113: Rapid development

After feeding the seven Beast cubs, Gu Chang returned to his wooden house to start a fire and cook.

He cooked Spirit Rice and ate Yao Beast meat and barbarian beef; occasionally, he would also drink some Spirit Wine and Spirit Tea.

Now, with his Talisman drawing ability, he basically wouldn't lack Spirit Stones, so he wouldn't shortchange himself when it came to food. Moreover, the Spirit Rice and Yao Beast meat he consumed would be converted into his True Qi, so it wasn't a loss.

After eating his fill, Gu Chang began drawing Talismans. Once his True Qi was almost depleted, he would start meditating and Cultivating.

Thus, half a day quickly passed. In the afternoon, he would stop to train the Beast cubs for a while, then research and tinker with Formations. His time was arranged quite tightly.

Unless necessary, he wouldn't easily leave this Island. With his current consumption, a trip to Lingbao Island's market once a month would suffice.

In this way, Gu Chang's life in Jiangchuan Ze was exceptionally peaceful, with most of his time spent in the Reincarnation World.

Time flew like an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten years had passed in the Reincarnation World.

Thanks to the early accumulation and long-term development, the Shenwu Dynasty's development in all aspects was terrifyingly fast.

Especially in recent years, the popularization of electricity, machinery, and various other advanced tools and equipment has put the entire Shenwu Dynasty on the fast track of development!

The entire Shenwu Dynasty successively built flat and hard cement roads, and many houses were renovated to become sturdier and taller. Almost every year, new things emerged, truly changing with each passing day.

The entire Shenwu Dynasty had undoubtedly become the center of civilization in this era, even attracting people from other more distant continents to pay homage.

However, all of the above were just the differences and changes that ordinary people could perceive.

The true drastic changes actually occurred in the Martial Dao Domain and the industrial Domain.

Ever since Gu Chang suppressed the Beast King and discovered the use of Bloodstone, he had invested a large amount of manpower and resources into its research and development.

He himself personally led a large number of Divine Martial Forbidden Army deep into various barbaric mountains, boundless oceans, desolate deserts and Gobi, and icy polar regions to search for other potential Beast Kings.

Finally, relying on his powerful strength and the assistance of the Divine Martial Forbidden Army, he successfully captured over ten Beast Kings around the continent where the Shenwu Dynasty was located.

With the flesh and blood of these Beast Kings and Bloodstone Materials, his Martial Dao strength once again ascended to a more powerful Realm.

At the same time, other True Martial Experts and Refining Spirit Experts within the Shenwu Dynasty also benefited from these advantages.

Of course, these benefits were not enjoyed for free; every martial artist needed to complete the tasks assigned by the Shenwu Dynasty to receive corresponding rewards.

These rewards were either pills made from the flesh and blood of Beast Kings, or opportunities to use special training rooms built with Bloodstone.

To ensure long-term development, both Beast Kings and Bloodstone were personally designated as public property of the Dynasty by Gu Chang. No one was allowed to possess them privately, not even the imperial family!

It is worth mentioning that it has been over fifty years since the establishment of the Shenwu Dynasty.

Gu Chang's age at this time was already approaching seventy, and the soldiers and generals who had followed him through life and death had successively grown old and died.

Even his body's younger brother and sister were already old and frail, and even his grandchildren had already come of age.

Only he and a few acquaintances around him whose strength had reached the Spirit Refining or True Martial Realm still looked like they were in their prime, as if time had left no trace on him at all.

By now, all those who still harbored ambitions had completely despaired.

They truly understood that Gu Chang was an unparalleled Prodigy, a figure that could not be matched by human power; even heaven itself could not take him!

"Your Majesty! The new True Qi Battle Saber is complete!"

"Bring it over quickly, let me see!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Inside the imperial palace, Gu Chang was lightly flipping through a book in his hand when a highly excited voice reached his ears.

"Your Majesty! This is the new True Qi Battle Saber. We adopted a newer manufacturing process based on the previous battle saber, adding a small amount of Bloodstone and Beast King Materials, and at the same time, we reshaped the internal hidden Runes and Restrictions."

Soon, several strong craftsmen laboriously carried a saber scabbard to him, while providing him with a more detailed introduction.

More than ten years ago, Gu Chang had instructed his physicians and craftsmen to begin researching Alchemy and Artifact Refining, respectively. Now, after more than ten years of research and development, they finally had some achievements.

"This True Qi Saber weighs two hundred catties and has undergone hundreds of processes of repeated forging. After preliminary testing, even a hundred-forged fine steel is like mud before it!"

"The most important thing is that this saber can be activated by True Qi, unleashing extremely terrifying power. Only True Martial Experts can truly wield its power!"

As the saber scabbard was opened, a uniquely shaped yet comfortably feeling battle saber appeared before Gu Chang's eyes.

Gu Chang listened to the craftsman's description while picking it up directly and injecting True Qi into the blade.

"Buzz buzz ~"

Immediately, this heavy battle saber began to vibrate incessantly. Following that, special Talisman marks began to appear on the blade, and a special power covered the blade, making it even harder, sharper, and more powerful!

"Swish! Ding ~"

"Good! Good!"

"Its power is several times stronger than the previous True Qi Saber, and the feel is also more suitable for use. However, it still cannot withstand the full infusion of my True Qi. Next, you can continue to raise the upper limit!"

After a simple test, Gu Chang was able to determine that the specific power of this True Qi Battle Saber had already reached the level of a First-Grade High Grade Magical Artifact.

This was almost the limit of the Artifact Refining Legacy he had obtained, but such a Divine Sharp Weapon was no longer of much use to Gu Chang.

After all, his Martial Dao strength, after such a long period of enhancement, had already reached the Peak of the True Martial Realm.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Thank you for your guidance!"

Upon hearing Gu Chang's description, these craftsmen were overjoyed. Regardless, they had finally produced a weapon that Gu Chang was somewhat satisfied with.

"Very good, it seems you all haven't slackened these past years. In the future, I will have people allocate more resources to you, and in addition, every craftsman involved in this saber will be rewarded!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"..."

After these craftsmen left joyfully, Gu Chang directly handed the True Qi Battle Saber in his hand to Ma Wu, who was standing beside him.

"This saber is for your use. Such a Divine Weapon is by no means comparable to ordinary weapons!"

"Yes, thank you for the reward, Your Majesty!"

Ma Wu didn't hesitate and directly took the battle saber. His strength had also improved somewhat over the years, but there was still a significant gap compared to Gu Chang. This True Qi Battle Saber was quite suitable for him.

"How is the Bloodstone City doing?"

"All Bloodstone reserves have been surveyed, and tens of thousands of cubic meters of Bloodstone have been successfully excavated. After refining, they have been made into special Blood Bricks and then distributed to the Martial Dao Academies in various prefectures."