The wind blew, and the sea waves crashed and roared.
Foam from the muddy tidal flats was swept ashore by the waves. The murky seawater brought sound to the world; with water and wind, damp vapor drifted toward the arid continent, forming clouds and rain to nourish the land.
Atop a coastal rock, Bai Yujun gazed over the boundless ocean in satisfaction.
"Water resources are sufficient for now. If Little Broken Ball grows later, I'll still need to keep collecting water. Hmm, when I have time, I'll dig up a few forests and toss them in as decoration."
Rarely did she get a moment of leisure without working herself half to death. She fell backward onto the ground and lay there, unwilling to move.
"I wonder how the monkey is doing..."
She suddenly remembered something, sprang to her feet, and shot away toward a certain active volcano belching thick smoke. She took out two of the longest Phoenix Feathers, then felt they were too flashy and might easily bring disaster upon the monkey, so she switched them for two ordinary tail feathers. With nothing better to do, she took the opportunity to forge the monkey an imposing set of Golden Armor.
Perhaps some image had taken root deep in her heart, or perhaps it was simply her wicked sense of humor.
A certain Bai intended to make the Great Sage Equal to Heaven truly become reality.
An ancient phoenix lay buried beneath the volcanic crater, already half-melted into the volcano's searing lava. It was still impossible to tell whether it was undergoing Nirvana Rebirth or truly dead. The volcano was perfect for forging armor—a factory built atop a grave.
She slowly refined the two tail feathers, shrinking them to an appropriate size, then threw the various metals she had collected