After realizing this, Lao Tzu was in no hurry to preach. For one, he still needed to observe more. Establishing a sect and preaching was an important matter that required careful selection. For another, he still needed some time to sort out his teachings. If the human race could satisfy him by then, it wouldn't be too late to establish a sect and preach then.
River Styx immediately relayed the news of Lao Tzu's arrival to the human race. As for Mu Sen's plans, River Styx didn't interfere. River Styx was already a complete connate demon god and it was only a matter of time before he transformed into a Chaos Demon God. Even if he was allowed to plan, he would probably only consider his own interests.
However, Mu Sen was different. Although he was River Styx's self-incarnation, he had a more independent personality than the Good and Evil Corpses. Because Mu Sen was the incarnation of River Styx's past life, River Styx didn't interfere too much. It was far better for him to plan the affairs of the human race as a human than for River Styx to do so.
Mu Sen sighed softly when he received this news. Although he knew this would happen, Mu Sen couldn't help but worry when it actually happened. Once Lao Tzu began preaching to the human race, the human martial dao would be greatly impacted by the immortal dao. Compared to the martial dao, the early stages of cultivation on the immortal dao were much smoother.
The human race was different from other races. If they were mortals, their lifespan wouldn't last more than a hundred years. Cultivating martial dao could increase their lifespan, but if they didn't enter the connate martial dao or become an immortal through the immortal dao, their lifespan would ultimately be limited. However, as the human race grew stronger and stronger, their physiques and aptitudes would deteriorate, making it increasingly difficult to cultivate martial dao. If this continued, most of the human race would be mortals.
Mu Sen was naturally aware of this. It could be seen from the selection held every ten years that the number of martial dao and immortal dao elites that could be recruited was dwindling. Geniuses were even fewer. Mu Sen had no choice but to do his best to nurture the human race in the sacred land and make them stronger.
Compared to the vast human population, the sacred land of heritage only had close to ten million humans. Their population probably wouldn't grow much in the future. However, the strength of these ten million humans was completely superior to that of ten billion humans in the outside world. Even if the human race encountered a great calamity, as long as the sacred land of heritage didn't fall, the human race wouldn't be greatly weakened. Even if the branches and leaves were destroyed, the roots would still remain...
However, in the sacred land of heritage, the martial dao was far more prosperous than the immortal dao. It was the same outside the sacred land. After all, the martial dao was created by Mu Sen, and no one understood it better than him. Although there were Enlightenment Tablets in the immortal dao, and although there were many immortal dao techniques recorded on them, there were no immortal dao experts in the human race. Even Mu Sen didn't know much about them.
Now that Lao Tzu had come to the human race, he would definitely preach the immortal dao. At that time, the immortal dao of the human race would definitely rise, and even completely suppress the martial dao outside the sacred land. However, in the overall situation, the human race's strength would still be strengthened. Mu Sen wouldn't stop it, and he couldn't stop it.
Although Mu Sen was the human race's Wu Zu, he couldn't stop his clansmen from pursuing the immortal dao. Compared to the immortal dao, cultivation in the early stages of the martial dao was much slower. There was no way around it. Martial cultivation required a deep foundation, or it would easily affect one's future cultivation.
Since Lao Tzu had come to the human race, Mu Sen could only begin to deal with it. However, he still needed to discuss it with Suiren, the Yūcho Clan, and the Ziyi Clan. After all, the human race's matters weren't decided by him alone. Furthermore, there were some things they needed to know.
After receiving Mu Sen's message, Suiren and the other two immediately rushed over. The three of them had been immersed in cultivating the martial dao, hoping to break through to the Life Star realm as soon as possible. Now, the human race's matters were basically left to the other clansmen. Of course, Mu Sen was the same. Managing the human race wasn't easy, so he had to leave it to the other clansmen. Furthermore, the human race had already reached its current state, so there wasn't much to manage.
As soon as Suiren came in, he said, "Fourth brother, why did you call us over today? Could it be that you've gained some new comprehension of the martial dao and want to explain it to us?" Suiren's true intent came from comprehending his Karmic Lingbao. As for my law, it's also the law of fire. That suits his straightforward personality very well.
Mu Sen shook his head. "That's not it. I sensed someone entering the human race's territory today, so I called you over." Although Mu Sen was the human race's fourth Patriarch, he was both a teacher and a friend to the first three Patriarchs. He would often explain the martial dao to them.
The Yūcho Clan asked, "Fourth brother, what's so special about that person for you to pay so much attention to him? You even called us over. Could it be that he's a threat to the human race?" The Yūcho Clan had a steady nature. The martial dao they comprehended was also derived from their Karmic Lingbao. This was also Mu Sen's suggestion to them.
Suiren was responsible for making fire for the human race, the Yūcho Clan was responsible for building houses for the human race, and the Ziyi Clan was responsible for making clothes for the human race. These were the responsibilities of Tendo that the three of them had taken up since birth. After completing their duties, each of them received a Karmic Lingbao with a little bit of the human race's fate. With this, the three of them were able to comprehend the martial dao with less effort.
The law that Youchaoshi comprehended was the law of earth. It could be used for defense and could also use the power of the earth to suppress the enemy. It was both offensive and defensive. Meanwhile, Ziyi-Shi comprehended the law of defense. It was a complete defensive law. This corresponded with their merit spiritual treasures. It was not bad.
Mu Sen saw the Yūcho Clan's worry and explained, "It's not that this person is a threat to the human race. On the contrary, this person's arrival will be of great benefit to the human race. Our martial dao is flourishing, but our immortal dao is lacking. This person can make up for our immortal dao."
The Ziyi Clan asked, "Fourth brother, who is this person? To be able to make up for our immortal dao and attract fourth brother's attention, he must be a rare expert in the Great Desolation. "To be able to attract the attention of Mu Sen, who was equivalent to a Quasi-saint, this person must be extraordinary.
Mu Sen nodded and said, "This person's background is indeed great. He is the first disciple of Hongjun Daozu, the leader of the Sanqing, Lao Tzu. This person has severed the good and evil corpses and is a late Quasi-saint. He also has the ultimate treasure, the taiji diagram. In the Great Desolation, there are very few below the level of Saint who can match him."
Suiren and the others were surprised. They had naturally heard of the Sanqing. The true body of Pangu, the disciple of Hongjun Daozu, and the senior brother of their human race's Goddess Nüwa. He was the destined Tendo Saint. Who would have thought that the leader of the Sanqing, Lao Tzu, would come to the human race? How could they not be surprised?
Since it was Lao Tzu coming to teach the immortal dao, it should be a good thing! But seeing Mu Sen's worried expression, Suiren asked, "Fourth brother, what are you worried about? Once the immortal dao is complete, the human race will grow stronger. Are you worried that the martial dao will be affected?" At this point, Suiren's voice contained a trace of dissatisfaction.
Mu Sen naturally heard this but didn't mind. He only said, "Of course not. Since the day I created the martial dao, I knew this day would come. Moreover, when I established the sacred land of inheritance, I took in most of the elites of the human race. These people are the inheritors of our martial dao. Even if the martial dao outside the sacred land is not flourishing, it won't affect our martial dao."
When Suiren heard this, he was slightly embarrassed. But seeing that Mu Sen didn't mind, he didn't say anything else. The Yūcho Clan heard this and asked, "If that's the case, then what are you worried about? Isn't the prosperity of the immortal dao a good thing for the human race?"
Mu Sen sighed and said, "The prosperity of the immortal dao is a good thing for the human race, but everything has its pros and cons. The prosperity of the immortal dao can make the human race stronger, but it will also make the human race dependent on others. When Lao Tzu becomes a sage in the future, he will be able to meddle in the affairs of the human race. Is this still the human race we wanted to build?"
When Suiren and the other two heard Mu Sen's words, they were naturally worried. The development of the human race had always been the painstaking efforts of the four ancestors. They wanted the human race to become a strong race like the Shaman and Demon Race. Even a sage wouldn't be able to interfere. Although the human race had been developing well, if what Mu Sen said was true, their hopes would be dashed.
Ziyi asked worriedly, "Does Fourth Brother have any plans to deal with this?" Although they had made great contributions to the development of the human race, since then, Mu Sen had been in charge of the major affairs of the human race. They could only give advice from the side. The three of them admired Mu Sen's foresight and wisdom.
Mu Sen shook his head and said, "The prosperity of the immortal dao is inevitable. We can't stop it. Moreover, I plan to send out all the cultivators in the sacred land of inheritance when Lao Tzu gives a sermon. We'll use Lao Tzu to completely develop the immortal dao of the human race."
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