak attack.

Just as the spear was about to pierce Su Mu, Su Mu suddenly raised his hand, using it as a blade, and slashed it down on the spear.

Even as he made the movement, a thoughtful expression remained on his face.

His retaliatory action was entirely instinctive.

He was already in a state of spiritual transcendence, but his body was still instinctively performing the Pangu Creation Technique.

Master Xuanxuan stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with helplessness.

The rumbling sound of air currents echoed through Pangu's tomb.

One day.

two days.

Three days.

……

Time passed little by little.

Master Xuanxuan didn't know from which day it started, but Su Mu began to completely gain the upper hand.

To be precise, it was Su Mu's Pangu Creation Technique that gained the upper hand.

No matter what methods he used, he was always firmly suppressed by Su Mu's Pangu Creation Technique.

Then Su Mu tested the Pangu Creation Technique on him in all sorts of unbelievable ways. At first, Xuanxuan Shangren resisted a little, but later he completely gave up resisting.

He passively endured Su Mu's attacks like a tool.

boom!
Master Xuanxuan lay sprawled on the ground, looking utterly despondent.

"I'm not fighting anymore, I really am not fighting anymore."

He lay on the ground and refused to get up. "I've already used all my trump cards. Your Pangu Creation Technique is now fully mastered. I am no match for you."

Those primordial, desolate creatures certainly couldn't withstand your Pangu Creation Technique.

"wrong."

Su Mu shook his head and said, "I've always felt there's something wrong with this Pangu Creation Technique. Xuanxuan, is there something wrong with the cultivation method you gave me?"

Master Xuanxuan was startled and shuddered.

"How is this possible? Absolutely impossible!"
What I'm giving you is what I got from here. If there's a problem with the technique, it's because Pangu deliberately left behind an incorrect technique, and it has absolutely nothing to do with me.

I swear to God, I absolutely did not tamper with the cultivation technique!

Master Xuanxuan swore an oath.

He's completely convinced of his worth after being his sparring partner for so long.

He witnessed firsthand just how terrifying Su Mu was.

He has no desire to provoke Su Mu at all now.

He didn't want to offend Su Mu because of a fabricated charge.

"Really?"

Su Mu frowned.

"Absolutely true!"

Master Xuanxuan made a vow.

"Could it be that Pangu deliberately left behind a flawed martial art?"
But why?

He could have chosen not to leave behind the Pangu Creation Technique.

What benefit would it bring him to leave behind a flawed version of the Pangu Creation Technique?

Su Mu frowned and pondered.

"Could it be your imagination? Maybe the Pangu Creation Technique isn't the problem..."

Master Xuanxuan said in a low voice.

"My intuition is right."

Su Mu shook his head. "If Pangu didn't deliberately leave behind a flawed Pangu Creation Technique, then someone came to Pangu's Tomb before you and tampered with this martial art."

"No way? If someone really came to Pangu's Tomb before me and found the Pangu Creation Technique, they could have just taken the technique away. Why would they have altered it and left it behind?"

Master Xuanxuan asked with surprise and uncertainty.

Over the years, he has never doubted that there was anything wrong with the Pangu Creation Technique he obtained.

You can't blame him for that; who would have thought that such a technique would have problems?

Who could possibly tamper with the Pangu Creation Formula?
If it weren't for Su Mu's furrowed brows and serious expression, he would have suspected that Su Mu was deliberately fooling him.

"It wasn't falsification."

Su Mu pondered for a moment and then shook his head. "It should be said that something crucial is missing."

Master Xuanxuan was completely bewildered.

Although he had obtained the Pangu Creation Technique many years ago, he had not been able to master this martial art at all.

Therefore, although he could understand every word Su Mu said, he couldn't comprehend it at all.

He hadn't even entered the door, so naturally he couldn't tell whether there was a problem with the Pangu Creation Technique.

"If there is really a problem with this Pangu Creation Technique, then the only ones who could have the ability to tamper with it should be those four primordial desolate creatures."

Master Xuanxuan pondered for a moment before speaking.

Pangu's Tomb is no ordinary place; it is inaccessible to the average person.

Even if you get in, obtaining the Pangu Creation Technique won't be an easy task.

Just like that World Tree seed, he came so many times but never got it, but Su Mu got it on his first visit.

The same applies to the Pangu Creation Technique; it cannot be obtained by anyone but those with the right destiny.

Looking across all the heavens and myriad realms and the desolate wilderness, the number of people who have obtained the Pangu Creation Technique is extremely limited.

Aside from Master Xuanxuan, only those four original Desolate Heaven creatures could be involved.

"If it really is them, then this could be a bit troublesome."

They will never return what they stole to us.

Master Xuanxuan pondered and said, "Their purpose in tampering with the Pangu Creation Technique might be to prevent us from mastering the complete Pangu Creation Technique."

Furthermore, they have tampered with the Pangu Creation Technique; if we were to cultivate it, not only would we be unable to kill them, but we might even be countered by them.

Master Xuanxuan gasped.

If that's the case, wouldn't Su Mu have made a fool of himself?

Su Mu sought the power left behind by Pangu, with the ultimate goal of dealing with the four original Desolate Creatures.

If the Pangu Creation Technique has been altered by the four original Desolate Heavenly Creatures, then Su Mu has no means to deal with them.

In that case, Su Mu will undoubtedly lose the next ten matches.

Xuanxuan Shangren didn't care about Su Mu's wins or losses, but these desolate creatures were so treacherous and cunning, could there be other plans?

Master Xuanxuan originally thought he was the one who was hiding the deepest secret, but it turns out that these guys are hiding the deepest secrets from one another!
First it was Su Mu, and now he's being told that those four first-generation Desolate Heaven creatures are just as cunning. It seems that he, Master Xuanxuan, has become the most naive one.

If those four desolate creatures are truly so treacherous and cunning, once Su Mu is defeated, it will probably not be so easy for Master Xuanxuan to gain any benefits.

"No, Su Mu can't lose! He has to kill those desolate creatures before I can reap the benefits!"

Master Xuanxuan roared madly in his heart.

A figure flashed through Su Mu's mind.

The "Tao" of wild creatures.

The words spoken by the Desolate Sky Creatures before "Dao" were half true and half false. If it is true that he did all of this, then Su Mu would believe that there is some possibility.

The four original beings of the desolate heavens: Suffering, Gathering, Extinction, and Path.

The two people Su Mu had met were not simple characters; he wondered what the remaining two, "Ji" and "Mie," would be like.

These four original Desolate Creatures inherited everything from the powerful being who could fight Pangu; they are definitely not easy to deal with.

"It seems that if we want to complete the Pangu Creation Technique, we still have to defeat the Desolate Creatures first."

Su Mu pondered for a moment and said.

Although a very important part of the Pangu Creation Technique is missing, he has now mastered a portion of it.

Putting everything else aside, his current strength is at least 10% higher than before he cultivated the Pangu Creation Technique.

Don't underestimate the fact that it's only 10%.

With Su Mu's current strength, a 10% increase is truly astonishing.

It should be noted that his strength was already no weaker than that of the Transcendent Jin Hong before. Now that it has increased by 10%, if he were to fight against the Transcendent Jin Hong, he would almost certainly win.

Even if he were to encounter those four original Desolate Heaven creatures, he would have at least a 60% chance of winning.

The premise is that those four original Desolate Creatures did not hide any methods.

However, judging from the current situation, these four desolate creatures are extremely well hidden, and it is impossible for them not to have some trump cards up their sleeves.

Su Mu turned to look at Master Xuanxuan.

Master Xuanxuan now understands Su Mu very well. As soon as Su Mu looks over, he immediately knows what Su Mu is up to.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

Master Xuanxuan shook his head like a rattle drum, "I can't do it."

It's no use for you to force me. I'm just a Dao Ancestor Realm cultivator. How could I possibly force out the trump cards of four first-generation Desolate Heaven Creatures?
Even if you tear me to pieces, I don't have the ability to do it.

"How will you know if you don't try? Anyway, your body can split freely, so it doesn't matter if one or two pieces die."

Su Mudao.

Master Xuanxuan: "..."

So it wasn't you who died!
Although my body can split, dying even a piece of it is still very painful, okay?

If I were to die, it would take me countless hours to recover.

The four original Desolate Creatures are no ordinary people. To find out their true nature, it's not something that can be done by simply killing a piece of a creature.

“This kind of thing doesn’t necessarily require brute force. Didn’t a part of your body become assimilated into a desolate creature?”
You should still be able to influence it, right?
Why not just let it probe the four original Desolate Sky Creatures?
"Xuanxuan, if you can do this, I can make you a promise."

Su Mu said.

"What promise?"

Master Xuanxuan blurted out the words, and immediately regretted them, wishing he could slap himself.

“I can promise you that once we have completely resolved the Great Calamity of the Desolate Heaven, the position of the Transcendent One will be given to you.”

Su Mu said slowly.

"not enough."

Master Xuanxuan gritted his teeth and said, "Unless you promise me one more thing, I won't take this risk even if you beat me to death!"
Those four desolate creatures are even stronger than you!

"explain."

Su Mu said calmly.

"If you can complete the Pangu Creation Technique in the future, I want you to use it to cut off a branch of the World Tree for me!"

Master Xuanxuan said, "As long as you agree to this condition, I will risk my life to test the background of those four first-generation Desolate Heaven creatures!"

"It's just a twig, that's fine."

Su Mu nodded without hesitation and said, "However, you must complete this task before the ten matches, otherwise it will be too late, and you can forget about getting a branch of the World Tree." (End of Chapter)