Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

The Eight Views Palace was completely silent.

Huang Long's words had been out for a long time, but no one spoke.

The Three Pure Ones sat high on their cloud beds, each with a different expression!

The Supreme Sage remained calm as still water, but a hint of contemplation flashed in his eyes, which bore the imprint of heaven and earth.

Yuanshi Tianzun frowned, his fingers gently tapping the jade ruyi.

The Tongtian Sect Leader had a solemn expression, with a wisp of sword intent surrounding him, as if he wanted to use his sword to cut off a sliver of life for all living beings in this world.

The other disciples of the sage remained silent in fear.

Huang Long's words were like a boulder falling from the sky, stirring up huge waves in their hearts.

Today, countless living beings in the primordial world are cultivating by absorbing and exhaling innate spiritual energy.

When only 30% of the primordial spiritual energy remains, how can it sustain the cultivation of hundreds of millions of living beings?

This question gets straight to the heart of the matter.

Since the beginning of time, all living beings in the primordial world have relied on innate spiritual energy for sustenance and as the foundation for their cultivation.

Those innate beings are born from innate spiritual energy, which nourishes their origins and helps them comprehend the laws of the Great Dao.

Even the descendants of innate beings are born under the nourishment of innate spiritual energy.

Every day, countless living beings absorb and inhale, consuming an enormous amount of innate spiritual energy.

This massive consumption was originally provided by the five ancestral veins of heaven and earth in the central part of the primordial world and the four continents, plus the sea eye.

But now, with the destruction caused by each great calamity, only the ancestral vein of Kunlun Mountain remains intact.

The sea eye and the immortal volcano were not completely destroyed under Huanglong's intervention, but their efficiency in converting chaotic energy was greatly reduced.

Moreover, with the extinction of all the stars in the heavens, seventy percent of the remaining spiritual energy in the primordial world was used by the Heavenly Dao to nurture and repair the stars in the heavens.

Only 30% of the innate spiritual energy was left for billions of living beings in the primordial world.

Huang Long's words made everyone realize the seriousness of the problem.

Even more terrifying is...!

"Now that the great calamity has just ended, the primordial beings will usher in a period of explosive growth."

At that time, hundreds of millions of new lives will be born.

These newly born beings will inevitably embark on cultivation, and will also consume innate spiritual energy.

Huanglong looked at the Three Pure Ones with a worried expression.

"Master, Senior Uncle, Senior Uncle, may I ask, at that time, how will the primordial spiritual energy of the world be able to supply the ever-increasing number of living beings?"

Silence fell over the hall once more.

None of the Three Pure Ones answered Huanglong's question.

It's not that I don't want to answer, it's just... I can't answer.

What would happen when even the most basic cultivation materials and innate spiritual energy were insufficient in the primordial world?

The three sages were able to deduce the result in an instant!

On the vast, primordial land, countless creatures fought each other for the limited innate spiritual energy, resulting in rivers of blood and mountains of corpses.

Resentment soared to the heavens, murderous intent filled the fields, all living beings wailed, and heaven and earth grieved together.

Finally, the great calamity that just ended will return.

The Three Pure Ones fell silent!

They saw that terrible future, but for a moment they didn't know how to deal with it.

Inside the Eight Views Palace, all was deathly silent.

Right here in this deathly silence!

A ripple suddenly appeared in the void within the Eight Views Palace.

The ripples were so faint that even Huanglong, at the peak of the Great Luo realm, did not notice them.

It rose from somewhere in the void, like a gentle breeze rippling across a calm lake.

Huanglong suddenly noticed that the Three Pure Ones' expressions suddenly turned serious.

The Supreme Sage narrowed his eyes slightly, and for the first time, a noticeable change appeared on his usually calm face!

It was surprise, it was unexpected.

The Heavenly Venerable of Primordial Beginning stopped tapping the jade ruyi with his fingers, his expression solemn!

The Tongtian Sect Leader suddenly looked up, gazing at a certain point in the void, his eyes filled with astonishment.

In an instant, the gazes of the three sages fell simultaneously on Huanglong.

His gaze was full of inquiry and scrutiny, as if he wanted to see Huanglong clearly from the inside out, from his physical body to his primordial spirit.

Huang Long instantly felt the pressure increase.

The gazes of the three sages fell upon him, their vast aura and oppressive presence causing his soul to tremble.

What happened?

A strong sense of unease welled up in Huang Long's heart.

He had just raised a question, a question about how billions of living beings should cultivate when their innate spiritual energy is insufficient.

Even if this question is difficult to answer, does the Three Pure Ones need to react in this way?

Huanglong looked at the Three Pure Ones, only to find that their gazes grew increasingly profound and complex.

There was surprise, disbelief, and a hint of approval in his eyes.

Huanglong was stunned by the gazes of the Three Pure Ones and found it difficult to speak.

for a long time!

The three Qing finally withdrew their gazes and exchanged a glance.

That one glance contained so many meanings: surprise, realization, emotion, and relief.

Finally, Yuanshi Tianzun coughed lightly, breaking the silence in the hall.

"Huanglong".

His voice remained authoritative, yet carried an unprecedented solemnity.

Huang Long quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Disciple is here!"

Yuanshi Tianzun looked at him with a complex expression.

"Have you ever mentioned... acquired spiritual energy?"

Acquired spiritual energy!

Huanglong's soul trembled once again.

Of course he said that.

Beneath the Undying Volcano, he spoke to Yuan Feng; in the eye of the sea, he spoke to Zu Long.

Faced with the greatly reduced efficiency of the immortal volcano and the sea eye in converting chaotic energy, he put forward his own speculation: due to the lack of innate spiritual energy, the Heavenly Dao may convert innate spiritual energy into acquired spiritual energy in order to maintain the survival of all living beings and make up for the lack of innate spiritual energy.

But he only said those words to Yuan Feng and Zu Long, and never mentioned them to anyone else.

However, undying volcanoes and ocean vents can shield one from the secrets of heaven.

In those two places, even a sage would not be able to detect what was happening unless he paid close attention.

How could Yuanshi Tianzun know this?

Moreover, judging from the expressions of the Sage of Taiqing and the Master of Tongtian, they were clearly already aware of the situation.

Huang Long stood there, stunned, unsure how to respond.

Seeing his hesitation, Yuanshi Tianzun spoke again.

"Just now, the teacher sent us a message, saying that 'acquired spiritual energy' can resolve this crisis for all living beings, and that acquired spiritual energy came from you."

The teacher of Yuanshi Tianzun was his grandmaster, Daozu Hongjun.

Huanglong's soul trembled violently.

The Dao Ancestor actually sent a message to his three teachers, mentioning "acquired spiritual energy".

Furthermore, it was pointed out that this came from Huanglong's mouth.

If what the Dao Ancestor said is true, then there is no surprise.

After all, the Dao Ancestor had merged with the Heavenly Dao, and both the Undying Volcano and the Sea Eye were under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Dao.

Everything that happens in the primordial world leaves its mark on the Heavenly Dao!

A complex mix of emotions welled up in Huang Long's heart, including shock, trepidation, and a hint of... awe that he couldn't quite put his finger on.

Seeing the hesitation on Huanglong's face, the Sage of Taiqing assumed that Huanglong had some concerns and then spoke.

"Speak freely, I am here, so please feel free to speak."

His voice was calm and gentle, carrying a sense of reassuring security.

Huang Long took a deep breath, suppressing his shock and trepidation, and slowly spoke.

"Reporting to my senior master, I did indeed mention 'acquired spiritual energy'."