All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

"The Cleansing Pool!"

Inside Zhou Hai's courtyard in the Daozang Palace, he first took out a large pool. It contained various rare and precious elements of heaven and earth.

Such as the Qi of Starry Sky Gold, the Qi of Profound Gold, the Qi of Venus Gold, the Qi of Spacetime Gold, the Qi of Geng Gold, the Qi of Blazing Flame Gold... and so on!

All the rare and precious elements used to forge divine weapons are now mixed in this small pool. What appears to be a pool of water is actually a collection of these rare and precious elements condensed through various formations.

It contains invisible laws; any divine weapon that falls into it will instantly be cleansed of its impurities, its divine power enhanced, and its strength increased by three times.

"Good heavens, this is no less than reforging a divine weapon, taking it to the next level!"

"It's a pity that the current Cleansing Pool is only in its initial stage, and it's only useful for magical weapons below the Saint Weapon level!"

"Even so, if used properly, it would be an immense asset!"

After learning about the extraordinary nature of the Cleansing Pool, even Zhou Hai couldn't help but sigh in amazement.

Then he casually pulled out a divine weapon and threw it into the small pool.

In an instant, the water in the Cleansing Pool surged, and various rare and precious energies collided back and forth. Furthermore, array patterns were forged out of thin air, easily removing the impurities from the divine weapon.

When the divine weapon burst out of the pool, all its impurities had disappeared, as if it had undergone a thousand forgings, and even its size had shrunk by more than three times.

This is a sword.

It was originally a broadsword, 1.5 meters long and two palms wide, but now it is less than three feet long and two fingers wide.

Although it appears to have become smaller in size, its power has not diminished at all; on the contrary, it has become many times stronger.

The sharpness of the sword, and the wisp of Daoist charm it contained, were all derived from the various rare and precious energies and array rules within the pool.

This allowed the small divine weapon to reach its ultimate potential, even becoming comparable to a Dao weapon.

"Tsk tsk tsk... That's really impressive!"

"You promised an increase of three times in power, but this is many times more powerful already!"

"The Cleansing Pool is really low-key, just like me!"

Reaching out and grasping the divine sword in his hand, Zhou Hai couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

What was originally an ordinary divine weapon has been transformed by this experience. Zhou Hai has reason to believe that if it were given to a promising cultivator to cultivate alongside, the birth of a weapon spirit would be only a matter of time.

It should be noted that in the Northern Wilderness since ancient times, only sacred artifacts have been able to give birth to artifact spirits. Below the level of sacred artifacts, there are very few records of treasure artifacts giving birth to artifact spirits.

This shows just how extraordinary this divine weapon is right now.

"A medicinal herb garden!"

"Ten sacred herbs, a thousand miraculous herbs, and over thirty thousand rare herbs!"

"Holy crap, is this really the initial stage of a medicine garden?"

"If it gets another star level, what will happen?"

Even Zhou Hai, who was used to seeing good things, was somewhat stunned at this moment.

As his knowledge and understanding grew, he learned more and more about the cultivation world and its resources. He was no longer as clueless as before, and no longer squandered everything recklessly.

He knew very well what this medicinal garden meant.

Even if you traveled all over the Northern Wilderness and all the holy lands combined, they still couldn't compare to this medicine garden.

It's a sacred medicine! Looking across all the holy lands of the Northern Wilderness, who could possibly produce even a single plant? They could probably count them on one hand.

This is a powerful medicine with unparalleled effects even on saints; a single plant can bring a saint back from the dead. A single drop of dew from it can add ten years to the lifespan of an ordinary person.

Some powerful elixirs even have such strong self-generated rules that consuming just one can instantly make someone a saint, which is simply outrageously powerful.

If it weren't for the existence of drug resistance, a single miraculous herb could potentially change the fate of many people, and even make it possible for people to achieve immortality.

Such a treasure is rarely seen even by sages, yet there are ten of them in this medicinal garden. If word got out, it would surely shock everyone.

Secondly, there are elixirs.

Spiritual herbs, also known as the spirits of heaven and earth, are born with the energy of heaven and earth and have unimaginable benefits for cultivators in the Enlightenment Realm and Purple Mansion Realm.

The Daoist principles within can not only help those at this level heal their wounds, but also aid in their comprehension. Some spiritual herbs can even help beings at this level advance further, directly raising their cultivation level.

For cultivators from the Enlightenment Realm to the Purple Mansion Realm, the effects of spiritual herbs are comparable to those of sacred medicines for saints. As for sacred medicines, those are things they yearn for their entire lives but can never attain.

Next is the miraculous medicine.

These rare medicines are derived from various exotic flowers and fruits found in the world. Although they lack the rules of sacred medicines and the Daoist essence of spiritual medicines, their medicinal properties are immense, far beyond what ordinary people can withstand. Even cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages find them difficult to bear. Only those who have reached the Innate stage can safely consume them.

Its effects include not only replenishing the body's essence and expanding its potential, but also possessing immense medicinal power that helps people quickly consolidate their cultivation and even enhance it.

However, this effect is negligible for cultivators at the Enlightenment Realm and above. What cultivators at the Enlightenment Realm and above need most is the comprehension of Dao principles, so the effects of miraculous medicines are far less significant.

Even so, the price of over 30,000 yuan for this miraculous medicine is enough to make anyone's jaw drop.

This is too much.

But the power of the herb garden goes far beyond that. In addition to sacred medicines, spiritual medicines, and rare medicines, the soil in the herb garden is so rich and spiritually abundant, and the medicinal aura of various great herbs permeates the air, that even a random weed contains unimaginable medicinal properties and can be considered a great medicine in the mortal world.

The medicinal properties of these weeds are no less than those of Ganoderma lucidum or century-old ginseng for ordinary people, and may even be greater.

If used to lay the foundation for beginners in cultivation, it would be absolutely perfect. It can enhance a person's potential several times over.

It's like a seven-year-old child who, upon reaching the first level of Qi Refining, can lift a hundred pounds. But by consuming enough of this powerful elixir, one can unleash their full potential, achieving effects three to ten times greater.

Legend has it that there are some exceptionally talented individuals who, in their youth, were no less powerful than the emperors of past dynasties. Those who reach the pinnacle of Qi Refining can lift nearly a million jin (approximately 500 catties), a feat achieved through the use of various potent elixirs.

These drugs have an extremely strong effect on altering bodily functions.

Of course, it's impossible to achieve this with ordinary medicines. The weeds in the herb garden are equivalent to ordinary medicines, and they are far from being able to do this, but they are still very impressive.

Zhou Hai was confident that, with this medicinal garden, he could easily cultivate a new generation of pillars for the academy's lineage.

It's important to understand that this wasn't a finished elixir directly provided to him by the system.

Although the system once gave him a lot of things, more than he could ever use up, he's now almost used them all up due to constantly taking on apprentices and other expenses.

The concentration of such good things in one or two people is an unimaginable blessing. But if it were distributed equally among an entire lineage, it would be like a drop in the ocean.

The herb garden is different. With so many precious herbs, and the system having previously rewarded Zhou Hai with a Heavenly-Rank Alchemist skill, he is fully capable of refining a continuous stream of pills. Making a lineage rapidly powerful is too easy.

Then, Zhou Hai took out a small tower.

The tower has nine levels, each containing a trial realm, corresponding to the nine major realms: Qi Refining Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm, Innate Realm, Life-Seizing Realm, Divine Power Realm, Enlightenment Realm, Unity Realm, Dao Palace Realm, and Purple Mansion Realm.

Once you enter it, you can obtain different benefits at different levels.

For example, the Qi Refining Realm helps with Qi refining and body tempering, enhancing one's own strength. The Foundation Establishment Realm helps strengthen one's foundation, and so on.

Upon reaching the Divine Power Realm, one can even assist others in developing their own divine powers, further comprehending the Dao, and entering the Enlightenment Realm.

Beyond the Enlightenment Realm, there are boundless Daoist principles that allow one to comprehend, gradually evolve one's own Daoist principles, evolve laws, and generate order.

In addition, tower spirits are born in each layer of the remnant world, fighting with people and constantly improving their combat abilities.

Moreover, various resources will emerge from this process, including those for crafting weapons, talismans, and elixirs.

It can be said that this tower is not only related to the cultivation advancement of a lineage, but also contains endless resources waiting to be developed. It is simply an unparalleled treasure that any lineage would dream of.

Unfortunately, this is only the initial stage, and the level suitable for a sage's cultivation has not yet been reached. To unlock more tower sections, one can only wait for the lineage level to advance.

Finally, there is the Enlightenment Ladder, which currently also has nine sections, but each section has nine steps, corresponding to the nine major realms, as well as minor realms within those major realms.

The highest level corresponds to the Purple Mansion Realm. The nine-tiered staircase corresponds to the realms from the first to the ninth level of the Purple Mansion Realm.

Once you ascend the Heavenly Ladder, you can find the flaws in your corresponding realm, gain enlightenment to make up for them, and thus reach your peak.

The more one tries to make up for, the more it proves that a person has too many flaws or that a person has gained too many benefits.

For example, those with the potential to become supreme emperors can perfectly correct their flaws and achieve enlightenment on each step of the enlightenment ladder. As for others, even with the help of the enlightenment ladder, they can hardly find all the flaws in their own realm, let alone correct them all.

The Ladder of Enlightenment is a cheat code, a modifier, that most people wouldn't even dare to dream of. But how much benefit one can actually gain depends on their own potential and luck.

"Good stuff, all good stuff!"

"With these things, creating the prototype of an unparalleled lineage within ten years would be incredibly easy!"

"It's not impossible that the lineage could even advance to the second-star level within a hundred years."

After learning about all the good things the system had given him, Zhou Hai couldn't help but mutter to himself.

If others heard this, they would be absolutely stunned.

A two-star lineage usually represents hundreds of thousands of years of accumulation for others. Yet he wants to achieve it within a hundred years, which is something he wouldn't even dare to dream of.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Hai couldn't help but frown.

"No, no, a hundred years is too long, I can't afford to wait that long!"

"A century has passed, are my heartless father and speechless mother still alive? I need to become strong as soon as possible!"

Zhou Hai muttered to himself, clearly dissatisfied with the result.

Obviously, if anyone heard this request, they would slap him across the face. But this was Zhou Hai's honest thought.

"It seems that if I want to gain more benefits, my goal cannot be limited to the cultivation of the lineage. My disciples and myself are also of paramount importance!"

"Fortunately, the upgrade of a lineage does not necessarily depend solely on the lineage itself. If I can break through to the Saint King realm as soon as possible, I can also upgrade, which will bring endless benefits!"

With a soft whisper, Zhou Hai had more thoughts in his mind.

Without further hesitation, he activated all the sacred artifacts of the Construct Academy.

These sacred artifacts include 108 sacred artifacts, 13 sacred king artifacts, and three great sacred artifacts.

Once all the artifact spirits were awakened, Zhou Hai raised his hand and collected ten Saint King artifacts and two Great Saint artifacts.

Subsequently, the academy was expanded with 108 sacred artifacts, three sacred king artifacts, and one great sacred artifact.

In an instant, the mountain gate where the academy was located expanded continuously, revealing towering sacred mountains reaching into the clouds, secluded valleys with deep forests and lush vegetation. A great river flowed through it, and waterfalls cascaded down like the Milky Way from the heavens. There was also an endless abyss, and the Great Dao spread out.

The original academy's main gate covered an area of ​​three hundred li, but there weren't many buildings. All the buildings were meant to accommodate one hundred thousand disciples, making it extremely crowded.

In the blink of an eye, the mountain gate expanded to thousands of miles, and buildings sprang up everywhere.

The Daowen Palace was rebuilt and appeared on the summit of the central giant mountain.

That was transformed from the Great Sacred Artifact, Tianzhu Mountain. Placed in the center, it not only suppressed the Daoist tradition and its fortune, but also demonstrated the supreme authority of the Daoist Palace over the academy.

Furthermore, the Daozang Palace was located in a vast and secluded valley. Surrounded by green mountains and clear waters, with birds singing and flowers blooming, the scenery was pleasant, serene, and elegant, forming a stark contrast to the grandeur of the Daowen Palace.

Even so, with its vast valleys and countless buildings, it would not be a problem to accommodate a million disciples browsing through books at the same time.

In addition, the Array Palace, Pill Palace, Academy Palace, Sword Palace, and others were also given appropriate arrangements. The size of its territory was simply beyond human imagination.

Each palace is more than enough to accommodate a million people cultivating at the same time.

Finally, there is the placement of the foundational elements of various traditions.

Zhou Hai placed the resource tower in the Martial Arts Palace, where it was guarded.

Zhou Hai placed the Cleansing Pool in the Sword Palace, where it was guarded.

Zhou Hai placed the herb garden in the Pill Palace, where it was managed.

Zhou Hai placed the Enlightenment Ladder on the back mountain of the academy, where it was guarded by the academy.

As for his Daoist Palace, Zhou Hai waved his hand, and a Heavenly Dao Library stood in the center, containing all the books and jade slips of the academy. Combined with the library's vast collection, it formed an unimaginable and supreme foundation for the Daoist tradition.

Of course, Zhou Hai did not continue to use the name Heavenly Dao Library, but changed it to Daoist Palace, which contains the concept of the secret treasures of the Daoist tradition.

With this series of operations completed, it can be clearly seen that the enlightenment staircase behind the academy leads straight to the sky, giving people a feeling of supreme awe.

The resource tower guarded by the Martial Arts Palace has also been enlarged a thousand times, towering into the clouds and awe-inspiring.

The Cleansing Pool, magnified a thousand times, resembles a lake, and is extremely mysterious.

And then there's the medicinal herb garden; you can smell the fragrance of herbs from afar, making it a place that captivates the soul.

The entire base of the academy's tradition underwent tremendous changes from that point on.

And everyone outside saw this scene.

At this moment, everyone in the entire city of Dinghai, and even in the distant capital of the new Great Qian Dynasty, was watching this scene, speechless with astonishment.

"Is this... still the academy?"

People murmured to themselves as if they had witnessed a miracle.

Everyone knows that it's easy for cultivators to rebuild, but this is incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, a complex spanning tens of thousands of miles was completed. What immense power would that require?