Chapter 442: Chapter 25: Teleportation Array, Five Thousand Li!
A towering stone tower stood in front of everyone.
The tower, several hundred meters high, exuded a majestic aura, its mere presence imparting an endless sense of authority.
Next to the tower, there stood a stele.
Naturally, someone noticed such an obvious object and approached the stele.
[Martial Arts Tower Rankings]
Just five characters, but clear and straightforward, it was immediately clear what function the stele served.
“Are there rankings as well? Will this Martial Arts Tower really give out rewards?”
“Let’s try and see!”
The speaker was a Grandmaster who, without any hesitation, entered the Martial Arts Tower.
Indeed, he was someone who had previously received “First-Time Achievement” rewards within the Spirit World and knew that the first time might offer many benefits.
Thus, he was so proactive this time.
Seeing someone enter, the others didn’t rush and waited for the result.
After a while, the Grandmaster emerged.
At the same time, a name appeared on the stele: [Shi Jian Two Floors]
“How was it, what do you get for passing two floors?”
Everyone instantly crowded around, among them a Great Grandmaster. Although Great Grandmasters had become more common over the years, they were still among the elite, and Shi Jian did not dare to neglect.
“In the Martial Arts Tower, you need to challenge opponents. The first floor has one Grandmaster, and the second floor has three Grandmasters. At the third floor, there’s a Great Grandmaster realm opponent. I was no match, so I came out.”
“A Great Grandmaster realm opponent on the third floor?” The crowd was incredibly surprised. The Martial Arts Tower was so high it seemed endless, and from just a rough estimate, it looked to have about a hundred floors. If the third floor had Grandmasters, what kind of formidable beings could be on the higher floors?
But whatever they were, they were surely forces to be reckoned with.
“What about the rewards for the challenge?”
Hearing this question, Shi Jian burst into laughter.
“The first floor gives a Six Medicine Elixir, and the second floor offers a Grandmaster Level secret technique.”
“Six Medicine Elixir?” Even the sole Great Grandmaster present was quite envious.
A spiritual pill, generally, is made entirely from Spiritual Medicines, which are not only rare but the formulas are hard to come by.
A Six Medicine Elixir, as its name suggests, is made from six types of Spiritual Medicines. Even many poorer Great Grandmasters don’t have access to it, hence such items are mostly controlled by powerful groups as foundational assets and are not circulated outside.
But such an item was a reward for the first floor of the Martial Arts Tower.
For Grandmaster Level usage, it could significantly increase one’s cultivation, pushing one’s strength further.
Given the reward from the first floor, the secret technique from the second floor was clearly not simple either.
Suddenly, every Martial Artist’s enthusiasm was ignited.
The rankings on the stele kept changing.
A reward could only be obtained once, but for the sake of the stele’s rankings, many Martial Artists challenged again and again, not for anything else but for fame and prestige.
Meanwhile, Wang Sheng watched with satisfaction as a massive amount of spiritual power gathered, a satisfied smile on his face.
Rankings, rewards, everything was his masterpiece.
Having played plenty of games, he understood very well that although a leaderboard might seem trivial, it was an extremely clever tool that could even drive people mad, not to mention he had paired it with rewards.
“This is a win-win!”
Martial Artists gained fame and fortune, and he gained spiritual power, to the satisfaction of all.
With this, the amount of spiritual power he gained was two or three times greater than before, especially now that the login range in the Spirit World was expanded, and the amount of daily spiritual power continued to increase.
“With the range expanded to this extent, ordinary people shouldn’t be overlooked. A large city’s daily dissipation of ordinary people’s spirit is quite substantial; seems like I need to find ways to involve more ordinary people, just relying on basic Cultivation Techniques certainly isn’t enough…”
The expanded range of the Spirit World, if not utilized well, wouldn’t justify his efforts in cultivating and transforming.
The first thing he thought of was similar to a virtual network.
“It’s feasible, but not now. Now Datong is still recovering; most ordinary people can barely manage to eat, they won’t think about leisure… Taiping Sect needs to push harder…”
Without the pressure of survival, no one would be in the mood for entertainment.
Hence, the idea of involving ordinary people fully into the Spirit World was still a long road ahead.
The next development steps for the Datong United Nations were crucial.
Wang Sheng glanced at the still bustling Martial Arts Tower, squinted his eyes, and muttered, “It looks like the Teleportation Array needs to be accelerated as well!”
To be wealthier, infrastructure must come first, a notion that wasn’t only applicable in his former life.
With the Spirit World operating smoothly, Wang Sheng logged out and then began to work on remodeling the Teleportation Array.
Constructing a Teleportation Array involved spatial fundamental theory and Array knowledge.
Wang Sheng’s universe had reached Breakthrough four times. Being a knowledge-type skill, it was not subject to the effects of Breakthrough six times Inner Core Skill, and hence could not be passively enhanced, though his Breakthrough four times in spatial knowledge was temporarily sufficient. The issue was with the Array.
“Array: 8 (68%)”
An eighth-level Array was actually not low, but the Array was his own research, only foundational Array knowledge. Having foundational level eight, it was already difficult to support a higher level Teleportation Array.
“Maybe I should spend some time studying it. After a Breakthrough, there might be significant improvements…”
Thus, Wang Sheng continued cultivating while studying Array techniques.
Time swiftly passed by, and five months had gone.
“Array Technique: Breakthrough+1 (1%)”
In the past five months, the foundational knowledge of array techniques had broken through limits.
Wang Sheng had reached the pinnacle in understanding the three fundamental array techniques of trapping, killing, and protecting. As for other specialized arrays such as teleportation, he also had sufficient knowledge.
As a knowledge-based skill, breakthrough had provided Wang Sheng with more knowledge, leading to the effect of dual array techniques.
Simply put, it involved the integration and layout of two different array techniques.
The array techniques around the periphery of Qingshan Village were layered, each being distinct.
However, after the breakthrough, two array techniques could be merged; for instance, the trapping and killing arrays could be combined into one entity.
“The teleportation array can’t cover very large distances. Part of the reason is my insufficient understanding of spatial knowledge, but another significant factor is the array’s frailty against the ravages of space. A few hundred miles is already the limit… What about merging two array techniques!”
The teleportation and protection arrays fused together, with the protection array offering robust defense against external attacks.
Thus merged, they could possibly cover longer distances.
Another month passed.
Huangtian arrived at Qingshan Village as agreed.
“Master!”
“The preparations are all set; here is the Jade Scroll for setting up the teleportation array.”
Ever since the use of the spiritual virtual, many things could be executed with a Jade Scroll, including array techniques.
Although not as precisely personally set by Wang Sheng, it could save a great deal of time.
“Two Jade Scrolls make a pair; place them at the two locations you wish to connect for teleportation. The current maximum teleportation distance is 5,000 miles.”
Though 5,000 miles might seem short, it represented a linear distance and could be linked continuously.
It was incredibly astonishing, and Huangtian’s face was filled with surprise.
“Master, are there any limitations?”
“Yes, this isn’t a perfected creation, mainly because it was hastily made, so there are usage limitations. It would lose its effectiveness after being used by 200,000 people. Most crucially, it requires Spirit Cultivators to supply energy and maintenance.”
Even a creation made in a month, even by someone like Wang Sheng, couldn’t be flawless—if not for the progress bar’s assistance, even achieving this much would be impossible.
“Of course, although there are several limitations, it should be sufficient for executing the plan. For widespread use, we’ll need to wait awhile.”
Uniting all the dynasties, this kind of teleportation array would suffice for the moment for essential personnel.
Huangtian apparently understood this as well and thanked him, “Thank you for your efforts, master!”
“It’s nothing. The plan should be ready to start now? How are things within the Border Army?”
“With Tu Hong’s assistance, it’s going quite smoothly. The Taiping Sect could well be said to be the second in command of the Border Army’s leadership.”
In just over a year, achieving such a level was quite impressive.
Furthermore, with the cooperation of the various military leaders, and even some joining the Taiping Sect, unification of the dynasties could definitely commence.
“Then let’s begin. Here is a Jade Talisman that can unleash substantial power, and it should be sufficient for your use.”
Wang Sheng once again produced a Jade Talisman capable of unleashing one’s abilities, this time even stronger.
“If you encounter any resistance, show no mercy.”
“Yes, master!”
In the third year of the new calendar, the Datong United Nations dispatched a million-strong Taiping Army into various dynastic borders.
The Border Army did not disguise its intentions. Such obvious movements were naturally detected by scouts from all dynasties.
As the first dynasty had fallen, the strongest of the human race in other dynasties, all top Great Grandmasters, were naturally on alert.
The dynasty closest to Datong, the Yan Dynasty, noticed it first.
“Your Majesty, the Border Army is making moves. Please allow your servant to lead troops to suppress them!”
In fact, many military leaders disapproved of this army, which did not adhere to dynastic commands.
Had not been for the royal family’s indifference, they would have acted already.
“…” The Monarch remained silent, not speaking.
The Yan Dynasty was still ruled by the Jiang Family, who knew a lot. With the collapse of the first dynasty and the decline of the ancestor’s strength, the royal family might not be able to defeat the Border Army.
He was also pondering the objective of the Border Army, which hadn’t acted for thousands of years—why suddenly now?
Was it because of some secret knowledge?
If that was the case, things could get troublesome, yet it couldn’t be ignored.
Finally—
“Rally the troops, better to strike first!”
According to Tu Hong’s tally, there were two hundred and sixty-eight dynasties in this world, with at least half still vying for position.
Faced with the onslaught from the Border Army, they essentially had no capability to resist.
And for the complete dynasties, whether or not ruled by the Jiang Family, all organized armies for resistance.
But once the Border Army took action, their banners proclaimed them the Taiping Army of the Datong United Nations, a country they had never heard of, flying the Peace Flag.
“Datong United Nations, what country is this?”
“What is going on with the Border Army?”
Hundreds of dynasties sent out their armies in opposition, numerous powerhouses gathered, each dynasty believing it would not be easily defeated. At this time, the Spirit Cultivators of the Taiping Sect activated the Jade Talisman…