This primordial world is not serious!

Chapter 1053 - 501: Zhen Yuanzi Leads the Celestial Gathering!

The contest for the Human Emperor candidacy, like a wildfire spreading across the vast territories of the Human Race, has been blazing fiercely for decades.

This is an unprecedented grand competition, where one hundred and eight exceptional talents have wholeheartedly displayed their skills and aspirations on this stage brimming with hope.

Some leaders, following the example of Shennong, delve into fields, improving grains and promoting farming methods, ensuring their tribe's lands yield abundant crops and freeing the people from the worry of famine.

Some leaders pursue the traces of Fu Xi, observing stars by night and geography by day, devising a more accurate calendar to help the tribes better align with the celestial timings for production and worship.

There are also leaders focused on technological innovations, inventing new methods for pottery making or improving bronze smelting techniques, significantly enhancing the life quality of their people.

Some go even further, using benevolence to educate all corners, turning once hostile tribes from weapons to diplomacy, forming alliances to jointly fend off threats from the wilderness.

Yet, amid this spectacular competition, two stars shine so brightly that all others seem to fade away.

They are Xuanyuan from the Youxiong Tribe and Chiyou from the Jiuli Tribe.

Xuanyuan, with near-perfect grace, demonstrates to the world what "the way of the holy king" is; under his rule, the Youxiong Tribe is thriving in civilization, orderly and harmonious, akin to a beautifully polished flawless jade.

Chiyou, on the other hand, embodies "the path of the conqueror" with unmatched dominance; his leadership of the Jiuli Alliance is sharp in arms, their will to fight soaring, resembling a peerless fierce weapon ready to be unsheathed.

As time goes by, this competition initially meant for one hundred and eight participants gradually evolves into a duel between the two of them.

Eventually, when the test period ends, the evaluative results, unsurprising to anyone, reveal that only Xuanyuan and Chiyou are qualified to vie for the position of Human Emperor.

Faced with such a neck-and-neck situation, the representatives of the Ten Thousand Races gathered at the Chen Capital Human Emperor Hall were puzzled.

An Ancestor Land Elder, with white hair and beard, distinguished and respected, strokes his long beard, worry written all over his face, and breaks the silence in the hall.

"Leader Xuanyuan and Leader Chiyou, these two outstanding young talents, indeed are so excellent that it is difficult to choose between them; from any perspective, it's hard to decide a winner in a short time."

Another tribe leader, clad in animal skin and exuding a robust aura, follows with his sentiment, his thunderous voice echoing throughout the hall.

"Indeed, if we let the two continue to battle endlessly, wouldn't it eventually split the barely unified Human Dao Fortune in half?"

His words immediately resonate with most of the representatives present, who worry that Chiyou and Xuanyuan, the most brilliant talents, might hurt each other greatly in this fierce rivalry, thereby depleting the Human Race's Primordial Qi.

Yet, only Shennong, seated upon the Human Emperor throne, remains peaceful and gentle throughout, listening to everyone's discussions, his face slowly blooming into a confident smile.

He raises his hand, signaling everyone to quiet down, and with a voice as profound and steady as the earth, he laughs and says, "Since both are so exceptional, let them go all out and compete!"

Shennong gazes around at the representatives staring in surprise, his tone filled with an unquestionable majestic force.

"Even if the Human Dao fortune is briefly divided into two, what's there to worry about?"

"Please believe, a temporary split is always for a more thorough and powerful fusion in the future!"

"I firmly believe, if they can ultimately produce a result that convinces everyone, then the little fortune lost today will be repaid double in the future!"

The current Human Dao is no longer as fragile as in Ancient Times; it's experienced the diligent governance and development under Fu Xi and Shennong, possessing the profound foundation to provide these energetic young individuals a vast stage to flourish.

Otherwise, why would Fu Xi Saint Emperor and Shennong choose to jointly reside in the Human Dao Ancestral Court Fire Cloud Cave after attaining their merits and stepping down?

Ultimately, under Shennong's decisive resolution against dissent, a decision that surprises everyone is proclaimed to the world.

The present Human Emperor Shennong would take Xuanyuan and Chiyou, the two candidates, to ascend Taishan and perform the grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth.

At this moment, in the Nine Heavens beyond mortal view, the perpetual silence of the Purple Cloud Palace is being shattered by violent tremors.

Three towering figures are encircling an ancient Daoist who has fallen into a state of Chaos, engaging in a "cordial and friendly" exchange.

"Third brother, I think it's about time, you go."

The Taishang, dressed in the Taiji Taoist Robe, glanced at Hong Jun, beaten to a state of confusion and about to sink back into slumber, casually handed a simplistic Big Seal etched with the mountain and the populace's images to Daoist Lord Yu Chen beside him.

Meanwhile, Tongtian Sect Master, wielding the Qingping Sword, was boredly manicuring his nails, as if what just transpired had nothing to do with him.