Elven cultivators

Having spent over twenty years in the Silvermoon Forest, accustomed to the fragrance of grass and flowers and lush greenery, Anton was momentarily stunned when he first saw such a desolate landscape full of primitive vitality.

He stood there gazing into the distance for a long time before slowly coming back to his senses.

"After spending so much time in the forest, even a patch of barren land seems beautiful to me."

Anton couldn't help but sigh.

In the previous game, players often joked that elves were a bunch of shut-ins who could stay in the forest for hundreds of years without coming out, and that real-life otaku were simply weak compared to them.

But I never imagined that I would become a shut-in for a hundred years.

After calming himself down, Anton activated the Thousand Faces Technique.

With a soft clicking sound, his facial skin suddenly began to twitch, his high nose bridge collapsed, his deep eyes lost their sharpness, and the color of his pupils changed from clear amber to a murky brownish-yellow.

The brow bone is slightly lowered, the thin lips are thickened, and the ear cartilage is curled inward and folded, becoming rounded and short, completely concealing the pointed ears that are the hallmark of elves.

Her pale gold hair, like faded brocade, quickly lost its luster, turning into an inconspicuous dark brown.

His once exceptionally handsome features suddenly became ordinary and unremarkable.

Even their tall and slender figures shrank by more than ten centimeters, completely transforming them into human form.

Anton touched his face and nodded in satisfaction.

The appearance of an elf is too conspicuous in the outside world. It would be better to change one's appearance when traveling outside, so as to avoid accidentally encountering one's own people and exposing that one has left the Silvermoon Forest.

The Thousand Faces Technique is a disguise martial art he found in the Great Dao Jade Slip. It is activated by spiritual energy and can change one's bones and skin to simulate the appearance of others.

Although it's not a particularly powerful killing technique, it can be quite useful in certain situations.

The key point is that this is not an illusion, but a real change in the physical body, which cannot be detected even with magic.

Anton then took out the black steel sword from the storage talisman, slung it at his waist, and strode towards the depths of the hills.

The Thousand Rocks Hills are rugged and covered with strange rocks. Vegetation is sparse, with only a few clumps of withered thorns clinging to the cracks in the rocks, which fall in the wind.

In such a harsh environment, it would be difficult for ordinary beasts and birds to survive.

But the Scaled Rock Lizard is an exception.

They are the offspring of a Rockhorn Dragon and a Wild Giant Lizard, retaining a trace of dragon blood in their bodies. Their stomach acid is so strong that it can digest even stones and extract the nutrients needed for survival from them.

Therefore, the most numerous creature in the Thousand Rock Hills is the Scaled Rock Lizard.

Anton hadn't gone far when he ran into one.

Its slender, flat body is a little over two meters long, with its tail accounting for about one-third of its length. The thick rock layers on its body are like natural armor.

Its limbs are short and thick but powerful, and the tips of its claws gleam with a cold, metallic sheen, making it look very intimidating.

Upon spotting Anton, the Scaled Rock Lizard immediately opened its gaping maw filled with sharp teeth and charged towards him menacingly.

Adult Rock Lizards are generally between the lower and upper levels of the Black Iron rank. Their specific rank can be determined by their size; the larger the size, the stronger the lizard.

The two-meter-long Scaled Rock Lizard in front of us is clearly only at the lower end of the Black Iron level.

Even so, Anton did not underestimate it. With a solemn expression, he drew his weapon, stepped forward, raised his hand and swung his sword horizontally. In an instant, a large wave of fire appeared out of thin air and swept towards the Scaled Rock Lizard.

Divine Sun Sword Technique!

The Scaled Rock Lizard never expected that the human in front of it, who fought like a warrior wielding a sword, would launch an attack like magic. Caught off guard, it was instantly engulfed by the wave of fire.

The scorching heat instantly turned the rock strata on the surface of the Scaled Rock Lizard into a glaring black, cracking it open with countless tiny fissures.

A mournful howl emanated from its mouth, echoing through the empty hills.

Having landed a successful blow, Anton continued his offensive, using the Star Shift Step to flash like a whirlwind, instantly appearing beside the Scaled Rock Lizard and unleashing another fierce sword strike.

The martial arts techniques passed down in the Great Dao Jade Slip number in the millions, and even among such a vast number of martial arts techniques, the Divine Sun Sword Technique's killing power can be considered among the top few.

This top-tier martial skill, when cultivated to a high level, is so powerful that it rivals the power of most magical techniques.

Under Anton's fierce offensive, the Scaled Rock Lizard, having lost its initial advantage, was completely unable to raise its head and could only roar in vain.

In just three or four breaths, the rock strata on its surface were already cracked and broken, revealing the scorched grayish-brown flesh underneath.

Seeing this, Anton no longer held back and thrust his sword straight forward.

It was just an ordinary sword strike, but the moment the sword tip pierced through the air, the surrounding air suddenly distorted, and a blazing red light, almost blindingly bright, exploded from the sword. Like the rising sun bursting forth in a small space, a rolling heat wave, carrying flames, poured out and pressed down on the Scaled Rock Lizard.

boom!

The Scaled Rock Lizard was instantly engulfed by the wave of flames, turning into a blazing fireball that was sent flying and crashed heavily onto the ground more than ten meters away.

It rolled and struggled frantically, but could not extinguish the flames on its body. After a while, its movements gradually weakened, and finally it lay still and silent.

The smell of burning permeated the air.

Anton let out a long sigh and slowly sheathed his sword.

The Divine Sun Sword Technique is powerful, but it also consumes an alarming amount of energy to execute.

It should be noted that the primordial spiritual energy within his body was one of the finest spiritual energies, yet nearly half of it was drained away simply by using the "One Yang Piercing the Sun" technique.

If "nine yangs emerge simultaneously," wouldn't they just drain him dry?

"My current cultivation level is not enough to unleash the full power of the Divine Sun Sword Technique. It's best to use my ultimate moves sparingly. Ordinary sword techniques are sufficient to deal with the Scaled Rock Lizard."

Coming to his senses, Anton looked at the carcass of the Scaled Rock Lizard on the ground, and his mood lifted again.

Although he knew he had no problem dealing with the Scaled Lizards downstream of the Black Iron, the ease with which the process went still surprised him.

Based on this, his overall strength is at least at the upper echelon of the black iron ore industry.

With the right talismans, he should be able to put up a fight against a peak Black Iron level opponent?

"Having reached the upper-tier level of Black Iron in the early stages of Qi Refining, the cultivation system is still too overpowered."

Anton was filled with emotion.

Once he successfully establishes his foundation, he might be able to directly contend with a Gold-level expert.

After a brief moment of joy, Anton began to deal with the carcass of the Scaled Rock Lizard.

The rock strata on the surface of the Scaled Rock Lizard had long since cracked and shattered under the high temperature, revealing the charred flesh underneath.

Anton slapped his forehead, somewhat annoyed: "What a waste."

Putting aside the meat and blood, the scales of the Scaled Rock Lizard are excellent materials for making leather armor, and are quite valuable. They can be collected and sold in town for money.

Considering that alchemy and weapon crafting will definitely consume a huge amount of materials in the future, Anton felt it was necessary to start accumulating capital now.

The scales of the Scaled Lizard are undoubtedly a good way to make money.

"We'll have to switch to a different martial art to deal with the Scaled Rock Lizard."

This is not a problem for Anton.

During those four years, he practiced more than one weapon-based martial arts technique.

Besides the Divine Sun Sword Technique, there is also the Cold Abyss Sword Technique.

It embodies the meaning of extreme yin and extreme cold, which is completely opposite to the extreme yang of the Divine Yang Sword Technique.

Simultaneously cultivating two martial arts techniques with conflicting attributes is a major taboo in the minds of ordinary cultivators, but for Anton, who has cultivated the Primordial Returning to the Source Technique and can freely transform the five elements of spiritual energy, it is as natural and normal as breathing.

"Speaking of which, lizards are cold-blooded animals and are extremely sensitive to temperature changes. The Frost Abyss Sword might be surprisingly effective against them."