"Now that Mount Buzhou has collapsed and heaven and earth have lost their support, the heavenly breach is only temporarily blocked by my Taiji Diagram. This is not a long-term solution; we must patch up the heavenly gate, or the waters of the Heavenly River will pour down and leave the Primordial World without a single trace of life," Laozi said.
Hearing Laozi's words, the sages fell into deep thought. After all, Laozi was speaking the truth. Aside from Nuwa, the other five sages had established their own teachings to attain sagehood, and their foundations were all rooted in the Primordial World. While they themselves could remain detached and survive the upheaval of heaven and earth, their disciples could not.
If they failed to patch the heavenly gate and allowed the Heavenly River to flood the Primordial World, how could they possibly continue preaching their Dao?
Chapter 36