Many stone pillars stood in the quiet, ancient hall. Level 70-plus Elemental Guards patrolled the center of the hall, preventing players from approaching. Moreover, the closer one got to the central Magic crystal pillar, the closer the Elemental Guards would be to each other.
As soon as the Shifeng logged into the game, they began to clear out these Elemental Guards.
After Blackwater's sudden transaction and Ling Yi's rapid development, the Shifeng realized that the Ling YI Society had reached a bottleneck and that it would be extremely difficult for the Guild to progress further.
Although he had been building a foundation for Ling Yi all this time and had even set strict conditions for recruiting players, as Ling Yi's fame grew, the Guild's territory expanded, and the Guild's member count increased. At last, the Guild had reached the limit of what Ling Yi could endure.
If even an outsider like Blackwater could see this, it was easy to imagine that the other Guilds in God's Domain were aware of this as well.
Generally speaking, when a Guild reached a bottleneck in its development, it would look for other large corporations to invest in it. This way, the Guild could continue developing at a rapid pace.
In the past, Shadow had been one such Guild. Its rapid development had resulted in a severe shortage of funds. Only after several large corporations had invested in the Guild had the Guild continued to develop and become a second-rate Guild.
Most upstart Guilds would use this method. Only, this method would result in the Guild's shares being divided, and the Guild's authority would be scattered.
Of course, there was another method, which was to maintain the Guild's current status and reduce its member count, slowing the Guild's development. Normally, this method wouldn't be a big deal. At most, other developing Guilds would surpass the Guild. However, now that the Auction Arena system had been activated, the competition between powers had reached its peak. If a Guild was surpassed, it would most likely face elimination from the competition.
The result of such a method would be a slow death for the Guild.
If the Guild didn't want the Guild's authority and shares to be scattered while allowing Ling Yi to continue its rapid development, there was only one path left for the Guild.
That was to earn a large amount of money through God's Domain!
In the past, the Shifeng hadn't possessed the ability or means to do so. After all, God's Domain's resources were difficult to obtain. Exchanging them for Credits would be akin to killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.
However, things were different now. Especially after entering the Ancient God's Maze, the Shifeng felt that it wasn't impossible to earn a large sum of money through God's Domain.
That was the elemental core!
The Elemental Core could not only be used to synthesize Elemental Crystals, but it could also be used to exchange for Stamina Gems with the four-star traveling merchants in the Sea of Illusion.
Stamina was very important to every player. Stamina greatly limited a player's field activities. Hence, anything related to Stamina was very valuable in God's Domain.
Meanwhile, when Stamina Gemstones were socketed on a player's equipment, they could increase a player's Stamina recovery rate by 7%. The more Stamina Gemstones one socketed, the faster one's Stamina recovery rate would be. Unlike the Exotic Stamina Potion, which only lasted for a short period of time, the Stamina Gemstone's effects would wear off.
In the entire God's Domain, Stamina was one of the items that would not depreciate in value. This was because, regardless of a player's level, they would always need to recover their Stamina.
Stamina Gemstones couldn't be obtained just by dropping them. Only 4-star Traveling Merchants or above could exchange for them. Depending on the type of Traveling Merchant, each Traveling Merchant would require different items. In God's Domain's secret land, 4-star Traveling Merchants had used Elemental Cores to exchange for Stamina Gemstones.
In the past, several players had discovered this secret, and as a result, they had made a fortune. They had purchased Elemental Cores in God's Domain and exchanged them for Stamina Gemstones in the Sea of Illusion. They had then sold these Gemstones to other players. Later, when other players had discovered this secret, the value of Elemental Cores had skyrocketed.
Although Elemental Cores were already very valuable, they were very difficult to obtain. Normally, they weren't sold in the Auction House. Hence, the various large Guilds had converted them into Elemental Crystals.
Now that he could obtain a large number of Elemental Cores by killing Elemental Guards, he could use the Stamina Gemstones to make a fortune. After all, no one had ventured into the Sea of Illusion yet. Meanwhile, Stamina Gemstones were something that most players needed, especially expert players. They would definitely purchase two or three gemstones at any cost. This way, they'd have a 14% to 21% Stamina recovery speed compared to other players, significantly increasing their mobility in the fields.
In response, Shifeng frantically grinded Elemental Guards. At the same time, he used Divine Providence. After all, killing one Elemental Guard took around eight minutes. Once he used Divine Providence, he might obtain one or two more Elemental Cores.
Although killing these Elemental Guards was monotonous, it was a good opportunity for Shifeng to hone his combat techniques.
High-Mana environments were extremely rare in God's Domain, not to mention environments that surpassed Ling Yi City's. Here, even if he used a Bronze Combat Technique, he could recover quickly. He wouldn't have to worry about his Stamina and Concentration recovery not being able to keep up.
As he continued to use the Bronze Combat Technique, Sword's Transmigration, he grew increasingly proficient with the technique. The number of attacks he could deal with increased as well.
Initially, he could only deal with three attacks. Gradually, that number increased to four, and then five. Moreover, the power of his attacks had increased significantly.
Finally, after nearly two days, he killed all of the Elemental Guards in the temple.
As he moved closer to the central Magic Crystal Pillar, the distance between the Elemental Guards decreased. If he wasn't careful, he'd attract the attention of two Elemental Guards, greatly reducing his killing speed.
Shi Feng had no choice but to dodge the attacks of the two Elemental Guards while attacking the third Elemental Guard. As a result, his efficiency in killing the Elemental Guards decreased significantly. He had to spend over 20 minutes to kill his first Elemental Guard. However, with the increase in Sword's Transmigration's power, he had reduced that time to 13 or 14 minutes.
After killing over 200 Elemental Guards, Shifeng had obtained 727 Elemental Cores and 213 Epic Armor Fragments. In other words, he could synthesize two Epic Armor Kits.
Even Shi Feng was speechless when he saw the profits.
As expected of an Asura ranked Asura!
They had only obtained one of the Ancient God's Maze's temples. They hadn't even dealt with the temple's Guardian Boss, yet they had already obtained so much. If a superpower were in God's Domain's shoes, they'd most likely go green with envy.
After Shifeng sorted through the loot, he shifted his gaze to the five-meter-tall, four-armed Elemental Prayer. The Elemental Prayer wielded a staff and a golden longsword.
Previously, Shifeng hadn't been particularly confident of defeating the Elemental Prayer, but now that Sword's Transmigration had improved, Shifeng was filled with fighting spirit.
If they defeated the Elemental Prayer, they could obtain a Bloodline that rivaled a Fragmented Legendary item.
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