Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

When trading markets spring up all over the human realm, when various human tribes exchange for the resources they need through these markets, and when groups that are on friendly terms with the human realm also join the human market to obtain the resources they need.

Shennong's bottleneck in the late stage of the Great Luo realm was naturally broken through with the transformation of the human race's fortune, and he reached the peak of the Great Luo realm.

His mind was clearer than ever before, and his understanding of humanity was more profound than ever before.

He finally understood that the human race was not a simple collection of isolated tribes, but an organic whole.

Only when every part of this whole is interconnected and shares resources can the entire race truly become stronger.

However, Shennong, having broken through to the peak of the Great Luo realm, chose to go into seclusion again for cultivation.

The morning mist on Shouyang Mountain had not yet dissipated.

Huanglong held a black piece, but didn't put it down for a long time.

"Senior brother has been thinking about this move for almost half an hour."

Xuan Du picked up the cup of enlightenment tea beside him, took a sip, and smiled faintly. "Are you feeling unsettled?"

"Bullshit." Huang Long cursed bluntly, slamming a black stone onto a star point on the board with such force that several white stones nearby bounced. "I call this planning before acting. Do you think everyone's like you, playing chess like eating, just shoveling it into their mouth and calling it a day?"

Xuan Du wasn't annoyed. He glanced down at where Huang Long had placed his piece, gave a soft "hmm," and then picked up a white piece from the chess box, placing it in an inconspicuous spot diagonally to the center. This seemingly ordinary move actually severed Huang Long's large dragon that he had secretly laid out twenty moves earlier.

Huang Long stared at it for a long time, then suddenly slammed his hand on the stone table.

"I'm not playing anymore!"

As he spoke, he threw the remaining chess pieces on the chessboard.

"I really can't figure it out." Huang Long stood up and paced back and forth in front of the chessboard with his hands behind his back!

"Who was Hongyun back then? He rode on auspicious five-colored clouds, traveling throughout the four seas and eight wastelands, making many good fellow cultivators!"

He paused, then plopped back down on the futon, his voice lowering, tinged with a hint of disappointment, "But what about now? Reincarnated as Shennong, and what a mess! He just broke through to the peak of the Great Luo realm, and now he never leaves his quarters, shutting himself away to comprehend the Dao. Tell me, junior brother, is this how the Human Emperor achieved enlightenment?"

Xuandu silently gathered the scattered chess pieces back into the chess box one by one. "Senior brother, you are mistaken. Shennong is the supreme ruler of humanity, bearing the destiny of billions of people. His seclusion to comprehend the Dao has its own reasons."

"reason?"

Huang Long suddenly looked up, a flash of anger in his eyes. "What utter nonsense!"

"The path to becoming the Human Emperor is something that millions of humans believe. If he could become the Human Emperor by secluded cultivation, he wouldn't have stagnated for thousands of years in the late stage of the Great Luo realm."

Huang Yue became increasingly angry as he spoke, his aura surging, causing a gentle breeze to rise in the Shouyang Mountains!

"How did he attain the Great Luo realm? And how did he become the supreme ruler of humanity? Doesn't he know?"

"Now look what's happened. He just broke through to the peak of the Great Luo realm and locked himself away. Where is the foundation of his Great Dao? It lies in the endless cycle of life of the human race! He's left billions of human beings behind. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"

Xuan Du smiled wryly, shook his head, put the chess box and chessboard he had put away into his sleeve, and stood up.

"Senior brother is right. Then...shall we go take a look?"

"Leave?" Huang Long snorted. "I'll give him a good scolding."

Before he finished speaking, he had already stood up.

Xuan Du sighed, took a step forward, and followed closely behind Huang Long.

Two streaks of light, one after the other, arrived at the ancestral land of the human race in an instant, landing a hundred paces outside the cave.

Huanglong released a wisp of his aura.

The next moment, the stone gate in front of Shennong Cave opened with a bang, and Shennong's figure appeared in front of Huanglong and Xuandu, along with Duobao.

Shennong saw Huanglong and Xuandu at a glance, paused for a moment, then straightened his clothes and stepped forward to perform a grand salute.

"Shennong has met the Totem Ancestor, and the Mysterious Ancestor...!"

"No need." Huang Long waved his hand, interrupting before he could bend over, and asked, "Let me ask you, how long has it been since your feet have set foot on human soil?"

Shennong was stunned.

"How long has it been since your eyes have gazed upon the land of humanity?" Huang Long took a step forward, his voice not loud, yet carrying immense pressure. "How long has it been since your hands have planted the five grains?"

Shennong's lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

Huanglong took another step forward, staring intently into Shennong's eyes.

He unleashed the full power of the human totem, and although it wasn't meant to be deliberate, the aura of a quasi-saint caused the void to stagnate slightly.

Duobao's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously took half a step back, staring blankly at Huanglong.

"You went into seclusion to comprehend the Dao." Huanglong said, enunciating each word clearly, "I ask you, what Dao have you comprehended!"

Shennong remained silent, his aura as a quasi-sage fluctuating.

"You are the sovereign of humanity, the next Human Emperor." Huang Long's voice suddenly lowered. "The title 'Human Emperor' isn't something you cultivated yourself; it's the faith of trillions of humans. You've cast them aside, hiding in this ancestral land to meditate and comprehend the mysteries. What kind of Human Emperor are you?"

"If you don't want to be the Human Emperor, you can take back your Dao Fruit from your previous life and become the carefree Red Cloud Ancestor."

Shennong stood still, his body trembling slightly.

After a long while, he took a deep breath and slowly exhaled to calm himself down. Then he bent down and bowed deeply to Huanglong.

"Our ancestor's teachings are correct."

Daoist Duobao stood at the back, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Although Huanglong didn't name Shennong by name in his scolding, the words "ineffective in teaching" were practically written all over his face.

He, the chief disciple of the Chan Sect personally instructed by the sage, could only stand respectfully with his hands hanging down, not daring to utter a single word.

After Huang Long finished cursing, the pent-up frustration he had accumulated in Shouyang Mountain dissipated, and his expression gradually softened.