Supported by the massive golden sealing pillar transformed from the Chaos Demonic Ape, the Primordial World Heaven and Earth gained a brief respite. The breach in Guixu was temporarily blocked, the torrents of Chaotic Turbulence ceased, and the raging tremors of Wutai slowly subsided. Yet the apocalypse was far from over. High above in the vault of heaven, that massive fissure remained like a hideous scar. The golden sealing pillar stood towering and unyielding at the churning edge of darkness, the texture of faded monkey fur clearly visible upon its surface, silently recounting the harrowing tragedy of sacrifice. Around the breach, the space and time eroded by the power of Guixu resembled a web dyed in ink, twisting and spreading unceasingly, reminding everyone that this seal was merely a stopgap measure, liable to be shattered at any moment by a more terrifying force deep within Guixu.
The earth lay in utter devastation. Towering mountains had been shaved flat, rivers evaporated or frozen, and once-fertile plains reduced to scorched earth and icy wastes. Among the rubble of the ruins of the Three Teachings, though the baleful resentful Qi had been largely absorbed by the Reincarnation Bridge, the lingering Yin-cold aura of death clung like parasitic bone-gnawing worms, corroding this ravaged land. The wails of surviving beings drifted through the dead silence, minuscule and despairing.
At the center of the ruins, the atmosphere was as heavy as congealed lead.
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