Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Zhen Yuanzi seemed to have anticipated this, and smiled, "But is it for the sake of those humans?"

Huang Long was taken aback for a moment, then understood.

With Zhen Yuanzi's cultivation level, how could he not guess their intentions?

He nodded and said, "That's right. When the demon race was slaughtering the human race, you stepped in to protect some of the humans and brought them back to Longevity Mountain."

"Now that the great calamity has passed and the world has undergone great changes, the innate spiritual energy is gradually transforming into acquired spiritual energy. Those humans who remain in the Five Revolutions and Five Views are probably not in a long-term solution."

"Therefore, my junior brother and I have come here to take them back to Shouyang Mountain and integrate them with the human race there."

After listening, Zhen Yuanzi remained silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed.

He rose and walked to the palace entrance, gazing at the distant mountains, and slowly said:

"Young friend, do you know why I protect those humans?"

Huang Long said, "Senior, you have compassion for the human race and cannot bear to see them slaughtered by the demon race."

Zhen Yuanzi shook his head, turned around, and a complex look flashed in his eyes:

"Pity? Heh, pity is the most useless thing in this primordial world. My protection of them is nothing more than... disgusting demon race."

He paused, then continued, "Back then, in order to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword, Donghuang Taiyi personally led the demon race to slaughter the human race."

"Didn't Di Jun and the others want to exterminate the human race? I'll protect them. The more they want to kill, the more I'll save them, just to make those two brats unhappy."

Huang Long was dumbfounded.

He never expected that Zhen Yuanzi's act of protecting the human race was motivated by such motives.

Xuan Du, standing to the side, was also completely taken aback. After a long while, he said, "Senior... you are truly a man of strong character."

Zhen Yuanzi laughed heartily: "What kind of passionate person is he? It's just a momentary impulse."

"Now that the demon race has been defeated, with Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi fallen, the remaining demons have fled to the northern border of the prehistoric world. The humans I saved are no longer in danger."

He waved his hand, his tone tinged with disdain: "Besides, the Wanshou Mountain area is rich in spiritual energy, and the creatures living there are all quite powerful."

"The highest cultivation level of those humans is only True Immortal Realm. They are the weakest beings in these mountains. If it weren't for my protection, they would have long become food for the creatures of the mountains."

At this moment, Xuan Du stood up and bowed deeply to Zhen Yuanzi: "Xuan Du is here to thank Senior Zhen Yuanzi on behalf of the human race."

"The kindness of our predecessors will never be forgotten by humankind."

Zhen Yuanzi waved his hand dismissively and said:

"Whether it's 'yes' or not, I don't care. Young friend, you can take them away anytime you want."

Xuan Du cupped his hands again, saying, "Thank you, senior!"

Just then, footsteps came from outside the hall.

Qingfeng and Mingyue, each carrying a jade plate, carefully stepped into the main hall.

Zhen Yuanzi said to Huanglong and Xuandu, "My two young friends have come from afar, and I don't have much to offer in terms of hospitality. These fruits are just what I have to offer, so please don't find them offensive!"

Huanglong and Xuandu stood up together and bowed to express their gratitude.

Zhen Yuanzi waved his hand, gesturing for them to sit down.

Huang Long picked up a ginseng fruit and took a small bite.

A sweet sensation bloomed on the tip of his tongue, and a rich Daoist aura instantly spread throughout his body, nourishing Huanglong's physical form.

After consuming a ginseng fruit, Huanglong's understanding of the fundamental laws of wood deepened.

Huang Long closed his eyes, savoring the experience for a moment before opening them and exclaiming, "Truly worthy of being a top-grade innate spiritual root! Its effects are extraordinary!"

He is now at the peak of the Great Luo realm, and ordinary spiritual fruits have no effect on him, but this ginseng fruit has a significant effect on him.

Xuandu finished eating one as well, and nodded in praise: "Senior brother is right, this ginseng fruit is indeed remarkably effective."

Zhen Yuanzi laughed and waved his hand, saying, "My two young friends are too kind. They are just some fruits. Eat them and that's it. Why make such a fuss?"

The three of them chatted while enjoying the spiritual fruit.

Amidst a gentle breeze and a bright moon, two children stood by, each taking out a ginseng fruit from their robes and beginning to eat it.

The ginseng fruit grown from the top-grade acquired spiritual root, although not as effective as that grown from the innate spiritual root, tastes exactly the same.

Given the two little ones' current cultivation levels, the ginseng fruit formed from their acquired spiritual roots is more suitable for them.

Just then, Huang Long suddenly remembered something.

The innate enlightenment tea tree in his Xuanhuang Realm has now recovered!

When he was a guest at Wanshou Mountain, Zhen Yuanzi gave him a section of the root of the Enlightenment Tea Tree.

The tree roots were corrupted by demonic energy, leaving them with only a sliver of life; they were essentially useless.

Huanglong nurtured it with the Three Lights Divine Water, purified its demonic energy with the Pure World White Lotus, planted it in the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, and finally, combined it with a section of the Enlightenment Tea Tree trunk obtained from the Azure Dragon Ancestor, thus reviving it.

However, during his battle with Donghuang Taiyi, he extracted too much of the Xuanhuang Realm's essence, which affected many spiritual roots within the Xuanhuang Realm.

After the great calamity, he repaired it with the merits of the Heavenly Dao, and the origin of the Xuanhuang Realm refined a large amount of chaotic energy.

Moreover, in the Eight Views Palace, during that moment of enlightenment after a thousand years, the Great Dao Laws he comprehended under the influence of the Heavenly Dao increased even more.

Now, that Enlightenment Tea Tree has recovered, and it even has some more leaves containing law runes!

When he received the gift from Zhen Yuanzi, he said that if he could revive the Enlightenment Tea Tree, he would invite Zhen Yuanzi to taste the Enlightenment Tea produced by this innate spiritual root.

He swallowed the ginseng fruit in his hand, looked at Zhen Yuanzi, and smiled, "Senior, having tasted your ginseng fruit today, I also have something good to offer you."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi immediately became interested.

He knew that anything that this sage personally passed down and called "good stuff" must be extraordinary.

He raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Oh? What treasures do you possess, young friend? Quickly show them to me and broaden my horizons."

Huang Long didn't keep them in suspense and waved his hand.

Five tea leaves appeared in front of him, suspended in the air, shimmering with a faint spiritual light.

Three of the tea leaves have complete runes of law.

The other two pieces only have simple patterns branded on them.

Zhen Yuanzi's gaze, which had initially held only a slight interest, suddenly froze the moment he saw the tea leaves.

He suddenly stood up, his eyes wide open, and his voice changed tone.

"Innate Enlightenment Tea?"

His tone was filled with disbelief and shock.

Huang Long smiled and nodded: "It is indeed the Enlightenment Tea produced by the innate spiritual root."

Zhen Yuanzi walked quickly to the tea leaves, stretched out his hand, but then stopped in mid-air.

His gaze fell upon the runes of law on the tea leaves, his lips trembling slightly:

"It really is the Enlightenment Tea...!"

He took a deep breath, looked at Huang Long, his eyes filled with shock:

"Young friend, where did you obtain this Enlightenment Tea? I remember that the only innate Enlightenment Tea tree in this primordial world has long been destroyed."

Huang Long smiled slightly: "Senior, have you forgotten the root of that Enlightenment Tea Tree that you gave me back then?"

Zhen Yuanzi was taken aback, then suddenly remembered something and said incredulously, "That tree root? That tree root that was almost completely devoid of life due to the erosion of demonic energy?"

Huang Long nodded: "Exactly!"

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