Genesis: Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 193 The Rise of the New King

The shaman lived in 718.

The new generation of humans discovered that their bodies were blessed with various blessings, and their development speed was like riding a high-speed train.

"Too strong!"

"Within my body, I cultivate the immortal path of fire!"

"What I cultivate is the narcissus!"

One after another, powerful geniuses rose up, like dazzling suns, researching their divine blood power in various tribes.

However, in their joy, they forgot something terrible.
This world.

They are no longer the only human race!
This is an era of the rise of all races.

Some animals were given intelligence, shaped into physical forms, and transformed into strange species.

For example, in a place called Mengshui in the south, there is a strange fish called Gui, which has the body of a fish but the wings of a bird. It controls the power of water and feeds on people.

When the waves come crashing in, floods are sure to follow.

Another example.

In the land of Zishan, there is a tiger with a human face and a snake's tail. It has no intelligence and is called the Pregnant Tiger. It likes to lift people up with its tail and insert the tail into their brains. It can borrow human intelligence and possess human-like wisdom. It speaks in a baby voice.

For example, in the Zhongqu Mountains, there is a white horse with tiger claws, named Jiuqu, whose voice is like the sound of a drum. It guards a magical tree with Bodhi fruit on it. Eating it will lead to enlightenment and enhance one's five senses.

For example, on the summit of a mountain, there are birds that feed on shadows, hiding during the day and coming out at night. They like to eat people's shadows, and people who lose their shadows die.

Now, with the advent of a new era, humanity has only recently defeated the sorcerers and gods, yet they have discovered strange beasts and monsters everywhere, constantly encroaching on their habitats, making even hunting increasingly dangerous.

The world has become incredibly unfamiliar!

Humanity is once again in grave danger.

These strange beasts possessed minor divine objects, which were equivalent to the outbreak of minor divine calamities.

A chaotic mess of divine disasters—which tribe on this land can withstand it?

In a short time, countless tribes suffered heavy casualties.

They could only regroup and barely resist the crisis of genocide.

Human beings are living in smaller and smaller places, and the outside world is becoming more and more mysterious.

Some mysterious sacred mountains even began to possess inexplicable great power, inhabited by various strange beasts, making them not easily accessible for exploration.

For example, some mountains were imbued with "medium intelligence" by Liu Jun. Ordinary beasts that approached them would immediately develop a consciousness of medium intelligence and transform into monsters.

If a clever monster enters, its intelligence will be reduced to medium intelligence, its mind will become muddled and extremely strange.

"This sacred mountain is truly miraculous. That mysterious deity actually changed the world with a wave of his hand, causing earth-shattering changes."

"Are we humans doomed?"

"How hateful! Those strange beasts of theirs possess incredibly bizarre power. It took countless lives to explore and discover a way to deal with them!"

However, in times of chaos, extraordinary people are bound to emerge.

A baby was born in the tribe, and his name was Xu.

The child Xu was born intelligent and divine, and even possessed divine power that no one else had ever had.

Whoa whoa whoa!
At the moment of birth, the midwife was holding the baby when she suddenly realized that the child had disappeared from her arms.

The child was like a phantom from birth, moving incredibly fast. The baby would occasionally land on the window, the ground, or the table, and the parents didn't even have time to react.

"Another god has descended from the heavens!"

"I'm afraid this is the second Ying Qing to be born."

"What a blessing for our human race! In times of chaos, powerful gods are born."

"The fourth divine object has descended into the world!"

Some people boast about it like that.

However, some people believe that this is a calamity that needs to be guarded against, and that humanity only needs to rely on itself.

Regardless of the circumstances, Xu was given the best possible conditions to grow up in by all the major tribes.

Some people even risked their lives to venture deep into the mountains and spend a great deal of money to collect Bodhi fruits, which they then gave to him to eat.

"This child is extremely fast, but his reaction speed can't keep up."

"The Bodhi fruit, this divine object, increases instinctive reaction speed, which is exactly what he needs!"

Human beings are incredibly united.

Many tribal members have repeatedly ventured into the mountains to explore and acquire various treasures.

Bodhi fruit, wisdom branch, wood spirit grass, fire bodhi peach.
Various divine objects laid an invincible foundation for this child.

However, ten years have passed.

This infant named Xu seemed to be born with a useless body, unable to cultivate, and spent his days simply looking at the cultivation philosophies of various tribes.

How could this be?

Why doesn't he go and cultivate himself?

"He is naturally gifted with extraordinary abilities; this cannot be faked!"

"He is clearly the spark of humanity!"

"These resources and treasures, obtained at the cost of countless powerful individuals' lives, could probably have propelled a pig to the third tier of cultivation by now!"

Countless people were extremely dissatisfied with him.

Many treasures were obtained at the cost of blood and lives, at a tremendous price.

But now it's all gone to waste.

"Perhaps we misjudged them."

"That's enough, that's enough. We'll provide resources for another three years with all our might. If that doesn't work, then we'll withdraw all the resources." An elder in the tribe sighed, saying that they had already done more than enough.

However, three years later.

This thirteen-year-old Xu still hadn't cultivated, so people could only withdraw all his resources and marginalize him.

However, Xu remained unmoved, spending his days reading, cultivating, and even sitting at the entrance of the tribe, watching a group of children train.

Seeing this, Liu Jun couldn't help but chuckle:
"Character determines destiny."

"This guy lost his memory, but even after being reborn, he still plans carefully before acting and is incredibly steady."

"He's as steady as a little old man."

As one of the ten most sacred tombs in history, Xu Changsheng's sacred brain aptitude is not weak.

What's more, there's also lightning speed.

This magical object is no ordinary thing; it can not only accelerate the body, but also accelerate the mind.

Logically speaking, it wouldn't be surprising if his cultivation speed were dozens of times faster than that of ordinary people.

But he deliberately refused to cultivate himself.

Liu Jun smiled enigmatically.

"He probably has lofty ambitions; he wants to perfect the immortal system left by the god Zhuyou before embarking on cultivation."

"I want to see what fruit this Xu Changsheng leek can bear for me in this civilization!"

He was somewhat looking forward to it, wanting to see the highest level of value that the top ten companies were referring to.

Why is Xu Changsheng considered the strongest nemesis by those companies?

Thirty years later.

This person is over thirty years old, having entered middle age because he has never cultivated.

He became an ordinary member of the tribe, a teacher in the tribe, and began to educate students. People forgot his original story.

Under his tutelage, many gifted students emerged.

Another thirty years have passed.

Time flies, and Xu is now over sixty years old with white hair.

However, the tribe is becoming increasingly dangerous, as they are frequently losing land.

"How hateful! The Pregnant Tiger Clan, their tails are full of humans who are being controlled."

"Their pregnant tiger cubs have already started to see us humans as their brains, carrying us on their tails and keeping us in captivity."

"They don't have brains, so they treat us humans as their brains?"

Humanity is in utter despair.

Countless monsters began to enslave humans and even use them as food.

"The Gui have also attacked, riding the floodwaters to assault the tribe! Our fourth-tier experts are being severely injured repeatedly as they try to hold back those hundred-meter-high waves."

"If we hadn't chosen such a blessed place, surrounded by three sacred mountains, we probably wouldn't have been able to withstand the flood!"

However, misfortunes never come singly.

Three days later, the Jiuqu tribe also began their attack.

"Back then, you attacked our tribe and stole the Bodhi fruit. Now we've come for revenge!"

One after another, terrifying nine-curved beasts fell from the sky, seeking to take advantage of the situation and avenge past grievances. These beasts were all at the peak of the fourth tier, nearly on par with the highest level of human cultivation.

However, humanity is besieged by various strange beasts and is in imminent danger.

Countless people were plunged into despair.

"I regret that the God of Healing died so suddenly back then, disappearing into the heavens and never returning. Otherwise, how could our human tribe have ended up in this state today?"

"Does this mean that humanity is destined for extinction today?"

Just when humanity was about to give up, a young man suddenly stepped forward.

"I have come to deal with this calamity on the orders of my master!"

The beast chieftain of the Nine Turns tribe looked somewhat surprised: "There's actually a powerful expert like you?"

"The human race, as the oldest race in the world, has a profound foundation and truly has hidden experts. I'd like to see what you so-called immortals are really like!"

No sooner had he spoken than the young man engaged in battle with the group of strange beasts.

Despite being at the same level of fourth-tier perfection, these strange beasts were brutally crippled in just a few moves and frantically begged for mercy.

A potential disaster was resolved in an instant.

"Won!"

"We humans have won!"

Countless people watched with immense excitement.

The name "Ying" evolved from the name of Ying Qing, and represents a great victory for mankind.

Just as the word "患" (huàn) is used by humans to describe a calamity or disaster.

Some people started to realize:
“I recognize this young man; he’s the janitor at the tribal school.”

"Then his teacher must be that old schoolteacher, Xu?"

"Xu! It's him! I remember him!"

"Who?"

“Back then, a divine miracle occurred, and we provided him with countless treasures. In the end, we all thought he had faded into obscurity. We never imagined he had been hiding so deeply.”

“I knew he was extraordinary long ago. He always taught in the school with a calm and composed demeanor. I saw the unparalleled charm of that ancient incantation god in him!”

"Why? Why didn't he act sooner? Why did he have to wait until this moment?"

Some people also complained bitterly.

Since you are so powerful, why don't you just take action directly instead of waiting until the tribe is destroyed?

Amidst the bewilderment of countless people, they arrived at the school.

The old man, now youthful again, sighed, "It's not that I'm unwilling to act, it's that I can't."

"I had never practiced cultivation before, only researching a complete immortal technique. After researching the immortal technique, I began formal cultivation at the age of sixty-eight."

"Only today, having found an opportunity to ignite my heart, have I stepped into the fifth rank."

This immortal was proud and arrogant, knowing that if he had started cultivating, he would probably have embarked on the wrong path.

He must open up a perfect path to immortality.

Therefore, he chose not to cultivate, but instead gathered research ideas from all sides, and integrated various information based on the path of immortality.

After more than sixty years, they finally compiled the cultivation system most suitable for the path of immortality.

At this moment, he passed down his immortal techniques, which spread throughout the entire tribe:

"The path to immortality involves cultivating essence, energy, and spirit."

"This method should be divided into four stages."

"Refine essence into qi, refine qi into spirit, refine spirit to return to emptiness, refine emptiness to unite with the Dao!"

"The first three correspond to the three realms of essence, qi, and spirit. After that comes the transformation of illusion into reality and the condensation of the immortal body!"

"These are the first to fourth stages. The fifth stage is becoming an immortal, corresponding to the realm of the ancient Zhu You God! After entering this stage, one can condense a substantial immortal body, break through to the heavens, and ascend into the void."

The audience listened with rapt attention, and the many details opened the door to a new world for them.

Refining essence into qi is the basic entry point to the path of immortality.

After all, the Zhuyou tribe naturally bases its practice on cultivating essence and blood, and then uses that essence to cultivate qi.

If we simplify it further...

These five realms could perhaps be called:
Essence, Qi, and Spirit; Emptiness; Immortal.

On this day, this being who ushered in a new era was revered by the world as: the God of Ruins.

He is the god who brought fire to mankind in their time of despair.

He passed down various mature Taoist methods, enabling humanity to rise to prominence.

In an instant, the dominance of the immortal path enabled humanity to rise again.

"Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!"

Seeing this, Liu Jun thought that Xu Changsheng was really a big, green leek.

As expected of the protagonist of Gou Dao Liu, after slacking off in his own butterfly clan myth for so many years, we finally see him take action.

The hatred for killing his father will surely bring him to his end!
It should be noted that even Ying Qing himself did not take this step to perfect the immortal cultivation method before his death.

This might be because Ying Qing didn't have enough time back then.

But more importantly, Xu Changsheng is a man of broad knowledge and experience, which is a characteristic of those who live long lives.

He has lived through the eras of Buddha, God, and others, accumulating knowledge and information that has become ingrained in his instincts.

Even after arriving in this world, he was able to naturally bring out this knowledge, which allowed him to gather the wisdom of various civilizations and leave the path of immortality.

"These realms can indeed be integrated into my God body."

Liu Jun smiled and said, "I, God, used to cultivate the divine system, but now I'm also cultivating the immortal system."

“One who cultivates both the divine and immortal systems can perhaps be called a deity or immortal.”

His expression turned strange.

The complete emergence of the Immortal Path made Liu Jun feel that he had gained a lot.

Wow!
He continued to absorb the energy of the magical era next door, and his kindness and demonic nature broke through to a new level.

Five levels and four layers.

His energy level has reached 8 units.

Liu Jun suddenly seemed to be thinking, "I was able to cultivate to the fifth level quickly because of the magic era."

"And this Void God has already stepped into the fifth rank. I wonder how to improve his mental image cultivation speed?"

"I'm afraid that figuring out how to cultivate efficiently on these ten floors is countless times more difficult than deducing the methods of immortality!"

He began practicing cultivation at the age of sixty-eight.

In just five years, he reached the fifth level. Even if it was the result of years of hard work and gradual accumulation, such speed is enough to be recorded in history.

At seventy-three, the God of Ruins was in his prime, and some predicted that his life would be comparable to that of Ying Qing, the God of Healing in the past.

Some even believe that it might surpass that one of the incantation gods!

Only this Void God knew that he was far inferior to Ying Qing of yesteryear, who seemed to have been born for the path of immortality.

"I do not wish to rule the human race; let my disciples rule it."

"I will leave the tribe and travel around this land to see all the wonders of this world."

"One day, I might go and take a trip to the outer heavens."

"I leave behind a method called the 'Swift Hundred-Legged Scripture,' which has extremely severe side effects. Practice with caution."

No sooner had he finished speaking than this deity vanished, leaving the human tribe.

He discovered that the nearby tribes of strange beasts were enough to destroy the human race, and what kind of terrifying and strange beasts were further away?
Perhaps, even further away, terrifying powerful races of the fifth rank have already emerged.

He thought to himself:
"How could I not want to stay in the tribe?"

"But I only spent over sixty years researching the path to immortality, and it wasn't without a price."

"The price is that my lifespan will be burned by the power of speed, causing me to perish!"

He looked to be in his sixties, but in reality, he was equivalent to an old man in his sixties!

If it weren't for the various miraculous medicines he received in his childhood, including those that granted longevity and immortality with minimal consumption...
He's probably dead already.

Even now, having broken through his limits, his remaining lifespan isn't long!

"The power of speed accelerates my life."

So, I left.

"Go find the elixir that increases lifespan."

"My disappearance will also intimidate the surrounding tribes. They think I have a long lifespan, but they don't know that I will die of old age."

He traveled everywhere, recording all sorts of strange beasts from different places, and wrote his travelogues into the "Classic of Mountains and Seas," recording their bizarre abilities.

One day, he will return it to the human race.

(End of this chapter)