The next morning, Lin Tian took Hou Gangjie and left the courtyard.
They did not use any Supernatural Power; they walked on foot just like ordinary people.
They first arrived at the bank of a large river.
The river flows ceaselessly, crashing against the rocks and splashing water everywhere.
"Look at this river," Lin Tian said, pointing to the rushing water. "It has its own rhythm, its own cadence."
Lin Tian looked at Hou Gangjie, "If you want to create writing, you must first understand what writing is?"
Hou Gangjie replied without hesitation, "Writing? Writing is of course~~~~"
At this point, however, he couldn't explain why.
Lin Tian smiled slightly and continued leading Hou Gangjie forward.
Then, they climbed a high mountain.
Standing atop the mountain, overlooking the continuous mountain range below, Hou Gangjie felt a majestic aura.
They continued their journey, witnessing resilient grass in the gale, rainbows after the rain, and stars in the night sky...
Lin Tian led Hou Gangjie along, giving him instructions as they went.
"Writing is a way of expressing things; with it, we can understand the things themselves."
"It is also the inheritance of the race, the pillar in everyone's heart."
Three months later, they arrived at a desolate wasteland.
It was dusk, and the setting sun painted the world in a golden hue.
"Look at that sunset," Lin Tian pointed to the horizon, "It's about to disappear, but it's casting its last rays upon the earth. Words should have that same spirit; even in death, they should pass on their wisdom."
Hou Gangjie was startled, as if something had suddenly become clear to him.
He took out the Tortoise Shell that had been with him for ten years and examined it carefully in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Suddenly, his eyes widened.
The patterns on the Tortoise Shell seemed to come alive under the setting sun.
In Hou Gangjie's eyes, the patterns on it appeared one by one, constantly forming various symbols.
"I understand! I finally understand!" Hou Gangjie's voice trembled with excitement. "Words are not created out of thin air; they already exist between heaven and earth! In the ripples of flowing water, in the outlines of mountains, in the arrangement of stars... they are everywhere!"
He knelt on the ground and bowed deeply to Lin Tian: "Thank you Father God, for your ten years of teaching! If it weren't for these ten years of reflection and accumulation, I would never have been able to understand this principle!"
He finally understood why his Father God had forbidden him from contact with written language for the past ten years.
Lin Tian nodded with a smile, "Get up. Now, you can begin to truly create characters."
That night, under the moonlight, Hou Gangjie used his fingers as a pen and the earth as paper to begin sketching the words in his heart.
Mountains, water, trees, stars, light~~~~
Each symbol looks very simple, but they all contain profound truths about the universe.
Hou Gangjie wrote slowly and deliberately, stroke by stroke.
Lin Tian stood to the side, watching quietly.
Before we knew it, it was already dawn.
As he finished drawing the 365th symbol, auspicious clouds suddenly gathered in the sky.
At this moment, Hou Gangjie, filled with joy, stood up, looked up to the sky, and said, "I, Hou Gangjie of the human race, guided by my Father God Lin Tian, and inspired by the forms and spirits of all things in heaven and earth, have spent ten years working tirelessly to finally create 365 characters. Hereby, I proclaim this to heaven and earth!"
"I observed the trajectory of the stars and understood their sequence, so I wrote the character 'chen'; I observed the context of the mountains and rivers, and understood their determination, so I wrote the character 'yue'; I watched the changes in the clouds and realized their movements, so I wrote the character 'cloud'; I watched the rivers and rivers running, and realized their momentum, so I wrote the character 'chuan'! Traces of animals and birds, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, the alternation of the sun and the moon, birth, old age, illness and death..."
Under the influence of the Heavenly Dao, the entire Primordial Wilderness heard it.
The entire human race was overjoyed, and Hou Gangjie's parents burst into tears upon hearing the news.
"My child, my good child, I knew it~~~"
"Everything in heaven and earth has its own principle, its own form, and its own spirit!"
As Hou Gangjie finished speaking, a golden light of merit descended from the sky and entered his body.
His cultivation level also surged, reaching the peak of the Dharma Aspect Realm.
Finally, he reached the initial stage of the Martial Domain Realm.
The symbols he created, refined by the golden light of merit, became even more mysterious, constantly floating in the air, shimmering.
Finally, it coalesced into a gleaming golden tome, with four large characters appearing on the cover: <Human Script>.
At this moment, a golden light descended, about to land on Lin Tian, but Lin Tian flicked his sleeve and struck Hou Gangjie's body.
This merit was useless to Lin Tian, but it was perfect for Hou Gangjie to use.
The same thing happened with Shennong last time.
"From now on, you will be the fourth ancestor of the human race, known as the Ancestor of Script, and bestowed with the name: Cangjie."
" Cangjie?" Hou Gangjie was taken aback for a moment, then knelt down and bowed, "Thank you, Father God, for bestowing this name upon me. Cangjie will not fail Father God expectations."
Lin Tian watched this scene with satisfaction. "From this day forward, the characters you created will carry the wisdom of humanity and be passed down through the ages."
Cangjie gazed into the distance, as if he saw the future human race, using the script he created to record history and pass on civilization...
" Father God, I wish to return to the human race as soon as possible and teach these characters to my people."
Lin Tian nodded. "It's time to go back. Your parents must miss you a lot."
Cangjie smiled slightly; he knew that his mission had only just begun.
Heavenly Court.
Haotian, who was discussing matters with Yaochi, was taken aback upon hearing this. "The writing system created by the human race? This has the Heavenly Dao Merit? The human race is truly fortunate."
Haotian couldn't help but feel a pang of envy.
Everyone knows that the human race has Dao Venerable Lin Tian behind them. Since the human race was born, they have accumulated merit many times. How long has it been since the last time? Why are they accumulating merit again?
The human race had become a major concern for him.
However, he was helpless.
"Senior brother, there's no need to envy us. We are ordained by the Heavenly Dao. Once we have brought glory to the Heavenly Court and reigned supreme over the Primordial Wilderness, what will the human race have to fear?"
Seeing Haotian's pale face, Yaochi offered words of comfort.
Haotian smiled slightly, indicating that it was no problem.
"By the way, is there any news from when we sent Taibai Jinxing to persuade the dragons to surrender?"
Yaochi's face immediately darkened. "Senior brother, last time you were in seclusion, Taibai found me and said that the Dragon Clan was unwilling to surrender."
"Why? Isn't he afraid of the wrath of Heavenly Court?"
How dare a mere dragon refuse his offer of surrender?
Do they still think it's ancient times?
"The Dragon Emperor of the Dragon Clan said that their Dragon Clan has its own way out and does not need to join the Heavenly Court. Moreover, Taibai also learned that the Dragon Emperor had once received guidance from Dao Venerable Lin Tian, so he must have a close relationship with Dao Venerable Lin Tian."
Upon hearing that it was Dao Venerable Lin Tian again, Haotian felt a sense of powerlessness rise in his heart.
"It's Dao Venerable Lin Tian again? Why is he everywhere?"
Haotian sighed, "Now I finally understand why Master sometimes wants to stay in his room alone."
Dao Venerable Lin Tian always stood in opposition to them, and they felt they couldn't get around Dao Venerable Lin Tian no matter what they did.
Yaochi then said, "Senior brother, why don't we make contact with that Dao Venerable Lin Tian?"
Haotian immediately tensed up, looking left and right, and said in a deep voice, "Junior Sister, don't you know the relationship between Master and Dao Venerable Lin Tian? If we go to make contact, do you want to die?"
Lord Hongjun has always regarded Dao Venerable Lin Tian as an enemy. How could they not know this? If they really came into contact, it was inevitable that Lord Hongjun would be suspicious.
"Let's not mention this matter again. Tell Taibai not to go looking for the Dragon Clan. Let's recruit other cultivators instead."