At that moment, his Middle Dantian split heaven and earth apart. Chaos surged, the Five Elements evolved, forming land, forming a great sun, forming flowing water, forming trees... until life itself finally evolved, giving rise to a small world.
The Five Qi within his body condensed, forming a world and granting Chen Yang a kind of indestructibility.
Chen Yang knew that this was Immortal Great Unity.
After ten thousand years of preaching the Dao, success was achieved in a single day—Immortal Great Unity.
From the realm of Grand Unity True Immortal, he broke through Profound Immortal in succession, entered the Golden Immortal Realm, and evolved Immortal Great Unity!
The Thunder Tribulation brought about by those successive breakthroughs was also scattered by the vast Merit.
Having broken through repeatedly and entered Immortal Great Unity, Chen Yang quieted his mind and comprehended the changes within himself.
At the same time, throughout the lands of the Three Teachings, Fortune churned as though it had received some sort of increase.
The disciples of the Three Teachings who enjoyed abundant Fortune were all astonished, sensing their own Fortune rise.
Within Biyou Palace, Duobao sensed the changes in himself and could not help asking, "Master... why has the Fortune of the Three Teachings increased so greatly? It is not only our Jie Sect; the Human Sect and Exposition Sect are the same. My own total Fortune has now surged by more than ten percent."
Tongtian stroked his beard and laughed. "Hahaha... Duobao, you have a fine disciple."
"My disciple? Could this great increase in the Three Teachings' Fortune be related to my disciple? What did he do?" Duobao was stunned as well.
Tongtian stroked his beard. "My fine grand-disciple used the Dao Script of our Three Teachings to simplify a form of writing and pass it down to the Human Clan. In the end, this writing was recognized by the Human Clan and became Human Clan Script. With writing, the Human Clan's development accelerated. Since the Three Teachings were implicated in this, our Fortune naturally surged as well. Beyond that, Chen Yang received the Human Clan's recognition and was honored by all Human Clan members as the Teacher of the Human Clan. This status is the same as the Demon Race's Demon Teacher Kunpeng."
"Hiss... That brat insisted on going to the Human Clan, saying it was for the Human Pool. Who could have known he would create Human Clan Script and become the Teacher of the Human Clan? Master... would the Suiren Clan and the others..." Duobao did not know what to say.
"Rest assured, the Suiren Clan and the others have no objections. If it had been anyone else, or any of the Three Teachings' other disciples, creating Human Clan Script, the Suiren Clan and the others would never have recognized it. Chen Yang is different. He can be considered to have come from the Human Clan, and he once crossed a great calamity alongside them. There is no issue with that bond. Furthermore, ever since he began cultivating, he purified his bloodline. Later, through the tempering of Great Sun True Fire and the cleansing of the Human Pool, he became a pure Human Clan member. Not a trace of bloodline outside the Human Clan remained within him.
"With such an orthodox identity, he wore beast-hide clothing and traveled through every Human Clan tribe, step by step, passing down Human Clan Script. Along the way, he used a secret art to bear mountains upon his back. It seemed like body tempering, but in truth, it was also a reflection of the Human Clan's struggle.
"Especially the line, 'As heaven moves with vigor, a gentleman must strive unceasingly to strengthen himself.' Those words completely won the Suiren Clan and the others' recognition, and gained the acknowledgment of every Human Clan sage. That was why the writing Chen Yang created could become Human Clan Script, and why he could gain the title of Teacher of the Human Clan," Tongtian said thoughtfully.
"So that was it... It seems Chen Yang's every action completely earned the Suiren Clan and the others' approval. Otherwise, this writing could never have become Human Clan Script," Duobao said.
"The Human Clan ultimately has some foundations. Those foundations may not amount to much, but their influence on the Human Clan is immense. Chen Yang blundered into this by chance. The writing he simplified from Dao Script would not be rejected by your Uncle-Master Laozi or Uncle-Master Yuanshi. Chen Yang's own identity and efforts also earned the Human Clan's recognition. Only then was Human Clan Script established," Tongtian said as he stroked his beard.
Duobao nodded, his heart filled with gratification.
At this moment, Chen Yang remained within a Human Clan tribe, secluded as he comprehended his realm. The span of this breakthrough had been so great that even Chen Yang found it astonishing. He had broken through two realms in succession and achieved Immortal Great Unity. Moreover, the increase in Fortune was somewhat terrifying, leaving even him utterly bewildered.
After cultivating in seclusion for a long time, he stabilized his realm and digested the gains from his breakthroughs.
Next, Chen Yang refined the Thousand Character Classic, Standards for Being a Good Student and Child, Hundred Family Surnames, and several basic Elementary Learning books from this journey of passing down writing—all Merit spiritual treasures—and fused them into one book: Elementary Learning.
The meaning of Elementary Learning was the classics created for the Human Clan in its ignorant infancy.
Thirteen volumes of Elementary Learning ultimately fused into one, forming a Supreme Spiritual Treasure.
Now, Chen Yang looked at the book before him, which radiated divine light of Merit. "Elementary Learning—the Human Clan's elementary learning, the origin of Human Clan Script, and the origin of civilization. Its quality is already supreme. Once the Human Clan develops and relies on this classic to proliferate countless texts, this book will continue evolving. Or rather, as long as Human Clan Script remains, this book will forever be the Human Clan's foremost book."
With a smile, Chen Yang gazed at the book before him, immensely delighted. First of all, the quality of Elementary Learning was absolutely that of a supreme Merit spiritual treasure.
Furthermore, Elementary Learning contained two divine abilities!
First: Civilization Proliferation! Under this divine ability, any classics or secret arts created by the Human Clan through writing in the future could be examined through Elementary Learning. Simply put, Elementary Learning was the origin of Human Clan culture. Any Human Clan culture recorded through writing could be consulted or perceived through this divine ability.
Second: Human Clan Fortune! Under this divine ability, Chen Yang would enjoy five percent of the Human Clan's Fortune. As long as the Human Clan endured and Human Clan Script remained unchanged, Chen Yang could rely on Elementary Learning to enjoy five percent of Human Clan Fortune. Or rather, Elementary Learning bore five percent of Human Clan Fortune.
A single book bore five percent of Human Clan Fortune. Five percent of the Human Clan's Fortune was not much now, but once the Human Clan developed, that five percent would become terrifying.
Beyond that, Chen Yang discovered that his title of Teacher of the Human Clan also allowed him to enjoy five percent of Human Clan Fortune. As long as the Human Clan endured, as long as the Human Clan still remembered Chen Yang as their Teacher of the Human Clan, he would eternally enjoy five percent of Human Clan Fortune.
It had to be said that Chen Yang had reaped tremendous rewards by creating Human Clan Script.
After sensing the changes in Fortune, Chen Yang put away Elementary Learning.
Afterward, Chen Yang sensed the Merit from creating writing that lay hidden within him. This much Merit far surpassed what he had possessed before. If refined, it would surely be enough to help Chen Yang enter the Daluo Realm.
However, Chen Yang knew clearly that he absolutely could not rely on Merit to raise his cultivation.
"Very well... Master has said that Merit must never be used to raise cultivation. Then I will do as before and fuse this Merit into spiritual treasures. Forget about Elementary Learning; this little Merit is nowhere near enough to evolve it into a Merit supreme treasure. I might as well upgrade the Four Treasures of Scholarship. Perhaps that can strengthen their effect of increasing wisdom," Chen Yang murmured.
As he spoke, he fused all the Merit he had gained from creating writing into the Four Treasures of Scholarship. Brush, ink, paper, and inkstone each received an equal share. Their quality advanced another step, though unfortunately, they did not enter the supreme grade.
It had to be said that raising the quality of spiritual treasures was far more difficult than cultivation. Even so, after the Four Treasures of Scholarship fused together, their effect of increasing wisdom would become even more terrifying.
Several hundred years later, Chen Yang stabilized his realm and emerged from his place of seclusion.
Sui Qing had been waiting. Seeing Chen Yang emerge, he said, "Uncle Chen Yang... you have finally come out of seclusion. An immortal elder from the Jie Sect has been waiting for you for a long time."
Chen Yang calculated slightly. "I spent several hundred years in seclusion this time. Who would come looking for me during that time?"
Slightly puzzled, Chen Yang followed Sui Qing's lead toward a place within the tribe. The tribe no longer resembled what it had been when Chen Yang first arrived. With writing, the Human Clan had developed, improving their lives over ten thousand years and changing immensely.
Very soon, Chen Yang arrived somewhere and saw a Daoist.
"Aunt-Master Wudang... why is it you? Why have you come?" Chen Yang recognized her the moment he saw her.
Holy Mother Wudang, however, stared at Chen Yang for a long while before speaking. "Martial Nephew... merely ten thousand years apart, and you have caused such a tremendous stir. You passed down Human Clan Script and became the Teacher of the Human Clan. Now even the Three Teachings' Fortune has surged because of you..."
Hearing this, Chen Yang was puzzled. "Aunt-Master, is it really as exaggerated as you say?"
Holy Mother Wudang shook her head. "This matter is not as simple as you think. Fine, I will explain it properly to you. This is also something your master instructed."
Then Holy Mother Wudang told Chen Yang of the many matters involved, allowing him to understand just how much lay behind his creation of Human Clan Script.
Chen Yang's expression changed. "Aunt-Master... I never expected that creating Human Clan Script would involve so much. Then this time, I really did stumble into it by chance?"
"Alas... I suppose so. By stumbling around blindly, you became the Teacher of the Human Clan. You truly are something," Holy Mother Wudang said.
Chen Yang smiled as well. "My luck is good!"
"Enough. It is fine so long as you understand this matter. Also, your master sent word and instructed me to tell you several things," Holy Mother Wudang said.
"What things?" Chen Yang was rather puzzled.
"First: your master has instructed that for a short time, you absolutely must not return to Golden Ao Island. Even if you go to Kunlun or Shouyang Mountain, you must not return to Golden Ao Island. Second: if you have nothing to do, you may take a trip to Longevity Mountain and pay a visit to Immortal Zhenyuan. Third: delay your breakthrough into the Daluo Realm. You must be cautious," Holy Mother Wudang said.
Chen Yang's expression shifted, gaining a trace of gravity. "Aunt-Master... has something major happened in the Jie Sect? Why can I not return to Golden Ao Island for the time being? Could it be the struggle among the core disciples?"
"More or less. Senior Brother Duobao has not been in a good mood recently, so when dealing with the outer sect disciples, his methods have become much harsher. This has caused some trouble. Fortunately, Master is overseeing matters, so no major problem will arise. However, this cleansing of the outer sect disciples has also exposed some of the Jie Sect's flaws. Therefore, Senior Brother Duobao intends to thoroughly reorganize the Jie Sect's disciples," Holy Mother Wudang said solemnly.
Chen Yang's expression changed. "So that is it. I understand. But Master is in a bad mood—did something happen?"
"Not long ago, Uncle-Master Hongyun fell. Your master, Duobao, had a good relationship with Uncle-Master Hongyun, but he has fallen, so..." Holy Mother Wudang said.
Hearing this, Chen Yang's expression grew grave. "He fell? Senior Hongyun has fallen? Who did it?"
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