How was that possible? Was her ancestor still alive? How old was he? He would be at least 4000 years old if he were still alive. That would mean her ancestor was at least a Soul Transformation expert!

A Qi Refinement realm cultivator could live up to 150 years, a Foundation Building realm cultivator up to 250 years, a Core Formation realm cultivator up to 500 years, a Nascent Soul realm cultivator up to 1,000 years, and a Soul Formation realm cultivator up to 3,000 years. Living beyond 3,000 years could only mean the cultivator had reached the Soul Transformation realm.

Was her ancestor that strong? That was the Cloud Continent's Protector level!

"Ancestor Vulcan, where are you right now?" Sawi asked. If she could rely on her ancestor, that would be great. Like many people, she dreamed of having great backing too.

"Don't bother, I know what you're thinking, but I'm not in the Cloud Continent. I'm in the Protogaea Continent, located on the other side of the world."

"Protogaea Continent?" This was the first time Sawi heard the name of another continent.

"Why did you go over there, ancestor?" Sawi asked.

"Why? Because I was bored, of course. I faked my death and left. I've been to quite a few continents and now I have settled here in Protogaea. When you reach the Soul Formation realm later, you should come over here. It's much easier to cultivate here."

Sawi smiled wryly. Soul Formation? She had trouble even getting to the Core Formation realm. How was she supposed to reach the Soul Formation realm?

"Don't worry about it. I'll send my legacy to you. If you still can't do it after this, then you can only blame yourself."

Once again, a thread-like beam entered Sawi through the glabella.

Sawi immediately entered a state of trance as a huge amount of knowledge flooded her sea of consciousness.

Blacksmith, alchemic smith, formations, cultivation methods, martial skills, and much more knowledge resided in her sea of consciousness.

A few minutes later, Sawi opened her eyes.

"Thank you Ancestor Vulcan." Sawi prostrated herself before the illuminated projection.

"Don't worry about it. In the end, it would still depend on you. Right now, I merely attached my knowledge to your sea of consciousness. You need to merge with them slowly. If you tried to merge all of them simultaneously, you'd die. Your sea of consciousness will be unable to handle them and dissipate. Remember that."

"Yes, ancestor. I will keep that in mind." Sawi replied. Her heart was still pounding hard from the excitement. This was no doubt the biggest opportunity, the biggest chance to rise to the top in her life. And it was all thanks to Leyvi.

"Alright, the special energy to maintain the super long-distance communication is almost exhausted. After this, you will no longer be able to contact me unless you have a Spatial Bead. If you can extract the spatial energy and give it to the token, you can contact me again."

"Spatial Bead..." Sawi muttered. She had never heard of it before.

"Well then, good luck to you lass, I hope you can come here. Oh, I forgot. You better come here fast. I learned here that the Cloud Continent is not safe, there is a...."

The communication ended. The projection turned into a mini-formation again. Surprisingly, the mini formation didn't return to the metal bat, but it entered the token.

"Ah? Nooo.....It ended already. Also, what did the ancestor mean by that last sentence? This continent is not safe? Hmm.... ancestor had left for over four thousand years, so he might not know that we have Continent Protectors now." Sawi talked to herself.

"Anyway.... Congratulations Sawi! Your life is about to change from now on! My time is finally here! Hahaha!" Sawi jumped around, celebrating while laughing like Leyvi.

"Hehe. When I reach the Soul Formation realm later, I will bring Leyvi and his family to meet Ancestor Vulcan in Protogaea Continent so they can cultivate faster." Sawi promised to herself.

The next day, Sawi packed everything, quit her job, and met with Leyvi at the hotel. She then returned the metal bat to him.

"Leyvi, thank you for everything." Sawi's face was full of gratitude.

"Hahaha! From the look on your face, something really happened last night. Good for you." Leyvi was happy for her.

"Hehe, I inherited my ancestor's legacy. If things go well, apart from becoming your family's array master, I might also become your family's inventress!" Sawi looked proud.

"Wow! Nice nice. We welcome the multi-talented Lady Sawi into our household. May we prosper together!" Leyvi welcomed her heartily.

"Lady Sawi, you will become a big shot sooner or later. You can't be wearing oversized clothes like this anymore. How about I make you something sexy like mine?" Nala suggested as she pulled out a measurement tape and started measuring her sizes.

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"Ah... Wait!" Sawi tried to prevent it, but it was too late. Nala's hands were lightning fast.

"Oh my lord. Sawi, why are you hiding this bombshell body?" Nala felt surprised. "Big Madam, her figure is as good as you. Look at those curves."

Anda chuckled. "She sure likes to hide so many secrets."

"Miss Nala, what are doing? It's embarrassing!" Sawi tried to escape while her narrow eyes glanced sideways at Leyvi.

"Nala, if she dislikes it, don't force her. Do you know what consent is?" Leyvi reminded her.

Nala retracted her hands and pouted. "Yes yes. You lectured me many times already. Sawi, if you want clothes like mine, just tell me. Darling loves looking at these." She raised her hands and posed to show off her side boobs.

"And don't brainwash her!" Leyvi added.

A day later, they set off again to the next hunting ground. This time, they went to the sixth easiest hunting ground, Reefworld Lagoon.

Reefworld Lagoon lies southeast of Mercenary City, where the spiritual energy-infused lagoon has supercharged the growth of marine life. Over millennia, coral formations and reefs had grown to monumental proportions, transforming the lagoon into an otherworldly marine fortress.

It was speculated that in the past, a coral polyp successfully became a demonic beast and started to reproduce more coral polyps, creating a huge coral colony itself. It then produced more and more corals, becoming a single monstrous entity, a Demonic Coral Reef.

The speculation emerged after many Beast Tamers had come to tame the demonic coral polyps but had failed. Not a single demonic coral polyp they found possessed consciousness, so they couldn't implant their spiritual imprint, leading to the conclusion that a single original Demonic Coral Polyp controlled everything. Considering how massive the coral reef was, how could they ever find the original one?

The coral formations in Reefworld Lagoon were as large as buildings, with spires and arches that rose high above the water's surface. These structures formed natural towers and bridges, resembling a sprawling underwater city.

The Reefworld Lagoon had become the breeding ground of many marine demonic beasts because of its great environment as a natural habitat and an abundance of spiritual energy.

Ultimately, it was unknown what level the demonic coral reef had reached. Aside from its gargantuan size, it had never actively attacked other living beings before and only feasted on the remains of humans and demonic beasts that died in its domain.

This time, Leyvi's hunting group added four new members. They were Sawi, Lina, Rosa, and Terra. Leyvi shocked Sawi once again by bringing out an airship for their travel. She knew that Leyvi was rich, but not this rich.

"Holy! Are those really corals? They are massive! It's already as big as the entire cultivator city!" Leyvi exclaimed as the airship arrived near the Reefworld Lagoon.

"Leyvi, I'm scared," Sawi said. She had never left the Mercenary City before, so the sight of something like this was a novel experience for her and also terrifying.

"Sawi, just get into his embrace. He will keep you safe," Anda whispered into her ear, causing Sawi to blush.

Afterwards, they landed and entered the Reefworld Lagoon. Leyvi was amazed by the coral structures here. He tried attacking the coral wall with his strongest attack, but he couldn't damage it in the slightest.

"Reddie, can you hammer this coral wall?" Leyvi asked the mantis shrimp. She was the happiest creature in the group today because it had been a while since she was near saline water.

Leyvi also brought out Stripey, Mr. Bison, and Scarlet because he intended to enjoy the area first. Nala told him that the outer perimeter of the Reefworld Lagoon was relatively harmless.

"I already tried. This thing is really tough. My club hurts." Reddie replied.

"So, how did they harvest this thing?" Leyvi asked. He was aware that the hard corals were precious materials for creating defensive equipment and artifacts.

"They usually aim for weak spots or branching small parts. Not a thick wall like this. Even Nascent Soul cultivators had to go all out if they wanted to break these walls." Nala explained.

"Really? It was that tough? Okay, let's try to break it. Everyone, show your moves!" Leyvi instructed.

For the next few minutes, everyone tried their strongest moves on the thick coral walls, but none succeeded in causing any damage. Leyvi felt amazed. Do the coral structures have no weakness at all?

"Actually, some mercenaries are pretty good at harvesting these corals without using brute force, but obviously, they won't tell others about it. I've seen them bring many coral stones to the Forge Quarter all the time." Sawi explained.

"Haha! Miss. You must be talking about me!" someone said, approaching the group.