Chapter 380: Chapter 340: A Dream of a Thousand Autumns, Flames of War Spread

The Taichu Spirit Realm, Ninefold Celestial Tower.

Inside the Celestial Essence Hall, Anton sat behind his desk for the first time in a long while, listening intently to Eleanor’s report.

"Just yesterday, Instructor Darian officially advanced to Legend. Counting him, the clan now has nine Legendary Combat Powers."

Eleanor’s tone carried a faint smile as she said this. There was a time when the Silver Moon Clan severely lacked top-tier fighters, leaving Anton to shoulder the burden alone. Only in recent decades had clan members consecutively advanced to Legend.

And this was just the beginning.

Once the current generation of disciples—Laine, Lucius, Furlo, and Mia—matured and formed their Golden Cores, the clan’s peak combat strength would see an explosive surge. This didn’t even account for Anton’s Guardian Divine Generals. If those twelve constructs were included, the clan’s high-end forces already rivaled any first-rate faction.

Anton’s eyes flickered slightly, a wave of nostalgia washing over him. He still remembered Darian’s first lesson; back then, the man was merely a Silver Tier Caster. In the blink of an eye, he had become a Legendary Powerhouse.

Time truly flew.

"There is one more thing," Eleanor said, reining in her thoughts to continue the report. "The Taichu Spirit Realm has been expanding steadily over the years. Last month, the forest’s borders reached the vicinity of the Beast Arena and the Spirit Stone Vein. I estimate that in another two months, it should completely encompass both locations."

The Beast Arena Eleanor mentioned was the second Earth Vein Node on the Eldron Plain, apart from Taichu City. Back when Kresol Dragon City still stood, this had been their pasture for raising Firemane Beasts. After the Silver Moon Clan took over, it gradually developed into a breeding ground for cultivating and improving Spirit Beasts.

"That is good news," Anton nodded slightly. "Once both Earth Vein Nodes are connected via the Array, the concentration of Spiritual Qi within the Spirit Realm will rise to another level, and the Array’s power will increase dramatically."

"That was my thought exactly," Eleanor smiled. "The Spirit Stone Vein should also benefit."

Anton nodded again. The conversion speed of a Spirit Stone Vein inherently depended on the ambient energy concentration. With the Primordial Five Elements Grand Array providing abundant energy, that speed could at least double.

Originally, Anton estimated that the Spirit Stone Vein—which was being converted from a Magic Stone Vein foundation—would take at least another fifty to sixty years to fully form. But if it was integrated into the Taichu Spirit Realm and nourished by ample Spiritual Qi, the required time could easily be cut in half.

"At this rate, the Taichu Spirit Realm will only continue to grow," Eleanor’s eyes brightened. "Perhaps one day, it will become a colossal mega-settlement spanning an entire region, much like the Jade Royal Court’s City of Ten Thousand Trees."

The City of Ten Thousand Trees was currently the largest known settlement on the Dawn Continent. It was no smaller than the Eldron Plain itself. From the elves’ perspective, the entire territory functioned as one supercity, staying entirely true to its name.

"When that day comes, the Taichu Spirit Realm will undoubtedly far surpass the City of Ten Thousand Trees."

Anton smiled faintly, his tone carrying an absolute, unquestionable certainty. If the Taichu Spirit Realm ever expanded to cover the entire Eldron Plain, its energy concentration would reach an absurd level. Even the Holy Dragon Mountain Range wouldn’t hold a candle to it, let alone the City of Ten Thousand Trees.

Still, the Spirit Realm needed a long time to grow before reaching such heights.

Eleanor promptly continued with the rest of her report. Only when the dusk deepened outside the window and the clear cries of birds echoed in the distance did they change the subject, discussing the war between the four major factions.

Rumor had it that the Jade Royal Court was secretly in contact with the Freedom Alliance, showing signs of forming a coalition. Meanwhile, the Blood Roar Fortress and the Heart of the Mountains—both holding territories in the northern continent—were beginning to align with one another.

A two-on-two conflict was becoming inevitable.

Anton had anticipated this outcome long ago. He offered no further commentary, simply instructing Eleanor to keep a close eye on the war’s progression.

Suddenly, his expression shifted. He raised a hand to pause Eleanor and stood up. "I will be right back."

The next instant, he vanished from the hall’s entrance.

Beneath the shade of the Eternal Tree, emerald vines intertwined to form a circular Array Base. Spiritual Light flowed smoothly through the Array Patterns like a gentle stream.

Anton appeared out of thin air, his gaze instantly locking onto the center of the Array Hub. There, a seal hovered about a foot off the ground, rotating lazily.

The seal was a solid, earthy yellow. The mountain and river veins on its surface had transformed from faint outlines into intricate, nearly three-dimensional carvings. It was as if an entire continent had been compressed into this tiny block. Dense threads of Spiritual Light crisscrossed inside it like blood pumping through veins. With every circulation, the seal gave a faint tremor, radiating a strange rhythm that felt both profoundly heavy and vibrantly alive.

As if sensing Anton’s gaze, the seal’s rotation slowed a fraction. A remarkably faint halo rippled across its surface, as though it were greeting him. In that moment, Anton clearly perceived a thread of Intention—tentative yet affectionate.

The Heaven-Overturning Seal had advanced to a Spiritual Artifact.

A brilliant gleam flashed in Anton’s eyes as he slowly reached out. The Heaven-Overturning Seal quivered slightly before floating up and landing weightlessly in his palm. It felt warm and smooth to the touch. As the angle of the light shifted, the carved mountain and river patterns seemed to flow, making it look as though real peaks and valleys were rising and falling across its surface.

He extended a strand of Divine Sense into the seal and immediately touched a distinct, vibrant consciousness. The second his Divine Sense drew near, the consciousness eagerly pressed against it, nuzzling him like a hatchling pushing its head into a warm palm.

Curling his fingers around the seal, Anton felt that subtle, genuine feedback. The corners of his mouth turned up. His second Spiritual Artifact was finally complete.

The Sword Pill and the Heaven-Overturning Seal. Two Spiritual Artifacts: one hard, one soft; one sharp, one crushing. The Sword Pill specialized in slaughter, while the Heaven-Overturning Seal specialized in suppression. From now on, whether facing enemies or defending himself, he had much more flexible options.

After interacting with the Heaven-Overturning Seal’s Artifact Spirit for a while using his Divine Sense, Anton smiled and stored the new Spiritual Artifact away. Now, only the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield remained.

He turned to look at several other Arrays nearby. The Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield was still being steadily nurtured, but its internal Spiritual nature had grown noticeably stronger than before.

After observing it for a moment, he shifted his gaze to the remaining Arrays. Floating in the exact center of each Array was a top-grade Profound Artifact, all varying in shape. There was a battle saber with a dark body and a thick, heavy edge. A buckler etched with flowing silver-gray patterns. A fist-sized orb swirling with what looked like wind and thunder inside.

They hovered quietly amidst the Spiritual Light, like a row of soldiers awaiting inspection.

He had forged all these Profound Artifacts over the past few years. The moment they were completed, he had immediately set up Arrays to nurture them. Once the batch of Spirit Souls brought back from the Alternate Space matured, he could extract them and fuse them into these top-grade Profound Artifacts to serve as Spirit Seeds. This would drastically shorten the time needed for them to advance into Spiritual Artifacts.

"If these Profound Artifacts can all advance into Spiritual Artifacts, Taichu City will finally have a solid foundation when it comes to magical treasures," Anton thought to himself.

What true, deeply rooted Cultivation Sect didn’t have a dozen or two Spiritual Artifacts lying around?

The only issue was that forging top-grade Profound Artifacts demanded incredibly harsh material qualities. Even with the Silver Moon Clan’s current wealth, scraping together the resources for these dozen-plus weapons had been no easy feat. Otherwise, he would have forged hundreds of them by now, nurturing them as a massive Spiritual Artifact reserve for the clan’s future.

Anton had initially considered whether he should use these top-grade Profound Artifacts to defend against the Thunder and Fire Tribulation, but he quickly abandoned the idea. The power of the Thunder and Fire Tribulation far exceeded ordinary Celestial Thunder. Even if he sacrificed all these weapons, they wouldn’t withstand more than a few bolts of tribulation lightning.

Rather than wasting them as mere consumables in the tribulation, it was better to save them. Once the Spirit Souls matured, they could all be upgraded into Spiritual Artifacts to bolster the clan’s reserves.

Gathering his thoughts, Anton turned and left, heading back to the Celestial Essence Hall. Once he finished listening to Eleanor’s report, he would find a place to test the might of his new Heaven-Overturning Seal.

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