On Penglai Immortal Island, Tongtian looked calm as he murmured softly:
"The Interception Sect has secured four of the five positions as teachers to the Five Emperors."
"When the time comes, the Merit we gain in total may well be no less than what we would have received from a single position as teacher to one of the Three Sovereigns!"
At the thought, Tongtian's lips curled into an intriguing smile.
Earlier, at Zixiao Palace, Human Sovereign Huang Tian had not given the Interception Sect any of the positions as teachers to the Three Sovereigns.
But he had given Tongtian four of the positions as teachers to the Five Emperors.
"Boom!"
Meanwhile, roughly seventy percent of the vast, surging power of Merit poured into Shennong's body.
Bolstered by this power of Merit, Shennong's aura rapidly surged, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.
In just a few moments, he reached the peak of Martial Dao Connecting to Divinity, equivalent to the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm.
The remaining power of Merit poured entirely into Xuandu's body.
As Shennong's cultivation rose, the memories of his previous life returned as well.
Shennong learned that he was Hong Yun reincarnated.
Back then, he had stayed at Zhenyuanzi's Wuzhuang Temple. When he went out in search of an opportunity to attain sainthood, Kunpeng and others of the Demon Race had ambushed him.
Even when Zhenyuanzi rushed to his aid, he had failed to save him, leaving Hong Yun with no choice but to self-detonate.
"Phew..."
As he briefly recalled the past, Shennong was filled with emotion. He couldn't help saying:
"I never thought that I, Hong Yun, would one day be reincarnated as a human."
"And attain the position of Earthly Emperor."
"On top of that, I even became a disciple of Taishang