Chapter 804: Chapter 484: Shennong’s Reign (Part 2)

And Shennong furrowed his brow, pondering these matters once more. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel-fire.ɴet

If the creatures of the Human Race could be fed and survive, how prosperous would the Human Clan become?

Shennong did not speak to the other Human Race creatures; firstly, because ordinary beings are often overlooked, and secondly, his role as the Human Race’s Lord seemed to be merely symbolic.

Regarding this matter, Shennong already had some insights.

In an empty expanse, Shennong casually tossed out a seed, which swiftly grew into a plant before his eyes through the use of mana.

Very quickly, a Five-Colored Nine-Spike Valley appeared before Shennong.

This Five-Colored Nine-Spike Valley was something he found by chance while searching for herbs, its greatest function being to fill the stomach.

When Shennong saw creatures among the Human Clan dying of hunger, the first thing he thought of was this item recorded in his Shennong’s Materia Medica.

Thus, he planted a seed of the Five-Colored Nine-Spike Valley, using mana to make it mature quickly.

Shennong reached out to pluck the valley spikes, gently rubbed them, and chewed the grains in his mouth, releasing a fragrance refreshing the heart.

The dense spiritual energy flowed within Shennong’s body, giving a slight feeling of satiety.

However, Shennong was not satisfied with this but looked at the Five-Colored Nine-Spike Valley before him and furrowed his brow slightly.

These grains could indeed fill the stomachs of ordinary Human Race creatures, but this Five-Colored Nine-Spike Valley was not easy to cultivate.

This particular plant was urged to grow by Shennong’s mana, but where could ordinary beings acquire mana?

Without mana, the Five-Colored Nine-Spike Valley would need to grow in areas rich in spiritual energy, and relying solely on natural growth might take a long time.

This did not meet Shennong’s expectations and was insufficient to resolve the crisis the Human Clan currently faced.

Shennong scattered the remaining grains in his hand, refining them with the mana of a Daluo Golden Immortal, weakening the spiritual energy within, and once again urged their growth with mana.

Shennong plucked and tasted them again, finding the spiritual energy weakened, yet the satiety was still there.

Shennong calculated slightly in his heart, discovering that although the growth conditions had been reduced, the time consumed was still considerable.

Shennong did not lose heart; he continued selecting grains, planting, and urging them with mana to obtain results quickly.

Time after time planting, time after time resulting, time after time selecting, until Shennong chose the suitable plants.

He named them millet, sorghum, beans, wheat, and rice, which are the Five Grains.

Yes, that Five-Colored Nine-Spike Valley, through Shennong’s continuous restriction, had degenerated again and again, eventually splitting into five, forming the Five Grains: millet, sorghum, beans, wheat, and rice.

The spiritual energy within these Five Grains was scarce, meaning they could be planted on most of the land in the Primordial realm, and their growth cycle was relatively short.

According to Shennong’s calculations, they were sufficient to sustain the current Human Clan.

Di Jun witnessed all of this and could not help but wonder: Is this the birth of the Five Grains?

This time, concerning the prosperity of the Human Clan, Shennong did not, as usual, willingly act as a neglected Lord of the Human Race, overlooked as a Daluo Golden Immortal creature.

For the first time, he summoned various tribes and the authorities of the Human Clan Ancestral Land as the Lord of the Human Race.

He presented the Five Grains before everyone, and they all looked disdainful.

A plant not even worthy of being called Spirit Grass, they naturally did not care, even questioning why this Human Race’s Lord summoned them for such a trivial matter.

If it was for such a small thing, then it was indeed making a fuss over nothing.

They scorned Shennong in their hearts even more.

Shennong did not mind these; he explained the role of the Five Grains to the high-ranking members of the Human Clan, how many Human Race creatures could be saved, and although their attitudes were no longer disdainful, they still did not take it seriously.

Mere ordinary creatures, why bother?

Seeing this attitude towards the matter from the high-ranking members, Shennong’s face darkened instantly.

He was kind, but this did not mean he could not get angry.

In an instant, a pressure from a Daluo Golden Immortal enveloped the Human Clan Ancestral Hall, also accompanied by the authority of a Human Race’s Lord.

With these two forces combined, the expressions of the creatures present instantly became solemn, no longer relaxed.

They never expected that this long-ignored Lord of the Human Race would get so angry over this matter.

Since his appearance as the Lord of the Human Race, his presence had not been so strong, causing them to overlook that he was the highest cultivation realm creature in the Human Clan.

Shennong looked at the group with their serious and solemn expressions, subtly nodding while speaking in a deep voice.

“Ordinary Human Race creatures are equally the foundation of our Human Clan, and even the most crucial foundation.”

“I do not understand why you would so disdain ordinary creatures, even disregarding the life of our ordinary Human Race creatures?”

“You must know, when Emperor Fu Xi was the Lord of the Human Race, he valued ordinary creatures greatly. Didn’t the predecessors of the Human Race tell you this when passing the authority to you?”

For a while, the atmosphere in the Human Clan Ancestral Hall was gravely silent, and all the creatures remained voiceless.

They secretly circulated their mana to resist the pressure of the Daluo Golden Immortal and the Human Race’s Lord.

Even some creatures with lower cultivation were sweating profusely, unable to maintain their dignity despite possessing cultivation.

These scenes fell into Shennong’s eyes, and he did not continue speaking, seemingly waiting for the response from the Human Race creatures present.

Unfortunately, they could not distract themselves from answering Shennong’s question.

After a long time, Shennong finally spoke slowly: “So be it, I do not need you to pay great attention to ordinary creatures.”

“But these Five Grains must be planted by ordinary creatures to resolve the issue of hunger.”

As he spoke, the pressure of the Daluo Golden Immortal and the Lord of the Human Race disappeared, and all creatures present sighed in relief.

They dared not breathe heavily and immediately said to Shennong: “We will abide by the decree of the Lord and definitely pay attention to the ordinary Human Race creatures, assisting them in planting the Five Grains.”

This was their first experience of the Lord’s authority, realizing they could not possibly oppose him.