Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Previously, when he entered the Phoenix Clan's habitat with the Vermilion Bird, he arrived directly from the void passage to the secret world shrouded by the Primordial Wutong Tree.

Therefore, the true full view of the immortal volcano was not seen.

Only now did he witness firsthand the true appearance of this famous, immortal volcano in the primordial world.

That naturally formed parasol tree was simply rooted on a small hill next to the main peak of the immortal volcano.

The Yellow Dragon flew upwards alongside the Vermilion Bird.

We arrived at the edge of the main peak of the immortal volcano, and the diameter of the crater was probably no less than hundreds of millions of miles.

Moreover, contrary to Huanglong's expectations, the interior was filled with surging magma.

Instead, it churned with flames of various colors that seemed almost tangible: crimson, golden, cyan, pure white, and dark purple... These were innate true fires that had mutated after intertwining with chaotic energy.

Sensing the terrifying aura contained within, Huang Long's expression changed slightly!

If this immortal volcano were to erupt, and its true fire were to fall upon the earth, it would truly cause the destruction of heaven and earth, with few living beings able to survive.

However, a strange glint flashed in his eyes as he looked at those real flames.

If he were to use this true fire to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique and temper his physical body, it would surely allow him to reach a higher level of physical strength.

"Walk!"

Zhuque did not wait for Huanglong; instead, crimson-gold Nanming Li Fire rose around its body.

The flames formed a barrier, enveloping him and Huanglong and isolating them from the raging chaotic fire spirit energy outside!

The two figures transformed into a beam of light and plunged straight into the crater.

As Huanglong passed through layers of terrifying flames, he could clearly sense the terrifying power of those flames that displayed various colors.

Any flame from the Jade Separation Flame is enough to incinerate a Taiyi Golden Immortal; a Golden Immortal who comes into contact with it will die instantly.

As it went down, the flames grew deeper in color, and the destructive power they contained became increasingly terrifying!

However, the Vermilion Bird and the Yellow Dragon, which were enveloped by the Southern Ming Fire, were not affected in the slightest.

After a long while, the surrounding flames suddenly disappeared.

The two fell into a huge space.

He steadied himself, looked around, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

This is a special space with a radius of over a million miles!

As a being with spiritual insight into the earth's veins, Huanglong naturally knew where he was at that moment.

This space is located beneath the Undying Volcano, within a spatial node of the ancestral vein of heaven and earth.

Around this spatial node, there are crimson crystals, which are the "original essence" nurtured by the earth's veins. Just a piece the size of a fist is enough to refine an acquired spiritual treasure.

But at this moment, these essences were dull and lifeless, their surfaces covered with gray-black patterns, as if infected by a plague.

Moreover, the entire space was filled with dense chaotic energy!

As those wisps of gray energy rolled and churned, they continuously eroded the very essence of the earth's veins!

Huanglong could even hear the hissing sound of the chaotic energy eroding his original essence.

When these fundamental essences are completely eroded, it is the time when volcanic eruptions occur from time to time.

In the center of this space lay a colossal creature.

That was a phoenix, the very same Yuanfeng, the progenitor of the phoenix clan.

Even though Huanglong had seen the enormous head that the Ancestral Dragon had filled in the sea eye, he still felt his soul tremble when he saw Yuanfeng's body.

Both Zulong and Yuanfeng were beings who had refined their own Great Dao into the Heavenly Dao.

They themselves represent the highest point in the primordial world.

The phoenix folded its wings, its body length exceeded 100,000 li, and its feathers should have been a magnificent and colorful nine-colored plumage.

But now it was eroded by the chaotic energy, turning gray and mottled, as if the exquisite brocade had been splashed with ink.

He lay quietly on the ground, his head bowed, his eyes closed, and his breath almost nonexistent.

What surprised Huanglong the most was that there were chains containing the power of the Heavenly Dao wrapped around its body.

Huanglong had never seen such chains on Zulong before.

Nine of the chains, as thick as mountains, pierced through Yuan Feng's vital parts, such as its neck, wings, claws, and tail, while the other end disappeared into the void.

At this moment, countless innate Dao patterns flickered on the chains, and simultaneously, streams of essence were drawn from Yuan Feng's body and entered the void through the chains.

Those chains not only imprisoned Yuan Feng, but also extracted Yuan Feng's essence and transported it to an unknown place.

"Gurgle!"

Huanglong seemed to hear the sound of the chains drawing out the source, like a giant beast sucking out marrow.

As the Yuanfeng essence was extracted, the cracks on the earth seemed to be stitched together by a great force.

But Huanglong could see that the earth in other areas was slowly cracking open again.

This is an unsolvable cycle: Yuan Feng's essence is used to repair the cracks, and when the essence is depleted and she falls into weakness, before she can recover, cracks appear in the earth again, requiring even more essence to repair...!

Even more terrifying, the chaotic energy emanating from those cracks was constantly eroding Yuan Feng's body.

Huanglong could sense that Yuanfeng, this ancient overlord, was losing its life force little by little under the erosion of the chaotic energy.

"Big sister...!"

Zhuque looked at Yuanfeng, whose breath was growing weaker and weaker, a trace of sorrow flashing in her eyes. She looked at Huanglong and slowly said:

"After the great calamity of the three races ended, my eldest sister has been suppressing this ancestral vein here. At first, my eldest sister had abundant source energy. Although the earth vein was unstable, she was able to absorb the innate spiritual energy of the immortal volcano while maintaining the balance of her source energy."

"However, the war between the Lich and Demon races shook the primordial world, and at the same time, an even stronger chaotic tide erupted deep within this ancestral vein, causing the number of cracks in this ancestral vein to increase dramatically."

"The speed at which the Yuanfeng's essence was extracted exceeded its recovery speed, and the dissipated chaotic energy was also eroding her body, forcing her to fall into a deep sleep."

Zhuque paused, then continued, "Although the ancestral vein, which had been in turmoil, soon returned to calm, the Yuanfeng, having lost a large amount of its essence, was unable to absorb and refine innate spiritual energy on its own while in slumber, and its body was also eroded by chaotic energy...!"

Huang Long knew that Yuan Feng's current condition was like that of someone afflicted with illness. If she could get proper nutrition, she could maintain the balance of her body.

If one is suddenly struck again, the body loses a large amount of its vital essence and cannot ingest nutrients to sustain life, it will inevitably become weaker and weaker.

If the Yuanfeng's essence is completely exhausted, it will perish completely.

This immortal volcano, if it erupts, will turn the entire southern part of the prehistoric world, like the western continent, into a wasteland.

Alternatively, the Heavenly Dao may have completely abandoned this ancestral vein beneath the Undying Volcano, severing the source of spiritual energy in the southern part of the prehistoric world, which gradually turned into a mortal land.

Both possibilities would cause enormous destruction to the primordial world.

"Let's begin!" Huang Long looked at Yuan Feng, whose aura was almost nonexistent, and no longer hesitated.

With a flick of his right hand, the Chaos Yin-Yang Pearl appeared in his palm.

With a slight thought, Huang Long opened a dark opening on the Chaos Yin-Yang Pearl.

"swallow!"

The moment the cave entrance appeared, the chaotic energy in the space seemed to have found a way to pour out, continuously flowing into the dark cave entrance.

"call!!!"

Huanglong activated the Chaos Yin-Yang Pearl, which suddenly unleashed a terrifying suction force!

Above that dark cave entrance, countless chaotic energies formed a vortex.

In just a few breaths, it expanded into a chaotic storm with a diameter of ten thousand feet!