Inspiration

Yuan Lun gently shook his head, wiping away all distracting thoughts and refocusing his mind on the earth vein beneath Supreme Awakening Range.

He poured all his power into the Mountain-Driving Whip, using the strength of the Innate Spiritual Treasure and the flow of the earth vein's power to carefully sense the condition of Supreme Awakening Range's earth vein.

After sensing it for several decades and shifting through many different locations, Yuan Lun finally gained a rough understanding of the condition of the earth vein running through Supreme Awakening Range.

Through the intangible connection among the three of them, Yuan Lun relayed the condition of Supreme Awakening Range's earth vein to Yuan Jie and Yuan Ling before asking, "Will you act with me, or shall we split up?"

"Together! With the Mountain-Driving Whip, we can repair the earth vein with half the effort and twice the result," Yuan Ling promptly replied.

Yuan Jie and Yuan Lun had no objections upon hearing that.

In an instant, their figures vanished from where they stood and reappeared at another location within Supreme Awakening Range.

This was the most severely damaged region of Supreme Awakening Range. Looking up, the three saw that the endless, majestic mountain range had been forcibly severed here.

The three connected their primordial spirits to heaven and earth and deduced the heavenly secrets. Before long, they understood the precise reason.

This place had originally been the connecting hub between Supreme Awakening Range's earth vein and a mid-grade Innate Earth Vein. When Luo had detonated the earth veins of the Western Continent, the terrifying Great Dao shockwave unleashed had destroyed heaven and earth. It had not only utterly destroyed that mid-grade Innate Earth Vein, but had also obliterated this stretch of Supreme Awakening Range, leaving behind a massive gap in the mountain range spanning several trillion li.

Furthermore, because Supreme Awakening Range had failed to stop that terrifying Great Dao shockwave—

After destroying this stretch of mountains, the terrifying Great Dao shockwave had continued pouring outward into the distance.

With no sufficiently powerful force to halt it, it had spread across hundreds of trillions of li, reducing the affected region to ruins. Only after the Innate Spiritual Qi and Dao Rhyme Spiritual Essence had dispersed did that Great Dao shockwave finally dissipate.

At the sight, Yuan Lun, Yuan Jie, and Yuan Ling acted together. They jointly activated the Mountain-Driving Whip, using the Innate Spiritual Treasure's might to connect with the damaged earth vein here and inspect its injuries in even greater detail.

After sensing and examining it for a while, they came to fully understand the condition of the earth vein here. Yuan Lun, Yuan Jie, and Yuan Yan could not help but furrow their brows.

The gap in Supreme Awakening Range, which spanned several trillion li, would not be easy to repair.

Especially in the middle of the gap, where all mountains and earth veins had been utterly annihilated into nothingness. Not even a fragment of mountain or earth vein remained; there was only a bottomless abyssal ravine.

Farther out on both sides, the damage gradually lessened. The mountains and earth veins still remained, but they were covered in cracks and fissures. One stretch of earth vein had even shattered into pieces, leaving behind only broken remnants without any complete form.

They could erase and repair the cracks and fissures in the mountains and earth veins, and they could also draw together, reconnect, reshape, and repair the shattered mountains and earth veins.

But how were they supposed to repair that enormous central stretch of mountains and earth veins that had been completely annihilated into nothingness?

It could not be repaired at all; it could only be created. Yet they did not cultivate the Dao of Creation. Even if they did, with their current cultivation realms, they likely could not create such a vast stretch of mountains and earth veins.

For a moment, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling exchanged glances, each seeing a trace of helplessness in the others' eyes.

After a brief silence, inspiration suddenly struck Yuan Jie, and an idea formed in his heart:

Since they could not create such a vast stretch of mountains and earth veins from nothing, why not take a different approach?

They could directly use the Mountain-Driving Whip to drive one end of the mountains and earth veins several trillion li, filling the gap that had been completely destroyed. Then, once the severed ends of Supreme Awakening Range were reconnected, they could mend and repair the cracks and fissures. Would that not restore Supreme Awakening Range to its full state?

At the same time, Yuan Lun also had an inspiration. Could an Innate Earth Vein grow and extend? If it could, then by using the Mountain-Driving Whip to drive the earth veins and make those at both ends grow one or two trillion li longer, could they not reconnect the mountains and earth veins on both sides?

With an idea in mind, Yuan Lun immediately calmed himself and began to deduce it. A moment later, a flicker of delight passed through his eyes. This method was entirely feasible!

However, the growth and extension of an Innate Earth Vein were not without limits.

It depended on whether the Origin Power accumulated within the Innate Earth Vein was abundant. If it was, then with the guidance of a relevant Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Innate Earth Vein could naturally be made to grow and extend with ease.

But if it was not abundant and they still forcibly made the Innate Earth Vein grow and extend, they would only damage the earth vein's origin and leave it weaker and more fragile.

Having found solutions, Yuan Jie and Yuan Lun each explained their methods. The three chose Yuan Lun's approach with almost no hesitation.

Directly using the Mountain-Driving Whip to drive one end of the mountains and earth veins into position and connect it to the other end was feasible, but it had two flaws:

First, if the mountains and earth veins being moved were not especially powerful, it would be easy enough. But if they were powerful, they might need to expend an enormous amount of time and effort, and might even be unable to move them at all.

Second, shifting mountains and earth veins—especially those of higher grade—would have a greater impact. The mountains and earth veins connected to them would also be affected. With one careless mistake, they might fail to earn Merit and instead be burdened with Karmic Force.

Having settled on their plan, the three immediately split up and got to work.

Among the three, Yuan Ling was the least efficient at erasing and repairing the cracks and fissures in the earth veins due to the limitations of his own Great Dao.

Therefore, Yuan Lun handed the Mountain-Driving Whip to Yuan Ling, having him activate the spiritual treasure and draw together the shattered remnants of the mountains and earth veins, reconnecting them.

As for Yuan Jie and Yuan Lun, they continuously used the divine abilities of their respective Great Dao to erase and repair the cracks and fissures in the earth veins.

Moreover, to accelerate the repairs, Yuan Jie and Yuan Lun tacitly used the Origin Power they had previously accumulated by refining it through their own Great Dao while cleansing and repairing the Three Clans Battlefield.

Because they had already broken through to the Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm and their cultivation had advanced greatly, their speed in repairing the earth veins was much faster than before.

In less than ten thousand years, Yuan Ling had drawn all the remnants of the mountains and earth veins back into place and reconnected them to the main body of Supreme Awakening Range. He then joined forces with Yuan Lun and Yuan Jie to seal every crack at the points of connection.

At this point, they only needed to use the Mountain-Driving Whip to connect with the earth veins, stir their origins, and drive the power of the earth veins, allowing the earth veins at both ends to grow and extend by one or two trillion li on their own. Once they completely connected and closed the gap, and perfectly sealed the junction, their restoration of this region would be complete.

Although Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling could now join forces to activate the Mountain-Driving Whip and unleash greater might, allowing Supreme Awakening Range to grow one or two trillion li sooner and reconnect the two ends, they did not do so.

After some discussion, Yuan Jie and Yuan Ling turned and returned to Yingzhou Immortal Island. They continued consuming heavenly treasures and Innate Spiritual Fruits, devoting themselves to comprehending the Dao and cultivating in order to advance their cultivation realms.

Only Yuan Lun remained here, wielding the Mountain-Driving Whip alone to connect with and stir the origin of Supreme Awakening Range's earth vein, guiding the earth vein's growth and extension.