Leaving the Pass

Humming...

The source of the bloodline roared, and all members of the Human Race were affected. Their bodies glowed, reflecting mysterious Innate Runes.

But soon, the divine light and the Innate Runes faded away, leaving no trace. However, a new secret technique had appeared in everyone's mind.

It was a method for opening acupoints, corresponding to the Pre-Heaven Realm. Any Human in the Pre-Heaven Realm could practice this technique to open the acupoints within their body. The more acupoints opened, the more powerful they would become.

Once all 129,600 acupoints were opened, one could not only break through to the Void Refining Realm but also awaken the Human Race's innate divine abilities: Blood Rebirth and the even more powerful Myriad Transformations.

That was right, two major divine abilities. The innate divine abilities Jiang Yuan bestowed upon his kin this time were not just one, but two: Blood Rebirth and Myriad Transformations.

Why two? Primarily because they were complementary. Once one had mastered either of these two divine abilities, it was easy to deduce the other.

Therefore, by bestowing Blood Rebirth as an innate divine ability upon the Human Race, it was equivalent to bestowing the divine ability of Myriad Transformations as well.

"From now on, opening all the acupoints in the body shall be the condition for the Human Race to awaken the innate divine ability of Blood Rebirth."

Sensing the changes in the Human Race, Jiang Yuan felt a realization and set the condition for awakening.

It was true that everyone possessed innate divine abilities, but they were essentially in a dormant state. Not everyone could awaken them; certain conditions had to be met.

This condition was the opening of all 129,600 acupoints within the body.

Having conditions was normal. Even for the Dragon Race, to awaken the innate divine abilities derived from the Ancestral Dragon, one had to transform into a True Dragon; merely having the bloodline of the Dragon Race was not enough.

The more powerful the divine ability, the harsher the conditions for awakening. This was an iron law set by the Heavenly Dao; it had been so since ancient times, and no one could be an exception.

Having accomplished this, Jiang Yuan had settled a matter of concern and could finally emerge from seclusion with a sense of success.

The first thing he did upon leaving seclusion was not to announce his status as a disciple of a Saint, but to find Mu Jiao, who was staying as a guest among the Human Race, and accompany him to visit the Mu Dragon Palace.

Jiang Yuan certainly could not reveal his identity before dealing with Mu Jiao. Mu Jiao was greedy, not stupid. He dared to make a move against the Human Jiang Yuan, but he would not dare to touch the Saint's disciple, Di Yuan.

If he were to learn of Jiang Yuan's status as a Saint's disciple, he would immediately change his attitude and truly treat Jiang Yuan as a good brother.

And indeed, judging by Mu Jiao's previous performance, he had been so devoted to Jiang Yuan that even a biological brother could do no more.

Therefore, to outsiders who were unaware of the truth, the two appeared to be good brothers with compatible temperaments. Whenever Mu Jiao was mentioned, almost everyone would give a thumbs up and praise him for his benevolence and righteousness.

What was Jiang Yuan's status? An Acquired Living Being, a mere ant in the Void Refining Realm. What was Mu Jiao's status? An Innate True Spirit with the cultivation of the sixth level of the Heavenly Immortal realm.

Despite the vast gap between them, Mu Jiao did not mind Jiang Yuan's low cultivation or humble status, remaining willing to befriend him and even sparing no expense to collect cultivation resources for him.

Who could remain unmoved by such profound friendship?

So much so that recently, many rumors had spread between the Dragon and Human races, saying that Jiang Yuan had truly struck gold to have made such a good friend as Mu Jiao, which was truly enviable.

Setting aside the envy for a moment, under such public opinion, how could Jiang Yuan dare to reveal his identity without first dealing with Mu Jiao?

If he revealed his identity, how could Mu Jiao still make a move against him? And if Mu Jiao did not make a move, given the relationship they had displayed, Jiang Yuan could not strike at him under any circumstances.

Otherwise, in the eyes of others, he would be ungrateful, and his reputation would be ruined instantly.

This was simply trapping himself in his own web. Jiang Yuan had never dreamed that his previous scheme to use Mu Jiao for profit would, with the change in his own status, turn into a net that ensnared him.

This meant that if he wanted to act against Mu Jiao now, he first had to prove that Mu Jiao had acted against him first, forcing him to retaliate out of desperation.

Damn it!

One could only say that plans could not keep up with changes. When he originally plotted against Mu Jiao, Jiang Yuan had never imagined he would be taken as a disciple by Lady Nuwa.

If he had known, he would have broken ties with Mu Jiao long ago instead of acting out this farce of brotherly love.

When Jiang Yuan found Mu Jiao, he was busy tasting Human delicacies.

This was not strange; long ago, Jiang Yuan had passed down all the cooking methods he knew. After hundreds or thousands of years of development, this craft had become increasingly mature.

It had matured to the point where the prototype of Spirit Cuisine had even appeared.

It was estimated that in another few thousand or ten thousand years, a new profession would emerge in the Primordial World—the Spirit Chef.

What was a Spirit Chef? Simply put, the meals they created were not only delicious and satisfying to the palate, but also possessed effects similar to medicinal pills, allowing one to increase their cultivation upon consumption.

Dietary supplementation was still supplementation, just not as effective as pills. However, it was not without its advantages: pills caused drug resistance when taken in excess and accumulated toxins that affected one's foundation.

Dietary supplementation did not have this issue; it could be consumed long-term, and the longer one ate, the greater the benefits to the body. It was like a trickling stream, subtly strengthening the body.

With Spirit Cuisine being so extraordinary, it was only natural that outsiders visiting the Human Race would want to taste it. To a certain extent, Spirit Cuisine had become one of the calling cards of the Human Race.

"Yuan, have you reached the Heavenly Immortal realm?"

Seeing Jiang Yuan again after many years, Mu Jiao appeared very happy.

Of course he was happy. With Jiang Yuan reaching the Heavenly Immortal realm, the Exotic Fruit he had painstakingly cultivated for many years had finally matured and was ready to be picked.

After refining it, he would be able to complete his final transformation, evolving from an Innate True Spirit into an Innate God and Devil.

Thinking of this, Mu Jiao was so excited he wanted to look up and howl at the sky, and his joy could be imagined. However, fearing that he might alert his prey, he held back and did not show any significant abnormality.

Although the Exotic Fruit was ripe, there was still some trouble in picking it; he had to find a way to lure him out of the Human Race first.

This was not difficult—not because Mu Jiao was particularly clever, but because Jiang Yuan was willing to cooperate. Without leaving the Human Race, where would Mu Jiao find the courage to make a move against him?

Although the two had their own hidden agendas, their goals were the same. Therefore, after only a few words, the two set off together, leaving the Human Race.

The subsequent developments were somewhat beyond Jiang Yuan's expectations.

He had assumed that once they left the Human Race, Mu Jiao would be unable to resist attacking him, but he had guessed wrong. Mu Jiao actually held back, truly intending to wait until he had brought him to the Mu Dragon Palace before making a move.

Jiang Yuan could not agree to that. The Mu Dragon Palace was teeming with experts; while he did not fear them, he would only be able to protect himself, making it difficult to slay Mu Jiao.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan suddenly stopped in his tracks and asked Mu Jiao, who was beside him, with a serious expression:

"Are humans delicious?"