Chang State.

Brother Monkey stood on the hill, once again wearing that pot-like hat, topped with his own Curved-necked Heaven-facing Dove.

But this time there was no Zhang Ze by his side, no golden pangolin, nor a floating mountain overhead.

Instead, there were a few Firefly Spirits making a constant buzzing sound, flying around him.

After flying around him for a while, the Firefly Spirits greeted him and disappeared.

Brother Monkey held the iron rod in his hand, feeling the temperature of the metal, yet still somewhat dazed.

It seemed as if the mystical adventure from months ago was just a dream he had last night.

However, everything around him reminded him that those experiences were real.

"Husband, didn't you hand over the shift? Aren't we going home?" A gentle voice sounded from behind him.

Brother Monkey, newly married in secret, turned back to look at his petite wife and grinned.

"Home, home."

Zhang Ze didn't deceive him, and after resting for a few days at Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, Zhang Ze arranged a series of gatherings and matchmakings for him.

And Brother Monkey finally got what he wished and met those goddesses from his dreams.

But Brother Monkey suddenly realized that those cow sisters seemed a bit... a bit too big for him.

In every sense.

Brother Monkey considered himself quite a figure among the monkey tribe in Chang State. At 1.7 meters tall when wearing shoes, he wouldn't hesitate to say that he could touch the sky.

However, after going out, he discovered that the outside world seemed excessively large.

Especially those cow sisters.

Those cow sisters, whether brash or gentle, no matter their personality, always exerted an overwhelming presence when standing in front of him.

Some of them were so tall that it was frightening.

Brother Monkey estimated that even standing on tiptoes, he barely reached the pigeon tail acupuncture point of those sisters.

So, after a few dates, Brother Monkey suddenly realized he had been a bit overestimating himself before.

Actually meeting them made him realize that Grandpa was right.

'Bigger is not always better.'

'Smaller is better. Small is cute.'

Old Master Monkey Bai Shou had spoken thus.

So, after finally understanding Grandpa's lifelong wisdom, Brother Monkey coincidentally fell in love at first sight with his current wife, Yao Mei from the Cat Demon clan.

Yao Mei was gentle and considerate, with two cute little tiger teeth that melted a person's heart when she smiled.

Since both of them were alone, there was no need for a grand ceremony. After shamelessly asking Zhang Ze to be a witness, they got married at lightning speed.

Afterward, with Yao Mei's consent, Brother Monkey took his charming wife back to Chang State.

Just like he wasn't particularly fond of the outside world before, Brother Monkey discovered he wasn't overly enamored with it now either.

Cyan Thorn was too crowded, the Northern Territory too cold, the eastern mist too dense, and the west too dry.

After touring around, he felt home was still more comfortable.

Besides, there were many things to do at home.

There is a need for talents like him.

...

After clocking out and handing over shifts using small walnuts, Brother Monkey took his wife's hand and prepared to go home,

but before leaving, he glanced back at Luoyu Mountain.

Luoyu Mountain was no longer there, replaced by a gigantic golden platform and another larger floating mountain.

Brother Monkey had seen that floating mountain at Thousand Mechanism Pavilion. It was called Spirit Deer Valley, rumored to be home to countless Spirit Plants and Treasures, with ancient True Dragons sleeping there. It was truly extraordinary, yet he had not visited it.

As for the platform, Brother Monkey did not recognize it.

Regardless, he could see daily those cultivators, tiny compared to the platform, busily installing various bizarre Magical Artifacts upon it.

Then, shortly after installation, everything was dismantled again.

Presumably, there was some kind of testing and experimentation going on.

Judging by the progress, it would be some time before completion.

As for the platform's actual purpose, Brother Monkey didn't know, nor was he inclined to inquire.

Anyway, Thousand Mechanism Pavilion is always right.

If he had to guess, he'd say the contraption was a big cannon.

However, what he was genuinely concerned about, and had been working on in recent times, was actually another matter.

Namely, to help rehabilitate this barren and desolate land, restoring vitality to the surrounding hundreds of miles.

His gaze moved away from the golden platform to the results he and his companions had achieved during this time.

Patches of small oasis adorned the scorched earth like jewels reflecting the starry sky.

The oases thrived with life, with Firefly Spirits dancing within.

Near each oasis lay a fallen floating mountain, albeit not directly piercing the wasteland, but slightly lifted, its ecology steadily recovering.

Roots and vines emerging from the wasteland in an incredible manner re-lift these floating mountains, which once lost buoyancy due to Chang State's awakening dream.

Brother Monkey heard that those roots were the handiwork of Medicine King Valley.

Xiaoxue, the so-called wooden Fairy, combined a portion of her roots with a segment of Divine Wood and part of the Mother Tree's roots.

Through this method, the cultivators of Medicine King Valley redirected the Mother Tree's power back to this vitality-broken land.

As these roots returned, they simultaneously segmented the wasteland's power, dividing it into isolated islands.

With the wasteland segmented, the difficulty of purification sharply decreased.

In this mutual ebb and flow, given time, as the oases expand, reconnect, and once again lift the floating mountains to the sky, this land is bound to revert to its former state.

Brother Monkey believed if a hundred miles could transform, then thousands, millions of miles could too.