I Don't Agree to the Terms

Chapter 948 500: A Flourishing Dynasty Sparked by Two Buns

The growth of cultivators, apart from monopolized resources and knowledge, is naturally limited by productivity. Once productivity increases, various resources become abundant, forming a positive cycle that can lead to a boom in the number of cultivators.

Like cultivators in remote areas, they might have originally been able to cultivate to the Gang Sha Realm, but due to resource scarcity and cultivation technique issues, they spend their entire lives wandering in the Bone Refinement stage of the Body Refining Realm, thus burying their talents.

In an instant, Ming Yue finished looking through the information Gu Shanhai gave him, instantly integrating it in his mind.

"This is too precious, Master." Ming Yue understood that those related to industry and agriculture might just be the basics, but what the Da Xuan Dynasty lacks is precisely such basics.

Before he became Emperor Xuan, the entire Da Xuan and even the Demon Domain had the mindset that all things were inferior, except for cultivation, causing the entire dynasty structure to be problematic.

Now, with these data and plans, he could transform the entire Da Xuan, making it more prosperous and flourishing.

"Knowledge is meant to be used like this; what's so precious about it." To Gu Shanhai, this knowledge had no value; its greatest value was giving it to his disciples, allowing them to develop their own forces, rather than keeping it stored away.

"So, are you planning to retire to Longevity Mountain this time, Master?"

After Ming Yue put away the information, Qing Feng finally asked.

"Retire? I'm still young." Gu Shanhai replied irritably; in terms of the world's stage, he was just an adult world, so young that retirement was unnecessary.

"Oh, how about staying with us in Shengjing? With you there, I guarantee nothing will go wrong." Qing Feng thought it would be wonderful to have this esteemed figure with them, ensuring any decree implementation would go smoothly.

"Aren't you afraid I might slip and bring disaster to Shengjing?" Gu Shanhai joked.

Wherever he lived wasn't much of a concern; he planned to research the "Path of Civilization" until it was nearly done in this world, then use a quantum collider to explore other worlds stored within the "Path of Civilization".

Really, he just wanted to take a look, not plan any big moves, mainly collecting their transcendent systems to see if they had any utility.

"It's nothing; with the infrastructure capability of Heart Demon Dao Soldiers, even if you slip and bring disaster every day, we can rebuild in ten minutes." Qing Feng had full confidence in this.

"You're saying it so well; I'm even a bit tempted." Gu Shanhai couldn't help but laugh; it seemed like someone was there to back him up, so he had no fears.

After a round of communication, Gu Shanhai figured he had nothing much going on, so going to Shengjing was fine, making things more convenient for him.

As for Wuzhuang Temple at Longevity Mountain, it could be left there; there wasn't much inside it anyway, just a desolate temple, easily rebuilt anywhere, merely a name.

Gu Shanhai wasn't particularly eccentric; he originally came here to avoid trouble. Now that Qing Feng and Ming Yue could withstand these troubles, Gu Shanhai was naturally inclined to return to comfort.

The three returned to Shengjing, where Ming Yue immediately arranged everything for Gu Shanhai.

Then Gu Shanhai began researching the "Path of Civilization".

For the past thirty years, he had been focused on devouring worlds and hadn't paid much attention, instead continually suppressing them.

According to his idea, he would turn it into a seed of civilization, then induce it to grow into civilization within his body.

Then, in conjunction with the Nine States Instrument, it would form a breakthrough realm, namely the Peeping Realm.

What he peeped into was the way of civilization.

This civilization would enhance the Four Saints Beasts System, the Nine States Instrument series talents, and other various new types of computers. He called them civilization computers, possessing abilities for destiny, stabilizing fate, development, assistance, and various complex functions, further enhancing Gu Shanhai's power.

This was because the abilities of destiny, the Four Saints Beasts System, etc., were somewhat unable to keep up with Gu Shanhai anymore.

He had become stronger too quickly, making cultivating these abilities somewhat unable to keep pace, especially with the Four Saints Beasts System, which was essentially a companion spiritual creature. Even if Gu Shanhai fed these four companion spiritual creatures heavenly treasures continuously, their growth couldn't keep up, and they'd eventually have to step back.

So, his idea was to further integrate all levels of the "Green Emperor Longevity Scripture" and the Magic Domain.

The idea was relatively simple, directly fusing them into one.

If he succeeded, then he would be at the first level of Qi Refinement; the thought alone was amusing.

"One hundred years; a hundred years should be enough to fuse these into one."

"Therefore, I must first turn the 'Path of Civilization' into a civilization seed."

"Then, I still have to make the seed take root and sprout..."

"Darn it, a hundred years might not be enough."

Initially, Gu Shanhai had some spirit, but upon considering the time, a hundred years seemed only sufficient to make the civilization seed; letting it take root, sprout, blossom, and bear fruit wasn't that easy.

The essence of the "Path of Civilization" is a World Core, namely the core of a world, yet due to its own mutation, it became like a protagonist of mutated types, integrating the essence of multiple worlds, a culmination of many civilizations' achievements. If not for the world's inherent limitations, the "Path of Civilization" would now be the will of the Heavenly Dao.

If Gu Shanhai truly wanted to complete it, it would be much harder than devouring a world; devouring worlds just required starting to eat, whereas researching this was meticulous work.

"So, let's take it slowly; there's no hurry." Gu Shanhai wasn't overly impatient. Now that he had become a world, he no longer worried about lifespan, as long as he didn't delve too much into the void outside the world; given his strength, trying to die would be challenging.

What he was doing might seem like burying his head in the sand like an ostrich, but for Gu Shanhai, it was about safely becoming stronger. Why pursue matters that don't significantly enhance his strength and are life-threatening? That didn't fit logic at all.

"Just right, let's experiment with the Da Xuan Dynasty first. Civilization needs direct observation in reality."

Gu Shanhai knew that to create civilization seeds, he had to deeply understand the essence of civilization, not just rigidly focus on the "Path of Civilization"; some things had to be seen personally to be truly understood.

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"Three hundred years have passed in a blink; it feels like yesterday when I first met Master," Ming Yue commented sitting in the Imperial Study Room.

Qing Feng was browsing through the memorials when he heard Ming Yue say this and couldn't help but smile, "Indeed, who would have thought we'd have the status we do now, all because of stealing two buns back then. If you told anyone, no one would believe it."

"Hahaha, indeed." Ming Yue remembered Qing Feng stubbornly insisting he had to take the blame back then and laughed; they were truly naive then.

"I wonder how Master is faring in his travels through other worlds and when he plans to return." Ming Yue lamented a bit.

"With Master's strength, there's no need to worry; you might as well be concerned about matters at the research institute." Qing Feng said, handing a memorial to Ming Yue.

Ming Yue raised an eyebrow, took a look, and couldn't help but smile.

"The quantum collider has finally been successfully researched by the institute; these people really are..." Ming Yue said this, yet was inwardly quite pleased.

Over three hundred years, technology and cultivators advanced hand in hand, transforming the entire Da Xuan Dynasty, maximizing overall national strength development, realizing the world's entire potential into strength.

"So, we can completely conquer one world after another; no matter where Master goes, it'll be Da Xuan's territory!" Qing Feng took out world coordinates once left by Gu Shanhai, indicating it was time to move after all the years.

"You, truly..." Ming Yue shook his head, then signed his name and stamped the seal on a decree.

At this moment, the Da Xuan Dynasty entered full-scale preparation, initiating a world colonization plan.