Chapter 1: Dreaming Again
\nZuo Meng opened his eyes with a blank expression.
\n“Another dream,” he muttered.
\nHe still didn’t understand this peculiar ability. Every time he slept, he found himself in this bizarre emptiness – a complete void without even mist. Time and space held no meaning here, yet Zuo Meng instinctively grasped these concepts in this place where normal logic dissolved.
\n“When will I wake?”
\nLeft undisturbed, he’d remain trapped in this primordial chaos. The legendary void before creation might have looked exactly like this.
\nFloating motionlessly without physical form, only consciousness. During his first visit, he’d tried exploring, but quickly realized “movement” meant nothing where spatial concepts didn’t exist.
\n“Maybe I’ll create life. That might be less dull.”
\nThis was his dream after all – here, he felt godlike. If ancient Pangu could shape chaos, why couldn’t a dreamer try?
\n“First, space.”
\nThe void rippled at his thought. A misty egg-shaped form materialized – the first tangible object in the endless nothingness.
\n“Easier than expected.”
\nZuo Meng’s consciousness entered the egg-structure. Time meant nothing as he worked – perfect for battling boredom while waiting to wake.
\n“Space done. Now time. Then laws.”
\nThe world expanded under his guidance. Visible chains representing time, space, gravity, and light emerged like skeletal framework. His consciousness formed a humanoid figure floating centrally, mirroring mythical creation stories.
\nPausing his work, Zuo Meng observed the half-formed realm. Every element followed his designs, limited by his own understanding. Here, he was absolute deity – nothing could exist beyond his knowledge.
\n“Was my own world made this way?”
\nHe shook his head. Overthinking a mere dream.
\n“Now the Main World.”
\nHis consciousness-hands grabbed void matter, kneading it like dough. Ten thousand dream-years later, he tossed a black-white sphere outward. Under existing laws, it warped into a floating continent resembling mythical immortal islands.
\nThe first world stabilized.
\n“Luohuang Continent.”
\nThe land shivered joyfully at its naming.
\nStanding on his creation, Zuo Meng felt satisfaction. Finally, solid ground beneath him.
\n“Hide the law chains. World Will needs neutrality – impartial Heavenly Order.”
\nThe visible chains faded as the realm’s emotional fluctuations stilled into detached fairness.
\nHe examined the glassy blue ground with internal gas currents – crude compared to real earth. “Soil.”
\nCracking sounds erupted as brown layers erupted upward, forming rocks and topsoil. The transformation spread rapidly, turning the ethereal island into proper land.
\n“Water!”
\nThe ground produced water, covering low-lying areas to form marshes, lakes, and oceans.
\n“Wood!” Plants rapidly sprouted in areas untouched by water.
\n“Fire!”
\nThe earth surged upward, revealing volcanoes that ignited some vegetation.
\n“Wind!”
\n“Thunder!”
\n…
\nWith each thought, the world grew more complete. The sun, moon, and stars appeared in the sky while plants thrived below. Zuo Meng floated midair, unconcerned with time’s passage. In this eternal dream where he couldn’t age, years held no meaning. When the world finally developed its own operating rules after countless millennia, Zuo Meng withdrew his control – like a programmer releasing finished code to run independently.
\nEons later, the ground trembled.
\nUnknown forces reshaped Zuo Meng’s created lakes and oceans into tsunamis that submerged continents. Submerged volcanoes erupted, fracturing sunken landmasses. When waters retreated, the reformed geography surpassed Zuo Meng’s original design in perfection.
\nFerns emerged from receding tides, consuming gaseous rules and exhaling new air.
\nAtmosphere formed!
\nNatural evolution replaced artificial rules. Like planted seeds growing through nature’s will, the world found its own balance through competition and adaptation.
\n“These are… alien creatures?”
\nOne billion years!
\nZuo Meng idly noted the timeframe as the world finally birthed lifeforms. Ferns diversified into millions of marine plants. A hardy weed crawled ashore, becoming the first land vegetation. Near volcanic craters, a mutated plant developed unique properties.
\nZuo Meng named this special lifeform – Huang!
\nAncient Ruins Continent!
\nThe reborn world’s central landmass spanned nearly a million kilometers, surrounded by deep oceans. At its heart floated Taichu Island, suspended eternally by Zuo Meng’s altered laws. Here the creator settled after initial Creation.
\nFollowing Huang’s emergence came two more primordial beings. A vegetation spirit named Ling and a mineral-born entity called Kun. These Three Chaotic Beings sensed their creator’s presence like distant divinity, though Zuo Meng remained beyond true comprehension.
\nAnother million years passed.
\n“I AM HUANG!”
\nThe tree colossus roared through ancient forests, branches blotting sunlight across ten miles. Roots plunged through bedrock, draining all surrounding energy. Transforming roots into legs, Huang trampled weaker lifeforms like insects.
\nSimultaneously, twin awakenings shook the world:
\n“I AM LING!”
\n“I AM KUN!”
\nBorn from magma and valley foliage respectively, these beings dominated their territories through overwhelming power.
\n“These must be the Chaotic Beings.”
\nZuo Meng observed their law-imbued forms – natural-born entities feeding on primal energy, shaped by world rules and faint creator influence. Later lifeforms lacked such advantages, born after chaotic energies dissipated and explicit laws faded.
\n“Come. Show yourselves.”
\nBreaking endless solitude, Zuo Meng summoned his creations to bestow gifts.
\nIn the Dream World, he was god.
\nEvery being heard their creator’s call. The Three Chaotic Beings – Huang, Ling, Kun – soared toward Taichu Island first, trailed by other powerful entities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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