Honghuang: Senior Brother of the Chan Sect, I am Guangchengzi

Chapter 222: Shennong Returns to Taste Herbs

Guang Chengzi was not surprised by this. After taking a few glances, he nodded and said, "Brother Xuandu, your guess is correct. This is indeed the new Earth Emperor Shennong Lieshan."

After hearing this, Master Xuandu said quickly: "But this man is so inhumane, how can he be the Emperor of the Earth?"

Guang Chengzi smiled and said, "Brother, you are obsessed with appearances. The three emperors and the last emperor among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are the most special and naturally extraordinary.

Just as the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi was the son without a father, the Earthly Emperor Shennong must be more unusual, otherwise how could he be worthy of being the common leader of the human race?

Look at his ox head. Cows can chew the cud, which represents that he can swallow a lot of plants whole. It is a symbol of storage, and also means that this leader is the master of accumulation for the human race.

The Heavenly Emperor is the Emperor who opened the world, and the Human Emperor is the Emperor who succeeded him. They already bring earth-shaking changes, so the Earth Emperor is the one who connects the past and the future. It is best if he is gentle, and there should not be too many changes.

His transparent belly means that his internal organs can be seen at a glance. This is a mission and meaning bestowed upon him by the human race. However, this destiny has not yet been revealed, so we can only continue to wait."

After listening to Guangchengzi's explanation, Master Xuandu gradually understood what he said. Then he walked towards Shennong, removed his magic, and revealed his true form.

Shennong was originally watching the growth of rice in the field, when he suddenly saw a young man walking towards him with a smile on his face. He was extremely confused.

The other tribesmen were fine. The Lieshan tribe was too large, and they just thought that Master Xuandu was a fellow villager they had never met before.

But Shennong was born with an unfading memory and he remembered everything in his heart. He knew everyone in the Lieshan tribe, but he had never seen the great master Xuandu. He wondered why this man came to see him?

However, after seeing the many golden rices around him, he thought of a possibility and immediately became alert, thinking that this was an envoy sent by a certain tribe to persuade the tribe to surrender and just want to take the rice.

Master Xuandu came to Shennong with a smile and said, "My friend, how are you these days?"

Seeing this person actually calling him "little friend", Shennong couldn't help but be amused and laughed, "You look only about twenty-five or twenty-six, yet you actually call me "little friend". Do you think my Niutou is young and was born not long ago? Do you know how old I am now?"

Master Xuandu was not surprised, but smiled and said, "You are now forty-eight years old, and in another ninety days you will be forty-nine years old. So, am I right?"

Shennong stopped laughing immediately when someone called him out on his age, but he didn't think that man was mysterious. After all, he was the chief of the Lieshan tribe, and his birth date could easily be known by those who were interested.

But Shennong was surprised that this person even took these details to heart.

"Who are you? I have never seen you in Lieshan tribe. What are you doing here?" Shennong asked.

The Great Master Xuandu then became serious, and he extended his hand in the direction of Shouyang Mountain and saluted, saying: "I was originally nameless, and I had to worship my teacher, so I was given the name Xuandu. You can call me the Great Master Xuandu.

I came here today to follow the destiny and accept you as my disciple, the head of the second generation of my disciples. Are you willing?"

Even though Shennong was used to big scenes, he was still extremely surprised by the call from Master Xuandu.

It was not until this moment that he felt that the appearance of Master Xuandu seemed somewhat similar to a statue in the sacrificial temple. However, those statues were too blurry and rough, so he could not tell who Master Xuandu was for a moment.

Shen Nong was surprised and asked, "Are you the Great Master Xuandu? Are you the disciple of the Great Clear Saint, the ancestor of our human race?"

Master Xuandu nodded and said, "I am indeed one of the ancestors of mankind. Today, I am here to accept you as my disciple because of your guidance. Are you willing?"

Shen Nong did not hesitate, and immediately kowtowed and bowed, saying loudly: "Disciple Shen Nong greets the master!"

Faced with the invitation from the only disciple of a saint, Shennong had no hesitation. For him, this might be the greatest opportunity in his life.

After seeing Shennong kowtow and become his disciple, Master Xuandu smiled slightly, then reached out and handed him a whip.

When Shennong got the whip, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he unconsciously reached out to grab it and swung it at one of the big trees. The tree was unharmed, but a layer of white light appeared on the whip.

Seeing the light of the whip, Shennong became even more curious, and asked unconsciously: "Excuse me, teacher, what is this whip?"

The great master Xuandu nodded and said, "This is an unintentional creation of the leader of the Chan Sect. It is called the Ochre Whip. This whip is no different from an ordinary whip, but it has one effect, which may be the most useful to you. That is, the Ochre Whip can identify the nature of all medicines in the world.

If it is poison, it will emit black light when hit with the ochre whip. If it is something non-toxic but inedible, it will emit white light. If it is a useful medicine, it will emit green light.

The reason why I gave you the ochre whip instead of other treasures is because this whip can best hone your character. I hope you will take good care of yourself in the future and not be too greedy for treasures. Instead, practice wholeheartedly and get rid of troubles as soon as possible. This is the noble and righteous way. "

Faced with the earnest advice of Master Xuandu, Shennong nodded very solemnly.

Then the great master Xuandu introduced Guangchengzi and the other twelve immortals to Shennong, and told him that he must respect the immortals of the Chanjiao, otherwise he would be disobeying his teacher and would be punished. Shennong naturally bowed respectfully one by one, and the twelve immortals also knew Shennong's future identity, so they gave in half and only accepted half of the bow, and also took out some things to give to the emperor of the earth, and that was it.

With the support of the great magician Xuandu, Shennong naturally changed his previous retreat and began to expand outward in a very tough attitude, ordering other tribes to submit to the Lieshan tribe.

The other tribes were naturally very unwilling. After all, the Lieshan Tribe had always been servile and submissive before. In the minds of these tribes, the Lieshan Tribe was just a small tribe living in a remote area.

The reason they have been able to survive is simply that others are not willing to attack them and are too lazy to occupy that poor place.

Instead of forcing them to surrender to this tribe, it would be better to destroy their entire clan.

But the Great Master Xuandu was the founder of the Golden Elixir Dao within the Xuanmen. He did not even need to do anything himself. He just casually bestowed a few golden elixirs, and immediately enlightened several members of the Lieshan tribe to become immortals.

Under the threat of these Lieshan immortals, even the most tough mortal tribes knelt down and begged for mercy, hoping that the Lieshan tribe would spare their lives.

Shennong was not a bloodthirsty person, so he integrated them all into the tribe.

He also knew the principle of giving a good thing when you hit someone with a stick, so he did not act stubbornly, but revealed the existence of rice at the right time.

With the temptation of these grains, the tribes that were originally unwilling to give in immediately submitted to the Lieshan tribe with a willing heart. They had no reluctance at all and were even afraid that the Lieshan tribe would drive them away.

After all, the reason why they fight and kill all day long is not only to compete for the position of the leader of the human race, but more importantly, they want to get more food to supply the people in their own tribe.

Now with the temptation of food, they all naturally went to become vassals of the Lieshan tribe with a smile on their faces.

As the reputation of rice spread among these tribes, it naturally attracted the covetousness of some large tribes that relied on their military strength, hoping to take away all the rice.

However, no matter how powerful the human tribe was, when they faced the Great Wizard Xuandu, they were all defeated like chickens and dogs.

However, with the expansion of the Lieshan tribe, Shennong also encountered a big problem.

"Another member of the tribe died? Are you sure they were killed by the miasma?"

The visitor said with certainty: "I dare not deceive the chief. In recent years, hundreds of thousands of tribesmen have died in the miasma in those mountains, causing panic among the tribesmen. They dare not enter the mountains anymore.

Some miasma are brightly colored or have strong smells, so they can be avoided. However, some miasma are colorless and odorless, so they are completely undetectable. By the time you realize that something is wrong, it is already too late to escape the poison.

In addition, some miasma are extremely vicious. Even if one manages to escape, their entire body will be destroyed and they won’t be able to survive for long.”

Looking at the ministers who came to report, Shennong, who was sitting in a high position, frowned tightly. This was no longer a problem that could be pushed aside. It had become the biggest problem plaguing the Lieshan tribe.

As the tribe leader, Shennong wanted to take care of his own people, but it was impossible for him to be lenient to his own people and mean to outsiders, as that would only cause chaos in the Lieshan tribe.

After all, I have submitted to you, and you still treat me like this. Aren't you forcing me to rebel?

Therefore, except for those tribes that put up a stubborn resistance, after the tribes chose to surrender, Shennong would at most arrange for some Lieshan people to integrate into them. It was impossible for him to seize their territory, so he chose to treat them leniently.

But the Lieshan tribe itself was expanding day by day. With no food problems, few babies starved to death, and the tribe's population naturally increased.

The area near the Kelie Mountain Tribe is limited, and they cannot plunder the territories of other tribes, so Shennong has no choice but to lead his people towards the deep mountains and forests.

But these sparsely populated areas are full of miasma, which is very deadly. Unless you live here for a long time, it is impossible to be immune to this ubiquitous aura.

However, in the process of survival, no one knew how many of his tribesmen were buried here, which naturally made Shennong very unbearable, so he went to ask his master how to avoid the trouble of these miasma.

In response to Shennong's question, Master Xuandu gave him two choices.

Master Xuandu said, "My disciple Shennong, I have two methods for you to choose from. The first method is the simplest, which is to set fire to the mountain. No matter how bad the miasma is, it is still air. Once it is burned by fire, it will naturally turn into ashes."

But facing this choice, Shennong shook his head without even thinking about it and said, “Please forgive me, Master. I led my people into these deep mountains and old forests not to destroy them, but to survive.

Setting fire to the mountain is simple, but it is too cruel. I cannot bear to choose this method, so please tell me another one, Master."

Hearing that Shennong wanted to choose the second method, Master Xuandu sighed deeply and said, "The second method is much more difficult. As the saying goes, there is always an antidote within a hundred steps of the poison, and the same is true for miasma. If you want to solve this problem, I'm afraid you will have to try all the herbs in the world."

(End of this chapter)