Eternal Time and Space

Chapter 42 Opening Up

At the same time that he was preaching on Jade Capital Mountain, another Taoist appeared on the Western Heavenly Demon Mountain.

This Taoist priest was dressed in a jet-black robe, his face was as pale as paper, and his eyes were like blood. He called himself: Demon Ancestor Rahu.

Rahu preached, expounding the Great Dao of the Heavenly Demon. Blood rained from the sky, demonic fire surged from the earth, and a murderous aura soared into the sky, like swords clashing and thunder exploding.

Rahu spoke of “killing to protect life” to “cutting karma, not killing people”, of “demons arise from the mind” to “the mind is the demon”, and of “the heavenly demon seizing the path” to “using killing to prove the path”.

Those who listened to Rahu's sermons were another group of beings. Some were fugitives driven out by all races, some were madmen who had gone astray in their cultivation, and some were ferocious beasts with a bloodthirsty nature. Rahu accepted all of them.

Rahu taught them how to temper their sword intent with killing intent, how to ignite demonic fire with hatred, and how to erode the Heavenly Dao with demonic nature, seizing the creation of heaven and earth for their own use.

The Demonic Path was thus established.

The Dao and the Demonic coexisted, one in the East and one in the West. Hongjun preached the Dao in the East, while Rahu spread the Dharma in the West. Their lineages were like two pebbles thrown into a calm lake, creating huge ripples in the primordial world.

Some people were dissatisfied. The originally high and mighty innate deities, the ancient beings who originally dominated their respective regions, were naturally unhappy as they watched the power of the Xuanmen and the Demonic Path continue to expand and seize more and more of the fortune of heaven and earth. So some people took action.

However, no matter who it is, regardless of their cultivation level, as long as they dare to make a move on Jade Capital Mountain and Heavenly Demon Mountain, they will not be able to walk out of Jade Capital Mountain and Heavenly Demon Mountain alive. Early stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal, death; peak Great Luo Golden Immortal, also death.

From then on, no one dared to provoke them again.

The coexistence of Taoism and Demonism was thus established, and countless beings flocked to join the two schools of Taoism. Those who joined the Xuanmen sought longevity and to unite with the Tao; those who joined the Demonic Path sought to prove the Tao through killing and to seize the heavens through demonic means. The two paths were completely opposite, yet both led to the highest realm.

Besides the Taoist and demonic sects, many powerful figures also emerged like mushrooms after rain.

Tai Chu, Tai Yi, Tai Shi, Tai Su, and Tai Ji, the five ancestors established the Spirit Clan and ruled over a region. All five were powerful beings at the level of Great Luo Golden Immortals, and their reputations were illustrious.

In the vast sea of ​​stars, the three powerful beings, Ziwei Star Lord, Gouchen Star Lord, and Changsheng Star Lord, summoned numerous star gods, occupied a star field, and continued to expand outwards.

In the demonic path, numerous demonic Grand Immortals, such as the Seven Emotions Demon Lord, the Six Desires Demon Lord, the Heart Demon Ancestor, the Yin Demon Ancestor, the Heavenly Demon Ancestor, the God Demon Ancestor, and the Emperor Demon Ancestor, were born.

Among the Daoist sects, Daoist Tianlei, Daoist Shenxiao, Daoist Donghua, Daoist Xiling, Daoist Zhenyuan, Daoist Baiyun, and Daoist Qingxuan also appeared.

Among the rogue cultivators were the Five Elements Ancestor, the Azure Sky Daoist, the Inverted Ancestor, the Limitless Ancestor, the Yellow Spring Ancestor, the Nether Spring Ancestor, the Profound Yellow Ancestor, the Chaos Ancestor, the Yi Tian Ancestor, and the Golden Stone Ancestor, among others, who ventured into the prehistoric world, slaying powerful enemies and spreading their fame.

In what seemed like the blink of an eye, the primordial world had returned to its peak, teeming with powerful beings and countless great talents, each one ambitious and eager to become an ancestor, the sole ruler of the world.

Deep in the sea of ​​stars.

Zi Chen sat cross-legged in the void, a silver-white halo slowly rotating behind his head. His gaze pierced through the sea of ​​stars and landed on Hongjun and Luo Hou on Jade Capital Mountain and Heavenly Demon Mountain, respectively.

After a quick glance, a look of realization flashed in Zi Chen's eyes.

Zi Chen sensed the aura of the Five Banners of Heaven and Earth from Hongjun. Hongjun made no attempt to conceal it, and Luo Hou had even taken out the Zhuxian Sword when he killed a Daluo Golden Immortal.

The situation is already quite clear: Hongqing is the incarnation of Hongjun, and Jidu is the incarnation of Rahu.

In the First Era, Hongjun participated in the Great Tribulation as Hongqing, and Luohou participated as Ketu. Neither of them used their true forms, nor did Zichen. Only Shenni used his true form, which led to his tragic end.

"There are countless talented people in the primordial world."

Zi Chen sighed and withdrew his gaze. He had no intention of visiting Hongjun at Yujing Mountain, nor did he intend to test Luo Hou's interest at Tianmo Mountain. The paths that Hongjun and Luo Hou had taken were different from his.

Hongjun walks the path of the Xuanmen (mystical sect), Luohou walks the path of the demonic path, and Zichen walks the path of eternal time and space. Their paths are different, so they cannot work together.

Zi Chen closed his eyes and continued to deduce the realms beyond the Innate Great Saint.

Past, present, and future—the three aspects of time intertwine within Zi Chen's body to form a ring; the three aspects of space—the celestial realm, the underworld, and the human realm—construct a boundary within him.

Where the six gazes converged, countless lights and shadows flickered, and countless possibilities arose and vanished. Zi Chen continuously deduced, revised, and perfected the plan, and he already had a draft in mind on how to advance to the Creation Realm.

But right now, his foundation is not enough, his merits are not enough, his origins are not enough, and his rare treasures are not enough. Zi Chen still needs to accumulate.

The netherworld.

Mo Yun stepped into this evolving dark world once again. Ten thousand years had passed since his last great battle with Jidu here. The Netherworld had evolved much more than when he last came, becoming even more vast and profound. However, the Netherworld was still evolving slowly. At this rate, it would take many more eons for the Netherworld to truly take shape.

Moyun couldn't wait that long.

The Ten Bright Swords appeared in Mo Yun's palm, with silver-white blades, golden spines like the sun, and sun and moon patterns intertwined on the sword body.

He gripped his sword and slashed down.

The first sword strike cleaved through the endless intertwined Yin energy, death energy, earth energy, and turbid energy in the Netherworld. The sword light was like a bolt of lightning cutting through the darkness, tearing a huge rift in this chaotic world. Yin energy and death energy began to separate, and earth energy and turbid energy began to differentiate.

With the second sword strike, yin energy rose, death energy sank, earth energy condensed into a ball, and turbid energy spread into mist. The four originally mixed energies began to go their separate ways under the cutting of the sword light.

The third sword, the fourth sword, the fifth sword...

Mo Yun unleashed sword strike after sword strike, the sword light crisscrossing through the Netherworld, cutting this chaotic darkness into countless pieces. With each strike, the laws of the Netherworld accelerated, and time and space began to unfold. Time, which was originally as thick as paste, became smooth, and space, which was originally as distorted as hemp, became relaxed.

Behind Mo Yun, a figure appeared silently.

He wore a black robe and had black hair. He looked middle-aged and his face bore a slight resemblance to Zi Chen. Behind his head, a golden lotus with seventy-two petals slowly bloomed. The petals were layered upon each other, and each petal reflected the scene of the Netherworld. In the center of the lotus, the Nine Nether Cauldron slowly rotated, and the mouth of the cauldron shone with an abyss-like light.

Jiuyou is the embodiment of the underworld among Zichen's three bodies in the space.

After the Nine Netherworld appeared, the golden lotus behind his head began to expand continuously, with its seventy-two petals extending in all directions. Golden light surged out like a tide, colliding with the darkness of the Netherworld.

As the golden light passed, the darkness began to recede, and the chaotic yin and turbid energies began to settle and categorize.