At this time, a carriage pulled by a strange beast arrived. This strange beast was the one that carried Fuxi.
He Tu and Luo Shu's Dragon Horse. Fuxi got on the carriage and looked at Shennong and said, "Brother, do well.
I will wait for you in the Holy Land. "Then, Fuxi returned to the Holy Land of Inheritance with the Four Ancestors of the Human Tribe.
Fuxi was now a Quasi-saint at the peak. Although he had recovered his memory of his previous life, his cultivation was not obtained by himself. Moreover, he was a demon in his previous life and a human in this life, so he could not use the cultivation of his previous life. However, he was now interested in the Martial Arts of the Human Tribe. Besides, he had the Merits of Human Emperor, so it was suitable for him to practice the Golden Body of Martial Arts.
After Fuxi's departure, the human race officially transitioned from the era of Fuxi to the era of Shennong. After Shennong succeeded to the throne, he was still as diligent as before. He personally handled the affairs of the human race and did not do anything improper. Just like the old saying, starting a business was difficult, but maintaining it was even more difficult. Shennong was as usual, and this allowed the leaders of the various races to relax.
After Shennong succeeded the throne, the first thing he did was to popularize the cultivation of the Five Grains. Although the Human Tribe had already begun to cultivate the Five Grains, it was only limited to the tribes where Shennong lived and some nearby tribes. It did not really spread among the Human Tribe. Many tribes that were angered did not know much about the cultivation of the Five Grains.
In order to spread the method of growing cereals, Shennong especially invited smart people from different human clans to demonstrate how to grow cereals and how to solve some problems in the process of growing cereals with Chen Dou. Through this, Shennong rapidly spread the method of growing cereals among human clans. In a short period, Shennong's prestige among human clans soared.
With sufficient food, the Human Tribe entered a period of rapid development again. The shortage of food was no longer a major problem that restricted the development of the Human Tribe. However, as more and more wastelands were reclaimed, the amount of food increased to the point that they could not eat it all. Even if they wanted to preserve it, they could not preserve it for long.
Shennong thought hard for a long time but failed to come up with a good solution, so he went to consult his teacher Kong Xuan. Kong Xuan had no idea about this, but he thought that his senior brother Liu Er could make wine with fruits. Could the five grains also be used to make wine? Kong Xuan had only said it casually, but the speaker did not mean it. Shennong, on the other hand, had an idea.
Shennong had tasted a little of the Monkey Wine brewed by his uncle (Liu Er). It was full of Spiritual Qi and made him feel warm all over after drinking it. If such a wine could be brewed with five grains, although it had no Spiritual Qi, it could drive away the Cold Qi in one's body after drinking it in cold weather. It was not bad. Thinking of this, Shennong immediately returned to the city and began to experiment.
Therefore, it didn't take long for the human race to have a special thing called 'wine'. The human race began to learn how to use surplus grains to make wine. Because of different materials and different brewing methods, wine became more and more diversified. Because of Kong Xuan's words, wine appeared on the stage of the human race early.
However, Shennong also knew that making wine could not completely solve the problem of surplus grains. Therefore, he came up with a solution, which was to let people exchange their surplus grains for what they needed. This was the initial embryonic form of trading, and also laid a certain foundation for the development of the Human Tribe's commerce in the future.
As trading and making wine became popular in the Human Tribe, the problem of surplus grains was finally alleviated. However, gradually, Shennong also found other problems. When planting grains, there were always some weeds in the grains. Some of the weeds even caused people to have symptoms of discomfort or even death after being used.
When Shennong learned of this situation, he immediately summoned the wise people in the tribe to discuss it. However, after a long discussion, they did not come up with a solution. Helplessly, Shennong could only use the most stupid way to solve this problem, which was to taste all the herbs one by one to identify their medicinal properties and toxicity. Then, he would organize them into a book and send it to the whole tribe, so as to avoid accidental deaths.
Although his subjects tried to stop him in every way possible, Shennong had already made up his mind. He resolutely embarked on the path of tasting all the herbs for the Human Tribe. Before he left, Kong Xuan summoned Shennong and gave him some detoxifying pills as a precaution. Shennong was overjoyed. With these pills, Shennong believed that his wish of tasting all the herbs would be even more likely to come true.
As Shennong traveled through the Great Desolation, he would taste all the herbs and flowers he encountered. Although he was often poisoned, with Kong Xuan's detoxifying pills, he was always more scared than in danger. After each taste, Shennong would record it down so that he could organize it into a book and send it to the Human Tribe and future generations.
However, the pills that Kong Xuan had bestowed upon him would eventually run out. On that day, after Shennong ate a certain type of grass, he immediately felt unbearable pain in his stomach. However, when he extended his hand to retrieve the antidote, he discovered that the pill had already run out. In his delirious state, all he could think about was the great undertaking of tasting all sorts of grass for the human race. With this unwillingness, Shennong immediately fainted.
Just as Shennong was about to die, there was a flash of five-colored light and Kong Xuan appeared before Shennong. Seeing Shennong's condition, Kong Xuan took out a pill and stuffed it into Shennong's mouth. A while later, Shennong's abdomen disappeared. The poison of the Heartbreak Grass had been cured.
Shennong recovered. Seeing Kong Xuan standing to one side, he knew that his teacher had saved him this time. He hurriedly stood up and thanked Kong Xuan, "Disciple Shennong greets teacher. Disciple was foolish and accidentally ate a poisonous herb. Thank you teacher for saving my life."
Kong Xuan nodded and said, "You are my disciple, so I naturally have to save you. There's no need for you to be so polite. Rise." After a pause, Kong Xuan continued, "Shennong, do you know that your actions will definitely bring you endless pain, and you might even lose your life because of it? There are countless herbs and spiritual roots in the Great Desolation. When will you be able to taste all of them?"
Hearing that, Shennong said seriously, "Teacher, disciple has identified all the herbs for the Human Tribe. Even if I die ten thousand times, I will not regret it. Since there are countless herbs, disciple will taste them day by day. Day by day, there will be a time when I finish tasting all of them." With that, Shennong prostrated himself on the ground again. He said, "However, disciple will probably die before completing this great task. Teacher, please lend disciple a hand."
Kong Xuan looked at the determined Shennong and smiled. He helped Shennong up and took out an item, handing it to Shennong. "This is called the Ochre Whip. It was refined by your grandmaster using the body of a dragon and many heavenly treasures. Touch plants with this whip and you can use it to identify the medicinal properties of herbs. With the help of this item, you should be able to identify herbs as well."
Shennong was overjoyed. He took the Ochre Whip and examined it in his hand. He was overjoyed. Kong Xuan smiled and shook his head when he saw this. He said, "If that's the case, you can continue with your great task. I'll be leaving." With that, he gave some more antidotes to Shennong before leaving on a cloud. Shennong stared at Kong Xuan the entire time. Only when Kong Xuan disappeared into the sea of clouds did he return to his senses.
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