Honghuang: It makes sense that there are four Sanqing, right?

Hongjun was the Lord of the Heavenly Dao and one of the foundations of the existence of the prehistoric world. According to the original plan, Yang Mei should have succeeded Hongjun as the Lord of the Heavenly Dao of the small world. However, Yang Mei is now dead, with only a trace of his spiritual intelligence residing in the Gate of All Wonders!

If the laws of Heaven collapse, Heaven itself will cease to exist, let alone be mended. Amidst the successive schemes and battles, Xu Qing had completely overlooked this matter!

However, Yang Mei's spatial laws are no longer available, making it impossible to establish a small world. Even the only artifact that can communicate with the Heavenly Dao, the Jade Disc of Creation, is nowhere to be found.

No, there are still two fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation!

Xu Qing was overjoyed. He spread his divine sense to cover the primordial world and quickly found Taiyi, who looked anxious and was searching for the reincarnation of Di Jun.

"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, hold on!"

Then, Xu Qing took a step into the air and shot towards Taiyi. Without Yang Mei's spatial laws, he had to travel by himself, which Xu Qing was still a little unaccustomed to.

Fortunately, as the Lord of Humanity, Xu Qing's speed was now far greater than before, and he quickly arrived in front of Taiyi.

Xu Qing disregarded etiquette, stopped Taiyi, and spoke anxiously.

"Fellow Daoist Taiyi, Hongjun and Yangmei are dead, and the Jade Disc of Creation is nowhere to be found. The fragment of my Jade Disc has already merged with my own origin. Only your Chaos Bell still contains a fragment. Please, Fellow Daoist, merge with the Dao and save the world!"

"What?!"

Taiyi turned his head, his pupils shrinking sharply. "I didn't even know Yang Mei was dead, and now you want me to achieve Dao?!"

But he reacted very quickly, immediately sitting cross-legged, taking out the Chaos Bell, and forming hand seals. A fragment of the Creation Jade Disc containing the laws of chaos appeared before him.

"I am trying to comprehend the Dao here, but I cannot guarantee success. During this period of enlightenment, please help me find my relatives!"

"good!"

Seeing that Taiyi trusted him so much, Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and agreed to search for Dijun.

Xu Qing then flew to the southern continent of Zhanzhou. Di Jun was a reincarnation of a human, and the humans still alive in the prehistoric world should all be gathered in the southern continent of Zhanzhou, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Xu Qing's spiritual sense was far more expansive than Taiyi's, and he quickly discovered Di Jun's true spirit deep within the sea of ​​consciousness of a middle-aged man in a small tribe.

What... what is this?

As the master of the Human Dao, Xu Qing quickly discovered the abnormality in the reincarnation of Di Jun: the Human Emperor's status?!

Xu Qing was taken aback, but quickly understood what was going on. Because of his existence, Fuxi had not died, but Di Jun had been able to reincarnate.

Both were skilled in divination, so it is likely that Di Jun replaced the originally ordained Emperor Fuxi.

"There is another opportunity, and I hope that in this life you can become a qualified emperor."

Xu Qing muttered to himself, now that he had found the reincarnation of Di Jun and that Di Jun had other opportunities, Xu Qing would no longer disturb him, but would return to Taiyi's side to protect him.

The waters of the Milky Way flowed backward, the four corners of the sky tilted, and Gonggong and Nuwa struggled to hold on for countless days.

Finally, Taiyi emerged from seclusion!

"It's done!"

Xu Qing felt a strong aura emanating from Taiyi, which was equal to his own, and he was overjoyed. The primordial world had been temporarily saved!

Taiyi opened his eyes, stood up, cupped his hands in greeting to Xu Qing, and smiled, "Thank you for bringing me this opportunity, fellow Daoist."

"I wonder about my elder brother..."

"I have found him, and he is fine. Moreover, he has other opportunities, so I did not disturb him."

That's good.

Taiyi said no more, but together with Xu Qing looked towards the sky where Buzhou Mountain was originally located, where Nuwa was holding five-colored divine stones and refining them to mend the sky!

At the same time that Taiyi successfully merged with the Dao, Nuwa also noticed the changes in the sky and had a feeling that the sky could now be mended!

Nuwa made a hand seal, and five colored divine stones floated in the air: a blue stone from Mount Tai in the east, a white stone from Mount Hua in the west, a black stone from Mount Heng in the north, a red stone from Mount Heng in the south, and a yellow stone from Mount Song in the center.

The Five Sacred Mountains are all places of natural beauty and spiritual energy, places where the spirits of heaven and earth are concentrated, and underground they contain the spiritual veins of the five directions and five elements, in addition to the countless years of worship by both human and demon races.

Millions of years of human incense offerings, the convergence of earthly spiritual energy, and the guidance and condensation of celestial cause and effect have brought together this five-colored divine stone.

It is no exaggeration to say that these five-colored divine stones are the embodiment of the primordial world, an excellent material for mending the heavens, and the only material available.

The five-colored divine stones that were floating around Nuwa gradually condensed into 36,501 five-colored divine stones, which flew towards an unknown place in the sky.

As the colorful divine stones flew into the void above the azure sky, the rate at which the waters of the Milky Way and the chaotic energy permeated the void began to slow down.

Finally, after the 36,500th Five-Colored Divine Stone entered the void, the waters of the Milky Way and the chaotic energy ceased to spread. Nuwa was overjoyed; the sky had been mended!

On the vast, desolate land, Xu Qing looked at Taiyi and couldn't help but smile. Finally... he could relax a little for the time being!

Xu Qing stood up, intending to ask Taiyi for the original soul jade tablets of the Heavenly Dao Saints, but he saw that Taiyi's originally vast and unfathomable aura as the Heavenly Dao Lord was rapidly declining, his cultivation level plummeting: Dao Lord... Saint... Quasi-Saint... Great Luo... Golden Immortal... Mortal...

After becoming a mortal, Taiyi's body began to age. Wrinkles appeared on his once flawless and handsome face, his hair became dry, and his skin and flesh sagged...

Xu Qing was horrified and subconsciously reached out to grab Taiyi, only to see Taiyi's body turn into sand and be blown away by the breeze caused by Xu Qing's action, then vanished into the primordial chaos.

Before Xu Qing could react to what was happening, Taiyi's gentle voice echoed in her mind.

"To attempt to attain Dao with mere fragments of the jade disc is nothing but wishful thinking; it is beyond human capability."

"I used fragments as a guide and sacrificed the Chaos Dao as a bridge to successfully communicate with the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao saved itself and agreed to let me merge with the Dao. However, the Dao is my origin, and sacrificing to the Dao is also sacrificing to my body. I will not live up to that."

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to be sad. The Primordial World is my homeland, and Heaven and Earth are my hometown. To die for one's hometown is a worthy death. Moreover, my true spirit still resides in the Heavenly Dao. I am ashamed to accept the position of Dao Lord and rely on this crippled body to maintain the Heavenly Dao."

"If fate allows, or if you, fellow Daoist, cultivate great supernatural powers, you may be able to save my true spirit. Furthermore, regarding your elder brother's resurrection through his divine soul, the Heavenly Dao has told me that there is a chance..."

"I pressed for details..."

"He said, 'To deceive with falsehood, to confuse the real with the unreal...'"

"With my last bit of true spirit, I questioned the Heavenly Dao, solely because of the deep affection between my fellow Daoists and those of the Moral Daoist. In the end, what I cannot let go of are my brothers..."

"I only hope that you will remember this wish, my brother Di Jun. After I leave, I will entrust him to your care."

Xu Qing stood there, stunned, still clutching a handful of dry, yellowish-brown sand, at a loss for what to do.

Xu Qing was stunned for a long time until Nuwa, Tongtian Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhenyuanzi all gathered around.

"Why are you so worried, Fourth Brother? Hongjun and Yangmei are dead, and the mending of the heavens is complete. There's no need to rush things for your eldest brother. Just relax a bit."

"By the way, where did Fellow Daoist Taiyi go?"

Yuanshi looked at Xu Qing, who was lost in thought, and couldn't help but ask, "Besides Xu Qing, no one else knows about the overlapping of the Great Tribulations and the Taiyi's union with the Dao."

Yuanshi thought Xu Qing was frowning because there was no hope for the revival of morality, so he asked the question.

P.S.: Kids, something terrible has happened in the online novel world—I woke up late today, only at noon, and after eating, I played some music for a while before it was evening. I also have evening self-study tonight, so I only have two chapters today, and I'll only have two more tomorrow with all my classes.