Chapter 1004: The Entity Advances to the Upper Tier

The auction came to an end. Powerful figures from the three thousand great worlds left one after another, still discussing in great interest the highlights of the auction. Among these highlights was, of course, the bidding war between Huang Long and Qing Cang for the Myriad Spirits Fertile Soil and the Luo Sea Divine Crystal.

However, just as Huang Long was about to leave, Hao Hui, the senior elder of the Gem Refining Tower, came to see him. There was no other reason for his visit—other than to offer Huang Long a premium VIP card, just like the Tianyi Mansion had done! Accompanying Hao Hui was Zhuo Cheng, the fifth elder of the Gem Refining Tower who had greeted Huang Long earlier.

This was good news, and Huang Long naturally refused not to accept it. Hao Hui was very enthusiastic, as if meeting an old friend after many years. When Huang Long received the premium VIP card, he made a small request: to stay in the VIP hall of the Gem Refining Tower for some time. Hao Hui readily agreed, saying it didn’t matter how long Huang Long stayed.

After arranging for Huang Long to stay in the VIP hall, Hao Hui also said with a smile that he hoped more high-level VIPs like Huang Long would come to future auctions held by the Gem Refining Tower. Huang Long replied with a smile, “Sure.”

“If only Hao Hui knew that I killed one of their elders, would he still be so enthusiastic?” Huang Long thought to himself as he watched Hao Hui and Zhuo Cheng leave.

He looked at the premium VIP card in his hand, fiddled with it for a moment, then put it into the Sacred Cauldron. A while later, Huang Long activated the array seals of the VIP hall and entered the Heavenly Earth Sacred Cauldron to begin his seclusion.

Once inside the Sacred Cauldron, Huang Long teleported to the space where the Heavenly Goddess Tree stood. The tree was planted on the Myriad Spirits Fertile Soil, growing at a visible pace—its branches and leaves stretching longer, and its leaves growing from delicate to thick. Its flowers became even more radiant, with faint red halos expanding around them.

Above the Myriad Spirits Fertile Soil, various deities surrounded the Heavenly Goddess Tree, their spiritual energy nourishing every corner of the tree, accelerating its growth.

“Good. At this rate, in a million years, the Heavenly Goddess Tree should be fully grown and mature!” Huang Long was pleased upon seeing this.

So, he sat cross-legged above the tree, swallowed the Fire Spirit Ice Flame Pill, and began practicing his cultivation techniques, waiting for the tree to mature.

As Huang Long cultivated, clusters of golden clouds appeared around him, with golden seas rolling in the air. Time passed—ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years, hundreds of thousands of years swiftly went by.

Hundreds of thousands of years passed, and the branches and leaves of the Heavenly Goddess Tree grew even more lush and thick—more than ten times thicker than when Huang Long took it out of the Valley of Fallen Demons! On the branches, flowers emitting a soft red glow became increasingly fragrant and brighter, blooming everywhere; at a glance, the scene was filled with beautiful blossoms. One day, while in meditation, Huang Long suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the Heavenly Goddess Tree below, smiling: “It’s time to reach maturity!” Shortly after, the spiritual energy gathered around the tree seemed to be stimulated, beginning to flow rapidly, while the tree’s glow grew increasingly brilliant, and the flowers shone like tiny red suns. Just as Huang Long had transformed completely from the peak of the ninth era to the tenth era, the Heavenly Goddess Tree also underwent a transformation at the moment it reached maturity. When the transformation was complete, the entire tree burst forth with a powerful beam of light that lasted for half a minute before gradually fading. A moment later, Huang Long landed in front of the tree, his joy evident in his eyes. The tree had finally matured! Next was the time for his true form to ascend to the superior level! Suppressing his excitement, Huang Long used his hands to retrieve materials such as the Demon Eye Divine Monkey, Luo Crystal, Yuan Sea Light Stone, and Spiritless Essence Stone from the Sacred Cauldron’s space. Then, he sat cross-legged at the center of the Sacred Cauldron formation, took out the Demon Eye of the Demon Eye Divine Monkey, and refined all the other materials, absorbing them into his body one by one. After Huang Long also absorbed the energy of the Heavenly Goddess within the tree, the thirty-three divine artifacts and the Dragon Gate within him underwent a complete transformation. Huang Long’s body trembled slightly, with a humming sound emanating from within. Countless beams of light shot out from his body, illuminating numerous spaces within the Sacred Cauldron. As the light from his body grew stronger and more intense, the entire Sacred Cauldron space trembled like boiling water. Not only the Sacred Cauldron but also the entire Treasure Refining Palace was shaken. Fortunately, Huang Long had previously activated the palace’s formation seals to isolate the outside world; otherwise, it would have alarmed everyone in the palace. As the light from Huang Long’s body grew stronger, thunderstorms gathered in the sky, and the clouds changed color. This was the tribulation of a superior-grade great path divine artifact—a tribulation whose power was several times greater than that encountered when Huang Long’s true form ascended from inferior to intermediate level. Sensing the power of the thunderstorms above, Huang Long was surprised but didn’t take it seriously. No matter how fierce this tribulation of a superior-grade great path divine artifact was, it was still not as severe as the Destruction Tribulation of the eleventh era.

The calamity of the destruction of eleven eras could even be easily overcome by the Yellow Dragon, let alone this calamity of a top-tier great path divine artifact. As if sensing the Yellow Dragon’s disdain, the thunderstorms in the sky rolled violently, letting out an angry roar before crashing down. At that moment, green lights emanated from within the Yellow Dragon’s body, and a light green divine armor appeared on its surface. This divine armor was filled with surging life force, like an ocean—nothing less than the heavenly armor formed from the branches and roots of the World Tree! With the appearance of this heavenly armor, the Yellow Dragon soared into the air and shattered the thunderstorms with a single punch. The power of the thunderstorms was continuously absorbed by the Yellow Dragon through the heavenly armor. As more of this power was absorbed, the thirty-three divine artifacts and the Dragon Gate within its body began to glow brightly and gradually transform. One after another, the thunderstorms crashed down, only to be shattered by the Yellow Dragon’s punches. When the last thunderstorm was destroyed, the Yellow Dragon’s body radiated intense light like a giant sun, accompanied by continuous vibrations within it. These were the vibrations resulting from the complete transformation of the thirty-three divine artifacts and the Dragon Gate. As these transformed, the Yellow Dragon’s body also underwent a complete transformation. After this continued for a while, a mighty aura burst forth like a mountain avalanche, scattering all the air currents around and completely dissipating the thunderclouds in the sky. “I’ve finally risen to the top tier!” The Yellow Dragon clenched its fists, feeling the power of its body and filled with joy. By ascending to a top-tier great path divine artifact, its defense, strength, and attack capabilities had all doubled compared to before! “Now that I’m at the top tier, I can use the Supreme Artifact Fusion Technique to merge and transform those top-tier great path deities and fragments!” After a while, the Yellow Dragon calmed down again, its eyes gleaming. Currently, including the three Dragon Swords it had purchased and those in the Sacred Cauldron, along with the fragments, there were about thirty-four top-tier great path divine artifacts. Once these were transformed into part of its body, how powerful would the Yellow Dragon become?!