Primordial Era: Something's Wrong with This Generation of Witch Clan

Chapter 76 Shennong tastes hundreds of herbs, the Human Emperor begins

After the sages disappeared, Yun Zhongzi appeared in the Huaxu tribe. ✩ 🎀 60mcg.my❤🎀 ✩

"By order of the Holy Teacher of the Human Race and the Leader of the Human Cult, our Human Race's Common Ruler, Fuxi, has now achieved perfect merit and attained the position of Heavenly Emperor. He shall now cultivate in seclusion in the Fire Cloud Cave to protect the enduring prosperity of our human race!"

"Fuxi obeys the order!" Fuxi cupped his hands in greeting to Yun Zhongzi.

"Brother, govern the human race well. I will be waiting for you in the Fire Cloud Cave," Fuxi said to Shennong.

However, he keenly noticed a strange look in Shennong's eyes. Upon seeing this strange look, Fuxi's smile stiffened slightly. He then cupped his hands to Shennong and disappeared from the altar.

Finally, Shennong sighed. When he learned that Fuxi's previous life was Xi Huang of the demon race, he didn't know how to face Fuxi, after all, Fuxi was also a member of the human race who suddenly appeared back then.

On the other side, after Nuwa returned to the Nuwa Palace, the human race's fortune under her control began to fluctuate. In just a few breaths, one-tenth of the human race's fortune under Nuwa's control was lost. It is easy to guess that this one-tenth of the human race's fortune had gone to Panhuang.

Although Fuxi was still the Fuxi of the human race, Luohuang had gone to the demon race after all, and Luohuang was Fuxi's evil corpse. Although Fuxi severed his connection with the evil corpse, Luohuang still came from Fuxi in the end.

This is why part of Nuwa's vow came true, and also why she lost a portion of the human race's fortune.

Currently, one-tenth of humanity's fortune rests on all of humanity, one-tenth on Si Teng, and five-tenths on Pan Huang. Nuwa now only has three-tenths of the fortune left, but Nuwa has no way to change it. Compared to losing all of humanity's fortune, this is undoubtedly the best outcome.

After seeing Fuxi leave, Yun Zhongzi bowed to Shennong and then disappeared from the Huaxu tribe.

Pan Huang did not tell Fuxi to suppress the Fire Cloud Cave, but only said to meditate in the Fire Cloud Cave to protect the fortune of our human race. This was Pan Huang's instruction.

Because Panhuang is not Laozi, he did not treat the human race as a tool, so he would never say something like "suppressing the Fire Cloud Cave".

After Fuxi left, Shennong became the new ruler of the human race. After becoming the ruler of the human race, Shennong also began to get busy.

To help humans be more comfortable in the sweltering summer, Shennong wove hemp into cloth and made hemp clothing, solving the problem of humans using leaves and animal skins to cover their bodies. He also improved upon the pottery-making techniques of Panhuang, creating more pottery for the human race.

Of course, after becoming the supreme ruler of the human race, the spread of the five grains became more convenient. Shennong used his crystal belly to make the human race's diet more and more abundant, and the human race's fortune became stronger and stronger. At this time, the human race already had the feeling of being the protagonist of heaven and earth.

In the fifth year of Shennong's reign as the supreme ruler of the human race, a sudden epidemic broke out in the human territory, infecting countless humans. With the existing conditions, the human race was simply unable to cure the epidemic. In a short period of time, one-tenth of the human race in the center of the epidemic had already perished.

For the safety of all humanity, the surrounding human tribes isolated themselves from other humans and did not allow anyone to approach, in order to minimize the impact of the epidemic.

After receiving this news, Shennong disregarded everyone's advice and came to these tribes. After observing the situation in the tribes, he found that some people had much milder symptoms than others. After inquiring, he learned that they had taken some herbs, so their symptoms were milder than others.

However, these people couldn't specify which herbs they were taking, because they had no idea what kind of herbs they were; they were just taking them randomly.

After learning about this, Shennong looked at his crystal belly and thought that it was time to put it to good use.

With that thought in mind, he left and went to Zhao Gongming's thatched cottage.

"Master, your disciple is preparing to go to the prehistoric world to gain experience and find herbs that can cure the plague of our human race," Shennong said to Zhao Gongming.

"Hmm!" Zhao Gongming nodded.

He then threw Shennong a crimson whip, called the Ochre Whip. It was a whip that Panhuang had personally crafted after learning of the plague outbreak among the human race. Since the birth of the Artifact Witch Clan, he had not crafted any more artifact spirits. All the artifact spirits of the Artifact Witch Clan, including the transformation of the Spirit Treasure Clan, were accomplished by the Spirit Hammer.

"This whip is called the Ochre Whip. It was personally crafted by your grandmaster. The Ochre Whip has little offensive power, but it can help you identify the properties of herbs. Now go ahead. This is my communication jade slip. If there's anything you can't handle, just let me know." Zhao Gongming said to Shennong with a smile.

"Thank you, Master!" Shennong cupped his hands in thanks to Zhao Gongming.

After leaving Zhao Gongming, Shennong made some arrangements for the human tribes and then set off with the ochre whip. Whenever he passed through a place and saw a plant he did not recognize, he would stop to taste it and then record it.

When encountering a plant he was unsure about, he would first use an ochre whip to test if it was poisonous. If it was not poisonous, he would taste it himself. If it was poisonous, the ochre whip would taste it, and then he would tell Shennong about its medicinal properties.

In this life, because the ochre whip is a spirit, Shennong had no need to risk trying poisons, which saved him a lot of time.

Shennong spent nearly fifty years traveling across most of the prehistoric lands. During this time, he tasted countless herbs and recorded their medicinal properties, which became the precursor to the Shennong Materia Medica.

Fifty years later, Shennong returned to the Jiangshui tribe. When he left, he was a spirited middle-aged man, but when he returned, he had become an old man in his twilight years.

This was due to the long-term consumption of various herbs. Shennong looked like a frail old man, but in reality, his body was not weak at all.

After returning to the Jiangshui tribe, Shennong spent another ten years organizing these herbs, and then compiled the Shennong Herbal Classic.

After the Shennong Herbal Classic was published, he took it to a tribe where an epidemic had broken out. In the fifty years that followed, the epidemic did not improve, but fortunately, it did not spread.

Just as Shennong was beginning to treat the plague among the human race, Shaodian of the Youxiong clan welcomed his son, whom he named Xuanyuan.

When Xuanyuan was born, Guangchengzi descended upon the Youxiong tribe.

"Greetings, Immortal Master!" Shao Dian bowed to Guang Chengzi.

When Guang Chengzi saw Shao Dian's behavior, his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly. The Chan Sect placed great importance on etiquette, and Shao Dian's failure to kneel before him caused Guang Chengzi a slight dissatisfaction, though he did not show it.

"I am the chief disciple of the original sage of the Chan Sect. Your child has a master-disciple relationship with me. Today I have come to take you as my disciple. Quickly bring your child over to me." Guang Chengzi had a condescending air about him, and his words carried a hint of charity.

"No need for your help, Immortal Master. My child is unworthy to be your disciple." Shao Dian said coldly after hearing Guang Chengzi's words.

"How dare you!" Upon hearing Shao Dian's words, Guang Chengzi was instantly enraged, and the aura of a Golden Immortal instantly emanated from his body.

"Hmph! So what if you're a disciple of a sage? Our human race fights against heaven and earth. Our human race's holy teachers have fought against sages before. Your title of sage can't scare us." Shao Dian snorted coldly, and the aura of a Taiyi Golden Immortal emanated from his body, directly suppressing the aura of Guang Chengzi.

"You!!!" Guang Chengzi pointed at Shao Dian with a furious expression.

"Get out!" Shao Dian said coldly.

"There will be a time when you beg me for help." Guang Chengzi said bitterly at the end, and then left without looking back.

In the Holy Palace, Pan Huang had been keeping an eye on the Chan Sect. After Guang Chengzi came out of the Chan Sect, he took out the Kongtong Seal, and then a white light flew out from the Kongtong Seal.

The Jiuli people.

The relationship between the Jiuli tribe and the human race is very close now. In some tribes, the Jiuli people are still the leaders. This is completely different from the previous life. In the previous life, because the Jiuli tribe had the blood of the Wu tribe, when the Wu tribe used the human race to forge the Demon-Slaying Sword, the relationship between the human race and the Jiuli tribe became extremely hostile. This is why the later emperor and Chiyou fought a great war.

However, under Panhuang's intervention in this life, the relationship between the Jiuli tribe and the human race is very close. The Jiuli tribe is the human race, a pure human race.

The Jiuli tribe, the tribe of Chiyou.

Because the human race and the Jiuli tribe had a very good relationship, there was no such thing as the Jiuli tribe in this life. Jiuli was just the name of one of the branches of the human race.

In the chief's room of the Chiyou tribe, an infant was fast asleep when suddenly a beam of white light flew out from the void and entered the infant's brow. As soon as the white light entered the infant's brow, the infant's brow involuntarily furrowed.

After an unknown amount of time, the baby opened its eyes. These were not the eyes of a baby at all; the emotions in those eyes were incredibly complex, including surprise, excitement, and a hidden hint of murderous intent.

"Lord Ancestral Witch, Chi You will definitely complete the mission," the baby murmured to himself, though his words were in a babbling, incoherent way.

Kunlun Mountain, Yuxu Palace.

"What? The Father of Human Emperors refused to let you take on disciples?" Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun immediately frowned.

"Yes, Master! And they even spoke rudely to us." Guang Chengzi nodded.

When Yuanshi Tianzun heard Guang Chengzi say this, he started calculating with his fingers. After he finished, he looked at Guang Chengzi with a hint of anger and disappointment.

"Oh no!" Guang Chengzi panicked when he saw the look in Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes. He had forgotten that the sage was omniscient and omnipotent, and he guessed that the sage had seen through his little thoughts.

"Go to the Jiuli tribe. The child of the leader of the Chiyou tribe of the Jiuli tribe is also a candidate for the next Human Emperor." In the end, Yuanshi Tianzun did not say anything harsh to teach Guangchengzi a lesson.

Although Guang Chengzi was somewhat arrogant, he was Yuanshi Tianzun's favorite disciple, so Yuanshi Tianzun did not say anything to him.

"Ah!" Guang Chengzi exclaimed in surprise after hearing Yuanshi Tianzun's words.

"The Heavenly Emperor and the Earthly Emperor help the human race develop, while the Human Emperor is in charge of killing and warfare. Go and take that child from the Jiuli tribe as your disciple, and then help him compete for the Human Emperor's throne. You will still be the Human Emperor's teacher. This time, don't disappoint your teacher again." Yuanshi Tianzun looked at Guangchengzi quietly.

"Yes, Master!" Guang Chengzi nodded.

When Guang Chengzi arrived at the Chiyou tribe, it just so happened that the Jiuli tribe was celebrating the birth of their chieftain's offspring.

"May I ask where you come from, Immortal Master?" The Jiuli tribesmen asked upon seeing Guang Chengzi.

This time, Guang Chengzi put away his arrogant expression. After all, the Jiuli tribe still had some Wu tribe blood, and their personalities were even more fiery than those of humans.

"I am Guang Chengzi, the eldest disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun of the Chan Sect. Your clan leader's child has a master-disciple relationship with me, and I have come here specifically to take him as my disciple," Guang Chengzi said with a smile.

"Please wait a moment, Immortal Master, while I go and inform him."

"Okay!" Guang Chengzi nodded.

Not long after, a guard who had just disembarked came running out: "The chieftain requests your presence!"

After following the guards into the Chi You tribe, Guang Chengzi met the tribe chief and the child in his arms.

"Greetings, Chief." Although Guang Chengzi was extremely unwilling, there was no displeasure on his face.

This was Guang Chengzi's last chance. The position of the teacher of the Three Sovereigns was obtained by Yuanshi Tianzun in exchange for the Wind and Thunder Immortal Apricot, one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots. If he messed it up, his position as the eldest disciple would be in jeopardy.

"You're too kind, Immortal Master! It's my child's good fortune to have been favored by you," said the leader of Chi You.

"I will not take him back to Kunlun Mountain. I will build a thatched hut around your tribe and teach him there from now on," Guang Chengzi said with a smile.

He originally intended to take the child back to Kunlun Mountain to brainwash him, but after a change of heart, he gave up the idea, since neither the Heavenly Emperor nor the Earthly Emperor had been taken back to the sect for training.

If I take this child back to Kunlun Mountain, some unnecessary trouble may arise.

And so, Guang Chengzi settled down in Chi You's tribe.

"Go and send a message to the Holy Master, saying that everything is proceeding according to plan," Chi You said to his confidant after Guang Chengzi left.

"Yes, leader!" The confidant nodded and then disappeared from the spot.

"It's time to clean up the parasites among the human race," Chief Chi You muttered to himself after his trusted aide left.

On the other side, Shao Dian also received a message from Pan Huang. The message was sent by Yu Ding, who was also Xuan Yuan's teacher, responsible for instructing Xuan Yuan and helping him compete for the throne of the Human Emperor.

"Guardian Immortal Master, please rest assured, we will definitely cooperate." Shao Dian said to Yu Ding with his hands clasped in greeting.

"The human race today is like a giant infected with a plague. Only by removing the rotten and decaying flesh can the giant grow healthily. I hope Chief Shaodian will not be soft-hearted when the time comes," Yu Ding said to Shaodian.

"Guardian Immortal Master, please rest assured, Shao Dian knows what is important." Shao Dian nodded.

"I will stay in the old thatched hut where my senior brother used to live. When Xuanyuan is a little older, I will come and teach him personally." After Yu Ding finished speaking to Shao Dian, he disappeared from the spot.

"Yes! It's time to clean up the parasites of the human race, otherwise the human race will never be able to develop." After Yu Ding left, Shao Dian muttered to himself, then turned around and returned to the tribe.

(End of this chapter)