Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Zulong's gaze returned to Huanglong, a hint of expectation lurking in the depths of his eyes. "It's because you are free from karmic burdens. In contrast, Qinglong and I are both weighed down by the karmic forces of heaven and earth, making it difficult for us to foresee the future of the primordial world."

"The universe is like a torrent; those who follow it live, while those who take a wrong step die and perish."

The Ancestral Dragon slowly said, "Our dragon clan is now burdened with karmic obstacles, and the secrets of heaven are unclear, making it difficult for us to find guidance in our actions. You are a disciple of the sage, and you often accompany the sage. The sage observes the way of heaven and acts in accordance with heaven's will."

"The reason I summoned you here today is to know: in the eyes of the Sage, can Di Jun and Tai Yi become a powerful force?"

Huanglong remained silent for a moment. He could sense the heaviness in Zulong's words and see the deep worry hidden in Qinglong Laozu's eyes.

Since the war between the three races, the dragon race has been in decline, burdened by karma, and struggling to move forward. Every choice they make is a matter of life and death.

"The ways of Heaven are unpredictable, and the trends are like the tides," Huanglong responded cautiously. "Even a sage cannot fully comprehend the laws governing the operation of the Heavenly Way."

Zulong chuckled, golden light swirling in his dragon eyes: "No need for excessive modesty. The Primordial Sage established the Chan Sect to expound the ultimate principles of heaven and earth to all living beings in the primordial world, and he has his own unique insights into the general trend of heaven and earth."

"I will not involve you in the karma of the dragon race now. I only need you to guide the dragon race in a direction that can continue to exist during the great changes in the world, so that the dragon race will not make a mistake. If I am there, the dragon race will be difficult to revive."

Hearing Zulong's helpless words, Huanglong said, "You are overthinking it. As long as you and Qinglong Ancestor are here, the Dragon Clan will have nothing to worry about."

"Look at the sea eye now. If it weren't for my suppression, the spiritual energy of the primordial world would be cut off, and all living beings would be wiped out. If another great calamity were to strike the primordial world, and the heavens and earth were to be damaged once more, we, the dragons within the sea eye, would have no choice but to transform ourselves into the Dao and completely merge with this sea eye...!"

Before Zulong could finish speaking, Huanglong thought of the great war between the Lich King and the Demon King, the collapse of Mount Buzhou, and the upheaval of heaven and earth. His expression changed drastically. Could it be that Zulong really perished in the great calamity between the Lich King and the Demon King?

As the Ancestral Dragon watched the Yellow Dragon's ever-changing expression, he continued in a hoarse voice, "To prevent you from being tainted by the Dragon Clan's karmic burdens and hindering your cultivation of the Great Dao, for every guidance you receive, the Dragon Clan will exchange innate spiritual treasures, innate spiritual roots, and primordial divine objects for you...!"

Suddenly, the tremors of the sea eye interrupted the Ancestral Dragon's voice. Several breaths later, the Ancestral Dragon's hoarse voice rang out again, "I want to know if the demon races of Di Jun and Tai Yi can achieve great power, and whether it is worthwhile for me to place some of my hopes on them!"

After a moment's thought, Huang Long said with certainty, "Since you asked, Ancestor, I will speak frankly: the demon race's Di Jun and Tai Yi will not amount to much."

The sea was silent for a moment.

The Azure Dragon Ancestor, who had remained silent until now, frowned deeply: "Is there any basis for this statement? The demon race now occupies a realm, able to advance and retreat at will. How can you say they cannot succeed?"

Huanglong looked at the two dragon ancestors and said, "The drawback is that...!" Huanglong then explained the cultivation methods passed down by the demon race to the ancestral dragon and the azure dragon in detail.

He pointed to the East China Sea above his head: "Can the two patriarchs sense the East China Sea? There must be aquatic creatures practicing the demon core technique, their cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds, but they have also become brutal and bloodthirsty."

Azure Dragon's pupils contracted slightly: "That's true. Many aquatic creatures in the East Sea, outside the Dragon Clan's jurisdiction, cultivated some mysterious method, their cultivation levels skyrocketed, and they ascended to the Heavenly Realm." His voice deepened, "So, is the cultivation method passed down by the Demon Clan flawed, or was it intentional?"

"This cultivation method does indeed rapidly enhance the strength of the demon race and consolidate their clan's fortune, but Di Jun and Tai Yi must be aware of its flaws...!"

Huang Long shook his head, "The demon race can quickly grow stronger by using this method, but every demon who cultivates this method will inevitably commit a lot of killings. These little by little will eventually be settled against the demon race."

"Di Jun's desire to gain the approval of all living beings and attain that supreme position is nothing but a pipe dream!"

Zulong gazed at Huanglong for a long time, and finally sighed: "Actually, I had a premonition... It will be very, very difficult to become the ruler of the prehistoric world! But in this eye of the sea, I can't help but harbor some wishful thinking."

He looked at the Azure Dragon, "This news is important to the dragon race. Azure Dragon, take the Yellow Dragon to the treasure vault to select some divine materials."

Qinglong nodded slightly.

Zulong then said to Huanglong, "Although you were born into the Dragon Clan, you are now a disciple of a sage. You don't need to be too deeply involved with the Dragon Clan. After this transaction, we will be even." His words were calm.

Huang Long felt a chill run down his spine. The Ancestral Dragon was drawing a clear line, both to protect the Dragon Clan from being implicated in the Sage's karma and to protect him from being burdened by the Dragon Clan's karmic obstacles.

"Disciple understands."

The Dragon Treasury is located within the Dragon Clan's ancestral home, heavily guarded and isolated, as if separated by heaven and earth.

That was true for everyone else. As for Qinglong, he casually opened a portal and led Huanglong inside.

The treasure vault was vast, with countless rare and precious materials floating in the air, categorized and radiating a dazzling light.

"Little fellow, you can choose any divine materials you like here. This is a rare opportunity," the Azure Dragon said disdainfully. "Take anything that's useful to you. They've been piled up here for billions of years, and they're just annoying to look at."

Seeing the disdainful look on the Azure Dragon Ancestor's face, Huang Long was slightly taken aback, then said, "Then I'll help Ancestor clean up this garbage that's bothering you...!"

Huanglong's divine sense swept across the treasure vault. Ordinary materials were of little use to him, so he prioritized divine materials that could repair the origin of the Xuanhuang World Pearl.

He wanted to manually repair the magical artifact that gave birth to the world.

Huanglong's gaze swept over rows of treasures, finally settling on a gray, murky stone. He turned to Qinglong and asked, "Ancestor, this stone...!"

"The Chaos Stone contains primordial energy, capable of replenishing the world's origin, but it's too small to be of much use!" The Azure Dragon examined the Chaos Stone in his hand, then casually tossed it to the Yellow Dragon, "Take it if you want!"

"It's so heavy!"

Huang Long reached out with both hands to catch it, but it almost fell to the ground. It was so heavy that even he, a Taiyi Realm expert, nearly lost his grip.

He then placed it into the Xuanhuang World and pointed to a piece of withered wood.

"A branch of the Primordial Wutong Tree, a remnant of the Phoenix Clan's sacred tree, but it has lost all vitality."

Huang Long then pointed at a cluster of colorful vortexes.

"The five elements are the original primordial energy, left over from the beginning of the primordial world, containing the true meaning of the five elements."

Next are: "Solar Essence Gold," condensed from the core of the sun, supremely yang and strong; "Lunar Jade," condensed from moonlight, supremely yin and gentle; "Essence of Primordial Earth," formed from the origin of the earth; "Star Core," fragments of the core of an ancient star; "Primordial Wind Marrow," condensed from the wind and evil energy of creation; "Mysterious Nether True Water," the essence of all waters; "Void Divine Stone," containing the laws of space...!

After storing a piece of Taiyi Primordial Essence Gold into the Xuanhuang Realm, Huanglong said to Qinglong, "Ancestor, that's enough."