Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Kunlun Mountain, Five Elements Grotto Heaven.

Huanglong lay on a recliner woven from spirit bamboo.

Zi Ling skillfully placed the tray on the jade table beside Huang Long, her movements so gentle that she made no sound.

The jade teapot tilted, and a stream of emerald green tea fell into the white jade cup. The steam it stirred up condensed into the shape of a lingzhi mushroom, lingered in the air for a moment, and then slowly dissipated.

"Master, this is freshly roasted spiritual tea," Zi Ling said softly. "It's made primarily with Enlightenment Tea leaves, supplemented with Jade Spirit Mushroom, Crimson Blood Mushroom... and roasted together!"

Huang Long responded and picked up his teacup.

As the tea enters the mouth, it refreshes the lips and teeth, and a clear, refreshing energy unfolds from the throat, soothing the soul.

"Excellent! Not only does it taste great, but it's also incredibly effective."

Over these ten thousand years, Huanglong lived a life of unprecedented leisure.

After returning from Shouyang Mountain, Yuanshi Tianzun summoned a group of disciples of the Chan Sect in the Jade Void Palace.

Huang Long still vividly remembers the scene from that day.

Yuanshi Tianzun sat on his cloud bed and told his disciples the results of the discussions among the saints in the Eight Views Palace!

The teacher of the Human Emperor and the teacher of the Five Emperors—the Chan Sect secured two spots: one for the Human Emperor and one for the Five Emperors.

Guang Chengzi was about to become the teacher of the Human Emperor. A rare smile appeared on Guang Chengzi's gloomy face, and all his disciples bowed and congratulated him.

The fact that the Five Emperors' teachers had not yet been decided has made the other disciples of the Chan Sect eager to show off in front of the Primordial Heavenly Lord and compete for that great opportunity.

Then Yuanshi Tianzun gave a sermon.

That discourse encompassed everything from the foundation of the Jade Purity Great Dao to the method of severing the corpse, from the principles of following Heaven and responding to the people to the crucial hurdles on the path to quasi-sainthood.

When the sage preached, flowers rained down from the sky and golden lotuses sprang from the earth.

Although Huanglong was already a quasi-saint, he still gained a great deal from listening to the saints preach.

In particular, when Yuanshi Tianzun spoke of "following the will of Heaven and responding to the needs of the people," his gaze lingered on Huanglong for a moment, whether intentionally or unintentionally—in that instant, Huanglong understood the expectation in his master's eyes.

Among the disciples of the Chan Sect, there is already a quasi-sage. But the expectations of the Primordial Celestial Venerable clearly go beyond that.

After the sermon ended, Yuanshi Tianzun dismissed all his disciples.

The disciples had a lively time at Huanglong's Five Elements Grotto, eating countless spiritual fruits and tasting Enlightenment Tea.

After the excitement subsided, the disciples of the Chan Sect departed.

The period following the great calamity was the last peaceful time for the cultivators of the primordial world.

Most of the disciples of the Chan Sect established their own dojos at the foot of Kunlun Mountain. Guangchengzi returned to Taoyuan Cave on Jiuxian Mountain, Chijingzi went to Yunxiao Cave on Taihua Mountain, Yuding remained at Jinxia Cave on Yuquan Mountain, Taiyi was at Jinguang Cave on Qianyuan Mountain... Cihang found a place on Mount Luojia in the South China Sea.

Of the core disciples of the Chan Sect, only Huang Long remained in the vast Kunlun Mountain.

He has not yet established a temple outside Kunlun, nor is he planning to bother with that at the moment!

Zi Ling would sometimes ask, "Master, all the other martial uncles have established their own dojos down the mountain. Why don't you go and find one too?"

Huanglong's answer is always the same: "Nowhere is as good as Kunlun!"

This answer delighted Zi Ling. Even though she was born in Kunlun, she didn't want to leave Kunlun!

But Huanglong was not truly idle. He had his own rhythm, evolving the Xuanhuang Realm within the Five Elements Grotto Heaven to solidify his Quasi-Saint cultivation; and occasionally going to the Heavenly Court to perform his duties.

However, even with the power of the Ziwei Emperor, he could only control a portion of the auxiliary stars besides the Ziwei Star.

With 365 main stars, it's simply impossible to mobilize them all at the same time and evolve the Star Array that can devour and transform chaotic energy!

Huanglong looked at the starry sky and sighed.

He had also considered encouraging disciples of the Chan and Jie sects to come to the Heavenly Court.

To take control of the origin of the stars is an immense opportunity; to merge one's own Great Dao with the stars can, in turn, strengthen the constellations throughout the heavens—this is a win-win situation.

Unfortunately, apart from Zhao Gongming, the Three Immortals of Sanxiao, and Taiyi Yuding and a few others, the other disciples of the sages did not care about the position of Star Lord at all.

"The pride of a disciple of a sage," Huang Long said, whether with a sigh or a sigh of resignation, "unwilling to stoop to the level of others."

Since that's the case, the path of the Zhou Tian Star Array will be temporarily shelved.

Using the stars of the heavens as a guide to transform the primordial chaos, we can only wait for the future.

Fortunately, the primordial spiritual energy is still relatively abundant, and the Lich War has only recently passed, so this problem is not urgent.

He continued living his life, drinking tea, cultivating his spiritual roots, basking in the sun, and occasionally making an appearance at the Heavenly Court...!

On this day, Huang Long stood up from his recliner and stretched his muscles.

Huang Long's finger hovered in mid-air as he made a simple calculation.

...The time left for Fuxi to ascend to the throne as the Human Emperor is not long.

"It's time to go," he said softly, putting his hand down.

Zi Ling looked up, a hint of curiosity in her purple eyes: "Where is Master going?"

"Shouyang Mountain," Huang Long said earnestly, looking at Zi Ling. "This time, you'll come along too."

"Really!" Zi Ling's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly!

"Wait a minute, sir!"

Under Huang Long's questioning gaze, Zi Ling turned and disappeared into the mountains, only returning a few breaths later!

"Master, let's go," Zi Ling said.

Huang Long didn't ask any more questions, and with a wave of his hand, a golden light enveloped Zi Ling.

The next instant, the two figures disappeared from the Five Elements Cave.

Shouyang Mountain.

The mountain peaks remain serene and ancient, but the spiritual energy of the vegetation in the mountains is even more intense than it was ten thousand years ago.

The illusory image of the Tai Chi diagram above the Eight Views Palace slowly rotates, and the trajectory of the Yin-Yang fish, with their heads and tails connected, is even more mysterious than before.

For the Supreme Sage, ten thousand years is but a fleeting moment in the alchemical furnace.

Ancient trees reach for the sky in the mountains, streams murmur, and cranes stroll leisurely among the pine forests; everything remains unchanged from ten thousand years ago.

Huanglong landed with Ziling on the jade square in front of the Eight Views Palace.

The two figures under the old pine tree made Huang Long pause in surprise!

Duobao!

Duobao's physique remained robust, and his aura as a late-stage Great Luo cultivator was even more profound than it had been ten thousand years ago.

"Senior Brother Duobao," Huanglong greeted, "what brings you here?"

Duobao returned the greeting with a wry smile: "Junior Brother Huanglong, you've kept me waiting for quite a while."

"Wait for me?" Huang Long was even more puzzled!

Duobao looked at Huanglong and sighed heavily: "To be honest, junior brother, I was waiting for you."

He looked up at the enormous illusory Tai Chi diagram above his head, his voice tinged with helplessness. "The teacher of the Human Emperor, a great opportunity, that's what my teacher said too. But junior brother, where is this Human Emperor? Fuxi still holds the position of Human Emperor, and I want to become the teacher of this Human Emperor, but I can't even find a glimpse of the next Human Emperor. I'm completely confused and have no clue what to do."

His tone sounded somewhat annoyed.

The chief disciple of the Jie Sect, a late-stage Great Luo Immortal, always had a clear plan in his cultivation.

However, he had absolutely no idea how to approach the task of being the Emperor's teacher.

"Then why is Senior Brother waiting for me here?" Huang Long was even more puzzled!

Duobao shook his head. "The teacher told me to wait here!"

He smiled at Huang Long, "Seeing my junior brother, I knew that the one Master had asked me to wait for was him!"

"Master Tongtian!" Huang Long regretted coming to Shouyang Mountain to watch the excitement!