第1章 红葫芦

Red gourd

In this grand plan spanning millennia, heaven and earth are but a chessboard on which the God-King plays his pieces. The claws of the abyss tear through the shackles, eyeing this world without divine protection. The sun sheds its tears, sending a piece down from the East Sea. At this very moment, the divine craftsman Zhenhua is adopting an orphan, bearing the weight of the world's upheavals. The Heavenly Bell tolls nine times, awaiting its master's return. ...Lu Ya, with the Heavenly Bell atop his head and the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife in his hand, stands bathed in the sun's radiance, addressing the self-proclaimed supreme Tang Buddha, "God? You dare to challenge me?" A poem says, "The golden crow shines brightly in the high heavens, its crimson feathers ignite the clouds, reflecting the universe. Holding yin and yang, dividing day and night, its might extends to the eight directions, all gods look up to it."

万年大计下，天地不过神王落子的棋盘。深渊的利爪撕开禁锢，窥伺着这没有神明庇佑的世界。太阳落下泪光，自东海降下一子。恰逢此时，神匠震华在收养一位无父无母的孩子，承载着天地之变。天钟九响，等待着主人的归来。……头顶天钟，手握斩仙飞刀的陆压，站着太阳的光辉下，对着自诩高高在上的唐佛祖道，“神？就你们也配？”有诗云，金乌耀目立高天，赤羽燃云映宇寰。执掌阴阳分昼夜，威临八极众神瞻。