Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

"Vice Leader...!"

The three words struck Huanglong like a thunderbolt from the heavens, making him tremble with fear.

The last time I left Kunlun, although I witnessed ten suns rising together and nine suns falling, when I returned, the Three Pure Ones had already separated, the Jie Sect had gone far to the East Sea, and the eldest master had taken Xuandu to Shouyang Mountain.

This time, although he witnessed Houtu's evolution and reincarnation, he returned with a vice leader above his head.

"What kind of situation is this?"

Huang Long even began to wonder if he was in conflict with Kunlun and Chan Sect.

Huanglong looked up at the azure sky, feeling the familiar and profound laws and rhythms of the universe.

"I'm not being targeted!" Huang Long muttered to himself.

Seeing that Huanglong had stood there silently for several breaths, Baihe Tongzi assumed that Huanglong was having trouble accepting the sudden addition of a vice leader, so he spoke up to explain.

"The Vice Leader of the Burning Lamp Sect and the Master were both guests in the Purple Cloud Palace, listening to the Daoist Ancestor's teachings. The Master was unwilling to accept him as a disciple. However, seeing his sincere desire to seek the Dao, he took him into the Chan Sect, bestowed upon him the position of Vice Leader, and addressed him as a fellow Daoist."

Huanglong nodded, and Randeng and Yuanshi Tianzun listened to the Dao at the gate of Daozu, and together they revered Daozu as their teacher.

As the sage who placed the utmost importance on ritual and order, it was impossible for Yuanshi Tianzun to accept Randeng as his disciple.

Baihe Tongzi continued, "Senior Brother, there's no need to worry too much. Although Vice Leader Ran Deng holds a prestigious position, he usually spends his days in seclusion at the Daoist temple, and Senior Brother Guang Chengzi still manages the affairs of the sect."

Huanglong knew that Randeng had joined the Chan Sect for the purpose of cultivating the Great Dao, so he naturally wouldn't pay too much attention to the affairs of the Chan Sect.

As the two were talking, the tightly closed gates of Jade Void Palace opened by themselves.

Three figures emerged from it.

The man in the lead was dressed in a gray-white Taoist robe, with a gaunt face and two long wisps of beard hanging down to his chest.

He was tall and thin, seemingly unremarkable, yet his eyes, when they opened and closed, held an air of utter desolation.

Although his aura was obscure and difficult to discern, Huanglong, who was already a Great Luo Golden Immortal, could still sense that Randeng was at the same peak as him, having not yet obtained the Dao Fruit, severed the Three Corpses, and achieved the Quasi-Saint status.

It was none other than the Daoist Burning Lamp, the vice leader of the Chan Sect.

Half a step behind were Kunlun's chief steward, the Antarctic Immortal, and Guangchengzi, the chief disciple of the Chan Sect.

At this moment, although the Antarctic Immortal and Guang Chengzi appeared calm, Huanglong could see the deep solemnity in their eyes.

When Guang Chengzi and the Antarctic Immortal saw the Yellow Dragon, the solemn look in their eyes instantly vanished, replaced by joyful smiles.

"Junior Brother Huanglong, you're back." The Antarctic Immortal spoke first, his voice gentle.

"Junior brother, this departure will last for tens of thousands of years. I miss you dearly." Guang Chengzi rarely joked.

Huang Long cupped his hands in greeting: "Senior Brother Guang Chengzi, Senior Brother Nanji, it's been tens of thousands of years since we last met. Your cultivation has improved considerably."

Huang Long paused, then turned to Daoist Ran Deng and, following the sect's etiquette, performed the disciple's greeting: "Disciple Huang Long greets the Vice Sect Leader."

Guang Chengzi, the Old Man of the South Pole, gave a wry smile, not taking Huanglong's congratulations seriously.

After all, when Huanglong left Kunlun, he was already at the peak of the early stage of the Great Luo realm. Now, tens of thousands of years have passed, and they can no longer see the depth of Huanglong's aura.

The Taoist Ran Deng nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on Huang Long.

Suddenly, Ran Deng's usually calm face was filled with astonishment.

Because in Ran Deng's perception, Huang Long revealed a trace of his aura, and was clearly the same as him, at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

This was hard for Randeng, who had been in and out of the Great Luo realm for countless eons, to believe. How long had Huanglong been a Great Luo Golden Immortal?

Ran Deng's astonished expression turned into a smile: "I had long heard of Huang Long, a disciple of the Kunlun Chan Sect, who possesses great merit and fortune, but I only thought it was a rumor. Seeing him today, I can see that he truly lives up to his reputation, having already reached the peak of the Great Luo realm. Congratulations!"

When they heard from Randeng that Huanglong was now at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, Guangchengzi, Antarctic Immortal, and White Crane Boy all showed expressions of utter shock.

"Vice Master, you flatter me!" Huang Long said calmly. "I owe my current status entirely to my master's guidance!"

"Now that you have just returned to Kunlun, you should go and pay your respects to the Sage. I will not delay you any longer!" Ran Deng looked at Huang Longdao, nodded to the Antarctic Immortal and Guang Chengzi, and without saying a word, rode away on a cloud.

Guang Chengzi and the Antarctic Immortal did not come to their senses until the figure of the lamp disappeared into the depths of the sea of ​​clouds.

"Junior brother, you...!"

"A peak Great Luo Golden Immortal...!"

The way the two looked at Huang Long became more complicated.

Huang Long nodded!

"My two senior brothers..."

The Old Man of the South Pole patted Huanglong on the shoulder, interrupting him: "Go inside, your master is waiting for you. We'll discuss the rest later!"

Guang Chengzi nodded, indicating that Huanglong should go and pay his respects to his master first.

Huanglong then fell silent, bowed slightly to the Antarctic Immortal and Guangchengzi, and stepped into the palace gate.

It remained empty and solemn.

Inside the Jade Void Palace, the Primordial Celestial Venerable sat upright on a cloud bed, his eyes slightly closed, as if he were wandering in the heavens.

"Disciple Huanglong greets Master, may Master's Great Dao prosper forever," Huanglong said respectfully.

Yuanshi Tianzun slowly opened his eyes, his deep gaze sweeping over Huanglong, pausing slightly in his palm.

In that instant, Huanglong felt completely refreshed, as if all his secrets were no longer hidden from the eyes of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

"Good! Get up!" Yuanshi Tianzun's voice was calm, and a fleeting smile appeared on his expressionless face.

However, Huanglong, who was in the middle of the ceremony, did not see it.

Huang Long stood up, with his hands clasped in front of him.

"Is the Dragon Clan's Sea Eye still stable?" Yuanshi Tianzun asked.

Huanglong's expression froze. It seemed that the Sage's gaze had never left the Sea Eye, a special existence that influenced the primordial world.

"Thanks to Master's great blessings, there are no hidden dangers for the time being!"

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded, "Fellow Daoist Zulong sacrificed himself to suppress the sea eye and maintain the existence of the dragon race. As long as the sea eye exists, there will be a day when the primordial world will reappear."

Before Huanglong could speak, Yuanshi Tianzun continued, "You can let go of what you hold in your hand. In my presence, you need not worry about anything."

Upon hearing this, Huanglong slowly opened his palm, and the Chaos Yin-Yang Pearl floated slowly to the front of Yuanshi Tianzun.

"This disciple feels something is amiss with this object, and humbly requests that Master take a look."

Huanglong recounted the origin of the Chaos Yin-Yang Pearl to Yuanshi Tianzun, explaining the fluctuation he had sensed and his speculation about the residual will of the Yin-Yang Demon God. He also retrieved the innate Yin-Yang primordial evil energy.

Yuanshi Tianzun did not reach out, but merely glanced at the scene.

Between his eyes, Daoist runes flashed.

The immense power of the sage, carrying the power of the Heavenly Dao, invaded the interior of the Chaos Yin-Yang Pearl, revealing all its mysteries.

After a moment, Yuanshi Tianzun revealed a smile: "There is no remnant of the Yin-Yang Demon God's will. It is just a bit of indestructible spiritual light born when the Chaos Yin-Yang Pearl saved itself and condensed its origin at the beginning of the creation of the primordial world."