Primordial Era: I, the Thirteenth Witch, had my innermost thoughts overheard by my older siblings.

"I am indeed a human from the foot of the mountain. I am searching for fire for humankind, but I have not seen any lightning for more than ten days, hence my lament."

Upon hearing Ye Kai's question, the human did not hesitate and answered earnestly.

After giving this answer, he asked Ye Kai, "Just now I heard the Immortal Master say, 'All things have their own destiny, why seek them externally?' I don't know what this prophecy means. Please enlighten me, Immortal Master."

He asked this question, his gaze fixed intently on Ye Kai.

Although he didn't know why, he had a vague feeling that Ye Kai's prophecy was closely related to him.

Perhaps, that's the key to solving his current problem!

"It means exactly what it says: everything in the world has its predetermined course, and so does what you need to do. If that's the case, why bother seeking it elsewhere?"

Ye Kai said calmly.

"Why seek externally? Is there no need to seek externally? If not seeking externally... please, Immortal Master, teach me."

Upon hearing Ye Kai's words, the human pondered for a moment, then his eyes brightened slightly, and he solemnly bowed to Ye Kai.

Seeing his performance, Ye Kai couldn't help but nod in satisfaction, "A promising young man, worthy of being a primordial human created by the Goddess Nuwa herself, his comprehension is indeed extraordinary!"

With just a little guidance, this human was able to come to his senses.

With such comprehension, he deserves this opportunity!

Without further hesitation, Ye Kai declared in a solemn voice, "Since Heaven will not grant your request, you may create your own flame. In this way, you will not rely on Heaven, but on yourselves, and only then can your human race endure!"

"Thank you for your teachings, Immortal Master. I hope you will teach me the method of creating fire."

Upon hearing Ye Kai's words, the human's expression hardened slightly, and he solemnly cupped his hands in greeting.

"You humans are different from the primordial beings. Although you are born with a Dao body, you cannot cultivate the primordial methods. I have a method that will allow you to make fire by rubbing wood without cultivating the Dao!"

Ye Kai's expression immediately hardened, and he spoke solemnly.

"Start a fire by rubbing sticks together!"

Upon hearing Ye Kai's words, the human's mind tightened, as if he had some kind of premonition, though it was still vague and unclear.

"That's right! Flame is the result of accumulated heat, so when two pieces of wood are rubbed together, the accumulated heat turns into fire, hence the method of making fire by friction."

As Ye Kai spoke, he looked around and had already taken two sections of dead wood.

One is thick and one is thin; one is long and one is short.

Ye Kai pressed his finger lightly on the short, thick, withered wood, creating a hollow. "I will only teach you once. Remember the key points, study them diligently in the future, and you will surely be able to solve the predicament of the human race."

"It's the Immortal Master!"

Upon hearing Ye Kai's instructions, the human's expression hardened, his eyes fixed on the two sections of withered wood, not daring to relax for a moment.

Without hesitation, Ye Kai immediately tossed the two pieces of dead wood into the air.

The slender deadwood fit perfectly into the cavity of the thick, short deadwood.

Meanwhile, the wispy grass on the slender deadwood fell off and filled the cavity.

After doing all this, Ye Kai secretly channeled his magic power, and the slender, withered tree immediately began to spin at high speed.

"As the dead wood rotates, the cavity gets hotter and hotter. When the accumulated heat reaches a certain level, it will turn into flames and ignite the velvet grass."

"These velvet grasses are not only excellent tinder, but also good for keeping fire going."

"Once you learn this method, you can apply it to other situations and deduce countless ways to make fire."

"..."

As the dead tree spun rapidly, Ye Kai patiently explained the underlying principles.

Regarding fire-making by friction, he had only heard others explain it in his previous life, and had never tried it himself.

However, since he is now both the ancestral witch of the witch clan and a Great Golden Immortal, he naturally does not need to follow the script.

He only needs to impart the principles to the human race, and leave the rest to the human race to study on their own.

As for the two pieces of dead wood, in his view, they would be able to be used to start a fire no matter what.

In fact, even two pieces of black iron could be used to start a fire with just a thought from Ye Kai!

Immortals are just so unreasonable!

As he explained, the friction of the dry wood generated heat, producing a few sparks that instantly ignited the velvety grass.

"It worked! It worked! It really worked!"

"So this is how we make fire by friction! Our human race is saved!"

Upon seeing this, the human's face lit up with ecstasy, and he couldn't help but dance with joy.

Then, as if remembering something, he immediately composed himself and bowed respectfully to Ye Kai, saying, "Thank you, Immortal Master, for bestowing upon our human race the method of making fire by drilling wood. Please leave your name, Immortal Master, so that our human race may worship you for generations to repay your great kindness!"

"Haha, no need. My name is Ye Kai, and my Daoist name is Pan Gen."

Seeing the man's reaction, Ye Kai laughed with even greater satisfaction.

Humanity's gratitude and repaying of kindness is truly a great virtue.

This is what makes them different from other races in the prehistoric world!

"Ye... is the Holy Father! This humble one pays homage to the Holy Father! Thank you for bestowing upon our human race the method of making fire by drilling wood!"

Upon hearing Ye Kai announce his name, the human was first stunned, then overjoyed, and immediately knelt down before Ye Kai.

Regarding the matter of starting a fire, he originally wanted to consult Ye Kai, but he was worried that such a small matter would not bother Ye Kai, so he delayed making a decision.

To his surprise, Ye Kai already knew about his situation before he even asked for advice, and even transformed himself to enlighten him.

This was not only a great favor to him, but also a great honor!

"Get up. You have worked hard for the human race, and as the Holy Father of the human race, I should offer you some guidance."

"From this day forward, you shall be Suirenshi. Study diligently the method of fire-making, and in the future, promote it to benefit the human race. That would be a meritorious deed!"

Since Ye Kai had appeared, he did not linger. With that, he transformed into a gentle breeze and disappeared.

"It is the Holy Father. Suirenshi will remember the Holy Father's teachings and diligently study the method of fire-making to benefit humankind!"

Upon hearing Ye Kai's instructions, Suirenshi became even more focused and quickly agreed.

Without further hesitation, he immediately picked up the two dead trees and headed down the mountain.

Now that he has found a way to make fire, he naturally will not linger here.

He's going back now to study how to make fire and then spread it!

On the other side,

Under a large tree, a human was staring blankly at a huge bird's nest in the branches.

The surrounding humans, witnessing this scene, all shook their heads and sighed inwardly.

Among their human race, almost everyone has something to do.

Other innate human races have gone to great lengths to research various methods to improve the current state of humanity.

Only this human, who does nothing all day, simply sits under the tree watching the birds' nests.

However, because he was the first innate human created by the Goddess Nuwa, and he looked extremely similar to the Holy Father, although the people were dissatisfied, they dared not do anything to him.

They even brought his daily food to him...

On that very day, as he was observing the bird nests in the tree branches as usual, an old man silently walked up to him.

"Little one, what are you looking at?"

The old man stroked his beard and asked with a hint of curiosity.

"I've met the old man; I'm looking at that bird's nest."

Upon seeing the old man, the man was taken aback, but he still bowed respectfully.

After saying this, he turned his gaze back to the bird's nest, as if he would miss some opportunity if he didn't look at it for even a second.

"A bird's nest? What's so interesting about a bird's nest hanging in a tree?"

The old man slightly raised his eyes, then spoke in a condescending tone.

Upon hearing this, the man's expression hardened slightly: "Old man, you don't understand!"

Ye Kai: "???"

What?

There's still something I don't understand (⊙_⊙)?

……