Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Then Qinglong asked an even more unexpected question to Huanglong: "Do you know how long it took for the nine sons of the Ancestral Dragon to cultivate from Golden Immortal to Great Luo Golden Immortal?"

Huang Long shook his head; he knew nothing about these ancient events.

Qinglong continued, "The longest one took several huiyuan!"

"but!"

Azure Dragon abruptly changed the subject, "The ninth offspring of the Ancestral Dragon was also only at the Golden Immortal realm at birth, but it only took him tens of thousands of years to cultivate to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!"

"Tens of thousands of years! That's impossible!"

Huang Long's voice suddenly rose, and he said in disbelief.

"I know it's hard for you to believe, but it's the truth." A hint of nostalgia appeared on Qinglong's face, but it vanished after a moment.

"The nine offspring of the Ancestral Dragon all possessed roughly the same talent; the stronger the dragon clan's fortune, the faster they cultivated!"

"Although their cultivation speed was unbelievably fast, there was a drawback: their reliance on the dragon race's fortune far exceeded that of other dragon races. When all three races failed, and boundless karma fell upon the dragon race, the karmic burden they bore was far greater than that of other dragon races. Otherwise, given their cultivation level at the time, they would have had a sliver of a chance to survive...!"

As Qinglong spoke, his voice grew low, tinged with sadness.

Huanglong watched as the dragon karma on Qinglong's body continuously descended from the void, transforming into black chains that bound Qinglong.

"Ancestor, wake up!"

Huanglong quickly used his merits to form a golden shield above Qinglong's head, blocking the descending karmic obstacles.

"Um!"

The Azure Dragon was instantly awakened by the Yellow Dragon's roar!

Looking at the black chains formed from the karma of heaven and earth above his head, a bitter smile appeared on his face!

"I almost fell for it again! I really can't afford to relax even for a second."

Azure Dragon composed himself and with a wave of his hand, dispelled the excess karmic energy of heaven and earth.

"Alright, stop wasting your merit points!"

Upon hearing the Azure Dragon's voice, the Yellow Dragon withdrew the shield formed from his merits. In just a moment, thirty percent of the Yellow Dragon's life's merits dissipated.

"Do you know why I said that these little golden crows wouldn't reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm in more than one huiyuan (a unit of time)?"

Before Huanglong could answer, Qinglong continued, "The Heavenly Court's fortune is growing extremely rapidly, already surpassing even the Dragon Clan's peak strength!"

"And look at that hibiscus tree!"

Huanglong followed Qinglong's finger and saw tiny specks of light condensing on the Fusang tree, continuously merging into the light spheres formed by the little golden crows.

"The essence of the sun condensed from this top-grade innate spiritual root is entirely supplied to these little golden crows for their absorption and cultivation, assisting them in comprehending the laws of the sun!"

"It inherited the original qualities of two top-tier innate deities, received the blessing of the Heavenly Court's fortune, and was further aided by a supreme innate spiritual root!"

"That's why I believe it won't take these little golden crows too long to cultivate to the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal."

Azure Dragon turned to Yellow Dragon and said with a rather serious expression:

"The first thing I did when I summoned you to the Dragon Clan was to inform you that the Crown Prince of Heaven is here, and the Demon Clan's fortune is also constantly growing, surpassing even that of the Dragon Clan in its heyday!"

"Now, you need to tell me, is it possible for Di Jun to become the true ruler of heaven and earth and attain that supreme position?"

Huanglong glanced at Qinglong's solemn expression, then turned to look at the Fusang tree and the ten golden crows, whose red light seemed somewhat dazzling.

After a moment's thought, Huanglong raised his head and met Qinglong's expectant gaze.

He stated unequivocally, "Ancestor, I still believe that Di Jun is unlikely to attain the Heavenly Sovereign position!"

"Oh! I need to know the reason! A reason that can convince me!"

Huanglong pondered for a moment before saying to Qinglong, "Ancestor, if Dijun wants to attain the supreme position of Heaven and Earth, he must first fulfill the promise he made for all living beings when he established the Heavenly Court!"

Azure Dragon's expression shifted slightly as he recalled what Emperor Jun had said in the underground Heavenly Court.

"To establish an orderly place for all living beings, to govern the primordial wilderness, to regulate all the elements, and to benefit all living beings."

"That's it! That's the one!"

Seeing that Qinglong had mentioned the promise that Dijun had made before the Heavenly Dao, Huanglong continued.

"Emperor Jun has now established himself as a leader in the Heavenly Court for several terms! Has he accomplished even one of them? No, not a single one!"

"No, he did a little bit. When Di Jun married the two Taiyin goddesses, the Taiyin and Taiyang stars shone brightly together, and at the same time, endless Taiyin and Taiyang essences descended, along with countless flower petals formed from the power of the celestial stars! Although Di Jun did this to demonstrate his majesty as the Heavenly Emperor, it can be considered, to some extent, that he 'benefited all living beings'!"

"But he only did it this once!"

"As for establishing an orderly realm for all living beings, his Heavenly Court was established for his demon race, not for all living beings in the primordial world!"

Azure Dragon nodded and said, "That's right. Currently, only the demon race exists in the Heavenly Court; they have no connection whatsoever with any other beings in the primordial world!"

Huang Long continued:

"While ruling the primordial world, the Heavenly Court currently only occupies the Heavenly Realm; its influence on the primordial land is even less than that of the Witch Clan!"

"And the ability to manage all energies—I've never seen that before! All I've seen is the endless slaughter and destruction left behind by the demon race on the primordial land!"

Huanglong condensed a point of golden light of merit in his hand and sneered, "All the merit I have is thanks to the demon race. Now, Ancestor, do you still think that Dijun has a chance to become the ruler of heaven and earth and attain that supreme position?"

"Does he deserve it?"

Hearing Huanglong's sneer, Qinglong also laughed.

"I will relay these words to Emperor Zulong!"

Huanglong knew that this must be because Zulong still held a sliver of hope for the promises made to Dijun and Taiyi, which was why he asked him through the Azure Dragon Ancestor.

Huang Long turned his head to look at one of the light spheres in the void. It began to flash continuously, and the light it emitted grew stronger and stronger. Before long, it was almost the same as the brightest ones.

"Another little golden crow has broken through to the Taiyi realm!" Azure Dragon's voice rang out with emotion!

Seeing that more than half of the little golden crows had broken through to the Taiyi realm, Huanglong said to Qinglong out of the blue, "Ancestor, there is a merit that the dragon clan may not dare to claim!"

"Oh! Tell me about it!"

Upon hearing about merit, Qinglong immediately became interested!

For the dragon race today, Heavenly merit is more important than anything else. As long as Heavenly merit exists, the dragon race has hope!

Huanglong didn't look at Qinglong's expression, but pointed to the ten little golden crows in the picture.

"If one day these little golden crows leave this island, the other dragons should not interfere. They should simply follow behind the little golden crows, bringing rain and clouds. At that time, their merits will naturally come their way!"

Azure Dragon looked at Yellow Dragon, then at the ten little golden crows that Yellow Dragon was pointing at, and nodded thoughtfully!

"Alright! I've got this in mind. If that day ever comes, I'll personally lead the dragon clan to follow!"

Upon hearing that the Azure Dragon intended to personally lead the dragon clan to follow, the Yellow Dragon trembled in fright, his expression changing drastically. He quickly said to the Azure Dragon:

"Ancestor, you can arrange for other dragons to go, but you absolutely must not go! Not only must you not go, you must also pretend you know nothing!"

"Why!"