Two months had flown by,at that time,great changes had taken place. Not just with the progress on the settlement building,which was now a medium scale town covering two thirds of the mountain face,but also among the residents.
As for me,I had spent those two months in closed door cultivation.
My cultivation was that of a rank one profound realm cultivator,yes, I did make a breakthrough, but I was not the only one.
Each of the five guards had also,successfully broken through into the third rank of the origin realm. Thanks to the five tier three origin realm pills,refined from the goblins.
Actually, each was only a step away from the fourth rank of the origin realm, as the energies contained within the pills was quite abundant but not enough for two consecutive breakthroughs.
If the tier three origin realm pill,were to be taken by a rank one origin realm cultivator, they would have successfully broken through into the third rank of the origin realm. But since the five guards had previously broken through into the second rank of the origin realm, the energies contained within the tier three origin realm pills, only later enabled them to undergo a single breakthrough.
I was not afraid of the pills destabilising their cultivation,since their foundation was quite stable.
As for the restvof the twenty residents, even after handing them a modified and simplified version of the Mortal Breathing Technique, nine had managed to grasp on the profoundness of qi cultivation.
As for body forging, each of them had broken through into the first rank of the Mortal Strengthening Realm.
The body forging manual only covered the nine ranks of the mortal strengthening realm.
For the residents to have broken through into the first rank, it was all thanks to the heavy work the did in constructing the town.
As for the guards,they had all managed to step into the third rank. Their bodies were more refined,their muscles well packed and their bones were as hard as iron.
As for their skin,ordinary objects and weapons would only leave shallow cuts on it.
For the first rank of body strengthening realm,once general strength and power underwent a boost. As for the second rank,once muscles were refined, increasing the person's strength by leaps.
The third rank of the body strengthening realm strengthened once bones. They became as hard as iron.
A third ranked body strengthening realm practitioner was comparable to a first rank origin realm cultivator.
This one factor enabled the guards battle power to surpass their rank by one. They were now able to hold their own against a rank four origin realm cultivator.
As for the fourth rank of the body strengthening realm, once organ would be strengthen.
The fith rank would see to not just improve once blood quality but also purify it.
The sixth rank would see to a full body purification.
The seventh rank would lead to body fusion. Once body and aura would be fused into one. Giving one total control of their aura.
According to the mortal body forging manual,upon attaining this rank,one would be able to fully have control over their aura. It would not be hard for them to walk amongst the crowd without being noticed.
I could only imagine of the devastation that would be caused by an army whose aura could go unnoticed. To me,this rank was the minimum requirement I decided to set for my future army officers. Only those who stepped into the seventh rank of body strengthening realm would be eligible for army officers positions.
The eighth rank of body strengthening realm enabled one to undergo a full body transformation. Their skin,muscles and bones would be as hard as steel.
The strength of an eighth rank body strengthening realm practitioner was equivalent to that of a fith rank origin realm cultivator.
The nineth rank of the body strengthening realm was the pinnacle of mortal hood. Ones body would completely be under their controll.
Transforming their to other beings would be as easy as snapping a finger.
Once battle power would be comparable to sixth ranked origin realm cultivator.
As for what changes would happen after one broke through the mortal strengthening realm, I was not aware of.
With five rank three origin realm guards,who were cable of battling against rank four origin realm cultivators, it was time for me to focus on how to increase my camps population.
Since the system shop was offline,I had an assumption that if I managed to come across another species of creatures, the shop would automatically activate,my only hope was that the number of Summoning Tokens I could purchase would increase.
The town was big enough to accommodate a total of ten thousand residents, a big difference from the twenty plus occupants it currently housed.
The town had enough facilities to ensure a steady and comfortable life for its residents, all that was currently left was for them to move in,and thanks to the four rank seven and the rank eight goblin puppets of mine,I had my eyes set on another species of creatures.
These creatures were not humanoid. They were furry and resembled a crossbreed between a wolf and a fox.
They occupied the forest region south of the mountains ranges.
Though their numbers were lesser as compared to the goblins, their strength was not one to be truffled with. The weakest among them had a cultivation of the third rank of the origin realm, while the strongest amongst them stood at the peak of the origin realm.
They were spread in big packs,each pack consisting of twenty rank three origin realm beast,twelve rank four origin realm beast,eight rank five origin realm beast, four rank six origin realm beasts,two rank seven origin realm beasts and one rank eight origin realm beasts.
There were three such packs.
As for the rank nine origin realm beast,it was currently sleeping in a cave on a small hill within the forest.
Though their strength was on another level,I did not put them in my eyes.
Being a first rank profound realm cultivator with a battle power that surpass three ranks,these beast were just a walk in the park.
Actually, I planned on not killing but refining all those below the seven of the origin realm into cultivation pills for my men,as for the rest,I planned on subduing them into mounts.