In the blink of an eye, several days had passed.
Inside the grand hall, no one dared to disturb the silence, fearing they might startle Xuan Xiao.
After a period of quiet contemplation, Xuan Xiao slowly emerged from the hall. His expression remained unchanged, radiating youthful vitality and unshakeable confidence.
Xuan Zhou and Xuan Ye, who had been waiting outside, felt a pang of worry as they saw their leader: "Leader, are you..."
After days of silence, Xuan Xiao finally regained his composure. He knew that in the chaotic realm of the Hong Huang, strength reigned supreme, and at his current cultivation level, he had no time for love affairs.
Besides, the core of the Hong Huang was cultivation, becoming stronger, and pursuing the Dao. Love was secondary.
Especially as Xuan Xiao, a human, and the leader of the Tian Xing tribe, had many responsibilities to shoulder. He simply didn't have the time or the right to wallow in matters of the heart.
Sensing Xuan Xiao's newfound strength and resolve, Xuan Zhou and Xuan Ye relaxed, immediately replying: "The You Feng clan patriarch is in the tribe. I'll go fetch him right away."
"No need to summon me, I'm already here." The You Feng clan patriarch chuckled, stroking his beard as he strode forward. His eyes, filled with benevolent kindness, rested upon Xuan Xiao.
Since learning about Xuan Xiao's transformation into a great human with a Heavenly Dao Body, the You Feng clan patriarch had placed great hope in him. After Yun Xiao's departure, he had patiently waited for Xuan Xiao, hoping for him to quickly regain his strength.
Now, seeing Xuan Xiao recover in such a short time, he was overjoyed and rushed to find him.
Xuan Xiao bowed slightly: "Greetings, You Feng clan patriarch. I heard from you that our human race's cultivation inheritance has been sealed by the Tai Qing Saint. I find this difficult to understand. I would be grateful if you could enlighten me."
"There's no need to ask, I will tell you anyway." With that, the You Feng clan patriarch followed Xuan Xiao into the Tian Xing Grand Hall.
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Inside the grand hall, Xuan Xiao and the You Feng clan patriarch took their seats, while Xuan Zhou and Xuan Ye listened attentively.
As human beings themselves, they naturally felt curious about this hidden secret of the human race.
"Patriarch, as the leader of our human race, why would the Tai Qing Saint erase our inheritance?" Xuan Xiao questioned once again.
"Sigh... to speak of this, it is our own human race's fault." The You Feng clan patriarch sighed repeatedly, his voice heavy with regret: "Although the Tai Qing Saint is peaceful and detached, rarely interfering in human affairs, he established the Human Dao for us, and achieved Sainthood as a result. Naturally, he had to consider our human race's future."
"From the moment our human race was born, developing civilization and gaining knowledge, we realized the importance of cultivation. So, at that time, countless humans pursued power, seeking methods of cultivation. Thanks to the unique nature of our human Dao Bodies, we could adapt to various cultivation systems and methods."
"Thus, humans at that time practiced all sorts of things. Some cultivated the Immortal Dao system, others the Demonic Beast system, others the Witch system… you could say that the human race's path to cultivation was a complete hodgepodge."
"Furthermore, the human race was weak at that time, making it difficult to obtain complete cultivation methods or systems. Many humans risked their lives, or even experimented on themselves, to create their own unique cultivation methods. This only added to the complexity of human cultivation."
"Moreover, different cultivation systems and methods naturally conflicted and opposed each other. This caused many humans to clash, becoming enemies and eventually leading to countless divisions and even infighting among the human race. This led to the human race stagnating for countless eons, forever unable to rise."
"Remember, the path to cultivation in the Hong Huang is essentially a process of qualitative change and self-purification. Every major race in the Hong Huang has a complete cultivation system, and they don't split apart."
"Facing the situation of the human race, the Tai Qing Saint, who had not yet achieved Sainthood, appeared. He traveled throughout the human race, comprehending the complex systems they practiced. Ultimately, he took the best, discarded the worst, and combined it with his own insights to create the Golden Core system."
"He then spread the Golden Core system throughout the human race, ending the chaos of their diverse cultivation systems and the infighting they caused. Because of this, the Tai Qing Saint earned our gratitude, and thus he established the Human Dao and became a Saint."
"So, the Human Dao was born like that. I thought the Tai Qing Saint saw the human race's potential, traveled among them, and then directly established the Human Dao."
"How could that be? Without our human race's acceptance, even the mighty Tai Qing Saint wouldn't be able to create the Human Dao with us as its foundation."
"Then what happened after that? Why did the Tai Qing Saint erase our human race's cultivation inheritance?"
"Sigh... the Golden Core system created by the Tai Qing Saint, although it ended the conflict over human cultivation, made everyone practice this system and the Golden Core method. Unfortunately, while the Golden Core method seemed profound and full of potential, it had significant requirements for aptitude."
"Although all humans could practice this method, those with high talent progressed rapidly, while those with low talent progressed very slowly, often hitting roadblocks and struggling to break through. Especially as the human race multiplied rapidly, their bloodlines became increasingly complex, their aptitudes declined, and the Golden Core method became even harder to practice."
"It was precisely because of this that many humans with low aptitude once again sought out other cultivation methods. Ultimately, it devolved into a chaotic situation of diverse human cultivation systems and internal conflicts caused by these systems."
"Later, as the overall aptitude of the human race declined and cultivating other systems also became slower, many humans resorted to desperate measures. They created some unspeakable methods. For instance, the Demonic Blood method involved the bloodlines of powerful demonic beasts, turning oneself into a semi-human, semi-demonic being to enhance aptitude and cultivation."
"There was also the practice of slaughtering specific races, transplanting their bones and organs to become half-human, half-beast, to enhance aptitude and cultivation. Or they simply used devouring methods, killing methods..."
"In short, many humans at that time went crazy, willing to think and do anything. They even touched forbidden things!"
"Forbidden things? What forbidden things?"
"Demon Cultivators! After the Demon-Dao War, Demon Cultivators became a taboo in the Hong Huang, an existence that everyone hunted down. Anyone who practiced demonic cultivation could be killed by any living being in the Hong Huang, and they would even earn merit for doing so. At that time, some humans, in pursuit of power, delved into the Demon Dao. As a result, they violated taboos and brought great disaster upon themselves."
"It was this disaster that ultimately triggered the human race's calamity, leading to the Demonic Beasts massacring the humans. It was because of this that Nüwa, the Saint Mother who created the human race, the Tai Qing Saint who created the Human Dao, and the Witch tribe who had intermarried with the humans, all stood idly by."
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