"Immortals touch my crown, binding me to eternal life."
[Ding! B-Class Resource Card, "Immortal Qi Infusion," has been activated!]
[Ding! This simulation round has officially begun.]
[The will of the god descends upon this desolate world, revealing a scene of utter barrenness and lifelessness.]
[Early First Era: Suddenly, torrential rains pour from the sky. The once arid soil softens, and the pollutants in the oceans are neutralized, restoring vitality to the world.]
[You notice that beneath the barren earth, hard minerals are slowly rising to the surface (Resource Surge Activated).]
[Simultaneously, as the rains descend, a great Dao emerges in the heavens. Purple energy flows from the east, and countless stars adorn the night sky. A vast aura of immortal energy permeates the atmosphere.]
[In the distance, celestial gates open, heavenly paths are revealed, and gods and Buddhas bow in reverence. The road to immortality is officially unveiled! ("Immortal Qi Infusion" Activated)]
The Immortal Qi Infusion card, classified as a resource card, generates a unique energy resource: immortal qi. This energy is essential for cultivating practitioners, making it one of the foundational elements for creating a fantasy world.
"I've always wanted to try my hand at a fantasy world," Bai Ze mused. "Now's the perfect opportunity."
This second plan revolved around using this card. Originally intended as a supplementary tool to support technological advancement by adding mystical arts later, the slow expansion of intelligent civilizations forced a shift in strategy: starting with raw physical strength and moving toward technological progress.
[Ding! Golden Talent "Ruleless Growth" Activated!]
[You observe that single-celled and multi-celled organisms suddenly appear across the plains, seas, valleys, and hills, occupying these regions.]
[They defy the laws of biology, no longer constrained by the world's rules, requiring neither sustenance nor consumption, endlessly dividing and naturally proliferating.]
"Now it's just a matter of waiting for the creatures to take shape."
Directly granting the Blessing of the Chosen One to the world itself was inspired by the fox demon's actions in the previous round. If there could be demonic creatures in a world, they, too, could become cultivators.
World evaluation considers the collective progress of all creatures, not just the selected ancient apes. Still, they were particularly significant.
"A multitude of species vying for dominance a grand competition to determine the ultimate victor."
Nevertheless, the apes had accompanied Bai Ze from the beginning, so he decided to grant them some advantages.
[You use divine power to introduce the Treefolk race to the land. Bathed in the overwhelming immortal qi, their bodies undergo subtle transformations.]
[You instruct them to begin constructing floating islands, taking advantage of the newly restored immortal qi to create the world's first major faction.]
"Let it be called the Immortal Spirit Realm," Bai Ze declared.
"In a fantasy world, you first need high-tier factions with an air of mystique. After that comes the cultivation level hierarchy."
As the world progressed, Bai Ze planned out the timeline and cultivation levels, aiming to align them with levels familiar to intelligent creatures in the real world.
[Obeying your will, the Treefolk race, having witnessed your divine power, approach their task with resolve. They begin preparing to construct the floating islands.]
[Mid-First Era: Nourished by immortal qi, ordinary fruits transform into spiritual fruits, immortal springs gush from underground, and deep mineral veins evolve into spirit stone deposits.]
[At the same time, various ancient creatures emerge and rapidly evolve. The first generation of ancient apes stops using tools.]
[They discover that absorbing the energy in the air can strengthen their bodies, suppress hunger, and even establish dominance.]
"There's still no concrete cultivation method," Bai Ze noted. "Looks like I'll have to wait for the birth of a genius."
Right after he said this, the talents Blessing of the Chosen One and Species Branching activated in succession.
[The ancient apes undergo speciation, with White Apes and Black Apes emerging and forming tribal alliances based on their factions.]
[Blessing of the Chosen One activates for the first time. A high-bloodline White Monkey emerges, earning the reverence of the White Ape Tribe as their ancestor. This ancestor creates the first basic cultivation method, leading the tribe in its development.]
[In the Black Ape Tribe, a high-bloodline Black Monkey appears, revered as their ancestor. This Black Ancestor develops a devouring technique to absorb immortal qi on a massive scale for personal growth.]
[Thus, the Immortal Calendar begins, marking the establishment of the Mythic Era.]
[This period is known as the Dual-Ancestor Governance Era.]
[During this time, the populations of both tribes explode, with their combined numbers surpassing 2,000 individuals. Ancient apes continuously absorb immortal qi to cultivate, directly bypassing the Homo habilis and Homo erectus stages to achieve the cognitive abilities of modern Homo sapiens.]
[Through their immense intelligence, the two ancestors collaborate to create a top-tier cultivation technique for the Mythic Era: the Yin-Yang Creation Art.]
[Late-First Era: Other creatures have begun to take shape. However, lacking corresponding intelligence, they cannot cultivate or absorb immortal qi for their evolution.]
[Meanwhile, a conflict arises between the two ape ancestors over the Yin-Yang Creation Art. Both understand that if one gains sole access to it, their power would surpass the other, posing a significant threat.]
[The two ancestors turn against each other, sparking a violent conflict.]
[The Mythic Era's Dual-Ancestor Governance ends.]
[The first major upheaval of the Mythic Era begins. Both tribes mobilize their cultivators to support their respective ancestors in a bloody war that stains rivers red.]
[The White and Black Ape Ancestors engage in a fierce battle in the skies, shaking heaven and earth with their clash over the Yin-Yang Creation Art.]
"This is getting intense," Bai Ze noted. "But it's also a perfect opportunity to intervene."
"Time to establish the cultivation levels."
Bai Ze finalized the cultivation hierarchy and shared it with Aurora on the floating islands. She was to mediate and implement the structure.
[End of First Era: As the two sides remain locked in battle, the skies suddenly clear, divine blessings descend, and a golden light envelops both ancestors, forcibly separating them.]
[Startled, the two ancestors look up to see a woman descending slowly from the heavens, her features obscured by light, her feet lightly touching the ground.]
[Assuming she is there to claim the technique, they join forces to attack her but are effortlessly repelled, left gravely injured.]
The ancestors, though having achieved initial levels of cultivation, were still far from the Supernatural Realm in the primary world. Compared to the commanding Aurora, they were entirely outmatched.
[Unable to resist, the two ancestors recognize her immense power and reluctantly submit. To their surprise, she does not harm them. Instead, she warns them against using the technique to harm each other and personally teaches them the cultivation hierarchy.]
[The cultivation stages: Mortal Dust, Core Condensation, Life and Death, Human Sovereign, Nirvana, Creation, and Ancestor.]
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