76: The world spreads martial arts

“Hmm, the various things in the Reincarnation World feel like a dream. No matter how powerful or high in status I was there, in reality, I am still at the bottom of Cultivation.”

Gu Chang, who had woken up, still felt a sense of unreality as he saw the magnificent and grand palace beside him transform into a simple Immortal Cave.

Of course, he had long since adapted to this situation. He just treated it as a big dream, right?

“Continue drawing talismans and Cultivating! Sooner or later, I will be able to establish a Sect and Family in this Cultivation World!”

After encouraging himself, Gu Chang began to wash up and cook, then prepared to draw talismans and Cultivate.

It is worth mentioning that he was also starting to learn the related skills of a spiritual chef.

Of course, he had not obtained any Legacy; he had merely bought some spiritual rice and barbarian beef to simply cook.

However, even so, this simple combination still made him extremely satisfied. The spiritual rice he ate could also be converted into Spiritual Qi and magical power, and it had none of the side effects of Medicinal Pills.

The barbarian beef also continuously strengthened his Qi and blood, keeping his Qi and blood always at their Peak state.

“It’s a pity that barbarian beef is not Yao Beast meat after all, otherwise I would have really struck it rich!”

Eating the barbarian beef in his bowl, Gu Chang sighed with considerable regret. The last time he was at Feixian Tower, he had eaten real Yao Beast meat, and the taste was indeed completely different.

After eating and drinking his fill, Gu Chang continued to draw talismans and Cultivate. Although life here was monotonous, he felt exceptionally peaceful.

Just like that, ten days passed again, and it had already been a month since he arrived at Qing Ling Market.

Only after paying the rent for the Immortal Cave again could Gu Chang continue to live in the Market.

“Living in the Market is not easy!”

“Exactly, just the monthly rent is enough to kill a person!”

“Many Fellow Daoists can only survive by planting spiritual fields. Fellow Daoist Zhao’s skill in drawing talismans is already considered outstanding!”

“Where! Where! How can my meager skill compare to Fellow Daoist Hanjiao Zi’s method of brewing spiritual wine?”

“Fellow Daoist Wang’s swordplay should not be underestimated either. Every time he leaves the Market, he gains something. Hunting one Yao Beast can satisfy his needs for half a year.”

“…”

After paying the rent, Gu Chang chatted with his drinking buddies again.

“Alas, you don’t know, the demon hunting during this period will probably be cut off.”

Wang Wuji, the one called Fellow Daoist Wang, was a Loose Cultivator who had obtained a partial Sword Cultivator Legacy. At this moment, upon hearing their praise, he couldn’t help but reveal a bitter smile.

“Oh? Is it another Yao Beast riot?”

“It is indeed related to this, but the biggest trouble is the appearance of a group of rogue Cultivators. Their methods are cruel; killing people and seizing treasures is nothing, they even use secret methods to drain the essence blood from the Cultivators’ corpses!”

“Some say this is the work of a group of demonic Cultivators, but no one has truly seen them to this day.”

Wang Wuji looked around and, finding no one else present, finally revealed a truly explosive piece of news.

“Hiss~ Don’t the Cloud Firmament Palace or the Meng Family care?”

The others, upon hearing this news, almost instinctively felt a chill. Hanjiao Zi couldn’t help but ask him again.

“Heh? Care? Why wouldn’t they care?”

“But these rogue Cultivators only cause trouble outside and never enter the Market. They come and go without a trace, and they only ever kill us Loose Cultivators, never touching Sect or Family Disciples.”

“As long as it doesn’t involve them, they will at most lightly issue a few bounty orders and be done with it.”

Speaking of this, Wang Wuji sneered even more, though it also aligned with everyone’s perception of those Sects and Families.

After discussing this matter, the few of them lost their desire to talk and said their goodbyes, returning home.

“This Cultivation World is not a peaceful place either. Indeed, wherever there are people, there are conflicts. How could this Cultivation World possibly escape this rule?”

“However, when the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. I just need to stay in the Market and not go out.”

After processing this information, Gu Chang simply shook his head, while at the same time strengthening his inner conviction: when one’s strength is low, the more honest one is, the better, and it’s best to stay out of unrelated matters.

Unless those people dared to attack Qing Ling Market, Gu Chang simply wouldn’t need to care about those things.

“Continue drawing talismans and Cultivating!”

With doors and windows tightly shut, and ears deaf to outside affairs, Gu Chang remained busy with his own matters.

Currently, his success rate in drawing talismans had reached ninety percent. Such a high success rate, if not entirely unique, was certainly quite rare.

However, once the success rate reached ninety percent, further improvement became almost unrealistic, because the additional ten percent failure rate was also related to the quality of the talisman paper, talisman brush, and spiritual ink, things that could not be compensated for by skill alone.

Soon, night fell, and Gu Chang once again entered the Reincarnation World.

It had been more than two years since he unified the world. A new Dynasty was successfully established, and everything was waiting to be rebuilt. However, thanks to numerous improvements in new technologies and the abolition of old laws and regulations, the entire Shenwu Dynasty developed quite smoothly.

“From today onwards, I will establish a new selection system!”

“Based on the original system, Literary Studies, Martial Studies, Medical Studies, and Engineering Studies will be established, with all four disciplines progressing in parallel. Anyone who achieves success in these fields can participate in the imperial examinations and gain status, power, and resources based on their achievements.”

“Furthermore, the Shenwu Literary Academy, Shenwu Martial Academy, Shenwu Medical Academy, and Shenwu Engineering Academy will be established to specialize in cultivating outstanding younger generations in all walks of life.”

“…”

Inside the Imperial Palace of the Shenwu Dynasty, Gu Chang immediately announced this matter after entering Reincarnation this time.

Now, all conditions were ripe, and the people’s livelihoods had recovered. The entire Dynasty was in a flourishing Early Stage of development. Therefore, for the long-term future and for him to Breakthrough to a higher Realm of martial Dao, this plan, which he had long conceived, could finally be executed.

“Your humble subjects obey the decree!”

Facing the proposal put forth by Gu Chang, the various ministers and generals in the deliberation hall all agreed.

After all, selecting talent for the nation was inherently a major national affair, and moreover, with everything currently in ruins and a huge shortage of talent, no one could think of a reason to object.

At the same time, this was also related to Gu Chang’s consistent approach, as he himself possessed achievements in these subjects that were rarely seen in the world, a fact now universally acknowledged.

Some even asserted that even if the Martial King did not become emperor, he could still become a Saint!

Soon, with the decree issued, the Dynasty’s officials immediately acted according to the command.

First, they announced to the world, explaining Gu Chang’s purpose, ideas, and significance in detail to the common people, making them understand the profound meaning of this matter and realize that this was a path for their future generations to change their fate.

Undoubtedly, this matter immediately became the focus of countless common people’s conversations, for who wouldn’t want to stand out and change their destiny?

Secondly, they established four academies in each prefecture, where the Legacy and development of Literary, Martial, Medical, and Engineering studies would take place in the future.

Of course, practical implementation could not truly start from scratch; doing so would not only be time-consuming and laborious but also incredibly expensive. Instead, they directly used some large old residences for renovation.

Anyway, many people had died in the previous wars, so there were now more vacant houses than people.

Next was the selection of talent, promoting those who had achievements in Literary, Martial, Medical, and Engineering fields, making them instructors and researchers in these four academies.

Finally, there was the large-scale recruitment of students, the beginning of talent cultivation, and various other complex matters.

It was impossible to complete so many things nationwide in just two months, so Gu Chang focused on implementing it within the capital. Only by first establishing a model could others know how to imitate it.

To establish the four academies in the capital, Gu Chang spared no expense. He not only brought out all the Cultivation Techniques, Secret Manuals, and medical Legacies he had collected but also provided a large amount of gold, silver, and supplies for daily expenses.

At the same time, he personally invited Zheng Lieya and other Senior martial Dao experts to come out of seclusion, asking them to pass on their unique skills.

Influenced by this, some of the aristocratic Families under his command also followed suit, contributing people and resources, allowing the four academies in the capital to quickly take shape and begin operating smoothly.

“This old man never imagined there would be a day like this!”

Facing the grand Shenwu Academy before him, Zheng Lieya couldn’t help but be filled with emotion, truly not understanding why Gu Chang would do this regardless of the cost.

“Senior, you helped me achieve my goals back then; now I shall help everyone in this world achieve theirs!”

“In the past, each Family kept its secrets, causing various Legacies to either be cut off, decline, or struggle to develop quickly.”

“From today onwards, I want the world to know that the path beneath our feet will be pioneered by us!”

Facing the doubts in Zheng Lieya’s heart, Gu Chang simply gave him this answer.

“Good! Excellent! This old man was indeed not mistaken back then!”

“Don’t worry, as long as this old man still has a breath in him, he will certainly watch over this Shenwu Academy for you!”

As a pure martial artist, Zheng Lieya’s beard trembled with excitement upon hearing Gu Chang say this.