The primordial era began with the Upper Cave Man.

Chapter 396 Five hundred years and another five hundred years, the sage's preaching is near.

For the development of humankind, why bother with benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness when dealing with external forces? As long as humankind can move forward quickly, everything will be done with courtesy and restraint. When we can suppress the four seas and eight wastelands with domineering power, that will be the day when benevolence is put into practice.

This is the great undertaking for the human race that Luo Zu planned.

All the wise men of the human race should devote themselves wholeheartedly and diligently to this cause.

If one day, a single breath of smoke could illuminate the entire primordial world, the great cause of humanity would be accomplished.

However, the human race today probably doesn't realize these things. After all, the human race is not even a major race that can live in a corner of the world. What merit do they have to contend for the dominance of the prehistoric world?

The Lich and Demon races were at their zenith, dominating the primordial world for hundreds of billions of years. The two races fought endlessly for supremacy, yet their power remained at its peak, even growing stronger day and night.

Because the primordial world was so vast, although the Wu and Yao races had always been considered the overlords of the primordial world, there were still many places in the primordial world that had not been occupied by the Wu and Yao races, and many races that had not submitted.

Once the two sides start fighting, it's like two crocodiles in a muddy pond strangling each other. Small fish and shrimp are inevitably injured or killed by the aftermath of the fight. In the end, the two races will naturally benefit each other. Then, the two equally matched races will continue to fight, continue to devour other small fish and shrimp, and strengthen themselves.

If it were truly a mud pit, the two crocodiles would have already decided the winner long ago.

But this is the primordial wilderness.

After billions of years of struggle, the number of small fish and shrimp has not decreased much, and both races have become much stronger than before, yet the vastness and depth of the primordial world have not been fully explored.

Leaving aside distant examples, let's talk about something more recent: the calamity of the underground green demons a few days ago. Such things have happened many times across the prehistoric land, but the Wu tribe has never found a way to deal with them.

But what is the root cause?

Was it because the Ancestral Witches were not powerful enough? Or was there something else?

Although the Earth's surface is vast, it is not just the surface; there is also land billions of light-years deep beneath it.

Its depth surpasses that of the earth's surface.

And the number of races among them is no less than that on the surface.

Even more than that.

How many powerful individuals are hidden among them?

Is it just the Styx Ancestor at the very bottom of the earth?

If there are so many powerful beings vying for supremacy on the surface of the earth, how many more must exist within the earth's veins?

It's as if the demon race's Heavenly Court hadn't completely conquered the Nine Heavens.

Besides these two places, there are also the four seas.

The four seas are now ruled by the legendary dragon clan, the overlords of the ancient times. There are many stories and legends about them. The fact that the dragon clan can rule the four seas and not allow the witch and demon clans to interfere shows that their strength is not small. They can be said to be like a centipede that is dead but not stiff, or a lean camel that is bigger than a horse.

The Dragon Clan ruled the prehistoric world for countless years. Who knows if they possessed some unspeakable magical treasures and supernatural powers, just as the Witch Clan had the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, and the Demon Clan had the innate treasure, the Chaos Bell.

Therefore, the Lich and Demon races allowed the Dragon race to rule the four seas, which was also a political compromise.

As long as the dragon race doesn't interfere with the core of the primordial world—the land and the sky—it's fine.

However, in the past, the dragons did indeed have authority in this regard, and thus fought endlessly with the phoenixes and qilins.

In short, the Lich and Demon races are actually facing considerable difficulties nowadays.

They must not only suppress the Nine Heavens and the land below, but also be wary of the ancient overlord's resurgence, and balance the interests of various powerful beings.

Furthermore, we have now quietly entered the era of Primordial Saints. After witnessing the power of Primordial Saints, the leaders of both races understand the principle that "without becoming a saint, one is not even as good as an ant."

It is feared that the human race will follow in their footsteps in the future.

Luo Zu thought about those prehistoric novels and realized that it was indeed true.

This primordial world is not the primordial world of the witches and demons, nor the primordial world of the dragons and phoenixes, nor the primordial world of all races. The rising star, the human race, cannot belong to it alone. This is the primordial world of the sages, the private domain of a certain Heavenly Dao.

Luo Zu considered this, but he could not forget the current situation of the human race, nor could he ignore its current weakness.

In fact, he understood one thing: this was a world beyond the ordinary, and those great figures could destroy the world countless times in a single battle.

Therefore, the prosperity and strength of a race does not seem worth pursuing; it is better to give birth to an existence that can dominate the heavens and the earth.

In such an extraordinary world, an individual's strength can contend with an entire race, and many morals and principles can be lost.

Because a tyrant can truly disregard these things, as long as he is comfortable.

In short, there's no need to find too many reasons for yourself; just being able to lead humanity to its peak is enough.

Luo Zu exhaled and continued his cultivation.

Life and death are predetermined. There are already six sages in the primordial world. Whether what follows is the will of Heaven or the deity's rebellion against Heaven depends entirely on the six sages.

Whether humanity can rise to prominence here depends entirely on its own destiny.

……

In the blink of an eye, another five hundred years have passed. Countless heroes and valiant men rose from humble beginnings, only to turn into a handful of dust with a single roar.

The war between the human race and the pig-faced octopus race was brought to a ceasefire through the mediation of the Moon Witch tribe. Both sides made concessions, and the Moon Witches agreed to open up the mountains and dig a ravine at the border between the two tribes to mark the boundary between them.

Moreover, taking this opportunity, the Moon Witch Tribe summoned all the forces within its jurisdiction to clearly define the territories of each force and to make it clear that from now on, such heinous incidents as the Pig-faced Octopus Clan must not recur, given their serious external aggression.

Of course, the human race was also warned, after all, the human race had been expanding its territory in various places before.

The Moon Witch Tribe established many agreements, allowing each faction to expand its territory only into areas occupied by non-intelligent life forms, as well as some newly grown land in the primordial wilderness.

Of course, if the territory is occupied by a demon tribe, all forces under the Moon Witch Tribe can conquer it, and all spoils of the conquest belong to them, including demon slaves, demon magical artifacts, and their own demon tribe's territory.

It is unclear whether this regulation was initiated by the Moon Witch Tribe on a whim or was an order issued by their superior, the Heaven Witch Tribe.

The various factions, large and small, naturally dared not oppose the decision made by the Witch Clan, but in their hearts they were undoubtedly cursing, and also cursing the human race and the pig-faced, octopus-like race.

However, Luo Zu was unimpressed by this result, as the Wu Clan had become increasingly domineering in recent years.

Even the disciples of Houtu, the ancestral witch who has always been praised for her benevolence, are so domineering, which shows that the witch clan is already fed up with the current situation.

You could even say they were unhappy that there were six saints above them.

Therefore, the Wu tribe wanted to adjust its past strategy and tighten its grip on power.

Not right either.

Luo Zu remembered something.

He had heard that the Witch Clan was trying out a new supernatural power that could transform all races into the Witch Clan.

This is not a good thing. It's different from the demon race promoting demonic arts and unifying all races under the name of the demon race.

If the methods of the Wu tribe are implemented, there will only be the Wu tribe in the future. Other tribes will no longer have their original appearance, will lose their original civilization, and will also abandon their racial characteristics.

After the demon race passed down their demon magic, although various races practiced it, the magical power associated with the demon magic did not eliminate their original racial characteristics. It can be said that it is a minor category under the major category of demon race.

This would be true genocide.

"If such supernatural power were truly mastered, it would probably be even more ferocious than the Demon Clan's Witch-Slaying Sword." As Luo Zu thought this, a great terror arose in his heart.

"Master, stop thinking nonsense." A stream of light rose from Luo Zu's body, severing the connection between his many distracting thoughts and the law of a certain great being.

The one who spoke was none other than Luo Zu's newly acquired Xishui Sword.

This sword is a spiritual treasure, and it has six spiritual restrictions, which is comparable to some extremely powerful Golden Immortal cultivators. Therefore, only He can sever this wisp of longing with his sword. The Five Fire Fan, a spiritual treasure, does not have the ability to protect Luo Zu.

With this incident, Luo Zu understood even more clearly that the Wu tribe's method of assimilating all races might have succeeded, but it was not yet easy to promote it, otherwise many obstacles would surely arise.

Therefore, the Wu tribe first tightened its lenient policy towards various races on the prehistoric land, slowly boiling the frog in lukewarm water.

"Master, please don't even think about it." Xishui Sword's voice came again.

Upon hearing this, Luo Zu stopped his longing: "Alright then."

After putting away these thoughts, Luo Zu directly used the Supreme Pure Heart Sutra to slash out a sword of wisdom from his heart, cutting away all these distracting thoughts and then sending them into his primordial spirit cave to be sealed away.

It's unknown how many incredible memories and longings his primordial spirit cave has now been stored within it.

After sorting out his memories, Luo Zu continued to devote himself to cultivation.

Five hundred years passed, the world changed, and everything underwent changes. A major event in the primordial world was also approaching.

That was the matter of the Primordial Sage preaching the Dao.

Because of this, Luo Zu used the Light-Year Mirror to send a message to all of humanity.

"Those who wish to go to Kunlun Mountain to listen to the sage preach can now register to participate, with no limit on the number of participants."

At that time, he will open up a grotto-heaven and send those who want to go there into it, and then go with him to Kunlun Mountain to worship the saint.

(End of this chapter)