Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

As Tongtian finished speaking, the space-time above Jin'ao Island rippled slightly, and thousands of tiny strands of Shangqing spiritual light condensed from the Daoist rhyme.

These rays of light fell like raindrops, landing on the foreheads of every kneeling being.

The divine light of the Supreme Clarity entered their bodies, causing those beings to tremble violently!

They felt that a mark had been branded deep within their primordial spirit—the mark of the Jie Sect, the recognition of the Shangqing lineage.

From then on, they became disciples of the Jie Sect, with the greatest backer in the world, protected by sages, and able to cultivate the Shangqing Great Dao!

"Thank you, Master!"

"Greetings, Master!"

"The Intercepting Sect will last forever!"

"..."

The joyful shouts of many creatures echoed over Jin'ao Island in the East China Sea.

Many creatures were so moved that tears streamed down their faces, and some even revealed their true forms, circling and dancing in the air, expressing their inner joy.

And at the very moment when these thousands of beings were officially recognized by Tongtian and joined the Jie Sect...!

"boom!!!"

The entire Jin'ao Island, no, the entire sea area where Jin'ao Island is located, has experienced a dramatic change in its fortunes!

Visible to the naked eye, streams of primordial yellow energy surged from the depths of the void, converging above Jin'ao Island and condensing into a cloud of auspicious fortune covering hundreds of millions of miles.

Amidst auspicious clouds, mythical beasts tumble and leap, swords flash and sing, all spirits worship, and golden lotuses bloom—this is the manifestation of the great fortune gathered!

The fortune of the Jie Sect surged and soared at this moment!

Although the Jie Sect was originally a lineage of sages and had the largest number of disciples among all other sage sects, it lacked a supreme treasure to suppress its fortune. Therefore, while the Jie Sect's fortune was increasing, it was also being lost...!

But today, at this very moment, Tongtian has taken in thousands of disciples at once. These beings have all come from different backgrounds, and all are blessed by the heavens. Each of them carries considerable fortune.

As these disciples joined the Jie Sect, they received the protection of the sages, and their own fortune was also incorporated into the Jie Sect.

Those scattered streams of fortune flowed like ten thousand rivers into the sea, causing the fortune of the Jie Sect to surge naturally!

This surge in fortune benefited Tongtian, the leader of the Jie Sect, and his core disciples.

Besides Tongtian Jiaozhu, the first to be targeted was Duobao, the senior disciple of the Jie Sect.

As the chief disciple of the Jie Sect, he carried a considerable portion of the sect's fortune.

At this moment, the fortune of the Jie Sect surged, like a river bursting its banks, and the surging power of fortune poured into his body.

"Buzz!!!"

Behind Duobao's head, the three flowers that had already manifested were now shining brightly!

The three flowers already had many laws and runes imprinted on them. Now, driven by the power of fortune, dozens of new laws and runes were quickly comprehended and imprinted on the three flowers by Duobao!

Duobao's cultivation had only recently broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and now, propelled by this immense fortune, his aura was rapidly rising!

He climbed all the way to the peak of the early stage of the Great Luo realm before gradually slowing down, but his cultivation speed was still far beyond what was normal!

This time, his cultivation level improved without appearing superficial; his foundation was solid, and it was no different from a breakthrough that came naturally.

The power of destiny circulated within his body, not only boosting his cultivation but also subtly solidifying his foundation and making up for some minor deficiencies in his previous cultivation.

The Daoist aura flowed around Duobao, and the three flowers floated behind his head. Countless phantoms of magical treasures circled and danced around the three flowers, emitting pleasant resonance. All the treasures resounded together, and their auras were enhanced, advancing and retreating in unison with their master.

This process lasted for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and the manifested rivers of laws around it rippled slightly.

When Duobao awoke from his breakthrough and his Daoist aura slowly receded, his cultivation had stabilized at the peak of the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and he was not far from the middle stage.

He opened his eyes, a flash of understanding appearing in them at the rapid improvement in his cultivation.

"The fortune is returning to us...!" Duobao murmured to himself, facing the depths of Jin'ao Island, "Thank you, Master."

Upon hearing Duobao's words, Huanglong looked up at the auspicious clouds of fortune floating above Jin'ao Island, then at the thousands of newly initiated disciples in the distance, a strange expression appearing on his lips.

"Senior Brother Duobao, this benefit isn't free."

Unlike Duobao, he was not a disciple of the Jie Sect.

However, he was currently in the core circle of the Jie Sect, and Tongtian and the Jie Sect did not guard against him, so he could easily sense the changes in the Jie Sect's fortune.

Huang Long then looked at the Three Immortals, Zhao Gongming, and Shi Ji behind him. Under the impetus of the Jie Sect's fortune, their cultivation levels were rapidly improving.

It saved them at least tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation.

With the help of this momentum, Shi Ji broke through the Golden Immortal bottleneck and entered the Taiyi realm, surpassing all the outer disciples of the Jie Sect in cultivation.

Among the Seven Immortals, Golden Hoop Immortal and Dark Cloud Immortal were originally at the mid-stage of the Taiyi realm, but under the influence of the dragon's fortune, they advanced to the late-stage of the Taiyi realm.

Of these seven, only Chang Er Ding Guang Xian's cultivation improved the least. Perhaps it was because he had not been a member of the Jie Sect for long, and his connection to the Jie Sect's fortune was not as strong as the other six.

Huang Long, who was looking at his disciples, suddenly noticed several gazes fixed on him!

Looking back, there were Duobao, Jinling, Wudang, and the Three Immortals.

Duobao's eyes were filled with surprise and admiration.

As the chief disciple of the Jie Sect, Duobao broke through the bottleneck of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm after the sect left Kunlun.

Now, propelled by this wave of fortune, he almost reached the mid-stage of the Great Luo realm.

His breakthrough speed was already incredibly fast, but compared to Huang Long's breakthrough speed, it was truly insignificant.

Jin Ling, Wu Dang, and the others were utterly shocked.

Jin Ling and Wu Dang's eyes were much more complex.

They had just broken through to the Great Luo realm and condensed the ninth-grade Great Luo Flower, which should have been a great joyous occasion, and their hearts were filled with a sense of accomplishment.

But when they turned around, they found that Huanglong was still ahead of them, having broken through another realm and entered the late stage of the Great Luo Realm...!

The feeling is like you've painstakingly climbed a small mountain, and just when you're feeling smug, you discover that someone else is already standing on a higher and farther peak, and is still climbing higher.

"Junior Brother Huanglong...you..." Jin Ling opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Wu Dang also looked at Huang Long with a complicated expression.

This fellow disciple of the Chan sect was not much ahead of her during the competition among the disciples of the four sects. She thought she could catch up quickly and even surpass her.

But now it seems that the gap between the two is widening.

Not far from the crowd, Qiu Shou Xian, one of the Seven Immortals, looked at Huang Long with a hatred in his eyes, which he had already deeply concealed.

He hasn't even reached the late stage of Taiyi yet, while Huanglong is already at the late stage of Daluo.

The gap between the two made him feel desperate.