The First Demon of the Chan Sect
Chapter 414 - 102: Zhe Whip, Shennong Ding

Chapter 414: Chapter 102: Zhe Whip, Shennong Ding

Originally, just as Shennong began to traverse mountains and rivers to taste various herbs, Li Qingming had already foreseen that Shennong would face this calamity.

He remembered that in his youth, Shennong had encountered a Five-Colored Divine Bull. Therefore, he found Chou Niu, one of the incarnations within the Twelve Earthly Branches.

Upon inquiry, it was revealed that the Five-Colored Divine Bull was a direct descendant of Chou Niu.

After that, things proceeded logically. In the open, Chou Niu found the Five-Colored Divine Bull, Niu Xiaowu, and asked him to wait in a small valley for the noble person of his lifetime. Secretly, Chou Niu stayed close to Shennong, fearing any mishaps.

That was the explanation behind the scene just witnessed.

At this moment, in the empty valley, the yellow Earth Spiritual Energy that had just erupted still lingered in the air, with a vast and deep cavern continuing to spew Spiritual Energy.

Still clad in a dark blue Taoist robe, Li Qingming smiled slightly and helped Shennong up, saying, "Not bad, after all these years, you’ve certainly grown!"

Feeling embarrassed, Shennong touched the pair of horns on his head and said, "I’ve disappointed Master! A mere herb nearly cost your disciple his life, I am ashamed!"

Li Qingming patted Shennong on the shoulder and said, "That you dared to test the herbs on yourself is no small feat. What fault is there?"

At this point, Chou Niu hesitantly stepped forward and said, "My Lord, although our Xiaowu is hot-headed by nature, his intentions are not bad! He will surely serve Lord Shennong faithfully in the future!"

Li Qingming glanced at Chou Niu and said, "Alright, go pull up Niu Xiaowu who is lying flat on the ground."

Chou Niu responded and scurried to the side of the large cave, summoning all his strength and stomping the ground forcefully with his right foot.

"Buzz!"

The entire small valley trembled, and the infinite Earth Spiritual Energy became even more violent. The land within several miles, like waves in the sea, surged and rippled in all directions.

With a "puff!" sound, Niu Xiaowu’s huge body burst forth from the cave. Accompanying him were towering flames and crimson-red molten lava.

"Ha?" Shennong watched the scene in shock. He couldn’t believe that this fierce middle-aged man had just explosively ejected Niu Xiaowu. He murmured incessantly in his mind: "This guy definitely isn’t his biological father!"

Li Qingming looked at the magma that filled the sky, shaking his head helplessly.

"Boom!"

With a light wave of his hand, a thunderous sound of Heaven and Earth Cracking echoed, and a massive gate of space, tinged with Yuqing True Essence, formed in the Void. The gate swung open, revealing a world of churning subterranean magma.

"Go!" Li Qingming commanded lightly, and the magma spreading across the Cangqiong sky flew into the portal like homing swallows. In an instant, it disappeared without a trace.

The fierce middle-aged man, dragging Niu Xiaowu by the tail like a dead dog, approached Li Qingming and Shennong.

Chou Niu threw Niu Xiaowu onto the ground and angrily shouted, "You little brat, get up for your Grandpa Niu!"

Li Qingming rolled his eyes and thought to himself: "Such birds of a feather! All cut from the same cloth!"

The timid Niu Xiaowu trembled as he looked at the three people before him and said ingratiatingly, "Ancestor, how could you be here?"

"Nonsense, if I had come any later, you would have caused a great disaster!" The corner of Chou Niu’s mouth twitched, and he raised his hand again. He sneakily glanced at Li Qingming before reluctantly putting it down.

Chou Niu, a bit agitated, patted his sleeve and said, "You little brat, this here is Emperor Gouchen Qingmingzi from the Heavenly Court, and this is Emperor Gouchen’s direct disciple and the current Sovereign of the Human Clan, Human Emperor Shennong. From now on, you will follow Emperor Shennong; you must serve him faithfully. Do you understand?"

"Emperor Gouchen, Qingmingzi!" A chill ran down Niu Xiaowu’s spine, and his hair stood on end: "Heavens, why is it this God of Slaughter! I, Old Niu, have stirred up big trouble!"

Li Qingming was already a celebrated figure in the original Primordial Land. Being the foremost disciple of the Xuan Sect and having served as the Demon Court North Emperor. Furthermore, with the battle at the Yin Yang Realm a few hundred years ago, the name of God Gouchen Li Qingming spread once again throughout the Huaxia Divine Land; known to all, known by all!

With this thought, Niu Xiaowu fell to his knees with a thud and said, "Little Demon of the Five-Colored Divine Bull clan, Niu Xiaowu, pays respects to your Majesty, Emperor Gouchen, and to your Majesty, Emperor Shennong!"

Li Qingming chuckled and said, "Your name is Niu Xiaowu, right? Don’t be nervous, we’re not going to eat you!"

Chou Niu sweated profusely from the side. Who was it that just insisted on stewing and eating the meat? What good are these words now?

True enough, upon hearing Li Qingming’s words, Chou Niu’s body began to subtly tremble.

Li Qingming shook his head wordlessly and said, "Niu Xiaowu, as long as you serve Shennong faithfully from now on, naturally you will have your benefits!"

Saying so, Li Qingming took out a porcelain bottle from his storage space and tossed it to Chou Niu, saying: "A first meeting gift, here’s a bottle of Eight-Transformation Golden Pill for you to have!"

Niu Xiaowu stared blankly at the porcelain bottle before him, and slowly, a hint of excitement emerged in his large bull eyes. He knelt and said, "Thank you, Emperor Gouchen, for your gracious gift!"

Li Qingming waved his hand and took out two spiritual treasures from his storage space. One item was long and whip-shaped, thoroughly ink-black, about a meter long and as thick as a finger. The other item was in the shape of a tripod, completely made of refined bronze, with three legs and two handles, and even had horseshoe-shaped bronze rings attached; the round body of the tripod at its widest part was nearly two feet across, and counting the legs and protruding ears, it stood about four feet tall, looking perfectly square from the front.

Li Qingming handed over the whip and the small tripod to Shennong and said, "This whip is known as the Zhe Whip, a top-grade Postnatal Spiritual Treasure. Although it has weak attack power, it has a special use. Before testing drugs, by touching herbs with it, one can roughly understand whether the herbs are poisonous or not, whether they are cooling or warming. As for this tripod, it is named Shennong Ding, specially refined by your master for you. Its grade is higher than the Zhe Whip, a Junior Innate Spiritual Treasure. This item can mix herbs on its own, thus concocting elixirs to cure the illnesses of the Human Clan!"

Shennong was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed in thanks, "Disciple Shennong thanks Master for your gracious gift!"

Li Qingming nodded slightly and said, "You must conduct yourself well." With that, he casually tore through the Void and stepped into it.

Shennong bowed deeply in the direction of Li Qingming’s departure, refined the two spiritual treasures, and with Niu Xiaowu, resumed the process of tasting Hundred Herbs!

With the aid of the Chu Whip, Shennong’s process of tasting Hundred Herbs became relatively easier.

Shennong traveled day and night, spending a total of one hundred and eighty years to add all the plants and trees from the Huaxia Hundred Herbs into the illustrations.

Having completed the journey of tasting Hundred Herbs, Shennong returned to Chen Capital. Afterwards, he started managing the Human Clan, while simultaneously refining the immature medicinal properties and principles of the herbs in the Huaxia Hundred Herbs, to record the truest nature of the herbs. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)