Pangu True Meaning, Mystery of Heaven Opening

The Pangu Nine Divine Hearts, eight were shattered during the creation of heaven and earth, leaving only this one, suspended alone in the Pangu Hall, hidden in the void awaiting its opportune moment.

Heart blood dripped continuously. Countless Yuan Hui passed before a blood pool of such immense size slowly formed. Accompanied by the birth of the Pangu Hall, the blood pool absorbed the malevolent qi of the Dragon-Han Tribulation, thus giving birth to the Twelve Ancestral Witches. It was only then that the Witch Clan came into being.

Therefore, compared to other top-tier Innate Divine Demons who were Nascent Soul Cultivators, Dijiang and the others emerged much later. For instance, as fellow Descendants of Pangu, the Three Pure Ones, who transformed with the Merit of Opening the Heavens, appeared much earlier.

East King Duke summoned the Eighteen-grade Yin-Yang Dao Lotus and sat upon the lotus platform, immediately beginning his comprehension. When he had previously departed from his Dao field on Mount Fang Island, his intention with the Witch Clan was merely to probe their strength and make some plans for the future Witch-Demon Calamity. Additionally, he might have harbored a desire to befriend Houtu Ancestral Witch.

However, upon arriving outside the Pangu Hall and seeing those three profound Dao Scripts, his Nascent Soul felt a different kind of resonance. This led him to inquire about the Pangu Divine Heart from Dijiang earlier.

His request to behold the Pangu Divine Heart was twofold: firstly, to follow the resonance within his Nascent Soul, and secondly, to comprehend the Pangu True Meaning. If the three Dao Scripts outside the Pangu Hall could retain Pangu's might, how much more so the Divine Heart itself.

Furthermore, the Pangu Inner Hall, with its astonishing malevolent qi, was also an excellent place to temper the physical body.

With only ten years for comprehension, it was naturally not to be wasted. East King Duke sat firmly on the lotus platform and directly entered a state of meditation.

The Supreme Yang Power drew streams of malevolent qi, tempering his physical body while, amidst the pulsing of the Divine Heart, he pondered the artistic conception of Pangu's Dao.

"Thump, thump!"

"Drip, drip!"

The Pangu Divine Heart pulsed incessantly, seemingly carrying a profound artistic conception that resonated with East King Duke's heartbeat, gradually synchronizing it. His spiritual sense, as if guided by the Divine Heart, slowly seeped into the vast, albeit diminished, artistic conception.

Several years passed. He sat with his eyes closed, his Dao body motionless, yet profound Divine Patterns continuously emerged and evolved around him. Suddenly, within the Divine Heart, the Pangu True Meaning manifested as Dao Scripts that flew out, directly entering East King Duke's Nascent Soul.

The Dao Scripts continuously arranged and combined, gradually forming sentences of Dao Words. Before long, a Pangu Divine Method appeared within East King Duke's Nascent Soul.

"Illusion, Suppress, Break, Annihilate!"

The Four Character Pangu Great Dao True Seal was imprinted upon his Nascent Soul, indelible.

East King Duke was overjoyed. This was his reward from the past few years, an supreme Dao Seal comprehended from the Pangu True Meaning. The Dao Intent Spiritual Power was a forbidden technique, and this Four Character True Seal was a Pangu Dao Intent Spiritual Power, possessing extraordinary might.

To achieve such a harvest in just a few short years was likely a boon bestowed upon him by Great God Pangu. He was immensely satisfied, and it didn't end there. The malevolent qi transformed from Pangu's Heart Blood was incredibly pure, and with it, he elevated his physical body to a realm equivalent to his Nascent Soul's Late-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal cultivation.

With his objectives for this trip all accomplished and still some time left before the ten-year agreement, East King Duke decided to leave early.

However, just as he was about to retract the Dao Lotus, he felt the Yin-Yang Two Qi beneath him surge as if being ignited. The supreme treasure suddenly became uncontrollable, carrying him towards the Pangu Divine Heart within the blood pool.

East King Duke was greatly alarmed. Just as he was about to cast a spell to stabilize himself, he found he had no power to resist. He was filled with dread and soon flew above the Divine Heart.

Suddenly, a mysterious Dao Sound emanated from the Divine Heart, and an invisible consciousness surged into his Sea of Consciousness. Instantly, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.

Perhaps it was but a moment, or perhaps a long time passed. When East King Duke regained consciousness, he found himself in a pitch-black place, surrounded by chaos.

Suddenly, he noticed a point of light ahead and instinctively flew towards it. The light grew larger and larger. After flying for an unknown duration, he saw a giant figure lying across the darkness, tightly gripping a gleaming great axe.

The giant roared.

"My Great Dao is clear!"

With that, he swung the giant axe in his hand and cleaved it out. One axe, two axes... the surrounding chaos slowly shattered...

"This is the scene of Pangu opening the heavens!"

East King Duke suddenly realized that he was in the primordial chaos before heaven and earth had opened. And the one before him was naturally Pangu. Yet, Pangu Great God seemed completely unaware of his presence nearby.

Soon, he roughly understood. This was not a real scene, but a scene conjured by the Pangu True Meaning within the divine heart. However, he had no idea why the Pangu artistic conception would manifest the scene of heaven opening for him.

At this moment, the chaotic space had been completely broken open by Pangu. The clear qi rose, forming the vast sky. The turbid qi descended, forming the boundless earth. The Primordial World gradually took shape.

As the Primordial heaven and earth were newly born, Earth Fire Wind Water raged, attempting to merge heaven and earth and return them to chaos. Pangu threw out the giant axe in his hand, spewing a breath of clear qi onto it. Suddenly, three supreme treasures appeared.

The Taiji Diagram evolved into an endless golden bridge, stabilizing the sky. The Pangu Banner hung in the air, waving continuously, dispelling the pervasive malevolent energy. The Chaos Bell landed, its nine chimes powerfully suppressing the Earth Veins. Earth Fire Wind Water was instantly pacified.

Pangu landed on the newly opened heaven and earth, his feet on the ground, his hands holding up the blue sky. Then, with a great roar, his body expanded again. For every ten feet he grew, the sky grew ten feet higher, and the earth thickened by ten feet. After an unknown number of years, heaven and earth were completely propped open and solidified. This act of opening the heavens was complete.

The scene of opening the heavens was, up to this point, no different from the legends. East King Duke watched from the side, his primordial spirit trembling with inexplicable excitement.

But soon, the original scene changed, becoming completely different from the legends. When he heard Pangu chanting, East King Duke was stunned.

East King Duke's dao body trembled, and he suddenly opened his eyes. He found himself still beside the pool of Pangu's Heart Blood. The scene of heaven opening, conjured by the true meaning, had lasted for countless years. He returned to his deductions, but only a moment had passed.

"The Mystery of Heaven Opening, the truth is actually like this!"

Staring blankly at the Pangu's Heart before him, which had returned to its original state, East King Duke could not calm down for a long time.

It was wrong. Whether in his past life or this life, the legends about Pangu opening the heavens were all wrong!

The truth of Pangu opening the heavens, the reason he truly became All Things, was even more inconceivable than the legends.

According to this truth of opening the heavens, East King Duke felt that his previously set dao path might need a slight adjustment. In this life, his journey would definitely not be limited to this Primordial land.

East King Duke stayed in the Pangu Inner Hall for a full ten years. When he walked out of that space, Houtu was already waiting outside the door.

"Fellow Daoist, you have emerged."

"Ten years have passed. Have I, this humble daoist, exceeded the agreed time?"

At this moment, East King Duke's expression had completely calmed down. He had long decided to keep this encounter, what he had heard and seen, deeply hidden.

"The timing is just right. Our Witch Clan has decided to adopt your method. Several elder brothers and sisters are waiting in the front hall and wish to seek your guidance."

East King Duke returned to the previous Pangu front hall and met with Queen Mother of the West. He did not converse with the Twelve Ancestral Witches for long. In less than a hundred years, the two of them took their leave and departed.