Primordial Era: Exceptional Comprehension, Destroying Buzhou Mountain at the Start

Chapter 326 Infinite Reproduction, Infinite Reincarnation, Infinite Planting

Di Xiao composed himself and said, "Fellow Daoists, as cultivators from outside the Nine Provinces, you have come to the Nine Provinces this time hoping to help the human race overcome the drought and then reap the merit of saving the human race."

"This..." Bai Suzhen hesitated. Although they had come with such a purpose, it was somewhat uncomfortable for Di Xiao to say it so directly. But seeing Di Xiao's sharp gaze, she nodded secretly: "As Prefect Di Xiao said, we have come to the mortal world to seek merit in accordance with the teachings of our sect and clan."

"Sect, clan? May I ask what sect and race you belong to?" Di Xiao was genuinely curious about this. After all, the rumors in his memory were just that—memories. He truly didn't know the real sect of Bai Suzhen and the others.

Bai Suzhen and the others exchanged glances and didn't hide anything: "Suzhen and Xiaoqing were fortunate enough to become disciples of the Old Mother of Lishan, while Zhao Ling'er comes from the Nuwa clan."

"The Nuwa clan? The clan of the Holy Mother Nuwa?" Di Xiao was curious; what was going on? Wasn't Nuwa a saint? Did she have another clan?

Zhao Ling'er, young and innocent, leaned against Bai Suzhen and said softly, "Prefect Dixiao, my clan is a race created by the goddess Nuwa before she created the human race, imitating her own appearance. After Nuwa created the human race and became a saint, she brought our clan into Nuwa's realm."

"Later, during the reign of Emperor Fuxi, more than half of our clan were sent down by the Goddess Nuwa to assist Emperor Fuxi. After that, our Nuwa clan settled down in the prehistoric world. However, many members of our Nuwa clan also intermarried with humans, and through generations they multiplied, becoming the current Nuwa lineage of the human race."

"Immortal Spirit Island is a power created by the human race who possess the bloodline of the Nuwa clan."

After saying that, Zhao Ling'er looked at Bai Suzhen with innocent, big eyes, as if asking herself if what she said was right.

Bai Suzhen's eyes showed a hint of embarrassment, a mixture of amusement and exasperation. Di Xiao felt the same way; he had intended to inquire about the Nuwa clan, but Zhao Ling'er had revealed everything.

Di Xiao shook his head and smiled: "Miss Zhao Ling'er is indeed innocent and naive, very pure. Telling me so much makes me feel that my knowledge is shallow. I never thought that there was a Nuwa clan above the human race, nor did I expect that there was a Nuwa clan bloodline among the human race."

Okay, thinking back to the myth, before Nuwa created humans, she first created countless animals and even imitated herself to create humans, but none of these made her a saint. Only after creating the human race did she become a saint.

Emperor Xiao's verification of this legendary myth can be considered as adding to his knowledge.

Bai Suzhen smiled slightly: "Prefect Dixiao, you flatter me. My little sister Ling'er is leaving the clan for the first time, so she's inevitably a bit naive. May I ask why you've specially invited us here?"

"Since it concerns the drought, I won't hide anything. I invited you here because I know one of you cultivates the Great Dao of Creation and the other the Great Dao of Life. I hope you can pass on to me the methods of Creation and Life, or perhaps offer your insights, to help me establish the agricultural path, create high-yield grains, solve this famine for humanity, and ultimately overcome the drought." Di Xiao didn't stand on ceremony and immediately revealed his intentions.

To be honest, Di Xiao had tried many methods to deal with this drought. However, this was not a simple drought, but a complete drought calamity. Pure supernatural powers and cultivation levels were insufficient to change it.

Therefore, trying to solve the drought by addressing it is simply impossible. Unless one possesses boundless merit to offset the drought, it's impossible. But where would Emperor Xiao find such merit?

Since the drought couldn't be resolved, crop yields were destined to decline, and countless humans were bound to die from famine. After much deliberation, Di Xiao could only come up with two ways to save humanity.

One option was to relocate the human race outside the Nine Provinces, relying on food supplies from elsewhere to meet their needs. Unfortunately, the human population was too large, and the Nine Provinces were too vast, making a rapid relocation impossible.

One is to cultivate new grains to solve the food problem for the human race.

Emperor Xiao ultimately chose to cultivate new grains. Although this was a difficult problem, Emperor Xiao had no choice but to try. If successful, the benefits would be numerous. Moreover, Emperor Xiao possessed extraordinary comprehension and wisdom, so perhaps he could truly create new grain varieties.

Therefore, Emperor Xiao summoned Bai Suzhen and Zhao Ling'er.

Faced with Di Xiao's words and thoughts, Bai Suzhen was taken aback: "Prefect Di Xiao wants to create new grain varieties in order to save humanity from the drought."

Suzhen truly admired him. However, pioneering new grain varieties is not so easy…”

"Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. How will I know it's impossible if I don't try?" Di Xiao couldn't help but recall an old man from his memories, and his heart was filled with heroic ambition. Naturally, he had to give it a try.

Xiao Qing, who hadn't spoken before, suddenly said, "Prefect Dixiao's idea is good, but countless droughts have occurred in the Nine Provinces of the Human Race. During each drought, many human prodigies have tried to develop new crops. Unfortunately, they have all failed. Therefore, this method is difficult to implement."

"Moreover, as far as I know, the grains of the human race today all come from the innate top-grade spiritual root, the Reincarnation Five Grains, which was discovered by the Earthly Sovereign Shennong in ancient times."

The supreme spiritual root Xiaoqing mentioned, the Five Grains of Reincarnation, was something Di Xiao, having studied agriculture and grains for so many years, naturally knew what it was.

Legend has it that this "Reincarnation Five Grains" is a rare gem among spiritual roots. Ordinary spiritual roots are all single plants, and it takes countless hours to cultivate a single fruit. Moreover, only the fruits from the first nine generations can be planted into a second-rate spiritual root.

Not only can the Reincarnation Grain produce countless fruits, but each time a new fruit is produced, the original grain itself perishes in the cycle of reincarnation. The remaining fruits transform into seeds, which in turn give rise to even more Reincarnation Grains. This cycle repeats itself endlessly, eventually producing a total of one epoch of Reincarnation Grains. Although the quality of the Reincarnation Grains decreases after each generation, they can absorb numerous offshoots and regenerate into top-grade spiritual roots.

Because of its unique nature, after being found by the Earthly Sovereign Shennong, the Five Grains of Reincarnation were divided into five, and their spiritual roots were severed. The spiritual energy was transformed into ordinary spiritual plants, giving them the characteristics of infinite reproduction, infinite reincarnation, and infinite planting.

Although the five grains are severed, losing their special spiritual root properties and the fruits they produce also lack the unique characteristics of spiritual root fruits, the five grains can still reproduce generation after generation, reincarnating and being planted throughout the nine provinces, becoming the food upon which the human race depends for survival.

Today, seeking a new type of grain, one that exists independently of the five grains, or even changing the characteristics of the five grains, is truly not so easy.

Di Xiao, however, was extremely serious. "I want to give it a try. I would like to ask the two young ladies to impart their insights into creation and life to me. In exchange, I can tell you all the supernatural powers and techniques I possess. I can even promise that when I grow up, I will seek out spiritual treasures and spiritual roots to repay you."

(End of this chapter)