Not long after Guang Chengzi left, Taoist Duo Bao came. After greeting him, Ren Si told him about Guang Chengzi's visit. Taoist Duo Bao waved his hand and said,""This matter is fine. I'm here to officially take Lie Shan as my disciple.”
Ren Si then brought Lie Shan out and paid his respects to Daoist Abundant Treasures. Daoist Abundant Treasures then built a thatched cottage in the tribe and settled down.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten years had passed. During these ten years, under the guidance of Daoist Myriad Treasures, Lie Shan had been cleansed of his tendons and bones, and had reached the level of a Celestial Immortal. He had also taught Lie Shan the Dao. Lie Shan's cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, and in just ten years, he had reached the level of a Taiyi Celestial Immortal.
Lie Shan had been ambitious since he was young. Now that the human race was developing rapidly and the population had increased exponentially, they still lived by hunting, fishing, and picking wild fruits. Slowly, it was difficult to maintain their lives and many people starved to death. Because there were many ferocious beasts in the Wilderness, even though Fuxi invented the art of fishing and hunting, there were still many deaths and injuries of hunters. Lie Shan saw that the human race was living a difficult life and had a bitter heart, but there was no good solution. He went out hunting personally. With Lie Shan's current cultivation, flying over thousands of mountains and rivers was nothing. Those barren mountains and rivers that the human race could not reach normally could not stop him. With this main force, he could hunt more prey than all of them every day. The food problem in the tribe could finally be temporarily solved. However, this was far from what Lie Shan could satisfy. His ambition was to make the entire human race live a better life.
Due to Lie Shan's help, the tribe members were very grateful to Lie Shan. Lie Shan's reputation also grew. In the end, the tribe leader elected Lie Shan as the leader of the Jiang tribe.
Since Lie Shan had become the leader, he was naturally constantly thinking of ways to solve the problems of the tribe's lives. Thus, he came to ask Daoist Duo Bao,"The people are hungry and have nothing to eat. Although I can hunt for them, it is not a long-term solution. Moreover, I can take care of my own tribe, but how can the other tribes survive? Disciple thought hard and was unable to come up with a solution. I am willing to ask teacher to give me some advice.”
"Plants, but you have to experiment with them yourself. What I want to tell you is that there are good and bad plants. I have a magic treasure here for you to protect yourself.”After saying that, the Taoist took out a whip and a small cauldron, which were shining with a dark yellow color. This whip was the gourd vine used by Goddess Nvywa to create humans. Later, it was refined into a magic weapon by the Taoist and was called the Ochre Whip. Because it was stained with Goddess Nvywa's Merit of Creation, it was dark yellow. The small cauldron was called the World-making Cauldron. It was a spiritual treasure that the Taoist obtained when he traveled in Untainted Land, which was also the Shennong Cauldron in the later generation.
Early the next morning, Lie Shan left the tribe and entered the mountains to search for edible plants. One day, a bird with a red body flew in the sky with a five-colored nine-tassel grain in its mouth. When it flew over Lie Shan's head, the nine-tassel grain fell to the ground. Lie Shan saw it and picked it up and buried it in the soil. Later, it actually grew into a piece. He rubbed the ear of grain in his hand and put it in his mouth. It was delicious. So he taught his clansmen to cut down trees, cut off weeds, and use axes, hoes, plows, and other production tools to reclaim the land and plant millet.
Lie Shan Family got an inspiration from this-millet could be planted year after year, and there would be an endless supply. If more fruits of plants could be selected for human use and planted, wouldn't everyone's food problem be solved? At that time, grains and weeds grew together, herbs and flowers bloomed together, and no one could tell which was edible and which was not. The Lie Shan Family tasted and planted the seeds one by one. In the end, they selected rice, millet, millet, wheat, and beans. A year later, the Jiang tribe was surrounded by these five plants. When they matured, they would pick them and eat them. Later, for the convenience of storage, Lie Shan invented a method of drying the seeds. This way, the seeds were more convenient to spread and gradually flowed to other tribes.
When those tribes heard that there was a tribe with the surname Jiang that did not need to risk hunting or picking fruits everywhere, and that they could eat their fill as long as they worked hard on the farmland, they all surrendered. Lie Shan's reputation also grew. Everyone called him Shennong, which meant a magical farmer. His real name, Lie Shan, was forgotten. In order to praise the Shen Nong Clan Leader, the various tribes built statues of Shen Nong. They had leaves draped over their shoulders, two horns on their heads, and were holding grains in their hands. Shen Nong was also known as " Lord of Grains " and " Lord of Agriculture ".
From then on, Lie Mountain was renamed Shennong.
Lie Shan managed his tribe well, but he did not forget the teachings of Daoist Abundant Treasures. When he was free, he would travel around and spread the method of planting grain to other tribes. Gradually, Lie Shan's reputation spread throughout the human race.
On the other hand, Fuxi had been thinking of a good plan ever since he found out that many of his clansmen had starved to death due to the lack of food due to the rapid development of the human race.
However, Fuxi could not think of any good way to fill their stomachs. On this day, Fuxi heard that a thousand miles away in the Wei River basin, there was a great sage named Shen Nong in the Jiang Tribe. He had planted five kinds of grains, namely rice, millet, millet, wheat, and beans, which had provided food for millions of people. Fuxi's predecessor was also a Great Sage of the Demon Tribe. He knew that most of the so-called Great Sages in Untainted Land were deceiving the world and gaining fame. It was better for him to go there himself. Thus, he set off for the Youjiang Tribe!
When Fuxi arrived at the Jiang Tribe, he saw that the entire tribe was huge, not much smaller than Chen County. The low-lying areas with water in the tribe were planted with millet, and the high slopes were planted with wheat, millet, Buckwheat, and Qiang. It was a green scene everywhere. The farmers were working in the fields, and the children were playing in the ridges. The people were living happily. Fuxi asked a few people about it, and they all said that it was all thanks to Shennong. Fuxi was very happy.
Fuxi asked someone to find Shen Nong. He saw that Shen Nong was tall and sturdy, and his skin was dark. He must have been working in the fields for a long time, so he asked Shen Nong a few questions about planting crops. Shen Nong naturally answered fluently. Fuxi asked Shennong a few more questions about the management of the tribes in the Untainted Land and found that Shennong could also bring forth new ideas and put forward many good ideas. Fuxi sighed,"Shennong is truly a great sage!"”
Fuxi invited Shennong to Chen County to pass the throne of the Human Race to Shennong. Shennong did not refuse and brought his family along.
The ceremony was a major event for the Human Tribe and could not be neglected. On the day of the handover, the square of Chen County was crowded with people. Fuxi had achieved great merit in the Human Tribe and attained the Heavenly Emperor Dao Fruit. At the ceremony of Shen Nong's ascension, Daoist Myriad Treasures, as Shen Nong's teacher, had also arrived. Since Fuxi had attained the Human Sovereign's Dao Fruit, Goddess Nvywa was naturally here as well.
Everyone immediately greeted the Holy Mother. When Fuxi was paying his respects to the two, Nuwa said,""There is no need for the Heavenly Emperor to be so polite with me.”Goddess Nvywa and Fuxi were siblings. She was happy for her brother now that he had attained the Heavenly Emperor Dao Fruit. However, their identities were a little awkward.
At noon, the ceremonial officer announced that the auspicious hour had arrived. A burst of celestial music sounded from the 33 Heavens, and thousands of golden lotuses slowly floated down. Everyone felt relaxed and happy. A chariot pulled by nine five-clawed golden dragons descended from the sky and stopped beside Fuxi.
At this moment, a white cloud drifted over from the horizon. A Daoist stood on it. It was the disciple of the Highest Hierarch, Master Xuandu. Xuandu Palace Master took out a decree and looked at Fuxi,""According to the teachings of the Sect Master of the Sect of Humanity, the Taiqing Saint, the Grand Supreme Elder, the Grand Supreme Elder: Fuxi, the ruler of the human race, had enlightened the people and made great contributions to the human race for thousands of years. Today, he was crowned the emperor of the human race and his residence was called the Fire Cloud Cave!”
Fuxi stepped forward to receive the decree and said,""Thank you, Saint!" Xuandu naturally knew the reason, so he didn't point it out. He just smiled and said,""Emperor, please sit on the dragon carriage!"
At this moment, a rainbow light flew onto Fuxi's body. The heavens had sensed Fuxi's great contribution to the human race and rewarded him with merit. The seven-colored light was divided into three clusters. The largest cluster was 80% absorbed into Fuxi's head. 10% was obtained by Taishang Laojun because he was the Hierarch of the Humanity Sect and had a share of the Merit of educating the Human Tribe. 10% floated in all directions because of the treasures Taoist, Dipamkara Taoist, and Xuandu Taoist Master. They borrowed the River Map and Luo Book from Kunpeng to help Fuxi achieve Dao.
Fuxi took out a stone slab and a green-furred turtle shell and handed them to the Taoist. They were the River Map and the Book of Luo. Fuxi had completed his cultivation and was about to return them to their rightful owners. He then looked at the Nine Dragon Star Crown thoughtfully and handed it to Shen Nong. He then said to everyone,""This crown is worn by the leader of the human race. It has contributed greatly to the human race. In the future, this crown will be worn by the human emperor.!”
"I won't forget!" Shen Nong nodded.”
Fuxi said to Shennong on the chariot,""Brother Yu, I'll wait for you at Fire Cloud Palace.”With that, the Nine Dragon Carriage headed for Fire Cloud Palace, which was 33 heavens away. Shennong took over the position of the Human Race's Lord.
After Shennong became the ruler of the world, he always remembered the teachings of Taoist Abundant Treasures to think for the people of Untainted Land. Shennong ruled the world with morality and righteousness. He was open and aboveboard, selfless, and loved by all the people in the world. In places governed by him, the people worked without reward, the people were upright without punishment, and the people lived rich and happy lives.
After humans learned how to grow grains, many grains that could not be eaten were destroyed because they were not well preserved. Shennong also taught everyone to catch young birds in the mountains and use the inexhaustible food to feed them. When the young birds grew up, they would be slaughtered. In this way, it could be said to be killing two birds with one stone. Not only would the food that could not be eaten be put to use, but it would also eliminate the danger of the human race going to the mountains to hunt. Slowly, people found that pigs, cows, horses, sheep, dogs, chickens and other six kinds of animals were the best to raise, so they were collectively called the "six livestock".
The emergence of the five grains and six livestock marked the beginning of a new stage of agricultural development for human civilization. At this time, the fruits of human labor were already surplus. People gradually got used to exchanging what they had left for what they needed. They learned to use animal skins as betrothal gifts, shells for stone axes, and so on. The primitive society finally made progress. For this reason, Shennong had specially stipulated that when the sun was in the middle of the sky, they could gather in the open space in the center of the tribe to exchange for the items they wanted. This was how ancient transactions were born.
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