Small World, Heavenly Fire Meteor Heaven-Subduing Mulberry, and the Bronze Human Race's Foundations
At the very center of the world, a mulberry tree stands tall, its height reaching to the heavens and its breadth immeasurable.
Even from a distance, Wang could sense the surging profound mysteries of the laws related to fire and wood.
He blurted it out without thinking.
"This spirit tree is somewhat similar to the [Fumu] technique used by that True King Qingshan; it should be extremely close to the High Tier."
Shennong Yinmu, upon hearing this, felt somewhat envious and continued to introduce himself.
"Perfected Heavenly River has actually seen True King Qingshang's [Fumu], which is said to have been crafted from a branch of a High Tier spiritual tree he obtained during his travels in the deep space. The mulberry tree you see now is its second generation."
"This mulberry tree is called the ' Heavenly Fire Meteor Heaven-Subduing Mulberry,' named for its fruit, the mulberries, which stretch across the sky like Heavenly Fire meteor."
"It has been growing for over 10,000 years and is now about to condense its third mage's profound meaning. It is indeed not far from breaking through to the High Tier, but the time required is not something we can see. Spirit trees usually cultivate slowly and have long lifespans, several times or even dozens of times longer than our lifespans at the same level."
Hearing her say this, Wang An secretly sighed, marveling at the profound cultural heritage of High Tier civilizations.
More than a decade has passed since the establishment of his Heavenly River Dao Field, and in all these years he has only cultivated eight kinds of Initial Tier- level 3 spirit trees and spirit plants, but none of them have the potential to break through to the Middle Tier.
Perhaps, with prolonged cultivation and nourishment, some will be able to break through their racial limitations and evolve to a higher level once again, but that will be at least 100 years from now.
Of course, this is fast enough for some races.
Within the Heavenly River Dao Lineage alone, there are currently three of his own true disciples, four of his grand-disciples, their disciples, and one elder in charge of the lineage, totaling 12 Initial Transcendent Stage Heavenly Talisman Dao Foundation Cultivator.
After Wang An established the Five Elements Dao Foundation and passed down the [Heavenly River Five Elements Xuanzhen Qi Refining], he no longer needed to start cultivating from the Water Phase as he had done before. Only his disciple Tianxin, who was at the second level of the Middle Tier of the Great Dao, and two others who had built their Dao Foundation with [Willow Wood] and [Level Ground Wood], possessed minor Divine Ability of the Wood element.
With the help of these minor Divine Ability, it is possible to cultivate such a wide variety of spiritual plants so quickly.
This is also the advantage of his system; as long as it is properly combined with one's own Dao Foundation, plus so many minor Divine Ability, there are basically very few flaws.
The two then Lufei from the teleportation array, but instead of approaching the [Heavenly Fire Meteor Heaven-Subduing Mulberry], they headed away to a large island in the east, near the ocean.
Lufei along, we found this small world to be extremely rich in energy, but there weren't many cultivators who could fly or burrow underground. Instead, there were numerous mortal cities and dynasties. We encountered quite a few of them on our way from the central teleportation station to the East Sea.
"It's very orderly here; there's almost no fighting."
In Wang An's previous understanding, the borders of most dynasties were relatively tense, let alone this place, which, according to his Yin Spirit scan, was still in the feudal dynasty stage.
The dynasty's high-ranking officials did not have any Middle Tier powerhouses; they were all at the Beginner Transcendent Stage. Furthermore, their cultivation methods were quite different from those of the outside academies that studied substantial spiritual plants, spiritual beasts, and bronze. Instead, they focused on the regulations of civilized laws and etiquette.
Where there is a dynasty, there is naturally an emperor. Officials, royal nobles, and common people all follow different rules and regulations to govern their different statuses. Different classes correspond to different standards, which everyone must abide by.
Shennong Yinmu's voice came at that moment.
"My Bronze Human Race's Civilization Ritual Artifact [Supreme Beginning Yu Heaven Azure Spirit Ding], upon reaching its High Tier, Bearing the law of [Ritual], the power of law that pursues order and governs civilized races. Those who abide by this law live in peace and prosperity, while those who do not will be subject to numerous punishments."
"The humans and dynasties within the small world of Supreme Beginning Yu Heaven have all chosen a single branch of law to evolve and expound. Some of the meritorious individuals from the outside world will apply to enter, as this process of expounding the Dao is beneficial for comprehending the relevant branch of the [Rites] law, making it easier to break through to the Middle Tier."
Now that you put it that way, Wang An understands a little better.
This place is where the teachings are expounded, and where talents are cultivated under these laws. If this is promoted over many years, the laws governing Civilization Ritual Artifact will continue to grow stronger.
That True King Qingshang must have been High Tier being cultivated from this place.
However, upon closer reflection, I did have some doubts, so I asked her about it.
"Yinwood Yinmu, why haven't I seen Middle Tier experts from your [Ritual] branch of the Law of Cultivation outside?"
Shennong Yinmu understood this and explained.
"Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but research-oriented cultivators are actually a minority in my Bronze Academy. The academy's planetary system is merely an academic research center."
"Beyond this, our Bronze Human Race also possesses 12 major civilization planetary systems and hundreds of secondary planetary systems. These are the gathering places of many powerful individuals who embody the profound mysteries of various branches of the Laws of Etiquette. They may have evolved various civilizations and political systems that have appeared in the Milky Way, or promoted different styles and functions of etiquette, or customs, myths, legends, and events related to human society, and so on."
"So that's where the essence of the entire civilization lies. I wonder if I'll have the chance to go and witness it."
Shennong Yinmu thought about it seriously and said somewhat apologetically.
"It seems I'll have to disappoint Fellow Daoist Heavenly River. Because that place involves important projects and powerful figures of my Bronze Human Race, it's generally not open to the public. Only those with an invitation can visit within a limited time. My Bronze Academy undertakes part of the responsibility of civilizational diplomacy; other civilizations usually come here first when they visit."
Wang An also understood to some extent.
"No wonder I only heard that the Bronze Human Race had hundreds of habitable planetary systems before, and there wasn't much information about them except for some detailed information from the Bronze Academy. I see."
Before long, the two arrived at an island that was tens of thousands of square kilometers in size, which was insignificant compared to the entire small world's length of nearly 300,000 kilometers.
The two landed in a large bronze hall in the center, which was inscribed with the words "[Space Technology Research Center]".
Shennong Yinmu said upon entering the main hall
"This place is a research institution belonging to our Bronze Academy, and different projects are being carried out on similar islands in this East Sea. Fellow Daoist, you can initiate your projects here, and the corresponding resources and research facilities can also be obtained here. I also have my own research projects to complete, so I won't stay any longer."
After giving her some instructions, she left, seemingly heading to another island.
After watching him leave, Wang An continued with his business.