Eat, eat, eat in the primordial world

Once all races associate Xuanhuangji with the goddess Nuwa, and with the belief that it's better to believe it than not, no one will dare to mess with Xuanhuangji anymore.

As the saying goes, no one dares to offend the majesty of a sage.

Under the protection of the sage's majesty, Jiang Yuan, as the true creator of Xuanhuangji, will never appear in the sight of the myriad races, and his safety will be greatly guaranteed.

The plan was perfect, but it undoubtedly implied taking advantage of the Holy Mother, which was a grave offense. Although the Holy Mother wouldn't blame him, Jiang Yuan still had to apologize.

In terms of attitude, Jiang Yuan never disappoints.

"Holy Mother, please allow your unworthy descendant to report this..."

Kneeling before the statue of the Virgin Mary, Jiang Yuan spoke his mind without reservation, hoping to beg for her forgiveness.

This was just a formality, and Jiang Yuan didn't expect the Holy Mother to hear it.

But to his utter surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, the statue of the Holy Mother, which had never performed any miracles since the human race migrated to the coast of the East Sea, actually responded to him.

"Oh, this..."

Staring at the radiant statue of the Holy Mother before him, Jiang Yuan was truly dumbfounded. He couldn't understand what he had done to deserve such a response from the Holy Mother Nuwa.

It's important to know that the Goddess Nuwa is currently in seclusion, consolidating her saintly status. That's why she has never responded to the human race.

Jiang Yuan, with just a few words, alarmed the goddess Nuwa, who was in seclusion.

If this gets out, not only the human race, but the entire prehistoric world will be shaken, wondering what he said that could have such a great effect.

What did Jiang Yuan say? He didn't say anything, he just recounted what he had just done. Although it showed some cleverness, it wasn't great wisdom and shouldn't have been enough to alarm the sage.

While wondering, Jiang Yuan suddenly felt a gaze fall on him. He subconsciously looked over and saw that the will of the Goddess Nuwa had manifested at some point.

With a human body and a snake's tail, a peaceful face, and eyes full of compassion, she is the image of the Holy Mother in the human race's inherited memories.

"This unworthy descendant, Yuan, pays his respects to the Holy Mother!"

Jiang Yuan quickly averted his gaze and bowed deeply.

"Who do we have here? It's you. No wonder you could alarm me."

After Jiang Yuan lowered his head, he heard Nuwa suddenly say something. Judging from her tone, it seemed she knew Jiang Yuan.

From Nuwa's tone, Jiang Yuan sensed that she seemed familiar with him. This made him very curious; how did the Holy Mother know him?

Despite his curiosity, Jiang Yuan didn't dare to ask. He simply lowered his head and listened silently to Nuwa's instructions.

As for the goddess Nuwa discerning his origins, that's impossible. With the Jade Disc of Creation on his person, even the Heavenly Dao couldn't detect anything unusual about him, let alone the goddess Nuwa.

In any case, no matter who looks at it, Jiang Yuan is a native human, at most a little more outstanding, but there is nothing unusual about him.

"You are very good. The method you used to cultivate Xuanhuangji has inspired me and given me a deeper understanding of the way of creation."

Nuwa didn't explain how she knew about Jiang Yuan, but she did explain why she was disturbed. The Way of Creation had been broadened, causing her to awaken from her seclusion, which led to her manifestation here.

The Way of Creation is the main path cultivated by the Goddess Nuwa, and no movement related to this path can escape her perception.

When Jiang Yuan conducted his experiments earlier, he cultivated more than just the Xuanhuangji. He figured that since he was going to do experiments anyway, he might as well do a few more.

So he selected a bunch of medicinal herbs and cultivated them together with foxtail grass to see if he could create any new varieties.

And you know what? After all that effort, Jiang Yuan actually managed to develop quite a few new varieties, such as star anise trees, fennel trees, and pepper trees, which have higher yields and stronger medicinal effects.

Although their value is not as high as that of Xuanhuangji, this does not mean that they are useless.

On the contrary, as commonly used remedies for warding off evil spirits become more prevalent in various cooking methods, their demand will only increase.

In this situation, planting them would be very economical and could increase the income of the human race.

Of course, these weren't the main points for Nuwa. The main point was that Jiang Yuan's method of nurturing them showed Nuwa new possibilities regarding the way of creation.

It turns out that, in order to create a new species, besides direct creation, one can also use selective breeding to allow one species to evolve into another over a long period of time.

Direct creation is the beginning of the way of creation, bringing something from nothing. Directed evolution, on the other hand, involves the continued evolution of the way of creation, from one to many.

The combination of the two constitutes the complete Way of Creation. The Way of Creation that the Goddess Nuwa previously comprehended was precisely the creation of something from nothing.

Jiang Yuan's method of selection and breeding allowed her to see the evolution of the Way of Creation, from one to many, which deepened her understanding of this Way.

The Great Way was widened, and the path became even broader. Even the goddess Nuwa, who was in seclusion, was so surprised that she manifested herself to see who had brought her such a great surprise.

Don't think that Goddess Nuwa is making a mountain out of a molehill, and don't think that Jiang Yuan's method of selection and breeding is simple. You must know that there is no small matter when it comes to the way of creation.

For example, the goddess Nuwa creating humans!

To humans, this was the greatest feat. But to the powerful beings of the primordial world, it was merely the creation of a race, something easily accomplished. Why should it grant Nuwa sainthood?

Indeed, this is true. Simply creating the human race did not make Nuwa a saint. What truly made her a saint was the new way of reproduction that came with the birth of humanity.

Before the human race, the creatures of the primordial world did not reproduce through the union of yin and yang, but rather by directly separating their origins and mixing them with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to produce offspring.

Offspring born in this way are at the very least born with a congenital condition.

However, after the birth of humankind, the way of reproduction in the primordial world changed. Instead of separating the origin, offspring were conceived in the mother's womb through the union of yin and yang.

This makes it easier to conceive, but the side effects are also obvious. With each generation, the bloodline can easily degenerate.

Regardless of the circumstances, this was an innovation that enabled Nuwa to seize control of the most important branch of the Creation Way—the power of reproduction.

It was through this authority, coupled with the merits gained from reforming the way of childbirth, that Goddess Nuwa merged with the primordial purple energy and attained the position of a sage.

All this is to illustrate that although the birth of the human race was a small matter, it triggered tremendous changes and directly led to Nuwa's ascension to sainthood.

Correspondingly, although Jiang Yuan's cultivation method seems simple, it points to another possibility of the way of creation—directed evolution.

This may not be comparable to the Path of Fertility, but the two have many overlapping aspects. Digging deeper will not only strengthen the Path of Fertility, but also give rise to another path to enlightenment.