On the peak of Buzhou Mountain, wind and clouds churned!
Xuanzheng stood with his hands behind his back, a "simple and honest" smile playing on his lips.
Who would have thought that this Ancestral Witch, universally acknowledged as a simpleton in the Primordial World, was actually plotting how to swallow this immense merit, principal and interest, and also top up the Destiny account for his Witch Clan.
"A few hundred years? A mere flick of the finger!"
Xuanzheng scoffed inwardly.
Rumors outside claimed he had poured his heart and soul into repairing Buzhou Mountain, toiling day and night, a model of labor for the Witch Clan.
Bah!
He had merely moved his lips, directing Gonggong, Zhurong, and those straightforward brothers and sisters to do the work, occasionally stepping in personally to "guide" them. The real core technology—like the soon-to-be-reinstated [Buzhou Mountain Dragon Vein Ancestral Source]—was all "plucked" by him from the Primordial World Bug Fixing Manual, a rare and valuable item!
Recalling not long ago how Jieyin, that old fellow, had put on a long face, desperately searching the barren Western lands where not even birds would shit, for more "road toll" so that Zhunti, that stubborn rascal, could go to Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao without falling behind, Xuanzheng couldn't help but laugh.
"Tsk, the Western Duo, truly my stable source of income!"
This deal was profitable!
At this moment, in the core area of Buzhou Mountain, the unstable fissures in the mountainside had long been filled seamlessly with countless [Pangu Divine Concrete] stones, shimmering with profound and immortal yellow light!
This divine concrete, indestructible, merged perfectly with the main body of Buzhou Mountain, as if they had been one since time immemorial!
Inside the mountain, Gonggong hadn't been idle either.
The underground water veins, originally complex and prone to flooding, causing trouble for the Witch Clan's warriors, had now been meticulously organized by him. They flowed like docile jade dragons deep within the mountain's core, nourishing the ancient terrain.
"Brother Gonggong's work is truly excellent!"
Xuanzheng transmitted his thoughts across the distance, his tone filled with "sincere" praise. "On the merit ledger later, I must record a significant entry for you!"
Gonggong, that simpleton, could feel him scratching the back of his head and chuckling foolishly from afar, thumping his chest loudly. "Thirteenth Brother, just watch! I guarantee that from now on, not a single drop of water will leak from Buzhou Mountain!"
On the other side, Zhurong, that hot-tempered one, had transformed into the ultimate "master blacksmith."
He directed a group of muscular fire witches to smelt vast quantities of divine metals and exotic ores, "friendly negotiated"... ahem, "reasonably claimed" from the Demon Clan, along with various treasures collected by the Witch Clan, into colossal, impossibly large, crimson pillars resembling the spinal bones of ancient dragon gods!
"Rumble!" "Rumble!"
These crimson "dragon bones" were personally hammered by Zhurong into the most crucial, most vulnerable nodes of Buzhou Mountain.
With each falling pillar, they perfectly aligned with the mountain's geological structure, emitting a scorching yet incredibly stable, majestic aura that firmly locked the mountain body in place!
"Brother Zhurong, your firepower is intense! Buzhou Mountain will probably be harder than a turtle's shell from now on!"
Xuanzheng shouted from afar, his smile "pure and innocent."
Zhurong wiped a nonexistent bead of sweat from his forehead and waved his fan-like hand, his voice booming like a bell. "That's a given! From now on, any blind fool who dares to crash into the mountain will have to ask my fist first, and then ask these newly forged mountain bones, which one is harder!"
Xuanzheng nodded repeatedly, his inner monologue: "Right, right, that's the spirit! The harder the better, the higher the BUG repair rate, the more merit!"
Finally, the long-awaited final stage, watched by all, arrived!
The "simple and honest" smile on his face instantly vanished, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity and sanctity.
"Brothers and sisters, brace yourselves!"
Xuanzheng's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of every Ancestral Witch. "The final eye of the 'Sky-Supporting Mountain-Suppressing Pangu Great Array'—the [Buzhou Mountain Dragon Vein Ancestral Source]—is ready to be reinstalled!"
Dijiang, Zhujiuyin, Houtu, Qiangliang...
The remaining twelve Ancestral Witches had already positioned themselves at twelve crucial directional nodes around Buzhou Mountain, according to the script Xuanzheng had "arranged" beforehand.
Their expressions were grave, their auras profound, each channeling their innate Witch power to its absolute limit!
Hummm—!
In an instant, the entire ley line of Buzhou Mountain, no, the entire central axis of the Primordial World, seemed to be stirred by an invisible force!
The earth let out a deep, thunderous rumble, echoing the powerful and imposing auras of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, forming a mysterious resonance!
Xuanzheng, alone, walked slowly towards the peak of Buzhou Mountain, where a massive, unfathomably deep groove, meticulously constructed by him, awaited.
The shape, size, depth, and even the runes inscribed within the groove perfectly matched the object in his hand.
With both hands, carefully yet as steady as a mountain, he held a fist-sized piece of strange jade. It shone with a warm, white, lustrous treasure light, emanating an overwhelming, condensed vitality and supreme dragon energy!
The [Buzhou Mountain Dragon Vein Ancestral Source]!
This thing was no ordinary item! It was a top-tier BUG fixing material from the Manual's reward pool, crucial for suppressing Buzhou Mountain's Destiny and reshaping Pangu's spine!
"Primordial World Bug Fixing Manual, final command confirmed, initiating BUG repair—[Calamity of Buzhou Mountain's Collapse] final stage!"
Xuanzheng chanted softly, his voice barely a whisper, as if conversing with an unseen entity.
In his left palm, the ancient and weathered [Karma Scale] grew slightly warm, its beam trembling gently, as if weighing the earth-shattering "karma" about to unfold.
On the back of his right hand, the mirror surface of the [Script Mirror] pulsed with countless profound runes, emitting a dark, deep glow, faithfully recording this historic moment that would change the landscape of the Primordial World.
Under the gaze of all!
Xuanzheng, holding the [Buzhou Mountain Dragon Vein Ancestral Source], stepped forward, slowly lowering it into the massive groove on the mountain peak.
Perfectly fitted!
A flawless match!
Buzz--!!!
The instant the [Buzhou Mountain Dragon Vein Ancestral Source] completely fused with the groove!
The entire Buzhou Mountain suddenly let out a world-shattering tremor!
This tremor was not one of collapse, but of... awakening!
As if a primordial behemoth, slumbering for eons since the chaos, had its ultimate divine might, hidden in its deepest core, thoroughly awakened at this moment!
Rumble, rumble, rumble--!
Ten thousand feet of radiant light, like the first divine gleam of creation, shot up from the peak of Buzhou Mountain, instantly tearing through the endless clouds above the nine heavens, piercing the thirty-three layers of heaven, and shooting straight into the dark, cold, chaotic void!
Billions of auspicious energies, like the Milky Way pouring down from the nine heavens, transformed into a colorful waterfall of good fortune, descending from the sky and enveloping the entire majestic Buzhou Mountain in a divine, peaceful, solemn, and immortal halo!
A feeling indescribable by any words, as if directly from the time Father God Pangu first split the heavens and earth, that ancient, vast aura of propping up the sky, supporting the earth, and suppressing all ages, erupted from the deepest, most fundamental core of Buzhou Mountain!
That aura was magnificent! Vast! Boundless! Limitless!
With an invisible, supreme power that was unrivaled, unshakeable, and irreversible, it connected the heavens and earth of the entire Primordial World the moment it appeared!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
A series of dense and strange sounds, like popping beans, emanated from within the body of Buzhou Mountain.
The newly poured and fused [Pangu Divine Concrete] resonated and transformed with the ancient stones at the deepest level, shimmering with an immortal radiance that could not be worn down by any calamity!
The mountain's posture!
Under the horrified gazes of all the great powers in the Primordial World, the posture of Buzhou Mountain was visibly rising, section by section!
It became more majestic!
More upright!
More towering!
More sacred and inviolable!
The previous tilts, cracks, and signs of damage caused by great calamities such as the Dragon-Han Tribulation and the Dao-Demon conflict vanished in an instant with the scouring of the Pangu aura and the return of the Dragon Vein Ancestral Source!
At this moment, Buzhou Mountain was no longer just a cold mountain!
It had come alive!
It seemed to have once again transformed into the unbending spine of Father God Pangu, who created the world and embodied all things!
Once again, with an invincible stance that looked down upon all ages and dominated the Primordial World, it steadily bore the weight of the entire Primordial World!
"It's done!"
"Buzhou Mountain... has truly... come back to life!"
All the members of the Witch Clan who participated in this "Buzhou Mountain Repair and Reinforcement Super Project," from the top Ancestral Witches to the ordinary Great Witches and Lesser Witches, simultaneously felt a pure and majestic Pangu divine power from the depths of Buzhou Mountain, surging into their limbs and bones like the warmest, most nourishing spring tide, integrating into their Witch Clan bloodlines!
All fatigue from days of labor vanished instantly!
Many cultivation bottlenecks that had troubled them for hundreds or thousands of years actually made "crackling" sounds under the scouring of this Pangu divine power, showing signs of loosening or even breaking through!
"Hahahaha! My strength has increased by a large margin again!"
"Awesome! So awesome! This is what the sky-supporting spine of our Father God Pangu should look like!"
Ancestral Witch Dijiang roared to the sky, the spatial law power around him churning like boiling water, tearing open small spatial rifts.
Ancestral Witch Houtu also revealed a relieved and heartfelt smile on her beautiful face, clearly sensing the joy and excitement from the deepest parts of the Primordial World.
Xuanzheng still stood on the mountaintop, his robes fluttering in the vast and majestic aura, his hair dancing wildly.
On his face, there was still his signature "simple and honest" smile.
But in the deepest part of his profound eyes, a glint of excitement and anticipation, like a fox stealing a chicken, flickered, understood only by himself.
"Heh, this is just the beginning. The real surprises are still waiting to be delivered to me!"
In his mind, the pleasant notification sound from the [Primordial World Bug Fixing Manual] began to scroll madly!
[Ding! Detected that the core bug fix completion for "Buzhou Mountain Collapse Calamity" has reached 90%!]
[Ding! Heavenly Dao Merit is being settled at an insane rate... Estimated to break the record for single-instance merit acquisition in the Primordial World!]
[Ding! Pangu's Legacy is accelerating its convergence... Extremely high quality! Astonishing quantity!]
[Ding! Host has successfully rectified the chaos and stabilized the axis of the Primordial World's heaven and earth, obtaining the special achievement - [Guardian of the Heavenly Pillar (Pseudo)]! Primordial World Destiny is continuously monitoring!]
Xuanzheng was overjoyed in his heart, but outwardly maintained his "humility": "Oh my, Elder Brothers and Sisters, you've all worked hard! For the harmony and stability of the Primordial World, our Witch Clan truly gives its all!"
He looked at the brand-new Buzhou Mountain, its aura more than ten times stronger than before, and could already see boundless Heavenly Dao Merit and Pangu's Legacy raining down on him and the entire Witch Clan like free candies!
"Everyone, for the final cleanup, put in your absolute best effort and finish it up!"
Xuanzheng waved his hand grandly, full of spirit.
"The subsequent celebration feast will have plenty! Pangu Divine Concrete... cough cough, no, the divine power of Father God Pangu's blessing, will be plentiful!"
Gonggong was the first to pat his chest, which was harder than iron, and rumbled, "Thirteenth Brother, just watch! I guarantee this Buzhou Mountain will be as solid as a rock from now on, not even a single hair will fall off!"
Xuanzheng nodded with satisfaction, thinking to himself: "Fall off? Don't make me laugh! This is a crucial KPI for how much wool I can later shear!"
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