Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Upon exiting the Azure Dragon Palace, the Azure Dragon waved his sleeve, instantly distorting space. The two stepped out and were no longer in the Dragon Court.

As the surrounding light and shadow shifted, Huang Long felt a terrifying pressure surging from all directions, making his Taiyi Realm body feel as if it were being crushed.

Fortunately, the Azure Dragon released a beam of azure light in time to protect him, which barely allowed him to withstand the attack.

Upon closer inspection, Huang Long couldn't help but gasp.

They were currently inside an enormous eye of the sea.

The surrounding seawater was as black as ink, as heavy as an ancient divine mountain. Even an ordinary Golden Immortal would probably be instantly crushed into blood and mud here.

At the center of the sea eye, however, was a chaotic void, from which countless chaotic energies filled with destructive power surged forth.

At its core lurks a colossal entity that defies description.

It was a colossal dragon, exceeding a million or even tens of millions of miles in size. Its body was coiled, its head was in the eye of the sea, while its body and tail were deep into the chaotic region at the center of the eye. The dragon's head alone occupied half of the eye.

Each dragon scale on its body is the size of a mountain peak, with innate profound Dao patterns on it, containing the primordial power of the water element law.

With its head lowered and eyes closed, the dragon transforms countless chaotic energies into innate water elemental energy with each breath, which then spreads outwards, resembling a dragon-shaped fountain.

The other areas of the sea eye are occupied by smaller giant dragons, which are also transforming wisps of chaotic energy into innate spiritual energy.

It was the Ancestral Dragon and many of the Great Luo Immortals of the Dragon Clan!

Each violent eruption of chaotic energy from the sea eye caused His body to tremble violently. The chaotic energy, exceeding His limits, caused His wounds, which had not yet healed, to burst open again, oozing strands of golden blood.

Only the excess chaotic energy is refined into innate spiritual energy by the other dragons.

The Azure Dragon's voice softly rang out, "For the continuation of the dragon race, the Ancestral Dragon single-handedly bore the brunt of the clan's sins, enduring the erosion of chaotic energy every single day!"

Huang Long was deeply shocked by this scene and could hardly contain himself.

This is the progenitor of the dragon race, and this is the price of dominating the primordial world! Behind the glory lies the boundless loneliness and pain of eternally suppressing the sea eye.

Azure Dragon faced Ancestral Dragon and said softly, "Brother, Yellow Dragon has been brought."

After a long while, the enormous dragon head, which looked like a stone sculpture, moved slightly, and its tightly closed eyes slowly opened.

A pair of eyes, filled with endless weariness, fell on Huang Long, scrutinizing him and carrying a barely perceptible fluctuation.

"very good……"

The voice of the First Dragon resounded directly in the ears of the Yellow Dragon and the Azure Dragon Ancestor, grand and hoarse, each word seemingly expending immense energy: "More outstanding than I imagined..."

"Thank you for your praise, Ancestor." Huang Long suppressed his excitement and responded respectfully. In front of this founder of the Dragon Clan, even though he was already at the Taiyi Realm, he still felt insignificant.

Zulong remained silent for a moment, seemingly gathering his strength. Another violent surge from the sea eye caused his body to sink suddenly, and strands of golden blood flowed out, merging into the dark seawater.

Once the turmoil had subsided, he spoke again slowly, his voice tinged with a hint of regret: "Not long ago... two juniors... came to this place."

Huanglong listened intently.

"The two golden crows born from the Sun Star... their names are Di Jun and Tai Yi."

Zu Long's voice was still hoarse, "They found this place and dared to enter the eye of the sea...that's quite an achievement, quite audacity."

"Why have they come here?"

Huanglong asked. The demon race now occupies the celestial realm and has no conflict whatsoever with the dragon race.

"They... used the Chaos Bell, a primordial treasure of Chaos, to suppress the sea eye, allowing me a brief respite, and now they want to make a deal with me!"

The First Emperor paused, "They want to make a deal with me. They want to know... back then... when I was just one step away... from becoming the ruler of all races in the primordial world, did I truly glimpse that supreme position...?"

"And the cost of the transaction is..."

The First Dragon's gaze seemed to pierce through time and space, returning to that moment: "Release me from this sea eye...!"

Huanglong's pupils contracted. What kind of deal could possibly make Dijun agree to release the Ancestral Dragon from the sea eye?

"Oh……"

The Ancestral Dragon let out a soft laugh, whether in praise or mockery, "A primordial treasure, truly possessing boundless power. Though it cannot suppress chaos for long, it can temporarily stabilize the sea eye... allowing me... to catch my breath... and even... slightly restore this already tattered dragon body...!"

"So, did the Ancestor inform them?" Huang Long couldn't help but ask.

"What harm is there in telling them?"

The Ancestral Dragon's voice was filled with endless regret and a hint of mockery, "In order to break through to the highest realm, I mobilized the entire clan to conquer the Phoenix Clan and the Qilin Clan, unleashing boundless calamity, yet I still failed to reach them... How could they be any different? They are merely... repeating my mistakes... adding more carnage to this primordial world...!"

"What exactly is that...!"

Huang Long's heart leaped into his throat. The fact that the Demon Emperor and Demon King of the Demon Clan would personally come and exchange the Chaos Bell for a moment's respite to inquire was no ordinary matter.

The ancestral dragon's enormous eyes closed again, as if it were sinking into the ancient era of the three races vying for supremacy.

His voice grew even heavier:

"Back then... the war between the three races shook the heavens and the earth... I fought the final battle with Yuan Feng and Shi Qilin at Buzhou Mountain... the laws of heaven and earth were shattered... billions of lives were lost... I... finally suppressed Yuan Feng and Shi Qilin."

"At that moment... the fortune of heaven and earth bestowed upon me... the position of Lord of the Primordial World... seemed within reach...!"

Zu Long's voice was intermittent, and each sentence seemed to require a great deal of energy.

"At that moment... it seemed as if the very essence of heaven and earth had been bestowed upon me... above the Dao of Heaven, I... glimpsed a glimpse of... a state of transcendence...!"

Zu Long's voice suddenly rose, filled with a deep longing and trembling:

"That is a... throne of honor! Purple aura permeates that position! It contains the ultimate secrets of the primordial world! I sense... if one can truly rule over all the races of the primordial world, gain... the recognition of all living beings, and gather boundless fortune upon oneself... perhaps... one can sit on... that supreme position... and attain that eternal immortality...!"

"The Fruit of the Saintly Path!"

The last four words, like a thunderclap from chaos, exploded in the ears of Huanglong and Qinglong Ancestor!

The ruler of all races in the primordial world may actually hold the opportunity to become a saint!

At this moment, Huanglong finally understood why Dijun and Taiyi were willing to pay such a high price!

Below the level of a sage, all are but ants!

Who among the primordial beings doesn't want to become a saint?

To rule the demon race and contend for supremacy in the primordial world—if it ultimately leads to the throne of sainthood, then it will all be worth it!

"...However, that was merely a fleeting glimpse at the peak of my fortune, blurry and indistinct, more like a mirage...!"

Zulong's voice, now weary and hoarse, pulled Huanglong from his shock. "And the price... you've all seen it... the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin races have all become sinful races of the primordial world, the Qilin race was almost wiped out... the Phoenix race is eternally imprisoned in the Undying Volcano, and I and the Dragon race are eternally imprisoned here... boundless karma... how can we speak of becoming saints?"

"Emperor Jun Taiyi... is ambitious... and wants to follow the path I took back then... but he doesn't know... how difficult this path is... how hard it is to gain the approval of all living beings?"

Zulong's words were full of disapproval of Dijun and Taiyi.

"The ancestor summoned me here...!"

Huanglong suppressed his trembling soul and asked.

"I'm telling you all this... so you'll know that a great change is about to happen, and a calamity is about to begin...!"