Chapter 1143: Chaos Celestial Demon Starting the Universe, Fengdu’s Appearance
After a few lecture classes, Chu Kuangren’s reputation soared day after day. Even the Famed Masters of Famed Master Pavilion had more respect for him than ever. At last, he had secured his position as Academic Chief.
Back at Planquilon Academy, Chu Kuangren was studying his Pocket Universe.
Inside his Pocket Universe, the galaxy that he named Milky Way was moving in an orderly manner.
Meanwhile, on a blue planet, Chu Kuangren’s consciousness was walking on the lush land while witnessing the rapid changes on the planet.
He stood by the beach and stared at the borderless ocean. He could sense that countless microorganisms were reproducing in the ocean.
“If this process continues for another tens of millions of years, this planet will be able to sustain life,” Chu Kuangren murmured.
Tens of millions of years sounded like a long time, but to the expansion of the universe, it was just a blink of an eye.
Besides, Chu Kuangren realized that time in his Pocket Universe worked differently than the world he was in.
He reckoned that a few years in the Immortal World would equal millions of years in the Pocket Universe.
“Maybe when I reach a certain level, I can control the flow of time of this universe,” he muttered.
…
He could, in fact, control the flow of time of the Pocket Universe, but it had an immense restriction, and it consumed a lot of his soul energy. A slight mistake, and he would drain himself dry.
Kaboom!
It was then that a deafening bang came from within the chaos.
A powerful energy fluctuation swept across half the universe. Seemingly having sensed something, Chu Kuangren’s eyes glimmered with interest.
“This is… the beating of life?...
“Life has been born within chaos.”
His figure flashed and disappeared from the spot. Then, his consciousness appeared at the source of the life energy fluctuation.
Amid the endless chaos, a giant gray egg emanated a surge of terrifying energy, and its heartbeat shook its surroundings like thunder.
Crack!
A noise sounded, and a crack appeared on the surface of the egg.
Then, the crack expanded, blanketing the surface of the egg before it eventually crumbled into pieces that faded into chaos.
An enormous figure emerged from the egg. It was a naked figure that was neither man nor woman.
Maybe it could be considered human.
The person had long black hair and intricate facial features that overshadowed men and women, making anyone jealous.
It was neither man nor woman — it was the Chaos Celestial Demon.
“In the chaos, there is still no concept of man or woman, hence the enormous figure?” Chu Kuangren muttered.
He suddenly sensed the familiar Chaos Celestial Demon’s energy.
At that moment, he recalled that it was from the gigantic Chaos egg he had once seen.
It seemed like his care had allowed the Chaos Celestial Demon to become the first of its kind to be born from the chaos.
In other words, it was the first life form in the universe!
Chu Kuangren did not reveal himself. Instead, he chose to observe the Chaos Celestial Demon’s movement in the dark, and fortunately, it did not notice him.
In the Pocket Universe, even the Chaos Celestial Demon could not notice his presence if Chu Kuangren refused.
“Cha!”
The Chaos Celestial Demon suddenly shouted.
However, it was the voice of a woman.
Its voice made the chaotic qi around it surge and gather before the Chaos Celestial Demon to form a… sword?
It looked like a sword.
Its blade was formed by two black and white pillars with countless mystical patterns on it and dazzling starlights swirling around it.
It was because of the sword that the gray-colored chaos was blessed with other colors. The colors were actually the lights of the stars — the energy of the universe!
The Chaos Celestial Demon grabbed the sword before it and swung it at the chaos around it. With the swing, it shouted a second word.
“Open!”
A massive amount of chaotic qi was cut open.
Countless starlight energy shot out from the sword and merged into the chaos, forming dazzling galaxies.
That one slash marked the start of the universe!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Chaos Celestial Demon started to swing its sword in a flurry, unleashing starlight energy into the chaos.
As chaos was slashed open, galaxy after galaxy was formed.
The Chaos Celestial Demon was kickstarting the universe!
“Starting the universe is my duty!” the Chaos Celestial Demon murmured.
Its voice echoed throughout the chaos.
Chu Kuangren heard it as well, and it reminded him of what he told the gigantic Chaos egg before — something about anticipating the Chaos Celestial Demon starting up the universe for him.
His words became the Heavenly Order, and starting the universe became the duty of the first Chaos Celestial Demon!
Countless time passed since the Chaos Celestial Demon started up the universe by creating galaxies with its sword. As if it was tired, it laid down on the chaos with its eyes closed, and as it breathed, an enormous amount of chaotic qi gushed into its body.
It was recovering by absorbing the chaotic qi.
However, how long it would take it to recover was uncertain.
With that, Chu Kuangren let it be. With a single thought, he returned to his physical body.
Back in the real world, Chu Kuangren opened his eyes, but the thought lingered in his mind.
“The first Chaos Celestial Demon has been born in the Pocket Universe. I think it starting up the universe was under my guidance.
“I wonder if this universe was also started by a Chaos Celestial Demon.
“Does it mean that there’s a greater consciousness that guided the formation of this universe like what I did back there? Is there a greater one that controls this universe and decides how it works?” Chu Kuangren mulled over it.
In the end, he shook his head and decided to put the question aside. He had no evidence to prove his theory at all.
…
In a certain immortal ancient ruin, a bunch of cultivators was fighting each other.
Then, the land started to tremble, and countless earth qi surged into the sky in the form of energy pillars. The cultivators were shocked.
“What is going on?”
“What caused the earth qi to go out of control?”
“It feels like something is coming out from the ground!”
The cultivators quickly rose into the air.
A while later, the land sunk into a giant hole, and an enormous ancient city emerged from within. It was black in color, and its ruined structure gave it an eerie look. There were even countless dead souls wandering around it.
The cultivators were horrified when they saw the scene.
“What is this?”
“Dead souls! There are so many of them!”
After that, one of the cultivators noticed that at the entrance of the enormous city, a signage with the city’s name slowly became visible.
Fengdu!
Some of the cultivators already knew what that was about.
“Is this Fengdu?!”
“One of the three great Underworld cities of the ancient Immortal World!”
“Fengdu, Yincao, and Taishan! Those were the three great Underworld cities of the ancient Immortal World, And this before us is Fengdu!”
“That explains the number of dead souls in it. I heard the Underworld cities had control over the cycle of rebirth of people below Immortal rank. They’re the most mysterious existence in the world, yet here it is!”
Soon, the news of Fengdu’s appearance spread across the entire Immortal World. Countless cultivators were shaken, and all the major forces had their eyes on it.
During the ancient immortal period, there were two Immortal courts in heaven and three Underworld cities beneath the earth. Those five forces were the strongest of all during the ancient immortal times.
As one of the three Underworld cities, Fengdu’s resources were beyond imagination, so it quickly attracted much attention from all the orthodoxies.