Thunderous roars and torrential rain engulfed the land.
This was the sound of the apocalypse.
On the ground, mortals watched the northwest with pale faces.
Buzhou Mountain, standing for 129,000 years, was collapsing.
"Block it!"
"Block it!"
Below Buzhou Mountain, divine birds and auspicious beasts charged fearlessly towards the falling mountain pillar.
They tried to stop Buzhou Mountain from collapsing, but no matter how many creatures went, they could not stop the inevitable.
Sun Wukong witnessed this scene, his eyes shining with a light akin to that of the Three Realms.
In any world, the will of life deserves respect.
Sun Wukong stomped his feet, and endless immortal power turned into flames raging across the ground, attempting to repair Buzhou Mountain's foundation.
However, just the same, his efforts were in vain.
"Buzhou Mountain is shattering."
Sun Wukong said, "This can't go on."
"The foundation has already been severed."
Gong Gong said, "It's beyond repair!"
Buzhou Mountain was completely broken; even if one tried to straighten it forcibly, it would collapse again immediately.
"Your Grace, what should we do?"
Zhu Rong looked towards Nuwa: "Is this also your Heavenly Destiny?"
Nuwa's face was ashen.
Repairing Buzhou Mountain was one of her Heavenly Destinies, but she never imagined Buzhou Mountain would suffer such complete damage.
"All the giant turtles have been killed by my brother."
Nuwa bit her lip and said, "I haven't found any other way to support the heavens."
"Giant turtles?"
Gong Gong looked towards the giant turtle nearby: "Isn't there still one here?"
Everyone immediately turned their gaze in that direction.
The giant turtle, terrified, turned pale: "My, my legs can't serve as a pillar!"
"Well, we won't know unless we try."
Zhu Rong approached it.
But before he had taken a few steps, Sun Wukong stretched out his hand to block the way.
"What are you doing?"
Zhu Rong asked.
"I promised to protect its life."
Sun Wukong replied, "You cannot harm it."
The giant turtle looked at Sun Wukong with a touched face.
"You..."
Zhu Rong's expression darkened.
Gong Gong stepped forward, meaning to persuade Sun Wukong, but before he could speak, Nuwa suddenly interjected.
"I will not kill this giant turtle."
Gong Gong and Zhu Rong both looked over.
"My brother slaughtered its kin."
Nuwa said, "I don't wish to kill it anymore."
For Heavenly Destiny, the entire turtle clan was wiped out, leaving only one. The sacrifice was too much.
Moreover, Sun Wukong had been helping Nuwa all along; out of empathy and reason, Nuwa could not kill this giant turtle.
"We can find another way."
Nuwa said.
"Where is there still time?"
Zhu Rong shook his head and said, "In a little while, the heavens will completely collapse."
"I can hold it up for now."
Sun Wukong said.
The three looked over.
"Jingu Bang."
Sun Wukong took out Jingu Bang and said, "I must ask for your help this time."
Jingu Bang trembled slightly, ready to fly away, but at that moment, the Palm Leaf Fan flew out from Sun Wukong's side.
It blocked Jingu Bang, not wanting it to leave.
Sun Wukong sensed its thoughts and couldn't help but smile.
"Rest assured, I won't abandon it."
He patted the Palm Leaf Fan and said, "Once we find a solution, we'll bring it back."
Jingu Bang buzzed, suddenly flew into the sky, rapidly grew to tens of thousands of feet high, comparable to Buzhou Mountain, and plunged deep into the earth's crust.
"Boom boom boom"
Amidst the trembling of the earth-shaking and mountain-shuddering earthquake, the collapsing sky slowly stabilized upon the Jingu Bang.
Creatures on the ground were once toppled by the terrifying tremors, but as they got back up, the Jingu Bang was already supporting heaven and earth.
The Jingu Bang stood pillar-like from earth to sky, shimmering with light, like a beacon in the darkness.
"God, a miracle!"
All creatures knelt to pray on the ground.
Countless streams of light flew up from all corners of the earth, towards the Jingu Bang, towards Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong felt his immortal power rapidly restoring.
"This power is..."
He stretched out his hand, a thought flashed, and at his fingertips ignited the Merit Fire.
This was not the Merit of the Three Realms, but the Merit of this world.
Is there also Merit here?
Sun Wukong fell into deep thought.
Below Buzhou Mountain, Nuwa and the other two were extremely shocked.
"This, this..."
Although they knew Sun Wukong was no ordinary person, they had never imagined that his weapon alone could prop open the heavens and earth.
"To possess such a weapon, how powerful he must be!"
Nuwa thought so, and her reverence for Sun Wukong grew even stronger.
Shortly after, the Jingu Bang stabilized.
Sun Wukong put aside his thoughts and said, "The Jingu Bang will temporarily support the sky. Let's each look for a solution separately."
"Okay."
The other three nodded in agreement.
Then, they flew off in separate directions.
Sun Wukong didn't know many people in this world and thought of Fang Mountain first.
He found Fang Mountain first.
"To repair Buzhou Mountain?"
The Fang Mountain God smiled wryly: "The immortal thinks too highly of me, how could I possibly have a way?"
"You are a Mountain God."
Sun Wukong asked: "Can other mountains replace Buzhou Mountain?"
"Replace?"
Fang Mountain thought for a moment: "I think it's not so simple, Buzhou Mountain soars into the clouds, unique in this world, how can it be replaced?"
"One mountain won't suffice."
Sun Wukong continued: "What about two mountains?"
"Two mountains?"
Fang Mountain was about to shake his head, but a thought crossed his mind, and it seemed not impossible.
"Perhaps we can give it a try!"
He suddenly remembered something, his eyes lit up, and said, "Aside from Buzhou Mountain, the tallest peak in this world is Hua Mountain."
"Hua Mountain overlooks the Yellow River to the north and connects to the Qin ridges to the south, with its perilous peaks, it's not too much to consider it a smaller Buzhou Mountain."
Fang Mountain introduced Hua Mountain.
Sun Wukong nodded: "It can serve as one of them."
"The second one is Tai Mountain."
The Mountain God stroked his beard and continued, "Although it's not as tall as Hua Mountain, its majesty is breathtaking, rich in spiritual energy, home to many Immortals, a haven for Cultivators."
"With the height of Hua Mountain and the majesty of Tai Mountain, combined with the power of the Immortals, we might recreate Buzhou Mountain."
The Mountain God concluded.
Sun Wukong showed a smile.
"If that's the case, then I'll take a look."
He said.
"Immortal, there's no need to hurry."
The Mountain God hastily stopped him and said: "To take these two mountains, you must deal with their two Mountain Gods, both of whom are not easy to interact with, and what's more, they are each other's enemies."
"Enemies?"
Sun Wukong was somewhat surprised: "Why is that?"
"Those two Mountain Gods of Tai Mountain and Hua Mountain were originally sisters, Hua Mountain the elder and Tai Mountain the younger. "
Fang Mountain said: "Hua Mountain is the tallest, yet the leader of all the mountains is Tai Mountain, governed by the younger sister, exacerbating the sisters' conflict, competing against each other, neither yielding."
He sighed: "To merge the two mountains is an even greater difficulty."
Sun Wukong slightly frowned, then walked outside.
"Difficult or not, we'll know after meeting them."
Fang Mountain was stunned, then showed a smile and quickly followed.
"If the Immortal is determined, I shall accompany you."
Though his jurisdiction was not as prestigious as Hua Mountain or Tai Mountain, Fang Mountain was known for his sincerity and held a certain reputation among the Mountain Gods.
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