Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

"Secondly, the world needs a basic rudimentary form of the Way of Heaven."

The Primordial Celestial Venerable continued, "The Three Corpses are not only entrusted to your obsessions, but also to your understanding of the Great Dao. However, the world entrusted to the Three Corpses is incomplete, and the obsessions severed will inevitably have an unstable foundation. When the Three Corpses eventually return to one, the Great Dao will no longer be perfect."

Thirdly...!

Yuanshi Tianzun paused, a deeper meaning appearing in his eyes as he looked at Huanglong. "This is also the most difficult step. You have severed your first corpse from the Xuanhuang Realm, so the second and third corpses must be entrusted with the same world evolution Dao Fruit. Only when the three realms share the same origin can they be unified."

Huang Long was stunned.

He had anticipated that the road would be difficult, but he never imagined it would be more difficult than he had imagined.

He has invested so much resources and effort into the Xuanhuang Realm, yet it is still not perfect.

The difficulty of evolving two worlds of the same level again is...!

"Besides entrusting your three corpses to the Xuanhuang Realm, you have another option, which has an unparalleled advantage over other innate deities in the primordial world."

While Huanglong remained silent, Yuanshi Tianzun suddenly asked a question.

"There's another option...!"

Huanglong looked at Yuanshi Tianzun with a puzzled expression, "Please enlighten me, Master!"

With a casual flick of his finger, the Primordial Celestial Venerable conjured the shape of the Creation Gourd at his fingertip. "Then this Creation Gourd will serve as the innate spiritual treasure to carry the Dao Fruit, and sever the Three Corpses."

"The Gourd of Creation!"

"Indeed!" Yuanshi Tianzun nodded and said, "The Creation Gourd was obtained by your master from the gourd vine of Buzhou Mountain, and its quality is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure."

"Most importantly, you still have a Soul-Scattering Gourd in your possession."

"If you choose to use this gourd as the innate spiritual treasure for severing the three corpses, I will personally ask your grandmaster and uncle for the gourd used by the third corpse."

Upon hearing this, Huang Long felt a surge of warmth in his heart!

Even the most proud and concerned about his reputation, Yuanshi Tianzun was willing to put aside his pride and ask his senior uncle and Tongtian Shishu for a gourd used for severing corpses!

"Master, you...!"

Yuanshi Tianzun waved his hand, interrupting Huanglong, and said, "At that time, you will be the first to sever your three corpses with three treasures of the same origin, all of which are top-grade innate spiritual treasures. When your three corpses are united, your cultivation will be no weaker than that of Donghuang Taiyi, who wields the Chaos Bell!"

"Not weaker than Donghuang Taiyi!" Huanglong asked in confusion.

"Master, even after severing my corpse with three innate spiritual treasures of the same quality and origin, I still can't break through to the Quasi-Saint realm and reach the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm?"

Yuanshi Tianzun glanced at Huanglong, as if to say, "How could you ask such a stupid question?"

"Do you know why a Quasi-Saint has the word 'Saint' in his name...?"

Huang Long was speechless. He then realized that he had indeed asked an extremely stupid question.

"If three innate spiritual treasures of the same origin can sever the three corpses and enable one to become a saint, then the number of saints in this primordial world would not be so small."

"The Dao Ancestor once said that under the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World, nine is the ultimate number, and the same applies to the position of a Sage. However, after deductions by your Grand Master Uncle and Master Tongtian with me, we have determined that the Primordial World can no longer support nine Sages...!"

Huang Long: "..."

Yuanshi Tianzun, looking at the Yellow Dragon who had fallen silent again, suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question:

"Do you know what is the most precious thing in the primordial world?"

Huang Long was taken aback. After a moment of thought, he said, "Innate spiritual treasures, innate spiritual roots, merit and fortune, and... Primordial Purple Qi?"

"None of those!" Yuanshi Tianzun shook his head. "The most precious thing is 'possibility'."

"Possibly?" Huang Long asked, puzzled.

"Yes, maybe!"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable slowly said, "A path that no one has ever walked, a path that no one has ever proven, a 'possibility' that no one has ever touched. This path may be fraught with difficulties, or it may be blocked, but as long as we keep going, we may see unprecedented scenery."

He paused, then looked at Huanglong and continued, "Do you know why your grandmaster left Hongyun's Soul-Scattering Gourd in your hands, and why I bestowed the Creation Gourd upon you?"

Huang Long shook his head. After all, in the legends of that world in his memory, although Huang Long was also taken as a disciple by Yuanshi Tianzun, he was never valued.

Because he has nothing, he is called the "Five-Nothing True Man".

"Because of your choices time and time again!" said Yuanshi Tianzun. "Under the great calamity, all living beings sought to protect themselves, but you disregarded your own danger and, with your cultivation of no more than a Celestial Immortal, spent countless years restoring the vitality of Penglai Immortal Island. Afterward, you repaired the shattered primordial world bit by bit. This 'goodness' is not hypocrisy, not calculation, but a choice made from the bottom of your heart."

"For those who cultivate the Dao, talent, foundation, and opportunity are certainly important, but the most fundamental thing is a pure Dao heart. Only with a pure Dao heart can one rise from a dragon race rejected by the primordial world to where one is today, accumulating immeasurable merit and gathering the fortune of heaven and earth, thus gaining the qualification to walk this path of 'slaying corpses in the world.'"

Huanglong was shocked. His actions of repairing the primordial land and recreating life in order to obtain the merits of the Heavenly Dao and the origin of creation were actually qualified for him to embark on a path in the eyes of his master.

"Tell me now." The majestic gaze of the Primordial Celestial Lord fell upon Huanglong, increasing the pressure on him.

"Are you willing to walk this incredibly difficult, seemingly endless road, for that possibility, for yourself and for all the billions of living beings in this primordial world?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Long closed his eyes.

He saw the mournful cries of the earth's veins when he first arrived at Penglai Immortal Island; he saw billions of living beings thrive on the land after he restored its vitality; he saw the Xuanhuang Realm evolve from nothing to its present state step by step; he saw the final legacy left by Pangu's will atop Mount Buzhou...!

This path was his own choice.

Besides, it's already been chosen, so why regret it!

Huanglong opened his eyes and met the boundless expectation in Yuanshi Tianzun's gaze. Without the slightest hesitation, he replied, "This disciple is willing to go!"

Yuanshi Tianzun laughed.

This time, there was a hint of satisfaction in his smile: "Good!"

After uttering a single word, the figure of Yuanshi Tianzun slowly dissipated from Huanglong's mind.