Chapter 3: Transformation

Indeed, my skills are limited. Although there are only the two of us in this chaotic world, there are inevitably potential dangers. It is just right to gather some treasures for self-defense. Over the years, I have traveled through the chaotic space and have actually discovered many items that you might like. However, they are of no use to me, so let us go and retrieve them for you. Look how upright Pangu is; if placed in later generations, he would be a standard model youth. Zhou Cheng mockingly remarked, oh right, he is also called YY. However, they are of no use to me, so let us go and retrieve them for you. Look how upright Pangu is; if placed in later generations, he would be a standard model youth. Zhou Cheng mockingly remarked, oh right, he is also called YY.

"Daoist Pangu, thank you for your assistance this time. I am Zhou Cheng, self-styled as the Qinglian Daoist." Zhou Cheng, in his newly transformed body, wore a blue robe. His face appeared somewhat ordinary, yet within that ordinariness emanated an ethereal aura, subtly resonating with the Dao of Heaven. At times, his gestures lacked the air of arrogance, yet they exuded a sense of naturalness; at other times, he seemed as ordinary as a common merchant from later generations. Zhou Cheng stood with his hands respectfully clasped, making a vow. The thirty-six grades of Qinglian flashed beneath his feet, appearing in his hands, feeling so familiar, for it was the Qinglian that had nurtured and protected him through countless chaotic years. Zhou Cheng slightly examined it and praised, "What a chaotic Qinglian, truly an unparalleled defensive treasure, ah, it firmly secures the Qinglian and remains undefeated. If it were to establish a teaching, it would also suppress the fate of the world." With a thought, the Qinglian transformed into flowing light and vanished into the void. Zhou Cheng, having refined his body and taken form, experienced a significant increase in his cultivation. Coupled with billions of years of practice, his magical power had already surpassed that of a Saint. However, his Dao cultivation remained at the level of a quasi-Teacher. Without cultivating the Dao, lacking knowledge of the right timing, it would ultimately be difficult to attain Sainthood. Because of the significant increase in magical power, Zhou Cheng felt increasingly perplexed; Pangu's abilities were indeed extraordinary. Even now, standing before him, he felt as insignificant as an ant, harboring an unshakable fear. His eyes involuntarily revealed sorrow and despondency.

"Eh, who is transforming?" A loud roar nearly shattered Zhou Cheng's new body. Zhou Cheng felt a tightness in his heart; who could this be?

Haha, how many years has it been? I have traversed the chaotic space and finally encountered a life form. Wuwuwu... The person unexpectedly began to sob and lament to themselves. Zhou Cheng felt a pang of sadness in his heart, "You are fine; you have never seen a person before, but I am the one to be pitied. In my previous life, I would see living beings whether I looked up or down, and now it seems it has been several hundred million years since I last saw a person."

After absorbing the chaotic purple and the * diagram * book's energy, Zhou Cheng felt as if he had grasped many secrets of chaos and the principles of the Great Dao. At the same time, after digesting a portion of the information contained in the chaotic purple energy, Zhou Cheng was delighted to discover that he was already able to take form. He joyfully summoned his consciousness across the vast chaotic space, and instantly, the chaotic space began to churn like boiling water, with a massive flow of chaotic energy rushing towards the eggshell where Zhou Cheng was located. Under the influx of this immense chaotic energy, the eggshell cracked open from the top, resembling a lotus with thirty-six petals hanging down, and then the energy flowed towards Zhou Cheng's golden body at the center, beginning to condense and take shape. The head was the first to take form, followed by a loud roar emanating from the giant mouth, and then the facial features and upper body appeared. However, the formation of the lower body seemed to encounter difficulties, falling into a predicament; perhaps due to the impatience in taking form, the chaotic energy unexpectedly became insufficient.

Wow, I have made it! Zhou Cheng never expected that Pangu would be so generous as to share a strand of his chaotic purple energy with him, and even give him nine drops of his heart's blood. Overjoyed, he let out a loud roar and finally took form. Fortunately, at this moment, the primordial chaos had not yet been divided, the heavens and the earth had not yet been opened, and the Heavenly Dao was still in its infancy. The laws of the Great Dao had not yet fully evolved, so Zhou Cheng's transformation did not encounter heavenly punishment

In chaos, there is no reckoning of years, and in tranquility, there are countless millennia

Well then, I am but a novice in my cultivation, yet I have a particular fondness for collecting various rare items. Since you have some free time, let us go together, let us go together," said Zhou Cheng.

A flash of purple light appeared on Pangu's forehead, and a swirl of purple energy manifested in his left hand. Then, with a grasp of his right hand into the void, nine drops of heart's blood emerged. With a casual throw and a loud shout of "Go!", the purple energy and the nine drops of heart's blood instantly merged into the new body of Zhou Cheng

Haha, fellow Daoist, I am Pangu. Allow me to lend you a helping hand. The giant was very generous, and upon hearing the words 'assist,' Zhou Cheng's eyes widened, thinking to himself, Pangu, what an extraordinary figure! The more assistance, the better.

I am but a humble individual, greetings to you, fellow traveler!" Zhou Cheng said when he found a moment to speak

In an instant, a towering figure appeared, one that was a billion times taller. Although Zhou Cheng's half-new body was already quite large, it still seemed as insignificant as an ant in the presence of this newcomer

When Zhou Cheng once again ended his state of cultivation, he was startled awake. At that moment, he had just captured a mass of chaotic energy with his spiritual sense and was about to cultivate it, when he suddenly discovered that this chaotic energy was exceptionally powerful. Upon contact with it, his spiritual sense experienced a pain akin to being pierced by needles. This pain originated deep within his primordial spirit, feeling as if it were piercing his heart. Zhou Cheng endured the excruciating pain and slowly used a thread of spiritual sense to entwine it, then, like peeling a silkworm cocoon, he gradually extracted the chaotic energy and slowly absorbed it. This mass of chaotic energy was extraordinarily strange; with each thread he extracted and absorbed, Zhou Cheng felt as if he were gaining an understanding of this world, and he also gained deeper insights into the trajectory of the chaotic energy flow outside the eggshell. His primordial spirit and golden body felt as if they were receiving a great supplement; with each thread absorbed, they vibrated once, then suddenly expanded and became more refined. He did not know how many years had passed, but Zhou Cheng finally finished absorbing this unique mass of energy. Through the information contained within, he realized that this was not an ordinary mass of chaotic energy, but rather chaotic purple energy, which contained the mysteries of chaos and the laws of the Great Dao. Although he knew that he had only absorbed a portion of the chaotic purple energy and that his comprehension of the laws of the Great Dao and the mysteries of chaos was also only partial, he believed that the remaining chaotic purple energy must have its own destinations. Perhaps in the future, it would form the Heavenly Dao, be absorbed by Pangu, transform into a chaotic treasure, or be absorbed by some of the early appearing great gods. He also wished to absorb it several more times, but perhaps the opportunity had not yet arrived. He searched with all his might using his spiritual sense for billions of miles, yet he could not find a similar existence again.

"It’s nothing, I have been alone for several hundred million years, and it’s rare to meet you. Wherever you go, I will follow you." Pangu's attitude was so sincere that Zhou Cheng was moved to shed a single tear. What he needed to do next would have free labor, truly a good person

"Hehe, although I am a few years older than you, I boldly call you brother. There is no need for you to take offense at what happened earlier. I was born from chaos and nurtured by a divine artifact that embodies the principles of the Great Dao, so it is only natural that my cultivation surpasses yours. However, I see that your future is limitless, and your achievements will surely surpass mine in the future." Although Pangu's words contained a lot of consolation, Zhou Cheng still found them very pleasing, indeed very pleasing.

The elder brother said, "Hehe, it is merely that my cultivation is insufficient, and I cannot see through it. I wonder what plans the elder brother has next." Zhou Cheng looked at Pangu before him, feeling that he truly was a remarkable figure. Although both had returned to their normal heights, Pangu exuded much more presence than Zhou Cheng. Alas, why didn't I inherit that imposing aura? Instead, it went to Pangu, which seems like a waste.