Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  Zhong Yue shook his head and said, “They have their own gifts, I cannot teach them much. The Hou Gang Clan member has many totem patterns hidden in his four eyes, including the celestial and demon totem patterns, understanding them all will already make him a powerful cultivator. While Ju Song possesses an incredible wealth of knowledge; his understanding in the totem patterns are even more deeper than Hougang Jie.

  “Feng Hou has mastered the wind totem patterns and has cultivated it to a very deep stage; Chang Xian is proficient in the arts of sound and music; Li Mu, Wang Hai is proficient in taming the monster beast; Qi Bo is strong in concocting the medicinal pellets; and Feng Ju is a master of array formations. They are all walking their own paths already, it’s very hard to be their teacher.”

  One must say, Shui Zian was shocked, he exclaimed, “How did you know? Can one really tell just by looking?”

  Zhong Yue gave a smile. All these days, he had refined Yu Wenju’s inner core and was able to raise the Fuxi blood in him to a higher level. As a result, the divine eyes in his left and right eye were awakened. Thus, it wasn’t a big deal for him to see their abilities.

  “I can tell, but I can’t teach … Why not like this…" Zhong Yue mulled, he suddenly raised a finger pointed at the eight experts’ foreheads.

  Zhong Yue smiled as he said, “I only have so much knowledge in the fields you all concentrate on. I will pass them all to you and you can study them yourselves, there is no need to learn under me.”

  Feng Hou and the others could feel as though their mind was bombarded with countless insights and knowledge, all sort of skills and arts that they never would’ve fathomed to exist flooded their minds. All of this information scattered throughout their minds, waiting for them to truly turn it into their own understanding!

  Zhong Yue kept his finger and looked away into the sky, he suddenly said, “We have guests coming.”

  “Guest?" Shui Zian was puzzled, he squinted his eyes but couldn’t see anything. He turned to the Four Ken Beast and saw the beast lying slothfully on the ground, it didn’t seem to notice anything out of the ordinary.

  Then, Zhong Yue said, “They are still far away from us. Rest here, I will go and bring a treasure over.”

  “A treasure?" Shui Zian and the others were puzzled. Zhong Yue walked out of the golden summit while Shui Zian turned to the talents and asked, “What has Elder Zhong imparted to you all?”

  “Too much, way too much." Li Mu said, “We will take at least 10 to 20 years to finish digesting it all.”

  The others nodded in agreement, they said, “Elder Zhong’s knowledge and attainments are already levels beyond us.”

  “Elder Zhong, his wisdom is unimaginable!" Feng Hou said.

  Shui Zian was left in shock, he thought, This brat, how dare he still say he can’t teach them, he is just finding excuses to not do work! Lazy ass!

  Feng Hou, Li Mu and the others had their own roads to walk, it was hard to earn the unanimous respect of all eight of them in the fields they had expertise in. Yet, Feng Hou and the others were now saying that whatever Zhong Yue had passed onto them in their respective fields would require 20 years to fully comprehend!

  Clearly, Zhong Yue was more than capable to be their teacher, it was only his willingness that was lacking.

  All of a sudden, the Four Ken Beast on the top of the golden summit said, its voice shuddered the sky, “Grand elder, guests coming in from different directions. But none of them look friendly to me.”

  Shui Zian was shocked, he quickly went to the side of the Four Ken Beast and the beast showed the images of the intruders. They were traveling in carriages, warships and atop clouds.

  These experts came from various races, the vessels hung different banners to differentiate themselves and among them, there was the Zhong Li Celestial Race, Kun Peng Celestial Race, monster race, dragon race, and demon race. Many other celestial races including the Xiao Mang Celestial Race and Shan Shen Celestial Race were also among them.

  Shui Zian’s eyelids throbbed, he saw many clan masters, high priests and leaders of the races, there were even also treasures of their races!

  Right at this moment, the totem pillars started shuddering in his Yuan Shen secret realms. He took them out and there were border generals that notified him of the guests’ arrival. The many experts have requested to enter the Great Wilderness and meet with the headmaster!

  Zhong Li, Kun Peng, Xiao Mang, dragon, demon, monster … They have all come together at the same time. Shui Zian thought and he suddenly gave a cold hum, If they are here to ask why Elder Zhong can come back safely from the insect planet, they wouldn’t have to bring so many experts and divine weapons, not to mention coming all together at the same time with such fanfare. Their actions seem more belligerent!

  Zhong Yue had been back Swords Gate for nearly a month now, it was more than enough time for the various races to learn what had happened on insect planet. Yet, they didn’t come at all, and all of a sudden, all of them came together to see the headmaster, no one would believe they were here with pure intentions!

  The headmaster is not here and Elder Fang is also not here. Swords Gate only has me and Elder Zhong now. Elder Zhong’s safety aside, even Swords Gate and the Great Wilderness will be greatly threatened!

  Just as he thought about it, Zhong Yue was carrying a little child in his arms back to the golden summit. And hovering behind them was a goldne sword, closely following the little child.

  “You sure we can make it?" Shui Zian whispered, even he was feeling anxious.

  “Don’t worry, there’s nothing I can’t do." Zhong Yue’s face turned frigid, he said placidly, “Swords Gate isn’t the same as before anymore. Those days where the other races are able to come to threaten us with just a few warships and carriages are gone! Grand elder, tell the cities and keeps to worship the divine weapons! Tell all of Swords Gate to worship the banners. We will give them a taste of our strength!”

  Although Shui Zian was already a man with half a foot in the grave, his spirit was still spurred by Zhong Yue’s words. He heartily laughed and proceeded to relay Zhong Yue’s orders to the human race.

  In the Great Wilderness, the warships and carriages flew over at a slow yet steady speed. The experts unleashed their auras out to suppress the humans and clouded the sky above. Although they were guests, they acted even more presumptuously than the owners of the land.

  “Humans, no different to bugs." A celestial elder looked down at the humans and shook his head while sneering

  All of a sudden, of the eight keeps and sixteen cities, divine auras burst out into the sky as the divine weapons hovered up high. These divine weapons had linked their auras together and submerged the whole Great Wilderness in their immense power!

  Immediately, the experts’ faces changed drastically. Right after the divine weapons emerged, over ten divine weapons burst out around Swords Gate and shone brightly, stagnating the air around. Then, four banners flew out into the sky from the center of Swords Gate. Images of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird and Black Tortoise soared high into the firmament with an imposing momentum.

  Now, even the clan masters, high priests, and leaders of the races began to feel fear.

  A loud laughter came from the tip of Swords Gate Mountain, it said, “Hahahaha, guests from afar, it’s our carelessness that we did not welcome you all outside of our border. I hope you can forgive us for that!”

  Rong Cheng

  —A legendary immortal in the Taoism.

  —Courtier and teacher to Yellow Emperor

  —Created the Chinese calendar.

  Kong Tong Keep

  —The Kong Tong Mountain is said to be one of the sacred mountains of Taoism

  —There is also the Kongtong Sect, commonly appeared as a martial arts sect in the fictional wuxia novels

  Chapter 532: A Warm, Bright Smile |

  The laughter continued and the divine weapons erupted with their divine auras. Immediately, it triggere
d the divine weapons of the many races to emerge of their own accord.

  In that instant, the whole Ancestral Star lit up like a firework. The divine weapons and godly spirits emerged again and protected their people!

  Even the divine weapons the experts brought along with them had to emerge to protect them from being crushed by the immense aura around them.

  The closer they moved toward Swords Gate, the more terrified the experts became. Their presumptuous and overbearing manner was now gone. They traced the sound and met with a young man standing on the top of Swords Gate. He stood before the golden summit, and his face was a cold and frigid without the slightest welcoming expression.

  “He knew we are coming and is giving us a show of superiority?" On the northside, Shi Buyi nearly hopped up from his seat on the deck of a warship. He suddenly laughed and pointed his finger at Zhong Yue, he said, “You see that? In just a few years, the humans have grown to such a strong stage. With him there on their side, the human race will never fall and this is just the dawn of everything. They will rise higher and higher while in turn, look at all of you, fighting and scheming internally, trying to snatch my powers away for your own.”

  He said frigidly, “If you three are given the power to rule, the East Barren will not last even for a decade before it is devoured by the Zhong Shan Clan member. We monsters will be enslaved by the humans for eternity!”

  Behind him, the monster lords were in complete silence. Especially the three island lords, their faces were changing continuously.

  Toward the west, Feng Wuji abruptly stood up from his seat, he stared closely at Swords Gate and glanced around the Great Wilderness. In that moment, regret filled his heart, he thought, If I had let go of my lust to be the Xiao Mang high priest and instead tried to be a good headmaster, such honor and glory would have been mine to claim, not that boy from the Zhong Yue clan.…

  On the south side, Mister Kun Da of the Kun Peng Celestial Race remained silent, but the gloomy expression that clouded his face clearly revealed his turbulent emotions.

  Meanwhile, Clan Master Xia and Zhurong Yanqin exchanged a look, they both thought tacitly, When did the Great Wilderness’ Swords Gate turn so strong?

  “It’ll be hard to eat a few humans out from the Great Wilderness from now on…" A celestial expert mumbled.

  The human race was the weakest and most humble race in the world. Even when the Lesser Void World reappeared in the Ancestral Star, the human race was evaluated fodder for the many races despite their considerable growth in strength.

  But how many years had just passed from then until now?

  And now, the human race had grown to such a point that it was now strong enough to directly contend with the other races!

  It was truly terrifying!

  This was something not even the first headmaster could have achieved, not even those days were the humans at such a level!

  “A show of strength…?" Mister Kun Da sneered coldly, he said in a placid tone, “Today, we aren’t here to witness your strength. We are here to question the sin that Zhong Yue committed! We are here in the name of justice and we demand an explanation from Swords Gate. My fellow friends, not even the strongest can bend the rules of justice, let alone Swords Gate!”

  Clan Master Xia stiffened up his face, he nodded and answered, “That is true. My fellow friends, let’s go to the Swords Gate Mountain!”

  The many experts reached the Swords Gate Mountain under the lead of their headmasters. The vessels docked beneath the mountain and the leaders of the races soon reached the golden summit.

  “Where is Headmaster Jun?" They asked.

  The experts glanced around, the human disciples have gathered around and stood on guard. At the front were Zhong Yue and Shui Zian, following by the elder council, elders and hall masters.

  Rays flashed across Shi Buyi’s eyes, and he said while smiling, “The heads of the many races are here, but why has Headmaster Jun not yet arrived? If she is not here, none of you has the authority to discuss matters with us. Is this how the humans treat their guests?”

  Shui Zian stepped forward, he clasped his hands together and said with a smile, “Heads of many races, our Headmaster Jun is now in a closed door training on the Celestial Water Star, she won’t be able to receive you. But before she left, she appointed an acting headmaster, all of our affairs will now be handled by him.”

  “Jun Sixie, on the Celestial Water Star?" It was like a cup of cold water was poured into a pot of boiling oil. The heads of the races and many experts erupted into a clamour. Feng Wuji’s face changed drastically, and his confidence took a great hit as he exclaimed in disbelief, “She has ascended into the deityhood?”

  In order to fly out of the Ancestral Star, one would need to pass through the Pure Yang lightning zone; and to fly out of the Pure Yang lightning zone, one would need to cultivate a Pure Yang Yuan Shen, which also meant ascending into deityhood.

  If Jun Sixie was now on the Celestial Water Star, it meant that she was already a human god. That being said, the human race would be officially a strong faction that was on par with all the others!

  If that’s the case, how would they dare to come and pressure the humans?

  Shui Zian held a bright smile on his face but didn’t bother to clarify the misunderstanding, it was best to the human race for such misunderstandings to persist.

  All of a sudden, Feng Wuji regained his usual composure, he laughed and said, “No, Jun Sixie is not a god yet. She is just a human and even with the Water Innate Spirit Body, the humans just don’t have the talent to ascend to deityhood. Furthermore, it’s too short a time for her to do it even if she could in the first place. Thus, Headmaster Jun must have used some sort of teleportation portal that sends her out of the Ancestral Star. It’s still a question if she can make it back alive.”

  The heads of the races weren’t idiots as well, they were capable of getting the truth on their own and with Feng Wuji pointing it out to them, they immediately realized it as well. Jun Sixie was just a True Spirit magnate, even if she were truly a great talent, she wouldn’t be able to breakthrough to the Imminent Deity level so easily, let alone deityhood!

  The smile that spread across Shui Zian’s face never changed despite this as he smiled, “Senior martial brothers, why don’t you all enter the palace and enjoy some tea while we discuss of the affairs.”

  “No need for that." Shan Shen high priest said, “We are here for an explanation. You humans have been colluding with the insect race insect gods and caused the death of many experts and gods! Since Headmaster Jun is not available, I request Senior Martial Brother Shui to hand out the one from the Zhong Shan Clan!”

  Shui Zian hesitated, he said, “Senior martial brothers, you said that Elder Zhong has colluded with the insect race, do you have any evidence? Without any solid evidence, isn’t it too reckless to throw out such accusations?”

  Shi Buyi gave a coldly humphed, “In the Great Wilderness, do you see the insect experts scattering all over the places? Over twenty insect magnates are stationed on your border and cities. It’s clear that you humans have colluded with the insect race, the Great Wilderness is now a breeding ground for the insect race, the frontal base for them to devour the Ancestral Star! Today, you will have to hand out the Zhong Shan Clan member and kill those insect magnates. Refusal to do so will be an act of war against us, with the many races, with the whole of Ancestral Star!”

  Clan Master Xia nodded, he concurred, “Lord Shi Buyi is speaking the truth.”

  Shi Buyi smiled, he thanked and said, “Clan Master Xia is overpraising me, I merely just spoke the hearts of many.”

  Mister Kun Da stepped forward, he sneered coldly and said, “The Zhong Shan Clan member has done many bad things in the past, and with the sins he has committed today, no one can protect him. He must be eradicated and taken down once and for all!”

  Feng Wuji cleared his throat and said softly, “Grand Elder Shui, don’t let the fact that I’m a traitor blu
r your mind. You don’t know how bad this Zhong Shan Clan member is behind you, you have been deceived and if the human race continues protecting him, the human race will only face the wrath of many races.”

  Shui Zian always held a smile on his face when he talked to others, but Feng Wuji was an exception. Shui Zian shot a fierce glare at him as he mumbled, “Traitor…”

  Feng Wuji smiled back and nodded, “Yes, traitor, the Zhong Shan Clan member is a traitor to the whole Ancestral Star. Today, the heads of many races are here to eradicate the threats of the Ancestral Star, to let the world know that justice is not lost!”

  Shui Zian’s eyelids throbbed, “Justice…”

  All of a sudden, Zuo Xiangsheng stepped forward and raised his voice in anger, “Elder Zhong has followed the expedition into the insect planet, he contributed too much for the Ancestral Star! If it weren’t for him, you are all already in the stomachs of the insect race already!”

  “Presumptuous!”

  The heads of the many races glared at him and unleashed their auras down on him. Blood trickled out from the seven apertures of Zuo Xiangsheng’s head, but he remained steadfast. Zuo Xiangsheng laughed out loud and questioned, “When we were fighting in the insect planet, where were you parasites? Hiding on the Ancestral Star! When we were slaughtering the insect experts on the insect planet, what are you all doing? Hiding in the Ancestral Star! When we were all being killed and devoured by the insects, where were all of you? Hiding in the Ancestral Star! Now that we fought our way back and managed to return safely, and what are you all doing now? Trying to kill those that saved your cowardly and pathetic asses!”

  “You, how presumptuous!" Mister Kun Da was incensed as a phantom of a thousand-mile long Kun Peng emerged behind him as he laughed in extreme anger, “Headmaster Jun is not here and you Swords Gate have no rules at all. Just a mere nobody dares to bluster in front of us! Where are the rules of Swords Gate?!”

  Abruptly, Tian Yanzhong pressed against the pressure from the heads and stood alongside Zuo Xiangsheng. He shouted back, “The insect planet was destroyed by Elder Zhong, the insect race was also wiped away by him! Just how big a contribution is this! He protected your people, your race, and your blood. Yet, you are here accusing him of colluding with the insect race? You are the ones that have sinned, you are the first ones that should’ve died!”