Chapter 297 Failure at the Last Minute
Xing Tian waited anxiously, his eyes bulging with anticipation. After the war between the witches and demons, the reputation of the witch clan was utterly ruined. Only then did Xing Tian understand the meaning of the phrase "legitimate and justified."
If it weren't for wanting to coax Shennong into passing the throne to him, restoring the glory of the Wu tribe, and allowing the Wu tribe to once again dominate the prehistoric land, Xing Tian would have stopped serving him long ago.
"You're the only one left who's truly loyal to me." Shennong sighed and left with his hands behind his back. This fool, he thinks he can fight against Xuanyuan?
Xing Tian stood there overjoyed, thinking that Shennong was hinting that he would pass the throne to him after a hundred years. From then on, he suppressed Xuanyuan even more, which was exactly what Shennong wanted.
Although he favored Xuanyuan, Shennong did not want to abdicate.
With Shennong's laissez-faire attitude, the relationship between Xingtian and Xuanyuan deteriorated further. Unlike Xingtian, who was all brawn and no brains, Xuanyuan knew that this was Shennong's intention.
Enough is enough. Xuanyuan seized an opportunity to take control and imprisoned Shennong.
The tribe passed down from Fuxi finally fell completely into Xuanyuan's hands. Xingqi was so angry that his three corpse gods were enraged, and he led his remaining troops to retreat to Banquan.
Xing Tian settled down, looked at the endless yellow sand around him, and then thought of the fertile fields, green mountains and clear waters of the land, and felt very unwilling.
When he saw the shamans looking pale and emaciated from hunger, he became even more wicked. The shamans had been defeated and fled from Buzhou Mountain in the past because they could not outmaneuver the current Heavenly Emperor. But why should Xuanyuan, a human, be forced to back down?
If the demon race occupied the most fertile Eastern Continent of the prehistoric world, Xing Tian admitted that he was no match for them. But what right did the human race have?
After settling the tribe, Xing Tian planned to go alone and kill that brat Xuan Yuan!
However, Xing Tian's campaign was unsuccessful, as he was captured by Chi You of the Jiuli tribe.
Because of Chang Hao's butterfly wings, Fuxi unified the surrounding tribes and rose to power. Although Yan Di lost his position before returning to power, he did a good job in his early years, and the strength of the tribe increased rather than decreased.
Seeing this, the Jiuli tribe had no choice but to retreat south to avoid their sharp edge. Chi You, who was the reincarnation of the great shaman of the Wu tribe, had not yet suffered the defeat in the Battle of Zhuolu. At this time, the Jiuli tribe was still slowly developing.
"You..." Xing Tian was about to reveal his identity as a great shaman and break the seal to use his shamanic power when he saw Chi You enter. He was momentarily stunned. "Chi You..."
"Are you Xing Tian of the Youxiong tribe?" Chi You asked with great interest, not expecting to catch such an important figure.
However, Chi You scratched the back of his head. Why did this Xing Tian look so familiar?
"I heard that your leader Shennong has been secretly imprisoned by that brat Xuanyuan. I wonder if you would be interested in doing something big with me?" Chi You said casually, not expecting Xing Tian to agree.
It is said that Xing Tian is loyal to Shennong and may not necessarily switch allegiance to him. Chi You has a high opinion of Xing Tian and has decided not to make things difficult for him even if Xing Tian rejects him.
After glancing at Xing Tian's disheveled appearance, he considered giving Xing Tian a treasure for self-defense.
Xing Tian hesitated. Although Chi You had been reincarnated as a human, he was still one of his own. If Shennong hadn't lost power before, Xing Tian would definitely not have looked down on Chi You. But now the situation was different, and helping Chi You didn't seem like a bad idea.
"I can help you defeat the Youxiong tribe, but you must take in my men. They are all battle-hardened warriors, very capable." Xing Tian looked directly at Chi You, though he didn't know what had happened to Chi You, how he had been reborn as a human, could it be...?
Xing Tian's heart pounded. He thought of a possibility: "Lady Houtu, was this something you secretly arranged?"
Chi You was surprised by the unexpected joy and immediately agreed to Xing Tian's conditions. He ordered his men to untie Xing Tian, and the two brothers put their arms around Xing Tian's shoulders. They then ordered their men to build a bonfire and celebrated all night long.
At the same time, Shennong breathed his last breath in his place of confinement. His soul drifted away and flew straight to the sky. Only then did merit descend from the sky. However, because Shennong had not yet firmly established himself as the supreme ruler, the throne was once teetering on the brink of collapse, and he could not reach the Fire Cloud Cave.
Having received the token from Chang Hao, Yuan Shi smiled. To calm his turbulent emotions, he did not immediately return to Kunlun Mountain, but instead chose to stroll among the clouds, letting his thoughts drift gently in the breeze. The loneliness and melancholy of the past had vanished, leaving only a brighter future.
What should he give Chang Hao? This so-called peace knot was made by Chang Hao himself, so it has special meaning.
But then a faint, imperial purple aura, similar to that around Chang Hao, drifted from the clouds. Though thin, it was condensed and did not dissipate.
A strange human soul, with golden light of merit gathered between its brows that never dissipates, ascends to heaven instead of entering the underworld after death.
Yuanshi calculated that the Earthly Sovereign, one of the Three Sovereigns, had emerged. It was a pity that he had not yet achieved physical immortality. He would likely never be able to leave the Fire Cloud Cave, and his cultivation would not be able to advance any further. He could only suppress the fate of the human race forever.
"I will see you off..." Yuanshi pointed and flicked Shennong into the Fire Cloud Cave.
The Earthly Emperor arrived suddenly, and Fuxi in the Fire Cloud Cave was almost seriously injured.
"Thank you, Heavenly Venerable, for your help, which spared Shennong from the predicament of being neither emperor nor human." Fuxi bowed to the Primordial Heavenly Venerable who was projected from the void.
"No need, I didn't offer any special help." Yuanshi stroked the peace knot in his hand, intending to put away the projection and leave.
"Wait a minute..." Fuxi's sharp eyes caught sight of the coiled rope in the hand of the Yuanshi Tianzun in the projection, and there was a red thread in it, the material of which looked very familiar.
"The Heavenly Venerable has extended a helping hand today, and Fuxi has no way to repay him. So, I first send the Heavenly Venerable a message." Fuxi bowed to the Heavenly Venerable of the Primordial Beginning.
Shennong was the Earth Emperor chosen by him, and his fate was related to the human race. If Shennong could not return to his position smoothly, it would be a major blow to the human race's fortune.
Although Yuanshi Tianzun acted casually, it was indeed a great help to the human race, for which Fuxi had no way to repay him.
"Oh?" Yuanshi stopped and decided to listen to what it was.
"The magical artifacts in your hands, those intricately intertwined five-colored immortal ropes, are all extraordinary. But the most extraordinary of all is the red rope in your hand—the red thread of the red embroidered ball." Fuxi's eyes flickered. His sister would confide all sorts of gossip to him, and lately she especially liked to complain to him about the affairs between the Primordial Celestial Lord and His Majesty…
Yuanshi's eyes burned with intense passion as he stared at the coiled red rope, unable to look away for a long time. Was it Nuwa's red embroidered ball?
After the projection of Yuanshi departed, Fuxi turned his gaze to the dazed Shennong, sighed, and, mindful of Shennong's achievements, pointed a finger to forcibly awaken Shennong's dazed soul.
Shennong recalled his final encounters and wept bitterly before Fuxi, filled with regret.
How could he be so foolish? In his old age, he was obsessed with becoming an immortal and forgot to be wary of the wolf cub Xuanyuan. Now that he's dead, who knows how Xuanyuan will treat his precious daughter?
"Chief, please save my daughter..." Shennong cried, tears streaming down his face.
"Alright, alright, wait for me a moment." Fuxi then issued an edict, ordering Xuanyuan to build a temple to Shennong, the Earthly Sovereign Shennong.
He also sent a message to the Heavenly Court, saying that there might be some unscrupulous people plotting something in secret, and that he needed to go down to the mortal world to investigate. He also asked them to bring back Shennong's daughter, Nüwa.
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