Ming He, though not present, hurled the God Slaying Spear. Instantly, the spear transformed into a colossal lotus stem, supporting heaven and earth!
This was a grand act of merit, how could Ming He let it pass!
At the Saint level, what was fought for were precisely merit and destiny!
As long as one possessed abundant merit and long-standing destiny, their cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds. Ming He, who yearned to crush the Three Pure Ones, naturally would not let this opportunity slip by!
At Buzhou Mountain, Xuan Ming parted her lips. She knew that Gong Gong had caused a colossal disaster. However, she was also decisive. She led the remaining Wu Clan, carrying Chi You, to the north. That region was perpetually shrouded in miasma, but there was no choice. In the current Great Desolation, it could no longer accommodate them!
When Yuan Shi arrived, Xuan Ming had already departed. Seeing Gong Gong buried beneath the mountain, Yuan Shi roared, "Audacious Gong Gong, to have actually collapsed Buzhou Mountain, you deserve death!"
Gong Gong ignored Yuan Shi. His heart was already dead, and he no longer cared. If he could destroy this world, it would be for the best. Alas, it was ultimately impossible. After all, the Great Desolation had taken shape too long ago, and it would not truly collapse into chaos solely due to the fall of Buzhou Mountain!
"Second Brother, suppress him beneath Buzhou Mountain!" The voice of Tai Qing Lao Zi echoed. Yuan Shi immediately complied, as their elder brother had spoken. With a wave of his hand, heavenly might surged, suppressing Gong Gong!
After all, as Saints, their primordial spirits were entrusted to the Dao of Heaven, and borrowing its power was merely a basic operation!
"Still messing around? Hurry up and find a solution, I can't hold on much longer!" Ming He flew over. Seeing Yuan Shi and Tai Qing Lao Zi still dealing with Gong Gong's matters, he erupted in anger!
Yuan Shi was immediately enraged. You wretch, how dare you speak like that!
The Pangu Banner was already in hand. Ming He was speechless. This Yuan Shi was truly cunning. His own weapon was supporting heaven and earth, and yet this Yuan Shi was holding the Pangu Banner now?
"Enough, ignore him!" Tai Qing Lao Zi stopped Yuan Shi and then said, "In the Northern Sea, there is a Mystic Tortoise. Its four legs can serve as pillars to support the sky. However, the Mystic Tortoise is sentient and must not be offended. Second Brother, you must go!"
For at this moment, Zhun Ti and Jie Yin had not come at all. Since the eastern sky had a hole, you can figure it out yourselves, we are not getting involved!
Nu Wa then flew over. She glanced at the hole in the sky and brought out the spiritual treasure, the Qian Kun Cauldron, saying, "I will refine the materials to mend the heavens!"
After all, the Qian Kun Cauldron could transform the acquired into the innate, it was incredibly powerful!
Tong Tian also arrived. Seeing that his second brother had already flown away, he asked, "Elder Brother, what can I help with?"
Since the work had already been assigned, there was indeed nothing for Tong Tian to help with. He replied, "Nothing for now!"
It was merely refining stones to mend the heavens and finding something to support the sky!
Soon, Yuan Shi arrived at the Northern Sea. At the furthest reaches of the Northern Sea, a colossal Mystic Tortoise emerged from the water. Its head alone was nearly touching the sky!
This Mystic Tortoise had also taken a wrong turn in its cultivation. Back then, it had watched Pangu support the heavens and thought that the bigger it became, the better. As a result, it had become large, but unfortunately, it could not transform. It was destined to be stuck at this level for its entire life, unable to progress further. Now, seeing Yuan Shi, it knew what its destiny was!
"Fellow Daoist, I see that your cultivation has gone astray. Why not reincarnate and start anew? Currently, heaven and earth are lacking a pillar to support them. Your four legs can hold up the sky, bringing boundless merit. Your next life will undoubtedly be filled with infinite blessings!" Yuan Shi said politely!
Regardless, this Mystic Tortoise had lived long enough to be worthy of being called a fellow Daoist!
The Mystic Tortoise opened its mouth and said, "I trouble the Saint!"
Yuan Shi nodded, took out a gourd, which was his supreme innate spiritual treasure, the Gourd. The Mystic Tortoise directly abandoned its physical body, its soul entering the gourd. Yuan Shi closed the lid of the gourd. The Pangu Banner waved, and instantly four chaotic sword qi severed the Mystic Tortoise's four legs. He then flew towards Buzhou Mountain!
"Second Brother, you're back!" Tong Tian greeted him!
Yuan Shi nodded, then took out the four legs and began to refine them. Since Yuan Shi was also a master refiner, there was no need for Nu Wa to intervene. This was a matter of great merit, and Yuan Shi did not want to hand it over!
After a series of dazzling refining techniques from Yuan Shi, Ming He sneered from the side, "Flashy and showy, and so slow! Look at Nu Wa, she has already finished refining the materials to mend the heavens!"
Before Yuan Shi could say anything, Tong Tian immediately retorted, "Ming He, I think you're just asking for a beating!"
In Tong Tian's opinion, Ming He was the type of person who was unskilled yet arrogant, always trying to provoke the Three Pure Ones. Could you defeat them? If not, why are you so obnoxious!
However, with Ming He's innate supreme treasure currently supporting the heavens, Tong Tian would not take advantage of his situation. He would deal with Ming He later, once the supporting pillars were fully prepared!
Yuan Shi thought the same. This time, he would definitely make Ming He understand the consequences of having a foul mouth!
Then, Yuan Shi threw out the four pillars supporting heaven, driving them into the four extremities of the sky. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief!
Nu Wa had also mended the heavens by this time, and Tai Qing Lao Zi retracted the Tai Ji Diagram!
At this moment, Patriarch Hong Jun appeared. After glancing at everyone, he did not wait for them to speak before saying, "The four extremities of the sky shall be guarded by the Four Sacred Beasts. Four Sacred Beasts, emerge!"
Instantly, the gourd at Yuan Shi's waist shook. Then, the Mystic Tortoise emerged. A large swath of merit golden clouds descended from the sky and entered the Mystic Tortoise's body. The Mystic Tortoise transformed, becoming the Black Tortoise of the North. After bowing to the Dao Ancestor, it flew towards the northern extremity of the sky.
In the East, the Azure Dragon emerged, swallowing the merit golden clouds that descended from the sky, and headed towards the East!
Similarly, the Vermilion Bird emerged in the South, and the White Tiger in the West. All of them combined with merit and went to guard the four extremities!
Afterward, merit appeared in the sky again. Nu Wa took a large portion, and Yuan Shi took a smaller portion. Only Tai Qing Lao Zi and Ming He received little merit. However, Tai Qing Lao Zi did not seem to care much. Ming He, however, felt a pang of jealousy. I worked so hard to support the heavens for so long, and you only give me this much merit, is that fair?
But with Hong Jun present, he dared not say anything and could only look on dejectedly!
"All Saints, convene at Zixiao Palace!" Hong Jun said directly after glancing at the Three Pure Ones!
The voice was not loud, yet it permeated the ears of all Saints. The two in the West exchanged glances and immediately headed towards the chaotic Zixiao Palace!
Then, Hong Jun disappeared!
Tong Tian glared at Ming He with ill intent, the message was clear: "You scoundrel, shall we have a go?"
Ming He's gaze darted away. Nonsense, he couldn't win!
Yuan Shi also stared at Ming He. This scoundrel had just called him flashy and showy earlier.
"Ahem, the Dao Ancestor is convening a meeting, aren't we leaving yet?" Ming He tried to act indifferent and said!
Tai Qing Lao Zi also said, "Let's go, to the chaos!"
Yuan Shi and Tong Tian nodded and flew towards the chaos. Nu Wa had already left with her merit, having no intention of conversing with the Three Pure Ones at all. Seeing the Three Pure Ones fly towards the outside of the chaos, Ming He breathed a sigh of relief. There was no choice. He couldn't defeat even one of them, and facing two? Ming He was not a masochist!