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

Chapter 331 Rain of Merit, Transforming Calamity

Thanks to the convenience of the human race cultivators, the human race in the Nine Provinces today can reclaim wasteland without any effort.

With just a sliver of magical power, one can cast agricultural spells to cultivate wasteland. Moreover, there are many complementary agricultural spells, such as the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique and the Seedling Cultivation and Planting Technique.

While this makes farming more convenient, it also fosters laziness among many humans. After all, human cultivators are ultimately a minority compared to all other humans.

The ratio of cultivators to ordinary people within the human race of Kyushu is approximately one in ten million. In other words, only one in ten million humans becomes a human cultivator.

If one person can handle the affairs of ten million people, then those ten million people will naturally become lazy.

Such inertia is something Di Xiao does not want to see. As the saying goes, "Heaven's movement is ever vigorous; so should a gentleman constantly strive for self-improvement."

Even the most ordinary human, even those who cannot cultivate, must not forget the spirit of self-improvement.

To this end, Emperor Xiao, drawing upon his memories from later generations, created many new agricultural tools. These human-powered tools enabled ordinary humans without cultivation to participate in reclaiming wasteland and engaging in labor, allowing them to cultivate their own food with their own hands.

Although doing so will not change the number of cultivators or the yield of food, it will cultivate the spirit of self-reliance and perseverance among the human race.

Such spirit and will may not be apparent in ordinary times. But if one were to truly embark on the path of cultivation, this spirit would inevitably produce more prodigies for the human race.

Of course, that's all in the future.

At that moment, countless farming tools flew out and landed in the fields. Many humans, their faces pale with hunger and weak, knew how to use the tools the instant they came into contact with them.

They were initially confused, as cultivators used to come and cultivate the land. Why were they now required to cultivate it themselves?

Emperor Xiao naturally sensed the confusion among countless humans and immediately issued a thunderous pronouncement: "All people of Yuhang County, listen up! From now on, the rule of cultivators assisting in land reclamation in Yuhang County will be abolished. From now on, you must rely on your own hands to cultivate the world and on your own feet to measure the land. Remember, your future is in your own hands. As the heavens move swiftly, so should the superior man constantly strive for self-improvement."

"You need to be self-reliant, Yuhang County needs to be self-reliant, and the human race needs to be self-reliant even more. Go forth and rely on your own hands to overcome this drought."

Human determination can overcome nature. Even if the heavens bring calamity, the human race can rely on its own hands, its own efforts, and its own struggle to overcome and resist it.

Within Yuhang County, countless people heard these words. Although they couldn't grasp their meaning immediately, a few wise individuals became excited.

Regardless of the circumstances, they still dragged their weakened bodies to reclaim wasteland and plant crops.

At this time, farm tools also came along with them.

In the blink of an eye, a lot of time has passed.

What was originally arid and barren land has been transformed into lush and green fields of grain.

The tall, lush grains and the crisscrossing fields were all created by the people themselves, bit by bit, through their own hard work.

As time went by, the wheat fields, which resembled mountains and forests, turned golden and swayed in the wind, like rosy clouds.

Especially as the aroma of wheat wafted through the air, countless starving people went completely mad: "It's ripe! It's finally ripe!"

"Haha... We succeeded. Relying on our own strength, not on the power of the immortals, we cultivated such food and survived the drought."

"What are we waiting for? Harvest the grain, solve our famine, and get through the drought."

Countless people began to frantically harvest the grain, and the grain that looked like hills was harvested in this way.

They piled them up one by one and sent them to the granary, or perhaps into their own stomachs.

At that moment, there was no more famine in Yuhang County, and every household had surplus grain.

Excitement, cheers, shouts—all of this unfolded within Yuhang County.

It was at this moment that a slight coolness appeared in the sky, which had been shrouded in the scorching sun and filled with the miasma of drought.

Then the sky turned azure, followed by shimmering rosy clouds and rolling colorful mists, and a warm, gentle dew descended.

"It's raining, it's raining..." countless people shouted.

Di Xiao, watching the raindrops fall into his hand, murmured, "Rain of merit? No, this is rain of calamity averted. As this rain falls, the blazing sun in the sky dissipates, transforming into a clear blue sky. As this rain falls, the drought-ridden aura that permeates the sky also vanishes. Haha… the grain I created not only solved the famine of the human race but also resolved this drought!"

Di Xiao never expected that his reluctance to see the human race starve would lead to the relief of the drought.

Bai Suzhen and the others looked at her with the same disbelief. Wu Meiniang's eyes couldn't hide her admiration.

"Prefect Dixiao, congratulations. You have truly created a miracle this time." Bai Suzhen didn't know what tone to use when speaking to Dixiao—was it gratitude, excitement, admiration, or perhaps shame and anger?

She marveled at Di Xiao's heroic deeds, praising his ability to reverse the drought for humanity. She admired his indomitable spirit and was thrilled by her own achievements. Of course, the memory of Di Xiao's past inappropriate advances still brought a touch of shame and anger. But beneath the shame and anger lay a deep shyness. Her gaze towards Di Xiao softened, becoming one of admiration.

Bai Suzhen was like that, and Zhao Ling'er's eyes had now transformed into the shape of Di Xiao. Xiao Qing exclaimed in admiration, her eyes shining as she looked at Di Xiao.

Ignoring what Bai Suzhen and the others were thinking, Di Xiao looked up at the sky and said, "The merit has arrived."

As soon as he finished speaking, a radiant glow appeared, and the immense merit broke through all obstacles, scattering across Yuhang County and dividing into many parts that flew towards the imperial palace.

Of the merits, Di Xiao received a full 70%. Bai Suzhen and Zhao Ling'er contributed their creation and life techniques, receiving 10%. Wu Meiniang, Xiao Qing, and many cultivators and officials in Yuhang County received 10%. The remaining 10% went to the countless citizens of Yuhang County.

Having received so much merit, another merit descended. However, this merit was divided into two parts. One part, about 70%, fell into the newly grown grains, intertwined with a seed, and transformed into a seed of merit. Then, along with the merit, it transformed into a new grain resembling a large tree.

The remaining 30% fell onto agricultural tools such as the curved plow, and then, through the influence of merit, these tools were transformed into a set of magical treasures.

Then the two magical treasures flew into Di Xiao's hands, making him aware of their existence.

"The superior-grade merit treasure of the day after tomorrow, the Five Grains of Merit. And the inferior-grade merit treasure of the day after tomorrow, the Curved Axe Farming Tool!" These two merit treasures fell into Di Xiao's hands, leaving him stunned.

Unwittingly, Di Xiao obtained these two merit-based spiritual treasures. Although their quality was not high, Di Xiao learned from them that the two spiritual treasures could evolve as merit accumulated.

(End of this chapter)