Elven cultivators

Chapter 109 Re-entering the Dark Region

Anton's eyes flickered slightly.

He did know something about the Torchbearer of the Meteor Dragon Society.

Within the Meteor Dragon Society, this title represents a status and position.

Second only to Shouju, who is in charge of the branch.

Each branch of the Meteor Dragon Society will have no more than twenty torchbearers.

For a branch like Eldron, which has only been established for a short time, the number of torchbearers is probably only in the single digits.

His promotion to Torchbearer signifies that his status within the Fallen Dragon Society has surpassed that of the vast majority of ordinary members.

"The main responsibility of the Torchbearer is to serve as the branch's top combat force. He does not participate in miscellaneous tasks and is only responsible for carrying out important missions."

Summers was unaware that Anton's knowledge of the Meteor Dragon Society far exceeded his expectations as he carefully explained the duties of the Torchbearer.

"Holding the torch provides a fixed contribution value each month, and completing tasks earns additional contribution values, which can be used to exchange for various resources within the organization."

Anton nodded slightly upon hearing this.

This arrangement suits him quite well.

His primary purpose in joining the Meteor Dragon Society was to acquire resources and intelligence, and in return, he would occasionally help the Meteor Dragon Society complete some missions.

He certainly wouldn't be willing to spend his days doing mundane tasks and low-level operations like an ordinary member.

But holding a torch is different.

They are only responsible for carrying out important tasks and have plenty of free time otherwise.

Just what he wanted.

"Also," Scott continued, "we're still looking for those materials you asked us to find. It'll take a while, but we'll let you know as soon as we find them."

"Thank you for your hard work." Anton smiled and nodded.

Scott and Summers were clearly busy, and after finishing their business, they hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Anton didn't stay long and returned to Silvermoon Forest.

With the magic core in hand, we can now continue crafting the Five Camps of Divine Weapons.

This type of Taoist weapon is very effective against Golden Peak cultivators.

Judging from the previous results against Marcus, if 625 Five Battalions of Divine Soldiers can be gathered and formed into the Five Elements Formation, it should be enough to suppress the Golden Peak for a short period of time.

If we can gather 3,125 elite soldiers from the Fifth Battalion, we might be able to kill a Golden Peak warrior.

The prerequisite is that the level of the law power awakened by the other party is not too high.

......

Time flows like water, quietly passing through the riverbed of years.

Summer of the year 9332 in the Dawn Calendar.

Silvermoon Forest, Treehouse Refinement Room.

Anton sat cross-legged in front of the furnace, staring intently into it.

Deep within the furnace, a fist-sized bell-shaped object floats slightly above the core of the Five Elements True Fire.

The bell is a dark bluish-gray color, and its surface is covered with fine, hair-like runes.

The forging of the Soul-Suppressing Bell has reached its final stage.

All the restrictions have been drawn up; only the final step of combining the restrictions remains.

Anton held his breath and focused his mind, concentrating his consciousness into a single line, like an invisible thread passing through layers of restrictions, connecting them one by one.

One restriction after another was lit up, and the bluish-gray light flowed inside the bell, like stars lighting up one after another in the dark night.

The moment all the restrictions lit up, the light abruptly disappeared.

The bell suddenly trembled, emitting a low hum. The sound was not loud, but it made the air in the entire weapon-refining room tremble slightly.

Inside the furnace, the Five Elements True Fire slowly receded.

The Soul-Suppressing Bell rose slowly from the core of the flames, hovering in mid-air and rotating quietly, its entire body radiating a warm and gentle bluish-gray light.

Anton raised his hand and the bell floated down, hovering above his palm.

He stared intently at it.

The Soul-Suppressing Bell is no bigger than a fist, with walls as thin as cicada wings. The surface is covered with layers of runes that spread outwards like ripples and contract inwards like tree rings. Looking at it brings a sense of calm and dispels all distracting thoughts.

"Finally done."

A smile appeared on Anton's face.

The Soul-Suppressing Bell didn't take as long to forge as the Fire-Leaving Cover, but it still took a little over a year, and now it's finally complete.

"Let's see how it goes."

With a slight thought, Anton caused the Soul-Suppressing Bell to suddenly fly up and hover above his head.

An invisible wave spread out from the bell, like ripples on water, in all directions, and the air seemed to become more still wherever it passed.

He focused his senses and could clearly perceive an invisible barrier enveloping his body, protecting him completely.

This is one of the core functions of the Soul-Suppressing Bell: "Soul Control".

It can protect the soul from harm.

Anton nodded in satisfaction and raised his hand to retrieve the Soul-Suppressing Bell.

"With the Soul-Suppressing Bell protecting the soul, the Mind-Stealing Demon's mental attacks are no longer a threat."

With the Soul-Suppressing Bell now complete, the exploration of the Dark Regions can begin.

However, Anton did not set off immediately, but continued to forge five battalions of divine weapons, preparing to use up all the remaining magic cores he had.

Besides the magic cores that the Meteor Dragon Society initially compensated him with, he later used his monthly contribution points to exchange for magic cores from the Meteor Dragon Society. Combined with those from the clan treasury, after refining them all into five battalion divine weapons, the number of five battalion divine weapons in his possession had increased to more than three hundred.

That's enough to form three Five Elements formations with a total of 125.

Only after making thorough preparations did Anton begin his operation.

However, we need to consult with the elders first before proceeding.

The following morning, Anton arrived at the Hall of Eternal Repose and found the three elders.

Upon hearing that Anton planned to enter the Rift and explore the Dark Region, the three elders frowned in unison.

"Anton, that rift leads to the city-state of mind flayers. It's too risky for you to go alone." The elder shook his head. "Let Cedric and Elena go with you."

The Second Elder and the Third Elder nodded in agreement.

More than ten years have passed since the crack was discovered, and although no problems have occurred, they have never truly felt at ease.

Silvermoon Forest is adjacent to Thousand Rock Hills. If Mind Flayers invade the surface through the rifts, the Silvermoon Clan will be the first to suffer.

This rift has always been a sword hanging over the clan's head.

They won't be able to rest easy until the problem is completely resolved.

Anton shook his head and said, "I'm better off acting alone. Bringing others along would only be a burden."

These words were so blunt that the three elders fell silent.

If anyone else had said this, they would have thought the other person was arrogant and conceited, but when it was Anton who said it, it was hard to refute.

More than 30 years ago, Anton already possessed the strength to rise to the top.

Now, more than 30 years later, their strength has certainly increased even further.

Of the entire Silvermoon Clan, only the Grand Elder was confident of a sure victory against Andong.

Only Anton had the right to say that the two captains of the forest guard were a burden.

Seeing the three men wavering, Anton softened his tone: "Rest assured, elders, I will not act rashly. I have been preparing for this for years, and I recently crafted a supernatural-grade magical equipment specifically designed to defend against mental attacks. With it, the Mind Flayer poses little threat to me."

Another extraordinary level?

The three elders were all deeply moved.

Anton had already crafted a supernatural-grade magical equipment before, and now he's getting another one?

Is it a rare, extraordinary magical equipment that defends against mental attacks?

Where did he start with the main materials?

The three elders looked at each other, their expressions complicated.

Despite their doubts, they didn't delve into the details.

The Grand Elder gave Anton a deep look, and finally nodded slowly: "Be careful."

The second and third elders exchanged a glance and stopped trying to dissuade them.

Anton nodded to the three of them and turned to leave.

......

Deep in the mining area, amidst towering hills and rugged terrain.

At the end of the main tunnel of the mine, the fissure that once led to the dark place is no longer there; in its place is a smooth rock wall.

For more than a decade, the guard formation has never been touched.

The subterranean creatures on the other side of the fissure did not discover its existence.

Anton raised his hand and pressed it against the rock wall, using the Transfer Stone Technique.

The rock face writhed and cracked as if alive, with pebbles falling down, and a deep passage slowly appeared.

Without pausing, Anton vanished into the crevice in a flash.

Every time he advanced a certain distance, he would use his Stone-Moving Technique to move the rocks and soil, clearing a path ahead.

After spending a considerable amount of time and effort, Anton finally arrived at the spacious underground cave he had visited earlier.

He leaped out of the passage and landed silently on the cave floor.

The fluorescent moss on the rock wall emitted a faint blue-green glow, making the cave appear hazy and eerie.

The air was cold and damp, carrying the acrid smell of earth and minerals.

Returning to this area after more than a decade, everything seemed unchanged.

Anton looked around, but there was no sign of the Stoneblind Barbarians.

He discerned the direction, and his figure swept across the cave like a ghost, heading forward.

Instead of rushing to the Mind Flayer City-State, Anton decided to explore the surrounding area first, familiarize himself with the terrain, and see if he could collect some resources.

He was currently in a shallow area of ​​the Dark Realm, a little over a kilometer below the surface, but the terrain was already astonishingly complex.

The caves are connected by narrow rock crevices, deep valleys, and winding underground rivers, forming a natural three-dimensional labyrinth.

Some passageways are wide enough for three cave bears to pass side by side.

Some are narrow and cramped, requiring one to squeeze through sideways, with sharp edges on the rock face that can easily cut the skin if one is not careful.

The difference in elevation is even more pronounced.

One moment you're walking in a flat cave, the next you have to climb a nearly vertical slope, clinging to the wall like a gecko.

There is no direction, no reference point, and no distinction between day and night here.

There was only endless rock and darkness, and danger everywhere.

That is to say, Anton had the ability to use his divine sense to explore the way and the ability to move stones to open a path; otherwise, the exploration would have been extremely difficult.

Along the way, they encountered many patrol teams of the Stone Blind Barbarians, all of which were detected in advance by Anton's divine sense.

To avoid alerting the demons, he used the Shadow Movement Technique to evade their senses.

However, Anton did not let any of the subterranean creatures he encountered along the way go unpunished.

Cave bears, dinosaurs, petrified lizards, giant cave spiders... Anton subsequently killed these monsters and stored them in his dimensional ring.

They're all materials; we can't waste them.

In less than an hour of exploration, Anton's dimensional ring contained more than ten kinds of materials in addition to the corpses of underground creatures.

This includes blood moss, which can accelerate wound healing and is a high-quality adjuvant in the production of therapeutic drugs.

Darklight mushrooms can be made into developing powder to track certain magical traces.

The Radiant Crystal is a magical crystal that emits its own light in completely dark environments and can be used to create low-level light source magical items.

...and so on.

To have so much to show for it in less than an hour is already considered lucky on the ground.

But Anton was somewhat disappointed.

Given the abundance of resources in the Underdark, finding this little bit is far too little.

Moreover, these resources were found in extremely remote corners.

If it weren't for divine sense, it would be impossible to detect.

After a moment's thought, Anton guessed the reason.

Mind Flayers are psionic beings, naturally adept at mental and spiritual attacks, but they are also spellcasters with complete civilizations, knowledgeable in alchemy and medicine making.

The Mind Flayer city-state before us has existed in this area for who knows how many years. Any resources of value in the surrounding area have probably been plundered by them long ago.

It's only because these resources are located in such remote places that the Mind Flayer didn't discover them; otherwise, he wouldn't have had to come to collect them.

"On the bright side, this also means that there are a lot of resources in the Mind Flayer city-state. As long as we take over the city-state, we can harvest a huge amount of materials at once."

Anton comforted himself with a thought and continued exploring.

After traveling for about half an hour, their divine sense suddenly detected something unusual ahead.