Rewriting the Gods

Chapter 339: Perfecting the Five Grains! Beans!

In the ancient times, time passed by slowly, and in the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of years had passed.

Although Shennong was just a mortal, he had rich life essence in his body to support him. Shennong's lifespan was extremely sufficient. As long as the life essence did not dissipate, Shennong's lifespan would be unlimited.

This ball of life essence seemed to have endowed Shennong with an immortal body. As long as the life essence was not completely consumed, Shennong would not be in any threat to his life!

During the past tens of thousands of years, Shennong has been tasting hundreds of herbs, repeating previous actions, exploring the medicinal properties of each unknown herb and figuring out its function.

One day, Shennong suddenly discovered a non-toxic, edible plant, which, like the four grains he had discovered before, could be used as one of the main foods for human beings.

When Shennong discovered this plant, he was overjoyed and named it Shu.

Afterwards, Shennong carefully took the bean seeds that he had found with great difficulty and headed towards the nearest human tribe.

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Around Taihao City, there is a small human village with only about 300 people. It was separated from a large tribe. With the popularization of grains discovered by Shennong, the large tribes gradually dispersed into small villages. This village was separated at that time.

They mainly make a living by growing grains such as corn.

On this day, the people in the village were farming and taking care of the crops as usual when they suddenly noticed an old man in a linen robe walking towards them not far away. The old man was holding a cane in his hand and had a kind smile on his face. He did not have any magical powers and walked very slowly. It was obvious that he was just an ordinary old man from the surrounding villages.

"Old man, which village are you from? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Around the village, a villager who was working looked at Shennong with a look of confusion on his face.

As the tribe was divided into smaller villages, the population decreased and the people around them became familiar with each other. The strong villagers could be sure that the old man was definitely not from the nearby villages, but must be an outsider.

Looking at the golden corn fields and the grains planted around them, Shennong smiled and said, "I am not from the surrounding area. I am busy with some things in the mountains. This time I came to find a village to contact the tribe."

The villager was stunned. Contact the clan?

The villagers couldn't help but look Shennong up and down, with surprise on their faces. To contact the tribe, ordinary members of the tribe could not do it. Only the key figures in the tribe could do it, at least the elders.

For a moment, suspicion appeared on the faces of the villagers. Although the man in front of them was very kind and his temperament did seem like that of an elder, this kind old man in front of them, although his temperament was very similar, did not seem to have any cultivation at all, so he should not be an elder.

The villager was stunned for a moment and asked:
"May I know who you are, old man?"

"Old Shennong."

As he spoke, Shennong took out his Supreme Elder Order from his waist.

However, Shennong's action was completely unnecessary. As soon as Shennong finished speaking, the villagers in front of him suddenly widened their eyes and looked at Shennong in disbelief, with surprise and joy on their faces!

After being stunned for a long time, the villager in front of him finally reacted. He glanced at the token on Shennong's waist, and his face was instantly filled with surprise.

"I, I, see the Human Emperor!"

The villager spoke a little nervously.

Upon seeing this, Shennong immediately took two steps forward and helped the villager up with a smile.

The surrounding villagers instantly lost their composure after hearing the conversation between the two. Looks of ecstasy appeared on their faces. They all gathered towards Shennong and bowed to him from a distance.

As the news spread, people from the entire village gathered together. Even people from the surrounding villages realized something was wrong and gathered together. For a moment, all the surrounding human beings gathered together and saluted Shennong.

"No need to be so polite, everyone, please get up quickly."

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After a long time, everything returned to calm. Everyone gathered excitedly around Shennong. Looking at the respectful eyes around him, Shennong couldn't help but reveal a knowing smile on his face, and his heart felt more fulfilled than ever before.

At the same time, looking at the expressions of the people in front of him, Shennong became more determined to taste hundreds of herbs and let the tribesmen make use of the surrounding plants.

Today, the respectful looks from the surrounding tribesmen are Shennong's motivation to move forward.

After explaining the situation, the tribe immediately dispatched warriors to the nearest city, and then the nearest city reported to the next higher level city.

Two days later, a stream of light broke through the void and came to the village. When it saw Shennong's figure, the light fell down instantly.

The person who came was filled with immortal light, and the power of the five elements in his chest was endless and flowing. He was actually a Taiyi Golden Immortal, an elder among the human race.

"I've met the Human Emperor!"

When the visitor saw Shennong, he immediately bowed and saluted to him.

"No need to be polite!"

Shennong said with a smile.

After standing up, the Taiyi Jinxian-level elder suddenly showed a look of astonishment on his face, "Your Majesty, what is your cultivation level?"

"It's out of the way, it's out of the way."

"Please take me to Zhonghuang Mountain."

The human elder at the level of Taiyi Jinxian was silent for a while, then he said respectfully: "Yes!"

Three months later, another brilliant beam of merit light fell from the sky and sank into Shennong's body. In front of Shennong's wooden house, there were already five kinds of golden grains.

At this point, all five grains have been discovered, laying a solid foundation for future human agriculture!

Shennong looked at the golden grains in front of him with a smile on his face. Behind Shennong, a group of human elders looked at Shennong from afar with admiration on their faces.

Everyone already knew about Shennong's story. He gave up his extraordinary cultivation, turned into a mortal, and tasted hundreds of herbs. No one present thought that he could do this, as that required the ability to reach the quasi-saint level.

Even though this is the result of merit, and Shennong's merit came easily, it is still difficult for everyone to make this decision.

After all, that was a great merit that was enough to prove one's status as a quasi-saint. No one was willing to just give it up in vain, but Shennong did it. He gave up his heavenly virtue and devoted himself to working for the well-being of the human race.

Taoist Tianxiang looked at Shennong in the distance, his face full of emotion. As the only one among all human beings who knows the true fate of Shennong, Taoist Tianxiang is also filled with emotion at this time.

Giving up his cultivation, transforming into a mortal, and tasting hundreds of herbs with a mortal body, this seemed like an extreme thing, but Shennong did it without hesitation.

It can only be said that Shennong deserves the title of Emperor of Mankind.

Such a human emperor makes people respect him.

After planting the last bean, Shennong set out again excitedly. Shennong declined the invitations from the great elders to join him and said calmly:

"You are all the great elders of the tribe, and each of you is a pillar of the tribe. It's a waste of time to follow me. If you have this time, you might as well patrol the human territory and kill a few monsters that attack humans. It's better than following me and doing nothing."

"It's enough for me to have an elder with me to lead me on my journey."

Shennong smiled and rejected everyone. He brought an elder named Guisou Qu with him and left Zhonghuang Mountain, starting his journey of tasting hundreds of herbs again.

It is worth mentioning that this Guisou Qu was the one who had previously led Shennong back to Zhonghuang Mountain.

Taoist Wanxiang looked at Shennong and Guisou Qu who were leaving, sighed slightly, and did not try to keep them. Shennong's tasting of hundreds of herbs was extremely important to the human race. Grains and various medicinal materials were all discovered by Shennong, who pioneered agriculture and medicine for the human race.

However, tasting hundreds of herbs is a good thing, but Shennong died after eating the herb Gelsemium elegans. This is a regret for the entire human race in Chinese history, and also a regret for the entire Chinese history in later generations. If it could be avoided, it would be great.

Taoist Wanxiang looked at Zhisheng in the distance. Zhisheng noticed Taoist Tianxiang's gaze, smiled and nodded.

A smile appeared on the face of Wanxiang Taoist. The power of Qiankun under his feet began to shake, and the figure of Wanxiang Taoist also disappeared.

With just one step, Tian Xiang Taoist appeared above the Shennong and Guisou area.

Anyway, my role is to sit in Zhonghuang Mountain and wake up the deity at the critical moment. As for practicing and attaining enlightenment, the deity is here. I don't have the Book of All Things, so enlightenment is not suitable for me.

Zhonghuang Mountain is only guarded by the deity's lover, and the cultivation level of the early quasi-saint stage is enough.

Since I have nothing to do anyway, I might as well follow Shennong and see if there is any chance to save him.

Looking at the two people who were chatting happily below, Taoist Wanxiang's eyes fell on Guisou Qu who was standing aside. This man was no ordinary person. According to his memory, he should be the founder of the Five Elements Medicine, and was called the Tenth Generation Doctor by later generations!
The most famous classic of Chinese medicine, Huangdi Neijing, is said to have been written by the emperor, this man, and a group of ministers including Qi Bo, but only the emperor's name was written on it.

I didn’t expect that when he was young, he was actually Shennong’s follower when he tasted hundreds of herbs. No wonder he achieved such success in later generations!
Not bad, not bad. I hope that the human race can have another Daluo Jinxian in the future!
Soon, Shennong and Guisou arrived at the place where Shennong had left before and continued their journey of tasting hundreds of herbs.

In front of him, there was a large field of beans grown by Shennong. Taoist Wanxiang took a look at the beans and thought, no wonder Shennong didn't discover this thing at first. Beans are legumes, which are completely different from the ears of corn. Only by tasting it can you know that it is edible.

Shennong looked at the plants all over the mountain and searched carefully. He found a plant that he had never tasted before. He turned to the ghost and said with a smile:

"I am now a mortal, unable to fly, so I can only quarrel with you. However, there are still many plants and trees in this forest that I have never tasted, so it will probably take more than ten thousand years. You can build a hut and retreat nearby. When it is time to leave, I will find you."

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. Your Majesty tasted the white grass and knew the five grains, which made our human race flourish. The Ghost Sou District admires you very much. It is a blessing for the Ghost Sou District to be able to follow Your Majesty today. Your Majesty, don't worry about me, just do your job with peace of mind."

Shennong smiled when he heard this, "Well, it's up to you then."

After saying that, Shennong focused his attention on the plants in front of him. He picked one and put it in his mouth. Guisou Qu beside him also followed over and looked at Shennong's belly in amazement.

As time went by, Guisou Qu watched Shennong taste the herbs in front of him hundreds and thousands of times just to find out the effects of these herbs. For a moment, deep admiration appeared in Guisou Qu's eyes.

It is truly a blessing for the human race to have such an emperor!
It is truly a blessing for us, Guisou District, to be able to follow such a person!

In the sky, Taoist Wanxiang's face was full of admiration. In his memory, each medicinal ingredient had its own medicinal properties, but when two medicinal ingredients were mixed, medicinal properties that had never appeared before would appear.

At the beginning, I was curious about how the predecessors knew such a magical combination of medicinal materials. Now I understand that this was discovered through trial and error. Shennong founded medicine, and then, generations of medical masters in later generations tried it, which led to the vast number of medical classics in later generations!

As time went by, Shennong was still trying various medicinal herbs. However, Shennong's whereabouts were not far. Since the Taoist Wanxiang came here, in nearly 60,000 years, Shennong had only changed a dozen mountain ranges. For ordinary people, this area was very large and unimaginable, but for today's human race, this area was nothing. Now Shennong was still around Taihao City and had not left the scope of Taihao City.

As Shennong continued to taste medicinal herbs, the life essence in his stomach became less and less. The life essence of a quasi-saint level is completely unlimited to ordinary people, but Shennong had died too many times.

Shennong would taste every poisonous weed to find out its limits, what symptoms would occur after taking it, what benefits would it have, how long would it take to take effect, how it would take effect, what uses it had when combined with other herbs, what would happen if it was combined with one, two, three, or four herbs.

In this way, Shennong had been constantly testing medicines. As time passed, he achieved one Huiyuan, two Huiyuan... ten Huiyuan, a hundred Huiyuan... ten thousand Huiyuan.

As time went by, the vital energy in Shennong's body became less and less.

Of course, Shennong did not spend all this time tasting herbs. Sometimes when something big happened in the tribe, Shaodian would come to ask Shennong and take action after discussing with him.

Since Shennong has never left Taihao City, all this is convenient.

One day, Shennong was looking for the next herb to taste. Suddenly, he heard shouting in the distance. He saw a young girl coming in the air. However, she was obviously a beginner and had almost no skills. She ran a few steps before she fell to the ground in front of Shennong.

The little girl grimaced in pain, and Shennong smiled as well, saying:

"Little girl, don't be impatient. Learn slowly and don't fall."

(End of this chapter)