A city built of dark boulders looks extremely retro, rough, and exudes a wild atmosphere.
It is impossible to verify the date of this city back to ancient times.
The current city lord, Lord Heiwen, defeated the old city lord a hundred years ago, led his tribe to take over this city, and renamed the city "Heiwen City".
The Ancient Saint Empire was actually the earliest name of the Ancient Saint civilization.
At that time, the Ancient Holy Empire was a truly unified country.
The founder of the empire was the first Ancient Saint in the history of the Ancient Saint civilization, and later generations called him "the original Ancient Saint Yuantuo".
It is said that before the "First Ancient Sage" came into being, the crawlers were just a group of weak creatures that were eaten by ferocious beasts.
Until the "First Ancient Sage" appeared, he was like the protagonist of the novel. In just a hundred years, he went from being the chief of a small tribe to conquering all directions and annexing other tribes, and finally formed the unified "Old Sage Empire". The title of the Ancient Sage
, which has also been passed down from that time.
The Creepers believe that the "First Ancient Saint" is the "Holy Snake Messenger" who was born according to the will of the Holy Snake, and is a god descended from heaven to save the Creepers from water and fire.
In fact, it does not matter whether the "original ancient saint" is the messenger of the holy snake or not.
In short, after the emergence of the Ancient Saint Empire, the civilization of the crawlers continued to grow. From the blood food of the ferocious beasts, it was finally enough to compete with the ferocious beasts.
The "First Ancient Saint" established a unified crawler language and writing similar to the wizard's common language, and transformed the tribe into a city-state system.
It has also passed down many methods that lead directly to the ancient sage's road. These methods are collectively called "ancient sage methods".
Relying on the ancient holy law and the crawler civilization, ancient saints can be born in every era that are comparable to the "ancient blood beasts", that is, the "ancient beasts".
Thanks to the protection of these ancient saints, the crawler civilization continues to this day.
At the peak of history, that is, in the later years of the original Old Saint, there were a total of eighteen powerful Ancient Saints contemporaneous with the Creeper Civilization, known as the "Eighteen Saints of the Empire."
The Eighteen Saints united around the original Ancient Saint. Under the leadership of this leader, they not only initially solved the "vicious beast" that was pressing down on the crawlers, but also took the initiative to open up, conquering the south and the north, and expanding their borders.
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However, with the disappearance of the original ancient saint.
The once unified Creeper Empire once again faced the situation of city-states and feudal lords like countless human empires in history, and has been in a state of melee to this day.
After that, there will no longer be a peerless powerhouse like the "First Ancient Saint" who can subdue many Ancient Saints, unify all tribes and city-states, and establish an absolutely unified "Old Saint Empire".
The separation of princes and city-states is the main theme of the ancient holy empire today.
Every city-state is a tribal society with a small country and few people. Its city lord has absolute power to rule and can deal with the residents of the city-state at will.
As it develops today, the number of city-states in the Ancient Holy Empire is in the hundreds.
Some powerful tribes often established their own city-states, and then divided a territory around the city-state.
Non-tribal crawlers in the territory are all "foreigners", and the status of foreigners in the city is lower than that of natives.
Since the disappearance of the original ancient saint, there have been endless wars between city-states for years, and the people have no way to make a living. For example, the small tribe led by Chief Kaku can only risk their lives and stay in the primeval forest where ferocious beasts are infested.
Coupled with the invasion of ferocious beasts and external and internal troubles, the ancient sage civilization has fallen far behind its peak.
Nowadays, there are only thirteen Ancient Saints, who are divided into one party and it is difficult to unite. In addition, the Ancient Saint Empire is facing the dilemma of being surrounded by powerful enemies.
In the south of the Ancient Holy Empire, there is a vast sea area. In the sea, there are many powerful civilizations that are not weaker than the Ancient Holy Empire.
The most representative one is the "Mosasaurus Empire" established by the "Ocean Creepers". It was an empire established by several ancient saints of the sea reptile tribe who rebelled against the ancient holy empire. It relied on the rich resources of the ocean to recuperate and come from behind.
He repeatedly invaded the borders of the Ancient Holy Empire.
To the north of the Ancient Holy Empire, in the vast and endless "Intis Mountains", there is a new and powerful empire.
The "Wind God Empire" was established by the "Feather People". According to the Creepers, the Feather People were born later than them. It can even be said that the Feather People are descendants of a mutant group of Creepers.
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However, almost all of the Feathermen have the ability to fly. Relying on their air and space superiority, they quickly rose up in the mountains of Intis and are now invading the northern border of the Ancient Holy Empire.
In the Ancient Saint Empire, except for a few powerful Ancient Saints, the only ones who can effectively cause harm to the Yu Nation and engage in aerial combat are the Flying Lizard Clan led by the "Old Saint Duankong".
Inside Black Pattern City.
Levi and Kaku were sitting in a tavern.
Drinking the extremely bloody "Blood Demon Wine" brewed by the creepers.
Listening to an old man talking loudly about the ancient and modern history and current situation of the Ancient Holy Empire.
The old man's name is Kane, and he is one of the few cultural people in Black Pattern City.
He was once the librarian of a city-state where an ancient saint lived. Later, because the ancient saint died in the war, the city-state was destroyed and the library was burned to the ground.
Kane became a slave to foreigners, wandering all the way, and finally ended up in Black Pattern City. Because of his culture, he became one of the stewards of the city lord's mansion.
In his spare time, he would come to the pub to drink, brag and show off his knowledge. Gradually, he became somewhat famous.
"Lord Kane, where did the Ancient Saint go in the first place?" Levi asked.
Kane followed the voice and looked at Levi. Levi's red scales made him pay special attention.
Because the Salamander clan still has a relatively high status in the Ancient Saint Empire.
Even in foreign cities, the Salamander clan does not have to worry about being discriminated against because they are foreigners.
After all, who dares to discriminate against a powerful ethnic group that gave birth to the ancient saints.
Moreover, as we all know, the original Ancient Saint was born into the Salamander Clan, which gave the Salamander Clan a relatively transcendent status to this day.
Therefore, from Kane's point of view, the pair of Levi and Kaku are young men of the noble salamander clan, traveling with their own servants of the green lizard clan.
"Originally, the ancient saints cannot be verified since this month, because the history books have long been discontinued during the years of war. The lifespan of the ancient saints is only five hundred years. Some extremely powerful people may have a thousand years of life, but compared to the ancient saints,
In the long history of the Holy Empire, this is just an inconspicuous wave... So, at the beginning, the ancient saints, alas, most likely fell." Kane sighed. Throughout the ages, among so many ancient saints recorded in history,
Only the First Ancient Saint was the most worshiped by him.
"If the Ancient Saint was still alive at the beginning, how would the Wind God Empire and the Mosasaurus Empire dare to act arrogantly in front of the Ancient Saint Empire? The Ancient Saint alone would be enough to suppress these traitors of the Creeper Civilization!" Kane said angrily.
"Lord Kane, are there any countries to the north of the Intis Mountains?" Levi asked.
"I don't know about this either. No one can cross the Intis Mountains alive. Those feathered people hovering in the sky and overlooking the earth are not vegetarians." Kane shook his head.
Li Wei thought in his mind, looking at it now, there are three maps that have been proven in this face.
The Ancient Saint Empire, the Wind God Empire, and the Mosasaurus Empire.
The three empires share the same origin and trace their ancestors to the crawler civilization, but now they have gone their separate ways.
The common problem that plagues the three empires is the "vicious beast".
"If the two empires next door can compete with the Ancient Saint Empire, there should be no shortage of Ancient Saint powerhouses. From this point of view, just on the map that I know now, there are Ancient Saint-level powerhouses who are comparable to the four-ring wizards.
, there are dozens of them.
In the wizarding world, ordinary mid-level wizarding organizations cannot produce so many level four experts. Conquering this plane is more difficult than I thought, so I have to figure it out slowly.
Fortunately, these thirteen Ancient Saints are not a piece of iron. Maybe I can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and support an absolute dictator like the original Ancient Saint as a puppet, so that I can control the entire Ancient Saint Empire.
Rule this country behind the scenes, annex the Fengshen Empire and the Mosasaurus Empire, and explore the wider borders of this world."
Levi muttered to himself.
He already had a preliminary plan in mind.
"Boy Salamander, if you are interested in the original Ancient Sage, if you have the opportunity, you can visit the city-states where the Ancient Sage is seated. Black Pattern City is a small place after all."
After having enough wine and food, Kane rubbed his belly and vomited the snake letter, Shi Shiran left the tavern.
He and Li Wei had a very lively chat. It had been a long time since he had met a young creeper like Li Wei who was willing to listen to his talk.
"Thank you, Lord Kane." Levi smiled.
In the tavern, Levi and Kaku continued to drink wine.
"Sir, where should we go next?" Kaku asked.
"The City Lord's Mansion." Li Wei said calmly with calm eyes.
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City Lord's Mansion.
On the training ground.
A thick lizard man covered with gray scales and wearing bone armor brandished a big sword. The strong wind brought by the swing of the big sword caused sand and rocks to fly on the training ground, and there was an invisible heat wave that filled the training ground. The momentum was so great.
generally.
This is none other than the Lord of Black Pattern City, Mengka.
The tribe members of the Black Stripe Tribe are all the most powerful "black-spotted lizards" among the reptiles. The black-spotted lizards have extremely strong defense and are naturally powerful. They are all brave warriors.
"Lord Mengka, there is a Salamander tribesman outside who wants to see you." The servant came in and said.
"Salamander?" Mengka frowned slightly. "Let him come in."
Not long after, a salamander man wearing red scales walked in with a very ordinary green lizard crawler.
"Greetings to the Lord of the City." The salamander man said respectfully.
"What do you want from this city lord?" Mengka asked.
"I want... to be the city lord." Li Wei smiled slightly.
Mengka's expression changed.
The next moment, Levi's body burst out, the true form of the fire dragon emerged, and blazing flames flickered.
Mengka raised his sword and slashed at Li Wei. The blood in his body began to boil, white smoke rose into the sky, and scorching flames spurted out from his mouth, burning the sword red.
"Scorching Burning Heart Slash!" Mengka roared in a low voice, with a painful look on his face. He knew that the attacker was evil, so he used all his strength when he attacked.
Li Wei refused to dodge, and hit the hot sword with his scaly fist. The sword shook violently, cracking Mengka's palm, and the sword flew out and landed in the distance.
The red-hot sword scorched the ground black, turning it into flaming scorched earth in a short period of time. This temperature was evident.
On the other hand, Li Wei's fist was safe and sound, with only a slight amount of white smoke coming out.
"too weak."
In the flash of lightning, Levi came behind Mengka, grabbed Mengka's neck with his big hands, and pressed hard.
Mengka fell down in response, with a bang, his face hit the ground, and dust flew up.
"I only need to exert a slight force and you will die." Li Wei said calmly, his eyes cold.
Mengka was pinned to the ground and could not move.
The city lord of Black Pattern City was weaker than he thought. He felt that his strength was not as strong as Bo Gang and his ilk, let alone on par with the senior wizards of the third ring.
"Who are you? Among the thirteen ancient saints, there is no one like you!" Mengka asked in fear.
Just one move can determine the outcome.
The gap between him and the other party is too big. The other party is definitely a strong man at the level of the Ancient Saint.
You must know that he is also an ancient snake-level powerhouse. In this Ancient Saint Empire, only the Ancient Saint can easily defeat him, Mengka.
Nowadays, Mengka knows about the thirteen ancient saints, and the one who is closest to him is undoubtedly the Burning Sky Ancient Saint.
The problem is that Ancient Sage Fentian usually stays in his own Fentian City, so how could he come to this small Black Pattern City.
Is it possible that two ancient saints actually appeared in the Salamander clan?
"It doesn't matter who I am, what's important is that if you don't obey me, you will die." Li Wei's voice was indifferent, and he revealed a trace of the aura of the ancient saint, and the majesty of the ancient saint swept over like a tide, drowning Mengka.
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"Don't do anything, stop struggling, offer a piece of your soul, and take the initiative to sign a contract with me. I will promise not to kill you, otherwise..." Li Wei took out a contract slate and threatened.
Lizardmen are also humanoids. It stands to reason that the contract with the contract tablet can also take effect on them, but it only requires the other party to sacrifice their soul.
Mengka saw the slate in the man's hand. Although he didn't know what it was, there was no doubt that it was not good for him.
But in this situation, with the huge gap between ourselves and the enemy, he seemed to have no choice.
"I'll do it..." Mengka sighed and said.
"Don't worry, I always do what I say." Li Wei narrowed his eyes and smiled, making people shudder.
Mengka only felt that a disaster was coming from the sky, and the ancient saint who appeared out of nowhere was really unlucky.
In the end, Li Wei and Mengka signed an unequal treaty.
After signing the contract, Mengka always felt that there seemed to be some kind of restraint on his soul. Once he violated the terms of the contract, he would probably end up miserable, which made him feel despair.
"When I reach the 14th level of the Scarlet Dragon Breathing Technique and add another contract position, I won't have to go through such trouble." Li Wei thought to himself.
He currently has two positions in the scarlet contract, one is given to the Deep Sea Baron Baghdad, and the other is to the blood clan Skein. Both of them are important to Levi and there is no way to cancel the contract.
Outside the door, the guard seemed to hear the movement here and rushed in.
"Lord City Lord, are you okay?" the guard asked,
"It's okay, please step back. I have a discussion with this friend of the Salamander Tribe." Mengka said calmly, but his heart was bitter. This is not a discussion, this is a one-sided crush...
"What does the Ancient Sage want to do? You might as well tell me clearly that I, Mengka, am just the city lord of a small border town, and my abilities are limited. From the perspective of the Ancient Sage, he will not take a fancy to my remote city-state, right?
"Mengka said with a sigh.
"You are very smart and know the current affairs well. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. My goal is very simple. Unify all the city-states and make the Ancient Saint Empire great again." Li Wei said with a very serious look.
"Lord Ancient Saint... With all due respect, this matter should also be the goal of the other thirteen Ancient Saints, but since the disappearance of the original Ancient Saint, no one can unify the Ancient Saint Empire." Mengka said.
"How will you know if you don't try?" Li Wei said confidently. "As long as you continue to be your city lord, I'm just joking. I'm not interested in your position as city lord. I just need you to follow the instructions in the future.
Just do what I want."
Li Wei was not sure if he could defeat an Ancient Sage with his current strength, otherwise he would have gone to the city-states where the Ancient Sage was in command and captured the Ancient Sage.
It would be prudent to control an ordinary city lord first, and then gradually get in touch with those powerful ancient saints after gaining a deeper understanding of the world.
In the following days, Li Wei lived in Black Pattern City.
It has to be said that as the lord of Black Pattern City, Mengka knows much more than Kaku.
From Mengka, Li Wei gained a deeper understanding of the situation of the thirteen ancient saints, and he also obtained the "ancient saint method" he practiced from Mengka.
In a mansion in Black Pattern City, Li Wei was sitting on the table with a rough piece of paper that seemed to be made of animal skin.
The text on the animal skin paper is the common language of the reptile civilization, which Levi has mastered. In addition, there are various movements and postures.
After he finished reading it, he fell into deep thought.
"This seems to be similar to the inheritance diagram of the Knight's Breathing Technique. The only difference is that on this ancient holy method, there is only a villain figure, but there is no black snake holding a candle like the Black Snake Breathing Technique... The castrated modified version of the Knight's Breathing Technique
Is it legal?"
According to Mengka, the practice of the ancient holy method is based on the formulas, essentials, postures, and movements recorded in the ancient holy method, and then swallows a large amount of specific ferocious beast meat to obtain energy from it and transform the lizard man's body.
, and ultimately continue to realize the evolution of the physical body.
From insects to lizards, lizards to snakes, snakes to old age, and transformations to saints.
These are the four stages of ancient sage practice.
The ancient holy method that Mengka gave to Li Wei was obtained from the ruins of an abandoned ancient holy temple, and it is called the "Ancient Holy Method of Flame Blood".
To practice this ancient holy method, you must use a kind of flesh and blood called "flaming beast" as the basis and take it for a long time.
Use the ancient saint method to absorb the unique "flame blood energy" in the flesh and blood of the flame beast, and use this "flame blood energy" to transform the whole body, refining the internal organs and tendons, washing the marrow and tempering the bones, and after exchanging blood, you will become the ancient saint.
The more powerful the Flame Beast is, the better its effect will be.
If you practice to the highest level, you can be comparable to the king among the flame beasts.
Ancient beast: Fire-Blooded Wild Hunting Dragon.
This is a powerful existence that lives underground and is often accompanied by magma.
The body of the Flame-Blooded Wild Hunting Dragon contains "ancient blood".
The so-called ancient bloodline is said to be the bloodline left by several "ancient kings" who stood at the top of hundreds of millions of creatures when the world was born.
The King of the Sky, Othellos, the King of the Forest, Diousis, the King of the Sea, Ernes, and the King of the Underground, Mobius.
The four ancient kings represent the earth, fire, and geomantic omen of creation, and each rules the four ancient kingdoms.
It is said that the four ancient kings were all under the command of the supreme Holy Snake. They followed the will of the Holy Snake, created the world, and maintained the order of the world.
At that time, neither the Feathermen nor the Creepers were born.
Only the ferocious beasts of different camps led by ancient kings galloped in the sky, forests, oceans, and even underground.
Therefore, whether it is the Ancient Saint Empire, the Wind God Empire, or the Mosasaur Empire, they are all extremely afraid of the ancient bloodline.
Later, the powerful ancient empire fell apart, seemingly overnight, and four ancient kings also fell one after another.
The flesh and blood of the ancient kings were eaten by the surviving ferocious beasts, and the first ancient beasts, the crawler civilization, were most likely born at this time.
These are all legends and stories that Levi got from old man Kane during this period.
Li Wei had a vague feeling, whether it was the "ancient king", the "original ancient sage", the "ancient sage method", etc.
These things are inseparable from the ancient wizard who entered here.
"Who is it? After entering here, what is the purpose of doing all this?"
Li Wei looked at the drawings recording ancient sacred laws and pondered in his heart.
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The next day.
Li Wei looked at the flaming beast meat sent by Mengka's men.
This is a large piece of meat that looks very ordinary, weighing about a hundred kilograms, and is extremely strong. It has been dead for so long, and its surface is still emitting high temperature. This should be the so-called "inflammatory blood energy".
Levi took a little blood from it and put it into the Rowling Crystal.
[Red Fire Snake bloodline 56%, Stone Red Lizard bloodline 68%... Dark Lantern Dragon bloodline 1.5%.]
Seeing this, Li Wei's expression changed.
"Dark Lantern Dragon?"
There is no such information about dragons in his database.
"If I have a chance in the future, I have to find out what kind of dragon the Ming Lantern Dragon is?"
In this world, Li Wei has found two blood descendants of the dragon clan.
Jade Dragon, Dark Lantern Dragon.
During this time, Levi studied the supreme holy snake believed in by the crawler civilization.
Judging from the records and descriptions of the holy snake left behind, the holy snake is a ouroboros connected end to end. She coils in the sky, spinning constantly, emitting holy light, driving away darkness, and shining on believers, just like the sun.
From this point of view, there are similarities between the Holy Snake and the black snake, the family emblem of Li Wei.
However, Li Wei did not see the most striking feature "candle holding", so he did not dare to be sure that the holy snake was a black snake.
But now, he discovered the bloodline of the Dark Lantern Dragon in the body of the ferocious beast containing ancient bloodline.
According to legend, the ancient bloodline is the bloodline of the four kings under the Holy Snake.
"Could the Dark Lantern Dragon be the black snake holding the candle... Could the black snake be a general under the Holy Snake? Or maybe it is the Holy Snake's vest..."