The Divine Shaman of Great Xia (23)

"Great Xia's Divine Witch, your personal visit to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range must have been for more than just to tell me these things, right?"

Li Boyang raised his eyebrows slightly and continued to stare intently at Wu Xian.

From the perspective of the Heavenly Eye, Li Boyang could clearly see that beneath that seemingly aged body lay an endless and terrifying vitality.

If we convert vitality into a specific numerical value.

Li Boyang's current body has a life force of ten, then Wu Xian's life force is one hundred.

Even more absurdly, normal organisms experience a gradual decline in vitality after reaching their prime.

Even Li Boyang, who pioneered the Way of the Celestial Person, could only do so much to allow the Life Primordial Qi to circulate within his body, preserving the vitality of his physical form to the greatest extent possible.

In other words, Li Boyang's life force will also be depleted.

But Wu Xian's situation is different now; his life force is also being depleted, yet it is being replenished at every moment.

This situation, which completely defies common sense, is enough to show that Wu Xian may indeed have eaten the Immortality Herb, which is why he possesses such a vast and ever-renewing vitality.

"Of course not, I should have come to see you a long time ago."

"I arrived when you blocked the eye of the South Sea, allowing this land to regain its vitality."

"But the prosperity of these Hundred Lands Mountain Range caught my eye, and the vitality displayed by the people of these hundred places astonished me even more."

Upon hearing Wu Xian's words, Li Boyang's eyes widened in surprise.

According to Li Boyang's divination, Wu Xian had clearly only been in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range for a short time.

But judging from the implication in the other person's words, he had actually arrived in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range a year ago and had been observing the various beings in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range ever since.

"Don't be so surprised. I've lived for quite a long time, so I naturally have some knowledge of divination."

With a smile, Wu Xian shook his head, his tone as calm as if he were talking about what he had eaten yesterday.

"If we really trace it back to its origins, I could barely be considered half of Wu Yao's master."

"She believed that the coexistence of humans and gods should not be the model for Great Xia..."

"So a thousand years ago, she chose to leave the Great Xia and bring her people to settle down in these Hundred Lands Mountain Range."

"I originally thought Wu Yao had failed."

"But in you, I seem to see the possibility of success again."

Listening to Wu Xian's story, Li Boyang finally understood what it meant to be cunning and shrewd.

His few words not only failed to reveal how he avoided the divination of the Heavenly Mandate Bone Plastron, but also attempted to further strengthen the relationship between the two parties.

Fortunately, Li Boyang wasn't buying it, and his gaze towards Wu Xian became increasingly wary.

Do you know?

"In all my years and travels, this is the first time I've seen humans and all living beings coexist in such harmony."

"They are clearly different in appearance, ability, and survival needs; some are even diametrically opposed..."

"This may include even the gods; they all silently and unanimously adhere to a common... bottom line?"

"You seem to refer to that kind of bottom line as universal morality?"

Ignoring Li Boyang's wary gaze, Wu Xian spoke while lost in memories.

"The Great Dao endures forever. Before the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, all living beings are but ants, without distinction of rank or status."

"Life and death are matters of great importance; to take a life through violence is an even greater sin."

"Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. Before doing anything, consider whether you could accept the same thing happening to you."

All living things are born into this world as part of Heavenly Mandate.

"Whether you are a mortal or a god, if you cannot find Heavenly Mandate worth fighting for your whole life, you have ultimately come to this world in vain."

Unlike Wu Yi's cursory observation, which only scratched the surface, this approach was different.

Like Yin Fei, Wu Xian ventured deep into the myriad beings of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, experiencing firsthand life under the Celestial Person.

Although their purposes differed, they arrived at the same conclusion.

The Mountain Folk used a specially made version of [Xirang] to connect areas that were originally separated by mountains without damaging the environment of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

This connection extends beyond just the villages of Mountain Folk; it also encompasses the habitats of spirits and wild beasts.

You should know that the Hundred Lands Mountain Range are truly treacherous places.

It's not just the Mountain Folk who face hardship; wild creatures also struggle to survive.

However, those special types of "Xirang" have the function of stabilizing the soil and improving the environment, which is beneficial to the reproduction and survival of life in many ways.

To use a perhaps inappropriate analogy.

If we consider the Hundred Lands Mountain Range before the descent of the Celestial Person as barren and desolate places...

Therefore, the Hundred Lands Mountain Range that existed after the descent of the Celestial Person became true ecological nature reserves.

Not to mention, as more and more Mountain Folk villages mastered domestication techniques, they also began to actively seek out and breed various animals.

Wu Xian does not deny the pragmatism of the Mountain Folk.

The animals that could be domesticated by them were more or less helpful to the Mountain Folk.

From poultry used for meat to cattle and sheep used for production assistance.

However, it is undeniable that this domestication practice by the Mountain Folk has indeed allowed many animals that should have died or even become extinct to survive.

Especially in this mythical era, the complexity of the ecosystem far exceeds that of Earth in Li Boyang's previous life.

Hybridization, atavism, reproductive isolation, and the active intervention of the gods...

This has directly resulted in an exceptionally diverse array of life forms in the world, with differences between individuals far exceeding imagination.

Let alone the unique individuals resulting from the union of different species.

Even among the same species, various reasons can give rise to Innate Divine Being that are distinct from their kind.

Regardless of individual strength or weakness, these exceptional individuals or those Innate Divine Being generally possess intelligence that surpasses that of their peers.

Therefore, in the minds of the Mountain Folk, regardless of the original race of these special individuals or Innate Divine Being, they would all assume that they were intelligent beings equal to themselves.

According to Wu Xian's observations, the Mountain Folk treated ordinary wild animals and intelligent individuals very differently.

When dealing with ordinary wild animals, the Mountain Folk employ the most primitive Principle of the forest.

However, for those individuals with exceptional intelligence, the Mountain Folk are more accustomed to treating them as equals with whom they can communicate.

Some Mountain Folk who were deeply influenced by Li Boyang would even take the initiative to persuade and help those intelligent individuals to get rid of their most primitive wild animal habits.

This is how the prosperous scene of harmonious coexistence among the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, and all living beings has been created.

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