Di Jun Panicked

"Did I really remember the time wrong?"

"It's over, it's over. I let it slip..."

This shouldn't affect the future development of the Primordial World, should it?

Luo Xuan felt somewhat guilty.

Shouyang Mountain.

After several thousand years of development, the human race had long since grown far beyond its original scale.

The area surrounding Shouyang Mountain was filled with human tribes.

Every so often, a massive alchemy chamber could be seen.

Each one was packed with humans, all watching the Alchemy Furnace before them with complete concentration.

The alchemy chambers on Shouyang Mountain were much larger than they had been several thousand years ago.

They were just as full, and a peerlessly beautiful woman with an otherworldly air slowly walked among them.

It was Leng Yan.

Compared with before, Leng Yan had clearly matured considerably. Every gesture she made carried an ethereal charm. From time to time, she would stop and point out the mistakes others made while refining pills.

After Luo Xuan left, Leng Yan had also taken over his duties and begun teaching the newly joined humans the art of alchemy.

Aside from the alchemy chambers, everything on Shouyang Mountain was far better than it had been when Luo Xuan was there.

Only the Three Ancestors' residence remained unchanged.

At this moment, however, the Three Ancestors' residence welcomed an important guest.

"Daoist Shu Xin, we meet again." Sui Ren Shi smiled and cupped his hands.

Sitting before him was a fair-skinned woman with emerald-green hair cascading to her waist.

Although her face was covered in green paint, her stunning features could still be seen clearly. She looked no different from a human.

Only the pair of long, pointed ears exposed at either side of her head revealed her foreign identity.

She belonged to one of the ten thousand races of the Primordial World—the Tree Spirit Race.

Shu Xin smiled faintly. "Daoist Sui Ren, could it be that you don't want to see me?"

Sui Ren Shi waved his large hand and laughed. "Of course not. Are you here for another thousand or so Wind and Rain Body Nourishing Pills?"

Even now, an order of over ten thousand pills was still a major deal for the human race.

Shu Xin nodded with a smile. "That's right. Same as before. Daoist Sui Ren, who in the Primordial World hasn't heard of your human race's reputation for pill fragrance spreading for miles?"

Shu Xin was also rather emotional. In the current Primordial World, practically everyone had at least one pill made by the human race. Not having one was practically shameful.

"Really?"

Sui Ren Shi's face glowed with pride.

Although he had more wrinkles on his face, compared with a thousand years ago, he was even more spirited.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, a flicker of hesitation crossed Sui Ren Shi's eyes, but he spoke anyway.

"Daoist Shu Xin, I'll have this batch of pills ready as soon as possible. Moreover, it's fine even if you don't provide any spiritual roots. I have a favor to ask."

Shu Xin's eyes lit up, and she asked curiously, "Daoist Sui Ren, why don't you tell me what it is?"

The human race had always been protected by the Witch Clan. What kind of favor could Sui Ren Shi need from them?

Still, the chance to obtain over a thousand pills for free was quite tempting to Shu Xin.

Sui Ren Shi said, "The Tree Spirit Race's cultivation technique is extraordinarily profound. Would it be possible for us to study it?"

At those words, Shu Xin abruptly stood up and answered without the slightest hesitation, "Absolutely not!"

Shu Xin watched Sui Ren Shi warily. If she hadn't known the temperament of Sui Ren Shi and the human race, she would have either attacked him on the spot or simply turned and left.

Seeing this, Sui Ren Shi hurriedly said, "Daoist Shu Xin, don't be anxious. I know that a cultivation technique is the foundation of a race."

"If Daoist Shu Xin is willing, the human race will refine pills for the Tree Spirit Race free of charge from now on. We won't ask for a single bit of compensation. Moreover, we will certainly negotiate with the Witch Clan and assist the Tree Spirit Race when necessary."

Seeing the sincerity in Sui Ren Shi's eyes, hesitation flashed through Shu Xin's eyes.

After a moment, Shu Xin still shook her head. "Daoist Sui Ren, everything else can be discussed, but the matter of our cultivation technique is absolutely impossible."

Disappointment appeared in Sui Ren Shi's eyes. He sighed and said, "Is that so? Then I won't force you. As for the pills Daoist Shu Xin mentioned, we'll prepare them as soon as possible."

Seeing that Sui Ren Shi didn't forcefully stop her, Shu Xin secretly let out a sigh of relief and turned to leave.

Sui Ren Shi dejectedly sat back down on the stone bench.

Before long, Youchaoshi and Ziyi Clan pushed open the door and entered.

"How did it go? Did the Tree Spirit Race agree?"

Sui Ren Shi gave a bitter smile. "No."

"As expected."

Even though they already knew the answer, disappointment still flickered through Youchaoshi and Ziyi Clan's eyes.

The ten thousand races of the Primordial World valued their cultivation techniques immensely. Almost all of them kept them as closely guarded treasures.

Aside from the Tree Spirit Race, they had also approached many other races, but not a single one had agreed.

Youchaoshi sighed. "It's a pity that the Witch Clan's Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique can only be cultivated by those with Witch Clan bloodlines."

"Perhaps our human race is simply too special," Ziyi Clan added.

It wasn't that no other races had agreed to provide them with cultivation methods before. Unfortunately, none of their human people could cultivate them.

"Could this be the price of alchemy?"

The human race's life was getting better and better, yet they suffered from having no cultivation method. The Three Ancestors saw this clearly and were deeply worried.

Just then, Sui Ren Shi and the others frowned.

"Has a powerful expert come to Shouyang Mountain?"

The next moment, the three of them vanished. In the blink of an eye, they appeared atop Shouyang Mountain.

But the instant they saw who had arrived, the wariness in their eyes was replaced by delight.

"Greetings, Senior Laozi."

The three of them bowed. Confusion filled Sui Ren Shi's eyes as he asked, "Senior Laozi, have you come to Shouyang Mountain because that boy Luo Xuan has caused some trouble?"

Seeing their anxious expressions, Laozi smiled faintly.

"Luo Xuan is fine. There is no need for you to worry. I have come because I felt pity for the human race's lack of a cultivation method, so I have come to preach the Dao."

"What? Senior, are you serious?"

Sui Ren Shi and the others were ecstatic. If not for the certainty in Laozi's eyes, they would have thought they had misheard him.

It was truly as if someone had delivered a pillow just when they were ready to sleep!

The news that Laozi would be preaching the Dao to the human race quickly spread.

With everyone's assistance, Shouyang Mountain swiftly built a massive stone platform for the lecture.

Before long, all the humans gathered on Shouyang Mountain.

The area before Laozi was packed so tightly that not even a drop of water could pass through.

Once everyone had settled down, Laozi slowly began to preach the Dao.

As Laozi began his lecture, golden lotuses surged from the earth, and everyone listened attentively.

Just like that, three thousand years passed.

When Laozi spoke the final word, he suddenly sensed something faintly being drawn out from within his body.

"This is the merit left behind by Father God Pangu!"

Ecstasy filled Laozi's eyes.

He had thought that this merit had already been fully refined. He had never expected that so much of it had been hidden within his body.

Laozi rose into the air.

In an instant, an incomparable aura swept across the Primordial World.

Within Phoenix Perch Mountain, Nuwa suddenly opened her eyes.

"Laozi has become a Saint."

Chapter 31: Di Jun Panicked

Following Nuwa, all the powerful experts in the Primordial World were startled by this aura.

They immediately discovered the disturbance at Shouyang Mountain.

"That's... Laozi! Laozi has become a Saint!"

All the powerful experts looked at Laozi in the sky, their hearts trembling violently.

Once Laozi's aura had completely stabilized, he opened his eyes, and two beams of dazzling light burst from them.

Laozi slowly reined in his aura before descending.

"Thank you, Senior." The Three Ancestors hurriedly stepped forward, looking at Laozi with uncontrollable excitement.

Laozi, however, immediately noticed the figure sitting cross-legged behind the Three Ancestors.

"The lecture has already ended. Why has this child still not awakened?"

Seeing Laozi ask this, Sui Ren Shi said awkwardly, "Please forgive us, Senior. His name is Xuan Du. He originally woke up along with everyone else after the lecture ended."

"But just now, when Senior's aura erupted, Xuan Du seems to have gained another insight."

Laozi was stunned. "Because of my aura?"

Seeing the faint signs of a breakthrough on Xuan Du, a trace of a smile appeared in Laozi's eyes.

"This child seems quite compatible with my Dao."

"Once he awakens, I will take him as my disciple. I'll have to trouble you for the next few days."