A Thousand Years of Time, Changes in the Human Race!

Over a thousand years, the Human Race had formed its own unique way of functioning! Every city had Mystic Immortals stationed within it, with the finest warriors selected to guard each city! They regularly hunted down Fierce Beasts in the surrounding areas that posed a threat!

Following the information Jiang He had left behind before departing, they found Spirit Plants suitable for cultivation and promoted them on a large scale! They also raised large numbers of fast-breeding Fierce Beasts for meat!

In short, the Human Race now lacked neither food nor drink. Everyone pulled in the same direction! No one had yet developed too many sordid thoughts! After all, it was still the first generation of humans who held the reins on the greater course!

It was worth mentioning that the Human Race had already learned weaving and metallurgy! With the information provided by the Red Dust Pearl, they had gradually entered a relatively civilized society.

The current Human Race was no different from the ancient Chinese dynasties of Jiang He's former world; in fact, their standard of living and culture had already reached the level of the Song Dynasty!

At this moment, Jiang He and Yue'er were in a tavern within a city called Kaoshan City! This was the city guarded by Da Shan. Of the ten leaders Jiang He had appointed back then, each one guarded a major city. Looking at the bustling streets beyond the window, Jiang He felt as though he had traveled back to ancient times!

Although Jiang He had already gained a thorough understanding of all the changes in the Human Race through the Red Dust Pearl, seeing them with his own eyes stirred a different kind of feeling.

Watching the children playing in the streets and the shops lining both sides of the road, Jiang He felt a sense of mission to protect them!

Just as Jiang He was lost in thought, the two children who had been roughhousing formed an ice blade in one hand and summoned flames in the other! They were just about to come to blows when a street-patrolling warrior kicked each of them, sending them running home!

Jiang He could not help but chuckle at the sight. Yue'er, who had been admiring the scenery outside, grew curious when she saw him suddenly laugh. "Husband, what are you laughing about?"

"Nothing. I was just reflecting on how the lives of our people seem to be getting better and better! It proves that I've done a decent job as Clan Leader!" Jiang He said to Yue'er with a sigh.

"Of course! Husband, you're the best!" Yue'er trusted Jiang He unconditionally as always.

Afterward, Jiang He and Yue'er traveled through every city. This left him greatly comforted—every city was thriving! Though there were many small problems, compared to the overall momentum of the Human Race, they were insignificant. After all, no one could be perfect in every way!

After returning to Luo Shui City, Jiang He examined the evolution of the Red Dust Pearl's Small Worlds! At present, more than a dozen Small Worlds had been evolved, most of them familiar martial arts worlds! Ling'er said that only by nurturing them slowly, from small to large, could they grow quickly! Of course, there was also an immortal cultivation world that was currently evolving!

Upon seeing the name of that immortal cultivation world, Jiang He could not help but smile. He wondered how that world's descendant of Nuwa compared with Yue'er. Upon seeing the name of that immortal cultivation world, Jiang He could not help but smile. He wondered how that world's descendant of Nuwa compared with Yue'er, the genuine descendant of Nuwa... Forget it. There was no comparison.

By now, the Red Dust Pearl had split into several hundred Sub-Pearls. A Precious Tower had been erected in the center of every Human Race city to house a Sub-Pearl! Each city used these Sub-Pearls to communicate swiftly.

The Sub-Pearls had also gained many additional functions. They now resembled projectors, casting images like computer screens, with one information section after another! There were cultivation technique sections, information sections, life-skill sections, and more! All of this consisted of information gathered and extracted from the various Small Worlds or the Primordial World! Furthermore, the Red Dust Pearl could deduce and evolve on its own based on that information, continuously growing! It was becoming more and more like an advanced artificial intelligence!

After Jiang He uploaded the Martial Codex, personally revised with Empress Nuwa's help, it could be cultivated directly to the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal level. Every Sub-Pearl was synchronously updated! Every member of the Human Race went to their local Precious Tower to receive the latest cultivation technique!

Jiang He had always harbored a sense of crisis in his heart. In fact, that feeling had grown even stronger upon his return. He wondered whether there was some way to temper the Human Race's combat strength.

After he told Ling'er about this idea, she patted her little chest and said, "This can be done, Master. Have you forgotten Ling'er's greatest use? It doesn't just upload stories you know—it can also create a new world. You can set that world into any mode you want to train your people!"

Ling'er's words suddenly enlightened Jiang He, and he slapped his forehead. "I really have been muddleheaded! I can set up a battlefield inside it, put the information we've gathered on the Primordial World's races into it, and have them fight our people. As long as the upper limit of their strength doesn't exceed the Golden Immortal Realm, it'll work! It can both temper our people's strength and help them better understand the races of the Primordial World!"

Just as Jiang He was studying how to set up the battlefield, atop Buzhou Mountain, at the Demon Heavenly Court!

Di Jun and Taiyi were discussing methods to deal with the Wu Race alongside a group of Demon Gods under their command!

Recently, the conflict between the Witch and Demon races across the Primordial World had escalated with every passing day! Since the last great Witch-Demon war, the Demon Race had continuously subdued other innate races and brought them into its fold. Its strength had risen day by day! The last time, the Ancestral Witches had summoned Pangu True Body. Had Hongjun Dao Ancestor not intervened, the Demon Race would truly have been in danger!

Now that Nuwa had become a Saint, most of the Demon Race believed victory was already assured. As long as Saintess Nuwa acted, the mere Wu Race would be no match for them! What the Demon Gods had not expected was for Empress Nuwa to refuse on the grounds that Saints must not interfere in the affairs of the Primordial World!

"Brother! Then let's settle it with the Wu Race by the strength in our hands! Even without a Saint, our Demon Race may not necessarily lose!" The hot-tempered Taiyi could not hold back any longer and spoke anxiously.

"Watch your words! How can Saints be discussed so rashly by the likes of us?" Di Jun softly rebuked Taiyi before turning to the others. "Recently, I comprehended a grand array from the River Map and Luo Book, called the Star Array of the Heavens!

"This great array takes the Lunar and Solar Stars as its core and three hundred and sixty-five stars as its foundation. It requires the forging of three hundred and sixty-five Great Heavenly Star Banners, corresponding to the three hundred and sixty-five primary stars in the heavens. It also requires fourteen thousand, eight hundred Lesser Heavenly Star Banners, corresponding to fourteen thousand, eight hundred secondary stars.

"The three hundred and sixty-five Great Heavenly Star Banners serve as the roots, while the fourteen thousand, eight hundred Lesser Heavenly Star Banners serve as the trunk. The countless Demon Race members are its branches and leaves. They are connected through the Power of Stars!

"With this array, we may well be able to lock horns with the Wu Race's Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Array!

Upon hearing of this great array, the Demon Gods' hearts settled considerably! One after another, they went off to seek materials, striving to set up the grand array as soon as possible!

After the other Demon Gods had departed, Demon God Bai Ze was kept behind by Di Jun. "Bai Ze, what do you think of the Human Race?"

Bai Ze was startled by Di Jun's sudden question. The Human Race? That newly created race of Empress Nuwa's? "May I ask, Your Majesty, is there something improper about the Human Race?" Bai Ze asked carefully.

"Since their birth, the Human Race has been sheltered by Empress Nuwa, and the outside world has received little concrete information about them! Not long ago, I saw two humans in Wa Huang Tian. Did you know that both had entered the Golden Immortal Realm after merely a hundred years?" Di Jun seemed to be reminiscing as he continued, "After returning, I sent an Earth Immortal minor demon to investigate the Human Race! Guess what it discovered!"

"Oh! May I ask what Your Majesty discovered?" Bai Ze eagerly played along, his face full of curiosity.

"These humans have existed for only a thousand years, yet their numbers have multiplied into the hundreds of millions! However, according to that minor demon's report, no other members of the Human Race at the Golden Immortal Realm have been seen for the time being. The two people I saw in Wa Huang Tian should be among their leaders."

"Your Majesty fears that the Human Race may become a great threat to our Demon Race in the future?" Bai Ze asked cautiously.

"Alas, calling them a great threat would be an exaggeration. Now that Empress Nuwa's mind is entirely focused on the Human Race, she will inevitably pay less heed to the affairs of our Demon Race." Di Jun spoke lightly, then gave Bai Ze a meaningful look.

Some things did not need to be spelled out; a few hints were enough. They were all clever people. They understood.

"Then, what about Empress Nuwa...?"

This matter was far too significant. He, Bai Ze, did not have the courage to take on something so enormous.

"How could we be the ones to handle such a matter! I've heard that human blood can restrain the Wu Race's witch bodies. I wonder whether that is true!"

Bai Ze's heart jolted. Your heart really is black, isn't it?