By now, Ren Si and the Jiang clan had both come to believe that this newborn child was destined to become a Human Race Sage. Even if he did not become the Human Race Co-lord like Zhenxi, he would still be an extraordinary person.
Naturally, the entire clan was overjoyed.
After taking Lie Shan Shi as his disciple, Duobao settled down near the Jiang clan, by Jiang Water, just as Kong Xuan had before him. He carefully taught this future Earthly Emperor. Like the future Human Emperor, Lie Shan was a genius of the Human Race, and he was exceptionally intelligent. Whether it was cultivation or anything else, he learned everything at once.
Although Daoist Duobao was only at the mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal level, far below Kong Xuan's cultivation, he had the strength of the Interception Sect behind him, as well as Saint Tongtian's support. Teaching the future Human Race Co-lord was no trouble for him.
By the age of sixteen, Lie Shan had cultivated from an ordinary mortal into a True Immortal. Duobao, following Heaven's will, soon sent him back to his clan.
As soon as he returned to the Jiang clan, Lie Shan took charge of its affairs. The clan members had long since recognized his genius and good name, and he lived up to their expectations, handling the clan's affairs in an orderly and outstanding manner.
Under Lie Shan's leadership, the Jiang clan grew steadily and its reputation spread far and wide. Its name quickly became known throughout the Human Race, and before long, word reached Zhenxi, the Human Race Co-lord, in the capital.
By then, Human Emperor Zhenxi had been on the throne for over a thousand years. He had completed all the Heaven-ordained deeds that would earn him merit; he only needed to