Starting Immortal Cultivation from a White Dog

Jinwu's gaze swept across the system panel repeatedly.

The Star-Picking Tower, with its twelve levels, is comparable to the first level of the Celestial Realm. Holding the tower in one's hand allows one to fight against powerful Golden Immortals.

The Great Sun Emperor, Lord of All Stars, favored by Heaven and Earth, is nearly invincible in the Three Realms.

Two choices, two paths, lay before him.

One aims straight for the Golden Immortal Path, while the other remains undefeated in the present.

"The Star-Picking Tower is still more reliable; we must keep our power in our own hands!"

He took a deep breath, about to make a choice, when suddenly he heard the sound of rushing water in his mind.

The Time-Traveling Divine Power hummed violently, and a warning from the unseen surged forth like a tide, instantly overwhelming all his thoughts.

Jinwu's expression changed slightly. Without hesitation, he activated the Time-Traveling Divine Power, immersing his mind in the ancient and enduring River of Time.

The river flows swiftly, and light and shadow shift and dance.

He looked toward the future.

All he could see was a thick, impenetrable fog shrouding his future, obscuring everything. He could only vaguely sense that a tremendous crisis, enough to kill him, lurked within that fog, but he couldn't discern its source.

This scene was not unexpected for him. He had now fallen into the sights of the six gods, and they even planned to take action against him. It was only natural that he would face a crisis in the future.

He activated his Time-Traveling Divine Power, trying to see more clearly, but the mist remained motionless, as if an invisible hand was obscuring the future.

Without a doubt, it had absolutely no effect.

"Now, the only ones who can threaten my life are Golden Immortals..."

Golden Immortals can control their own timeline and karma; once it involves them, it is impossible to glimpse them through the passage of time.

Although he could sense the presence of the crisis, he had no idea where it came from.

"It's just Buddha, or maybe a few other gods added to the mix..."

"Now there are only six Heavenly Lords in the Three Realms, which is quite clear."

The Golden Crow carefully sensed the different futures represented by the two options, and in its eyes, the river of the future split into two branches.

One of the representatives chose the Star-Picking Tower, where a dense, blood-red light completely submerged the river, turning the blood crimson, and it was even expected to completely stop flowing in the future.

This means that if he chooses the Star-Picking Tower, he will face a death crisis in the future, and may very well die.

Although his future is not unchangeable even at his level of cultivation, this scene clearly represents a certain major trend.

The Golden Crow then looked towards another future path representing the direction of the Great Sun Emperor. It saw that this stream of time was also shrouded in blood-red light, but faintly, celestial light representing opportunity was rising up, manifesting the appearance of the Heavenly Court.

"How could such an opportunity arise from choosing to become the Great Sun Emperor?"

He couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart. Although he couldn't see clearly in the future, the opportunity was so vast that it manifested the appearance of the Heavenly Court. Just one glance was enough to make one's heart flutter.

"In that case..."

Jinwu no longer hesitated and silently recited in his heart.

"Choose option two, merge your natal star with the Xuanhuang Pagoda and the Buddha's severed hand, and ascend to the rank of Great Sun Emperor."

As his thought settled, his body suddenly trembled.

The Xuanhuang Pagoda hung before him, its entire body shimmering with a profound yellow light. It was exquisitely crafted from eight sides, emanating auspicious energy. Countless incantations flickered on the pagoda's surface, each incantation containing the mysteries of the Xuanhuang Dao.

The Pleiades and the Buddha's severed hand were both suppressed in the pagoda.

The Buddha's severed palm is entirely gilded, with five long fingers, containing Buddhist power, the Buddha's spiritual essence, and immeasurable merit, as vast as a boundless ocean.

At this moment, the system panel trembled, and an invisible secret force flowed.

The Buddha's severed palm suddenly trembled, and all five fingers simultaneously opened, bursting forth with dazzling golden light. Within the light, countless mantras could be vaguely seen, each mantra being a miniature phantom of the Buddha, seated cross-legged on a lotus, reciting scriptures.

Click!

A crack appeared on the severed palm.

The cracks spread from the palm to the fingertips, as dense as a spider web.

Then came the second crack, the third crack...

boom!
Before long, the Buddha's severed hand exploded like shattered porcelain, disintegrating into countless fine mantras, like stars filling every corner of the Xuanhuang Pagoda.

The incantations surged, collided, and recombined within the tower, giving rise to all sorts of strange phenomena.

A Buddhist Pure Land appeared, resplendent in gold and jade, with chanting filling the air.

There were eight celestial beings, guardian deities, and majestic figures.

Seven-jeweled lotus ponds bloom, and the water of eight virtues exudes fragrance.

There sits a Buddha, his countenance majestic and radiant, his light illuminating the entire universe.

This is the essence and imprint of the Buddha. If an ordinary cultivator tries to refine it, they will be devoured by the essence and will of the Golden Immortal, suffering unimaginable damage.

Even a Golden Immortal's palm can suppress everything.

Logically speaking, this hand could easily break through the Xuanhuang Pagoda's seal and return to the Buddha's side.

However, as the system's secret power circulated, the mental will and imprints contained in the billions of incantations dissipated like ice melting and snow melting, and the various strange phenomena that appeared vanished like bubbles...

The Xuanhuang Pagoda spun smoothly, gradually refining the incantations and integrating them into the pagoda, merging them with the Xuanhuang Qi.

At the same time, the Pleiades also rumbled and radiated boundless light, intertwining with the Xuanhuang Pagoda, and the brilliant light gradually engulfed the entire Xuanhuang Pagoda.

The Pleiades, the Xuanhuang Pagoda, and the mantra formed from the Buddha's severed hand—the three elements gradually merged together...

It seemed like a moment, yet it also felt like millions of years had passed.

The Xuanhuang Pagoda suddenly collapsed, and a blinding light burst forth in the void.

The primordial yellow energy represents the beginning of heaven and earth, before yin and yang were separated and before heaven and earth were born; it is a color that is difficult to describe.

However, at this moment, a ray of light was born from the chaos.

The light was so pure and flawless that it pierced through heaven and earth the moment it appeared, illuminating the chaos, and even spanned the entire Three Realms and the Nine Heavens like a rainbow bridge.

In an instant, almost all living beings in the Three Realms felt something and subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Even the Jade Void Celestial Venerable and Kunpeng, who were fighting in the heavens, couldn't help but change their expressions slightly, and stopped fighting at the same time, their gazes falling on the Three Realms.

The entire Three Realms suddenly fell silent.

As the golden rainbow bridge spanned the sky, a great sun soon rose in the eastern sky, radiating boundless light and heat, its brilliant rays illuminating all directions and enveloping heaven and earth.

The entire Nine Heavens was shrouded in the golden light of the sun, and even the Starry Sea was tinged with a light gold.

However... there was originally a great sun in the sky above the Three Realms.

At this very moment, there are two suns in the sky.

This scene was both wondrous and mysterious. Countless immortals, Buddhas, demons, and monsters sensed that a sacred and majestic being was about to be born.

The six Heavenly Lords all turned their gazes to Huang Tian, ​​especially Chi Xiao, whose face showed a mixture of surprise and joy.

"This is……"

In the middle of the yellow sky, a great sun appeared, its boundless light illuminating heaven and earth.

At this moment, the Golden Crow stood quietly before this great sun, its face expressionless, neither sad nor happy. It merged its natal star, the Pleiades, with the Buddha's severed hand and the Xuanhuang Pagoda, transforming them into this great sun, thus elevating the status of its natal star.

At this moment, the great sun before him was equivalent to a celestial edict, equivalent to the throne of an emperor. As long as he refined it, he would completely transform into the Great Sun Emperor.

"For twenty years I have sought the path to enlightenment, enduring countless tribulations to finally see the light..."

He sighed softly, then took a step forward. Accompanied by a clear and melodious cry, he transformed into his true form as a golden crow filled with boundless golden light. This incomparably magnificent golden crow spread its wings and soared into the great sun.

Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire heavens trembled, and with a violent roar, a golden light pierced through the sky and earth.

In an instant, strange phenomena arose throughout the Three Realms.

Countless petals fell from the sky, and incredibly rich spiritual energy condensed from the void, transforming into colorful celestial flowers amidst the swirling Daoist aura. Their fragrance was intoxicating, and they drifted and scattered across the earth.

An invisible Daoist rhythm resonated between heaven and earth, transforming into melodious celestial music that soothed the mind and cleared the heart.

Five auspicious colors surged from the earth, permeating the heavens and earth. Golden lotuses bloomed, nourishing all things and benefiting all living beings, bringing spring back to withered trees, healing the sick, and rejuvenating the elderly.

Two suns appeared in the sky, and strange phenomena occurred.

Almost simultaneously, all beings in the Three Realms, whether immortals, Buddhas, demons, or mortals, looked up at the newly appeared sun, and a thought naturally arose within them.

"The Great Sun Emperor has returned to his throne!"

The thought arose naturally, as if heaven and earth were announcing that as long as one saw that great sun, one would know what had happened.

At this moment, the golden crow rushed into the great sun, feeling the blessing of the great sun's authority and the worship of all beings in the three realms.

His cultivation level was skyrocketing, and his magical power was soaring.

"There are two suns in the sky...that's really annoying!"

He originally thought that after the Pleiades Star transformed and sublimated, it would replace the original Great Sun, condense the authority of the Sun Star, and become the unique Great Sun Emperor.

However, at this time, the great sun of the Ninth Heaven, the Sun and Moon Heaven, still exists.

A new sun condensed in the ninth heaven, and the two suns hung side by side in the sky.

The golden crow's pupils shone with dazzling golden light as it gazed at the Ninth Heaven. "No wonder that Great Sun Tathagata was able to create the Sun and Moon Heaven back then. It turns out he had truly grasped a portion of the power of the Sun and Moon Heaven."

The reason why there are two suns in the sky is that one of the Buddha's reincarnations, Mahavairocana, refined a portion of the power of the sun and the moon, and even used it to create his own celestial heaven, the Sun and Moon Heaven.

"If I want to secure my position as the Great Sun Emperor, I must reclaim the power of the Great Sun."

"Only in this way can power be unified!"

"Otherwise, if there are two suns in the sky, what kind of lord of stars am I?!"

The golden crow shifted its gaze from the sun and moon to Shakyamuni beyond the heavens.

At this moment, the Buddha of this world sits cross-legged in the void, his palm forming a mudra, and the collapsed Mount Ling behind him is being rebuilt; the Great Thunder Temple, now a ruin, is illuminated by the sun and moon, and accompanied by the humming of bells, the ancient temple is being rebuilt; even the shattered eighteen levels of hell are being mended.

Clearly, this person is gradually digesting the accumulation of the past, aiming to merge the Sumeru Heaven, the Sun and Moon Heaven, and the Netherworld Heaven in one fell swoop.

"How could I possibly let you have your way?!"

Jinwu was well aware that by now, the conflict between him and Shakyamuni was no longer just a matter of personal grudges, but rather an adversarial relationship on the path of the Great Dao.

"There will inevitably be a life-or-death battle between me and Shakyamuni."

"The reason I was able to ascend to the position of Great Sun Emperor is partly due to my foundation and accumulation, which is the refinement of the Buddha's severed hand. So as long as he suppresses me, he can seize all my accumulation and fortune, and even take away my position as Great Sun Emperor, causing me to die completely."

"I wonder if this severed hand was part of his scheme..."

"Of course, if I can reclaim the power of the Great Sun that is controlled by the Buddha, I can secure my position as the Great Sun Emperor."

Various thoughts swirled in his mind. The golden crow slowly flapped its wings and let out a deafening cry. The great sun that enveloped its body shone with boundless light and then slowly rose from the yellow sky.

The golden crow flaps its wings, and the great sun surveys the sky.

Accompanied by incomparably brilliant and dazzling golden light, the Golden Crow, bathed in sunlight, departed from the Yellow Heaven and appeared beyond the realm.

His actions immediately drew the attention of the six gods.

Under the watchful eyes of the six Golden Immortals, the great sun floated in the outer void, radiating boundless light, and then a figure slowly emerged from the sun.

He was a handsome young man who looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. He had red lips and white teeth, and his skin was as white as jade. He was wearing a white robe and his whole body radiated light.

A great sun rose and fell behind him, enveloping him and making him look incredibly sacred and majestic.

"Red Sky".

The handsome young man spoke, his tone light and cheerful, "How about we join forces and kill the Buddha first?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the hearts of the Catholics skipped a beat.

Even the Great Crimson Heavenly Venerable and the Azure Dragon put down their chess pieces and looked up at the newly promoted Great Sun Emperor.

Chi Xiao stood in the heavens, her phoenix wings covering the sky, the Xuanhuang Pagoda hanging above her head. Turning her head to look at the Golden Crow, her beautiful eyes were filled with both surprise and joy.

"You've really given me a wonderful surprise!"

At this moment, Shakyamuni also turned his gaze to the boy. A slight smile appeared on his face as he chanted the Buddhist mantra, "Namo Amitabha Buddha, the return of the Great Sun Emperor to his position is truly a cause for celebration."

"This humble monk offers congratulations to the Emperor, to all living beings in Heaven and Earth, and to the Three Realms!"

After saying this, he formed the flower-offering mudra with his only remaining right palm, and boundless Buddhist light shone throughout the world, filling the universe with great joy and freedom.

It was clear that this person was genuinely happy, unable to contain their joy.

Jinwu naturally understood why he was so happy. As long as he killed the Great Sun Emperor, he could seize all of Jinwu's resources and fortune, along with the position of the Great Sun Emperor.

For Shakyamuni, he was simply the greatest opportunity of his life.

"That's really blatant, no attempt to hide anything!"

Jinwu increasingly felt that the reason why the Buddha's severed hand was so easily taken away was probably because he had glimpsed some kind of change in the future, so he made a move accordingly.

"Let's see who lives and who dies, who wins the battle!"

"You covet my power and position, but don't I also covet the great power of the sun within you?!"

He took a step forward, and boundless golden light beneath his feet transformed into a rainbow bridge that spanned heaven and earth.

"Chixiao, if you don't make your move now, when will you?"

Before he finished speaking, the Golden Crow clenched his fist into a seal and unleashed a thunderous strike.

Great Sun Divine Fist! (End of Chapter)