My cultivation is too warm

After Jiang Nian appeared, he waved his hand at the sky, and all the meteorites that were falling in the void instantly made a sharp turn and flew back.

Xu Mo, Liang Huanhuan, Wang Er, Ye Qingyue, and Ou Fenjin, who were watching this scene through the vision of the spirit of the secret realm, were completely stunned.

what's the situation?
If I remember correctly, before this, Jiang Nian was just an ordinary mortal. How did he suddenly become so powerful?
With a wave of his hand, he could send hundreds of falling meteorites, along with tens of thousands of meteorites following behind, flying back. This level of power is something that even a fourth-stage Transcendent Realm cultivator could not achieve. Although a fourth-stage Transcendent Realm cultivator could resolve this crisis, he could never do it as easily as Jiang Nian.

To resolve this crisis with a wave of the hand like Jiang Nian, one would need at least the cultivation level of a Fifth Realm Saint Monarch.

In other words, Jiang Nian went directly from an ordinary person to the Dao in one day and then jumped to the strength of at least the fifth realm, the Dao Inquiry Realm. Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?

The most exaggerated story Xu Mo had ever heard was the one told to him by Daoist Zixiao about the deeds of Daoist Ye.

It is said that Master Ye was a mortal for five thousand years, seeking the Dao in vain. Just when he was about to give up, he suddenly attained enlightenment the next day. From morning to evening, he completed the five minor realms of the first realm of Dao Refining. The next day he reached the second realm, the third day the third realm... until the ninth day when he directly became the seventh realm Dao Integration Venerable.

Although Master Ye's story was exaggerated, at least after hearing it, it didn't seem particularly outrageous.

After all, before Ye Laodao attained enlightenment, the other party had already sought the Dao for five thousand years. Although breaking through to the seventh realm of Dao Integration after five thousand years was still an extremely exaggerated thing, it was at least somewhat reasonable. Moreover, the other party did not directly reach the seventh realm of Dao Integration in one day, but went through the process of the Nine Heavens.

And what about the ancestor Shennong Yandi Jiang Nian?

He was just an ordinary mortal before, but in the blink of an eye, he achieved enlightenment and directly reached at least the fifth realm of Dao Inquiry. There was no process involved; he went directly from a mortal to a powerful figure, and he was only a hundred years old.

At that age, Xu Mo hadn't even completed the five minor realms of the First Realm of Refining Dao.

To be honest, Xu Mo was quite shocked by Jiang Nian's performance. It also stirred up unpleasant memories in his mind. He realized that after he transmigrated, he kept encountering geniuses. Every time he encountered a genius, he would be hit hard. It was really too painful. He couldn't understand why he, as a transmigrator, was the one who suffered the most setbacks.
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Meanwhile, after resolving the meteorite crisis, Jiang Nian was preparing to have a few words with the person who was the first to stand up and block the meteorite, and whom he had once expelled from the Jiang clan.

After glancing at him, the man left without saying a word.

This left Jiang Nian stunned for a moment, then he shook his head, gave a wry smile, and silently returned to the tribe.

As the crisis was resolved, the people on earth erupted in cheers, and the name of Shennong Yandi was once again sung by the entire human race.

After Jiang Nian returned to the tribe, the spirit of the secret realm couldn't contain its curiosity and asked, "Grandpa, how did you do that? That's amazing."

Faced with the question from the spirit of the secret realm, Jiang Nian smiled faintly and said, "I'm not really sure either. But after seeing the human race in crisis just now, I had a mysterious feeling in my heart. It was as if I suddenly understood what I should do to resolve the crisis. Then I suddenly became extremely calm, and scenes from my previous observations of the world suddenly appeared."

"Until this moment, I seemed to suddenly understand how the world works. Everything in the world seemed to have no secrets from me. All the laws and rules were clearly displayed before my eyes. Then I simulated the operation of the world and summarized all the laws into myself."

"Then you see, I suddenly became very strong. I could feel myself moving mountains and filling seas with a wave of my hand, and I also had an endless lifespan, as if I had become one of those legendary gods I had heard about in other tribes."

"A deity?" The spirit of the secret realm was startled upon hearing this, then became very happy and said, "If that's the case, then Grandpa can live for a long time, and then stay with Xiaorui forever?"

As for the spirit of the secret realm, he wasn't really interested in Jiang Nian becoming stronger. What mattered most was that his grandfather could always be with him, and that was what made him happiest.

Over the years, the saddest thing for him was watching his grandfather, Jiang Nian, grow old day by day, from a majestic, strong, and upright middle-aged man to a white-haired, hunched old man. Having lived in the tribe for so long, he naturally understood that this meant his grandfather didn't have much time left before he passed away.

This made him particularly sad and anxious. He desperately wanted to prolong Jiang Nian's life and have him spend more time with him, but unfortunately, he was helpless and could only worry in his heart.

Hearing Jiang Nian say that he had become a being like a legendary god, with a very long lifespan, naturally made him extremely happy.

After hearing the words of the spirit of the secret realm, Jiang Nian was slightly taken aback, then smiled and replied, "Indeed, just as you said, Xiao Rui, Grandpa can live for a very long time."

As soon as he finished speaking, under the watchful gaze of the Spirit Farmer of the Secret Realm, his appearance began to change little by little. His white hair gradually turned black, the wrinkles on his face gradually faded, and his hunched body began to straighten and stand tall. In no time, he transformed from a hunched old man into a robust middle-aged man.

Seeing the changes in Jiang Nian, the spirit of the secret realm was slightly stunned and dazed, because Jiang Nian's appearance was exactly the same as when they first met, which made his memory feel like it had returned to the past.

Jiang Nian looked at the stunned spirit of the secret realm and laughed, "What, did Grandpa suddenly become young and you don't recognize him?"

The spirit of the secret realm replied in a trembling voice, "No."

Seeing Jiang Nian grow younger before his eyes stirred up a lot of emotions in him. Although Jiang Nian had told him that he could live a long time, his frail and old appearance was not very convincing. Now, witnessing Jiang Nian become younger, he was completely at ease.

Grandpa can indeed live a long time; this is the most concrete evidence. The spirit of the secret realm was overjoyed.

Jiang Nian just smiled when he saw his reaction and said, "Let me summarize my own changes first. In a few days, I will teach you my insights. You should study hard and see if you can become like your grandfather."

The spirit of the secret realm was slightly startled upon hearing this, then asked with some anticipation, "Can I also become as powerful as Grandpa?"

After a moment of thought, Jiang Nian said, “I don’t know for sure right now, but I feel that Xiao Rui should be able to do it. After all, the ‘Dao’ is all-encompassing. Although you are not human, as a treasure I created, you are different from ordinary medicine furnaces. You can be considered a normal life. Since you are a life and have your own thoughts and can learn all knowledge, then you should naturally be able to cultivate.”

After pausing for a moment, he continued, "However, Xiao Rui, you and Grandpa are different beings after all. What I teach you is the cultivation method of our human race. Whether you can comprehend the Dao from it and make it useful to you depends on yourself."

Upon hearing this, the spirit of the secret realm was overjoyed and quickly replied, "Grandpa, don't worry, Xiaorui will definitely study hard." Then, with some anticipation, she asked, "Grandpa, if I cultivate and become as powerful as you, can I become a human like you?"

"Hmm?" Jiang Nian exclaimed in surprise, then laughed and asked, "What? Xiao Rui, do you want to become one of us humans?"

After saying that, he frowned and thought seriously for a while, and said, "According to my prediction, if you really cultivate, Xiao Rui, you should have the opportunity to transform into a human body. However, in this case, after transforming into a human body, you will lose the characteristics of the medicine furnace and become like us humans, subject to the limitation of lifespan. Even if your lifespan is much longer than that of a normal human, it will still be limited. You cannot have an endless lifespan like you do now in your medicine furnace body, where you can still live in the world even as the years pass."

Upon hearing this, the face that materialized on the furnace from the spirit of the secret realm said very seriously, "It doesn't matter. As long as I can become a human like you, Grandpa, I'm willing to live a few years less."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian said with some surprise, "Huh? Why? Isn't immortality good? You know, this is the pursuit of every life. Even I, your grandfather, used to think how wonderful it would be if I could live forever."

Faced with this question, the spirit of the secret realm revealed a shy expression on its face and said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Xiao Rui has been staying in the tribe for years. She sees young men and women together and they seem very happy. Xiao Rui... Xiao Rui thinks the young girls in the tribe are all very beautiful, and she also wants a young and beautiful girl to be with her..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian's eyes widened, staring at the spirit of the secret realm with disbelief and a strange expression on his face. He hadn't expected that Jiang Rui, the medicine furnace, would have such thoughts, liking young and beautiful girls in the tribe. Wasn't that just like a real human?
Although Jiang Rui is now just a medicine furnace, there is no doubt that when he had such a thought, it meant that his mind and soul had completely become human.

It's unclear whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for Jiang Rui.

Jiang Nian thought with some complicated feelings, then he laughed heartily, reached out and patted the furnace of the Spirit of the Secret Realm, and said, "Hahaha, since that's the case, then Xiao Rui, you'd better do well. If you can transform into a human, then I, your grandpa, will make arrangements for you. You can tell me which girl in the tribe you fancy, and I will betroth her to you."

Upon hearing this, the spirit of the secret realm was overjoyed and asked expectantly, "Really?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian nodded and said, "Of course it's true."

Upon hearing this, the spirit of the secret realm was immediately filled with motivation and said, "Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely work hard to cultivate."

However, although he was eager to cultivate and quickly transform into a human to marry a young and beautiful girl from the tribe, Jiang Nian had only just attained enlightenment and was still confused about the methods of cultivation, so he had no way to teach him yet.

Over the next few months, Jiang Nian spent his time reflecting on and comprehending his cultivation. When he emerged from seclusion, his entire demeanor instantly changed.

The spirit of the secret realm looked at Jiang Nian after he emerged from seclusion, eagerly wanting him to teach it. However, for some reason, after his grandfather came out of seclusion, he suddenly stared blankly at him, a complex and incomprehensible expression on his face. This state lasted for a long time, until finally, his grandfather came to his senses and let out a long sigh, "So that's how it is..."

"Grandpa, what are you saying?" The spirit of the secret realm was completely bewildered by these inexplicable words.

Jiang Nian suddenly raised his head and glanced at the sky, then shook his head and said, "It's nothing."

The spirit of the secret realm was completely bewildered, unable to understand what his grandfather was doing. However, Xu Mo, who had been watching this scene, suddenly became serious. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Jiang Nian had been looking at him for a moment.

He knew that this feeling was somewhat unbelievable and fantastical, but the feeling was particularly wonderful. He believed that his feeling should be correct, because the gaze he had just received was the same as the gaze that Shennong Yandi had given him when he appeared in the River of Time in the Shennong Secret Realm.

But aren't I currently using technological means to read the memories of the spirit of the secret realm? Could it be that in this way, the ancestor Shennong Yandi can also see my group?

If that's the case, isn't that incredibly unbelievable? How powerful must the ancestor Shennong Yandi be? Didn't he only recently attain enlightenment?

Xu Mo was somewhat shocked. Such an unbelievable thing made him wonder if he was just imagining things, and if the ancestor Shennong Yandi hadn't even looked at him at all.

However, his intuition told him that his feeling was correct.

While Xu Mo was lost in thought with complicated feelings, Jiang Nian, who had already regained his composure, spoke to the spirit of the secret realm:

"Xiao Rui, the matter of teaching you cultivation will have to be postponed for a while. Now that I have the ability to move mountains and fill seas, I will naturally do what I have always wanted to do and create a better living environment for our human race."

The spirit of the secret realm was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, but he understood that this was something his grandfather had always wanted to do, so he did not insist. Instead, he smiled and said, "Grandpa, don't worry about it. I'm fine."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian nodded with a gratified expression. Without further hesitation, he flew into the air and began to move one mountain after another, and then gathered together some scattered tribes.

He continued this work for three years, and through his efforts, the human race was gathered into nine large tribes. The human race completely left the mountains and no longer had to worry about attacks from wild beasts in the mountains.

He moved mountains to create nine places suitable for human habitation, and then drew two rivers to connect these nine places.

The nine places where humans gathered were named the Nine Continents, and each continent had its own name.

From then on, humanity entered a new era.

After dividing the land into nine provinces, Jiang Nian preached the Dao throughout the world, spreading the methods of cultivation. The spirit of the secret realm also listened, but he could not understand it.

Just as he was preparing to ask Jiang Nian for advice privately after the sermon, the other party suddenly disappeared without a trace.

(End of this chapter)