Refining the Mysterious Sky Divine Dragon Pillar, Are You the Mysterious Turtle?

The four ordained sages extended their divine senses, probing across millions of li as they searched above the vast blue sea.

A long time passed, yet still no trace of the Mysterious Turtle appeared.

Nuwa glanced at the sky she had just mended, worry flickering in her eyes.

"Though the heavens have been patched with Five-Colored Stone, without a pillar to support the four poles, the sky will still collapse and the earth will shatter before long. Three elder brothers, what is to be done?"

"Junior Sister Nuwa, do not fret. Let me perform another divination!"

Grand Pure Lord of Morality pinched his fingers and concentrated, his body surging with the aura of the Dao as he ceaselessly deduced.

After a moment, helplessness spread across his face. "Alas, the Heavenly Fate has shifted!"

"Elder Brother, what do you mean?"

Nuwa asked anxiously.

Primordial Lord of Heaven and Tongtian both turned their gazes toward Grand Pure Lord of Morality.

"The Heavenly Dao foretells that a pillar to hold up the heavens will be born, right here in the North Sea. We need only wait."

"Is that so?" Nuwa's expression grew puzzled. "Is it because of that Mysterious Turtle?"

Grand Pure Lord of Morality nodded slightly. "The Mysterious Turtle's call drew a trace of attention from the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, which favored him. This time, Junior Sister, you may not be able to claim all the merit from Mending the Heavens. Please be at ease."

"This..."

Nuwa was naturally displeased upon hearing this, but since matters had already come to this point, and she was broad-minded, she quickly let it go. "Very well!"

"Who would have thought that Mysterious Turtle truly caught the attention of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao!"

Primordial Lord of Heaven and Tongtian both flushed with embarrassment, recalling their earlier remarks about the Mysterious Turtle, and wore expressions of guilt.

Their faces had been slapped!

"Hmph, a mere little turtle, nothing but a damp-born, egg-hatched creature of this world. Even if he gains the Great Dao's favor, it's only fleeting pride. If he dares to appear, Junior Sister can still sever his four legs to prop up the heavens!"

Primordial Lord of Heaven believed that the pillar Grand Pure Lord of Morality spoke of was still the Mysterious Turtle's legs.

Grand Pure Lord of Morality shook his head faintly and said nothing more.

The Heaven and Earth Great Dao stood above even the Heavenly Dao. For the Mysterious Turtle to bypass the Heavenly Dao and communicate with the Great Dao, introducing variables, was hardly a good thing for them.

Nuwa, unlike Grand Pure Lord of Morality, did not realize how greatly the Mysterious Turtle's actions would affect their future. She simply stared expectantly at the North Sea, hoping the pillar would appear soon.

Only when the pillar emerged and the heavens were fully mended would the Heavenly Dao descend boundless merit to bolster her cultivation!

Beichen descended into the Three Islands. His colossal turtle body, spanning millions of li, seemed utterly insignificant within these isles.

These three islands, connected to one another, brimmed with the aura of the Dao. Endless rare flowers and jade grasses vied in splendor, layered peaks soared into the clouds, clear melodies rang out, and immortal energy drifted everywhere.

Within those immortal peaks seemed to hide countless divine roots and spiritual plants, vast deposits of primordial materials, and innumerable innate rare beasts lurking in seclusion.

The Three Islands, linked together, formed an unparalleled supreme cave heaven and blessed land in the Primordial World. Born from fragments of the Great Dao, they naturally generated an innate Island Protection Array, so that even a sage could scarcely spy on their movements.

Beichen dwelled within these Three Islands, his divine sense constantly comprehending their Dao aura. This single session of enlightenment lasted ten years.

The laws of the Three Islands were fully absorbed, wielded, and became his domain of dominion.

He could summon or dismiss this domain at will. Within it, he was the absolute sovereign; without his permission, even a sage could not enter.

Such was the might of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao's favor!

"Ten years have passed. I wonder how the Mending the Heavens is progressing?"

Beichen raised his head and gazed outward. The sea surged endlessly, and above its surface, the four ordained sages stood tall, still waiting anxiously.

Beichen used the Dao aura of the domain formed by the Three Islands to deduce, and quickly understood: "They're waiting to sever my four legs and seek that pillar to hold up the heavens."

"Do they have to use my four legs to prop up the sky? Can't they use something else?"

Beichen asked the system.

At the same time, he thought to himself: if he could refine a heavenly pillar to support the four poles of the world, not only would he avoid falling in the Mending the Heavens, but he might also claim half the merit and gain a great opportunity.

"Ding. The system detects the host's thoughts. Ingenious and worthy of praise!"

"System issuing quest: Seek the ultimate chaotic materials—Primordial Qi Fiend Essence Gold and Chaos Fragment Innate Spirit Crystal. Refine the Mysterious Sky Divine Dragon Pillar with your own essence and qi to prop up the heavens. Reward: one Form Transformation Dao Fruit!"

"Form Transformation Dao Fruit?"

Beichen looked at his enormous turtle body and felt a surge of ecstasy. "The Form Transformation Dao Fruit can directly transform me into human form, saving a massive amount of cultivation effort, and even slightly boosting my cultivation. Worth it!"

Next, Beichen activated his Divine Tortoise Eyes and quickly located the Primordial Qi Fiend Essence Gold and Chaos Fragment Innate Spirit Crystal.

"Nuwa's Five-Colored Stone patch will last at most a hundred years. Without a pillar, the sky will still collapse and the earth will shatter. Time to start refining!"

Immediately, Beichen began to exhale true qi continuously, transforming it into Divine Water. The Divine Water boiled, and from it erupted nameless Purple Fire.

As the Purple Fire emerged, the Divine Water dissipated on its own. Beichen exhaled more true qi, which acted like fuel for the Purple Fire, roaring into a blazing inferno.

Within the Three Islands, the scorching heat turned the space into a vast smelting furnace.

Beichen manipulated the materials unceasingly, gathering them within the flames of true qi. The materials rapidly shifted forms, coalescing into a single divine pillar.

Twenty full years passed before a heavenly pillar was perfectly refined. Its size could change at will, its substance was incomparably hard, and across its entire surface, Nine Dragon Patterns were condensed. Between the pillar's sections, roars of dragons burst forth, shaking the very space around it.

"Senior Brother, it's been thirty years. Why hasn't the pillar to hold up the heavens appeared yet?"

Nuwa was growing anxious.

"Junior Sister, don't worry. The heavens mended with Five-Colored Stone can hold for a hundred years. Within that time, the pillar will surely appear!"

Grand Pure Lord of Morality seemed confident.

"This pillar is perfect—enough to support the heavens. With dragon patterns carved on it, I'll call it the Mysterious Sky Divine Dragon Pillar."

Beichen spat out a mouthful of true qi, his turtle body utterly exhausted: "This pillar consumes too much true qi. Good thing we're on the Three Immortal Islands, where the spiritual energy is boundless. Otherwise, I fear I wouldn't hold out!"

Another sixty years passed, and the four Mysterious Sky Divine Dragon Pillars were fully refined.

Gazing at the four golden, wish-fulfilling pillars before him, Beichen let out a long cry: "Finally done! Nearly worked me to death!"

For his meritorious service in refining the Mending the Heavens Divine Dragon Pillars, the system rewarded him with a Form Transformation Dao Fruit.

Without hesitation, Beichen swallowed it whole.

His body immediately underwent a violent transformation. A towering young man appeared among the Three Islands—handsome and dashing, with slanted brows sweeping into his temples, sharp eyes like swords and stars, and a debonair air—as if he could prop up heaven and earth itself.

"I, Beichen, have taken human form. Much better than being a turtle!"

Beichen sat cross-legged, beginning to absorb spiritual energy, stabilizing his transformed body and solidifying his cultivation.

Another nine years slipped by.

In the ninety-ninth year, just as Nuwa's face flushed red with impatience, the form of the Three Islands suddenly materialized before the four destined sages.

"Junior Sister, the object to mend the heavens has been born!" Grand Pure Lord of Morality narrowed his eyes.

Soon, a handsome youth appeared at the edge of the Three Islands. The Island Protection Array rippled, making the four of them slightly wary.

"Four fellow daoists, I, Beichen, have successfully refined the Mysterious Sky Divine Dragon Pillars for mending the heavens. I present them to you, Nuwa—please accept them!"

Without leaving the immortal island, Beichen simply hurled the four pillars outward.

Nuwa rejoiced, catching the four pillars, and seemed to understand something: "Fellow daoist, are you the Mysterious Turtle?"