Monster Chronicles: My Daoist Skill Comes from Mythology

"Take it one step at a time. I'll go back and calculate with Bai Mei to find out where the relic is. Then, we'll have the Heavenly Master lead us to intercept it."

Zhengxin said.

The current battle strength of the Heaven and Earth Xuanmen Alliance is not weak and is likely the strongest among the Human Clan.

Qingchen may be a veteran Harmonization Expert, but he lacks significant battle achievements in external wars. His power might be inferior to Chiyou, and his record cannot compare to Song Lin's.

"There's an amusing matter."

"What matter?"

"Qingchen sent people over asking us to cooperate in resisting demons."

Shi Yinhua chuckled.

"Let him go to hell."

Everyone burst into laughter.

The present Heaven and Earth Xuanmen Alliance is no longer the ragtag group it was in the past.

With Chiyou in Harmonization above and numerous disciples practicing the Cloud Seal System below,

Shi Yinhua, Wang Ziyue, Luu Yunsheng, Guu Yan, and Wu Chen have all entered the Transcendence Tribulation Stage.

Apart from a relatively small territory, everything else places them among the top-tier powers.

"If everyone has nothing further to discuss, please depart. This poor Taoist still has matters to attend to."

Shi Yinhua dismissed the gathering, taking a few attendants with him as he left Xuanyu City.

Yunzhou City.

This place has been demolished again to accommodate a larger population.

Back then, four hundred million people were relocated to the two-million-square-kilometer region centered on Yunzhou to fight demons. Some cities abruptly housed ten times their normal population, leading to extreme overcrowding.

After some discussions, everyone decided to expand instead.

Of course, the relatively small territory was also intentional.

This world is simply too vast.

The territory of the Heaven and Earth Xuanmen Alliance ranks mid-to-low among the Seven Alliance, yet it still spans over 1.1 million square kilometers.

The entire Wu Country likely exceeds 10 million square kilometers. The Human Clan is scattered like grains of sand across boundless lands.

Some areas have been under demon rule for years without anyone noticing.

The Alliance's plan is to build a system centered around major cities.

The group strolled through the streets.

Nearby, clinking and clanging work sounds could be heard.

The incoming residents were not idle but instead were made to contribute.

"Old Wang, we're out of cement!"

"On my way!"

A short, stout, dark-skinned man walked onto an open field, instructing others to mix water and sand. He then mysteriously opened a fingernail-sized paper packet and poured a heap of powder into the mixture.

Workers continuously stirred until the sand turned into a grayish-black mud-like substance.

With cement ready, construction workers continued building.

The buildings in Yunzhou City were no longer made of wood or crude ash mud structures like before.

They were now replaced by strong buildings that could reach up to six stories high.

Looking around, construction sites were everywhere, either building houses or digging water pathways.

"Is this cement formula from the Alchemy Department?" Shi Yinhua asked.

"Exactly. The results are surprisingly effective."

The group exited the city gates, where workers were using cement to build roads.

A massive iron-armored rhino handled the task of flattening the road.

Unknowingly, the group wandered to a ranch. Through towering fences, they could faintly see tall dragon-scaled horses, dragon-blood horses, mountain oxen, iron oxen, and more.

"These creatures are artificially bred demon beasts with low costs. Even ordinary merchants and coachmen can use them, significantly improving transportation efficiency,"

explained the Immortal Envoy.

"Also, Taoist friends from the Alchemy Hall and Puppet Hall have developed new Earth Fire Puppets. These puppets absorb the fire qi of earth veins stretching a hundred zhang and can operate continuously for three months to perform round-the-clock tasks such as mining and steelmaking."

"How strong are these puppets?" Shi Yinhua asked curiously.

"Not strong at all. A regular adult could probably dismantle them. They're purely for labor purposes."

"In addition to this, Mountain Demon Taoists have identified high-yield crops, including wheat, millet, and rice. The Earth Deities have promised us stable weather."

The Immortal Envoy listed various measures improving livelihoods.

"Haha, marvelous! This must be what the Heavenly Master refers to as 'enhancing productivity,' how brilliant!"

Shi Yinhua couldn't help but exclaim.

The Donghua Taoist Sect's withdrawal from secular affairs didn't mean completely abandoning them,

as that would have been catastrophic. Just Yunzhou with its millions of residents would've turned into hell.

Other Taoist Sects could have done similar things, but they either hadn't thought of it or hoarded their advancements as a means of amassing wealth, depriving ordinary people of any benefits.

The Donghua Taoist Sect, however, was different, always pondering how to simplify innovations to make them accessible for mortals to use and even create themselves.

"We succeeded."

Shi Yinhua could already envision the future.

He recalled a line from the Donghua Heavenly Master: "We are leaving, but we won't leave for nothing."

In the times to come, secular dynasties' control should improve significantly compared to before.

With horses capable of traveling thousands of miles in a day, combined with relay station systems, urgent war reports from remote frontiers might reach within a single day.

Not to mention the even faster demon pigeons and the rapid intelligence from the Yin Bureau.

It was foreseeable that not only would their contributions to the war against the Demon Clan be substantial, but their societal advancements would also yield incredible accomplishments.

With these thoughts, Shi Yinhua felt reinvigorated, immersing himself once more in these endeavors.

The future of mortals would rise upon this land.

The Eight Sceneries World.

This nation of 30 million was undergoing its own transformation.

Though it spanned only a few hundred thousand square kilometers, with Wu Chen's strength and the Mother Tree of All Things, the speed of the world's expansion was accelerating.

Beneath the Mother Tree of All Things sat a twelve-year-old girl, meditating in a curled-up position.

Suddenly, her eyes opened, her pupils glimmering like emeralds, luminous and serene.

Wu Chen's cultivation had ascended to Transcendence Tribulation Stage, and it wasn't over yet.