Chapter 40: My Pet Earthworm is Hongjun

“Speak!”

Jiang Ping felt a sudden tightening in his chest.

“Is it because my ambitions are too grand, and the foundation for creating such a massive realm isn’t enough?” Jiang Ping thought uneasily.

Genesis emanated a white light. “My master is using myths from the third dimension as a template to create a new world.

The birth of this new realm has been influenced by the thoughts and beliefs of countless people from afar. This has caused unpredictable changes that even I can’t foresee.”

Jiang Ping let out a relieved sigh; as long as it wasn’t a failure. According to Genesis, the changes were a result of countless thoughts from the third dimension.

Whether this is good or bad remains unknown. Luckily, the birth of the Chaos World seems to have gone smoothly.

Having spent 2,000 Original Points to create this massive realm, it would probably not be as horrifying as the myths depict.

It should belong to a low-powered version of the Primordial Era, where the powers of various gods and beings shouldn’t exceed expectations too much.

With his worries eased, Jiang Ping turned his gaze back to the Chaos World. Influenced by the thoughts from the third dimension just now, it now carried a greater depth and mystery, making it somewhat hard for him to grasp.

Jiang Ping raised an eyebrow, “I hope this is a good thing.”

Fortunately, although there was a brief interruption just now, the nurturing of the Three Thousand Demons was still in progress.

Countless turbulent streams of Chaos energy continuously wash over the embryonic demon gods, while the central lotus was voraciously inhaling the chaotic energy. This single flower accounted for almost 99% of the creation!

And all this energy was gathered into the ‘egg’ of the lotus. Time meant nothing in Chaos; under the wash of the chaotic flow,

the white lotus gradually transformed into a giant blue Chaos lotus.

The nucleus ‘egg’ within it remained concealed. The massive shell gleamed with the highest principles, causing the surrounding developing demon gods to tremble, eventually forcing them to retreat!

Jiang Ping nodded, watching from outside. This was the normal development, but he still needed to strengthen Pangu further!

Stretching out his hand, a single finger crossed the two realms, appearing in the gray and silent Chaos. His towering finger sent shivers through the developing demon gods.

In their naive and innocent minds, this finger was supreme, almost beyond the power of language to describe. It had to be named: Dao!

It represented the ultimate truth of the world. It was the beginning of everything and also the end of everything.

It was one and yet it was myriad. It was a moment and yet it was eternity! The towering pillar traversed the endless chaos until it finally reached the center of the Chaos—a Chaos blue lotus. Pangu, newly born in the giant egg, suddenly shuddered as if a supreme being had descended beside him.

Jiang Ping did not interfere with the birth of the Three Thousand Demon Gods. His index finger reached above the Chaos blue lotus, and a drop of crimson essence flowed from his fingertip.

Drip!

At that moment, the Chaos produced its first sound; it was the voice of the Tao!

The blood essence dripped into the bud of the Chaos blue lotus, slowly seeping down until it flowed into the nucleus giant egg.

The entire giant egg trembled violently, swallowing and absorbing the Chaos at a hundred times the speed. Inside, tremendous changes were underway! Jiang Ping’s single drop of essence might seem insignificant to the outside world, perhaps only evoking awe in scientists for its incredible vitality.

However, within the Chaos World, it held an ounce of supreme authority, enabling the beings within to grow strong enough to make the world tremble!

Jiang Ping chuckled, withdrawing his finger. At that moment, his complexion turned pale.

“With my current cultivation, forcing out a drop of essence is still too much for me. It’s left me rather drained,” Jiang Ping sighed.

As of now, he was still a mortal, merely reaching the peak for a human. Comparing it to the division of the Original World, he was likely at the level of Gai Feng.

The Ant King, who had broken through several shackles and transcended the limits of the world, was still far away.

This time, he had truly invested heavily, but the Primordial World was worth it. Pangu deserved such cultivation!

After all, the stronger Pangu became, the greater the potential of the beings he would later create.

The Three Thousand Demon Gods were still in gestation; Genesis continued to record the laws of this newly born world. Just as Jiang Ping thought to sit down and sip some water,

he suddenly caught sight of an earthworm crawling up his shoe!

“Don’t come near me!”

Jiang Ping kicked his foot, sending the little earthworm flying across the two realms into the newly born Chaos World.

“How strange? Where did this earthworm come from? The pond? Or the yard?”

Jiang Ping muttered to himself, pouring himself a glass of water just as he was about to sit down and rest.

“Hmm? Something seems off?”

Before he could settle in, Jiang Ping stood up to observe the Chaos World. He saw that the little earthworm was rolling around chaotically.

The furious Chaos energy continuously surged into its tiny body. The earthworm twitched but soon lay still, appearing to be dead.

Jiang Ping focused his gaze; oh, so it’s pretending to be dead! “Surviving such a catastrophe surely brings blessings. After enduring the differing world laws and the washing of Chaos,

it should be able to establish itself in the world just like Rahil.”

Jiang Ping knew that despite the little earthworm appearing lifeless for now, it still held onto its vitality. Sure enough, it soon began to tremble subtly.

Its skin gradually adapted to the Chaos and automatically started absorbing strands of Chaos energy, slowly strengthening itself.

It had also been granted good fortune by Jiang Ping’s kick into the newly born world. Because it was an act of the Creator God, the Chaos World did not perceive it as an invader.

Moreover, with the Three Thousand Demon Gods being nurtured and the abundant creation energy swirling around, it could persist within the Chaos.

Smack! Jiang Ping slapped his forehead, “I felt that strange sensation just now; isn’t Hongjun, the Daoist ancestor, said to be a type of earthworm?”

Isn’t the term used for the earthworm ‘Qu’an’?

“So, does this mean my earthworm is Hongjun?” Jiang Ping mused oddly.

Sometimes, trees grow out of carelessly planted seeds.

It’s a done deal. What happens next will depend on its own effort.

However, this little earthworm has now become the only anomaly in the Chaos, as per the world’s evolution. Within the Chaos, aside from the Three Thousand Demon Gods born alongside the Three Thousand Daos, there should be no other living beings.

Now there was an additional little earthworm! Though it currently appeared half-dead, it was desperately struggling.

But even a butterfly flapping its wings can spark a storm; this little earthworm might just burrow a massive tunnel!

Yet, everything is left to fate. Jiang Ping wasn’t planning to intervene too much; after all, during the initial opening of the Chaos World, surprises were plenty. What’s another earthworm to add to the mix?

Jiang Ping settled back on the sofa, sipping his hot water and taking a break while flipping through Genesis to see what had been updated in the creation logs.

On the first page, Earth’s calendar—July 19, 2020—records how the Creator God invested significant resources to create a massive realm, the Primordial World, based on ancient myths from the third dimension. The realm had just been opened when the world underwent unknown changes influenced by thoughts from the third dimension.

An earthworm crawled onto the Creator God’s shoe; with a flick, the earthworm traveled through time and space, arriving in the newly formed Chaos World, and miraculously survived after being washed by the energies.

The second page recorded that the Original Calendar is now complete and will no longer be updated.

On the third page, new writing began to emerge.

Primordial Calendar:

The Hongmeng Era: Before the Hongmeng was discerned, Chaos remained unbroken. A vast world was in gestation, and the Creator God poured forth incomprehensible amounts of energy. This era knows neither the passage of time nor the laws of the Great Dao.

The Chaos Era: Endless chaos appeared, traces of the Three Thousand Daos began to emerge, and the rules of the world continued to improve, eventually returning to chaotic emptiness.

The Creator God cast a lotus flower, which later transformed into a Chaos blue lotus; the lotus heart wrapped an egg while a willow branch was thrown down.

The Three Thousand Daos began nurturing the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods, as the Creator God’s finger crossed the two realms.

The naive consciousness of the Three Thousand Demon Gods sensed an inconceivable being descending, and the God left a drop of essence for the Chaos King, Pangu.

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