Chapter 1026: A Step Ahead

True powerhouses certainly wouldn't care about these minor techniques; what they care about is the Great Dao.

The knowledge Su Fan had previously brought out regarding agriculture and the like, although considered minor techniques, was actually a Great Dao for the Human Race, especially for ordinary mortals.

Why? Because ordinary mortals never strive for a lifespan of a hundred years; the Great Dao they demand is food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Among these, the most important is food—only by being well-fed can they have a chance to survive.

For them, grain is life.

The increase in grain yield Su Fan provided could greatly enhance their survival and allow them to produce more offspring.

As the population of the Human Race grew, their strength naturally grew stronger. Even if they were mortals, there would always be some with the qualifications to cultivate the Dao and become stronger.

The ancient Witch and Demon tribes feared the Human Race partly because the Human Race reproduced too quickly—frighteningly so. Furthermore, the Human Race possessed the Dao Body, and their cultivation speed was faster than that of the average Demon tribe.

The only drawback was that the lifespan of the Human Race might not compare to the Demon tribe, but once they cultivated to become immortals, their lifespans increased significantly.

The Demon tribe saw the crisis, and since consuming human flesh and souls could enhance their cultivation, they naturally couldn't resist taking action.

As for the Witch tribe, they naturally feared the reproductive capacity of the Human Race. The reproductive speed of the Witch tribe couldn't even compare to the Demon tribe, though the individual strength of the Witches was formidable.

At the same level, even the Demon tribe was almost no match for the Witches.

A Great Witch could often deal with several Demon Gods alone. Those Demon Gods were Great Luo Golden Immortals, but compared to the Great Witches who were on par with Great Luo Golden Immortals, the Witches were often stronger.

It was just a pity that the reproduction of the Witches was truly too slow.

Later, it was only after the Witches and humans combined to become Witch-Humans that their reproductive speed increased significantly. However, because they possessed human bloodlines, the Witch bloodline was impure, and naturally, their strength and cultivation improvement were far inferior to pure Witches.

This was the price.

However, the potential later displayed by the Human Race also made the Witches afraid. From initially cooperating with and even protecting the Human Race, they eventually became executioners.

The reproductive speed of the Human Race has now become even stronger, but their bloodline power has indeed become weaker and weaker. One must know that the first batch of humans born in ancient times were Innate Humans; even without cultivation, they were enough to fight some small demons.

With a little cultivation, they could quickly become immortals, and the Innate elders all embarked on the path of the strong.

Today's Human Race has bloodlines that have weakened to the extreme. But as overlords, although the human body and bloodline are inferior, they possess one thing that the myriad races cannot compare to: humans born can learn within just over a decade, and perhaps within a few years of birth, their intelligence can manifest.

The Demon tribe and even the myriad races are different. Perhaps those beings with powerful bloodlines are no less intelligent than humans.

However, such beings with powerful bloodlines reproduce far less than ordinary humans.

And those that reproduce quickly have no intelligence at all; they are just a group of wild beasts.

It can be said that the Human Race is worthy of being the race favored by heaven and earth, the spirit of all races. Even if their bloodline is lacking, through acquired learning and cultivation, they will embark on the path of the strong.

Compared to beasts evolving, humans have a greater chance of succeeding in cultivation.

The advantage of the Human Race lies here, so the larger the human population, the greater their future strength will be. That is why the knowledge he brought out to increase grain yield was valued by the Human Race.

But this runic technique is different.

This is just a technique, and it doesn't have much effect on the improvement of the Human Race.

So it makes no sense that it would draw out Dayu, the Human Sovereign.

Seeming to see Su Fan's confusion, Dayu smiled and explained: "You should be very familiar with that voice from before, right?"

"Yes, Senior Emperor Yu, that voice was the Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi?"

Su Fan said.

"Correct, it is indeed Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi. I never expected that this fellow daoist would actually reach this stage. Respectable."

Dayu's eyes were filled with envy.

"Senior Emperor Yu, is that Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi really about to become a Sage?"

Su Fan's voice rose involuntarily. He heard the envy and admiration in Dayu's tone, and his eyes showed some disbelief.

Originally, he thought that Zhenyuanzi had attained the Dao, meaning he had found the path forward and seen hope.

But that didn't mean he could truly become a Sage.

Yet now, looking at Dayu's meaning, it was clearly about becoming a Sage. This was too terrifying.

Moreover, in mythology, this person seemed to be the one who was bullied. In *Journey to the West*, even his Ginseng Fruit Tree was pushed over. Although it was acting, this cooperation in acting was too demeaning.

That was Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi.

He was different from the Havoc in Heaven.

The Jade Emperor cooperated with the Havoc in Heaven to stage a play because the Jade Emperor wanted to use the Buddhist Sect to deal with some people in the three sects of the Heavenly Court.

The Jade Emperor of the *Journey to the West* world was clearly different from the Jade Emperor of this Mythical World. The *Journey to the West* Jade Emperor had returned after reincarnation, and his cultivation and strength were far inferior to this world's.

His status was also not strong, so he wanted to use the Buddhist Sect to counter the three sects.

Therefore, he needed to cooperate in staging this play to push forward the Great Calamity of the Westward Journey, while also hoping to get a share of the spoils in the Great Calamity.

However, Zhenyuanzi, even in the *Journey to the West* world, didn't need to do this. With his strength and status, he simply didn't need to.

So in the *Journey to the West* myth, it is unclear what the situation was with this Daoist bigwig.

Clearly, this Mythical World is definitely different from the *Journey to the West* world.

Su Fan thought to himself.

Dayu, upon hearing Su Fan's question, shook his head and smiled: "He is still some distance away from becoming a Sage."

"However, he has now found the foundation for attaining the Dao. Compared to us, he has indeed taken this step first."

Dayu sighed with emotion: "But I'm afraid you also have a share of the credit for this. If not for those things you did before, I'm afraid this person would still be some distance away from attaining the Dao, and likely wouldn't be stronger than the Emperor Xi."

"It turns out that meeting you by accident means you are indeed a Son of Fortune. With you in our Human Race, the future will be even brighter."

Dayu didn't care about Su Fan's identity; he was just an anomaly. As long as he was human, that was enough.

Whether it was the Great Dao or the Heavenly Dao, both allowed for the existence of anomalies. Although anomalies are unpredictable and cannot be deduced, Dayu and the others only needed to know that Su Fan had a clear conscience toward the Human Race.

They wouldn't go digging into Su Fan's origins.

After all, anomalies are unpredictable.

Su Fan's appearance is a good thing for the Human Race. Because of him, the overall luck of the Human Race has improved quite a bit.

Now, by using him as a bridge to connect with that Daoist bigwig, it is an even better thing. ===== CHAPTER 1027 =====