Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

With Nuwa's command and the three human emperors nodding in agreement, Di Xin spoke without hesitation.

"If the demon race can keep its word, my human race is willing to settle the karmic debt. Furthermore, as the Human Emperor, I hereby decree that demons may enter the human race to accumulate merit. If they harbor ill intentions, any human can be killed."

Di Xin's voice resounded throughout the entire human race. All humans received the Emperor's decree, finally bringing a way for retribution to the bloody war between humans and demons.

This also allowed the human race's fortune to rise, and it could even be said that they fully accepted the fortune that the demon race possessed back then.

As the human race's fortunes rose, the shackles on Di Xin's body began to break. He ultimately broke through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.

As Di Xin broke through to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm, he pointed the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand directly towards the direction of Chaoge City.

The next moment, the list of human sages hidden within the Deer Terrace also shot directly into the sky, emitting bursts of golden light that blotted out the sun.

Then, another person in Chaoge City leaped into the air and stood directly before the Human Race's List of Worthies. He held a jade tablet in his hand; it was none other than Bigan, the Grand Chancellor of the Shang Dynasty.

Bigan swept the jade tablet in his hand and said loudly, "I am Bigan, the ruler of the human race. I am here by order of the emperor to bestow the title of sage upon the human race."

"Huang Feihu is the Great Shang Dynasty's Martial King. He is now bestowed the title of Human God of War, commanding all human warriors and enjoying eternal worship from the human race."

"Wen Zhong is the Grand Tutor of the Human Race. He is now hereby granted the title of God of Literature of the Human Race, and will command the civil officials of the Human Race. He will enjoy the offerings of the Human Race for eternity."

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The list of worthy individuals for humankind does not require death to be granted. Anyone who has rendered meritorious service to humanity can be listed on the list and receive a divine position.

Therefore, during Bi Gan's time, he first bestowed titles upon the loyal ministers and generals of the Shang Dynasty. Only then did he begin to bestow titles upon the heroic spirits of the human race who had died and were listed on the Investiture of the Gods.

Finally, a total of 365 righteous gods were appointed, which means that a corresponding god position was set up for each profession of the human race.

With Bi Gan's deification, the fortunes of humanity reached their zenith. The voice of the Great Dao resounded throughout the entire primordial world.

Then, the shackles binding humanity shattered completely at that moment. Humanity was finally awakened, and a vast Dao essence began to spread throughout humanity.

As humanity awakened, the three progenitors of humankind were the first to gain recognition and attain sainthood. Finally, there were the Yellow Emperor, Shennong, Zhuanxu, Emperor Ku, Yao, Shun, and Yu the Great…

At this moment, many ancient sages of humanity, with the blessing of humankind, were able to attain enlightenment and become saints of humanity.

For a time, the number of Human Saints actually surpassed that of Earth Saints, reaching a staggering thirty-six.

As humanity awakened, Nuwa became its representative. Her cultivation broke through to the first rank of the Dao Integration Realm, making her the most powerful disciple under Chen Xuan.

Why did Nuwa, as the representative of humanity, achieve the Dao Integration Realm in cultivation, while Houtu, as the representative of the Earth Realm, failed to reach the same level of cultivation?
The reason is that Houtu sacrificed a portion of the earth's fortune so that the Wu clan could continue and so that her elder brother and sister could attain sainthood.

However, Nuwa was different, because the human race's fortune had reached its peak at this time. Furthermore, since she did not share her own fortune, she naturally reached the Dao Integration Realm directly.

Meanwhile, Emperor Xin of the present day is no longer the same as before. Not only has his cultivation reached the realm of a sage, but his status is also comparable to that of the Jade Emperor and the Emperor of Fengdu.

In other words, Emperor Xin had already become the ruler of the human realm, second only to Nuwa, the representative of humanity. The Shang Dynasty had also become a sacred dynasty of humanity, no longer just an ordinary mortal dynasty. This scene was naturally sensed by Hongjun within the Immortal Slaughtering Formation, prompting him to sigh in despair.

"Despite all your calculations, you still lost by a single move. Qinglian Daoist, now that humanity has awakened, you have won."

Chen Xuan smiled and said to the disciples of the Zhuxian Sect, "Hongjun, your attempt to control the prehistoric world with the Heavenly Dao is nothing but wishful thinking."

"Now that Heaven, Earth, and Man jointly govern the primordial world, the concentration of innate spiritual energy in the primordial world has reached the level of the beginning of creation. Isn't this a blessing for the primordial world?"

"Take my advice and firmly govern the Heavenly Dao. Do not harbor any other thoughts. Otherwise, one day I will take the place of Brother Pangu and utterly destroy your soul and spirit."

As he spoke, Chen Xuan immediately deactivated the Immortal Slaughtering Formation and turned his gaze towards calamity and destruction.

"Calamity, destruction, today I, the Azure Lotus Daoist, will spare you. If you dare to collude with Hongjun again to wreak havoc in the prehistoric world, don't blame me, the Azure Lotus Daoist, for being ruthless and letting you die in this prehistoric world."

As he spoke, the oppressive aura emanating from Chen Xuan began to rise steadily. Finally, he broke through the barrier of the Dao Integration Realm and reached the Dao Realm in one fell swoop.

As Chen Xuan broke through to the Dao Realm, Hongjun's face turned deathly pale. He knew he was no longer qualified to fight Chen Xuan.

He then spoke to Chen Xuan, saying, "Fellow Daoist Qinglian, the Investiture of the Gods calamity has now ended. The 365 righteous gods on the Investiture of the Gods list still need Jiang Ziya to complete the investiture."

"Therefore, I hope that Fellow Daoist Qinglian can agree to let Jiang Ziya complete the Investiture of the Gods and allow the Heavenly Court to fill the necessary divine positions."

Chen Xuan nodded after hearing this, "It is acceptable for Jiang Ziya to confer titles upon the gods, but the Heavenly Court must not interfere in anything outside of the Heavenly Dao."

"After all, the Underworld is managed by the Sages of the Underworld, and the Netherworld has its own God of the Underworld. The Human Path is managed by the Sages of the Human Path, and the Human Race has its own God. There is no need for the Heavenly Dao to interfere."

Although Hongjun didn't want to accept it, he had no other choice at this point. He could only swallow his anger and nod.

Then, together with calamity and destruction, they left the primordial world and returned to the Purple Cloud Palace.

After returning to Zixiao Palace, Hongjun addressed Calamity and Destruction, saying, "Fellow Daoists, I never expected that the Azure Lotus Daoist would be so treacherous, secretly preparing the Human Race's List of Worthies."

"At this point, it has been a complete failure to prevent the awakening of humanity. The Heavenly Dao's influence in the primordial world is far less than before."

"Therefore, I am unable to fulfill what I promised you two fellow Daoists. However, there is one thing I can do, and that is to allow you two fellow Daoists to remain in the Primordial World."

Calamity and destruction are not mere sophistry. After all, they failed to help the Red Army achieve final victory, so how could they possibly demand the return of their previous agreement from Hongjun?

However, they naturally wouldn't want to return to the depths of chaos, for calamity and destruction are inevitable. After all, the wonders of the primordial world are incomparable to those of chaos.

So both Calamity and Destruction nodded simultaneously, and finally Calamity spoke up, saying, "Fellow Daoist Hongjun, could it be that you have truly admitted defeat?"

Hongjun sneered, "If it were when he awoke in the underground passage, he would indeed feel that he had already lost."

"But things are different now, because I have found a way to break this deadlock. That is, the awakened underground passages and human path may well fall back into slumber." (End of Chapter)