Chapter 116: Lie Shan's Five Grains Appear in the World

  As Xuan Yuan became increasingly arrogant, there was no one around him who could make Xuan Yuan feel apprehensive. Xuan Yuan's life also began to become dissolute, with three thousand beauties in the harem and trusted ministers by his side. He was no longer the wise and mighty Xuan Yuan of old.

  Xuanyuan's life of debauchery was not without its gains, for through the Three Thousand Jade Maidens, he came to understand the dual cultivation method of masculine yang, greatly increasing his cultivation. In the process of dual cultivation, he even managed to subdue the benevolent corpse, making great progress in his cultivation and advancing to the rank of quasi-sage.

  However, the easy change of mountains and rivers, the difficult migration of nature, Xuan Yuan took over the good corpse, not only did not reflect on his past mistakes, but instead became more infatuated with the way of yin-yang dual cultivation, indulging in the rapid improvement of cultivation brought about by dual rest.

  Xuanyuan's power surge made Xuanyuan confident that even against the strongest opponent, Wuji Shengshi, he would not be powerless to counterattack. Moreover, his own strength was advancing rapidly, and in less than 10,000 years of cultivation, he had already achieved the quasi-saint position. In the future, he will surely surpass Wuji and become the number one strongman.

  Xuanyuan was precisely because of this mentality, usually with an attitude of being the number one in the world, living a more decadent life, indulging in cultivation and the thrill of power enhancement. The government was left to be handled by Feng Hou and others. Xuanyuan's strength was powerful, shaking the human race, but unfortunately, Feng Hou, Li Mu and others' strength were only ordinary Dajin Golden Immortals, fundamentally unable to suppress other local guardians with Dajin Golden Immortal strength.

  This formed the power of local town governors began to expand, and people like Li Mu were unable to suppress various town governors under Xuan Yuan's inaction. The powers of the town governors expanded rapidly, becoming local hegemons.

  Some of the town guardians were afraid that news of humans starving to death in their territories would spread, leading to ridicule from others and fear of being known by Xuan Yuan, after all, although Xuan Yuan was no longer as capable as before, he was still not someone they could match.

  The town guards and gatekeepers mutually concealed this information, so it did not spread widely among the people until some could no longer bear their hunger and began to rebel, seizing grain from wealthy households. However, these people's strength was too weak compared to that of the various town guards, and they were often ruthlessly eliminated within a few days of starting an uprising.

  However, this wave of rebellion did not stop easily. Under the instigation and support of various forces, it became more and more intense, like a raging fire. It was suppressed countless times, only to be reborn like a phoenix from the ashes.

  Under these waves of uprisings, there was a small Jiang clan that underwent an inconspicuous change. While most human tribes were struggling to survive, this small tribe did not face such a crisis.

  It turned out that decades ago, a Taoist priest came to the outside of this small tribe and took in a child named Lie Shan as an apprentice, personally teaching and nurturing him. However, strangely, this strange person did not teach Lie Shan how to cultivate his powers, but instead taught him some information about plants.

  The people in the village were still puzzled about what this strange person was teaching Lie Shan, but ten years later, when Little Lie Shan grew up, everyone finally understood what Lie Shan had learned.

  Li Shan first saw some birds eating grains on some plants, Li Shan couldn't help but wonder, if these birds can eat these grains, why can't we? Looking at the mountains and fields full of these golden plants, Li Shan had an idea.

  Retsuzan first took a bite himself and found that although the shell was hard, there was actually another layer of fruit inside. After eating these white fruits, Retsuzan found that they were still very hard and difficult to digest after swallowing.

  Ryūzan used various methods, and after soaking the crystal-clear fruit in hot water for a while, they began to swell and soften. After eating one, he found it to be extremely fragrant and delicious, not inferior to roasted meat at all. Ryūzan didn't immediately share this conclusion with his tribe.

  After learning of this conclusion, Lie Shan continued to study the plant and found that it had a strong vitality and a short growth cycle, maturing twice a year. Lie Shan tried eating the fruit for five years and used the old man's secret method to observe changes in his body. After five years of observation, he found no adverse energy left in his body, no toxicity, so Lie Shan began promoting this plant in the tribe.

  At the beginning, not many people followed Lie Shan's species to plant this vegetation, but as the food crisis became more and more severe, more and more people joined in, with a try-it-out attitude, starting to plant this vegetation. After all, planting this vegetation requires a cycle of half a year, but it doesn't require long-term care. The wasted time is not much.

  In this way, the vegetation slowly spread through Lushan's and the people who ate it, and people began to accept this vegetation, which was named "rice" by Lushan. Lushan was delighted to see that his discovery of rice was accepted by the people, and after starting to cultivate it, he did not idle.

  Lie Shan began to summarize his experience of planting rice, teaching people what to pay attention to when planting. As the appearance of rice was accepted by his own Jiang surname tribe, Lie Shan's death was not satisfied with this, but instead began to promote it in surrounding tribes.

  The surrounding tribes were originally worried about the food crisis, and some time ago they heard that the Jiang surname tribe had discovered new things to replace it, so there was no rumor of starving. At this time, hearing that Lie Shan Shi was the capable person who discovered rice, he immediately warmly entertained him.

  Ryozan then began to explain his intentions, these tribes were originally worried about food, and now they heard that Ryozan was there to promote rice, so that the human race would no longer be hungry, and the two sides coincided.

  Lièshān clan started to promote in the surrounding tribal areas, one tribe after another. At this time, the name of Lièshān of Jiāng surname clan was well-known by everyone. However, Lièshān's journey was not smooth sailing, as many tribes were located in different regions and were not suitable for planting rice, resulting in these tribes having a poor harvest, even less than what they would normally get from hunting.

  In this way, Lie Shan was naturally subjected to some cold treatment. If it weren't for Gu Le's gaze at the people around him, he would have been beaten out by a group of sticks. However, even so, towards Lie Shan, there is no longer the previous attitude.

  After being treated coldly, Retsuzan did not blame the tribes that drove him out, but instead reflected on why rice could grow well in some places and struggle to survive in others. Retsuzan spent five years searching for a reason, but still couldn't find one.

  However, Lie Shan was not without gain. In the tedious matter of seeing these tribes around, there were also some vegetation growing, and some had fruits that were eaten by birds and other animals. After Lie Shan's experience with rice, he made this discovery and was overjoyed, leaving to study these vegetation, but not all of them were suitable for human consumption.

  There are many plants that animals eat, but when Li Shan himself ate them, he found that they tasted bad, were toxic, or were difficult to digest. After Li Shan carefully eliminated them one by one, only five types of food, including rice, millet, beans, hemp, and wheat, were left that could be eaten by humans, with relatively short growth cycles, completely replacing the previous hunting food.

  After Liè Shān's discovery, he began his journey again. According to different regional environments, he planted different foods and introduced the five plants of millet, beans, hemp, wheat, and rice to various tribes, which were later collectively known as the Five Grains.

  As the method of planting the Five Grains spread among the human tribe, Liè Shān's great name spread even more rapidly than before. After a hundred years of spreading, the human tribe finally basically solved the food crisis. Under the spread of the human tribe, Liè Shān's great name rose sharply in status among the human tribe, his prestige rivaling that of the Human Ancestor Xuānyuán.

  As the five grains spread rapidly among the human tribe and were successfully mastered by humans, Lièshān Clan realized that their mission had been accomplished and returned to their own Jiāng surname clan. The Jiāng surname clan was also famous in nearly half of the human tribe's territory for producing Lièshān Clan, and it can be said that almost eight-tenths of the human tribe, more or less, were relieved from food crisis due to the promotion of Lièshān Clan's five grains.

  Innumerable people of the Rong and Di tribes, upon hearing that Lie Shan was the leader who had brought prosperity to the Jiang clan, came from far and wide, thousands and tens of thousands of miles, to surrender to him in order to repay his kindness. Similarly, many small and large town guardians of the human tribe, also remembering Lie Shan's achievements, or having seen the true face of Lie Shan's teacher, flocked to surrender to the Jiang clan.

  The strange old man who had been teaching Lie Shan Shi before, when Lie Shan Shi was promoting the Five Grains, did not leave the tribe but hid on the side. At this time, he saw that Lie Shan Shi's prestige and achievements were already very good, only lacking in strength and power.

  It was with this strange old man that he appeared in the vicinity of Lie Shan, at which time there were countless pairs of eyes staring at Lie Shan. The moment the strange old man appeared, it caused a huge stir, because most of them recognized him as Guang Chengzi, the eldest disciple of the Primordial Saint.

  Guang Chengzi's strength is only at the peak of Da Luo Jinxian, but his true strength can absolutely rival two or three Da Luo Jinxians without losing. Moreover, as the eldest disciple of the Original Saint, he has the teachings of the Original Saint to rely on, and no one below the quasi-saint level can ignore him.

  The power of the Saint's son is still fresh in the memory, especially after the shocking appearance of Wuji, who suppressed everyone present. Although Guang Chengzi's cultivation was clearly inferior to Wuji's, he had the guidance of the Saint and would eventually have similar strength. Therefore, no one dared to underestimate Guang Chengzi.