A Call for Aid and the "Crystal Stone" Walls
This is where dreams begin, and where dreams come true.
On the highest peak of the mountain range, where the Kong Household had established their territory, a house had been built. It was not luxurious, but only provided shelter from the wind and rain.
Kong Wenxuan secluded himself in this house to cultivate, refining Second Tier "spiritual fire" materials to forge and upgrade the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword".
At this moment, he formed hand seals, and the Crimson Fire Divine Sword hung upside down in front of him. As he channeled his Law Power and Spiritual Consciousness, he cast a series of "Spiritual Restriction" into it. The tip of the Crimson Fire Divine Sword continuously emitted crimson sword light, devouring the Second Tier "spiritual fire" below.
It was a ball of orange flame, Second Tier spirit fire called "Orange Heart Flame" that Kong Wenxuan and the others had specially purchased in "Bifang Commandery City".
As Kong Wenxuan cast another "Spiritual Restriction" into the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword," the sword light emitted by the divine sword suddenly surged, completely devouring and refining the "Orange Heart Flame" below, which was less than half the size of a fist.
The next moment, an orange spiritual light appeared on the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword," like flames swirling around it. After burning fiercely for a long time, it finally receded into the divine sword.
Kong Wenxuan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. Ten months had passed since the Kong Household began expanding their territory. During these ten months, he had been in seclusion here, refining Second Tier "spiritual fire." This was the third Second Tier spiritual fire, "Orange Heart Flame," that he had refined.
At this point, one-third of the refinement and advancement of the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword" has been completed.
He still has six portions of the Second Tier spirit fire "Orange Heart Flame" left. As long as he devours and refines these six portions of the Second Tier spirit fire, his "Crimson Fire Divine Sword" will be able to advance from First Tier Law Artifact to a Second Tier Spirit Artifact.
Kong Wenxuan did a quick calculation in his mind. If nothing happened to disturb him and he could devote all his time to refining the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword" and devouring and refining the remaining "Orange Heart Flame", he would be able to complete the advancement of the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword" in two years at most.
However, it is clearly impossible to devote oneself entirely to seclusion and cultivation, and to refining the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword" without any disturbances.
Especially now that the Lineage is engaged in expansionist wars.
Although he delegated most of the miscellaneous tasks and specific work related to the war to the clan, as the Lineage's highest fighting force, there were always times when he was needed to contribute.
At this moment, Kong Wenxuan sighed softly, put the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword," which had been upgraded by one-third, back into his Dantian, and then took out a "communication Jade Slip" from his Storage Bag.
The "communication Jade Slip" was currently flashing with starlight, clearly indicating that it was being transmitted rapidly.
"The war of expansion has lasted for ten months, and now we've finally met our match?"
"Even with the help of my uncle and elder brother, they couldn't solve it. It seems to be no ordinary thing."
Kong Wenxuan thought to himself, and probed the "communication Jade Slip" with his Spiritual Consciousness to check the information inside.
"They turned out to be a flock of Lightning Falcon demon birds, with the two leaders possessing strength at the late stage of the Second Tier. They were as fast as lightning and extremely agile."
"My elder brother, Kong Wenzhang, is skilled in refining the ' Black Water Divine Sword ' and the ' White Metal Divine Sword,' and is adept at sword techniques and Refining the Sword into Threads, but he simply cannot keep up with the speed of those two late- Second Tier second-tier Lightning Falcon demonic birds."
"My uncle Kong Yushuo's ' Crimson Fire Divine Sword,' with its Sword Qi Thunderclap, is faster than two Second Tier Lightning Falcon, but its agility is lacking."
"Furthermore, both of the late -Second Tier second-tier Lightning Falcon were wreathed in lightning, making them incredibly defensive. Even my uncle's ' Crimson Fire Divine Sword ' couldn't kill them in a single strike!"
"The startled Lightning Falcon demon bird suddenly became even more troublesome."
Kong Wenxuan looked at the information conveyed in the "communication Jade Slip" and couldn't help but shake his head.
If possible, he would rather postpone this war of expansion for several years, allowing his uncle, elder brother, and others to upgrade their "Five Elements Divine Swords" to the Second Tier Spirit Artifact level. At that time, the power of the "Five Elements Divine Swords" would increase greatly, and their combat strength would also increase significantly.
It would undoubtedly be much simpler and easier to wage this war of expansion.
If my uncle's "Crimson Fire Divine Sword" has been upgraded to the Second Tier Spirit Artifact level, its speed, power, and agility will be greatly increased. Dealing with two Second Tier late-stage Lightning Falcon demon birds would be no problem at all.
Unfortunately, Lineage finances, higher-level policies, and the ten-year tax exemption period do not allow them to wait a few more years.
Kong Wenxuan flipped his hand to put away the "communication Jade Slip," got up and walked out of the secluded cultivation house. Standing on the highest peak and looking down, he saw that below the mountain range, on the shore of "Crescent Moon Lake," a large number of houses had been built, and many cultivators were coming and going in them.
In the distance, a section of "Crystal Stone" has been piled up and constructed to form a "city wall," which has been laid out.
Second Elder Kong Changlan was leading a group of Kong Household cultivators to bury array flags and array artifacts, and carve runes and array patterns within these "crystal city walls" in preparation for setting up the city-protecting array "Mountain and Water Layered Waves Formation".
The "Crystal Stone" vein at the bottom of "Crescent Moon Lake" has a fairly rich reserve, but it is definitely not enough to build the entire "Peacock County Seat". However, it is more than enough to collect "Crystal Stone" ore to build the city wall surrounding "Peacock County Seat" and to cooperate with the arrangement of the "Mountain and Water Layered Waves Formation".
After ten months of research and deduction, it is clear that the Second Elder has a clear understanding of the layout of the "Mountain and Water Layered Waves Formation" and the construction plan of the "Peacock County Seat". Therefore, he has begun to mine "Crystal Stone" from the bottom of the lake and build the city wall of the "Peacock County Seat".
Once the city wall is built, the area of "Peacock County Seat" will be demarcated first. In conjunction with "Crescent Moon Lake" and the mountain range, Third Tier treasure array, "Mountain and Water Layered Waves Formation," will be set up to solve the security problem.
Then, it's not too late to slowly plan the construction of markets, streets, shops, and houses within the "Peacock County Seat".
Kong Wenxuan greeted the clan leader and the second elder, then left the "Peacock County Seat" under construction. He drew his "Crimson Fire Divine Sword," rode on it, and headed towards the location his uncle and the others had indicated.
During the journey, he also tested the condition of the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword," which had completed one-third of its advancement.
Although it has not yet advanced to the Second Tier Spirit Artifact level, the Crimson Fire Divine Sword," which has absorbed and refined three-thirds of the Second Tier" Orange Heart Flame " spirit fire, has clearly seen a significant improvement, especially in terms of speed.
Kong Wenxuan tested it out, and now the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword" can reach 1.5 times the speed of sound when fully activated, which is 50% faster than before.
After some mental calculation, he estimated that once the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword" was fully upgraded to the Second Tier Spirit Artifact level, the speed of its Sword Qi Thunderclap would probably reach three times the speed of sound!
The increased speed of the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword" also made him travel faster on the sword. In less than half a day, he arrived at the location where his uncle, elder brother, and others had set up.