Yuan Heng mingled with the Human Race, watching as they ignorantly explored the unknown, established order, and formed tribes.
Because the Human Race's physical bodies were not strong enough, they lived in groups and stayed united.
Because they would starve, they learned to hunt and gather... Of course, whenever someone fell ill or poisoned themselves from eating the wrong thing, Yuan Heng would skip and jump into view, offering detoxifying spiritual herbs at just the right moment...
Whenever she found edible fruits, she would be the first to test them... With Yuan Heng's bold exploration, the variety of plant-based foods the Human Race could eat grew larger and larger.
Yuan Heng was incredibly happy when she followed the main group up trees to pick fruit. She could even grasp a vine and swing a few times with great flair, which made the others around her extremely envious.
They wanted to be just like her.
Yuan Heng would demonstrate for them, teaching them how to leverage their weight and swing through the woods like monkeys.
This continued until a certain woman accidentally ripped the large leaf Yuan Heng had plucked for the humans' clothing while trying to swing.
A clever cookie, looking at that person's clothes and then at the vines clinging to the tree, fell into deep thought.
Watching this, Yuan Heng grew highly anxious. Clothes, clothes! The Human Race's own clothes!
Soon, the woman began to experiment.
She threaded thin, flexible vines through the rip in her clansman's "clothes," then looked at Yuan Heng's clothes, which clearly had more "fabric" and were much thicker.
If they were even thicker, could they block the sharp claws of wild beasts? Could they ward off the cold brought by the long nights?
She wondered, If leaves can be bound together with vines, then what about other things?
Wild beasts...
After a moment, her eyes widened slightly, a bright gleam flashing through them.
She understood.
“Clothes! Beast skins! Clothes!”
Filled with excitement, she grabbed a vine from a tree and ran toward the tribe.
Yuan Heng, sporting a soot-blackened little face, ran right alongside her, shouting as she ran, “Clothes! Clothes!”
Truth be told, this life of being a wild savage, cough cough... really made one want to completely let loose.
The dense crowd of the gathering team returned to the tribe. Under everyone's puzzled or curious gazes, the woman successfully fashioned the Human Race's very first piece of clothing using a sharp stone, vines, and beast skins.
The Heavenly Dao sensed this and immediately bestowed merit. She also received her own name—Ziyishi.
Next, Yuan Heng watched with wide eyes as the merit bestowed by the Heavenly Dao piled her cultivation all the way up to the Daluo realm.
Yuan Heng: (⊙o⊙)
As if only just noticing her, the Heavenly Dao split off a strand of Ziyishi's merit and gave it to her.
Yuan Heng: ???
Did she even do anything?
In truth, it was because Ziyishi had looked at Yuan Heng's thick, customized "clothes" that she made the association with beast skins. Thus, the Heavenly Dao shared some of the merit with her.
Looking down at his beloved disciple, who was dressed in crude clothing, had a soot-blackened face, looked no different from the newborn humans, and had just received merit, Hongjun fell into contemplation.
Ah, well... Helping the Human Race is a great act of goodness. My disciple indeed has excellent foresight.
Afterward, the humans one after another began to copy Ziyishi and make clothes. For the first time, the Human Race possessed clothing in the truest sense, and Ziyishi became the tribe's first leader.
Yuan Heng nodded in satisfaction. She knew it; her ancestors were definitely clever cookies.
The days passed in this manner, and Yuan Heng began to secretly search the tribe for the next ancestor.
Yuan Heng really couldn't bear to watch the Human Race drink blood and eat raw meat anymore. To her, the sight was far too shocking.
Save me, please!
She roamed the tribe for a long time. Finally, one day, she spotted a man observing a bird pecking at a large tree.
Oh??
Is that you, my wood-drilling, fire-making ancestor?
Yuan Heng immediately went forward to chat with him. He was indeed very candid in his speech.
After a brief conversation, Yuan Heng learned that he had once seen a tree struck by lightning ignite into a warm fire that could also hurt people.
There, he had picked up a roasted rabbit radiating a rich aroma. He ate it, and it was delicious.
He wondered if the Human Race could master this kind of power.
Yuan Heng: ⊙ω⊙
What more was there to say? You have all the buffs stacked; it has to be you, Suirenshi.
Yuan Heng asked him, “Are you having some thoughts from watching that little bird peck at the wood?”
“Sparks!”
Hearing the future Suirenshi's answer, she felt a bit stifled.
So anxious, so anxious...
Using her clever little brain, Yuan Heng continued to drop hints. “Perhaps you could observe the bird's beak and what makes the tree special. Do exactly as the bird does.”
His eyes lit up instantly. Right! I can imitate it.
He leaned in closer to observe. Then, he discovered that the bird's beak was very sharp, and the tree bark was very dry.
He immediately tore off a piece of bark, picked up a sharp stone, and began to try.
Yuan Heng watched as he vigorously poked and jabbed with the stone for a long time without any results, yet he still persevered. He indeed possessed great determination.
Her eyes darted around. Pretending no one was watching, she casually tossed a dry, sharp wooden stick nearby. “Huh? What's that over there?”
Yuan Heng maintained a completely innocent face. Upon seeing the wooden stick, Suirenshi's eyes instantly sparkled. Yes! If a stone doesn't work, why not try another sharp object?
He drilled with absolute focus. When he saw the friction between the wooden stick and the tree bark produce tiny wisps of smoke, he was overjoyed.
He thought about it. Large pieces were not easily ignited, so would tiny wood shavings catch fire faster?
He had seen that when the wind blew, the flames would grow larger. In that case...
Just like that, Yuan Heng watched him ceaselessly drill wood, constantly experimenting, occasionally seizing the right moment to blow a breath of air... He did not stop even when his palms became raw and bloody.
Finally, the first ember of fire for the Human Race was lit.
The Heavenly Dao bestowed merit, and the Human Race gained another Daluo. This human ancestor who brought fire to the Human Race also received his name—Suirenshi.
Seeing this, Yuan Heng let out a long sigh of relief. Hehe, she deserved this portion of merit~
Extremely pleased, she happily went on her way.
She resumed her roaming among the Human Race. The last one, the human ancestor of houses... where are you?
Yuan Heng knew that the one she was looking for should be someone who liked to observe, so she frequently eyed people who were dazing out.
In the end, she discovered that some people were truly just daydreaming with completely empty minds.
Yuan Heng: “...”
My mistake. Next.
She walked a very long distance until she finally found another person whose eyes were bright, looking quite intelligent at a glance.
He stared at a bird's nest in a tree, lost in thought.
Yuan Heng: !!!
It's you! It's really you!
She happily approached him. “What are you thinking about?”
“Nest.”
His reply was concise and to the point, leaving Yuan Heng at a temporary loss for words.
Yuan Heng sat beside him with her dirty little face, grinning widely. “A bird's nest is up in a tree, built out of wood.”
The man shot her an “obviously” look. He could clearly see that.
Yuan Heng, who was indeed stating the obvious: “...”
Sob... I know you're a clever cookie.
He paid her no more mind. On his own, he broke some branches, climbed a towering tree, and began to experiment by himself.
His first few construction attempts were of very poor quality. He thought about it, switched to thicker branches for support, and kept trying... rubbing countless cuts onto his hands.
Finally, the first tree nest was completed.
With thick wood as beams, thin branches as walls, and leaves as the roof... the Heavenly Dao bestowed merit and granted him a name: Youchao.
From that moment on, the Human Race finally did not have to sleep in the open, did not have to live in caves forever, did not have to fear nocturnal beast raids, and could avoid floods...
The Three Ancestors of Survival were in place.
Yuan Heng vanished from the spot, unable to help but sigh in her heart, My ancestors are terrifyingly strong.
They built everything from scratch with their bare hands!
But now, everything was finally in order. With the Holy Mother as their backer and three Daluos protecting the tribe, and since the Wu and Demon clans hadn't yet... well.
The Human Race should have some time to develop.
Excellent, she felt deeply comforted.
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