If Chiyou could not be won over, then after summoning him, they would intercept and kill him on his return journey.
That would leave the Human-Wu leaderless, after which Xuanyuan could step forward to suppress them.
They would throw the Human-Wu clans into disarray, eliminate the stubborn elements among them, and disperse the rest among the various departments.
As time passed, they would eventually assimilate into the Human Race.
Killing Chiyou first was the plan Shennong could think of that would cause the fewest losses and leave the fewest future troubles.
Such a course of action was somewhat dishonorable;
but within the Human Race, there were no few voices calling for the purge of the Human-Wu. In a struggle of life and death, there was no need to be overly particular about methods.
Still, reality inevitably deviated from the plan.
Chiyou had gone to Pangu Hall and was not in the Jiuli Tribe.
By the time the message reached him, the opportunity had already passed, and he could no longer make the appointment.
Meanwhile, escorted by Guang Chengzi, Xuanyuan hurried onward without daring to delay in the slightest, heading straight for the Human Ancestral Land.
Chiyou had not appeared, but Xuanyuan had arrived.
After weighing matters briefly, Shennong still proceeded according to the original plan, holding a sacrificial ceremony and setting up an altar to abdicate.
Though the Youxiong Tribe was flourishing and gaining momentum, its foundations alone were not enough to make the leaders of every department sincerely accept Xuanyuan as Common Lord.
Fortunately, Shennong's prestige remained. For the short term, he could still suppress the dissent within the clan.
As for whether Xuanyuan could truly secure his position, that would depend on Xuanyuan himself.
After all, obtaining the position of Common Lord was only the first step.
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