All in all.
Through Shen Nong's efforts, agriculture among the Human Race began developing at an unbelievable pace.
In just twenty years, Diqiu had achieved such prosperity that everyone had grain to eat and every household had livestock.
Yet he soon discovered that once the Human Race escaped the threat of hunger, a new problem emerged.
And that problem was called disease!
Unlike the Demon Race and the Witch Clan, the Human Race did not possess robust physiques.
Although the Eight Trigrams Method created by Human Sovereign Fuxi allowed them to avoid natural disasters, their bodies could not withstand the ravages of disease.
Especially in this era without disasters, the effects of disease became all the more striking.
If it was only a minor illness, their constitutions still allowed them to recover.
But if they contracted a troublesome disease, or were bitten by a wild beast or venomous snake...
Then death was almost certain.
Faced with the threat and trouble of disease, Shen Nong could find no good solution.
But Shen Nong was different from Fuxi after all: he had a master to guide him.
Thus, he soon went to consult his master, Great Master Xuandu.
When Xuandu saw Shen Nong arrive, he slowly said, "I already know why you have come!"
With that, Xuandu took something from his robes.
It was a wild herb.
"Master, what do you mean by this?" Shen Nong did not understand.
Xuandu smiled gently and said, "When you once asked how to solve the Human Race's food shortage, had you ever imagined that plants could also serve as food?"
Shen Nong was deeply shaken, astonished by the revelation.
"Master, do you mean... these plants can also cure people's illnesses?"
Xuandu smiled and said, "This herb is called pokeweed. Harvest it between autumn and the