Since Jiang Yun resolutely stepped into the Depths of Chaos to prove the Hunyuan, the River of Time in the Primordial Desolation World has continued to flow ceaselessly.
Without the Western Teachings Vice Sect Leader, who was trying to reconcile the conflicts between the various parties, working behind the scenes, many trajectories that were originally buffered or deviated from seemed to be quietly turned back to their predetermined course by an invisible hand.
The most significant changes occurred among the seemingly vibrant Human Clan on the Shore of the Eastern Sea.
Jiang Yun left behind a promise to protect the land for a thousand years and taught the Martial Dao of Foundation Establishment before departing.
After initial fear and trial and error, the Human Clan did indeed unleash an astonishing vitality.
The Ancestral Land tribes under the leadership of Huang and Wa multiplied and grew like Starfire.
The Martial Dao Foundation Establishment strengthened the body, and the Golden Core Elixir Laws passed down by Laozi broadened the path to the Dao, causing the Human Clan to expand rapidly like a flood without a dam.
This once fertile land on the Shore of the Eastern Sea is now facing resource shortages due to the pressure of a population of tens or hundreds of billions.
The once lush forests were largely cleared for farmland and settlements, Stream became thin due to excessive water extraction, and wild animals in the vicinity were either domesticated or hunted to extinction.
The instinct for survival, coupled with the spirit of "As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for Self-Improvement" that Jiang Yun had once inscribed on the Jade Bi, drove the Human Clan tribes to make an inevitable choice—to expand outwards.
Under the leadership of their venerable yet vigorous leader, Huang, whose Martial Dao skills had reached a state of perfection, a large tribal meeting was held at the Ancestral Land Divine Hall.
Of course, apart from Huang, many of the first-generation Human Clan who cultivated the Golden Core Method appeared even younger and more vibrant at this time, and they had long had the idea of expanding outwards.
Inside the hall are stone statues of Nuwa and Jiang Yun, below which are statues of outstanding figures throughout history who made remarkable contributions to the development of Martial Dao and the survival of the tribe.
"Our Ancestral Land may be good, but it can no longer support the hundreds of millions of my people."
Huang's voice was loud and clear, though aged, it was still full of Middle Qi. He looked at the tribal leaders and elders standing solemnly in the hall and said, "
The hunting parties went further and further away, but brought back less and less prey.
Children need a wider sky and more land to cultivate, fish, hunt, and build new homes!
A young branch leader stepped forward, his face etched with the fervor of a pioneer:
Our ancestors were absolutely right! The east is the vast ocean, Northern Region, Western Region, and Southern Region are all fertile lands!
We have established outposts on the edge of the area, and although there are occasional raids by wild beasts, they are nothing to fear.
Please, ancestors, give the order to begin the Great Migration!
Wa sat beside Huang, her hair also white, but her eyes wise. "Expansion is inevitable, but caution is also necessary."
Our strength is still weak in the face of the Primordial World.
To the Northern Region lies the area inhabited by the Witch Clan, while to the west and southwest are the settlements of the Demon Clan tribe.
Conflict must be avoided as much as possible; survival is the priority.
The resolution was quickly reached, and wave after wave of human races, filled with hope or driven by the pressure of survival, set out from their ancestral land in the East Sea, like a burst dam, under the protection of elite warriors, following the great rivers, crossing mountains, and surging toward the unknown but vast land.
They used crude stone tools to cut down thorns, burned open ground, built new villages, and erected totems of Nuwa, Jiang Yun, Huang, and Wa.
For the first time, the footprints of the Human Clan were so widely imprinted on the Primordial Desolation Earth.
The westward and northward expansion of the Human Clan inevitably entered the periphery of the Witch Clan's sphere of influence, those vast forests, hills, and marshes that were still very far from Buzhou Mountain.
Both sides were wary of each other upon their initial encounter.
The Witch Clan Warriors were tall and strong, with their blood and energy surging to the heavens, and they could easily sense the blood and energy fluctuations of the Human Clan warriors.
They curiously observed these groups of strangely shaped creatures.
A squad leader of the Witch Clan, who was on patrol, stopped one of the migrating Human Clan.
He was as tall and imposing as a small mountain, with skin as hard as rock, and a voice as loud as a bell. "Stop! What kind of beings are you? Why have you trespassed into our Kuafu Tribe's hunting grounds?"
The Human Clan's team was led by a branch leader named Lie and a third Aura Condensation Realm warrior.
Suppressing a slight nervousness, Lie stepped forward and performed a Human Clan gesture of goodwill:
Respected warriors of the Witch Clan, we are Human Clan that comes from the Shore of the Eastern Sea.
The land was no longer sufficient to support our people, so we moved here to cultivate our homes. We have no intention of offending anyone.
Our Holy Father, Jiang Yun, had a past relationship with Houtu and Xuanming Ancestral Witch.
He specifically mentioned Jiang Yun, a strategy that Huang had repeatedly emphasized before the trip.
"Human Clan? Jiang Yun?" The doubt in Panshi's eyes lessened, replaced by a thoughtful expression.
He carefully observed Lie and the people behind him.
"Indeed... your appearances do resemble the Dao body of the Pangu Father God as described by the Ancestral Witches!"
Moreover, the aura... was very pure, with a strange sense of familiarity.
The Witch Clan revered Pangu, believing that the Great God Pangu was in the form of Innate Dao Body, and that the Human Clan's appearance was extremely similar to that of Innate Dao Body, which naturally aroused the favor of the Witch Clan.
"Jiang Yun... I remember now!" Panshi slapped his forehead, "It's that powerful figure who helped the Ancestral Witch in the Land of Reincarnation! The Vice Sect Leader of the Western Teachings!"
Houtu and Xuanming participated in Jiang Yun's "Yin-Yang Fetal Membrane" plan. Although the plan was eventually shelved, Jiang Yun was not a stranger among the high-ranking members of the Witch Clan. As the news spread, the lower-ranking warriors also heard about this connection.
Panshi's attitude immediately softened considerably. "Since he is a subject of Daojun Jiang Yun and has a long-standing relationship with the Ancestral Witch Houtu, then he is not an outsider."
However, this is our usual hunting grounds. If you intend to settle here, you'd better not disturb our hunting and also be wary of the ferocious beasts and poisonous insects in the forest.
Lie was overjoyed upon hearing this and bowed again, saying, "Thank you!"
We Human Clan only seek a peaceful place to live and will never disturb your hunting grounds.
We are skilled in farming and pottery making, and perhaps in the future we can exchange some goods with your esteemed organization.
The two sides have reached a preliminary understanding.
The goodwill that arose from the appearance of the Daoist body and the name Jiang Yun continued to grow through their frequent interactions.
Human Clan excel at refined farming and toolmaking, such as pottery, bone tools, and even sharper stone tools. They also possess skills that the Witch Clan lack, such as sewing. The Witch Clan, on the other hand, can easily hunt powerful Demon Beast, providing Human Clan with a large amount of meat, bones, and hides.
The exchanges between the two sides became more frequent, and their relationship grew increasingly harmonious.
Even more remarkably, some of the Witch Clan Warriors who resided on the outskirts of the Human Clan settlements, or the Human Clan and women responsible for exchanging goods and communicating with the Witch Clan, including many skilled and physically robust martial artists, developed feelings for each other during their long-term interactions.
The romance between Yan, a Witch Clan Warriors who resides in the Human Clan Heze Village, and Sang, Human Clan woman in the village who is skilled in weaving and has a resilient character, became an important turning point in the history of relations between the Human-Witches tribes.