Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

"The Sea-Stabilizing Pearl!"

Bixiao pointed at the sea of ​​starlight and exclaimed in a clear, loud voice, "Big brother, look! Those are the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls! Thirty-six of them!"

Zhao Gongming certainly saw it.

His gaze fell on the thirty-six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, watching the azure sea of ​​light lock the entire space-time tightly, and looking at the aura that the pearls, which had once been in his hands for a time, were now emitting... the aura of an innate treasure.

Bixiao turned her head, looked at Zhao Gongming, and a mischievous smile appeared on her lips.

She and Zhao Gongming had been like brother and sister for countless years, and she knew her older brother's temperament all too well.

Zhao Gongming usually appears carefree and nonchalant, but she knows her elder brother is quite shrewd.

Back then, Zhao Gongming exchanged the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl and the Yellow Dragon for two innate spiritual treasures. One of them was exceptionally compatible with Zhao Gongming's Dao, and at the time, it seemed that Zhao Gongming had gotten the better deal.

But now the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl has changed from a primordial spiritual treasure to a primordial supreme treasure, its value increasing many times over. Bixiao really wants to see what kind of expression her elder brother will show.

"Big brother," Bixiao deliberately dragged out her words, her tone full of teasing, "Now you regret exchanging the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls with Senior Brother Huanglong, don't you? That's a supreme innate treasure. Thirty-six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls combined into one—a supreme innate treasure. How many supreme innate treasures are there in the entire prehistoric world? If you hadn't exchanged them back then, that set of pearls would be yours now."

After she finished speaking, she stared at Zhao Gongming's face, waiting to see if her elder brother showed any annoyance, regret, or at least a trace of resentment.

Yunxiao and Qiongxiao also stared at Zhao Gongming with great interest.

But Zhao Gongming's reaction disappointed them.

Zhao Gongming was startled by Bixiao's words and withdrew his gaze from the light of the Dinghai Pearl.

He turned to look at Bixiao, his face showing none of the expectation Bixiao had shown... no annoyance, no regret, not even a trace of envy.

A frank smile played on his lips, a smile so genuine that Bixiao wanted to punch him.

"Regret?" Zhao Gongming shook his head, his tone as calm as if he were commenting on the weather. "A supreme innate treasure? That was only transformed into a supreme innate treasure in the hands of Senior Brother Huanglong. The Sea-Stabilizing Pearl I had back then was merely a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure."

He gazed at the vast blue sea of ​​stars in the sky, his eyes calm and clear: "The thirty-six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls have been scattered throughout the primordial world for countless years. Even my teacher did not know that these Sea-Stabilizing Pearls are innate treasures, otherwise he would not have bestowed them upon me."

Zhao Gongming withdrew his gaze and turned to Bixiao, who was waiting to see him make a fool of himself. "Do you know why Senior Brother Huanglong was able to collect thirty-six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls?"

Bixiao paused for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "Why?"

"Because the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl is destined to be with Senior Brother Huanglong!"

He paused, then added, "Moreover, Senior Brother Huanglong traded two innate spiritual treasures with me back then, one of which, the Treasure Basin, is extremely compatible with my Dao."

"Add to that the unparalleled Sky-Splitting Staff, and I really got a huge advantage over Senior Brother Huanglong in that exchange back then."

The pavilion fell silent for a moment.

The three Xiao sisters looked at Zhao Gongming with disbelief. Their once carefree elder brother could actually say such a thing.

Bixiao pouted. She had originally intended to tease her older brother, but instead of falling for it, he delivered a speech that left her speechless.

She snorted and turned back to continue watching the sword light in the sky.

Yunxiao and Qiongxiao gave Zhao Gongming a serious look.

The two older sisters are much more composed than Bixiao.

They could tell that Zhao Gongming wasn't just saying that for show; he genuinely didn't care.

The transformation of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl into a supreme innate treasure would have been a source of great regret for most people, but Zhao Gongming was truly open-minded about it.

It's not because he's stupid, but because he knows his own limitations all too well.

He was self-aware enough to know that he could not possibly collect all thirty-six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, so the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls in his hands could only ever be innate spiritual treasures, never innate supreme treasures.

Since it can't be changed, there's nothing to regret.

Such magnanimity is truly rare!

Yunxiao and Qiongxiao looked at Zhao Gongming with a hint of admiration in their eyes.

Just then, Zhao Gongming suddenly changed the subject.

The calm and composed expression on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a sly smile as he rubbed his hands together.

"However..." he drawled, "Now that Senior Brother Huanglong has obtained a supreme innate treasure, once he returns to the prehistoric world, I will definitely go and take advantage of him."

Bixiao turned her head and looked at him suspiciously: "What are you trying to take advantage of?"

"Blood date wine!" Zhao Gongming smacked his lips, as if savoring a long-lost taste. "It's been several years since I've tasted Senior Brother Huanglong's blood date wine. I really miss it..."

He swallowed hard as he spoke, and Bixiao's eyes widened even more. She turned to look at Yunxiao and Qiongxiao, the two sisters exchanged a glance, and then laughed at the same time.

The dark red sword light in the sky was slowly dissipating, the Heavenly Dao passage was beginning to stabilize, and golden Heavenly Dao runes spread like water across the four walls of the passage.

The East Heavenly Gate was fully formed.

Just when many powerful beings in the prehistoric world thought that the Heavenly Court would give up, after all, neither Emperor Jun nor Donghuang Taiyi had ever opened a Heavenly Gate on Xiniu Hezhou.

However, when a dark red sword light appeared that pierced through the sky above Xiniu Hezhou, many beings were surprised by Haotian's ambition.

After Huanglong, Haotian, Yaochi, Xuandu, Duobao and the others adjusted themselves to their peak condition, they arrived at the celestial region above Xiniu Hezhou.

The situation in Xiniu Hezhou is completely different from the other three major continents... Nanzhanbuzhou is a place where many acquired races, including humans, live and thrive.

The land of Dongsheng is a landscape of interwoven mountains and seas, rich in innate spiritual energy, and home to Kunlun Mountain, the first divine mountain of the primordial world.

The Northern Continent of Luzhou is shrouded in miasma, and is inhabited by demons.

Xiniu Hezhou is a completely different world from these three continents.

Apart from the oasis around Mount Sumeru, the rest of the land is all continuous Gobi desert and barren rocky mountains, where no acquired spiritual energy has ever been born!

Back then, Demon Ancestor Rahu and Dao Ancestor Hongjun fought a tremendous battle on the primordial land for the opportunity to prove their Dao.

In the end, Luo Hou was doomed to defeat, but he was unwilling to perish. He used his supreme demonic powers to detonate the earth veins of Xiniu Hezhou, turning the entire land into a purgatory ravaged by demonic energy.

The two primordial deities, Jieyin and Zhunti, established a sacred site on Mount Sumeru.

With their immense power, they moved spiritual veins and countless immortal herbs and elixirs from other parts of the primordial world, transforming the area spanning hundreds of millions of miles around Mount Sumeru into a pure land brimming with spiritual energy.

But looking out from Mount Sumeru, beyond the dividing line between spiritual energy and desolation, there is still an endless desert.

Over 99% of Xiniu Hezhou is a desolate gray-black wasteland, and even the two sages seem powerless to change it.