Shennong Passes on the Throne, Chi You Raises an Army

Beside the Jiang River, Shennong stood on a field ridge, gazing at the stretches of grain fields in the distance.

The Five Grains Method had spread throughout the Human Race's tribes, and each tribe had copied the Hundred Herbs Illustrated Guide. Many who would once have died of illness or from eating poisonous plants had survived because of it.

He could feel that his destiny as Earthly Sovereign had reached its peak. Fire Cloud Cave was faintly calling to him.

The summons was subtle, but Shennong could feel that its will could not be defied. He knew it was time to pass on the position of Co-Lord of the Human Race and enter Fire Cloud Cave to safeguard Human Race Destiny.

Shennong had sensed that the next Human Sovereign would be Xuanyuan of the Youxiong Tribe. But he had also watched Xuanyuan in secret for a long time. Xuanyuan was kind, tolerant, and gentle with others. Ordinarily, there would have been nothing wrong with that. But the Jiuli Tribe was rising, and war between the tribes was near. If Xuanyuan only knew how to yield, how could he become Co-Lord of the Human Race?

Shennong stood beside the Jiang River all night, torn by doubt. By morning, he still had not made up his mind.

The next day, he went not to the Youxiong Tribe but to Profound Pure Peak in Kunlun. He had a faint sense that Xuan Heng was deeply connected to his previous life. And after becoming Co-Lord of the Human Race, he had learned that Xuan Heng had established a refuge in the Eastern Sea years ago and protected great numbers of the Human Race. His ties to them ran deep.

Shennong wanted to hear Xuan Heng's thoughts on passing on the throne.

On Profound Pure