"Let's go take a look at the Human Race."
"And in my perception, there just so happens to be a Sea Calming Pearl by the East Sea."
Cangyuan thought to himself.
He immediately stopped hesitating.
He controlled the Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Heart Piercing Lock, and rapidly streaked across the heavens!
It became a flash of golden light.
Its speed was naturally not slow.
Crossing tens of millions of li in an instant was nothing difficult.
There was still some distance between the shores of the East Sea and Jin'ao Island.
Even with Cangyuan controlling the Heart Piercing Lock, it still took him over a hundred years to reach the shores of the East Sea.
"I can finally see land."
"Ever since I was born, I've always moved about in the East Sea. I wonder just how vast the Primordial Land is, and how majestic the Sky-Supporting Divine Mountain, Buzhou, once was. What a pity that unfilial son Gonggong ultimately crashed into it and brought it down."
Standing upon the Primordial Land, Cangyuan experienced a different sort of feeling, one he had never felt while traveling through the East Sea.
"Hm?"
"Why is there a Golden Immortal aura?"
At that moment, Cangyuan sensed a Golden Immortal-level aura erupting recklessly in the distance. It was especially ostentatious, as though its owner feared others would not know he was a Golden Immortal.
Curious, Cangyuan rose into the air.
He flew in that direction.
As he gradually drew closer, Cangyuan spotted a tribe settled upon a distant plain.
The tribe was exceedingly primitive, its houses built from piled-up wood, stone, and thatch.
The Human Race within the tribe wore clothing made from animal hides, or fibers from hemp and kudzu-like plants.
They were not much to look at, but they were enough to cover their bodies.
Yet this Human Race tribe was currently in a rather dire situation.
A Golden Immortal Realm demon had arrived above the Human Race tribe and recklessly unleashed his Golden Immortal aura. Demon clouds instantly blanketed the sky, while Xuesha qi spread in all directions.
Some of the weaker humans fainted directly under that oppressive might.
Only one Human Race member at the Heavenly Immortal Realm and several at the Earthly Immortal Realm could barely remain standing.
"Our Human Race was created by Holy Mother Empress Nuwa. Aren't you afraid of bringing down Holy Mother's wrath with such actions today?!"
The Heavenly Immortal Realm human endured immense pressure and roared through gritted teeth.
He attempted to use Holy Mother's name to frighten off the demon.
But things did not go as he wished.
Not only was the Golden Immortal Realm demon unafraid, he even revealed a scornful, vicious smile. His demonic eyes looked arrogantly down at the humans crawling beneath his feet. "Bullshit! Empress Nuwa is the Saint of our demon race. How could a weak acquired race like your Human Race possibly be worthy of clinging to her?"
"I'll tell you the truth. The birth of your Human Race was merely Empress Nuwa creating food for our demon race. You are the food of our demon race! Hahahaha!"
The Heavenly Immortal Realm human refused to believe him and said indignantly, "Stop spouting nonsense!"
The Golden Immortal Realm demon sneered. "Then tell me this. To this day, I've devoured who knows how many humans. Why hasn't Empress Nuwa sent down holy punishment to discipline me? Isn't it because your Human Race simply isn't important?"
"You... you..."
The Heavenly Immortal Realm human was left so speechless that even he began to waver.
His Dao heart became unstable.
The Golden Immortal Realm demon extended a long, slime-covered tongue and licked his lips, revealing a greedy expression. "That said, the flesh and blood of your Human Race truly is delicious. And devouring it is of enormous benefit to cultivation."
"Enough. Stop struggling and let this Great King eat every last one of you!"
Just as the Golden Immortal Realm demon was about to act, an even more terrifying pressure scattered his demon clouds.
The aura of a Mid Taiyi Golden Immortal erupted in full.
The clouds dispersed and the mist scattered.
Cangyuan arrived through the air.
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His water-blue daoist robe fluttered fiercely, while the rune mark between his brows shimmered.
"You, a mere Golden Immortal, dare to discuss a Saint's heart? Your crime... deserves death!"
The Golden Immortal Realm demon was greatly alarmed. Both his Primordial Spirit and physical body trembled beneath that pressure.
"Who are you? Don't meddle in my affairs! My Old Ancestor is a Taiyi demon king of the Heavenly Court. If you dare touch me, Old Ancestor will never let this go!"
The Golden Immortal Realm demon looked at Cangyuan, putting on a fierce front despite his inner weakness and borrowing another's power to bolster himself.
He tried to use the names of the Taiyi demon king and the Heavenly Court to frighten off this daoist of unknown origin.
His rhetoric was no different from that of the Heavenly Immortal Realm human.
"This poor daoist is a disciple under Saint Tongtian of the Jie Sect. If the Taiyi Golden Immortal behind you wishes to avenge you, let him come. This poor daoist will slay him as well!"
Cangyuan said no more. With a raised hand, the Heart Piercing Lock transformed into a streak of golden light and shot forth.
In an instant, it pierced through the Golden Immortal Realm demon's body and erased his Primordial Spirit.
Killing a Golden Immortal Realm demon was no more than a wave of Cangyuan's hand.
Even against demon kings of the same Taiyi Golden Immortal level, Cangyuan could still smash them to death with Spiritual Treasures!
With the Golden Immortal Realm demon dead, the stagnant, despairing atmosphere hanging over the Human Race tribe vanished without a trace.
Although Cangyuan's aura was stronger than that Golden Immortal Realm demon's, it gave people the feeling of a gentle spring breeze.
There was no sharpness or malice in it.
"Thank you, Jie Sect Immortal, for saving our Taixu Tribe. Our Taixu Tribe is endlessly grateful."
The Heavenly Immortal Realm human performed a grand kneeling salute toward Cangyuan.
The other humans, having survived the calamity, also wished to kneel and kowtow in gratitude upon seeing this.
Cangyuan gave a slight wave of his hand, and a gentle breeze supported the humans who wished to kneel.
"You need not take that demon's words to heart. He was merely a Golden Immortal ant; how could he possibly fathom a Saint's thoughts? He was merely spouting nonsense to break down your mental defenses."
Cangyuan said.
He spoke a few words in defense of martial uncle Nuwa.
The Heavenly Immortal Realm human asked, looking at Cangyuan with an eager desire for knowledge. "But, Immortal, since the birth of our Human Race, more than hundreds of millions of our people have died. Demons have slaughtered the majority of them. Why has Holy Mother not upheld justice for us?"
Cangyuan considered it for a moment before saying, "Saints safeguard the Primordial World and establish order. That is great love. How could they be distracted over the affairs of one race or one person? If every matter concerning the Human Race required Saint Nuwa's care, wouldn't the Human Race become parasites sucking blood from a Saint? Without tempering, how could there be progress?"
"Furthermore, when the Human Race was first born, Saint Nuwa protected you for a hundred thousand years. Later, when your population expanded and you left the protected lands, you had to bear certain risks."
"The Human Race must strive for self-improvement."
Cangyuan did not believe Empress Nuwa had to protect the Human Race in every possible way.
Wouldn't that be treating a Saint like a nanny?
Moreover, if the Human Race truly grew beneath Empress Nuwa's protection in every matter, wouldn't they become flowers raised in a greenhouse? Wouldn't they become leeches sucking blood from a Saint?
One term suited them perfectly: overgrown babies.
Without experiencing hardship, how could they become self-reliant?
Of course, Cangyuan definitely did not support extermination-level catastrophes such as the Witch-Slaying Sword calamity.
Damn it, when a race was on the verge of extinction, what kind of nonsense was that?
That could no longer be considered a mere calamity.
It was a catastrophe of racial extermination!
In such circumstances, a Saint could offer a little protection.
But whether the Heavenly Mandate could not be defied or the Saints themselves did not wish to save them, the Human Race truly did suffer that calamity.
The Heavenly Immortal Realm human's eyes widened slightly. The words the Human Race must strive for self-improvement made his Dao heart hum, and his heart pounded violently as though it were about to burst from his chest.
Those words... were absolutely right!
"Immortal, your lesson is correct. This junior was foolish."
"This junior is named Taixu Yunhai, chief of the Taixu Tribe. If Senior does not find it beneath you, please visit our tribe so that we may repay the Immortal for saving our lives."
Taixu Yunhai gave a deep bow.
He was both grateful for Cangyuan's help and thankful that Cangyuan's few words had stabilized his Dao heart.
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