Chapter 259: with translation of the given Chinese title

【What do players think "becoming a sage" is?】

Becoming a sage?

Zhao Si immediately recalled the record from chapter two and blurted out, "Refining the Primordial Chaos heavens and earth is what becoming a sage means."

【Right, but not quite……】

【Or rather, why do players think sages have Pangu's exclusive power of creating something from nothing?】

Zhao Si thought for a moment, uncertain, and said, "Did they receive Pangu's authorization?"

【Right, but not quite……】

Zhao Si: ……

The riddler crawled out!

【……Whether refining the Primordial Chaos or receiving authorization, both actually reflect a fundamental issue: that is, "becoming Pangu."】

【Do players still remember chapter two? The term "becoming a sage" should originally have been called "becoming the Dao," and in the Primordial Chaos only one thing can be called the Dao—that is Pangu; becoming the Dao means becoming Pangu.】

【So "becoming a sage" equals "becoming the Dao," which equals "becoming Pangu."】

Hmm? Zhao Si, lost in thought: "Becoming Pangu……"

Pangu consists of only two parts: a material form and a consciousness.

When a sage becomes a sage, it's certainly impossible to become Pangu in material form; based on becoming a sage by refining the Primordial Chaos, the essence of becoming a sage should be to become Pangu in consciousness!

【After a sage becomes a sage, they actually equal Pangu's consciousness; with how many sages there are, Pangu's consciousness is split into that many fragments.】

【The Primordial Chaos has nine sages, which means Pangu has nine consciousness fragments; therefore, for Pangu to fully revive, he must not only reunite his material body but also reclaim his consciousness.】

Upon hearing that, Zhao Si fully understood: "So, is Pangu now a severe case of split personality?"

【It's not split personality; He is intellectually deficient……】

I get it! Poor, dim-witted Pangu now needs to devour eight sages to cure his illness……

"So, if a sage is eaten by Pangu, does that immortal sage essentially die?" Zhao Si asked curiously.

【Since sages are essentially Pangu's consciousness, there is no fundamental difference between life and death for them; however, if they are eaten by Pangu, their primary consciousness will indeed be suppressed by Pangu, so the seven sages chose to rebel.】

"But…… will they win?"

【They will win.】

"Who will win?"

【I don't know.】

"……"

Zhao Si rolled his eyes.

But frankly, aside from the River of the Dead, aren't the other six sages just slacking off? Even after a fragment of the Primordial Chaos perished, they were willing, so why now are they suddenly fired up to fight?

What exactly are these six guys scheming……

"Wait a moment!"

Zhao Si suddenly realized he seemed to have been overlooking something all along:

"The seven sages chose to resist, while the second‑fool Heavenly Dao willingly let himself be eaten…… but what about Lao Jun? He wasn't with the second fool? How did the second fool perish while Lao Jun disappeared?"

"And what about Xiao Heizi? I sent him to use the Heavenly Dao's power to summon sages from other realms—where did he end up summoning them to?"

"There's no trace of those otherworldly sages, and he's vanished too."

The simulation hasn't ended yet, indicating Xue Xuan is still alive, but right now the Primordial Chaos heavens and earth are done for, the second fool is done for, and he's merely a Golden Immortal—where is he?

……

Inside Pangu's body, in a secret aperture that no heavenly eye can find, lies the location of Xue Xuan and the fragments of the Primordial Chaos.

Now, within the fragmentary heavens and earth, besides endless souls and spirit stones, there are tens of millions of Asura clan Mystic Immortals.

However, these tens of millions of Mystic Immortals dare not even draw a breath right now; they wouldn't dare, as they used to, shout passionately "loyalty" and "favor," merely because……

Xue Xuan trembled as he personally brought over a pot of freshly brewed spiritual tea; Jin Bing hurriedly took it and carefully poured tea into the cup.

"Our…… hospitality is lacking; please…… Dao Ancestor, forgive us……"

The two forced a smile toward that person.

This person wore a purple robe, looked withered, and his breath was faint as if present or absent, seeming merely an ordinary old Daoist.

But in fact, this old Daoist is the pinnacle of existence in the Primordial Chaos……

Hongjun took the tea, sipped a little, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Tell me, what's going on with you two? Where did this Primordial Chaos fragment come from? And what is this invading Heavenly Dao power?"

He then pointed to the sun above, wrapped in swirling purple qi, and said solemnly, "And that cluster of Golden Crow true fire—what's the Heavenly Dao power doing on it?"

"And those stars also have…… on them……"

Hongjun frowned more as he spoke: this tiny speck of a place actually has no shortage of demons and monsters, each bearing a similar sage and Heavenly Dao aura as him…… The key is, where did all these strange things come from? They are clearly not native to the Primordial Chaos.

It's actually a bit like…… another Primordial Chaos, or…… several other Primordial Chaos……

Hongjun admitted that when he sneaked in just now, he was shocked! He knew Xue Xuan definitely had a secret, but he truly hadn't imagined it could be this staggering……

"This……"

Xue Xuan and Jin Bing stared at each other, unsure whether to reveal the matter of "another self"; mainly, the matter of another self is far more explosive than these few freebies! "Can't say? That's fine too."

Hongjun saw their dilemma, felt a bit enlightened, thought it over, and simply decided not to ask about those things.

He then said:

"Do you know, you've caused trouble this time!"

"Once Pangu's true form is formed, it will spontaneously seek out other sages…… He is certainly now gone to the Eternal Primordial Chaos; if all goes well, he should already have clashed with my seven disciples……"

Xue Xuan hesitated a moment, then carefully asked:

"Even if the sages join forces, can they not defeat Him?"

"Hard to say."

Hongjun shook his head, speaking solemnly: "However, if you still have any tricks, unleash them all—facing Pangu as an enemy, you must prepare for the worst!"

The more power, the better!

Power?

Xue Xuan couldn't help but raise his head, gazing at the purple heavenly canopy, the purple qi sun, and the myriad stars of the heavens.

He then opened his palm, where a nearly colorless, transparent weak little bird listlessly perched.

As expected of a bound item, it can even be retrieved like this……

"I have power!"

Xue Xuan firmly saluted Hongjun: "But... please, Dao Ancestor, lend your aid!"

Huh? Hongjun narrowed his eyes; he naturally instantly saw through this brat's plan: actively seeking outside help? That's not impossible……

……

(End of chapter)