Humanity Weeps Blood, the Seed Sprouts

Upon entering Shouyang Palace, Su Mu saw Nuwa. "Greetings, Teacher."

"Mm. I wish to provide some guidance on your cultivation," Nuwa said, looking at Su Mu. "Wait, you have already reached the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm?"

"Indeed, Teacher. I was just practicing, and somehow I reached this realm. Hehe."

"Your talent is truly exceptional. I certainly did not misjudge you." Nuwa was very happy; her initial choice had clearly been the right one.

"Teacher, how are the Witch and Demon Races faring?" Su Mu had spent three hundred years in cultivation and had not paid attention to the affairs of the two races.

"Although Houtu has attained sainthood, the Underworld is being thoroughly sealed off by the Heavenly Dao," Nuwa sighed. "Her avatar can only maintain the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm when leaving the Underworld."

"Left with no other choice, she had to take a drop of Ancestral Witch blood essence and give it to Chi You, allowing him to break through to the Golden Immortal of the Origin. They have barely managed to form the Twelve Capital Divine Gods Formation, so the strength of the Witch and Demon Races remains evenly matched."

In that case, the Demon Race will still have to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword. Is my Human Race still destined to suffer the calamity of near-extinction?

The Human Race will still be slaughtered by the Demon Race? Impossible. I will protect the Human Race well, Nuwa secretly vowed to herself.

"Teacher, this disciple will return to his cave dwelling now," Su Mu said.

Su Mu returned to his cave dwelling, but he found he could not calm his mind to cultivate. He left the cave and headed out into the Great Primordial world.

Along the way, there were corpses of the Witch and Demon Races everywhere; in some places, they were piled as high as mountains. The air was thick with a pungent, bloody stench that was nauseating.

The ground was pockmarked with craters, scarred everywhere by the remnants of battle, and the once-fertile earth had been stained a dark crimson.

On a distant battlefield, the Witch and Demon Races were locked in fierce combat.

Both sides were blinded by bloodlust, completely disregarding their own safety, intent only on putting the other to death.

Some Witch warriors swung massive battle-axes, hacking at the heads of their enemies, while some Demons unleashed dazzling spells.

Flames soared into the sky above the battlefield, and smoke billowed everywhere, as if it were the end of the world.

In this cruel war, life had become so fragile.

Countless members of the Witch and Demon Races fell at every moment, yet their companions charged forward without hesitation, fighting for the glory and survival of their own kind.

Such a scene made one sigh at how deep the hatred between the Witch and Demon Races truly was, to the point where they were willing to pay such a heavy price just to determine a victor.

They were filled with nothing but hatred; their eyes held only slaughter.

A look of pity appeared in Su Mu's eyes, but he was powerless to act. With his current cultivation at the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, there was nothing he could do.

As he walked, he heard someone calling for help. "Help! Someone, please save me!"

It was a crisp, melodious, and enchanting female voice. Her tone was like music from the heavens, intoxicating to the ear.

"You can't escape. Just surrender obediently." A massive figure appeared behind the woman—it was a giant tiger at the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm. It radiated a powerful aura, and every step it took made the earth tremble. The tiger opened its blood-red maw, revealing sharp, jagged fangs.

Although the woman was also at the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, her strength was inferior to this Tiger Demon. When they first encountered each other, she had intended to put up a fight.

It was only when they clashed that she realized she had been gravely mistaken. She was defeated in less than three exchanges and had no choice but to flee.

That was how she ran into Su Mu.

When the woman saw Su Mu, she thought she had finally found a savior. Her face lit up with a mix of surprise and joy, and she flew toward him without hesitation. Her eyes were filled with anticipation and hope, as if she had placed all her trust in him.

Seeing the woman fly toward Su Mu, the Tiger Demon was struck with alarm. He knew that if she managed to reach Su Mu, his plans would be ruined.

Thus, he decided to take a risk. Gathering all his strength, he unleashed his most powerful strike, attempting to halt the woman's advance.

The Tiger Demon spat out a ball of black demonic energy. The energy rapidly condensed in mid-air into a massive tiger head, which opened its blood-red maw and lunged toward the woman.

The power of this strike was astonishing, as if it were about to tear the very space apart.

When she flew before Su Mu and saw that he was only at the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, she felt instant despair and could only close her eyes, waiting for death.

After waiting for a moment, she felt no attack. She opened her eyes and immediately widened them in shock, exclaiming, "How is this possible? He blocked the Tiger Demon's full-force strike with a casual punch. Am I dreaming?"

The Tiger Demon was also visibly stunned to see Su Mu block his attack. He then said smugly, "Human brat, it's not bad that you could block your Uncle Tiger's attack.

But don't you know that at the same cultivation realm, the Demon Race is far more powerful than other races?"

"Oh, is that so?" Su Mu teased. "You're so confident you can beat me? Heh."

"Brat, you dare look down on me? Take this!" The Tiger Demon brought a paw crashing down toward Su Mu.

Su Mu met it with a punch, and with that single blow, he killed the Tiger Demon.

"Hmph, you dare challenge me with that level of cultivation?" Su Mu said with disdain. He was practicing the Nine Revolutions Divine Art; if he couldn't even kill this Tiger Demon, he would be disgracing the cultivation method of the Great God Pangu.

Su Mu casually took out a sword that was an Innate Spiritual Treasure and hacked the Tiger Demon into eight pieces.

He then set up a grill and began to roast the meat, which was ready in no time.

The aroma wafted through the air, making the woman drool.

Su Mu was not stingy; he tore off a large piece of meat and gave it to her.

The woman didn't stand on ceremony. She took the meat and began to eat, and once she started, she couldn't stop, eventually consuming half the tiger.

After finishing, she wiped her mouth and said, "My name is Nine Heavens Xuannü. What is your name?"

Nine Heavens Xuannü? Isn't she a disciple of the Queen Mother of the West? Could this be West Kunlun? Su Mu thought. Along the way, he had been so busy watching the Wu and Demon clans fight that he hadn't realized he had arrived near West Kunlun.

He replied, "I am Su Mu, the head disciple under Empress Nuwa of the Human Teachings."

"So you are a disciple of a Saint, Fellow Daoist. No wonder your strength is so formidable," Nine Heavens Xuannü said with envy.

"If you want to be powerful, you must put in the effort yourself. Do you think your Cultivation will just grow on its own if you don't practice?" Su Mu said helplessly.

"He is right. You don't practice diligently, and yet you run around during the Great Tribulation. If it weren't for Su Mu, you would likely have perished by now." Just then, a woman wearing plain Daoist robes appeared in the void.

Seeing the woman, Nine Heavens Xuannü quickly acted spoiled. "Teacher, why have you come?"

"Su Mu pays his respects to Queen Mother of the West," Su Mu said, looking at her.

"You actually know my name?" Queen Mother of the West asked, surprised.

Oh no, after the death of the Eastern Prince, the Queen Mother of the West went into seclusion. There is no way the Human Race could know of her existence. How do I answer this? Su Mu thought.

His eyes darted, and he said, "My teacher told me. She said that Queen Mother of the West is a rare heroine among women in the Primordial World, and that to protect the female cultivators under her, she resolutely rejected the recruitment of Demon Emperor Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi to live in seclusion in West Kunlun."

"Saintess Nuwa actually thinks of me this way? I am truly flattered. Here is a leaf from a Flat Peach Tree."

Queen Mother of the West produced a leaf from an Innate Ren Water Flat Peach Tree and said to Su Mu, "If you ever encounter trouble, hold this leaf, and I will assist you."

"Many thanks, Queen Mother of the West." Su Mu accepted the leaf from the Peach Tree of Immortality and bowed to her.

"Xuannü, come with me back to West Kunlun." After saying this, Queen Mother of the West took Nine Heavens Xuannü and departed.

This trip had been quite fruitful. He had befriended Nine Heavens Xuannü and made a favorable impression on the Queen Mother of the West; it could be said he returned with a full harvest.

After returning to his Cave Dwelling, Su Mu continued his cultivation. He knew deeply that in this Primordial World, a place filled with crises where the strong prey upon the weak, only by becoming stronger himself could he protect himself and those around him—especially the innocent and kind-hearted Human Race.

Every breath and cycle of energy made Su Mu feel the spiritual energy flowing within his body, as if he had formed a wondrous resonance with the heavens and the earth.

He closed his eyes, immersing himself in his practice, feeling the spiritual energy from the surrounding environment pouring into his body in an endless stream.

As time passed, Su Mu's aura became increasingly steady, and the spiritual light around his body grew more intense.

His state of mind gradually calmed, and he devoted himself entirely to his cultivation.

Throughout this long process of practice, Su Mu always maintained a firm belief and perseverance. He understood that to gain a foothold in the Primordial World, he had to constantly improve his strength.

Day after day of cultivation, Su Mu's realm gradually climbed, and his power grew stronger with each passing day.

However, he was not satisfied with this; instead, he explored higher levels of cultivation even more diligently.

Because he knew that on this vast Primordial continent, countless unknown challenges awaited him.

In the days to come, Su Mu would continue to forge ahead, constantly pursuing higher realms and using his own strength to protect everything around him.

He believed that as long as he persisted, one day he would become a powerhouse on this Primordial continent, allowing the Human Race to live in peace and prosperity.

Through his cultivation, Su Mu stabilized his realm as a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal and reached the middle stage.

Although his cultivation realm had only improved by a small margin, his combat power was now at the peak of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, and he could even put up a fight against an early-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

Su Mu was continuing to cultivate to stabilize his realm when he heard a voice transmission from Nuwa: "Su Mu, Teacher Hongjun has summoned the Six Saints of the Primordial World to the Purple Cloud Palace in the chaos. You should focus on your cultivation."

Seeing Nuwa leave Shouyang Mountain, Su Mu frowned. Summoning Teacher away from Shouyang Mountain at this time—could it be to have the Demon Race forge the Witch-Slaying Sword?

{"Ding!"} The system's notification sound rang out abruptly.

{"Detected that the Human Race is about to suffer a catastrophe. Please seek protection for the Human Race and preserve the Hearth Fire of the Human Race."}

{"Task Reward: Seeds of the Five Grains (Rice, Broomcorn Millet, Foxtail Millet, Wheat, and Beans)."}

Fortunately, by saving the Nine Heavens Xuannü previously, he had caused the Queen Mother of the West to owe him a debt of karma. He could have her protect a portion of the humans, and the Great Immortal Zhenyuan should be willing to protect the others.

Su Mu immediately went to find the Three Ancestors of the Human Race. Seeing Su Mu arrive, Sui Ren Shi asked, "Su Mu, why have you come to us? Is something the matter?"

"Brother Sui Ren, we must quickly lead our people away from Shouyang Mountain," Su Mu said to the three of them with a grave expression.

"Su Mu, why the sudden need for the tribe to leave? The humans have lived on Shouyang Mountain for a long time, and it is the location of our Holy Mother's training ground. I fear the people will not be willing to leave," You Chao Shi said, looking puzzled. He couldn't understand why they needed to move when they were living perfectly well.

Zi Yi Shi looked at the two and said, "Brothers, we should trust Su Mu. He has always been steady and acts with good judgment."

"Very well, we will prepare for the tribe's relocation immediately. But where shall we move to?" Sui Ren Shi asked Su Mu.

"Brother Sui Ren, you and Brother You Chao take this leaf from the Innate Ren Water Flat Peach Tree and head to West Kunlun. Seek out the Queen Mother of the West and request that she provide protection for our people."

Su Mu then turned to Zi Yi Shi and said, "Sister Zi Yi, you and I will lead a portion of the tribe to the Wuzhuang Temple of Longevity Mountain and ask for the protection of the Great Immortal Zhenyuan."

The Three Ancestors immediately notified the hundreds of millions of humans about the relocation. Most of the humans trusted the Three Ancestors and Su Mu deeply, and they began to move one after another.

However, there were still some humans who were unwilling to leave their homeland. They believed that Shouyang Mountain was the training ground of the Holy Mother Nuwa, and that no one would dare to harm them.

The relocation operation had begun, and all the humans were heading toward West Kunlun Mountain and Longevity Mountain in succession.

Those who remained on Shouyang Mountain looked at the departing humans and spoke up, "Is there any place in this world safer than the Holy Mother's training ground? The Holy Mother even drove back the Three Pure Ones back then."

Purple Cloud Palace.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun sat atop the cloud bed, looking down at the six saints. "Today, I shall preach to you all once more."

"You must listen with a calm heart and cast aside all distracting thoughts." Although the six saints had their doubts, they began to listen attentively.

What the saints did not know was that as Dao Ancestor Hongjun began his sermon, he had used the power of the Heavenly Dao to seal off the Purple Cloud Palace, preventing them from sensing the Primordial World.

The Thirty-three Heavens, Demon Race Heavenly Court.

Di Jun and Tai Yi were discussing the forging of the Witch-Slaying Sword when a report came from a lesser demon outside the hall: the humans had left Shouyang Mountain and were heading toward West Kunlun and Longevity Mountain.

"Second Brother, we need to act as quickly as possible. Both Zhenyuanzi and the Queen Mother of the West are at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm. If we truly let them intervene, I fear we will be unable to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword," Di Jun said, looking at Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

"Big Brother, I will mobilize the troops immediately to hunt down the human race. Let's not tell Fuxi about this operation.

If we hunt the humans created by his sister, I fear he will try to stop us," Eastern Emperor Taiyi asked Di Jun.

"Very well. Summon the Ten Great Demon Saints; the twelve of us shall lead the army," Di Jun said, also wary of Fuxi causing trouble.

Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi led the Ten Great Demon Saints and the vast Demon Race army as they marched in pursuit of the human race.

"Su Mu, we are almost at the borders of Longevity Mountain. Do we need to rest?" Zi Yi Shi asked.

"Although we have cultivation, most of our clansmen are ordinary people who have not attained the Immortal Dao."

"We cannot. We must reach Longevity Mountain and see Great Immortal Zhenyuan," Su Mu said to Zi Yi Shi with a grave expression.

Seeing Su Mu so serious, Zi Yi Shi felt a sense of panic; it was rare for him to be this solemn.

"What is the reason for—" Before Zi Yi Shi could finish, she saw the sky behind them suddenly darken.

"Sister Zi Yi, take the clansmen and enter Longevity Mountain as quickly as you can." After saying this, Su Mu transformed into a streak of light and headed toward the Demon Race in the sky.

Zi Yi Shi watched Su Mu's receding figure. Though filled with worry, she still urged her people, "Everyone, hurry! Get into Longevity Mountain quickly!"

The many humans looked at the black, oppressive mass of the Demon Race in the sky and were terrified, instinctively quickening their pace.

Meanwhile, Su Mu had already engaged the Demon Race in battle. Although the Demon Race was numerous, the high-level combatants like Di Jun had not yet arrived, and Su Mu managed to hold off the Demon Race army single-handedly.

West Kunlun was closer than Longevity Mountain, so they arrived there quickly.

At the foot of West Kunlun, Sui Ren Shi bowed toward the mountain, "Sui Ren Shi of the human race requests an audience with the Queen Mother of the West."

The Queen Mother of the West sat in her training ground and opened her eyes. "Xuannü, go and see what he wants."

"Yes, Teacher." Nine Heavens Xuannü left the training ground and arrived at the foot of the mountain.

"Why has the ancestor of the human race come to West Kunlun?" Nine Heavens Xuannü asked.

"Immortal, it was my brother Su Mu who sent us to find the Queen Mother of the West. We ask that she grant our human race protection." After saying this, Sui Ren Shi produced the Innate Ren Water Flat Peach Leaf.

Nine Heavens Xuannü took the leaf and looked toward the Queen Mother of the West. "Teacher."

"Let them enter the mountain," the Queen Mother of the West's voice echoed. This Su Mu was a direct disciple of Saintess Nuwa, and furthermore, he had shown kindness to Nine Heavens Xuannü. As a teacher, she naturally had to repay the karma for her disciple.

Sui Ren Shi bowed, "Many thanks to the Queen Mother of the West." He then organized the humans to enter West Kunlun. No sooner had they entered than the Demon Race army arrived at West Kunlun.

Di Jun was leading the team himself. He looked at the Queen Mother of the West and said, "Fellow Daoist Queen Mother of the West, you intend to protect the human race?"

The Queen Mother of the West said nothing. She directly manifested the Xuan Yuan Water Control Banner and, using the Peach Tree of Immortality as the eye of the formation, set up the Innate Ren Water Formation.

The grand formation controlled by the Queen Mother of the West, who was at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm, was naturally difficult to break.

However, Di Jun still made his move. He joined forces with three Demon Saints to break the formation. As time passed, the Queen Mother of the West began to struggle, and the female immortals from her Training Ground also joined in, barely managing to hold off the Demon Race's attacks.

At Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain, Zhenyuanzi, the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, watched the human race arriving at Longevity Mountain one after another, as well as the Demon Race in the sky.

Zhenyuanzi waved his hand to help the humans enter Longevity Mountain, and then sacrificed the Book of Earth to set up the Book of Earth Formation.

As Su Mu approached Longevity Mountain, he began to transmit his voice to Zhenyuanzi: "Great Immortal Zhenyuan, I am Su Mu of the human race. I am here to earnestly request that you protect our people."

"As long as you are willing to lend a helping hand, I am willing to offer the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Twelve-Grade Pure World White Lotus, in exchange! I hope you find this satisfactory."

Thus, Zhenyuanzi took action. When Eastern Emperor Taiyi arrived, he immediately smashed the Eastern Emperor Bell toward Su Mu. Although Su Mu managed to sacrifice his Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Creation Pagoda, in time, the single blow still knocked him out of the sky.

Zhenyuanzi waved his hand and brought Su Mu into the Book of Earth Formation.

Both sides had protectors, yet, heartbreakingly, the humans at Shouyang Mountain were suffering a ruthless slaughter.

As time passed, more and more humans were killed by the Demon Race; their blood was collected, and their souls were forcibly detained.

Their bodies became food for the Demon Race, ruthlessly devoured.

Every human who died was filled with endless pain and resentment. These grievances gradually gathered together, forming a powerful force.

The resentment permeated the air, like a thick, heavy cloud shrouding the entire world.

It continued to accumulate, eventually covering the entire sky, blocking out the sunlight and plunging the earth into darkness.

When people looked up, they saw the thick resentment filling the sky, making them feel incredibly oppressed.

This resentment was not just an outpouring of emotion, but a silent protest against the atrocities of the Demon Race. It seemed to tell of the suffering and injustice endured by the human race, as well as their despair for the future.

The humans protected on both sides watched as those left behind at Shouyang Mountain were slaughtered. Some felt fortunate to have left, while others were filled with immense grief; they all shed tears, and some even wept tears of blood.

In the chaotic Purple Cloud Palace, Nuwa sensed that the Human Race Destiny had suddenly plummeted. Could it be? Nuwa looked up at the Dao Ancestor on the cloud bed.

Nuwa's heart ached. Was I wrong?