Su Bai gazed toward the west.
Of course, he couldn’t see the God-Sealing Platform far away on the Western Continent, nor the Rebirth Buddha Venerable whose kasaya was stained with blood.
But in his perception, the God-Sealing Platform in the Xiji Land was like a lighthouse, guiding his Divine Intent.
Over the past five years, with the implementation of the new law, many Daoists had transformed into Mountain Gods, Land Gods, River Gods, and Water Gods. The Divine Dao System was already beginning to take shape.
Now, the countless mountains and rivers across the Central Continent had all become his foundation. With every fist and palm, the landscape itself was reflected.
The Central Continent had completely become his domain.
The establishment of the God-Sealing Platforms was his method for spreading his Divine Thoughts across the world.
It was also the first step in his plan to reshape heaven and earth.
At this moment, following the establishment of the God-Sealing Platform on the Western Continent, a subtle change began to stir within him.
If he were to activate the God-Sealing Platform now, his Divine Thoughts could instantly follow some unseen path and spread to the Western Continent.
But such a change in the world could easily attract Celestial Punishment!
And right now, he had no desire to test whether he could use the power of the earth to withstand the same Celestial Punishment that had defeated even Gu Tianyun.
He needed to wait for the right moment—a moment when the Celestial Punishment would be too preoccupied to notice him.
And that moment was fast approaching.
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The years passed by in the blink of an eye.
One day, two days… one year, two years…
Across the land, faces changed. The young matured, and the old passed on.
New lives were born, their first cries filling the air.
Time welcomes and sends off, forever advancing, never resting.
In an instant, another three years had gone by.
Three years. The world remained as it was, the mountains and rivers unchanged. The only things that changed were the people living within it.
Eight years was a considerable length of time for ordinary people.
After eight years of subtle influence, the implementation of the new law had been deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people.
In many cities, the Boxing Scripture Beginning Chapter had become required reading for a child’s early education.
During these eight years, countless scholars and students had written detailed commentaries on it.
The original Boxing Scripture Beginning Chapter was no more than twelve hundred characters long, but the words written in detailed commentary had already surpassed a hundred million.
A single character could hold thousands upon thousands of meanings.
Su Bai spread his teachings to the world, and so the world learned his methods and inherited his Dao.
Although Su Bai had not completely expelled the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi from the mountains and rivers, anyone who cultivated the Boxing Scripture Beginning Chapter could significantly reduce the influence of Spiritual Qi on their bodies.
Eight years later, some from the first generation to practice the Boxing Scripture Beginning Chapter had already achieved success.
The most outstanding among them had even broken through to the Void Realm.
Outside Da Yu Capital City.
At the intersection of eight official roads.
This place was originally a desolate wasteland. But as the population of Da Yu Capital City grew and the environment became increasingly noisy, many people moved out of the city and settled here.
Later, after Da Yu Capital City improved its official roads, this location, thanks to its excellent geography, became the main junction for them.
Passing merchants and Darts Masters often rested and regulated their breathing here, taking stock of their goods to ensure a quicker entry into the city.
A good location with business opportunities naturally attracted many villagers from the surrounding counties to gather here.
Over time, this gave rise to a prosperous area.
Shops, taverns, teahouses, and even inns and blacksmiths popped up, forming a bustling settlement of considerable size.
Of course, this settlement was only six or seven years old.
Before the new law was implemented, a settlement without city walls would have easily attracted attacks from Demon Ghosts in the wild.
But now, there was naturally no need to worry.
Inside the settlement, a teahouse was abuzz with voices.
Merchants from all corners of the land were engaged in lively discussions, sharing stories, talking business, and remarking on the changing times.
Among those present were Darts Masters on a job, traveling merchants, and people visiting friends and relatives—an endless stream of all sorts of people.
For a time, it was quite noisy.
WHOOM!
At a certain moment, a high-pitched, long, and unceasing sound echoed throughout the settlement.
The teahouse, the tavern, and even the many merchants and Darts Masters on the street all had their attention captured.
In the wilderness, on that straight official road, a behemoth as wide as a zhang, over three zhang tall, and hundreds of zhang long, resembling a giant python, came speeding over.
The behemoth let out a great roar, kicking up a visible airflow as it hurtled in from the far distance. Its brightly colored body glinted with a dazzling light.
“The iron carriage is here!”
Seeing this behemoth, many people were already used to it, but many others still cried out in alarm.
This vehicle was called the “iron carriage.” In a single day and night, it could carry several thousand people over ten thousand li, making it the most convenient mode of transportation in the world today.
Across the entire Dayu Immortal Dynasty, there were only a few hundred of them. On average, that was only a few dozen per province.
Legend had it that this object was forged from special Spiritual Materials, inscribed with Iron Horse Dao Talismans, and secretly aligned with the qi of the world’s mountains and rivers, making it extremely precious.
But what was even more precious were the iron tracks they sped upon.
These tracks had been under construction ever since the new law was first implemented.
They only began normal operations the year before last. Although the people in this settlement were generally worldly and knowledgeable, many of them had only heard of the iron carriage by name and had never actually seen one.
“So this is the iron carriage? A treasure that can travel ten thousand li in a day!”
A Darts Master stood up, marveling repeatedly.
The iron carriage could speed ten thousand li in a day and a night. Of course, there were many Spiritual Birds and Demon Birds that were faster, and it couldn’t compare to the flight speed of a Cultivator.