Amidst Chaos, there was no distinction between Yin and Yang. Countless Chaos Gales rampaged, seeking to tear apart everything they touched.
In the dark, lightless depths of Chaos stood a One-Hundred-and-Eighth-Grade Creation Green Lotus, born from the Primordial Origin.
Atop the Creation Green Lotus sat a burly man, studying the seven lotus seeds it had nurtured.
"Only one of the seven seeds has ripened, but I don't have much time left. I'm afraid I won't live to see the other six mature."
"So be it. Since everything is fated, there's no point in forcing it. It's time for me to open the heavens."
As he spoke, the man reached into the void. A giant axe appeared in his hand.
Just as he was about to swing it, the one ripe seed suddenly spoke.
"That hurt like hell! If I ever fool around with you lot again, I'll be your godfather!"
Hearing a voice beside him, the man stopped what he was doing and looked at the lotus seed.
"You've actually developed intelligence?"
"Unfortunately, it's too late. If you'd awakened a few thousand kalpas earlier, I, Pangu, could have helped you take form."
"Now my duty is at hand. If I, Pangu, somehow survive after opening the heavens, I'll help you take form then."
With that, the man who called himself Pangu swung the giant axe.
"He said he's Pangu? Damn, this guy must've drunk even more than I did."
The ripe lotus seed hadn't actually developed intelligence. Chen Xuan, a transmigrator from a later age, had instead found himself lodged inside it.
But before Chen Xuan could figure out what was going on, an overwhelming pressure knocked him unconscious, and that was that.
After who knew how long, Chen Xuan finally stirred awake. At the same time, a series of images appeared in his mind.
[ A burly man, wielding a giant axe, cleaved Chaos apart. ]
[ Countless Chaos Gods and Demons fell beneath the Pangu Axe. ]
[ Pangu used his body to hold up heaven and earth. ]
[...]
As image after image appeared, Chen Xuan finally understood one thing: he had transmigrated.
And he had become the one ripe lotus seed nurtured within the Creation Green Lotus.
As a veteran fan of the Primordial World, Chen Xuan knew all too well what fate awaited this seed.
"Damn, does that mean I'm the Thirty-Six-Rank Fortune Green Lotus? The one the Heavenly Dao couldn't tolerate, which eventually became the Three Pure Ones' Dao-proving treasures?"
Chen Xuan had blurted the words out without thinking, but they immediately caught the attention of Pangu, who was already at the end of his strength.
Pangu slowly opened his eyes and looked at the lotus seed he had cradled against his chest.
"Little one, you're finally awake. Unfortunately, I can't do much for you now. My time, Pangu's time, is almost up."
As soon as Pangu finished speaking, his enormous body crashed to the ground, and the entire Primordial World began to take shape.
Pangu's breath became wind and clouds, his voice became thunder, his left eye became the sun, his right eye the moon, and his limbs and body became the four poles and five sacred mountains...
Chen Xuan had seen this scene countless times in films and novels from his former world. But witnessing it with his own eyes was still beyond words.
As Chen Xuan stood in awe, Pangu's voice sounded in his ears once more.
"You and I were both born from the Creation Green Lotus. By rights, you should call me elder brother. I hope that one day you'll protect the world your elder brother created."
Chen Xuan tried to steady his excitement. "Don't worry, Big Brother. I won't let anyone destroy the Primordial World."
After receiving Chen Xuan's promise, the last trace of Pangu's will vanished.
But before it disappeared, Pangu gave Chen Xuan one final, generous gift.
The Mysterious Yellow Qi born from the creation of heaven and earth was sent in its entirety into Chen Xuan's lotus-seed body.
The vast Mysterious Yellow Qi poured into him, and Chen Xuan immediately felt utterly exhausted.
Just before he fell asleep, Chen Xuan glimpsed Pangu's Heaven, Earth, and Human Souls flying off into the distance...
"Looks like those are the Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers. That makes you my big brother's chi—"
Before he could finish the last word, Chen Xuan sank back into sleep.
Time passed without measure in the Primordial World. In the blink of an eye, countless kalpas went by. The once-quiet world grew lively.
The first living beings to appear in the Primordial World were the Three Clans of Dragons, Phoenixes, and Qilins, born from the Primordial Origin.
The three clans had once lived in harmony. The Dragon Clan ruled the waters, the Phoenix Clan ruled the skies, and the Qilin Clan ruled the land.
Sadly, that peaceful atmosphere didn't last long. The surviving Chaos Gods and Demons shattered it.
None of this seemed to have anything to do with Chen Xuan. He was still asleep, unaware that he had even taken root and begun to sprout.
Then one day, a conversation between several people finally woke Chen Xuan.
"Big Brother, going by its aura alone, this must be an innate supreme treasure."
"Second Brother is right. It is indeed an innate supreme treasure. Once this lotus blooms, we can move in and refine it."
"Big Brother, Second Brother, why do I feel as if this lotus has developed intelligence? Are we really going to destroy it?"
"Tongtian, what nonsense are you talking about? The Primordial World is all about the survival of the fittest. It can only blame its lack of virtue and fortune; it was destined to become a spirit treasure in someone else's hands."
"Besides, we Three Pure Ones are of the Pangu Orthodox Lineage. Being able to follow us is a blessing in itself."
Their conversation came through clearly to Chen Xuan.
"Tongtian? The Three Pure Ones? Those three must be the Three Pure Ones formed from Big Brother Pangu's three souls."
"Wait, the Three Pure Ones are here. Doesn't that mean I'm about to die beneath the heavenly tribulation, then get chopped up between the three of them?"
Chen Xuan suddenly felt an immense threat bearing down on him from nowhere.
"What should I do?"
"How can I survive this certain death?"
"Wait, didn't Big Brother Pangu give me the Mysterious Yellow Qi?"
At the thought, Chen Xuan tried to summon the Mysterious Yellow Qi. But to his surprise, he couldn't find a trace of it.
Just as Chen Xuan was growing frantic, he sensed that a little tower and a ruler were sleeping inside his flower bud.
His heart leapt with joy. "That's right. The Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Qi should have turned into the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and the Grand Primordial Measuring Ruler."
Chen Xuan immediately prepared to refine the two Merit Supreme Treasures. They were his only trump cards for staying alive.
As his spiritual sense reached toward the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and the Grand Primordial Measuring Ruler, Chen Xuan discovered that he didn't need to refine them at all.
He could even clearly sense that the two Merit Supreme Treasures were delighted by his approach and felt no repulsion toward him.
"So these are what they call innate companion treasures. I just don't know whether they'll help me survive this calamity."
Just then, Chen Xuan felt waves of immense creation energy pour into his body.
At the same time, the clear sky was suddenly swallowed by dark clouds. Lightning writhed through them as a mighty force of destruction gathered.
Chen Xuan couldn't help sighing. "Looks like I'm about to bloom."
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