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

The method provided by the Sha Li Clan was actually quite a mature plan. Aside from a bit of pain, there wasn't much risk involved.

Miss Conch had been watching all along, trembling on the sidelines.

Even Mr. Turtle and Old Wolf would occasionally come in to gawk.

"This time it's a good brother who's hurt, not the turtle." Mr. Turtle schadenfreuded while shedding fierce tears, and Old Wolf smirked wickedly, seemingly putting on some kind of show.

The first vein to be opened was called the "Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian," which had a total of 67 acupuncture points and took two whole days to finish.

Mr. Cat's desire to torment was fully unleashed: "Meow~feels good!"

As for Lu Yuan himself, he fully experienced that borderline death sensation, feeling practically paralyzed.

When he thought about this being only the first vein, with over a dozen more to open, life seemed too hard to bear, and he needed to uphold the "Idealist Law" to remain optimistic.

"Miss Conch, I am in great pain, I have something to tell you."

[Giving up so soon?] Miss Conch wanted to comfort him, yet knowing Lu Yuan had ulterior motives, she was torn.

[I... I'll graciously listen to what you have to say.]

"I hope that before dying, I can hear a promise from you..."

"I... alone... for so long... you're the only girl in the team."

"I even turned down the villagers."

[What?]

Miss Conch got a bit nervous from his antics, stammering: [I I I... can't casually make promises! Don't talk nonsense! You don't even know what I really am!]

[According to the culture of the Green Grass Civilization, it takes at least three hundred years to...]

Lu Yuan cut her off, saying affectionately, "If I die, please don't take away my rubbish. Bury it with me."

"It's my greatest love in life, don't take them away."

"I know you are also a junk-collector. The other good brothers have no interest in junk."

Is this the distortion of human nature or the degradation of morality!

I clearly wanted to comfort you, and you're playing tricks on me!

Miss Conch was left dumbfounded.

Unlike these old slicks, her face was thin indeed. If she had a body, she might have been stamping her feet fiercely and biting her lips to curse Lu Yuan.

Just like that prank, Miss Conch's smile immediately moved onto Lu Yuan's face.

But soon, she hit back falteringly: [It's too satisfying to watch Mr. Cat torture you!]

[Stop being glib here, lay down quickly, and showcase your inability!]

[When you die... I'll snatch away your inheritance.]

"Ah! Enemy's shame, I must remove his garments!" Evil Lu wailed and closed his eyes, fainting on the spot.

He was genuinely exhausted.

Mr. Cat "squeaked" over and checked the guy's body.

"Fainted?"

Seizing the opportunity, the apathetic Mr. Cat began the second round of acupuncture guidance.

Conch Girl quietly observed from the side and couldn't bear to watch Lu Yuan being pricked as soon as he fainted.

[Mr. Cat, are you implying that the importance of Extraordinary Level isn't that significant?]

"For a technological civilization, it counts for something on face value. A large number of top-level powers indicate well-done talent cultivation."

"For Lu Yuan, however, it's very meaningful once again, because other people's Divine Attributes reach their limit at Level Four."

"Whereas his Divine Attribute's upper limit is higher, allowing for continued growth."

[So, does God really exist?] Miss Conch asked again.

"What is God?" Mr. Cat turned his head, round eyes looking at Conch Girl, "I never believe in gods, nor in saviors."

"Believing in oneself is better than believing in an omnipotent God."

Conch Girl detected the world-weariness and a faint sorrow in his eyes, silently retracting her little grass.

She was a smart soul, yet not too old.

She thought of Sky City not far away.

The Green Grass Civilization wanted to create an omnipotent God.

Resulting in nothing but a desolate wasteland.

For some reason, Conch Girl disliked that place; whenever she thought of Sky City, it made her soul burn hot.

As though she sprouted an organ out of nowhere, thrusting her into a void of nothingness, swaying, reclining, delirious until it burst like a balloon.

Yet, she inexplicably longed to return there...

Perhaps, long, long ago, she indeed was a native of that magnificent city.

Where many stories took place.

Stories woven with cruelty and desire, stories where thunder, rain, and the wind intersected.

Upon these thoughts, Conch Girl felt a stirring in her soul.

She quietly gazed in the direction of Sky City.

The city was calling to everyone, and her too, it's just that due to her high Divine Attribute, she was for now able to resist.

Current days seemed quite joyful, though she lost her physical body, hidden in a Star Sea Snail, but she had little friends to talk to, Chicken Lady to care for her, Evil Lu to tease, and Mr. Turtle to quarrel with... it seemed not too bad.

But who am I, after all?

Only by uncovering those stories, crushing, grinding, twisting them into ash, then swallowing them, filling in the emptiness, could the blank left by memory loss be mended and the question of "who am I" truly solved.

Conch Girl felt a bit lost.

...

So passed more than half a month, as with each vein opened throughout the body, the Spark's energy circulated and flowed, increasingly smooth.

Lu Yuan, immersed in the moment, suddenly heard a sound similar to a window shattering.

After that, as all the veins throughout his body were unclogged, a wonderful sense of weightlessness, like ascending to the heavens, welled up from the depths of his soul.

The once rough energy circuit became exceptionally smooth in an instant!

Level Four!

Ecstatic, Lu Yuan sprang up from the ground and identified his personal attributes.

[Shape: 24.3]

[Qi: 24.6]

[Spirit: 18.4]

[Extraordinary Level: Level Four.]

[Innate Abilities: Different Space, Pioneer's Eye, Explorer's Eye, Storage Space, Eternal Spark, Craftsmanship, Spatial Teleportation, Insightful Rune Talent, Complete Spiritification]

[Soul Companion: Tree of Life.]

[Evaluation: This guy looks ordinary, but with nine innate abilities and the ability to resurrect, could he be an anomaly?]

"Both shape and qi have broken through twenty-four points, a reason for celebration," he said.

"Even the noble Divine Attribute has surpassed eighteen points."

Taking a deep breath, Lu Yuan used the most energy-consuming "Spatial Teleportation."

"Whoosh!"

He appeared atop a high rooftop.

Indeed, the Divine Attribute was closely linked to Divine Skills.

With just a two-point increase in Spirit, he could now teleport two hundred meters, whereas before, he could only manage about a hundred meters.

The consumption of his spiritual power also decreased significantly.

"The more you get to the end, the greater the value of Spirit," he mused.

"Hey, brother, want to test your strength?" Old Wolf came rushing over and threw a claw at him.

Lu Yuan quickly grabbed the leather shield at hand to block.

Previously, his "Shape" attribute was much lower than the turtle's, and a single claw strike would have sent him flying.

But now, his "Shape" attribute was slightly stronger than the Undying Giant Turtle's. There was a loud "smack" as the claw hit the shield.

Lu Yuan tensed his waist and legs without using any abilities and successfully blocked the turtle's attack.

Miss Conch, gloating by the side, kept egging him on: [Mr. Turtle, you've grown such a big head for nothing.]

The Undying Giant Turtle, realizing it couldn't budge its "good brother" and hearing Miss Conch's incessant taunts, felt embarrassed.

Its breath grew heavier, its strength surged with each attack, its eyes filled with blood vessels, and it even let out a "wacka-wacka" roar.

In the end, Lu Yuan found a chance to ease up and was smacked into the wall.

Getting up from the ground, he rubbed his arms and legs – no serious harm done.

They exchanged a few words of mutual flattery: "Mr. Turtle's strength is still pretty impressive," he said.

"But you're a bit weaker than when we first met; Mr. Turtle, you need to work hard too."

"Having been badly injured a few times... it's only natural that I've weakened," the Undying Giant Turtle said, its old face turning red with a grunt.

"Before the Great Lai Empire caught me, I was an impressive turtle, indeed."

"Now, having died I don't know how many times, it's normal to be weaker."

"Eating well, sleeping well, not getting injured, I'll gradually become stronger!"

It seemed to be aware that Lu Yuan had given it some face.

After all, combat power doesn't lie, and it truly wasn't as formidable as it used to be.

The frustrated Undying Giant Turtle ran out in a huff; it seemed to want to... strive for better?

…

Faced with this scene, Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment but didn't go after the old turtle to comfort it.

The thing really had gotten lazier and hadn't been exerting its full potential.

A little pressure might be good for it.

...

In the following days, Lu Yuan first familiarized himself with his completely transformed combat prowess.

The opening of his veins had further changed his cultivation talent!

In fact, when he was exploring "Lower Qiankun," which is when he advanced from Level Two to Three, his cultivation talent had already improved once.

After another advancement, the gap between peerless geniuses and the utterly ordinary had narrowed significantly.

It was as if everyone was a genius, making distinctions increasingly subtle.

The bigger obstacle lay in cultivation resources, namely Spirit Crystals and extraordinary ingredients.

With money, you can go anywhere; without it, you can hardly take a step.

This principle is true across all major civilizations.

For the time being, Lu Yuan didn't need to worry about that; he had "Radiant Spirit Crystals" on hand, plus those Pomegranate Fruits, and the fertilization ability of the Tree of Life. At least his personal cultivation was well covered.

And as for the Extraordinary Level, Level Four is indeed a magical qualitative change; all Divine Skills had been enhanced.

The feeling was truly wonderful; Lu Yuan felt like he had received brand-new toys. He experimented with Spatial Teleportation and Different Space all the way to Storage Space.

His Storage Space could now be expanded to 125 cubic meters!

A substantial increase!

Even his "Insightful Rune Talent" had a slight enhancement!

Lu Yuan felt that, when drawing engravings, it was noticeably smoother, renewing his knowledge, and gaining a bit more of a personal understanding.