But a train like this could not only travel ten thousand li a day but also carry thousands of people, or even hundreds of millions of jin in cargo.
That alone made it immeasurably precious.
"It is a treasure, no doubt, but only the current Dayu Immortal Dynasty can use it. Without the Celestial Master overseeing things, even with such a treasure, what common person would dare to ride it?"
"That’s right!"
"If not for the Celestial Master pushing new laws, reforming the legal system, establishing order, and transforming many Daoists into Mountain Gods and Land Gods who can deter Fierce Beasts, Demon Ghosts, and Demons..."
"Otherwise, even if this train could run, it would have been destroyed by those fiends long ago!"
"You all marvel at the miraculous nature of this train, but I worry. With a train like this, how are we traveling merchants and caravan guards supposed to make a living?"
As they gazed at the train, some marveled, some were overjoyed, and some sang the praises of the dynasty’s Celestial Master.
Yet others were filled with deep worry.
With the implementation of the new laws, the wilderness gradually became peaceful and safe.
And the business of a traveling merchant was already difficult to begin with.
If this train was truly rolled out across the land, with a station in every city, people like them would likely find it impossible to do business anymore.
But no matter what they thought, it had no effect on the ferocious train barrelling toward them.
The train was like a dragon-snake, made up of dozens of cars, each one ten zhang long.
Shadowy figures moved about inside.
’Teacher, I’ve returned...’
In one of the carriages, Cui Yanliang sat by the window, holding a teacup, his gaze looking out toward the distant Da Yu Capital City.
He had spent five years implementing the new laws. In the three years that followed, he toured many State Mansions, commanderies, and counties, reorganizing the order of heaven and earth.
In total, it took him eight years to walk this long road.
He deserved some of the credit for the safe construction of this very railway.
At this moment, an indescribable sense of peace and tranquility rippled through his heart.
For him, this long road of establishing laws was a great baptism that far surpassed any fortuitous encounter.
Over these eight years, he had truly undergone a metamorphosis.
He was no longer the old village Daoist from before, nor was he the timid-as-a-mouse Cui Yanliang who trod every step as if on thin ice.
The changes in Da Yu were earth-shattering, but his own transformation surpassed even the changes of the world.
"Da Yu..."
The carriage was very large, and inside were the many attendants who had followed Cui Yanliang on his eight-year journey of legislation.
Jin Yunfeng, Huang Batian, and the others looked at the greatly changed appearance of the Da Yu Capital City, their hearts filled with emotion.
Wang E and Chen Shaoyou, on the other hand, did not feel much emotion, but seeing eight years of hard work come to an end, they also felt a sense of relief.
Their Physiques and spirits far surpassed ordinary people, but the feeling of constantly being on the road day and night, either traveling or preparing to travel, was truly unpleasant.
And before there was a train like this, they would have been even more tired.
FLIP! FLIP!
Chen Shaoyou was holding a book, slowly flipping through it, his eyes flashing as he thought to himself:
’So many commentaries, and so many different versions. No wonder the true Boxing Scripture Beginning Chapter can’t be found in the future.’
No one knew just how many commentaries and versions of the Boxing Scripture Beginning Chapter there were.
In the past three years, Chen Shaoyou’s collection alone had amassed more than seven or eight thousand of the more complete ones.
Each book pondered over the text word by word, sentence by sentence, analyzing its profound meaning.
It was unknown how many versions had been derived from it.
And the cultivation threshold for these versions was much lower than the original Boxing Scripture Beginning Chapter.
No wonder the original was long gone by later generations.
EXHALE!
INHALE!
Wang E sat cross-legged in the carriage, meditating with his eyes closed.
With each breath, his powerful Physique rose and fell uncontrollably.
And the irrepressible, tyrannical aura made Chen Shaoyou, who glanced over inadvertently, shiver involuntarily.
Chen Shaoyou held this Eldest Brother of his in the utmost awe and reverence.
His natural talent, comprehension, Physique...
...were all terrifying to a degree Chen Shaoyou had never witnessed before.
Calculating their ages, he and Wang E were not that far apart.
But the gap in their Cultivation was immense.
Chen Shaoyou prided himself on having lived two lives and being aided by many Secret Techniques from a later era, but he was still nowhere near a match for Wang E.
To say nothing of his Physique, which was comparable to a Feathered Golden Body, his talent in the two paths of lightning and fire was simply world-shaking!
In the past three years, he had personally witnessed how this Eldest Brother, who had nothing but a powerful Physique and not a shred of foundation in Daoist Skills, had commanded lightning and fire to blast the many Demon Ghosts within a great mountain to dust.
In comparison, thinking of himself, who had just reached the Dao Palace Realm, he couldn’t help but shed a bitter tear.
WOO WOO~
The sound of the steam whistle once again tore through the sky.
Amidst the whistling of hot air, the train slowly came to a stop. The sealed doors of each carriage opened automatically.
The many passengers filed out in an orderly stream.
Cui Yanliang and his group also slowly stepped out of the carriage.
"The changes are too great."
Looking at the Da Yu Capital City in the distance, Huang Batian muttered to himself.
Eight years was not a short time, and Da Yu had changed immensely.
And as its center, the Da Yu Capital City had naturally changed even more.
After several expansions by Cultivation Experts, the Da Yu Capital City was many times larger than before.
What was once wasteland had now been built into flat, official roads. Traffic flowed like an endless stream and crowds of people moved like falling rain, yet it did not seem crowded.
Among them, a few groups of people immediately walked over with beaming smiles upon seeing them.
"Let’s go."
Cui Yanliang’s gaze was indifferent, as if he had sensed something.
Jin Yunfeng nodded slightly and looked at Huang Batian:
"You can handle the reception."
"Yes!"
Huang Batian gave a wry smile but could only nod in agreement.
Then, he led the others toward the large group that had come to welcome them.
They didn’t like dealing with this kind of crowd either. With this time, they would have rather found a tavern and drunk themselves into a stupor.
But a task was a task, and there was no way around it.
WHOOSH!
Cui Yanliang flicked his sleeve and took a step forward.
Chen Shaoyou, Wang E, and the others only felt their vision blur as the surrounding scenery flashed past in an instant.
When they opened their eyes again, they had arrived before a high platform.
This high platform was a dark, earthy yellow, like soil that had been baked under the scorching sun for many years.
It was extremely tall—so tall that no other structure in the entire Da Yu Capital City could compare to it.
A glance upward revealed densely packed Dao Talismans and lines covering its surface.
Sensing it briefly, a feeling of heaviness, as profound as the earth itself, rose in their hearts.
They felt that the weight of this high platform was simply incredible.
"The God-Sealing Platform..."
Cui Yanliang’s expression flickered, and he started walking up the high platform.
He ascended on foot, so naturally, the few people behind him did not dare to fly up. They obediently walked up the high platform as well.
This God-Sealing Platform was both tall and massive. The spiraling steps seemed to stretch for thousands of zhang.
More than half of it was shrouded in clouds and mist, making it look just like an Immortal Realm.
’Ancestor Master Su...’
Wang E muttered to himself, feeling a great deal of fear toward this ancestor master whom he had only met once.
To this day, he still remembered the encounter in the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
WHOOSH!
The group moved extremely fast and soon reached the top of the platform.
At the top, their vision suddenly opened up.
And in their eyes,
the firmament was like a thatched roof, the rosy clouds were like colorful ribbons fluttering in all directions, and the wind blew like water, sending ripples spreading out...
A young man in white robes sat cross-legged on the high platform, his back to them.
A single glance at him instantly evoked a sense of vastness and heroic grandeur.
"Teacher..."
Cui Yanliang took a deep breath, slowly knelt in a deep bow, his long sleeves touching the ground.
He spoke in a clear, loud voice:
"The new laws are established. Your disciple has come to report on his mission!"