Each time he cultivated with the Gray Cast Iron Dragon Ornn, Liszt could clearly feel the force of destiny plucking at its threads growing stronger by another degree.
"Destiny may be mysterious and wondrous, but it is not some elusive thing beyond all grasp. It too has a course it must follow. Perhaps I still do not understand what that course is, but if I follow this feeling and proceed along the path sensed by the Smoke Dragon, then destiny will be a sword in my hand!"
Roar!
Ornn let out a dissatisfied roar, reminding Liszt not to think about any other dragons while cultivating with it.
Liszt did not argue, merely smiling faintly. "I understand, Ornn. Let us continue."
He focused on cultivating with Ornn. A single session lasted an entire day, and his command over the dragon's mental world had already reached an exceptionally practiced level. With the aid of destiny's power, he could calmly guide a dragon's mind, cultivating far faster and imprinting far more easily than any dragon knight.
By now, the Fire Dragon Rio no longer needed frequent cultivation, nor did the Invisible Dragon Bard—after all, both dragons had already "graduated," their mental imprints complete.
The Orichalcum Dragon Marta, the Aluminum Dragon Connor, and the Water Dragon Walter had made little progress so far.
Thus, he spent most of the entire month on Ornn, allocating the remaining small portion to government affairs. He presided over the Flame Kingdom's transformation, changing it from a makeshift outfit into a true kingdom, clearly establishing tax laws, judicial laws, ceremonial laws, and various other legal systems.
But this was limited to Flame Island, which he was shaping into a family-style fief.
He was already a powerhouse standing at the pinnacle of the world and had no great desire for