Pangu Hall had taken its initial form. The mysterious yellow radiance withdrew inward, and an unprecedented sense of security enveloped every member of the Witch Clan.
Xuanzheng was savoring the accomplishment of completing this "bare-shell house" when the light screen of the Primordial World Bug Fixing Manual appeared in his mind.
[Ding! Pangu Hall's preliminary defensive system, the 'Pangu World-Suppression Mysterious Yellow Great Array (Incomplete Version),' has been constructed. The host has received 100,000 Heavenly Dao Merit. Basic manual permissions have been upgraded.]
"Oh? It even came with an upgrade?" A satisfied curve had just appeared on Xuanzheng's lips as he prepared to study the new functions and continue his grand "interior renovation."
[Alert! Alert! An SSS+ core structural bug has been detected!]
A shrill alarm blared without warning! The once-gentle golden screen was instantly stained blood-red, every character carrying apocalyptic pressure as it slammed viciously into the depths of his consciousness!
The smile on Xuanzheng's face instantly froze. A chill shot from his tailbone to the crown of his head, and he even had the illusion that the solid Pangu Hall beneath his feet—indeed, all of Buzhou Mountain—was trembling faintly.
This was no longer a matter of leaky pipes or faulty wiring. The load-bearing wall was about to collapse! The load-bearing wall of the entire Primordial World!
Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, he continued reading.
[Bug ID: BZ_001] [Bug Description: Buzhou Mountain was formed from Pangu's spine and served as the pillar supporting the heavens and earth of the Primordial World. However, due to the immense pressure it endured during World Creation, as well as the aftermath of calamities such as the Dragon-Han and Dao-Demon tribulations, countless minute cracks had long existed within the mountain. As heaven and earth evolved, the rising turbid qi and descending clear qi became unbalanced, causing these cracks to slowly expand.] [Warning: At a crucial point in some future calamity era, such as the climax of the Witch-Demon Decisive Battle, Buzhou Mountain is expected to collapse under excessive internal and external pressure. This will cause the heavens to tilt northwest and the earth to sink southeast, unleashing monstrous floods and bringing devastation to all living beings. The Primordial World will suffer a catastrophic blow!] [Repair Plan (Extremely Complex): The full strength of the Witch Clan must be mobilized to use supreme power to sort out Buzhou Mountain's earth veins. Materials such as Nine Heavens Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi and Immeasurable Geng Gold Divine Iron must be gathered, supplemented by Innate Five Elements Essence, to recast the mountain's weak points. Then, with the Buzhou Mountain Dragon Vein Ancestral Source as the core, the Sky-Supporting Mountain-Suppressing Pangu Great Array must be deployed to completely stabilize the Heavenly Pillar.]
Mobilize the entire Witch Clan? And collect divine materials that made his scalp tingle just from their names? This project was ten thousand times bigger than upgrading Pangu Hall!
Yet when his gaze fell upon the rewards section, his breathing abruptly stopped.
[Estimated Rewards:] [1. Heavenly Dao Core Contribution Reward: Sky-Supporting Mystic Tortoise Limbs (advance payment; perfect quality; contains endless life-creating vitality and Earth's Bearing Power; may be used for artifact refinement, creating living beings, or as a super array core).] [2. Pangu's World Creation Legacy: A massive amount of pure World-Opening Merit (enough for several early-stage Quasi-Saints to advance one minor realm without bottlenecks).] [3. Overall Witch Clan Destiny Ascension: Witch Clan Destiny will take form and condense into substance, greatly increasing the cultivation speed, comprehension, and chances of bloodline reversion for clan members.] [4. Major Manual Permission Upgrade: Unlocks the 'Advanced Custom Editing for Bug Fix Plans' and 'Karma/Fate Dual-Law Coordinated Operation' modules.]
Sky-Supporting Mystic Tortoise Limbs... as an advance payment?!
Xuanzheng's Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably. A blurry image even flashed through his mind: four divine pillars towering between heaven and earth, suppressing earth, water, fire, and wind while holding up an entirely new cosmos! These were top-tier materials that even Nuwa would have to beg everywhere to gather when she mended the heavens in the future, yet the Heavenly Dao was directly delivering them in a package—and paying in advance!
Had the Heavenly Dao become desperate? Had this bug become serious enough that it was willing to pay such a staggering price beforehand?
This was not simply fixing a bug. The Heavenly Dao was putting out a bounty for a savior!
His heart began to race, but what truly shook him was the note that followed.
[Special Notice: Successfully fixing this bug will not only prevent the Heavenly Pillar from collapsing, but will also transform the key turning point in the Witch Clan's decline in the original script—"Gonggong Angrily Collides with Buzhou Mountain"—from a "disaster" into a "manifestation of Pangu's Spirit" and a "great feat of the Witch Clan protecting the heavens," thereby reversing part of the Witch Clan's unfavorable fate.]
Xuanzheng abruptly clenched his fists.
Gonggong Angrily Collides with Buzhou Mountain...
This was the symbolic event marking the Witch Clan's decline from prosperity. Yet now, the manual was telling him that this dead end could be turned around!
Not only could it be turned around, but an utter tragedy could be directed into a shining spectacle for the Witch Clan!
Disaster would become achievement. Sinner would become hero!
This was far more than killing several birds with one stone. It was practically overturning the entire chessboard and starting over!
An ocean of merit, heaven-defying materials, a leap in the Witch Clan's destiny, and the chance to fundamentally alter the Witch Clan's tragic fate!
Overwhelming ecstasy battered his mind, but he soon forced himself to calm down. After the ecstasy came a reality as heavy as mountains.
The richer the reward, the more terrifying the difficulty it represented.
"Mobilize the entire Witch Clan's strength." Those seven words weighed as heavily as Mount Tai.
His twelve elder brothers all had different temperaments. Someone as hot-tempered as Zhurong would probably howl with excitement upon hearing about a project of this scale. But what about Gonggong? Ask him to reinforce the mountain he would crash into in the future?
No, he absolutely could not hold another "crowdfunding meeting"!
The previous material crowdfunding for Pangu Hall had succeeded because he could invoke the banner of "Father God's Dream." This project was so enormous that even those four words might not be enough to suppress everyone.
If he raised it at a meeting, people like Zhurong and Gonggong would probably flip the table on the spot.
This matter had to be pushed from the top down!
His gaze passed through layer upon layer of halls and landed at the deepest part of Pangu Hall.
Elder Brother Dijiang and Elder Brother Zhujiuyin. One controlled space, possessed far-reaching vision, and was the Witch Clan's leader; the other controlled time, profound and reserved, and served as the Witch Clan's strategist. Looking across the entire Witch Clan, only the two of them might understand the true weight of the disaster and opportunity behind this—enough to overturn the Primordial World's entire structure!
He had to convince them first!
He restrained all outward emotion. On the face that usually wore an "innocent" smile, only resolve remained.
He suddenly turned around and strode through the newly completed hall, rich with spiritual qi, heading straight toward the deepest part of Pangu Hall.
Dijiang and Zhujiuyin were sensing the changes brought by the great array, satisfaction visible on their faces.
"Thirteenth Brother, this array..." Dijiang had just opened his mouth to offer a few words of praise.
But Xuanzheng directly interrupted him.
"Elder Brother Dijiang, Elder Brother Zhujiuyin."
His voice was not loud, yet it seemed to contain the weight of ten thousand jun. Even the spiritual qi flowing around them stalled.
Dijiang and Zhujiuyin turned their heads at the same time. For the first time, they sensed from this Thirteenth Brother a sharp, chilling edge unrelated to Father God—something that belonged purely to him.
Meeting the suddenly fierce gazes of his two elder brothers, Xuanzheng spoke one word at a time, each striking the empty hall like a hammer.
"The Witch Clan faces a catastrophe of annihilation."
The air instantly froze. The smile vanished completely from Dijiang's face, replaced by utmost seriousness. "What did you say?"
Zhujiuyin's eyes abruptly opened as well, locking firmly onto Xuanzheng.
Xuanzheng did not retreat in the slightest. He slowly spoke the second half of his sentence, his voice carrying endless temptation and absolute resolve.
"But there is also an eternal opportunity to ascend to the heavens in a single step."
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