Chapter 1059: Ascending to King Rank!

Inside the Purple Sky Palace, Huang Long and Hong Jun watched the flower rain and countless golden lotuses descending from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, feeling slightly surprised.
“Someone has become a sage again?” Hong Jun asked.
Huang Long pondered, “Could it be Qing Cang, the eldest disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect?”
If anyone other than him was most likely to achieve sainthood in the Three Thousand Great Worlds, it was Qing Cang, the eldest disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect, who had previously vowed to kill Huang Long.
“Qing Cang?” Hong Jun shook his head. “To achieve sainthood depends on opportunity—perhaps it’s Fa Tian, the eldest disciple of the Treasure Saints, or Wu Shan from the martial sects!”
All these sage disciples had reached the peak of the later stage of the Twelfth Era. With the right opportunity, any of them could become a sage!
Huang Long nodded.
However, afterward, he felt uneasy and unable to focus on discussing philosophy with Hong Jun. Hong Jun was also surprised, as this usually didn’t happen after reaching the sage realm.
In the end, Huang Long bid farewell to Hong Jun.
“It’s good. Be careful in everything after you return,” Hong Jun said.
Huang Long thanked him, bowed, and left the Purple Sky Palace to head back to the Two Immortals Mountain.
By the time he returned, Susan, Livya, Vitya, and the others had already emerged from seclusion. They went out to greet Huang Long along with Pi Long and the others. The great battle fought by Huang Long, Tong Tian, Yuan Shi, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti—the Five Saints—had caused quite a stir, so Susan and the others were naturally aware of it.
When Huang Long returned, the women and the people of the Huang family couldn’t help but ask many questions.
Looking at the worried Susan and the others, Huang Long smiled and said, “I have already achieved sainthood and become the Immortal of the Unified Void. There’s no need to worry.”
Then, he briefly explained the details of the battle and how Hong Jun appeared and the other sages stopped fighting.
“I never expected Patriarch Hong Jun to know the Holy King of Hong Meng and the Golden Dragon Sage Lord,” Pi Long and the others were astonished.
Huang Long turned to ask Ao Ke, “Did the Holy King of Hong Meng mention anything about Hong Jun back then?”
Ao Ke shook his head and said, “No. I don’t have the right to know about the Holy King’s affairs. But my eldest senior brother, Hong Peng, might know something.”
Huang Long nodded.
Although Ao Ke was the alchemy apprentice of the Holy King of Hong Meng, he wasn’t considered a disciple of Hong Meng, so the Holy King likely wouldn’t tell him such things.
After that, Huang Long gave some instructions to everyone before going into seclusion.
The Immortal Essence Conch Wood had been found!
So now, it was time to elevate his true body to King Rank!
Sitting cross-legged at the center of the Heavenly Sacred Cauldron Formation, Huang Long offered the Immortal Essence Conch Wood. As it appeared, a strange sound emanated from the space of the Heavenly Sacred Cauldron.

This sound, resembling that of a conch, came along with the noise of the tides. It originated from the Immortal Conch Wood. This wood grows in a special deep sea, and the conch sounds it emits, along with the tide sounds, have hypnotic and intimidating effects. The Yellow Dragon calmed his mind and then offered one by one the materials he had found in the Ancient Dragon Ruins, such as the Dragon Yang Silver Stone. After offering all these materials, the Yellow Dragon activated the Heavenly Sacred Cauldron Formation to refine them and absorb them into his body. As these materials were absorbed by the Yellow Dragon and merged with the thirty-three divine artifacts and the Dragon Gate, they underwent tremendous changes. The thirty-three divine artifacts and the Dragon Gate emitted continuous hums, with bursts of light emanating from them. This was a sign that the thirty-three divine artifacts and the Dragon Gate were gradually ascending to the rank of Royal-Class Great Divine Artifacts. At the same time, the Yellow Dragon’s true body, like the divine artifacts, began to undergo astonishing transformations. Layer after layer of golden light emerged from the Yellow Dragon’s body like waves, growing more intense and powerful with each layer. Eventually, these golden lights took the form of golden dragon scales, illuminating the entire Heavenly Sacred Cauldron. Time passed, and countless years slipped by. The golden dragon scales on the Yellow Dragon’s body had fully evolved into golden dragons. A sea of golden dragons surrounded the Yellow Dragon, with waves of dragon roars rising and falling continuously. Finally, when these waves reached their peak, they suddenly ceased, and a golden pillar shot upward from the Yellow Dragon’s body, disturbing the heights of Pangu. The entire Pangu trembled. This tremor was similar to the one caused by the Yellow Dragon’s battle with Yuan Shi earlier, terrifying all the immortals and gods of Pangu. “What’s going on? Could there be another great battle among the saints?!” “This power seems to come from Erxian Mountain. Could it be that Yuan Shi has gone to Erxian Mountain to challenge someone?!” The immortals and gods were filled with confusion. Inside the Purple Sky Palace, Hong Jun looked in the direction of Erxian Mountain in surprise. The Chaos Pearl above his head glowed, and soon the situation at Erxian Mountain appeared before him. “So that’s how it is. I never expected the Yellow Dragon to make another breakthrough!” After seeing the situation at Erxian Mountain, Hong Jun was greatly astonished. How could the Yellow Dragon have made another breakthrough so soon after attaining sainthood?! After attaining sainthood, it is extremely difficult to make breakthroughs in either one’s true body or cultivation level. No wonder Hong Jun was so shocked. Inside the Jade Void Palace on Kunlun Island, Yuan Shi’s expression turned as dark as water. His disciples from the Chan School, such as Guang Chengzi, looked at his expression and all bowed their heads, not daring to breathe heavily.

Laozi, Tongtian, Nüwa, Jieyin, Zhunti, as well as the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother all showed varied expressions. However, not long after the first shock, another tremor occurred—one even stronger than the first. Wave after wave! With each shock, the Pangu World trembled violently, and it took thirty-four such shocks before it finally stopped. When the shaking ceased, the entire Erxian Mountain was enveloped in a golden glow, with dragons circling above endlessly. Inside the Heavenly and Earthly Sacred Cauldron, the Yellow Dragon opened its eyes, sensing the situation within its body. Delighted, it realized it had finally risen to the King rank! Its true body and divine artifacts like the Dragon Gate had all advanced to the King rank! With a sigh, the Yellow Dragon took a deep breath. A gust of hurricane-force wind arose violently inside the Cauldron following its breath. “Strange, why is this sense of unease growing stronger?” After calming down, the Yellow Dragon felt an increasing sense of discomfort. It had had this feeling ever since returning from the Zixiao Palace. Suddenly, the World Tree in the sea of its soul began to flicker erratically. “Could it be related to the World Tree?!” Shocked, the Yellow Dragon quickly channeled its magical power, summoning the celebratory clouds above its head, the Chaos Bell, the Spirit-Communicating Jade, and the World Tree, all shining together. One after another, images appeared behind the Yellow Dragon, eventually stopping in front of a huge orb of light. This massive orb emitted a dim glow, intermittently flashing with purple-black light. “Is this the Ghost World?!” The Yellow Dragon opened its eyes and, using the power of the three sacred artifacts, expended its magical energy to deduce that it was indeed related to the Ghost World. “It seems I need to visit the Ghost World!” The Yellow Dragon stood up and vanished from the Heavenly and Earthly Sacred Cauldron.