Chapter 41: The Human Tribe Almost Starved to Death

  "Below the crowd, listen to me explain." Zhou Cheng took a step forward and came to the upper air of the human tribe. At this time, Zhou Cheng was dressed in a green robe, white cloud boots, holding the branch that had been pulled down from the Hun Dun fruit tree, temporarily used as a walking stick, with his hair tied up in a bun, and a faint smile on his face, which was indeed a true cultivator of the Tao. Zhou Cheng's smile was not treacherous, he had once been human himself, compared to others, he was still inferior, all were ordinary people, rushing about for three meals a day. This time seeing the human tribe, he truly smiled with kindness, his heart full of benevolence.

  Below, the crowd saw a person coming from the sky opening his mouth to speak, and they all struggled to look up at the sky. Some people who were on the verge of death also opened their eyes and looked at the speaker in the sky. There was no surprise or unease on anyone's face, after all, death had been performing around them every moment, what could be more frightening than death? Moreover, the newcomer had a kind face, which aroused some interest among the crowd.

  "Nüwa's younger sister has gained the Great Dao, but also lost it." Zhou Cheng looked at the scattered eyes of the crowd, without even a glimmer of hope for survival. Perhaps since they were created, they had only seen death and never saw anyone who fell down get back up again. There was no food, no rescue, no hope, and no tomorrow. Zhou Cheng took out a dan medicine, which was that chaotic dan, placed it in the palm of his hand, then blew on it with a "whoosh" sound, only to see the dan medicine transform into tens of thousands of thumb-sized dan medicines, falling down like a waterfall towards the empty space in front of the crowd. "You are all pitiful, hungry, ill, and weakened to this point, even speaking is a problem. This is my spiritual dan transformed, you should take it first and increase some vitality." Although these people were created by Nüwa's refined blood mixed with the nine heavenly breaths, they only had slightly better innate qualities, multiple personalities, and greater potential; otherwise, there was no great power.

  Everyone heard that they could eat, and there was also a moment of hesitation. After a while, no one cared whether it was harmful or not, and they all rushed towards the large pile of elixirs, grabbed them and ate them. Death was right in front of them, even if it was something harmful, eating it would only mean dying a little earlier. But if it wasn't harmful, then they could escape death. They had thought about finding food before, but at this moment in the desolate wilderness, without strength, one couldn't enter the forest, or else they wouldn't find anything to eat and would become the prey of the ferocious beasts in the forest. Everyone felt that the elixir hadn't even entered their mouths yet when a strange fragrance appeared, and as soon as it was put into their mouths, it instantly turned into a stream of pure energy, rushing into their bodies. They only felt that in an instant, they had endless power. Even the people who were on the verge of death began to run around energetically, not dying after all, which was good.

  After taking the elixir, everyone regained their vitality and spirit. They looked at the mysterious Taoist again. Since they were all on the verge of starving to death, but were rescued by him, he shouldn't be a bad person. However, this person's arrival was somewhat suspicious. Everyone stared at Zhou Cheng, but didn't say a word.

  "Is there anyone among you who can be a leader and come out to talk with me?"

  "My master is a good person, he won't harm you, otherwise he wouldn't have given you the Dan medicine to eat." Zhu Yu also saw the Dan medicine for the first time, and it was so amazing that it could transform into thousands of things, yet still be like a divine pill. His own master was able to bring out such a Dan, which was really a great act of kindness. The few people didn't know why their master was taking care of these people in this way, but they also quietly watched from the side.

  "Who is that person down there? Does the Taoist have any questions?" A tall and majestic figure emerged from the crowd, who was the first human created by Nüwa, without a surname.

  "You have come this time, what is your intention?"

  "We were created by the Holy Mother and sent here through divine power. I ask, is there a Green Hill Mountain in this land?" The leader said.

  "This is indeed Qingqiu Mountain. I am the master of this mountain."

  "The Holy Mother said that there would be people taking care of us in this place, and it seems that Daozhang has arrived."

  Although Zhou Cheng was very willing to take care of the crowd, this human tribe was actually a future burden, and it was absolutely impossible to bring them back to the mountain. If they couldn't be taken care of properly, their own clan would also be dragged down. Nüwa had given herself a difficult problem - how to settle this human tribe was a trouble.

  "What way can you have to make a living?" Zhou Cheng felt that it was better to solve the practical problems first, and the rest would come slowly.

  "Never had. Not unwilling, but unable." These words made Zhou Cheng's eyes well up with tears. Is this the human race that will dominate the world in the future? Is this the human race that will be full of intrigue and deceit, yet also full of kindness and loyalty; plagued by war and disaster, yet also strong and prosperous? Although their lives are short, only a hundred years, they live with such splendor. Compared to others, the phrase "the world is changing" has taken on a new meaning for Zhou Cheng, becoming "changing the world". It's really depressing. The turmoil in his heart this time was only comparable to when Pangu died after opening up the sky. Luckily, he had escaped this mundane world and although he hadn't achieved enlightenment, he was destined for greatness. Zhou Cheng looked back at these ordinary people with a sigh. In the past, when witches and demons fought to the death, he didn't feel any sympathy for them; they were all evil and deserved to die. It would be best if they all died out, leaving the world in peace...

  "This is how it is, I'll just lend you a hand, but ultimately there's only so much I can do." Zhou Cheng thought for a moment. The human race had just been born, and although he was fortunate enough to have come from the future and understood all sorts of techniques, after all, he couldn't over-aid them, causing the human race to lose its own opportunities for development and distinctiveness. First, he took out a branch, which was a withered branch from the primordial tree. Then he popped out a bit of true fire, ignited the branch, and set up a flame control array, not allowing the flame's temperature to exceed what humans could withstand.

  "This thing will be your fire starter from now on. Use the fire for lighting, warmth, and roasting meat. This fire is not ordinary fire, and the wood is not an ordinary object either. It burns day and night, and it won't go out in a thousand years."

  Zhou Cheng descended to the ground, inserted the burning branch into the earth with his hand, and set up a small array to protect it. Zhou Cheng thought of the ancient myth where Zhu Rong stole fire, but he also used tree branches to start a fire on the run. He wasn't stupid enough to teach people how to drill wood for fire, which was fine on dry days, but if it rained, they would only be busy in vain.

  Zhou Cheng then raised his hand and beckoned to the side of the mountain cliff, large boulders were summoned by him to stop in mid-air, and with a flip of his hand, the stones fell to the ground, stacked on top of each other. In the end, countless stone houses appeared on the ground, somewhat similar to the buildings built by the Wu tribe. "In the future, these stone houses will be your dwelling places, study hard, with your abilities, you can also build them."

  The people below looked at the changes, and they were all shocked. They only knew that they were created by Nüwa, but they had never seen these Taoist gods' magical powers. The fear and worship of the unknown made everyone kneel down, calling out "Immortals!" Zhou Cheng smiled wryly, previously the term "immortal" was used separately, he didn't expect it to be said like this, yet it came from here.

  Zhou Cheng then caught many animals that had not yet awakened to spiritual intelligence, reduced their strength, and threw them at the human tribe, teaching them to raise them in stone houses. He saw that the human tribe had food and shelter, but it was almost enough.

  "Our human tribe is too fragile, and we are born, grow old, get sick and die too frequently. Please, kind gods, consider our situation." The leader saw Zhou Cheng's divine abilities and was overjoyed, but didn't dare to bring up the major issue of the human tribe's survival at present.

  "Birth, aging, illness and death are all inevitable for everyone. How can you escape? However, you people are too weak. Never mind, I will give you some medicine to cure illnesses and save lives. You still need to work hard and think carefully, so that in the future you can be self-sufficient." Zhou Cheng knew the principle of "giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish". He gave them just a little, solved their urgent problems, and let people know the benefits of the medicine. The human tribe would also work hard to think carefully for themselves.

  "Thanks to the immortal." The leader led the way in kneeling down to thank him.

  "Also, please tell us your honorable title, so we can remember it for future reference and pay our respects morning and night." The leader asked.

  "Empty fame, nothing but empty fame. Originally there was no need to worry about it." Zhou Cheng had decided to help the human tribe, but he didn't want to make too much of a show of it either. He helped many people, and the others just turned a blind eye, but if he became a god that the humans worshipped day and night, it would be troublesome. This time, Zhou Cheng's actions had subtly grasped the heavenly mechanism of the Great Way, and his own path to sainthood had gained some momentum. He needed to return to the mountain and contemplate it carefully. He didn't linger any longer, ignoring the humans' worship, and was about to leave when he seemed to remember something and flew back again.

  Everyone saw the immortal leave and return, they all looked at him with excitement, waiting for instructions.

  Zhou Cheng took out a jade stone, activated the Great Law, and injected a strand of his vital energy into it. He set up an array, then threw it to the ground, transforming it into a jade pillar. Next, he pointed at the air, and several large golden characters were engraved on the jade stone. Afterwards, a small jade slip flew towards the leader, containing some rough cultivation methods for strengthening the body and tempering the physique, along with the activation key for the Jade Pillar Great Array.

  After Ren Zong and Zhou Cheng flew away with Zhu Yu and others, he slowly approached the jade stone pillar, only to see that it was written on it:

  Within five hundred years, those who dare to move recklessly will die!!!

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