Fuxi Visits Shennong, Kong Xuan Battles Yunxiao

Ever since Fuxi created the Innate Eight Trigrams, he had been searching for the next Human Race Co-Lord. Unfortunately, despite searching far and wide across the land, he hadn't found anyone suitable.

"Greetings, Leader! I found him, I found him!"

A middle-aged man rushed towards Fuxi, shouting that he had found the one.

"Leader! The Yan Clan tribe has produced a great sage named Shennong. Just like you, Leader, auspicious signs appeared when he was born, and he even discovered the Five Grains for his people to eat. Unfortunately! Shennong is currently the leader of the Yan Clan and is unwilling to come here!"

Upon hearing the middle-aged man's account, Fuxi immediately concluded that this was the person he was looking for and decided to visit him personally.

Meanwhile, Shennong arrived at a tribe living in the mountains and forests. He saw many hunted wild beasts casually discarded. After inquiring, Shennong learned that there were abundant wild beasts in the mountains, and his tribesmen couldn't possibly eat all the game they hunted, which was why they were discarding it.

Next, he visited a nearby tribe and discovered them discarding countless Five Grains. Shennong immediately felt a pang of regret and asked for the reason.

The locals smiled and told Shennong, "We grow too many Five Grains. We can't eat them all, and there's nowhere to store them. They'll just rot eventually, so it's better to discard them now."

After these two incidents, Shennong returned to his tribe feeling preoccupied.

As he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard children making a ruckus within the tribe. Driven by curiosity, Shennong went to investigate.

It turned out that among these children, one family's rabbit had given birth to young, and another family's puppy had also given birth. The two parties had agreed to trade a rabbit for a puppy, but one side had gone back on their word.

Upon hearing this, Shennong was instantly inspired.

He then summoned the leaders of several tribes to discuss the matter. They decided to gather their people periodically to exchange items they didn't need for things they did.

High above in the void, two individuals were observing Shennong's every move.

One was Shennong's master, Yunxiao, and the other was Kong Xuan, who was bored in the Heavenly Court.

The Heavenly Court had just been established and its operations were not yet perfect. Kong Xuan spent his days cultivating there. Empowered by his position as Great Emperor Gouchen Shanggong Tianhuang, Kong Xuan's cultivation had reached the Quasi-Saint realm of Two Slayers. However, after cultivating for so long, he had become somewhat bored and wished to travel to the lower realms.

Kong Xuan, Six-Eared Macaque, and the third individual had guarded the Human Race for tens of thousands of years and had developed deep affection for them.

After careful consideration, he decided to check on the development of the Human Race. He did not expect to coincidentally witness Shennong inventing the earliest human market.

Seeing how well the Human Race was developing and led by wise leaders, Kong Xuan couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. He rose and flew towards the Yan Clan tribe, wanting to have a chat with Shennong.

"Fellow Daoist, I must ask you not to approach the lands of the Human Race!"

A stunning figure appeared, blocking Kong Xuan's path.

"Fellow Daoist, I am here to protect Shennong under my Master's orders. I implore you not to disturb him!"

Unable to discern Kong Xuan's cultivation, Yunxiao knew that this person was likely at a level above Great Luo and dared not offend him rashly.

Seeing Yunxiao's breathtaking beauty, Kong Xuan was momentarily dazed.

Kong Xuan was certainly aware of the Three Sovereigns and knew that this woman was a disciple of Tongtian Jiaozhu. Seeing her alert and defensive stance, Kong Xuan's playful nature was piqued, and he decided to tease her a bit.

"This humble Taoist finds the leader of this Human Race to possess great talent and favors him greatly. I have decided to take him as my disciple."

Yunxiao's heart sank. Wasn't this person trying to steal her job? She had to complete the task her Master had assigned her, no matter what.

"Fellow Daoist! This child is already my disciple, and he has been designated as the Human Emperor by the Saints. I hope Fellow Daoist will find another disciple elsewhere."

"Oh? But I have taken a liking to this young man. Are you going to stop me?"

As he spoke, Kong Xuan released his aura. The might of a Quasi-Saint powerhouse instantly pressed down on Yunxiao.

Yunxiao felt as if she were facing a formidable enemy and stopped wasting words. She summoned her Primordial Golden Dou and attacked Kong Xuan.

With Yunxiao's mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation, Kong Xuan didn't take her seriously at all.

With a gentle sweep of the Five-Colored Divine Light behind him, Yunxiao's Primordial Golden Dou was instantly seized by Kong Xuan.

"What?"

Yunxiao's face turned ashen with shock. She hadn't expected Kong Xuan to be so terrifying, capturing her magical artifact with just one blow.

Remembering Tongtian Jiaozhu's earnest teachings, Yunxiao gritted her teeth, drew her sword, and attacked Kong Xuan again.

Facing Yunxiao's assault, Kong Xuan disdained it. He had already cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, taught to him by Xuan Yi, to the sixth level. His physical body was incredibly strong; how could he fear a mere acquired weapon?

Kong Xuan didn't retaliate, allowing Yunxiao's attacks to land on him.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The sounds of sword strikes echoed endlessly.

Soon, Yunxiao was exhausted and covered in sweat. In contrast, Kong Xuan stood there with a calm and composed expression.

"How is it, Fellow Daoist? Do you wish to continue?"

Kong Xuan stood there with a smile, finding Yunxiao incredibly endearing. A strange emotion began to bloom in his heart.

"How can I persuade you to leave, Fellow Daoist?"

Yunxiao was on the verge of collapse. He had captured her magical artifact with one move and then allowed her to strike him without sustaining any damage. Facing such a terrifying opponent, Yunxiao felt utterly powerless.

"It's not impossible to let that Human Race go. If you can defeat me, I will turn and leave, how about that?"

Hearing Kong Xuan bring this up again, Yunxiao couldn't help but feel wronged. If she could defeat him, would she be here babbling nonsense?

With that thought, Yunxiao's eyes welled up with tears, and she looked at Kong Xuan with stubborn defiance.

"I cannot defeat you and will fail my Master's expectations. Kill me!"

As she spoke, tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.

Kong Xuan, that big, straightforward hunk of a man, panicked instantly. He had only intended to tease Yunxiao, never expecting to make her cry.

"Fellow Daoist! Fellow Daoist! It's a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding! I won't take that Human Race member, and I'll return your magic treasure."

Kong Xuan fumbled to return the magic treasure to Yunxiao while trying to explain.

Unexpectedly, when Yunxiao saw the magic treasure being returned, she felt even more wronged and burst into tears.

Her crying threw Kong Xuan into a panic. His straightforward, manly nature left him clueless on how to comfort her, so he could only repeatedly admit his fault.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't cry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have teased you. Please forgive me, forgive me!"

Seeing Yunxiao's tears still streaming down, Kong Xuan anxiously stomped his feet on the spot, feeling a pang of distress.

Gritting his teeth and stomping his foot, he threw all pretense of Quasi-Saint dignity to the wind.

"My dear lady, I beg you, please stop crying. It was my mistake. As long as you stop crying, I'll agree to anything you ask."

Seeing Kong Xuan's state, Yunxiao finally stopped crying, finding him quite amusing.

She quickly wiped the tears from her face and, looking at Kong Xuan's flustered state, let out a chuckle.

"You'll really agree to anything? You won't go back on your word?"

"I promise! I promise! As long as you stop crying."

Seeing that Yunxiao had finally stopped crying, Kong Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said.

"Good! I only have one request for you."