Eat, eat, eat in the primordial world

If the human race wants to avoid being coveted by other races, it must at least become a major race and have a quasi-saint powerhouse in charge.

However, one cannot become fat in one bite; to become a great clan, one must first become a small clan. Therefore, Jiang Yuan sought ways to shorten the time it would take for Sui Zu to cultivate into a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

As long as the Ancestor of Fire becomes a Great Golden Immortal, the human race will rise from a weak race to a minor race.

Although a single Great Luo Golden Immortal cannot instill fear in all races, it can still serve as a deterrent to some extent, buying more time for the human race to develop.

This extra time gained should be enough for Youchao, Ziyi, and Jiang Yuan to cultivate into Great Luo Golden Immortals.

In this way, the human race would have four Great Luo Golden Immortals. Although they would still be a small race, their deterrent power would be greatly increased, preventing those races that secretly coveted the human race from openly taking action.

Enough to deter them from acting openly. Because covert, underhanded tactics are impossible to stop.

The demon race is powerful enough, right? They are the true overlords of heaven and earth, but even so, the myriad races are not intimidated and continue to make their little moves.

If even the powerful demon race is like this, how much more so the much weaker human race? Therefore, for Jiang Yuan, being able to prevent all races from openly attacking the human race is already a success.

All of this must begin with helping the Ancestor Sui cultivate to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal as soon as possible.

As for why Jiang Yuan didn't keep this Xuanhuang Pill for himself, but instead gave it to Sui Zu, since it was so good?

Putting everything else aside, just considering Jiang Yuan's current cultivation level, this Xuanhuang Pill is beyond his ability to refine. It would be quite an achievement if he didn't explode from overeating it.

Waiting until he's stronger to eat it is utter nonsense. Not to mention that by then, he'll definitely have even better treasures.

Take his cultivation of the Creation Scripture, for example. This Xuanhuang Pill really doesn't have much effect. It would be better to eat a few more ferocious beasts.

Considering the current situation and the potential benefits, giving the Xuanhuang Pill to the Ancestor Sui would maximize the gains.

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"I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Your talent is far greater than I thought. Even the Holy Mother was impressed and took you as her disciple."

"This is truly a blessing for our human race."

After learning about Jiang Yuan's recent experiences from him, Sui Zu couldn't help but exclaim with delight.

The goddess Nuwa manifested her divine power—this was a momentous occasion. Jiang Yuan was chosen by her and taken as her disciple—this was yet another momentous occasion.

In a short period of time, the human race has experienced two great events in succession. How could the Ancestor Sui not be pleased? It's just a pity that he was not there to witness them, which makes him feel very regretful.

"Now that you have been accepted as a disciple by the Holy Mother, there is no need to continue hiding your identity. You can step out from behind the scenes and into the limelight."

"Perfect timing. I need to go into seclusion to refine this Xuanhuang Pill you gave me. During my seclusion, you can temporarily take charge of clan affairs for me."

After expressing his feelings, Sui Zu handed over the heavy burden he was carrying to Jiang Yuan.

He had wanted to do this for a long time, but he hadn't done so before because he wanted to protect Jiang Yuan and didn't want to push him into the limelight.

But now that Jiang Yuan has been accepted as a disciple by the Goddess Nuwa, his safety is no longer a concern, so there is no need for him to continue hiding his identity.

They could very well stand up and declare their existence to the primordial world.

Even if the world knew that the recent changes in the human race were related to Jiang Yuan, so what? With the strength of a sage, who in the primordial world would dare to touch his disciples except during a great calamity?

Even supreme beings like Di Jun, Tai Yi, Di Jiang, and Hou Tu, as long as Jiang Yuan doesn't unleash his full power directly at them, no matter how big the mistake, they will only receive a minor punishment out of respect for Goddess Nuwa, and won't really kill them.

This is the true value of a disciple of a sage!

"That's no problem. With my current status, there's really no need for me to hide anymore. But not now. I'll have to wait a while until I become a Celestial Immortal."

"It's impossible for a sage's disciple to not even be a celestial being, is it? If this gets out, it will damage Master's reputation. It might even bring criticism to the entire Xuanmen sect."

At this point, Jiang Yuan himself felt a little embarrassed. His cultivation level was too low, and he had brought shame to his master.

In addition, it is worth noting that Jiang Yuan is not only a disciple of the Goddess Nuwa, but also the first disciple of the third generation of the Xuanmen sect, and the senior disciple of the Xuanmen sect in this generation.

In other words, all disciples of the sage will have to respectfully address him as "Senior Brother" upon meeting him in the future.

As the senior disciple of the Xuanmen sect, he wasn't even a Celestial Immortal. If word got out, it would be a laughing stock. Jiang Yuan also cared about his reputation, so he didn't want to reveal his identity before he had cultivated to become a Celestial Immortal.

Why is Jiang Yuan considered the senior disciple of the Xuanmen sect? Didn't the Three Pure Ones take on disciples before this? (The two Western Saints don't count; they were nominal disciples, so even if they were the first to take on disciples, they wouldn't be the senior disciple.)

Yes, the Three Pure Ones did not accept disciples.

Although some people are now following them in their cultivation, and their treatment is no different from that of true disciples, they can only be called their followers, not their disciples.

What is a disciple? Only after formally entering the sect and performing the apprenticeship ceremony can one be considered a disciple.

In this procedure, Jiang Yuan left, but those around the Three Pure Ones hadn't had time to leave yet. Therefore, Jiang Yuan was the eldest disciple, and everyone else had to be ranked after him.

The one who enters the school first is the senior brother; this is common sense.

As for why those people have followed the Three Pure Ones for many years but have not yet formally entered the sect or performed the apprenticeship ceremony, it is naturally because the Three Pure Ones have not yet completed their apprenticeship and are not qualified to accept disciples.

The standard set by the Taoist patriarch for his disciples was that they could only establish their own sects and recruit disciples after they had become saints.

This was almost a direct indication to them that the opportunity to become saints lay in establishing a religion. Unfortunately, neither the Three Pure Ones nor the two Western beings grasped the Dao Ancestor's obvious hint.

They had no idea how Jiang Yuan knew. Of course, it was Nuwa who told him. Nuwa hadn't thought of this at first, but after becoming a saint, she immediately guessed it.

The reason why Goddess Nuwa told Jiang Yuan these things was to clarify his identity as the senior disciple of the Xuanmen sect.

Don't underestimate this point. Even though they are both third-generation disciples of the Xuanmen sect, the one with the extra "Da" character can receive more Xuanmen luck and blessings.

Furthermore, if there are any benefits for the Xuanmen in the future, Jiang Yuan will be the first person they consider, and only then will others be considered.

These are all real benefits, so of course Nuwa wanted to inform her disciple immediately to prevent him from being misled.

The Three Pure Ones have not yet attained sainthood and are not qualified to accept disciples, but it is not easy to find a good prospect, so it would be a pity to give up for this reason.

So let's keep them with us for now, and we can hold an initiation ceremony later when they become saints.

However, the hierarchy in the Xuanmen (Taoist sect) does not consider the length of cultivation or the level of cultivation, but only the order in which they entered the sect. No matter how early they followed the Three Pure Ones in their cultivation, if they had not yet entered the sect, they would be ranked after Jiang Yuan.

If the Three Pure Ones are dissatisfied, then Goddess Nuwa will have something to say. If seniority isn't based on the order of entry, then if I'm the first to become a saint, does that mean I have to go from junior sister to senior sister?

One sentence was enough to leave the Three Pure Ones speechless.