The supreme mental cultivation method of the Heavenly Court and the crystallization of the Demon Race's wisdom—the Grand Dao Scripture of the Myriad Stars—was an unparalleled scripture capable of coordinating three hundred and sixty types of Innate Divine Being techniques.
This was precisely why Jiang Yuan had to go to the Heavenly Court; without this scripture, he would have to research similar methods on his own.
However, how could he, a single individual, possibly research an unparalleled method that Di Jun had only managed to develop by pooling the entire strength of the Demon Race? Even with the support of the Creation Jade Disk, it was an impossible feat.
One must realize that the fortune of the Demon Race and the resources they controlled provided Di Jun with a level of support that already surpassed the Creation Jade Disk.
Therefore, unless Jiang Yuan could gather all the pieces of the Creation Jade Disk or the Human Race became the masters of the world ahead of schedule, it was absolutely impossible for him to create an unparalleled method similar to the Grand Dao Scripture of the Myriad Stars.
Since he could not do it himself, he had no choice but to take what was already available and head to the Heavenly Court to learn the Demon Race's Grand Dao Scripture of the Myriad Stars.
As for whether the Demon Race would be willing to teach him, that was a matter for after he arrived at the Heavenly Court; it was too early to consider such things now.
"The Dao of Creation encompasses all things and is the most difficult path to tread. Since you have chosen this path, you must be prepared to endure hardship. I hope you can persevere."
After leaving Jiang Yuan with this final admonition, Lady Nuwa's consciousness returned to her true form. She was currently at a critical juncture in her seclusion and could not afford to be distracted for long.
In any case, she had already provided the necessary instructions. She had fulfilled her duty as a master to provide a safety net for her disciple; as for how he would walk the remaining path, that would depend on Jiang Yuan's own choices.
A master could offer advice on a disciple's future, but it was best not to interfere too much, lest it invite resentment.
After Lady Nuwa departed, Jiang Yuan bowed respectfully to her statue before rising and opening the Character Creation Diagram.
Lady Nuwa's arrival had been too sudden, completely disrupting his plans and leaving him no time to check his gains.
Cultivating the Profound Yellow Grain was certainly a major achievement, but Jiang Yuan's hundred years of hard work had yielded far more than that.
On the Character Creation Diagram, the initial version of the Primordial Spirit Herb Canon had already taken shape, waiting only for him to publish it.
Through a century of effort, Jiang Yuan had tasted almost every spirit herb in the vicinity of the Human Race. He had not only analyzed their medicinal properties and effects but also meticulously recorded the environments required for their growth.
In the process, Jiang Yuan had also taken the time to draw a fairly comprehensive map of the Human Race's territory.
It was no exaggeration to say that Jiang Yuan's understanding of the Human Race's territory was currently unrivaled; even the Third Ancestor fell slightly short of him.
Of course, this was limited to the Human Race. Once outside their territory, Jiang Yuan was blind. This was evident from the Primordial Spirit Herb Canon he had authored.
Every spirit herb growing near the Human Race was recorded in great detail, including its medicinal effects, growth and maturation cycles, harvesting precautions, and growth environment.
However, regarding spirit herbs outside the Human Race's territory, the information was far less detailed, noting only their medicinal effects and uses with little else mentioned.
This was due to a lack of information. For herbs near the Human Race, Jiang Yuan could not only taste them but also observe them in person.
But for herbs beyond the Human Race, he could only see the finished products brought by the myriad races. Without knowing their growth environments or cycles, he could not obtain detailed information and had to rely on tasting them to determine their effects.
This was why Jiang Yuan called his Primordial Spirit Herb Canon only an initial version; there were still too many areas that needed improvement.
Even so, the finalization of this book still brought Jiang Yuan a significant amount of merit. The Character Creation Diagram and the Writing Brush of Creation were promoted as a result, becoming high-grade Postnatal Merit Spirit Treasures.
This undoubtedly confirmed Jiang Yuan's theory. His approach was correct; if he continued firmly along this path, it was only a matter of time before the Character Creation Diagram and the Writing Brush of Creation transformed into the Earth Emperor's Book and the Human Emperor's Brush.
The Primordial Spirit Herb Canon was not yet complete, let alone the Primordial World Map, which was far beyond what Jiang Yuan could accomplish at present.
However, writing a book on agriculture was not difficult for him. Naturally, it was easy—with his mind full of ready-made knowledge from later generations, he could simply adapt it and compile it into a book to be passed down to future generations.
In passing, Jiang Yuan also wrote down his knowledge of modern biological genetics, especially regarding cultivation and hybridization, and compiled it into a Book of Creation.
Unlike the previous books, which were meant to be published to earn more merit, Jiang Yuan did not intend to make this Book of Creation public. Instead, he regarded it as a secret transmission of the Human Race, to be studied only by core members.
It was no wonder he valued it so highly; it was precisely this book that had caused Lady Nuwa to manifest and accept him as her disciple.
Even a Saint had been stirred by it, which showed the importance of this book; it was truly not suitable for external dissemination.
It should be treated as part of the Human Race's internal education, taught only to core disciples so they could continuously cultivate higher-quality crops, thereby ensuring the Human Race's competitive advantage and silently strengthening their foundation.
Refining the Spirit Herb Canon, drawing maps, teaching biological genetics, compiling more books...
By this count, after a hundred years of hard work, the tasks Jiang Yuan had to complete had not decreased but rather increased. Even with his many clones, he was overwhelmed and had no time for cultivation.
"The book-writing cannot stop. This concerns not only the birth of the Earth Emperor's Book and the Human Emperor's Brush but also involves great merit. However, the mode of writing can be changed."
"I should shift my energy to overseeing the big picture. There is no need to do everything myself. Once I have set the outlines and tables of contents, I should let go and allow others to refine the specific details."
This century of effort had not only brought Jiang Yuan great gains but also made him realize that a person's energy was limited and one could not attend to everything.
Therefore, he had to learn to delegate, handing over lower-level tasks to others so he could free himself from heavy burdens and have more time to cultivate.
Take the book-writing, for example. Once he set the outline, he could completely hand it over to others. Although this would share some of the merit, it would free up a lot of his time.
Furthermore, this shared merit would not go to outsiders. Those helping Jiang Yuan write would certainly be his own people.
Sharing merit with them achieved his goals while also strengthening the Human Race—a win-win situation that Jiang Yuan had no reason to refuse.
He also did not need to worry that the books they wrote would fail to enhance the Writing Brush of Creation and the Character Creation Diagram; he already had a solution for that.
With the promotion of the two treasures, they had gained a new ability: the creation of derivative clones.
Words written on these clones would not only appear on the main body immediately but could also be transmitted to designated clones through the main body.
This discovery shocked Jiang Yuan. Real-time text transmission across space—was this not the internet chat tool common in later generations?
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