As the Golden Crow fell, all things revived. The difficulties that humanity could not solve after the geomagnetic reversal largely disappeared, and the remaining issues could be resolved through manpower and material resources.
Thus, the next step was to rebuild civilization.
During the process of rebuilding civilization, other aspects remained largely the same as before. The only change that received universal approval and was implemented was the modification of temples and shrines, and the reformation of past chaotic beliefs.
The core of the newly constructed sacrificial sites.
Would inevitably be the Sun God.
The Great Sun Golden Crow, like the Sun God.
For in the eyes of the people, in the face of the great cataclysm, the only one who had made any move was the Sun God, the only one who had displayed divine miracles was the Sun God, and in the end, the Sun God had even perished to save them.
How could the people not be grateful for his benevolence?
Regarding this, the new rulers of the Xia Kingdom were highly supportive. When many people were debating how the new statue of the Sun God should be constructed, whether it should have a masculine or feminine form, they specifically approved the public disclosure of some private information and portraits of Ding Yun.
Allowing everyone to erect statues in her image.
After a great disaster, having faith was a good thing.
As long as it wasn't a cult or heretical belief.
Much less, giving thanks and commemorating the savior.
As related news was disclosed, many people immediately connected mythology with reality, linking Ding Yun's past actions with the final outcome. Through intense discussions amongst themselves, they successfully created a new mythological story, shaping the origins and destiny of the Sun God.
"The Great Sun Golden Crow is actually a woman?"
"Didn't they say the Sun God was Emperor Jun and Tai Yi?"
"As expected, goddesses are the most compassionate, willing to sacrifice themselves to save us. Before, Nuwa mended the heavens with her body, and now the Great Sun Golden Crow Goddess burned herself to save all living beings."
"In our country's mythological records, the oldest Sun God was always the goddess Xi He, the Sun God Xi He. She is the Sun Goddess, the deity who rides the sun, and the Mother of the Great Sun, the source of all things. Emperor Jun and Tai Yi are merely false gods who usurped Goddess Xi He's divinity; they are not worthy of being called Sun Gods. Only the Sun God Xi He is the most real and true!"
"Exactly! Zhou Huijuan, disclosed by the authorities, must have been Goddess Xi He, unable to bear to see our civilization perish, who specially transformed into a human decades ago to cooperate with the country in making preparations!"
"And in the end, she even sacrificed herself!"
"But if she truly was the Sun God, why didn't she save us directly? Why didn't she prevent the geomagnetic reversal, and only perform post-disaster rescue work?"
"Can the person above stop being so shameless?"
"I remember, legend says deities feed on faith, but before this, how many Xi He temples were there on the entire planet? Or how many people knew of and even worshipped Xi He? Under such circumstances, she was still willing to sacrifice herself to save us, isn't that enough?"
"Perhaps her abilities were limited to this!"
"Some people truly do not deserve to be saved..."
"I remember many years ago, someone spoke of Ragnarok. Perhaps the gods had long since fallen or fallen into slumber, and only the Sun God remained, willing to sacrifice."
"So, she is a relic of mythology?"
"The last deity!"
"You might not believe me, but I think Zhou Huijuan looks a bit like my great-grandmother, and my great-grandmother also seemed to be called that name. Could it be such a coincidence!"
"What kind of daydreaming is the person above doing in broad daylight?"
"I think we shouldn't attribute all the credit solely to Zhou Huijuan. Her contribution is indeed immense, but without the collective effort of the entire nation, it would have been difficult to save so many people."
"Yes, that's true, but she was indeed the most core and crucial figure, wasn't she?"
"Regardless, she is definitely not an ordinary person. It's perfectly reasonable to interpret her as Xi He reincarnated. After all, looking back at the mythological era, it seems only Xi He fits this description!"
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After a period of debate and discussion, everyone generally accepted the idea that Zhou Huijuan was the reincarnation of the Sun God Xi He.
Her statues were erected across various regions.
Many literary figures began to write odes in her praise.
As for her descendants, although not explicitly disclosed, they received quiet attention from the state.
Samples of their hair and blood were collected.
To see if they had inherited divine bloodlines.
On this point, they were destined to be disappointed, because Ding Yun's abilities did not originate from bloodlines but from her transformation device, which she took with her when she withdrew from it.
Her descendants naturally would not possess any magical qualities.
But regardless.
Their lives would certainly not be too difficult.
For the next few decades, the Xia Kingdom continuously strove to rebuild civilization and further expand outwards.
After this apocalyptic disaster, they fully realized that a civilization unable to leave its home planet was like eggs in a single basket. Once a major event occurred, it could lead to total annihilation.
Only by leaving their birth planet, migrating to other planets, other star systems, or even other galaxies, could the continuity and inheritance of civilization be maximized, ensuring that whether it was geomagnetic reversal, solar extinction, or supernova explosions.
These would only destroy a part of their civilization.
And not annihilate their civilization completely.
Therefore, after rebuilding civilization, they did not expand their influence much on their birth planet, but began to continuously expand outwards, venturing into the universe and galaxies.
And in less than a century, they successfully exited the solar system.
Officially entering the galaxy.
They could be considered an interstellar civilization.
The reason for their rapid development was still due to Ding Yun's遗留物 (relics/remnants).
Due to time constraints earlier, the technological advancements were not entirely based on genuine technological development, but relied on Ding Yun's magic and immortal arts. With Ding Yun's departure and the end of the doomsday crisis, researchers naturally had to dedicate significant effort to studying the products left behind by Ding Yun's magic and immortal arts.
Those products directly propelled a new wave of technological explosion, almost equivalent to a new industrial revolution.
This information was formally announced by the Xia Kingdom only after they had deciphered all of Ding Yun's遗留物 and converted them into scientific technology. They even produced a special issue on the declassification of information regarding Ding Yun.
They even displayed all the items left behind by Ding Yun, which contained traces of magic and immortal arts, at a museum, named the Xi He Hall.
The core exhibit was a purple-gold flame stone.
It was said to have been found at the site where the Golden Crow fell.
It could be considered a divine relic, the remains of the Golden Crow.
However, by this time, the divinity of the Sun God Zhou Huijuan was unshakeable. After the museum opened, people visited not so much to sightsee as to worship and make pilgrimages.
The Xi He Hall did not become the greatest collection.
Instead, it became a sacred site of the Great Sun.
The Tang Valley, where the Sun God's fallen remains lay.