Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

He assumed that the dragon totem in the temple had left a deep impression on him, which was why he felt such a sense of familiarity with the yellow dragon, and did not think anything of it.

"Ancestor, have you come with some instructions?" Lieshan asked respectfully.

Huanglong, Duobao, and Xuandu exchanged a glance, took their seats in the hall, and gestured for Lieshan to sit down as well.

Lieshan sat down as instructed, feeling a vague unease in his heart.

He always felt that the legendary dragon ancestor's sudden descent was not just to see him.

Huang Long picked up the teacup brought in by the servant, took a small sip, and cut to the chase: "Lieshan, do you know why your teacher invited me here?"

Lieshan glanced at Duobao and tentatively asked, "Is it because of me? Has something happened to my cultivation?"

Huang Long shook his head: "You've done very well in your cultivation; Senior Brother Duobao has taught you very well. I'm here for another matter."

Lie Shan's heart tightened, and he vaguely guessed what was going on. His face turned slightly pale.

Duobao sighed and said, "Lieshan, you know your own problem. No matter how high your cultivation or how strong your realm, without great contributions to the human race, you are ultimately unworthy to be the Human Emperor. You understand this yourself, don't you?"

Lieshan fell silent.

After a moment, he slowly spoke, his voice low and dejected: "Teacher is right, I know that in my heart."

He raised his head and looked at Huang Long, his eyes filled with confusion and helplessness: "Senior Huang Long, it's not that I don't want to make contributions, it's just that... I really don't know what to do."

"When the human emperor Fuxi was alive, he developed the Eight Trigrams, established human relations, and created writing. Each of these was a pioneering achievement that started from nothing and has lasted for eternity."

"But now, the human race has a complete system and civilization, and I really can't find such a great achievement to establish."

"Expanding territory?"

Lieshan smiled bitterly, "Ever since Emperor Fuxi entered the Fire Cloud Cave, those tribes on the border with the human race have refused to give up an inch of their territory to the current human race."

"The human race currently only has one Grand Luo Golden Immortal, the current sovereign. Several races bordering the human race's territory also have Grand Luo Golden Immortals in charge. Although their strength is not as great as that of the human race, they are not afraid of the human race."

"As for the Great Way of Evolution, shall we create a new Great Way?"

Lieshan is currently only a Taiyi Golden Immortal, not even close to the threshold of Daluo, so this is even more impossible.

"As for improving people's livelihoods and developing production..." Lieshan's voice lowered a few decibels. "I have been working on it all these years, but to be honest, it's all just icing on the cake. The foundation left by Emperor Fuxi is too good. No matter how hard I try, I can only make the situation of the human race a little bit better, which is far from being a 'great achievement'."

He recounted his predicament in detail, becoming increasingly frustrated as he spoke, until he was almost sighing in the end.

Duobao listened from the side, his expression also unpleasant.

What Lieshan said was true. He had known about these difficulties for a long time, but he could never find a way to solve them.

After listening to Lieshan's story, Huanglong remained silent for a moment.

The hall fell silent for a moment, with only the wisps of steam rising slowly from the teacups on the stone table.

After a long silence, Huanglong spoke.

"Lieshan, you said you can't find any great achievements to make because Emperor Fuxi has already done everything?" Huanglong's voice was calm, yet it carried a power that went straight to the heart.

Lieshan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Huang Long shook his head: "You're wrong."

Lieshan was taken aback.

"The Human Emperor Fuxi did lay a solid foundation for the human race, but he did not 'finish everything,' nor could he have finished everything."

Huanglong looked at Lieshan, a hint of disappointment in his eyes. "Every era has its own needs, and every era has its own mission. In Fuxi's era, humanity needed to move from ignorance to civilization, so he developed the Eight Trigrams, established human relations, and created writing. And now? What does humanity need most now?"

Lieshan opened his mouth, but couldn't answer.

He realized he really didn't know.

He has managed the human race for many years, handled countless affairs, and is familiar with every system and every piece of data of the human race.

But if you ask him "what the human race needs most right now", he can't give you a clear answer.

Huanglong saw his confusion and sighed softly, "That's your problem... You don't really understand the human race at all."

Lieshan shuddered.

"You are the son of the leader of the largest human tribe, and you have been raised with the standards of a human emperor since birth... Your cultivation has been smoother than that of us disciples of saints."

Huang Long paused slightly, "But what you don't know is that on this land, there are countless human tribes where ordinary people face life-or-death trials every day. They have no spiritual food to eat, no spiritual clothing to wear, no sufficient spiritual energy for cultivation, and no sages to personally teach them. They have to fight against ferocious beasts, struggle against natural disasters, and deal with diseases. But this part of humanity is the foundation of humankind."

"And you know nothing about them."

Lie Shan's face turned deathly pale, and his breathing became violently turbulent.

He wanted to refute it, but found that every word Huang Long said was true.

He had never actually visited those most ordinary tribes, nor had he ever truly interacted with those ordinary people.

Even the leaders of those small tribes were not qualified to see him.

"If you wish to benefit humanity, to perform great deeds, and to become a human emperor like Fuxi, you must first understand humanity!"

Huanglong looked outside the hall, "Not these humans in the ancestral land, but those humans who survive in the lowest, most difficult, and most dangerous environments."

"You must see with your own eyes, hear with your own ears, and experience with your own body. Only in this way can you know what they truly need and find your own path."

Huang Long's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a hint of special Daoist charm, which gradually restored the fluctuating energy of Lieshan.

But the hall fell silent again for a long time.

Lieshan lowered his head, Huanglong's words echoing repeatedly in his mind like thunder, shattering all his understanding over the years.

It turns out he didn't understand anything.

It turns out that he thought he was governing the human race, but he didn't even know what the human race really needed.

It turns out that he had been living in a carefully constructed bubble and had never seen the real world.

After a long while, Lieshan raised his head, his eyes no longer filled with confusion, but instead with an unprecedented determination.

"Ancestor, please teach me, what should I do?"

Huang Long looked into his eyes and saw a hint of sincerity and longing. This made him nod slightly.

At least, Lieshan hasn't been spoiled by Duobao.

He pondered for a moment and said, "I have a way to solve your problem, but it depends on whether you're willing to do so."

Lieshan's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Senior, please speak! As long as it benefits humanity, I will do whatever you say!"

Huanglong did not answer immediately, but turned to look at Duobao.

Duobao pondered for a moment, then nodded. Although he didn't yet know exactly what Huanglong wanted to do, he trusted Huanglong. If Huanglong said he had a way, then he must have a way.

Huang Long withdrew his gaze, looked at Lie Shan, and said with a strange smile, "Very good."