Yunxiao, Xuan Ming, and Shennong

Yunxiao stared at Xuan Ming in disbelief. At that moment, she didn't know whether to be happy or sad; a strange mix of emotions filled her mind.

When she first met Donghua on the East Sea, Donghua was already the Lord of the Purple Mansion, but he was facing siege from the demon race, with Di Jun and Taiyi leading an army of tens of millions to press on.

It was on that occasion that she witnessed the power of this Head of Male Immortals, a power that was comprehensive.

In terms of strategy and tactics, they completely overwhelmed the Yao Court, killed the Empress, defeated Di Jun and Taiyi, and sealed him away. Later, they used a surprise attack to force the Witch Clan to retreat!

The demonic power descended, reversing the situation with unparalleled strength and laying the foundation for the Purple Mansion's unification of the Primordial Wilderness.

These things seem impossible now, yet they were accomplished, leading him to become the Hun Yuan Heavenly Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerate of the Heavenly Court, and the number one person in the Primordial Wilderness.

A bond had already formed between him and Xuan Ming, meaning they had developed feelings for each other.

They had originally planned to go down the mountain for training and become Dao Companion after breaking through to the Quasi-Saint, but now it seems that things are not so simple.

He truly hadn't expected that the Heavenly Emperor Donghua was actually Xuan Ming's father.

"Junior sister, what's wrong?" Xuan Ming couldn't help but ask, seeing Yunxiao lost in thought.

"It's nothing. I've just encountered some difficulties in my cultivation recently, nothing serious." Yunxiao snapped out of his reverie.

Yunxiao's answer silenced the Dao Palace. In truth, they had all seen through Yunxiao's thoughts.

Perhaps only Xuan Ming, the male protagonist of the story, remains oblivious.

"What's wrong with you all? I'm just Donghua's son, what's the big deal? This identity won't allow me to directly Attain Hunyuan Dao."

"To be honest, your status is no lower than mine. You are all Saint Disciple, one by one. What's so surprising about that?"

Xuan Ming said casually, but in truth, he thought the same thing. As Donghua's son, he had indeed enjoyed a lot.

First, there's his unparalleled talent and background, and second, there's the pre-arranged path he's taken; he doesn't need to work hard, he just needs to follow the plan step by step.

The opportunity presented to him might be the ultimate goal that others could never hope to achieve in their entire lives.

However, these are merely resources on his path of cultivation. His father could instantly reach the Peak Quasi-Saint, but he could not allow him to directly Attain Hunyuan Dao. At most, he could only devise a few plans.

To prove one's path, one must forge one's own path, and that all depends on one's own abilities.

Therefore, he never felt that the son of the Heavenly Emperor was anything special, just like a disciple personally taught by Saint.

These things merely gave his path infinite possibilities!

"Little sister, if you truly love Senior Brother Xuan Ming, then I should swallow my pride and beg Master. As long as Master agrees, I doubt the Great Heavenly Venerate will say anything."

After leaving Chong Ming Island, Zhao Gongming, riding a white tiger, spoke to Yunxiao, who was riding a blue phoenix beside him.

Before Yunxiao could say anything, Bixiao said discontentedly, "Brother, what are you saying? Eldest sister is so outstanding, her talent and aptitude are among the best in our sect, and now she is even a late-stage Daluo Golden Immortal."

"Her cultivation level is only slightly lower than Senior Brother Xuan Ming's, and although Eldest Sister is not a direct disciple, her status and position are in no way inferior to those of a true disciple. How is she unworthy of Senior Brother Xuan Ming!"

Zhao Gongming sighed and looked at Yunxiao beside him. He knew that this young lady was proud and arrogant, but she was single-minded in pursuing the Dao and had no other distractions.

But from that day on, she suddenly developed feelings for Xuan Ming, and it seemed to be a one-sided feeling.

"Big sister, aren't you not familiar with any of the disciples in the sect? How come you suddenly like Senior Brother Xuan Ming?"

Yunxiao gazed ahead, dressed in an ice-blue Daoist robe, her smooth hair gently gathered up with a jade hairpin, the strands of hair ruffled in the wind.

A strand of hair drifted past her eyes, and her thoughts seemed to return to that forest, to that figure in a black and white Daoist robe.

"Do you remember that time I traveled through the Primordial Wilderness world in order to break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm?"

"During that breakthrough, I encountered the rare Three Tribulations of Heaven Earth and Man. At that time, I had already passed the Heaven and Earth Tribulations, and only the Human Tribulation remained. But I didn't expect that the Inner Demon Tribulation would also arrive at this time."

"And the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons that descended at that time was actually the Demon Lord Di Shitian!"

"Demon Lord Di Shitian? How is that possible? Why didn't you mention this later!" Zhao Gongming asked incredulously.

Although the Outer Demonic Realm had already merged with the Primordial Wilderness at that time, Luohu had also unleashed the Inner Demon tribulation, the Heavenly Demons were generally those below the cultivation level of Daluo Golden Immortal.

Yunxiao was only Primordial Unity Golden Immortal at the time, how could he have allowed Di Shitian, Peak Quasi-Saint, to descend? That's impossible.

The key was that Yunxiao survived this calamity and successfully broke through to the Daluo Golden Immortal!

"I didn't understand this matter either, why my Inner Demon tribulation was actually brought upon Di Shitian. But later, when I was experiencing the Inner Demon, I finally understood!"

"Because the scene of my Inner Demon tribulation is the original Battle of the Purple Mansion, which is the battle where Di Jun later Devil Dao, wanting to slaughter all living beings and ascend to the Hun Yuan!"

At this point, Yunxiao casually flicked his wrist, and a drop of golden divine blood appeared in his hand.

Golden flames burned above the blood, and at times it seemed as if Golden Crow was crying out in sorrow.

"This is the bloodline of the Golden Crow? Could it be the bloodline of Di Jun?!"

Yunxiao nodded and slowly said, "That's right, this is Di Jun's Dao bloodline. I still remember when the Great Heavenly Venerate fought against Di Jun, he severely injured him with a single palm strike using the Heavenly Dao Power."

"The Heavenly Dao Power burst forth from my body, and the God-Slaying Spear was sealed on the East Sea. This drop of Golden Crow Dao Blood also flowed down to the East Sea along with the God-Slaying Spear at that time, and I picked it up."

"Before that, Di Jun had already achieved a complete victory, and Master and the others were fighting with all their might. Only we small fry were not taken seriously, which is why I was fortunate enough to obtain that drop of Dao blood."

Zhao Gongming stared blankly at Di Jun Daoxue before him; this matter was indeed quite strange.

"Young lady, since you possess this blood, why have I never seen you use it? This drop of blood carries the Great Dao of the Sun at the peak of Peak Quasi-Saint. If you could refine and absorb it, your Great Dao would be secure!"

Yunxiao shook his head and said, "Ever since I obtained this drop of Dao Blood, I haven't been able to use it at all. It's as if I've completely forgotten that I even have this Dao Blood."

"But on the day I broke through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, this drop of Dao blood appeared within my body, causing the Demon Lord Di Shitian to descend."

"Fortunately, the Inner Demon that descend cannot exceed one's own cultivation level. Although Di Shitian is powerful, he can only manifest the cultivation level of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal."

"Although the chances of winning were slim at that time, there was still hope. But what I didn't expect was that the Human Tribulation would strike at that moment!"

"With the birth of this drop of Di Jun's blood, an Ink Qilin and a blue Luan were attracted, both of whom were Daluo Golden Immortal."

"At that time, my mind was completely focused on fighting the Heavenly Demons, and I had no energy left to deal with the dragon and the phoenix."

"What happened next?" Bixiao asked from the side. Although she didn't know how the tribulation was resolved, her eldest sister was fine now, so she must have survived the three tribulations and successfully broken through to the Grand Unity.

Yunxiao smiled, his thoughts returning to that forest, to the young man in a black and white Daoist robe who had descended from the sky.

"Just at the critical moment, Senior Brother Xuan Ming appeared and repelled the Ink Qilin and the Azure Phoenix, helping me successfully defeat Di Shitian and refine this drop of Dao Blood."

"However, the Emperor's Dao contained within the Dao Blood was absorbed and refined by Senior Brother Xuan Ming."

Bixiao's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile, "So it was a hero rescuing a damsel in distress. No wonder Senior Brother Xuan Ming so easily won Big Sister's heart. I'm so envious."

Yunxiao shook his head and smiled, without saying anything more.

Xuan Ming emerged from the Dao Palace, where an Ink Qilin lay in front of the main hall.

"Di Cang, come down the mountain with me!"

Xuan Ming rode the Ink Qilin, left Chong Ming Island in the East Sea, and traveled all the way to the Eastern Continent, finally easily entering the Shennong Tribe.

"Who are you?"

In a forest, Lie Shan was practicing his fist technique, a style that evolved from the Dao of Human Immortals passed down by Fuxi, and was called: Human Emperor Fist!

It has a fancy name, but it's just a simple, basic boxing technique.

Even the simplest boxing technique depends on who is performing it.

"This humble Xuan Ming!"

Lie Shan responded with an "Oh," and then said directly, "Never heard of it!"

Xuan Ming paused for a moment, feeling a surge of urge to punch him to death.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry! This is Ancestor Hong Yun, my father's closest friend, and the reincarnation of Great God being!"

Xuan Ming casually pointed, and Twelve-grade Pure World White Lotus appeared. He then sat upon it and said, "I am Saint Disciple, Interception Sect. You and I are destined to meet. Would you be willing to become my disciple?"

"Would there be any benefits to becoming your disciple?"

What benefits do you want?

Lie Shan thought for a moment and said, "I don't know what I want. What can you give me? Or can you teach me something?"

Xuan Ming said solemnly, "I can impart to you the method of immortality, allowing you to live as long as the heavens; I can impart to you the Heavenly Dipper Great Spiritual Powers, enabling you to roam freely throughout the Three Realms; I can impart to you the way to become an emperor, teaching and enlightening the world."

Lie Shan, "Our tribe already possesses the method of immortality, so I don't need it. As for the Heavenly Dipper Great Spiritual Powers, I am quite interested, but I have no interest in traversing the Three Realms. Can you traverse the Three Realms?"

Xuan Ming choked for a moment, then said confidently, "This humble Daoist can roam freely throughout the Three Realms!"

"Although I am not interested in these things, I am interested in educating people, so I am willing to become your disciple!" In the end, Lie Shan did become Xuan Ming's disciple.

"Master, please accept my bow!"

Just as Lie Shan was about to kneel down, Xuan Ming helped him up.

"No need to kneel or bow; becoming an apprentice under my tutelage is quite simple."

He wanted to accept Lie Shan's obeisance, but he couldn't, as it would diminish his luck.

From that day on, Xuan Ming settled down in the Shennong Tribe and began to teach Lie Shan.

First, the Preaching the Dao, then the Dharma was taught, and finally, knowledge of the Three Realms, as well as some knowledge and ideas about farming, were explained.

After Lie Shan came of age, Xuan Ming took him on a Primordial Wilderness through the prehistoric world, traveling among the mountains and rivers.

Enlightenment is the attainment of the Tao, a realization of the immense power of heaven and earth!

While traveling among the various tribes of the prehistoric Primordial Wilderness, Lie Shan discovered that the crops cultivated by the current human race were very limited, consisting only of millet. Although it was enough to fill their stomachs, the taste was quite poor.

From that day on, under Xuan Ming's guidance, Lie Shan began searching for other grains that could be grown.

After countless attempts, Lie Shan found five edible crops that could satisfy a person's hunger.

It consists of five kinds of grains: rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, and beans.

After finding these five grains, Lie Shan began cultivating the seeds and eventually succeeded!

After returning to the Shennong Tribe, he spread these five grains throughout the tribe and eventually throughout the entire human race.

For his meritorious service in spreading the Five Grains, Human Emperor Fuxi specially summoned Lie Shan in Chen Du and appointed him as the Grand Minister of Agriculture, in charge of researching cultivation and seeds.

As the Five Grains spread, the human race revered Lie Shan as Shennong!