Yet although Fuxi was a born genius, there were limits to what one man could do. As humanity developed, another food crisis arose.
Moreover, after years of development, humans no longer lived together in one community, but had formed separate tribes. Although all these tribes fell under Fuxi's authority, conflicts often arose between them.
Although these had not escalated into internal warfare, disputes over food distribution eventually led to bloodshed.
Of the four children Qingyun had named back then, the one called Shennong had now grown into a young man. There was a river near his tribe, but after years of exhausting its resources, all the Fierce Beasts in it had long since been eaten.
As a result, large numbers of people in Shennong's tribe starved to death year after year.
Unable to bear watching his fellow Clan Members die this way, Shennong insisted on seeing Qingyun despite the objections of Suiren and the other two. In the end, they had a fierce argument and parted on bitter terms.
Yet Shennong did not give up. Instead, he repeatedly slipped away to the ancestral grounds, hoping to bypass the Stone House and sneak into the area where Qingyun lived.
Qingyun saw all of this. Shaking his head helplessly, he instructed the Divine Condor to shrink into a small bird, carry a stalk of Rice in its beak, and eat it in front of Shennong.
Shennong was recovering from his injuries and pondering how to evade Suiren and the other two in the Stone House and find Qingyun when he saw the Divine Condor eating the Rice. Curious, he approached and watched closely.
As Qingyun's disciple, Shennong was naturally familiar with the Divine Condor. The moment he recognized him, he understood that Qingyun was offering him guidance. He picked up the stalk