Chapter 48: The Forty-Eighth Day of Pangu's Birth and Game Creation
Of course, when faced with the situation that no one could recite it, Kong Xuan still mercifully let them off the hook.
He simply instructed: "After the game, copy the 'Cultivation Essentials' at least 10 times. If you can memorize it, the number of times can be reduced accordingly."
After all, this was a game that his master had created for him and his junior brother to practice, and he didn't want to miss it for too long.
If these spoiled brats, whose minds are only on eating, drinking, and having fun, are allowed to be carried by dragons, phoenixes, and unicorns, it will probably be next year before they can be trained. How much cultivation time will that waste?
Kong Xuan could only complain to his younger brother and junior brother: "Our mother and the Ancestral Dragon Qilin Ancestor were such powerful figures in the past, how come the newborn cubs in the clan are so unambitious? They are hundreds of years old and can't even recite a single cultivation technique."
The Golden-Winged Roc glanced at his senior brother, daring not to speak out in anger. Was it possible that, like them, they were still playing even after hundreds of years—that was the norm for primordial cubs?
Someone like my senior, who gets incredibly successful in just two months, not only strives for self-improvement but also recruits all his "little ones" to join him in achieving the same. That's a true oddity.
Da Peng felt wronged, but he dared not say it. After all, Kong Xuan genuinely believed that this was for everyone's good. Although everyone sacrificed entertainment, food and drink, and the joy of lying around, their cultivation levels had improved.
In particular, the Golden-Winged Roc, who had been under Kong Xuan's guidance, followed closely in his senior brother's footsteps and achieved the cultivation of a Taiyi Golden Immortal in just two months. His magical skills were also incredibly advanced.
This made Kong Xuan even more convinced of his own cultivation method. A few days ago, he even sent a message to the elders of the Phoenix Clan, asking them to learn from him as well.
However, this also has an advantage: with more people under Kong Xuan's supervision, he can't keep an eye on Da Peng all the time, so he can finally catch his breath amidst his busy schedule.
Da Peng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His master had said that "Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Cloud" was just a game, and the essence of a game is to bring joy. As long as he could get through these two months and enter the game, Kong Xuan would no longer be able to get involved with him.
Now the moment of liberation has finally arrived. The roc saw its seven-colored, shimmering tail feathers ahead, and evil thoughts arose within it.
While Kong Xuan was still rambling on about the study plan, he shoved his older brother into the entrance of the formation, venting all the pent-up frustration he had endured over the past two months:
"Senior Brother, study hard and don't let Master down. Don't come out too early!"
Kong Xuan's vision went black. He hadn't even finished saying the few key points he wanted to tell his junior brother to study hard after entering the game when he was already inside. All he could hear in his ears were his junior brother's words about studying hard.
Why be in such a hurry? Even learning requires a gradual approach and mastering the methods. If you rush into a game without being prepared, you may not be able to learn in the best state.
However, it's probably because the junior brother is so eager to improve that he's urging his senior brother to study hard.
It seems I've been too lax lately. Once we're out of the game, I must get my junior brother together and we'll go into seclusion to study properly again. Kong Xuan thus foreshadowed a future of misery and unbearable suffering for Dapeng.
At this moment, the game finished loading, and a completely different world unfolded before Kong Xuan.
[In ancient times, the world was in chaos, like a chicken egg.] As a voice rang out, a chaotic scene appeared before Kong Xuan, neither black nor white. The interweaving of black and white was dizzying, and he could only see a few feet clearly.
From the chaos, a blue lotus was born, named the Creation Lotus.
At that moment, a giant lotus flower rose from the ground, its blue fluorescence spreading continuously as the petals opened and closed. The flower's core was tightly closed, but a strong and powerful heartbeat could be heard from within.
Kong Xuan was stunned by this strange and magnificent sight. The scene and the words before him all pointed to the chaotic world before the creation of heaven and earth in ancient times.
[A giant was born from the heart of the lotus, named Pangu.]
It really was Pangu, the legendary god who created the primordial world. Kong Xuan was so excited that he forgot how to flap his wings.
Pangu was born with the destiny to create heaven and earth. Although he has not yet been born, preparations must be made in advance.
[Preacher, you came here from the future, and you also bear the responsibility of helping Pangu create the primordial world.]
Now, your legend will be written.
That desolate voice then vanished, and in the silence, only the pounding of Pangu's heart could be heard.
Kong Xuan remained rooted to the spot. After the initial excitement of witnessing the great god Pangu subsided, his mind automatically began to analyze the connection between the story before him and the myths he had heard before.
How could he possibly help the great god Pangu now? Could the creation of heaven and earth really have anything to do with him, a mere peacock?
The inexperienced Kong Xuan was completely unaware that the major mission given at the very beginning of the game was actually a common technique used in game development. It not only established a vast world view for the player but also set the stage for the game's main storyline.
Choosing Pangu to create the world as the starting point for the plot of "Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Cloud" is a testament to Yuan Yi's ingenuity. After all, in terms of fame and prestige, even the Dao Ancestor cannot compare to Pangu, the creator of the primordial world.
Which primordial cultivator could refuse to participate in the process of Pangu creating the world?
As Kong Xuan paused due to the impact of the game's background, the heartbeat within the Genesis Lotus became increasingly rapid.
"Are you the preacher who came to congratulate me on the creation of heaven and earth?" A majestic voice resounded from the chaos.
Kong Xuan instantly came to his senses: "That's right, I am the preacher sent by my master."
With someone initiating the conversation, Kong Xuan felt much more at ease: "Greetings, Great God Pangu! I am Kong Xuan, the first peacock in the world. What should I do now? Although my cultivation is somewhat low, I have been diligently studying, and my master has praised me for my solid foundation..."
As Kong Xuan spoke, he moved closer to the giant lotus flower, eventually pressing his beak directly against the petals, his beak never closing for more than three seconds.
Pangu inside the lotus was caught off guard by this series of questions and self-introduction. Why did this little bird have so many questions?
Fortunately, before the game's public beta, Yuan Yi had already had Xiao Renshen train all the NPCs in the game, and the tutorial process had been engraved into the "Pangu" program.
"At the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth, we need to find the origin of the five elements to establish the foundation of heaven and earth. I am not yet ready to be born. Can the preacher absorb the spiritual energy of the five elements in the chaos and condense the origin of heaven and earth?" "Pangu" issued the first task.
Having received a response, Kong Xuan asked a new question: "Great God Pangu, is it enough to absorb spiritual energy normally? Does the amount of spiritual energy affect the origin? What else needs to be done afterward...?"
Pangu's heartbeat grew stronger. After receiving no response for a long time, Kong Xuan had no choice but to give up asking questions, write down all the questions that came to mind, and plan to try a few more times to see if the Five Elements spiritual power related to the origin was different.
However, not all players can stump the great god Pangu like Kong Xuan.
Many cultivators who had a connection with Pangu uttered the word "Father God" upon hearing the story.
After all, it was a complete replica of Chaos and Pangu from the memories of the Dao Ancestor and the Demon Ancestor. Even if it was only five parts similar, it was enough to make these powerful beings who had never seen the Father God lose their senses.
Even though the precautions to read before playing the game have been emphasized, it's just a game, so don't get too addicted to it.
But this is the great god Pangu. The Father God said that you need to condense the origin of the five elements. Are you willing to do it?
The twelve Ancestral Witches rolled up their sleeves and absorbed the so-called Five Elements spiritual power. Some even complained that the absorption speed was too slow and went straight to search for rare treasures outside the protection of the Creation Lotus.
As a result, the level 1 alt account, which had just entered the game, was sent back to the respawn point by the chaotic beasts lurking all around.
However, the depiction of the Three Pure Ones, who are also part of Pangu, is much more cautious. After seeing the familiar blue lotus, Laozi pays his respects to the Father God, whom he has never met before.
Although it was just a game, Pangu was always the father god who gave birth to them.
Upon receiving the task, Laozi, who had experience playing Farmville, immediately realized that it was part of the beginner's tutorial.
As a preacher, one should first explore the Five Elements Great Dao, the most fundamental of the Three Thousand Great Daos, to understand the composition of the primordial world.
But after all, it is a mortal body made up of game elements, completely different from the extraordinary appearance formed by the pure energy of Pangu, the Three Pure Ones.
Even when he was still and breathing, spiritual energy would naturally flow through Laozi's body. Even when the three brothers were newly born and had not yet taken human form, their innate qualities set them apart from ordinary people.
This was the first time he had ever experienced searching for the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in a state of chaos, and then transforming the five elements of spiritual power into his own and condensing it into his own source.
Since things have come to this, let us make the best of it. Heaven and earth act without acting. Lao Tzu calmly accepted this change and began cultivating anew with no prior cultivation.
However, the greatest truths are the simplest, and the rules governing the origins of things are always interconnected. Lao Tzu quickly grasped the principles of spiritual energy absorption and mastered the most basic techniques for using spiritual energy in the body, thus advancing to level two.
The next step is to continuously search for spiritual energy that conforms to the five elements from the chaos, constantly absorb and refine it, and then output it again.
During this process, Lao Tzu keenly noticed that while absorbing spiritual energy, his body was particularly sensitive to the fire and wood attributes. In one unit of spiritual energy, the fire and wood attributes accounted for the majority, and the mutual generation and restraint among the five elements were completely unequal.
Therefore, Lao Tzu, without hastily condensing the five elements, focused on absorbing the spiritual power of the other three attributes.
As the petals enveloping Pangu unfolded one by one, the thunderous heartbeat resounded throughout the chaos, signifying Pangu's imminent birth.
Lao Tzu then gathered the five elements he had painstakingly refined over the years. The elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth interacted and restrained each other, spontaneously flying around the lotus flower to form a simple five-element formation.
At this moment, the heartbeat became even louder.
Bang! Crash!
Lao Tzu watched with almost piety as the petals of the Creation Lotus opened one by one. With each petal that bloomed, the chaos was illuminated a little more, while the surrounding darkness grew ever denser.
Until the last five petals bloomed together, a giant carrying a giant axe was born into this world.
"Hahaha, thank you for your help, Preacher! Now I will cleave through this chaos and create a new world. Would you like to come with me?"
The giant, who holds up the heavens and the earth, wields a giant axe and stands on a lotus flower. He is clearly in an indomitable stance, yet he does not forget to turn back and ask if you would like to come along.
Even Lao Tzu could not maintain a calm and undisturbed state of mind at this moment. Even though he could not see the face of the giant in front of him, the giant was exactly the same as the one he had seen at birth.
His body trembled involuntarily, and his eyes must have been sore from not blinking for a long time, but a firm voice still came from his throat: "I am willing to go with the Father God."
"Hahahaha, then come at me together!"
At this moment, the chaotic beasts that had been lurking deep within the chaos no longer hid, their blood-red eyes and sharp claws swarming forward.
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Author's Note: Different people will experience the following after entering the game:
Kong Xuan: Chirp, chirp...
Gonggong: Roll up your sleeves and get ready to fight.
Lao Tzu: Take steady and solid steps to make contributions to the Father God.
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