Chapter 117: Divine Intent Tastes a Hundred Herbs, Lethal Mountain Body Dies

  As Guang Chengzi appeared beside Lie Shan Shi and was called his teacher, this undoubtedly shows that Lie Shan Shi had already gained the recognition of the Xuan Jiao. As Lie Shan Shi became the leader of the Jiang surname tribe, it is not impossible for him to become the next common lord of mankind in the future with his current prestige and achievements.

  Now following Lie Shan's footsteps, the future status of the Yu people will be even more stable and the prospects will be even broader. Moreover, Lie Shan has a hint of preaching, so it is possible that these followers of Lie Shan may also have the good fortune to listen to the sage's teachings in the future. If they are valued by the sage, it would be a great opportunity.

  Lieshan clan has been in the position of leader of Jiang surname tribe for a hundred years, but Lieshan's cultivation has not changed at all, and he still hasn't become an immortal. However, with the help of Zhu Xian, Lieshan's power has developed greatly, and surrounding tribes have come to surrender, including various marquises and castle owners from different regions who have successively defected to Jiang surname tribe over the past hundred years.

  The power of the Jiang surname clan expanded rapidly, and the small tribe with a population of less than one million originally grew to 1 billion people in these two hundred years by absorbing surrounding tribes. It became the second largest tribe of the human race, next only to the You Xiong tribe born from Xuanyuan. The number of Daluo Jinxian-level guardians around also developed greatly. There are now over 400 Daluo Jinxian-level generals who have joined, second only to the 530 Daluo Jinxians of the You Xiong tribe.

  Lie Shan's cultivation was not high, but with the help of Guang Chengzi, he could live for tens of thousands of years without any problem. Although Lie Shan's cultivation was slow, he had a good political mind and led the Jiang surname tribe to prosperity. Later, some of his subordinates said that the name "Jiang surname tribe" was not good enough and wanted Lie Shan to change it. After some discussion, they finally changed the name to "Shennong tribe", which meant "a group of magical farmers".

  Lie Shan as the leader of the tribe, representing the Shennong tribe, is also called Shennong by some people. As the Shennong tribe grew stronger day by day, the name Shennong was also widely known, and his original name Lie Shan was forgotten, and everyone called him Shennong.

  The human famine was alleviated due to the discovery of the five grains in Lushan, but the human disaster did not stop there. After the famine was brought under control, many humans suddenly felt unwell, with symptoms such as difficulty breathing, weakness, numbness, and blistering, and the number of people experiencing these symptoms grew larger and more severe.

  In just a few days, thousands of people died, and the number of deaths rose linearly. In less than 100 days, more than tens of millions of people had died from these symptoms, and the number of deaths did not stop.

  Many people found Taiyi Golden Immortal to treat themselves, and the treatment effect did not exceed people's expectations. There was no problem, but after this Taiyi Golden Immortal used his own methods to save thousands of people, he clearly felt that the bottleneck on his body that was about to break through solidified immediately, and could no longer find a breakthrough in his vital energy.

  After dozens of repetitions, even the monks were afraid, except for a few who had not used magic to treat human symptoms at first and felt relieved.

  After careful comparison, the crowd found that this group of people did not use magic spells, but used various herbs in the mountains to treat the symptoms of the human tribe. Lie Shan saw it and was very curious, and hurriedly asked the monks who used the herbs to save people.

  Liè Shān shì dé zhī tāmen háirán shì yǐ liànzhì dān yào de yàocái lái jiù rén, bù yóu dé wèn dào: "zhè wèi dào yǒu, wù zhī kě fǒu jiàng zhè liàn dān zhī shù jiāo yú wú, hǎo ràng wú děng kěyǐ jiějiù gèng duō de bìngrén."

  The monk replied, "Shennong leader, it's not that I'm unwilling to give you this method, but what I obtained was only a part of the formula. However, the human body is fragile and may not be able to withstand the medicinal effects of these herbs. If they are given to them rashly, it may harm their lives."

  After Lie Shan understood their concerns, he didn't continue to ask them questions. Instead, he went to find his teacher Guang Chengzi. In Lie Shan's mind, his teacher was incredibly powerful, almost as great as the Supreme Master Wujie. At this time, Lie Shan himself had encountered difficulties and doubts, so the first person he thought of was Guang Chengzi.

  Lie Shan arrived at Guang Cheng Zi's courtyard, where he had been hiding for years, and asked him about elixirs and herbs. Lie Shan said: "Master, in recent years, the human world has suffered many disasters and hardships, having just passed through a famine, and now there is an outbreak of disease. I have seen some Daoist friends use herbs that are beneficial to human illnesses, may I ask Master if you can tell me something about elixirs and herbs?"

  Guang Chengzi said, "Lie Shan, since you want to know, I naturally won't hide it. To say that the art of alchemy began to flourish in the Honghuang era after the founder of the Honghuang Dao taught at the Zixuan Palace. Among them, two people's alchemy skills were the most profound."

  The first is your ancestor, the Supreme Saint of Nature, who refined the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir to become the ultimate in the Primordial Chaos. In terms of alchemy, he was the most skilled. The second is your uncle, the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, also known as the Boundless Holy Master of your human tribe. He inherited the teachings of the Supreme Saint and learned about 80-90% of his skills in refining elixirs. In the past, he even refined the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir several times.

  "As for the most knowledgeable about herbs, it's these two people who are indispensable. However, the Supreme Saint is in the Taiqing Heaven outside of the Chaotic Sky, not setting foot on mortal soil. The Unbounded Master has settled on the Penglai Immortal Island, wandering above the Eastern Sea without a fixed location, making it difficult to determine their exact whereabouts and find them."

  Lieshan heard his teacher say that it was difficult to find Taishang Shibo and Wujishi, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed. However, he still wanted to ask Guangchengzi: "Teacher, since Taishang Shibo and Wujishi are so formidable in alchemy, what about your level?"

  Guang Chengzi was embarrassed and speechless for a long time after hearing his disciple's question. Looking at his disciple's eager eyes, Guang Chengzi could only force himself to say: "My alchemy skills are not bad, but they haven't reached the level where I can teach you yet. However, since you want it so badly, as your master, I'll do my best to satisfy your request. Now, I will go to Mount Kunlun and ask Master to intercede on our behalf, hoping that the Supreme Saint and Wuji Shixiong will give us a copy of their alchemy notes."

  Guang Chengzi finished speaking and no longer paid attention to Lie Shan's expression, directly fleeing towards the direction of Kunlun Mountain. Lie Shan saw that his own teacher was like this, so he understood that even if he asked others, there wouldn't be a better answer than now.

  However, Lie Shan is not the kind of person who relies on others to get things done. Although he has entrusted this matter to Guang Chengzi, Lie Shan will not put his future hopes in someone else's hands. While waiting for Guang Chengzi's response, Lie Shan handed over the matters at hand to the elders of the tribe to handle. He indeed left alone and headed into the depths of the mountain.

  It turned out that Lie Shan had discovered that since he started cultivating, although he didn't have a high level of attainment or profound skills, it allowed him to introspect and see the changes in his own body. Adding to what Guang Chengzi just said about the elusive voices of Tai Shang Sheng Ren and Wu Ji Sheng Shi, Lie Shan had an epiphany: relying on oneself is better than relying on others. He decided to personally try out various herbs and experience their medicinal properties for himself.

  Lie Shan is a man who acts on his thoughts, once he makes up his mind, he immediately starts taking action. He began to constantly taste various herbs and record their medicinal properties, toxicity, and appearance one by one. If there were toxic herbs, he would only start practicing qigong to expel the toxins after recording their symptoms.

  Lieshan's figure kept appearing in the deep mountains and rivers, or in the fields, countless humans were moved by him, and many monks followed around Lieshan to protect his safety, from time to time after Lieshan was poisoned, they used their magical powers to cure him.

  Countless people were moved by Lie Shan's virtues and followed him, and he walked for 500 years, traveling through various regions of the human race, leaving behind countless impressions of Shen Nong. This caused Lie Shan's prestige to rise linearly.

  The Shennong clan, with Lie Shan's prestige greatly increased, its reputation was loud and clear. Compared to the Youxiong clan of Xuan Yuan, the strength of the Shennong clan and its prestige among the human tribe had begun to surpass that of the Youxiong clan, gradually replacing it as the political center of the human tribe. The tribes of the human race also began to migrate towards the Shennong clan.

  Liè Shān shì went through five hundred years of uninterrupted tasting of all kinds of herbs, several times he was on the verge of life and death, but each time he was saved by his guards using their magical powers. However, there was one time when Liè Shān shì, while tasting a kind of vine-like plant that grew in the cracks of rocks and had small yellow flowers, after eating the flowers and stems into his belly, didn't take long to feel severe abdominal pain, as if his intestines were broken, the pain was so intense that he rolled around on the ground. In the end, Liè Shān shì couldn't withstand it and was poisoned to death by this herb.

  The guards around him rushed forward to rescue Lie Shan, but when they used their divine powers to rescue Lie Shan, they found that the usually effective divine powers had no effect on Lie Shan. The people present were shocked and anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

  At this time, Lie Shan's teacher Guang Chengzi hurriedly flew over and fed a pill to Lie Shan's mouth, using his magical powers to help him digest the medicine. In an instant, Lie Shan regained consciousness.

  Lie Shan was first grateful to Guang Chengzi for saving his life. Then he began to record this toxic substance. Lie Shan, although nearly poisoned to death, used his life to discover a poisonous grass that people called Duan Chang Cao (Intestine Severing Grass).

  The guards on the side saw that Guang Chengzi had brought back Lie Shan's corpse, and they all thanked Guang Chengzi and asked if Lie Shan was uncomfortable now.