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"With your exceptional talent and status as the founder of the extraordinary path, no one doubts your ability to reach High Tier in cultivation, provided you possess sufficient knowledge. Furthermore, you are still within the 500-year protection period, so there's no need to worry about your safety. However, after the Shelter period ends, your true form can travel to the core area of the three types of humans. We will do our utmost to provide Shelter, and we believe that within a few thousand years we will hear news of your advancement to High Tier."

Although this Middle Tier 3 senior had tried his best to overestimate his talent and the time it would take to become High Tier, Wang An felt that it would be more prudent to become High Tier as soon as possible within the next 500 years.

After reading about the history of the Bronze Human Race, Wang An and the dozen or so other people were led to the reception room and sat down.

Immediately, waiters brought out all sorts of exotic fruits, spiritual plants, and drinks.

As a human civilization that originated from the extraordinary bronze, it naturally had a variety of bronze wine vessels and other drinking utensils. In terms of etiquette, there was not much difference between the two sides.

As time passed, more and more Middle Tier cultivators gathered, having received news that Perfected Heavenly River had arrived at the academy. Some had left their original laboratories, some had been awakened from their secluded cultivation of the laws, and some had even rushed over from nearby star systems at faster-than-light speed on warships.

In less than seven days, 20 Middle Tier experts gathered here. However, since the Dao Discussion Conference had not yet started, the group only got to know each other and did not delve into deeper levels of Dao cultivation debate.

A figure clad in bronze armor, its surface adorned with bronze patterns and mythical beast totems, and a bronze sword at his waist, amidst the faint sounds of battle cries. This person was also burly and robust, nearly 3 meters tall, with an imposing and extraordinary face, moving with the aura of a tiger descending a mountain. He was a Middle Tier 2nd-tier [Path of War Sacrifice] expert.

He picked up a glass of wine, toasted the Avatar, and said something.

"Perfected Heavenly River, I am the [Weapon Sword Priest] of the Jiuli Clan. To sit and discuss the Dao is not in line with our [Path of War Sacrifice] tradition, and such discussions are pointless. I will need Perfected Heavenly River to spar with me so that we can truly understand the difference between our extraordinary paths."

Wang An naturally accepted such invitations. With numerous Divine Ability powers protecting him, he had virtually no weaknesses. Now, having cultivated [Sword Edge Metal], his ability to engage in direct combat had been further enhanced, so he was naturally fearless.

"Jiuli Jiuli's invitation is so kind, I will naturally comply. Although our Cultivator System emphasizes self-cultivation and comprehending the rules and the Great Dao, combat skills are also quite important. Such methods of protecting life and oneself naturally require much practice."

The two then picked up the bronze goblet, toasted each other, and drank the [Verdigris Essence] wine, a unique beverage of the Bronze Human Race.

A deep, bronze-rust flavor assaulted the mouth, and the [Ruin Copper Spiritual Essence] in the liquor was quickly absorbed by the body.

Originally, bronze was normal brass that had rusted over the years, but this [Verdigris Essence] made Wang An feel the passage of time, as if a long time had passed, and even he, a Middle Tier being, was somewhat intoxicated by it.

Seeing Wang An's somewhat drunken state, Jiuli Bingjian laughed and then explained.

"This wine is Second Tier spiritual wine called [Verdigris Essence]. It has been brewed in bronze for countless years and possesses the power to briefly experience the power of time and smooth over all hardships and obstacles."

"This is a beverage that our Bronze Human Race uses to entertain distinguished guests, because its brewing process takes tens of thousands of years. It uses various long-lived Ganoderma lucidum, medicinal herbs, and fruits, selecting only the parts that represent the passage of time to achieve this effect."

Seeing Jiuli Bingjian speaking so eloquently, the Middle Tier experts on the battlefield couldn't stop smiling.

As Wang An slowly regained consciousness, his somewhat frivolous mentality, which had developed over the past decade or so due to his explosive growth in strength, gradually settled down thanks to the power of time.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Wang An asked in confusion.

A gentle-faced female priestess, dressed in a light green robe, with laws related to life and creation flowing around her, then answered his question.

"Our Jiuli priest is a war maniac and a drunkard. He's either battling those domesticated alien beasts in several Middle Tier ecological star systems or tasting all kinds of wines. Later, because of his extreme love for collecting and consuming all kinds of wines, he was always in financial straits. That's why he started researching and brewing all kinds of wines to supplement his income, which is why he knows so much about them."

When Jiuli Bingjian saw that it was this female priest, who seemed to be at the Middle Tier 3, who was making jokes and even revealing her "deeds," he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

A stiff explanation.

"Isn't this all to promote the unique beverage of our Bronze Human Race? It can't be said to be for personal gain. Besides, if the priests of the [Path of War Sacrifice] don't drink, can it still be called the [Path of War Sacrifice]?"

These words drew cheers from the other Path of War Sacrifice present.

At this moment, Gaoyang Zhenkong also came over to tease him.

"I think the Jiuli has some talent in this area. Over the past thousand years, we've seen a significant increase in the variety of wines related to excitement, passion, and conquest. He has the potential to become a master brewer. Perhaps he'll even have some talent for understanding the rules of winemaking later on."

Seeing this, everyone suppressed their laughter and nodded in agreement.

As for the Jiuli Bingjian, hearing the Gaoyang Zhenkong say this, they naturally dared not refute it. They even took these words to heart, wondering if they could cultivate these kinds of rules in the future.

The female priest then introduced herself, Wang An learned that she was a Middle Tier 3rd-grade high priest of the [Path of Spirit Sacrifice], Shennong Clan [Yinwood Priestess]. Her natal magic weapon was a Bronze Divine Tree called [Yinwood]. Most of the technology related to the Bronze Divine Tree among the Bronze Human Race was researched and practiced by the [Path of Spirit Sacrifice].

The Bronze Divine Tree is not simply a bronze structure, but a spiritual plant with bronze properties, refined through a series of special laws, and possesses its own life force.

In addition to amplifying and modifying the environment within the area to suit the Bronze Priest's Transcendent System, it can also generate a large amount of [Ruin Copper Spiritual Essence] to improve the overall living environment.

This demonstrates just how advanced the Bronze Human Race's skill was in grafting inanimate bronze materials onto spiritual plants.

Moreover, after these Bronze Divine Tree are refined into natal magic treasures, they become a special kind of life form that is half plant and half magic treasure, and can continue to grow and improve itself.

Wang An then gave everyone a general overview of the cultivation levels within the [Heavenly Talisman Dao Foundation Cultivator] system.

From Qi Refining cultivators gathering the Qi of heaven and earth, refining Mystic Qi, comprehending the principles of law to construct their own talents, to taking the imagery of the Five Elements to forge the Dao Foundation, thus becoming cultivators, cultivating Divine Ability to complete the foundation of the Dao and elevate to the Purple Mansion Perfected Person Dao Foundation.

During this time, he borrowed quite a few research findings from the Bronze Human Race on the way of priesthood.