If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1255 The Ambition to Mend the Sky
Xiaoyu circled the large rock three and a half times—the rock was against the mountain wall, so she couldn't circle it completely once, only half a circle. Xiaoyu went back and forth three times.

"I'm afraid we can't pull you out of the ground. You already know there's a cave beneath you."

But you don't know that this cave is extremely special; it is the source of the main earth vein of the Eastern Continent.

The barren mountain you are on is also quite magical.

At this moment, it appears bare, desolate, and lonely, with not even a single fairy to be found.

However, this mountain range is thick and majestic, like a spine, running from south to north, almost traversing the entire Eastern Continent.

Unfortunately, at this time, humanity in Dongsheng Shenzhou was just beginning, and the spirit of humanity had not yet flourished.

If we wait another tens of thousands of years, and as humanity gradually flourishes in Dongsheng Shenzhou, it's not impossible that this mountain range could grow into an ancestral dragon.

When that time comes, your situation, residing at the entrance of the ancestral dragon's lair, will definitely undergo a major change.

The earth's energy and spiritual energy of the entire Eastern Continent will nourish you at all times.

The stone said, "But I am the stone that mended the heavens, born to mend the heavens. What do the human spirit, the ancestral dragon of the Divine Land, and the source of the earth's veins have to do with me?"

—You are probably Wukong's "previous incarnation"!
If we use you to patch up the hole in the sky, how will Sun Wukong be born in the future?
Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Everyone has their own unique talents! The reason you were abandoned by the Goddess Nuwa in the barren mountains may not be because you are useless, but because you are more magical and talented than the other stones used to mend the sky."

It's just that your talent is rather special; you weren't born to mend the heavens, but rather to transform into a human.

As the saying goes, nine orifices make a human, while eight orifices make an animal.

You already have seven orifices; if you can grow one more, you will be able to transform into a demon.

If they were to live two more lifetimes, they would be reborn as humans, or even become 'born saints'.

At that time, you will surely be a "great talent of heaven and earth," countless times greater than a mere stone used to mend the sky.

Who knows, you might even change the world, astound the goddess Nuwa, and make the world resound with your presence!

"Great Immortal, is what you say true? You're not just trying to comfort your disciple?" Stone listened with longing, but he was also very unsure and skeptical.

Grand Tutor Yu asked, "Have you ever seen a human being in your entire life?"

Stone said, "I've seen wild men picking fruit in the forest, and I've also seen dead people being dragged down the mountain and eaten by mountain spirits and monsters. I've even seen immortals flying through the sky."

However, this disciple rarely encounters savages or immortals. This place is too desolate; people don't want to come here.

Grand Tutor Yu said, "The people you met in the past were all uncivilized natives."

Although they belong to the human race, they have not created civilization and have not yet truly embarked on the path of 'humanity'.

The situation is different now.

West of the vast ocean, there exists a powerful and prosperous kingdom called 'Da Qin'. Do you know it?

"I don't know," Stone said.

Even the Qin Dynasty didn't know.

Actually, you can't really blame "Stone" for being ignorant and vulgar.

Its location is far too remote. Not only is it situated at the very edge of Dongsheng Shenzhou, but the cliffs are also close to the sea. With barren mountains and the sea at its edge, no native inhabitant would settle here.

Grand Tutor Yu spent some time giving a brief account of the story of the Qin Dynasty and the Emperor Zheng.

Finally, she said, "You must understand that times have changed. While the Human Emperor's conquest of all directions was undoubtedly excessive in its killings, it also spread the civilization of China to the barbaric lands."

It has only been a few hundred years since the Qin generals entered Dongsheng Shenzhou.

The Eastern Continent had just ignited the flame of civilization, but it was constantly exploited by the Qin Dynasty, preventing it from developing properly.

In a few thousand or tens of thousands of years, the Eastern Continent will surely be filled with humans. Human cities and kingdoms will be everywhere.

The land should first nourish people, and then people should nourish the land.

As the energy of humanity nourishes the earth, the combination of human energy and the energy of the earth's evil spirits will surely give birth to dragon energy, which in turn will give rise to dragon veins.

And you happen to be stuck in the 'Ancestral Dragon Cave'.

It's too early to tell, but your future location will surely be the most auspicious place in the Three Realms.

In such a blessed land, nurtured by the essence of heaven and earth, the sun and moon, for tens of thousands of years, it would be difficult not to prosper.

Grand Tutor Yu spoke with great conviction, and Stone gradually came to believe him.

"Thank you for enlightening me, Great Immortal. However, I have already encountered the opportunity to mend the heavens in this lifetime."

We can't just turn a blind eye and waste this life for a vague next life, or even a third life.

In the next life, this great rock will still be there, but the disciple will be gone.

Xiaoyu frowned and said, "So you'd rather give up the glory of the next life than not mend the heavens in this one?"

Stone pleaded, "Please grant my request, Great Immortal! The one who becomes a 'born saint' has nothing to do with me."

My greatest regret in my life is that I was abandoned by the goddess Nuwa on a barren mountain and failed to mend the sky.

If I miss this opportunity, I will spend the rest of my life in shame and grief.

Hearing the genuine and heartfelt emotions in its voice, Xiaoyu was moved, but also had some doubts.

It's not that I doubt the stone's sincerity.

Stone's heart is too genuine, too pure, without the slightest pretense; she can easily "see through" it.

In fact, it was Shi Tou's pure and intense "desire to mend the sky" that made her suspect that Shi Tou was not a "normal person".

It felt so much shame and responsibility that it became an obsession.

A "normal person" should have seven emotions and six desires, and all kinds of emotions and desires should be relatively equal.

Unlike Shi Tou, who completely disregarded the future of becoming a "saint" and only cared about the present, focusing solely on mending the sky.

Xiaoyu is now very curious about what kind of personality the stone had in its previous lives.

Is it the same as the stone at this moment, or something else?

Grand Tutor Yu pondered for a moment and said, "I have a method that may be able to achieve the best of both worlds."

It will allow you to fulfill your wish and complete your duty of mending the heavens, without affecting your 'afterlife'.

Stone was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "What kind of solution is this? If it can grant my wish, I will repay you by serving you like an ox or a horse in my next life."

Grand Master Yu said, "I will take your soul to mend the heavens, leaving your 'physical shell' here."

"Wait patiently for time to pass, and the next life will naturally be born from the stone."

When a person dies, their soul does not remain in the body. When a stone dies, its soul also dissipates.

Rather than letting it die naturally in the future, it is better to extract its soul now and let it mend the sky.

As for its corpse—the Sky-Mending Stone—if it can still develop new intelligence, removing its soul at this time will not have much of an impact.

"Good, good, good, this is a great idea, let's do as the immortal says!" Stone was even more delighted.

Grand Tutor Yu asked, "Can you separate your primordial spirit from your body on your own?"

Stone was ashamed again and said, "This disciple is stupid and doesn't know what the primordial spirit is, let alone how to separate the body from the body."

Grand Master Yu circled the stone again, looking at it from the left and touching it from the right, and after a while said, "Your position cannot be moved. It is the ancestral dragon's burial site. Once it is moved, the energy will dissipate and the feng shui will change."

Therefore, I will use my supernatural powers to extract the 'spirit' from your body right here.

"Come with me to mend the sky, and leave the 'corpse' here for burial."

"Alright, alright, this disciple will obey the Great Immortal's will. Do whatever you wish, Great Immortal."

"Though I am dull-witted, I will certainly do my best to cooperate!" Stone said happily.

Xiaoyu was speechless. "You really are an idiot. You agree with everything I say. Aren't you afraid of being scammed?"

Stone asked curiously, "Why would a great immortal deceive his disciple?" Xiaoyu sighed, placed his hand on the stone, and said, "Concentrate. Put all your attention on me. Be single-minded, focusing solely on me."

The stone did as instructed.

It never took on a physical form; it simply used its pure "heart" to observe the world and communicate with the outside world.

Xiaoyu immediately sensed that the faint and scattered consciousness within the Heaven-Mending Stone was beginning to converge on a single point.

"Very good. I will use my great supernatural power to transform myself into a mountain and into the earth's veins. Do not be surprised, and do not be distracted. Continue to focus on me."

The tall and slender General Wu Lei first transformed into a ball of purple, shimmering thunderous energy.

This is the "essence" of the Five Thunder Generals in the Pangu world.

Then, reversing the origin, the energy level rises one level, from the primordial energy of thunder to the "primordial primordial energy of thunder", and then "three begets all things" to become the "mountain peak of the ancestral dragon".

Xiaoyu disappeared, and in her place stood a small mountain.

The small hill directly envelops the "stone" inside, and the two are integrated into one on the "surface".

The stone's core contains the essence of the Sky-Mending Stone, while its thick outer shell is just ordinary stone.

The "Mount Zulong" is also connected to the earth veins below, and the stone that mends the sky is located above the cave.

"How are you feeling? Can you still 'see' me?"

Xiaoyu's voice rang out directly inside the stone's "body".

Stone said, "This disciple has always followed the Great Immortal's words and has always kept a close eye on the Great Immortal. Even though the Great Immortal has turned into a stone mountain, this disciple has not blinked."

Although the two spoke, their communication was essentially a heart-to-heart exchange.

Xiaoyu's appearance has changed, but her heart remains the same.

“Very good, come to my side,” Xiaoyu said.

"Disciple has arrived!" Stone said.

If a great immortal were to observe with his spiritual eyes, he would see a cluster of colorful spiritual light that "whooshed" from the original center of the Sky-Mending Stone to the "Ancestral Dragon Peak" connected to the Sky-Mending Stone.

With a whoosh, Xiaoyu dispelled the transformation, turning back from the rocky mountain into a tall, ethereal female fairy.

In her left hand she held up a translucent stone the size of a soap bar, which shimmered with iridescent light.

“You have completed the ‘spiritual astral projection,’ and I am about to use you to mend the heavens. Are you sure you won’t regret it?” Xiaoyu asked finally.

"My lifelong wish is about to be fulfilled, and my excitement and gratitude are beyond words. If I have any regrets, it's only that I didn't meet the Great Immortal sooner," Stone said excitedly.

Xiaoyu nodded, grasped the spirit of the stone, leaped into the air, and vanished into the still-unformed Flower Fruit Mountain.

Zhu County.

As evening approached, the raindrops joined together, forming a "curtain of rain."

The water on the street had reached knee-deep, and the water was flowing rapidly, turning the street into a river.

At times like this, people should stay home to avoid the rain, since it's almost November and the weather is getting cold.

At this moment, tens of thousands of able-bodied men left their houses and went out into the streets. They wore raincoats and carried large wooden basins or buckets in their arms, shivering in the cold rain, but dared not go back into their houses.

They feared that if the floodwaters rose, they wouldn't have time to escape with their families.

But they didn't immediately rush out of the city and run up the mountain, because there were immortals from the Qin Dynasty's Imperial Observatory in the sky who told them not to leave the city.

"Mount Heng has collapsed, the Milky Way is overflowing, and the higher you go up the mountain, the heavier the rain will be. Stay in the city and wait for the Grand Tutor to come to the rescue, and for the immortals to mend the sky." The voice of the Imperial Observatory immortal echoed throughout the streets and alleys.

Based on the people's past experience, with the current rainfall, a major flood should have already formed in the city, submerging all the houses. Therefore, they dared not listen to the immortal's words and obediently stayed indoors.

When you walk out onto the street, the water is turbulent, but it only reaches your knees and doesn't actually form a flood.

"Strange, with the current water volume, it should have filled Liangzi Lake outside long ago."

The river waters in the distance will overflow the dikes and flood Zhu County.

Many elderly people are puzzled.

"I just used my lightness skill to take a walk outside. The river is indeed swollen, with rolling waves, dozens of miles wide, and the opposite bank is not visible at a glance."

However, the river water did not overflow the dam.

"But I did see a huge whirlpool in the middle of the river, hundreds or even thousands of feet deep, which looked quite terrifying," said a young man who had practiced martial arts.

"There are huge whirlpools in the river, whirlpools swallowing water? I seem to have heard old people talk about it before, but the legendary dragon whirlpool swallowing water seems to be in Honghu Lake, not in the river outside the city."

The old man looked puzzled and asked again, "How is it up in the mountain? Is there a heavy rainstorm?"

The young martial artist exclaimed, "It's not just a downpour, it's like a waterfall hanging from the sky!"

Even standing on the hillside, you could be swept away by the flood.

The deeper you go into Hengshan, the larger the water becomes, almost turning it into a vast swamp with waves hundreds of feet high.

There was nowhere to hide from the flood.

"We'll listen to the immortals of the Imperial Observatory; they won't harm us."

"Alas, even the Hengshan God, whom we have believed in all our lives, has to accept bribes and amass a fortune of millions."

After being exposed, he killed someone in a fit of rage.

"The imperial court is not even as good as the God of Hengshan. Who would dare to believe in it wholeheartedly?" someone muttered.

"Accepting bribes is a minor matter; the key issue is that the God of Hengshan neglected his duties and failed to protect Hengshan. The majestic peak, thousands of feet high, is gone; the sky has collapsed."

The legendary story of Gonggong angrily striking Buzhou Mountain has suddenly become a reality—how terrifying!

"At least the Imperial Astronomical Bureau's Celestial Master came to help. The immortals from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau told us to stay in the city because Grand Master Yu is trying to find a way to mend the sky."

"Didn't the immortals in heaven say that Grand Tutor Yu could solve the floods? How can solving floods be the same as mending the sky?"

"The one the Celestial Master in the Yue Temple mentioned before, the one who was beaten to death by the Five Sacred Mountains Gods."

"The Five Sacred Mountains Gods are really going too far. At least the Heavenly Masters of the Imperial Court are protecting us, but the Gods don't care about us and even killed the immortals who were protecting us."

Nezha walked through the streets in stealth, overhearing the whispers of the people, and was filled with emotion.

The gods of the Five Sacred Mountains have protected them for more than just one lifetime. Their ancestors have been blessed by the god of Hengshan for generations.

As a result, Chong Heihu made only one mistake, which not only shattered his divine position but also easily lost the trust of the people.

The path of gods is ultimately not as free as the path of immortals!

He then strolled around the great river outside the city and encountered Ao Gui, the Dragon King of the Yangtze River.

"What's with that huge whirlpool in the river? Did you create it?" Nezha asked.

Ao Gui is also working hard on disaster relief.

He transformed into a giant dragon, puffed out his cheeks, and blew a large amount of rain clouds eastward to reduce the amount of rain.

“It was Grand Tutor Yu who activated the ancient Heavenly River Vortex deep within the river's water veins. She also temporarily created eighty-one 'Heavenly River Vortexes' in the large rivers and lakes surrounding Hengshan.” Ao Guilong’s expression was complicated.

Even if he were the Dragon King of the Yangtze River, he would not be able to control the "Heavenly River Whirlpool" deep within the Yangtze River's waterways.

Because he is a "modern dragon," he only has the right to water granted by the Heavenly Court.

Controlling the "Heavenly River Vortex" requires the ancient dragon water rights.

To create a new celestial vortex, even if it is only temporary, because the magic power is insufficient to make it last forever.

He is even less capable of doing it.

(End of this chapter)