Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 161 The History of the Quan Clan
"The Taiyin Goddess was an ancestor of the ancient Quan clan, the Wangshu clan, whose personal name was Qian'a. She perished in a calamity thousands of years ago!"

Silver Frost added.

The Quanxian people, as a long-lived and intelligent race, have their own historical records.

This record not only documents the history of the Quanxian clan, but also the origins of many races currently active in the Guixu Realm, including some legends of ancient gods.

Before the human race fully established a system of settlement and rule based on cultivator sects, historical records were fragmented and unsystematic. Because the Quanxian Clan had little contact with the human race, the two did not exchange much literature and history—they looked down on each other!
The Quanxian Clan believed that the human race was merely a low-level race that needed to cultivate to awaken its spiritual power. Although the human race had developed rapidly and possessed many novel and interesting things, as well as superb artistic skills, there was no need for a low-level race to engage in in-depth exchanges and contact.

The human race mistakenly believed that the Quanxian tribe was a kind of "demon race," just like the Qingqiu Fox Clan, the Chiyuan Fox Clan, and the Huaijiang Golden Spirit Clan. "Demons" have always been associated with "evil" and "demons," and in the eyes of the human race, they are synonymous with inherent tyranny, backwardness, barbarity, and unreasonableness without rules. Therefore, the human race was unwilling to deal with the Quanxian tribe.

The only thing that could barely allow the two groups to communicate with each other was "profit".

Humans admire the sea spirit pearls raised by the Quanxian tribe and the mermaid silk they wove. They even created many strange tales about mermaids weeping and giving pearls in gratitude, which became very popular among cultivators and can be considered a unique kind of "popular novel" in another world.

The Quanxian tribe has a strong desire for metal products. In addition to everyday metal knives as consumables, they also have a great fondness for shiny things and metal "crafts"—such as various jewelry—because they live in the dark and sunless seabed all year round.

After all, the Quanxian tribe was not good at smelting. The metal knives they made were either shaped and carved from natural high-purity gold ore, or they were made by grinding the bones of strange beasts in the sea. The former was precious, and the latter was troublesome. It was really more convenient to buy them from the human tribe.

The only remaining communication between the human race and the Quanxian race probably relies on the various daring merchant alliances and guilds.

According to historical records of the Quanxian people, their predecessor was the ancient Quanxian people, while the current Quanxian people were actually called "Di people" or "Di people tribe" at that time.

The ancient Quan clan was active tens of thousands of years ago. At that time, the entrance to the Guixu Sea was constantly filled with surging seawater. There were no Ten Continents and Three Islands. The world consisted only of an endless ocean and pitifully scattered islands—the predecessors of the Ten Continents and Three Islands, such as Zhongzhou and Penglai Island.

At that time, humans did not yet exist, and the Quanxian tribe did not only refer to merfolk, but included various dragons, ancient god clans and many ancient races. In short, as long as they lived in the sea, had intelligence and could communicate with each other, they were all called the Quanxian tribe.

Many ancient clans, such as the Wangshu, Paoxi, Nüdi, and Xiahou clans, were also known as ancient god clans, all possessing human heads and dragon bodies. These races were born with intelligence, knowledge of magic, and immense power, ruling over the oceans and serving as leaders of the ancient clans. The elders and venerables within these clans, due to their powerful cultivation, profound understanding of the Dao, and various responsibilities, led their people through countless calamities, and were thus called "gods."

Indeed, the title "god" originally referred only to the leaders of various races and respectable individuals, and was a respectful title for people who made great contributions to the world and all living beings. It did not become a position or honorific title used to distinguish status and whether one had attained enlightenment, as it is now in the Guixu Realm.

As for the so-called many "great calamities of heaven and earth," they were actually things that the ancient gods did together to benefit the survival of all living beings.

The most well-known events are the sealing of the Nine Netherworlds with Mount Xuwei and the blocking of the Guixu Pass with the Five-Colored Array, which are recorded as the two greatest ancient calamities of heaven and earth.

The latter is particularly closely related to the Quanxian Clan—legend has it that the ancient goddess Nuwa, along with other ancient gods, used five-colored soil to create an array, blocking the entrance to the Guixu Sea. Together with the members of the ancient Quanxian Clan, they built the Quanxian Royal City, which served as the eye of the five-colored array, suppressing the evil spirits at the entrance to the Guixu Sea. This effectively kept the evil spirits of the Guixu Sea at bay, purifying the world and benefiting all living beings in the Guixu Realm.

After that, the sea changed, and the seawater that had flowed in from the Guixu Sea gradually flowed back, and the land pattern of the ten continents and three islands gradually took shape. Some of the ancient Quan ancestors left the seabed and chose to settle on the land.

Until the great calamity of heaven and earth, the ancient gods fell and disappeared one after another, and the human race appeared. They followed the shadows of the ancient gods, began to seek immortality, ask questions, and cultivate, and established the current scattered power structure with cultivator sects as the main force.

Taiyin Shenxian'a is one of the few ancient gods who survived the great calamity of heaven and earth, clinging to life with the offerings of the human race, the new masters of the ten continents and three islands. However, almost no one knows that she is an ancient god; they only know her as a newly born Taiyin Supreme God who attained enlightenment during the great calamity of heaven and earth.

Unfortunately, she survived the great calamity of heaven and earth, but not the great calamity thousands of years ago, and her whereabouts are now unknown.

Although the human race was unaware of this matter, it wasn't exactly a secret among the Quanxian clan. The Quanxian Wangshu clan, which inherited a portion of the ancient Quanxian Wangshu clan's legacy, still existed, though it had long since faded into obscurity due to its dwindling population. After Qian'a's fall, the clan suffered a severe blow; all members struggled to advance even a fraction in their cultivation. It was said that during the last clan census in the royal city, only a few hundred remained!
If a new Taiyin God were to attain enlightenment, they would surely sense it and the news would inevitably spread among the Quanxian clan. However, for hundreds of years, they have never heard of such a thing!
There must be something strange about the Taiyin Sect!
Silverfrost's words were like a wake-up call, striking Coral and making her panic.

Although Quanxian was not good at history, he still remembered some things about the Wangshu clan. Now, reminded by Yinshuang, he finally remembered: "But, but I have never heard of a new Taiyin God proving his Dao and taking up office?"

"In any case, the Xiling Clan cannot be held back by a single sword any longer,"

Yinshuang said, "This is the clan leader's intention. She said she will be heading to the Taiyin Sect and will visit them early tomorrow morning. You need to meet her at that Longshan Port so we can gather some information!"

Coral breathed a sigh of relief: "It makes things much easier now that the clan leader is coming!"

"Don't worry, you've done a great job this time. No matter what the Taiyin God worshipped by the Taiyin Sect is all about, you'll definitely get your share of the benefits!"

Coral's eyes lit up with hearts: "Really? I've wanted the chieftain's pink gemstone crown for so long! And that ruby ​​flower crown! I saw her wearing it with those wide-sleeved human dresses last time, it looked so beautiful! If she'd give it to me, I'd start changing my gender tomorrow!"

All the content about ancient gods and the Quanxian clan is made up by me. After all, I am the author and I have the final say. I hope that no one will come and criticize my writing for being wrong by comparing it to other novels (whether ancient or modern). The supernatural tales are not based on reality. What the mermaids (Quanxian) are like and what ancient myths are like have evolved over thousands of years and there is no standard.

However, to avoid arguments, I'll still post some of the materials I referenced.

The earliest verifiable record of Nuwa states: "There were ten gods, named Nuwa's Intestines, who transformed into gods and dwelled in the wilderness of Liguang, standing across the road." (Classic of Mountains and Seas, Great Wilderness West Classic)
Records concerning Nuwa's name and origins: The Nu clan originated from the fact that the Heavenly Emperor enfeoffed Diwa on the south bank of the Ru River. She later became the Empress, and her descendants were known as the Nu clan. Among them were Nuai of the Xia dynasty, Nujiu and Nufang of the Shang dynasty, and Nuchong of the Jin dynasty; all were her descendants. (From *Shiben*, "Clan and Surname Chapter")
Regarding the origins of the names of various races: Paoxi, Nüdi, Shennong, and Xiahou were described as having snake bodies, human faces, ox heads, and tiger noses: They possessed non-human forms but the virtues of great sages. (Liezi, Huangdi)
Regarding the image of Nuwa: Legend has it that Nuwa had a human head and a snake's body, and could transform herself seventy times a day. If so, who crafted and depicted her? (Wang Yi (Eastern Han Dynasty) in his commentary on "Heavenly Questions")
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I'm out of space now, I'll continue posting in the next chapter.

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