Primordial Era: Starting by overwhelming the Sages, Hongjun was stunned!

"Master! You're back!"

Kong Xuan nodded: "You're back."

Xiao Bai asked, "Did you get it?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "Got it."

Xiao Bai asked, "Where is the Returning Void Pearl?"

Kong Xuan raised his hand, and a point of light appeared in his palm.

It's very bright and beautiful.

"I'll let you play with it as a bead."

Xiaobai took the light and held it in her palm.

The light was warm, shining on her face.

She smiled, a smile as beautiful as a flower.

"So beautiful."

Kong Xuan got up and went into the main room.

Sit on the futon and close your eyes.

The power of the Realm of Return to Nothingness flowed within his body.

It's not a rushing torrent, but a tranquil stillness.

Like a lake, it remains calm and undisturbed.

He opened his eyes and looked out at the purple bamboo forest.

The wind rustled through the bamboo leaves.

The stream flows on and on, never ceasing.

Everything remains the same.

But he knew that everything was different now.

Because he had reached the end.

At the end of the Tao, all that remains is the void.

But he didn't stop.

As the Lord of the Heavenly Mystery Domain once said, the Dao has no end.

Returning to the void is merely a new beginning.

Kong Xuan smiled slightly.

"The road ahead is still long."

"But I'm not in a hurry."

"Walk slowly."

Little White lay at his feet, playing with the luminous bead.

Mie Shi sat cross-legged under the bamboo, closing his eyes to cultivate.

Everything remains the same.

This day.

Yuan Feng has arrived.

Clad in white robes and with white hair, they came from the primordial era.

Standing at the gate of the courtyard, looking at Kong Xuan in the main house.

"child."

Kong Xuan opened his eyes and stood up.

I stepped out of the house and stood in front of my mother.

Yuan Feng looked at him, her eyes slightly red.

You've lost weight.

Kong Xuandao: "I haven't lost weight."

"Still the same."

Yuan Feng raised her hand, wanting to touch his face.

The hand remained suspended in mid-air, not falling.

She was afraid she wouldn't be able to touch it.

Last time he came, he was semi-transparent.

This time it's for real.

Yuan Feng's hand landed on his face.

Warm and real.

She smiled, a smile through her tears.

"It's good that you're back."

Kong Xuan nodded: "You're back."

Yuan Feng took out a bowl from her sleeve.

The bowl contains soup.

It was still steaming.

"Child, drink the soup."

Kong Xuan took the bowl, lowered his head, and took a sip.

It's very hot and smells delicious.

"It tastes good."

Yuan Feng smiled.

Mother and son faced each other, speechless.

The purple bamboo grove rustled, and the stream murmured.

Little White lay on the threshold, watching them.

Tears welled in her eyes, yet the corners of her mouth turned up in a smile.

Mie Shi sat cross-legged under the bamboo, head bowed.

I dare not look, I cannot bear to look.

As night deepened, the purple light became soft.

Yuanfeng put away the bowl and stood up.

"Child, I must go now."

Kong Xuan asked, "Where are we going?"

Yuan Feng said, "Return to the Primordial World."

"The Phoenix Clan needs me."

Kong Xuan nodded: "Take care, Mother."

Yuan Feng gazed at him for a long time.

"The same to you."

She turned and took flight.

Disappeared into the purple sky.

Kong Xuan stood in the courtyard, gazing in the direction she had disappeared.

He remained motionless for a long time.

Little White came over and rubbed against his feet.

"Master, are you sad?"

Kong Xuandao: "I'm not sad."

"Because we'll meet again."

Xiao Bai asked, "When?"

Kong Xuandao said, "Soon."

He turned and went into the main house.

Sit on the futon and close your eyes.

The power of the Realm of Return to Nothingness flowed within his body.

He suddenly remembered something.

The Pearl of Return to Nothingness was given to Xiaobai.

How much power does the Realm of Return to Nothingness still have left?

He looked inside his body.

The Pearl of Return to Nothingness is gone, but the power of Return to Nothingness remains.

That was the power brought out from the Ruins of Return.

It has become part of his very being.

He can use it even without beads.

Kong Xuan opened his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips.

That's enough.

He got up and walked out of the house.

Little White asked, "Master, where are we going?"

Kong Xuandao: "The primordial chaos."

"Go see your mother."

"And by the way, take a look at that monkey."

Xiao Bai was taken aback: "A monkey?"

Kong Xuan said, "Sun Wukong."

"The Journey to the West hadn't even begun yet; he was still imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain."

Xiao Bai asked, "Are you going to save him?"

Kong Xuan shook his head: "I won't save him."

"That's his tribulation, he has to get through it himself."

"Just going to take a look."

He flew out of the courtyard and headed towards the primordial wilderness.

Little White perched on his shoulder, with Annihilation following behind.

The three of them traversed the primordial chaos, passing through the primordial void.

Entering the primordial world.

The sky is azure, dotted with fluffy white clouds.

The land is vast and the mountains and rivers are like a painting.

Kong Xuan took a deep breath.

came back.

The place where he was born.

The place where he grew up.

The places he walked through.

Everything remains the same.

But he knew things were different now.

Because it is the Realm of Return to Nothingness.

It is the end of the Tao.

He was the first person to get there.

Kong Xuan flew towards the Five Elements Mountain.

The mountain isn't high, but it's very dangerous.

A monkey was trapped under the mountain.

He had a hairy face, a thunder god's mouth, and piercing eyes.

Sun Wukong.

He looked up at the sky.

Upon seeing Kong Xuan, he was taken aback at first.

Then, he grinned.

"I thought it was someone else."

"So it was you."

Kong Xuan landed in front of the mountain and looked at him.

"How are you doing?"

Sun Wukong said, "It's alright."

"It just feels a bit stuffy."

"Five hundred years have passed, and it's still not over."

Kong Xuan said, "It will be soon."

"Wait a few more years, and someone will come to rescue you."

Sun Wukong asked, "Who?"

Kong Xuandao: "A monk."

"A monk from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East."

Sun Wukong curled his lip: "Monks? I, Old Sun, hate monks the most."

Kong Xuan did not answer.

He took a fruit from his sleeve.

The Primordial Golden Fruit.

"for you."

Sun Wukong took the fruit and took a bite.

His eyes lit up: "Delicious!"

"What kind of fruit is this?"

Kong Xuandao: "The Primordial Golden Fruit."

"Eating one can increase one's cultivation by a thousand years."

Sun Wukong finished his meal in a few bites and let out a satisfied burp.

Thank you.

Kong Xuan nodded and turned to leave.

Sun Wukong watched his retreating figure and called out, "Come again next time!"

Kong Xuan did not turn around.

Fly towards the immortal volcano.

The flames still burned, and the sky was crimson.

In the Phoenix Palace, Yuan Feng was cultivating.

Seeing Kong Xuan enter, he stood up.

"Child, what brings you here?"

Kong Xuan said, "I came to see you."

Yuan Feng laughed: "You just left and came right away, aren't you annoyed?"

Kong Xuan shook his head: "It's not troublesome."

He took something out of his sleeve.

A single bead, completely transparent.

There is a little light inside.

A counterfeit of the Guixu Pearl.

Although it's not as good as the real thing, it's not bad either.

"Mother, this is for you."

Yuan Feng took the bead and was shocked.

The power contained within the beads far exceeded her imagination.

"This is?"

"A replica of the Guixu Pearl."

"It can help you in your spiritual practice."

Yuan Feng nodded and accepted the bead.

Kong Xuan then took something out of his sleeve.

A leaf, golden.

The Limitless Divine Leaf.

"Mother, this is the Boundless Divine Leaf."

"Keep it with you, and it will keep your soul from wandering away."

Yuan Feng took the leaf, her hand trembling slightly.

"Child, you..."

Kong Xuan waved his hand: "No need to say more."

"You are my mother, that's only right."

Yuan Feng's eyes reddened slightly as she accepted the leaf.

Kong Xuandao said, "Mother, I should go now."

Yuan Feng was taken aback: "You're leaving so soon after arriving?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "I have other things to do."

"What is it?"

"Return to the Primordial Chaos."

"Someone is waiting for me."

Yuan Feng remained silent and nodded.

"Go."

"Your mother is waiting for you."

Kong Xuan turned around and walked out of the hall.

They stopped at the palace gate.

"Mother, the soup is delicious."

"I'll drink again next time I come back."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped out.

Yuan Feng stood in the hall, watching his back.

Tears streamed down her face.

But she smiled.

Her son reached the end of the road.

I still remember her soup.

enough.

Kong Xuan flew out of the Immortal Volcano and headed towards Hongmeng.

Little White perched on my shoulder and asked, "Master, shall we return to Hongmeng?"

Kong Xuan nodded.

Xiaobai asked, "And then?"

Kong Xuan thought for a moment: "Then, let's keep going."

"Above the Ruins, there is still a path."

Xiao Bai was taken aback: "There's another way?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "The Way has no end."

"Returning to the Void is just a new beginning."

Xiao Bai seemed to understand but not quite, and didn't ask any more questions.

Kong Xuan flew into the chaos, passing through the primordial chaos.

Return to the Hongmeng world.

Purple sky, golden land.

Everything remains the same.

He landed at the entrance of the mansion.

Push the door open and enter.

The purple bamboo grove rustled, and the stream murmured.

Everything remains the same.

Kong Xuan sat on a futon in the main room with his eyes closed.

The power of the Realm of Return to Nothingness flowed within his body.

He opened his eyes and looked out at the purple bamboo forest.

The wind rustled through the bamboo leaves.

The stream flows on and on, never ceasing.

Kong Xuan smiled slightly.

"The road ahead is still long."

"But I'm not in a hurry."

"Walk slowly."

......

Little White lay at his feet, playing with the luminous bead.

The beads rolled between her fingers, emitting a soft white light.

Her eyes were bright, like two stars.

"Master, this bead is so beautiful."

Kong Xuan did not answer.

He closed his eyes, his mind sinking into his body.

The power of returning to the void flows through the meridians.

It flows slowly and steadily, like a great river.

The river surface is calm, but there are undercurrents beneath the surface.

He is feeling.

Experience the essence of returning to the void.

What lies beyond the end of the Tao?

One day.

Three days.

Ten days.

Kong Xuan remained completely still.

Little White didn't dare to disturb them, so it hugged the beads and lay on the threshold.

Mie Shi sat cross-legged under the purple bamboo, his breathing long and even.

Everything remains the same.

The eleventh day.

Kong Xuan opened his eyes.

There was neither light nor darkness in his eyes.

Only peace.

He got up and walked out of the house.

Sunlight streamed down, casting a purple glow like gauze.

Little White jumped up: "Master, are we going out?"

Kong Xuan nodded.

Little White asked, "Where to?"

Kong Xuandao: "The Heavenly Secrets Domain."

"Go visit an old friend."

A man and a fox flew out of the courtyard.

Destroyer followed behind without uttering a word.

Celestial Realm, Spiral Mountain.

The mountain is still the same mountain, and the road is still the same road.

Kong Xuan went up the mountain, walking very slowly.

Little White perched on my shoulder, looking around.

We reached the top of the mountain.

The Lord of the Heavenly Mystery Domain sat cross-legged in the hall, closing his eyes and entering meditation.

His complexion was rosy, and his cultivation had recovered to the level of the Primordial Supreme Golden Immortal.

Upon seeing Kong Xuan arrive, he opened his eyes.

"You've arrived."

Kong Xuan nodded and sat down opposite him.

The Lord of the Heavenly Mystery Domain gazed at him with profound eyes.

"You've made another breakthrough."

Kong Xuan nodded: "The Realm of Return to Nothingness."

The Lord of the Heavenly Mystery Domain remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

"The end of the Tao."

"You've arrived."

Kong Xuan said, "We've arrived, but it feels like we haven't."

The Celestial Realm Lord asked, "Why?"

Kong Xuan said, "Because there are still things above the Ruins of Return."

"It's hard to explain, hard to define."

"But it is there."

The Lord of the Heavenly Secrets Domain closed his eyes and made calculations with his fingers.

After a long while, he opened his eyes.

His face was pale, as if he had been seriously ill.

"I can't deduce it."

"The void beyond my reach."

Kong Xuan nodded: "I know."

"That's why I came to ask you."

"Is there any way to deduce this?"

The Lord of the Heavenly Secrets Domain remained silent.

After a long silence, he spoke: "There is a way."

"It's very dangerous."

Kong Xuandao said, "Speak."

The Lord of the Heavenly Mystery Domain said, "The Daoist scripture."

"Taoist texts record the past, present, and future of the Tao."

"There should also be records of this in Taoist texts above Guixu."

"It's just that no one has ever turned to that page."

Kong Xuan asked, "How do you translate it?"

The Lord of Heavenly Mystery said, "Use your blood."

"The blood from the Realm of Return to Nothingness dripped onto the Taoist scriptures."

"Perhaps we can turn a new page."

Kong Xuan stood up: "I'll give it a try."

The Celestial Domain Lord nodded: "Be careful."

"Taoist books possess a spirit; they do not easily reveal the future to people."

Kong Xuan flew out of the Heavenly Mystery Domain and headed towards the depths of the Boundless Realm.

Little White perched on my shoulder, clutching my collar tightly.

Annihilation followed behind, his expression solemn.

After flying for three days, they arrived at the location of the Taoist scriptures.

The Taoist book floated in mid-air, its pages still turning.

On the blank page, the character "道" (Dao) was still there.

The small print is still there.

"To transform oneself into the Dao, seal the black hole, and save all living beings."

No regrets.

Kong Xuan approached and raised his hand.

A fingertip makes a stroke across the palm.

Blood flowed out, golden and glowing.

Blood from the Realm of Ruins.

He dripped blood onto the Taoist book.

The pages trembled, and golden light surged forth.

The blank pages began to turn.

It's not flipping forward, it's flipping backward.

Turn the page over the blank space, turn the page over the character "Tao".

Turn to a new page.

There are words on it.

Very small, very dense.

Glitter.

Kong Xuan stared intently at it.

"Above the Ruins lies the Primordial Beginning."

"The beginning is the origin of the Tao."

Before all things were born, there was no distinction between heaven and earth.

"There was only one ball of light."

"That ball of light was the beginning."

Kong Xuan continued reading.

"In the beginning was something."

"Its name is Primordial Pearl."

"Obtaining it allows one to attain the primordial state."

"The Primordial Realm, beyond the Void."

"This is the real starting point."

After Kong finished reading, he remained silent for a long time.

In the beginning.

The starting point of the Tao.

He reached the end, only to discover that the end was also the beginning.

The Tao has no end, only cycles.

From the starting point to the end point, and from the end point back to the starting point.

Kong Xuan withdrew his hand, and the pages of the book stopped turning.

The new line of text remained on top.

It was glowing, as if it was waiting for him.

Little White asked, "Master, what does it say on it?"

Kong Xuandao said, "The road ahead is still long."

Xiaobai tilted his head: "How long is it?"

Kong Xuandao said, "It's so long that you can't walk on it all."

He turned and flew towards the Primordial World.

Little White perched on his shoulder, with Annihilation following behind.

Back at the mansion.

Kong Xuan sat on the futon with his eyes closed.

In the beginning.

Primordial Pearl.

The Primordial Realm.

New goals, new path.

He opened his eyes and looked out at the purple bamboo forest.

The wind rustled through the bamboo leaves.

The stream flows on and on, never ceasing.

"No rush."

Take your time.

That sitting position lasted for ten years.

For ten years, Kong Xuan remained unmoved.

Little White stood guard at the door, never leaving its side.

Mie Shi remained in the courtyard, not daring to utter a sound.

The purple bamboo grove has grown taller, now shading the entire courtyard.

The water flows on, never ceasing.

Ten years later.

Kong Xuan opened his eyes.

His cultivation level has progressed from the early stage of the Returning to the Void to the middle stage.

It's not fast, but it's very stable.

He got up and walked out of the house.

Sunlight streamed down, casting a purple glow like gauze.

Little White ran over: "Master, are we going out?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "Go to Taichu."

Little White asked, "Where was the beginning?"

Kong Xuandao said, "Above the Ruins of Return."

"At the end of the Ruins lies the Primordial Beginning."

Little White asked, "Will it come back?"

Kong Xuan lowered his head and looked at her.

"meeting."

"I will definitely keep my promise."

Little White nodded and jumped onto my shoulder.

"I'll go with you."

Kong Xuan shook his head: "You can't go."

Xiao Bai was taken aback: "Why?"

Kong Xuandao said, "The beginning is too far away, too dangerous."

"I can't take care of you."

Little White's eyes reddened: "But I want to follow my master."

Kong Xuan raised his hand and patted her head.

"Wait for me here."

"I'm coming back with the Primordial Pearl for you."

"It's brighter and more beautiful than the Guixu Pearl."

Xiao Bai nodded, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Okay, I'll wait."

Kong Xuan looked towards the World Destroyer: "You guard the house."

The World Destroyer knelt down: "Yes, sir."

Kong Xuan turned around and walked out of the courtyard.

There was no turning back.

Xiao Bai stood at the gate of the courtyard, watching his back.

further and further.

They disappeared at the end of the street.

She crouched down and hugged her own tail.

"Master, come back soon."

Kong Xuan left the Purple Gold Domain and entered the void.

There was neither sky nor earth, neither light nor darkness.

Only nothingness.

He walked on the void, neither hurried nor impatient.

The power of the Void protected his body, forcing the darkness back ten feet.

After traveling for ten days, we arrived at the Boundless Divine Tree.