Yuanshi broke through the great defense.
Although life in the mountains was carefree, and the Kunlun Mountains, rich in spiritual energy, were not lacking in rare treasures, immortal herbs, and spiritual plants, the monotonous meditation time gradually made Tongtian, who already had a childlike nature, restless. His two older brothers turned a blind eye to his sneaking out to play in the back mountains, so Tongtian simply let loose and went off to play wildly.
Yuanshi, who was meditating, said with a doting expression, "Third Sister should be this lively and carefree."
Taishang, who was meditating opposite him, was speechless and stunned. These words actually came from the mouth of his usually stern and unreasonable second brother? Before he took human form, he had worried a lot about Tongtian's affairs, and his nagging was so much that even Taishang couldn't stand it. He knew that Yuanshi meant well, but he shouldn't be so harsh. Not wanting to cause estrangement between the brothers, he had no choice but to mediate. Fortunately, Tongtian was broad-minded, sensitive, and polite, and never clashed with his second brother. Taishang had seen all of this.
Unexpectedly, it was his eldest brother who was now supervising his studies. How ironic! Taishang stroked his beard, remaining silent. He wondered what his second brother would think when he discovered that the woman he had always thought was his third sister was actually his brother. The last breath of Pangu, the Father God, transformed into the Three Pure Ones. Pure Qi is intangible, capable of transforming into all things. However, since the three of them gained sentience, they had inherited the Father God's legacy and should naturally be male. Why, then, was Tongtian in such a cub-like state? Had Tongtian's cultivation truly gone awry?
"I wonder who was it that kept saying they wanted to supervise Tongtian's studies, but now they're spoiling him like this...tsk tsk." Taishang chuckled.
"Cough cough cough cough, it's alright. Third Sister is still young, there's no need to restrain her nature." Yuanshi was unmoved by Taishang's teasing, but quietly released a wisp of spiritual sense to check on the figure in the mountains, afraid that the rocks or wild animals might bump into or bite his weak third sister!
Taishang: "..." It's Third Brother, how come you just can't tell? I'm starting to suspect you're doing it on purpose.
Back of Kunlun Mountains.
Little Tongtian chased after butterflies until he was tired, then lay down on the soft grass. The sun was shining brightly, and a gentle breeze was blowing. Little Tongtian felt sleepy and his little head started to nod off.
A small, blood-red snake slowly approached. It had already gained sentience and knew that the cub possessed a strong, potent fragrance of merit. Just a little of its blood would allow it to successfully transform into human form, making its years of cultivation worthwhile! This immense temptation was too much for it to resist! With just a tiny bite, a mere drop of blood, the snake swiftly bit the cub's arm and then frantically fled. It knew that once it bit, the cub's two older brothers would not easily forgive it!
After being bitten, Xiao Tongtian woke up and felt a burning sensation that was about to scorch him to death. His face turned pale, his breathing became rapid, and he rolled around on the ground!
"What happened?" Yuanshi and Taishang instantly appeared beside Tongtian. Seeing Tongtian in great pain, the two elder brothers panicked. "Third sister/third brother, what's wrong?"
Xiao Ting Tongtian painfully managed to utter broken words: "Snake, bite...hot...brother, it hurts so much!"
Taishang immediately took out a golden pill and hurriedly gave it to him. Tongtian calmed down, but his face was still pale. Terrified, he threw himself into Taishang's arms and choked up.
"Which beast dares to hurt my third sister!" Yuanshi was furious and stormed off, clearly chasing after the poisonous snake.
Little Tongtian lay weakly in his elder brother's arms, and said listlessly, "Brother, where did Second Brother go?"
"Don't be afraid, your second brother went after that snake. Only its gall can cure your poison... Third brother, how are you now?" Taishang stroked his hair, feeling extremely distressed.
"It hurts so much, I feel so weak, brother, I... I'm so cold!" Tongtian suddenly started trembling and kept burrowing into Taishang's arms. Even Taishang was startled by the sudden chill. He touched Tongtian's gradually decreasing body temperature and felt a chill in his heart.
"The Frostfire Serpent... It's actually... Oh no! With Tongtian's current cultivation level, he can't suppress the poison in his body at all. Once the two poisons meet in his heart meridian, he'll be close to death... Taishang trembled and quickly called his second brother back. Yuanshi was still wondering why he was called back. They were just a little bit away from catching the serpent!"
"Oh no, second brother, Tongtian probably can't control the spread of the poison in his body. We have to take him back immediately and use our innate spiritual energy to protect him."
"What time is it, brother? Hurry up, don't delay any longer..." Yuanshi's eyes were red with anxiety. Tongtian was a small ball huddled in his brother's arms, his face as white as paper, as if he was about to fall apart at any moment. Seeing this, he felt pain in his heart.
"Second Brother..." Tongtian weakly opened his starry eyes, struggling to be held. Yuanshi quickly pulled him into his arms, stroking his little head. Listening to Yuanshi's strong and lively heartbeat and hearing his murmured words, Tongtian gradually felt drowsy. It felt like he hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time, as if he had returned to when he was still a little dumpling. His consciousness was floating, yet he couldn't muster any resistance, letting himself sink into despair...
"Tongtian." A deep and resonant voice, as vast as the ocean, rang out. Tongtian suddenly opened his eyes, his clear and bright starry eyes filled with confusion. He found himself standing in a certain place. With another soft sigh, Tongtian looked up at the giant standing in front of him. The giant moved closer, and Tongtian was startled. He subconsciously took a few steps back, but tripped and fell into the giant's hand.
The giant's eyes were so gentle that Tongtian unconsciously relaxed. His inherited memories told him that this was Pangu, his father god!
Tongtian's eyes reddened, and he choked out "Father God" again and again. Pangu's heart softened a little. Looking at little Tongtian, who was blinking his big eyes and crying incessantly, he felt both heartache and relief.
"Don't cry, little Tongtian. I am very pleased to know that you and your two brothers have successfully transformed into human form. Is the primordial world beautiful? Do you like the primordial world that only came into being after the Father God split the chaos?"
“Of course I like it, Father God. It is already a great opportunity for Tongtian to meet you. Father God, I want to share my memories with you so that you can also see the beauty of the primordial world with your own eyes. Is that alright?” Tongtian hurriedly extracted some memories, which turned into a small pink ball. Pangu gently touched the pink ball with his finger, and the pink ball turned into a stream of light and disappeared.
Tongtian didn't dare blink, watching as his father god quickly finished reading the memories, and his eyes shone brightly when he opened them again.
“It is indeed beautiful and interesting… Little Tongtian, do you know why you were in such an infant state when you transformed?” Pangu asked with great interest.
"Why is that? Father God, it's because Tongtian's cultivation is not good enough that he is like this. He has brought shame to Father God..." Tongtian covered his face, his face turning red.
"No, it's just a little selfishness of Father God. He originally wanted you to be transformed into a girl so that Taishang and Yuanshi would take good care of you because you are a girl... Alas, things went wrong and you were transformed into a cub. But little Tongtian cub is really cute in human form, especially when he wears a pink fairy dress..." Pangu chattered on and on, telling Tongtian everything.
Tongtian: "...!" I never expected the Father God to have such a wicked sense of humor. So this is the culprit!
“Father God…” Tongtian looked at him with resentment, his starry eyes shimmering with starlight, looking aggrieved.
"Good child, it's time for you to go back, otherwise your two brothers will burn Kunlun down. Oh dear, what a waste of this immortal land!" Pangu gently drew a magic circle in front of him and gently pushed Tongtian into it.
Tongtian looked at the Great God Pangu one last time with lingering reluctance, and then disappeared.
"Good child, Father God can only help you this far. You still have to walk your own path in the future. Although there will be hardships, they may not necessarily be a bad thing." Pangu composed himself, transformed into a stream of light once again, and disappeared from the spot.
Kunlun Mountains.
The air was deathly silent.
Yuanshi looked sorrowful, silently shedding tears, watching his younger brother who was on the verge of death, and was completely helpless.
"Tongtian, wake up! Can you bear to see your two elder brothers so distressed?"
"Tongtian... wake up! Your second brother promises you, I won't call you third sister anymore. Whatever you want, your brother will give you, okay?"
"Really? You mean it!" came a childish voice.
"Of course, Second Brother always keeps his word... Huh!" Yuan Shi raised his big, snotty-clown cat face, which was covered in tears, and was extremely shocked.
"Big, big, big brother, something terrible has happened! Third sister, she... she... she's come back to life! Ahhhhh!" Yuan Shi was so shocked he almost fainted. His eyes were filled with terror as he scrambled out of the hut, his ears ringing with his second brother's mournful screams!
Tongtian: "..." This wretched second brother, what happened to what he promised me? He pouted resentfully, very unhappy. When the terrified Yuanshi brought the flustered Taishang into the room, they found the bed empty!
Yuan Shi: "...Big brother, something terrible has happened! Third sister...her body has disappeared! Aa ...
Taishang: "...Quiet! Let me do the calculations!" He understood the cause and effect with just a quick calculation, and finally felt relieved. He stroked his beard and smiled.
"Big brother! How can you laugh! Our third sister just fell, her body vanished without a trace, and some thief stole it... Waaaaaah, my lovely, sweet, and obedient third sister, I'm so sorry..." Yuanshi was shocked by Taishang's rapid change of expression. His face turned deathly pale, and his fingers trembled as he pointed at Taishang. Thinking of his poor third sister, grief welled up in his heart, and he burst into tears again.
"You idiot, Third Sister, no, Third Brother isn't dead! What are you crying for?" Taishang glared at him irritably, turned around and left, intending to go find Tongtian, who was still running around the back mountain, fully recovered, to see how Tongtian was doing.
"What? Not dead?" Yuanshi was dumbfounded, then burst into tears of joy and laughed wildly. "Great! It wasn't a zombie, it was resurrected! No, I have to go see my third sister! Waaaaaah! Did I scare her with all that fuss...? I have to go comfort my frightened little sister..."
Having narrowly escaped death, Tongtian once again received affectionate care (a barrage of nagging) and stern criticism (pinch and rub) from his brothers, who strictly forbade anything, hairy or hairless, from approaching him! Especially the culprit snake, which Yuanshi had brazenly skinned and dismembered, even having its gall bladder extracted and given to Tongtian to eat, supposedly as an antidote. Unable to resist, Tongtian ate it with tears in his eyes, causing him to feel nauseous for an entire year's celebration. Under the incredibly strict supervision of his two brothers, Tongtian's cultivation, which had fallen behind due to his playfulness, gradually returned to normal, allowing him to keep pace with his brothers.
"Brother, brother, Tongtian wants a fluffy thing, can I adopt it?" At that moment, little Tongtian was hugging his second brother's leg and acting cute, his handsome little face full of flattery.
This is a small animal he just picked up at the foot of the mountain. The animal is no bigger than the palm of his hand, with snow-white fur and innocent-looking black beady eyes. It is nestled in the arms of its cubs and whimpering.
Yuan Shi's forehead veins bulged, utterly speechless! Hadn't he already chased away those clumps of fluffy creatures at the foot of the mountain? Where the hell did this come from?
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