Chapter 101: A Critical Opportunity

It makes me think: since birds can build their homes on trees, why can't we humans use trees to construct dwellings?

Zhou Yi said thoughtfully.

"Exactly! Why don't we try building a similar 'nest'? We can make a house with our own hands," the big man said, his eyes brightening with excitement.

Inspired, the big man hurriedly pulled Zhou Yi along and began felling trees; under Zhou Yi's guidance, a simple house gradually took shape.

Looking at the newly built hut, the big man was filled with emotion, "This is the first home for our people! From now on they will no longer suffer the hardships of wind and rain."

As soon as he finished speaking, endless Blessing Power descended from the sky, merged into the big man's body, and caused his cultivation to rise rapidly.

Like Sui Huang, the big man's realm leapt from Taiyi Mysterious Immortal to Great Luo Golden Immortal, as the Blessing Power gradually faded.

The originally humble house, nurtured by the Blessing Power, transformed into a radiant palace, becoming a Blessing Treasure.

Because of Zhou Yi's guidance, he also received some Blessing, but he did not absorb it for himself.

"From today, I will become You Chao," the big man announced loudly after the Blessing completely dissipated, his voice echoing across the Human Race tribe and drawing countless members to witness You Chao's achievement.

This event again shook the entire Vast Wilderness World, and other great powers also took notice.

Perhaps because humans received heavenly Blessing twice in one day, giving rise to two Great Luo Golden Immortals, the great powers' attention to humanity was prolonged considerably.

However, even with a few more Great Luo Golden Immortals, it mattered little to those great powers.

What they truly cared about was why humanity could, in such a short time, receive the Heavenly Dao's recognition and Blessing twice.

However, due to the presence of Tai Qing Sheng Ren Laozi and Nüwa, these great powers still dared not take any action against humanity for now.

After a long patrol, those extraordinary beings detected no anomalies and could only slowly withdraw their attention.

The reason Fire Virtue True Lord and Nest Dweller could consecutively breakthrough realms to reach the Great Dao realm was actually due to Zhou Yi's strategic influence.

The mastermind behind all this was Zhou Yi himself.

He chose to transfer the merit to others partly to avoid attracting the Saints' attention, especially not wanting to be watched by the Dao Ancestor.

On the other hand, for Zhou Yi, merit's usefulness was quite limited, at most usable for forging treasures imbued with merit power.

Using merit to boost one's own cultivation is something Zhou Yi, who has practiced the Zhetian Imperial Method, would never consider.

After all, merit originates from Heaven and Earth, or rather a part of the Heavenly Dao; once one relies on merit to achieve Dao, it becomes hard to break free from the constraints of Heaven and Earth and the Heavenly Dao.

However, Zhou Yi, who possesses a system, does not regard either this world or the Heavenly Dao as something that can bind him.

"Now we need to find a suitable candidate!" Zhou Yi muttered softly.

Among the Human Race, there are many ways to obtain merit; Zhou Yi does not intend to try them all, but he will never miss the most crucial opportunity among them.

At the same time, Zhou Yi always keeps in mind what the most pressing task currently is.

As Fire Virtue True Lord and Nest Dweller both broke through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm, the strength of the Human Race was significantly enhanced.

Zhou Yi thus gained a small amount of Destiny Points; though few, they are better than none.

Soon after, the Human Race convened an elder council to discuss the tribe's development direction.

At the meeting, Fire Virtue True Lord said, "My breakthrough to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm this time was entirely thanks to Zhou Yi's guidance."

Nest Dweller also agreed, emphasizing that without Zhou Yi's help, the two of them could never have achieved today's success.

Subsequently, Fire Virtue True Lord proposed that Zhou Yi become the Human Race's co‑ruler, believing that under his leadership humanity would usher in an even more glorious future.

When this was said, the hall filled with debate; many questioned the proposal because, although Zhou Yi is a pre‑ordained member of the Human Race and regarded as one of its leaders, his Earth Immortal Rank cultivation is not particularly outstanding among the many strong ones.

However, if Fire Virtue True Lord himself proposed to become co‑ruler, almost no one would oppose, which underscores the importance of cultivation.

In this era where strong ones are as numerous as clouds, without sufficient strength, how could one lead humanity toward the light?

Nest Dweller retorted, "If not for Zhou Yi's help, how could my brother Fire Virtue True Lord and I become Great Luo Golden Immortals? This merit should have belonged to Zhou Yi."

Indeed, if Zhou Yi kept those two merits himself, it would be enough for him to reach—or even surpass—the Quasi‑Saint Realm.

However, his sole desire was to promote humanity's strength and development, which is why he transferred the merit to Fire Virtue True Lord and Nest Dweller.

"This spirit of impartial selflessness is the most precious quality. Possessing such a spirit, how could we not lead humanity toward prosperity and flourishing?" Sui Huang expressed his view.

Regarding Zhou Yi, Sui Huang and You Chao gave their full support; their words were both reasonable and logical, making it difficult for other Human Race elders to raise objections.

In fact, Sui Huang and You Chao's action was not part of Zhou Yi's original plan.

He originally intended to select a few members within the tribe, helping them obtain merit to indirectly boost the entire humanity's strength.

This would not only help strengthen the tribe's power but also subtly raise his own prestige within the clan, laying the groundwork for becoming humanity's shared leader in the future.

However now, because Sui Huang and You Chao directly proposed Zhou Yi as the Human co‑ruler, everything seems to fall naturally into place.

One could say that today's human society is full of selfless spirit, with no internal strife or scheming, and the entire race displays a vigorous, upward‑moving vitality.

Everything is for humanity's progress and development; Sui Huang and You Chao firmly believe that under Zhou Yi's guidance, humanity will usher in an even more glorious future, and thus they supported him without hesitation.

Thus, with the strong backing of Sui Huang and You Chao, all opposing voices were silenced.

"We pay homage to the Human co‑ruler," all the elders re‑saluted Zhou Yi, including Sui Huang and You Chao, marking Zhou Yi's official ascension as humanity's leader.

At that moment, a voice rang in Zhou Yi's mind: "You have become the Human co‑ruler; from now on, as humanity's strength rises.

Your acquired Fate Power will also increase greatly, rewarding the Great Completion Saint Body Cultivation Method."

Zhou Yi appeared as calm as water on the surface, yet his heart was already ecstatic.

These Destiny Points are enough for Zhou Yi to exchange for a higher‑level cultivation method, and the Great Completion Saint Body Cultivation Method gives him a solid step toward the Supreme Realm.