Inspecting the Human Race! Four Seasons Sequence Reaches Perfection!

After making his decision, Gu Xi began inspecting the Human Race.

Concealing his identity, he took on the guise of the Five Elements Daoist and began his inspection from the Human Race's very first tribe.

"In the blink of an eye, more than thirteen thousand years have passed."

Looking at the familiar Yanhuang Tribe, Gu Xi could not help sighing at how swiftly time flew.

The Yanhuang Tribe was the Human Race's first tribe.

He had personally named the Yanhuang Tribe out of sentimental attachment to his previous life.

Now, the Yanhuang Tribe had become the ancestral land of the Human Race, renowned across the East Sea Coast.

The Human Race expert stationed in the Yanhuang Tribe was Suiren Shi, a Golden Immortal famed throughout the East Sea Coast.

Gu Xi did not alert Suiren Shi and entered the Yanhuang Tribe alone.

After entering the Yanhuang Tribe, he discovered a marketplace established specifically for cultivators to trade.

The marketplace was lined with shops, and countless living beings came and went, making it exceptionally bustling.

Aside from the Human Race, there were many beings from other races in the marketplace, bearing unusual traits such as beast heads, golden hair, strange eyes, wings, scales, tails, and more.

Among these foreign races, aquatic beings such as fish demons, shrimp demons, and crab demons were the most numerous.

There were even Dragon Clan beings with dragon heads and human bodies, or flood dragon heads and human bodies.

So many races were gathered together, yet they lived peacefully, conducted business properly, and no one caused trouble.

Even Gu Xi, who prided himself on being widely experienced, clicked his tongue in amazement at such a sight.

Gu Xi found a tavern called the Mermaid Tavern and took a seat.

The tavern was run by a woman of the Mermaid Race.

The tavern served a special spiritual wine brewed by the Mermaid Race from deep-sea materials—Mermaid Wine!

Not only was Mermaid Wine sweet and crisp, but it could also slightly purify one's Magic Power.

Thus, it was popular among all kinds of living beings.

Many beings from various races had come to drink at the tavern.

Gu Xi took a sip of Mermaid Wine, and threads of sweet, crisp, cool energy immediately arose in his abdomen.

They then swept through his entire body like spring wind and rain.

It gave him an indescribable sense of clarity and comfort.

"This Mermaid Wine truly is good. No wonder it is so popular."

He praised it, then listened to the conversations among the tavern's patrons.

"Since the great battle three thousand years ago, the Human Race has become more and more prosperous."

"Indeed! The Human Race is no longer confined to the East Sea Coast. Human tribes are scattered throughout many regions of eastern Hong Huang."

"The Human Race has developed far too quickly. Thirteen thousand years ago, the Human Race only had Great Sage Gu Xi as an expert above the Golden Immortal level..."

"...but now, aside from Great Sage Gu Xi, the Human Race has ten Golden Immortals including Suiren Shi, more than seven hundred Heavenly Immortal-level experts, and over eleven thousand Earth Immortal-level experts..."

"...even without counting Great Sage Gu Xi, the Human Race is now one of the powerful races among the myriad races of Hong Huang."

"At the end of the day, the Human Race was able to rise so smoothly mainly because of Great Sage Gu Xi."

"Exactly. After Great Sage Gu Xi arrived at the East Sea Coast, the results of his two great battles completely intimidated countless gods and demons. Those gods and demons no longer dared to offend the Human Race, allowing it to rise so quickly."

"More than that, Great Sage Gu Xi passed down the Four Seasons Sequence and the martial path. Those have also played an extremely important role in strengthening the Human Race..."

The beings of various races conversed in the tavern.

All of them marveled at the Human Race's speed of development.

They repeatedly mentioned Gu Xi's contributions to the Human Race.

The Human Race experts in the tavern all wore proud expressions, as though they shared in the glory.

Gu Xi merely smiled indifferently at this, his heart unmoved.

"By the way, have you heard? Strange phenomena have recently appeared frequently around the bay at the mouth of the Canglan River. They say some treasure is about to emerge, and many gods and demons have already rushed there."

"I heard about it too. Not only have strange phenomena appeared there repeatedly, but mysterious sounds have supposedly been heard as well."

"Alas, with so many gods and demons going there, and us not even having broken through to the Earth Immortal realm, forget it. We would only be cannon fodder if we went!"

"Exactly, exactly!"

Many beings suddenly began discussing the strange phenomena at the bay.

Gu Xi raised a brow, his interest piqued.

"I have roughly understood the situation of the Yanhuang Tribe. It would not hurt to take a look at the bay."

With that, his figure silently vanished from the tavern, while none of the surrounding beings noticed.

Above a certain bay.

Strands of divine light pierced up from the deep sea, gathering on the surface into brilliant, colorful clouds.

The surrounding sky was already packed with experts, numbering roughly several thousand beings.

Many of them were Human Race experts.

At that moment, wild waves churned across the sea, while waves of terrifying Magic Power fluctuations emerged from the depths.

Gu Xi opened his Dharma Eye and looked down, immediately seeing several dozen Heavenly Immortal gods and demons joining forces to attack an underwater estate shrouded in countless restrictions.

"So it is merely an underwater estate, and it seems to have been left behind by a Primordial Great Sage... I was wondering whether a Primordial Spiritual Treasure might be emerging!"

He chuckled, losing interest.

Given his strength and the many treasures on his person, the relics of a Primordial Great Sage would probably be of little use to him.

At that moment, the restrictions around the underwater estate were finally breached by the combined efforts of the several dozen Heavenly Immortals.

"Hahaha! After thirteen thousand years, I, Old Ox, have finally escaped!"

The several dozen Heavenly Immortals had only just broken the estate's restrictions and had not yet had time to rejoice when an excited burst of laughter rang out from its depths.

Along with the laughter came the vast aura of a Golden Immortal, sweeping outward like mountains toppling and seas overturning.

"Damn it, could this underwater estate have an owner? And a Golden Immortal at that?"

"No, judging from his laughter, it seems that Golden Immortal has been trapped in this underwater estate for more than thirteen thousand years... It seems we released him."

The faces of the several dozen Heavenly Immortals turned green.

They had thought that breaking the estate's restrictions would allow them to obtain its treasures.

They never imagined that they would instead release a Golden Immortal who appeared to have been trapped inside.

"Hahaha! It was not in vain that I, Old Ox, went to such lengths to create strange phenomena and lure you all here."

"Otherwise, who knows when I would have escaped from this damned underwater estate."

A middle-aged man with an extremely robust build, muscles covering his entire body, blue-green skin, and a great drum Magic Treasure on his back rushed out from the depths of the underwater estate.

Violent divine power surged from his body, sending all several dozen Heavenly Immortals flying backward while coughing blood.

"Hahaha! I, Old Ox, am finally free!"

The robust middle-aged man laughed loudly and reached out with one hand, forming a giant hand hundreds of zhang across. He forcibly seized the underwater estate, refined it on the spot, and absorbed it into his body.

The several dozen Heavenly Immortals and the thousands of beings above the sea watched this happen, yet none dared to stop him.

"Eh, isn't he the Kui Niu Demon God of the former Guishan Monster Race?"

A Heavenly Immortal suddenly spoke.

"That is right. I heard that the Kui Niu Demon God possesses a Magic Treasure called the Tidal Great Drum. Look at the great drum on his back... He must be the Kui Niu Demon God."

"When Great Sage Gu Xi destroyed the Kuishan Monster Race thirteen thousand years ago, I wondered why the Kui Niu Demon God was absent. So he had been trapped here."

"Tsk, tsk. The Kui Niu Demon God was trapped for thirteen thousand years and only managed to escape through our hands... But his escape may not be a good thing!"

The Heavenly Immortals present immediately recognized the robust middle-aged man.

At first, they had felt deeply frustrated and humiliated at being used by the Kui Niu Demon God.

But now, each of them wore an amused expression.

Some even secretly prepared to pass news of the Kui Niu Demon God's reappearance to the Human Race.

After all, the Guishan Monster Race had been destroyed by the Human Race. As a former important member of the Guishan Monster Race, the Kui Niu Demon God was also an enemy of the Human Race.

If the Human Race learned that the Kui Niu Demon God had appeared again, they would soon eradicate him completely.

"Hm? What are you saying? What happened to our Guishan Monster Race?"

The Kui Niu Demon God had still been immersed in the joy of his escape and harvest, but he froze upon hearing the Heavenly Immortals' words.

Could something have happened to the Guishan Monster Race during the thirteen thousand years he had been trapped?

However, before he could question the Heavenly Immortals further—

An incomparably enormous palm suddenly plunged into the sea.

The five fingers of that palm were formed from Five Elements Power—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—radiating hundreds of millions of strands of Five Elements Divine Light. It was terrifying beyond measure.

"Primordial Great Sage..."

Before the Kui Niu Demon God could cry out in shock, he was seized by the giant hand.

"Hiss! A Primordial Great Sage was actually hiding here and captured the Kui Niu Demon God in an instant."

The several dozen Heavenly Immortals and the thousands of beings above the sea all shuddered inwardly.

They had not detected who had acted at all.

A short while later, atop a barren mountain.

"My lord... may I ask why you have brought me here?"

The Kui Niu Demon God trembled as he looked at the Youth before him.

He felt incomparably aggrieved inside.

Thirteen thousand years ago, he had obtained clues that a Primordial Great Sage's underwater estate lay in the depths of the bay.

He had eagerly gone there to search for treasure.

Yet after finding only a low-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure, he triggered the formation within the estate and was forcibly trapped for thirteen thousand years.

He had finally escaped today and had not even had time to enjoy the feeling of freedom before being captured by another Primordial Great Sage.

He had truly been unlucky to the extreme.

"You are fated with our Human Race!"

Gu Xi smiled at the Kui Niu Demon God, then used the Great Pervasion Art on him.

"Kui Niu greets Fellow Daoist Gu Xi. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Gu Xi, for your salvation, allowing me to learn the true Dao."

A moment later, the Kui Niu Demon God bowed to Gu Xi. When he looked at Gu Xi again, his gaze had become incomparably respectful and worshipful.

"You cultivate the Acquired Tide Great Dao... Then this divine position of the God of Grain Rain shall be given to you."

After learning of the Dao cultivated by the Kui Niu Demon God, Gu Xi sent a talismanic decree into the Kui Niu Demon God's body.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Gu Xi, for your bestowal. From this day onward, I will serve you loyally and wholeheartedly!"

The Kui Niu Demon God sensed the divine position within his body, and his heart surged with excitement.

He had not expected Gu Xi to be so generous. Having just "saved" Old Ox from his misguided path, Gu Xi immediately granted him an incomparably precious divine position.

This left him grateful to Gu Xi beyond words.

"Very well. In the days ahead, accompany me as I inspect the various tribes of the Human Race."

Gu Xi brought the Kui Niu Demon God with him and continued his journey of inspecting the Human Race.

At the same time, during his inspection, he investigated nearby Golden Immortal-level gods and demons to see whether they were suitable to fuse with the divine positions of the God of Twenty-Four Solar Terms.

If they were suitable, he would act and use the Great Pervasion Art to subdue them before granting them divine positions.

In about a year, Gu Xi traveled through every Human Race tribe on the East Sea Coast.

During that time, he secretly helped quite a few Human Race tribes resolve certain difficulties.

Furthermore, including the Kui Niu Demon God, the number of Golden Immortal-level gods and demons following him had reached five.

Afterward, he left the East Sea Coast and began inspecting the various Human Race tribes scattered throughout eastern Hong Huang.

Soon, another two years passed.

He finally completed his inspection of the Human Race tribes beyond the East Sea Coast.

During this period, he successively subdued another eleven Golden Immortal-level gods and demons.

Of course, every time he acted, he used the identity of the Five Elements Daoist.

When fighting, he also used Five Elements-related divine abilities such as the Great Five Elements Art, Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light, and Five Elements Divine Thunder.

Thus, no one knew that he, the Human Race Holy Father, had left the Human Sacred Hall to inspect Human Race tribes and "pervade" gods and demons throughout Hong Huang.

However, quite a few gods and demons in eastern Hong Huang came to know of a god or demon called the Five Elements Daoist, who liked challenging other gods and demons everywhere and was remarkably powerful.

More than a dozen Golden Immortal-level gods and demons were defeated by the Five Elements Daoist in succession.

On this day, Gu Xi bestowed the final divine position of the God of Twenty-Four Solar Terms, sending it into the body of a Golden Immortal-level god or demon beside him.

Rumble!!!!

A sudden upheaval occurred in the sky above Gu Xi's head.

An incomparably vast beam of golden merit light descended fiercely and entered the top of his head.

A huge Golden Wheel of Merit instantly appeared behind his head.

At the same time, a Four Seasons Dao Lotus, revolving in black and white with the four seasons manifested upon it, descended and merged into his Primordial Spirit. It then transformed into countless motes of light and talismans, which fused into the Four Seasons Sequence Dao Embryo.

In an instant, the Four Seasons Sequence Dao Embryo shook violently, advancing from the late Dao Embryo stage to the great perfection of the Dao Embryo stage.

Furthermore, it faintly emanated the aura of Great Luo, as though it would transform into a Great Luo Dao Fruit in the very next moment.

"The Four Seasons Sequence has finally reached perfection!"

Gu Xi was overjoyed and could not help letting out a long howl.

He felt that the time for advancing to Great Luo Golden Immortal had arrived!

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