I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you're saying I didn't time travel?

Chapter 110 When will we hornless people be able to stand up?!
9:00 AM, Sky Screen Live Broadcast Room.

The live stream room became incredibly lively as soon as it started:
"Buying ginseng at high prices, especially American ginseng!"

"I'm willing to pay a high price for styrax, even from North America!"

"Looking for beautiful female martial arts instructors at a high price, 10,000 yuan per day."

"Haha, your martial arts are truly amazing! I could break a wooden plank with a single slap!"

"You mere Ming Jin dare to act so arrogantly in front of my An Jin?"

"You mere internal force dare to act so arrogantly in front of my internal force mastery?"

"You mere Transformation Realm cultivator dares to act arrogantly in front of me, a Xiantian Realm cultivator?"

"A mere Innate Realm cultivator... wait, apart from that one from the Great Qian Dynasty, there shouldn't be any other Innate Realm cultivators right now, right? This cultivation method has only been publicly announced for less than a day."

“Besides the Great Qian Dynasty, no other country should have produced a Xiantian (innate) cultivator yet. Since the release of the cultivation method yesterday afternoon, I have been intensively monitoring the networks of various countries. The fastest progress and the most talented ones should only be at the Hua Jin level.”

"Holy crap! Breaking through three minor realms in less than a day, is that even human?"

"That's not quite right. Don't forget the existence of precious medicines. Take Brother Sun, for example. He's already reached the Dark Force level after taking Silver Gang Grass. If a true genius were to use it, it wouldn't be hard to imagine him breaking through to the Transformation Force level."

"Indeed, several martial arts masters have emerged from the Russians, which seems to be related to their extensive consumption of Silverwing Beetle honey. It looks like they are preparing to build a team of martial artists, just like the Great Qian Dynasty."

"I'm afraid every country will try to build a team of martial artists, not only to cope with international competition, but also to suppress any unrest that may break out in their own country. Yesterday, there was a case of martial artists causing trouble in the West. At first, the martial artists were relatively weak and could be dealt with with guns, but later on, they might even dodge shots fired by ordinary people."

"Yes, so the only way is to use martial artists to fight against martial artists, to minimize the harm and maintain social stability. This is an inevitable pain after the release of martial arts techniques."

"Don't even mention it. Yesterday, Britain cracked a black market ginseng trafficking case and seized 100 kilograms of American ginseng. When did ginseng become a black market commodity?"

"There's no way around it. There's very little ginseng circulating in the West. Over 70% of ginseng comes from Daqian. And now there are strict trade restrictions, so of course the price will skyrocket."

"There's no need to rush to buy ginseng. After all, both Yin-Yang Pills and Yang-Yang Pills can only be used by those at the Innate level, and whether one can even reach the Innate level is still unknown."

"Look at those who reach the Inner Strength level in one day and the Transformation Strength level in another. Do you think the Innate level is still far away? You definitely need to prepare some medicine in advance. What if you really reach the Innate level and find that there is no medicine available? That would be too much of a rip-off."

"Don't compare them to those people. Those people either took precious medicine or are top geniuses. Most ordinary people haven't even stepped into the Ming Jin realm yet. Who knows if they could step into the Xiantian realm if they were given a year?"

By then, the finished products of Yin-Yang Pills and Yang-Yang Pills will definitely be available, and perhaps even more excellent auxiliary medicines will follow.

"That's true. Major pharmaceutical companies are going crazy right now, spending hundreds or even thousands of times more resources, investing in the research of Yin Dan and Yang Dan without regard to cost, striving to be the first to launch cheaper and more effective alternative drugs."

This is a completely new market that no one has ever explored before. Whoever launches it first will reap the biggest rewards.

"That would be wonderful. Whether I can break through the innate ability to extend my lifespan in my lifetime depends on whether these big companies can help me."

"Haha, take my stinking money and bring out the pills."

……

In the shot, Qi Xuan slowly appears.

Facing the countless spectators outside the arena, he smiled slightly and said:

"Now that the cultivation method has been released, I don't know how your cultivation is going. However, this method is extremely focused on the speed of cultivation, so I imagine everyone's progress should be quite fast. At present, it seems that only the Innate Stage requires some effort. The era of everyone becoming a dragon may arrive ahead of schedule."

After a pause, he continued:
"However, I am currently in another world and cannot witness the martial arts boom of Earth for the time being. I also don't know when I will be able to return. For now, I should focus on the matters at hand."

“We’ve been exploring this area for the past few days, but unfortunately we haven’t found any clues related to the natives. Today I’m going to try one last time. If we still can’t find any clues today, then starting tomorrow, I will go to more remote places to continue exploring.”

As he spoke, he took out the [Nangong] token.

To outsiders, he was merely examining the token. But out of the camera's view, the [Ten Thousand Mile Tracking Talisman] spontaneously combusted without wind, a faint aura swirling around the token before quickly drifting away into the distance.

Although the aura was colorless and odorless, Qi Xuan could sense it very clearly. Without further hesitation, he squeezed Sunday between his legs, and Sunday ran forward, humming and whimpering, following the direction he indicated.

As Qi Xuan embarked on his exploration once again, netizens began debating other issues:
"What realm do you think Qi Shen has reached now? Innate martial artist?"

"Are you kidding? He's been streaming for so long, how could he still be congenital?"

"Qi Shen's talent goes without saying. Some people on the ground can reach the Transformation Realm in a day. He has been up there for almost half a month. He should at least reach the Grandmaster level, and he might even become a Great Grandmaster."

"You can't calculate it like that. The cultivation method says that the higher a martial artist's realm goes, the harder it is to break through. It seems like he can cross three minor realms in a day and his cultivation speed is incredibly fast, but it will take at least a few days or ten days to break through to the Innate Realm. And the time to break through to the Grandmaster Realm will be even longer. How long has he been up there? How could he possibly be progressing so quickly?"

"From this perspective, assuming Qi Shen is a Grandmaster, or at the late stage of the Innate Realm, it seems that the martial artists on the ground will catch up with him in no time."

"Heh, I thought that guy was really strong, but in the end he's just a grandmaster. Just wait a few days and our brother Anxiu will easily catch up with him!"

"Give me a break! Your Anxiu's cultivation speed isn't even as fast as the Child of Nature's. The Child of Nature hasn't taken any precious medicines and is almost at the Transformation Realm. How can your Anxiu compare?"

"Isn't the Child of Nature a defeated opponent of Qi Xuan? How dare they show their face now?"

"What a joke! Qi Xuan is a martial artist, fundamentally different from ordinary people. Losing to him is not shameful."

Moreover, the Child of Nature has reformed and now greatly admires Qi Xuan, and is grateful for the latter's sharing of martial arts, which has given him the possibility of further advancement. He's quite different from your An Xiu."

"So what if he revealed the martial arts techniques? In the end, this world still values ​​martial arts. Whoever has the bigger fist is right and respected. People will be grateful to the person who reveals the martial arts techniques, but if he is not the strongest, then that gratitude will ultimately lack reverence."

"In the end, aren't you all ingrates? It's only because Qi Shen is selfless and publishes the cultivation technique to the whole world that you clowns would have the opportunity to show yourselves in public."

"Get lost, you idiot. As the head of Qi Xuan's South American fan club, I successfully entered the Transformation Realm this morning. Anyone who looks down on Qi Xuan, come and spar with me as soon as possible."

"North American Club seconded."

"Jiangcheng Club seconded the motion."

"The Daqian Island Nation Provincial Club seconded this proposal."

"I'm part of the assault battalion."

……

While netizens continued their heated debate on the screen, Qi Xuan continued exploring on his own.

Having a long-distance tracking talisman doesn't guarantee peace of mind. The jungle has complex terrain with slopes, rivers, pits, swamps, and more. The long-distance tracking talisman doesn't care about these things; its aura travels far away. You'll have to find a way to solve the difficulties along the way yourself.

If there are dangerous places that are impossible to cross, or places inhabited by terrifying monsters, you can only try to find a way around them.

Fortunately, after taking a detour, the aura guidance of the tracking talisman will automatically adjust its direction; otherwise, if it had remained rigidly in place, it would have been a real pain.

From this perspective, this second-grade spiritual item is quite useful, saving him a lot of trouble.

Finally, just as the morning live stream was about to end, Qi Xuan successfully arrived at the destination guided by his aura.

The spot turned out to be a large, moss-covered rock, about the size of a house, made of very hard blue granite.

However, this blue steel rock is obviously not native to this place. If nothing unexpected happens, it should have flown in from somewhere else, which may be related to the recent land expansion.

Could it be that the owner of the token was killed on the spot by this suddenly flying piece of blue steel rock?

Thinking of this guess, Qi Xuan couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

However, based on my own experience, being crushed to death by Qinggangyan is considered a good outcome.

He was almost burned to death on the spot by the Mars that caused the sun to collapse.

The eldest brother doesn’t talk about the second brother.

However, the only way to excavate the remains of this unfortunate man was to remove this lump of blue steel rock.

But it's too big; it doesn't look like it would be easy to push.

Then the only option is to break it.

After taking the Giant Strength Pill and attaching a Vajra Talisman to his body, he used his spiritual power to activate the [Overlord Fist] trial card he had drawn earlier.

A punch slammed into the hard blue steel rock.

The next second, the seemingly hard blue steel rock, which gleamed with a cold light, suddenly shattered.

The flying stone fragments covered Qi Xuan in dust and dirt.

Everyone in the live stream was stunned by what they saw.

"Holy crap! It's broken already?!"

"My rock is so big, and it just crumbled?!"

"Are you kidding me? That's an outrageous amount of power. That's an entire giant boulder! Even with a rock crusher, it would take several hours, right?"

"Is there anyone with a big enough 'damage' to estimate Qi Shen's power stats?"

"It's probably hard to estimate. After all, we don't know the material of the rock, and we don't know how much force it would take to break it. Just its size and the sound it made when it shattered show that this rock is not so easy to break. In my opinion, even a Xiantian martial artist could not do this."

"And he calls it innate? Such a huge rock would require an instantaneous impact force of at least tens of thousands of tons to break. The peak punching power of a human boxing champion is at most one or two tons. This would require at least a Grandmaster, or even an unparalleled Grandmaster, to break it."

"Indeed, it wouldn't be so exaggerated if it were just a simple hole or crater in a rock, but to pulverize an entire rock means that the power is close to that of a large-scale explosion. Only a supreme grandmaster or even a terrestrial immortal could demonstrate such destructive power."

"Could it be that Qi Shen has already become a terrestrial immortal?"

"It's unlikely that he's a terrestrial immortal. Not to mention that terrestrial immortals can stay airborne for a short time, if Qi Shen were truly a terrestrial immortal, he wouldn't have had such a difficult time fighting the Six-Clawed Black Serpent. At most, a few punches would have turned it into a dead serpent on the spot."

"Case solved! Qi Shen is indeed the Supreme Grandmaster! Who was questioning Qi Shen's strength just now? Bring out your An Xiu Ge or whatever Ge you want to show off. I, Qi Shen, will give you a handicap. Dare to fight me?"

"Holy crap! A Grandmaster's fifth limb is this powerful, in addition to his four limbs?"

"Then why can't it be Iron Head Kung Fu?!" "Speaking of which, have you guys forgotten something? How long has Qi Shen been practicing martial arts? At most, only half a month, and he's already a Supreme Grandmaster. Don't you think that speed is terrifyingly fast?"

"Now that you mention it, holy crap, this cultivation speed is ridiculously fast! People's cultivation speed usually decreases as they progress. Even the most talented person needs at least half a year to become a Grandmaster. How could it only take half a month?!"

"Could it be that Qi Shen is a martial arts prodigy, one in a billion? Is that why he was allowed to land alive on the floating continent?"

"Qi Shen's talent is beyond doubt, but the power of external objects should not be underestimated. You must have forgotten how many Silver Gang Grasses he ate, right? Others might eat one at most, but this guy stuffed dozens into his mouth! Even a good-for-nothing would be turned into a genius by now."

"Speaking of this reminds me of the Frosty Moon Bloom. As a rare and precious medicine, it only blooms for half a day, and there are so many eight-bladed insects guarding it all around, yet he still managed to eat it!"

"And what about the silver-winged pheasant honey? Others might take ten milliliters at most, but this guy buys it by the barrel. He even scrubs the meat three times before grilling it. Just thinking about that scene makes me want to have a heart attack."

"Damn it! Qi Shen is really strong, but he really deserves to die!"

"Damn it, if I could beat him..."

"It seems that the stronger he becomes, the more he incurs public wrath."

"There's no need for envy. Exploration teams from various countries are almost ready and will soon begin the second round of exploration targeting the islands. This time, the long-range support firepower is sufficient, and no beast can withstand a missile barrage."

Moreover, without the obstruction and interference of fog, satellite cameras, drones, and unmanned aerial vehicles can all be deployed, ensuring that casualties are reduced while maximizing the harvest.

"We'll have everything Qi Shen has, and we might even have things Qi Shen doesn't have!"

"Onboard! Onboard!"

……

After the Qinggangyan boulder was broken, a large amount of stone powder and debris remained on the ground, piled up in a thick heap, which was quite troublesome to clean up.

Qi Xuan patted the Sunday on the side.

On Sunday, take a deep breath, puff out your belly, walk to the pile of stone dust, and blow a sharp breath forward.

In an instant, it was as if a strong wind had swept through the area, blowing large amounts of stone dust far away on Sunday.

"That's about enough, that's about enough, don't blow the things below away."

Qi Xuan patted the pig's head to stop it, and then followed it inside.

After the stone powder was removed, a large, sunken pit appeared in the middle, with a very flat bottom, as if it had been compacted by a road roller.

That is why things that were originally in this position now resemble specimens, still retaining their original traces.

It was a skeleton hidden among tattered robes.

Judging from the robe alone, although it was already tattered beyond recognition, there were still faint traces of spiritual energy remaining on it, indicating that it was probably made from some kind of spiritual plant material.

Although it cannot compare to real Dharma robes, it has effects that ordinary clothes do not have, such as being clean, dust-free, and not easily damaged. The added fibers of the Mind-Cleansing Herb can also help cultivators quickly enter a meditative state.

This garment alone is proof of the existence of an indigenous civilization.

The materials and techniques used to make this garment alone further prove that this civilization is most likely related to cultivation of immortality.

At the very least, the one who perished here was a cultivator.

Moreover, they must be high-level cultivators who are about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

Otherwise, under the terrifying pressure of such a huge boulder, even his bones would probably have been completely shattered, but the other person's bones were clearly more intact.

At this moment, netizens also noticed the skeletons on the field:

"This counts as empirical evidence, right? It seems there really is an indigenous civilization."

"The problem is, isn't this indigenous civilization a bit too powerful? Such a heavy boulder hit him, and his bones weren't completely broken. Just how powerful must he have been in life?"

"A terrestrial immortal wouldn't be so easily killed by being smashed; he must be an unparalleled grandmaster."

"I'm about to lose it. Another Grandmaster has appeared so quickly? I haven't even stepped into the Ming Jin realm yet, and Grandmasters outside are already considered worthless? You guys should at least wait for me."

"It seems that the indigenous civilization is quite terrifying. Every one of them you encounter is a supreme grandmaster. Could it be that the tribe is full of terrestrial immortals?"

"It's also possible that the stronger tribes went out hunting, leaving the weaker ones behind in the tribes."

"But even if they are weak, they are still martial artists. Considering the ferocious beasts and precious medicines that are scattered across the floating continent, I am more inclined to believe that their overall strength is very strong, and there are probably quite a few terrestrial immortals among them."

"Indeed, those who survived and built a tribe in such a dangerous environment must have some skills. It wouldn't be surprising to see a 'land god' among them."

"What about Qi Shen? Even if he is a supreme grandmaster, he still can't escape when he encounters a terrestrial immortal."

"I hope Qi Shen will be more cautious in the later explorations. Danger from wild beasts is not scary, but if it comes from your own kind, that would be troublesome. Those who know you best are often your own kind, not to mention that their cultivation level may be higher than yours."

……

While netizens continued to discuss the matter, Qi Xuan, squatting in front of the skeleton, made a new discovery.

He discovered that the original owner of the skeleton had not been killed by being crushed by a boulder.

The other person was already dead before being hit by the boulder.

The most obvious thing is that there are two small holes on his broken skull. If you put them together, you will find that they were drilled from the front and back.

Moreover, there were teeth marks on his bones, indicating that his body had definitely been exposed to the outside world and eaten by wild animals.

Thinking about it this way, it's understandable that the jade pendant on his body would have been picked up by the silver-winged wasp; his body probably hadn't been hit by the boulder yet at that time.

So the question is, was he attacked by someone else, or some kind of monster?

Were the attackers among the monsters that devoured him?
In addition, this person himself seems a bit strange.

There was a small bump in the center of his forehead, which looked like a single horn.

It is currently unclear whether this is a personal anomaly or whether the local natives all have a horn growing on their foreheads.

If it's the latter case, then the size and shape of this unicorn horn might even be related to the person's status and power within the tribe.

For example, the larger and sharper the horns, the higher the mate selection rights, and the more likely the horns are to be used by the entire tribe.

The smaller the angle, the harder it is for a man to find a wife.

As for those without horns, they would be considered untouchables and might even be expelled from the tribe.

When will we hornless people be able to stand up?!
Chilling!
Although this is just speculation, we must be wary of it.

He always had to be prepared in advance in case the other party viewed the hornless man as an enemy or a slave.

The key is to understand the other side's customs to avoid unnecessary fighting.

He's not some kind of fighting maniac who thinks about fighting all day long, not to mention he might not even be able to win.

Qi Xuan carefully collected the remains and belongings, hoping that returning them to the tribe in the future might earn him goodwill.

However, during the process of collecting the remains, he unexpectedly discovered that the [Nangong] token suddenly began to show unusual behavior.

……

United Nations camp.

The nearly 10,000-square-meter site is equipped with various observation devices that record real-time information related to the land and islands, including satellite, meteorological, and hydrological data. A large number of personnel are busy at their respective posts.

Furthermore, officials from various countries are constantly retrieving relevant intelligence data:
"What does the satellite cloud imagery show? What about the cloud cover and ground dynamics?"

"The drone's image of the woodland on the east side is not clear enough. Please lower the altitude a bit."

"Although the range of animal activity on the island has been marked, we still need to continue to track their migration routes to avoid encountering them again when we land."

"Intermittent low-frequency signals in unexplored areas? What kind of signals? Can we investigate further? We must minimize unknown risks and ensure the safety of the exploration team members."

……

The scene was bustling with noise as everyone made final preparations for the second round of land and island exploration.

Suddenly, a staff member shouted excitedly:
"We have just received a message from the Southeast Asian Joint Exploration Team!"

Upon hearing this, the scene was instantly shaken.

During the first wave of explorations to the island, communication between the various parties and the exploration team was very difficult due to fog blocking and interference.

Afterwards, when they arrived at the agreed time to meet up, among the twenty-seven exploration teams, including those that were completely wiped out and those with only a few members left, two exploration teams were still missing. They could not be contacted until the fog on the island dissipated, and satellites and drones could not find any trace of them.

One of them is the Southeast Asia Joint Exploration Team.

And now, they have actually received a message from the other party. You can imagine how excited everyone present was.

Through technical means, the disrupted message was finally recovered, and immediately, the extremely terrified screams of the Southeast Asian team members could be heard from the scene:
“Don’t come in!!”

“Don’t come in!!!”

The sound stopped suddenly.

There was dead silence.

(End of this chapter)