Chapter 71

The human race is the vessel of the Human Dao, and also the opportunity for the Human Dao to come into being.

The human race of this era is far stronger than the original trajectory, and moreover, this is the human race created by Nüwa without any interference.

Thus, Nüwa smoothly became the Lord of the Human Dao! And Zhu Qingyun, as Nüwa's teacher and the progenitor of the human race, naturally also became the progenitor of the Human Dao! As a progenitor of a Dao, moreover, the Human Dao that is born already is not much weaker than the perfected Heavenly Dao!

After Zhu Qingyun received the endorsement of this status, although his cultivation did not achieve a breakthrough, he could already mobilize the might of the Human Dao!

This might is comparable to that of a Mixed Yuan Great Luo Golden Immortal!

In other words, Zhu Qingyun now possesses the combat power of a sage-level being.

The Heavenly Vast Righteous Spirit Grand Formation has not yet been withdrawn; under the empowerment of the Human Dao, the eyes of the originally unconscious true form of Pangu seem to have gained a hint of liveliness.

The Third Style of Opening Heaven slashed forth, the huge rift between heaven and earth was smoothed out, and the chaotic sword qi of the Pangu Banner was instantly annihilated! The Pangu Banner shattered and flew back into Hongjun's hand!

"Huh? Wait! The Pangu Banner?!"

After becoming the progenitor of the Human Dao, Zhu Qingyun felt that a sense of obscurity above his primordial spirit dissipated, and he suddenly realized.

"The Pangu Banner... wasn't it seized by me and stored in the Literary Dao Great World?"

Zhu Qingyun hastily probed the Literary Dao Great World; as the world he created, in an instant everything within it lay bare and uncovered!

But no matter how Zhu Qingyun searched, there was no trace of the Pangu Banner to be found.

"How could this be?!"

Zhu Qingyun felt panicked for the first time; this matter was beyond his control!

I follow the myriad worlds' Dao-attainment method; the Literary Dao Great World is my main world and also the vessel of the Heavenly Dao of my myriad worlds! Yet somehow, the things I placed in that world have ended up in Hongjun's hands without my knowing—"Huh? Something's not right!"

Suddenly, Zhu Qingyun sensed a thread of unusualness in the Pangu Banner held by Hongjun.

Although Hongjun quickly put the Pangu Banner away, Zhu Qingyun still sensed from it a resonance of the Immortal's Great Dao!

The Great Dao of Immortals, Zhu Qingyun also comprehended it by linking his mind and spirit with Yun Zhongjun, relying on his heaven-defying perceptivity.

Moreover, his mastery of it is not low, having already reached 76%!

Thus, he keenly perceived the overflowing resonance of the Immortal's Great Dao on the Pangu Banner! But at this moment, Zhu Qingyun arose a new doubt: the Pangu Banner is an innate supreme treasure, moreover the blade of the Chaos Supreme Treasure Heaven-Opening Divine Axe transformed; such a mighty supreme treasure, even though his own true form was already quite powerful when he obtained it!

It is impossible to disregard this supreme treasure! Furthermore, I possess the method of fusing spiritual treasures! My elder brother already holds one of the three treasures of Opening Heaven, the Taiji Diagram transformed from the axe face, and I have also obtained the Pangu Banner; if I later obtain from Donghuang Taiyi the axle handle transformed into the innate supreme treasure, the Chaos Bell...

By means of the spiritual treasure fusion method, even if one cannot recreate the might of the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, one can still obtain an extremely powerful Chaos spiritual treasure! I would never, under any circumstances, cast such an important supreme treasure into the Literary Dao Great World to gather dust, not even knowing when it disappeared!

So, by what means did Hongjun cause me to overlook the importance of the Pangu Banner in my subconscious?

And by what means did he take the Pangu Banner away?

Furthermore, why does a supreme treasure that should be brimming with Pangu's resonance now overflow internally with the Immortal's Great Dao? A flood of questions surged in Zhu Qingyun's mind, and he could not help but make a bold speculation!

That is, Hongjun originally possessed his own unique Pangu Banner! When Hongjun drew out the Immortal Dao Pangu Banner, the Pangu Banner in my Literary Dao Great World naturally disappeared! For whether it is a Chaos spiritual treasure or an innate spiritual treasure, they possess uniqueness! Yet the Pangu Banner is necessarily the transformation of the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe; how could Hongjun possess another Pangu Banner?

Zhu Qingyun made another speculation about Hongjun's origin! Hongjun... is also Pangu! He belongs neither to the past, nor to the future, nor even to this Chaos!

He is merely the Immortal Dao Pangu!

In his previous life, Zhu Qingyun had read many novels, naturally knowing that the Primordial Wasteland is not unique.

Readers have divided the Primordial Wasteland into low-level, mid-level, high-level, and supreme Primordial Wasteland!

The Mythic Great Luo represents the supreme Primordial Wasteland! Naturally, Chaos is also not unique; outside the Primordial Wasteland heaven and earth in which I reside, there ought to be another Chaos!

Therefore, Hongjun is the 'Pangu' of another Chaos! Zhu Qingyun has evidence to prove this speculation of his.

Pangu opening heaven has been passed down since ancient times!

But there are also sayings that Laozi opened heaven, that the Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning opened heaven, that Nüwa opened heaven, and even that Donghuang Taiyi opened heaven! This all proves that 'Pangu' assumes different identities in different Chaos worlds! Just as Zhu Qingyun, before the myriad beings of his myriad worlds, is he not also a 'Pangu'?

That Hongjun before us is very likely the Immortal Dao Pangu of another Chaos!

Only a 'Pangu' could possess so many extraordinary means.

The Primordial Wasteland I inhabit lacks the notion of Mythic Great Luo; it must merely be a high-level Primordial Wasteland! Zhu Qingyun recalls the ancient scene he saw when his origin was perfected; when Hongjun first arrived in the Primordial Wasteland, his aura was tremendously mighty, yet still somewhat lacking compared to Pangu.

So, is Hongjun the 'Pangu' of a mid-level Primordial Wasteland?

Zhu Qingyun's speculation still harbors a paradox.

If Hongjun were Pangu, then at the time of opening heaven he should have transformed into all things; how could he arrive intact in this Chaos?

Moreover, what is the deal with that Dharma-ending power of his World Dao?

If Hongjun truly is the Immortal Dao Pangu, then when the Infinite Calamity arrives in the Primordial Wasteland heaven and earth, will the Pangu of this Chaos also revive? If Pangu is reborn, where would I, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, the Three Pure Ones, and the other primordial divinities born from Pangu go? Zhu Qingyun's thoughts grow more confused the more he thinks, but he has now affirmed one thing: Hongjun is certainly not as he currently speculates, coming from the future! Following the original trajectory, after Hongjun became Lord of the Heavenly Dao and continually grew stronger, he indeed very possibly reached Pangu's realm.

Then he could withstand Pangu's suppression, reverse the river of time from the future back to the moment of opening heaven! But if Hongjun came from the future, he would surely know the forthcoming course of the Primordial Wasteland! Yet from Hongjun's conduct and various manifestations, Zhu Qingyun sees that he is clearly completely unaware of the Primordial Wasteland's trajectory!

Therefore, Hongjun cannot come from the future! 'Foreign Realm Pangu!'

Zhu Qingyun felt that instead of overthinking, he might as well speak up and test Hongjun.

Upon hearing Zhu Qingyun suddenly address him in that way, Hongjun's expression first showed astonishment and disbelief, but quickly turned into an unperturbed calm.

"Heaven's Fortune, are you calling me?"

Seeing Hongjun feigning a puzzled expression, Zhu Qingyun realized.

(End of chapter)