Death and Pangu Opening the Heavens

Yuan Tian was an orphan who had never seen his parents and had no idea who they were. Word had it that shortly after he was born, an elderly couple took him in and raised him.

At the time, the old couple who raised him was already past sixty, and before Yuan Tian reached adulthood, they passed away one after another. Fortunately, the couple was relatively well-off and left Yuan Tian an inheritance of over a million, so he never starved to death. On the contrary, his life was quite comfortable.

When he was young, Yuan Tian received guidance from an expert and practiced martial arts. His biggest hobby in life was martial arts training, and aside from that, he was a homebody—a qualified homebody, a top-tier homebody. Therefore, strictly in terms of physical skill, he could be considered a super-first-rate expert in this age of the end of the Dharma. Of course, alongside being an expert, he was also a top-tier homebody.

On this day, the weather was fine, the sky was high and clouds were light, and the autumn air was crisp—a truly good day for practicing martial arts. Yuan Tian was doing just that, as he was currently at the critical juncture of breaking through to the legendary Golden Core Dao Realm.

The normally clear sky unexpectedly featured a once-in-a-millennium Nine Stars Alignment. The power generated during Yuan Tian's breakthrough actually drew out the stellar power produced by the Nine Stars Alignment, causing that stellar power to generate a black hole right beside Yuan Tian. Thus, Yuan Tian saw a book come hurtling toward him out of the black hole, and being at the critical moment of his breakthrough, he had no way to dodge at all. Consequently, the pitiful Yuan Tian was knocked unconscious by a book just like that, and as if being knocked out wasn't enough, he was actually sucked into the black hole—dying in a completely baffling manner.

...The legendary dividing line...

As the saying goes, before heaven and earth were formed, there was only a hazy gray space—no heaven, no earth, not a shred of life. Everything was still, silent, and oppressive. This gray, hazy space was called Primordial Chaos.

Time was not counted within Primordial Chaos. No one knew how many ages had passed—perhaps an instant, perhaps ten thousand years. Then, a deafening roar suddenly erupted from the silent Primordial Chaos. Like thunder from a clear sky, it instantly echoed throughout the chaotic expanse, and the violent aura filling Primordial Chaos churned and scattered in every direction.

Rumble... Rumble...

Accompanied by deep, rolling thunder, the entire Primordial Chaos began to boil. Strands of gray Chaos Qi twisted around one another and devoured each other, breaking apart only to regenerate. Gradually, terrifying black holes began to form at the centers where countless strands of Chaos Qi intertwined. Endless Chaos Qi was swallowed by the black holes, and the entire Primordial Chaos space seemed on the verge of collapse.

Crack!

With a thunderclap, the entire Primordial Chaos finally exceeded its limit and shattered. A terrifying rift appeared within the originally gray chaos. Wherever the rift passed, black holes and streams of Chaos Qi were crushed and torn apart. Blinding rays of light spread from within the rift like sparks, spilling into Primordial Chaos. Wherever the rift passed, the shattered Chaos Qi either rose or sank.

As the rift widened, the region occupied by light expanded as well. It was like a curtain being pulled aside, the light growing increasingly dazzling. In the distant depths stood a sturdy giant nearly a million zhang tall, gripping a massive axe with both hands. Countless rays of light shone from his body, piercing deep into Primordial Chaos. His eyes were wide open, and the formerly ordinary-looking giant axe suddenly emitted a piercing green radiance. Bare to the waist, the giant wielded the ancient axe within Primordial Chaos. With every swing and turn, streams of Chaos Qi were pulverized wherever it passed. This towering giant was none other than Pangu, the one who cleaved open heaven and earth.

After a magnificent axe stroke, the entire Primordial Chaos began to tremble. A tyrannical aura sliced through the chaos along the axe's wake. In an instant, a gap tore open in the Primordial Chaos space, and the surrounding aura frantically surged toward it. The giant continued swinging his massive axe tirelessly when thousands of monsters suddenly emerged from every direction. Each was bizarre and grotesque—some ox-headed and tiger-bodied, some with wings spread across their backs, all in strange and hideous forms. Baring fangs and brandishing claws, they lunged at the giant.

"Hahahahaha! Opening heaven is a tribulation, and you Chaos Deities and Demons are the ones meant to face it."

With that, he swung his giant axe. Every swing flashed like lightning, and after each flash, a vast tide of power surged outward. The surrounding Chaos Deities and Demons had no power to resist. As the immense force swept over them, they dissipated into dust.

"Roar!"

Seeing the surrounding Chaos Deities and Demons reduced to dust and the rift spreading so slowly, Pangu seemed dissatisfied. With a heaven-shaking roar, he hurled the ancient giant axe in his hand into the air. The giant axe exploded with a boom, transforming into a diagram, a bell, and a banner—the Three Treasures of Opening Heaven: the Taiji Diagram, the Chaos Bell, and the Pangu Banner. Wrapped in layers of rosy light, the Three Treasures of Opening Heaven descended into Pangu's hands. He held the Chaos Bell in his left hand and the Pangu Banner in his right, while standing upon the Taiji Diagram. Mysterious light swirled around his body, making him appear truly extraordinary.

Holding the chaos-colored banner amid the shattered Primordial Chaos, Pangu slaughtered without restraint. After one hundred and eight thousand years, the shattered Chaos Qi had nearly all been pulverized, either rising or sinking, and the fractured Primordial Chaos no longer resembled its former hazy state.

Primordial Chaos had shattered, but the embryonic form of heaven and earth had not yet fully taken shape. Seeing fire, wind, and water raging wildly between the newly formed heaven and earth, while strands of Chaos Qi occasionally leaked from their edges, Pangu sank the Taiji Diagram into the earth, forming a golden bridge connecting heaven and earth. The golden bridge emitted the powers of yin and yang, gradually calming the chaotic aura between heaven and earth.

Long, majestic bell chimes rang throughout the world. Wherever the chimes reached, the aura settled completely, finally stabilizing within heaven and earth.

Having finished all this, Pangu's tense expression finally eased into a faint smile.

Suddenly, with a tremendous crash, a corner of the previously calm heaven and earth collapsed. Unable to withstand the impact of Chaos Qi, heaven and earth began converging toward the center.

"Hah!"

Seeing such a drastic change, Pangu's expression changed as well. He immediately unleashed the divine ability known as Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation. His towering, million-zhang true body suddenly expanded, growing ever larger.

"Boom!"

Pangu's true body grew to ten million zhang in height, bracing against the collapsing sky. His feet stood upon the earth while his palms supported the azure heavens. His body continued to grow without end, and heaven and earth were gradually forced farther apart by the growth of Pangu's true body.

One hundred and eight thousand years later, Pangu's true body had grown to ten trillion zhang in height before it finally stopped. By then, his magical power had been completely exhausted.

The Primordial Wilderness world had already taken shape. Having experienced the opening of heaven, Pangu's cultivation had advanced greatly, and a spark of spiritual insight arose within his heart.

It turned out that creating heaven and earth was Pangu's mission. Born within Primordial Chaos, he possessed the heaven-opening divine artifact, the Pangu Axe, and the creation divine artifact, the Creation Jade Disc. He was destined to destroy Primordial Chaos.

The Pangu Axe was a heaven-opening divine artifact containing the Dao of Opening Heaven and the Dao of Destruction, while the Creation Jade Disc contained the Three Thousand Great Daos, granting Pangu the power of creation.

As the one who cleaved open heaven and earth and possessed the Law of Creation, he was fated to perish and transform into the world's living beings and myriad things, receiving the worship of all creation after his death.

Pangu's mind cleared, and he smiled bitterly. Divine abilities could not overcome destiny. Yet although he knew he was destined to die and transform his body into myriad things, he had already made up his mind. For the world he had opened to possess vibrant life and not remain like Primordial Chaos, he was willing to sacrifice himself.

Looking down upon the boundless world beneath his feet, Pangu roared, "Great Dao above, today I, Pangu, am willing to use my own body to create all things! Transform! Transform! Transform!" His expression froze, and his life force was completely extinguished.

The moment Pangu died, the breath from his mouth became spring winds and clouds in the sky; his voice became heavenly thunder; his left eye became the sun, illuminating the earth; his right eye became the bright moon, bringing light to the night; his countless strands of hair became stars, dotting the beautiful night sky; his blood became rivers, lakes, and seas, flowing endlessly; his muscles became vast fertile plains, nurturing all living things; his bones became trees, flowers, and grass for people to admire; his sinews became roads; his teeth became stones and metals for people to use; his marrow became bright pearls for people to gather; and his sweat became rain and dew, nourishing tender crops. When Pangu fell, his head became the Eastern Peak, Mount Tai; his feet became the Western Peak, Mount Hua; his left arm became the Southern Peak, Mount Heng; his right arm became the Northern Peak, Mount Heng; and his abdomen became the Central Peak, Mount Song.

Pangu transformed into all things beneath heaven and earth with great love. At the moment of his death, ten thousand zhang of Black-Yellow Qi and endless Hongmeng Purple Qi descended, while the Great Dao bestowed boundless merit. Because Pangu perished, one-tenth of the merit qi combined with seven-tenths of the Black-Yellow Qi to form the Acquired Merit Supreme Treasure, the Heaven-Earth Black-Yellow Exquisite Pagoda. As a defensive supreme treasure, when held above one's head, it rendered all spells ineffective and made its bearer invincible against opponents of the same realm.

Meanwhile, half a tenth of the merit qi combined with three-tenths of the Black-Yellow Qi and endless Hongmeng Purple Qi to form the Acquired Merit Supreme Treasure, the Primordial Measuring Ruler. As the foremost acquired offensive supreme treasure, its power was second only to the innate supreme treasure, the Pangu Banner. In suppressing destiny, it was not inferior to any innate supreme treasure.

Three more Opening Heaven Supreme Treasures flew over from between heaven and earth, absorbing half a tenth of the merit's golden light.

At this time, three primordial spirits and twelve drops of vital blood burst forth from Pangu's shattered body, becoming the Mystic Sect's Three Pure Ones and the Witch Clan's Twelve Ancestral Shamans, who would later shake the Primordial Wilderness.

The three primordial spirits each claimed one-tenth of the merit, while the twelve drops of vital blood absorbed three-tenths. The remaining two-tenths of the merit merged into the newly opened heaven and earth.

Pangu's three primordial spirits each absorbed one-tenth of the merit and combined with the clear qi of the heavens. The largest primordial spirit seized the Heaven-Earth Black-Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and fled together with the other two primordial spirits.

The twelve drops of Pangu's vital blood absorbed the merit and plunged into the earth, vanishing without a trace.

Afterward, the two Opening Heaven Supreme Treasures—the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner—along with the Primordial Measuring Ruler, also disappeared. The Chaos Bell, however, flew directly toward the Sun Star, which had been formed from Pangu's left eye.

Immediately afterward, Pangu's shattered body lost all vitality and transformed into the pillar supporting heaven and earth: Mount Buzhou. Mount Buzhou held up the world he had opened, leaving behind an unyielding and majestic mountain range for future generations.

As the story goes, fewer than ten thousand years after Pangu transformed into the earth, a black hole appeared in a certain part of the Eastern Sea within the peaceful Primordial Wilderness. A book emerged from the black hole, after which the black hole vanished once more. The Primordial Wilderness remained as peaceful as ever, as though the black hole had never appeared.

Cultivation Levels: Mortal Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Mysterious Immortal, Golden Immortal, Primordial Unity True Immortal, Primordial Unity Mysterious Immortal, Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, Zenith Heaven Loose Immortal, Zenith Heaven True Immortal, Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, Primordial Loose Immortal, Primordial True Immortal, Primordial Golden Immortal, Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal (Sage)

Dharmic Treasure Levels: Dharmic Instrument, Treasure Instrument, Spirit Instrument, Acquired Spirit Treasure (Lower-grade, Mid-grade, Upper-grade, Top-grade, Supreme Treasure), Innate Spirit Treasure (Lower-grade, Mid-grade, Upper-grade, Top-grade), Innate Supreme Treasure, Chaos Supreme Treasure, alongside Merit Spirit Treasures.

Spirit Root Levels: Acquired Spirit Root (Lower-grade, Mid-grade, Upper-grade, Top-grade), Innate Spirit Root (Lower-grade, Mid-grade, Upper-grade, Top-grade), Creation-grade Innate Spirit Root, Chaos-grade Spirit Root

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