Chapter 1188 - 816: Supervising the Construction of the Sacrificial Altar

Moreover, constructing a sacrificial altar that spans a thousand miles—how could it be done so easily?

The key point is, this place is the Land of the Dragon Vein, where Divine Techniques and Daoist Techniques cannot move; only the power of the flesh can be used for mining...

’Wait, the power of the flesh? Those Warriors, capable of lifting a cauldron and moving mountains, seem very suited to mining these mountains, right? The Queen Mother of the West molded Golden Armor Divine Generals and Mountain-moving Warriors, seemingly to prepare for constructing the altar?’ Thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen’s mind.

"Indeed, this mountain range seems to be the Ancestral Vein of this world, where ordinary Divine Techniques cannot move. The Queen Mother of the West cultivated countless Mountain-moving Warriors to build the palace at Kunlun, possibly with various considerations." At this moment, Zhang Chen seemed to understand the purpose of the Queen Mother of the West’s cultivation of Golden Armored Warriors.

The superior ones are granted the title of Golden Armor Divine General, while the inferior ones open mountains and bear the karma, hauling stones as laborers.

"The Queen Mother of the West deserves her title; her methods are indeed exquisite." He meticulously pondered, realizing that all Golden Armored Warriors only increase the power of the flesh, possessing copper skin and iron bones with immense strength, yet are not versed in the mysterious force of Heaven and Earth.

"I knew it, someone like the Queen Mother of the West, a Great Divine Power User, would leave nothing undone, cultivating Golden Armor Divine Generals and Golden Armored Warriors entirely to meet practical needs." Thoughts flickered within Zhang Chen as he bowed his head to examine the Technique bestowed by the Queen Mother to construct the sacrificial altar. After a while, he still didn’t fully understand it, only vaguely realizing that this altar was meant for sacrifices; as for whom it was meant for, his level in Array Power was too low to comprehend.

As for the arrangement of the array, it wasn’t complicated, but it required a high degree of precision. Plus, the array covered a thousand miles, needing to correspond with the latitudes and longitudes between Heaven and Earth; even the slightest misstep would lead to disastrous consequences. Therefore, it demanded significant mental effort.

"The materials required to construct this altar and array are not simple. It needs to be built from the Bronze of Heaven, the Wood of Innate, along with various innate materials. Once completed, it will possess many unimaginable effects, making the entire altar indestructible." Zhang Chen analyzed the array while deducing the steps to construct it.

Shortly, Zhang Chen had already considered the sacrificial refining of the entire array. Although the array was complex, with the Queen Mother of the West’s teachings, especially the last three months where her sermons were related to this altar, he now found the array much simpler.

Time slowly passed, about half a day later, Lady Biyun led tens of thousands of copper-skinned little giants, each approaching from a distance like migrating ants.

Among those little giants, some glimmered with traces of golden light, some of their bodies showing signs of transformation into a Golden Body, though they ultimately did not succeed. Zhang Chen glanced over the tens of thousands of Warriors, all of whom were the same batch of children who climbed the mountain with him. By now, each of them had grown over ten meters tall, with copper skin and iron bones of immense strength, possessing the might of a hundred thousand pounds.

"This is Golden Armor Divine General Jia Shiba; henceforth, you all will be under Jia Shiba’s command. Why do you not hasten to step forward and pay homage?" Lady Biyun guided everyone forward and then shouted.

Everyone looked at Zhang Chen, his body radiant with golden light, divine glory flowing, and their eyes couldn’t help but reveal a hint of curiosity, for they knew the person before them.

"We pay our respects to the Divine General!" Each bowed collectively in salute.

Those who completely transformed into Golden Armor Divine Generals, and those who did not, became Warriors.

"Rise, all of you." Zhang Chen did not act overbearing; he didn’t desire amusement through oppressing others. Everyone was a pitiful soul; there was no need to build his happiness upon others’ misery.

"From this day forth, I will lead you to oversee the construction of the altar for the Queen Mother of the West. If you work diligently, I will not make things difficult for you; if anyone dares to be slack, don’t blame the lack of mercy in this general’s hands." Zhang Chen said as he scanned those Warriors and addressed them: "Arrange yourselves into three groups. The first group will open mountains and quarry stone, leveling the thousand-mile mountain range. The second group will mine and smelt, responsible for producing bronze and steel. The third group will handle transportation. The three teams will rotate tasks every seven days; this general will ensure fairness among you all."

Upon hearing Zhang Chen, it sparked a commotion among them, as when they ascended the mountain, they were still children, having little education. The Warriors were illiterate and innumerate, causing chaos to ensue.

Seeing the chaotic situation, Zhang Chen felt a headache. For him, the array construction was simple, but how to precisely assign it down to ensure every person accurately executes the array construction was a challenge, the crucial problem at hand.

Observing the disorderly, chaotic crowd below, Zhang Chen knew that relying on them to divide themselves would mean they wouldn’t finish sorting until nightfall. Standing at a height, he shouted: "Stand firm!"

Upon Zhang Chen’s command, everyone remained still, and then Zhang Chen casually gestured: "Using this line as the boundary, separate yourselves; you are one group."

The crowd instantly dispersed, assembling in a designated area.

Zhang Chen then gestured over another section with his hand drawing in the air: "Using my palm as the boundary, divide into two groups."

Amid Zhang Chen’s gestures, two separate teams were promptly identified.

After scanning left and right, Zhang Chen nodded in satisfaction: "Remember, work during the day and rest at night. In the morning, gather here; when the sun sets, return to the dormitory to rest. Form small groups and supervise each other. Anyone caught slacking off, if reported successfully, may be exempted from a year’s labor service."

Zhang Chen began speaking while dividing the groups: assigning one group leader for every ten people, who would supervise their subordinates and could work only half a day.

Selecting group leaders was a major task, but Zhang Chen had no choice because a gathering of tens of thousands left him no time to call the roll. If he called the roll for tens of thousands, an entire day would be wasted.

Then, every ten groups would form a company, and one company would form a battalion. In this way, they would supervise each other, and Zhang Chen would only need daily reports from the battalion leaders.

Following this, Zhang Chen began allocating tasks: some were responsible for opening the mountain, others for breaking rocks, and some for mining and smelting bronze.

Understanding the power of the array, Zhang Chen also understood the array for smelting bronze, ensuring every task was meticulously arranged by Zhang Chen himself.

Powerful warriors extracted mountain stones, and others managed the transport, moving the stones to fill a canyon.

And there were those responsible for mining and smelting iron. As for the ore?

The Queen Mother of the West excelled at alchemy, so finding ore was not difficult for her.

Kunlun Mountain, being the ancestral vein of the world, was never short of ore.

With Zhang Chen assigning the tasks, the many warriors, like busy ants, began their bustling activities.

The warriors all had copper skin and iron bones, making the transport of mountain stones not a laborious task for them.

After a month of arrangements, everything gradually began to fall into place.

Zhang Chen, gradually easing from the hectic arrangements, looked at the warriors with copper skin and iron bones and couldn’t help but worry: these warriors probably wouldn’t live beyond ten years, and after ten years they’d have become skilled workers; if they all died of old age, wouldn’t I have to train them all over again?

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen decided to turn and seek advice from Lady Biyun, pondering how to extend the lifespan of these warriors.

Surprisingly, after hearing Zhang Chen’s words, Lady Biyun’s lips suddenly curled up, her eyes showing a hint of something indescribable: "I feel your worry seems a bit unnecessary."

Zhang Chen was stunned upon hearing this: "Please, sister, enlighten me."

"Look at them moving mountains and mining. How is this not a kind of cultivation? If they diligently move mountains and mine, after ten years of tempering, they should reach the golden body level and earn the qualification for the Peach of Immortality, naturally extending their lives. If they slack off and play tricks, after ten years, they will die without a doubt, and there’s no one else to blame for that," Lady Biyun said.

"What if someone indeed has low talent and cannot complete the transformation?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Kunlun Mountain isn’t short of people, nor does it support idlers. Even the Golden Armor Divine General must undergo assessment, let alone them? Every year, tens of thousands of children are drafted; Kunlun Mountain has no shortage of people. If those useless ones die, so be it, what’s there to regret?" Lady Biyun’s voice was filled with cold indifference.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen was startled, never expecting Kunlun Mountain’s assessment to be so harsh, akin to raising poison creatures. This Kunlun Mountain doesn’t seem like an immortal sanctuary, but rather akin to a demon sect.

Although filled with horror, Zhang Chen said nothing more. Since Lady Biyun spoke, it meant this was the rule of Kunlun Mountain. A rule means there’s no reason to change it.

Zhang Chen could also imagine how precious the Peach of Immortality was. It certainly wouldn’t be casually bestowed; those who obtain it are the elites left from the process of sifting through sand.

As numerous thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen’s mind, Lady Biyun drew out a long golden whip from her sleeve, shining with divine light like a glow stick in the night:

"Each of those warriors is thick-skinned and rough. This whip can directly flog their soul origin. The Queen Mother has ordered me to award it to you, so you can discipline those warriors."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen took the whip, curiously examining it: "It can penetrate the flesh to directly hit the soul’s origin? What a great thing! I never expected such a miraculous object to exist in this world."

"I heard from the Queen Mother that this item seems to be modeled after some unique treasure and crafted specifically to deal with those thick-skinned warriors. Even the Golden Armor Divine General would suffer immensely with just one lash, nearly losing half their life," Lady Biyun said with a smile. "If you want those warriors to achieve immortality, flog them to work hard and transform into golden bodies early, then they can naturally survive."