Sui Ren Shi Emerges, Bo Huang's Merit Divine Wheel Appears, Lao Zi Wishes to Enter the Human Race

While Bo Huang and Ao Bing were chatting, the Human Race's fire-making experiments made new progress. One human was carefully sharpening a piece of wood. He cautiously scraped it with a sharp stone in his hand, every stroke precise. Wood shavings flew with his movements, glimmering faintly beneath the sunlight.

Finally, after he struck the wood hard with the stone, a bright patch appeared at its tip. He quickly pressed the sharpened stick against another piece of wood and began to rotate it forcefully. The sound of wood grinding against wood echoed through the air, as though recounting the craftsman's efforts.

Suddenly, blazing flames burst forth from the friction between the two pieces of wood. The fire roared and crackled, turning the surrounding forest red. This was the first time the Human Race had successfully obtained fire, and it marked the beginning of Human Dao civilization.

"Rumble!" With a thunderous roar, the Heavenly Dao sensed the emergence of Human Dao's primordial fire and bestowed an immense amount of merit. Ninety percent descended upon the human who had successfully made fire, allowing him to leap straight into the Golden Immortal realm, leaving even Ao Bing somewhat envious and dejected. Because he had successfully ignited Human Dao's primordial fire, everyone called him Sui Ren Shi.

The remaining ten percent of the merit descended upon Bo Huang. Rather than using its power to raise his cultivation, he condensed one sacred Merit Divine Wheel after another.

Ao Bing said unhappily, "How is this possible? Just making a fire earned such enormous merit? I could breathe fire from the moment I was born. Why didn't I receive any merit?"

Bo Huang patted Ao Bing's shoulder and said with a laugh, "Haha, being born able to breathe fire is nothing. Making fire after birth is wisdom. You should spend more time around these humans; it won't do you any harm. I believe they will develop very quickly." A hint of amusement showed in his smile.

At that moment, Lao Zi walked over and asked, "These humans are indeed rather interesting. Junior Sister Nuwa became a saint through them, and now someone has gained immense merit. Bo Huang, as the Human Race Envoy, what insights do you have?"

Bo Huang smiled faintly and replied, "Everyone's insights differ, so it is difficult for me to say much. However, I have a suggestion. You could personally enter Human Race society and observe it for yourself. But in ten thousand years, Empress Nuwa will lecture on the Path of the Saint in Wa Huang Tian. You may as well go listen first."

Lao Zi nodded. After pondering for a moment, he said, "True enough. I will set aside the matter of Mortal Transformation for now."

The system said in Bo Huang's mind, "Host, will fooling Lao Zi like this really work? He has already discovered that the Human Race possesses immense fortune. What meaning is there in delaying him for ten thousand years?"

Bo Huang smiled and replied, "There isn't much meaning to it. I simply dislike his attitude of governing through inaction. Although he established the Human Teaching, he rarely concerned himself with the Human Race's affairs. I think it would be quite good if he attained the Dao a little later."

After Lao Zi left, Bo Huang began considering what he should do next. After all... although he now possessed many treasures, his cultivation had remained stuck at the middle stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal. Right, he still had not completed the task of finding a few mounts to bring back.

Thinking of the task, Bo Huang slapped his forehead and said, "System, this is too much. Do I have to remember to ask you for every reward? You forgot to give me the Chaos Spirit Fire from Nuwa Creates Humans too, didn't you?"

Within the System Space, a Loli empress secretly giggled. "Hehe, sorry. This is my first time being a system, so I'm not quite used to it. I accidentally forgot. Ding, your Chaos Spirit Fire has been credited. Please check it."