77: Divine Guards

Thus, with a template established, identical four-academy structures rapidly appeared in various prefectures and states across the nation.

Initially, there might have been some issues, but from then on, all that was needed was patience for success to bloom!

This wait might be ten, twenty, thirty, or even a hundred years, but Gu Chang believed his approach was correct!

Of course, the premise for gaining rewards was that Gu Chang needed to live long enough.

His current body was already thirty to forty years old, and according to the lifespan limit of a Refining Spirit Expert, he could probably live for another eighty years or so.

Within eighty years, countless Geniuses would surely rise, a large number of theoretical foundations would emerge, and Martial Artists would constantly find ways to Breakthrough.

During this period, Gu Chang needed to continuously improve his Martial Dao philosophy, study medical arts to nourish himself, Cultivate health-preserving Cultivation Techniques, and attempt various Breakthroughs.

Eighty years was definitely enough to Breakthrough to the next Realm.

"The seeds have been sown; now it's time to wait for the harvest!"

After ending his Reincarnation, Gu Chang was full of confidence in his arrangements.

He believed the power of billions of living beings would always be much stronger than his own.

Therefore, Gu Chang continued to draw Talismans, Cultivate, and enter the Reincarnation World to ensure the stable operation of the Dynasty, while constantly attempting to Breakthrough to new Realms.

Three short months quickly passed.

The rogue Cultivators outside Qing Ling Market became more and more rampant, and Cultivators venturing out almost all felt unsafe; even the price of Talismans increased significantly.

For Gu Chang, this was an unexpected pleasant surprise, allowing him to finally make a small fortune.

Then, relying on his accumulated wealth during this period, he finally managed to purchase the "Complete Explanation of First-Order Talismans" he had always longed for.

"Hiss! As expected, the Dao of Talismans is also profound!"

"First-Order Low Grade Talismans actually contain so many types; the power of First-Order Medium Grade Talismans is already quite good, and these First-Order High Grade Talismans are even more incredible!"

"A total of over a hundred types of Talismans explained and their drawing methods—these one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones are absolutely worth it!"

After obtaining this "Complete Explanation of First-Order Talismans," Gu Chang eagerly delved into it, feeling as if a new world had opened up to him.

Of course, he couldn't possibly learn all of these hundred-plus Talismans; that would be too time-consuming and labor-intensive.

The current priority was to learn several commonly used First-Order Low Grade Talismans, and then begin attempting First-Order Medium Grade Talismans.

Only this way could he quickly gain greater profits.

Thus, Gu Chang immediately immersed himself, until night fell and he re-entered the Reincarnation World.

Twelve years had passed since the establishment of the new Dynasty, and the new generation of children had no impression of the wars that had once occurred.

The new generation faced a flourishing Dynasty, especially during this period, where almost every month saw the emergence of major inventions or other new achievements.

It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to nurture people.

Although it had only been ten years, it had already gradually entered the stage where harvests could be reaped.

Among the four academies, the Engineering Academy and the Medical Academy naturally achieved the most Breakthroughs and accomplishments, as both academies were practically oriented, and many achievements could be quickly promoted once made.

Engineering included numerous industries such as industrial manufacturing, agricultural production, animal husbandry, and water conservancy construction.

Breakthroughs in each industry brought significant benefits to the entire society and the entire Dynasty.

These benefits, when materialized, would in turn increase productivity, improve people's livelihoods, and allow people to have more surplus money and resources to raise children, develop technology, and promote commerce.

The Breakthroughs in medicine involved producing more effective and easily accessible semi-finished medicines.

Various practical prescriptions, after improvement, became medicine packs for treating specific ailments.

These medicine packs were uniformly produced, distributed to all states and regions, and priced uniformly to ensure everyone could afford them.

With these medicine packs, even ordinary people could obtain medicine according to their symptoms, not necessarily curing diseases one hundred percent, but saving a lot of trouble and avoiding high consultation fees or expensive medicines.

In addition, medical science had also conducted more in-depth research on the human body, biology, environment, medicinal materials, and other aspects, and some previously incurable diseases could now be treated.

As for Literary Studies and Martial Arts, they seemed to have achieved less, even appearing somewhat mediocre.

However, in reality, their development was the most rapid.

Literary Studies focused on literacy and arithmetic, playing a huge role in cultural popularization and serving as the foundation for many disciplines.

Martial Arts trained a large number of Martial Artists for the army and society, with Genius students among them advancing all the way to study at the Capital Martial Academy.

Although the number of new Refining Spirit Experts was not yet large, as time passed, the number of such Experts would only increase!

The more Experts there were, the deeper their understanding of the Martial Dao would be, and the more attempts they would make at various Breakthroughs.

Even Gu Chang himself would often communicate with them, constantly absorbing the thoughts and ideas of these Genius Martial Artists.

At the same time, thanks to the strengthened national power, the combat effectiveness of the entire Shenwu Dynasty's army was continuously improving.

Every army was composed of strong and elite soldiers, and the strength of each individual was extraordinary.

However, among all the armies, the strongest was still the Divine Martial Forbidden Army, directly under Gu Chang's command!

"Your Majesty! Please review the Imperial Palace Forbidden Army!"

"Very good! Begin the drill!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Within a training ground outside the capital of the Shenwu Dynasty, the Divine Martial Forbidden Army camp gathered elite Martial Artists selected from various elite military units!

When they were chosen, they were generally around twenty years old, their strength had already reached the Perfection of Blood, Skin, and Flesh, belonging to the best stage for martial arts training, and both their Physique and will had been thoroughly tested.

Subsequently, they would be gathered and re-Cultivate the Xuanbing Blood Fiend Skill, which Gu Chang had improved.

After becoming Forbidden Army, their treatment would be further enhanced: the best medicinal materials, blood-food supplements, meticulously forged fine armor and weapons, assistance from the most excellent pharmacists, and guidance from powerful Refining Spirit Experts.

At the same time, the technique King Li used to create Physiques comparable to Refining Spirit Experts was later obtained by Gu Chang.

After continuous improvement and experimentation, it had become a technique to strengthen the Physique of Martial Artists.

This technique could be used on Refining Bone Martial Artists, allowing their Physique to achieve a huge improvement, making them more adept at close-quarters combat.

In short, with the support of all these conditions, most of the Divine Martial Forbidden Army members, originally below Refining Bone, could basically all Breakthrough to the Refining Bone Realm within one year, reach the Marrow Refining level within five years, and some extraordinarily talented individuals even had the possibility of Breakthrough to the Spirit Refining Realm.

Moreover, the Divine Martial Forbidden Army cultivated through these methods possessed uniformly produced Xuanbing Blood Fiend Skill Qi, unified Move combat techniques, and unified spiritual beliefs.

As a result, even if this Divine Martial Forbidden Army numbered only five thousand, when they fought, they could achieve the powerful effects of interconnected Qi, Fusion of Qi, and enhanced combat techniques.

The five thousand Divine Martial Forbidden Army were collectively divided into five battalions: Black Tiger, Blood Dragon, Golden Roc, Heavy Ox, and Iron Tortoise, excelling in both offense and defense, and unparalleled in slaughter!

However, their greatest use was actually to fight alongside Gu Chang!

As long as Gu Chang's Qi fused with theirs, the power of this powerful army of five thousand could be used by him, and the power of the Martial Dao Divine Paragon would increase by hundreds or thousands of times!

It could be said that this Divine Martial Forbidden Army was Gu Chang's insurance to firmly control the world and fear no opponent.

Even if other Martial Artists could Breakthrough to the same Realm as him, it would be absolutely impossible for them to contend with him!

"Hoo! Hoo! Ha!"

"Mind and spirit as one!"

"Our Emperor, one body!"

"Divine Martial Forbidden Army!"

"Rumble!"

Instantly, as the leader of the Divine Martial Forbidden Army began to command and control the entire army, the Qi within all the Forbidden Army members instantly connected as one, finally fusing and converging towards Gu Chang!

The total amount of this terrifying Qi was absolutely formidable; even Gu Chang couldn't help but feel a sense of depth like an abyss or a sea.

"Martial Dao Divine Paragon! Dominate the world!"

But he was, after all, the strongest Martial Artist in history, and he was not afraid of death at all.

After many attempts, Gu Chang was already able to control this terrifying power!

"Boom!"

Instantly, the colossal Martial Dao Divine Paragon stood above the entire Divine Martial Forbidden Army.

The vast Xuanbing Blood Fiend Skill Qi below flowed into the Martial Dao Divine Paragon's body like terrifying pillars of smoke.

Immediately after, the Martial Dao Divine Paragon's size began to expand wildly, instantly reaching a height of ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).

Yet, even so, the Martial Dao Divine Paragon continued to grow larger, stronger, and more terrifying!