Chapter 5: The Reign of Fu Xi, Creator of the Eight Trigrams

  After the Great War of the Witch, the Desolate World was divided into four continents, collectively known as the Earth Immortal Realm. The South Jiao Continent in the Earth Immortal Realm is where the dragon veins converge, and it is also the place where the human tribe originated, although they are now spread across the four continents. Fuxi was reincarnated in the Huaxu tribe in the southwest of the South Jiao Continent.

  Regarding Fuxi's reincarnation, the numerous saints above the Thirty-Three Heavens are extremely concerned. Fuxi's reincarnation means that the era of great prosperity for humanity is about to begin, and this finally opens the curtain on the chessboard of heaven and earth for the multitude of saints, with Nüwa Niangniang and Taishang Laojun being the most attentive. As Fuxi is Nüwa Niangniang's elder brother, she is naturally extremely concerned about his every move; as the Heavenly Emperor of the Three Sovereigns of Human Teachings, he is connected to the fate of human teachings, so Taishang Laojun dare not be careless and is also thoroughly familiar with his every move.

  Regarding Hongyuan Ling's command for the You Niao and Sui Ren clans to assist Fuxi, the reactions of the various saints were not uniform.

  In the palace, Nüwa nodded in satisfaction and muttered to herself: "Fourth brother is kind! The Youchao people and the Suiren people are the ancestors of the human race that I created. Now that my elder brother has been reborn into the human race, it's not beneath his dignity to have two people take care of him!"

  The Western Paradise, Ji Gong and Zhunti could only sigh helplessly. How could they not want their disciples to accumulate merit and spread the teachings? It's just that now the Eastern Saints are rejecting them, so they can only be trapped in the West.

  The Great Red Heaven's Tai Qing Realm, the Supreme Elder Lord opened his eyes, took a glance at the lower realm, and then closed his eyes to wander in the vast emptiness. As long as the Three Sovereigns' teachings are complete, the human world's energy will be sufficient. It doesn't matter who comes to reap the merits of teaching the Three Sovereigns; he isn't concerned about it. Moreover, it's not worth creating karma with the two saints over such a trivial matter.

  Yu Yu Tian Shang Qing Jing, Tong Tian Jiao Zhu just taught the upper clear great way to his disciples under the door, and didn't pay much attention to things in the lower world.

  The clear and mysterious Heavenly Jade Realm, the Original Beginning Heaven Lord saw that Hongyuan had already seized the initiative, his eyebrows furrowed, and he left the Miro Palace, heading towards the Great Red Heaven. When he arrived at the Eight Scenic Spots Palace, he saw that Hongyuan was already seated below the Supreme Old Lord, discussing the Tao together. He slightly nodded, secretly sighing in his heart: Indeed, my fourth junior brother's Dao is higher than mine, and I let him seize the initiative!

  Hong Xuan smiled slightly and said to Taishang Laojun: "Elder brother's Tao of Non-action is indeed extraordinary!"

  The Supreme Elder Lord, without sorrow or joy, said: "The spirit has no form and the Tao has no substance. Because it has no substance, therefore the Tao cannot be described, nor can it be named. Due to its use of no substance as substance, no name as name, it again uses nothing as something, non-action as action, and yet there is nothing that it does not embody, nothing that it does not use. To elaborate on this, in being the Tao, it takes ignorance as knowledge, desirelessness as desire, non-action as action, and non-existence as existence. Therefore I should take silence as teaching, no action as achievement, no contention as superior, and no gain as success!"

  Hongyuan nodded, the Tao of Non-action of the Supreme Elder Lord is actually a Tao of Action.

  The Supreme Elder Lord asked the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning: "Second Younger Martial Brother, where have you come from?"

  Yuanshi Tianzun replied, "Nothing much! I just haven't visited my senior brother for a long time, so I came over to sit and chat. I didn't expect the fourth junior brother to be here too, it's perfect timing to discuss the Tao together."

  Hong Xuan heard the words and secretly smiled in his heart. He said to Taishang Laojun, "Big Master Brother, I have a disciple named Suirenshi who is now teaching Fuxi in the lower realm. When Fuxi's time comes to an end, the Earth Emperor will emerge. I came here this time to discuss this matter with Big Master Brother."

  The Supreme Elder looked at Yuanshi Tianzun with a glance and said calmly: "I don't know what the Fourth Young Master wants to do?"

  Hong Xuan smiled slightly and said, "I see that the great disciple of the Second Master, Guang Chengzi, is also a man of virtue. Why not let him return to Fangzhang Island with Huainanzi and then go down to the mortal world to assist Emperor Tai? Emperor Tai was one of the Three Sovereigns, the Human Sovereign, who held the highest position among the three."

  The Supreme Elder Lord heard this and asked Yuan Shi Tian Zun: "What does the Second Master think?"

  Yuanshi Tianzun thought for a moment and said, "Good!"

  The Supreme Elder Lord saw the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign nodding in agreement and said: "Very well, let us proceed according to the Fourth Master's words!"

  And not to mention the three people after discussing the great Tao, it is said that Huaxu named the child Molixi from the Feng surname after giving birth. Molixi was born with a wise and bright mind, and since childhood has helped Huaxu manage family affairs in an orderly manner, with reason and moderation, and with a majestic demeanor! Moreover, he followed Niaozi and Suiren to cultivate the profound and clear great Tao, and within a short period of ten years or so, he had already attained the fruit of the heavenly immortal Tao.

  Hua Xu saw that everyone in the tribe trusted Mo Xi, so he took the opportunity to pass on the position of tribal chief to Mo Xi.

  Miao Xi has been working hard since taking over as the head of the clan, diligently and conscientiously handling all matters within the clan. The clansmen have great respect for him. At that time, the main source of food for the human tribe was hunting, supplemented by fishing in the river. However, there were many ferocious beasts in the Dixian realm, and the human tribe was weak. Every time they went out to hunt, there would be casualties, and fishing was not abundant either. Miao Xi was worried about this!

  Méi Xī could only get the You Cháo and Sui Rén to teach him, so he asked them. Sui Rén pointed at a spider on the web on the wall of the cave and said to Méi Xī: "What does this thing eat?"

  Mo Xi thought for a moment, then exclaimed with joy: "Thank you, ancestors, for your teachings!" He bid farewell to the two of them and left the cave, returning to his tribe. He ordered someone to bring several rattan rods, which he used to weave a net. With his tribesmen, he arrived at the Yu River and cast out the rattan net. Before long, they pulled it back in and found dozens of live fish jumping about inside. The crowd of tribesmen who had followed him were overjoyed, and Mo Xi's face also broke into a happy smile.

  Then, Meng Xi taught the tribe to weave nets and catch fish, and then hunt with them. As a result, the livestock in the tribe increased day by day, and there was more food than they could eat. Meng Xi also taught the tribe to domesticate them, and after a long time, they became domesticated animals. From then on, the people of the tribe no longer had to worry about food. Some neighboring tribes heard that Meng Xi had great abilities, was born with wisdom, and was taught by their ancestors, so they came to join him in large numbers. As a result, the Hua Xu tribe grew stronger and became famous far and wide!

  Yu Xie also changed the marriage customs, advocating for the marriage etiquette of men proposing to women, changing consanguineous marriages to exogamous marriages, ending the long-standing primitive group marriage state where children only knew their mothers and not their fathers.

  At that time, the people of the tribe did not have their own writing, and all matters were recorded by tying knots. Cangjie created characters to record events, and from then on, the people of the tribe no longer used knots to record events, which was much more convenient!

  At that time, the people of the tribe, except for those who had already become disciples of the holy man, did not understand the way of heaven and earth. Whenever a disaster struck, they would die or be injured because they did not know how to avoid it. Meng Xi was worried about this, but he also didn't have a solution!

  In the east of Shimengjin, there is a river map that meets the Yellow River, which is Wei Shui. One day, Mèng Xī was quietly thinking by the side of Wei Shui, when he was suddenly awakened by a strange sound. He looked up at the river and saw a monster with a horse's body and dragon scales carrying a picture and a book on its back under Mèng Xī's astonished gaze, jumping onto a huge stone by the riverbank.

  "Boundless Heaven Venerable! The auspicious beast presents treasures, a great omen indeed!" Just then, Huang Xi heard the sound and saw You Chui and Zhu Rong coming from afar.

  Miao Xi hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to the two of them, asking: "May I ask, ancestors, what is this beast? What did you just say?"

  You Shen smiled and said: "This beast is called Longma. The Longma, the essence of heaven and earth, has a horse's body with dragon scales, so it is called Longma. The Longma is red and green in color, eight feet five inches tall, similar to a Qilin with wings, can walk on water without sinking, and is a spiritual beast. The treasure on its back is the pre-heavenly spiritual treasure, Hetu Luoshu, which is hard to come by. It was once owned by the demon tribe's Heavenly Emperor Di Jun, now that it has brought the treasure to offer you, won't you take it?"

  Hongyi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly took down the Hetu Luoshu from the back of the dragon horse, fondling it endlessly. Youchao Shi and Suiren Shi exchanged a smile, but did not disturb Hongyi, and returned to the cave together.

  The Hetu Luoshu contains the infinite changes of heaven and earth, and Fu Xi obtained it in three years and finally understood it thoroughly. He looked up at the sky to observe the phenomena, and looked down at the ground to examine the laws, and used them to create the eight trigrams: Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, and Kun. This is called the Eight Trigrams Chart, which explains the evolution of heaven, earth, and all things, as well as human ethics and social order through the principles of yin and yang and the eight trigrams.

  The Eight Trigrams diagram appeared, and the Heavenly Way was moved. Endless merits and virtues descended, and Fuxi obtained these merits and virtues. A vast, shimmering aura illuminated the surrounding area for a thousand miles, lasting for three periods of time. Fuxi opened his eyes, which were now filled with wisdom, with a hint of vicissitude hidden within. He had recovered his original cultivation! He let out a sigh and muttered to himself: "I've finally returned to my origins! From today on, I am Fu Xi!"

  Fuxi created the eight trigrams, using them to represent the eight natural phenomena of heaven, earth, thunder, wind, water, fire, mountain and swamp, using them to expound on the principles of all things, from which one can deduce the workings of heaven and avoid calamity.

  Fuxi relied on the Eight Trigrams to lead his people to avoid disasters, and from then on, the wind was gentle and the rain was timely. Fewer and fewer people died in disasters, and more and more tribes heard about it and came to join him with their entire tribe. Suddenly, the Huaxu tribe became incredibly powerful and had become a force to be reckoned with in the world. His holy virtues spread throughout the entire human race.

  It is: The Eight Trigrams appear in the world, bringing prosperity to all people, and Fu Xi's sacred virtue blesses the human race!