Xiuxian: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 659 System
Seventh level fairy!

Tens of thousands of years have passed, and the world has changed dramatically. Such a huge change has made Gongshu Ling, a third-level legend, leap into a seventh-level immortal.

This is not just an upgrade in rank, but also a leap in status. For a third-rank legendary hero to be promoted to a seventh-rank fairy hero, the effort and hardships he has to go through are probably hard for others to imagine.

After all, every time a hero advances, there is a possibility of falling in rank. It is very common for a third-level legend to become a fourth-level epic, and it is not uncommon for a fourth-level epic to become a fifth-level rare. There is even the possibility that a sixth- or seventh-level hero will become mediocre.

This is not only related to innate potential, but also inseparable from acquired efforts, and is also influenced by luck and circumstances. It can be said that only people with great perseverance, wisdom, and luck can achieve it.

Take Gongshu Ling as an example. As a legendary hero, although her innate potential is not weak, if she only relies on her own efforts, it is already very difficult for her to advance to the seventh level. It can be said that it is a great difficulty to maintain the legendary rank, not to mention transcending the myth and stepping into the highest fairy rank.

The reason why she has achieved this is partly due to her innate potential and personal efforts, but mostly due to Xu Yang's care and cultivation at all costs, which has allowed her to reach where she is today step by step.

For this reason, Xu Yang even favored one over the other and focused on training her alone for so many years, whether it was the supply of elixirs, guidance on cultivation, practical teaching, and even the number of "dual cultivation" sessions, all of which far exceeded that of other heroes.

Not to mention Hua Mulan and Lu Qiling, even Ao Chi, the former son of luck and the mythical dragon girl who was sure to enter the ninth level, did not receive such treatment as her.

To date, among the many heroes under Xu Yang, only she has successfully been promoted to the seventh-level fairy. The others, whether it is Ao Chi, who is based on mythology, or Hua Mulan and Lu Qiling, who are also legendary, are now only at the mythological level. The former can be said to be standing still, and the latter has only been promoted by one level, which is far inferior.

These are just the close ministers. Other heroes who are not so close to Xu Yang can only be promoted from rare to epic, and from epic to legendary, because they cannot get enough guidance and training from Xu Yang. They have no hope of reaching the mythological realm.

There is no way around it. After all, Xu Yang is only one person, but he has tens of thousands of heroes under him. How can he have so much time and resources to guide and train each of them wholeheartedly? It is inevitable that he will favor some over others based on the closeness of their relationship and the size of their contributions.

Gongshu Ling is no exception. Although in terms of the closeness of their relationship, she is not as good as Hua Mulan and Lu Qiling who joined earlier, nor as good as Ao Chi who had a "dragon relationship" in his previous life, but in terms of the size of her merits and her training value, she is above the three. She deserves Xu Yang's favoritism, and she also needs Xu Yang to favor her.

Everything in this can be explained in four words.

God’s work!

There is a certain order of learning, and there is a specialization in the art!
As the highest-ranking and most promising hero in the industry, she has undoubtedly become Xu Yang's key training target. Giving her special treatment is an inevitable trend and necessary investment.

And she lived up to everyone's expectations. With Xu Yang's patient instruction, hard work and intensive training, she successfully advanced and became the third fairy hero in Xu Yang's territory after Dizang and Shibi.

Yes, the third one. Because those guys from the Demon Abyss have been avoiding fighting over the years, he can only catch small fish and shrimps. The harvest from the war is terrible. Not to mention fairy heroes, there is not even a myth. He can only rely on recruiting and training by himself.

But it is not easy to recruit them. Although he has the innate skill of Kingly Way and has acquired many special tavern buildings through Wanbao Pavilion, these are barely enough for epic heroes and legendary heroes, and are almost useless for mythical heroes and fairy heroes.

From this we can also see how precious mythical heroes and fairy heroes are. Apart from some extremely incredible recruitment talents and buildings, they can only be obtained through extremely high-intensity battles.

Although Xu Yang did not recruit any fairy heroes, he had several mythological heroes. They were the former attendants recruited by Dizang through the two characteristics of "Lord of the Underworld" and "Ksitigarbha", including Di Ting, the Golden-robed Boy, the Ten Kings of Hell, etc., all of whom are mythological heroes.

However, these mythological heroes were not very compatible with Xu Yang, so they were not included in the Wandao Academy for guidance and training by Xu Yang. Instead, they were handed over to Dizang to be taught by him and became the structural support of the "Dizang Netherworld Palace".

Now the heroes under Xu Yang can be divided into four categories.

The first category is the famous ministers and brave generals headed by Hua Mulan, including historical brave generals such as Lu Qiling and Li Cunxiao, and some historical ministers who are both civil and military. They are the largest in number but slightly weaker in strength. Currently, there are only two mythological heroes, Hua Mulan and Lu Qiling, and the others are all epic legends.

The second category is the mythical heroes headed by Ao Chi. In addition to Ao Chi, there are also a group of spell heroes recruited later, as well as mage heroes "promoted" from the Huangtian Legion and Mingxiao Taoist. In short, they focus on magic and magical powers, and are slightly stronger than famous generals.

The third category is Ksitigarbha's Ksitigarbha Netherworld Palace. Apart from Ksitigarbha himself, the iron-clad immortal hero, there are also Shivi and Kuppanva who were converted by him, as well as attendants such as Di Ting who were recruited later, plus many Ksitigarbha disciples and new attendants appointed by the disciples. They are the strongest and are at the top of the four categories of heroes.

The fourth category is the auxiliary heroes headed by Gongshu Ling. They cover a wide range, from logistics and supply, to production and construction, medicine, agriculture, industry and commerce, alchemy, arrays, spiritual plants and beast control, and the cultivation of the hundred arts to the ten thousand ways of the law. They have everything and are proficient in everything. They are an extremely important "production and construction corps!"

Although important, it is undeniable that this type of auxiliary hero has the weakest combat power, ranking at the bottom of the four types of heroes.

But this situation did not last forever, as Xu Yang continued to advance, he unlocked various self-built authorities one by one and created the Wandao Academy and Tiangong Creation. This auxiliary hero was soon able to counterattack and became a presence on par with the Ksitigarbha Netherworld Palace.

The role model among them is Gongshu Ling, the head of Tiangong Artisan Academy!

In terms of combat power alone, regardless of other aspects, she who controls the Tiangong mecha is probably second only to Ksitigarbha. Even Shibi, the "Ashura leaders" who were converted, is inferior to her.

And all this is thanks to the civilization technology and self-built authority unlocked by Xu Yang.

The reward for the second-level double crown is to build your own troops.

The third-level double crown, the reward is self-built technology.

The reward for the fourth-level double crown is a self-built building.

Level 5 double crown, the reward is a self-built hero.

The reward for the sixth-level double crown is to build your own civilization.

That’s right, the reward for the sixth-level double champion unlocks the authority to build one’s own civilization, which is only possessed by the ninth-level immortal lord.

Build your own buildings, build your own heroes, and build your own civilization, which, combined with the "Heavenly Craftsmanship" and other technologies unlocked by Xu Yang later, forms a close system.

Now the core civilization of Xu Yang's territory is no longer the Yellow Turbans or the upgraded Taiping Huangtian civilization of the Yellow Turbans, but the Taoist tradition of the "Wan Dao Academy" he built himself.

Among them are not only self-built buildings such as Mingxiao Taoist Academy, Tiangong Artisan Academy, and Shennong Main Academy, but also a large number of self-built heroes promoted from Mingxiao Taoists and various legions, which greatly enhanced the strength of Xuyang's territory.

Wandao Palace
Civilization level: Level 6 (self-built) Wonderful buildings: Baiyujing, Tiangong Artisan Academy, Mingxiao Taoist Academy, Shennong Main Academy, Tianwu General Academy, Yinshan Prefecture.

Civilized buildings: Mingxiao Temple, Mingxiao Alchemy Room, Mingxiao Talisman Room, Tianwu Training Ground, Shennong Herb Garden, Shennong Spiritual Rice Field...

Civilization technology: Heavenly craftsmanship, ten thousand elixir methods, ten thousand talisman methods, ten thousand weapon methods, ten thousand formation methods, ten thousand beast control methods, ten thousand spiritual plant methods...

Basic arms of civilization: Wandao students.

Unique arms of civilization: Five Palace disciples, Twelve Towers, Mingxiao Daoists, Heavenly Craftsmen, Shennong Spiritual Planters, Shennong Beast Tamers, Tianwu Generals, Yinshan Ghosts and Gods...

Civilization Characteristics: Wandao (cultivating the hundred arts, the ten thousand ways, the Wandao Academy takes the unification of the ten thousand ways as its orthodox purpose, gathers the wisdom of all living beings, integrates the hundred arts, removes the dross and retains the essence, introduces something new, and finally integrates them into the foundation of the academy. Various technologies can be integrated into the ten thousand ways, and the integration of each type of technology can bring a certain degree of improvement to the ten thousand ways)

Civilization Traits: Academy (cultivating the hundred arts and the myriad ways of cultivation. The myriad ways of cultivation is based on the spirit of endless learning. Learning is endless and the sea of ​​​​the Tao is boundless. Only by working hard can you achieve true results. All heroes and soldiers in the territory can learn the myriad ways of cultivation and generate corresponding skills)
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Build your own troops, heroes, buildings, and technology to form the ultimate self-built system - civilization!
With only the sixth level, Xu Yang spent tens of thousands of years to create his own civilization that only the ninth-level immortal lords possessed.

Needless to say, the hardships involved can be illustrated by the passing of tens of thousands of years and the retention of more than six thousand years.

Now let’s just look at the results. Wandao Academy, its self-built civilization, has reached the sixth level thanks to his hard work and is heading towards the seventh level.

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There is a saying in the Tower of Babel that "there is a big hurdle every three steps", which means that there is a huge watershed from the third step to the fourth step, from the sixth step to the seventh step, and from the ninth step to the tenth step, with a difference as huge as heaven and earth.

Where does this saying come from?

It is not only the verification of actual combat, but also the recognition of the Tower of Babel.

In the setting of the Tower of Babel, all civilizations can advance, and the third level is a big hurdle. Not only will all aspects be greatly improved and even transformed, but even the name of the civilization will change.

Taking the Yellow Turban civilization before Xu Yang as an example, levels one to three are the "Yellow Turban" civilization, levels four to six are the "Huangtian" civilization, and levels seven to nine are the "Taiping Huangtian" civilization.

A civilization has nine levels and three layers. Each level has a huge watershed. It will not be a complete transformation, but it will be a complete transformation. There will be changes in both quality and quantity.

This is why everyone is certain that after reaching the seventh level, Mo Yuan, who had been avoiding fighting, will fight Xu Yang to the death, because the seventh level is when Xu Yang has just crossed the third watershed, and is the weakest moment among people of the same level. The gap is much greater than that of the fifth and sixth levels.

If he is not killed at this time, and allowed to continue to develop and grow, and then become invincible and sweep across the ten directions, then Mo Yuan will have to give up everything at the eighth and ninth levels, and only when he reaches the tenth level will there be hope of sniping him again.

This is obviously unacceptable. If the backbones of the eighth and ninth ranks are gone, the tenth rank will not only collapse immediately but will also be greatly affected, eventually leading to the collapse of the entire system.

Therefore, after Xu Yang is promoted to the seventh level, Mo Yuan will definitely give his all and launch a life-and-death battle against him without reservation. It will not be like the third and fourth levels where both sides have differences and reservations.

This is something that everyone knows well, and it is also the reason why everyone lost confidence, causing the price of Wandaodian to fall and even collapse.

Thirty-six-nine levels, the third level of heaven!
This is true for conventional civilizations, and self-built civilizations are no exception. According to Xu Yang's ideas and plans, the first to third levels of the Wandao Academy civilization should be called "Mingxiaoyuan", the fourth to sixth levels should be called "Daoism Palace", and the seventh to ninth levels can be truly called "Wandao Academy!"

This gap in the levels of civilization is not only reflected in the name, but also in all aspects.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about the wonders of civilization. In the first to third level Wandao Academy, there are only three wonders: Mingxiao Taoist Academy, Tianwu General Academy, and Shennong Main Academy. Only when you reach the fourth to sixth level will you unlock Tiangong Artisan Academy, Yinshan Prefecture and Baiyujing!

Among them, the Tiangong Artisan Institute, needless to say, is the basis of Tiangong's creation, while the Yinshan Mansion and Baiyujing are the results of Tiangong's creation, the construction of the super-large fairy mecha "Yinshan Mansion" and "Baiyujing".

That’s right, these two spectacular buildings are actually two fairy mechas, super-large fairy mechas.

Bai Yujing

Building level: Level 6 (Fairy)

Architectural civilization: Wandao Academy.

Building type: Wonder of civilization (Heavenly Mecha)

Building troops: Fifth Palace disciples 0/10, Twelve Floor people 0/20.

建筑特产：五行法器0/100000，五行灵器0/10000，五行法宝0/1000，五行灵宝0/100，五行仙器0/1，五行灵丹……

Building special effects: Five Elements Fairy City (The Five Elements Fairy City built according to the five elements can gather the essence of yin and yang, the sun and the moon, and the spiritual energy of the five elements of heaven and earth. It is very beneficial to the practice of the five elements. It can cultivate the five palace disciples and the twelve floors of the special arms of civilization, and promote the five palace disciples and the twelve floors to the highest level. At the same time, it has a five-element formation, which can refine five-element magic tools, five-element elixirs, five-element talismans and other items, and the quality of the refined five-element spiritual objects is greatly improved)
Building Special Skills: Fairy Mecha (According to the Five Elements and the Twelve Constellations, Baiyujing is composed of five middle-grade fairy weapons as the center, five hundred low-grade fairy weapons as the pillars, and five thousand spiritual treasures as the foundation, with hundreds of millions of magic weapons and spiritual weapons. When necessary, it can be driven and transformed into a middle-grade fairy mecha Baiyujing to suppress demons and defend against enemies)
Building introduction: The White Jade Capital in the sky has twelve floors and five cities. The immortals stroke my head and I am blessed with eternal life. The legendary White Jade Fairy City is the highest creation of the Wandao Academy and the prototype of the "Wandao Palace" envisioned in the future. It possesses the five elements of fairy power that can shock ghosts and gods.

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Fairy Mecha and Ghost Mecha, two wonders of civilization, two supreme combat forces.

This is the positioning of Baiyujing and Yinshan Mansion. As wonders of civilization that can only be built at the fifth and sixth levels, Baiyujing and Yinshan Mansion are obviously superior to Mingxiao Taoist Academy, Shennong Main Academy and Tianwu General Academy at the first to third levels in terms of combat power and other aspects.

From this we can see that there is an unbridgeable gap between the "Nine Levels Three Layers" of civilizations. There is an unbridgeable chasm between the first to third level civilizations and the fourth to sixth level civilizations. The difference between the fourth to sixth level civilizations and the seventh to ninth level civilizations is even more like the difference between heaven and earth.

As a newly promoted seventh-level lord, Xu Yang must upgrade the "Wandao Academy" civilization to the seventh level within three thousand years, and build corresponding wonders, buildings, arms and technologies, so as to resist the attacks of the Demon Abyss lords and the seventh-level civilization three thousand years later.

(End of this chapter)