Meanwhile, the Saints were still busy with Mending the Heavens and had no time to concern themselves with the remaining members of the Witch Clan or the surviving Demon Soldiers and Demon Generals.
Lady Nuwa was still wholly absorbed in refining the Five-Colored Divine Stone. This was no ordinary stone; it required seven times seven days-forty-nine in all-to finish refining.
Cult Leader Tongtian returned to Lady Nuwa with the Northern Sea Giant Turtle's four limbs and asked, "Fellow Daoist Nuwa, how many more days will the refining take?"
For every day the breach in the heavens remained unpatched, fear gripped the entire Primordial World. The wails of living beings rose everywhere, and countless lives had perished the instant Mount Buzhou fell.
Moreover, helping with Mending the Heavens would earn a great deal of merit. The Saints were naturally willing to do anything that earned them merit.
"There is no need to hurry, Fellow Daoist Tongtian. It will be finished in a few more days."
Lady Nuwa answered calmly. A few dozen days were no more than the blink of an eye in the Primordial World. To them, forty-nine days was a very short time.
Cult Leader Tongtian nodded and turned his gaze toward the Primordial Land. Whenever he saw living beings suffering from the disaster, he intervened to save them.
Several days later, Lady Nuwa finally finished refining the Five-Colored Divine Stone. She suspended it between heaven and earth to be used for Mending the Heavens and said, "Fellow Daoist Tongtian, conceal the giant turtle's four limbs within the four extremities and use them to support all of heaven and earth."
Cult Leader Tongtian did not hesitate. He traversed the void, carrying the enormous limbs to the four extremities. Once the limbs were in place, heaven and earth stopped shaking,