Gu An's eyes did not blink once. He calmly stared at the small lake ahead. After the eggshell shattered, a graceful figure appeared on the surface of the water.
It was a young woman, looking sixteen or seventeen, her long hair reaching her calves, her skin white as snow, her features exquisite and matched in perfect harmony—only her expression was cold.
Her bare feet sank into the lake water. She slowly turned around and looked at Gu An, her gaze showing no change at all.
Gu An nodded slightly. To be able to take human form the moment she was born—her aptitude far surpassed Zhongtian's first batch of living beings.
The human form was the physique most suited to cultivating the Dao. It contained the true meaning of the cosmic Great Dao. Precisely because of this, the Human Race had short lifespans, for they had already obtained the cultivation body that all things dreamed of.
In several more epochs, when the Demon Race rose, Immortal Gods would descend to the mortal realm and create the Human Race to check the Demon Race, while also using the Demon Race to help the Human Race rise rapidly.
The earliest Human Race had been created by the Heavenly Emperor, and so this laid the foundation for the Human Race's status, dooming them to become the most important race of the Heavenly Dao.
Of course, apart from the Heavenly Dao, there were many worlds within Chaos that also had the Human Race. The birth of the Human Race itself was an insight gained by Cultivators while pursuing the Great Dao. It was unavoidable. If one wanted to create, the first creation would inevitably be based on oneself, creating a race that looked similar to oneself.
Gu An raised his hand and waved. A great