"But the Human Race has also honored him as the Human Emperor!"
"The Human Emperor?" Grand Pure Sage and Demon Emperor Di Jun were both taken aback.
In the Primordial Wilderness, the Human Emperor was the Lord of the Human Race. He possessed the Human Race's supreme treasure, the Kongtong Seal, which could gather the Human Race's Fortune!
He was protected by the merits of the Heavenly Dao.
Anyone with a great karmic connection to him who attacked him could easily suffer karmic backlash.
But Demon Emperor Di Jun wasn't one to worry about such things.
He was surprised for a moment, but now that he knew the result, he turned to Grand Pure Sage and asked, "Venerable Grand Pure, the truth is now clear. I hope you'll agree to what we discussed earlier..."
"But..." Xuandu saw how eager Di Jun was. After a moment's thought, he decided to speak up.
"This Human Emperor is quite exceptional. The Heavenly Dao has bestowed considerable merit upon him... I ask you to show mercy, Demon Emperor." Xuandu hesitated, then pleaded on his behalf.
He was also of Innate Human Race origin, and naturally didn't want the Human Race to lose one of its leaders.
"Who cares what makes him special? He's nothing but an ant. I could crush him with a flick of my hand! I hereby issue the Demon Race Slaughter Order! I won't rest until that wretch is dead!" Di Jun declared arrogantly, raising his arm.
With that, he left Eight Sceneries Palace with a single thought.
"Alas..." Grand Pure Sage had remained silent throughout.
After Di Jun left, Laozi turned back to Xuandu.
He spoke unhurriedly. "Tell me. What else couldn't you say in front of the Demon Emperor?"
Xuandu paused, then decided that it was only natural.
As Grand Pure's First Disciple, what could he possibly hide from Laozi?
"Master, during my trip to the mortal realm, I saw that the Human Race's tribes possessed wondrous treasures no less powerful than Spiritual Treasures!"
"Oh? The Human Race has been weak for so long, and yet they've come across such opportunities?" Laozi was surprised.
"What are they?"
Xuandu answered one by one. "Several kinds of strange flames, no weaker than Samadhi True Fire!"
"Several great cauldrons, no weaker than Houtian Spiritual Treasures!"
"And some members of the Human Race possess physiques no weaker than those of the Witch and Demon Clans!"
Hm???
Laozi was dumbfounded.
They'd found so many powerful opportunities? Was this still the Human Race he'd established his teachings upon?
"What exactly happened?"
"Reporting to you, Master: even the children in the Human Tribe possess a strength of a hundred thousand jin!"
"Oh? I established the Golden Elixir Path among the Human Race. When did it become so effective?" Laozi was bewildered.
Was the Golden Elixir Path he'd established really so powerful that even he didn't know about it?
"No! Those children haven't even begun cultivating!"
"What? Say that again."
Laozi thought his disciple was messing with him.
How could the Human Race possibly—
Children who hadn't cultivated could possess a strength of a hundred thousand jin?
That was the kind of physique the Witch and Demon Clans had at birth!
"It's true. I saw them use ancient, unadorned cauldrons as vessels, the blood essence of the Demon Race's Fierce Beasts as medicinal broth, and strange flames as firewood. They tossed the Human Race's children inside to temper them. They said something about Seed of the Self... and walking their own path..."
"Tempering them with the blood essence of the Demon Race's Fierce Beasts?"
Good heavens! It was fortunate Di Jun wasn't here. If he heard that the Human Race was using the Demon Race for blood tempering, he might slap a million humans to death.
And that was only if he held back because the Human Race had ties to him and Saint Nuwa.
As for Xuandu's claim that the Human Race intended to walk its own path, Laozi had no reason to worry about that.
A mere Human Emperor who wasn't even a Great Luo dared to compete for fortune with the Golden Elixir Path passed down by a Sage?
Besides, the Human Race's time as the protagonist of Heaven and Earth hadn't yet arrived. They couldn't stir up much trouble.
Let them make a fuss!
The more trouble they caused, the more they'd realize that believing in the Human Teachings and revering the Sage was the Human Race's only true destination.
"Xuandu, I must continue my seclusion to refine pills. Do not interfere in the affairs of the Demon Race and the Human Race."
"Yes! I will obey your command, Master!" Xuandu bowed respectfully, then watched as Grand Pure Sage returned to seclusion.
He himself thought back on the strange stories he'd heard among the Human Tribes.
Heavenly Dao Library?
Exotic Fire Fighting World?
Books?
The Human Race's path to Transcendence and Attainment of Dao?
What was going on?
Demon Emperor Di Jun clearly intended to kill the Human Emperor at Shouyang Mountain. Would that Human Emperor regret all this?
### Chapter 20: Generous Rewards! Sage-Level Cultivation [Please Support with Flowers and Tips]
"Ding-dong! Fifteen thousand people from the Youchao Tribe read [Invincible Brat] and gained fifteen thousand Reading Points!"
"Ding-dong! Fifty thousand people from the Xuanyuan Tribe read [Invincible Brat] and gained fifty thousand Reading Points!"
"Ding-dong! Ten thousand people from the Zi Yi Shi Tribe read [Exotic Fire Fighting World] and gained ten thousand Reading Points!"
"..."
"Ding-dong! Human Clan Xuanyuan Shi comprehended the Chaos Supreme Body! Congratulations, Host! You've received the feedback reward: Chaos Supreme Body!"
"Ding-dong! Human Clan Xuanyuan Shi comprehended the Great Law of Self-Transformation and Freedom! Congratulations, Host! You've received the feedback reward: Great Law of Self-Transformation and Freedom!"
"Ding-dong! A human from a Primitive Tribe comprehended the Yin Yang Cauldron! Congratulations, Host! You've received the feedback reward: Yin Yang Cauldron!"
"Ding-dong! A human from a Primitive Tribe comprehended the Houtian Killing Treasure, the Grand Unity Sword Embryo! Congratulations, Host! You've received the feedback rewards: Houtian Supreme Killing Sword and Grand Unity Sword Embryo!"
Jiang Chen had been in seclusion, contemplating the gains from his recent breakthrough. The moment he woke, he heard a steady stream of ding-dong sounds.
Clearly, members of the Human Race had started reading the second book he'd released, and they'd comprehended many extraordinary things!
Jiang Chen was first stunned, then overcome with joy.
His efforts had paid off!
But there were so many rewards that he could hardly sort them out.
"System! Open the interface!"
Host: Jiang Chen!
Race: Innate Human Race!
Level: Grand Unity Golden Immortal!
Available for withdrawal: Chaos Supreme Body, Great Law of Self-Transformation and Freedom! Yin Yang Cauldron! Houtian Supreme Killing Sword...
Reading Points: 101,350,000
He'd surpassed a hundred million Reading Points!!!
That was incredible!
Ten thousand Reading Points could boost a withdrawable item tenfold, while a hundred million could boost one a hundredfold.
Just imagine: what would happen if something already considered powerful in the Primordial Wilderness were enhanced a hundredfold?
It might instantly become a supreme treasure on par with an Xiantian Supreme Treasure!
Jiang Chen studied the dazzling array of items available for withdrawal in the system space.
"Which one should I boost a hundredfold?"
Don't ask why he didn't boost every item tenfold.
Quality was better than quantity!
"The Chaos Supreme Body! I've visualized the physique described in the book. The Supreme Body is undoubtedly a physique born for cultivation. Even in the Primordial Wilderness, it would rank among the very best. It's already powerful enough to rival the physiques of the Witch and Demon Clans. I could enhance it further, but there's no need yet!"
"Weapons? The Yin Yang Cauldron and the Grand Unity Sword Embryo, an Houtian Supreme Treasure, are both comparable to the Primordial Wilderness's Houtian Spiritual Treasures and treasures. A hundredfold boost to the Houtian Supreme Treasure should at least yield an Xiantian killing Spiritual Treasure! If the boost is powerful enough, it might even produce an Xiantian Supreme Treasure."
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