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

"Fellow Daoist Qin Yu, my cultivation has just broken through, so please take care of these humans for me. Once my cultivation is stable, I will come back to preach to the humans."

"You will temporarily follow Fellow Daoist Qin Yu. The prehistoric world is dangerous, and your cultivation is still weak. This is the Creation Whip, a supreme treasure for the human path. If you encounter danger, you can use this treasure, and I will descend my Dharma form to protect you."

"This sacred mountain is the ancestral mountain of the human race. Today, I name it Mount Tai!"

"Mount Tai is the ancestral mountain of our human race. Any cultivator who descends upon Mount Tai must not use their magical power, nor harm or oppress the human race. May humanity bear witness to this!"

Upon hearing Nuwa's words, the entire human race, led by the three leading men and women, bowed deeply and said, "We thank the Holy Mother!"

"We pay homage to the Ancestor of Humanity!"

After paying homage to Nuwa, the entire human race once again bowed to Qin Yu.

"No need for formalities!"

"After I have established the Dao of Alchemy, I will then teach you survival skills!"

Qin Yu waved his hand and looked at Nuwa: "Don't worry, Goddess Nuwa, I will take good care of these humans."

"In that case, I thank Fellow Daoist Qin Yu in advance. I will take my leave now!"

Upon hearing this, Nuwa nodded, glanced once more at the human race below, and then soared into the sky.

As for Qin Yu, he began to expound on the method of the Great Dao Divine Pill once again.

After a long silence, Qin Yu proclaimed loudly, "The Great Dao ascends once more; this is the Great Dao Pill Classic, may the Great Dao take heed!"

As Qin Yu finished speaking, the Eye of the Great Dao flashed, and another large amount of Great Dao merit was condensed and descended upon Qin Yu.

All the powerful beings of the primordial world who witnessed this scene looked enviously toward the nameless divine mountain.

Great Dao merit is even rarer and more precious than Heavenly Dao merit.

Now, Qin Yu has not only received a portion of the Great Dao merit from Nuwa's creation of humanity, but also the Great Dao merit from laying down the Dao of Elixir.

In the future, Qin Yu's achievements will be limitless.

After accepting the merit, Qin Yu sat cross-legged on the spot, and activated the Primordial Origin Scripture at full power. A flood of spiritual energy rushed into Qin Yu's Baihui acupoint, causing his cultivation level to rise steadily.

In the blink of an eye, he had broken through to the realm of Hunyuan Golden Immortal.

After stabilizing himself a bit, Qin Yu looked down at the bewildered humans below, about to say something.

But at that moment, a surge of magical power swiftly entered his mind: "Unless the human race faces a crisis of extinction, you should not help the human race too much."

"The path of humanity must be explored by themselves. You can only guide them from the sidelines, not do everything for them, otherwise it will be detrimental to the growth of humanity."

Although the human race has appeared in the world, the newly born human race is extremely weak.

Even though they were formed by fusing the essence of the Chaos Soil with their own and Nuwa's blood, and nourished by the merits of the Great Dao and the fortune of humanity, their innate talents were in no way inferior to those of innate beings.

However, if the human race is to truly develop, it still depends on the human race itself.

If humans rely on others for everything, they will never become the eternal protagonists.

In the future, it will be even more impossible to fight against other ethnic groups.

Therefore, the path of humanity still needs to be paved by their own hands.

Only by understanding the principle that human will can overcome nature can the human race continuously strive for self-improvement.

Upon hearing Qin Ming's telepathic message, Qin Yu nodded, agreeing in his heart. He then looked at the group of humans and said, "I will be cultivating atop Mount Tai from now on. If you need anything, you may seek me out."

"You must remember that the path of humanity must be explored by yourselves. Do not seek me unless you encounter a major crisis."

"Think more, reflect more, do more, and you will find what you desire."

"We respectfully follow the decrees of our ancestor."

Upon hearing this, the group of humans immediately bowed in respect.

"What do we do now?"

As Qin Yu disappeared, the group of humans looked bewildered.

"Let's find some food first, then find a place to stay!"

The first man created looked at his bewildered people, pondered for a while, and then spoke his thoughts.

Upon hearing this, the group of humans had no better options and followed the man as he began to climb Mount Tai.

This Mount Tai was originally an unnamed sacred mountain.

The spiritual energy there is thin, so it can hardly be considered a good blessed land.

After being nourished by the merits of the Great Dao and the fortune of humanity, this sacred mountain quickly transformed into a top-tier grotto-heaven.

It is rich in natural resources, and various natural animals roam freely.

In addition, before Nuwa left, she set a decree that the animals in the mountains could not use their magic powers and could only roam the mountains and forests in their original forms.

Led by a male leader, the group of people began a life of hunting and skinning, with the men hunting and the women skinning animals.

129,600 people settled down on Mount Tai.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a thousand years have passed.

Over the course of a thousand years, the human race has flourished, growing from an original population of 129,600 to a current population of one million.

On this day, dark clouds gathered and a torrential downpour began, causing the human race to shiver in the rain.

The sky was filled with thunder.

Qin Yu, sitting cross-legged atop Mount Tai, frowned: "What's going on?"

This place is shrouded in the aura of humanity and has the decree set by Nuwa, so why is it still suffering such a calamity?

After a moment of contemplation, Qin Yu hovered in the sky, his eyes gleaming with divine light.

"So that's how it is. It seems the three ancestors of humanity are about to emerge!"

Thinking of this, Qin Yu looked at a man who was braving the rain and searching around. With a thought, a bolt of lightning struck in front of the man.

The lightning struck the trees, igniting a great fire.

The fire engulfed the prey that the man had finally managed to hunt.

Upon seeing this, a look of horror appeared on the man's face.

Although he possessed the cultivation level of a Golden Immortal, what lay ahead was divine fire.

The power of this divine fire was far beyond his ability to handle.

Coupled with the earlier lightning, the man couldn't help but shiver.

I was about to go back when a rich aroma of meat filled the air.

Smelling the aroma of meat, the man swallowed hard and then cautiously approached the divine fire.

Before long, they found the charred prey at the edge.

The scent was coming from the prey.

"Could these foods be cooked by roasting them?"

"In that case, if I bring fire back, can I cook the food before eating it?"

Without hesitation, the man picked up a thick tree trunk, brought it close to the sacred fire, and once lit, immediately took it to the clan's territory.

The group of humans looked terrified when they saw the fire in the man's hand.

Although they all possess cultivation, they do not know the methods of cultivation. They can only unconsciously absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth every day, and naturally feel fear when they see something like fire.

After the man's explanation, the group of humans were overjoyed and took out their prey to roast over the divine fire.

Before long, the rich aroma of meat filled the air, and the group of humans couldn't resist sharing it. They found that it was indeed many times tastier than raw meat. The firelight also seemed to ward off wild beasts and bring them warmth, so they sang and danced around the campfire.

However, before they could rejoice for long, the divine fire suddenly went out, and the surroundings became dark again.

Upon seeing this, the man immediately led several of his people to the place where the divine fire was discovered.

But by then, the divine fire had already gone out.

Having experienced the benefits of fire, the man secretly resolved to find the divine fire.

So he bid farewell to his clansmen and wandered alone in the mountains and forests, searching for the source of the divine fire.

One day, the man saw a huge wild boar. Being extremely hungry, he picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the boar.

Unexpectedly, the blow didn't hit the wild boar, but instead struck a giant tree.

The stone struck the giant tree, sending sparks flying.

Upon seeing this, the man was taken aback. He circled the giant tree repeatedly, and after a moment of thought, he threw stones at the tree again.

Sure enough, the sparks reappeared.

"In that case, could I create my own flame?"

"That's right. Instead of searching for divine fire that might not descend for who knows when, we should find a way to make fire ourselves, so that our people will never run out of fire."

Without hesitation, the man immediately began trying various methods to create flames.