The earliest human cultivators could guide the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to temper their bodies. Their physiques became extraordinarily strong, to the point where they could fly and travel the earth purely with their bodies.
This was a method that can be said to have imitated half of the Kirin Clan's cultivation techniques. As time passed and cultivation techniques evolved, some cultivators without the talent to temper their bodies directly began to guide the energy of heaven and earth. This energy formed a vortex within their bodies, eventually collapsing and merging with their soul power to become an energy crystal core.
This energy crystal core was called the earliest "Golden Elixir."
And thus, the immortal cultivation civilization began!
At this moment, however, no one was aware that this cultivation civilization had a fatal flaw, one capable of destroying the entire human race!
Fang Yuan looked at this scene and then left the Steel Ball World to return to the outside world. Several days had passed in the outside world. At this moment, Wang Yuanyuan and Zhang Qian'er returned to the magical pet store. This time, they brought many friends, planning to buy some little Pegasus.
When they entered the store, they saw a long Rolls-Royce Phantom parked in front, with two burly bodyguards in black standing at the door. Inside, a rich lady was finishing her purchase.
Just as they entered, they saw the lady swiping her card. The machine printed out the data: $110,000!
The group was immediately stunned.
"Welcome, please come again next time," Xu Xiaomeng said with a smile to the lady, then turned to greet Wang Yuanyuan and Zhang Qian'er: "Miss Wang, Miss Zhang, hello, are you here to buy pets?"
"Uh..." Wang Yuanyuan and Zhang Qian'er were a little stunned.
Wang Yuanyuan asked, "So... what's the price?"
"The price is indeed $110,000, but since you are the boss's friends, the boss gave a discount," Xu Xiaomeng said directly, without any hesitation. After all, her commission depended on the sale.
At this moment, Wang Yuanyuan and Zhang Qian'er were both shocked.
$110,000... If converted to RMB, that's several hundred thousand!
And the fact that someone actually bought it... Looking at the lady's Rolls-Royce Phantom and bodyguards, it was clear she wasn't an ordinary person.
Even such a person was willing to pay for the pet... Could it be cheap?
Fang Yuan had even given them away for free before, and he gave them two at once, claiming they were just $110 for pet toys.
Now, when the price had risen a thousand times, Wang Yuanyuan and Zhang Qian'er, being students, certainly couldn't afford to buy them.
"Yuanyuan? You're here, come sit down," Fang Yuan came out and saw Wang Yuanyuan and the others. He smiled and said, "Xiaomeng, pour some water. It's just water, don't mind it."
The girls who came with Wang Yuanyuan were all about 18 or 19 years old, and except for Zhang Qian'er, all were Americans.
After seeing the pet Pegasus, these girls were all extremely fond of it, especially the foreigners, who had a special love for horses and all wanted to raise one.
They thought it was really just $110, and they felt like they were making a big profit.
Only then did they realize that this was the result of a 10,000-fold discount.
In fact, thinking about it now, selling the little Pegasus for $110,000 seemed a bit expensive, but it seemed barely acceptable. Even though they couldn't afford it.
At this moment, Wang Yuanyuan came to her senses and looked at Fang Yuan with complicated eyes. "Fang Yuan, the little horse you gave us is too precious... Maybe you should take it back."
Zhang Qian'er felt the same. Although they were reluctant, it was just too expensive, and they didn't dare accept it.
"What's going on?" Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, but when he looked at the foreign girls behind Wang Yuanyuan, he immediately understood.
"I thought something big happened. These are your friends, right? Since it's for your sake, take them for $110 each," Fang Yuan laughed.
After all, this type of creature, he could have as many as he wanted, and it seemed he wasn't lacking in money. Initially, he thought he would need money, but later realized he could get food and supplies from the Steel Ball World, so he didn't need much money.
Xu Xiaomeng, who had just poured the water, almost dropped her cup when she heard this. "Boss, how can this be..."
"Pour the water," Fang Yuan gave her a glance.
Xu Xiaomeng quickly stuck out her tongue and dared not say more.
"How can this be... Fang Yuan..." Wang Yuanyuan didn't know what to say.
"Let it be. Xiaomeng, prepare the cages," Fang Yuan said, then sat on the sofa to watch "TV." "Yuanyuan, you guys sit."
Wang Yuanyuan felt that Fang Yuan had done this to give her face, and her heart was filled with sweetness and gratitude. She hugged the little Pegasus and sat beside Fang Yuan. "Fang Yuan, thank you."
"It's nothing, just a few pets," Fang Yuan replied with a nonchalant smile.
"Fang Yuan, thank you," Zhang Qian'er also said.
"Don't be so polite, you're Yuanyuan's friend," Fang Yuan smiled at the mixed-race beauty.
The group of foreign girls began eagerly watching Xu Xiaomeng pack the pets for them. Afterward, they very consciously swiped their $110. They knew they were benefiting from Wang Yuanyuan's favor and were very grateful to her.
"Remember to tie them with a rope when you get back. Let them get familiar with you before letting them out, or they'll run away," Xu Xiaomeng carefully reminded.
The foreign girls nodded eagerly.
Afterward, Fang Yuan chatted with Wang Yuanyuan for a while, but Wang Yuanyuan seemed distracted and wasn't as talkative as usual.
Soon, the group left, and as Wang Yuanyuan was about to leave, she suddenly kissed Fang Yuan on the cheek, then turned and ran out of the pet shop.
Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, smiled, and didn't say anything. But Xu Xiaomeng pouted, feeling like she lost out on a big commission this time.
"The boss is really good at showing off... I don't even know how much money he lost this time..." Xu Xiaomeng complained in her heart.
Fang Yuan didn't know about Xu Xiaomeng's grudge. He was focused on watching "TV." Although the screen was flashing too quickly, his mind was connected to the Steel Ball World, allowing him to "see clearly" the images.
At this point, humanity was just starting to walk into the immortal cultivation civilization.
Thus, the cultivation civilization arose because those seekers of the Way, during their cultivation, sought to find their true selves. Eventually, they condensed the primordial infant, abandoning the limitations of their physical bodies.
For these seekers, the organs of the body brought all kinds of negative emotions, such as *** and others. Many unnecessary emotions could be discarded.
The primordial infant, being pure, could help achieve this. Once the body was discarded, there would be no more negative emotions. The person would become entirely clear and would focus solely on pursuing the Dao.
But an unforeseen side effect appeared...
These seekers had never realized that the Kirin Clan hadn't told the whole truth. Besides absorbing the energy of heaven and earth, the Kirin Clan also absorbed the polluted air of heaven and earth, transforming it into positive energy with their unique physique. This was why the Kirin Clan was able to purify the world.
The Kirin was called a sacred beast for a reason.
But the human body couldn't transform polluted air into positive energy. So, they unknowingly absorbed some of the world's negative energy.
This caused every breakthrough to a higher realm to bring out inner demons. The weaker ones were severely injured, while the stronger ones were completely taken over by their inner demons, becoming killing machines or even monsters that knew only slaughter and had no human emotions.
After Fang Yuan realized this, he thought for a long time and concluded that lightning might be able to purify this negative energy and eradicate the inner demons. He then set a rule of heaven and earth, ensuring that when cultivators in the Steel Ball World broke through to higher realms, they would face a heavenly tribulation.
Only after surviving the tribulation would they be able to advance to the next realm. Otherwise, they could just wait to die!