Primordial Era: I am the First Green Ox, the Senior Brother of the Three Religions

Chapter 304 Cangjie Invents Characters! Merit Descends from Heaven!

Hearing what the two said, the Supreme Lord nodded slightly before speaking:

"It seems someone with great merit is about to be born!"

"My disciple has encountered another great opportunity."

Thinking of his disciple Niu Ben, Taishang was filled with emotion.

His impression was that Niu Ben was shrouded in a mist that even sages like himself could not see through.

……

Beyond the heavens, in the palace of Nuwa.

When the sage Nuwa sensed it, she was also surprised, and a hint of astonishment flashed in her beautiful eyes.

"How could such a strange phenomenon be caused by that human being?"

"Is it Niu Ben again?"

Nuwa frowned slightly, hesitating somewhat.

"strangeness."

"Why do I feel like he's got all the good things in the world?"

Nuwa murmured to herself, finding Niu Ben increasingly unfathomable.

Looking back, before she was hailed as a saint, she had received help from Niu Ben.

When they were at Buzhou Mountain, Niu Ben gave her the Three Lights Divine Water and refused any other treasures in return.

Later, he also gave her a section of the innate gourd vine.

Nuwa used these two items when she created humans from clay.

The Three Lights Divine Water and the Nine Heavens Breath Soil were combined to shape a person.

The piece of innate gourd vine that Niu Ben gave her was made into a whip by Nuwa.

Because Niu Ben did not accept any reward from Nuwa, a portion of the merit she gained from creating humans after becoming a saint was distributed to Niu Ben.

Now, Niu Ben is traveling among the prehistoric human race with Cang Jie, and what has just happened is a great phenomenon, which is clearly a sign that a great merit is about to be bestowed.

After a moment's thought, Nuwa's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but mutter to herself:

"Why do I get the feeling that Niu Ben knew these things were going to happen beforehand?"

The moment the thought crossed her mind, Nuwa couldn't help but shake her head.

"No...it's impossible."

"There are some things that even we sages cannot predict. He is not even a sage, so how could he possibly know?"

Nuwa quickly abandoned the idea.

……

The Western Realm, Mount Sumeru.

After Jieyin and Zhunti realized this, they were immediately shocked.

"What?"

"Such a strange phenomenon..."

"It's that bull again!!"

Zhunti was furious, and his face turned ashen.

He harbored deep resentment towards Niu Ben.

Looking back, when the Purple Mansion Celestial Court still existed, he and Jieyin joined the Purple Mansion Celestial Court.

In the subsequent great battle between the demon race and the Purple Mansion Celestial Court, the two senior brothers did not lend a hand to the Purple Mansion Celestial Court. Instead, they abducted a large number of the Purple Mansion Celestial Court's creatures.

In addition, before leaving, Zhunti also sent his disciple Kasyapa to plunder the treasure trove of the Purple Mansion Celestial Court.

Unexpectedly, before Kasyapa could take many treasures, Niu Ben arrived and took all the remaining treasures.

Seeing Zhunti's angry expression, Jieyin glanced at him and sighed:

"Niu Ben is a huge variable!"

"How wonderful it would be if such great merit could be bestowed upon my Western Paradise."

……

Meanwhile, Niu Ben and Cang Jie were at the same time.

Surrounded by those primordial characters, a wondrous force enveloped Cangjie, lifting him straight into the air.

When Cangjie opened his eyes again, they contained endless profound Daoist charm, as if countless runes were constantly flowing within them.

Seeing this, Niu Ben remained calm, knowing in his heart that Cangjie was about to take the final crucial step.

For a moment, Cangjie's gaze sharpened, and Dao patterns began to circulate within his eyes, followed by a proclamation:

"I am Cangjie of the human race!"

Its voice was like a booming bell, echoing throughout the primordial world.

"Now, moved by the profound principles of heaven and earth, we have created the written language of humankind to record all things and pass on the torch of civilization!"

With Cangjie's solemn warning, the human region...

Countless human beings sensed this and immediately knelt down to worship.

They could all sense that Cangjie's actions were groundbreaking for the human race!

"Boom boom..."

Immediately afterwards, countless grateful wishes from the human race transformed into a long golden river, flowing towards Cangjie and then swirling around him.

"Give me a pen!"

The next moment, Cangjie uttered a soft shout.

As soon as the words were spoken, the void shattered.

"boom!"

Then, golden light of merit rained down from the sky, condensing directly into a divine brush made entirely of crystal.

The brush handle is naturally engraved with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and geography.

The brush tip is formed from the condensation of innate merit.

It is truly a treasure of merit and a testament to civilization!

In a mere instant, the divine brush descended before Cangjie.

Cangjie casually raised his hand and immediately took the magic brush in his grasp.

Without much thought, he immediately picked up his brush and wrote a large character in the air: "人" (person)!

The character "人" (person) is shaped like a person standing on their side, with their head bowed and their hands and feet apart.

This character was created by Cangjie from his observation of human beings working, whether carrying firewood or holding a plow, all of whom used their two feet to support their weight and their two arms to work. Therefore, he took the shape of their silhouette.

The character "人" (person) may seem simple, but it contains the principles of heaven, earth, and human relations.

One stroke represents yang, and the other stroke represents yin; only by balancing yin and yang can one establish oneself.

"boom!"

The moment the character for "human" appeared, it immediately resonated with the immense fortune of the human race.

Countless humans suddenly understood the meaning of this single word.

Immediately afterwards, Cangjie continued to write.

"Heaven", "Earth", "Sun", "Moon"...

Among them, the character "天" is shaped like a round head and square feet.

It is said that Cangjie observed the movement of the sun and moon, took their supreme and boundless meaning, transformed the circle into a horizontal line, and used a single stroke to govern the universe.

The moment this character appeared, it was as if the sky were covering everything, or as if a person were looking up, subtly embodying the principle of "harmony between man and nature".

The character 地 (dì) is depicted as a combination of mountains, rivers, soil, and rocks stacked together.

This is because Cangjie observed that soil could give birth to all things, so he took the meaning of its thickness and breadth, using soil as the base and adding "也" to indicate extension.

As soon as this word was uttered, a powerful and steady aura emerged.

One after another, characters containing the true meaning of the Great Dao leaped into the air.

……

It feels as if every character written by Cangjie has come to life, evolving its corresponding Daoist rhythm in the void.

When he wrote the character "fire", the fire of Nanming was born out of thin air.

When the character "雷" (thunder) was written, thunder roared from the heavens.

……

And so, Cangjie continued to wield his magic brush, and characters were born from his pen.

When Cangjie finished writing the last character.

A vast golden cloud of merit suddenly descended from the heavens.

"Boom!"

The merits he accumulated were so numerous that they almost solidified, completely enveloping Cangjie within them.

Upon witnessing this scene, countless powerful beings were shocked.

At first, they could only sense that the source of the anomaly was the human race.

But as Cangjie solemnly announced to the primordial world that he would create characters, many powerful beings sensed his presence.

"this?"

"Wow...so much merit!"

"Who is this human being? To create characters for humankind and yet receive such immense merit from the Heavenly Dao?"

"Is that Lord Niu Ben?"

"How come he was there too?"

"..."

For a moment, many powerful figures were amazed.

Shocked, they were all envious of the immense merit he had performed.

Of course, while people may envy them, no one dares to compete for them.

After all, Niu Ben was present, and clearly had a close relationship with other human beings.

Niu Ben was the chief disciple of the Three Pure Ones, the senior disciple of the Three Religions, and the number one person below the sage.

Anyone who dares to try and snatch it is just asking for trouble.