Chapter 28

Even so, Li Er had still anticipated that they would be in a foul mood after running into a wall.

Afterward, Li Er focused on refining the Chaos Bell.

But before long, his state was interrupted again. This time, it was not Yuanshi and Tongtian paying him a visit, but news from the human race.

In one of humanity's tribes—the Fengyan Tribe—there was a young woman named Huaxu who, by chance, sensed Fuxi's descent.

She had carried the child for twelve years, and today, there was finally movement.

When Huaxu became pregnant, purple qi spanning ten thousand zhang descended from the heavens. When the child was born, rosy light filled the air, strange fragrances wafted about, and auspicious beasts circled the rafters.

These phenomena drew widespread attention from the outside world.

Fuxi was about to be born.

Li Er learned that Fuxi, the first of Humanity's Three Sovereigns, had been reincarnated and born. All Saints remained silent on the matter.

Although Li Er held the authority to determine Humanity's Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, no one intervened.

Upon hearing the news, the Fengyan Tribe clansmen rushed to the Wei River Bank. They had thought that some great sage of humanity had attained enlightenment, only to find a lone thatched hut—the residence of Huaxu.

Huaxu had long been alienated by the tribe because she had remained pregnant for years without giving birth. Now that she had appeared again at the Wei River Bank, the Fengyan Tribe clansmen were astonished.

While the Fengyan Tribe clansmen were observing the thatched hut, a deep and resounding moo suddenly rang out.

Immediately afterward, a strange beast walked across the water toward Huaxu's hut. It resembled an ox, its entire body a deep azure-green, with a single horn rising straight toward the heavens from the center of its head. It was clearly extraordinary.

Though unfamiliar with this strange beast, the Fengyan Tribe clansmen recognized it through the seeds of inheritance passed down by humanity. It was the mount of the Supreme Saint in ancient times—the Si, also known as the Horned Green Ox.

Its appearance symbolized auspiciousness and vitality in the east.

People marveled at whether the ancient auspicious beast, the Si, had appeared in the world, and whether this heralded the prosperity of humanity.

For a time, the Fengyan Tribe clansmen all knelt in worship, expressing their respect and welcome for the auspicious beast.

Yet while the Fengyan Tribe clansmen were filled with unease, three streaks of light unexpectedly flew out from the Three Ancestors of Humanity within Shouyang Mountain and descended directly upon the Wei River Bank.

Their appearance left the Fengyan Tribe clansmen even more astonished.

They wondered what kind of special day this was, and why so many strange phenomena had appeared.

The Fengyan Tribe clansmen knew that neither the auspicious beast Si nor the Three Ancestors of Humanity had come for ordinary humans like them.

Thus, they bowed even more reverently before the auspicious beast Si, expressing their respect and humility.

In truth, this auspicious beast Si was Li Er's mount—the Horned Green Ox.

As the mount of a Saint, its origins were naturally extraordinary.

Though it looked like an ox, it had no connection whatsoever to ordinary cattle.

It was a true auspicious beast, the Si, which would only appear when the world was flourishing.

The world knew only of its appearance as a green ox, yet overlooked its true identity and origins.

Xuandu's voice emerged from the Horned Green Ox's mouth as he chuckled. "I came with Young Master Xuandu. It is my duty, so there is no need to blame me."

Upon hearing Xuandu's name, everyone was shocked.

They knew well that Xuandu was humanity's pride, the strongest of the current age. In humanity's time of crisis, he had stood against the Demon Race.

The people of the Fengyan Tribe had originally thought only a great sage of humanity had been born. They had not expected even Xuandu to be stirred.

For a moment, they were overwhelmed with delight.

Xuandu's figure quietly appeared, his Daoist robe fluttering in the wind as though he were the only great power between heaven and earth.

The Three Ancestors of Humanity looked at Xuandu and could not help sighing at his bearing.

In their hearts, the image of Xuandu seemed to emerge once more—how, during the Demon Race's invasion, he had shielded them from disaster.

After old friends reunited, Xuandu cut short their lengthy exchange of pleasantries.

He turned his gaze toward Huaxu's thatched hut and explained his purpose. "I came today for the newborn child inside this house.

He will become the lord of humanity's future prosperity.

By the Supreme Saint's command, I have come to accept him as my disciple."

After learning Xuandu's intentions, Huaxu was overjoyed and asked him to bless her child and grant him a name.

Xuandu readily agreed, but he did not dare casually alter the name of Fuxi's reincarnation, for this was the reincarnation of Saint Nuwa's elder brother.

Thus, he decided to retain Fuxi's original name.

"Then he shall be called Fuxi."

Xuandu announced.

But this Fuxi was humanity's Fuxi, no longer the Demon Race's Fuxi.

At this moment, the Three Ancestors of Humanity were already prepared, and Xuandu had also appeared here.

After humanity experienced a great calamity of slaughter, Xuandu had returned to the Eight Sceneries Palace for secluded cultivation.

Now that he had reunited with the Three Ancestors of Humanity, they moved on to the main subject after reminiscing.

Xuandu said with a smile that he intended to remain among humanity for a long time.

As the sole Imperial Preceptor of the Three Sovereigns—the Earthly Sovereign and Human Emperor—he was destined to witness humanity's development from self-reliance to autonomy, and finally to self-strengthening. Therefore, he would accompany humanity for a long time.

The Three Ancestors of Humanity laughed heartily upon hearing this and voiced their agreement.

Meanwhile, Fuxi displayed extraordinary intelligence from the moment of his birth.

He could speak after three days, walk after five, and as he grew slightly older, he developed unique insights into the things around him.

The Fengyan Tribe clansmen firmly believed that Fuxi would one day become a great sage of humanity.

Because he was extraordinary by nature, the entire tribe placed great hopes on him.

Though still very young, Fuxi had already helped the tribal chief handle difficult problems, bringing order to the tribe and even signs of prosperity.

At first, Fuxi saw that the tribe's men struggled to catch fish with wooden sticks. An idea came to him, and he taught the clansmen to weave ropes into fishing nets.

With fishing nets, the Fengyan Tribe found it much easier to catch fish and brought in abundant hauls.

Fuxi then drew further conclusions and used the same method to weave bird nets, teaching the clansmen how to catch birds.

Thus, the Fengyan Tribe gradually became the most prosperous among humanity's tribes.

What Fuxi did not notice was that the first fishing net had already become imbued with Human Race Destiny. In the future, it would become a treasure that gathered humanity's great momentum.

When Fuxi was about to come of age, the Fengyan Tribe chief stepped down due to old age and handed the position of chief to him.

At the same time, Fuxi's mother, Huaxu, told him that when he had been born, the auspicious beast Si had brought him food, and the foremost great sage had accepted him as a disciple. If he encountered a problem he could not solve, he would need to seek out a solution himself.

Fuxi set out on the road to Shouyang Mountain to seek the Dao and acknowledge his master.

Under the guidance of the great sage Xuandu, he began cultivating. With his outstanding talent, he reached the Heavenly Immortal realm in merely a dozen years.

Although Li Er did not pay much attention to Fuxi's development, he foresaw that Fuxi would steadily accumulate strength and ultimately become humanity's leader.

One day, Venerable Yuanshi and Sect Master Tongtian came to the outside of Xuandu Purple Mansion and bluntly made a request.

They hoped to obtain the positions of Imperial Preceptor for their disciples Guangchengzi and Duobao, thereby helping them attain the Great Luo Dao.

Li Er granted their request and said he could reserve two Imperial Preceptor positions among Humanity's Five Emperors.

Yuanshi and Tongtian had originally hoped for the Imperial Preceptor positions of Humanity's Three Sovereigns. Though they were somewhat surprised to hear that there were only positions for the Five Emperors, they remained calm.

In the end, Li Er decided that Xuandu would become the sole Imperial Preceptor of Humanity's Three Sovereigns, while only the Imperial Preceptor positions of the Five Emperors remained in his hands.

If Li Er announced this decision, onlookers would certainly be filled with doubts.

The one making this statement was actually Li Er! It immediately stirred thought and amazement among the people.

As Saints, they understood the differences between the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors deeply.

Though the names seemed merely arranged in sequence, the gap between them was as vast as heaven and earth.

In humanity's future, only the Three Sovereigns would become Saints, while the Five Emperors' names would not be passed down through later generations.

This meant that although the Five Emperors' achievements were worthy of admiration, they could not compare with the greatness of the Three Sovereigns.

As the Imperial Preceptors of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, their status was all the more honorable and closely tied to them.

The Imperial Preceptors of the Three Sovereigns would be more likely to receive the treatment due to humanity's Saints in the future, while the achievements of the Five Emperors' teachers might not compare to those of the Three Sovereigns' teachers.

Therefore, there was an enormous difference between the two in essence.

Yuanshi and Tongtian had previously regarded themselves as holding two of the Three Sovereigns' Imperial Preceptor positions.

They had expected to choose the most talented disciples from the Exposition Sect and Interception Sect, aside from their eldest senior brother, for the positions of the Five Emperors' teachers.

Yet Li Er's decision caught them completely off guard.

He directly declared that all the Imperial Preceptor positions of the Three Sovereigns would be entrusted to Xuandu alone.

This left Yuanshi and Tongtian deeply confused, because they had originally believed Xuandu was merely the direct disciple of the Supreme Purity lineage.

They could not imagine why Li Er would choose Xuandu to become the sole Imperial Preceptor.

They had no words with which to refute this decision and fell into deep thought.

Only after a long while did they gradually recover from their shock.

Yuanshi and Tongtian could never let go of the obsession in their hearts.

They had heard that their nephew-disciple Xuandu possessed extraordinary talent. Both wished to draw him into their own camps, and even wanted him to become the sole Imperial Preceptor of the Three Sovereigns to accumulate destiny.

However, faced with Li Er's firm attitude, they understood clearly that this was impossible.

After their verbal exchange, they fell silent and sighed that both the Exposition Sect and Interception Sect would have no fate with the Three Sovereigns Saints in the future.

After Yuanshi and Tongtian exchanged glances, they could only accept reality. With a sigh, they said no more.

Li Er glanced at them and reminded them not to blame him for being cold and heartless, for he had long decided that Xuandu would be the future sole Imperial Preceptor, and that decision would not change.

Among humanity, Fuxi progressed rapidly, just as Li Er had expected.

Though he had lost his former divine powers and cultivation, as a reincarnation bearing humanity's destiny, he was born with the bearing of a great sage.

After becoming Xuandu's disciple, he soared to great heights.

After taking over the Fengyan Tribe, Fuxi relied on Xuandu's guidance and his own cultivation to easily resolve all sorts of difficulties. He led the tribe in taming wild beasts and developing poultry husbandry.

Xuandu and the others were gratified by Fuxi's progress and looked forward to his making even greater contributions to humanity in the future.

The Fengyan Tribe clansmen bid farewell to the dangerous life of hunting they had once lived.

They no longer needed to risk entering perilous mountains, for they now had a stable food source.

All these changes were due to Fuxi's outstanding leadership.

He successfully developed the Fengyan Tribe from a small settlement into a large tribe, and news of his wisdom and contributions spread to other tribes as well.

As the Fengyan Tribe rose, tribes large and small in the surrounding region chose to submit to it.

Fuxi was respected not only for his reputation as a great sage by nature, but also because his master—Dao Venerable Xuandu—was humanity's great protector.

People eagerly wished to become Xuandu's disciples and follow the Saint's disciple.

For a time, the Fengyan Tribe spread like a prairie fire, developing from a small tribe into humanity's core tribe. Its scale nearly surpassed all other human tribes.

Thus, Fuxi was chosen by humanity's tribes as the Co-Lord of Humanity.

The Co-Lord represented the shared will of many tribes and served as humanity's ruler.

This also meant that he had become humanity's common master.

Yet an elevation in status also meant heavier responsibility.

After becoming the Co-Lord of Humanity, Fuxi faced increasingly more challenges.

Fortunately, he was not alone. With Xuandu's support behind him, he gradually adapted to and overcame these challenges.

A hundred years later, Fuxi successfully enabled humanity to become fully self-reliant.

At that moment, a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind. It was the awakening of the Demon Race Fuxi's primordial spirit.

As the Co-Lord of Humanity, he was bolstered by Human Race Destiny. His natural gifts were exceptional, and his cultivation advanced with extraordinary speed.

As his cultivation deepened, the memories buried in his heart gradually awakened, bringing fragments of his previous life.

Using those fragments, Fuxi reformed the demon script and created humanity's written language for keeping records.

He also invented musical instruments such as the clay xun, qin, and se, and composed music and ballads.