Primordial Era: Taking the blame to become a saint, proving one's path through eccentricity!

Chapter 374 [Everything is Ready, Pangu Rises from the Dead]

At the beginning of time.

Zhen Yuanzi strolled leisurely, and with a thought, endless Xuanhuang Qi appeared, erasing the marks of many great supernatural beings.

Among them were figures like Huanglong Zhenren and Han Jishu, who cultivated both immortality and divine power.

Even though Zhen Yuanzi himself is not good at combat, his cultivation at the Quasi-Saint level is enough to easily suppress ordinary great supernatural beings.

Before long, Zhen Yuanzi's actions alarmed the Primordial Heavenly King, who was at the beginning of creation.

Although he didn't care about the title of "the one who opens the heavens and the earth," he still hoped that one day, his disciple, Huanglong Zhenren, could attain this position!

"So it's Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi!"

With a thought, the Primordial Heavenly King appeared before Zhen Yuanzi and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi, your personality is quite in line with my elder brother's Dao of non-action. You have always been content with your lot, neither striving nor fighting, and observing from the sidelines. Why did you decide to come to the beginning of creation to prove the creation of the spirit of heaven and earth today?"

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Yuanshi!"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi immediately replied, "In this era, all of you fellow Daoists are striving to cross over; how can I, a humble Daoist, continue to stand still?"

"I originally thought that relying on the Earth Book Formation would ensure everything would be alright, but that bastard Styx broke through my Earth Book Formation once!"

"If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Houtu's intervention, I'm afraid I would never have gotten this Book of Earth back!"

"During this time, I've thought about many things. If I were stronger, would I have been able to protect Fellow Daoist Hongyun back then?"

Zhen Yuanzi's words were watertight and consistent with his usual persona, so Yuanshi Tianwang did not have any doubts about them!

After glancing at Zhen Yuanzi, Yuanshi Tianwang took the initiative to invite him, saying, "Since that's the case, why don't you join my Chan Sect? With my original body protecting you, who in the Primordial Realm would dare to harm you in the slightest?"

"This humble Taoist is willing to treat you as the deputy leader!"

Yuanshi Tianzun greatly admired Zhen Yuanzi, a top-tier innate deity, the founder of the Earth Immortal lineage, a man with wide circle of friends, abundant blessings, and a powerful weapon like the Earth Book.

Furthermore, although Zhen Yuanzi did not establish a major sect, the Earth Immortal lineage can definitely be considered a powerful force in the Primordial True Realm.

In the present primordial world, there are nearly twenty Grand Luo Immortals who cultivate the Great Dao of Earth Immortals.

Within the Purple Cloud Palace, there are also some future Great Luo Immortals, belonging to the Earth Immortal lineage.

Yuanshi Tianzun once calculated that there were forty-eight Daluo belonging to the Earth Immortal lineage who participated in the Daluo Conference of Zixiao Palace.

Not to mention Zhen Yuanzi, a top-tier supernatural being below the level of a sage!

Moreover, these forty-eight Great Luo cultivators are only cultivators of the Earth Immortal lineage. There are countless other Great Luo cultivators who also cultivate the Earth Immortal Dao.

If Zhen Yuanzi could join the Chan Sect, the Heavenly Immortal and Earthly Immortal lineages would merge, and his influence in the immortal path would undoubtedly increase significantly.

Therefore, upon hearing Zhen Yuanzi's concerns, Yuanshi Tianwang did not hesitate at all and directly extended an invitation to Zhen Yuanzi on behalf of his own body, even promising him the position of vice leader of the Chan Sect.

"Let's forget about it!"

Zhen Yuanzi shook his head, then feigned aversion to trouble: "This humble Daoist has no desire to meddle in your Great Dao dispute with Fellow Daoist Tongtian!"

Upon hearing this, the Primordial Heavenly King was not disappointed, for this was precisely Zhen Yuanzi's character.

If he had agreed directly, he would have wondered if Zhen Yuanzi needed something from him, such as asking him to guide the true spirit of Hongyun Daoist back!

As the cause of all the results, Yuanshi Tianzun was well aware of the cause and effect between Zhunti Daoist and Hongyun Daoist, and had even considered using this to target Zhunti Daoist.

However, this move will definitely enrage the Guide Daoist and the Zhunti Daoist, causing these two Heavenly Dao Saints to stand completely against him!

It's fair to say that the losses outweigh the gains!

However, he still spoke up, saying, "If you encounter any trouble in the future, feel free to come to Kunlun Mountain. I can't guarantee anything else, but protecting your life shouldn't be a problem!"

Yuanshi Tianzun's idea regarding Zhen Yuanzi has always been to be on good terms with him. Even if he cannot win him over, he absolutely cannot allow him to join other forces!

"Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Yuanshi!"

Zhen Yuanzi made a Daoist bow: "Fellow Daoist, if you have time, you are welcome to visit my Wuzhuang Temple! Although the spiritual energy cannot compare with your Kunlun Mountain, my ginseng fruit has its own unique flavor!"

"good!"

Yuanshi Tianwang nodded and then disappeared from Zhen Yuanzi's sight.

Although Zhen Yuanzi's attainment of enlightenment might cause Huanglong Zhenren to miss an opportunity, it would also free him from having to focus on this place.

Among the great beings of the Primordial Realm, there are quite a few who have reversed the past and traced back to the most ancient origins, and there are also hundreds who want to prove the existence of the four primordial spirits of chaos.

However, Xuan Yin's successive attainments of the Creation Wind Spirit and Creation Fire Spirit still drew more attention from the Primordial Heavenly Lord to the Four Primordial Spirits of Chaos.

Now that Zhen Yuanzi wants to open the Heaven and Earth Spirit, he is happy to see it happen, at least it can prevent Xuan Yin from using the opening of the Heaven and Earth Spirit to increase his foundation.

Soon, Zhen Yuanzi encountered the mark of the First Qilin. The marks of the Lord of Mount Tai, Nüqing, Bixia Yuanjun, and others were no match for him. Only the First Qilin could make him take it seriously.

after all----

As the first Yellow Emperor of the primordial era, and the first Qilin who led the lineage of beasts, he was the most powerful being closest to the identity of the creator of heaven and earth.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist!"

The Qilin Mark showed no intention of fighting Zhen Yuanzi. Instead, it slowly spoke, "I can voluntarily relinquish the struggle for the Creation Spirit, but I wonder if you, fellow Daoist, could protect my descendants?"

"oh?"

A look of surprise flashed across Zhen Yuanzi's face. He seemed not to have expected that the once arrogant Qilin would say such a thing.

After a moment's consideration, he frowned and said, "I have seen your offspring before. Hasn't the Four-Faced Beast already become a disciple of Fellow Daoist Yuanshi?"

"Isn't having the protection of a saint enough?"

Zhen Yuanzi continued, "I am not a saint. If the Four Impermanent Forms encounter a calamity that even Fellow Daoist Yuanshi cannot protect, how could I, a mere Quasi-Saint, possibly safeguard them?"

"No!"

The First Qilin shook its head: "If my unfilial son had stayed in Kunlun Mountain peacefully as the mount of the Primordial Saint, with the Primordial Saint's protection, he would naturally have been safe! But alas, he wanted to revive the Qilin lineage and became a disciple of the Chan Sect, which inevitably drew him into the conflict between the Chan and Jie Sects!"

"Once the battle begins, the calamity is rampant. Even a sage's own disciple is in danger of perishing. How could the Jie Sect possibly spare a mere nominal disciple?"

As a powerful being who once ruled over the beast lineage, the First Qilin had a clear understanding of the grand trends of heaven and earth and the great struggle between the Chan and Jie sects.

If the Four-Unlikes were unambitious, no one would target a saint's mount!

However, since he wants to revive the Qilin clan, he will inevitably be drawn into the struggle for power in the prehistoric world, and his status as a disciple of the Chan Sect may make him a target.

Just like now.

By following the decree of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, he set up the Primordial Earth Formation to hinder the army of the Nine Li Divine Dynasty, which was actually a sign of impending doom!

Even if they manage to get through this safely, the Jie Sect will definitely not show any mercy to a disciple of the Chan Sect during the upcoming Investiture of the Gods.

In the struggle for the Great Dao, even dogs would fight to the death. At that time, who would care whether you were a saint's mount or a saint's disciple?

Only Zhen Yuanzi has connections with Houtu, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Tongtian Jiaozhu. Perhaps he can get these saints to give him some face when the time comes!

"What a wicked child!"

The First Qilin is not afraid of the Four Impermanent Ones being in a state of disarray, but he is afraid that they are thinking of revitalizing the Qilin clan.

To save his life, Shi Qilin was extremely worried and, after much deliberation, could only place his hopes on Zhen Yuanzi.

"Can!"

Hearing the First Qilin complain about the Four-Unlikes, Zhen Yuanzi's lips twitched involuntarily, but he still responded to the First Qilin's request.

I believe that whether it's Houtu, Tongtian Jiaozhu, or Yuanshi Tianzun, they would all be willing to give him, the ancestor of earth immortals, some face.

"good!"

The Qilin imprint nodded in satisfaction, then transformed into black light, carrying the essence of the creation of heaven and earth, and merged into Zhen Yuanzi's Dao Fruit.

Boom!

In an instant, the primordial energy of Xuanhuang surged in the void, and the Great Daos of Wutu and Jitu intertwined, causing the surrounding spiritual origins of creation to continuously converge on Zhen Yuanzi, helping him to achieve the spiritual body of creation.

The spirit of heaven and earth is created, and it is accomplished!

Zhen Yuanzi's process of obtaining the Heaven and Earth Spirit was very smooth, much simpler than Xuan Yin's process of obtaining the Heaven and Earth Wind Spirit and Heaven and Earth Fire Spirit.

no way!

Why did Zhen Yuanzi come to prove the creation of the heavens and earth after he had already become a second-class sage?

With such a strong foundation, and given that other powerful individuals felt they couldn't compete with Zhen Yuanzi, they would naturally want to do Zhen Yuanzi a favor.

Just like the First Qilin, knowing that it was probably no match for Zhen Yuanzi, it took the initiative to withdraw from the competition in exchange for Zhen Yuanzi saving the life of the Four-Unlikes in the future!

"It's done!"

The moment Zhen Yuanzi attained enlightenment, Xuan Yin sensed that an invisible thread of cause and effect was connecting their Dao fruits.

The causal bond evolved from Doraemon's Dream Fulfillment Celestial, and under the influence of the earth's power, it transformed into a bridge connecting him and Zhen Yuanzi.

After Zhen Yuanzi returned to the Primordial Realm, he directly used the method of altering cause and effect to inherit the identity of the Creator of Heaven and Earth from Zhen Yuanzi.

And the power of the mountain god of Buzhou Mountain began to fall silently and gradually on Zhen Yuanzi, following this cause-and-effect line.

Change the cause to change the result

This is a method that Xuan Yin comprehended from the Dao Yi Seal. He was able to accomplish this thanks to Yuanshi Tianzun for creating the Yuanshi Nine Seals.

Boom!

The moment the primordial power of heaven and earth merged into Xuan Yin's body, Xuan Yin immediately felt the four primordial spirits of chaos begin to resonate continuously.

"The earth sustains all things, and the heavens display all phenomena; we draw our inspiration from the earth and our model from the heavens!"

Xuan Yin laughed loudly, "My path is complete! The three treasures of the earth—water, fire, and wind—can be fused with the power of the earth element to become a sage of the earth, and there will be no more obstacles to achieving that!"

"but----"

Although everything was ready except for the final push, Xuan Yin still did not relax, as the closer he got to success, the more likely problems were to arise.

He didn't want his joy to turn into sorrow!

The seal of Taiqing Laozi only severed the connection between the Demon Realm and the Primordial World; with his and the power of the Taiji Diagram, they were still unable to seal the River of Time.

Therefore, Xuan Yin can either go before the creation of the world to prove the Creation Fire Spirit, or go to the end of the world to obtain the Return to Nothingness Dao Fruit with the help of the Xuanhuang Ancestral Root.

However, if the Primordial Heavenly Demon or the Purple Demon Lord make any moves when he leaves, his plan to prove his Dao in the final tribulation may be exposed.

That's definitely not what he wanted!

"It would be best to find someone to impersonate me when I'm not around, to prevent the Primordial Heavenly Demon or the Purple Demon Lord from discovering anything amiss!"

Boom!

Just as Xuan Yin was pondering, the Great Dao of the Demon Realm suddenly trembled, and a continuous stream of spiritual energy began to converge on the Blood Demon Palace beneath his feet.

"It's the Pool of Blood of Ten Thousand Souls!"

Xuan Yin's mind raced, and he instantly understood the whole story: "Could it be that the Creation Demon has already brought out Little Pangu?"

After the Creation Demon agreed to cooperate with him, for his own safety, the Creation Demon directly moved the Myriad Spirits Blood Pool to the Blood Demon Palace.

She was also worried about being picked off one by one.

Just as she, Xuan Yin, and Yu Chen Demon Lord besieged and killed the Supreme Demon Ancestor, she was also worried that the Primordial Heavenly Demon would bring other powerful demons to besiege and kill her.

Too many ants can kill an elephant!

This is not the primordial world. She only has the cultivation of a sub-saint here. As long as there are enough people to help, even a saintly evil corpse will not be able to escape the danger of death!

In the pool of myriad spirits' blood, countless chaotic essences rose and fell. The origins of the Three Pure Ones, the blood essence of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and the blood essence of myriad spirits all fell into the eye of the Creation Source, eventually transforming into a giant chaotic egg.

At this moment, the giant chaotic egg began to vibrate continuously, and the creatures gestating within it seemed to be attempting to be born into the pool of myriad spirits' blood.

"This is... Pangu?"

The Blood Demon Daoist also noticed the commotion and his eyes widened in shock. Meanwhile, True Immortal Chedi and Jade Emperor Demon Lord joined forces to set up a great formation to conceal the movement of the giant protective egg.

The true forms of these individuals were either direct descendants of Pangu or illegitimate children of Pangu, making them extremely familiar with the aura of Pangu and the Great Dao of Power.

"Ah!"

A deafening sound echoed as the giant egg exploded, instantly revealing a colossus radiating boundless power with every gesture.

He was born at the Great Luo realm, and with each breath, a brand new Great Dao Law would appear on his Dao Fruit.

"This is not normal!"

The Creation Demon also showed an expression of disbelief. She created Little Pangu in order to elevate her own Dao of Creation to a higher level, but she never expected that the creature she created would be so heaven-defying.

You should know that although Shakyamuni, born of Prajnaparamita, was intelligent, he was not so extraordinary as to comprehend a law with a single breath.

unless----

Pangu has risen from the dead!

Once this thought arose in the mind of the Creation Demon, it wouldn't go away!

Three thousand breaths may seem long or short, but to these people, it felt as long as three thousand cycles of time, a fleeting moment in the blink of an eye.

They all stared intently at the giant and his Dao Fruit, as if the Dao Fruit contained supreme creation.

"How can it not be considered an unparalleled blessing?"

Xuan Yin thought to himself, "Even the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who wielded the Jade Tablet of Creation, probably never witnessed the process by which the Three Thousand Great Daos sequentially arise, then merge, and finally transform into the Great Dao's overarching principles!"

"Boom!"

After an unknown amount of time, all three thousand laws emerged, transforming into the general outline of the Great Dao, and the giant's realm also broke through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.

But at this moment, the giant stopped, glanced at the Jade Emperor Demon Lord, and then looked towards the direction of the Primordial True Realm.

The next moment, two more Great Dao Laws emerged and merged into the giant's Dao Fruit.

"The Way of the Sword, the Way of Alchemy!"

Xuan Yin was naturally familiar with these two Great Daos. They were both acquired Great Daos, which were then transformed into the Chaos Great Dao by the Tongtian Sect Master and Taiqing Laozi, and had already gained the recognition of the origin of the Chaos Universe.

After merging with these two Chaos Great Daos that were sublimated from the Acquired Great Dao, the giant's aura continued to rise uncontrollably.

Early stage of Primordial Golden Immortal!

Mid-stage Primordial Golden Immortal!

Late-stage Primordial Golden Immortal!

The Primordial Golden Immortal has reached perfection!

His realm seemed to have endless potential for improvement, but after reaching the peak of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, he was targeted by the Great Dao of the Demon Realm.

Although the Demon Realm is the dark side of the Heavenly Dao, its origin is not as great as the Primordial World, and at most it can only allow the existence of Quasi-Saints and Perfected Primordial Golden Immortals.

Suddenly, the giant looked at Xuan Yin and revealed a meaningful smile: "Grandson, I will only teach you the method of creating heaven and proving the Dao once!"

"Watch closely!"

"And you lot too!"

Boom!

A thunderclap exploded in Xuan Yin's mind, and also in the Demon Realm. In the Primordial True Realm, only Pangu would call Xuan Yin his grandson.

Has the corpse really come back to life?

At this moment, Xuan Yin felt that the two characters "Sun Tzu" on his primordial spirit were burning hot, as if they were about to become an eternal mark on his primordial spirit and true spirit.

"Father God!"

Even the Jade Emperor Demon Lord could not hide his excitement.

The true form of the Tongtian Sect Master, far away in the Primordial Realm, felt a resonance with the Great Dao.

Not only Tongtian Jiaozhu, but also Taiqing Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and even Fuxi and Taiyi who transformed into the Dao, all sensed it.

"I'll borrow your axe!"

Pangu did not summon the three treasures of creation to reassemble the Heaven-Opening Axe; he simply used his divine sense to take the Taiyuan World-Opening Axe from Xuan Yin's body.

After the death of the Holy Mother Taiyuan, her estate was inherited by Xuan Yin, and this top-grade innate spiritual treasure naturally fell into Xuan Yin's hands.

"The creation of heaven and earth!"

Pangu roared, and the power to create heaven and earth gathered on the Taiyuan Opening Axe, its boundless power transforming into the primordial light.

The axe light contains the principle of creation from nothingness, the opening of yin and yang, and the evolution of heaven and earth, but it collapses into a single point in an instant.

This is the principle of going from existence to non-existence.

Pangu did not intend to create a realm within a realm in the Demon Realm; he merely used the power of creation to break the shackles of the Demon Realm!

Boom!

The power of creation, the light of chaos, and the innate Dao patterns intertwined, evolving the birth and death of the Great Dao. Pangu's aura instantly broke through the limit of the Primordial Golden Immortal.

The power of the Great Dao surged like the sea, and in the blink of an eye, it sculpted a chaotic divine body for Pangu. Although it was far inferior to the Pangu at the end of the river of time, it was still far superior to ordinary Primordial Golden Immortals.

At least----

In Xuan Yin's view, the Dao bodies of the Three Pure Ones at this moment are inferior to those of the Pangu before him!

What he saw did not seem to be a chaotic demon god, but rather the ultimate power, the source of the Great Dao, and the manifestation of the principles of the Great Dao.

All concepts of creation and origin pale in comparison to it.

"I am the Tao, and the Tao is me!"

Xuan Yin uttered these eight words for no apparent reason, and Yu Chen Demon Lord nodded in agreement. Nothing could be more fitting than these eight words!

This is the realm of Pangu!

There is no proof or second proof, no subtraction or seeking emptiness, it is just pure power, so pure that it can rewrite everything.

If He so desires, He can easily reshape the past, present, and future, severing the river of time and space; cause and effect and destiny are nothing but playthings in His eyes.

After breaking through to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm, he left the Demon Realm directly, seemingly unwilling to have much interaction with Xuan Yin and the others.

The seal formed by the Tai Chi diagram and the power of Heaven was completely ineffective in front of him, as if it were afraid of the aura emanating from him.

There was absolutely no hindrance.

But because of His axe, the shackles of the demon realm seem to have been broken!

The entire Demon Realm began to continuously absorb and exhale chaotic primordial energy, and the origin of the world continued to rise, seemingly evolving towards the direction of the Primordial Chaos Realm.

Purple Demon Lord and Primordial Heavenly Demon wanted to give chase, but a Great Dao Eye appeared, and its terrifying power erupted in an instant.

Even beings at the level of a near-saint are unable to move under this threat.

But the Eye of the Great Dao seemed not to have found what it was looking for, and vanished without a trace in an instant, as if it had never existed.

"Is He looking for God the Father?"

Jade Emperor Demon Lord's face showed a look of trepidation: "Could it be that the body created by Father God with the help of Fellow Daoist Creation Demon has returned, touching some taboo, making the thing behind the scenes restless?"

"No!"

The Creation Demon shook his head: "The Primordial World still exists. The Great God Pangu has not returned; he merely sent a wisp of his spirit through that body!"

Xuan Yin said helplessly, "Grandpa, you just left without a word—but at least give me back the Taiyuan Boundary-Opening Axe!"