Due to the ancestor Suiren of their tribe, they were proficient in flame techniques, and for generations were titled the 'Emperor Yan'.
By the time of Shennong, this generation's Flame Emperor, he achieved Peak Creation in the wood element skill, not only condensing a powerful wood element bloodline, inherited by later generations. He also mastered herbs, deeply studied medicines, becoming the progenitor of the Human Clan's medicine pill path, known as Shennong.
His prestige among the Human Clan was high enough to rival Suiren.
If not for Shennong failing to unify the various tribes of the Human Clan during his lifetime, his achievements would have earned him the title of Holy Emperor.
Hence, after the fall of Emperor Xi, Shennong's descendants, the Lie Shan Clan, remained the common ruler of the 173 tribes of the Divine Continent Dong Yi.
