Houtu is infatuated with me, so I made her lean against the wall.

With the arrival of Chi You and Xuanyuan, the once tranquil prehistoric world was suddenly filled with a chilling, pitch-black mist.

Mist floated in the primordial sky, enveloping the entire primordial land.

This is the energy of a great calamity.

All cultivators who ventured into the primordial world were more or less tainted by the aura of the Great Calamity.

The deeper a cultivator's connection with the human race, the stronger the aura of calamity on their body.

This caused a great deal of doubt and uncertainty among the cultivators of the prehistoric world.

The Lich Wars just ended not long ago, right?

Why has the Great Calamity reappeared?

Thinking of the terror of the Great Calamity, the prehistoric cultivators were terrified. They abandoned their pursuit of human merit and fortune among humans and fled from human territory to their own caves to quietly recite the Yellow Court Classic.

Of course, some cultivators also felt that this great calamity was the time for them to break through their shackles.

During the Lich War, several saints and Primordial Saints were created.

Especially the human race.

The three ancestors of the human race: Holy Emperor Qin Yu, Empress Xuan Jun, and Huang Yun, the first of the twelve zodiac animals.

There are also dragons like Ao Guang.

These people all successfully attained enlightenment during the Lich Wars.

The rest of the twelve zodiac animals have all reached the mid-to-peak level of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.

Therefore, a group of cultivators emerged from seclusion, preparing to participate in this great calamity in order to break through their own limitations.

After leaving the Youxiong tribe, Daoist Ran Deng sped towards the human imperial city.

They were constantly teleported via the teleportation array.

However, when he arrived at the human capital, before he could even pay a visit to Shennong, the sovereign of humanity, the immense calamity permeating the sky caused the Daoist Ran Deng's expression to change slightly:

"How could a great eon suddenly arise?"

"What should we do?"

No one understands the terror of a great calamity better than the Daoist Ran Deng.

He took human form in ancient times.

At that time, it was still the Dragon-Han Great Tribulation.

Although he had never ventured into the primordial world, the feeling of palpitation that permeated the primordial sky while he was in his cave, as well as the tragic scenes of the three races' battles, still made Daoist Ran Deng shudder even now when he recalled them.

Especially after the Dragon-Han Calamity, in the later stages of the conflict between Dao and Demon, when Rahu detonated the Western Earth Veins, preparing to drag the Western continent down with him, the world-destroying scene made even the Burning Lamp Daoist tremble.

Then came the great tribulation of the Lich King.

The terror of the Great Calamity penetrated deeply into the heart of the Burning Lamp Taoist.

Now, the great calamity has erupted once again.

Moreover, now that the human race is dominant, all other races must avoid its sharp edge.

Therefore, the source of this great calamity must undoubtedly be the human race.

In other words, all cultivators who have any connection with the human race, except for saints and primordial saints, are in the Great Tribulation.

Now, if he obtains human fortune and merit, he will inevitably form a karmic bond with the human race.

Thus, even if he completes his good deeds and returns to his cave, he will not be able to avoid this great calamity.

Upon considering this possibility, Daoist Ran Deng's expression shifted uncertainly.

He didn't know whether he should return to his cave to avoid this great calamity, or take a gamble and join in.

After much deliberation, Daoist Ran Deng gritted his teeth and continued walking towards the human imperial city.

This is a rare opportunity; if you miss it, you don't know when you'll be able to gain merit again.

Now, his Qiankun Ruler senses an opportunity has arrived. If he completes this meritorious deed, he may be able to advance in rank.

Most importantly, he felt that his opportunity to attain enlightenment lay within the Qiankun Ruler.

If the Qiankun Ruler completes this meritorious deed, its cultivation level will increase dramatically.

Therefore, the allure of enlightenment suppressed the fear in the heart of the Daoist Burning Lamp.

Upon arriving at the human capital, Daoist Ran Deng proclaimed in a loud voice:

"Randeng, the Vice Leader of the Chan Sect, has learned that the Human Race's Supreme Ruler is troubled by the recent unequal distribution of human land. Therefore, he has come here today to offer the Supreme Ruler a solution!"

The sound boomed and quickly reached the palace.

Shennong, who was handling human affairs, was overjoyed upon hearing this and hurriedly summoned the great sages of the human race to personally welcome the Daoist Ran Deng.

After all, the issue of unequal land distribution among humans is becoming increasingly serious.

People fight over this every day.

If this continues, humanity will inevitably split again.

As the supreme ruler of humanity, he has an obligation to resolve this matter.

However, he had no idea how to solve it.

Now that they hear that Daoist Ran Deng has a solution to this problem, how could they not be overjoyed?

Leading a group of great sages of the human race, Shennong approached the Daoist Ran Deng and bowed respectfully.

"So it is a celestial being from the Chan Sect who has descended. I apologize for not greeting you properly."

"Please come in, Immortal Master!"

"Guards! Prepare spiritual fruits and wine to welcome the immortal!"

Seeing Shennong's politeness, Randeng Daoren smiled and followed Shennong into the palace.

Once the banquet was ready, the group sat facing each other.

Shennong asked directly:

"I wonder if what the immortal master said earlier was true?"

The Taoist Ran Deng smiled faintly and summoned the Qiankun Ruler:

"Humans do not have a unified standard; the division of land is decided entirely by the steps taken by people."

"However, people's feet are of different lengths and their strides vary, so the land divided in this way will naturally be of different sizes."

"Therefore, to solve this problem, it is necessary to establish appropriate standards."

"This spiritual treasure of mine was born from the combined energy of heaven and earth. It not only contains the power to overturn the universe, but also the way of measuring and shaping."

"This time, this magical treasure can be lent to the sovereign to resolve the conflict among humankind caused by the unequal distribution of land."

As he spoke, the Taoist Ran Deng presented the Qiankun Ruler to Shennong.

Shennong looked at the Qiankun Ruler floating before him, its surface shimmering with spiritual light and its scale clearly defined. A flash of inspiration struck him, and he took the Qiankun Ruler, clasping his hands in a fist salute:

"Thank you, Immortal Master, for bringing the method of measurement to our human race."

"I would be grateful if you would stay with my human race for a while longer, so that I may come back to thank you for your kindness once I have figured out a suitable method."

After saying this, Shennong instructed the great sages of the human race to treat the Daoist Randeng well, and then, holding the Qiankun Ruler, he couldn't wait to go down and establish the system of weights and measures.

While Shennong was pondering weights and measures to resolve the conflicts among humans caused by unequal land distribution, Qin Ming's avatar, along with Qin Nian'er and Ling Zhuzi, appeared in a human tribe called Hougang.

"Father, what are we doing here?"

Qin Nian'er looked at Qin Ming with a puzzled expression.

They had been having a great time in the boundless starry sky.

Suddenly, Qin Ming seemed to sense something and led her and Ling Zhuzi away from the boundless starry sky, heading straight for the human territory.

This puzzled Qin Nian'er greatly.

In her perception, this human tribe was nothing special.

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Qin Ming's face:

"Come here to witness the birth of a great man."

Qin Nian'er tilted her head:

"great?"

"Is he greater than his father, mother, and aunt?"

A thoughtful look appeared in Qin Ming's eyes:

"Your aunt Nuwa founded the human race and was the Holy Mother of the human race. Your mother opened up the tunnels so that the dead would have a place to rest, and established laws to hang a shackle over the heads of all the cultivators in the prehistoric world, so that they would not dare to kill indiscriminately."

"He created martial arts for his father, bringing a powerful method to the human race."

"The Five Sovereigns and Five Emperors ruled the world and laid a solid foundation for the human race."

"However, what we have done is merely laying the foundation for humanity!"

"But if the human race wants to truly become the eternal protagonist, this alone is far from enough."

"The birth of this person will ensure that humanity's foothold in the world is firmly established, its foundation stable for all eternity!"

"In some respects, he is indeed greater than his father and others."

"Because this person is an equal to us, the father and others."

As Qin Ming finished speaking, celestial energy gathered, forming a vast Dao rune.