Rainwater could soothe the world's wounds.
The land scorched by heavenly fire was barren and parched. Several upheavals in the earth veins had shattered and shifted the mountains and rivers; peaks that had once stood high might now lie at the bottom of valleys, while ancient riverbeds strewn with pebbles ran along the ridges.
At last, the desolate, lifeless soil welcomed rain—the emblem of life.
The first raindrop struck the ground, kicking up dust before leaving only a tiny mark. It changed nothing.
Soon came the second drop, the third, and countless cool raindrops falling one after another.
The dry earth gradually drank its fill. Muddy water slowly gathered and flowed, forming puddles in hollows; once the puddles filled, they converged again, becoming currents and then streams.
Many new Barrier Lakes appeared across the shattered land.
Their waters were thick with mud and sand.
The earlier tremors of the earth veins had changed the original terrain, and nature needed to redesign its river channels.
Several days of unceasing rain caused countless Barrier Lakes of all sizes to burst their banks.
Muddy floodwaters raged and scoured the land, while the river channels constantly shifted as though actively seeking the most suitable paths. No one knew how long it took, but at last, new river channels took shape.
When one's gaze rose above the clouds, one would see countless new rivers radiating in every direction from Sky Pillar Mountain.
More than half a month later, the rain stopped.
Warm gold spilled through gaps in the dark clouds, and sunlight shone upon the damp earth.
Green appeared upon the barren land. After just one short night, it had spread across mountains, rivers, fields, and plains.
Animals that had vanished when heavenly fire ravaged the land and shifted the mountains reappeared. Those that had