Elven cultivators

Chapter 106 Compensation and Gains

A silent stillness enveloped the entire Ash Valley.

Scott and his three companions stared blankly at Marcus's body on the ground, their faces utterly lost in thought.

From the very beginning of the battle, their emotions were like those of a ship in a storm, sometimes tossed to the crest of a wave, sometimes plunged to the bottom, constantly fluctuating.

The surging fear only subsided when Marcus fell to the ground and died.

But what followed was an extremely intense shock.

They never imagined that one day they would witness someone who hadn't even awakened the power of laws single-handedly kill a peak-level Gold Saint.

It's so absurd, it feels like a dream.

Vaughn was the first to come to his senses, and all three heads spoke at the same time, their chattering breaking the silence of the canyon.

"We won! We won!"

"I knew Canglan would have a way!"

"When did you say that? You were so scared you couldn't even speak just now!"

"Nonsense! You were the one who closed your eyes in fear!"

The three heads started arguing as if no one else was around.

The noise brought Scott and Summers back to their senses.

The two exchanged a glance, their expressions incredibly complex.

There was both relief at surviving the ordeal and shock at the strength of Canglan.

Ignoring the reactions of the people behind him, Anton strode over to the fallen longsword and picked it up.

The sword is long and slender, with a cold, sharp edge, and a perfectly round crystal the size of a longan is inlaid in the hilt.

The crystal is dark gold in color, with fine dragon scale-like patterns on its surface. Inside, golden flames flicker and faintly outline the shape of a dragon, as if a sleeping young dragon is trapped inside.

Dragon Flame Pearl.

Anton gripped the sword hilt, feeling the immense energy contained within the crystal, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

The fire-attribute main ingredient for the Condensed Essence Pill has been obtained.

He flipped his hand and put the longsword into his dimensional bag, then carefully put Marcus's corpse away as well.

This is the corpse of a pure-blooded dragon, a great tonic for Jianwan, and cannot be wasted.

He then collected the corpses of more than twenty dragonblood cavalrymen.

After doing all this, Anton turned to look at Scott and his three companions.

Scott was being supported by Bazel; his face was still pale, but he appeared to be alright.

Summers' injuries were slightly less severe, and he was able to stand on his own.

Seeing Anton looking over, Scott and Summers felt a little guilty.

After all, their intelligence had gone terribly wrong this time, almost costing everyone their lives.

Anyone who encounters this kind of thing right after joining an organization would feel dissatisfied.

Anton calmly said, "I need a batch of magic cores."

Summers paused for a moment, then quickly agreed without hesitation: "No problem."

Clearly, Canglan is offering compensation.

Summers wasn't afraid of Canglan demanding compensation; he was afraid that Canglan would leave the Meteor Dragon Society in a fit of anger.

If it were the previous Canglan, the Meteor Dragon Society would have taken it seriously, but there would have been a limit.

After all, at that time they only regarded Canglan as a Gold-ranked player with considerable strength.

But things are different now.

Regardless of whether Cang Lan has awakened the power of laws, his ability to kill a peak Gold Saint head-on is equivalent to him possessing the same strength.

At a time when the Elderon branch of the Meteor Dragon Society does not yet have any legendary-rank combatants, Canglan can already be considered one of the branch's top combatants.

Such a person deserves the utmost attention from the Meteor Dragon Society.

Even disregarding that, just considering Canglan's life-saving grace, Summers would do his utmost behind the scenes to try and meet Canglan's demands.

If it weren't for Canglan's heroic efforts, all four of them would have perished here today.

Anton nodded and said, "Let's go."

More than half an hour has actually passed since the group launched their sneak attack.

However, because Marcus was confident that he could kill Anton and the others, he did not ask for help from Cresolon City at the beginning. By the time he realized that things were not going well and asked for help, it was too late.

The reinforcements from Longcheng are on their way, but their efforts are destined to be in vain.

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After leaving Ash Valley, Anton and Scott separated and used sword escape techniques to leave.

He didn't return to Silvermoon Forest immediately, but instead found a secluded place to stop.

Then, the dragonborn corpses were taken out and the sword pellets were allowed to devour and absorb them one by one.

The corpses of more than twenty dragonborn cavalrymen provided the sword pellet with negligible improvement.

Marcus's corpse was the only one that was highly nourishing, causing the dragon patterns on the surface of the sword pellet to visibly increase by several lines.

"As expected of a pure-blooded dragon descendant at the peak of the Gold rank."

Anton clicked his tongue in amazement.

The thought of the twelve governors still in Kreisor Dragon City stirred a restless desire within him.

The dragon pattern on the surface of the sword pellet has now reached one-quarter of its maximum.

If we could eliminate those twelve peak-level governors, even if we couldn't immediately get the sword pellet to break through to the Xuan-level, it probably wouldn't be too far off.

But it's just a thought.

Killing Marcus, who had just awakened the power of the laws, already required using all available means, let alone the Dragon City governors who had been at the peak of the Gold Realm for countless years.

Shaking his head, Anton suppressed his extraneous thoughts, put away the sword pellet, and instead took out Marcus's magic longsword.

Dragonfire Orbs are not like gems embedded in ordinary weapons, which can be easily pried off.

The entire magical equipment is a single, seamless piece.

It took Anton a lot of effort to separate the Dragon Flame Pearl.

Without the Dragon Flame Pearl, the longsword plummeted to a mere glimmer of light, barely better than nothing.

Anton casually tossed the longsword aside, intending to modify it into a runic weapon later.

The magical equipment he had previously obtained from the Blazing Fire Merchant Guild was mostly modified or dismantled by him and reforged into rune equipment. After being given a makeover, he gave it all to the Forest Guard.

The magical equipment seized from military outposts along the Dragon Fang Line over the years has also been disposed of in the same way.

This greatly accelerated the process of equipping the Forest Guard with the necessary gear.

So much so that every time the three elders saw the equipment that Anton sent, they hesitated to speak, as if they really wanted to ask him where he got so many materials to refine the rune equipment.

Anton offered no explanation.

The elders will eventually find out Cang Lan's true identity, and he doesn't intend to keep it a secret forever, but for now, it's best not to reveal it.

Otherwise, the elders probably wouldn't have approved of him going out on such a risk.

"The main ingredients for refining the Condensation Pill are now only missing the earth-element main ingredient and the yin and yang energies."

Staring at the Dragon Flame Pearl in his hand, Anton's lips curled up slightly, but the smile quickly disappeared, and he sighed.

The main materials from the earth are alright; whether it's the Meteor Dragon Society or the Dark Region, there's still hope.

However, the Yin and Yang energies were truly giving him a headache.

He still has no clue about alternative materials for Yin and Yang energies.

After all, the Dawn Continent does not have the concept of Yin and Yang in the cultivation system, so it is difficult to find materials that are similar to Yang Qi and Yin Qi.

"Why don't we ask the three elders?"

Anton had a sudden inspiration.

The three elders are over a thousand years old combined; perhaps they can provide him with some clues.

Anyway, whether there are any chances or not, it's worth a try.

Having made up his mind, Anton put away the Dragon Flame Pearl and then took out a dimensional ring.

These are spoils of war seized from Marcus.

Dimensional rings are even more advanced than dimensional bags—they are extraordinary magical items.

Although this item cannot immediately increase combat power, it is even rarer than ordinary extraordinary magical equipment.

Only a wealthy and powerful city like Kreisor could find storage items of this caliber.

Anton opened the dimensional ring and sorted out the items inside one by one.

The most abundant items are various rare materials.

This includes, but is not limited to, various metal ores, magical plants, animal hides and organs, etc.

This greatly enriched Anton's material inventory.

"Once we get the magic core from the Fallen Dragon Society, we can use these materials to forge the Five Battalions of Divine Weapons."

The second most common item is various kinds of gemstones.

The quantity is even more exaggerated than what we saw in the Liuhuo Merchant Guild's warehouse last time.

There are three to four hundred mid- to high-grade gemstones alone, and two to three thousand low-grade gemstones.

These gems alone are priceless.

"As expected of a pure-blooded dragon," Anton chuckled. "He's completely inherited the dragon race's fondness for shiny objects."

It's a pity that all of Marcus's hard-earned wealth has now gone to him.

Besides the gems, there were also nearly ten thousand gold coins that glittered.

The gold coins that Anton had previously obtained from the Blazing Fire Merchant Guild's warehouse had all been used by him to purchase materials in various towns, and he had already spent most of them.

Now that I have nearly 10,000 gold coins in hand, my wallet is full again.

In addition, there are quite a few magic stones inside the dimensional ring.

A rough count reveals at least four or five hundred stones, most of which are mid- to high-grade magic stones.

However, compared to other things, the magic stone is not very useful to Anton.

With Kreisoron City controlling most of the magic stones in the Eldron Plains, the appearance of a large number of magic stones, especially mid- to high-grade magic stones, on the market would easily attract the attention of Kreisoron City.

Therefore, even large chambers of commerce like the Tulip Merchant Guild do not dare to openly purchase large quantities of magic stones, but at most conduct very small-scale transactions in private.

Selling these magic stones would be time-consuming and laborious, and could also cause trouble.

Therefore, Anton always gave magic stones to spellcasters in the clan as materials for research and refining.

He didn't care what his clansmen thought.

Anyway, they won't advertise it everywhere.

Anton tidied up the remaining odds and ends and set them aside.

Overall, although the ambush operation encountered some problems along the way, it was ultimately safe and successful, and the results were exceptionally fruitful.

Not to mention the improved quality of the Dragon Flame Orb and Sword Pellet, the contents of the Dimensional Ring alone constitute a very substantial fortune.

Not to mention the magic core that is about to be obtained.

However, this battle also served as a wake-up call for Anton.

Although the Star Luo Sword Scripture is powerful, it is still somewhat inadequate against the power of laws at this stage.

If it weren't for the five battalions of divine soldiers prepared this time, he probably would have had to use sword escape to flee in panic.

Unless he can cultivate the art of splitting light and combining light to the point of dividing it into eight parts, he will not be able to directly confront the peak of the Gold Realm.

Just in case, it's best to prepare some trump cards to deal with the Golden Peak.

For example, refine more Five Camps of Divine Soldiers.

There is also a method to approach divinity.

The method of approaching divinity consumes too much energy, and generally only those who have reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage can cultivate and master it.

Even if an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator masters it, they would find it extremely difficult to execute, and their true essence would be quickly drained.

But in any case, this is ultimately a trump card.

It's okay not to use it, but it's not okay to be without it.

Anton felt he could learn a divine method in case of need.

"This time, we've taken down a high-ranking pure-blooded dragonborn officer. Kreisor Dragon City definitely won't let this go easily. Who knows what crazy things they might do next."

"I'll keep a low profile for a while, focus on cultivation, and also refine the Soul-Suppressing Bell and the Five Camps of Divine Weapons."