Readers might ask why Huang Taiji didn't accept the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, which is infamous for its tortoise shell-like structure. Actually, it wasn't that Huang Taiji didn't want to. He had read too many transmigration novels and knew that a transmigrator was like a stowaway. The Heavenly Dao was like the police; if a transmigrator didn't want to be caught, imprisoned, or eliminated, they had to know the police's movements. Making minor alterations to the Heavenly Dao's trajectory was acceptable, but making significant changes when one's own strength was insufficient was tantamount to suicide. At this point, he hadn't merged with Pangu's brain; theoretically, he was still an unregistered entity in the primordial world. The Heavenly Dao didn't recognize him. The fact that he could accept the Immeasurable Merit Measuring Ruler was already a change in the Heavenly Dao's operation due to his appearance. If he dared to be greedy, the Heavenly Dao would likely discover this stowaway, and he didn't want to die before even completing his training.
At this moment, Heaven bestowed another small ball of merit, far less than half the merit from Pangu's brain, which entered Huang Taiji's body. Because he had absorbed some of the earth, water, wind, and fire, Heaven, being impartial, ensured that all who witnessed it received a share. Watching the Chaos Bell fly towards the sun, Huang Taiji stood quietly for a while before departing and flying towards Mount Buzhou.
When Huang Taiji arrived at Buzhou Mountain, he found a cave rich in spiritual energy, casually named it Xuantian Cave Abode, and erected a stone tablet outside that read: "Xuantian Daoist's Cave Abode, Trespassers Will Die." He then began his cultivation.
Cultivation knows no years. After several dozen Yuanhui years, a burst of laughter echoed from the Xuantian Cave. A handsome and ethereal Taoist emerged. This man was none other than Huang Taiji. He had begun his schemes back in the Chaos Era. He had been waiting for Pangu to create the world and for Pangu's true spirit to cease to exist before collecting Pangu's brain. As for why he didn't collect it elsewhere, there were three reasons: First, Pangu's brain was better than any other place, containing Pangu's memories, insights into the creation of the world, and Pangu's supernatural powers and magic. Second, he was going to do something big. He wanted to claim the title of Pangu's authentic successor. The idea of Pangu's brain being the source of his power was inspired by later novels. He wanted to use this identity to pave the way for his future plans.
Third, the Great Demon God Technique he cultivates requires the bloodline of a pure Wu clan member, but the 12 Ancestral Witches are ordained by the Heavenly Dao, which is not something he dares to snatch now. Besides, there are Wu clan members who are even purer than Pangu.
Therefore, Xuan Tian endured for so long. If he had already cultivated a physical body, he would have become a celestial immortal long ago, and he would have seized the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda. However, he knew that no matter how good the magic weapon was, it was useless if his cultivation level was not high. So he gave up cultivating supernatural powers to obtain the treasure first. Only after obtaining Pangu's brain did he fuse his own primordial spirit into it. It took him more than 10,000 years to transform into human form. At this time, the world had just been created, and Mount Buzhou still had the residual power of Pangu. The heavenly tribulation could not gather on Mount Buzhou, so Xuan Tian quietly passed the tribulation of transformation.
After transforming into human form, Xuan Tian already possessed the cultivation of a Taiyi Golden Immortal. His physical body, formed from Pangu's brain, was comparable in strength to that of a Great Witch, and its growth potential was immense. At this time, there were no other spirit beings in the primordial world who had taken human form, making his cultivation undoubtedly that of a master. He could now be said to roam freely in the primordial world. His primary goal now was to search for treasures; taking advantage of the fact that he had no rivals in the primordial world, it would be a waste not to plunder it thoroughly. Xuan Tian roared, "Primordial World, here I come!"
Three lines traversed the vast wilderness to collect magical treasures.
Xuan Tian walked across the primordial land, leaving nothing but barren land in his wake. Anything of value was stored in his gourd, since it was large enough. He didn't want to use it himself or give it to others, so he scraped everything he passed by.
Perhaps his luck was just bad; along the way, he didn't find a single one of the six great spiritual roots, except for a withered tree root. This withered tree root takes three thousand years to flower, three thousand years to bear fruit, and three thousand years to mature. Eating it can increase one's magical power by one yuanhui (a unit of time). This thing has some uses, but it depends on how much you can eat. This tree only bears 12 fruits at a time; if your cultivation level isn't high enough and you have too much magical power, you might burst. However, this doesn't work on Xuan Tian. This guy has the advantage of Pangu's divine power, like that ancestral witch, giving him a huge advantage in cultivating magical power. He's not bound by his cultivation level. Even if his primordial spirit can't control so much magical power, he can still absorb it to refine his physical body and increase its strength. So now, after several yuanhui, although Xuan Tian's cultivation level is only at the Great Luo Loose Immortal level, his magical power is probably higher than that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. The others are all not very good spiritual roots. Of course, that might be true in his eyes, but it's different in other people's eyes. Just take the Fire Spirit Fruit, for example; eating one will grant you an innate fire body, making it easy to cultivate fire control techniques in the future. There are many other spiritual roots like this, but only he would complain about this and that. Well, this guy has now entered the Great Luo Loose Immortal stage, and his magical power is even more profound than that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. Moreover, he cultivates the Chaos Undying Body, which has all five elements and yin and yang. Why would he need such spiritual fruits? They are indeed just a burden to him.
After merging with Pangu's brain, Xuantian obtained Pangu's cultivation methods and discovered that Pangu also followed the path of proving the Dao through force. However, this was a path Xuantian dared not take. He realized that proving the Dao through force was unrealistic. First, it required gathering 48,000 yuanhui of magical power. Even Pangu, who had been nurtured in chaos for so long, failed to achieve this and perished. Xuantian didn't believe he could do the same. Moreover, this path ultimately only had two ways to achieve the Dao: one, creating the heavens; two, destroying the world. Creating the heavens was suicidal, no question, he wouldn't choose it. Destroying the world was even worse; it required returning the world to chaos, absorbing all living beings in the world, and gathering enough magical power to achieve sainthood. This requirement was even more ruthless than Pangu's path of creating the heavens—damn it, all living beings in the world! Unless the Heavenly Dao didn't care, let alone destroying the world, the Heavenly Dao would immediately annihilate him.
There was originally a glimmer of hope for the creation of the world: the Chaos Pearl. However, its whereabouts are unknown. It is said that Chaos possesses four supreme treasures: the Jade Disc of Creation, the Axe of Creation, the Green Lotus of Chaos, and the Chaos Pearl. The Jade Disc of Creation was a magical artifact that controlled the Heavenly Dao. It shattered during the creation of the world and was obtained by Hongjun on Kunlun Mountain. Hongjun later became a saint and ultimately merged with the Heavenly Dao, wielding its power. The Axe of Creation was the object of creation; after the creation, it transformed into the Taiji Diagram, the Pangu Banner, and the Chaos Bell. The Green Lotus of Chaos also shattered during the creation, later transforming into four innate supreme treasures: lotus platforms of blue, red, gold, and black.
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