Chapter 161: Pangu's Lingering Thought and the Three Pure Ones

Have you finally started torturing Hongjun?

Seeing Jiao Ming finally suspect Hongjun, Zhao Si was also very curious:

According to the standard Primordial setting, Hongjun himself is not a normal born deity; he is the Dao Ancestor ordained by the Heavenly Dao, master of the Jade Book of Creation, and thus he knows all future plots like the back of his hand; everything is already predetermined.

So Hongjun is basically a super player with a full-map cheat, essentially invincible!

And to arrange such a cheat reasonably, different versions of the Primordial have exaggerated his origin settings one after another:

For example, he is an 'Essence of the Heavenly Dao', the personified manifestation of the Heavenly Dao.

For example, he is Pangu reincarnated in a skin, the 'person inside Pangu', an early Primordial VTuber.

For example, he is a 'Chaos Demon God' contemporary with Pangu; it is said Chaos had three thousand demon gods, Pangu slew half when opening the sky, leaving only Hongjun and a few remnants.

For example, he is born from the first wisp of primordial qi when the sky opened; also, for example, he is a spirit that cultivated from a 'cricket'.

In short, there are many theories, each school's setting not exactly the same, but generally it's these few; however the last two are low-brow and don't quite match his awesomeness……

And this game version of the Primordial already has many miscellaneous settings, and Zhao Si has previously been given intensity, so regarding this version's Hongjun setting, Zhao Si never dared to casually conclude.

Coincidentally, Jiao Ming finally voiced this key question, and facing Jiao Ming's inquiry, Hongjun must also give an answer.

This stems both from trust in an old friend and from the need to preserve his life, for if he answers poorly, Jiao Ming would really dare to burn him to death!

In Jiao Ming's wary mind, Hongjun, the old fogey who survived by mysterious means, is undoubtedly the Primordial's top unstable factor.

Although their friendship is deep, if he believes Hongjun truly harms all beings of the Primordial, he will unhesitatingly launch a deadly attack!

……

【Facing your question that hits the pain point directly, Hongjun couldn't help but break into a cold sweat……】

【Hongjun tried to lie……】

【Hongjun felt a threat to his life, forced to give up lying……】

【Hongjun began to fall silent……】

【【"Dao friend……"】】

【After a long while, under your focused gaze, the old Hongjun sighed faintly: 'Do you really want to know?'】

【【"Natural!"】】

【Having received your affirmative answer, Hongjun finally gave up his stubborn dead-duck mouth, helplessly he rose: 'I'll take you to a place, then you'll know everything……'

【……】

【One red and one purple streak of escape light set off from Jade Capital Mountain; before long they reached the destination, not even leaving the Eastern Wasteland region.

【This is a mountain that mirrors the creation of heaven and earth; in your view, it's no worse than Jade Capital Mountain, even better!

【In your doubt, Hongjun's expression gradually turned solemn, leading you straight into the mountain; his respectful demeanor seemed as if he were to meet some high officials or nobles……

【But who in the Primordial is worthy of making Hongjun act this way? Other innate deities? Don't joke; as a top expert of the Primordial, the old Hongjun could never be so respectful to a peer.

【This manner is exactly that of a junior seeing a senior…… No! This isn't just an ordinary senior; this is the treatment reserved for one's own parents!

【Thinking of this laughable guess, you couldn't laugh, your anxious heart went round and round in your belly.

【You seemed to have already guessed that person's identity, but because it's too outrageous, you instead dare not believe…… However, if it is 'Him', then Hongjun knowing so much would be quite normal……

【Layer after layer of powerful mountain-guarding formations were bypassed by Hongjun with a special method; you following behind were terrified, for each of these formations' power is at the Great Luo level, and several even make you feel that as a former Quasi-Sage you could hardly withstand!

【A Quasi-Sage level mountain-guarding formation?! You grew ever more convinced of the other's outrageous identity……

【The mountain is filled with strange flowers and exotic herbs, the ground covered with heavenly treasures; all the myriad things on the mountain, even with your three lifetimes of experience, are unheard-of magnificence and luxury!

【Faced with this level, even Jade Capital Mountain is far inferior……

【Amid your shock and anxiety, Hongjun finally reached the destination: this is an unremarkable cave.

【Entering the cave, Hongjun, who always treats people equally, this time bowed deeply before the front, wholly sincere, with no hint of acting!

【And at this moment you finally saw that 'Him'…… He has no form, only an outline made of three clusters of pure qi: one cluster is the head, one the body, one the legs.

【The three clusters of pure qi are distinct yet joined as one, together maintaining His true appearance!

【The outline's concrete image is vague, but you can tell at a glance that He is not the 'bird form' said by the Ancestor Phoenix, nor the 'dragon form' said by the Ancestor Dragon, nor the 'kirin form'.

【Hongjun is correct; He is a 'human form', or rather, the term 'human form' was coined specifically to describe Him!

【He, is a person!

【But He seems to lack any consciousness, merely floating silently in midair, the light of the pure qi illuminating the cave's darkness……

【【"Dao friend."】】

【Hongjun said in a deep voice: 'This is the ultimate secret of everything, and also the source of my knowing everything!'】

【And my two previous disappearances were just coming here to seek the secret of heaven and earth……】

【【"Him is……"】】

【You stared blankly at Hongjun; no matter how you guessed before, you never imagined his secret would be this.

【【"Yes, He is the last remnant of the giant god who opened heaven and earth!"】】

【Hongjun sighed: 'I call Him Pangu!'】

【【"It's confirmed!"】】

【After a brief shock, you also bowed respectfully to Him, paying homage to His immeasurable merit and self-sacrifice; He deserves anyone's gratitude and worship!

【After the rites, you couldn't help but ask Hongjun: 'You must give me an explanation—what on earth is this?'】

【Hongjun no longer concealed anything, and slowly began to tell you everything……】

【The three clusters of pure qi bearing the giant god's last remnant were something he discovered by chance in ancient times; at first he was also shocked, thinking the giant god hadn't died.】

【But after careful examination, he breathed a sigh of relief: the giant god is truly dead; this is merely a wisp of His remnant consciousness relying on pure qi, lacking much consciousness, only some instincts, like the true spirit of all beings.】

【Hongjun thus obtained from Him those secrets that no one should know, such as 'the method for the true spirit to attain the Dao', 'the way to apply heavenly-earthly laws', 'the details of the giant god's opening of heaven', and so on.】

【Your long-standing doubts finally have an answer: no wonder Hongjun is like having a full-map cheat, knowing even more than you, a reborn one……】

【【"So, attaining the Dao can solve the Primordial's resource problem, and that's also something you learned from here?"】】

You are somewhat shocked: How did you know? Could it be that you asked Him directly? He doesn't have spiritual awareness, does he?

Faced with your questions one after another, Hongjun also didn't know how to answer, so he let you find the answer yourself.

Following his method, you cautiously sent your divine sense into the remnant thoughts of the giant god; the next moment, boundless information flooded you like an ocean…

Ding! A gift from a primordial-origin level figure has been detected; bind it?

Ah?!

Zhao Si was stunned:

"Three clusters of pure qi… Could this be the future Three Pure Ones?"

After searching for the Three Pure Ones on Kunlun Mountain for a long time, they were actually here!

You Three Pure Ones are really good at hiding…

After a slight complaint, Zhao Si decisively clicked:

"Bind!"

Ding! The gift from the primordial-origin level figure has been bound: "Inheritance from Pangu's remnant thoughts!"

"Inheritance from Pangu's remnant thoughts": part of the information legacy left by Pangu, the giant god who created heaven and earth, containing the secrets of creating heaven and earth and the marvels of the primordial universe!

After binding, you can obtain part of the information of heaven and earth! (Already bound!)

The next moment, a white light shot out from the phone screen and struck Zhao Si's forehead.

At the same moment, vast amounts of information surged into Zhao Si's mind… After a long time, the information faded, leaving only some secrets about "attaining the Dao"…

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(End of chapter)