The Natural Empire of the Oceanic Dragon

Just as Atilan was about to embark on a grand endeavor, the Bearman suddenly appeared before him, entrusting him with a task.

"Now that you're familiar with your current spirit body, you shouldn't continue to stay in the safe zone, absorbing natural energy to cultivate. With gains, there must be contributions."

"You've received many benefits during this time, but your contribution points to the Emerald Dream are almost used up. I think you've also sensed that the surrounding environment faintly wants to squeeze you out."

Atilan nodded and said:

"I thought it was because I had been in the Emerald Dream for too long, and my soul couldn't withstand the erosion, so it spontaneously wanted to leave the Emerald Dream. It turns out that the Emerald Dream doesn't welcome a freeloader like me anymore?"

"This is a rule spontaneously derived from the Emerald Dream. If you were in a polluted area infested with evil spirits, then naturally you could stay as long as you like."

"Eliminating evil spirits can extend your time cultivating in the energy-rich safe zone, or you can cultivate plants and animals in the desolate lands of the Emerald Dream, increasing the birth of natural energy."

"Anyway, the amount of contribution determines the length of time you can stay. Every tree you plant in the Emerald Dream will extend your time here."

Atilan curiously asked:

"Then wouldn't druids without contribution points have to go to dangerous areas to work as soon as they enter, easily losing their lives?"

"The energy generated by the plants and animals you cultivate in the material world, through the natural cycle, will also be partially absorbed by the Emerald Dream. Some legendary druids generate an unimaginable amount of energy by cultivating plants and animals in the material world and the Emerald Dream."

"Even if you stay in the Emerald Dream and absorb the pure natural energy of the new holy land to cultivate until death, you won't use up all your contribution points. On the contrary, after they die, they turn into a pure energy that nourishes the holy land, allowing the Emerald Dream to improve qualitatively."

Wait a minute, Atilan felt like something was wrong.

"Master, when we are alive, we need contribution points to absorb the energy of the Emerald Dream, but after we die, all our pure energy is fed back to the Emerald Dream."

"Isn't that a huge loss?"

"The contribution point rule is for the Emerald Dream to grow stronger. As for feeling like you're losing out by feeding back after death, then just don't die."

Just don't die, suddenly he felt that what the Bearman said made a lot of sense.

He was still fantasizing about awakening the eight elemental bloodlines and becoming the Elemental Dragon God, but he didn't even succeed in taking the step of becoming a demigod, which is simply laughable.

He would probably become a negative example in the Natural Council's education of future generations, warning them not to be too ambitious.

"Demigods can stay in the Emerald Dream and perfect the rules of this half-real, half-dream world, so they don't need to contribute anything. This is very much in line with your character of liking to take advantage, right?"

This sentence made Atilan's eyes light up.

"Master, does that mean that the demigods of the Natural Council are all cultivating in the new holy land of the Emerald Dream?"

The Bearman shook his head and said:

"Most of them are in the first material world controlled by the Natural Council. There is also a holy land there. When Moon Glade was around, that holy land was naturally inferior to Moon Glade, which absorbed pure energy from more than a dozen material worlds."

"But Moon Glade has been destroyed, and there are only a few material worlds left. Naturally, the first holy land, which has also been built for thousands of years, can provide energy of a quality that meets the needs of demigod cultivation."

"So that you won't go hungry when you cultivate in the new holy land in the future, you must now work hard to build the Emerald Dream, for your current self and for your future self."

Atilan knowingly asked:

"Isn't there still the first holy land?"

"The first holy land has limited space. Do you think that with your background, you will have the opportunity to cultivate in the first holy land?"

While speaking to Atilan, the Bearman pointed to himself.

Atilan silently nodded. The Bearman was exiled to the frontier by the old guys in the first holy land. Those old guys naturally wouldn't let the Bearman return to the first holy land to cultivate.

Even if the Bearman becomes prepared, he will most likely be given a badge, asking him to understand the council's difficulties and temporarily arrange for him to cultivate in the new holy land.

The organization remembers every contribution he has made to the organization. When conditions improve in the future, the organization will definitely not forget this meritorious official. Hopefully, the Bearman will not be dismissed with a few unrealistic words.

"I understand, Master. Which location do you think is better for me to go to?"

"Head east for about thirty kilometers, and you will encounter a dry grassland. Your task is to draw a tributary from the north-south flowing river you encounter along the way, and continue to cross the grassland until you encounter another forest."

Atilan nodded. With Lihr's ability, he is well-suited to opening up waterways. Atilan also knows a little about the north-south flowing river that the Bearman mentioned. The abundant river water can easily extend for dozens of kilometers.

"So how many kilometers do I have to extend into the grassland before I encounter the next forest?"

The Bearman shook his head and said:

"I don't know. It depends on whether the druids in the opposite material world have properly cultivated the forests belonging to their world."

Atilan's eyes widened suddenly.

"So the forest under our feet represents our world?"

"To be precise, it is the part of our world that is under the influence of the Emerald Dream. We druids have an important task, which is to connect different worlds under the influence of the Emerald Dream."

"After the natural cycle is formed, the Emerald Dream will grow faster, it will be more convenient for us to travel between the two worlds, and most importantly, it will be able to resist external interference to our world."

"So that legendary necromancers like Deathclaw, who have a challenge rating close to 40, won't be able to enter our world so easily in the future."

"Ah! Isn't Deathclaw dead? I saw you bring back his claws, and I thought you had already sealed him."

"It can only be considered half sealed. In the end, he still died."

That's right, Deathclaw is a lich. The point is not whether he died, but that he can't be allowed to die before being sealed, otherwise the backup he left in his phylactery will automatically activate.

"Stop worrying about Deathclaw. Although I don't know how long your little river needs to extend, it's not a task you can accomplish at once. In the early stages, just transport water vapor so that tender shoots can grow again in the dry grassland."

"In the past, we and that world were actually connected, but not closely enough. After the Emerald Dream was turbulent, the connection between the two worlds was broken."

It is estimated that the Bearman saw that he had experience in building wasteland, so he also gave him this task. It only took him three years to basically restore the wasteland to green.

He plans to conquer this wasteland in the Emerald Dream in three years as well!

"By the way, the situation in this wasteland is different from the one outside. There may be many evil spirits and fierce beasts entrenched inside, not just the pollution of demonic power."

"In the process of expansion, the Emerald Dream will inevitably absorb some energy that is not suitable for its development. Under the influence of the rules of the Emerald Dream, these energies will also evolve into various strange-shaped fierce beasts."

“Just like the Emerald Dream dislikes them, they also dislike us druids with our natural aura. You don't even need to eliminate them; after smelling your scent, they will actively jump out and attack you.”

“You are now in a soul form, suitable for cultivation but not for combat. It's best to stay at the edge of the forest and create a grassland along the forest boundary, which is enough for your current cultivation.”

“Don't recklessly venture deep into the wasteland. I might not be able to rescue you in time. My understanding of soul cultivation isn't that profound. Next time, it would be more appropriate to have Jaina bring you.”

The Faerie School's research in the soul aspect is definitely more advanced than the Life School. The Life School starts from the physical body and researches dreams and souls.

It certainly can't compare to the Faerie School and the Decay School, which directly research from the perspectives of the soul, spirit, and will. It's also because Bearman knows that his comprehension isn't as good as Vine Woman and Bloodied, so his cultivation focuses more on the physical aspect.

How could cultivation in the domain of life not involve the soul? It's just that Bearman knew his talent was shallow. Only after accumulating enough foundation did he begin to delve into this field.

Attilan looked at the blue lightning runes on Bearman's body, which carried a faint glow of lightning, and didn't think Bearman's attainment in the soul was weak at all. He just wasn't as comprehensive and versatile as Vine Woman and Bloodied.

But in terms of guiding soul cultivation and fighting in soul form, he's even stronger than Bloodied and Vine Woman. The fact that he has engraved lightning on his soul to form lightning runes shows how deep Bearman's attainment is.

Those meticulously detailed lightning runes couldn't possibly have formed naturally; they must be Bearman's own work. Attilan felt that it would be better for him to learn from Bearman.

Why shouldn't you easily change teachers? Because a teacher who has watched you grow up knows your original situation and the direction you should develop in the long run.

Just like Attilan's life, Bearman has already designed a complete and feasible path for him, one that is powerful in combat and has long-term goals.

Even if Attilan deviates from the path midway, Bearman can pull him back.

“I feel most at ease cultivating with Master. Master, you know me. I would definitely not do things that risk my life. Don't worry, I won't go beyond one kilometer from the forest.”

After bidding farewell to Bearman, who tempers his soul with lightning, Attilan stepped towards the big river in the east, diverting a small river. You can't just find a random location and start construction.

You need to adapt to the surrounding terrain and environmental conditions, as well as the water flow.

This is the most labor-saving and allows for the largest diverted water flow.

After soaking in the water and surveying the area, Attilan was lucky enough to find a small river flowing eastward, so he wouldn't be polite and would continue swimming east along the small river.

Unexpectedly, the small river actually flowed out of the forest and far into the unknown east of the wasteland, which immediately made Attilan feel that this wasn't a naturally formed small river.

It was likely that some druid was cultivating in order to connect the two worlds.

Since the predecessors planted the trees, then he, the successor, would not be polite and would enjoy the shade.

Attilan immediately turned around and returned to a location about one kilometer from the forest, opening a gap towards the lower-lying south, allowing the water to flow slowly into the arid land of the wasteland.

Even with this river, Attilan found that not much grass grew on both banks of the river. It seemed that the wasteland of the Emerald Dream was completely different from the wasteland of the material world.

This place is like a piece of paper that was originally painted but has been wiped clean. There are traces of vegetation, but there is no vitality at all. It needs to be revived to make the desolate land come back to life.

Therefore, it's not enough to just have water. Otherwise, with such a big river, would it know that Attilan would divert water to create a river?

The key is to transform the water element into a source of life. This is the signature skill of his Ocean Wyrm. Even in soul form, now transformed into a Li Dragon, the ability to create the water of life has long been deeply ingrained in Attilan's soul.

Based on the approximate amount of energy he currently needs to absorb, Attilan demarcated a piece of wasteland with the water flow. The energy produced by the grass growing on this land would be enough to meet his contribution point needs.

Of course, to cultivate a ten-square-kilometer pasture, Attilan felt that it would take him quite a while.

Sure enough, when he started to cultivate the first blade of grass, the feeling of being rejected by the Emerald Dream faded a lot. After he worked continuously for an hour, he basically didn't feel that rejection anymore.

But as soon as he stopped to rest, that feeling came back again.

“Damn it, you don't drive people away when you're working for you, but you come back as soon as you stop. Is this Emerald Dream so intelligent?”

After working continuously for three days, Attilan finally added a touch of green to the desolate wasteland. Although it wasn't much compared to the vast wasteland, Attilan's soul was fully trained in the process of cultivating this life.

In the past, planting trees was a kind of cultivation for him, and he could only be considered to have gained some experience. Now, planting grass with his soul, his experience has deepened a lot. He can clearly feel the connection between the water of life and his soul becoming closer.

The most obvious manifestation is that the color of his dragon body has deepened. His current appearance is exactly like a small green dragon, no, it's more like a green蛟 (jiao, a mythical dragon-like creature).

As a result, on the fourth day, Attilan returned after absorbing energy in the safe zone to continue planting grass, but found that his pasture had been destroyed!

“Who did this! Is there no justice! Is there no law! If you have the guts, stand out and see if this Dragon Lord doesn't tear you to pieces!”

Suddenly, Attilan heard a low roar behind him. He subconsciously increased his flying altitude. Sure enough, a dark figure passed through the position he had just been in.

Attilan looked down and saw that it was a monster that looked like a wolf, but had two large horns and eight legs, and the aura emanating from its body was the power of death.

His grass was full of life and vitality, so it was no wonder that it was targeted by the Death Wolf, but why would a Death Wolf appear in such a place?

Shouldn't this be a semi-safe zone?

Attilan's life vitality was even more obvious. As soon as he appeared, the Death Wolf's target changed from the grass to him, and a stream of dark energy surged towards Attilan.

Now there is a problem, although he can spit lightning, but the Death Wolf in front of him is obviously not something that a little lightning can kill.

Running away won't be so easy, unless he can dive into the river, but the Death Wolf won't give him this chance.

This damn dog can actually levitate for a short time!

Behind the stream of dark energy were the fangs of the wolf, ambushing Attilan.

Attilan dodged in a panic and began to think about ways to escape. If he was outside, he would kill this dead dog in minutes, but this is the Emerald Dream, and he can only rely on his soul to fight.

His inspiration flashed, he has a way!

Taking a deep breath, Attilan shouted loudly:

“Master, help!”