Endless Horde: Through the Eyes of a Godking

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"Girls, I have something for you."

"What is it?" Erica asked curiously.

Cedric took out two books from his inventory and passed them to them.

"Violet Qi Mantra?" Erica read the title of the book she received.

"Heavenly Poison Scripture?" Chrissy did the same.

"Are these the so-called cultivation techniques?" Erica asked.

Cedric nodded at her. "Yes, they are. I want you two to start practicing these and make yourselves stronger for the upcoming struggle. These techniques will not only extend your lifespans, they will also give you additional benefits, which you could read more about. Those should allow you to reach the 1-star Grand Solar Life Evolution stage.

Once I return to the tower, I'll try my best to earn enough points to buy the next chapter for you."

The girls knew that Cedric wanted to go above and beyond. His dreams could no longer be sustained by this tiny world anymore, and, as his lovers, they want to accompany him as well. Therefore, even though they still felt like they were being a burden, they just thanked him and said that they would do their best.

With a brief skim of the contents, the girls immediately knew just how valuable these cultivation techniques were. There's nothing like it in this world, but in the alliance? These were just mediocre techniques. Why else would they be readily available for purchase in the tower if they're not ordinary?

Still, when Cedric said that practicing these could extend their lifespans along with giving them a few additional benefits, he's actually downplaying it.

If they were to reach the perfection stage of these techniques, it could easily extend their longevity by 10,000 years.

10,000 years—what kind of concept was that? One has to know that even the Star Travelers of Prime Earth only had a maximum lifespan of a bit over 1,000 years. Anything more than this was blasphemous and unheard of.

Even before Cedric made contact with the Divine Council, he was already anomalous by Prime Earth's standards, able to live up to more than 5,000 years. And that's mostly because he practiced the White Lotus Core Technique, which allowed him to evolve his racial longevity.

Cedric's giving this to them held a lot of meaning. But to top this off, what he gave them was only the first chapter of each technique. Who knows how much longevity the following chapters could give them when they start practicing them?

The Violet Qi Mantra he gave to Erica was geared towards the accumulation of energy. Practicing this technique was quite demanding since it required absurd amounts of energy and effort to make progress. But the results were worth it because it turns its practitioner into a literal walking disaster built with an unending source of energy to use for their cause.

This technique was perfect for spellcasters like her; that's why he bought it.

The Heavenly Poison Scripture was pretty much tailored for Chrissy. It's a technique that could turn everything into poison, which she could make use of. This was perfect, especially considering that Erica awakened a special physique that accelerates her progress and increases the power of any poison she uses.

After giving them follow-up instructions, he left them in the connate spiritual farm to practice. He made a training room there and equipped it with runes so that they wouldn't accidentally damage the crops he planted.

Another reason he wanted them to practice here was because the density of energy here was higher compared to outside. It will still take some time for energy concentration outside to increase, especially considering that the revival of the leylines just happened last week. It's better for his girls to practice here instead of competing with everyone else outside.

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"What do you want to do this time?" Acala asked, appearing next to Cedric like a ghost.

"What's with your tone? You sound as if I'm planning something apocalyptic." Cedric rolled his eyes.

"Sorry about that. I didn't mean it that way."

"I know." Cedric snorted. "Anyway, I'm here to assist you with your fusion with the Spiritual Dragon Veins. But before that, I'd like you to set up something for me."

"And that is...?"

"You know that even before I made contact with the alliance, I've been practicing a cultivation technique, right?" Cedric prefaced first.

"Yes. It's quite unique. It made you a walking energy generator and a tireless monster, which made it possible for you to endure the endless hordes of the undead."

"Which I still resent, by the way..."

"Hey! I didn't want to do that to you either. The Demon Race forced my hand!" Acala whined.

"I know. But that's not the point."

"Then why bring it up in the first place?"

"AS I WAS SAYING..." Cedric glared at her. "I'm planning on donating that technique, but I'd like you to set it up in a way that's beneficial to us."

"I'm listening."

"The technique's name is the White Lotus Core Technique. It's a cultivation technique that has a neutral alignment; the most valuable benefit one could get from practicing it was longevity expansion, which I bet many would be thrilled to have."

"Oh, you have no idea." Acala hummed.

"It also allows them to essentially increase their energy reserves, allowing them to last longer in combat. I will divide it into chapters that could be purchased by spending military merits and only by military merits."

"Ah, so the stick and the carrot thing?"

"Kind of, yeah. For now at least," Cedric replied. "The army needs more volunteers; even with the drafting, they're still lacking in numbers. This is just the thing that could help with that."

"I have other cultivation techniques here that I will also donate, but for now, these are only accessible to 3-star Planar Travelers and above; they will also need military merits to purchase these as well. I want to increase their strength as much as possible before the war begins."

Most of the cultivation techniques he plans on donating are things that he received from memories he inherited from the godking. He could only remember their contents and had an idea of what they could bring to people by practicing them. He had no practical experience with them since he had never used them.

There are also a few other cultivation techniques that he bought from the tower. They were cheap but could at least take someone up until the 5-star Planetary Sage level.

[AN: Just a reminder that the Divine Council follows the Life Evolution standards and the realms are Planetary, Grand Solar, and Cosmic realms. Each realm is divided into Warrior, Grandmaster, and Sage. The Cosmic realm is still largely unknown to Cedric since his contact with the alliance was still limited.]

"Could the energy concentration of this territory support this plan of yours?" Acala hesitantly asked.

"Essence Souls are a thing, remember?" Cedric raised a brow at her.

"Oh, right. Yeah, silly me. How can I forget?" Acala smacked her forehead. "Right, have you discovered a way to create a Demon King-level Essense Soul?"

"I have." Cedric nodded. "During the end of my first year of seclusion in the tower. I've already made some tests yesterday. I just need to update the altars on the Lighthouses, but that's my job. For now, you should focus on setting the arrangement for the cultivation techniques first, and then prepare for your fusion with the dragon veins."

Acala nodded at him, and with his help, they began setting up the arrangements for the cultivation techniques that Cedric planned on donating. After their discussion, they finished the arrangements smoothly.

By tomorrow, all important and eligible personnel will be notified of these. Cedric could already see their surprised reaction, but right now, he didn't care about any of that.

"I placed a formation on the Spiritual Dragon Veins that acts as a filter and converter of demon corruption. This way, once you finish fusing with it, you can start draining corruption from your body and turn it into nourishment instead."

"That said, I want you to start slow and limit the absorption only on Azure Terra for now, at least. I don't want to alarm the demons on the Lost Continent since the army needs more time to get stronger."

"So the plan is to reclaim Azure Terra first, expand the operations, and fortify our base before making a move on the Lost Continent?" Acala asked.

"Pretty much, yeah." Cedric nodded. "This will take some time, but that's fine. We've stagnated for centuries already. It's about time for a grand change to happen."

Acala went silent for a bit. She could feel the blazing determination within Cedric, despite his flat expression.

"Will my fusion with the Spiritual Dragon Veins cause violent reactions?" She asked.

"Hmm, I reckon a few quakes here and there will happen. Nothing too violent though, so don't worry. Just remember to focus the production of energy on our civilization. We don't want to alarm the demons about the changes happening to you."

"I know." Acala grimly nodded. "Whew! Okay! I'm ready. Let's begin!"

Cedric nodded and flicked his sleeve to isolate the space within the mountain. He also gave orders to Granitas, the Earth Core Golem, to not let anybody disturb them.

The first step towards the golden age of humanity begins here.