Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

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

Upon hearing this, a golden light flashed in the eyes of the Three Pure Ones.

Huang Long continued, "I discovered at the foot of the Undying Volcano and in the sea eye that the efficiency of the Undying Volcano and the sea eye in converting chaotic energy has decreased significantly."

Huanglong did not explain why he went to the Sea Eye and the Undying Volcano, and the Three Pure Ones did not inquire in detail.

"After Mount Buzhou collapsed, the Ancestral Dragon and the Primordial Phoenix only needed 50% of their energy to maintain the operation of the Sea Eye and the Undying Volcano...!"

Huang Long paused, then continued, "At the time, I thought, if the Undying Volcano and the Sea Eye are like this, then what about the entire prehistoric world?"

"As the efficiency of converting primordial chaos energy decreases, the generation of innate spiritual energy naturally decreases as well!"

Upon hearing this, the Three Pure Ones exchanged a glance, nodded slightly, and signaled Huanglong to continue.

"At that time, I realized that a significant reduction in innate spiritual energy would inevitably have a huge impact on all living beings in the prehistoric world."

"Especially for those ordinary beings with shallow roots, cultivation is already difficult. If their innate spiritual energy is lost again, they may even have trouble surviving."

As Huanglong spoke, he glanced at the Three Pure Ones, and seeing that they showed no abnormality, he continued...

"But the way of Heaven operates according to its own laws. Heaven will not sit idly by and watch all living beings perish. It will inevitably take some measures to maintain the survival and reproduction of all living beings."

He took a deep breath and voiced his guess.

"This disciple dares to speculate that when the innate spiritual energy decreases to a certain level, the Heavenly Dao may transform some of the innate spiritual energy into a new type of spiritual energy."

"This spiritual energy far surpasses innate spiritual energy in quantity, enough for countless beings to cultivate, but in quality it is far inferior to innate spiritual energy."

"This kind of spiritual energy, which is transformed from innate spiritual energy, is what I call... acquired spiritual energy."

After he finished speaking, the hall fell silent once more.

The Three Pure Ones gazed at the Yellow Dragon, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

This disciple was able to deduce the existence of acquired spiritual energy from the changes in the Undying Volcano and the Sea Eye, and foresee the future direction of the primordial world...!

This insight, this understanding, this keen perception of the trends of heaven and earth...!

This completely exceeded the expectations of the Three Pure Ones.

After a long while, the Supreme Sage slowly spoke.

"Huanglong, do you know what your guess means for the primordial world?"

Huang Long was slightly taken aback, then shook his head: "This disciple does not know!"

The Supreme Sage stroked his long, graying beard, his eyes filled with approval.

"If your guess fails, that's fine. But if it's proven true, then it will give life back to all living beings in the primordial world!"

"If the innate spiritual energy is insufficient, it can be supplemented by acquired spiritual energy. In this way, even if the innate spiritual energy decreases, living beings will not perish due to the lack of spiritual energy."

"This will surely bring great merit to the primordial world."

Great merit!

Huang Long was startled.

This isn't a necessary path in the development of the primordial world, yet it still yields merit?

The Sage Taiqing seemed to sense Huanglong's confusion and slowly said, "Don't underestimate this guess!"

"The workings of Heaven are mysterious and unpredictable. We can deduce the outcome of some things, but not necessarily the process. We may see the end of some roads, but not necessarily the path."

"And you, with your mere Great Luo Realm cultivation, actually managed to guess the existence of acquired spiritual energy!"

"More importantly...!"

He looked at Huanglong, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes.

"Your guess just touches on the next step in the Heavenly Dao's direction."

"The workings of Heaven have indeed reached a point where acquired spiritual energy is needed to emerge, and your guess is perfectly timed."

"This is both an opportunity and a merit!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Long was deeply disturbed.

He looked at Taiqing on the cloud bed, bowed respectfully, and said, "Thank you for your explanation, Grandmaster Uncle."

The Sage Taiqing nodded slightly and waved his hand, and Huanglong sat down on the futon again.

Immediately afterwards, the Sage of Taiqing waved his hand.

A beam of light flashed across Xuan Du's body, and a black and white scroll slowly unfurled, hovering in mid-air.

Once the scroll is unfurled, it displays two colors, black and white, flowing endlessly and evolving into all things!

It is the supreme innate treasure... the Tai Chi diagram.

The Sage of Taiqing looked at Huanglong and said, "I need to verify what you just said."

Having said that, he raised his hand and gestured.

A wisp of innate spiritual energy floated above the Tai Chi diagram.

This ordinary wisp of innate spiritual energy attracted the attention of everyone in the hall at this moment.

The Sage of Taiqing activated the Taiji Diagram.

In an instant, the yin and yang fish on the Tai Chi diagram spun rapidly, and the black and white colors intertwined to form a dazzling light.

Help envelop that wisp of innate spiritual energy within it, and begin to deduce its changes.

Everyone inside the hall was intently watching the changes on the Tai Chi diagram.

A wisp of innate spiritual energy was seen shifting back and forth within the Tai Chi diagram!

Sometimes it splits into tiny wisps of spiritual energy, like split streams; sometimes it gathers together and returns to its original form; sometimes it is compressed into a tiny point, as if it is about to solidify; and sometimes it expands and spreads into a faint mist.

But no matter how it changes, the ultimate attribute of that wisp of innate spiritual energy has never changed.

He still possessed innate spiritual energy, still contained that life force that living beings yearned for.

The Sage Taiqing frowned slightly.

According to Huanglong, innate spiritual energy can be transformed into acquired spiritual energy.

However, despite his repeated attempts to verify it within the Tai Chi diagram, he was still unable to change the fundamental attributes of that wisp of innate spiritual energy.

But when Huanglong mentioned acquired spiritual energy, they already knew that acquired spiritual energy did indeed exist.

Seeing that the Sage Taiqing had slightly furrowed his brow, Huanglong pondered for a moment and then suddenly spoke.

"Senior Uncle, I have something to say, but I'm not sure if I should."

The Supreme Sage looked at the Yellow Dragon and said, "Speak freely!"

Huang Long said, "This disciple is thinking that the fundamental difference between innate spiritual energy and acquired spiritual energy may not lie in the spiritual energy itself, but in...!"

He paused, then said with a slightly heavier tone, "It lies in the profound laws of the universe contained within it."

"The laws of the Great Dao?" Upon hearing this, the Sage of Qing frowned once again.

Huang Long nodded: "Innate spiritual energy is formed by the transformation of chaotic energy from the ancestral veins of heaven and earth, and contains the imprint of the Great Dao Laws of the origin of heaven and earth."

"A wisp of innate spiritual energy is the carrier of a wisp of the Great Dao Law. When innate beings absorb innate spiritual energy to cultivate, they are comprehending those Great Dao Laws and understanding the mysteries of heaven and earth."

"If the acquired spiritual energy is indeed as this disciple suspects, a new spiritual energy transformed by the Heavenly Dao to sustain the survival of all living beings, then it may no longer contain the imprint of the Great Dao Laws."

He looked at the wisp of innate spiritual energy in the Taiji diagram and said in a deep voice, "Senior Uncle, why don't we try to extract the Great Dao Laws from this wisp of innate spiritual energy and see what happens?"

Upon hearing this, the Three Pure Ones were all deeply moved!

Imprint of the law of extraction?

The Great Dao is the foundation of heaven and earth, and the law governing the operation of all things.

To deviate from the laws is tantamount to altering the laws of heaven and earth, something even sages have never attempted.

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