The vast Primordial World could be divided into three realms.
The Heavenly Realm and Netherworld had yet to fully evolve, but the Four Seas and Eight Wastes had long since taken shape.
At the Beginning of Heaven and Earth, Innate Humans were scattered across the Eight Wastes. Now, most humans lived in the Eastern Wasteland, while quite a few small human tribes were also scattered throughout the South Wasteland.
In the past, during the era of Heavenly Spirit, Danbo governed through inaction and customs transformed themselves. With Wood Virtue, the year began under Sheti. Thirteen brothers each ruled a major tribe, aiding one another in offense and defense. Earth Spirit, with Fire Virtue, had eleven brothers and rose among mountains such as Bear Ear Mountain and Dragon Gate Mountain.
Now, the humans were led by Jiutou Shi.
The largest human tribe was currently located in Mashandi Land.
Wild-haired humans could be seen everywhere. Most wore animal hides, though some wore clothes woven from hemp.
Warriors carried wooden spears, stone axes, and the like.
With the major tribes at their center, other major tribes stood billions of miles away in every direction.
The territories governed by the nine major tribes were known as the Nine Provinces.
Thus, most humans lived and moved about within the Nine Provinces.
Their lives were far more stable than those beyond the Nine Provinces.
The "barbarians" outside the Nine Provinces mostly lived hand-to-mouth lives.
Yet even though the Nine Provinces lay in a barren region of the Primordial World, with scarce resources, the humans living here did not have peaceful lives.
Leaving aside venomous snakes and savage beasts, powerful exotic beasts appeared from time to time.
Food shortages and disease were also major problems they had no choice but to face.
Major tribes stood in all directions, and few exotic beasts dared approach them.
At that moment, an enormous monstrous bird swooped down from the sky. Its wingspan stretched several thousand meters. It resembled a vulture, its feathers black and gleaming with a metallic luster.
The tribe immediately descended into chaos.
The Totem Warriors guarding the tribe all wore grave expressions.
Flying exotic beasts were not uncommon, but this one was exceptionally powerful.
Then, eight figures flew out from the tribe and joined forces to block the descending monstrous bird.
All eight possessed Hu Tao Dragon Bodies and Xiang Shou Da Ye. They were eight members of Jiutou Shi.
They were also the Tribal Chieftains of the major tribes in the other eight provinces.
Totems appeared on the bodies of the eight men—some on their foreheads, some on their faces, some at the backs of their necks, and others on their shoulders.
After becoming Totem Warriors, the positions of their Totem Marks were not fixed.
Aside from totem power, these eight were also cultivators.
Streams of powerful magic power and vital energy burst from their bodies.
The intercepted monstrous bird was merely at the Mystic Immortal level.
One against eight, the monstrous bird fell into a disadvantage in the blink of an eye.
The eight men launched a joint assault against it.
Four shouted, "Heavenly Spirit!" while the other four shouted, "Earth Spirit!"
Under the siege of the eight human chieftains, the monstrous bird was soon injured.
Seeing that it could not win, the bird grew fearful. It flapped its wings, intending to flee.
"Boom!"
A vast magic power surpassing the Mystic Immortal level suddenly descended and struck the monstrous bird squarely.
It only had time to let out a shriek before it was blasted to death. Its enormous body was torn apart, flesh and blood scattering across the ground.
At the same time, three more figures rose into the air.
One was the chief leader of humanity—the eldest of Jiutou Shi. He possessed Golden Immortal-level combat power, bore both Heavenly Spirit and Earth Spirit Totem Marks, had mastered humanity's strongest cultivation technique, and was extraordinarily gifted.
The other two also possessed Golden Immortal-level combat power. One was Cang Li Shi, and the other was Yue Jian Shi.
Although Cang Li Shi and Yue Jian Shi each possessed only one kind of totem power, the former could be called humanity's strongest in Heavenly Spirit totem power, while the latter was second to none in Earth Spirit totem power.
Though few humans possessed two types of totem power, there were still some among humanity. The strongest was undoubtedly the eldest of Jiutou Shi, but in terms of a single type of totem power, he could not compare to Cang Li Shi or Yue Jian Shi.
It was even widely said among humanity that Cang Li Shi was the reincarnation of Heavenly Spirit, while Yue Jian Shi was the reincarnation of Earth Spirit.
Among humanity's sovereigns, there were the Heavenly Emperor Cang Li Shi, the Earthly Emperor Yue Jian Shi, and the Human Emperor Jiutou Shi—eleven sovereigns in all.
"Recently, the unrest in the Nine Provinces has become more and more frequent." Cang Li Shi sighed.
Yue Jian Shi and Jiutou Shi both wore heavy expressions.
The Nine Provinces already lay in a barren region of the Primordial World, which was highly detrimental to the development of their race.
But how could humanity possibly claim the fertile lands?
In the end, they simply lacked sufficient strength.
At present, humanity had only three Golden Immortal-level powers. They did not even have a single Grand Unity-level expert.
Such strength was insignificant in the current Primordial World.
Among the Myriad Races of the Primordial Era, far too many races were stronger than humanity.
Had Lu Ya not taught humanity the Totem Method, humanity would only have been weaker than it was now. Perhaps they would have possessed only a few Mystic Immortal-level experts.
Now, aside from the three Golden Immortal-level powers, humanity had dozens of Mystic Immortal-level experts, over a thousand True Immortal-level experts, and tens of thousands of Heavenly Immortal-level experts.
"The plan should be moved forward." Yue Jian Shi spoke with a solemn expression.
"Can it succeed?" one of Jiutou Shi questioned.
"Great God Pangu could transform his body at death. I can imitate him," Cang Li Shi said calmly.
Upon hearing Cang Li Shi's words, Yue Jian Shi and Jiutou Shi were all astonished, but they also made up their minds.
For the peaceful years of their people, someone had to bear the burden.
A path was made by walking it.
If they believed it was right, they simply had to stride forward.
After passing through the Thunder-Fire Layer, Lu Ya arrived at the summit of Buzhou Mountain.
The First Heaven lay beneath his feet.
Above him were thirty more heavens.
At present, the Heavenly Realm had evolved thirty-one heavens.
When the Thirty-three Heavens evolved, the Heavenly Realm would be complete.
The evolution of the Netherworld was much the same.
Lu Ya had gained quite a bit during his journey through Buzhou Mountain.
He only had to raise his head to see the Sun Star.
From the Primordial Great Earth, the Sun Star had appeared this large. Now, standing atop Buzhou Mountain, it still appeared just as large.
Distance seemed to have lost all meaning to the Sun Star.
Leaving Lu Ya aside, Di Jun was cultivating on the Sun Star.
Lu Yang, on the other hand, was busy comprehending Heavenly Dao, refining magical treasures, and looking down upon heaven and earth.
At this moment, Lu Yang paid closer attention to humanity.
More precisely, to the humans of the Nine Provinces.
With the emergence of Jiutou Shi, humanity could be said to have entered its first era.
In Lu Yang's memories, ancient records from his previous life stated that Suiren Shi and Youchao Shi were born in the eighth era, Fuxi and Shennong in the ninth era, while Xuanyuan and Chiyou were born in the tenth era.
But Innate Humans and Postnatal Humans were fundamentally different. One came from the countless creatures on Pangu's body stirred by the wind, while the other was created by Nuwa molding earth. If they shared anything, it was only that both possessed Innate Dao Bodies.
Now that humanity's eleven sovereigns had gathered, Lu Yang calculated the future and immediately understood what Cang Li Shi and the others intended to do.
Calculating humanity's future was not particularly difficult for the current Lu Yang.
Peering into humanity's past was even simpler.
With the divine ability of Returning Heaven and Reversing the Sun, he could see the past.
But if he wished to see the past of Hongjun, Rahu, and the others, it would naturally be difficult. Seeing the past of the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan was equally difficult.
By using Foreknowledge of the Future, one could learn what would happen in the future.
But divine abilities of this kind were no small matter. They were difficult to master, and their use came with countless taboos. If one suffered backlash, the consequences would be even more terrible.
As for calculation, if Foreknowledge of the Future was treated as a formula, calculation was using that formula to solve problems.
The farther into the future one calculated, the more the difficulty multiplied.
Furthermore, Calculating Heavenly Secrets not only consumed Nascent Soul Magic Power, but also required cultivation attainment.
If one with shallow cultivation attainment forcibly Calculated Heavenly Secrets, one would certainly suffer backlash. One misstep, and they would be doomed beyond redemption.
Once Heavenly Secrets had been calculated, revealing them and causing the future to change would naturally bring karma. Therefore, heaven's secrets cannot be revealed.
After all, changing the future was Great Karma.
It would not be entirely wrong to say that the future held countless possibilities.
It was only that the future over a short span of time did not have too many possibilities.
The present influenced the future, and its traces could be followed. Therefore, the future close to the present was fixed, and changing it would bring karma.
Thus, seeing through Heavenly Secrets and laying plans for tens of thousands of years later did not count as changing the future. It merely guided the future in the direction one desired.
It was only because humanity was currently weak that calculating its future was so easy.
Furthermore, the more information one possessed, the easier calculation became.
Lu Yang knew quite a bit about humanity as it currently stood, which also made his calculations easier.
After a round of calculation, he understood everything clearly.
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