I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early

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Apart from Yunhai City, there were not many people learning in real time with Lu Yuan.

Even though the actions of the major cities were swift, it would still take a while to find the owners of the Extraordinary Spark.

Only the incredibly fortunate branch of the Third Civilization, Old Deli, kept up with the pace.

In the brightly lit inner hall, resplendent and imposing statues of various gods and buddhas stood beside the wafting smoke of incense.

Outside the great hall, on the plaza, millions of believers were making their pilgrimages.

A brown-skinned young man was squatting in front of the screen, following Lu Yuan's lessons.

This young man had dropped out of middle school and worked in a local handicraft factory. Suddenly, he became a divine child, feeling both reverent and a bit carried away.

His name was Charu, and with limited education, he asked in great confusion, "High Priest, if I am the child of God, who is he? Why do I have to learn from him?"

After a long pause, the High Priest, unable to come up with a reasonable explanation, said in a mysteriously profound manner, "Charu, even the child of God doesn't know everything and needs to humbly learn various knowledge.

"Moreover, the person before you is the Guide designated by God!"

"To learn from the Guide is a blessing. Do you understand?"

"The Guide... I understand…" Charu replied.

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The 11th human branch.

A group of youngsters were staring wide-eyed at the teachings of Lu Yuan.

The room was filled with their cursing and swearing.

Their Extraordinary Spark... was gone...

But still harboring a sliver of hope, they recorded the method.

Especially when they heard Lu Yuan say, "Hunting some powerful Extraordinary Creatures, there's a chance to obtain an Extraordinary Spark."

Radical ideologies were taking root in their minds.

"Officer, we don't have an Extraordinary Spark, should we dissolve the Safe Zone earlier? Otherwise, our development will become increasingly weak," one of them said.

"A bunch of shut-ins and cross-dressers from the Heisei era, how can we dissolve the Safe Zone?" came the derisive reply.

"(Bow)"

"Plus, I've said it before, it's dangerous out there!"

"Slap (Bow!)"

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Different cities listening to the lecture each had their own reactions.

However, Lu Yuan was unaware of all this. After explaining the "Lotus Ignition Method," he took a sip of water.

He went on to explain some techniques for accelerating Cultivation: "This method is known as the Acupoint Resonance Method."

"The Extraordinary Spark is a very important Ability."

"But the growth of the Spark requires Spiritual Energy."

"As long as we humans are alive, our thoughts and emotions, love and hate, produce Spiritual Energy... This thing is unique, different from the energy in the physical world."

"But the amount of Spiritual Energy one person produces is indeed too little, and the daily enhancement it provides is quite limited."

"Normally, only 10% of the Spiritual Energy produced is absorbed by the Spark, with the rest being lost. For those with exceptional talent, the absorption rate is around 20%."

"The higher the utilization rate, the quicker the Attribute growth."

"To maximize the absorption of this precious Spiritual Energy, the Meida Civilization developed a method called 'Acupoint Resonance'... which can significantly increase the energy utilization rate, with the most talented being able to reach around 90%! Even those with the least talent can find it useful."

"The specific method is this... Use the Spark to stimulate these areas..."

Lu Yuan himself had diligently practiced this method.

In the end, he discovered his own aptitude was indeed not that great.

No matter how he resonated the acupoints, a large amount of Spiritual Energy still escaped.

The mediocre aptitude was just like that.

Luckily, he had the Fire Red Crystal Stone, which allowed him to absorb Spiritual Energy to his heart's content every day, free from the worries of poor Cultivation aptitude.

This stone had been used for nearly half a year, and its red energy had only faded slightly. It would be able to provide for a long time to come.

"You all should have seen this stone, right? This is the outside Spiritual Energy..."

"I picked up this stone from the ruins of the Meida Civilization."

"According to the records of the Meida Civilization, it can automatically absorb free Spiritual Energy from the air, albeit very slowly, taking hundreds of years to become fully charged."

"If there are similar things in your cities, please make good use of them. They are perhaps the original resources used for cultivation... The method of identification is very simple, it feels slightly warm to the touch, like jade, and can resonate with the Extraordinary Spark."

"The color does not have to be red."

"If it emits a faint glow, it means the quality is relatively high. Without the glow, the quality is lower."

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"Do we have such a crystal stone?" Li Chunhong from Yunhai City swallowed hard, Lu Yuan was revealing quite a lot of information.

"Hahaha, yes! We have a few small pieces, they are jade artifacts that transformed in the museum!" Zhang Hui quickly turned around, retrieved a box from a safe, which contained several milky-white jade stones.

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"Take this to those two talents who possess the Extraordinary Seed, and have them identify it!"

The results came out quickly.

It indeed contained a small amount of Spiritual Energy.

Professor Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up as he thought of a possibility, "The so-called mutations and extraordinary abilities, could they be greatly related to historical culture? Those jade pendants we just looked at, one was a Tiger Talisman used by a famous historical general, and another was the Emperor's Jade Seal."

"And one of the branches of the Third Civilization mutated a cow, which quite fortunately accomplished a civilizational Milestone."

"As you know, they were a civilization that revered cows. The masses treated cows as sacred beings, holding a high status, allowed to roam freely on the streets."

"On the other hand, we don't have this tradition, so cows didn't mutate."

This hypothesis did seem quite plausible.

Li Chunhong was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "What a pity... This isn't the capital, so we don't have many historical artifacts."

Of course, with such scant evidence, this could only remain speculation.

Everyone sighed as they realized there was no way to further investigate and could only let it be.

These things were indeed resources to 'snowball' with, which must be utilized well.

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Lu Yuan had been talking continuously, and his desire to express was gradually diminishing. Glancing at the time, he realized he had been rambling for several hours.

He decided to get something to eat, to replenish his spirits.

"Alright, have you all received what I said? If you have, give a ding sound. I'm going to rest. I'll come to chat again when I have time."

Suddenly, the large iron sphere vibrated slightly and gave a "ding" sound.

The sun slowly set, another unremarkable day on the Pangu Continent had passed by.

But for Lu Yuan, it had been an epic day, worthy of commemoration!

He had actually made contact with human civilization! And shared his own knowledge!

Thinking about this, he felt a profound sense of satisfaction on a spiritual level!

Even the thought of having contacted human civilization made him believe he could no longer act as mad as he used to. He solemnly said to Old Wolf, "Starting today, I will become a civilized person, living a beautiful life full of ceremonial sense!"

"Ao wu!" Old Wolf ran out, caught a small fish, and presented it to the mother wolf, then once more began life's great harmony.

"..." Lu Yuan couldn't help feeling embarrassed. I just made a resolution and here you are, getting excited to provoke me, right?

The sense of ceremony, such an important thing!

The important distinction between animals and humans lies in ceremony.

Humans hold rituals, reminisce, and commemorate significant days. These ceremonies form religions, beliefs, and even bring about organizational capability.

Lu Yuan of the 18th human civilization, though alone, still wanted to pursue that unique human sense of ceremony.

For example, he had to pull out two tissues when using them; if it was just one, it would cause discomfort.

Like checking his phone before sleeping, and then again when he woke up. He couldn't unplug the charger at 99%; it had to reach 100%.

Or, habitually belittling his sister before her exams; if she did well, he'd play dead. If she didn't, immediately taking delight from her misfortune, "I knew you didn't study hard, told you to study properly."

Moreover, when talking to his parents, as soon as key phrases like "someone's daughter" or "dad's getting old" come up, he has to be mentally prepared for arranged dates.

Lu Yuan shook his head vigorously, "What in the world is all this stuff!"

But at this moment, he was no longer able to compensate for his regrets, as the crackling of the fire brought his thoughts back to reality.

"A sense of ceremony, how should I put it... well, just leave it," sighed Lu Yuan, suddenly losing that enthusiasm.

Time truly erodes a lot. In less than a year, he found that he had forgotten much.

Especially the details of life.

A family bustling around the dinner table; commuting to and from work in the morning and evening, struggling to squeeze into the subway, into the ocean of people – that was his life in the first half.

Those days were like an old, colored photograph, washed of its false brilliance, bringing a sense of the passage of years. They were like red maple leaves, falling from the tree, slowly decaying in the dirt.

He could still recall them if he tried.

But the habits and myriad details of the past life were slowly blurring.

It wasn't good, but it wasn't necessarily bad either; it meant Lu Yuan was adapting to life on the Pangu Continent.

"Will people see me as a caveman when I return to the human world?"

"Look how unrefined that person is!"

"Then the civilization leader salutes me, 'Comrade Lu Yuan, welcome home! Sound the salute! Play the ceremonial music!'"

"The crowd is shocked! I complete a splendid round of showing off and face-slapping!"

"The premise being I can survive to return... and that humanity still exists..."

Lu Yuan laughed out loud, entertaining himself with these fantasies for a while.

After eating his fill, he went to the data center's archives to sift through materials.

He remembered something very important.

The Donkey-headed Monster was a potential threat.

He couldn't become complacent just because he had made contact with humans. Maybe tomorrow the Donkey-headed Monster would attack, and he could die right there...