Chapter 75: Heavenly Emperor Attains the Dao, Earth Emperor Begins

With Fuxi sparing no effort to spread it, in less than ten years, all of humanity in the wilderness already knew the Eight Trigrams and began to apply them in daily life.

When humanity used the Eight Trigrams to accurately predict disasters and evade them in advance, Fuxi's reputation among humanity grew even greater.

Right after the successful application of the Eight Trigrams, Fuxi was enlightened and his Dao was perfected.

From then on, as long as he found someone to succeed him, he could prove the Dao.

In the following days, Fuxi began searching among humanity for someone who could take his place, but after several years of searching, he still had not found anyone satisfactory.

Holy Radiant Hall.

"Come on, who will go?" Pan Huang looked at his disciples before him and asked.

"Master, I have no interest; let the senior brother go." Yu Ding said to Pan Huang.

"Master, I have recently gained a new understanding of the Divine Forging Principles, so I also have no interest in the Earth Emperor's Teacher." As soon as Yu Ding's words fell, Yun Zhongzi quickly said.

"Master, forget about us sisters; we're not good at teaching people, so let the elder brother take the Earth Emperor's Teacher." Yun Xiao bowed to Pan Huang and said.

"Gongming, if that's the case, then the Earth Emperor's Teacher will be yours." Pan Huang turned his gaze to Zhao Gongming.

"Yes, Master!" Zhao Gongming nodded.

Having Bear Tribe.

Ren Si felt a divine dragon coil around her and became pregnant; it has been over ten years now, yet there is no sign of labor. Initially people thought she was carrying a monster, but soon someone objected.

Back then, the human sovereign Fuxi was also born after Huaxu Clan carried him for ten years.

After hearing this, Shao Dian was overjoyed, believing that any abnormality must signify a sage; this is his current mood.

Another three years passed, and Ren Si finally went into labor.

She then gave birth to an infant with a human body and a cow's head, its belly transparent. Shao Dian did not neglect the child because of its strangeness; instead, he was very happy.

Back then, the human sovereign Fuxi was also strangely shaped at birth; when Fuxi was born with a human body and a snake's tail, he still became the human sovereign.

Afterward, Shao Dian named the infant Lie Shan, calling him Lie Shan Shi.

Not long after Lie Shan Shi was born, Zhao Gongming found the Having Bear Tribe.

"I, Zhao Gongming of the Ren Sect, have a karmic teacher-student bond with this child; I have come specially to take him as a disciple." Zhao Gongming bowed to Shao Dian and said.

"Greetings, Shao Dian pays respects to the Dharma-Protecting Immortal Elder!" Shao Dian obviously knew Zhao Gongming, so he immediately performed a salute.

"For my son to be able to become a disciple of the Holy Master is his good fortune." Shao Dian added.

"I will build a thatched hut around your tribe and will not take the child back to First Yang Mountain; you can rest assured." After seeing the reluctance in Ren Si's eyes, Zhao Gongming said with a smile.

"Many thanks, Dharma-Protecting Immortal Elder." Ren Si's face lit up again.

This Lie Shan Shi was also miraculous: he could walk at one year old, speak at two, and by three he could help Shao Dian manage tribal affairs, which reminded Shao Dian of the legend of the human sovereign Fuxi.

Afterward, Shao Dian and Ren Si held an initiation ceremony for Lie Shan Shi; under Fuxi's leadership, humanity had already established basic rites, so this initiation ceremony came to be.

After Lie Shan Shi's initiation, Zhao Gongming began teaching him; he did not make cultivation the main task for Lie Shan Shi. Now Lie Shan Shi's main task is to study—studying how Fuxi governed humanity and managed tribes in the past.

In the blink of an eye, ten years passed, and Lie Shan Shi had grown into a sturdy young man. That day he went to Shao Dian and said he wanted to go out for training.

"Good!" Shao Dian nodded. His son is now a disciple of the Ren Sect, so there's no need to worry about his danger; that's why Shao Dian let Lie Shan go out.

After traveling all the way, Lie Shan finally reached the banks of Jiang Water, where there was a small human tribe of only a few hundred people living in great hardship.

After inquiring, Lie Shan learned they were survivors of that great disaster from long ago, who had settled by the banks of Jiang Water and formed a tribe, huddling together for warmth.

That great disaster was the one that occurred before Fuxi comprehended the Eight Trigrams; it was precisely because of that disaster that Fuxi gained the direction for his Dao, and ultimately, with the help of the River Chart and Luo Book, he comprehended the Eight Trigrams.

After learning about the Jiang Water Tribe's situation, Lie Shan Shi decided to stay and help them.

From Zhao Gongming he learned much about how Fuxi governed tribes and humanity; during this time Lie Shan Shi also reflected, though he never had a chance to put it into practice—now the Jiang Water Tribe is the perfect place for him to do so.

The first thing Lie Shan Shi did upon arriving at the Jiang Water Tribe was to solve their food problem, because the tribe was a hastily formed group of mostly disaster survivors, with few able-bodied men and many women.

Therefore, food in the Jiang Water Tribe has always been extremely scarce; most of the time there is no meat, and people can only stave off hunger with wild fruits. Even due to lack of food sources, many in the tribe lack even a decent animal-skin skirt, having to cover themselves with leaves.

Seeing this, Lie Shan Shi first thought of a phenomenon he had observed while fishing and weaving nets in the Having Bear Tribe.

Back when Lie Shan Shi was in the Having Bear Tribe, he participated in net-weaving and fishing with a few companions; while helping, they straightened a beast-crystal rope, but one companion failed to hold on and let go.

This caused another companion to be injured, making Lie Shan Shi at the time curious as to why a beast sinew would injure his companion.

He wondered if using beast sinew elsewhere might help the tribe hunt more game; holding that idea, the early Lie Shan Shi conducted many experiments, but they were unsatisfactory, yet he did not give up.

In his view, his concept was not wrong; the problem lay in its execution, which was also one of the reasons that drove Lie Shan Shi to travel abroad.

Now that he has come to the Jiang Water Tribe, facing their lack of clothing and food, he recalled the beast sinew idea from before, wondering if conducting an experiment here with everyone's participation could realize his concept.

Lie Shan Shi told everyone his idea, but no one could understand it; just then, a member of the Nine Li Tribe suddenly spoke up.

"I recall that the great shaman of the Wu Clan once had a divine treasure similar to what you described, called the Sun-Shooting Bow, because that bow once shot down a golden crow." The Nine Li Tribe member related what he knew.

Afterward, Lie Shan Shi and that Nine Li Tribe member discussed the Sun-Shooting Bow of Houyi; after a few days, a bow and arrow appeared before everyone.

"Give it a try." Lie Shan Shi handed the bow and arrow to that Nine Li Tribe person.

"Good!" Li Man nodded.

The next second, as he nocked the arrow and drew the bow, with a whoosh the arrow shot straight through a large tree in front that several people could encircle.

Everyone saw this and burst into loud cheers; with this weapon called the bow and arrow, the Jiang Water Tribe could finally eat their fill.

In the following time, the tribe took out the few beast sinews they had, and Lie Shan Shi combined them with outside paulownia wood to make ten bows and arrows.

Li Man was the captain of the Jiang Water Tribe's hunting team; Lie Shan Shi gave all ten bows and arrows to him.

Three days later, Li Man returned with the hunting party; when the tribespeople saw the game on their backs, they cheered happily.

"It's effective; this thing called the bow and arrow is very useful." Li Man patted the game on his back and grinned.

"Effective is enough!" Lie Shan Shi nodded.

With sufficient food, the next issue was shelter; because of Pan Huang's influence, the concepts of houses and cities had already appeared in the wilderness, so while building a city was still difficult for the Jiang Water Tribe, constructing houses posed no problem.

Thanks to the success of the bow and arrow, Lie Shan Shi settled permanently in the Jiang Water Tribe, intending to use what he had learned from his master to strengthen the tribe.

In the blink of an eye, Lie Shan Shi had been away from home for over five years, during which he returned once to the Having Bear Tribe.

After returning to the Having Bear Tribe, Lie Shan Shi told Shaodian about the affairs of the Ginger Water Tribe, and told Shaodian that he would stay in this Ginger Water Tribe from now on, and he would develop the Ginger Water Tribe into a great tribe like the Having Bear Tribe.

Shao Dian looked at Lie Shan Shi, a relieved smile appearing on his face: "Go on, don't disgrace the Holy Master and the Dharma Protector."

After returning to the Ginger Water Tribe, Lie Shan Shi began sweeping reforms.

In just twenty years, Lie Shan Shi transformed the Ginger Water Tribe into a large tribe comparable to the Having Bear Tribe, and also gained some prestige in the surrounding areas.

Because Lie Shan Shi set up a barter market outside the Ginger Water Tribe, people from surrounding tribes could bring their unused items here to exchange for what they wanted.

This move increased the reputation of the Ginger Water Tribe; besides this, Lie Shan Shi also invented the plow, which is used for digging and turning soil.

After the plow was invented, Lie Shan Shi kept feeling that the plow should be used with something, but he just couldn't think of what.

……

"Soon, the Earth Emperor Era is about to arrive; humanity is about to enter the agricultural age. Watching humanity develop bit by bit, I really feel an indescribable emotion!" In the Holy Brilliance Hall, Pan Huang has been keeping an eye on Lie Shan Shi.

Upon seeing the plow invented, Pan Huang knew the agricultural age was coming.

"Great Golden Crow, it's your turn." Pan Huang used primordial spirit voice transmission to send a message to the Great Golden Crow and others far away in Myriad Demon Mountain.

Myriad Demon Mountain.

"The true form has sent a message; have you found the things?" the Great Golden Crow looked at his younger brothers.

"Almost done; we have already gathered millet, millet, wheat, and beans, only rice is still missing." the Second Golden Crow frowned and said.

"No, your thinking is wrong." the Great Golden Crow shook his head after hearing that.

"How could it not be? Aren't the Five Grains just these?" the Third Golden Crow asked.

"The true form's previous life was in the north; there is no rice in the north, and human development centers on the Yellow River Basin, so the original Five Grains should not include rice." After searching his memory, the Great Golden Crow said.

"Then what is the missing one of the Five Grains?" the Little Golden Crow asked.

"It should be hemp!"

"Hemp? What kind of hemp?" the Golden Crows asked.

"It's the kind of hemp whose fruit can be eaten, similar to the flax and sesame of the true form's previous life; I'm not sure either, and there's no such memory in the true form's mind, so it's hard to say—go look for it." the Great Golden Crow shook his head.

Initially, to avoid some trouble, the Mosquito Daoist, when dividing the primordial spirit, gave the vast majority of his previous life's memories to the Great Golden Crow; the other Golden Crows received only a few memories, so they always ask the Great Golden Crow about anything.

Immediately, the Demon Race began moving in secret, solely to seek that so-called hemp.

Upon learning this, Pan Huang frowned slightly; if the Demon Race's actions were discovered by other races, it would cause much trouble.

But after the Great Golden Crow explained it to Pan Huang, Pan Huang also said nothing, after all, this is also serving the Divine Human Race.

Three years later, the Demon Race finally found the last kind of hemp among the Five Grains; after finding it, the Great Golden Crow and others began discussing how to deliver these Five Grains to Lie Shan Shi.

After the Five Grains were sown, Lie Shan Shi would henceforth be called the Divine Farmer; this is an epoch-making moment, and they cannot act arbitrarily.

"Let's use the method from the previous life; summon the people of the Cuckoo Clan to go." the Little Golden Crow thought and said.

"All right!" the Great Golden Crow nodded after pondering.

In the Ginger Water Tribe, as weapons were updated, bows and arrows became widespread among the human race, greatly increasing the hunting success rate of humanity.

However, the prey became clever through repeated struggles with humanity, causing Lie Shan Shi to fall into thought again.

If one day we cannot catch prey, what will the tribespeople eat? Wild fruits simply won't fill them up!

Just as he was thinking, a five-colored rosy light descended from the sky and fell before Lie Shan Shi.

"Bu-gu bu-gu!" a few clear cries sounded in Lie Shan Shi's ears.

He looked up; a small grayish-white bird was calling bu-gu bu-gu as it flew away.

"Bu-gu? Is this a seed? Is it for planting?" Lie Shan Shi looked at the seed in his hand emitting five-colored light.

Finally he planted these Five Grains in the Ginger Water Tribe.

One year later, seeing the abundant harvest of the Five Grains, Lie Shan Shi smiled.

To verify whether this could be eaten, he prepared to taste it himself, but the tribespeople of the Ginger Water Tribe were unwilling; Lie Shan Shi had now become their chief, and they could not let the chief take risks.

"My crystal belly can discern all things under heaven." Lie Shan Shi showed his crystal belly and laughed as he spoke.

Then he ate some of each of the Five Grains; when their aroma spread in his mouth, he widened his eyes.

"Edible, delicious." Lie Shan Shi excitedly told everyone.

Knowing these things were edible, Lie Shan Shi was very excited, because now prey is increasingly hard to hunt, and this can replace meat and provides strong satiety; Lie Shan Shi must promote it.

"From now on, these will be called the Five Grains." Lie Shan Shi thought and said.

Because the bird that brought the Five Grains called bu-gu bu-gu, Lie Shan Shi thus named them the Five Grains.

These Five Grains were first planted in the Ginger Water Tribe; after a bountiful harvest, the tribespeople began making corresponding foods from the Five Grains.

Finally they discovered that cooked Five Grains taste better, are more delicious, and when paired with meat, provide very strong satiety.

(End of Chapter)