**Unknown Amount of Time**

It's getting harder and harder to keep track of time. The only marker I have for it now is that two generations have passed since I started injecting qi into the elves. They have made significant progress in the years since then. They have grown to about 7000 people. I think their transformation is complete.

Their ears are completely pointed now, and they are all tall, skinny, and blond. The changes seem to be due to their strong nature affinity. I am no expert, however, so I can't be sure. The affinity seems to be having an effect on how they live. They seem to be drawn to plants and are able to grow them rather easily. Many have herb gardens in front of their houses that have turned into medicinal herbs. Speaking of houses, they only build with wood now. The wood seems to get stronger the longer they are around it too.

Their natural cultivating has increased leaps and bounds as well. They break through the levels of cultivation so fast that they are no longer aging after they reach adulthood. They reach the Lion stage relatively quickly, but after that their cultivation slows down drastically. They have been able to handle the animals, along with the few new monsters that have shown up recently. Time will tell if they can handle the monsters that will come as I advance further.

**A Short Time Later**

Finally! I'm waking up from breaking into the mountain stage. I guess it wouldn't have taken so long if I hadn't made the elves, but hindsight's 20/20. I look around and see a mountain has risen in the center of the dark forest. It's about two miles in height, and six miles in diameter. It looks kind of weird though, 'cause there are no plants growing on it.

My qi seems to be most concentrated at the tip, so I move my worm body there. The ground up here is covered in snow, but it doesn't bother me. I doubt much else could live up here though.

I look to where the I last saw the elves. Fortunately, they were just far enough away from the center of the forest to not have their city destroyed by the mountain.

**Another Generation is Born**

The Elves seem to have realized that the longer they use wooden things, the stronger the object gets. They now keep large amounts of wooden weapons in the houses, so that their families will have strong weapons for generations to come. They are also building their houses on the side of the mountain. They have flattened a large section of its base so they can build there.

There also is what seems to be an expedition of Humans to reach the mountain. At their current pace, they will reach the mountain in about a week. I am a little concerned they might fight with the Elves but I think they could handle themselves.