Refining Two Divine Swords at Once; Kong Wenxuan Reaps the Rewards of an Expansion War
The Peacock Secret Realm, atop Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak.
After witnessing the bloodline awakening of the Lineage's disciples under the baptism of the "Eighth-Grade True Spirit" for the first time, Kong Wenxuan returned to his secluded cultivation place to continue his sword-wielding cultivation.
Two buzzing sounds rang out as the "Black Water Divine Sword" and the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword" flew out of his Purple Mansion at the same time, hanging upside down in front of him, with a Third Tier "Crystal Stone" spiritual material placed below them.
Kong Wenxuan formed hand seals and activated the "Spirit Law" within his Purple Mansion, creating a series of Treasure Restriction, which he then cast into the "Black Water Divine Sword" and the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword" in front of him.
The two divine swords shimmered with sword light, emanating from their tips and drawing in, devouring, and refining the Third Tier "Crystal Stone" spiritual material below.
Kong Wenxuan ultimately decided to refine both the "Black Water Divine Sword" and the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword" simultaneously. Although this would require more time and effort, and he would not be able to obtain a Third Tier Treasure Artifact- level "Five Elements Divine Swords" to enhance his strength in a short period of time.
However, there is one advantage: the two divine swords, "Black Water Divine Sword" and "Yellow Earth Divine Sword," are being refined simultaneously, and they are being refined by absorbing and processing the same Third Tier spiritual material. As long as the two divine swords are successfully refined and advanced, the connection and compatibility between the two divine swords will be greatly enhanced.
At that time, not only will it greatly increase the power of the "Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation" and the "Great Five Elements Sword Formation", but it can even combine the two swords to form its own sword formation, which will be many times stronger than any one of the "Five Elements Divine Swords".
Moreover, on the other hand, in the "South Lake Mountains", enemies such as the Du Household, the Lang Household, and the Demon Race have all been eliminated. Even the Demon Race race's stronghold, the "Demon Race Secret Realm", has been captured. The invasion of the "True Martial World" martial artists through the "Demon Race Secret Realm" has also been repelled and cut off.
Furthermore, Kong Wenxuan had thoroughly investigated the situation of various Demon Beast in the "South Lake Mountains" during his previous search for Demon Race strongholds. Apart from a few places where Fourth Tier Demon Beast were located, the rest of the places, even those with Third Tier Demon Beast, were no longer a match for the Kong Household.
Fourth Tier Demon Beast lack intelligence and wisdom. As long as the Kong Household doesn't intentionally provoke them, or if they have enemies driving them from behind, these Fourth Tier Demon Beast will generally not cause trouble for the Kong Household.
It can be said that the "South Lake Mountains" where the Kong Household is located is now quite safe for Kong Household, with no major threats, and they can even take whatever they want from most of the area.
As a result, the Kong Household has now organized a "servant army" and started another war of expansion, extending the territory of Peacock County from a radius of one thousand li to a radius of three thousand li, without Kong Wenxuan having to take any action.
He could safely seclude himself in this "Peacock Secret Realm," refining the Third Tier "Crystal Stone" spiritual material and tempering and upgrading the "Black Water Divine Sword" and the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword."
The entire war of expansion can be led solely by the clan chief.
The "Servant Legion," composed of a large number of servant cultivators from the servant Lineage who came to join them, charged ahead, responsible for surveying resource points and eliminating First Tier Demon Beast entrenched in various locations.
The Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Kong Household, along with Foundation Establishment cultivators from the existing servant cultivation Lineage such as the Yan Household, Ma Household, Xiong Household Yun Household, Xiong family, Quan Household family, and Diao Household family, plus the "Peacock True Spirit Battle Formation" composed of Qi Refinement disciples of the Kong Household, and the battle formation composed of the Lineage's "Peacock Dao Soldiers," formed an assault team responsible for killing and clearing out any Second Tier Demon Beast and demonic birds found in various places.
As for the Third Tier Demon Beast and birds encountered, the clan leader, who had already broken through to the Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage, took action. In addition, the Third Tier beast-taming black tiger that Kong Wenxuan had given to the clan leader was basically enough to defeat them.
Therefore, this war of expansion and the conquest of Peacock County's territory basically did not require Kong Wenxuan's intervention.
He could sit in the back and enjoy all the benefits of the Lineage's expansion and development, focusing on cultivation and improving his own cultivation and strength.
All sorts of elixirs, incense, formations, and talismans used for cultivation, as well as the five elements spiritual materials used for sword forging, are continuously supplied by his Lineage, so he no longer needs to worry too much or work too hard.
This can be considered the benefits and rights he deserves for his hard work in Star Inlaying for the Lineage, promoting the Lineage's "Peacock True Spirit Star" to the Eighth-Grade True Spirit position, and leading the entire Lineage to develop, grow, and improve.
Therefore, with no external threats and no internal pressure, Kong Wenxuan was not in a hurry to quickly refine and upgrade a Third Tier Treasure Artifact "Five Elements Divine Swords," to enhance his strength. Instead, he could choose to simultaneously refine and upgrade the "Black Water Divine Sword" and the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword" to see the effects of such simultaneous refinement and upgrade.
If the simultaneous refinement and advancement are effective enough, he could try to find spiritual materials that possess all five elements attributes and simultaneously refine and advance the "Five Elements Divine Swords," which might yield even greater and better results.
Time flew by as the Kong Household expanded their territory and the "Peacock County" under their rule, Kong Wenxuan simultaneously forged the "Black Water Divine Sword" and the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword." Six years passed in the blink of an eye.
During these six years, the Kong Household's wars to expand their territory and increase the land area of Peacock County proceeded very smoothly.
With the map guidance recorded by Kong Wenxuan when he traveled all over the South Lake Mountains to search for the strongholds of the Demon Race race, with a large number of "servant legions" composed of cultivators from the servant Lineage charging into battle, and with the clan leader with the cultivation of the Purple Mansion Stage leading Third Tier black tiger beast to guard the rear, the entire expansion and battle process was much easier and smoother than the first war of expansion and the construction of Peacock County, and there were far fewer casualties.
Throughout the entire six-year war of expansion, Kong Wenxuan never had to lift a finger. Basically, all the troublesome enemies could be dealt with by the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Kong Household or by the clan leader Kong Changgeng.
Even during these six years, some members of the Kong Household, such as Kong Wenchang, Kong Wenyin, and Kong Huancai who participated in the debate on the law, were tempered in the war of expansion and broke through their cultivation levels, successfully advancing to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
With the eighth-grade "Peacock True Spirit Star" suppressing them, the efficiency and success rate of the Kong Household's Qi Refinement disciples in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage Realm are much higher than the suppression effect of the ninth-grade "Peacock True Spirit Star" back then. This makes it easier for them to advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage and suppress the Demonic Nature Backlash, with a success rate of about 80%.
Therefore, in these six years, the Kong Household has added several more Foundation Establishment cultivators, bringing the total number of Foundation Establishment Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Kong Household to nearly thirty, which is more than some established Ninth-Grade True Spirit Lineage.
These newly added Foundation Establishment cultivators not only allowed the Kong Household to handle the expansion war in "Peacock County" with ease, but also gave them the capacity to manage and expand Lineage business share, interests, and influence in Bifang Commandery City, as well as to join the Bi Household's caravans to conduct transactions and purchases of resources and treasures across counties and into state cities.
In the past six years, the Lineage caravan led by the fourth sister, Kong Wenjun, has traveled through all the counties and cities of "Extended Net Moon Deer Prefecture" with the Bi Household caravan. They have not only brought back rare resources and treasures from the other counties and cities for the Lineage, but also a lot of information and intelligence about various places in "Extended Net Moon Deer Prefecture", which has greatly broadened the Kong Household's horizons and knowledge.