Chapter 104 The Origin of Life

Could this video have been post-processed?

Could it be that Wu Tiancheng is a stooge?

After recovering from the shock for a moment, these doubts immediately arose in Lin Zichen's mind.

After all, it is so beyond our comprehension that it is hard to believe.

As if knowing what Lin Zichen was thinking, Liu Chuanwu, who was sitting opposite him, smiled and said:

“This is the original live footage, without any post-processing.”

"If you don't believe me, I will continue to challenge other advanced gene fusionists in the future. You are always welcome to come and watch me live."

As he said this, Liu Chuanwu's face was full of confidence.

Lin Zichen believed that the video was real.

But soon, a question arose in his mind, and he questioned Liu Chuanwu:

"Since pure-blooded humans can surpass their level and kill gene-fused individuals, why don't you post this video online? Wouldn't that help promote your Tianren Pavilion?"

“We would like to, but the current people in power won’t allow it.”

"Why?"

"Because pure-blooded humans who take the path of body tempering can only evolve to the ordinary ninth level at present, they have not been able to break the shackles of the ordinary level. The authorities believe that no matter how invincible the same level is, as long as the biological level cannot be raised, there is no future at all. It is not worth wasting resources on promotion. They say that when the biological level of pure-blooded humans can break through to the advanced level, they will consider promotion."

At this point, Liu Chuanwu sneered and said with a look of disapproval, "But the problem is, if we don't promote this a little bit and get more people involved in this research, it will be difficult to achieve a breakthrough."

"After all, the premise of qualitative change is quantitative change."

"Also, this research requires the participation and cooperation of geniuses in order to proceed as envisioned."

"But now all the geniuses have chosen to devote themselves to gene fusion, and no one is participating in this research. Under such circumstances, I'm afraid that even if we continue researching until the day of human extinction, we may not be able to achieve any results."

Liu Chuanwu became more and more worried as he spoke, with a hint of disappointment between his brows, disappointment in the current people in power.

Lin Zichen thought it made sense.

Some research needs support before it can produce results.

It is indeed a bit unrealistic and short-sighted to only provide support after results are achieved.

However, he does not think that those in power are really short-sighted.

Instead, I feel that those in power should have other backup plans, better ones than the so-called pure-blooded humans.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to take the path of pure-blooded humans so lightly.

Across from him, Liu Chuanwu continued, "Fifty years ago, my biological level was already at the common ninth level. I was just one step away from evolving into a high-level biological level, but I was stuck for fifty years and couldn't evolve."

"But I think it's not the direction of my research that's wrong, but my talent is not good enough."

"If it were a peerless genius with a higher physical talent, he would definitely be able to break the shackles of the ordinary level and evolve into a higher-level creature with the help of the body tempering method with a pure-blooded human body."

Liu Chuanwu returned to the topic and said, "Actually, after saying so much, I just want to express one point, which is that we at Tianren Pavilion currently have everything we need, except for geniuses like you."

Wait, fifty years ago?

Don't you look only in your fifties now?

You were already at the ninth level when you were a toddler?

Lin Zichen discovered something was wrong and was filled with doubts.

Seeing the doubt on Lin Zichen's face, Liu Chuanwu knew what Lin Zichen was doubting.

After all, he had had conversations like today's no less than a thousand times before.

Soon, he said with a smile: "Don't look at me as if I am only in my fifties or sixties. In fact, I am almost a hundred years old."

"The reason I've been able to live for so long in a pure-blooded human body and stay so young is because of the body tempering method."

"If you don't believe me, there's my information on Baidu Encyclopedia. You can look up my date of birth."

Since it can be checked, we must check it out.

Lin Zichen clicked on the screen of his mobile phone, opened the Baidu Encyclopedia page, and typed in the words "Dean of the Shanhai University Martial Arts Academy".

With just a little search, personal information about Liu Chuanwu will come out.

Date of birth: March 1929.

It is now 2024. I calculated that I am already 95 years old.

"The body tempering method can really prolong life. I wonder if my parents can practice it..."

This was the first thing Lin Zichen thought of.

Continue reading below to read Liu Chuanwu’s personal information.

When he was young, he was the eldest son of a martial arts family.

His family, the Liu family, was one of the most powerful forces in Nanjiang Province back then.

However, when the era of gene fusion arrived, they failed to adapt to the trend and were unwilling to accept gene fusion, which led to the decline of the entire family.

As the eldest son of the family, Liu Chuanwu ended up with his wife and children separated from him.

As for why his wife and children left him, it was because he had always insisted on not going the gene fusion route, while his wife and children chose to embrace gene fusion.

I would rather be separated from my wife and children than not stop researching pure-blooded humans...

Seeing this, Lin Zichen felt a little impressed with Liu Chuanwu.

Not everyone has this kind of perseverance.

Lin Zichen asked himself, if he married Shen Qinghan in the future and had children, and encountered the same situation as Liu Chuanwu, he probably would not be able to continue his research even if his wife and children were separated.

However, this assumption does not exist.

Because Lin Zichen felt that in the same situation, Shen Qinghan would definitely not leave him, but would choose to stay by his side and support his research.

This is the bond between childhood sweethearts who grew up together.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Lin Zichen saw a very unexpected name in Liu Chuanwu's character relationship column.

Ex-wife: Yuan Dongzhi.

Son: Yuan Xusheng

Daughter: Yuan Xiaoyi

Yuan Dongzhi?

Isn’t this Hanhan’s cheap master?

What a coincidence?

Son Yuan Xusheng and daughter Yuan Xiaoyi, did they both change their surnames to their mother's after the divorce?

This Liu Chuanwu is a bit miserable...

Lin Zichen admired Liu Chuanwu more and more.

Judging from the combat power Liu Chuanwu just demonstrated in the video, if he had undergone gene fusion when he was young, he would probably be at least a big shot at the same level as Yuan Dongzhi now.

There was no need to be like in the video, where he was covered in blood and beat a teacher in the school, and then he shouted excitedly to the sky.

There is no need to recruit candidates everywhere every day despite the bad reputation like we do now.

Um?

Suddenly, Lin Zichen found something wrong.

The avatars of Yuan Xusheng and Yuan Xiaoyi are both gray.

Are they all dead?

Lin Zichen wanted to click on the situation of these two people, but seeing Liu Chuanwu there, he suppressed his curiosity and didn't click.

Seeing that Lin Zichen had finished reading Baidu Encyclopedia, Liu Chuanwu smiled and said:

"Although I don't look as young as other gene-fusion individuals of the same age, I'm able to maintain my current appearance at almost a hundred years old. This is enough to show that the human body has great potential and that pure-blooded humans have a bright future."

"It is precisely because of this that we, the Tianren Pavilion, exist, and that so many aspiring individuals are willing to join the Tianren Pavilion and jointly explore the path of pure-blooded human evolution."

At this point, Liu Chuanwu's tone suddenly became serious. "What is a Heavenly Man? If man can conquer nature, then he is a Heavenly Man!"

"The people here refer to pure-blooded humans!"

After saying this, Liu Chuanwu lowered his voice and regained his composure, saying, "The current mainstream view is that without genetic fusion and mechanical transformation, the upper limit of humanity will be locked at the ordinary ninth level."

"But in fact, genetic fusion and mechanical transformation are what truly lock the upper limit."

"Gene fusion, taken from alien beasts, will never surpass the alien beasts. There is no future to speak of. At best, we can only linger on. Eventually, we will be unable to resist the invasion of alien beasts and the day will come when humanity will be extinct."

"The same is true for mechanical modification."

"You have to know that many materials used in mechanical transformation come from exotic beasts. They are still taken from exotic beasts and can never surpass them."

Liu Chuanwu felt a little thirsty as he spoke. He lowered his head and took a sip of sugar water before continuing, "We at Tianren Pavilion are not against gene fusion and mechanical transformation, but we are against placing all our bets on these two."

"I think the correct approach should be to rely on gene fusion and mechanical transformation to withstand the early stages, and then research other paths during this period to prepare for the later stages."

"Developing the potential of pure-blooded humans is a path well worth investing resources in research."

After talking for so long, and seeing that the time was almost up, Liu Chuanwu said bluntly, "Student Lin Zichen, I sincerely invite you to join the Tianren Pavilion and work together for the future of mankind!"

"I firmly believe that you will become the first pure-blooded human to break the shackles of ordinary rank!"

Finally finished painting the pie.

Sadly, I have no feelings at all...

Thinking about this, Lin Zichen did not respond to Liu Chuanwu's invitation, but asked curiously: "We have been talking about the body tempering method for so long, what exactly is this body tempering method?"

Seeing Lin Zichen asking this, Liu Chuanwu thought he was interested in joining Tianren Pavilion, so he explained enthusiastically with a smile on his face:

"The Tianren Pavilion's method of tempering the body refers to the 'Blood Tempering Technique', which comes from an ancient relic."

"'Blood Tempering Technique', as the name suggests, is to use Qi and blood to temper the body, strengthen the flesh, and improve one's combat effectiveness."

"The ruins record that when one cultivates the 'Blood Tempering Technique' to its highest level, one can achieve sanctification of the physical body, fly through the sky and burrow into the earth, and shatter mountains and rivers with one's fists. In modern times, this would mean being able to tear apart giant steel beasts with one's bare hands."

"However, the Blood Tempering Technique can only be practiced by pure-blooded humans."

"Gene fusion patients have impurities in their blood, making it impure and unable to cultivate."

"Mechanical transformation, the body is incomplete, the Qi and blood cannot circulate throughout the body, and cultivation is impossible."

"Aside from the Blood Tempering Technique, other body tempering techniques unearthed from the ruins can also only be practiced by pure-blooded humans."

"That's why we firmly believe that pure-blooded humans have a future, while gene-fused humans and machine-modified humans do not."

After saying that, Liu Chuanwu asked again, "Student Lin Zichen, would you like to join our Tianren Pavilion, practice blood quenching techniques, and become a pure-blooded human?"

Lin Zichen politely declined: "I feel like I still know too little about so-called pure-blooded humans. Let's take a look first."

Liu Chuanwu advised earnestly, "You can try joining for a year first. If you feel unsuitable after a year, you can choose gene fusion again. However, once you choose gene fusion, your blood will no longer be pure, and you won't be able to practice blood quenching techniques."

"I'd better learn more about it slowly." Lin Zichen declined again.

Liu Chuanwu refused to give up and tried to persuade him again, "Really, Lin Zichen, you have such a high physical talent. It would be a shame if you didn't try to become a pure-blooded human."

"In our Tianren Pavilion's opinion, that provincial champion with a 16% gene fusion compatibility is nothing compared to you. He's not even a hair on your head."

"We firmly believe that you, who ranked first in the physical test data, are the true top student in Nanjiang Province."

"If you choose the gene fusion route to compete with her, you might not be able to defeat her, but if you choose the pure-blooded human route, you will definitely be able to crush her in the later stages!"

When he said this last sentence, Liu Chuanwu couldn't help but raise his voice a little.

Shen Qinghan felt very embarrassed after hearing this.

She wondered how she had been sitting there the whole time, not saying a word and not provoking anyone, so how could she have been shot for no apparent reason?

Lin Zichen didn’t know whether Shen Qinghan was embarrassed or not, he only knew that Liu Chuanwu would definitely be embarrassed next.

"That... the provincial champion with 16% gene fusion compatibility is her." He pointed at Shen Qinghan beside him and said to Liu Chuanwu.

Liu Chuanwu was stunned at first, and then he was so embarrassed that he carved out a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment on the floor.

Seeing that the half-hour limit was up, Lin Zichen stood up and said with a smile: "Thank you for giving me the phone and the sugar water. Half an hour is up, and we have things to do, so we'll leave first."

After saying that, he and Shen Qinghan were about to leave.

Liu Chuanwu became anxious.

After so many years of recruiting, Lin Zichen is the first genius he has met who is willing to talk to him for so long.

He felt that there was a chance to invite Lin Zichen to join Tianren Pavilion and was unwilling to give up this opportunity.

So in a hurry, he shouted directly at Lin Zichen who was about to leave:

"Half a year, just join for half a year and try it out!"

"During this period, we at Tianren Pavilion will give you double the benefits that Evolution Academy gave you!"

"No, double isn't enough, we'll triple it!"

Students in the Normal Evolution Academy all start their first gene fusion at the end of the first semester of their freshman year.

I will only join for half a year, and it will not conflict with gene fusion. I think Lin Zichen should agree.

Triple?!

Lin Zichen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately turned around and walked back to his seat and said seriously:

"You know, I have always agreed with the philosophy of Tianren Pavilion. I decided to bring my talent to Tianren Pavilion and contribute to the cause of pure-blooded humans!"

He was not sure whether Tianren Pavilion's philosophy was right or not.

The only thing he could be sure of at the moment was that since he possessed the biological attribute of "survival of the fittest", he did not need to go the path of genetic fusion.

Therefore, now that Tianren Pavilion has promised to give triple benefits, there is no reason for me not to join.

This child is teachable!

Seeing that Lin Zichen decided to join Tianren Pavilion, Liu Chuanwu couldn't help but show a look of admiration.

Immediately afterwards, my heart began to bleed.

How much money would it take to give this kid three times the benefits?

Alas, it seems that I have to shamelessly go to rich women to raise funds again.

I hope this guy can be more capable and bring some breakthrough progress to the research in the next six months.

Otherwise, it would be a shame...

While Liu Chuanwu was thinking about the above, Lin Zichen suddenly remembered a previous doubt.

He looked at Liu Chuanwu and asked curiously, "By the way, I have a question. Do you know where the source is?"

It’s strange, how did this guy know this place called Yuandi?

Liu Chuanwu was a little confused, but he didn't dwell on it too much. He quickly replied, "That's a place believed to be the origin of life. All the strange beasts that exist on Earth today come from that source."

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