The four had fulfilled their mission. The four extreme elemental sources that had dragged the world into darkness had been completely subdued and purified.
The Wind of Disorder in the east became a gentle breeze.
The Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice in the west became sweet streams.
The Extinction Dead Earth in the north became fertile black soil.
The Endfire Ash Flame in the south became warm kindling fire.
Wind, fire, water, and earth—the four elements that formed the foundation of the world—returned to their original forms under the guidance of the four.
They were no longer blades of destruction, but sources of life that nurtured all things.
The four elemental powers that should have repelled one another seemed to have been summoned, converging uncontrollably from all four directions toward the center of the small grotto-heaven.
Azure wind, golden fire, blue water, and brown earth.
The four elemental torrents fused in midair, turning into an elemental storm that swept toward that forgotten land.
"Rumble!"
Thunderous explosions rang out continuously in the air.
Violent energy swept through the surroundings, while blinding white light engulfed heaven and earth.
Li Xiaoyu, Lu Xueqi, Zhang Xiaofan, and Bi Yao silently watched this creation-like scene.
They could feel that the pressure emanating from the elemental storm was enough to shake even them.
A brand-new world was about to be born before their eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, the elemental storm slowly subsided, and the world became clear once more.
The sky was no longer gray and desolate, but clear and azure.
The earth was no longer scarred beyond recognition, but teeming with life again.
Upon that reborn land lay a complete, stable, and vibrant core spiritual vein.
It emitted a soft glow, like the beating heart of this world.
"Success."
Li Xiaoyu looked at the