Chapter 164

【In a daze, the Human Ancestor came to your side.】

【Mysterious flowing light, like stars holding the moon, gathered around Him, and all things in the world paled before Him.】

【After the Human Ancestor created the Human Race, He left to prevent the nine Ancient Gods from deducing.】

【You never resented Him in your heart.】

【What the Human Ancestor faced far exceeds what you face.】

【"Chuan, my child, you have suffered."】

【The Human Ancestor came to your side and gently stroked your cheek.】

【He said: "On you and Sangyu, I have left a strand of Ancient God Source Power; when you encounter danger, the Ancient God Source Power will manifest."】

【As it turns out, the Human Ancestor's power has always been protecting you and the Human Race.】

【Under the effect of the Ancient God Source Power, your Perfect Body, which should have degenerated, was repaired once again, restored to its original state.】

【"Thank you for your guidance, Human Ancestor."】

【Having regained the Perfect Body, you are confident you can deduce the eighth stage of the Qi Refiner Cultivation System in a short time!】

【The Human Ancestor gazed at you, his eyes full of pity.】

【"Chuan, my child, you have done well; you have done everything a clan chief should do, and you have suffered."】

【"As long as the Human Race can rise and no longer be bullied, nothing I do is bitter!"】

【You love your own race from the bottom of your heart.】

【Perhaps the Human Race has many flaws, and in the eyes of the Nine Ancient God Clans it is weak as ants, yet the blemish does not hide the brilliance; the Human Race's radiance remains splendid.】

【"You must also cherish yourself."】

【The Human Ancestor said: "The Perfect Body ought to be forbidden; the Human Race exchanged its innate frailty for this fleeting perfection."】

【"If you lose the Perfect Body a second time, it cannot be restored again."】

【"I too cannot help you."】

【The Human Ancestor's words were heavy and long, admonishing you.】

【You laughed: "If one person's perfection can exchange for the prosperity of the whole clan, for the beauty of the land and state, it is worth it!"】

【The Human Race gave a faint smile, soft hands gently stroking your head: "Good child, may you return as before."】

【Having healed your Perfect Body, the Ancient God Source Power was exhausted, and the Human Ancestor's silhouette faded away.】

【After a devout bow, you left the top of the Sangyu tree.】

【Though the Perfect Body was lost and regained, it did not alter your original intention; you resolved to lead the clan forward on the unknown path.】

【By now, whether the path you and Sangyu have taken is right or wrong no longer matters.】

【You respect her philosophy.】

【Even more, you respect those who follow Sangyu, sacrificing life and death for the clan!】

【Why does the Chuan Tribe, among the branches of the Four Seas and Eight Wastes, produce many talents, while the Sangyu Tribe has never seen a Peerless Heavenly Pride like Yi, Cang, or Yu?】

【Because those Heavenly Prides died on the road of silently deducing the cultivation system; they used their flesh and spine to lay a solid road for future generations of the Human Race.】

【They wished to escort the perfect Sangyu to the end, hoping she could attack the supreme state in her best condition, so that the Human Race could also have its own 'Divine Lord'!】

【If such a day truly comes, you would also be willing to become the brick that sends Sangyu toward her final step.】

【You began to deduce the eighth stage of the Qi Refiner Cultivation System.】

【The eighth stage after the Unification Stage, however, was like a mist, giving you no clue, forcing you to give up.】

【You also know that the higher the realm, the harder it is to force; you need an opportunity to help you take the first step.】

【Thus you began to wander the Human Race's lands in different identities.】

【Before this, you had always viewed the entire clan as a clan chief, seeing the Human Race as a whole.】

【Changing identity let you see another side of the clan.】

【You saw many unpleasant aspects of this clan.】

【You gained a different insight in your heart.】

【During your travels among the Human Race, you heard much news; after that battle with the Phoenix Clan, many groups chose to actively seek friendship with the Human Race.】

【Most of the myriad races of heaven and earth came to settle in the Human Race's territory.】

【Since that battle where the Human Race displayed a strong side, it seems the whole world has become more friendly toward the Human Race.】

【You experienced the myriad facets of the world.】

【Your heart was continually enriched; many of your former thoughts were overturned, but one thing never changed: the heart that leads the clan toward prosperity!】

【Faintly, you gained a slight insight into the eighth stage of the Qi Refiner's cultivation.】

【Previously, you devoted all your energy to tempering the physical body, the Primordial Spirit, and the Foundation of Dao, never focusing on spiritual tempering.】

【The heart is a wondrous thing.】

【It determines the path you take; a single thought's difference can make the future vastly different.】

【As the saying goes: if thoughts are not unobstructed, everything is in vain.】

【You always felt your mind was clear, knowing what you wanted and what to do, but now you feel you are not so steadfast!】

【From the clan's standpoint, you have never deviated in the slightest.】

【But what about feelings?】

【You miss Sangyu, to whom you have long been pledged for life, yet you cannot bear to part with Yun Baobao, and you cannot help but worry about her.】

【Even the Sword Spirit and you have an ambiguous, strange relationship.】

【On this matter, you are far too indecisive!】

【This is someone you thought of—Hong!】

In your eyes, Hong has always been a flirtatious figure, skilled in the way of Yin-Yang dual cultivation; back then he even joked, saying that once his divine skill is accomplished, he will pass this way on to you.

Perhaps you need to seek Hong's advice.

You cannot deceive your own heart.

Whether it's Sangyu or Yun Baobao, you want them both.

You are curious how Hong managed to let over a thousand wives live together in harmony.

You have arrived at the Hong Tribe.

Since you announced your retreat, many matters of the Human Race have fallen on Hong, Chi, and Xi, the three Human Race's First True Ancestors.

Hong is swamped with work.

Upon seeing you, Hong was quite surprised: 'Chuan? How did you come? Didn't you say you were going into closed-door cultivation?'

You laughed, 'I am cultivating right now; this is a spiritual tempering cultivation.'

Although that sounded like a joke, Hong understood you well.

He sighed, 'It seems the eighth realm of the Qi cultivation system is hard to deduce; we have previously relied on the Forbidden Domain to comprehend that kind of power, yet we still have no clue.'

'Yes.'

You nodded; even the Sangyu Tribe had not sent any word, obviously there has been no progress.

Hong comforted, 'You don't need to be too anxious; even if we cannot deduce that realm, with the aid of the Forbidden Domain and the Mountains and Rivers State Grand Array, the Nine Ancient God Clans would not dare to fight us to the death!'

Moreover, more and more tribes are declaring alliances with the Human Alliance.

Recently, the empress of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan also sent a delegation to visit, seeking to ally with the Human Race.