When Xuan Yi and Nuwa arrived at the North Sea and explained their purpose, Kunpeng handed over the River Luo Diagram without a word.
He had truly been terrified by Xuan Yi. Xuan Yi had caught Saints and killed them more than a dozen times—who in the primordial world had such a record? Kunpeng was not a Saint; if he fell, he could not be resurrected.
Thus, the moment Kunpeng saw Xuan Yi, he swiftly handed over the spiritual treasure.
With the River Luo Diagram in hand, Xuan Yi did not make things difficult for Kunpeng. He took Nuwa and headed for the human race.
Elsewhere, Fuxi sat beside a river, painstakingly studying when he suddenly saw a turtle swimming over with the River Luo Diagram on its back.
Fuxi casually picked up the River Luo Diagram and began to examine it. A divine light shot from the diagram toward Fuxi.
A strange scene slowly emerged in Fuxi's mind, and it brought him complete enlightenment.
He picked up a wooden stick and began drawing. Before long, an incredibly profound innate Dao diagram appeared—the Innate Eight Trigrams Diagram of later generations.
This Eight Trigrams Diagram contained Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui; heaven, earth, thunder, wind, water, fire, mountain, and marsh. It was truly endlessly wondrous.
Once the Innate Eight Trigrams Diagram was complete, Fuxi immediately felt something stir within him. He rose and flew into the air.
"Heavenly Dao above, I am Fuxi of the human race. Today, I have received inspiration and created Fuxi's Eight Trigrams Diagram. With this diagram, I shall help humanity seek fortune and avoid disaster. May the Heavenly Dao bear witness!"
As Fuxi's voice fell, the Heavenly Dao suddenly bestowed an enormous mass of Heavenly Dao merit. Fuxi's cultivation began to rise rapidly.
Heavenly Immortal, Mystic Immortal, Golden Immortal... Quasi-Saint, Peak Quasi-Saint.
His cultivation continued rising until it reached the Half-step Saint realm, then finally stopped. At that very moment, Fuxi's True Spirit was restored as well.
"Big Brother!"
Nuwa came to Fuxi's side, her voice thick with tears.
Seeing Nuwa, Fuxi's emotions were equally complicated.
"Little Sister! Brother-in-law! Thank you for all your effort!"
"I am now Fuxi of the human race. I am no longer the Demon Emperor I once was!"
Fuxi had already reincarnated into the human race and understood his mission. He still needed to pass on the position of Co-Lord of the World before his merit could be considered complete.
After their brief reunion, Fuxi bid Nuwa farewell and began searching among humanity for the next Co-Lord of the World.
Just as Fuxi was searching tirelessly, strange phenomena descended upon the Yellow River Basin. Not long afterward, a baby was born.
Above the Eastern Sea, within Biyou Palace.
Tongtian Jiaozhu had been in seclusion cultivating when he was suddenly awakened by an indescribable feeling.
After making a calculation with his fingers, he discovered that the Earthly Emperor had been born.
The next moment, Tongtian Jiaozhu summoned all his disciples.
"The Heavenly Emperor's merit is about to reach completion. Next will come the Earthly Emperor's ascension. This is a great opportunity for our Interception Sect. I intend to choose a disciple to serve as the Teacher of the Human Emperor!"
Once all the disciples had gathered, Tongtian succinctly explained the situation.
Upon hearing this, the disciples below all had shining eyes. Everyone knew that becoming the Earthly Emperor's teacher meant gaining immense merit!
Yet no one spoke first, because Tongtian Jiaozhu still needed to make the arrangements.
Seeing the expressions of his disciples below, Tongtian Jiaozhu could not help nodding. He was rather satisfied with them.
"When I went to Zixiao Palace last time, it was decided after discussion that the Teacher of the Earthly Emperor would come from our Interception Sect. Which of you is willing to serve as the Teacher of the Human Emperor?"
Duobao was quite shrewd. His eyes rolled before he spoke to Tongtian Jiaozhu. "We shall follow Master's arrangements!"
Tongtian stroked his beard and smiled, looking over the disciples below as he began considering the matter in silence.
"Among you, the four direct disciples have all reached the Peak Great Luo realm. With only a little tempering, you may break through to Quasi-Saint. Let Yunxiao take this task. Once it is done, our Interception Sect will gain another Peak Great Luo expert."
Tongtian then said, "Yunxiao, remain behind. The rest of you may leave."
After the four direct disciples and the outer disciples departed, Tongtian Jiaozhu began giving Yunxiao detailed instructions.
"Yunxiao, although you are going to the human race to teach the Earthly Emperor, do not interfere too much in matters involving humanity's internal affairs. Human affairs carry considerable karma. A single careless mistake could bind you to great karma, and those of us who cultivate immortality fear nothing more than becoming tainted by karma. Do you understand?"
Tongtian Jiaozhu repeatedly cautioned Yunxiao like an old father. Yunxiao truly pleased him as well. Not only was she highly cultivated, but she was neither arrogant nor impetuous. Tongtian could not have been more satisfied with this disciple.
Tongtian rambled on for a long while. In the end, Yunxiao could no longer endure it, so she asked for the Earthly Emperor's location and fled toward the primordial world as though escaping.
Elsewhere among humanity, after Fuxi created the Innate Eight Trigrams Diagram, he passed it down to his people.
With the help of the Innate Eight Trigrams Diagram, humanity no longer feared the threat of natural disasters. This also caused their population to grow dramatically.
Combined with the codes of human relations established by Fuxi, humanity no longer had marriages between close relatives. In the primordial world today, humanity had become the most populous race among all living beings!
Elsewhere, in the Jiang Clan Tribe—the tribe where Shennong lived—more than a decade had passed since Shennong's birth. Shennong had been far luckier than Fuxi.
With the precedent of Fuxi, the Co-Lord of the World, although strange phenomena had also appeared when Shennong was born, he was not driven away as a monster.
Instead, when the Jiang Clan Tribe's chieftain saw the heavenly phenomena at Shennong's birth, he was overjoyed.
Because the same phenomena had appeared when Fuxi was born, the Jiang Clan Tribe's chieftain believed Shennong was certainly extraordinary and carefully raised him.
As time passed, the old chieftain grew frail with age and passed the position of chieftain to Shennong.
Since the Jiang Clan Tribe lived in the scorching south, after taking office, Shennong renamed the tribe the Yan Clan.
One day, Shennong wandered through the mountains when a brilliantly colored divine bird suddenly flew about with a miraculous plant in its beak.
Seeing this, Shennong hurriedly chased after the little bird. During the chase, the bird was startled, and several fruits accidentally fell from the plant, landing right before Shennong.
Shennong quickly stepped forward to inspect them, only to discover that the fruits began taking root and sprouting as soon as they touched the soil. Within a few breaths, four or five identical plants had grown.
Shennong put the fruits produced by the plants into his mouth and chewed them. He found that they were not only edible, but also carried a strange fragrance.
Shennong was overjoyed and hurriedly brought the remaining fruits back to the tribe.
With careful cultivation, Shennong discovered that this plant could be harvested twice a year and produced an astonishing yield. He named it wheat. With wheat, the Yan Clan no longer had to endure hunger and could all eat their fill, making Shennong's name even more renowned.
Over the following years, Shennong often ventured deep into the mountains, and the number of edible plants grew from one to five.
The other four were rice, millet, broomcorn millet, wheat, and beans. Shennong collectively called these five plants the Five Grains.
Gradually, the Five Grains discovered by Shennong spread to the surrounding tribes. The people of several tribes considered Shennong a great talent and reported his situation to Fuxi.
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