First Stop on His Journey: Heavenly Tribulation, the Dark Ages of the Human Race!

Before long, Sui began to speak.

It turned out that—

Nüwa had created humanity. As the Holy Mother of the Human Race, she had bestowed upon them the Nine Generations Legacy.

Now, nine generations had passed!

Nüwa's legacy had faded away.

The demon race discovered that human flesh and blood possessed remarkable effects, and so they began hunting and killing humans.

Countless humans were slaughtered by the demon race.

Many Human Tribes were even wiped out by demons.

Even the Suiming Tribe where Sui lived suffered constant harassment from the demon race, with people continually being devoured alive.

Fortunately, Sui possessed cultivation and was able to protect the Human Race for the time being.

After hearing this, Lin Zhu could not help but sigh.

He and Sui could be considered friends. Moreover, Lin Zhu had been human before crossing over, so he could not help feeling pity for the Human Race.

However, the Human Race had its own path of development and would eventually ascend to the position of heaven and earth's protagonists.

Lin Zhu could not state it outright and could only offer a few hints.

If the Human Race wanted to grow stronger, they had to gather the fortune of humanity once more and lead the Human Race into a civilized society.

The first step, naturally, was to create fire.

This Sui was undoubtedly one of the Three Ancestors of Humanity. With cultivation now, he could naturally create fire with his magical power.

Yet fire created through magical power could not be widely spread. Only if ordinary people could also learn how to make fire could it truly be promoted.

Just as he was about to offer Sui some guidance, he saw a tribesman rush anxiously into the cave.

"Chief, something's wrong!"

Upon entering the cave, the young tribesman cried out loudly.

"What is it?" Sui hurriedly asked.

"Demons! A large group of demons is heading for our tribe. Several tribesmen who were hunting with me have already been eaten by them."

"What?"

Sui was greatly alarmed. He rushed out of the cave and shouted, "Everyone, quickly return to the cave and hide!"

His voice was carried by magical power. Upon hearing Sui's call, the humans hurriedly ran toward the cave in panic.

Soon, all the elderly and weak had entered the cave. Several hundred strong young men stood guard outside with wooden clubs and stones in hand, prepared to use their flesh and blood to protect their families inside.

Standing outside the cave, Lin Zhu felt his heart stir slightly when he saw the Human Race united as one.

Sure enough, just as the human troops finished preparing, Demonic Energy surged in the distance. A group of over a hundred demons came charging toward them.

Every one of those demons had a strange appearance. From their shapes, one could identify lions, tigers, elephants, bears, leopards, snakes, and more among them.

As the demons rushed closer and saw the humans, they all howled excitedly.

Several demons shot through the air and landed before the demon troops.

The leading demon held a Wolf-Fang Club. His body was round and stout, with two pairs of tusks. He looked incomparably ferocious and was clearly a pig demon.

"Haha, it really is a human settlement! So many humans! We can feast to our hearts' content today!" the pig demon shouted.

"Roar! Roar! Roar..."

The demon horde let out excited roars.

In their eyes, humans were food.

And these people were rare delicacies!

"Charge!"

At the great demon's roar, the surrounding demons immediately lunged at the humans.

Seeing this, Sui raised his wooden club and viciously struck at one of the demons.

That bear demon was known for its strength, so how could it possibly take Sui seriously? Seeing Sui attack, it immediately reached out to block it.

Sui suddenly infused the club with magical power, instantly shattering the bear demon's arm. The bear demon flew backward and crashed onto the ground, turning into a dead bear.

The crazed demons did not care in the slightest and continued charging toward the other humans.

The young humans swung their clubs and charged at the demon race.

These Primordial Humans were all quite formidable and fought the ordinary demons to a standstill.

Seeing this, the few demons with profound magical power also charged forward, their power surging as they attacked the humans.

The leading pig demon had already reached the late stage of the Profound Immortal realm and charged straight toward Sui.

Lin Zhu knew that if he did not act today, the Human Race would likely suffer grievous losses.

"Go!"

He waved his hand, and a Sea Stabilizing Divine Pearl shot forth, slamming heavily into the pig demon's head.

The pig demon's brains splattered as it was struck dead on the spot, transforming into a dead pig.

Before the Sea Stabilizing Divine Pearls, a demon at only the peak Profound Immortal realm would naturally be killed in an instant.

Then Lin Zhu struck repeatedly, dealing with each of the several powerful demons one by one.

Meanwhile, Sui charged toward the other demons.

When some of the demons saw their leader killed, they were so terrified that they immediately fled in defeat.

Since Lin Zhu had already acted, how could he leave any survivors?

His figure shot out, and before long, he intercepted and killed all the fleeing demons.

Only then did he extend his divine sense to inspect the surroundings. After confirming that nothing had been overlooked, Lin Zhu returned to the human cave.

This time, Lin Zhu had acted to protect the Human Race.

Led by Sui, all the humans came to thank Lin Zhu for saving them.

Lin Zhu did not think much of it. He entered the cave with Sui, and Sui had someone bring meat to entertain him.

Lin Zhu said, "The Human Race is weak and hunted by the demon race."

"I may protect you once, but I cannot guard this place forever. Besides, there are countless Human Tribes. Even a Great Power cannot watch over each one of them. If the Human Race wishes to endure, it must rely on itself."

Sui sighed. "There are very few cultivators among the Human Race, while great demons emerge without end. How can we resist them by relying only on ourselves?"

Lin Zhu shook his head. "Though the Human Race has few cultivators, it possesses hardworking hands and clever minds. If abilities that everyone can learn are spread among all people, you will surely gather Fortune and pass down the flame..."

There were some things Lin Zhu could not conveniently state outright. He could only let Sui ponder the mysteries within his words.

After staying in the Suiming Tribe for some time, Lin Zhu gave Sui guidance in cultivation, greatly advancing Sui's cultivation. Only then did he bid farewell and continue traveling through the Primordial Wilderness.

When the Suiming Tribe learned that Lin Zhu was leaving, the entire tribe came to see him off, treating him with the utmost respect.

After all, Lin Zhu had protected their tribe.

After Lin Zhu departed, Sui carefully contemplated the meaning of passing down the flame. Soon, he conceived the idea of creating a source of fire.

For ordinary humans to make fire, there had to be a special method.

Unable to find one, Sui sat upon a huge stone outside the cave, deep in thought.

Suddenly, a knocking sound reached Sui's ears.

He looked up and saw a small bird pecking at a dead branch of the Suimu Tree. Sparks unexpectedly flew from the dry branch.

Fire!

Sui's eyes immediately lit up.

With a wave of his hand, a section of dry branch appeared in his hand. Sui looked at the branch thoughtfully.

Then he picked up a stone and smashed it against the branch. Sure enough, sparks flew.

Sui was overjoyed.

If sparks could be produced, then a source of fire could be created.

He pondered for several more months and made countless improvements before finally inventing the Drilling Wood for Fire Technique.

Sui took up a torch.

Countless tribesmen gathered around, staring at the torch in Sui's hand in astonishment.

Sui raised the torch high, lifted his head to the heavens, and proclaimed to the Primordial Wilderness:

"I, of the Human Race, have today comprehended the method of Drilling Wood for Fire, creating a torch from nothing. From this day onward, the flame of the Human Race shall be passed down without end. We shall strive constantly for strength and never yield. Even should darkness descend, we shall not fear it. May the Heavenly Dao bear witness!"