Elven cultivators

The Primordial Spirit Realm, beneath the Tree of Eternity.

This ancient tree, which originally stood in the center of the Silvermoon Forest, quickly adapted to the environment after being transplanted to the Primordial City.

Nourished by the protective array, it grew ever more lush and verdant.

Aerial roots droop from the branches and penetrate deeply into the soil, forming new trunks. From a distance, it looks like a miniature forest surrounding a towering tree.

Anton stood under the tree, feeling the rich elemental energy around him, and nodded in satisfaction.

The environment here is indeed very suitable for opening rifts in the primordial plane of the wind element.

The Tree of Eternity itself contains extremely rich wood-related spiritual energy, and wood corresponds to wind and thunder in the Five Elements. The two share the same origin and root, making them most likely to resonate.

In addition, the Great Evolution Five Elements Azure Profound Array gathers the spiritual energy of heaven and earth day and night, making the spiritual energy concentration in this area far exceed that of most earth vein nodes, giving it a uniquely favorable condition.

"First, open up the original plane of the wind element, and then integrate the wood element law."

"Afterwards, we will travel to the Netherworld Trench to open up the original plane of the water element."

"In the meantime, we will also begin searching for a suitable location to open up the source plane of the fire element."

Anton pondered this to himself, and then began to think about something else.

Not long ago, the ancient experimental base beneath the Blood Soul Crystal Cave in the Dark Region was completely demolished by the clan.

All the metal materials were transported to the City of the Beginning and filled more than ten warehouses.

As originally planned, Anton intended to use these metals to forge tower-shaped flying magical artifacts to enhance their anti-detection capabilities.

Now that we have the materials, it's time to get started.

In the world of cultivation, tower-shaped flying magical artifacts are usually used by sects as "large aerial vehicles".

Its design philosophy leans more towards functionality and practicality, similar to an "airborne fortress" or "troop transport ship".

It is both a symbol of identity and an important mobile strategic resource.

It is a combination of a sect's mobile training ground and a weapon of war. It is usually used as a flagship during large-scale expeditions, as a ceremonial procession, or as a vehicle for transporting large numbers of disciples and supplies over long distances.

Due to their enormous size and large passenger capacity, they typically place greater emphasis on defensive capabilities.

The tower is equipped with a protective array to defend against external attacks, and its material is also extremely sturdy to prevent it from being easily destroyed.

In addition, because they need to accommodate a large number of people, the interior is often a self-contained world, and the space is much larger than it appears from the outside.

In addition to the living quarters, there may also be alchemy rooms, weapon-refining rooms, storage warehouses, and even spirit beast gardens, which can support the continuous operation of the sect during expeditions.

Based on the existing needs, Anton finally selected a Xuan-level flying magic weapon called "Flying Radiance Tower".

This tower, which is nine stories high, is named Flying Sun because when it takes off, golden flames surround its body, making it look like the sun shining across the sky.

The tower is engraved with a protective array of radiant light. Once attacked, the array will automatically activate, condensing a layer of golden light on the surface of the tower.

Even if several Nascent Soul stage cultivators joined forces to attack, they wouldn't be able to break through this defense in a short time.

When flying, it can activate "Flying Star Escape Light", which increases the escape speed to more than three times that of an ordinary flying boat.

As for offensive methods, they are relatively weaker than defensive ones.

But it's enough to deal with ordinary legions.

There are two main attack methods.

One type is the Radiant Impact. When the tower's master activates the restrictions within the tower, the tower body will burst forth with dazzling golden light, impacting in all directions.

Wherever the golden light reached, those with low cultivation levels could not see, their breathing became sluggish, their minds became confused, and their formations collapsed.

This is a large-scale control tactic that does not aim to kill, but rather to create chaos and create opportunities for subsequent offensives.

Another type is the Golden Crow True Fire.

At the top of the tower is a lifelike bronze statue of a three-legged golden crow with its wings half outstretched.

When activated by the incantation, the Golden Crow bronze statue will spew out blazing Golden Crow True Fire, which is specifically designed to counter evil spirits and demons, and can also be used to burn enemy magic weapons and flying boats.

Against enemies without high-level experts in their ranks, a single breath of Golden Crow True Fire is enough to rout them.

When encountering the enemy, the general tactic is to first disrupt the enemy formation with the Radiant Light Impact, and then burn their core target with the Golden Crow True Fire while the enemy is in disarray. At the same time, the disciples in the tower are released to fly out and attack from the flank.

A three-pronged approach is sufficient to handle the vast majority of battlefield situations.

In addition, there is an even simpler and more brutal way to attack – directly ramming the tower.

The Flying Shining Tower is enormous; when it crashes with full force, it's like a meteor falling to earth, enough to break an enemy's airship in half.

However, this type of attack would cause considerable damage to the tower and is generally not used lightly.

In summary, the Flying Tower is a multi-functional flying magical artifact that integrates defense, transportation, and attack.

Unlike the elegant and agile Flying Boat, it is a genuine mobile aerial fortress.

Its core value lies not in fighting alone, but in its strategic delivery capabilities and battlefield dominance.

A single Flying Radiance Tower can accommodate tens of thousands of people, plus corresponding supplies and equipment.

With ample materials at his disposal, Anton planned to forge ten Flying Star Towers, enough to simultaneously transport over 100,000 troops over long distances.

Given the Silvermoon Clan's rate of military expansion, it should be sufficient for the next century.

As a magical artifact of the Xuan level, and a large-scale Xuan artifact at that, the Flying Radiance Tower is far more complex than the Soaring Cloud Flying Boat, involving millions of array formations and restrictions.

Although many basic tasks could be delegated to his disciples, there were still many parts that required his personal attention.

Anton estimated that, without neglecting his cultivation and also having to find time to refine other magical treasures, it would be quite good if he could refine a Flying Radiance Tower in two or three years.

Fortunately, there's no rush now; we can take it slow.

Having made up his mind, Anton flashed back into the Nine Heavens Tower.

Inside the Tianyuan Palace, Eleanor was already waiting.

Today is the day the elven girl reports on the clan's development.

Although Anton mostly acted as a hands-off leader, he would still take time every now and then to listen to Eleanor's reports and keep track of the clan's development.

Elinor knew that Anton's time was precious, so she cut to the chase without any preamble.

"According to recent statistics, the clan's fertility rate has increased by about two times compared to a hundred years ago."

"In addition, with the continuous absorption of elf groups from various places over the years, the population growth momentum has been very strong. As of now, the total population of the clan has exceeded 150,000."

Anton nodded slightly.

Given the inherent flaws of long-lived species, doubling the birth rate is already quite an achievement.

Moreover, this will not be the end. With the strengthening of the mountain-protecting formation and the improvement of the clan's physical condition, the clan's birth rate will continue to increase.

"Once the tower is completed, we can expand the scope of our recruitment of races, not just to the eastern part of the continent, but also to more distant places to recruit elven races."

At this point, Anton changed the subject and asked about something else.

"What about the expansion of the Silvermoon Legion?"

"It went very smoothly." Eleanor smiled slightly. "The Silvermoon Legion has now increased to 25,000 men, and the overall strength of the soldiers has improved significantly compared to before. The strength level of most of the rank-and-file soldiers has reached the mid-level of Black Iron."

"The ratio of gold-rank to silver-rank officers has increased significantly, and officers are basically starting from the mid-silver rank."

In Eleanor's view, the Silver Moon Legion's training benefits were top-notch across the entire Dawn Continent.

Cultivation techniques have powerful Daoist lineages.

The cultivation environment has a high concentration of elemental energy from the Primordial Spirit Realm, plus a spirit-gathering array.

Cultivation resources include Blood Soul Crystals, Dragon Essence Potions, and Returning Origin Potions, with ample supply.

With these three approaches combined, the soldiers' strength naturally improves rapidly.

With the Dragon Clan now destroyed, the cultivation benefits of the five major forces' armies are probably not as good as those of the Silver Moon Legion.

Anton nodded secretly.

Given time, the Silver Moon Legion might become the first Silver Legion on the continent.

That would be a force that would make any power take notice.

Eleanor continued, "The flying unit 'Radiant Feather Cavalry' has also been formed, currently at full strength of two thousand."

"The garrison currently has a total of 8,000 people, and its overall strength is steadily improving, showing significant progress compared to before."

Anton nodded secretly.

The ratio of military personnel to the population is nearly one to four.

Only long-lived races like elves can achieve this ratio.

If it were a human, this ratio would be unimaginable.

"The Yellow Turban Army has expanded to six thousand, but now that we have sufficient materials, we can further accelerate the expansion."

"I plan to expand the Yellow Turban Army to more than 10,000 within five years."

"The Fifth Army Corps is still being formed, and the progress is relatively slow."

"The main problem is that the crafting of the Five Battalion Divine Weapons is too difficult, and there aren't many disciples who know how to craft them. However, once Nordwin develops a magic core made primarily of spirit stones, the crafting difficulty of the Five Battalion Divine Weapons will be greatly reduced, and then we should be able to successfully build the Five Battalion Legion."

Eleanor recounted the story in detail, as if reciting a familiar tale.

Anton nodded, then asked, "What about the foreign troops?"

Eleanor took a document and handed it to Anton, saying, "It's already taken initial shape. After a period of preparation and training, it will be ready for combat."

Anton opened the document and began to browse through it carefully.

The above details the vassal races included by the foreign armies, as well as their numbers.

Halflings, Sand People, Wind People, River People, Wood Spirits, Wild People, Eagle Eyes, Antelope People... there are over a hundred vassal races in total.

Unbeknownst to them, the Silvermoon Clan had already recruited so many vassal races.

Anton sighed inwardly.

The specific composition of the foreign army was clearly the result of careful consideration.

Different races are assigned different unit types based on their talents and characteristics, so that they complement each other and work together more smoothly.

The legion was also quite large, with a total of 128,000 men.

This number far exceeds that of the Silver Moon Legion, the Guard, and the Taoist Legion.

Of course, its overall strength is definitely far inferior to the latter.

But it doesn't matter, what Anton wants is quantity.

The advantage of foreign armies lies in their large numbers and complete range of military branches, which are sufficient to cope with various battlefield environments and combat needs.