Chapter 233: The Human Race's Opportunity Descends, Enlightening Suiren!

Hong Yun felt greatly puzzled.

Although the human race was created by the Saint Nüwa, only at the very moment of its birth did it ever draw down merit.

Thereafter, it became calm and uneventful, showing nothing extraordinary.

Therefore, Hong Yun wondered why Chen Ku wanted him to follow him into the human race.

Seeing Hong Yun's bewildered expression, Chen Ku did not elaborate further.

He merely smiled faintly and said with deep meaning:

"At present, wanting to reap merit among the human race is as easy as it gets."

These words startled Hong Yun even more.

Could merit still descend among the human race?!

This truly exceeded his expectations.

In fact, Chen Ku's words were not baseless.

Just earlier, he had sensed something in the dark.

Mount Buzhou seemed to have some kind of opportunity for the human race about to descend.

That place is precisely the ancestral land of the human race, which is why Chen Ku wanted to go investigate.

As for creating Buddhist scriptures, there was already the precedent of Kunpeng.

Chen Ku believed that even if Hong Yun merely left his three corpses on Mount Sumeru, that would be more than enough.

Shortly afterward, Hong Yun also came to his senses.

Although he remained doubtful, Hong Yun still nodded.

After their long association, he still chose to trust Chen Ku's words and his decisions.

Hong Yun immediately summoned his three corpses, leaving them on Mount Sumeru.

Thereafter, Chen Ku directly employed the Mysterious Wonderful Gate, and in an instant brought Hong Yun to the human race's ancestral land on Mount Buzhou.

Upon appearing, he had not yet carefully observed the human race of this place.

Suddenly, ten figures appeared, each a Golden Immortal of immense aura.

"Greetings, Senior Chen Ku!"

"Greetings, Senior Chen Ku!"

The ten figures spoke in unison, simultaneously offering respectful salutations to Chen Ku.

Seeing this, Hong Yun was startled, his face showing shock, somewhat unexpected.

But Chen Ku remained composed and calm.

These ten figures before him were none other than the ten Golden Immortals of the Dragon Clan that Chen Ku had previously ordered to come here to guard the human race's beings.

Evidently, these ten Dragon Clan Golden Immortals were also diligent and conscientious.

Thus, they were able to sense Chen Ku's appearance instantly and come forward to pay their respects.

Chen Ku nodded in satisfaction.

"Hehe, no need for excessive courtesy."

"You who guard the human race also have merit."

"These spiritual roots and immortal fruits I bestow upon you can aid your cultivation."

With a wave of his hand, Chen Ku directly produced more than ten kinds of spiritual roots and immortal fruits, their divine radiance shining and illuminating the surrounding area.

Hearing this, the Dragon Clan experts were instantly delighted.

Upon closer inspection, several of them became overjoyed.

"This... this is Dragon Blood Fruit?!"

A Dragon Clan expert recognized one of the fruits as Dragon Blood Fruit.

Such a fruit, having been stained during its growth with a trace of the Dragon Clan's supreme bloodline, is wondrous and extraordinary, profoundly mysterious.

If a Dragon Clan being consumes it, there is hope to break through to the Quasi-Saint realm.

For the ten Dragon Clan Golden Immortals, this is of extraordinary significance.

They are descended from mixed-blood aberrant dragons; relying solely on their own cultivation, breaking through to the Quasi-Saint realm would truly be unlikely.

"Senior Chen Ku, bestowing such grace upon us, we give our thanks."

"From now on, we will wholeheartedly guard the human race's beings, not failing your trust."

The ten Dragon Clan experts were overjoyed, feeling profound gratitude, and performed a great ceremony of thanks.

Witnessing this, Hong Yun nearby also nodded silently.

To outsiders, Chen Ku appears thick‑skinned, or even shameless.

But only by interacting with him does one learn that Chen Ku is also unstinting toward his own people.

All one saw was Chen Ku smiling faintly, gesturing for the Dragon Clan experts to dispense with formalities.

"This is what you all deserve."

Having responded thus, he shifted the conversation and immediately asked:

"How is the situation among the human race now?"

Upon hearing Chen Ku's inquiry, the leading Dragon Clan expert, a Golden Immortal at the peak, likewise replied solemnly:

"Reporting to Senior Chen Ku."

"The human race has propagated and been passed down through generations; it now numbers hundreds of millions of beings."

"However, the newly born human beings nowadays have increasingly inferior foundations and possess no innate cultivation."

"This matter also leaves us greatly puzzled."

In the course of speaking, the Dragon Clan expert showed a hint of hesitation.

In fact, his words were already quite tactful and polite.

Put more bluntly, each generation of human beings is inferior to the previous one.

As a race created by a sage, the human race's present condition leaves even the dragon race's experts utterly puzzled.

Upon hearing such a reply, Chen Ku felt no surprise at all.

He merely nodded, indicating that he already understood.

"Ah... suffering..."

"The human lineage is born to suffer!"

"This too cannot be changed."

Chen Ku possessed memories of two lives, clearer than anything.

The human race that I originally created together with Nüwa was the foundation of innate beings, naturally extraordinary.

Thereafter, each generation of the human race has merely been acquired beings.

Moreover, as the human race propagates generation after generation, that innate bloodline power will continually diminish.

Thus, each generation being inferior to the last is simply a matter of course.

At present, Chen Ku also has no way to change it.

Or rather, even if there were a way, the human race's vast implications involve the tremendous karma of the Great Calamity, and likely even the Heavenly Dao would not permit him to alter all of this.

However... fortunately, the human race's merit is absolutely secure!

"Alright!"

"You all, retreat now!"

Chen Ku waved his hand, dismissing the dragon race's experts, letting them continue to guard the human race's beings.

Thereupon, Chen Ku's thought stirred.

In an instant, his appearance, features, and even aura all changed.

But in the blink of an eye, he transformed into the guise of an ordinary human, indistinguishable to common folk.

Moreover, Chen Ku signaled for Hong Yun to do the same.

Although puzzled, he nonetheless, like Chen Ku, transformed into the form of an ordinary human being.

Immediately, the two then descended into the human race, or rather, merged into it.

"Brother Chen Ku, what profound meaning lies in our action?!"

Hong Yun asked with a face full of curiosity.

Could it be that Chen Ku has grown weary of being a top expert?

Or does he also wish to experience what it feels like to be an ordinary human?!

Such a hobby... is rather strange.

However, Chen Ku paid no heed to what Hong Yun was thinking.

He walked among the human race, observing each individual being, and merely said with deep meaning:

"Within the human race, there is great fortune protecting it."

"Carefully observe the myriad aspects of the human race, and sense the aura within the unseen."

"Thus, one will surely gain several bouts of merit."

Chen Ku spoke vaguely.

It is not that he deliberately obscures; rather, the subtlety lies in letting Hong Yun personally experience and comprehend it.

Thus, he avoids leaking heavenly secrets while allowing Hong Yun to naturally reap the human race's merit.

Hong Yun was half‑believing, half‑doubting, yet still followed Chen Ku's words and merged into the human race.

At the same time, he became unprecedentedly solemn and began to pay attention to everything within the human race.

By this point, Chen Ku no longer traveled together with Hong Yun.

Although he appeared plain and unadorned, lacking the dignity of the 'Holy Father of the Human Race',

yet Chen Ku's gaze was profound, also perceiving the myriad aspects of the human race.

Time passed leisurely, without any sense of the sun and moon turning, nor of time flowing.

Chen Ku saw the human race persisting endlessly, struggling to survive with all its might.

He also saw the warmth and coldness of human relations, the closeness and distance, each distinct.

Furthermore, there were human beings who aged and died, experiencing birth, old age, sickness, and death, and so on.

The post‑natal human race's lifespan is not considered long.

All of these fell into Chen Ku's eyes, and also into his heart.

In the unseen, Chen Ku seemed to have a feeling.

His mind was unstained and unblemished, clear and lucid.

In such observation, his own Dao heart seemed to also acquire a certain ineffable transformation and sublimation.

That feeling is profound and profound, ineffable.

But Chen Ku is utterly certain that this is of great benefit to his cultivation and to his future pursuit of the true Great Dao.

"No wonder it is the race destined to become the protagonists of heaven and earth."

"Although now it is not particularly flourishing, it already allows me to reap such gains."

Chen Ku secretly sighed, with an indescribable meaning.

"On the other side!"

Hong Yun also seemed to have temporarily forgotten about cultivation.

All he could see were the various states of the human race's beings, endless in variety.

However, after observing for a long time, Hongyun couldn't help but slightly frown.

The reason is nothing else!

He discovered that, with the aid of some weapons and the like, humans could also hunt some beasts for food.

But nowadays, humans are still living in an era of drinking blood and eating raw meat.

Every kind of beast meat, humans eat it raw.

This practice poses no great obstacle for innate humans and those who have cultivated some magical power.

But among humans, the majority are ordinary beings without any cultivation, mere mortal flesh.

Thus, many ordinary humans are afflicted by disease, even plague rampant.

Simply put, this causes countless human beings to suffer painful demise, perishing completely.

Gradually, Hongyun gave rise to a feeling of compassion and also sensed something.

"The aura of beast flesh is mottled, not utterly pure."

"Therefore, there should be the power of fire to purify beast flesh and dispel plague."

In his heart, he thus came to this realization.

With this thought, Hongyun flicked his finger.

Boom—

In an instant, a bolt of divine thunder sprang forth from nowhere and fell among the humans.

Under the divine thunder, a withered ancient tree instantly burst into flames.

The large chunks of beast flesh within were seared, making a sizzling sound.

This scene naturally drew many humans over, who watched with doubtful uncertainty.

Seeing this, Hongyun sighed.

Humans, after all, are still too primitive.

To them, this power of fire merely means violence and ferocity, making humans full of apprehension.

He knew that humans still needed some of his guidance.

Hongyun stepped forth slowly, having already transformed into the appearance of an ordinary human; even innate humans could discern no difference.

After all, the gap in strength between them is too vast.

"The fierce power within the monster beast's flesh has been dispelled by roasting it over fierce fire."

"If humans eat it this way, they will be free from the suffering of plague."

Hongyun gazed at a leading being among the humans and gave this instruction.

Upon hearing this, the human clad in animal skins and leaves, covering his body, was half-believing, half-doubting.

But at this moment, the beast meat before them, roasted over fierce fire, already sent out waves of fragrance, causing people's faces to change and their mouths to water.

Instinctively, the human enlightened by Hongyun stepped forward and then began to gulp down the roasted monster beast meat before him.

Not long after, he suddenly showed a look of intoxication.

Not only because of the food's deliciousness, but also because his heart gave rise to a mysterious and wondrous sensation.

"Fire......"

"The power of fire can let my human race avoid illness and also repel invading fierce beasts, guarding human peace."

"This... humans should have fire; my name is... Suirenshi!"

That human being stared blankly, his gaze empty.

He muttered to himself.

All this was not his own thought, but a heavenly decree descending from the unseen, causing him to comprehend many things.

Not bad!

This person is none other than Suirenshi!

And at the very moment the three words "Suirenshi" left his mouth,

His cultivation suddenly surged, rising visibly step by step, advancing all the way with great vigor.

Of course, to Hongyun, how Suirenshi's cultivation fares is not something he overly concerns himself with.

Most importantly, as he enlightened Suirenshi,

In the Nine Heavens above, an omen suddenly arose.

Auspicious colors rose, rosy light burst forth.

Purple aura came from the east, carrying with it vast and boundless merit, finally descending at this moment.

Vast amounts of merit—over ten thousand mu—eighty percent fell into humans and into Suirenshi's body.

And the remaining twenty percent surged in great waves into Hongyun's body.

Seeing this, Hongyun was overjoyed beyond expectation.

"What Fellow Daoist Chen Ku said is indeed not empty!"

"Humans actually possess such vast merit!"

Hongyun couldn't help but exclaim, feeling the merit enter his body, making his qi ever more extraordinary, supremely powerful.

And at the same time.

This spectacle among humans also drew countless mighty powers to glance sideways, focusing their attention.

"Heavens, why have humans suddenly received a descent of merit?!"

"Hongyun Old Ancestor, is that Hongyun Old Ancestor?!"

At this moment, with merit added to his person, Hongyun has already revealed his true form.

Thus, in an instant, a strong person recognized his identity.

Instantly, all beings were even more shocked.

"Red Cloud Ancestor is actually this formidable; even among humanity he has found his own merit?!"

"Hiss... I never expected humanity to have such profound potential."

"Initially they gave rise to a Supreme Old Lord sage; now could it be they intend to also make Red Cloud attain sainthood?"

Astonished!

Their astonishment never ceased to be heard.

Obviously, they hadn't forgotten that Red Cloud still possessed a strand of primordial purple qi within him.

Now he has also gained merit added to his person.

Could it be... that this is also an omen of his attaining sainthood?

Upon thinking this, the beings' eyes were filled with envy they could not conceal!