The Elven Cultivator

Silver Moon Forest. In the private chamber of a treehouse.

Anton sat cross-legged, his consciousness sinking deep into his soul to examine the Taoist Jade Scroll.

Over half a month had passed since the battle that annihilated the Molten Spike Tribe.

The Molten Spike Tribe, once considered a power to be reckoned with on the Eldron Plain, was now nothing but history.

All the Lizard-men who survived the war were taken as prisoners, imprisoned in batches within the dungeons of the Silver Moon Forest.

The Silver Moon Race had not wiped them out completely. Instead, they planned to enslave this race, using them as a labor force for logging, mining, and transport, while also shouldering the responsibility of supplying materials for the Dragon Essence Potion.

With this group of Lizard-man slaves, the Silver Moon Race would basically no longer have to worry about materials for the Dragon Essence Potion.

Moreover, the existence of those Dragon-Lizardmen provided Anton with ample blood samples for his research on the Origin Pill.

He had already added this to his agenda. He estimated it wouldn’t be long before he successfully refined the first batch of Pills.

When that time came, the speed at which he condensed True Essence would reach a new level.

Furthermore, the Origin Potion, ’created’ based on the Origin Pill, could also be distributed, allowing the few Golden Tier Warriors and Casters in the Race to enjoy the benefit of rapidly strengthening their Magic Power.

After all, the previous Dragon Essence Potion had a very limited effect on them.

With the Origin Potion, in a few hundred years, the Race might even produce several more Golden Peak experts.

All in all, the destruction of the Molten Spike Tribe was an undeniable boon for the Silver Moon Race.

From now on, the Silver Moon Race would no longer have to deal with the Lizard-men’s invasions every winter. They would not have to suffer continuous losses and could focus all their energy on developing and strengthening the Race.

With the Dragon Essence Potion and the Origin Potion, as long as the Silver Moon Race was given enough time, their strength was bound to advance by leaps and bounds.

The only problem was the backer behind the Molten Spike Tribe.

Through interrogating those few Golden Tier Dragon-Lizardmen, the Race had learned that the high-ranking Dragon Race military officer supporting the Molten Spike Tribe was named Marcus.

He was a Golden Peak powerhouse and possessed considerable status and influence in Kresol Dragon City.

A few of the Elders were worried about Marcus’s retaliation.

Anton, however, was not too concerned.

Marcus’s support for the Molten Spike Tribe had always been covert, intended to secretly manipulate the tribe to amass wealth. The upper echelons of Kresol Dragon City were actually completely unaware of it.

Therefore, even if Marcus wanted to retaliate against the Silver Moon Race to vent his anger, he could only act in secret. He couldn’t openly dispatch Dragon City’s army to attack the forest.

Although the Silver Moon Race was a Vassal Race exploited by Kresol Dragon City, without sufficient reason, Kresol Dragon City would not easily move against its Vassal Races.

Appropriate exploitation and suppression could consolidate their hegemonic status.

But reckless oppression would only force all races to rise in rebellion, resulting in mutual destruction.

Even if Kresol Dragon City was confident it had enough power to eliminate all rebels, without its Vassal Races, where would it find enough manpower and channels to gather resources?

As long as Marcus couldn’t mobilize the army, his personal revenge was nothing for the Silver Moon Race to fear.

Besides, Marcus had just lost a Vassal Army of Stone-skinned Giant Demons. He was probably racking his brain right now about how to explain it to his superiors.

Another, more important reason was the departure of the Radiant Ash Dragon.

Having lost its guardian Giant Dragon, Kresol Dragon City was now at its weakest.

Of course, this so-called weakness was only relative.

Compared to the other races on the Eldron Plain, Kresol Dragon City still possessed overwhelming power.

Even so, at this point in time, they would be more cautious than usual and would not readily stir up trouble.

So, Anton wasn’t very worried about Marcus causing trouble for the Silver Moon Race anytime soon.

As for the future... Marcus would probably be the one who needed to worry.

Anton was the type to hold a grudge.

He still remembered the Flame Trade Association’s previous attack on him and was just waiting to master the Flying Sword Skill to find an opportunity for revenge.

As for the harm Marcus had caused the Silver Moon Race, once his strength increased, he would definitely settle that old score as well.

But for now, the most important thing was to refine the Sword Pill as soon as possible.

The war had tied his hands before, but now that it was over, it was time to figure out how to deal with the Rock-Horned Dragon of the Thousand Crag Hills.

Like Zhuo Gu, the Rock-Horned Dragon was at the Golden Peak.

Theoretically, the method used to deal with Zhuo Gu could also be used against the Rock-Horned Dragon.

However, a sub-dragon species like the Rock-Horned Dragon relied more on instinct than the Dragon-Lizardmen. Even if Anton succeeded in planting the Yin-Thunder Seed inside it, the Rock-Horned Dragon would most likely sense the threat and flee before the seed could fully form and detonate.

Unlike Zhuo Gu, who was blinded by desire and killing intent, this beast would likely flee without a moment’s hesitation.

And if a Golden Peak sub-dragon was determined to escape, even Anton and the Great Elder working together would have a hard time stopping it.

Considering this, Anton planned to make thorough preparations before hunting the Rock-Horned Dragon.

He had previously considered using an Array to deal with the Rock-Horned Dragon, and after a thorough search in the Taoist Jade Scroll, he had finally found something.

The Golden Light Lock-Down Array!

A type of sealing array.

Once the array is complete, golden walls of light seal the area like a cage. An enemy who enters the array is trapped as if in a prison, unable to escape even if they had wings.

The array’s greatest feature is that it strengthens itself through battle.

All attacks launched by an enemy against the array will be absorbed by the walls of light and converted into energy to strengthen and reinforce the array.

The harder the enemy fights, the stronger the array becomes, and the more difficult it is to break through.

Unless they can break the array in a single blow, the more they struggle, the more hopeless their situation becomes.

The Golden Light Lock-Down Array is only a Foundation Establishment Stage array. Its targets are limited to the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Stages, and it is ineffective against Cultivators at the Golden Core Stage or above.

However, this was a perfect fit for Anton’s needs.

The Rock-Horned Dragon was only at the Golden Peak, not the Legend tier, so the Golden Light Lock-Down Array would be effective.

Furthermore, the difficulty of setting up a Foundation Establishment Stage array was not beyond Anton’s capabilities.

It wasn’t that there were no higher-tier trapping and killing arrays than the Golden Light Lock-Down Array, but they were far beyond what Anton could master with his current Cultivation Level and half-baked proficiency in arrays.

To deal with the Rock-Horned Dragon, the Golden Light Lock-Down Array was more than enough.

’To set up the Golden Light Lock-Down Array, I need one Array Disc, eight Eight-sided Array Flags, nine Spirit Stones, as well as Golden Light Sand and Jade Marrow Liquid... I’ll have to find substitutes for these latter materials.’

Anton assigned himself another task: researching substitute materials for the array.

After settling that, he immediately began browsing literature regarding Magical Artifacts.

Having condensed True Essence, Anton was now qualified to refine Magical Artifacts.

He had been busy setting up the Spirit Gathering Array and preparing for war before. Now that he had some breathing room, it was time to get started on this matter.

’Once the Sword Pill is refined, I won’t be lacking in offensive methods.’

’I can also use the Flying Sword Skill to accelerate for advances and retreats. The speed of the Sword Pill is no less than that of a speed-type Magical Artifact.’

’The key is still defense.’

The battle with Zhuo Gu had proven the importance of defensive equipment.

If it weren’t for relying on multiple Profound Frost Shields to withstand Zhuo Gu’s attacks, Anton definitely wouldn’t have lasted until the Yin-Thunder Seed could form and detonate.

However, as his strength increased, Talismans were gradually failing to keep up.

They were already somewhat strained against enemies at the middle or lower Golden Tier.

Against a Golden Peak opponent, they would be destroyed after blocking just a few attacks at most.

Refining a higher-tier Magical Artifact had become imperative.

The protective Magical Artifacts in the Taoist Jade Scroll were as numerous as the stars. Anton felt a bit dazzled after browsing for a while.

He thought for a moment and quickly changed his approach.

For him, the choice of which Magical Artifact to refine didn’t depend on how powerful it was, but on whether he could actually make it.

The Taoist Jade Scroll was not short on top-tier protective Magical Artifacts, some with power comparable to weaker Profound Artifacts.

But these types of artifacts not only had extremely high requirements for an Artifact Refiner’s skill, but more importantly, their materials were incredibly rare and difficult to find.

Just gathering the materials would likely take a very long time, with no guarantee of success.

So, the key was still having suitable materials.

Thinking of this, Anton flipped his wrist, and a palm-sized sun emblem materialized in his hand.

The emblem was made of crimson gold and shaped like a solar wheel. A totem of a burning sun was carved on its face, and holding it felt like grasping a piece of red-hot charcoal.

An ordinary person would probably have their skin seared open the instant they touched it.

This was the very Sun Emblem confiscated from Zhuo Gu.

As a reward for Anton’s contributions, the Elder Council had bestowed the Sun Emblem upon him after the war.

On the Eldron Plain, Extraordinary Level magical items were already exceedingly rare treasures.

Each one possessed immense power, capable of significantly boosting the strength of Golden Tier Warriors and Casters.

Zhuo Gu was the best example.

Anton had tested the Sun Emblem after acquiring it.

While wearing the Sun Emblem, the power of both his Fire Attribute martial skills and his Techniques increased significantly, by about thirty to forty percent.

This boost was lower than its normal level.

Anton estimated that because of the different energy systems, the Sun Emblem could not display its full effects in his hands.

But it didn’t matter. He didn’t care about the Sun Emblem’s amplification effect at all.

Its ability to only enhance the power of Fire Attribute martial skills and Techniques was too limiting.

In comparison, he was more interested in the Sun Emblem itself.

This magical item could be completely broken down into a high-density Fire Attribute Magic Power polymer.

With this, wouldn’t he have the main material for refining a Magical Artifact?

With the search criterion narrowed down to a main material with the Fire Attribute, Anton quickly locked onto a target.

The Separation Fire Shield!

It was a type of Fire Attribute protective Magical Artifact. When activated, it could transform into a translucent fiery barrier, enveloping the Cultivator within to block attacks from all directions.

Additionally, this artifact used fire to control fire, capable of absorbing external Fire Element attacks and converting them into energy for the shield.

Any Fire Element attack that struck the Separation Fire Shield would first be weakened significantly.

If the attack’s damage was weak enough, it might even be completely absorbed, making the shield even stronger.

Considering he might have to face the Radiant Ash Dragon and its Dragon Race descendants in the future, Anton felt it was necessary to have a Fire Attribute protective Magical Artifact.

’This is the one.’

Anton quickly made his decision.

’I have the main material. As long as I gather the twenty-odd supplementary materials, I can begin the refining process.’