Chapter 3: A Narrow Escape
Pangu accepted the purple energy and raised his hand to fill in and perfect the world he had created, not wanting to waste this person's kindness.
Rahu bared his teeth; was this person afflicted with a brain ailment? He was even more incomprehensible than Pangu; what would Pangu gain by helping him create the world?
The nonchalant Rahu planned to trip up Pangu and Hongjun a bit more before slipping away. He had a premonition that they wouldn't be able to stop Pangu from creating the world.
Just then, the four swords of Zhuxian in Luo Hou's hands uncontrollably broke away from Luo Hou. The regret left over from the previous reincarnation met with the mortal enemy of this life. In a void, they once again laid a net of heaven and earth, and wiped out the system that was hiding there and trying to survive.
Luo Hou caught the four swords of Zhuxian in a daze, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed. However, Pangu did not give Luo Hou a chance to think carefully, deciding to finish the battle quickly. The Primordial Purple Qi was still a few strands short...
The fierce battle began again. Yangmei, whose purple energy had been extracted by Chang Hao, was cleaved in two by the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe and fell into the primordial world, his fate unknown. Hongjun, whose realm had been knocked down and whose purple energy had been extracted, also fell into the primordial world. Only Luo Hou, seeing the situation was not good, fled quickly...
Pangu, who held up the heavens and the earth, would occasionally recall that dazzling light, the most brilliant light he had ever seen in his life, which filled him with joy.
While enduring the barrenness of the world, Pangu pondered the unexpected choice of Chang Hao to help him create the heavens, but he couldn't understand it.
He was self-aware; his insistence on creating the heavens made him an enemy of the innate demon gods. The answer may only be known from the person involved.
Thinking of this, Pangu began, intentionally or unintentionally, to collect the lingering light that was still floating in the shattered chaos.
"It's too fragile," Pangu felt as if his voice could shatter the tiny light source. "Let it rest."
With a thought, Pangu placed the light spot into his sea of consciousness, nourishing it with the power of his primordial spirit, carefully protecting it, and occasionally taking it out to place in his palm, watching the light spot grow stronger day by day in his palm.
“Why did it change color?” Pangu poked the purple-gold dumpling. “Pure gold looks better. Looks like I haven’t been feeding it enough.”
In his hazy state, Chang Hao often dreamed of mountains pressing down on him, and he could only run instinctively. He would only be awake for a short while before falling back into a deep sleep from exhaustion.
"What a lively child." Pangu teased Chang Hao for a while, then contentedly continued to nurture him, lest he forcibly awaken Chang Hao and damage his foundation.
Until Pangu could no longer hold on, his enormous body collapsed and transformed into all things, his primordial spirit transformed into three streams of pure energy, his twelve drops of essence blood transformed into the twelve ancestral witches, his left eye transformed into the sun, and his right eye transformed into the moon...
A massive golden light of creation merit poured down, and the Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda appeared in the world. It then carried away three streams of pure energy carrying seventy percent of the creation merit and disappeared into the Kunlun Mountains.
Two and a half percent of the merits of the creation of heaven and earth have benefited all the "firsts" in the world.
The axe that created the heavens transformed into the Taiji diagram, the Pangu banner, and the Chaos Bell. The Taiji diagram and the Pangu banner fled into the distance, while the Chaos Bell spun in place before hesitantly flying into the sun star that had been formed from Pangu's left eye...
At the same time, the purple light that Pangu had carefully nurtured drifted into the chaos. When the immense golden light of merit surged in, Chang Hao's muddled consciousness was instantly cleared.
Driven by his survival instinct, Chang Hao tried his best to avoid the violent air currents and protective energy around him, maintaining his spiritual consciousness.
Occasionally, when he couldn't avoid it, a seemingly nonexistent treasure within his body would protect him tightly, and the violent currents and qi would feel as pleasant as a spring breeze, making Chang Hao drowsy.
Chang Hao roused himself and looked around, wondering if his luck was negative. It was good that he wasn't going to die, but the current situation wasn't much better.
And then there's my own condition; I feel like I could run out of breath at any moment with every breath I take, my condition is terrible.
Thinking about the terrible things I've experienced over the years because I was forcibly bound to the system, and what the system seemed to say before it disappeared.
Hmm... Chang Hao?! It was too chaotic back then, I didn't hear everything clearly!!
After racking his brains to no avail, Chang Hao didn't dwell on it. Although, given the system's petty nature, his intuition told him that there was definitely a trap involved.
It's impossible to cause him trouble. All we can do is curse him to die a horrible death and suffer endless hardships. He's already overcome the most difficult things, so what is there for him to fear?
Having escaped death this time, Chang Hao was extremely satisfied, feeling that his voluntary sacrifice was worthwhile.
Although it's unclear why he's still alive, the fact remains that he's free, and perhaps he can look forward to the future.
Although it was a long time ago, Chang Hao still vaguely remembers that he had a warm home, a stern father, a gentle mother, a loving uncle, and a beautiful and refined aunt...
His homeland, though it did not become an eternal world, did repeat the cycle of earth, wind, water, and fire.
Fate always follows its own trajectory, and it's not easy to change it.
He, however, unintentionally passed through countless eons and became the one who transcended them. Perhaps, he can look forward to the day of their reunion.
Even the longest days have an end. Perhaps, he could try his best to help the primordial world become an eternal one, so that he could be with the people he cares about for a long, long time.
Chang Hao was lost in his thoughts, racking his brains to recall the few myths he remembered. Although their authenticity was questionable, they were still an advantage.
A faint hope ignited Chang Hao's will to survive. Suddenly, the place where Chang Hao was hiding shook violently.
A man dressed in purple robes and with white hair appeared not far from Chang Hao. With a single move, he stirred up the surrounding chaotic energy, making the already dangerous place even more dangerous.
In an instant, Chang Hao was in grave danger, as if he had fallen into an abyss. He involuntarily drifted with the air currents, using all his strength to avoid the aftershocks that affected him.
In the blink of an eye, the man in purple robes built a palace in the chaos. At a glance, the three Daoist characters 'Zixiao Palace' carrying the writer's Daoist principles entered Chang Hao's mind.
"Zixiao Palace," the name sounded familiar, Chang Hao thought.
At the same time, Hongjun's familiar face came into view, causing Chang Hao, who was still a purple light ball that had not yet taken human form, to tremble. He didn't bother to carefully search his mind for the mythological stories he had almost forgotten about where the Zixiao Palace was, and controlled his round ball of light to fly in the opposite direction.
"I'm doomed!!!" Chang Hao was filled with despair; Hongjun had actually spared his life.
The image of his majestic figure, which had once dominated the battlefield, replayed in his mind. Those three swift and decisive sword strikes seemed to transcend time and space, striking back at him.
My life is over!
Why, why didn't this guy perish? Pangu, you must nip this in the bud! This is truly... infuriating.
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