6.7 million years.
The Mage God had ascended only a bit more than 300,000 years ago!
For every living being, the world basically started existing 300,000 years ago.
Anything that happened before then wasn't relevant.
Back then, the methods of comprehending things were very primitive. People basically only looked at something and tried to build some kind of connection with it.
A big part of comprehension back then was faith and belief. Many people believed that the Elements and natural forces were sentient and that they only told their secrets to worthy people.
Some people even sacrificed others to appease the Elements so that they may share their secrets with them.
Naturally, that didn't really work, but it didn't stop people from trying.
