Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Huanglong passed through layers of formations and entered his own dojo. A surge of innate spiritual energy, several times purer than when he left ten thousand years ago, rushed towards him.

In terms of spiritual energy concentration alone, this place is clearly a rare and blessed land, a cradle of nature!

It can be described as a place where exotic flowers and rare herbs abound and mythical beasts roam freely!

Huanglong landed in the Five Elements Courtyard, and after a short while, he heard a faint but rapid sound of something breaking through the air coming from afar.

A streak of purple light rushed from the direction of Enlightenment Peak and landed in front of Huanglong. It was Ziling, the current head steward of the Five Elements Cave Heaven.

"Master! You're finally back!"

Zi Ling's pretty face was full of joy. She quickly stepped forward, knelt down before Huang Long, and said, "Zi Ling sensed Master's aura and knew that Master had returned!"

Her voice was clear and bright, filled with barely suppressed excitement.

Huang Long smiled slightly and was about to raise his hand to help her when he saw five more small figures appear behind Zi Ling.

Two of the boys were dressed in snow-white Taoist robes, and three girls were dressed in colorful clothes.

The five of them had only recently broken through to the Celestial Immortal realm, and their speed in controlling the escape light was not as fast as Zi Ling's.

At this moment, their little faces showed a mixture of nervousness and curiosity as they stood obediently behind Zi Ling.

Huang Long's gaze swept over the five exquisitely beautiful little children, and a hint of doubt arose in his heart.

These five little guys, judging from their backgrounds, have a faintly familiar aura...!

Seeing that Huang Long's gaze had fallen on the five children, Zi Ling realized what was happening and quickly turned to the children, saying, "Hurry up and pay your respects to the master!"

Upon hearing this, the five children immediately bowed in unison, their voices, though childish, were remarkably synchronized: "Bai Xiao/Bai Hong/Yuan Lu/Yuan Zhu/Yuan Shuang greet Master!"

Upon hearing these names and carefully sensing the aura that was both strange and familiar, Huang Long had a sudden thought and began to make some guesses.

Huang Long raised his hand lightly, gently lifting the five little ones from Zi Ling Jining, and asked gently, "No need for formalities, please rise!"

Then, Huanglong looked at Ziling and said, "They are the transformed spirit beasts you initially chose, those with only decent talent!"

Zi Ling stood up, her tone slightly boastful, and said, "As expected, nothing could fool Master! Master, you spent a long time choosing the smartest creature from all the creatures you brought back from Kunlun Mountain!"

All I can do is give him a look that says, "Please praise me, sir!"

Huang Long, following her lead, praised, "As expected of our Five Elements Grotto-Heaven's head steward, you've been a great help to Master!"

Huang Long's face showed approval, which then turned into satisfaction. "It seems that you haven't slacked off while I was away, Zi Ling. Not only have you broken through to the Profound Immortal realm, but they have all also broken through to the Celestial Immortal realm. Our Daoist temple has become much more lively. Not bad, not bad!"

Hearing Huang Long attribute all the credit to Zi Ling, Zi Ling felt guilty and quickly waved her hand, saying, "It's not all Zi Ling's credit, I contributed a little bit!" As she spoke, Zi Ling gestured with her little finger, seemingly feeling that it wasn't enough, and then extended another little finger!

"Oh! Who took such a big credit for this!"

"My lord, you are wise! It is all thanks to the frequent visits of the Grand Master Xuandu to the grotto-heaven to preach and expound the Dao that I have been able to advance my cultivation and break through to the Xuanxian realm."

"The five of them were enlightened by Master Xuandu and their spiritual intelligence was awakened. The names Bai Xiao, Bai Hong, Yuan Lu, Yuan Zhu, and Yuan Shuang were all given to them by Master Xuandu."

Upon hearing this, Huang Long nodded and glanced at the Enlightenment Tea beside him, which had very few mature tea leaves left.

"Looks like Xuan didn't drink and take anything for free!"

He looked at the five children with gentle eyes, examining each one carefully.

The white ape boy named Bai Xiao had bright, clever eyes, while Bai Hong appeared more composed.

The three children who had transformed from five-colored deer simply stood there, as if the blessings of heaven and earth were converging on this place, which was quite strange.

Huang Long chatted with them about this and that for a while. The five children were initially a little reserved, but seeing how approachable Huang Long was, they gradually opened up. Although their answers were childish, it was clear that they were pure of heart.

Zi Ling continued to boast, "Grandpa, I taught them for a long time before I discovered that Bai Xiao and Bai Hong are extremely talented in cultivating spiritual fruits and brewing immortal wine. Now, they are in charge of several orchards in the cave and brewing blood date wine." As she spoke, she gestured to Bai Xiao and Bai Hong.

The two white-clad children immediately puffed out their chests, with Bai Xiao eagerly saying, "Master, we also brewed 'Hundred Fruit Wine' based on the monkey wine you mentioned, and even Lord Xuandu tasted it and said it was delicious!"

Bai Hong, being more composed, added, "And the blood dates are growing even better than before."

Zi Ling smiled and pointed to Yuan Guang and the other two: "As for the three of them, I heard from Master Xuandu that they have the bloodline of the primordial auspicious beast, the Nine-Colored Yuan Deer. They are born with the ability to avoid misfortune and attract blessings from heaven and earth. Wherever they live, the spiritual energy and Daoist charm of heaven and earth will gather on their own, and the probability of the birth of rare and precious materials far exceeds that of other areas."

"Since they broke through to the Celestial Immortal realm and activated their bloodlines, they have stayed on Spirit Medicine Peak for a long time. Several spiritual herbs on our Spirit Medicine Peak have transformed into acquired spiritual roots!"

"Oh! Is that so!"

Upon hearing that several acquired spiritual roots had been born, Huanglong was overjoyed. He thought that he had only wanted to prevent these creatures from becoming food for the Jie Sect, but he never expected to have such an unexpected gain!

He laughed loudly, "Good! Good! Good! It is a blessing for my Five Elements Grotto Heaven that you all have the opportunity to take human form and can display your talents to enhance the temple! In the future, you should cultivate diligently and perform your duties. I will certainly not treat you unfairly."

The five children and Zi Ling responded in unison, "We will obey your decree, Master!"

Encouraged by Huang Long, Zi Ling's bright eyes darted around, a hint of pride appearing on her face. She took a half-step closer to Huang Long: "Master, you've been away from home for so long. Our home, thanks to me... um, and everyone working together, has undergone a complete transformation!"

Seeing her charming appearance, Huang Long said, "Then you must show me how the Five Elements Grotto Heaven has changed under your management, the head steward! Lead the way."

"Alright! This way, sir!"

Zi Ling immediately beamed with joy, like a happy bee—well, she was a bee after all!

Zi Ling flew ahead with Huang Long, and the five children followed obediently behind, forming a small patrol team.