Elven cultivators

The path of swordsmanship is essentially a path of sublimation from "controlling the sword" to "the sword of the heart".

Once the Heart Sword is mastered, the concept of the "Sword Pellet" as a physical carrier is completely transcended.

The sword is no longer an external object, but has been completely integrated into the cultivator's mind.

Therefore, once the Heart Sword is mastered, the sword cultivator's will is connected with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Every thought is an application of the laws of Heaven and Earth, which can be perfectly integrated into the attack.

This is the ultimate level of sword transformation.

At the same time, the attacks of Heart Sword cultivators no longer require physical flight.

The moment a thought arises, the sword intent will descend instantly, completely ignoring spatial distance and physical defense.

Similarly, as long as a cultivator has a thought in their mind, they can instantly descend to any place where they sense energy.

This can be considered the pinnacle of the ultimate sword technique.

In addition, the Heart Sword can not only sever the physical body, but also sever cause and effect—severing the opponent's causal threads, causing them to lose the supernatural powers, memories, and even their very existence that they once possessed.

A cultivator of the Heart Sword can "guide the sword light from the past self," meaning that no matter how the opponent tries to dodge, they cannot truly avoid his sword.

Because this sword may already exist in your past.

This kind of swordsmanship, which involves cause and effect and timeline, has far exceeded the scope of ordinary combat skills. Instead, it is the application of the most fundamental laws of heaven and earth.

This is also the ultimate form of the killing sword technique.

In summary, the Heart Sword is the ultimate form that perfectly integrates the three sword styles and evolves them to their extreme.

This state of mind perfectly embodies the meaning of "the greatest truths are the simplest."

No more complicated changes are needed; a single thought is enough.

Therefore, to reach the Heart Sword realm, cultivating all three paths simultaneously is a prerequisite.

Generally speaking, most sword cultivators focus on cultivating one path.

After all, a person's energy and lifespan are limited. Trying to do too much at once will lead to a lack of mastery. If you get too distracted, you may end up being a jack of all trades and master of none, and your achievements will be limited.

But Anton was different; his lifespan was nearly a thousand years longer than that of cultivators of the same level, giving him much more time to cultivate the way of the sword.

He has a greater advantage than other cultivators in the path of swordsmanship.

The path of cultivating immortality is inherently about competing with others, with the heavens, and with oneself.

Even when you have no advantage, or even a disadvantage, you must fight hard.

Not to mention he also has the advantage of a longer lifespan.

If you still don't dare to take a chance under these circumstances, then you might as well give up on the path of cultivation.

"The task is arduous and the road ahead is long."

Anton sighed, then gathered his thoughts and stopped thinking about it.

Cultivating all three paths simultaneously is not something that can be accomplished overnight; it requires an extremely long period of time to gradually comprehend and master.

For now, it's best to solidify your current level.

Once you've mastered magic, then you can consider swordsmanship.

"The Golden Core is complete; it's time to go back."

Anton stretched and got up to walk out of the quiet room.

Golden Core cultivators can already fly with their physical bodies without relying on external objects.

Instead of using sword escape, he planned to try physical flight.

The next instant, magical power surged from his golden core, spreading around him like clouds and mist, lifting him up and suspending him in mid-air.

At first glance, Anton seemed to be surrounded by mist and auspicious clouds, truly ethereal and otherworldly, possessing the air of a celestial being.

"Flying with magic is quite eye-catching."

Anton marveled, hovered in the air for a moment, and then flew toward the exit of the Dark Region.

At first, the speed was not fast, as if riding the wind, light and without any fire.

But as he became more familiar with flying using magic, his speed increased.

From its initial graceful and leisurely movement, to its later swiftness like a flying bird, and finally transforming into a streak of light, it traversed the caves and passageways of the dark region.

In a short while, he arrived at the entrance to the tunnel connecting the dark region with the surface mining area.

"The speed is decent, but it's still far inferior to the sword light."

Anton shook his head, then summoned the sword pellet, which transformed into sword light that enveloped his body. His speed instantly increased, and he disappeared into the depths of the tunnel like a shooting star streaking through the darkness.

The moment I burst out of the crack in the mine, the dazzling sunlight poured down, warming my body.

Anton continued his journey towards the Silver Moon Forest without stopping, while simultaneously spreading his divine sense without reservation.

After breaking through to the Golden Core stage, the radius of his divine sense coverage increased dramatically, now exceeding two hundred kilometers.

Before long, everything in the Silvermoon Forest came into his perception.

As his divine sense swept across the outer edge of the Silver Moon Forest, it quickly captured the battlefield where fierce fighting was taking place.

Familiar figures instantly came into my senses.

Seeing that Roman, Eleanor, the Grand Elder, and the others were unharmed, Anton nodded secretly.

Although he gave the clan communication talismans, stating that they could contact him at any time to come out of seclusion and provide support should anything happen that they couldn't handle, and with the Great Evolution Azure Profound Array also in place, there shouldn't be any problems in the short term.

But it's better to be safe than sorry.

Seeing that everyone was safe and sound, he was finally able to relax.

Only then did Anton have the time to observe the entire battlefield.

His attention was quickly drawn to a massive creature in the center of the battlefield.

The creature was estimated to be over ten meters tall, with a humanoid torso, shoulders, and arms made of flowing water, while its lower body was a swirling vortex, suspended several meters above the ground.

Its facial features were somewhat blurry, with two deep, pool-like eye sockets emitting a soft, bluish-white fluorescent light.

Its mouth was a crack, from which a large amount of water foam gushed out with its roar.

Its entire body has a deep blue color, similar to seawater.

"The Spirit of Water Element"

Anton's eyes flickered slightly, and he instantly recognized the creature.

This is an elemental creature originating from the primordial plane of water.

The material plane where the Dawn Continent is located is adjacent to the primordial planes of the four elements, with natural passages and boundaries between them.

Under certain specific conditions, creatures from the elemental plane can enter the material plane through these channels.

The Water Spirit is one of the most common intelligent beings in the Water Elemental Plane.

Their strength varies greatly.

The weakest water elemental spirit is only at the Black Iron rank, like a newborn baby, ignorant and fragile.

Those ancient water elemental spirits that have survived for thousands of years can grow to the peak of the gold rank, or even the legendary rank.

In the Elemental Plane, legendary-rank water elemental spirits are known as water elemental giants, and are overlords of the Elemental Plane, possessing near-immortal life.

Although the water elemental spirit before us has not yet reached the level of a giant spirit, its size is already very close.

Its aura is thick and deep, and each attack is accompanied by extremely concentrated water elemental energy, like the tides crashing against the shore, endlessly.

Anton's mind raced, and he quickly guessed the origin of this water elemental spirit.

The chances of a water elemental spirit suddenly appearing on the battlefield are extremely low.

It's most likely summoned by the Cressor Dragon City.

Anton knew of several magical items that could summon elemental spirits from the elemental planes and control them briefly.

Dragon City has ruled the Eldron Plains for thousands of years, possessing unimaginable depth and resources. It's perfectly normal that it holds some trump cards unknown to outsiders.

At this moment, the water elemental spirit is trapped in the center of a Five Elements Formation formed by more than 600 soldiers from the Five Battalions, and is also surrounded and bound by a large number of green vines.

Further out, Eleanor, Roman, Elena, Darian, and others were waiting for their chance to strike.

Whenever the water elemental spirits try to break out of the Five Elements Formation, they will simultaneously suppress them.

It's clear that Eleanor and the others don't have much of a way to deal with this water elemental spirit; they can only barely trap it using the Five Camps of Divine Soldiers and the Azure Lock Dragon-Trapping Formation.

This is normal. Elemental creatures, due to their semi-ethereal nature, are almost immune to physical attacks and are naturally countered by warriors.

Furthermore, because its physical body is essentially composed of elemental power, it is basically immune to corresponding elemental energy attacks.

Physical attacks and water elemental energy attacks have negligible effect on this water elemental spirit.

Unless one is a spellcaster specializing in fire elemental magic, or a Golden Peak cultivator who has mastered the secondary laws of fire elemental power, it is difficult to pose a threat to them.

That is why elemental creatures are notoriously difficult to deal with.

Eleanor and the others were already of a lower rank than the Water Elemental Spirit, and they had no means to counter it, so it's not surprising that they couldn't do anything to the Water Elemental Spirit.

Fortunately, the spirit of water cannot exist in the material plane for long.

Once a creature from the elemental plane leaves its original plane, it will begin to continuously lose energy.

The stronger you are, the slower the loss of talent will be, but it is ultimately unavoidable.

Given the strength of this water elemental spirit, it can only exist in the material plane for a maximum of one hour before being forcibly sent back to the origin plane by the power of the rules.

Even if Anton doesn't appear, if they can hold out for a while longer, Eleanor and the others will be safe and sound.

His divine sense continued to sweep across the other battlefields.

To Anton's surprise, Dragon City's side only had four governors left, who were fighting against the First Elder, the Second Elder, Cedric, and Zig respectively.

They seemed to have no desire to fight and were eager to leave, but they were held back by the four elders.

On both flanks of the battlefield, the Dragonborn, their vassal armies, the Five Legions of Divine Soldiers, the Oak Guards, and the elves clashed in a fierce battle.

The entire battlefield was in chaos.

Just then, Anton's divine sense suddenly detected two unusual auras.

His gaze swept across the battlefield, and he saw a human man and a female elf watching the battle from a ridge about three or four kilometers away.

"Legendary Rank"

Anton raised an eyebrow, instantly assessing the two men's strength levels.

Moreover, judging from the intensity of their auras sensed by divine sense, their strength probably far surpasses that of Isaac.

Anton's gaze sharpened slightly, but he wasn't overly nervous.

Although the purpose of those two legendary powerhouses is unclear, they clearly have no ill intentions towards the Silvermoon Clan.

Otherwise, given their strength, this war would have ended long ago if they had joined the battle.

Just then, the female elf among the two suddenly looked toward Anton's defensive line, as if she had noticed his "gaze".

……

On the ridge, Grant noticed the direction Alicia was looking and his expression shifted.

"Are they here?"

Before Alicia could answer, Grant sensed a powerful aura rapidly approaching.

A huge rift suddenly appeared in the clouds above the battlefield.

A beam of dark golden sword light shot out from the crack, crashing down on the center of the battlefield like a meteorite falling to earth.

Wherever the sword light passed, the air was torn apart with a sharp shriek, and even the light seemed to be cut off by the blazing edge.

In that instant, everyone's attention on the battlefield was drawn to it.

The sword light suddenly paused in mid-air above the battlefield.

The light receded like a tide, revealing Anton's tall and slender figure.

His gaze calmly looked down, his long, pale golden hair fluttering in the wind, like a god looking down upon the world.