Chapter 52 The Strange Changes at Buzhou Mountain
The Five Primordial Elements are the five stages from the transition from Wuji (the primordial state) to the birth of heaven and earth—Taiyi, Taichu, Taishi, Taisu, and Taiji.
Taiyi is the origin of nothingness, the beginning of spirit, before the appearance
of qi.
Taichu is formless and without substance, the beginning of qi before the appearance of form.
Taishi is a form but without substance, the beginning of form before substance.
Taisu is form, but without a body, the beginning of substance before it has formed a body;
Taiji is the generation of yin and yang, the five elements possessing qi, and the life force of all things.
The qi of the Five Primordial Elements is the essence that dissipated during the evolution of the Five Primordial Elements. It shares the same origin as the primordial qi, and absorbing it can allow the primordial bell to advance to a supreme innate treasure.
However, although Feng Zichen knew the origin of the five primordial elements, he did not know their location. Such treasures possess the ability to conceal heavenly secrets; except at the time of their birth, no one can calculate their location.
"So be it. If it's destined for me, it will find me. If it's not, I can't force it!"
After thinking for a moment, unable to pinpoint the location of the Five Primordial Qi, Feng Zichen dismissed it from his mind. He continued to sit cross-legged, preparing to break the seal on his True Spirit and advance to the Golden Immortal realm.
"Boom!"
A vast power of True Spirit descended from the Heavenly Dao space, driving the Primordial Spirit to a corner of the Ziwei Palace, regaining control of his body.
In his sea of consciousness, the Primordial Eight Trigrams, the Daoist Rhyme of Buzhou Mountain, the Daoist Intent of Creation... all the profound meanings of the Great Dao that Feng Zichen had comprehended over the years surfaced, surging towards his True Spirit. Helping him sublimate, helping him transform.
After engraving these profound meanings of the Great Dao onto his True Spirit, the True Spirit ascended into the eighteenth layer of the Heavenly Dao space, merging with the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.
The light of the Great Dao flickered on the True Spirit, an aura of immortality condensed on the True Spirit, and an aura of solidity emanated from the True Spirit.
A golden light rose from the True Spirit, dazzling and illuminating all directions. This was the Immortal Dao Light, the symbol of the True Spirit's immortality, the mark of a Golden Immortal. At this moment, Feng Zichen officially stepped into the Golden Immortal realm.
The Golden Immortal realm is the starting point of immortality, a new chapter in the Great Dao. Stepping into the Golden Immortal realm, the True Spirit will forever endure, immortal in the world. Living as long as heaven and earth, eternally young, free from the worries of birth, aging, sickness, and death.
Simultaneously, sensing Feng Zichen's ascension to the Golden Immortal realm, the boundless starry sky suddenly underwent a change.
Streams of stellar origin silently departed from the core of the Zhou Tian stars, surging into the core of the Ziwei Star. Merging with the origin of the Ziwei Star, they transformed into a purple Dao Embryo.
Upon the Dao Embryo, the sun, moon, and stars revolved, endless runes danced, and the Great Dao of the Stars surrounded it. This was the Star Dao Embryo, the Dao Embryo that nurtured the Lord of the Stars.
As his stellar Dao embryo was first formed, Feng Zichen felt a guiding force emanating from Ziwei Star, traversing layers of space, attempting to pull his true spirit into it.
Fortunately, this force was weak, and Feng Zichen easily broke free.
However, as he broke free, Ziwei Star suddenly emitted an angry emotion, conveying a message to him and withdrawing the projection of the Ziwei Three Treasures.
"This..."
After reviewing the message in his mind, Feng Zichen smiled bitterly.
His repeated rejections of Ziwei Star's guidance had thoroughly angered it, causing it to withdraw the projection of the Ziwei Three Treasures. It also warned Feng Zichen that if there was a next time, he would never receive Ziwei Star's blessing again.
"Is it necessary to ascend to Ziwei Star after becoming a Taiyi Golden Immortal?"
With his Dao path at stake, Feng Zichen had no time to consider such matters. He could only make plans early to avoid being caught off guard later.
Fortunately, even within the core of Ziwei Star, his true spirit could still manipulate his physical body through the Heavenly Dao space, which wasn't entirely unacceptable.
After contemplating the future, Feng Zichen withdrew his thoughts, calmly comprehending the Great Dao and organizing his recent gains.
Since arriving in the Heavenly Court, he had repeatedly encountered opportunities, causing his cultivation level to advance by leaps and bounds. In just over a thousand years, he had advanced from the mid-stage of the Profound Immortal realm to the early stage of the Golden Immortal realm. It was time for him to recuperate and consolidate his power to prevent instability in his cultivation.
In the primordial world, time is immeasurable; when Feng Zichen awoke again, a thousand years had passed.
.........
Standing up, Feng Zichen first bowed three times to the void to express his gratitude to Pangu. Then he turned and left.
Regardless of whether Pangu was dead or not, he felt he should pay his respects for the many benefits he had received here.
As soon as he stepped out of the cave, Feng Zichen saw a vast expanse of primordial malevolent energy sweeping towards him. Startled, he quickly activated the Primordial Chaos Bell to protect himself.
"Clang! Clang!"
The Primordial Chaos Bell floated above Feng Zichen's head, scattering wisps of primordial energy in all directions, completely annihilating the primordial malevolent energy.
"Hiss! Where did all this primordial malevolent energy come from?"
After the energy disappeared, the scene before him was revealed, causing him to gasp in shock.
A river composed entirely of primordial malevolent energy surged from the bottom of Buzhou Mountain, flowing slowly outwards. This malevolent energy was different from what Feng Zichen had seen before; it even contained traces of chaotic energy.
It resembled the malevolent aura emanating from the Chaos God he remembered.
"What exactly lies beneath Mount Buzhou? How can so much malevolent energy surge forth?"
This river of malevolent energy was so powerful that even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would lose half their life if they fell into it. If it were to emerge, no one below the Great Luo Golden Immortal level could resist it; they would all be transformed into ferocious beasts.
"Could it be..."
"A Chaos God is suppressed beneath Mount Buzhou?"
A bold guess appeared in Feng Zichen's mind, making his heart race.
When Pangu created the world and attained enlightenment, three thousand demon gods came to obstruct his path, but he slew them all. However, were those Chaos Gods truly dead?
Although Feng Zichen didn't know the Chaos God's exact realm, he knew that even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would tread carefully in the Chaos Realm of the Outer Heavens. And the Great Chaos beyond the Chaos God's realm was countless times more terrifying than the Chaos Realm of the Outer Heavens!
Any Chaos God who could survive there, even at birth, would possess strength surpassing that of an ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortal. Otherwise, they would absolutely not be able to survive in the Great Chaos beyond the boundary.
Such beings, born from the very origin of the Great Dao, possess strength far exceeding that of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal. Even if they were no match for Pangu, they wouldn't die easily.
At the very least, Feng Zichen's memory contains an image of the Chaos Demon God. That means the Chaos Demon God is not dead.
To completely annihilate such beings, one must start from the source, erasing all traces of their existence, obliterating the very concept of their existence! Making all living beings cease to think of them.
Otherwise, even a Grand Luo Golden Immortal can be revived through the thoughts of sentient beings, let alone a Chaos Demon God!
But now, in the primordial world, the existence of the Chaos Demon God is clearly visible, indicating that they have not perished. However, they haven't revived, meaning the Chaos Demon God is sealed.
In the primordial world, only Pangu can seal them! And this is Mount Buzhou…
Thinking of this, Feng Zichen threw out the Chaos Pearl, his figure flickered, and he entered it, falling towards the river of baleful energy below. Thank you
(End of Chapter)