Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Qinglong looked at Huanglong seriously: "That's really enough. I feel like it's still far from enough."

"Then take some more!" Huang Long looked at the treasure vault, which hadn't changed much, with a hint of guilt.

"You're useless. Keep going. You can only stop when I say stop." Qinglong looked at Huanglong with even more disdain, and continued to throw rare divine materials at Huanglong.

After a long while, it was unclear how many times Huanglong shouted, "Enough, enough!" before Qinglong Patriarch finally stopped.

He glanced at the treasure vault, which now had a small empty corner, and laughed, "Finally, it looks pleasing to the eye!"

He casually carried the Yellow Dragon through layers of space and appeared above the East China Sea.

Looking at Huang Long, he said, "Now that the deal is done, are you going back to Kunlun?"

Huang Long shook his head: "I just left Kunlun not long ago. I only went to the human race at the request of Junior Brother Xuandu. I originally intended to go to Buzhou Mountain."

"Mount Buzhou?"

Azure Dragon raised an eyebrow. "From the East Sea to Buzhou Mountain, even with your cultivation level, it would take at least several thousand years."

"No matter how long it takes, I'll go."

The Azure Dragon shook its head slightly: "Don't waste time on this unnecessary journey! I'll give you a ride!" With that, it tore through the void with its claw, and a spatial passage suddenly appeared, its interior filled with chaotic flow, its destination unknown. "The direction is roughly correct, saving you thousands of years of travel!"

After bidding farewell to the Azure Dragon Ancestor, Huanglong was about to step into the spatial passage when he suddenly sensed a violent fluctuation in spiritual energy in the distance, and a familiar aura faintly wafted over.

"This is... the aura of a dragon breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm?" The Azure Dragon's expression changed slightly. "Which junior is so reckless as to break through to the Golden Immortal realm without anyone watching over them?"

The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously leaped toward the source of the disturbance.

In an instant, they covered a thousand miles, arriving at a deep sea canyon in no time. There, a golden dragon coiled within, its body surging with spiritual energy, clearly breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm.

Gold is immortal; once it is made, it can last as long as heaven and earth.

However, at this moment, the karmic force of the dragon clan enveloping him suddenly increased several times, descending from the void and transforming into black chains that wrapped around the golden dragon's soul.

The golden dragon let out a mournful howl that echoed throughout the heavens and earth, its aura weakening as it was about to have its soul obliterated by karma.

"It's that brat Ao Guang!" Qinglong exclaimed in shock and anger. "He actually dared to break through here alone!"

Huang Long's heart skipped a beat. Ao Guang?

He remembered the name! Back in the Dragon Clan's ancestral court, he heard that this guy was called Ao Guang, the same name as the East Sea Dragon King, so he beat him up a few times and took him in as a follower.

Seeing Ao Guang's soul about to be obliterated, Huang Long didn't have time to think and made a ruthless move.

He took a portion of his own merits and transformed it into a cloud of auspicious merits that enveloped Ao Guang.

The power of merit collided instantly with the chains formed from karmic obstacles, producing a hissing sound!

In the primordial world, merit is a panacea; it can ward off calamities, increase blessings, and eliminate karmic obstacles.

The merits accumulated from Huanglong's destruction of the land by the self-destruction of the Creation Red Cloud have not yet been exhausted.

However, the karmic obstacles of the dragon race are as deep as the waters of the four seas, unfathomable. Finally, when the auspicious cloud was nearly half consumed, a burst of spiritual light erupted from Ao Guang's body, and an immortal aura spread out, officially stepping into the realm of Golden Immortal!

At this moment, most of the karmic black energy receded like a tide, leaving only the portion that a Golden Immortal should bear, which shrouded Huanglong, but its impact was no longer significant.

Huang Long took back the remaining merits, his face turning slightly dark.

These lost merits would take him at least several thousand years of painstaking work to accumulate back.

Ao Guang transformed into human form, dressed in a golden robe, and was slightly more handsome than Huang Long, with two horns on his forehead.

He strode to the Yellow Dragon and Azure Dragon, bowed deeply, and said, "Ao Guang thanks Ancestor Azure Dragon for saving my life! If it weren't for you...!"

Azure Dragon suddenly interrupted, "It wasn't me, Ancestor, who saved you; it was him," and pointed at Yellow Dragon.

"Thank you so much, Ao Guang!"

His words trailed off as Ao Guang finally saw Huang Long's face clearly and froze, stammering, "...You...you...!"

Huang Long chuckled: "It's been many years. You've cultivated to the level of a Golden Immortal, and you don't even call me 'boss' anymore."

Ao Guang was overjoyed: "Boss, it really is you! Where have you been! I've been looking for you ever since I left the Dragon Court, but I haven't heard from you at all." As he spoke, he lunged at Huang Long.

Huanglong slapped him away, saying, "You're already a Golden Immortal, and you're still so impetuous."

The Azure Dragon laughed, "Little fellow, you're lucky! If it weren't for the Yellow Dragon here, you would have suffered damage to your foundation even if you didn't die today!" Then he said to the Yellow Dragon, "You actually gave up your merits to save him, you're very generous."

Huang Long laughed and said, "They all call me boss, how can I just stand by and watch them die?"

After exchanging pleasantries with Ao Guang, Ao Guang repeatedly invited Huang Long to visit the East Sea Dragon Palace. Huang Long declined each time, saying, "I have important matters to attend to and cannot stay long."

After bidding farewell to Qinglong, Huanglong flashed into the spatial tunnel that Qinglong had just opened up.

Ao Guang looked at Huang Long's retreating figure with disappointment, then suddenly shouted, "Boss, when you have time, you must come to the East Sea! I'll introduce you to my sister!"

Upon hearing these words, Huang Long nearly stumbled and crashed into the spatial turbulence.

Huanglong glared at Ao Guang before finally stepping into the spatial passage.