Elven cultivators

Nine Heavens Tower, Weapon Forging Room.

The light from the light source stone fell from the dome and evenly sprinkled on the stone platform in the center of the workshop, making the outline of the human figure lying on it clear in every detail.

It was a Taoist soldier about three meters tall.

It is made entirely of a material that is somewhere between jade and porcelain. Its color is deep and lustrous, neither blue nor white. Under the light, it emits a warm glow, yet it does not lack weight.

The body surface showed no signs of splicing like ordinary armor; the shoulders and chest were seamlessly integrated, with only a few extremely fine seams between the shoulder blades and waistline, appearing and disappearing with the changing angle of light, like dark patterns revealed beneath still, deep water.

Its face was as smooth as uncut jade, with no mouth, nose, or eye sockets, only a very shallow yang line on its forehead.

The pattern wasn't an engraving; it was more like a natural pattern left by the material during its solidification process. It shifted with the light, appearing and disappearing, carrying the aura of natural laws.

What's even more surprising is that there's a faint halo of light hanging behind its head.

Anton stood in front of the stone platform, looking down at the celestial soldier that had just been forged, and nodded in satisfaction.

Refining the Heavenly Soldier Dao Body was much easier than refining the Dao Seal, but it still took him almost half a year.

Several material ratios were changed and the direction of many spiritual patterns was adjusted before the final form was obtained.

Fortunately, the cultivation of the Dao Seal was also completed at the same time, and the two were perfectly aligned, without causing too much delay.

With a flick of his wrist, Anton created a Dao seal the size of a pigeon's egg in his palm.

The Dao seal hovered quietly three inches above his palm, its surface shimmering with fine, five-colored light.

Over the years, he has been nurturing the Dao Seal in his dantian day and night with his magical power, and constantly tempering it with the warming and refining power of the aura above his head. The aura of the Dao Seal is much more stable than when it was first formed, and the law patterns on its edges have become more and more restrained.

He flicked his finger, and the Dao Seal, like a wisp of light lifted by the wind, slowly drifted down and disappeared into the celestial pattern in the center of the heavenly soldier's forehead.

In an instant, the heavenly soldiers trembled slightly.

A faint light first appeared where the Dao Seal had entered, then spread upwards and downwards along the celestial patterns on the chest and spine, like the slow, unhurried spread of a drop of ink in clear water, unhurried yet unstoppable.

The faint light spread along the shoulder blades, spine, waist, elbows and wrists, forming lines from points and veins from lines, covering the entire body of the heavenly soldier in just a few breaths.

The color then turned into a calm, dark blue-green, with dark patterns emerging from within like star trails, slowly moving between the light and shadow.

hum!

The halo of spiritual light behind the heavenly soldier's head suddenly shone brightly, and an invisible pressure instantly spread out.

The laws of the surrounding world fluctuated violently in an instant.

Anton remained expressionless as his divine sense probed into the heavenly soldier's body like tentacles, examining each of the newly illuminated meridians.

The energy circulation is unobstructed, the Dao embryo and the Dao body are closely integrated, and the flow of the power of the laws is smooth and stable, with almost no redundancy or stagnation.

He withdrew his divine sense, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips.

Although it was the first time he had crafted a heavenly weapon, the finished product was unexpectedly perfect.

It was worth the more than ten years he spent.

Now the clan has gained another type of Saint-level puppet.

Although the twelve guardian deities can form an array to contend with a saint, they can only contend for a short time and are far inferior to a true saint-level puppet.

Moreover, the Heavenly Soldiers are not ordinary Saint-level beings; their true combat strength is comparable to that of a Saint in the Resonance Realm.

In the Dawn Continent, this already belongs to the top tier of combat power.

Moreover, once he refines a higher-level Heavenly General and forms a formation with a sufficient number of Heavenly Soldiers, it may not be a pipe dream for him to contend with a demigod.

Anton stared at the heavenly soldiers, a thought stirring in his mind.

The figure that had been standing still slowly rose from the stone platform, landing silently with its robes and armor neatly arranged.

It turned around, facing Anton, and bowed its head slightly, like a silent guardian.

Anton did not linger in the weapon-refining room. He led the Heavenly Soldiers away from the Nine Heavens Tower and entered the teleportation array leading to the Dark Region.

Before long, he arrived outside the cave where the Dark Spider Mother lived.

This flat area, illuminated by glowing moss and luminous vines, is the regular spot where Mist Shadow "plays" with the Dark Spider Queen.

Wuyin was lying on a smooth rock at the edge of the basin. Hearing the noise, it raised its head, saw that it was Anton, and immediately let out a joyful cry. It leaped up and its figure turned into a wisp of gray-white mist in mid-air, and landed in front of Anton in an instant.

After landing, the fog dissipated, revealing its slender and sturdy outline.

The little guy has grown even bigger than before, and the lines of his bones under his fur are more defined, making him look even more majestic.

It nuzzled against Anton affectionately, and the latter patted its shoulder with a smile.

For a divine being like the Mist Shadow, intense combat is beneficial for awakening one's bloodline.

With the Dark Spider Mother as its sparring partner, its strength has increased rapidly over the years, and it has now reached the Resonance Realm, striving towards the pinnacle of Sainthood.

"I've brought you a worthy opponent today, go and give it a try."

As Anton finished speaking, the heavenly soldier flashed and arrived in the center of the basin.

Wuyin naturally did not back down, and immediately transformed into mist and charged towards the heavenly soldiers.

The battle broke out, with soldiers and beasts locked in fierce combat.

The Dark Spider Queen emerged from the cave at some point and moved to Anton's side.

Anton glanced at it a few times and laughed, "If you keep being this lazy, you might get overtaken by Wuyin."

Compared to the rapidly improving Mist Shadow, the Dark Spider Mother's strength has not changed much over the years.

They remain at the pinnacle of sainthood, still quite a distance from divinity.

Upon hearing Anton's words, a human-like dissatisfaction flashed in the Dark Spider Mother's eyes, and she hissed as if to express her disagreement with these words.

Anton smiled but didn't say anything, turning his attention back to the sparring match in front of him.

After a series of exchanges, Wuyin ultimately gained a slight advantage due to the unique power of the laws.

"Awoo!"

Seeing Wuyin's somewhat unconvinced expression, Anton chuckled and patted its head.

"If you're not satisfied, then hurry up and become stronger, otherwise when I create the Heavenly General, you won't be a match for him either."

The Heavenly Generals are top-tier Dao soldiers comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators at the Dharma Body Realm.

Even gods could be easily crushed.

Unless Wuyin's bloodline fully awakens and he breaks through to become a true divine being, he might not necessarily be able to defeat the Heavenly General.

After storing the celestial soldiers in his sleeve, Anton left the Dark Region and headed to the teleportation plaza of the Primordial City.

The Heavenly Soldiers are indeed powerful, but their forging takes a long time.

However, with this experience, the efficiency should be much faster in the future.

Moreover, as his cultivation level continues to improve, the aura above his head and his divine sense will be stronger than they are now, and the efficiency of nurturing the Dao seal and inscribing the array patterns will also increase accordingly.

The time required to forge celestial soldiers will only decrease over time.

In addition to this, the Heavenly Soldier had another benefit that he valued highly.

Anton slowly extended his hand, a thin ray of spiritual light condensing at his fingertips, which he traced in the air for a moment. The ray of light quickly converged into a thumb-sized talisman, hovering at his fingertip and rotating slightly.

This talisman represents the authority to summon celestial soldiers.

He can delegate it to his disciples.

By using specific methods to inject one's true essence or magical power into the talisman, one can activate the pre-reserved mark within the celestial soldier's body, summoning a projection weaker than the original to descend, or directly causing the celestial soldier's original body to descend.

Needless to say, even its projection possesses legendary-level combat power, making it an extremely powerful life-saving trump card for Foundation Establishment disciples.

It is enough to turn the tide of battle at a critical moment.

Anton withdrew his fingertip, and the spiritual light seal dissipated.

The war is over, the ownership of the Holy Dragon Mountains has been settled, and a relatively peaceful window of opportunity will follow.

This is also a valuable period for the clan to develop in peace and prepare for the undead scourge.

In the original history, after the Free Alliance captured the Holy Dragon Mountains, it did not immediately expand on a large scale.

They need time to digest their gains, integrate resources, and consolidate their control over the top-tier ley lines on that continent.

But this calm did not last long.

Once its foundation was solid, the Freedom Alliance quickly launched a new round of operations, began to expand outwards, and once again caused new friction with the other four major powers.

With a demigod at its helm and backed by the Holy Dragon Mountains, the Free Alliance is now far stronger than before. By winning over and dividing the enemy, it has consistently gained the upper hand in its conflicts with the four major powers.

If nothing unexpected happens, over several hundred or even a thousand years, the Free Alliance might transform into a second Dragon Court.

Unfortunately, just when the Free Alliance was at its zenith, the Scourge of the Undead broke out, directly interrupting the Free Alliance's rapid development.

That disaster not only disrupted all of the Liberal League's expansion plans, but also caused the death of War Consul Hamilton himself in the ensuing war.

Even the Holy Dragon Mountain Range was taken away.

By the time the Scourge finally ended, the severely weakened Free Alliance had lost both the qualification and the strength to launch an attack on the strongest forces.

However, this timeline is no longer following its original path.

Many things happened earlier than I remembered.

Anton was unsure whether the undead calamity would arrive at the original time.

If it had been delayed for over 700 years, just like in the original history, the Free Alliance would have had ample time to develop and might have actually overwhelmed the other four major powers.

Of course, if that were to happen, it might not necessarily be a bad thing for the Silvermoon Clan.

With his current rate of cultivation improvement and the clan's development speed, several hundred years would be enough for him to lead the clan to the pinnacle of the continent.

By then, the title of the strongest force will certainly no longer belong to the Freedom Alliance.

However, based on the information gathered so far, it shouldn't take that long.

The Ring of Annihilation is already preparing for the ritual.

Although their stronghold in the heart of the Freedom Alliance was uprooted and their plans were thwarted, it's easy to imagine that they wouldn't give up and would probably have already found a new location to start preparing again.

The opening of the Abyss is not expected to be too late. Fortunately, he has already arranged everything, and the clan only needs to develop and prepare step by step.

As for him, he will continue to focus his energy on cultivation, forging celestial weapons, and searching for more ways to subdue the undead.