Wind Shadow Pavilion

The High Priest was able to become a deity on her own within the Material Plane, and she cultivated the noble Laws of Life; her talent was likely among the very best of all human geniuses in the history of the Yulan Continent. However, this High Priest was likely terrified by experts from other planes.

After all, judging by the timeline, the High Priest clearly became a deity during the War of World Destruction. In that era, Mid-level Gods were everywhere in the Yulan Plane, Low-level Deity status was worth less than a dog's, and only High-level Gods could barely hold their own.

During that period, even Seven-Star Experts, who were not far from standing at the pinnacle of the gods, fell in droves. Sometimes, preconceived notions can cast a shadow over one's entire life. Furthermore, it wasn't as if the Yulan Continent lacked places of opportunity useful to God Level experts later on. Compared to the risk of heading to a Divine Plane from which one might never return, the local places of opportunity in the Yulan Continent were clearly much safer.

The High Priest and the War God clearly had no intention of leaving the Material Plane. Unless one caused a heaven-shaking disaster or possessed heaven-defying talent, these two would likely not intervene easily. As for Hodan, it went without saying; unless someone fought their way to his doorstep, this Mid-level God would not make a move.

After understanding the situation in the Yulan Continent, Karl realized that although his strength could not be considered top-tier, he was no longer someone that any stray cat or dog could bark at.

"In that case, it seems there is no need for me to hide anymore."

A flash of joy crossed Karl's eyes. Now that he had reached the Saint Realm, the time required for cultivation had become far too long.

The growth of his physique would take over ten thousand years, and while the time for the Wind Element was only one-fifth of that, it still required over two thousand years.

Karl calculated silently in his heart and quickly arrived at an answer.

Two thousand seven hundred and forty years—this was the time it would take just by relying on idle cultivation. However, he had additional bonuses. By combining his family and territory, he could reduce his cultivation time by 20%, which for Karl meant a reduction of over five hundred years.

"Five hundred years, it is still too short after all."

Even with the cultivation speed bonus, Karl would need to cultivate day and night for two thousand one hundred and ninety-one years to bring the Wind Element to perfection.

"Becoming a deity in two thousand years is considered fast, but I have even faster methods."

A gleam of light flashed in Karl's eyes. Becoming a deity in two thousand years meant that, compared to the current Yulan Continent, there shouldn't be any major changes in the future, such as invasions from other planes. The only things he needed to guard against were Hodan inviting him to a Divine Plane or the pitfall known as the Necropolis of the Gods.

With a clear path ahead and a steady road to godhood, Karl would have to be out of his mind to want to test the waters there. Sometimes, testing the waters really does lead to death.

"I must upgrade the territory level to level three as soon as possible."

At Karl's current cultivation speed, he could gain six points of progress every five days, thanks to the 20% cultivation speed boost. However, if he could upgrade both his territory and family to level three, he would gain three points of progress every day. These three points would apply to everything simultaneously: Battle Qi cultivation, law comprehension, and physical growth.

At three points of progress per day, Karl would need less than a thousand years to become a deity. In just a hundred or so years, his strength would be no less than those peak Saint Realm experts.

But Karl also understood that to gain the additional 200% cultivation speed boost, both his family and territory had to reach level three simultaneously. The difficulty of such an upgrade was clear, and Karl saw no opportunity for his family to upgrade in the short term.

"One hundred level 9 experts, five Saint Realm experts."

The family upgrade required this, and the territory upgrade required the same. Yet, these two could not coexist within the system's family and territory categories.

Even if Karl bought a large number of Saint Realm aptitude enhancement cards, it would likely take two or three hundred years for anyone to reach the Saint Realm.

"Looking at it this way, I can only establish a faction first and absorb some talented seedlings."

The system has its policies, and naturally, Karl has his countermeasures.

"If I were still just a level 9 warrior, even if I established a faction, I wouldn't be able to attract any geniuses. Thus, only this step remains."

Karl felt a bit of relief in his heart. At least the Mall provided two conditions for the upgrade: [Family] and [Territory] both reaching level three, or Karl himself breaking through to [Peak Saint Realm].

This could be considered a small benefit from the system. After all, the system wouldn't just target Karl's current situation; what if Karl had been born into a top-tier clan in this universe?

If he were a member of a top-tier god clan in the Coiling Dragon Universe, Karl might have received the support of a level 7 or even level 8 family at birth. This is what they call the higher the starting point, the faster the takeoff.

Unfortunately, Karl was just an ordinary commoner in the Yulan Continent. Having reached this point, Karl could touch his heart and loudly declare that it was all due to his own hard work and cultivation.

Soon, under Karl's instruction, his identity as a Saint Realm expert was made public. At the same time, Karl founded a new faction.

[Wind Shadow Pavilion]

Karl had originally wanted to name it the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect, but considering this was a magic world and lacked a xianxia style, he shortened the name, finally settling on Wind Shadow Pavilion, which also signified his identity as a peak Saint Realm Wind-type expert.

As the core of Karl's plan to upgrade his territory to level three, the Wind Shadow Pavilion naturally followed an elite path. Whether they were mages or warriors, they needed sufficient talent to join.

However, Karl also knew that the Wind Shadow Pavilion would likely only recruit talented warriors, as he had not forgotten whose territory this was.

The Holy Alliance.

When it came to magic factions in the Holy Alliance, how many in the entire Yulan Continent could compare to the Ernst Institute? It was hailed as the number one magic academy on the continent; every student who graduated from this academy had at least the strength of a level 6 mage.

However, even for the number one academy on the continent, the graduation requirement was only the strength of a level 6 mage. Students could graduate upon reaching the graduation age, while those who wanted to graduate early needed to become level 7 mages.

What Karl needed was not level 7 strength, but the potential to reach level 9, or even the possibility of stepping into the Saint Realm. This led to Karl's extremely high requirements for the Wind Shadow Pavilion, though there was still room for maneuver.

After all, he possessed aptitude enhancement cards, though the difficulty of upgrading someone to the Saint Realm was different from upgrading them to level 9.

Level 9 is divided into warriors and mages; for warriors, it enhances their physical and Battle Qi talent, at least enough to meet the conditions to become a level 9 warrior.