Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

The ancestral land of the human race, above the ancestral temple.

Lieshan's figure appeared out of thin air in the void, his body slightly hunched, like that of an old farmer.

But what lies deep within those eyes is the weight and depth honed by the passage of time.

He looked up at the auspicious clouds of merit above his head, a slight smile of satisfaction appearing on his lips.

It wasn't for the boundless merit he was about to gain, nor for the cultivation realm he was about to break through, but because the appearance of this auspicious cloud of merit meant that the five crops he had chosen—millet, sorghum, rice, wheat, and beans—had been recognized by the Heavenly Dao.

Not only that.

The manifestation of Heaven's virtues and merits has a deeper meaning.

These five crops are not only useful to humans, but also to all races in the prehistoric world.

The way of Heaven is fair; it does not show favoritism to any particular race.

The five grains selected by Lieshan can save the human race from hunger, and naturally, they can also save all the creatures of the prehistoric world from hunger.

This merit is a contribution to all living beings in the primordial world, not just to the human race.

This is why the auspicious clouds of merit this time are so vast, even surpassing what he obtained when he wrote the "Compendium of Materia Medica".

All living beings in the primordial world, whether near or far, felt something.

Deep within the Northern Sea, the Kunpeng in that secret realm suddenly opened its eyes, its gaze reflecting the strange phenomena of the southern sky.

The breadth of the rosy glow, the abundance of auspicious clouds, and the grandeur of the scene were almost comparable to the merits bestowed by the Yellow Dragon when he established the order of the four seasons.

"Humans...it's humans again." Kunpeng muttered to himself, a complex look flashing in his eyes. "First, Fuxi comprehended the Eight Trigrams and established human relations, then Lieshan tasted hundreds of herbs and wrote the Materia Medica, and now they've caused such a commotion. Could it be that the human race is truly about to give birth to a second Human Emperor?"

"But why does Lie Shan seem so familiar... Is it Hong Yun?"

Kunpeng's eyes widened in disbelief, then slowly closed, burying that trace of fear deep within his heart.

In the West Kunlun Mountains, the Queen Mother of the West sat serenely by the Jade Pool, her slender jade hand holding a red lotus, her gaze piercing through the clouds and landing on the auspicious clouds of merit filling the sky.

She smiled slightly, her voice cool and clear: "Humans are indeed different from the myriad races of the primordial world!"

The goddess beside her, puzzled, asked softly, "Your Majesty, how is it that the human race is able to generate such a large amount of merit?"

The Queen Mother of the West placed the red lotus into the pond, watching it drift with the current, and said softly:

"He found five crops that could be widely cultivated to satisfy hunger for humankind. From then on, humankind no longer needed to rely on fishing, hunting, and gathering, nor did they have to endure the suffering of famine. Every bite and every drink was ordained by Heaven. The appearance of the five grains greatly reduced the killing in the primordial world, which was a contribution to Heaven and Earth."

Xuan Nu nodded as if she understood, then asked, "Does Your Majesty think that Lieshan Shi can achieve the same level of sainthood as Fuxi?"

The Queen Mother of the West shook her head, her gaze falling on Lieshan: "A sub-sage? Far from it. His merits are great, but not enough for him to ascend to heaven in one step. However... it's more than enough for him to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm."

At Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain, Zhen Yuanzi gazed at the auspicious clouds of merit filling the sky, and at Lieshan Mountain beneath them, a smile never fading from his lips.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Hongyun, you've finally returned."

Qingfeng and Mingyue, standing to the side, looked at the laughing master and were puzzled. Why would the master say that Master Hongyun was about to return?

They were unaware that Lieshan at this moment was the reincarnation of their senior master Hongyun.

Beneath the Undying Volcano, Yuan Feng, bound by the chains of Heaven, gazed at the auspicious clouds of merit filling the sky, her eyes filled with complex emotions...

"The dragons are so lucky!"

The demon race in the northern border of the primordial world, the witch race in the underworld, and other powerful races in the primordial world looked at the auspicious cloud of merit with varying degrees of curiosity, vigilance, indifference, and deep contemplation.

The Lieshan Clan, known among humans as the "Ancestor of Medicine" and the "Sage Who Tasted Herbs," has now stepped into the spotlight of the primordial world.

Lie Shan smiled calmly at the various gazes, each carrying a different meaning, in the void.

He felt the vast power of merit in the void, and his mind sank into his body.

Despite thousands of years of hard work and accumulation, his cultivation level is still at the peak of Taiyi.

However, the Way of Medicine, the Way of the Four Seasons of Heaven and Earth, the Way of Life, the Laws of the Earth, the Laws of Wood, the Spirit of Plants...!

Some of these profound insights came from his experience of tasting all kinds of herbs, some from his observation of the growth of the five grains, and some from his understanding of the earth, plants, and the changing seasons.

The analysis of each plant, the experiment of each planting, the joy of each harvest... all left a deep mark on his Dao heart.

Thousands of years of accumulation have enabled him to make rapid progress in his understanding of the laws of the Great Dao.

The Way of Medicine has long been perfected, the Way of the Four Seasons of Heaven and Earth has reached a state of perfection, the Way of Life permeates Heaven and Earth, and the Laws of Earth and the Laws of Wood have also reached extremely high levels of attainment.

The relatively niche path of cultivating the spirits of plants has unexpectedly achieved a breakthrough due to the popularization of grain cultivation.

These great paths converged and transformed into the origin of heaven and earth, nourishing the three flower seeds within his body.

The Three Flowers are the foundation of Qi cultivators. The Three Flowers of Essence, Qi, and Spirit correspond to the physical body, magical power, and divine soul, respectively.

When the three flowers gather at the top of the head, one reaches the realm of a Great Golden Immortal.

Lieshan had already reached the threshold of becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

The seeds of the Three Flowers have long been budding, only lacking the final opportunity to bloom in all their glory and achieve the Great Luo.

And this opportunity lies in the boundless merit we are witnessing.

Lieshan regained his composure and calmly looked at the auspicious clouds of merit above his head.

The auspicious clouds had reached their peak, and the colorful rays of the sunset painted the entire sky with vibrant hues.

Amidst the auspicious clouds, faint celestial music echoed, not celestial music, yet surpassing it. It was the Heavenly Dao proclaiming to all living beings in the primordial world in its own language: Lieshan's achievements have been recorded in the Book of Merits between Heaven and Earth.

In the ancestral land of humanity, countless people looked up at the sky.

Although they could not see the full picture of the auspicious clouds of merit, they could feel the aura that blessed all things.

They all knelt down and offered their sincerest blessings to Lieshan.

Inside the ancestral temple of the human race, the current ruler of the human race stood at the entrance of the temple, looking at the Lieshan Mountain in the sky, and smiled calmly. At this moment, it was as if an ancient divine mountain had been removed from his body.

Although he is the supreme ruler of the human race, he bears even greater pressure. The burden of the entire human race rests on his shoulders, making him dare not slacken in the slightest!

And now, these burdens can finally be lifted!

"Lieshan..." the sovereign said in a low voice, "It is your turn to lead the human race forward."

In the sky, the auspicious clouds of merit finally moved.

boom!!!

The auspicious clouds of merit suddenly exploded, turning into a shower of golden rain that drifted down.