Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

"This alone is not enough to make Fuxi the Emperor of Man."

Guang Chengzi looked at Huang Long with suspicion, seemingly not quite believing what Huang Long was saying.

Huang Long pointed at Xuan Du, "Senior Brother, do you know that Xuan Du has protected Fuxi through hundreds of reincarnations?"

Guang Chengzi looked at Xuandu in disbelief, only to see Xuandu nodding repeatedly.

"Throughout these hundreds of lifetimes, Fuxi gradually integrated the demonic destiny belonging to the Demon Emperor Fuxi and the destiny of the innate saint Fuxi into the human race!"

"This is only a prerequisite for Fuxi to become the emperor of the human race."

Huang Long paused slightly, then continued, "When Fuxi returned to the human race, he made nets to catch fish, domesticated livestock, and drove out all other races... He created the Eight Trigrams and enlightened the human race."

"Thus, Fuxi won the hearts of the people and became the Emperor of the human race."

Seeing Guang Chengzi remain silent, Huang Long picked up the teapot and poured him another full cup.

The emerald green tea was poured into the cup, and its aroma once again filled the air, mingling with the crisp scent of pine trees, which unconsciously calmed Guang Chengzi's mind.

"Senior brother should know that neither of the first two emperors of the human race was a pure human."

Guang Chengzi nodded; he naturally knew all of this.

"Fuxi was the reincarnation of the demon Xihuang, bringing with him the innate divine fortune and the fortune of the demon race into the human race. Shennong was the reincarnation of the Hongyun Ancestor, similarly bringing with him the innate divine fortune into the human race."

"Neither of the two generations of human emperors were of pure human origin. The reason they were able to become human emperors was because they carried the innate divine fortune and brought this fortune to the human race. This gave them the prerequisite to become human emperors. Then, their many achievements for the human race won them the support of the people and ultimately led them to become human emperors."

"What does Xiong Xuanyuan have to do with it...!"

Guang Chengzi's lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but Huang Long didn't give him a chance to speak.

"He has nothing...!"

"The only thing that made him stand out from countless humans was you, senior brother!"

Huang Long's gaze fell on Guang Chengzi's face. "You take him as your disciple, give him plenty of resources, teach him the Jade Purity Immortal Technique, and protect him as he grows!"

"You think this will make him the Human Emperor?"

Hearing Huanglong's question, Guangchengzi retorted defiantly, "Xuanyuan drove out the foreign tribes and conquered vast territories...!"

"Chi You did the same!" Huang Long interrupted before Guang Chengzi could finish speaking.

Guang Chengzi remained silent.

He is Xuanyuan's master, and knows better than anyone that Xuanyuan has grown from a young boy to the leader of the Youxiong tribe under his protection, and has attained the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Your journey has been smooth!

"And Chi You," Huang Long's voice deepened slightly, "he possesses the dual bloodlines of both the human and witch races. Now that the witch race is protected in the underworld by the Goddess Houtu, the witch race's fortune naturally converges upon him."

"Therefore, he is also qualified to compete for the throne of the Human Emperor, and even has an advantage over Xuanyuan."

"You mean..." Guang Chengzi's voice was somewhat hoarse, "Chi You has won, and everything I've done will have been in vain."

Huang Long nodded and said, "Regardless of whether Chi You or Xuanyuan wins, the human race's fortune will merge with that of the witch race, making the human race surpass the witch and demon races, and become the true protagonists of heaven and earth."

He paused, picked up his slightly cooled teacup, took a small sip, and then uttered a conclusion that made everyone present change color: "However, if Chi You wins, in addition to gaining the fortune of the Wu Clan, the human race will also have to bear the endless karma of the Wu Clan."

The atmosphere around the stone table suddenly became more serious.

Duobao dropped his leisurely spectator expression, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

Xuan Du unconsciously rubbed the teacup in his hand.

Guang Chengzi then stood up and paced back and forth under the old pine tree twice.

He finally understood.

Why did Houtu protect Chiyou in the underworld? Why did Xingtian spare no effort to protect Chiyou? Why were the Wu tribe willing to give Chiyou the precious blood essence of their great shaman, drop by drop?

It wasn't because they wanted to make the human race stronger, but because it was the only way out for the witch race.

The Wu tribe carries too heavy a burden of karma, so heavy that even Houtu, the saint who transformed herself into the cycle of reincarnation, could not cleanse the entire tribe.

During the great war between the Lich King and the Demon King, the Twelve Ancestral Witches self-destructed, Gonggong crashed into Mount Buzhou, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to sink, and the Weak Water to devour countless lives.

This karmic burden has weighed on the Wu tribe for countless years, preventing them from raising their heads and forcing them to eke out a living in the underworld under the protection of Houtu.

The Wu tribe needs an opportunity to package their fortune and karmic burdens together and find a sufficiently powerful vessel to receive them.

The human race is this vessel.

The human race's fortunes are rising steadily. Both Xuanyuan and Chiyou have broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and the throne of the Human Emperor is about to be born.

Once Chi You became the Human Emperor, the fortune of the Wu tribe merged into the torrent of human fortune. The Wu tribe members no longer needed to be confined to the underworld; they could integrate into the human race, change their identities, and live in the sunlight again.

This is a transaction, a transaction jointly approved by the Goddess Nuwa, the Sage Taiqing, and the Sage Houtu.

The way of Heaven is always fair; it will not allow any race to rise out of thin air, nor will it allow any race to perish without cause.

Guang Chengzi stopped under the old pine tree.

He turned around and looked at Huang Long. The anger in his eyes had dissipated, replaced by a complex expression that was hard to describe as either realization or helplessness.

After a long silence, he slowly asked, "What are the chances of Xuanyuan succeeding?"

"I don't know!"

"but......!"

Guang Chengzi's dim eyes suddenly lit up, and he stared intently at Huang Long.

"However, if Xuanyuan can defeat Chiyou, incorporate the Wuren tribe into the human race, and absorb the Wuren tribe's fortune, Xuanyuan's achievements will surpass those of Fuxi and Shennong. And senior brother, as the teacher of the Human Emperor, your gains will far exceed those of senior brother Duobao."

When Huang Long mentioned surpassing Duobao, Guang Chengzi's eyes suddenly brightened, his gaze flashing with excitement, and he became full of fighting spirit in that instant.

"Under my guidance, Xuanyuan will surely defeat Chiyou and become the Human Emperor." Guang Chengzi's words sounded like he was encouraging himself, but also like he was speaking to Duobao.

He then exchanged a bow with Huang Long and the other two, and then took his leave.

Just then, the mountain wind howled by, swirling pine needles in the air before they landed on the stone table, right next to the untouched teacup.

Xuandu reached out and picked up a pine needle, examined it in his palm, and then gently tossed it into the medicinal herb field.

He glanced at Huang Long, who looked completely at ease, then at Duo Bao beside him, who looked utterly bewildered. "As expected of my senior brother, he managed to appease Senior Brother Guang Chengzi with just a few words!"