Primordial Era: A Counterattack Against Hongjun Daozu at the Start

Fang Yun remained silent, simply shrugging to indicate that he, too, had gained nothing.

"No need to look anymore, I've already cleared out that camp, all the meat is here." Zhou Yi tossed a general's corpse onto the table.

Without hesitation, Shi Hao tore off a piece of meat and began to eat it. He had been eagerly anticipating showing off his skills, but found himself without even a target to challenge.

"This is a tricky problem, Brother Zhou Yi. At the current rate of consumption, our number of demon beasts can only last for a month at most," Suihuang estimated in his mind.

Although recent actions have allowed the human race to accumulate considerable resources, these reserves are being rapidly depleted due to the increasing demands of Golden Core cultivators. An ordinary member of the race requires only a drop of demon blood, while a Golden Core cultivator needs three times that amount.

Everyone looked at each other, at a loss for what to do. The cave fell completely silent.

"Perhaps I can lead a team out to explore and find a new demon camp tomorrow," Yao Yan suggested, but Shi Hao immediately rejected it: "It's too dangerous, I'll go instead."

While everyone was arguing about who should go out to explore, Fang Yun, who had been silent all along, suggested, "Since capturing monsters is so difficult, why not try raising them?"

This suggestion stunned everyone. Indeed, instead of traveling around searching for demonic beasts, it would be better to keep them in captivity. This would satisfy their need for demonic blood and provide a continuous food source for the tribe.

However, the number of demonic beasts currently available is too small, and it will take a long time for them to reproduce. Moreover, their reproductive capacity is far inferior to that of humans.

Sui Ren sighed helplessly; he knew the situation best.

Fang Yun was speechless; clearly, he hadn't considered this issue.

But Yao Yan suddenly stood up, his face full of excitement.

"I can refine pills, make some aphrodisiac pills to keep them in a state of estrus, right?"

Zhou Yi was moved upon hearing this and exclaimed, "Are you truly a genius?"

"Watch me!" Yao Yan said, raising an eyebrow.

Since the Book of Changes says so, this plan should be feasible. "Tell me what materials you need, and I'll go find them for you," Fang Yun said, standing up as well. After all, it was his idea, so helping out was only right.

"The herbs here are different from those in my world. I need to look carefully. Can you come with me?" Yao Yan said, turning his gaze to Shi Hao, who was enjoying his meal. Seeing Yao Yan looking over, Shi Hao stopped eating.

"Monsters, right? Didn't our ancestor bring back a batch? It shouldn't be too difficult, right?" Shi Hao mumbled, grabbing a large piece of fish and stuffing it into his mouth before flying off into the distance to search for live monsters.

Yao Yan and Fang Yun began collecting medicinal herbs around the valley. Unexpectedly, they soon found many herbs suitable for alchemy, and they were all very old.

Yao Yan took out his alchemy furnace, precisely added the medicinal herbs, and continuously refined them in the flames, filling the cave with a rich medicinal aroma.

Fang Yun then inscribed runes on the cave walls to reinforce the cave's security and ensure the safety of his tribesmen living nearby.

Since the last battle, he has discovered that the Righteous Qi has a good suppressive effect on the demon race, so safety measures are essential for the upcoming breeding plan.

Shi Hao, however, encountered trouble. He set off from his tribe and searched carefully along the way, but he could not find any trace of the demon race.

"Aren't these demons supposed to be the overlords of the primordial world? How come we can't even catch a glimpse of them?" Shi Hao muttered to himself as he flew, having finished the roasted meat in his hand, but the demons were still nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly, Shi Hao heard a faint sound. His eyes narrowed, and he immediately transformed into a gentle breeze, silently approaching the source of the sound at an astonishing speed.

Just then, a group of armored fishman soldiers walked towards them. The leader complained as he walked about being transferred to Buzhou Mountain, followed by dozens of equally dissatisfied fish demons.

They were supposed to be stationed on the coast, but were temporarily transferred here because of the human race's affairs, which was a real torment for them who were used to the water.

"They've finally appeared!" Shi Hao thought to himself with delight, but when he saw the group of fish demons, he gave a cold smile.

Immediately afterwards, a bolt of lightning flashed, its light dazzling, and the fish demons collapsed to the ground before they could even react.

"Oh no, I used too much force!" Shi Hao exclaimed and jumped down from the tree.

Because he was worried about these heavily armored fish demons, he used a little more force, not expecting such consequences. After checking, thankfully, more than a dozen were still alive.

Not daring to linger, Shi Hao quickly grabbed the survivor and hurried towards the human camp.

After he left, a fish-demon soldier, its body charred black, suddenly came to life, growing new limbs from its severed hand. Though its breath was weak, its consciousness remained.

Watching Shi Hao take his companion away, he ran back in terror. Although he was fast, his injuries made him look very disheveled.

"I'm back!" Shi Hao's voice came from afar.

He landed in the cave with the string of unconscious fish demons and casually tossed them into the depths.

"You didn't kill them all, did you?" Zhou Yi asked suspiciously, looking at the unconscious fish demons.

"How could that be? Look at this one, it's perfectly fine." Shi Hao said, picking one up and waving it in front of Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi used his divine sense to check and confirmed that they were indeed alive, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Suihuang soon discovered a new problem. He approached the group of demons, looked them over from left to right, and even reached out to touch them from time to time, which was quite strange.

"Brother Suiren, what are you doing?" Zhou Yi couldn't help but ask when he saw Suihuang's hand reaching for a place he shouldn't be touching.

Suihuang's gaze turned strange as he looked at Shi Hao. The latter's interest vanished instantly. Was he questioning him?

"Shi Hao, the ones you captured are indeed all alive, but they all seem to be male." Suihuang's words stunned Shi Hao. How could this be?

The animals he had painstakingly captured turned out to be a group of males, which were completely infertile.

Unconvinced, Shi Hao went to check himself, and the results confirmed what Suihuang had said.

"Damn it!" Shi Hao exclaimed in frustration, realizing that these fish demons had deceived him.

But in fact, the fish demons are conscious, and they would definitely be angry about this sudden situation.

Shi Hao shook his head vigorously to make sure he hadn't misheard. Could it be that the Ancestor of Humanity possessed some kind of miraculous ability?

Even the Emperor Sui's gaze towards Zhou Yi became strange. Could he really turn a male into a female?

Thinking of this, the group involuntarily shivered and distanced themselves from Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi rolled his eyes helplessly, muttering to himself that these guys lacked common sense.

Fish can change sex through endocrine regulation under certain circumstances. Although he is not an expert in this area, it's never a bad thing to give it a try.

So Zhou Yi walked to the side of a demon soldier, released spiritual light from his fingertips, and gently covered its body.