A hundred years later, Chen Yang arrived at the Eastern Sea Coast, his feelings growing ever more complicated.
Wudang Holy Mother glanced at Chen Yang and said softly, "Chen Yang... how do you plan to proceed? Will you travel among the Human Clan with me, or go on alone?"
Chen Yang pondered briefly before saying, "Aunt-Master... I'll enter the Human Clan and travel alone. After all, I have quite a connection with them."
"Very well, then go. Also, if anything happens, notify me promptly," Wudang Holy Mother said slowly.
Chen Yang nodded. After watching Wudang Holy Mother depart, he flew toward a certain place along the Eastern Sea Coast.
Before long, Chen Yang stopped outside a Human Clan tribe.
Chen Yang looked into the tribe. Many Human Clan members clad in beast hides wore simple smiles. Women cooked food, children ran about merrily, and the hunters returned with joyful expressions.
It was simple and unadorned. Chen Yang watched quietly for a long time before finally descending.
Chen Yang sighed, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
He had been to this tribe before. Back then, not long after taking human form, Chen Yang had still been a mischievous child. He had snuck out once and accidentally arrived at a Human Clan tribe.
Although the Human Clan had been living in constant fear at the time, they had still kindly taken Chen Yang in when they saw him.
They had given Chen Yang, who had only recently crossed over, much warmth.
At that moment, members of the tribe came out.
An elderly man at the front leaned on a cane and looked at Chen Yang respectfully. "Immortal Elder... this old man is the tribe's chief. May I ask who you are... Hm? Why do you seem somewhat familiar, Immortal Elder? You..."
"Sui Qing, you're Sui Qing." Chen Yang looked at the old man, inexplicably finding him familiar.
"Gasp... You're Uncle Chen Yang. Is it really you?" Sui Qing exclaimed, drawing in a sharp breath.
Chen Yang nodded and looked at Sui Qing before him. "It's me. I've returned..."
Chen Yang spoke with a sigh, looking once more at the vast tribe as a sense of belonging rose in his heart.
Soon, inside the tribe, within a stone-built house.
Sui Qing looked at Chen Yang and said excitedly, "Uncle Chen Yang... you've finally returned. You've been gone for far, far too long."
Chen Yang's heart was complicated. "Yes, I've been gone too long. Your father and grandfather, they..."
"Alas, they're both gone. Their lifespans ran out, and they eventually passed away. Grandfather, Father, and the others all left peacefully. Besides, ever since Uncle Chen Yang joined the Jie Sect, Jie Sect immortals occasionally came here and took great care of our tribe. Especially me—I caught the eye of a Jie Sect immortal, who taught me a Qi Refining technique. I cultivated diligently, which is why I have lived until now," Sui Qing said with emotion.
Hearing this, Chen Yang felt a trace of guilt rise within him. "Sigh... It was my fault. If I had come back earlier, perhaps..."
"Uncle Chen Yang... it isn't your fault. Without you, our tribe would never have lived so well. Over these years, the tribe has lived and worked in peace, without encountering any danger. Things are far better than before. Besides, birth, aging, sickness, and death are unavoidable for the Human Clan," Sui Qing said slowly.
Chen Yang nodded and spoke with Sui Qing about many things.
Sui Qing could be considered one of his juniors. Back then, Sui Qing had merely been a little brat, and even his name had been given by Chen Yang.
Chen Yang had originally thought that while cultivating under Duobao, he could occasionally sneak back to visit. He had never expected that once he left, tens of thousands of years would pass.
Even though the Human Clan now lived in the Primordial World, nourished by innate spiritual energy and spiritual fruits, and everyone possessed lifespans of several thousand years, nearly ten thousand at most, tens of thousands of years had still passed. People had grown old, and people had died.
Now, in this enormous tribe, only Sui Qing remained from those days.
Everyone else was from later generations.
Chen Yang felt somewhat guilty.
After they had talked for a long time, Sui Qing could not help asking, "Uncle Chen Yang... what do you plan to do now that you've returned?"
"What do I plan to do? Even I am rather lost now. Sui Qing... what do you think the Human Clan lacks today?" Chen Yang asked.
"Uncle Chen Yang... you have possessed great wisdom since childhood. If even you do not know, how could I?" Sui Qing said.
"Then what do you think the tribe lacks the most right now?" Chen Yang continued asking.
"I'm not too sure either. I feel that life is already quite good. We have enough food and a stable environment. Compared to other tribes, ours is already an excellent one," Sui Qing said.
Chen Yang pondered slightly. "So be it. I'll look for myself. Since I've returned this time, I hope to improve things for the Human Clan."
"Hehe... Uncle Chen Yang possesses great wisdom. You will surely lead the Human Clan toward prosperity and strength," Sui Qing said with a grin.
Chen Yang shook his head and tossed Sui Qing some resources. "All right, take the resources I've given you and cultivate first. I don't want the last old acquaintance to simply die of old age."
"Uncle Chen Yang... you also know that although our tribe claims to be descendants of the Suiren Clan, our aptitudes are ultimately not high. It is truly too difficult to achieve anything in cultivation," Sui Qing said.
"Aptitude, aptitude... I'll find a way to resolve your aptitude issue," Chen Yang said.
Sui Qing nodded and prepared to cultivate.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Yang had spent several years among the Human Clan.
Over those years, Chen Yang had observed the tribe for a long time and finally made a decision.
"Sui Qing... gather all the children in the tribe..." Chen Yang said, his eyes flashing sharply.
"Uncle Chen Yang... rest assured. Before long, all the children will be gathered," Sui Qing said seriously.
Chen Yang nodded. With a sweep of his sleeve, a large pool appeared in the heart of the tribe.
Chen Yang took out the Human Pool Pool and said, "Xiao Chi'er... it's your turn. Pour the pool water into it. Cleanse the aptitudes of the children who will arrive shortly, enhance their intelligence, and bind their intelligence by contract as well."
Xiao Chi'er chuckled. "Master... you've finally decided to act. Xiao Chi'er has been ready at all times."
As she spoke, pool water flowed out and merged into the pool before them.
The Human Pool's greatest effects were tempering and purification. It could purify a person's bloodline and enhance that person's aptitude. Furthermore, during the process of purifying aptitude, it would bind that person's intelligence by contract. At that time, Chen Yang could rely on their intelligence to enhance his own.
Before coming to the Human Clan, Chen Yang had already planned to bind a large number of humans by contract and increase the Human Pool's effects.
However, after returning to the Human Clan and seeing its changes, Chen Yang decided to alter something—or perhaps alter the Human Clan itself.
And that change would begin with the children who had come here.
Before long, Sui Qing arrived with a group of children.
Sui Qing said, "Uncle Chen Yang... all the children in the tribe have arrived."
"Mm. Have every child enter this pool and soak in it," Chen Yang said.
Sui Qing was not unfamiliar with the pool water before him. After all, Chen Yang had previously let him soak in it. It could purify one's bloodline and improve one's aptitude. It was because of this that he had broken through after a long period of stagnation, become a Human Immortal, regained his youth, and obtained a longer lifespan.
At that moment, the children obeyed the order and ran into the pool one after another.
At a certain Human Clan tribe along the Eastern Sea Coast.
Within the tribe's core area stood a specially made pool containing many Human Clan children. As the children soaked in the pool water, endless foul impurities drifted out from their bodies. They were the impurities within every child, as well as their chaotic bloodlines.
By now, the Human Clan had multiplied for so long that no one knew how many races' bloodlines and how many mixed bloodlines had been incorporated into them. Now, through purification by the Human Pool's water, their bloodlines and flesh could become pure.
In the blink of an eye, many children underwent tremendous changes as the impurities were removed. They became younger, changing from youths into children, while their skin turned tender, faintly resembling immortal embryos.
Sui Qing watched the changes in the children. "Uncle Chen Yang... these children have changed so much, especially their cultivation aptitudes. Are you planning to teach them cultivation?"
"No, I will not teach them cultivation. I will only teach them to read and write," Chen Yang said solemnly.
"Read and write? The Human Clan's script?" Sui Qing asked excitedly.
"That's right, the Human Clan's script. Every race in the Primordial World has its own writing. Our Human Clan should have its own script as well. However, creating a race's script is not as simple as merely creating it. Creating the script is only the first step. Only when it spreads and gains recognition from all humans will it become the Human Clan's true script. Thus, how it is spread will depend on these children," Chen Yang said solemnly.
"Uncle Chen Yang... can the Human Clan truly create its own script? Many powerful figures have tried to create writing for our Human Clan before, but every one of them failed," Sui Qing said.
"The reason those people could not succeed was entirely because their identities were unsuitable. I myself am Human Clan, and I am also a publicly acknowledged disciple of the Human, Chan, and Jie Sects—the Three Teachings—so there will be no problem with my identity. Moreover, the script I create will originate from Dao Script. All right, these matters are too complicated to explain to you clearly in a short time. Cultivate well. When I leave, I'll take you back to the Jie Sect," Chen Yang said.
Sui Qing was very happy upon hearing this. Chen Yang said nothing more. He had to look after his last remaining old acquaintance. Besides, even Sui Qing's name had been given by him.
Before long, the children emerged from the pool.
Each of them now possessed faint spiritual energy, pure bodies, and abundant vitality.
Their formerly dark skin had turned tender. Their large eyes
made them look like immortal children.
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