Chapter 97 Cang Li hurriedly said, "You..."
Cang Li hurriedly said, "If you're interested, you can look at it yourselves. Daoist, please accompany me back to the human realm first. I'm worried about them!"
After saying that, he pulled Taiqing and sped back.
Yuanshi and Tongtian exchanged a glance, then turned around and activated the protective array of Kunlun Mountain. Tongtian's sword broke through all laws, guiding the fleeing beings on the ground to seek refuge in the Kunlun Mountain area.
When Cang Li returned to the human race, Buzhou Mountain had already completely collapsed. When they looked up from the human race, they could see a huge, dark hole in the sky above Buzhou Mountain, from which the Milky Way poured down. The water had not yet spread to this place.
That's right, how come she only remembered going out together on the tenth day, but forgot about Buzhou Mountain?
Cang Li was somewhat annoyed. As soon as he arrived in the human realm, he hurriedly called Nini over: "Quick, find the highest mountain, take all the food you can get your hands on, don't delay, don't take anything else, just take the food! Get to the high place! I still need to notify the others, Nini, I'm leaving things here to you!"
Nini was terrified before Cangli returned, but now that she saw him, she finally calmed down and turned to shout to the most panicked humans:
"Everyone grab your food, carry your kids, and run with me! Don't worry about anything else!"
The cries of the human race were deafening; they had given up everything, including the homes they had painstakingly built.
But everyone knew in their hearts that life was precious, and if they didn't run, they would lose their lives.
Seeing that everyone was orderly making their way to higher ground under Nini's organization, Cang Li quickly went to notify the other departments. She needed to inform everyone to take refuge first, and then go find Nuwa.
The human tribes were not close to each other, and Cang Li traveled non-stop. By the time he notified the last tribe, the water had already flooded the land and was still rising. Corpses could be seen everywhere in the water.
There are animals, humans, witches, demons...
The land was in ruins; apart from the endless, raging floodwaters, nothing else could be seen.
Cang Li felt a sudden, sharp pain in her heart. She felt a little uncomfortable, no, she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Taiqing had been by Cangli's side the whole time. Just as she was about to hug Cangli, she saw a sorrowful phantom appear behind Cangli, and at the same time, Cangli's cultivation level increased significantly.
Cang Li wiped away her tears. She knew that she had killed the benevolent corpse at this time, and she was both amused and exasperated, but she quickly calmed down.
Therefore, her distress was useless. She had already exchanged the Five Elements Stone Distribution Map, also known as the Five-Colored Stone Map, in her backpack. It was a map that marked the locations of the stones.
To find valuable stones, she first needs to find Nuwa.
"Master, I need to see my mother, what about you?"
Taiqing wasn't entirely at ease with Cangli, so she nodded and said directly, "I'll go with you."
Cang Li breathed a sigh of relief and flew to the Demon Court with Tai Qing.
The collapse of Mount Buzhou had a severe impact on the Demon Court. After all, Mount Buzhou supported the sky, and the Demon Court was built in the sky. With Mount Buzhou collapsing, the sky also tilted, and many weaker demons fell directly from the Demon Court and were smashed into mincemeat.
Di Jun was also throwing a tantrum, cursing the Wu tribe.
"Don't they live on Buzhou Mountain?! What good would it do them to knock down Buzhou Mountain?! It's harmful to others and themselves!"
Donghuang Taiyi advised, "Brother, now is not the time to be angry. The Heavenly River's flood will not benefit us. The most urgent task is to find a way to make amends, otherwise even more demons will die."
Di Jun looked anxious.
Two days have passed since Buzhou Mountain collapsed, and there has been no movement from Zixiao Palace, nor any news from Kunlun Mountain.
"Let's go to the Nuwa Palace."
Now he can only ask Nuwa, who is a sage after all, surely she has a way.
Therefore, Cang Li encountered Di Jun as soon as he arrived at the entrance of Nuwa Palace.
The two groups met, and Di Jun immediately smiled upon seeing Tai Qing, saying:
“The sage has come at the right time. The ancient land is suffering such a great calamity, which is truly heartbreaking. We have no other choice but to come and seek the sage’s advice.”
The gate to Nuwa's palace opened at that moment, and a young attendant came out and said, "Your Majesty invites you in."
Cang Li pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "Your Majesty, let's skip the formalities and go inside. We need to come up with a solution for the damaged sky."
Di Jun nodded, told the others to wait outside, and went in with Donghuang Taiyi, Fuxi, and Cangli Taiqing.
Nuwa's face was grim. Upon seeing the person enter, she first greeted Taiqing:
"Senior brother, let's sit down and talk."
Then he invited the others to sit down, and pulled Cang Li up and down to look her over. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Cang Li was alright.
"I already know that Buzhou Mountain has collapsed. Last night, my teacher told me that I was ordered to mend the sky, and that a method for mending the sky would be delivered to my door today. That's why I'm waiting at home. So, which of you delivered the method to me?"
Di Jun and Donghuang Tai looked at each other in bewilderment.
Fuxi frowned and said, "Sister, even the Dao Ancestor has already spread the word, why didn't he just say it directly?"
Nuwa frowned: "Brother, be careful what you say."
Cang Li then raised his hand: "I...I have a way."
Everyone looked at Cang Li.
Nuwa was taken aback: "The Dao Ancestor said you were the one who delivered the method to my door? Bao, you can't just say things like that."
Cang Li nodded: "I'm not making this up. There really is a way. We can use the Five-Colored Stones to mend the sky. And only you can do it. Mom, don't delay. The longer we delay, the more lives will die."
Di Jun's eyes darkened, and he asked Cang Li:
"How does Fellow Daoist Cang Li know the method to mend the sky?"
Cang Li pointed directly upwards: "It is the will of Heaven. Your Majesty, please do not ask any more questions. I do not have time to waste right now."
Then he went to pull Nuwa: "Mom, Mom, Mom, it's extremely urgent! Don't hesitate, let's go!"
Nuwa sighed, stood up, and said, "Alright, let's go."
With that, he hurriedly left with Cang Li.
Seeing this, Taiqing followed.
Di Jun immediately said to Donghuang Taiyi, "Taiyi, go with him. If the Sage needs help, then go and help."
Donghuang Taiyi nodded and followed Cangli.
After leaving the Demon Court, Cang Li showed the map of the five-colored stones to Nuwa and the others. After figuring out the locations, in order to speed things up, Cang Li directly told Taiqing Donghuang Taiyi and Fuxi to go and collect the five-colored stones separately, while she and Nuwa went to find a place to set up a furnace to refine the five-colored stones.
"Bao'er, do you mean I have to be the one to mend the sky?"
Cang Li nodded: "Yes, it has to be you. Only you can mend the sky."
Nuwa knew that mending the sky was her mission.
The mother and daughter built an alchemy furnace on Mount Tiantai. The surviving humans built boats and collected floating trees from the water to send to Mount Tiantai for Nuwa to use as firewood to refine stones. Soon, the firewood piled up into a small mountain next to Mount Tiantai.
Taiqing Fuxi and Donghuang Taiyi also sent over the five-colored stones. There were so many of them that they formed a mountain.
Firewood was placed under the alchemy furnace, and Donghuang Taiyi lit the firewood with the fire of the sun god. Nuwa then put stones into the furnace.
The hard stone quickly turned into liquid, and after all five types of stone were added, five-colored liquid appeared in the alchemy furnace.
Nuwa waved her hand, drawing out the liquid, which transformed into her divine form, rose into the air, and splashed it towards the hole where the water was still flowing.
The five-colored liquid spread out and blocked the large hole, and the flood gradually stopped.
The water on the ground has not yet receded, and the sky is still tilted.
Nuwa seemed to sense something and flew towards the East Sea, where the giant turtle had already surfaced, awaiting its death.
Supported by the giant turtle's feet, the sky recovered, the stars gradually returned to their places, the floodwaters slowly flowed westward into the sea, and the land saw the light of day again.
Cang Li stood beside Nuwa and said:
"This disaster is over."
Nuwa sighed, "Yes, if Mount Buzhou has collapsed, what else is impossible?"
Cang Li felt a pang of sorrow, wondering how much the various human tribes had lost in this flood.
Nuwa suddenly said to Cangli seriously, "Baby, come back to the Nuwa Palace with me. I'm worried about you being among the human race. It's too dangerous. You're a very brave child, and I'm very worried about you."
Cang Li shook his head: "Mom, I can't hide. I have my own things to do. I can't hide behind you forever. Besides, what could I possibly do? The Taoist priest said I can walk sideways in the prehistoric world."
Nuwa tapped Cangli's head: "I mean, I don't understand you anymore, but there's something else I want to tell you."
Cang Li looked at Nuwa with a puzzled expression.
Nuwa pointed to Donghuang Taiyi in the distance and asked, "I've actually wanted to tell you this for a long time. What do you think of Taiyi?"
Cang Li thought for a moment before saying, "Fellow Daoist Taiyi is a very good person. He is sincere and straightforward, which is great. Mom, why are you asking this?"
Nuwa smiled and said, "It seems you have a good impression of Taiyi. What do you think about you becoming Daoist partners with him?"
Cang Li: ? ? ?
Cang Li's mind went blank for a moment. Where did her mother's words go?
Nuwa continued, "If you become a Daoist couple with Taiyi, you will be a member of the demon race, and you can live in Nuwa Palace permanently."
Cang Li stared at Nuwa speechlessly:
"Mom—what are you saying? Do you know this is an arranged marriage? Our human race advocates free love!"
Nuwa spread her hands: "Then who do you like? Tell me."
Who does Cang Li like?
To be honest... Cang Li glanced at Tai Qing; of course she liked good-looking people!
Taiqing was a little annoyed at this moment. Nuwa was not avoiding talking to him. The two were not far apart, and he heard clearly Nuwa's words trying to matchmake Cangli and Donghuang Taiyi.
To become Daoist partners?
Taiqing lowered her eyes, deciding not to even think about it.
He would not allow Cang Li to become someone else's Daoist partner.
Cang Li withdrew his gaze, looked up at the sky, and then changed the subject:
"Mom, the sky has been repaired. Do you want to go see the human race now? Or should we go back to Nuwa's Palace?"
Nuwa sighed, "You still won't come back to the Nuwa Palace with me. You also won't agree to find a demon clan partner. Oh well, children grow up and are no longer under their mother's control."
Cang Li immediately took Nuwa's arm: "Then let's go to the human race and see. The flood has been going on for more than a month. I wonder what the situation is now."
Nuwa thought about it for a while. Since she had finally come down to earth, she wasn't in a hurry to go back. So she simply went to the human race with Cangli. She didn't forget to tell Donghuang Taiyi to tell Fuxi when he returned that she would stay for a few days before going back.
When they returned to the human territory, the ground was in a mess, and the rice that had not yet been harvested had all been washed away by the flood.
Nini, leading her surviving tribesmen, stood bewildered on the ravaged land, unsure of where to begin cleaning up.
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