Shennong's Enlightenment, Human Ancestral Land

Although Shennong had not yet found a suitable successor for the Co-Lord position, he had fulfilled his mission.

Therefore, Fuxi and Su Mu decided to hold a grand sacrificial ceremony at Mount Tai to showcase Shennong's achievements and allow him to report his work results to heaven, earth, and all living beings in the Great Desolation.

This ceremony was not just a celebration, but also a way to recognize and reward Shennong.

Through such a grand event, people could more intuitively feel Shennong's great accomplishments and express their respect and gratitude towards him.

The sacrificial ceremony was unprecedented in scale, attracting many humans and creatures from the Great Desolation to attend.

At the sacrificial ceremony, Shennong reported his work results to heaven, earth, and all living beings in the Great Desolation.

Su Mu stepped forward, holding the Kongtong Seal, and declared loudly, "Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, wrote the medical classic, promoted the Five Grains, ensuring that all tribes of the human race were well-fed and clothed, with immeasurable merit. He shall be the Earth Sovereign of the human race! Heaven and Earth bear witness."

After Su Mu finished speaking, a golden light shot out from the Kongtong Seal and soared into the sky. When the light disappeared, a large expanse of Golden Cloud of Merit appeared in the sky.

Sixty percent of the merit entered Shennong's body, and his cultivation instantly increased. He reached the peak of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, then the early, middle, late, and peak stages of Golden Immortal of the Origin, and finally stopped at Sub-Saint.

Ten percent of the merit entered the Ochre Whip used by Shennong. The Ochre Whip was a tool Shennong used to whip plants and understand their cold/hot properties and medicinal effects. It was a red whip.

The Ochre Whip, having received ten percent of the merit, transformed into a Postnatal Merit Supreme Treasure, gaining special abilities to dispel diseases and eliminate evil.

The remaining thirty percent of the merit flew towards Su Mu. Su Mu absorbed the merit into his Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure Creation Pagoda. The Creation Pagoda transformed into a Supreme Innate Merit Spirit Treasure. Su Mu then integrated the merit he had obtained during the era of the Three Ancestors into it.

The Creation Pagoda shone with a brilliant golden light, and the merit within it became liquefied, flowing slowly. Although it did not break through from a Spirit Treasure to the Supreme Treasure level, it could now completely withstand the attack of an Innate Supreme Treasure.

The gazes of the Five Sages fell upon the Creation Pagoda, filled with envy and jealousy. Zhunti, in particular, wished he could snatch it from Su Mu's hands immediately.

As he reached out his hand, he heard Jieyin shout, "Junior Brother, you cannot! Have you forgotten Nuwa's terror? She alone can trounce the Three Pure Ones. Moreover, Su Mu possesses great merit, and we cannot act against him."

Zhunti reluctantly withdrew his hand and said, "Senior Brother, why don't we have such luck? Our Western lands suffer so."

Countless powerful beings in the Great Desolation could only shake their heads and sigh, "We suffer too, and we don't have such fortune."

At the summit of Mount Tai, Shennong looked at Su Mu and said, "Teacher, I have not yet found a successor for the Co-Lord position. I must return to the capital to handle some matters for the human race."

Su Mu, however, said, "I have some ideas and need to discuss them with Heavenly Sovereign Fuxi and the Three Ancestors. Come with me to Shouyang Mountain."

"Alright," Shennong replied and followed Su Mu to Shouyang Mountain. Along the way, Su Mu had already sent messages to Fuxi and the Three Ancestors.

Upon receiving Su Mu's messages, Fuxi and the Three Ancestors were already waiting at the entrance of Shouyang Palace.

When Su Mu arrived, he bowed to Fuxi and said, "Greetings, Senior Uncle-Master. Greetings, Three Elder Brothers and Sisters."

Shennong also bowed, saying, "Greetings, Heavenly Sovereign. Greetings, Three Ancestors."

Fuxi said, "We are all Human Sovereigns. You may call me Eldest Brother from now on." Sui Ren Shi and the other two ancestors nodded in agreement.

"Shennong, you don't need to call me teacher anymore. Just call me Martial Ancestor. After all, you are now the Human Sovereign of the Human Race," Su Mu said to Shennong.

Just as Shennong was about to speak, Fuxi said to him, "That's for the best. You can just call Su Mu Martial Ancestor from now on."

"Alright," Shennong said helplessly.

At this moment, the gate of Shouyang Palace opened, and Golden Phoenix walked out and said to Fuxi, "Great Master, Empress invites everyone in for a discussion."

Everyone entered Shouyang Palace and saw that the main hall was brightly lit, magnificent, with carved beams and painted rafters, a feast for the eyes.

Fuxi's eyes immediately fell on Nuwa, who was seated at the head of the hall. A feeling, both familiar and strange, surged in his heart.

Nuwa's aura seemed different from before, and the power emanating from her was much stronger than before.

"Sister, what is this?" Fuxi asked in surprise.

Nuwa stood up and took out six futons, distributing them to everyone. After everyone was seated, Nuwa returned to her futon and sat down before speaking, "Elder Brother, I have severed my Heavenly Dao Saint Dao Fruit and have re-attained the Zenith Heaven. I am now a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin."

"Good, good, good," Fuxi said, repeating the word "good" three times.

He then continued, "Sister, now that you have attained the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin, you no longer have to endure Dao Ancestor Hongjun's temper. Sister, you don't know, but when the Three Pure Ones attacked back then, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun sided with them, I was so angry I could have died. If only my strength were sufficient, I would have definitely come to your aid." Fuxi's face was filled with indignation.

"Elder Brother, don't be angry. Have some Spiritual Tea to calm down first," Nuwa said with a smile.

Fuxi took a large gulp of Spiritual Tea and asked, "Sister, what is your current cultivation level?"

"I am currently at the first heaven of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin, but I can still easily defeat Primordial Lord and others who are at the third heaven," Nuwa replied.

"What about Taiqing Laozi? After all, you have a conflict with him," Fuxi quickly asked again.

"I can barely hold him off for a while. But Elder Brother, don't worry. Once my strength improves again, Taiqing Laozi will definitely not be my match."

Hearing this, Fuxi was truly relieved and looked at Su Mu, asking, "Su Mu, why have you gathered us all here?"

"Teacher, Eldest Senior Brother, it's like this. I want to designate a piece of land within the Human Race as the ancestral land, where all those who have achieved success in cultivation within the Human Race can enter, serving as the foundation of the Human Race," Su Mu said, looking at everyone.

Everyone fell into thought, but Fuxi said, "Su Mu, I think this matter is feasible."

Sui Ren Shi asked, "Su Mu, where do you think can be designated as the ancestral land? What are your specific plans?"

"Yes, Su Mu, what are your plans? Tell us, and we will definitely support you," Zi Yi Shi said.

"Alright," Su Mu said. "I want to designate a piece of land near the Yellow River Basin, set up a protective great formation, and within it, establish the Human Ancestor Hall, the Three Sovereigns Hall, and the Hall of Five Emperors.

There will also be a plaza for the clan members to cultivate, and residential areas will be built on both sides of the plaza."

"Very well. You can proceed with this matter. Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the Five Saints, and all beings in the Great Desolation still do not know about me severing my Dao Fruit," Nuwa said to everyone. "Oh, right, my disciple, here is your Primordial Chaos Axe back. Now, the Human Race Destiny can completely conceal the heavenly secrets of Shouyang Mountain."

"Good," Su Mu said, taking back the Primordial Chaos Axe and placing it within his body to nurture.

The Three Ancestors said, "Then we will go choose a site." After bowing to Nuwa, they left.

Fuxi said, "Then let's research what kind of formation we should set up."

Shennong pondered, "The formation needs to have strong defensive power and the ability to discern good and evil in people's hearts, to prevent those with impure intentions from entering the ancestral land."

"Disciple, do you have any suggestions?" Nuwa asked.

"We can use the models of five divine beasts to set up the formation," Su Mu said.

Fuxi asked, "Which five divine beasts?"

"Dragon, Phoenix, Qilin, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise," Su Mu said.

"The White Tiger has the metal attribute, the Dragon has the wood attribute, the Black Tortoise has the water attribute, the Phoenix has the fire attribute, and the Qilin has the earth attribute. Wonderful, the five elements are complete!" Fuxi exclaimed, slapping the table.

At this moment, Golden Phoenix, standing beside Nuwa, interrupted, "Su Mu, there are no longer any Phoenixes with the fire attribute, but the Vermilion Bird clan has the fire attribute."

"That's acceptable," Su Mu replied. Su Mu then thought to himself, Vermilion Bird, can I find the Four Great Divine Beasts and have the Four Extreme Sacred Beasts return to their positions? That's another good deed to earn merit.

Nuwa heard Su Mu's thoughts again and thought to herself, As expected of my good disciple, so capable.

Shennong spoke again, "Can the Black Tortoise be replaced with the Black Tortoise? After all, the combination of turtle and snake also has the ice attribute."

Nuwa said, "There is only one type of dragon with the wood attribute, the Azure Dragon. Let's go with the Azure Dragon then."

"Yes, this is quite good," Su Mu nodded, thinking, I haven't even said anything, and everyone has already thought of things in the right direction.

"Then what should this formation be called?" Fuxi asked everyone.

Nuwa sneered, "Since we have already made enemies with the Three Pure Ones, and Jieyin and Zhunti are not good people either, this formation shall be called the Five Saints Strangling Array!" Her tone was filled with determination and ruthlessness, as if she was full of confidence for future battles.

The four began to research how to set up the formation, while the Three Ancestors of Sui Ren Shi had already arrived at the banks of the Yellow River.

"Elder Brothers, why are there so many weeds on both sides of the Yellow River?" Zi Yi Shi complained.

"With the nourishment of the Yellow River water, it's strange if there aren't many plants," Sui Ren Shi said. "Don't worry, I will use the Human Race Hearth Fire to clear these weeds.

However, you don't need to worry about burning these plants to death. I will leave seeds for them. After burning them to ashes, when the wind blows, their seeds will sprout again. After all, wild fires cannot burn them all, and they will grow again in the spring breeze."

After the surrounding area was cleared, You Chao Shi stepped forward slightly and used the spiritual treasures in his hand to build the Human Ancestor Hall, Three Sovereigns Hall, Hall of Five Emperors, Training Ground, and numerous houses according to Su Mu's plan. He then notified Su Mu and the others.

As Su Mu and the four had just finished setting up the formation, they received a telepathic message from the Three Ancestors.

Su Mu looked at Nuwa, "Teacher."

"Go," Nuwa said. Su Mu and the other two left Shouyang Palace and headed towards the location of the Three Ancestors by the Yellow River.

Su Mu and the other two looked at the vast ancestral land architectural complex before them, and were all shocked.

Su Mu said, "Excellent, I didn't expect Elder Brother and Elder Sisters to be so swift."

"Yes, it's time for us to contribute." Fuxi finished speaking and began setting up the formation with Shennong and Su Mu. It took a full day to complete the formation, with Su Mu's Nine Martial Dao Steles used as the formation's eyes.

After the formation was set up, Su Mu and the other five entered the ancestral land. From today onwards, Sui Ren Shi and the other two would reside here. Shennong, however, had to return to the human race's capital to handle administrative affairs.

He selected humans who met the requirements to enter the ancestral land, but there were only a hundred people currently, all having just broken through to the Martial Emperor Realm (Golden Immortal).

This was already very good, and there would definitely be many more people entering the ancestral land in the future.

In the East Sea, at the Gui Xu, Candle Dragon, the younger brother of the long-sleeping Dragon Clan ancestor, Ancestor Dragon, opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was the merit flowing from the Creation Pagoda in Su Mu's hand. He drooled so much that it flowed all over the floor.

"Old Ancestor, please compose yourself. If you keep drooling, the water level of the East Sea will rise. It's fine if the water level rises, but don't drown the humans living on the East Sea Coast! The human race has two Sub-Saint Human Sovereigns and a Golden Immortal of the Origin Martial Ancestor." The Four Seas Dragon Kings were about to cry.

The East Sea Dragon King, Ao Guang, said, "Old Ancestor, the Human Race's Three Ancestors are all Primordial Unity Golden Immortals, the same cultivation level as us. The Dragon Clan cannot afford to offend them."

"Hmph, you four still have the nerve to say that. You've lived for so long, has all your cultivation gone to the dogs?" Candle Dragon said angrily.