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

Half a day later, he stopped on a large marsh.

The vast marshland is shrouded in mist and water, where the sky and water blend into one.

The waters are teeming with powerful demons, whose auras are formidable.

Kong Xuan's divine sense swept over the area and suddenly froze.

In the middle of the great swamp, there is a small island.

There is a thatched hut on the island, and a person is sitting in front of the hut.

The man was shirtless, with bulging muscles.

He was holding a giant axe and polishing it.

It was Xing Tian.

Kong Xuan landed on the island.

Xing Tian looked up and saw Kong Xuan.

He was taken aback at first, then became alert.

"Who are you?"

Kong Xuan beat Xing Tian.

He was at the peak of the Quasi-Saint stage.

We're just one step away from the mid-term.

He progressed faster than he had imagined.

Kong Xuandao: "Just passing by."

Xing Tian squinted: "Just passing by? This great swamp spans tens of thousands of miles and has only this one island."

"You just happened to end up on this island, were you just passing by?"

Kong Xuan did not answer, but said with his hands behind his back, "That axe is not bad."

Xing Tian looked down at the giant axe in his hand.

"This is a shield and axe, I made it myself."

Kong Xuan nodded: "Good axe."

Xing Tian was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "You have the aura of the Phoenix Clan on you."

"Are you a phoenix?"

Kong Xuan nodded.

A complex emotion flashed in Xing Tian's eyes.

"The Phoenix Clan and the Witch Clan have a blood feud."

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

Kong Xuan looked at him and said calmly, "You can't kill me."

Xing Tian gripped his axe and shield tightly, squinting his eyes.

A moment later, he suddenly laughed.

"interesting."

"In all these years, no one has ever dared to speak to me like that."

Kong Xuan sat down in front of the thatched cottage.

Xing Tian glanced at him but didn't chase him away.

The two sat there without saying a word.

The wind blows across the vast marshland, causing the water to ripple.

After a long silence, Xing Tian finally spoke: "What brings you here?"

Kong Xuan gazed at the lake and slowly said, "I'm looking for a path."

"A path to leave this world."

Xing Tian was taken aback.

"Leave this world? Go where?"

"Outside."

Xingtian remained silent, gripping his axe and shield tightly.

"Is there...anywhere outside?"

"have."

How did you know?

Kong Xuan turned to look at him: "Because I've seen it before."

"I have seen the memories of Pangu."

Xing Tian's pupils suddenly contracted.

Have you ever seen Pangu?

Kong Xuan nodded.

Xing Tian's hand holding the axe was trembling.

"What did Pangu look like?"

Kong Xuan gazed at the horizon, his eyes fixed on the distant horizon.

"Very tall, very big."

"He pioneered a new path in order to return home."

"But he can't go back."

Xing Tian lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

"The Wu tribe was formed from the essence and blood of Pangu."

"He is our Father God."

"You've met him, so it's... fate."

He paused, then looked up at Kong Xuan.

Where is that road?

Kong Xuandao said, "In Guixu."

"The thinnest part of the cage."

"I can see the gap."

"But we can't break through it yet."

Xing Tian remained silent for a moment, then gripped his axe and shield tightly.

"What happens after it's broken open?"

Kong Xuandao: "Go out."

"Look at the place Pangu longed to return to but could never return to."

Xing Tian gripped his giant axe tightly, his bloodshot eyes flashing.

"Take me with you."

Kong Xuan looked at him: "You believe me?"

Xing Tian grinned.

"You said you've seen Pangu."

"The Wu tribe only believes in Pangu."

"I will believe you once you have seen him."

Kong Xuan looked at Xing Tian for a long time, then nodded.

"it is good."

"When I break free of this cage, I'll take you there."

Xing Tian laughed heartily.

The laughter was like thunder, shaking the lake water.

It's a deal.

Kong Xuan stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said, "You should cultivate diligently."

"Early stage of Quasi-Saint, not enough."

Xing Tian nodded: "I know."

"When you break free of your cage, I will definitely be at the peak of Quasi-Saint level."

Kong Xuan nodded and stepped into the air, disappearing into the sky.

After leaving the great marshland, we continued westward.

Three days later, a mountain appeared ahead.

The mountain's shape is extraordinary, piercing straight into the clouds.

The mountaintop was shrouded in mist, with faint golden light shimmering within.

Kong Xuan landed at the foot of the mountain and looked up.

He recognized the mountain.

It is Kunlun.

It's not West Kunlun, it's Kunlun Mountain.

The Three Pure Ones' sacred site, the Jade Void Palace, is located there.

Kong Xuan hesitated for a moment and did not go up the mountain.

One should not rashly enter the dwelling place of a sage.

He turned and walked around the mountain.

They had only traveled a few hundred miles when a figure suddenly appeared ahead.

He was tall and thin, with a gaunt face.

Wearing a green robe and a bamboo hairpin, she exudes an ethereal and otherworldly aura.

It was none other than the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

Kong Xuan stopped, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

The Primordial Celestial Venerable scrutinized him, his gaze piercing.

"A descendant of the Phoenix Clan?"

"Yes."

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded slightly: "I have spoken about you before."

"They said you have a different aura about you."

Kong Xuan remained silent, waiting for Yuanshi Tianzun to continue.

Yuanshi Tianzun, with his hands behind his back, said, "Laozi asked me to deliver a message."

"The key to the cage is already in your hands."

"There is more than one keyhole."

Kong Xuan's heart skipped a beat: "There's more than one keyhole?"

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded: "Pangu left behind more than one flaw."

"The Ruins of Return are one place, and there is another place, in yet another location."

Kong Xuandao: "Where?"

Yuanshi Tianzun looked at him with a profound gaze: "At Buzhou Mountain."

"Beneath the Heavenly Pillar, something is suppressed."

"That thing is the second keyhole."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

He had been to Buzhou Mountain.

But at that time, he was only a Great Luo Golden Immortal and could not sense what was underground.

Now that he's at the peak of the late Quasi-Saint stage, perhaps we can discover even more.

He cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you for your guidance, sage."

The Primordial Celestial Venerable nodded slightly: "Go."

"As soon as possible."

"Time is running out."

Kong Xuan was taken aback: "Not much time?"

Yuanshi Tianzun looked at him, a hint of heaviness in his eyes.

"The cracks in the Ruins are widening."

"External influences are seeping in."

"If the cage is not broken in time, great terror will befall us."

Kong Xuan felt a chill run down his spine.

Is the great terror that Lao Tzu spoke of about coming?

He clenched his fist and nodded: "This junior understands."

The Primordial Celestial Venerable turned around, stepped into the air, and disappeared into the clouds and mist of Kunlun.

Kong Xuan stood still for a long time.

time is limited.

The cracks in the Ruins of Guixu are widening.

External influences are seeping in.

If the cage is not broken, great terror will descend.

Kong Xuan lifted his foot and turned to face north.

Mount Buzhou is located beneath the Heavenly Pillar.

The second keyhole.

He's going there.

His cultivation level, at the peak of the late Quasi-Saint stage, allowed him to travel a million miles a day.

Mountains and rivers swept past beneath our feet, while a sea of ​​clouds surged behind us.

Three days later, Mount Buzhou came into view.

The mountain's shape remains as magnificent as ever, piercing straight into the clouds.

The mountaintop disappeared into the clouds, with no end in sight.

Kong Xuan landed at the foot of the mountain and did not go up.

He squatted down, placing his palms on the ground.

His divine sense probed out and sank into the ground.

Ten thousand feet, one hundred thousand feet, one million feet.

The deeper you go, the darker and colder it gets.

Finally, he sensed it.

Beneath the Heavenly Pillar, deep within the Earth's core.

Something is sleeping.

The object wasn't big, only about the size of a fist.

The aura emanating from it was ancient and desolate.

It was exactly the same as the faint light in the Ruins of Return.

That's the second keyhole.

Kong Xuan stopped and stood up.

The keyhole has been found.

The key was in his hand.

How can I open it?

He closed his eyes and communicated with the sea of ​​light in his mind.

The sea of ​​light surged and emitted rays of light.

The light flowed down his arm and into the ground.

Touch that thing.

The object began to vibrate.

hum...

A soft sound echoed throughout the earth's core.

Then, a glimmer of light rose from the ground.

Through the mud, through the rocks.

It rose to the ground and floated in front of Kong Xuan.

The faint light was like a veil, a thin layer.

It's exactly the same as the one in Guixu.

In the dim light, something was flowing.

Kong Xuan reached out and touched it.

The moment my fingertips touched the faint light.

The image reappeared.

Chaos, endless chaos.

Pangu, wielding a giant axe.

It splits the heavens and earth, and supports the sky.

Then, the scene changes.

After Pangu's fall, life returned to the world.

All things grow, and living beings reproduce.

But something is watching from beyond the chaos.

Black, enormous.

It has no shape, yet it is everywhere.

That thing was crashing against the boundary of chaos.

Once, twice, three times.

The boundaries of chaos began to crack.

The Tao of Pangu is loosening.

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The faint light dissipated, turning into a thin wisp of light.

It surged into Kong Xuan's body and into the sea of ​​light.

The sea of ​​light surged once more, undergoing another transformation.

The bottleneck of the late-stage peak of Quasi-Saint was overcome by the impact of the faint light.

broken.

His cultivation level has risen soared, and his momentum is unstoppable.

Quasi-Sainthood Perfection.

Kong Xuan opened his eyes, his gaze reflecting the starry sky.

He clenched his fist, feeling the power within.

It's ten thousand times stronger than in the later stages.

With a wave of his hand, the world moved with him.

Spacetime, causality, reincarnation.

All the rules were crystal clear to him.

Quasi-Sainthood Perfection.

Just one step away from achieving Hunyuan.

Kong Xuan looked up at the horizon.

The cracks in the Ruins of Guixu are widening.

A great terror is approaching from the outside world.

He didn't have time.

Kong Xuan turned around and flew eastward through the air.

One day later, it landed on Shouyang Mountain.

In front of the thatched hut, Lao Tzu sat on a stone platform.

She closed her eyes to rest, as if waiting for him.

Kong Xuan landed in front of the stone platform and cupped his hands in greeting: "Senior."

Lao Tzu opened his eyes and looked at him.

"Quasi-Sainthood Perfected".

"It's faster than I expected."

Kong Xuan said, "I absorbed the faint light beneath Mount Buzhou."

"The second keyhole is inside me."

Lao Tzu nodded: "Then only the last step remains."

"Break free from the cage."

Kong Xuandao asked, "How do we break this?"

Lao Tzu stood up, his hands behind his back.

Gazing at the horizon, his eyes were far-reaching.

"wait."

Kong Xuan was taken aback: "Wait?"

Lao Tzu nodded: "Wait until the cracks widen to their maximum extent."

"Wait for the great terror to descend from the outside world."

"Then, the cage will appear on its own."

"You only need to use your supernatural powers to shatter it."

Kong Xuan remained silent.

When great terror descends.

How dangerous that would be?

Lao Tzu seemed to sense his worry and said calmly, "By then, you won't be the only one."

"We're all here."

Kong Xuan looked at him.

Lao Tzu's gaze was as calm as still water.

"This world has imprisoned Pangu for countless years."

"It has trapped us all."

"Now, the time has come."

Kong Xuan clenched his fist and nodded.

"it is good."

"I'll wait here."

Lao Tzu sat down again and closed his eyes.

No more words were spoken.

Kong Xuan stood beside the stone platform, gazing at the horizon.

There was a hint of darkness on the horizon.

It is spreading slowly.

That was terrifying.

It's coming soon.

Kong Xuan stood atop Shouyang Mountain, his black robe fluttering in the wind.

The dark sliver on the horizon is slowly expanding.

It's slow, but it's definitely getting bigger.

Like a drop of ink falling into clear water, it is slowly spreading.

Kong Xuan looked at the blackness, but felt no fear.

All we can do is wait.

We await the arrival of great terror, the reappearance of the prison, and the final blow.

Lao Tzu sat cross-legged on the stone platform with his eyes closed, his breathing deep and even, without uttering a word.

The mountain breeze blows up from the valley floor, bringing the scent of grass and trees, and the moisture of the soil.

Kong Xuan sat down beside the stone platform and closed his eyes.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the sea of ​​light is boundless.

Golden waves of light rose and fell slowly, each ray containing a power that transcended this world.

The two keyholes have been integrated into it, becoming completely one with the supernatural power.

The faint light of Guixu, the faint light beneath Buzhou Mountain.

They both floated silently in the sea of ​​light, like two bright moons.

Kong Xuan's primordial spirit sat cross-legged in the center of the sea of ​​light, closing his eyes to comprehend.

His cultivation at the Quasi-Saint level allowed his perception to cover the entire prehistoric world.

Mountains and rivers, birds and beasts, humans, witches and demons, dragons, phoenixes and unicorns.

Every breath, every fluctuation, was within his perception.

The rhythm of this world flowed like a song in his heart.

Then, he sensed it.

The wisp of darkness on the horizon suddenly accelerated its spread.

Like water bursting its banks, like the force of a collapsing mountain.

It rapidly devoured the azure sky.

Kong Xuan suddenly opened his eyes and stood up.

Lao Tzu also opened his eyes and looked towards the horizon.

The blackness had already covered almost half of the sky.

Dark clouds churned, and something was wriggling inside.

Its shape was indistinct, but its aura was decaying, aged, and cold.

Like the bottom of an abyss, like the chill of eternity.

The earth began to shake.

The mountains and rivers shook, and the rivers flowed backward.

All beasts fled in terror, and ten thousand birds took flight in fright.

From afar came countless panicked screechs, shouts, cries, and roars.

The entire world trembled.

Kong Xuan clenched his fist and asked Laozi, "Is it time?"

Lao Tzu stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the surging blackness.

"It's time."

"The cage will soon appear."

Before the words were finished, a deafening roar resounded throughout the world.

Like a bronze bell being struck by a giant hammer, like the earth being pressed down by the sky.

The sound came from all directions, from above and below.

It came from every corner, from every inch of the void.

boom......

Kong Xuan looked up.

Above the sky, behind the black clouds.

A transparent barrier is slowly appearing.

The barrier was enormous and boundless.

Like an inverted bowl, covering the entire world.

The barrier was covered with cracks.

The cracks crisscrossed, some of them already split open, oozing wisps of black smoke.

The cracks in the Ruins of Return have spread to every part of the prison.

That blackness, those wriggling things.

It's seeping in through the cracks.

boom......

Another loud bang.

The cracks in the cage widened even further.

Something was poking out from the crack.

It is a hand.

Pale, emaciated, with black fingernails.

The hand reached out from the crack and clung to the edge of the barrier.

Bend your fingers and exert force.

It was as if they wanted to tear the entire cage apart.

Kong Xuan stared at the hand, his pupils shrinking slightly.

"What is that?"

Lao Tzu's voice rang in his ears, calm as a still well.

"An existence outside the cage."

"Things that Pangu suppressed back then."

"He used his own Dao to confine this existence outside of heaven and earth."

"But now, my power has weakened."

"It's coming in."

The hand applied even more force, and the crack widened again.

Two more hands emerged from the crack, equally pale and withered.

The three hands exerted force together, as if trying to break the cage to pieces.

Above the sky, the black clouds churned even more violently.

A low growl came from the crack.

That sound instilled fear in all living beings of the primordial world.

Those demon cultivators with low cultivation levels immediately knelt on the ground, trembling.

In the human tribe, the elders kneel and pray.

In the Wu tribe, the warriors gripped their weapons tightly, their eyes gleaming with ferocity.

Deep within the Dragon Palace, the four Dragon Kings of the Seas simultaneously raised their heads, their expressions solemn.

On the summit of Xikunlun, the Queen Mother of the West stood with her hands behind her back, gazing at the sky with a cold and aloof expression.

In the Jade Void Palace, the Primordial Celestial Venerable put down his whisk and stood up.

Inside Biyou Palace, the Tongtian Sect Leader opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with sword light.

In the Nuwa Palace, Nuwa sighed softly and put down the bamboo slips in her hand.

On Qilin Cliff, the Qilin clan chief roared to the sky.

In the Phoenix Mountains, the remaining phoenixes flapped their wings and cried out.

The entire primordial world, all living beings.

Everyone was looking at the sky, at the hand that broke free of the cage.