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

Kong Xuan looked up at the sky.

The sky was purple, dotted with stars.

That gaze is still there.

It's very light, but very stable.

Like a lamp, shining in the distance.

Kong Xuan did not move.

I just sat there, meeting their gaze.

Xiao Bai sensed something and looked up at him.

"Master, what's wrong?"

"Someone is watching me."

"Is it still that person?"

"Um."

Xiao Bai tensed up: "What is he going to do?"

Kong Xuan shook his head: "I don't know."

"But he won't come down."

"I'm not going up either."

"Just watch."

Xiao Bai stopped asking.

Life goes on.

That gaze comes every day.

After watching for a while, it disappeared.

They came again the next day.

Never stopping.

Kong Xuan was used to it.

Ignore it, don't pay attention to it.

Just sitting.

See the Purple Bamboo Sea, see the flowing water, see the little white birds.

This day.

Emptiness has returned.

His white robe fluttered in the wind, and his expression was solemn.

"Kong Xuan, the people above want to see you."

Kong Xuan shook his head: "I'm not going."

Kong Wudao: "You must go."

Kong Xuan looked at him: "Why?"

Kong Wudao said, "Because if you don't go, they will come down."

"If they come down, the world is doomed."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

He knew that Emptiness was telling the truth.

The person above him was far more skilled than him.

If you decide to step down, it's just a matter of a single thought.

Then the Hongmeng world ceased to exist.

Kong Xuan asked, "What do they want to see me for?"

Kong Wudao: "I want to see how you managed to get to the twentieth floor."

"Why can emptiness and reality be integrated?"

"Why can one refuse immortality?"

Kong Xuan remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Okay, I'll go."

Little White jumped up: "Master, you can't go!"

Kong Xuan lowered his head and looked at her.

"If we don't go, they'll come down."

"If we come down here, none of us will survive."

Xiao Bai's eyes reddened: "But if you go, can you ever come back?"

Kong Xuan did not answer.

He looked into the void.

Kong Wudao: "Yes."

"They just want to see you, not kill you."

Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

Kong Xuan got up and walked out of the room.

Little White 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, "It's too dangerous up there."

"I can't take care of you."

Little White cried, "But I don't want to leave my master."

Kong Xuan raised his hand and patted her head.

"Wait for me here."

"I'll come back and tell you the story above."

Xiao Bai nodded, tears streaming down her face.

"Master, please come back soon."

Kong Xuan nodded and looked toward the world's destruction.

"You stay home."

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

Kong Xuan turned around and followed Kong Wu out of the courtyard.

There was no turning back.

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

They disappeared at the end of the street.

She crouched down and hugged her own tail.

"Master, you must come back."

Kong Wu carried Kong Xuan and flew into the void.

Passing through layers of vacuum.

First layer, second layer, third layer.

Keep going up.

Upon reaching the twentieth floor, there was still nothing there.

Continue upwards.

The twenty-first floor.

This was Kong Xuan's first time visiting this place.

The sky here is transparent.

There is no color, no light.

You can see everything.

The earth is also transparent.

Like glass, you can see below.

Below are layers of vacuum, layers of nothingness.

Kong Wudao: "We've arrived."

Kong Xuan looked around.

There's nothing here.

There are no mountains, no water, and no trees.

There was only an empty space.

Kong Wudao: "Follow me."

He flew forward.

Kong Xuan followed behind.

It flew for a long time.

A palace appeared ahead.

The palace was not large, and it was completely transparent.

Like a crystal carving.

The palace gates were open.

Nine people were seated in the hall.

There were old and young, men and women.

Their cultivation levels are completely unfathomable.

Kong Wudao: "These nine are the guardians of the twenty-first layer of the vacuum."

"They lived for countless years."

"I have never left this place."

Kong Xuan walked into the hall and stood in the center.

Nine pairs of eyes fell on him.

There was scrutiny, curiosity, and indifference.

The elderly man sitting in the center spoke up: "You are Kong Xuan?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "Yes."

The old man asked, "How were you able to reach the twentieth floor?"

Kong Xuandao said, "We took it one step at a time."

The old man asked, "How are you able to combine emptiness and fullness?"

Kong Xuandao: "Because of another me."

The old man asked, "Why do you refuse immortality?"

Kong Xuan said, "Because someone is waiting for me."

The old man remained silent.

The other eight people were whispering among themselves.

The old man raised his hand to stop them.

"Kong Xuan, do you know that you are the first person to reach the twentieth floor?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "I understand."

The old man said, "Do you know that there are twenty-one floors and twenty-two floors above?"

"Endless".

Kong Xuan nodded: "I understand."

The old man asked, "Then you still dare to refuse?"

Kong Xuandao said, "I dare."

The old man asked, "Why?"

Kong Xuandao said, "Because the Way has no end, but people have attachments."

"I can stay because of what I care about."

The old man looked at him, and his gaze changed.

From scrutiny to admiration.

"it is good."

"very good."

"You can leave now."

Kong Xuan was taken aback: "Leave?"

The old man nodded: "Let's go."

"We just wanted to see you."

"You've finished reading, you can leave now."

Kong Xuan turned around and walked out of the hall.

After walking a few steps, I stopped.

He turned around and looked at the old man.

"Is anyone still up there?"

The old man nodded: "Yes."

"Above the twenty-first floor, there is a twenty-third floor."

"Endless".

Kong Xuan asked, "Will they come down too?"

The old man shook his head: "No."

"They're too lazy to come down."

"Only we are bored."

Kong Xuan nodded and walked out of the palace gate.

Kong Wu followed.

"I send you."

The two flew back to the twentieth floor.

Kong Wu stopped and looked at Kong Xuan.

"You are the most special person I have ever met."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

Kong Wudao said, "They originally wanted to keep you here."

"I'll make you the guardian of the twenty-second floor."

"But since you refused immortality, they gave up."

Kong Xuan nodded: "Thank you."

Kong Wudao said, "No need to thank me."

"You saved yourself."

"If you agree to eternal life, then stay here forever."

"There's no going back."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

That was close.

I almost couldn't go back.

He turned and flew towards the Primordial World.

Kong Wu gazed at his retreating figure, muttering to himself.

"Kong Xuan, oh Kong Xuan."

"You definitely deserve it."

Kong Xuanfei was gone for a long time.

Flying through the vacuum, flying through nothingness.

Flying over the primordial chaos, flying over 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 Sea rustled and the water murmured.

Little Whitey was lying on the doorstep, fast asleep.

Its tail was curled up around its body, embracing the black bead.

Kong Xuan squatted down and looked at her.

Another year passed.

Her hair had turned a little whiter.

It's not that I'm old, it's that I'm mentally exhausted.

Kong Xuan raised his hand and gently patted her head.

Xiao Bai woke up with a start and looked up.

Upon seeing Kong Xuan, he was stunned.

Then, they pounced on them.

"Master! You're back!"

Kong Xuan nodded: "You're back."

Xiaobai asked, "What does it look like up there?"

Kong Xuandao: "Transparent."

There's nothing there.

Xiao Bai asked, "Did they give you a hard time?"

Kong Xuan shook his head: "No."

"He just looked at me."

Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Kong Xuan sat on the futon with his eyes closed.

This time, he did not practice cultivation.

I'm just thinking about it.

I long for the people above, I long for the world above.

Think of those nine gazes.

They lived for countless years and never left.

They gained immortality but lost their freedom.

does it worth?

Kong Xuan shook his head.

not worth it.

He opened his eyes and looked at Little White.

Looking at this small courtyard.

Looking at the sea of ​​purple bamboo, looking at the flowing water.

It's a small place, but it holds my heart.

There are people waiting for him, and people he is waiting for.

enough.

Kong Xuan smiled slightly.

Stop thinking about those things.

Just sitting.

Sitting with Xiaobai.

Life goes on.

Calm as still water.

But Kong Xuan knew that those above him were still watching him.

That gaze comes every day.

After watching for a while, it disappeared.

Kong Xuan ignored it.

Just sitting.

See the Purple Bamboo Sea, see the flowing water, see the little white birds.

This day.

Yuan Feng is here again.

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

Standing at the gate of the courtyard, he looked at Kong Xuan.

"Child, I'm here."

Kong Xuan got up and walked out of the room.

"Mother, why are you here again?"

Yuan Feng said, "I missed you."

"I came to see you."

Kong Xuan helped her into the main room and sat her down on a prayer mat.

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.

Little White lay at their feet, watching them.

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

Yuan Feng sat for a while, then got up.

"Child, I must go now."

Kong Xuan nodded: "Take care, Mother."

Yuan Feng gazed at him for a long time.

"The same to you."

She turned and walked out of the courtyard.

It took off and 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.

Life goes on.

One year, two years, three years.

Nothing serious.

Hongmeng has visited a few times, had a cup of tea, and exchanged a few words.

The Lord of the Heavenly Mystery Domain visited once, performed some divination, and said that everything was peaceful.

The world-destroying cultivation has broken through, from the peak of the Primordial Supreme Golden Immortal to the Primordial Ruler.

Little White sat in the yard playing with the luminous pearl.

Kong Xuan looked at her, a slight smile playing on his lips.

This day.

Kong Xuan suddenly opened his eyes.

That gaze came again.

But this time, it's different.

There was a hint of urgency in his eyes.

If there's anything you need to tell him, then you should.

Kong Xuan looked up at the sky.

The sky was purple, dotted with stars.

Our gaze comes from the twenty-first floor.

It was very bright and urgent.

Kong Xuan got up and walked out of the room.

Little White asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

Kong Xuandao: "Something's happened up there."

Xiao Bai was taken aback: "What is it?"

Kong Xuan shook his head: "I don't know."

"But I want to go and see."

Xiao Bai became nervous: "Is there any danger?"

Kong Xuan thought for a moment: "Perhaps."

Little White jumped onto my shoulder: "I'll go with you."

Kong Xuan shook his head: "No."

Xiaobai asked, "Why?"

Kong Xuan said, "There's danger, so I can't take you there."

Little White cried, "But I don't want to leave my master."

Kong Xuan raised his hand and patted her head.

"Wait for me here."

"I'll be back soon."

Xiao Bai nodded, tears streaming down her face.

"Master, you must come back."

Kong Xuan nodded and flew out of the courtyard.

It flew towards the vacuum of space.

Passing through layers of vacuum.

First layer, second layer, third layer.

Keep going up.

He didn't stop when he reached the twentieth floor.

Continue upwards.

The twenty-first floor.

The transparent palace is still there.

But the hall was empty.

None of the nine guardians are present.

Kong Xuan frowned.

What about people?

That gaze came from a deeper place.

The twenty-second floor.

A place Kong Xuan had never been before.

He hesitated for a moment, then continued upwards.

The twenty-second floor.

The sky here is also transparent.

But there was a sliver of light.

Very weak, very faint.

Like a light that's about to go out.

The earth is also transparent.

However, there are cracks on the ground.

It looks like it's been hit by something.

Kong Xuan looked around, but there was nothing there.

There was only an empty space.

And that gaze.

The gaze comes from a deeper level.

The twenty-third floor.

Kong Xuan continued upwards.

The twenty-third floor.

The sky here has darkened.

It's not transparent, it's gray.

Like the sky before a storm.

There are pits in the earth.

The pit is very deep, and you can't see the bottom.

A person was standing at the edge of the pit.

Nothingness.

His white robe was torn and he was covered in blood.

Kong Xuan landed beside him.

"What happened?"

Kongwu turned her head and looked at him.

His face was pale, and his eyes were filled with fear.

"They're here."

Kong Xuan asked, "Who?"

Kong Wudao: "Void Beast."

"From the deepest part of the vacuum."

"Devouring everything."

"They don't even spare a vacuum."

Kong Xuan's expression changed slightly.

Vacuum Beast.

Devouring the vacuum.

What is that?

Kong Wudao: "Of the nine guardians, seven are already dead."

"The remaining two will hold out on the twenty-fourth floor."

"But they can't hold out for long."

Kong Xuan asked, "What can I do?"

Kong Wu stared at him, her gaze complex.

"All you can do is run away."

"Escape back to your world."

"Never come up here."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

escape?

He escaped, but what about the people above?

What about the HarmonyOS world?

If the Vacuum Beast devours the vacuum, the next level will be the Primordial Chaos.

Can't escape.

Kong Xuan asked, "How do we fight?"

Kong Wu was taken aback: "You want to fight?"

Kong Xuan nodded: "Fight."

Kongwu shook his head: "You can't beat him."

"We can't even beat the guardian on the 21st floor."

"You're only on the twentieth floor."

Kong Xuandao said, "Even if we can't win, we have to fight."

"We can't escape, we have to fight."

Kong Wu stared at him for a long time.

Then, I laughed.

"it is good."

"Then let's fight."

He turned and flew towards the twenty-fourth floor.

Kong Xuan followed behind.

The twenty-fourth floor.

The sky here is black.

Utter darkness, without a single ray of light.

The earth is gone.

It was swallowed up.

Only emptiness remains.

Two old men stood in the void.

They are two of the nine guardians.

They were covered in blood, and their cultivation was almost completely exhausted.

Opposite them was a beast.

It is very large, like a mountain.

It was completely black and had no facial features.

It only has one mouth.

Its mouth is very large, taking up half of its body.

There were no teeth in its mouth, only black holes.

A bottomless black hole.

Void Beast.

It opened its mouth and swallowed.

The power of the vacuum surged into its mouth.

Like a whale sucking in water.

The two old men tried their best to resist, but they couldn't stop them.

Kongwu shouted, "Hold on!"

He rushed forward and struck out with his palm.

The palm strike was like thunder, slamming into the void beast.

The Void Beast remained completely still.

He opened his mouth and swallowed the palm strike.

Kong Wu's face was deathly pale.

Kong Xuan did not move.

He stood at a distance, gazing at the Void Beast.

What I was thinking.

How you want to fight.

This thing devours everything.

It can even swallow attacks.

How do I play?

Kong Xuan closed his eyes and focused his mind on his body.

The vacuum bead is rotating, and emptiness and reality are flowing together.

he was thinking.

If you want emptiness.

"They come from the deepest part of the vacuum."

"Devouring everything."

"They don't even spare a vacuum."

The deepest part of the vacuum.

That's a place even the twenty-first floor guardians haven't been to.

What's there?

do not know.

But Kong Xuan knew a little.

The Void Beast devours the vacuum, but it does not devour itself.

It has a physical form.

If there's a physical entity, then you can fight.