Through continuous summarization and analysis of the medicinal properties of various drugs and the effects of combining them, Shennong gradually compiled a classic text—the Pharmacopoeia.
The pharmacopoeia records the medicinal properties of various herbs, the characteristics of various poisons, and the various miraculous effects that can be achieved by combining different herbs. Furthermore, the pharmacopoeia also records a wide variety of health-preserving prescriptions, secret medicines with powerful body-strengthening effects, and methods for treating various special illnesses.
The Pharmacopoeia can be considered the culmination of medical knowledge. After creating the Pharmacopoeia, Shennong created a new profession on the Tianyuan Continent based on the records in the Pharmacopoeia.
Shennong selected some talented young people from among the human race and began to teach them medicine. The profession of physician gradually became popular among the human race.
After the advent of physicians, the number of humans dying from various diseases decreased rapidly. There was also a certain probability that those bitten by poisonous insects could be cured by physicians.
Moreover, physicians can combine various herbs to concoct all sorts of powerful elixirs, making human warriors even stronger.
From the very beginning, the profession of physician held a revered position among humankind. From then on, Shennong's prestige among humankind reached its zenith.
At this very moment, in the northern part of the eastern continent of Tianyuan, the Annihilation God Clan began to be conceived and born.
The Annihilation Gods possessed peak first-tier cultivation from the moment they were born. Their appearance was exactly the same as that of humans; the only difference between them and humans was the fiery red clan mark on their foreheads.
The first group of the Destroyer Gods consisted of 38 people, half of whom were men and half were women.
Because of their inherited memories, the members of the Destruction God Clan have a basic understanding of this world from birth.
Because this land was isolated from the outside world, the Destroyer Gods settled down in their birthplace.
Although no other intelligent races exist on this land, there are still many wild beasts and ferocious beasts living there.
Because the concentration of spiritual energy in this land far exceeds that of the outside world, the ferocious beasts living here are much larger, more brutal, and more powerful.
However, these ferocious beasts posed little threat to the Annihilation God Clan. Possessing peak Transcendent Level 1 cultivation, the Annihilation God Clan's average combat strength had already reached Transcendent Level 2.
After familiarizing themselves with their surroundings, the Destroyer Gods hunted down and killed all the most powerful beasts in the area. They accumulated even greater power by consuming the flesh and blood of these beasts.
Not long after, several members of the Annihilation God Clan underwent their second transformation. The clan markings on their foreheads turned orange, and their strength broke through to the second level of the Extraordinary Realm.
Subsequently, members of the orc, elf, and demon races all broke through to the second level of the Transcendent Realm. These races with Transcendent Realm experts are now among the most powerful races on the Tianyuan Continent.
The era of the strong has arrived.
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Chapter Eleven: Travels
Sixty-eight years after Yuanhao fell into slumber, after breaking through to the realm of Martial Arts Grandmaster, Fuxi and Nuwa's cultivation advanced rapidly, and now they have both broken through to the fourth level of the "Martial Canon", the realm of Martial Arts Grandmaster.
Martial artists at the Grandmaster level have highly compressed their internal energy, condensing it into liquid true essence.
Once the true qi within a martial artist's body becomes true essence, it is much easier to mobilize than true qi. Using the same amount, an attack formed from true essence is ten times more powerful than one formed from true qi.
Moreover, after changing from a gaseous state to a liquid state, the energy reserves in the martial artist's body are greatly enhanced.
In the same year that Fuxi and Nuwa became Grandmasters of Martial Arts, the last surviving member of the first generation of humans created by Yuanhao who did not become a martial artist also passed away.
After burying his fellow human with his own hands, Fuxi left Nuwa to protect the human race and then traveled the continent alone.
A year later, on the border between the Orcs and the Winged Tribes, the Tiger-Man King, who had broken through to the level of a high-level warrior after continuous exchanges and learning with Fuxi, bid farewell to Fuxi.
After leaving the Beastman tribe, Fuxi set off for the territory of the Feathered Tribe. After living among the Feathered Tribe for a period of time and witnessing their daily lives and cultural development, Fuxi began his journey towards his true goal: the Feathered Tribe's sacred mountain.
Fuxi went to the Feather Clan's sacred mountain to meet someone, Feng Yan, the Feather Clan's High Priest, who was once known as the strongest person on the Tianyuan Continent.
After living among the Feathered Clan for some time, Fuxi also learned some information about the Feathered Clan's High Priest, Fengyan.
Fuxi learned from ordinary members of the Feathered Clan that Feng Yan had not made a move since becoming a mid-level mage. Furthermore, he had already broken through to the same level as a human martial arts grandmaster—a high-level mage—five years ago.
Fuxi's purpose in seeking out Fengyan was to exchange and learn from him, in order to verify his own martial arts and improve them further.
This was also Fuxi's main purpose in traveling to the Tianyuan Continent. After his cultivation broke through to the Grandmaster level of Martial Arts, he found that the speed of his cultivation improvement was becoming slower and slower. In order to make his martial arts grow faster, Fuxi chose to leave the territory of the human race and travel to the Tianyuan Continent to exchange and learn with powerful people from all sides.
After revealing his identity to the high-ranking members of the Feathered Clan, Fuxi received a grand welcome from them.
The Feather Clan attached great importance to Fuxi, a powerful figure already renowned throughout the Tianyuan Continent. After learning of Fuxi's purpose, and with Feng Yan's consent, the Feather Clan quickly arranged for Fuxi and Feng Yan to meet.
After Fuxi and Fengyan met, they had a brief exchange and sparring session. They were both amazed by each other's knowledge and strength, and soon became kindred spirits, feeling as if they had known each other for a long time.
Fuxi sensed a significant improvement in his martial arts after communicating with Fengyan, and decided to stay here for a while.
After Fuxi explained his wishes to Fengyan, Fengyan immediately arranged for Fuxi to stay in the place closest to the Feather God Temple.
For more than a year thereafter, Fuxi and Fengyan often spent time together exchanging ideas and learning from each other.
They frequently sparred, pointing out each other's weaknesses. With both possessing astonishing comprehension and extraordinary talent, their cultivation levels began to improve rapidly.
When his cultivation reached a bottleneck, Fuxi bid farewell to Fengyan. At this time, Fuxi's cultivation had reached the peak of the Grandmaster level, while Fengyan's cultivation was even slightly stronger than Fuxi's.
After meeting Fuxi and learning of his purpose, Feng Yan remained silent for a moment, and then recommended the wise man of the Sea Emperor Clan to Fuxi.
After leaving the Feathered Clan, Fuxi did not immediately go to see the wise man of the Sea Emperor Clan. Instead, he chose to continue his travels to learn about the lives of the various marine tribes and their cultural development.
In the years that followed, Fuxi chose to integrate into the lives of ordinary people among the various marine tribes, living among them and carefully experiencing the differences between the various races.
After traversing most of the islands in the Western Sea Archipelago, Fuxi felt his knowledge and mind had greatly expanded. Feeling he had gained a great deal, Fuxi chose to meet the wise men of the Sea King Clan.
Holding the token of wind and flame, Fuxi was quickly received by the wise man of the Sea Emperor Clan. After a period of exchange, although Fuxi gained some insights, he found that his cultivation had not improved significantly. He chose to bid farewell to the wise man of the Sea Emperor Clan and continue his travels across the continent.
Later, Fuxi encountered the Cyclops race, whose adult height exceeded 10 meters, the demon race, which lived in the endless mountains inside the Origin Mountains, and the elves, who were extremely arrogant and very hostile to other races.
After being turned away by the elves, Fuxi felt that his cultivation had not improved at all for a long time, as if he had reached a limit, so he chose to return to the human race.
After returning to the human race, Fuxi passed on the martial arts he had perfected during his years of travels across the continent to his people.