Elven cultivators

Above the city of the Primordial Beginning, the sky was clear and bright.

Anton stood suspended in the sky, his robes fluttering in the strong winds high above.

He looked down at the newly renovated megacity, his gaze calm and focused.

The gloomy and heavy atmosphere that once enveloped the city of Crestor has completely disappeared.

The dark red city walls were completely replaced with gray-white granite, the surface of which was tempered by spiritual fire, resulting in a texture as dense as porcelain, warm yet hard.

The city has undergone tremendous changes, with its architectural style being completely different from any other city on the Dawn Continent.

They no longer follow the rigid, square barracks layout of Dragon City, nor are they the treehouses and vine structures common among the elves. Instead, they represent a completely new form that integrates order and nature.

The streets are wide and straight, with buildings of varying heights on both sides, yet they subtly create a certain rhythm.

The walls are made of bluish-gray bricks, and the roof is mostly dark blue-green with a gentle, wave-like curve. The eaves are slightly upturned, and the lines are smooth and elegant, neither ostentatious nor lacking in solemnity.

In the open spaces between the buildings, honey bell trees and glow vines transplanted from the Silvermoon Forest are planted.

The vines climbed up the wall and hung down from the eaves, their pale yellow flowers and emerald green leaves intertwining to form a vibrant curtain that swayed gently in the wind and released a sweet fragrance.

The city possesses a transcendent and otherworldly charm, while also retaining the elven people's aesthetic pursuit of harmony with nature.

In the very center of the city, the former Dragon City inner fortress has been completely demolished, replaced by a towering, majestic tower that reaches into the clouds.

Nine-Tier Tower.

This is the core of the Primordial City and the eye of the entire array.

The tower is octagonal, with upturned eaves on each floor, and copper bells and wind chimes hanging under the eaves.

The dense array of patterns spreads upwards from the base of the tower, layer upon layer, like the rings of an ancient tree, weaving a mysterious and intricate picture on the tower.

With a flick of his wrist, Anton conjured a golden seal in his palm.

This is the control center of the Primordial City array cluster.

He took a deep breath, and his divine sense surged forth like a tide, establishing a connection with the array seal.

In the next instant, the entire Primordial City seemed to awaken from its slumber.

A deep hum came from underground, like the heartbeat of an ancient behemoth echoing in the thick soil.

One after another, the array patterns that covered the entire city lit up, spreading outwards from the Nine Heavens Tower in all directions, along the streets, squares, and city walls, illuminating every vein of the city.

Five-colored light surged from the ground, weaving into a dazzling curtain of light above the Primordial City.

The colors of the five elements—green, red, yellow, white, and black—rot endlessly, like the aurora borealis flowing across the sky.

The light curtain gradually solidified from a semi-transparent illusion, transforming into a five-colored, flowing glass dome that enveloped the entire Primordial City.

Array cluster, activated.

In an instant, a surge of energy, so dense it was almost tangible, erupted from the ground, like a flood bursting its banks, instantly filling every corner of the city.

The concentration of elemental energy in the air is soaring at an astonishing rate.

If the energy concentration of the Silvermoon Forest is like a gently flowing stream, then the energy concentration of the Primordial City at this moment is like a bottomless lake.

With each breath, rich spiritual energy flowed into the body through the mouth and nose, seeping into every part of the body, even the pores greedily absorbing it.

Anton closed his eyes, feeling the immense energy emanating from beneath his feet, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

This is the spiritual vein.

This is the true cave dwelling of cultivators.

Anyone who steps into this city, no matter where they are, can enjoy an energy concentration far exceeding that of the outside world.

This is the mystery of the cave formation cluster.

It is not just a set of formations, but a complete ecosystem.

A network of thousands of spirit-gathering arrays organizes the spiritual veins, evenly distributing energy to every corner of the city, and can also be adjusted in real time according to needs.

There are also hundreds of auxiliary troops, each with their own duties.

The constant temperature array keeps the entire city in a spring-like climate all year round, no longer affected by external climate.

The dust-removing array keeps the air fresh at all times, and even the dust in the corners is automatically cleaned up by the array.

The soundproof array ensures absolute quiet in every building, shutting out the noise from the outside world.

...and so on.

This is the Primordial City, which Anton painstakingly crafted over several years, using a massive amount of manpower and resources.

Having embarked on the path of cultivation for over a hundred years, he has finally acquired his first cave dwelling.

"As expected of a spiritual vein."

"The cave dwelling has only just been built, yet its spiritual energy and concentration have already reached the Xuanlu level."

Anton nodded in satisfaction.

This means that as long as you stay in the Primordial City, no matter where you are, you can enjoy the energy concentration of the Profound Abode level.

Cultivation spaces like the Quiet Room, which are equipped with spirit-gathering arrays, allow one to easily reach the Qi Mansion level.

As the core of the Primordial City, the Nine Heavens Tower, which gathers the most spiritual energy, has an energy concentration that is very close to that of a True Palace.

Given time, once the array cluster is further improved and the energy-gathering effect of the spiritual veins is enhanced, it may be able to truly be elevated to the True Palace level.

It took Anton a while to come out of his elation and look around at the functional buildings on the east and west sides.

That place houses the alchemy room, weapon-refining room, spiritual plant garden, and animal garden.

Of the many functional buildings in the City of the Beginning, Anton places the most importance on the Plant Garden and the Animal Garden.

He plans to plant a large number of rare plants in the plant garden next.

In addition to the types of plants that the clan currently needs to refine elixirs, a special area will be designated for experiments on the targeted cultivation of spiritual plants.

The purpose is to recreate various spiritual plants from the cultivation system.

Starting with the existing magical plants of similar nature on the Dawn Continent, through generations of selection and targeted improvement, the plants whose medicinal properties are closest to the target will be gradually selected.

Currently, there are still many elixir recipes in the Great Dao Jade Slip, but they cannot be refined due to the lack of corresponding spiritual plant materials.

These spiritual plants have no substitutes in the Dawn Continent.

In that case, let's just create a substitute.

The same applies to the animal park.

Anton plans to select promising individuals from the existing magical creatures and exotic beasts on the Dawn Continent, and gradually cultivate "spirit beasts" that conform to the definition of the cultivation system through generations of selective breeding and targeted hybridization.

Whether it's targeted cultivation of spiritual plants or improved cultivation of spiritual beasts, it's an extremely long process.

It could take anywhere from a few decades to several hundred years, or even a thousand years.

But Anton had enough patience.

Pulling his thoughts back, Anton's figure flashed, and he had already entered the Nine Heavens Tower, appearing in the quiet room.

He sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes and looked inward.

Within the dantian, the golden elixir remained quietly suspended, slowly rotating on its own.

The thickness of the elixir is already one layer thinner than when it was first formed.

After successfully refining the Evil-Dispelling Pill, with the assistance of the spiritual vein, Anton's speed in dispelling the evil energy from the pill significantly increased.

One-tenth of the pill's power has now been refined.

Their magical power also increased greatly.

The array formation has now been set up, and the Nine Revolutions Refining Evil Array can be put into use. The speed of refining the evil spirit pills can be increased to another level.

In terms of supernatural powers, he has completely mastered the Qi of the Void One.

The cultivation of the other four supernatural powers has also made some progress.

The progress in Kendo is the most encouraging.

Anton has successfully incorporated the essence of "swiftness" from the Extreme Sword into the sword light.

The speed of the sword light is now 30-40% faster than before.

The next step is to continuously refine the sword light, further increasing its quantity, individual power, and speed.

When his swordsmanship is sufficiently refined, he can begin to cultivate swordsmanship supernatural abilities.

As a type of supernatural power, sword-based supernatural powers enhance a cultivator's combat abilities far more than other supernatural powers of the same level.

As he was pondering this, Anton suddenly had a thought and opened his eyes to look out of the tower.

In the distance, a streak of emerald green light was flying towards the Primordial City.

It's Eleanor.

Anton's figure flashed and he appeared on the terrace at the top of the Nine Heavens Tower.

Eleanor landed just then and quickly walked towards him.

"Chieftain."

"Why did you come all of a sudden?" Anton asked with a smile. "Did you need something from me?"

Eleanor nodded: "The team that contacted the local elven tribes in the Thunder River Basin sent word that they discovered the living stone phenomena and petrified vegetation you mentioned in Ure Valley."

Anton's expression turned serious, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

Ure Valley...

He vaguely remembered that name.

Thunder River Basin is one of the regions in Dawn Continent with the most frequent thunderstorms, and Uray Valley is the worst among them.

This place is perpetually shrouded in dark clouds, and thunderstorms occur almost every day.

No living organism can survive in such an extreme environment.

Therefore, Ure Valley can be described as a desolate place, and almost no one would go there.

"How did they find out?" Anton asked.

"It's quite a coincidence, actually."

Eleanor began to recount her story.

"On their way to a settlement of elves, they encountered a thunderstorm while passing the outskirts of Ure Valley and had to find a place to take shelter."

"It was at that moment that they noticed something was off about the shape of the rocks at the edge of the valley. The team leader remembered the strange phenomena you had mentioned before, so he risked getting closer to observe and found that it was indeed a living rock phenomenon."

"However, the thunderstorms in Ure Valley were too frequent and became more and more intense as they went deeper. With their strength, they were simply unable to explore in depth and could only confirm these anomalies on the outside before hastily retreating."

Anton nodded in understanding, thought for a moment, and said, "Have that team withdraw from Ure Valley. We don't need them for the subsequent investigation. I'll go myself."

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements right away."

Eleanor nodded in agreement and turned to leave, but Anton called her back.

"There's one more thing."

Anton took out a stack of lists and handed them to Eleanor.

"Send people to collect the plants and magical creatures here. Transplant the plants to the Spirit Plant Garden, and place the magical creatures in the Beast Garden."

"In addition, the spirit plant garden needs specialized personnel to manage it. This kind of work is not suitable for slaves. You should select some elves from your tribe who are knowledgeable about plants and let them take over. There are specific cultivation methods and precautions in the manual."

"The same applies to the animal park; we need to gather talent in this area to take on the management and breeding work."

Eleanor nodded, took the list, and quickly flipped through it, discovering that the plants and magical creatures listed were all quite precious.

However, given the Silvermoon Clan's current strength, gathering all the necessary resources is not a difficult task.

"I see."

"Furthermore, the city of the Primordial Beginning has been completed, and the relocation and resettlement work can now be put on the agenda."

"Okay." Eleanor breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she had already sensed something was different when she entered the skies above Taichu City, it was only after hearing Anton say it with her own ears that she truly became certain.

With the opening of Primordial City, the population pressure in Silvermoon Forest will be greatly alleviated.

Even just for the sake of improving cultivation efficiency, many elves would probably be willing to relocate to the Primordial City.