First-generation humans had relatively long lifespans. Yuan Heng had lived as a wild savage here for a thousand years. With the Three Ancestors in place, she was able to do much more.
Shoes, pottery, stone pots... how to set traps in the woods to catch prey, bows and arrows, stone spears... so very many things.
The Three Ancestors noticed her. Furthermore, they discovered that whenever they created objects or made fire, this clanswoman, whose face was never clean, was always present.
This threw them into deep thought... and they wanted to make her the Fourth Ancestor of the Human Race.
Yuan Heng: Σ( ° △ °|||)︴
No way, absolutely no way!
Yuan Heng declined their invitation and, with great selflessness, expressed that she only wished to contribute to the Human Race in obscurity.
Hearing this, the Three Ancestors were filled with gratification. “How wonderful! With such talent in our Human Race, why should we worry about being unable to establish a foothold in the Primordial World?”
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Her little face was full of pride. That's right, she was exactly such an incredibly kind 'genius of the Human Race'~
Yuan Heng continued to shine and contribute to the tribe, creating many useful little inventions. She even learned how to weave vine baskets, truly making her an experienced artisan.
Until one day, her Senior Brothers, the Three Pure Ones, arrived.
And so, with her little face completely soot-blackened and a wide, toothy grin, Yuan Heng beamed and waved to them as they stood on the clouds. “Hehehe, hello, three Senior Brothers~”
With that, taking advantage of the surrounding humans' distraction, she flashed forward and appeared in front of the Three Pure Ones.
The Three Pure Ones: “...”
“Junior Sister, you...”
Tongtian stepped forward, stroking his chin as he sized her up. “Junior Sister Yuan Heng, why this look?”
Yuan Heng formed a hand-seal to clean herself up and change her clothes before explaining, “Senior Sister Nuwa entrusted the Human Race to me, so I am looking after them.”
Seeing that his soot-covered junior sister had finally returned to being neat and tidy, Yuanshi silently let out a long breath of relief in his heart.
Phew—thank goodness. If Junior Sister still hadn't become clean, he would have been unable to resist casting the Dust-Cleansing Technique on her, which would inevitably have been inappropriate.
Tongtian was puzzled. “Junior Sister, why must you look after them in person? Wouldn't it be better to just set up a barrier and watch them? Why must you make yourself so filthy and suffer in person among the Human Race?”
Yuan Heng shook her head. “That won't do. The Human Race was just born. Although they are fragile, they must ultimately establish themselves in the Primordial World. How can they grow without experiencing hardships?”
“I can't shield them under a barrier forever... I'm acting in secret anyway. Besides, helping them build everything from scratch is actually quite fun.”
As Yuan Heng spoke, she looked down at the tribe below, where men, women, young, and old had clear divisions of labor and lived in an orderly fashion. Her eyes were filled with unspeakable joy.
They were clearly so adorable.
Taiqing followed Yuan Heng's gaze down to the land below. After watching for a while, he turned his eyes to Yuan Heng. “Little Junior Sister, since Junior Sister Nuwa entrusted the Human Race to you, we would like to travel among them for a time. Would that be acceptable?”
Yuan Heng: !!!
It's here, it's here! The Three Pure Ones attaining sainthood is coming!
Eldest Senior Brother is indeed a clever cookie.
Yuan Heng nodded, her eyes shining. “Of course it is acceptable.”
She immediately patted her chest. “Don't worry, Taiqing Senior Brother. I get along incredibly well among the Human Race.”
“A simple tour is no problem at all. I will go inform the Three Ancestors right away. You three Senior Brothers may come as you please.”
With that, Yuan Heng descended from the clouds, turning back into her soot-covered and disheveled self.
Standing among the clouds, the Three Pure Ones could faintly hear someone below calling her 'Fourth Ancestor,' followed by their junior sister's voice refusing. “Haiya, Shan, Hua, don't call me that. I'm really not...”
The Three Pure Ones: “...”
Wow, Junior Sister indeed gets along incredibly well among the Human Race; she has even managed to be considered the Fourth Ancestor.
Seeing this, the corners of Taiqing's mouth curled up slightly. He looked at his two younger brothers. “We must perceive and comprehend with our hearts during this journey into the Human Race.”
He had a premonition that their opportunity for sainthood might lie right here.
Yuanshi nodded. “Yes, Big Brother.”
Tongtian scratched his head. Although he did not quite understand, he still agreed.
Taiqing looked at him again. “Do you have an answer yet to the question Junior Sister asked you before?”
Tongtian was taken aback for a moment. “Um... I have a general clue...”
“Good.”
The Three Pure Ones prepared themselves to head down. They concealed their auras, making themselves look no different from ordinary humans.
Yuan Heng skipped and bounded all the way to a large tree nest to find the Three Ancestors. “Three Ancestors, are you home?”
Soon, the three of them poked their heads out from the windows and doorway. “Heng, why are you here?”
Yuan Heng grinned, showing her teeth. “Powerful experts who know spells are coming to travel through the Human Race! This is a great opportunity for our people.”
“I have already agreed. They should be in the tribe by now.”
Huh?! The opportunity is here! The eyes of all three lit up with excitement, and Ziyishi was the first to respond. “Great, great, great! There is hope for the prosperity of our Human Race!”
Youchao looked at her. “Heng, do the visitors require attendants? Why don't you go find a few smart ones...”
Aside from the Three Ancestors, whose cultivations had been piled up to the Daluo realm, none of the other clansmen had a proper method to cultivate; they were all just practicing blindly.
The current Human Race was desperately longing for someone who could preach the Dao.
Yuan Heng's eyes darted around slyly. She recalled that clever cookie who was the first to call her 'Holy Envoy'—the first human the Holy Mother had personally molded with her own hands.
Without a doubt, it has to be you, my fated martial nephew.
Though she thought this, Yuan Heng shook her head at the Three Ancestors. “Just act as you normally would.”
A mysterious smile spread across her face. “Don't worry. What belongs to our Human Race won't get away.”
The Three Ancestors: “...” Do you really have to speak in riddles?
Ignoring their hesitant expressions, Yuan Heng happily went to look for her Senior Brothers, the Three Pure Ones...
The Three Pure Ones split up to travel individually. Since Junior Sister Nuwa had attained sainthood by creating the Human Race, this race was bound to have something unique about them.
What could it be...?
Several decades passed in a flash. Although they felt a spark of comprehension, they always felt that they were still missing something.
Until they saw Yuan Heng explaining the Dao to the children of the tribe.
“The sky was dark and the earth was yellow; the universe was vast and wild...”
“Fourth Ancestor, what does that mean?”
A bold youngster spoke up, interrupting to ask her. Many adults had gathered around as well.
Yuan Heng had grown so weary of declining the title of 'Fourth Ancestor' that she simply let them call her whatever they wanted.
With her usual gentle smile, her eyes curving like crescents, she explained,
“The meaning of this phrase is that the sky is a deep, dark azure, while the earth is a heavy, clay-like yellow. At the very beginning of the universe's birth, it was a state of ignorant Chaos, with all creation just beginning to emerge.”
“But why was it like that?”
“We have to start with the story of Great Deity Pangu separating heaven and earth. Legend has it that Great Deity Pangu was born within Chaos. Seeing that Chaos was undivided and filled with dense mist, he...”
It was at that exact instant that the Three Pure Ones understood.
Indeed. The beings of the Primordial World were mostly ignorant. Their own Dao, much like their teacher's, perhaps lay in the responsibility of teaching and transforming others.
The Human Race was newly born, yet they contained endless vitality. Though they were post-natal beings, they were eager to learn and possessed a heart that constantly strived to rise.
Though the living beings were ignorant, there were still virtuous and capable individuals among them who conformed to heaven's will and understood the principles of the world. There was great potential.
Though some living beings were weak, they dared to struggle against adversity. All spirits could seek the Dao, just as the Human Race sought to secure a lifeline for themselves...
Yuan Heng, who had just satisfied her desire to act as a teacher and walked out of the crowd, only to see her three Senior Brothers in a state of sudden enlightenment: ???
Ah? Her three Senior Brothers had comprehended again?
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