I fabricated myths to guide the revival of spiritual energy.

Gu Qing hovered in the eye of the storm, with Death Valley beneath his feet resembling a giant boiling cauldron.

[System simulation initiated.]

[Current Task: Kunlun Main Peak Elevation Increase Plan.]

[Target increment: +3000 meters (total altitude will exceed 8000 meters, surpassing Mount Everest to become the new roof of the world).]

Countless red lines intertwined in the void before Gu Qing's eyes, constructing a geological profile so complex it made one's scalp tingle.

"Warning: Forcibly uplifting tectonic plates will accumulate enormous stress. If released improperly, the energy is equivalent to three thousand Hiroshima atomic bombs, enough to trigger a magnitude 9.0 earthquake affecting half of Asia."

The system's cold, mechanical voice echoed in my mind.

Gu Qing's expression was calm, but her eyes were sharp as knives: "That's why I need you. To find that 'fulcrum'."

[Searching for weak points in the Earth's crust...]

[Revised Plan: Abandoning brute force; adopting a "fluid injection method".]

[Consuming 50,000 Faith Points, liquefying a high concentration of spiritual energy and injecting it into the "Mohorovičić Discontinuity" (the interface between the Earth's crust and mantle).]

[Function: Acts as a super lubricant, significantly reducing the coefficient of friction between plates.]

"Approved." Gu Qing waved his hand.

As the command was given, a dazzling ball of liquid golden light suddenly erupted from Gu Qing's palm. He pressed down with his hand, and the ball of golden light, like a meteorite falling to the ground, plunged straight into the hard rock beneath his feet.

There was no explosion.

But this golden light ignored the obstruction of the rocks and instantly pierced through tens of kilometers of the Earth's crust, reaching deep into the mantle.

next second.

Rumbling--

A deep, muffled sound came from the depths of the earth. It was not the crisp sound of rocks cracking, but the low groan of two continental plates pressing and rubbing against each other.

The entire Kunlun Mountains have awakened.

……

[China Western Theater Command Joint Operations Command]

Time: 05:25 AM

A piercing alarm blared throughout the hall.

"Report! Gravity anomalies detected in the Kunlun Mountains area!"

"The numbers are fluctuating wildly! It's not an earthquake! Repeat, it's not seismic waves! It's the Earth's crust... it's undergoing physical displacement!"

On the large screen, the real-time images transmitted by the satellite left all the generals and staff officers speechless.

Under the high-definition infrared lens, the main peak of Kunlun Mountain—that mountain that was originally covered with millennia of ice and snow—is now...growing taller.

Yes, I've grown taller.

Like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, or radishes that are forcibly "pulled" out of the ground by some force of nature.

The surrounding mountains trembled violently, and countless snowdrifts collapsed, forming avalanches that rolled down the mountainside.

However, a faint golden light, visible to the naked eye, enveloped the main peak. This golden light acted like a giant buffer, tightly locking the earth-shattering tremors within a radius of fifty kilometers, preventing even a trace from leaking to the surrounding cities.

"This is impossible..."

A geologist accompanying the army slumped into a chair, his pen falling to the ground.

"Ore formation is a long process measured in millions of years. How could it happen in a few minutes? This violates the law of conservation of energy! This violates the theory of plate tectonics!"

Li Guozhong (who was already on a special plane flying west, directing operations via video link) stared intently at the screen, his voice hoarse:

"For some people, our science may just be a toy."

"Calculate the height!" Li Guozhong roared.

"Breaking through 6000 meters... 6500 meters... 7000 meters!"

The technician's voice trembled, "The speed is still increasing! My God, is it going to break through the stratosphere?!"

……

[Kunlun Mountain - On-site]

Gu Qing felt the immense power emanating from beneath his feet.

The earth is roaring, and the rocks are being reassembled.

As the mountain rose, some things that were originally buried deep underground were also brought to the surface.

[System notification: The "Ancestral Dragon Vein" has been activated, and the spiritual roots of all humanity are about to enter a random awakening phase.]

[Faith Conversion Effect Activated: Dragon Energy Manifests.]

"Since there's already such a big commotion, let's add fuel to the fire."

Gu Qing formed a hand seal and softly shouted:

"rise!"

hold head high--!!!

This time, the dragon's roar was no longer a muffled sound from underground, but a real, resounding roar!

Under the watchful eyes of countless satellites around the world.

The golden spiritual energy that gushed out from the ground did not dissipate, but instead condensed along the towering new mountain range into a golden dragon phantom that was thousands of meters long!

A giant dragon coiled around the rising mountain peak, its head held high, gazing straight at the sky.

It was as if it was using its own body to support the mountain peak and fly towards the heavens.

This scene was absolutely breathtaking.

It surpasses the special effects of any Hollywood blockbuster because it actually happens on this planet.

……

[NASA Headquarters, Houston, USA]

"My God..."

The NASA administrator stared at the golden creature coiled around the mountain peak on the screen, his coffee cup tilting, spilling scalding liquid onto his thigh, but he was completely unaware.

"That's...Loong? A Chinese dragon?"

The astrophysicist next to him muttered, "This isn't scientific... That's just some kind of atmospheric optical phenomenon, right? Is that an aurora? Or a plasma discharge?"

"Damn optical phenomenon!" the director roared. "Have you ever seen an optical phenomenon that can raise a mountain two thousand meters in a minute?! Adjust the satellite's orbit immediately! I need the highest resolution photos!"

……

【Kunlun Mountain - 8848 meters above sea level】

The uplift of the mountain finally slowed down and stopped.

The original main peak of Kunlun has now become a solitary peak that pierces the clouds.

Its height is fixed at 8849 meters, which, even if it is only one meter taller than Mount Everest, is enough to proclaim its status as the "ancestor of all mountains".

At the mountaintop, the originally sharp peak was flattened by some force, forming a huge platform several kilometers in circumference.

Above the platform, the rocks exhibit a peculiar jade-like quality, crystal clear and radiating a faint warmth.

The golden dragon phantom slowly dissipated, transforming into a shower of golden light that seeped into the newly born sacred mountain.

From this moment on, every blade of grass, every tree, every stone, and every drop of water here will be filled with spiritual energy.

Gu Qing slowly landed on the platform.

Although the air here is thin and the temperature drops to minus forty degrees Celsius, it feels warm and spring-like to him because the entire dragon vein beneath his feet is supplying him with energy.

He glanced at the system panel.

The mountain-building project is complete.

The revival of the dragon vein is complete.

"The foundation is complete."

Gu Qing took a deep breath, the air filled with pure, highly concentrated spiritual energy, which invigorated his weary spirit.

"Next, we should build the house on this foundation."

He turned around and looked eastward.

There, the first rays of dawn had just pierced through the clouds, shining on this newly born world's highest peak.

Gu Qing opened her arms as if embracing the new era that was about to begin.

"The eyes of the whole world are now focused here."

Did you see that?

"This is the 'Stone for Mending the Sky' that I'm giving you."