117: Chapter 117 A lavish spending spree, a century-old trump card

After 10,000 points of Divine Power entered the Grade-A Mall, the procurement interface popped up multiple confirmations.

Each High-Grade Spiritual Vein was worth hundreds of points. The core of a Purple Mansion-level Blood Energy Pool was extremely costly, and the Second-Order defensive Formation diagrams were expensive. As for the top-grade forging Materials suitable for large-scale legion equipment upgrades, any single item brought out would be enough to empty the savings of an ordinary First-Order Deity.

Wang Pingan tapped his knuckles on the table, first purchasing the High-Grade Spiritual Veins, then investing all remaining Divine Power into core resources for the legion.

Thirty-six High-Grade Spiritual Veins, two hundred Purple Mansion-level Blood Energy Pool cores, nine sets of Second-Order defensive Formation diagrams, enough nether bone mysterious armor Materials for twenty thousand main combat troops, along with high-grade auxiliary Materials needed for Alchemy, Talisman making, and casting.

The procurement list increased item by item, and the account balance plummeted.

Eight thousand points, six thousand points, four thousand points.

[Account Balance: 218]

With the final purchase finalized, the full 10,000 points of Divine Power were converted into Divine Kingdom resources within half an hour.

The logistics channel opened, and the resource deployment arrays lit up one after another.

The High-Grade Spiritual Veins were the first to be sent into the Divine Kingdom, beams of light piercing through the channel and landing on the 80,000-square-kilometer land.

The Immortal Dao Ancestral Court, Martial Dao Holy City, Northern Nether Earth, Eastern Spirit Fields, and Western Ore veins simultaneously appeared in the deployment area.

Wang Mu had long since acted on orders, standing in the Ancestral Court square with the new generation of managers, his command flag slashing repeatedly in his hand.

"The Ancestral Court receives six, the Northern Nether Earth receives eight, the Eastern Spirit Fields receives ten, the Martial Dao Holy City receives nine, and the remaining three are deployed to the new border city."

As the command flag swung down, the Formation Hall Disciples immediately moved to their designated zones.

The High-Grade Spiritual Veins smashed into the ground, Spiritual Qi surged outward along the cracks in the earth veins, and the already stable Spiritual Vein System was heavily impacted.

Above the Eastern Spirit Fields, the clouds were pushed up by the majestic Spiritual Qi, and the Spirit Planting in the mature medicinal fields swayed at their roots.

Wang Mu decisively ordered the shutdown of all Spirit-stimulating Formations, converting the Spiritual Qi into thin streams and introducing them into the underground in batches.

"The Spirit Planting Department will seal off thirty percent of the fields to protect the mother plants. All high-grade medicinal fields are to suspend harvesting until the earth veins reconnect."

The manager of the Formation Hall led people to rush into the earth vein nodes, casting Formation Plates one after another to forcibly smooth out the collision between the old and new Spiritual Veins.

In the direction of the Martial Dao Holy City, two hundred Purple Mansion-level Blood Energy Pool cores turned into crimson light clusters and smashed into the city one after another.

Wang Shan strode to the main pool, slammed his crimson flame saber onto the ground, and the sound of the blade ringing drowned out the surrounding noise.

"The main combat army will rotate in ten squads. Veterans go into the pool first. All those with unhealed injuries get back to the Medical Cultivator Camp. Whoever dares to grab a spot while injured, I'll break his legs first."

Several young Martial Masters had just taken half a step forward, but upon hearing this, they forcibly retracted their feet.

Wang Shan's sharp gaze swept across the field. "Whoever dares to cut the line will be directly exiled to the west to transport Ore for three years."

The Martial Dao Holy City fell silent, and the army quickly finalized the roster based on merit, injuries, and length of service.

The Blood Energy Pool cores were embedded into the ground, the pool water boiled, crimson power surged into the Martial Masters' bodies, and their long-compressed Qi and blood boiled again.

Nine sets of Second-Order defensive Formation diagrams simultaneously fell toward the borders of the Divine Kingdom.

The young manager of the Formation Hall held the Jade Slip and led three thousand Cultivators to rush to the borders in all directions, rebuilding the Formation towers, Formation gates, and earth vein defense lines according to the diagrams.

The Second-Order defensive Formation diagrams bore heavy pressure, and the 80,000-square-kilometer territory could not be completed in one go; the main Formation had to be established first, and then connected by 108 sub-Formations.

Wang Mu did not seek quick success; he adjusted the range of the Formation diagrams three times, finally transforming the nine sets of Formation diagrams into three layers.

The outer layer blocks the army, the middle layer protects the earth veins, and the inner layer defends the Ancestral Court and the Martial Dao Holy City to the death.

The entire Hundred Arts Hall entered a wartime state.

The Alchemy Pavilion fired up its furnaces day and night, the Talisman Institute sealed off ordinary Talismans and specialized in Soul-Protecting Talismans, Spirit-Gathering Talismans, and battle Formation amplification Talismans, while the Casting Workshop dismantled old furnaces and reset high-grade forging furnaces.

The sound of heavy hammering resounded through the Western Ore vein area, black bone Materials and high-grade metals were thrown into the furnace fire, and the re-casting of the second generation nether-bone xuan armor began.

Wang Mu handed the resource scheduling to the young manager and personally kept a close eye on the connection of the High-Grade Spiritual Veins to the earth veins.

Wang Shan divided the troops into two, one part to polish in the Blood Energy Pool, and one part to enter the Shura Field to resist pressure, rotating every three days.

Wang Pingan stood in the sky of the Divine Kingdom, overlooking the evolution of the whole situation.

The resources were complex and involved many people; any mistake would affect the overall situation of the Divine Kingdom.

He did not overstep, only issuing Divine Oracles at key nodes to control the overall rhythm.

[High-Grade Spiritual Veins stabilize the roots first, Blood Energy Pools refine the bones first, defensive Formation diagrams protect the borders first, Hundred Arts Hall makes military supplies first.]

The Divine Oracle spread throughout the Divine Kingdom, and all departments adjusted accordingly.

The Master of Time's authority operated; one day in the outside world was ten years in the Divine Kingdom.

The High-Grade Spiritual Veins initially integrated with the old veins, the yield of the Spirit Planting fields climbed, the Blood Energy Pools operated smoothly, and the Second-Order defensive Formation diagrams built the first layer of the main Formation.

The third day in the outside world, thirty years in the Divine Kingdom.

The Hundred Arts Hall delivered the first batch of second generation nether-bone xuan armor, the armor surface covered with new black scales, embedded with Soul-Protecting bone patterns and Blood Energy flow arrays.

Wang Shan personally put on the armor and stepped into the Shura Field, enduring the heavy pressure of Soul Power from nine Soul-Nurturing Platforms opening simultaneously.

Half an hour later, he stepped out of the Shura Field, the shoulder armor cracked in several places.

"The Soul-Protecting array pattern is missing a corner, and when the chest is under pressure, the flow of Qi and blood is hindered."

The manager of the Casting Workshop took note and immediately returned it to the furnace for re-casting.

The second batch of xuan armor arrived, and Wang Shan returned to the Shura Field.

This time, his Formation did not break under the heavy pressure of Soul Power, and the armor remained intact.

The second generation nether-bone xuan armor was finalized.

The fifth day in the outside world, fifty years in the Divine Kingdom.

The twenty thousand main combat troops completed their first round of equipment replacement. The Purple Mansion and Martial Master elites were nourished by the High-Grade Blood Energy Pools, their cultivation levels approaching the barriers of the Golden Core and Martial Ancestor.

Wang Mu and Wang Shan were the first to touch the Bottleneck.

Wang Mu went into seclusion for three days, his True Essence condensed to the extreme, his Sea of Consciousness and Purple Mansion shaking endlessly, the Golden Core barrier within reach.

Wang Shan's Qi and blood climbed to the peak of the Martial Master, his physical strength skyrocketed, and the mere act of drawing his blade could trigger the resonance of the army Formation.

A Divine Oracle sounded simultaneously in their Sea of Consciousness.

[The Divine Kingdom is still First-Order, the Law carrier is lacking, postpone breaking through the realm.]

Wang Shan stood on the high platform of the Martial Dao Holy City, looking up at the sky.

"Still suppressing?"

Wang Mu put the Formation Plate into his sleeve, his expression calm. "The Divine Lord has not issued a decree to break through, which means the time has not yet come."

Wang Shan rubbed the handle of the crimson flame saber with his large hand, veins bulging on the back of his hand, and after a long while, he forcibly suppressed the surging Qi and blood into his body.

"Then I'll press this energy into the cracks of my bones. When the day comes to draw the blade, I'll cut it back with interest."

From then on, all Cultivators who touched the barrier remained still.

Limited by the Law, the Golden Core and Martial Ancestor realms were unreachable, so everyone tempered their True Essence, Qi and blood, and Divine Soul, used the High-Grade Spiritual Veins and Blood Energy Pools to refine their Physical Body, and used the Second-Order defensive Formation diagrams to hone their Divine Thought.

The Hundred Arts Hall poured all high-grade Materials into the upgrading of military equipment.

Each set of xuan armor underwent dozens of rounds of heavy impact testing, each battle blade had to withstand the infusion of Qi and blood and Formation resonance, and even the curvature and thickness of the shield edges were repeatedly deduced.

The eighth day in the outside world, eighty years in the Divine Kingdom.

Wang Mu, Wang Shan, and other core citizens all reached the half-step Golden Core and half-step Martial Ancestor realms.

The twenty thousand main combat troops were equipped with second generation nether-bone xuan armor, five thousand standard heavy artillery pieces were imprinted with high-grade Formation patterns, and the nine sets of Second-Order defensive Formation diagrams closed the second layer of the defense line.

The tenth day in the outside world, the hundred-year period in the Divine Kingdom expired.

The Law of Time converged, and the Divine Kingdom returned to calm.

In the center of the Martial Dao Holy City, Wang Shan led the twenty thousand main combat troops to form a Formation.

The front row of shield soldiers wore the second generation nether-bone xuan armor, the dark black armor plates were seamless, and the Soul-Protecting bone patterns flickered on the breastplates.

The blade soldiers and spear soldiers were in the second row, Qi and blood poured into the armor, and the dull roar within the army Formation rose and fell.

The rear Heavy Artillery Battalion was in position, their dark muzzles pointing at the distant mountains.

Wang Mu ascended the high platform of the Ancestral Court, the nine sets of Second-Order defensive Formation diagrams were fully activated, and three layers of heavy Formation curtains rose up at the 80,000-square-kilometer border.

The aura of half-step Golden Core and half-step Martial Ancestor condensed above the army Formation, the Evil Qi of the weapons tore through the sea of clouds, causing the earth veins to resonate in unison.

Wang Pingan stood in the sky, his Divine Thought brushing over the armor of every soldier.

The 10,000 points of Divine Power were exhausted, but in exchange, he gained High-Grade Spiritual Veins, Blood Energy Pools, defensive Formation diagrams, and a city full of xuan armor, which turned into the solid war foundation of the Divine Kingdom.

Wang Shan raised the crimson flame saber with one arm, and the army Formation stepped forward in unison.

Twenty thousand armored soldiers stood proudly in the Martial Dao Holy City, their long blades pointing forward, their Evil Qi soaring into the sky.