103: Development and Change

In the Reincarnation World, ten years had passed in the Shenwu Dynasty, and it was undoubtedly more prosperous now compared to a decade ago.

Since the Martial Arts Tournament ten years ago, a large number of martial artists have been born almost every year, and the martial arts trend throughout the Shenwu Dynasty has become increasingly prevalent.

This has led to a linear increase in the combat power of both the military and the populace of the entire Shenwu Dynasty.

All kinds of Schools, academic factions, and Legacies have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

At the same time, in addition to martial arts, the other three fields—Literary Studies, medicine, and engineering—have also seen tremendous development and Breakthroughs.

In Literary Studies, the main focus was on popularizing basic literacy, educating the populace, formulating more detailed and strict laws, writing history, developing economics and mathematics, and deducing various basic natural theories, among other things.

Although Literary Studies may not seem as obvious compared to other disciplines, the changes it brought to the Shenwu Dynasty were undoubtedly immense!

It could be said to be the Foundation of other disciplines, and even more so, a key factor in the Shenwu Dynasty's continued high-speed development and relatively clear governance.

In the medical field, under Gu Chang's intentional guidance, a large number of physicians began to research the human body, perform surgical operations, and develop important knowledge such as microbiology.

At the same time, medical talents also achieved greater success in the research and development of various medicines.

In particular, Gu Chang had already formulated a plan for artificial cultivation of medicinal materials decades ago, providing sufficient resources for the research of medical drugs, making medicine's support for martial arts increasingly important.

Finally, and most importantly, engineering: ever since Gu Chang discovered that the combination of electricity and medicinal baths could greatly strengthen the physique and aid martial artists in Breakthroughs, the research and development of electricity accelerated significantly.

At the same time, other aspects of industrial development also progressed rapidly with the support of electricity; although it is not yet possible to supply electricity to every household, it can already be used for industrial production and in martial arts.

With the support of basic conditions, it is difficult for the development of martial arts not to be rapid.

The success rate for breaking through to the Spirit Refining Realm, which was originally extremely difficult for martial artists, has now reached about 30%.

Don't underestimate 30%; in reality, this success rate is already extremely terrifying, as there were already two to three tens of thousands of Refining Bone Experts in the Shenwu Dynasty ten years ago.

Even if only 20% of these two to three tens of thousands of people can break through to the Spirit Refining Realm, the final number of Spirit Refining Experts would directly exceed a thousand, reaching five to six thousand!

Such an astonishing number of Advanced combat power would be a formidable force anywhere.

At the same time, some Spirit Refining Experts have successfully broken through to the True Martial Realm, though this success rate is still relatively low, currently less than 10%; roughly only one in twenty Spirit Refining Experts succeeds.

However, even with such a success rate, many Spirit Refining Experts are still willing to take the gamble!

If successful, they could immediately become a Martial Dao Great Grandmaster, enjoy a much longer lifespan, and wield strength far exceeding that of Spirit Refining Experts.

For those ambitious Spirit Refining Experts, it is absolutely a necessary path to take.

“Finally, it has reached nine people!”

“Unfortunately, the current success rate is still too low, and once it fails, there is a risk to life; even if one miraculously survives, their strength will be greatly diminished.”

Looking at the report in his hand, Gu Chang couldn't help but sigh softly; currently, including himself, there are only ten True Martial Realm Experts in the entire Shenwu Dynasty.

This is the achievement gained by the martial artists of the Shenwu Dynasty over the past ten years, at a great cost.

“Your Majesty, how should the newly Breakthrough Great Grandmaster Long be arranged?”

“Have him guard the southeastern coast; the sea beasts there are a bit restless now. If he can expand our territory, his service period can be reduced, and his martial arts resource allocation increased. These Great Grandmasters shouldn't have to shed blood and sweat for nothing!”

“Yes! Your subordinate will see to it immediately!”

The martial arts strength of the Shenwu Dynasty is undoubtedly at its most powerful stage in history, but how to arrange these martial artists is also a major problem.

After all, martial artists are naturally full of Qi and blood, and many are prone to violence; a slight dissatisfaction could lead to major conflicts, causing social unrest and chaos.

After careful deliberation, Gu Chang decided to issue a conscription order to martial artists in the Spirit Refining and True Martial Realms.

He had them expand towards the outer borders of the Shenwu Dynasty, contributing to the expansion of the entire Shenwu Dynasty's territory.

After all, for everything, it's better to guide than to block; expanding outwards allows these powerful martial artists to exert their terrifying strength, and also allows them to obtain more resources and greater living space.

This is undoubtedly a great benefit for both the nation and the people of the Shenwu Dynasty.

For powerful martial artists, especially those who successfully broke through to the True Martial Realm, Gu Chang gave them a very special status.

That is, Divine Martial Guardians; certain dangerous borders, harsh environments, or perilous frontier areas would have a Divine Martial Guardian stationed by him.

However, unlike traditional garrison officers, these True Martial Realm Experts do not hold military power.

Although their status is exalted, all they receive are more resources and higher social standing.

“Phew~ After the God Realm, the path forward for martial arts is completely cut off.”

“However, I have now successfully completed the research on True Qi Talismans and smoothly integrated them into the True Martial Divine Supreme Skill. Coupled with continuous body tempering and True Qi strengthening over these many years, my current strength should be comparable to a Cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, right?”

Putting down the report in his hand, Gu Chang looked at the sky outside the window and began to ponder seriously.

As the strength of the martial artists throughout the Shenwu Dynasty continuously climbed, Gu Chang still wanted to maintain his position of power; the most important thing was undoubtedly that he possessed absolute strength!

Besides his own power, which was far greater than that of ordinary True Martial Realm Experts, another reason was that he also controlled elite armies like the Divine Martial Forbidden Army.

It is worth mentioning that the strength of the Divine Martial Forbidden Army has also seen a huge improvement!

This includes nearly five hundred Spirit Refining Experts and two True Martial Experts personally trained by Gu Chang.

It is their existence that allows them to firmly suppress ambitious individuals from all sides!

Currently, not only within the Shenwu Dynasty, but even the barbarians in the north, the natives in the southwest, the Yi people in the east, and even the indigenous people on the islands have heard of the Shenwu Dynasty's formidable reputation for having a Divine Martial Army that can fly through the sky and traverse the land!

“Now I have also obtained Legacies related to Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Formations. These should also be integrated into martial arts, just like Talismans.”

“The Alchemy Legacy can make more full use of various medicinal material resources and exotic beast blood, but this is destined to be a long and difficult process. Perhaps a group of physicians should be specially trained to research this area.”

“The Artifact Refining Legacy is also the same; if used well, it might be possible to forge Sharp Weapons far exceeding those currently available. If I rely solely on myself, who knows how long it will take to figure it out.”

“On the other hand, Formations are profound and involve the rules of heaven and earth, making them more suitable for my own research. Ideally, they can be integrated into martial arts, thereby advancing martial arts power even further!”

As Gu Chang's thoughts shifted, he recalled the gains he had just made.