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

"Qi Fortune," or "Luck," this notion is quite subjective, yet seems to have some truth to it?

After all, in the process of the continuous decline of the Meida Civilization, the entire civilization lost its momentum and naturally could no longer produce Divine Skills.

Lu Yuan felt a chill in his heart.

How does a civilization’s "Fortune" arise?

First is self-strengthening, as nature keeps moving forward, and the noble man ceaselessly strengthens himself.

Secondly, naturally, it involves external plundering and slaughter.

Throughout history, most civilizations have actually gained their fortune through external plunder.

Like the Holy Roman Empire, the Xiongnu Empire, the German Third Reich, the Mongolian Yuan Empire… Your journey continues on empire

Civilizations that gained fortune through self-strengthening are few; those that expanded externally are the majority.

"Luck, a kind of higher energy, does it really exist…"

Humans were also silent.

These wise individuals had quickly grasped the implied storms of bloodshed…

This friendship that had existed since the early epoch was indeed precious; at least when the two sides truly met, they were unlikely to fight.

"You still haven’t explained how Divine Skills are passed on," Old Cat said unabashedly, his gemstone eyes swirling around.

"The answer is... Sealing Ability," Leon laughed, explaining.

"Sealing?"

"The application of Divine Skills lies in the imagination. After all, it’s quite subjective. Think about it, why can’t ’abilities’ be sealed and then transferred to someone else?" Leon was somewhat cryptic, as this involved a higher level of secrecy that he couldn’t reveal freely.

"That sounds difficult."

"Very difficult, indeed very difficult."

However, for humans, this hint was enough… provided they had a Sealing Ability User.

Thus, in the midst of enthusiastic conversation, the banquet ended.

Everyone had a lively exchange.

Lu Yuan, who hadn’t socialized in a long while, felt as if his Governing and Conception vessels had been unblocked!

Refreshing!

Everyone who had reached a position of leadership in the city was truly astute, even if they were of different races, the interaction felt rejuvenating.

...

The connection with humans was temporarily severed, as not all information could be shared.

Suddenly, Leon walked up to Lu Yuan and spoke softly, "Mr. Lu, our Earth Mother Goddess is encased in resin."

"You’ve already seen a drop of its blood; in fact, it also has a hand."

He had his secretary show him a photograph.

The hand of the Earth Mother Goddess!

Ghastly pale and stiff, delicate like a baby’s, yet the palm was unexpectedly large, sprouting fine, slanting hairs from the pores.

Even just looking at the photograph was enough to evoke an inexplicable sense of horror.

It too was wrapped in a thick, emerald-green resin.

The drop of blood that Lu Yuan had received was just an insignificant speck from this hand.

"If you wish to see it, come with me this way."

"Then I shall respectfully comply," Lu Yuan nodded.

The information about Ghosts was indeed a focus of this investigation.

He boarded a spacious vehicle and headed to a museum in the suburbs.

Looking at those photographs, taken from various angles of that hand.

The feeling of horror surged like a tsunami.

"We do not know what this hand is exactly; it has existed alongside our civilization."

"In ancient times, the fear of death led us to create religions," Leon explained, "because of this arm, the continual prosperity of religion has caused the slow development of our scientific endeavors."

Old Cat said, "Ghosts are truly terrifying. Just looking at the photographs makes one want to run."

"But the existence of religion is to evade death. How could we worship something so clearly ominous?"

Leon smiled awkwardly, "We believe it embodies death… Having a tangible Grim Reaper is somewhat comforting compared to an elusive one, isn’t it?"

"That makes sense," Old Cat nodded.

The museum was reached quickly.

From a distance, Lu Yuan could feel the intense chill in the air.

Waves of panic surged from the deepest part of his soul.

It was as if a lower creature was witnessing a higher being, causing the Extraordinary Spark to burst forth with more heat than usual.

"Damn, this level of power is truly not something to be confronted directly." He swallowed his saliva and stepped through the threshold.

The ghostly pale, ice-cold arm lay quietly in the center of the museum.

It was merely placed there, and no one dared to speak loudly there, even their breaths were held back. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

It was a subconscious act, just as mortals do not wish to disturb the deities.

"This thing indeed is the perfect relic to give birth to a religion,"

The Pioneer’s Eye heated up: "An arm of some unknown Ghost, slowly breaking through its sealing. Fortunately, it might take a long time for it to escape the resin."]

[Ability: Undying.]

[Other information unknown.]

[Don’t recklessly touch that mass of resin! It can seal for a long time now!]

[Don’t let it escape, otherwise you are doomed!]

He licked his dry lips, sighing with relief.

The Pioneer’s Eye seemed very anxious.

Then, with a bitter smile, [Ghost], such a level of anomaly, was truly beyond his capabilities.

Upon encountering one, the only option was to flee.

"What exactly is this guy’s ability?"

"Unknown, suspected to be related to blood. Some blood products, when close to the arm, tend to be slowly absorbed."

"But no one has seen it go berserk."

Leon produced a green gemstone-like resin from somewhere, explaining, "The inheritance of Divine Skill involves not only Sealing Ability Users but also this mass of resin."

"These resins are the strongest seals. How strong? They can seal a concept in your mind."

Suddenly, Lu Yuan’s skin erupted in goosebumps.

Wait, where did you get that resin from?!

It couldn’t have been scraped off from that mass, right?

He felt that the Rize people were courting death by even thinking of dealing with [Ghost]; he just wanted to escape.

But Old Cat suddenly realized, his eyes widening: "So that’s it! I wondered how your Sealing Ability Users could even seal ’Divine Skill’; it turns out the resin played a supporting role."

"Without the resin, you’d need to reach level 3, 4, or even 5 to have the ability to seal Divine Skills, right?"

"Yeah, that’s right... so this milestone might be a tough one for humans to achieve. But back then the atmosphere was too heated, and it wasn’t a good time to dampen their spirits. Next time, please make an explanation," said Leon.

"What rank did you achieve by completing that milestone?"

"Sixty-fourth... We actually suspect that the 63 civilizations stronger than us might have similar artifacts."

"Or say, they may have already obtained the corresponding information."

Lu Yuan was astounded, there were so many Second Generation Civilizations!

This milestone was incredibly tough; how much time would it take if not for Second Generation Civilizations?!

Old Lu alone had achieved so many first-place milestones, literally trampling a plethora of Second Generations underfoot!

Next up, there might only be fiercely tough milestones that even Second Generation Civilizations couldn’t handle, lying in wait for Lu Yuan to exploit.

"Damn this world, the Pangu Continent also harbors Second Generations. Can this world ever have peace!"

Well, the civilization before him, Rize, was a Second Generation.

Not all Second Generations were strong.

Rize Civilization was somewhat weak.

"Cough cough, let’s not talk about this, is that really resin?"

"We don’t know, and we also dare not scrape the resin off this arm. In case... you know, this thing is very dangerous, giving people an ominous premonition."

"Throughout history, no one has dared to touch this stuff. Even the craziest people wouldn’t dare."

"Only some scattered resin including that drop of blood in your hand, which is the largest piece that suddenly fell off in recent years."

Suddenly fell off, huh...

Lu Yuan slightly relaxed.

These people hadn’t recklessly courted death after all.

"Don’t you worship the Earth Mother Goddess?" Old Cat asked curiously, "How did you detach from religious influences and develop technology? This... seems unrealistic."

"This relates to the origins of our civilization," Leon teased, "Let’s leave this place first, we can talk while we walk."

The Governor could barely withstand the pressure here.

After all, he was old, and his "Foreknowledge" ability was also impacting his lifespan.

Thus, Lu Yuan gifted him a pomegranate fruit, as a personal token of friendship.

Seeing this gem-like fruit filled with Life Essence, Leon was also stunned: "This is too precious, I can’t accept it."

"Mr. Leon, don’t be shy. This one is for you personally, and I have more. If you want more fruits, then we need to trade fairly."

Leon was silent for a moment, finally accepting the valuable gift.

Whether for the public or personal reasons, he needed to live longer to make a greater contribution.

The terror of [Ghost] was indeed far beyond imagination; Lu Yuan had just left the museum when he felt as if a huge stone in his heart had been lifted, with sweat the size of soybeans rolling down his back.

And it was the same for the Rize people, their steps weak... This awful place, usually guarded only by soldiers, really nobody comes!

...

As the day turned to dusk, Lu Yuan gained many important pieces of information.

He felt that even if he left now, it would not have been a wasted trip!

His residence, located at the edge of the Safe Zone, enabled him to sense his Tree of Life... if any problems arose, he could instantaneously teleport back.

Having nothing else to do, he experienced many pleasures from different alien civilizations.

For example, a service called "Ant bath."

As the name implies, it involved using ants for bathing!

The skin of Rize people, covered in scales that could stand up like a hedgehog’s, was difficult to clean, so they invented the method of using ants for bathing.

Seeing those dark ants swarm over, filling the entire pool, Lu Yuan’s fear of clusters flared up.

He endured the risk of going mad and enjoyed the sensation of ants crawling on his body.