Taishang watched Jieyin and Zhunti leave, then spoke, "Two, the Human Race originates from the East and grows in the East. If the Human Race cannot develop in the West, I hope you will not interfere with Human Race affairs again. Otherwise, we three brothers will pay you a visit!"
Jieyin and Zhunti trembled slightly as they heard this. Nuwa also spoke, "As Fellow Daoist Taishang said, if you two still wish to interfere with Human Race affairs, I will also visit Mount Sumeru!"
Jieyin and Zhunti's faces turned extremely grim, and they quickly hurried towards Mount Sumeru!
After seeing them leave, Taishang also returned to Kunlun!
Nuwa watched Taishang's departing figure, then looked at the mother and child being surrounded by the Human Race's high-ranking officials. A smile played on her lips, and she returned to her own Wa Huang Palace!
Upon returning to Kunlun, Taishang immediately found Tongtian and said, "Third Brother, Fuxi has been born. Jieyin and Zhunti just went to Shouyang Mountain, but they were dissuaded by Fellow Daoist Nuwa and me. However, I fear these two will not give up, so I intend to have you secretly guard Fuxi. What do you say?"
Tongtian was furious to hear that Jieyin and Zhunti actually wanted to interfere with Human Race affairs. He had suspected these two were behind the Human Race's suffering before, but lacking evidence, he had let it go. He never expected them to come to the East again!
Tongtian said indignantly, "Big Brother, there's no need to go to Shouyang Mountain. I will go to Mount Sumeru to deal with them. I'll make sure they can't leave Mount Sumeru for even a moment!"
Taishang shook his head and advised, "Third Brother, the overall situation is paramount. The most important thing now is for Fuxi to grow up without threat. It is safer to secretly protect him in Shouyang Mountain!"
Tongtian heard this and nodded helplessly, saying, "Alright, if Big Brother says so, then I will go to Shouyang Mountain!"
After speaking, Tongtian left Kunlun and headed for Shouyang Mountain!
Taishang watched Tongtian depart and nodded with satisfaction. He sent Tongtian to watch over Fuxi not entirely for Fuxi's sake. It was because Tongtian was hot-tempered. With Fuxi being the Human Race's Heavenly Emperor, having Tongtian watch him grow up was also an attempt to temper Tongtian, to see if Tongtian could gain something from Fuxi.
Ever since Fuxi was taken away by the Human Race's high-ranking officials, he had been cultivated by the Human Race's chief as the next chief. Fuxi spent his first ten years in Shouyang Mountain.
After Fuxi grew up, the Human Race taught him the method of fishing! Fuxi watched as people speared fish in the river, which consumed much energy and yielded little. One day, while Fuxi was out playing, he happened to see an insect fly into a spider's web! Fuxi saw that the spider was just lying there, sleeping, yet it had food delivered to its doorstep! Fuxi was fascinated by the spider's method of catching prey, thinking that if the Human Race were as skilled as a spider, they wouldn't have to struggle for sustenance every day!
After observing for a long time, Fuxi realized the spider's strength lay in its web. Without this web, it would be a pipe dream for the spider to catch flying insects! Fuxi, inspired by the spider's web, thought that if the Human Race also wove a net, wouldn't catching fish become much easier?
As soon as Fuxi thought of it, he immediately used the method of stripping bark and making ropes taught to him by the Human Race to create many ropes. Then, he wove a large net in the pattern of a spider's web! Fuxi placed the net in the river and then went to play elsewhere. It wasn't until dusk that Fuxi returned to where he had placed his net. When he pulled the net, he found many plump, large fish inside! Fuxi laughed with joy and quickly pulled the large net ashore!
As Fuxi excitedly collected the large fish from the net, he noticed many small fry also caught in the net. Fuxi pondered as he looked at the small fish in the net. His woven net had caught all the fish, large and small. While the joy of harvesting was great, if he depleted all these fish, would the Human Race have any fish to eat in the future? Moreover, his harvest today was sufficient, and these small fish were not that important to him! Thus, Fuxi released all the small fish back into the river, only putting the large fish into the net he had woven and carrying them back.
When Fuxi returned to the tribe, he shouted happily, "I'm back!" Hearing him, everyone saw Fuxi return, a small body carrying a large mass of something! As Fuxi approached, everyone realized it was fish! They exclaimed excitedly, "Little Fuxi, how are you so amazing today? You caught so many fish!"
Fuxi, praised by everyone, happily said, "I have a method of fishing, and these fish were all caught using my method!" Fuxi, a mere ten-year-old child, revealed his method of weaving a net to catch fish when praised. Everyone's eyes lit up upon hearing about Fuxi's fishing method, drawn in by it.
Fuxi explained to everyone about weaving a net to catch fish. Suddenly, he remembered the small fish he had released and looked at the fishing net in his hand. So, while teaching everyone how to weave a net, he specifically enlarged the mesh size of the net, allowing the small fish to escape through the larger openings.
Everyone was captivated by Fuxi's method of weaving a net to catch fish. Some were so eager to try it that they couldn't wait to test it as soon as they finished weaving their nets! The results surprised everyone; the harvest from this single net was several times greater than their previous methods of wading into the water or spearing fish! From then on, Fuxi's method of weaving a net to catch fish spread widely among the Human Race!
And just as Fuxi's net-weaving method was spreading among the Human Race, golden merit light suddenly flowed above Fuxi's head, and the voice of Heaven's Path resounded throughout the heavens and earth, "Fuxi's method of weaving a net to catch fish has greatly benefited the Human Race, and thus Heaven's Path Merit is bestowed!" After the voice of Heaven's Path fell, countless golden lights surged towards Fuxi, with half entering Fuxi's body and the other half flowing towards the net Fuxi had personally woven! At the same time, the Human Race's destiny suddenly soared! Empowered by merit, Fuxi instantly entered the Golden Immortal realm! The net also became a treasure of merit. The Human Race's chief and the seven elders, hearing the voice of Heaven's Path, couldn't help but laugh heartily, "This child is indeed a person of great virtue! It is time for me to abdicate my position as chief!"
The Human Race's chief walked up to Fuxi and looked at how this child had earned such great merit for the Human Race, even creating a treasure of merit for them! The Human Race's chief looked at Fuxi and smiled, saying, "Fuxi, since this net was invented by you, why don't you give it a name?"
Fuxi heard this, looked at the shimmering golden net in his hand, and said, "Since it was born to catch fish, let's call it a 'fishing net'!" Everyone heard this and smiled, "Fishing net!" What a good name!
Tongtian looked at Fuxi, who had actually created a treasure of merit for the Human Race, with a face full of disbelief! Tongtian also realized that this treasure of merit was no ordinary one; it would slowly increase in power as the Human Race grew stronger and the use of the fishing net became more widespread!
On Kunlun Mountain, as soon as the voice of Heaven's Path fell, merit auspicious clouds gathered above Taihao's head, and a considerable amount of merit also entered Taihao's body! Taihao never imagined that Fuxi would earn so much merit for him so quickly, his face radiating with satisfaction! He was happy not only for receiving Heaven's Path merit but also for the Human Race having Fuxi. Fuxi's actions would undoubtedly bring great benefits to the Human Race, and their growth was imminent, making it worthwhile for him to have even given his name to him!