The Fifty-Eighth Warehouse Creates Characters

  Kunpeng ended his journey among humans after taking Cangjie as his apprentice. Before leaving, Kunpeng couldn't bear to see the human tribe suffer too much, so he wanted to meet Xuan Yuan and advise him to take good care of the people of the human tribe.

  When Kunpeng arrived at the Youxiong tribe, Guang Chengzi and other immortals received a hint from Yuanshi Tianzun, knowing that Kunpeng had come, and they became vigilant. Although Kunpeng had been with Cangjie for a year, they still did not relax their vigilance. As soon as Kunpeng arrived at the great camp of Xuan Yuan, they already knew.

  Xuanyuan hurried out to greet the Holy Master of the Human Tribe, and explained to the various immortals that they did not understand Kunpeng's intentions, which made him somewhat worried, fearing that Kunpeng would ruin his own great undertaking.

  Xuanyuan hastened forward and said: "Xuanyuan has seen the Holy Master, I don't know what instructions the Holy Master has for coming here?"

  Kunpeng looked at Xuanyuan and understood that Xuanyuan's question was on behalf of the Tianyi Immortals, so he said: "Xuanyuan, you have just ascended to the throne as the Human Emperor, but you are mobilizing the troops and merging tribes in such a hurry. Is it not too rash? Have you considered their future livelihoods, and whether they can adapt to the current living environment?"

  Xuanyuan was thinking of unifying the entire human race after ascending to the throne, but he hadn't thought about how these people would live together after merging their tribes. For a moment, he was taken aback by Kunpeng's words.

  Guang Chengzi, as the teacher of the Human Emperor, hurriedly said after seeing Xuan Yuan being questioned by Kun Peng: "The demon master has gone a bit too far in saying this. The Human Emperor did what he did out of necessity. Chi You rebelled, and if these small tribes didn't merge together, how could they resist Chi You's great army? Although their lives are now more difficult, at least they can preserve their own lives."

  Gonggong sneered and said, "Gong Chengzi, as the teacher of the Human Emperor, you should face everything with a fair heart. Don't push everything onto Chiyou's head. Before the merger of tribes, Chiyou had not rebelled at all. The reason he rebelled was precisely because he was dissatisfied with the Human Emperor's move to merge small tribes."

  Guang Chengzi was made to blush by Kun Peng's words, but he had nothing to say in response, because everything Kun Peng said was true. Everything that happened was due to Huang Di being too hasty in his actions.

  Yun Zhongzi saw the situation and said, "Chi You has always had his eyes on the throne of the Human Emperor. Even if the Human Emperor hadn't made this move, he would have still risen up in rebellion. Therefore, I think that this matter cannot be blamed entirely on the Human Emperor."

  Kun Peng looked at Yun Zhongzi and said, "When the Human Emperor encountered resistance during the merger of tribes, he should have stopped to think carefully about how to resolve the contradictions, rather than resorting to force. If Chi You is as you say, and you act in this way, it would give Chi You a legitimate reason to rebel."

  Yun Zhongzi said: "What the demon master said is very true, this is something we didn't think of."

  Kunpeng turned to Xuan Yuan and said, "Xuan Yuan, although you are the Human Emperor, you must remember that whoever wins the hearts of the people will win the world. The common people are your foundation, as long as they can live in peace and prosperity, they will not have any thoughts of rebellion, nor will they be swayed by others. Currently, the average standard of living of humans is far lower than it was during the reign of Shen Nong. You should consider this carefully, if possible, do not continue to merge tribes, lest you suffer unnecessary losses."

  Guang Chengzi immediately opposed and said: "The words of the demon master are different, now that Ren Huang is facing a strong enemy like Chi You, if they don't unite together, how can they be Chi You's opponent."

  Kunpeng looked at Guang Chengzi and asked Xuan Yuan: "Is Ren Huang also of this mind?"

  Xuanyuan, being a disciple of Guang Chengzi, naturally supported his teacher and said: "The teacher's words are exactly my decision."

  Kun Peng sighed upon hearing Xuan Yuan's words, and at this time he had completely lost hope in Xuan Yuan. He said indifferently: "Since the Human Emperor has made a decision, I won't say anything more. Everything depends on you to take care of yourself."

  Kun Peng finished speaking and left Xuan Yuan's residence. In Kun Peng's heart, he still had some feelings for the human race. If Xuan Yuan could correct his mistakes, Kun Peng would give him certain help. However, Xuan Yuan was too arrogant and did not listen to Kun Peng's advice. Originally, Kun Peng planned to share some of the merits of Cangjie creating characters with Emperor Xuan Yuan, but now it was completely unnecessary.

  Chuāng Yù under the guidance of Kūn Pēng, has basically completed the creation of characters, only a small correction is needed. Since Kūn Pēng had made up his mind, he immediately came to Chuāng Yù's residence, ready to help him complete this meritorious deed as soon as possible.

  Cang Xue saw the appearance of Kun Peng and felt a little surprised, thinking to himself: "The teacher just left, I don't know what's going on that he came back so quickly?"

  Kun Peng knew what Cang Jie was thinking, so he said: "Cang Jie, I know what you're thinking. I've come back for two reasons. Firstly, creating characters has a great impact on the development of human beings. After careful consideration, I think it's better to help you complete this task as soon as possible, which will be beneficial to both you and humanity. Secondly, the world is in chaos now, and I'm worried about your safety."

  Cang Xue heard Kun Peng's words and was deeply moved, excitedly saying: "Master, it's all because of the disciple's incompetence, causing you to worry."

  Kun Peng smiled and said: "This has nothing to do with you, it's just the master having some thoughts. Now is not the time to talk about this, creating characters is the key."

  Cang Xue heard Kun Peng's words, and in his heart, Kun Peng's image involuntarily became even more majestic. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to creating characters, striving to bring the text into being as soon as possible, so as to fulfill his master's wishes.

  Kunpeng did not expect that this sentence would bring such great motivation, and seeing Cangjie putting all his energy into the creation of characters, Kunpeng was deeply moved.

  Cangjie, under the inspiration of Kunpeng, soon created the most primitive pictographic characters. When Cangjie completed this great creation, the Heavenly Way sensed his contribution to humanity and bestowed upon him a huge amount of merit. The merit was divided into two parts, with about 70% falling on Cangjie's head, and 30% given to Kunpeng. However, Kunpeng did not absorb these merits, but instead gave all three merits to Cangjie. After absorbing these merits, Cangjie's cultivation power grew rapidly, growing from an ordinary person to a late-stage Golden Immortal before finally stopping. Thus, he can be said to be the fastest cultivator in the Primordial Chaos.

  The success of Cangjie's invention caught the attention of all the saints, and it was only then that they understood why Kunpeng had put his energy into this ordinary person, and it turned out to be for the sake of creating characters.

  Originally, Yuanshi Tianzun was somewhat disdainful of Kunpeng when he went to persuade Xuanyuan, but now seeing that Kunpeng had accepted Chonghe as his disciple and created the written language for the human tribe, allowing their civilization to continue, Kunpeng's actions once again caused a great stir among the humans, and his name spread throughout the entire Honghuang. This made Yuanshi Tianzun somewhat annoyed, as he had proclaimed Guangchengzi as the teacher of the Human Emperor, and Kunpeng's actions were completely in competition with him for the human tribe's fortune.

  Due to Guang Chengzi's irrationality, the original intention of Kun Peng was dispelled. Although Xuan Yuan is now the Human Emperor, the merits obtained by Kun Peng and Cang Jie from creating characters have not brought any benefits to Xuan Yuan. This is mainly because most people in the human tribe no longer trust Xuan Yuan as the Human Emperor. His position as Human Emperor has been recognized by the saints, but it has not been recognized by the human tribe. Moreover, Chi You is still competing with him for this position. If Xuan Yuan thoroughly defeats Chi You and becomes the Human Emperor, then Cang Jie would be considered his subject, and the merits of creating characters would be shared with Xuan Yuan. However, since Xuan Yuan has not obtained recognition from the human tribe and does not have the recognition of Cang Jie and Kun Peng, he cannot gain any benefits from this creation of characters.

  Chong'er did not receive any help from the Youxiong tribe, so he didn't have a very good impression of Huangdi either. Naturally, it was impossible for him to give half of his merits to Huangdi.

  Kunpeng accelerated the speed of creating characters, canceling the merits that Xuan Yuan should have obtained. Although he changed the operation of the heavenly way, what he changed was only a small force, unrelated to the overall situation, so it did not attract the attention of Daozu Hongjun.

  Yuanshi Tianzun was angry with Kunpeng's actions, but he couldn't find any fault in them. After all, Kunpeng hadn't competed with him for the human emperor's aura, and had even given advice to Xuan Yuan. However, Guang Chengzi was too arrogant and didn't accept Kunpeng's kindness. Moreover, the reason why the Xuan teachings couldn't get the recognition of the human tribe was mainly because they themselves were not strong enough to defeat Chi You, which led to heavy casualties in the human army, and had nothing to do with Kunpeng.

  After Cangjie successfully created the characters, Kunpeng's trip can be considered a complete success. However, since it is an extraordinary period now, and although Cangjie has the cultivation of a Golden Immortal in the later stage, he cannot grasp his own magical powers because his cultivation was forcefully elevated by the power of merit. Therefore, Kunpeng did not want Cangjie to linger among humans for too long, so after teaching him the human script, he took him back to the North Ming Sea.

  But the only thing that Kunpeng was worried about in his heart was his mother who had always taken care of him. Because she was already old, it was impossible for her to cultivate immortality, but Kunpeng still took her back to the North Sea together. In this way, even if she couldn't cultivate immortality, he could increase her lifespan through some spiritual roots.