In the blink of an eye, many years passed.
Xuan Xiao emerged from the Kuafu Peach Forest, ending his seclusion.
Having created and perfected the Form & Intent Law - Second Realm, it was time to pass it down to the Tianxing Tribe members.
Perhaps due to the human race’s newfound knowledge and wisdom after acquiring written language, their cultivation speed had accelerated. Many members of the tribe had already completed the numerous forms of the Form & Intent Law - First Realm, which Xuan Xiao had created before.
At this moment, Xuan Xiao summoned Xuan Zhou and Xuan Ye, first inquiring about the tribe's progress over the years. He learned that the Tianxing Tribe had been flourishing and becoming increasingly prosperous and well-organized.
Xuan Xiao was pleased and said, "Xuan Zhou, Xuan Ye… since you both awakened your Witch Tribe bloodline, you've been focusing on the Witch Tribe system while supplementing it with the Form & Intent Law. Yet, your mastery of the Form & Intent Law remains second only to mine within the tribe.”
“Now, I'm going to pass down the Form & Intent Law - Second Realm to you. After you've grasped it, go and teach it to the others.”
“Chief, you, you've actually created the Form & Intent Law - Second Realm. This…,” Xuan Zhou and Xuan Ye were astonished, speechless with awe.
Xuan Xiao chuckled, “If I hadn't created it, how could I pass it on to you? Study it carefully. After you've understood it, teach it to the tribe. By the way, after years of teaching the others, have you come across any exceptional talents? Especially any with no awakened Witch Tribe bloodline?”
“There is indeed one! A child named Lei Qing, who, in just thirty years, mastered all one thousand and eight techniques of the Divine Beast Version - Form & Intent. His cultivation speed left us in awe. If we hadn't awakened our Witch Tribe bloodline, we wouldn’t be his match right now.”
“Besides him, there are many other children who have reached near-mastery of numerous Form & Intent Laws within a hundred years.”
“It has to be said that in recent years, the flourishing spiritual energy near the East Sea, together with the nine dragon islands that the Chief placed around the tribe, have led to an incredibly dense spiritual aura within the Tianxing Tribe. The children born here have all shown enhanced aptitude.”
Xuan Zhou and Xuan Ye reminisced about the changes and the emerging talents of the tribe over the years, filled with emotion.
Since the spiritual energy in the East Sea flourished, newborns in the tribe, bathed in the spiritual aura, all exhibited excellent aptitudes.
As for the dragon islands, they were a gift from Long Ao to the human race. Long Ao had initially gifted ninety-nine dragon islands to the human race as a token of gratitude for finding Cai'er. Before the Wind Clan departed, they transferred these ninety-nine dragon islands to Xuan Xiao.
Xuan Xiao didn't intend to keep these unique resources for himself. He selected nine of them and, using a Spirit Gathering Formation, placed them around the Tianxing Tribe. This further intensified the spiritual aura surrounding the tribe.
As a result, the tribe saw the emergence of more talented individuals.
Xuan Xiao pondered, “Here's what we'll do. You two should first grasp the Form & Intent Law - Second Realm. Once you've grasped it sufficiently, teach it to these talented youngsters. See if they can further improve their cultivation. If they can, bring them to me.”
As Xuan Xiao made these arrangements, he was already thinking about activating the Supreme Spiritual Treasure - Life Nurturing Pool.
The Life Nurturing Pool could enable humans to give birth to newborns who would be born as innate humans. Though it had limitations in terms of the number of individuals it could affect, this was an unparalleled method for cultivating human prodigies.
The human race's rise depended not only on its overall strength but also on the emergence of more powerful individuals. To cultivate these powerful figures, one must first enhance the human race's aptitude.
With a vast human population, it would be incredibly difficult to enhance their aptitudes overall. However, it was still achievable for a smaller number of individuals.
Currently, Xuan Xiao aimed to select these prodigies from the tribe and enhance their aptitudes, allowing them to possess the potential to become strong figures. In this way, the Tianxing Tribe would continuously produce powerful individuals.
Once the Tianxing Tribe had a greater number of strong individuals, unifying the human race would become considerably simpler.
Xuan Zhou and Xuan Ye were unaware of Xuan Xiao's thoughts, but they were ready to follow his every instruction.
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In the blink of an eye, another few years passed.
After passing on all aspects of the Form & Intent Law - Second Realm to Xuan Zhou and Xuan Ye, Xuan Xiao entrusted them with the task of teaching the tribe.
Xuan Xiao himself returned to the Kuafu Peach Forest and resumed his own cultivation.
For the Tianxing Tribe to thrive, not only did all its members need to become stronger, but their leader, Xuan Xiao, also needed to grow stronger.
“Senior Hou Yi, I’m going to cultivate the Immortal Path system,” Xuan Xiao stated this as soon as he saw Hou Yi after returning to the Peach Forest.
Hou Yi showed no surprise. “You've made your decision?”
“Yes! I need to become strong quickly, but even with my qualifications as a First Generation Human and a Pure Dao Body, cultivation in the Golden Core system is far too slow. The Form & Intent Blood & Qi system is only at the second realm. I can't hope to refine it further in a short period of time.”
“So, when it comes down to it, the only choice I have is the Immortal Path system.”
Xuan Xiao understood the implications of his choice, but there were no better options at the moment.
Hou Yi understood Xuan Xiao's thoughts and said, “The Immortal Path system is a good choice. Besides, you have the complete Immortal Path inheritance.”
“Yes! I never expected the compensation that Yun Xiao left me would be the ‘Pure Yang Dao Scripture’ created by Dong Wang Gong after his comprehension of the Immortal Path system. This Scripture meticulously records all aspects of the Immortal Path system, including the cultivation methods for each realm. It even details the legendary ‘Severing the Corpse Technique’.” Xuan Xiao lifted a special scripture inscribed on a material of divine quality.
This was the compensation left behind by Yun Xiao. Initially, Xuan Xiao hadn't wanted it. But Yun Xiao insisted that this Scripture was the compensation she offered in exchange for the ‘Life Nurturing Pool’.
Even so, Xuan Xiao hadn't considered reading this Scripture. But, unexpectedly, when he touched it unintentionally, the profound mysteries within it were imprinted directly into his mind.
Furthermore, before departing, Yun Xiao had sent a message to Hou Yi, asking him to persuade Xuan Xiao.
With all this in mind, Xuan Xiao set aside his pride and decided to cultivate. After all, Yun Xiao was his wife. Even if her mind was currently in turmoil, uncertain about how to handle their relationship, sooner or later, Xuan Xiao would bring her back to the human race.
Hou Yi smiled. “Since you've made your decision, cultivate then. Dong Wang Gong was truly a remarkable figure. The Scripture he created will definitely not disappoint.”
Xuan Xiao nodded in response, saying nothing more. He then entered a state of quiet cultivation.
He burned his fortune, quickly comprehending the Pure Yang Scripture, attracting spiritual energy, and embarking on the cultivation of the Immortal Path system.
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