socalfunplaces Chapter 166 Jingwei Filling the Sea
Chapter 166 Jingwei Filling the Sea
Chapter 166 Jingwei Filling the Sea
Lingxiao imparted a great deal of knowledge to Shennong, and instructed him to personally taste hundreds of herbs to develop the use of herbal medicine for treating diseases.
Then he was asked to invent slash-and-burn agriculture and create two kinds of tilling tools to teach people how to reclaim wasteland and grow food crops.
For a time, Shennong's reputation was no less than that of Emperor Fuxi, and he became a sage in the eyes of all humankind.
Fuxi said, "This is an outstanding person; I should abdicate and yield the throne to him."
Ling Xiao said, "The human race can accommodate more emperors; there is no need for abdication."
Of course, during the period of teaching Shennong, Lingxiao once again used his great deception skills to deceive people.
This is naturally for profit.
Years later, Shennong's cultivation level rose to the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
He led the tribe to create pottery and cooking utensils for food and drink.
Then they set up shops and opened up markets.
According to the "Appended Remarks, Part II" of the Book of Changes, Shennong "established a market at midday, attracting people from all over the world and gathering goods from all over the world to trade and then disperse, each getting what they needed."
Shennong's invention of the market, which used the midday sun for bartering, was the origin and cornerstone of Chinese currency and commercial development.
Shennong transformed hemp into cloth, enabling humankind to wear clothes.
It should be noted that humans originally did not have clothes; they covered themselves only with leaves and animal skins.
After Shennong taught the people how to make cloth from hemp and mulberry, people finally had clothes. This was a significant step for humankind from ignorance to civilization.
Later, Shennong invented musical instruments. He carved a zither from paulownia wood and strung silk threads into strings. This zither was later called the Shennong Zither.
The Shennong Qin is "three feet six inches and six fen long, with five strings: Yue, Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zhi, and Yu".
The sound produced by this zither can express the virtues of heaven and earth, represent the harmony of Shennong, and entertain people.
Shennong then carved wood into a bow to awe the world, thus creating the bow and arrow, which effectively prevented attacks from wild animals, powerfully resisted invasions from foreign tribes, and protected people's lives and the fruits of their labor.
He made pottery to improve his life.
Before the invention of pottery, people could only process food by roasting it over fire. With pottery, people could steam and boil food, store items, brew wine, and sterilize it.
The use of pottery improved human living conditions.
Shennong married a woman from a tribe, and they had a daughter named... Nüwa.
Lingxiao, holding the Kongtong Seal of the Human Race, commanded the Earth Emperor Shennong to return to his position.
At this time, the human race also revered Shennong as emperor, who governed the endless tribes.
Endless merits flowed into Ling Xiao's body, causing his magical power to surge wildly, and the world within his acupoints actually expanded once again.
This time, it will continue until it reaches 20 million universes.
The act of deceiving Fuxi also gave Ling Xiao feedback on his cultivation level, and he felt that he was not far from the peak of the tenth level of the Quasi-Saint realm.
According to his calculations, there are still three hundred years before he reveals his true form and kills Taiqing and Yuanshi.
Becoming a sage of the Great Dao is an urgent matter.
However, something else happened recently.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Northern Mountains Classic, records: "The youngest daughter of Emperor Yan was named Nüwa. Nüwa was playing in the East Sea, drowned and did not return. Therefore, she became Jingwei, who always carries wood and stones from the Western Mountains to fill the East Sea."
Ling Xiao knew that the girl was young, an innocent and lively little girl.
Unexpectedly, I had only been away from the human tribe for two days.
However, she was lured to the East Sea by some cultivators from the North Sea Demon Sect founded by Kunpeng, where she drowned.
Then the girl's will transformed into a Jingwei bird, which carried wood and stones in its beak every day, dropping them one by one into the East Sea.
She hopes that one day, the sea can be filled in, so that no more people will drown in it.
When Shennong learned of this, he was heartbroken. He drove his chariot to the East Sea and looked at the Jingwei bird in the sky. His anger toward the North Sea Demon Sect grew stronger and stronger.
"Master."
Shennong looked at Lingxiao, who stood to the side, and asked, "Can Nüwa be resurrected?"
Ling Xiao said, "She didn't die, so how can she be resurrected?"
Shennong was surprised.
Ling Xiao looked at the Jingwei bird in the sky and said with admiration, "Jingwei carries tiny twigs to fill the vast sea, and Xing Tian wields his axe and shield, his fierce will remains steadfast."
This is from Tao Yuanming's poem "Reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas".
The Jingwei bird is a story worthy of praise and admiration; its kind wishes, perseverance, and lofty aspirations are all admired by people.
The Jingwei bird possesses a heroic spirit of daring to fight against the sea!
Shennong knew that Xingtian was a great shaman of the Wu tribe. He was shocked. Did his master mean that Xingtian would also have a tragic end like Nüwa?
Ling Xiao raised his hand and summoned the girl's soul from the underworld, reshaping her into a human form.
The girl was held in Shennong's arms, tears streaming down her face. She looked at the Jingwei bird in the sky, not understanding what it was doing.
She has long lost her memories of her past life and is now just a child among the human race.
"You're so silly! How can the ocean be filled in?"
As the sun set, the girl watched with heartache as the Jingwei bird, carrying wood and stones, flew back and forth to the East China Sea.
But the Jingwei bird ignored her and continued to hurry about its own business.
Years later, the story of the Jingwei bird came to the attention of the human race.
Millions of people sympathize with and admire Jingwei, calling it the "victim bird," the "oath bird," the "will bird," and the "emperor's daughter sparrow." They also erected an ancient site on the shore of the East Sea called "Jingwei's Oath at the Water."
Now, two emperors have emerged among the human race.
All the myriad races of the primordial world are watching the human race closely.
Most of them were looking for someone named Xiao Ling, but they couldn't find him.
Among them, Taiqing Yuanshi, Randeng, and Kunpeng were the most anxious.
Seeing that immeasurable merit was being obtained by others, they all wanted a share of it.
But since Xiao Ling couldn't be found, he naturally couldn't be controlled.
The human race is currently blessed with good fortune, so we cannot easily harm them.
The group of powerful individuals were caught in a dilemma.
At the same time, Nuwa also noticed Xiao Ling. She was secretly shocked. The changes in the human race over the years were too great. All of this was thanks to this person.
Ling Xiao then began to work on bringing the Human Emperor Xuanyuan into the world.
The Records of the Grand Historian, in its chapter on the Five Emperors, states: "The Yellow Emperor was the son of Shaodian, surnamed Gongsun, named Xuanyuan. The Yellow Emperor resided at Xuanyuan Hill."
According to Ling Xiao's observation, the human tribes nowadays lack cohesion; they are scattered in various places, each with its own rules and regulations.
But what is needed is a great man to gather together the millions of people.
Among the Three Sovereigns, the Yellow Emperor was the most fond of killing and warfare. His temperament differed from that of Fuxi, who was kind and benevolent, and he also lacked the simplicity of Shennong.
In the original timeline of the primordial era, the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan was the third human emperor. He allied with the Yan Emperor Shennong tribe to jointly attack the Jiuli tribe and Chiyou.
After Chi You was killed, the prehistoric human race flourished, and from then on, their destiny became unstoppable.
Ling Xiao arrived at the Youxiong clan and, following the same method, altered her mother's timeline, causing her to give birth to Xuanyuan.
Xuanyuan's mother was also a cultivator and had been married for a long time, but it was very difficult for cultivators to have offspring.
But none of this could stump Ling Xiao, after all, he had a profound understanding of the Dao of Destiny.
(End of this chapter)