On the streets of Luocheng, all kinds of mechanical devices could be seen everywhere, carrying people and cargo, building houses, and protecting their users. There was no end to their uses. The convenience and prosperity made Meng Qi feel as if he had returned to a city on Earth.
And because the Wood Sage had forged a path of the Wood element that was entirely his own, he had fundamentally improved crops, greatly increased their yields, and enhanced their benefits to the body. With the aid of mechanical oxen and horses, harvests filled the granaries, and surpluses abounded. Material goods were in extreme excess, freeing many people of the human race to cultivate the Dao, practice martial arts, and study mechanical devices. Outer Scenery Experts were numerous and not hard to encounter. Anyone below the Grandmaster level could no longer be considered a figure capable of holding down the fort in one region; their standing was comparable to that of Orifice Opening experts in the future. Some Dharmakayas had even taken Outer Scenery Experts with them to develop the resources of the starry sea, while the Mohist Palace was studying mechanical flying ships capable of carrying people through the stars.
This was how the Myriad Manifestations Grotto-heaven described the most glorious millennium of the Middle Ages. Meng Qi had merely skimmed the account before, but now that he had set foot in this era and wandered through its bustling streets, he could see for himself that it was no exaggeration.
What a pity that after the Overlord and the Demon Buddha, civilization had utterly regressed... With the perspective of someone from the future, Meng Qi sighed. He did not head straight to the "Star Palace" in Luocheng to hear the Heart Sage lecture and debate the principles of the Dao.