Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Yuan Feng's voice carried a hint of emotion, "The great war between the Lich King and the Demon King caused Mount Buzhou to collapse, and the intensity of the tremors was far greater than when the Demon Ancestor Rahu detonated the western ley lines."

"The upheaval of this ancestral fire vein is unprecedented. If it weren't for the Chaos Yin-Yang Pearl absorbing the chaotic energy, I and many of my clansmen would have perished in this great calamity."

Huang Long nodded slightly and put the Chaos Yin Yang Pearl into the Xuanhuang Realm.

At the same time, Huanglong controlled the Chaos Yin-Yang Pearl, releasing wisps of chaotic energy.

While controlling the Heavenly Dao of the Xuanhuang Realm, it mobilizes the power of the world, devours the chaotic energy, and transforms it into innate spiritual energy to restore the previously depleted origin.

In the last battle against Donghuang Taiyi, Huanglong drained too much of the Xuanhuang Realm's essence, even though Huanglong recovered a significant portion of it with his Heavenly Dao merits.

But it's still far from its peak. Right now, this chaotic energy is an excellent tonic for the Xuanhuang Realm.

"Senior, you flatter me," Huang Long said. "This is a deal between me and the Phoenix Clan."

Yuan Feng chuckled softly and said no more.

Huanglong looked at Yuanfeng, at the nine enormous chains that were extracting its essence, and said:

"Senior, there is something I don't understand."

"oh!"

"I observe that the speed at which these nine chains are extracting the senior's essence is much slower compared to before."

What could be the reason?

Upon hearing this, a complex look flashed in Yuan Feng's eyes.

"Thanks to you, young friend, this matter is all thanks!"

"Senior, what do you mean by that?" Huang Long asked in confusion.

Yuan Feng looked at Huang Long and slowly spoke, "It was because of your guidance that when the world was collapsing, the Vermilion Bird took the initiative to burn its own essence to support the falling heavens."

"After that, she was appointed by the Dao Ancestor as one of the Four Sacred Beasts to guard the pillar supporting the sky."

"For this reason, the Heavenly Merit that the Vermilion Bird received far exceeded that of the Black Tortoise and the White Tiger."

"Moreover, a continuous stream of merits will come your way in the future."

"The Vermilion Bird used all of these merits to wear down the karmic burden on the Phoenix Clan, greatly reducing our pressure."

Huang Long nodded, which was precisely why he had asked the Phoenix Clan for so many spiritual treasures!

Yuan Feng looked at Huang Long and continued, "Young friend, do you know that the Vermilion Bird was originally the designated one of the Four Divine Beasts?"

Huang Long looked at Yuan Feng in surprise. He naturally knew that the Vermilion Bird would become one of the sacred beasts, but hearing these words from Yuan Feng's mouth still shocked him.

"Because of your guidance, she turned passivity into initiative, and passive acceptance into active pursuit. In addition, by actively supporting the heavens, she gained merit far exceeding what she should have received. This merit not only benefits herself but also the entire Phoenix Clan."

"The Vermilion Bird eliminates karma through merit, the Phoenix Clan's fortune is purified, and the suppression of us by the Heavenly Dao is also weakened, so the amount of essence we consume is naturally reduced."

Huang Long nodded slightly.

Merit and karma are two corresponding forces in the universe.

Merit can resolve karma, and karma can also diminish merit.

"Another reason is...!"

Yuan Feng's voice suddenly became low and deep.

"It's because Mount Buzhou collapsed!"

Huang Long's heart stirred, and he vaguely grasped something.

Yuan Feng continued, "Mount Buzhou was formed from the spine of the Great God Pangu. It is the largest ancestral vein and spiritual root of the primordial world. It suppresses the origin of the entire primordial world and also bears the important responsibility of transforming chaotic energy to nourish all living beings in the primordial world."

"Now that the ancestral vein of Buzhou Mountain has been destroyed, a large amount of the primordial essence has been lost, and the efficiency of converting chaotic energy in the entire primordial world has been greatly reduced."

Yuan Feng looked at Huang Long: "Young friend, have you ever considered what this means?"

Without hesitation, Huanglong replied, "It means that the Primordial World is being downgraded."

"good."

She looked up at the chains binding her, "The overall essence of the primordial world has declined, and the amount of chaotic energy that this ancestral fire vein needs to transform has also greatly decreased, thus weakening its suppression over me!"

"only......!"

She looked up into the void, a hint of pity flashing in her deep eyes.

"For all living beings in the primordial world, however, it was a great calamity."

Huang Long nodded. The decrease in the concentration of innate spiritual energy meant that there were fewer and fewer resources being created in the world, which meant that the aptitude of the creatures conceived in the future would be lower and lower, and that cultivation would be more and more difficult.

"This is a calamity for all living beings, far more profound and longer-lasting than any previous eon."

Huang Long remained silent.

He knew Yuan Feng was right.

The war between the Lich King and the Lich King resulted in countless deaths and injuries, but it was ultimately only a temporary calamity.

However, the collapse of Mount Buzhou and the destruction of the ancestral veins did indeed affect the course of history for millennia.

From this day forward, the primordial world will gradually decline, heading towards that future he vaguely knows.

After a moment of silence, Huang Long suddenly bowed to Yuan Feng.

"Senior, this matter is settled, this junior should take his leave now."

Yuan Feng nodded slightly, a hint of expectation flashing in her eyes.

"Young friend, if you ever need the Phoenix Clan's assistance in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. The entire Phoenix Clan will do its utmost to help you."

Huang Long bowed respectfully, then his figure disappeared into the space.

Huanglong slowly ascended along the volcanic passage he had come from, pondering the upcoming changes in the prehistoric world.

This conversation with Yuan Feng gave him a deeper understanding of the current state of the prehistoric world.

The collapse of Mount Buzhou destroyed the ancestral veins, caused the loss of the source, and reduced the concentration of innate spiritual energy, resulting in the "downgrading" of the vast primordial world.

The impact of this hundred million Lich Calamities on the prehistoric world far exceeded that of the Ferocious Beast Calamities, the Dragon-Han Calamities, and the Dao-Demon Calamities.

"Insufficient innate spiritual energy, and insufficient acquired spiritual energy...!"

He knew that, given the current trajectory of the primordial world, acquired spiritual energy would replace innate spiritual energy as the resource for all beings' cultivation.

If the innate spiritual energy is insufficient, the Heavenly Dao will transform the innate spiritual energy into acquired spiritual energy to nourish all living beings in order to satisfy their cultivation needs.

However, acquired spiritual energy is certainly not as good as innate spiritual energy.

Beings who cultivate with innate spiritual energy have far superior foundational qualities and aptitude compared to those who cultivate with acquired spiritual energy.

This is the first realm of all living beings in the world today: the True Immortal.

The emergence of spiritual energy will further diminish the inherent qualities of these billions of living beings.

But when will this acquired spiritual energy appear?

Has it already appeared? He still needs to verify it.

Huanglong stepped out of the Undying Volcano, stood in the void, and looked up at the vast sky.

The sun hangs high in the sky.

Under the pure white moonlight, the distant mountains stretched endlessly, shrouded in mist, and one could vaguely see spirit birds soaring and spirit beasts galloping.

Seeing this scene, Huang Long smiled.

He raised his hand and made a slash, and a crack appeared in the space in front of him. Huanglong took a step out and headed towards the East Sea.

The gates of the Eight Views Palace in Shouyang Mountain remain tightly closed, and the Three Pure Ones are still discussing the matter of going to the Chaos to transform innate spiritual energy.