127: Start preparing

In the following days, the entire Cultivation Family of Jiangchuan Ze was eerily quiet, and the Jiang family didn't even arrange anyone to come and retrieve the captives.

Gu Chang knew that this was merely a superficial calm; behind the scenes, undercurrents were already surging, with people secretly lurking around his Spirit Island every day to observe the situation, and Cultivators from various Families constantly connecting and exchanging benefits.

Gu Chang was well aware of this and had even guessed their upcoming plan of action.

"Heh, no rush. If you're not in a hurry, I'm even less so!"

Sitting cross-legged in his Immortal Cave, Gu Chang took a deep breath of abundant Spiritual Qi, and his Mixed Origin Skill automatically circulated, continuously refining the Spiritual Qi.

He had barely stopped Cultivating these past few days, and he also spent a large amount of time in the Reincarnation World.

On the surface, he had only stayed on the Spirit Island for three or four days, but in the Reincarnation World, more than half a year had passed.

In these six months, Gu Chang thoroughly assimilated the various Legacies he had recently acquired, and he also improved, fused, and enhanced these Legacies.

Now, the size of his Martial Dao Divine Paragon had begun to shrink, from its original ten zhang tall to about five zhang, but the True Qi density that formed the Martial Dao Divine Paragon had increased several times over, making his movements more flexible and swift, and his defense and strength had been greatly enhanced.

However, reaching this level was already the limit of the True Martial Realm; if he wanted to continue compressing the True Qi density, he would directly explode and die!

"I have reached the end of the True Martial Realm. Even if I acquire better Legacies, it will be difficult to improve further."

"Next, I either need to Breakthrough to a higher Realm, or I can only rely on other methods to enhance my combat power."

During this time, he also did one thing in the Reincarnation World: he ordered artisans, gathered resources, and devoted all his efforts to forge a set of armor and several pieces of equipment for him.

To forge this armor, Gu Chang even personally participated, directly transforming into the Martial Dao Divine Paragon, using its immense power and vast True Qi to continuously temper and forge each Material, and inscribe the required Talismans, Formation patterns, and Restrictions onto these Materials.

However, even so, what he ultimately completed in the Reincarnation World was only a semi-finished product.

"Your Majesty! This Divine Martial Hundred Calamity Armor is composed of eighteen thousand armor plates, each inscribed with a large number of Heaven and Earth Divine Runes. When integrated, they form a self-contained Formation, containing profound mysteries."

"Paired with the Blood Fiend White Tiger Blade and the Startling Thunder Azure Dragon Spear, it can maximize the power of this armor!"

"However, the only problem is that using this armor and the two weapons requires a large amount of True Qi. Ordinary True Martial Grandmasters simply cannot bear it; only Your Majesty's vast True Qi can control it freely."

The three pieces of weapon equipment, completed after more than half a year, were absolutely the most powerful equipment forged by the Shenwu Dynasty since its establishment.

Various precious Materials were invested almost without regard for cost, and Gu Chang personally participated in the forging, with over a dozen Great Grandmasters assisting in its completion.

The final equipment, even in Gu Chang's view, could only be considered a semi-finished product, but it still reached the Peak of the First Order. If enough True Qi were injected into it, its power could even Breakthrough to the Second Order!

"Exchange!"

Thinking of this, Gu Chang immediately made a decision, and then a thick, tall, dark red full-body armor appeared before him.

Next was a broad battle saber about two meters long, and a Dragon spear a full zhang long. Both weapons were extremely heavy and thick; just looking at them gave one an indescribable sense of weight.

"The key now is to integrate the Second Order Spiritual Materials into them, and they cannot be ordinary Second Order Spiritual Materials. This time, I must make a big sacrifice and fuse the Materials of that Late Stage Foundation Establishment fierce bird into them."

To be honest, even after spending half a year in the Reincarnation World, Gu Chang often studied Artifact Refining methods, but when it came to Second Order Magic Treasures, Gu Chang still had no confidence at all.

Firstly, he did not have the corresponding Second Order Artifact Refining Legacy in his hands; he only had First Order Artifact Refining techniques and methods for refining various Magical Artifacts.

Secondly, his own strength was essentially only at the Sixth Layer Qi Refining, making it almost impossible to refine a Second Order Spiritual Artifact.

These two conditions alone were enough to make one despair; it was simply unrealistic to try and refine a Second Order Spiritual Artifact by himself.

Fortunately, Gu Chang was self-aware, which is why he first used the power of the entire Shenwu Dynasty to help him forge these three semi-finished products in the Reincarnation World, and then he exchanged these items into the real world to integrate higher-grade Spiritual Materials.

In this way, even if it ultimately failed, the quality of the obtained items would still be guaranteed to be at the level of a First Order High Grade Magical Artifact, and it also had a True Qi system design, which would definitely allow the effects of these three pieces of equipment to reach the Second Order.

"What a pity. If I had the relevant Legacy, I would definitely be able to make good use of these Materials."

Looking at the Late Stage Foundation Establishment fierce bird Materials he had taken out, Gu Chang felt a bit pained, but given the current conditions, this was the only way.

Second Order Legacies were not common cabbages found everywhere; even for various Foundation Establishment Families, they were extremely valuable items.

This was also why he was so happy when he obtained the Second Order Spirit Plant Legacy from Jiang Jianxin's Storage Pouch.

"The Spiritual Fire from burning spiritual wood definitely can't do anything to these Materials. Fortunately, the Formation on the island now has a fire-attributed Formation. Relying on the Minor Five Fire Burning Body Formation, I should be able to smoothly integrate these Materials into these three pieces of weapon equipment."

Without further ado, Gu Chang immediately took all his belongings and left the Immortal Cave.

After these days of reclamation and organization, the Iron Skin Giant Apes and other Spiritual Pets had already cultivated more than twenty acres of Spiritual Fields outside his Immortal Cave.

These Spiritual Fields had only just been cultivated, so their quality was not yet high, only at the Medium Grade First Order level.

However, he only needed to follow the Legacy of that Second Order Spirit Plant Cultivator, and he would definitely be able to raise these Spiritual Fields to the High Grade First Order level within a few years.

One should know that Spiritual Fields of this level, no matter where they were placed, were enough to be passed down as a Family's foundation.

"Squeak, squeak!"

Seeing Gu Chang come out, the Spiritual Pets busy in the fields immediately gathered around him.

Even the smartest Iron Skin Giant Ape half-squatted in front of him, extending its huge palms, begging him for Medicinal Pills and food.

"Well done!"

"These are your rewards. After you finish eating, remember to plant these spiritual rice, and also take good care of the Spirit Medicine on the island."

Seeing their eager and longing expressions, Gu Chang smiled slightly, then took out several bottles of Medicinal Pills and several large pieces of fierce bird flesh and handed them over.

"Woof woof!"

"Squeak! Squeak!"

"Chirp!"

"..."

After receiving these items, these fellows immediately began to cheer happily, especially the less agile exotic beasts who simply buried their heads and devoured them.

However, Gu Chang knew that they must have listened to his words. The potential of these exotic beasts was already not low, and coupled with the abundant Spiritual Qi environment in the real world, it further prompted their transformation into Yao Beasts, making their future absolutely promising.