Honghuang: Senior Brother of the Chan Sect, I am Guangchengzi

Chapter 239 Shennong Abdicates as Xuanyuan Lord
After Xuanyuan found Leinu and explained the whole story to her, she let bygones be bygones and the two reconciled. Xuanyuan also learned that the dress Leinu was wearing was woven with something called "silk".

Unlike coarse linen, silk cannot be obtained from trees. Instead, one must first raise insects called silkworms and let them spin cocoons before silk can be obtained.

Lei Nu also discovered these silk cocoons accidentally. Out of curiosity, she used the silk to weave clothes for her body, which were very gorgeous.

Xuanyuan was also very happy about this, so he took Leinu back to the Youxiong tribe and announced that she was his wife and the lady of the Youxiong tribe, and everyone should treat Leinu the same way they treated him.

Just like her husband, Lei Nu taught the Youxiong people the methods of planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms, as well as the techniques of reeling silk and weaving silk.

Originally, the Youxiong people were prejudiced against the tribe leader's wife of unknown origin, and believed that an outsider was not worthy of being the mother of Youxiong.

But after learning these techniques, everyone was ecstatic and immediately acknowledged Leinu's identity.

And because Leinu was the ancestor of the methods of planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms, as well as the techniques of reeling silk and weaving silk, she was also called Leizu.

Leinu also liked this name, so she changed her name to Leizu.

Among them, silk is of good quality and of bad quality. The best silk is called silk. Xuanyuan and Leizu also jointly wove a long silk robe and presented it to the current Emperor of Earth, Shennong.

Shennong also liked this gift very much and cherished it very much. Even when he wore it, he only wore it indoors, for fear that this gorgeous thing would be damaged outside.

When some clan leaders went to report things to Shennong, they also discovered this long silk dress and were also impressed by its beauty. They asked Shennong where he got it from.

Shennong also wanted to give face to the future emperor of mankind, so he jokingly said that this was offered by the Youxiong tribe.

Upon learning that there were such beautiful things in the Youxiong Tribe, countless tribal chiefs either came in person or were instigated by their wives to visit the Youxiong Tribe with large amounts of gifts, hoping to obtain these silks.

These tribes came from all over the world, and although they all came for silk, the things they brought with them were also of varying quality.

Some things are very precious, but some things are dispensable to the Youxiong Tribe.

But no matter what kind of thing it was, it was the intention of these tribes, so Xuanyuan had to exchange a large amount of silk with them, which could be regarded as a good relationship.

But as time went on, some people took advantage of the situation and exchanged some very common things for silk. This not only humiliated the tribes that exchanged precious things for silk, but also wasted Leizu's hard work.

Xuanyuan naturally didn't want his wife's feelings to be trampled upon, so he went to ask Guangchengzi how to solve this problem.

Guangchengzi also attached great importance to this and did not hesitate to invite other immortals here to discuss it together. Finally, they all agreed that a rule should be established.

Guangchengzi was more experienced in this regard, so he gave the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler to Xuanyuan, asking him to use it to determine the various items needed to exchange the silk.

The Hongmeng Measuring Ruler can measure how high the sky is, how wide the earth is, and how deep the sea is, and the intervals between the various runes on it are exactly the same, representing order.

This is the authority bestowed by Heaven on Hongmeng to measure the sky. After Xuanyuan obtained it, he also gained some enlightenment and used it to divide specific criteria.

After these rules came into being, there was no more situation in the Youxiong tribe where one had to give a cow in exchange for a hundred kilograms of rice. Although this cut off some people who tried to take advantage of the situation, it also made the entire tribe more prosperous.

After establishing the exchange rule, the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler seemed to have absorbed something. The light all over its body became brighter and it was actually constantly strengthening itself.

Guangchengzi was also alarmed by the changes in the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. He looked up, counted with his fingers, and immediately figured out the key.

"So that's how it is." Guangchengzi suddenly realized that this Hongmeng Measuring Ruler had its own destiny, which was to perfect the chaos between heaven and earth and eliminate the clutter.

The human race is the protagonist of the prehistoric world. The Hongmeng Measuring Ruler has perfected the chaotic exchanges within the human race, and they will naturally receive the blessing of heaven.

From now on, every time the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler eliminates a piece of chaos, it will be blessed by the Heaven, and it will not necessarily lose to the Tiandi Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda in the future.

After learning about this secret, Guangchengzi naturally attached great importance to it and immediately asked Xuanyuan to implement this exchange rule.

Xuanyuan naturally did not dare to be careless after receiving the order from his master. He immediately used the efficacy of silk to lead the tribal envoys who intended to exchange this item into the tribe, thereby promoting the exchange rules.

These envoys were able to represent the tribe outside, so they were naturally very smart and knew that if this principle was really implemented, it would be extremely useful to their own tribe.

There was no need for Xuanyuan to say much, they naturally wrote it all down, thinking of reporting to the clan leader when they returned and thus putting an end to the chaotic exchanges.

With the departure of these messengers, the radiance on the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler became increasingly stronger, and it was obvious that it had gained more authority from the Heavenly Dao and began to climb towards a higher position.

Guangchengzi was happy to see this happen, after all, the Hongmeng Heaven-Measure Ruler became stronger, which was also beneficial to him. Although Xuanyuan was happy to see that silk helped him expand his influence and increase his wealth, if there was no powerful military deterrence, wealth would only attract countless bandits who tried to rob it.

In just two years, eight tribes had formed an alliance and came on an expedition at the same time, all for the purpose of plundering the many treasures in the Youxiong tribe.

Facing the invasion of these people, Xuanyuan was not afraid at all. He not only defeated them all, but also used this opportunity to annex their tribe. Finally, he destroyed their tribal totem and replaced it with the totem of the Bear Tribe.

It was a huge iron-eating beast, which looked like the ancestral bear.

However, this move also angered the remaining members of the tribe, and they fearlessly charged towards the other members of the Youxiong tribe.

Xuanyuan was naturally furious about this and ordered all those who offended him to be killed, but the totem was destroyed and the captives were extremely sad and angry, and they would rather die than resist.

However, if he killed all these people, he would have committed such a bloody crime, and Xuanyuan couldn't bear it, so he went to the back mountain of Youxiong tribe to seek Guangchengzi's help.

After hearing this, Guangchengzi knew that the opportunity had come, so he suggested that he change the totem of his own tribe. Every time he defeated a tribe, he would choose a part from that tribe and put it on his own totem to show his benevolence.

Xuanyuan thought this was also a solution, so he followed suit and used it. This move also suppressed the anger, and there were no more fearless charges.

After all, although their own tribe has perished, a part of it still exists, giving them something to rely on, and naturally they will not launch these suicide attacks again.

But as the Youxiong tribe expanded, they inevitably came into conflict with the Jiuli tribe.

However, Xuanyuan and Chiyou were both wise men. Although they had never met, they reached a consensus tacitly, that is, I would not make enemies unless the enemy offended me.

The two of them tacitly stopped expanding when they were a hundred miles away from each other, and then spread to the left and right without offending each other.

Shennong also felt that he could no longer suppress the changes in the position of co-lord, so he wanted to follow the example of Emperor Fuxi and abdicate his position.

As soon as the news came out, all the clan leaders were on high alert, especially the clan leaders of the big tribes. They all believed that they had to be the next leader. They had already prepared their weapons and soldiers, waiting for the ultimate battle!
After all, the reason why Shennong could become the common leader without showing any iron-blooded edge was because his virtue was so great that no one dared to compete with him.

However, there are no virtuous people among the human race today like those in the Emperor’s time. Even if there were, it would be difficult for them to make the human race retreat.

Naturally, the chiefs of these big clans were all waiting with eager eyes, waiting for Shennong to speak and let them decide who was the strongest.

However, Shennong did not ask the strongest clan leader to be the co-leader like Fuxi did. Instead, he designated a person, Xuanyuan.

Although it was called abdication, Shennong actually abdicated the position of co-leader to Xuanyuan, which naturally caused dissatisfaction among the people.

But Shennong is the current leader of the human race. He is willing to give the position of leader to Xuanyuan, and no one can refute it. They can only watch unwillingly as Xuanyuan is driven from the Youxiong tribe to the Lieshan tribe, with jealousy in their hearts. There is nothing they can do about it.

At this time, Shennong also solemnly met with Xuanyuan, wanting to examine the future leader of the human race.

Looking at the respectful and ambitious Xuanyuan in front of him, Shennong felt a little dazed, as if he had returned to the state he was when he was just accepted by the great master Xuandu, and was also so high-spirited.

But then he turned around and said in a deep voice: "Xuanyuan, you have accepted Uncle Guangchengzi as your master, so I think you have understood your future responsibilities and destiny, right?"

Xuanyuan nodded heavily and said seriously: "Of course I know that my mission is to truly unify the human race. It is no longer like this, where everyone can disrespect the common leader. This kind of lack of rules is really unbearable for me."

Seeing Xuanyuan being so strict, Shennong didn't know what to say.

After all, he was a very compassionate and kind person. Even if he had heavy objects like rice in his hands, he could easily share them with others. Even if he conquered various parties in the future, it was actually more for self-protection.

So he naturally couldn't understand Xuanyuan's thoughts. He simply didn't need to follow the current rhythm anymore, so he ignored it.

Shennong simply brought him outside the temple and let him look down at the Lieshan tribe and the Fengyan tribe not far away.

Shennong said slowly: "After I leave, I hope you can take care of the Lieshan tribe and Brother Fuxi's Fengyan tribe on my behalf. I wonder if you can agree to this small request of mine?"

Xuanyuan was naturally very happy and immediately promised to treat the two common tribes well.

After all, having such a tribe in hand will be a great help to his future rule.

At the same time, he also understood that Shennong was helping him. After all, even without his order, not many people would dare to disrespect the Lieshan tribe and the Fengyan tribe. Now he was just showing goodwill.

(End of this chapter)