I Can Reap Qi Fortune from Players-Chapter 472 - 263: Only When the Fur Is Shed Does One Become Human
The Sword Fairy was also in the crowd, listening with surprise, somewhat at a loss for the meaning.
But she always adhered to the good habit of asking questions when she didn’t understand, "Skin and Hair Double Cycle? Is this a different kind of Two-Phase Realm?"
"I suppose it’s similar enough."
Tri-Colored Cloud Rainbow nodded, "The essence of a realm is the cycle... but now it seems that the cycle in ancient times was not necessarily the Five Elements, Four Viscera, Three Elements... these realms, but another type of cycle structure allocation!"
The implication was very clear.
The cycle system of ancient times was different from now.
They had a different set of cycle mechanisms.
It’s like water channel cycles, you’re currently using the B-type cycle, while theirs was the S-type cycle.
"Before us is the skin-hair double cycle."
Tri-Colored Cloud Rainbow took out a diagram of the human body, "This is an internal structure diagram of the human body we obtained."
The picture showed densely packed meridians, all kinds of structures.
But even those Divine Craftsmen who didn’t quite understand the human body could clearly see that this structure was different from the modern one.
Everyone was completely silent.
"So, they didn’t first cultivate the [Five-Body Cycle], but rather the [Skin-Hair Cycle] first?"
The Sword Fairy asked, "Is this more advanced?"
"No, it should be more primitive."
Beside her, Doukou Hong shook his head, "If it were a very complete system, how could it have been eliminated? From a rough thought, you can tell that this cycle of theirs definitely missed out on many aspects!"
The current cycle system, after going through various eras and changes, is quite advanced now.
If there are any flaws... aside from the difficulty of cultivation, there’s only the [Heart] flaw left.
And a Mortal Heart weakness, which initially cannot be covered, and can only be cultivated at the One Heart Realm level.
So what about the ancient cycle system?
Their cycle’s coverage, I suppose, was very low!
The flaws in the flesh, many defects, not just the heart.
"Skin-Hair Double Cycle... should be the most primitive realm, in horizontal comparison to our Five-Body Realm."
Tri-Colored Cloud Rainbow said:
"As for why I guess so? Cultivation definitely goes from simple to complex, from external to internal; we start with the five limbs, they start with the skin and hair."
"But their undying ability, I suppose, should be very weak."
He spoke solemnly, reverting to the strong presence of the Nine-State first Divine Doctor, as he, the strongest contemporary scholar, spoke continuously:
"They might not even possess the undying ability, as their cycle logic isn’t smooth enough, causing flesh regeneration not to be fast."
"They very likely don’t have the ability to regenerate lost limbs."
This wave of analysis made everyone ponder carefully.
Ancient cultivators didn’t have the ability to not die.
In this era, with such weak cultivators, no one would know what to say.
Nowadays, everyone is a meat shield, able to speak even with a lost head.
After completing the first realm, one could hang a big iron hook with their head while fishing.
They are all meat shields; those ancient super fragile people would disappear at a touch, wouldn’t they?
Could their heads be cut off easily?
But even though the era is ancient, everyone remained cautious.
The Sword Fairy asked, "The first realm is the skin-hair cycle, can you guess what the second realm is?"
"According to the principle of moving from external towards internal, the second realm would likely be the blood-blood-flesh cycle." Tri-Colored Cloud Rainbow thought, "But it’s all just guesswork."
Yet the Sword Fairy felt this guess was interesting.
"So, the first realm is the Skin Refining Realm, the second is the Muscle Refining Realm, wouldn’t the third be the Bone Refining Realm?"
Somehow, this ancient alternative cycle, sounds a bit like the Martial Path?
Moreover, their cycle structure was very crude and simplistic, all two by two cycles, unable to achieve higher cycle numbers.
The crowd analyzed this, finding themselves relieved.
More primitive, more crude, this was ancient indeed!
Their cultivation cycle system is too weak compared to ours!
Perhaps the meteorite setup by that Death Saint doesn’t have that much destructive power.
"Actually, I have another bold guess."
Tri-Colored Cloud Rainbow’s expression grew even more serious and said, "Those skins and hairs can be retracted!"
"Huh?"
The Sword Fairy, Doukou Hong, Xinyi Baisan, and others were extremely confused, not understanding what this meant.
But some people understood.
"Retract??!!" Some historians present heard this and all changed their expressions drastically, as if hearing something terribly alarming.
"If that’s true, then things could be quite serious."
...
Everyone was stunned.
Hair retracting, is that serious?
Yet, what Tri-Colored Cloud Rainbow said next made everyone shiver, fully comprehending the truth.
You see, he pointed at those black-haired Ancient Apes, "What do you think they’d become when the hair retracts?"
As soon as this was said.
The crowd felt a thunder strike in their minds, like lightning slicing through the quiet night sky, making their hearts race, blood boil.
The hair of the Human Apes receded...
They were the first generation of primitive humans!
"If I’m not mistaken, this is the cultivation method of the Ancient Ape tribe."
"They cultivated the skin-hair cycle, retracting skin and hair into their bodies, turning into those extremely ugly hairless apes of that era, even knitting retracted hair under the skin, forming an inner sheath worn on the body."
"The Ancient Apes practiced for generations, retracting their skin and hair generation after generation."
"They eventually... evolved into the most primitive first generation humans."
As the words fell, people seemed transported back to the ancient mythical times.
History can be reasoned.
Because the progress of civilization follows logic.
It’s said that the earliest humans trace back to the Melting Dragon Era.
Numerous present-day archaeologists, digging fossils, searching ancient tombs, only know that dreaded era was filled with giant dragons, various exotic beasts, and the human ancestors back then were a group of weak Human Apes.
The ancestors of that era were so weak, barely surviving in tribes, at the bottom of the food chain.
But according to the information obtained now.
Perhaps led by a great being, they pioneered a cultivation technique.
The proudest aspect of apes was their black, pitchy skin and hair.
Skin-hair double cycle, the tough skin could ward off beasts, hair could even be weaponized for killing.
If skin and hair were the first cultivation threshold, then that initial era, their application of hair must have reached unprecedented historical heights!
They not only used skin and hair as weapons, but even shed skin, removing skin and hair to attack!
"Perhaps through endless cycles of shedding, they evolved, becoming the first batch of primitive humans."
"So, the existence that dropped the meteorite... could be the first human in historical significance! This ape retracted his skin and hair, turning into a human."
Doukou Hong fell silent.
This was truly a heavyweight existence.
Epic within epics!
Myth within myths!
"Is this so?"
"The first to emerge from the imperial mausoleum was such a heavyweight mythical existence from antiquity?"
The present-day great powers in the laboratory reached this conclusion, and all changed their expressions drastically.
Even with preparation for the plethora of terrifying ancient historical entities emerging from the mausoleum, this firsthand experience carried a weight of history that was suffocating.
"So, this being before us might be the first Human Emperor, the first Saint in human history."
"No, he’s not the first Saint, he’s not human, he’s a transitional form between humans and apes, leading the ape tribe, transforming into the human tribe."
These words sparked wild storms in their hearts:
"He is not the first Human Emperor."
"In strict terms, not the first Saint, but... the first Holy Ape."
As these words were spoken, the present colleagues felt upheavals in their hearts.
Epic within epics!
They remembered the earliest epic ode depicted in a mysterious mural.
That depicted the first epic hymn of humanity.
The earliest humans, tracing back to the Melting Dragon Era, reportedly were weak Humans Apes, barely surviving in tribes, the lowest in the food chain.
The mural depicted a tall, black-haired Ancient Ape, with an aura of a majestic lion and eagle in its eyes, standing on a giant dragon, roaring towards the sky.
He was clad in a suit of black hair.
The divine being who dropped the meteorite... was perhaps the first human in the context of human history. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
This conclusion made even Doukou Hong silent.
This was indeed a truly significant being.
An epic of epics!
A myth among myths!
