The Primordial Era: The Mythical Path Beginning with the Jie Sect

Chapter 82 Shennong's Birth, Fuxi's Attainment of the Dao

"New food?" The child stared wide-eyed at his teacher.

“Yes, but this problem cannot be solved in a short time. Observe more in your daily life and explore carefully, and you may find a solution,” said the fat-faced Taoist.

"I understand, teacher. I will definitely find new food in the future," the child said with a determined look.

The fat-faced Taoist nodded, his eyes showing appreciation.

This person was none other than Duobao Daoren of the Jie Sect, and the child was none other than the second Human Emperor, the Earth Emperor Lieshan.

In the days that followed, besides studying with Daoist Duobao, Lieshan enjoyed observing his surroundings.

More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Lieshan has grown up.

One day, Lieshan saw birds pecking at ears of grain and suddenly thought of something. He quickly found some ears of grain and roasted them over a fire like roasting meat.

Once it was cooked, Lieshan put it in his mouth and chewed. Although it didn't taste like roasted meat, it had a special fragrance. The taste was okay, and it was quite filling.

After obtaining the results, Lieshan hurriedly ran back to the tribe and told the chief about his discovery.

After trying it, the tribal chief was overjoyed and immediately arranged for his people to start planting rice.

After several years of cultivation, the Lieshan tribe has completely solved its food problem and no longer relies on hunting and fishing.

Some surrounding tribes also learned rice cultivation from the Lieshan tribe.

As more and more tribes began cultivating rice, Lieshan's prestige among the human race grew.

After several years of planting, Lieshan has found five grains that are relatively suitable for planting: rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, and beans.

Because of the discovery of the five grains, Lieshan was called Shennong by the human race.

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Now, Fuxi, the current ruler of the human race, also seems to have a sense of accomplishment and is considering abdicating.

However, before abdicating, he must find a qualified successor to continue leading humanity forward.

The name of Shennong Lieshan also reached the ears of Fuxi, causing him to pay close attention to Lieshan.

After discovering that Shennong Lieshan was wholeheartedly devoted to the human race, they decided to pass the position of the supreme ruler to Shennong.

Fuxi summoned Shennong, and the two discussed some ideas in detail. In the end, Fuxi decided that he would abdicate the position of the supreme ruler to Shennong two years later.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Fuxi had also made all the necessary preparations for the abdication ceremony.

The abdication of the supreme ruler is a major event for the human race and cannot be handled hastily, so the ceremony was held with great solemnity.

On the day of the ceremony
After Fuxi finished worshipping Heaven and Earth, the Six Sages of the Primordial World arrived one after another. In an instant, the abdication ceremony attracted the attention of the great powers of the Primordial World and became known to all.

Fuxi quickly passed the position of supreme ruler to Lieshan, and at the moment of completion, heaven bestowed merit.

One-tenth was given to Xuandu, who then kept it.
One-tenth flew towards the ancient starry sky.

The remaining 80% fell into Fuxi's body, and after absorbing it, Fuxi's cultivation began to increase rapidly.

Celestial Immortal ~ True Immortal ... Great Immortal.

He only stopped when he reached the Great Luo Perfection stage, because Quasi-Saints need to sever their corpses, and the path of Hunyuan is not visible. Therefore, Fuxi appears to be at the Great Luo realm from the outside. Moreover, as the common ruler of the human race, he has practiced the martial arts created by Zhou Chen, so no one knows his actual combat strength.

After absorbing the merit, Fuxi's eyes became deep, and he regained his memories of his past life.

Seeing Fuxi like this, Nuwa couldn't help but whisper, "Brother!"

"Your Majesty, Fuxi is only human, not a demon!" Fuxi said solemnly.

After Fuxi finished speaking, Heaven responded, thunder rumbled, and Heaven acknowledged Fuxi's words. Nuwa felt somewhat dejected.

"Now that you have attained enlightenment, fellow Daoist, go to the Fire Cloud Cave to cultivate in seclusion and suppress the destiny of the human race! Do not venture out lightly unless it is a major event," Laozi said.

Upon hearing Laozi's words, Fuxi, Nuwa, and the three ancestors of the human race all changed their expressions.

"Senior brother, this is going too far." Nuwa's expression was displeased. Wasn't this tantamount to placing Fuxi under house arrest?

Yuanshi Tianzun was about to say something when he suddenly sensed a heavenly secret and changed his words:
"Junior sister, this is the will of Heaven, and we cannot defy it."

The Master of Heaven, having examined the secrets of heaven, remained silent and stood quietly to the side.

Nuwa's expression also changed. She examined the celestial secrets and her face darkened.

Fuxi remained calm and turned to Shennong, the three ancestors of the human race, saying, "The human race is now in your hands."

If you encounter problems you can't solve, don't forget that person in Heaven. That person is also of human origin, and I believe they will offer some help to humanity.

Shennong didn't quite understand what Fuxi was saying, but the three ancestors of the human race said directly, "Understood, go in peace!"

Fuxi glanced at the rest of the human race, then turned and flew towards the Fire Cloud Cave.

After the abdication ceremony concluded, the Six Sages of Heaven disappeared into the void, while Shennong and the Three Ancestors of Humanity began to handle human affairs.

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After Shennong became the supreme ruler of the human race, he immediately promoted the cultivation of the five grains throughout the entire human race.

Although the human race had begun to cultivate the five grains before, it was limited to the vicinity of the Shennong tribe.

With the comprehensive promotion of grain cultivation, all tribes had sufficient food, and the human race entered a period of rapid development.

However, solving one problem often leads to another.

When planting grains, weeds are inevitable. Some of these weeds are harmless, but others are highly poisonous.

Among humans, many have experienced various symptoms of discomfort and even death due to accidentally ingesting poisonous herbs.

After learning of this situation, Shennong summoned the leaders of various tribes to discuss and come up with a solution, but they could not come up with a solution no matter how much they discussed.

Left with no other choice, Shennong could only resort to the most rudimentary method: to taste each herb and record its properties.

But Shennong was ultimately a mortal, so how could he withstand the toxicity of various poisonous plants?

Finally, after Shennong ate a blade of grass, he felt unbearable pain in his stomach and soon fainted.

After Shennong fainted, Duobao suddenly appeared and gave him a pill. Duobao was, after all, Shennong's teacher and was meant to help Shennong return to the right path, so he kept a close eye on Shennong, because if Shennong died, things would be very serious.

After Shennong took the elixir, he soon woke up and saw Duobao, realizing that his teacher had saved him.

"Thank you so much, teacher, for saving my life!" Shennong quickly bowed.

“You are my disciple, so it is only natural for me to ask you for help. However, you will be tasting hundreds of herbs, which will often lead to poisoning. I may not be able to respond in time every time, so you’d better think it through,” Duobao said seriously.

"This disciple is willing to taste all kinds of herbs for the sake of humankind, even if it means death. I hope my teacher will grant my request." Shennong bowed deeply and said solemnly.

Duobao sighed, took out a pill, and said, "This is the Hundred Poisons Pill, which can resist all kinds of poisons in the world, but it can only resist the poison and prevent you from dying. You will have to endure the pain of the poison entering your lungs and internal organs. Are you really sure you want to do this?"

Shennong was overjoyed and immediately took it and consumed it.

"This disciple has made up his mind and is willing to endure the pain of the poison entering his lungs and internal organs."

Duobao sighed and disappeared.

Shennong then continued his great undertaking of tasting hundreds of herbs!
(End of this chapter)