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

"It's a pity, the drought has been going on for years, and the water in the sewers is continuously decreasing... Alas, who knows when it will end," Sha Sanli swallowed a mouthful of saliva, looking at the full moon that had just risen.

Lu Yuan also knew that this map meant a significant favor.

He couldn't understand the text on it and could only hand it over to Old Cat.

Old Cat took out a sheet of white paper, fitted a water pen onto her cat paw, and in less than 10 minutes, perfectly reproduced the map.

After such a conversation, as the evening approached, the Sha Li People arranged an unoccupied earthen house for them, which was cleaned a bit.

"If you need anything, just tell me."

The native village without technology had such conditions.

Lu Yuan didn't mind, adapting to the local customs.

The house wasn't big, just about thirty square meters.

There was also a deep basement, like a well, about 10 meters deep, with a bed at the bottom.

"Goodness, the bed down there is quite cool."

He strolled around the village for another round.

The walls were made of the most primitive earthen walls, constructed by mixing and ramming clay with the stems and leaves of some plant.

In the yards of each household, there was a large water tank, but there was no water in them.

About a kilometer away from the perimeter of the village, there was a black mud pit with greasy stuff, like asphalt, that could be used for burning.

At the center of the village, there was an ancestral hall built with large bluestones.

In the large village of three thousand people, there wasn't much nightlife; people went to bed as soon as night fell.

Only a few young men keeping watch at the village entrance chatted about the interesting stories that happened today, as well as the old and trivial matters of various villages.

Due to his overly sensitive hearing, Lu Yuan involuntarily overheard some "sasha" sounds.

Because water resources were precious, the village commonly used sand for bathing.

Lu Yuan couldn't imagine what a man and a woman in the dark could do on the sand.

The high fertility rate of ancient civilizations might have come from this.

"Translate for me, my sister, my cat. What are they talking about?"

Cat Mama was indifferent, her eyes filled with disdain.

As for Conch Girl, she actually took Lu Yuan seriously and started translating earnestly.

She said, "Hmph~ Look at you, woman, is it such a big deal just because you got a bit less water? You're fuming over that?!"

"So now even touching a drop less of water is prohibited, huh?"

"...I almost died there, and look at you, babbling all day long; you'd be happy only if I were dead, right? Hurry up and scrub me."]

The dialogue sounded odd when Conch Girl said it.

Then, the tone of Conch Girl changed: "That purple outsider, his moves are indeed outstanding, stronger than all of us combined!]

["It's just that his looks are truly ugly.]

["The whole person looks like he's been rolled in a manure pit, all purple, with only the whites of his eyes and his teeth being white... Evil Lu, still want to eavesdrop?"]

"Yes!" Old Cat couldn't help but call out and started eavesdropping too. Discover more content at empire

Lu Yuan felt embarrassingly awkward; so he was so unsightly now?

No way out, better not to listen, as it might just fan the flames.

He quickly fled into the house and used the Eternal Spark to cleanse the heavy pigments on his skin.

The cleansing wasn't troublesome; it just took some time.

Just then, the bound Undying Giant Turtle finally recovered its senses slowly from the frantic mental state.

Its dark green eyes stared at Lu Yuan and it chuckled foolishly, "Hey, brother, I'm awake now, can you untie me?"

Lu Yuan let out a sigh of relief, saying annoyed, "What exactly happened to you? How much do you remember?"

The Undying Giant Turtle opened its mouth, its not-so-smart head struggling to recall.

"I had a dream, a dream full of delicious food; those things were really tasty... Even though I knew it was a dream, I didn't want to wake up."

"There was also a strong obsession... to become a god... That obsession controlled my body..."

"I can't remember much of the rest."

It heavily shook its purple turtle head.

Lu Yuan asked doubtfully, "You mean to say that all the creatures in those buds are still alive, just dreaming?"

"No, they are indeed already dead... Only Mr. Turtle survived. Their souls have disappeared, and what controls their bodies is just a strong obsession."

"Where did the souls go?"

"Don't... don't know."

The Undying Giant Turtle might be a unique existence, even the Demons couldn't take it over.

Perhaps its soul is also undying, or maybe it doesn't have a soul at all, and is just the incarnation of certain Ideal Rules.

But after hearing what it said, Lu Yuan felt a trace of pressure in his heart.

Once a soul disappears, it means there's no way to use the Tree of Life for resurrection.

Of course, he quickly thought of a solution, "As long as I die fast enough, I won't have this problem."

He stuffed an orange into its mouth, comforting the turtle that had just woken up.

The fierce turtle shed tears, longing to continue that beautiful dream, continuously wailing, "My buns, noodles... my beef ramen... When I woke up, there was nothing, only an orange."

"Get lost!" Lu Yuan cursed loudly.

...

And so, a night passed...

Lu Yuan spent the whole night getting rid of the purple color on his body and finally looked like a normal person.

He felt like the brightest kid in the village, as wherever he went, the women of the village would give him curious glances, wondering where this yellow-skinned person came from.

And the turtle following behind him attracted a series of praises.

"This turtle is so big, it looks very meaty."

"Wonder how delicious it would be if stewed."

The Undying Giant Turtle couldn't understand the native language, feeling somewhat embarrassed—when it arrived it was a madman, now it could only follow silently and say nothing.

Lu Yuan arrived at the great ancestral hall and got straight to the point, "Elder, I want to know about martial arts knowledge, as well as the materials you found in Sky City."

"This knowledge is very useful for me."

He added one more thing at the end, "If you can share this knowledge, I will surely reward you generously."

"This brave warrior... you, you don't know martial arts?!" Sha Sanli said with a face full of shock, "How did you defeat your enemies without knowing this?"

Lu Yuan shook his head and honestly replied, "I only know the Extraordinary Spark."

Of course, what he had wasn't the Extraordinary Spark, but an evolved type, the Eternal Spark.

The people of The Sha Li Clan, one by one, stared at him with eyes as big as saucers, as if looking at a monster.

In fact, they called the Extraordinary Spark "Basic Body Refining Skill."

It was only after the emergence of Identification ability users on Pangu Continent that it was known as the "Extraordinary Spark."

"Just the Extraordinary Spark can be this strong? You're not deceiving me, are you?"

Eventually, a group of people welcomed him into a room and made something like butter tea, probably made with camel milk, which had a bit of a fishy taste.

The Militia Captain, Sha Kan'er, started to explain, "It's a long story about martial arts... it is said that the 'Basic Body Refining Skill' has been passed down from our great ancestors, almost everyone can practice it; it's simple and easy to understand, all depending on talent."

"As for martial arts, it must be obtained by consuming the 'Qi' of monsters."

Lu Yuan couldn't help but ask, "How many years has the 'Basic Body Refining Skill' been passed down?"

"Don't know. It's been spread even before we had written records."

In his heart, Lu Yuan sighed, another Second Generation Civilization...

But this Second Generation Civilization was too weak.

Why haven't they developed technology by now?

Suddenly an idea popped into his head: Could cutting off most of the inheritance be a way to escape the disasters of an Epoch?!

"And what's the deal with consuming the Qi of monsters?"

Sha Kan'er took a sip of camel milk and explained, "Some monsters, even when dead, their 'Qi' can still linger for a while."

"If one can consume these 'Qi,' they can sense it running wild inside the body."

"By using the brain to feel the circulation of 'Qi' and learning its mysteries, one can wield martial arts to a certain degree."