After Kong Xuan left, Shennong continued his great undertaking, tasting all kinds of herbs. His footprints were all over the treacherous mountains. Wherever there were strange flowers and herbs, Shennong would definitely find traces of him. After several years of arduous journey, Shennong returned to Chen Du with a full harvest.
After returning to Chen Du, Shennong began a closed-door training to sort out the herbs he had tasted all these years. With the help of the Ochre Whip, Shennong not only identified whether the herbs were poisonous, but also wrote a "Shennong's Materia Medica" according to the medicinal properties of the herbs and passed it down to the Human Tribe. Since then, the number of people who died of illness or accidentally ate poisonous herbs decreased greatly.
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In Wu Zhuang Taoist Temple, after watching the abdication ceremony of the Human Emperor, all the Sages left. River Styx secretly came to Wu Zhuang Taoist Temple. He had no choice. Although it did not affect River Styx whether Hongyun became the Earthly Emperor or not, River Styx had to find out the truth now that such a big accident had happened. Moreover, this matter was related to Zhen Yuanzi.
Since Zhen Yuanzi set up the Earth Immortal's Mansion, his luck had skyrocketed. With the help of luck, Zhen Yuanzi's cultivation was naturally smooth. Although he had already reached the peak of Quasi-saint, his strength had not yet reached the limit of Quasi-saint. Naturally, he was still a distance away from the realm of Origin.
However, now Zhen Yuanzi was not calm at all. When he saw River Styx, he asked anxiously, "Daoist Friend River Styx, what happened to Hongyun's Daoist Friend? Why did the position of the Daoist Friend change to someone else? Where is Hongyun's Primordial Spirit now?"
Seeing Zhen Yuanzi so anxious, River Styx could understand. After all, Hongyun was Zhen Yuanzi's old friend for many years. Now that Hongyun had disappeared, it was reasonable for Zhen Yuanzi to be anxious. River Styx said, "Daoist Friend Zhen Yuanzi, please don't worry. With the Heaven's Secret in chaos, we can't find out where Hongyun's Daoist Friend is."
After a pause, River Styx continued, "But the Poor Way can guess who did it. It must be Zu Wu Of Houtu. Hongyun's Daoist Friend was sent into Samsara by the Poor Way himself. Only Zu Wu Of Houtu would be able to do it."
Hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi was shocked and said hurriedly, "Zu Wu Of Houtu? How is that possible? Hongyun's Daoist Friend has nothing to do with Zu Wu Of Houtu and the Wu people. Why would Zu Wu Of Houtu do this to Hongyun's Daoist Friend? " Hongyun was one of the few good people in the Great Desolation and had nothing to do with the Wu people. Why would Zu Wu Of Houtu do this to Hongyun?
River Styx sighed and said, "It's the Poor Way's fault for not thinking things through. In the Purple Cloud Palace, the Poor Way promised Nüwa's Daoist Friend Fuxi the throne of the Human Emperor. Now Hongyun's Daoist Friend has suffered an unexpected misfortune. Moreover, Hongyun's Daoist Friend had the Daoist aura of the Human Emperor. Now the aura of the Human Emperor is still in the Nether World. It must have been taken by Zu Wu Of Houtu."
Before coming to Wu Zhuang Taoist Temple, River Styx asked his Self Corpse Mu Sen to use the Kongtong Seal to check the whereabouts of the Daoist aura of the Human Emperor that was given to Hongyun. He found that the aura of the Human Emperor was in the Nether World, but then it disappeared. It was obvious who had done it.
River Styx finally understood why Hongjun had given Houtu the Bell of Chaos, which was supposed to be hidden. It was a trap for River Styx. As the saying goes, strength breeds ambition. Although Houtu was at the Middle-stage of the Sage Realm, he was only a Primordial Spirit with a weak body and no powerful magic weapon. Even if he wanted to, he could not do it.
But now it was different. With the Bell of Chaos in hand, there were few Sages who could defeat Ancestor Sorcerer Houtu. Although Houtu was now trapped in the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Bell of Chaos was not restricted. With the power of a Sage to control the Bell of Chaos from a distance, it could also have great combat power.
Although Houtu was kind and peaceful among the Twelve Zu Wu, that was only in comparison to the other Zu Wu. Now that Houtu had become a Sage, even if she had no ambition, she still had the Wu people behind her. Just like Nüwa, she still wanted to make the Demon Tribe rise again.
Although River Styx controlled the Underworld, the core of the Underworld was the Six Paths of Reincarnation. However, the Six Paths of Reincarnation had always been under Houtu's control. River Styx could not interfere. Although River Styx did not want to control the Underworld to scheme anything, it would be easy for Zu Wu Of Houtu to interfere if there was another scheme like Hongyun's. Therefore, River Styx felt uneasy.
Zhen Yuanzi naturally did not know what River Styx was thinking. He only cared about Hongyun's whereabouts. Zhen Yuanzi anxiously said, "The Human Sovereign's Aura is in Zu Wu Of Houtu's hands, so Hongyun's Daoist Friend must also be in Zu Wu Of Houtu's hands. The Poor Way is to go to the Underworld and find Zu Wu Of Houtu to ask for Hongyun's Daoist Friend's remnant soul."
River Styx waved his hand and said, "Zhen Yuanzi, don't worry. Hongyun's Daoist Friend's remnant soul may not necessarily be in Zu Wu Of Houtu's hands. Zu Wu Of Houtu is probably warning the Poor Way this time. She is always in charge of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. She may have taken the Human Sovereign's Aura, but she may not keep Hongyun's Daoist Friend's remnant soul. Well, Hongyun's Daoist Friend's Soul-dispersing Gourd is still with you, right?"
Hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi shook his hand and a big red gourd appeared in his hand. River Styx took the red gourd from Zhen Yuanzi's hand and made an incantation while chanting, "Soul's Aura, the root of origin, trace to the source, pardon!" A silver light shot from River Styx's hand into the red gourd. The red gourd immediately reacted and flew out of Wu Zhuang Taoist Temple.
Seeing this, River Styx and Zhen Yuanzi hurriedly chased after it. Not long after, they chased the Soul-dispersing Gourd to an ordinary tribe of the Human Tribe and stopped above a thatched cottage. At this moment, a baby was born in the thatched cottage. The whole family was overjoyed.
As soon as Zhen Yuanzi saw the baby, his face lit up with joy. The baby was Hongyun's reincarnation. He immediately exclaimed, "Hongyun's Daoist Friend has finally been reincarnated. Since he has lost the position of Human Sovereign, the Poor Way is to extradite him to Wu Zhuang Taoist Temple and teach him the ways of cultivation. One day, Hongyun's Daoist Friend will be able to return to his original self."
Now that Hongyun had lost the Human Sovereign's Aura and the position of Earthly Sovereign, it was impossible for him to recover his previous cultivation if he stayed in the Human Tribe. Returning to Wu Zhuang Taoist Temple with Zhen Yuanzi was indeed the best way. However, looking at Hongyun now, River Styx's face revealed a trace of a smile.
River Styx stopped Zhen Yuanzi, who was about to descend from the cloud, and said with a smile, "Daoist Friend, Zhen Yuanzi, don't worry. Although Hongyun's Daoist Friend has no chance to be the Human Sovereign, there are always gains and losses. Although Zu Wu Of Houtu delayed the reincarnation of Hongyun's Daoist Friend and took away his Human Sovereign's Aura, he also gave Hongyun's Daoist Friend another great Lucky Chance."
Hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi asked doubtfully, "Lucky Chance? What kind of Lucky Chance? " Now, Hongyun was just an ordinary baby of the Human Tribe. What great Lucky Chance could he have? However, since River Styx said so, he must have his reasons. Zhen Yuanzi naturally had to ask clearly.
River Styx shook his head with a smile, "The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. Daoist Friend, if you are worried, you can leave one of the Three Corpses here to take care of Hongyun's Daoist Friend. You can also teach him some cultivation methods. In the future, when the Lucky Chance comes, Hongyun's Daoist Friend will naturally return."
Although Zhen Yuanzi did not understand, since River Styx said so, he could only make a Hail Mary effort. He left the Good Corpse here to take care of Hongyun and returned to the Fifth Manor. Now that the Earth Immortal's Mansion had many affairs to attend to, Zhen Yuanzi could not stay here for long.
River Styx took another look at Hongyun's reincarnated body and a mysterious smile appeared on his face. Riding a cloud, he flew toward the Blood Sea. As the old saying goes, fortune and misfortune depend on each other. Now, although Hongyun had lost the Emperor's Qi, he had gained another Qi and a new name.
Hongyun's matter was settled, but the matter of Zu Wu Of Houtu gave River Styx a headache. It was really a headache to have such a powerful and ambitious neighbor. As for the Emperor's Qi, River Styx probably guessed what Zu Wu Of Houtu wanted to do with it.
It was a pity that this was just an illusion. It could be seen but could not be touched. Even if he had the Emperor's Qi, it would be useless. Moreover, the Ancestral Sorcerer of Hengtu and Hongyun had formed karma. Since there was a day when karma was formed, there would be a day when karma would be repaid. This was the principle of the cycle of heaven. Even a Sage could not go against it.
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