Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  Zhong Yue quickly turned his head away, diverting his eyes elsewhere.

  He hadn’t run into a single male on his way here, which was why the ladies from the Huaxu Clan were dressed in such thin clothing.

  They also passed by quite a number of new sacred palaces where immensely powerful beings resided. As they took another turn in the path, they encountered majestically ancient sacred palaces that contrasted with the considerably new grand sacred palaces.

  When they arrived at the mountain peak, ancient Heavens floated in the air above the many ancient palaces. These Heavens were created by the ancient paragons from the Huaxu Clan, each containing their own Six Paths Reincarnation and forming a world each.

  Compared to the others, this ancient race still had a large population, and although the power of successive generations continued to diminish, they were still doing much better than the Leizhe Celestial Race.

  Within the Zi Wei Galaxy was contained another Leizhe Celestial Race that had their own sacred lands and Heavens. But there were two Leizhe sacred lands. Among the two, the stronger Leizhe sacred land was nowhere weaker than the monarch races but those Leizhe were not real Leizhe, they were just descendants of foreigners that chose to reincarnate into the Leizhe race.

  The other one was the real Leizhe Celestial Race’s branch and these Leizhe from the 3,000 Six Paths World had set up a base in the Zi Wei Galaxy. However, whether it be power or fame, they were inferior to the fake Leizhe Celestial Race; their territory was extremely small and they were relegated to a small corner of the galaxy.

  I can only imagine the difficulty that the Huaxu Clan faced to be able to maintain such strong power….

  Just as Zhong Yue was about to enter the ancient palace, his vision landed on a lake in the sacred mountain covered in mist. The spiritual jade water rippled and formed beautiful waves.

  In the lake were clean and beautiful lotuses floating all over the lake while a lady was paddling a boat. Another girl sat on a huge lotus beside the boat, washing her hair with the innate divine water, and her serpent tail was inside the water. As the girl washed her hair, she lowered down her head and in the water reflection, her beautiful face became imprinted to the water surface.

  “Senior Martial Sister Jun, Jin’er….”

  Zhong Yue murmured with an empty mind; the lady on the boat was Jun Sixie and the other one was Qiu Jin’er.

  Since when did Jin’er become a Huaxu Clan’s member?

  “Junior Martial Sister Sixie and Jin’er!”

  Hua Qianwen waved at the two ladies happily and introduced, “This is Mister Yi, he said that he knows both of you!”

  Qiu Jin’er and Jun Sixie were both surprised and when they looked towards Zhong Yue, he was very excited and he almost wanted to remove his disguise but he quickly stopped as the talented lady standing beside him revealed, “This Mister Yi is an impressive one! He is King Yi from Xian Tian Palace! Do you know Yin Fanxuan? That one that was on par with me? She is his wife!”

  Zhong Yue almost stumbled to the ground as soon as he heard this and he immediately dismissed the idea of removing his disguise.

  Jun Sixie jumped down from the boat and examined Zhong Yue with a puzzled mind. Though she was confused at how this suspicious man knew her, she did not forget her manners, she greeted, “Mister Yi, you look rather unfamiliar to us. May I ask how you know us? We’ve never left this place and I am sure that I’ve not seen you before.”

  “I just happen to have heard of your names, my lady….”

  “Senior martial brother?”

  Meanwhile, Qiu Jin’er said shyly, “You’re senior martial brother, aren’t you? Only senior martial brother knows that we’re here.”

  “No, I’m not,” denied Zhong Yue nervously.

  Suddenly, Goddess Shen Hou’s voice came from the palace behind them, “Ah, the boy from the Zhong Shan Clan! What are you doing? Stop wasting time and get in here.”

  Jun Sixie widened her eyes immediately and she stared at Zhong Yue furiously. Zhong Yue began to sweat bullets in response and Qiu Jin’er murmured softly as she blinked her eyes, “Senior martial brother is married?”

  Jun Sixie wrapped her hands around Zhong Yue’s arm and she pinched and twisted Zhong Yue’s waist. She gave Zhong Yue a sweet smile and said, “Junior martial brother, what did you say just now? Heard of our names?”

  Zhong Yue endured the pain coming from his waist and without changing his expression, he stubbornly denied, “You are hearing things.”

  “I’m certain that I’ve heard it!” said a confused Hua Qianwen.

  Jun Sixie twisted even more and she added as she smiled and gritted, “You’re married? Why didn’t you tell me so I can prepare some gifts for you?”

  “Goddess is asking us to go inside.”

  Zhong Yue’s clothes were soaked wet by his cold sweat and he forced a smile, “We must not keep her waiting for too long.”

  Jun Sixie moved her hand away from his waist and humphed coldly while the confused Hua Qianwen proceeded to lead the way in. Zhong Yue felt slightly relieved and just as he thought that this suffering moment was over, Qiu Jin’er stared at his side face and said softly, “When did senior martial brother get married? I’ve never met senior martial sister-in-law yet… Is she pretty?”

  Zhong Yue’s sweat began to seep through his clothes as he felt that the stares from the two ladies were sharp needles piercing through his heart. He immediately explained, “It’s fake, it’s all made up….”

  Hua Qianwen on the other hand, feeling nothing at all and she answered, “The whole world knows about their wedding and the 24 monarch races even attended their wedding. The husband and wife also visited the 24 monarch races and thanked them personally. How can it be fake?”

  Zhong Yue shot her a deathly glare, which intimidated Hua Qianwen from talking again as she thought in confusion, Did I say something wrong?

  Zhong Yue cried bitterly inside and thought, Goddess Shen Hou definitely sent his girl to welcome me on purpose! She speaks way too fast and she can not keep any secrets at all! No wonder Goddess Shen Hou wanted her to erase her own memories or she would’ve revealed everything!

  With everything happened, the very short journey into the palace turned seemed to drag on for eternity as Zhong Yue felt a very heavy pressure weighing on him.

  Finally, after enduring the angry and sad stares from Jun Sixie and Qiu Jin’er respectively, Zhong Yue finally saw Goddess Shen Hou who said, “Boy, you are finally here! Never have I expected that the young boy from the lower realms would become the infamous Mister Yi!”

  Zhong Yue removed his disguise and greeted, “Greetings, Goddess Shen Hou. I wouldn’t be standing here if it weren’t for your help, Goddess Shen Hou. I am forever in your debt.”

  “Why did you get married now?”

  Goddess Shen Hou asked, “I know that the lady from Yinkang Clan is compatible with you in all ways but it was still a bit rushed, wasn’t it? Ever since the ancient times, the leader of Fuxi Celestial Race and Huaxu Clan’s Nuwa have been destined to get married, this is a tradition that has been passed down from the ancient days. I’ve been planning to have Qianwen to you after she took over the Nuwa position but you have gotten married before that! You’ve gone against the covenant.”

  Zhong Yue was stunned and he replied, “Please stop joking, Goddess Shen Hou.”

  “I’m not, I’m being dead serious here. Nuwa has always been Fuxi’s wife, this is an ancient covenant set up by both clans and it must be followed at all times. I still have the contract of the ancient covenant secured in the treasury. I can prove it to you anytime. Now that you are the Fuxi’s leader in this generation, Qianwen will marry no one else but you. Our Huaxu Clan’s position is on par with Yinkang Clan, if not even higher than them so Qianwen must not be a mistress or you will humiliate us!”

  Goddess Shen Hou said with a smile, “Although, you can have two main wives, and there has been precedent from the ancient times. By that time, Qianwen
and the girl from Yinkang Clan can be the main wives. Is this arrangement acceptable to you?”

  Zhong Yue turned around and looked at the ladies standing behind him immediately, only to see Jun Sixie smiling sweetly at him. Hua Qianwen looking at him confusingly and Qiu Jin’er only looked at him sadly. In an instant, Zhong Yue’s dried up clothes became soaked in sweat again.

  “Well, it’s not like you’ll really survive that long. Let us talk about something else.”

  Goddess Shen Hou burst out laughing upon seeing Zhong Yue’s face, “Look at the scaredy-cat Mister Yi! Oh right, you have a daughter here staying with me right now, do you want to see her?”

  Zhong Yue’s face turned pale right away and he shouted, “Daughter? How come I know nothing about this daughter of mine? Who is she?”

  Goddess Shen Hou replied, “You’ve replaced Liyang’s identity, inheriting his name while he became a daughter of Huaxu, walked around with Huaxu’s identity so it’s normal that she is now your daughter. Her name is Hua Nuxi.”

  Zhong Yue’s heart that almost jumped out from his mouth calm down again as he asked, “I used Li Yang’s identity so I can only be considered as her junior martial brother. How can I make her my daughter? Goddess, please stop fooling with me.”

  Goddess Shen Hou looked at him and said, “Because of you, the conflicts and hostility he caused are now shouldered by you. Thus, he owes you this, it’s not over for him to be your daughter. However, this is all up to the two of you to decide. Now, what do you want from me?”

  Zhong Yue’s sweat soaked his back, the trip to Huaxu was really a frightening experience. He said softly, “I hope to see Goddess’s true form and cultivate the Innate Celestial Dao.

  Goddess Shen Hou smiled, “Oh yes, to cultivate the Innate Celestial Dao, you need to meet a celestial monarch. Stay with me for sometime, I will let you study my movements and see if you can cultivate it.”

  Zhong Yue immediately thanked.

  “There are also the reincarnated ancient paragons in the Huaxu Clan, it’s best that you put your disguise of Mister Yi back on.” Goddess Shen Hou said.

  Zhong Yue recovered his Mister Yi disguise and followed right beside them as he thought, Thank god Goddess was there or it’d be difficult to explain things to Jin’er and Senior Martial Sister Jun. I’ll explain furthermore once they cool down.

  Then, Goddess Shen Hou looked at the girls and said, “You two will come too, I will teach you two as well.”

  Zhong Yue’s face turned dark and gloomy, he thought, Goddess is surely doing this on purpose now!

  Chapter 852: The Love That Softens A Warrior's Heart |

  Zhong Yue, Jun Sixie and Qiu Jin’er followed behind Goddess Shen Hou, who made sure to pay special attention in her tutelage of the two ladies while leaving Zhong Yue to fend for himself.

  The [Earth Mother’s Art of Empress] was being taught by Goddess Shen Hou. This was an art she created and only females could cultivate it; hence, although Zhong Yue could study it, actually practicing this art would result in his body structures turning into those of a female.

  After a moment of explanation, Goddess Shen Hou paused to let the two ladies absorb the knowledge. However, the two ladies failed to pay attention as they were constantly glancing at Zhong Yue.

  “Fuxi leader, why are you always acting like a player?” Goddess Shen Hou laughed as her vision shifted from Zhong Yue to the two ladies over and over again.

  “You knew the answer already, Goddess,” answered Zhong Yue.

  Goddess Shen Hou giggled, “The inheritors of Xin Huo from each generations were all womanizers. They all had lots of wives and you’re actually worried about this? You’re such a disgrace to them.”

  In Zhong Yue’s psyche ocean, Xin Huo nodded in agreement, “Disgrace! Shame! I am very disappointed in you! If you’re that useless, how are you supposed to shoulder the Fuxi’s responsibilities?”

  Zhong Yue was speechless and right away, he cheered himself up and after clearing his stress, incarnations walked out from his body and began examining Goddess Shen Hou’s celestial nature.

  “Come on guys, let’s go impregnate ladies!” shouted an incarnation happily.

  Zhong Yue’s face became as dark as coal and he immediately swallowed this incarnation.

  Seeing this, the other incarnations sealed their mouths and closed their eyes before they poured their attention to examine Goddess Shen Hou’s celestial nature, trying to capture the vague divine essence in her celestial nature.

  Zhong Yue secretly glanced towards the two girls, only to see Jun Sixie smiling and staring at him furiously.

  Ge zhi ge zhi—

  Noises were heard as she was grinding her teeths and said with her anger restrained hardly, “Pervert!”

  On the other hand, Qiu Jin’er said softly, “Senior martial brother is not someone like that. He must have his reasons….”

  However, even though she trusted Zhong Yue deeply, the confidence she had in Zhong Yue was beginning to waver.

  After all, it had been a long time since they last saw each other and she had no idea if Zhong Yue’s heart had undergone a change after all his adventures.

  Zhong Yue knew that this misunderstanding would not be cleared anytime soon so all he did was quietly examine Goddess Shen Hou’s celestial nature.

  Imperial Emperor Xian Tian’s demon lord demonic nature was full of desires to destruction, it was the king of chaos that swore to lay waste to everything. On the other hand, Goddess Shen Hou’s celestial nature was filled with nurturing, it could give birth to lives and nurture them, it was like the mother of all living things.

  Zhong Yue examined the celestial nature carefully, contemplating them against his own assumptions. The demon lord demonic nature and celestial lord celestial nature were both complete opposites, hence, by studying them both, it would be easier for him to achieve his own celestial nature.

  As time passed, his Innate Celestial Dao was slowly being completed and perfected; wherever Goddess Shen Hou went, his incarnations followed closely while their eyes remained close.

  Knowing that this was going to take quite some time, Jun Sixie turned around and asked, “I’m going for a walk. I am in a foul mood right now. Junior martial sister, do you care to join me?”

  Qiu Jin’er shook her head and said, “I’ll wait for senior martial brother.”

  This time, the meeting with the celestial lord and celestial nature was much easier than his first meeting with the demon lord and demonic nature. It was also not as dangerous as the meeting demon lord demonic nature. After about ten days later, the incarnations returned to him.

  The Innate Celestial Dao has been achieved!

  Zhong Yue’s power underwent a qualitative change as he felt his strength reach a new peak. He tried to sense his sixth innate Qi, and he noticed that the the Innate Yi Qi was absorbing the other five innate Dao’s energy and totem patterns to strengthen itself and Zhong Yue was a little bit surprised.

  The Innate Yi Qi was the Innate Dao Qi contained in Dao Venerate Fu Min’s sword hilt. After cultivating the [Fu Min Dao Venerate Heart Sutra Scripture], his Innate Yi Qi started to grow over time, albeit not as quickly as the other innate Qi.

  However, the Innate Yi Qi was unique in its way; it possessed the ability to absorb the energy from other innate Qi and even use the innate totem patterns in the other innate Qi as nutrients.

  Zhong Yue thought that the reason his Innate Yi Qi was cultivated into Innate Yi Dao was because he noticed the Innate Yi Qi’s characteristics.

  And now, he had achieved the Innate Yi Qi and cultivated the five innate Dao. His speed in condensing the Innate Yi Dao increased drastically.

  Goddess Shen Hou laughed and said, “Not bad. To be able to achieve the innate Dao in such a short time, you are really not bad at all. No wonder the flame of inheritance chose you.”

  Zhong Yue bowed and thanked, “If it weren’t for Goddess’s help, I wouldn’t be able to pull it off.”

 
; “Things are not how they used to be now. Ever since the heaven and earth changed drastically and the rules were altered, if we stubbornly followed the ineffective old traditions, we are bound to be left behind.” said Goddess Shen Hou, “This time, I’ve seen the Heavenly Monarch Di Ming, explored Zi Wei and encountered a few that are not weaker than the Heavenly Monarch. I’ve also met with my friends again and from them, I learnt what happened back then. I am glad that you jumped out of the box and did not plunge yourself entirely into the Fuxi Celestial Race’s arts and techniques. But with that, the dangers that lie in your path are still far more dangerous what we’ve ever known.”

  Zhong Yue nodded; there were no generations in the past that were as blooming as the one right now, let alone the massive amount of strong individuals.

  Ever since the creation of Six Paths Reincarnation, the lifespan of all gods and demons increased by 5 to 6 folds, hence, each year, more and more strong magnates were accumulated and even the monarch-level was no longer that difficult to achieve.

  Back then, the Qi Practitioners, including Heavenly Monarch, had only about 10,000 to 20,000 years life. But now, even the Imperial Emperors each had at least 100,000 years of lifespan, thus, bestowing them with sufficient time to enter the Heavenly Monarch level.

  And now, it was already a 100,000 years since the end of Earth Order Era, just how many experts had been born since then?

  And those paragons that took part in the ancient war that ended the Earth Order Era were probably still alive!

  Hence, what Goddess Shen Hou said was true and perhaps, it was even tougher than what she said!

  “If you are going to try and make some waves, I will provide you with some assistance.”

  Goddess Shen Hou said, “But don’t rely on others too much. External assistance is only a cup of water to the ocean. Even someone like me can’t guarantee saving you from your enemies.”

  Zhong Yue;s heart thumped and he asked politely, “Could you please tell me what happened back then?”