The comet remained silent, only relentlessly unleashing heavenly tribulations.

Venus stepped forward first and respectfully bowed to the Three Sovereigns: "This humble god has come by the decree of the Great Heavenly Venerable to offer congratulatory gifts and wish the Earthly Sovereign a long and prosperous life, that he may live forever."

As soon as he finished speaking, a procession of celestial officials, each carrying a vermilion wooden table, filed in like a flowing stream.

The leading celestial official loudly proclaimed: "The Supreme Jade Emperor of the Golden Palace of the Vast Heaven, the Naturally Existing and Wondrously True One, presents twelve nine-thousand-year-old purple-veined peaches, twenty-four six-thousand-year-old azure peaches, and thirty-six three-thousand-year-old vermilion peaches!"

Then, celestial officials chanted in turn: "One hundred bolts of celestial brocade, one thousand jugs of jade nectar, fifty bolts of nine-colored cloud-like silk, one hundred bushels of stardust, ten directions of Milky Way silver marrow..."

One by one, rare treasures were displayed, their brilliance radiating and their auspicious aura shining brightly, making the entire Huoyun Cave Heaven dazzlingly beautiful.

The Earthly Emperor Shennong sat upright on his cloud bed, nodding with a smile: "Please convey my gratitude to the Great Heavenly Venerable for his generous gift."

After saying this, he slightly raised his hand, and a divine general stepped forward to accept the offerings from the Heavenly Court one by one.

After the Heavenly Court's congratulatory gifts were presented, Yang Jian stepped out from the side, knelt on one knee before the steps, and took out an ancient jade scroll from his robes.

"Before I was conferred a divine title, I traveled to the eight extremes of the primordial wilderness and accidentally obtained this jade slip in an ancient ruin." He held the jade slip above his head with both hands, his expression respectful. "It contains the cultivation methods for three hundred and sixty kinds of innate spiritual herbs, which I specially present to His Majesty the Earth Emperor to fill the Hundred Herbs Garden."

The moment the jade slip was unfurled, strange phenomena appeared all over the cave.

Countless golden runes flew out from the jade slip, swirling and turning in the air, transforming into the phantoms of various exotic flowers and herbs: there were fiery red vermilion fruits, purple fungus with branches and leaves like dragons, and immortal orchids with nine-colored blossoms...

The phantom images of these medicinal herbs were so lifelike, as if they truly existed before one's eyes, and the rich fragrance of the herbs permeated the entire cave, making one feel refreshed and relaxed.

A hint of surprise flashed in Shennong Shenghuang's eyes.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the jade slip flew from Yang Jian's hand and landed in his palm.

The Holy Emperor probed into it with his divine sense, and after only a moment, he nodded slightly, put away the jade slip, and said gently, "It is indeed the ancient Great Luo Golden Immortal's Pharmacopoeia, which has been lost for a long time. I did not expect that it would be obtained by the True Lord. This gift is very much to my liking. Thank you for your thoughtfulness."

Yang Jian was secretly delighted, but remained outwardly calm. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty flatters me. I am humbled."

At this moment, Song Yi straightened his clothes and stepped forward to bow: "Song Yi, envoy of the Qi Kingdom of the Southern Continent of the lower realm, respectfully wishes the Earth Emperor a long and prosperous life, and abundant blessings."

After he finished speaking, the accompanying armored soldiers carried out the tribute: the three sacrificial animals, a cow, a sheep, and a pig, all adorned with red ribbons and colorful decorations.

A set of bronze ritual bells, consisting of sixty-four bells, with cloud and thunder patterns and farming scenes engraved on the bells, symbolizing the prosperity of the country through ritual and music and the abundance of grains.

In addition, there were twenty bolts of five-colored silk, ten bushels of pearls from the East Sea, and one shi of each of the five grains, all of which were the finest human treasures prepared by the State of Qi with all its resources.

After the offerings were laid out one by one, Song Yi bowed again and said, "Besides being an envoy of the Qi Kingdom, I also hold the position of Broom Star Lord in the Heavenly Court. Today, I wish to offer this sacred object, hoping that the fortune of our human race will be forever prosperous and that our flame will never be extinguished."

Having said that, he carefully took out a bright red fruit from his sleeve.

The fruit was about half a foot long, slightly curved, and still covered with some soil. It looked quite ordinary, without any spiritual energy or radiance, and seemed like a common thing that had just been dug out of the ground.

Yang Jian frowned slightly and couldn't help but whisper to Taibai Jinxing beside him, "This... it doesn't even qualify as a postnatal spiritual plant. The Broom Star Lord is not a reckless person; how dare he offer this to His Majesty the Earth Emperor?"

Venus stroked his beard, remaining silent, somewhat surprised.

However, Shennong, the Earth Sovereign who was sitting upright on his cloud bed, suddenly froze when his gaze swept over the unremarkable red fruit.

He slowly rose from the cloud bed, his eyes gleaming with a strange light, his tone tinged with urgency: "Do you have any seeds?"

"Your Majesty, of course!"

Song Yimang took out another handful of seeds, each one only the size of a thumb, covered with a reddish-brown hard shell, and also without any spiritual energy.

Shennong Shenghuang rolled up his sleeves and walked directly to the side of the grotto-heaven spiritual field, planting all the seeds into the soil.

Then he made a hand seal with his right hand and pointed into the void.

boom!

An indescribable, vast river suddenly appeared, its beginning and end unknown, with countless fragments of time rising and falling amidst its waves.

It is that long river of time that spans the past, present, and future!

The Earthly Emperor Shennong casually scooped up a few drops of primordial cosmic light true water from the river, transforming them into misty water vapor, which he then sprinkled onto the newly sown seeds.

In an instant, green shoots burst forth from the soil between the ridges, and countless delicate vines spread and climb at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A few dozen breaths later, the Divine Emperor Shennong made a gesture with his right hand, and countless long, crimson fruits rose from the soil and floated in mid-air.

Each of those fruits was as thick as an adult's arm and over a foot long, with a reddish-brown skin that looked fresh and juicy.

Shennong casually wiped the fresh dirt off a fruit and gently broke it off.

With a crisp "snap," the red fruit split in two, revealing its glossy white flesh.

He lowered his head, took a bite, and a terrifying glint suddenly flashed in his eyes. He burst into laughter, exclaiming, "Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!"

He broke off two more pieces and handed them to Fuxi and Xuanyuan beside him: "My two imperial brothers, please try this."

Emperor Fuxi took it, tasted it, and suddenly clapped his hands and laughed: "Wonderful! This stuff doesn't require specific soil veins or spiritual springs; this small plot of land can actually produce fifty shi (a unit of dry measure)!"

"Can it be cultivated on a large scale?" Emperor Xuanyuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, directly addressing the crux of the matter. "What I need is not spiritual essence, but its yield and stability!"

Song Yi quickly bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, I have already had my clansmen try planting it in many places in the Southern Continent. It has proven effective in dry land, sandy soil, and poor fields. This plant is not picky about soil fertility and is drought-resistant and barren. It can grow even in barren lands that lack water and fertilizer. It is precisely because of this that I dare to offer this plant to Your Majesty."

The light in Shennong Shenghuang's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

As the Earth Sovereign, he was in charge of agriculture and grain production in the human world. He was most aware of the future predicament of the human race. With the destruction of the primordial world and the transformation from the innate to the acquired, the problems of insufficient arable land and food shortages would become increasingly serious, causing countless famines and upheavals.

What lies before us may truly be the opportunity for the great rise of humanity.

He made a hand seal with his right hand and publicly calculated the secrets of heaven.

The Holy Emperor's aura suddenly became as deep as an abyss, and countless causal threads intertwined behind him, traversing the primordial world and spanning the past and present.

Three breaths later, Shennong suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze blazing with light, and his voice booming like thunder:

"This plant is a blessing to humankind and should be widely cultivated throughout the land. It may be named 'Sweet Potato'!"

The moment the word "sweet potato" was uttered, the heavens seemed to respond, and the entire Fire Cloud Cave Heaven was instantly thrown into chaos.

A golden light descended from the heavens, illuminating an area of ​​millions of miles. The golden light condensed and did not disperse, transforming into a cloud of merit and auspiciousness covering an area of ​​about an acre, magnificent and dazzling, with auspicious energy rising.

The auspicious cloud of merit circled three times in the sky before splitting into two.

Ninety percent of his virtues, like an inverted celestial river, transformed into a golden torrent that flowed straight down and poured into Song Yi's entire body.

The remaining ten percent transformed into a gentle, nourishing rain of merit, seeping into the body of the Earthly Emperor Shennong.