Pangu World-Opening Map

Seeing Lu Xuan's bewildered expression, Tongtian smiled. "Brother, it's your turn to swear an oath to the Great Dao."

Coming back to his senses, Lu Xuan shook his head at Tongtian. "That's too underhanded, isn't it? Who plays people like that?"

"Though I may look like a monkey, you can't toy with me like this. The dignified Shangqing Tongtian actually pretended to be a Golden Immortal. Isn't that a little shameless?"

Tongtian spoke with an unconcerned expression. "If I hadn't, how could your little brother have obtained such good fortune today?"

Seeing Tongtian still refer to himself as his little brother, Lu Xuan could not help but feel black lines form across his forehead. He even secretly thought to himself.

I'm just a monkey. What virtue or ability do I have to be Tongtian's elder brother? If I truly agree, I'll probably be struck by heavenly punishment.

Besides, this guy's ending isn't exactly good. If I'd known from the start that he was Tongtian, I wouldn't have said a single word to him. That would have kept me from being entangled in karma.

Now it's great. I've already kowtowed, said both what I should and shouldn't have said, and he's already called me brother. What am I supposed to do?

Just as Lu Xuan was falling into despair, a flash of light gleamed from Tongtian's fingertip. A drop of blood slowly floated up from the wound.

Lu Xuan knew Tongtian was about to swear a blood alliance with him, leaving him in a difficult position. Just then, an unexpected phenomenon suddenly occurred.

A golden light flew from Lu Xuan's Mud Pill Palace. Within it, a scroll slowly unfurled, directly drawing in the drop of blood from Tongtian's fingertip.

As Tongtian's blood merged into the scroll, an irresistible pressure instantly spread in all directions.

Within the scroll, a bare-chested man wielded a giant axe as he stared at the three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons charging toward him.

At the forefront of the three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons was a demonic ape shrouded in black qi. The iron staff in its hand radiated a pressure capable of destroying heaven and earth.

At that moment, both Tongtian and Lu Xuan seemed to have entered the scroll itself, personally witnessing Pangu's world-opening feat.

At the same time, a progress bar visible only to Lu Xuan appeared on the Pangu World-Opening Map.

It displayed, astonishingly, 2/19. This delighted Lu Xuan, as though he had found the key to unsealing the Pangu World-Opening Map.

Lu Xuan had transmigrated because of the Pangu World-Opening Map, after his fingertip blood had stuck to it.

Thus, after Lu Xuan transmigrated, the progress bar had shown 1/19. The help it could provide him was danger warnings and concealing heavenly secrets.

Only when Tongtian's fingertip blood was absorbed by the Pangu World-Opening Map did it rise to 2/19. At the same time, Lu Xuan learned a new way to use the Pangu World-Opening Map.

Lu Xuan could now enter the Pangu World-Opening Map at any time, and within it, he was invincible.

With a mere thought, his will became the will of the Dao within the Pangu World-Opening Map. Moreover, as long as Lu Xuan wished it, the scene of world-opening would not appear within the map.

Unfortunately, the Pangu World-Opening Map was not a system and could not explain anything to Lu Xuan. All he could do was feel his way across the river by groping for stones.

Before transmigrating, Lu Xuan had held a deep interest in the Daoist School and knew that nineteen held extraordinary significance within it.

One represented the Taiji, while nine represented supreme yang. One and nine joined together represented the cycle of the universe, the endless recurrence of all things.

Even in the Buddhist School and the even earlier Western Sect, the number nineteen held different meanings.

Therefore, Lu Xuan had always believed that once he refined the Pangu World-Opening Map to 19/19, he would be able to unlock all of its abilities.

But only today did Lu Xuan finally make a new discovery. The Pangu World-Opening Map was likely inextricably connected to the Pangu Orthodox Lineage.

Perhaps fully unsealing the Pangu World-Opening Map required the fingertip blood of every descendant of Pangu.

However, another matter left Lu Xuan puzzled. The Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches totaled only fifteen people.

Even including himself, the host, there were only sixteen. Where was he supposed to find the remaining three beings connected to Pangu?

While Lu Xuan's thoughts churned, Pangu within the scroll had already begun battling the Chaos Demon Ape.

The Pangu Axe in Pangu's hand descended with unmatched force toward the Chaos Demon Ape. The Chaos Demon Ape held its great staff horizontally and actually blocked Pangu's full-force blow.

At the same time, the Chaos Demon Ape flicked its great staff outward. Carrying both the staff's pressure and the force of the Pangu Axe's attack, it swept directly toward the charging Chaos Gods and Demons.

In an instant, countless Chaos Gods and Demons fell, becoming nourishment as they dropped into Pangu's newly opened world.

And so, no one knew how long they fought. In the end, Pangu and the Chaos Demon Ape both seemed utterly exhausted. Of the three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons that had surrounded them, not a single one remained standing.

Seeing this, smiles appeared on the lips of both the Chaos Demon Ape and Pangu. Then the Chaos Demon Ape nodded to Pangu.

Pangu slowly raised the Pangu Axe, hesitation in his eyes. Finally, encouraged by the Chaos Demon Ape, he brought it down.

Two consecutive strikes cleaved the Chaos Demon Ape into four pieces. Blood mist filled the sky, forming into a scroll that gathered the entire scene of world-opening into itself.

At the same time, two hot tears fell from the corners of Pangu's eyes and were likewise absorbed by the Pangu World-Opening Map. In the end, the Pangu World-Opening Map tore through the River of Time and vanished completely.

Pangu then shattered the Pangu Axe, transforming it into the Three World-Opening Treasures, which stabilized the earth, fire, water, and wind of the Primordial World. Then he held up the heavens with both hands and completely opened the Primordial World.

When the scene froze once more, Lu Xuan and Tongtian returned to where they had been. Their faces were both filled with disbelief and shock.

In the end, Tongtian was the first to speak. "Brother, did you notice that Father God and the Chaos Demon Ape did not seem to be fighting to the death? It looked more like they were working together."

Even Tongtian could see it, so how could Lu Xuan fail to? He nodded at Tongtian and said, "No wonder the three thousand Gods and Demons fell at the beginning of world-opening. So they were set up by Great God Pangu and the Chaos Demon Ape."

After sighing in emotion, Lu Xuan remembered how Tongtian addressed him and hurriedly waved his hand.

"You absolutely must not call me brother again. I'm just a monkey. I don't believe I'm qualified to be the elder brother of someone from the Pangu Orthodox Lineage."

Tongtian shook his head at Lu Xuan. "Brother is no ordinary monkey. You were formed from one-quarter of the Chaos Demon Ape's soul and body."

"Given the friendship between Father God Pangu and the Chaos Demon Ape, when I, Tongtian, call you brother, Father God Pangu certainly would not object. After all, he owes the Chaos Demon Ape a favor."

Seeing that he could not get rid of this little brother, Lu Xuan's face was full of helplessness. In the end, he could only sigh.

"Since that's the case, I won't refuse any longer. But let's make this clear first: in front of outsiders, you cannot call me that."

Lu Xuan did not dare imagine what would happen if Tongtian called him brother in front of Primordial Heavenly Venerable. Given Primordial Heavenly Venerable's vindictive nature, he might tear Lu Xuan apart on the spot.

Tongtian also knew his identity was too sensitive, so he did not reject Lu Xuan's request.

He immediately said, "From now on, in front of others, you call me brother. When we are alone, I call you brother. From this day forward, we brothers shall each be the other's elder brother."

Lu Xuan was speechless at Tongtian's thought process. But after giving it some thought, he felt it was indeed a solution, so he nodded directly and called Tongtian brother.

Tongtian first answered him, then called Lu Xuan brother in return. The two brothers had a thoroughly enjoyable time with it.