Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Huanglong's primordial spirit looked at the ball of light with a puzzled expression.

The light of the Peach Spirit flickered slightly, as if it were organizing its thoughts.

It remained silent for a long while before timidly saying:

"Let...let me disperse my essence, that's fine too."

Huang Long's eyes lit up: "You agree?"

"But...!" Zhenling's voice suddenly became more serious, though still immature, it was incredibly firm. "I... have conditions."

Huang Long quickly asked, "What are the conditions?"

The light of the true spirit flickered, as if it had mustered its courage: "You...you take me away."

Huang Long was taken aback: "Take you away?"

"Yes!" The light of the true spirit shone even brighter, its thoughts filled with longing.

"Brother Fusang Tree and Sister Laurel Tree have both broken free from their original limitations and become pillar-supporting spiritual roots. You...you must take me with you too. I don't want to stay here, where every time the essence bears fruit, nothing will be left. I want to go with you and become a pillar-supporting spiritual root."

Huanglong's gaze suddenly shifted to the true spirits of the Fusang and Laurel trees, tinged with anger:

"You two, what's with all your talking!"

The true spirit of the Fusang tree chuckled, and the golden light shrank back, pretending nothing had happened.

The laurel tree's spirit remained as serene as ever, but its light flickered slightly, as if it were somewhat guilty.

Huang Long was furious. The reason he took Fusang Gui away was because the Chaos Yin-Yang Pillar needed two spiritual roots that corresponded to Yin and Yang to support the sky.

Another point is that these two spirit trees are completely ownerless. The Fusang tree grows on the Sun Star and the Laurel tree grows on the Moon Star. They are both ownerless, so taking them away is no big deal.

But this Ren Water Peach is different!

This belongs to someone!

If he takes away the true spirit of the Renshui Peach, how will he explain it when Haotian Yaochi asks about it?

"No," Huanglong refused decisively. "You are the Queen Mother's spiritual root; I cannot take you away."

The true spirit's light suddenly dimmed, tinged with a hint of grievance: "Then...then I won't disperse my essence. You may leave!"

As it spoke, the ball of light shrank back into the depths of its origin!

At this moment, the true spirit of the Fusang tree sighed and sent a thought: "Young Huanglong, just agree to her request. This little one has really had a hard time here. She only bears fruit once every few moments, exhausting her essence, and her true spirit will never grow up. If you don't take her away, she will never be able to transcend in this lifetime."

The true spirit of the laurel tree also advised, "Yes, Fellow Daoist Huanglong, take her with you and give her a chance."

Huang Long smiled wryly: "She is the Queen Mother's spiritual root, how can I take her away so easily? If Uncle Haotian and Uncle Yaochi find out, won't they turn against me?"

The spirit of the Fusang tree scoffed, "Then why don't you negotiate with them? You help them cultivate over three thousand peach trees in exchange for one mother tree; it's not a bad deal."

Huang Long remained silent for a moment.

Fusang is right. He helped the Heavenly Court cultivate more than three thousand peach trees and in exchange for a mother tree, so it was definitely not a bad deal.

Moreover, he doesn't intend to uproot the mother tree; he can leave a portion of the mother tree's essence in the Heavenly Court, taking only the true spirit and a part of its essence with him.

Thus, the Heavenly Peach Garden was established, and the true spirit of the Ren Water Peach was given the opportunity to transcend.

Kill two birds with one stone.

After thinking it over, Huang Long finally nodded: "Alright, I'll go discuss it with my martial uncle. But I can't guarantee they'll agree."

The light of the true spirit rose from the depths of its origin, shimmering with joy: "Really...! You're not lying to me?"

Huang Long smiled wryly: "I'm not lying to you. But you have to promise me that you won't go back on your word until I get back."

The spirit flickered repeatedly: "No...I won't go back on my word!"

Huanglong withdrew his primordial spirit, stood up, glanced at Ziling and Baihua beside him, and said, "You two wait here, I'm going to find my master."

Zi Ling was munching on a peach when she mumbled a reply.

Huanglong vanished into the Peach Garden in a flash.

In the Lingxiao Palace, Haotian and the Queen Mother were discussing matters.

Although the Peach Banquet has come to a successful conclusion, the Heavenly Court needs to seize this opportunity to recruit ambitious individuals from the primordial world.

Haotian held a list, his brows furrowed slightly.

Huang Long appeared at the palace entrance and bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Haotian looked up, saw Huanglong, and smiled: "Huanglong is here? Is there any progress on the matter of the Peach Tree?"

Huang Long entered the hall and went straight to the point: "Uncle-Master, I have indeed found a method to cultivate branches of the Peach of Immortality. But...!"

He paused, carefully choosing his words: "This method will cause the Ren Water Peach, this innate top-grade spiritual root, to disappear forever."

The smile on the Queen Mother's face froze!

"What do you mean?" Haotian's voice turned somber.

Huang Long explained, "My method is to use the original essence of the Ren Water Peach to give birth to more than three thousand clones. These clones inherit the innate essence of the mother tree and produce peaches of different levels."

"But the price is that the mother tree's essence will be greatly dispersed. It will no longer be a top-grade innate spiritual root, but just one of more than three thousand avatars. In a sense, the top-grade spiritual root, the Ren Water Peach, will disappear from now on."

He paused, then continued, "But the Heavenly Court will receive over three thousand innate spiritual peach trees. Although each avatar is not as high quality as the mother tree, the quantity is greater. With over three thousand peach trees, the ripening time for each peach will be greatly shortened, and the Heavenly Court will never have to worry about not having enough peaches again."

Haotian fell silent.

The Queen Mother also fell silent.

The two exchanged a glance and both saw the weighing of options in each other's eyes.

There are only a handful of innate top-grade spiritual roots in the entire prehistoric world.

The Ren Water Peaches were bestowed upon the Heavenly Court by the Daoist Ancestor and are considered the court's most precious treasure.

The two of them were naturally reluctant to lose it.

However, a top-grade spiritual root is no longer of much use to quasi-saints like Haotian and Yaochi.

What they need is not a spiritual fruit, but a signboard that can attract immortals from all sides and strengthen the Heavenly Court.

More than three thousand peach trees regularly produce a large number of peaches, which can be rewarded to the immortals of Heaven, used to entertain guests from all directions, and used to attract rogue cultivators to join Heaven. This is exactly what Heaven needs.

As the Heavenly Emperor and Queen Mother, they are connected to the fate of the Heavenly Court. When the Heavenly Court is strong, they are strong; when the Heavenly Court is weak, they are weak.

The stronger the Heavenly Court and the richer its fortune, the faster Haotian and Yaochi's cultivation can grow.

Haotian pondered for a long time before finally speaking, his voice carrying a hint of determination:

"Just go for it."

He looked at Huanglong with a firm gaze: "What the Heavenly Court needs is a large number of peaches of immortality, not just a top-grade spiritual root. Go ahead and do it. If you need anything, just say the word."

Yaochi nodded slightly, her voice clear and cold but filled with trust: "Huanglong, the future of Heaven is in your hands."

Huang Long felt relieved and bowed respectfully, saying, "Thank you for your trust, Uncle-Master. I will certainly live up to your expectations."

He turned and left Lingxiao Palace, his figure disappearing outside the palace gate.

Haotian watched Huanglong's retreating figure and suddenly sighed, "Yaochi, do you think Huanglong is hiding something?"