Just then, Shennong had not paid much attention to it, thinking the vine was simply a plant he had never seen before.
But after taking a taste, he realized—
The toxicity of this plant far surpassed that of any herb he had encountered before!
"Gah!"
Shennong clenched his teeth, trying to circulate his mana to resist it, but helplessly found that he could not muster any at all.
Next, he tried other methods, taking antidote pills he had prepared in advance, yet even that proved useless.
"Ugh..."
As the poison spread rapidly, the pain in Shennong's body grew even more intense.
Amid that extreme agony, his vitality also drained away at a terrifying speed.
For a moment, Shennong's consciousness blurred. Then his vision went black, and he collapsed atop the cliff.
By the time members of the Human Race found Shennong, he had already died from the vicious poison. His face was bluish-purple, his body stiff, and he no longer drew breath!
Before long, news of Shennong Shi's death by poisoning spread throughout the Human Tribe.
"Shennong Shi!"
"No..."
"How could this happen?"
"Shennong did so much for our Human Race, yet this was how he ended up?"
"Heaven is unjust!"
"..."
For a time, countless members of the Human Race wept and cried out in grief.
Then, hundreds of millions of Human Race citizens voluntarily faced south, silently shedding tears as they prayed devoutly for Shennong.
Rumble!
Vast Humanity Dao faith power began gathering in the heavens, then descended to envelop Shennong's corpse.
At the same time, Xuandu, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, sensed what was happening.
He slowly opened his eyes and looked toward Shennong's corpse, muttering to himself:
"The time has come!"
As soon as the words fell, Xuandu flashed away and vanished from