Rise of Humanity

Across the brownish field, the commoners were harvesting crops.

There were also the human Qi Practitioners helping with their arcane energy, plowing the soil, making irrigation ditches to deliver water for the crops, and planting seeds.

The entire scene painted an idyllic and picturesque picture..

Nong Sovereign did everything he could, the five crops transported to the Ancestral Star allowed the humans to still live out of the woods and rivers. Even in a place where they were no longer able to hunt for food, they would still be able to live well, if not, even better!

Now, land reclamations were going all across Great Wilderness. The seeds of the five crops were planted, and grew into a new source of food, and more seeds.

The Great Wilderness and human race didn’t have to rely on the existing resources to live anymore, they can now be considered self-sufficient.

But what Nong Sovereign had given was more than just a new source of food—it was also unlimited freedom!

As long as land still existed, the human race could conquer and seize any place as their own!

Before this, the humans were slaves and livestock for the other races, but at the same time, the human race was also relying heavily on the celestial race and demon race. In fact, in the West Barren, the human race was the one that worshipped the celestial race’s godly spirits the most, more than the celestial race themselves. Even the godly spirits worshipped by the Great Wilderness ten greatest clans were from the celestial race; such as Hebo of the Shui Tu Clan, and Fish Dragon of the You Yu Clan; none of them were humans.

Living in and by the woods, the humans would have to worship the godly spirits residing in the mountains; living by the water, they would have to worship the godly spirits of the water.

But the emergence of five crops had completely reversed their fate. The human race could now plant their own food now and worship their own gods — their ancestors and the heroes of the human race.

This mattered more than anything else!

When Zhong Yue woke up again, he found himself back in the Swords Gate Mountain. Although he was unconscious for nearly the whole journey, Long Yue and Bo Xun’s had stabilized his injuries, he was managed to slightly recover.

Shui Zian, Fang Jiange, Jun Sixie, Gu Hongzi and the others were all experts; after his condition stabilized, they proceeded to remedy his injuries along the way with all kinds of medicinal pellets and divine herbs.

But it wouldn’t have been possible if Long Yue and Bo Xun didn’t make it back in time.

If Zhong Yue had fallen unconscious a moment earlier, Long Yue and Bo Xun would fall to the same fate as well; at that point, death would be inevitable!

All in all, it was his willpower that saved him!

Zhong Yue took two full months in tending to his wounds, but was still a distance away from fully recovering. In turn, Shi Buyi was a step faster, being fully healed already; but it wasn’t too surprising either as he suffered less severe damage than Zhong Yue.

However, although he was fully recovered, he didn’t rush out, but instead, stayed in seclusion to cultivate.

Zhong Yue was right, it was the experience he was lacking, he needed a final push to break through the barrier into the deityhood; and the battles in the Divine Battlefield had fulfilled that purpose beautifully. He was forced to the edge and fought with everything he had, eventually gaining greater insights from his experiences.

At the point between life and death, every creature would have been able to fully unleash their power and eventually break through their limits; just like Zhong Yue, and now, Shi Buyi.

This time, he went into a closed door training to cultivate the Pure Yang Yuan Shen and ascend into the deityhood!

After Zhong Yue regained consciousness, he was able to actively tend to the injuries and thus, he was recovering at a greater speed. During these few months’ time spent in healing himself, he was able to digest the insights from the battles and rectify the flaws of his mortal body, Yuan Shen, and the two divine sabers while also elevating their strengths.

All these changes took place in the span of a few month’s time, and his aura began to slwly shift. Before the battles, his eyes were constantly filled with sharp killing intent, and his heart glowed with a strong lust for blood.

But now, his disposition had seen a complete change, as if he was now been in harmony with nature, gentle like the breeze, warm like the sun, and calm like the vast ocean.

There were days where the Qi Practitioners would come forward in seek of answers to their cultivations, and never one of all their questions had been rejected. He answered them all the best he could, patiently imparting everything he knew to the Qi Practitioners.

If he was said to be a bloodthirsty saber during the battles, then he now be like a sharp saber unsheathed after he returned to Swords Gate.

But to the Swords Gate Qi Practitioners, he became an aspect of wisdom. His eyes like a hole that could suck all lights within, as if he could foresee the future further than anyone else.

He felt close to their heart, gently warming their soul and supporting them from behind; yet at the same time, he also felt like a leader walking in the front, leading them in an expedition for a better future of the human race.

Unbeknownst to the passing of time, Zhong Yue one day found himself fully recovered. A moon suddenly appeared behind him with the Star Toad slumbering in it. All of a sudden, the Star Toad glared its six eyes widely, and profound totem patterns surged within them!

These profound totem patterns were translated into abstruse knowledge, and rushed into his head; they sounded like the voices of heaven, while forming into the innate totem patterns, and skills continuously.

The Innate Star Toad True Spirit!

Then, another round sun emerged on his back, the Innate Golden Crow True Spirit was soaring in it; whereas the sun and moon were rhythmically pulsing after one another, with the Pure Yang and Pure Yin Qi revolving together that formed a【 Tai Chi Art】around him.

The sun and Golden Crow fell into his left eye, and the moon and Star Toad entered his right eye. After which, the two Innate True Spirits tardily morphed into the respective celestial beings.

Then, the celestial forms disappeared in just the blink of an eye, they were replaced with many complex symbols that were still changing unceasingly!

They were the innate totem patterns!

These innate totem patterns were changing in patterns, and suddenly, they disappeared from his eyes in just seconds.

“It’s still not enough.”

Zhong Yue frowned, he tried to attain all of the innate totem patterns and cultivate his soul into the Innate True Soul, but the resistance was far greater than expected.

No one had done it before, majoring the soul in the Yuan Shen and cultivated it into the True Spirit; he was the only known cultivator who had ever done so, and he actually did succeed in cultivating his Yuan Shen into the True Spirit!

However, taking it a step further to cultivate his soul into the Innate True Sou just simply unheard of!

Furthermore, Monarch Haoyi had played a huge role in the succession of the Fuxi True Spirit, it was only because of the ‘Yi’ word imparted to him that he was able to cultivate his soul into the True Spirit.

And to cultivate the soul Innate True Soul was even a few times harder than it was to cultivate it into the Innate True Spirit!

“This time, even Haoyi can’t help you in this.” When Zhong Yue was asking for advice, Xin Huo shook his head and replied, “Even the other Heavenly Monarch can’t provide any guidance. However, I do think it might be good to start with the Six Paths Reincarnations. Didn’t you attain the【Pan Gu Six Paths】? The Six Paths Reincarnations relates to the reincarnation of souls, you should be able to find more about the souls in it.”

Zhong Yue was enlightened, he nodded happily.

The Six Paths Reincarnations was the best tool for him to learn more about the soul, and the【Pan Gu Six Paths】 would be the medium he would use to gain insights!

The Pan Gu God in the Six Paths Reincarnations had six arms, each making a unique hand sign of its own that resembled the different paths.

The Dao Yi Reincarnation Sign that lifted the Dao Yi Reincarnation.

The Yin Yang Reincarnation Sign that lifted the Yin Yang Reincarnation.

The Shen Cai Reincarnation Sign that lifted the Shen Cai Reincarnation.

The Wan Xiang Reincarnation Sign that lifted the Wan Xiang Reincarnation.

The Wu Xing Reincarnation Sign that lifted the Wu Xing Reincarnation.

The Bloodline Reincarnation Sign that lifted the Bloodline Reincarnation.

Each of the hand signs had their own uses, they were even more profound than the innate totem patterns that Zhong Yue once acquired from the Innate True Spirits!

Zhong Yue calmed himself and took out a few pieces of jade stone. He then started sculpting as he tried to learn through the art of sculpting imparted to him by old man Feng Shang.

A few days went by, and the jade stones were piled up like mountains in front of him, but he didn’t glean much of the insights from the Six Paths Reincarnations.

The Six Paths Reincarnations were far too hard to understand, even with the help of the art of sculpting.

Zhong Yue furrowed his brows, the art of sculpting he was taught by Feng Shang had never failed him before until now.

If sculpting doesn’t work, then I am left with no choice but to do it through brute force practice! Practice makes perfect, sooner or later, I will be able to understand it all!

Zhong Yue hopped up from the ground, and arms suddenly grew out from his body. He made the hand signs of the【Pan Gu Six Paths】. Every movement of the fingers was imbued with an ethereal air, they were filled with profound knowledge and formed marvelous totem patterns around him.

One time after another, he repeatedly cast the【Pan Gu Six Paths】innumerable times, and it was slowly growing stronger.

Although it was an incredibly tedious process, the profundity of the【Pan Gu Six Paths】was starting to show the more he cast it; they were gushing into his mind in scattered bits and pieces, waiting for him to tidy and collate them together.

The inelegance of this method was compensated for by an his unwavering perseverance. The【Pan Gu Six Paths】grew stronger day after day, to the point where every hand sign he cast would ripple out a huge light wheel into the sky above Swords Gate Mountain.

The light wheels were incredibly abstruse, and contained many high-leveled totem patterns in it. If one listened carefully enough, they could even hear the chants of the ancient worship coming from within the light wheels.

The light wheels had six variants, each carrying different sets of totem patterns and laws.

One day, a beam of divine light that burst up into the sky, penetrating through the Pure Yang lightning zone and disappearing into the endless space!

Then, Shi Buyi suddenly appeared above the Swords Gate Mountain, laughing loudly as he said, “Zhong Yue, I am a god now! I am a monster god! You have humiliated me by taking me as your mount, but saved me and helped me in my ascension. We are even now, I will not pursue our dispute further…”

He suddenly felt the sky above pulsing in rays and a strong sense of power repleting above. He looked up and was dazed by the light wheels. He stared at them, but couldn’t understand a single totem pattern in them.

Shi Buyi stood there for a long time before abruptly spurting out a mouthful of blood. He tried to attain the totem patterns of the Six Paths Reincarnations, but it was beyond him and the resistance force injured him in turn!

Damn it, this brat looks even stronger now, what if I still can’t defeat him… the majestic lion lowered his head and whined in his heart.