Primordial Era: Refusing Hongjun's path to sainthood, I attained the Dao of Hunyuan.

Chapter 148 Merit

Although the Great Calamity of the Primordial Era was driven by the Heavenly Dao and determined by the will of Heaven, countless variables were also mixed within this predetermined destiny.

The breaking of Mount Buzhou was one of these reasons. There were several reasons why Gonggong was able to break Mount Buzhou in one fell swoop. One reason was the great changes in the world, which reduced and degenerated spiritual energy, and had a profound impact on the entire world. The other reason was the great war between the Wu and Yao, which had a great impact and destruction on the world. Although Mount Buzhou was a pillar of heaven, it was not immune to the impact.

With so many factors combined, and Gonggong himself being quite powerful, Buzhou Mountain was broken in half by his impact.

With a deafening roar, half of Mount Buzhou crashed onto the primordial land.

In an instant, it seemed as if the world had been turned upside down. The sky seemed to be pouring down, the sun, moon and stars shifted, the earth shook, and huge cracks appeared.

Above the sky, an enormous hole appeared, as if the membrane of heaven and earth had ruptured.

A torrent of chaotic energy was continuously surging into the heavens and earth from that hole.

Upon seeing this scene, the expressions of all the sages changed, and they all exclaimed "This is bad!" before rushing to the location of Mount Buzhou.

Even Xuanhuang was no exception. The sage Laozi of Taiqing raised the Taiji diagram and used it to seal the hole, temporarily blocking it.

Zhen Yuanzi then summoned the Earth Book, which transformed into a beam of yellow light that surged into the earth. The cracks that had been smashed into the earth gradually began to heal.

The other sages also used their supernatural powers to scatter the chaotic energy that had fallen into the world, transforming it into primordial spiritual energy.

This has made the spiritual energy in the world, which had already been greatly replenished after the great calamity, even more abundant now.

Although the situation was temporarily resolved, the crisis was not yet over. With Mount Buzhou no longer supporting the heavens and earth, everyone could feel that the world was becoming somewhat unstable.

Therefore, everyone's eyes inevitably turned to Xuanhuang.

Xuanhuang naturally understood what everyone meant, nodded, and returned to Xuanhuang Heaven.

Not long after, Xuanhuang brought back four tortoise feet. Needless to say, these were the four feet of the Tortoise Spirit's original body, the North Sea Tortoise.

Now, however, it is a time of impending doom, and we have no choice but to cut it down to support the sky.

"We already have something to support the sky, but it needs to be refined before it can be used as a pillar of heaven. In addition, we also need to mend the sky," Xuanhuang said.

Upon hearing this, all the saints nodded, then looked at Nuwa. It was revealed by the heavens that this merit would fall upon Nuwa.

However, Nuwa herself was confused and didn't know what to do.

But at that moment, the void suddenly trembled, and a figure stepped out—it was Hongjun.

Upon seeing this, everyone hurriedly paid their respects to Hongjun.

Hongjun nodded, and with a flick of his wrist, he held up a small three-legged cauldron, emanating waves of creative energy.

All the sages looked on with envy. This cauldron was none other than the Qiankun Cauldron. It was transformed from the lotus seedpod of the Chaos Green Lotus, capable of reversing the acquired to the innate and refining innate spiritual treasures.

Nuwa was even more excited as she watched, and as if she had thought of something, her gaze towards Hongjun became even more expectant.

As expected, Hongjun said, "Nuwa, this treasure is destined for you, so I bestow it upon you. It can help you create things and mend the heavens."

Hongjun pushed the Qiankun Cauldron, and it appeared in front of Nuwa.

Nuwa was overjoyed and quickly bowed in gratitude, saying, "Disciple thanks you, Master."

Hongjun nodded, then reached out and beckoned. A precious bell flew out of the void, which he caught in his hand. Before anyone could react, Hongjun's figure vanished.

Only one sentence was uttered: "After the heavens are mended, you shall all come to the Purple Cloud Palace."

Upon hearing this, Xuanhuang frowned. Previously, Dijun had begged him, offering the Ziwei Emperor Qi in exchange; the Chaos Bell should rightfully belong to him now.

But Hongjun took it away, which clearly had a deeper meaning.

Shaking his head, Xuanhuang felt helpless and decided to stop thinking about it for the time being.

At this moment, all the sages realized what was happening and turned their gazes toward Nuwa.

Nuwa ignored everyone else, briefly refined the Qiankun Cauldron, and then took out a large number of rare spiritual materials and threw them into the Qiankun Cauldron.

Then, with a flick of her finger, a fire ignited beneath the Qiankun Cauldron. This fire was neither an innate nor an acquired fire, but a divine fire that Nuwa had encountered by chance in the chaos. It was extremely powerful and could burn everything.

After Nuwa refined this divine fire, she used it to refine various treasures, and its effects were extraordinary. Now, it is also being used to refine the stone for mending the sky.

After a total of forty-nine days, wisps of five-colored light overflowed from the Qiankun Cauldron. Nuwa then waved her hand to collect the Chaos Divine Fire and said to Laozi, "Senior Brother, the five-colored stones used to mend the sky have been refined. The Taiji Diagram can be moved now."

Lao Tzu nodded and put the Taiji diagram away. At the same time, Nuwa waved her sleeve and pulled out stones that shone with five-colored light from the Qiankun Cauldron. These stones were the stones used to mend the sky, also known as the Five-Colored Stones.

Pieces of five-colored stones flew to the hole, where Nuwa, with her saintly power, dissolved them. The stones connected, their light reflecting off each other, and gradually merged into one, sealing the hole. Then, they merged with the membrane of heaven and earth, becoming one with it.

Upon seeing this, all the sages couldn't help but praise Nuwa's creative power. Indeed, Nuwa had obtained the Qiankun Cauldron this time, which was also a supreme treasure.

In the eyes of the sages, Nuwa's strength and status had also risen considerably.

Only the two brothers, Jieyin and Zhunti, exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing a hint of bitterness.

Now that all the direct disciples have acquired their own treasures, only the two of them who are merely nominal disciples are left. No one cares about them, and they're still using their innate spiritual treasures.

"The teacher is unfair!" the two cried out in their hearts, and at the same time they made up their minds that they would have to pester Hongjun to give them the Chaos Bell when they went to Zixiao Palace this time.

But at that moment, the void above everyone's heads suddenly trembled, and then countless merits surged out.

Most of the merit went to Nuwa, while a smaller portion went to Xuanhuang.

However, Xuanhuang did not accept it. This portion of the merit flew directly to Xuanhuang Heaven and ended up in the body of his third disciple, Guiling.

The tortoise spirit was originally only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, but after receiving this merit, its cultivation level increased by leaps and bounds.

In just a short while, he actually advanced from Taiyi Golden Immortal to Daluo Golden Immortal, and continued to rise all the way to the late stage of Daluo Golden Immortal before stopping.

Gui Ling was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and was both surprised and delighted. She naturally knew how this merit came about.

Although he sacrificed his original body, he managed to escape his fate and gained so much merit in return.

But it was worth it.

Besides Xuanhuang and Nuwa, other sages also gained some merit to varying degrees.

At this moment, Zhen Yuanzi also retrieved the Earth Book.

Lao Tzu silently calculated for a moment, then suddenly reached out and grabbed a precious sword. This sword was none other than the Sword of Slaughtering Witches.

Amidst the rather strange gazes of the crowd, Yuanshi somewhat laboriously retrieved the half of Mount Buzhou that had fallen and crashed to the ground.

Finally, Xuanhuang also took the Hunyuan Sword in his hand and slashed it down, cutting off the half of Buzhou Mountain that was still standing in the same place.

Xuanhuang summoned the Chaos Pearl, which then collected the other half of Mount Buzhou.

(End of this chapter)