Since Gonggong was a god, the Chinese people, although they suffered a lot from him, dared not speak out. After Dayu's call, the Chinese people had a backbone. When the people heard that Dayu was going to destroy Gonggong, men, women, old and young, all asked to join the army to fight. For a while, the crowd was excited, and the Chinese people were ready to die. Dayu led countless Chinese people to stop Gonggong in the water, and the two sides fought, killing until the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and they fought endlessly for a month. During this month, the Chinese people all went forward one after another, without fear of death. When one person fell, thousands of people gritted their teeth, waved their weapons, and continued to fight. Their fearless behavior completely crushed Gonggong's fighting spirit. Although Gonggong was a god, he could not fight against so many people. Although he liked to wreak havoc on living beings and regarded them as worthless, the surging people, driven by resentment, made him and his men unable to organize effective resistance and counterattack. He and his men were defeated and fled in panic. However, after the Chinese people gained the upper hand, their deep hatred made them pursue Gonggong relentlessly and wanted to destroy him. Seeing that he was at a dead end, Gonggong knelt in front of Dayu and swore to Dayu that he would never invade China again and never stir up trouble again. Dayu was soft-hearted and let Gonggong go. However, what he never expected was that Gonggong did not repent at all. It was just that that was after Zhuanxu took over the ruling power.
Before Emperor Zhuanxu took over the ruling power, although the heaven and the earth were separated, the distance was much closer than it is now, and there were ladders connecting them. These ladders connected to the sky were the mountains and towering trees in various places. The ladder to heaven was originally designed for gods, immortals, and witches, but the Chinese people are full of yearning for gods, immortals, and witches. Those who are wise and courageous among them will challenge the ladder to climb it with their endless wisdom and endless courage, and finally overcome all difficulties and obstacles to reach the heaven. At that time, if mortals in the world have grievances and unresolved knots, they can follow the ladder to the emperor of heaven and tell him about the injustice and resentment, and the gods will do their best to eliminate everything for them. Gods, immortals, and witches are full of yearning and curiosity for the beautiful scenery of the world and the life of mortals. From time to time, they will go to the world to play through the ladder. People and gods live together like this, and there is not much boundary between them.
However, Chiyou's rebellion completely broke the order of the three realms. He disrespected the gods, disturbed the heaven, and harmed the living beings. Although Chiyou's rebellion was eventually quelled, the relationship between humans, gods, immortals, and witches was no longer as clear as before. Chaos and dissatisfaction gradually arose, and subtle resentments arose among them, becoming incompatible and even antagonistic. After thousands of years, this resentment became heavier. Finally, when Emperor Zhuanxu ascended the throne, it was time to completely cut off the relationship.
So Zhuanxu ordered his grandson, the Hercules Chongheli, to cut off the passage between heaven and earth, so that there would be no more communication between gods, immortals, witches, and humans.
After receiving Zhuanxu's order, the Hercules Chongheli held up the sky with his hands and stepped on the ground with his feet, raising the sky as high as possible and pressing the ground as low as possible. From then on, the mountains and giant trees could no longer serve the role of connecting heaven and earth.