The light faded, and the space compressed.

I curled up in a small, dark space, unable to move.

I no longer had three heads and six arms, no dragon bone tail, nor the Trident Spear.

Yang Jian and Buddha had also dissipated.

It seemed as if

after experiencing the long river of time, only loneliness remained in the world.

I even missed that foolish dog, and I missed my master.

I wanted to leave here, to escape this dark and desolate place.

If only I had that axe!

I could cleave everything apart!

In the depths of my mind, I remembered what my master had said.

"Child, that axe is within your heart."

I fumbled around and finally found my chest, then tore it open.

Indeed! There was an axe there!

I was overjoyed and swung the axe with all my might, instantly splitting the darkness.

Everything began anew, and I felt a deep sense of relief.

This was a brand-new world, pure, fresh, and devoid of anything.

I thought, this world is too boring, I want to create something to enrich it.

My breath turned into the winds and clouds of the four seasons.

My voice became the rumbling thunder.

My eyes transformed into the sun and moon.

My sweat became the nourishing rain for all things.

All things split, grew, and multiplied from me.

I manifested the ten great spiritual roots and planted them in my dripping blood.

I endowed the green lotus with immense power.

I left all knowledge on the bodhi tree.

The one that resembled me the most was, of course, the ginseng fruit tree. It absorbed everything and nurtured everything.

What a wonderful world! I laughed happily.

I could almost see this world thriving and vibrant in countless future ages.

Having completed all this, my body was now withered, reduced to a mass of flesh.

I crafted a purple-gold bowl to lie in, which would allow my body to grow and silently wait for the moment of return.

However, this time, I did not choose Mount Hua.

Instead, I had a monkey with six ears hold the bowl.