Elven cultivators

The orc beside him keenly noticed the change in Rexxar's expression and immediately shouted gruffly at the human man, "What exactly happened? Explain yourself!"

The human man was quite dissatisfied with the orc's bossy manner, but intimidated by the power of Bloodhowl Fortress, he suppressed his displeasure and recounted the information he knew.

Upon hearing this, the orcs present all looked at each other in disbelief.

He single-handedly took down more than thirty dragons, injured the legendary Azure Abyss Dragon, and joined forces with Valin to kill it.

Is this something a Sword Saint who has only been promoted to Sword Saint for a little over ten years could do?

If the human man hadn't sworn he wasn't lying and that anyone in the Dark Fortress would know about it, they would have suspected he was playing a trick on them.

Rexxar narrowed his eyes, his expression shifting unpredictably.

He originally thought that the elf named Anton was just lucky, taking advantage of the dragon race's weakest moment to kill the Shining Dragon and thus gaining the title of Meteor Dragon Sword Saint.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have dared to participate in the main battle of Annihilation Fortress, and would only stay in the rear to do business.

Where is the spirit of a true strongman?

But now it seems that he underestimated his opponent.

This elf... does have some skill.

Rexxar's lips twitched slightly, and a hint of interest flashed in his eyes.

That's good. An era would be too boring if it only had two or three worthy opponents.

Having one more means more fun in the future.

However, Anton is still a bit lacking in experience.

Only when I break through to the peak of legend will I be qualified to face him head-on.

"Go back and rest for the night, then continue into the warp tomorrow," Rexxar said, pulling himself out of his thoughts without turning his head.

"Yes!" the beastmen responded in unison.

Rexxar said nothing more and strode towards the Dark Hold.

The appearance of this subspace was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

Contribution points are secondary; the key is the opportunity to obtain the blood of the royal dragon.

He needs the blood of a royal dragon to further strengthen the dragon bloodline within him.

If he succeeds, he might be able to reach the threshold of sainthood even faster than Grant in the future.

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Annihilation Fortress, North District.

Anton pushed open the courtyard gate and entered the stone building.

As soon as he stepped into the hall, the doors upstairs began to open one after another.

The First Elder, the Third Elder, and Roman came out almost at the same time, clearly having sensed his presence.

"Chieftain."

The three of them went down the stairs and came to the lobby on the first floor.

Anton asked, "Where are the Second Elder and Cedric?"

His divine sense did not detect the presence of these two people.

"They've returned to the Eldron Plains," the Grand Elder explained. "They gained a lot from the battle in the spatial node, and have some new insights into near-divine techniques. They want to go back and cultivate in seclusion for a while to digest these insights."

Anton understood: "This is a good thing."

The Second Elder and Cedric are at a crucial moment in their quest to become legends, and the most important thing is to gain a deeper understanding and comprehension of the laws.

Contemplating the enlightenment in front of the Enlightenment Stele is one approach.

Life-or-death battles are also excellent whetstones.

Although the latter is riskier, the flashes of inspiration that occur on the brink of life and death are often more precious than those of quiet contemplation.

"Let them go into seclusion in peace. There's no need for them to rush back. As for the subspace, a few of us are enough."

Anton paused for a moment, then said, "Next, I need to go back to the Lingyun Flying Boat to refine a magic weapon, which will take about a month. You don't need to wait here. You can go back to Taichu City to cultivate or do your own things."

Roman and the Third Elder naturally had no objections and nodded in agreement.

The elder pondered for a moment and then said, "I will stay here."

Anton glanced at him, said nothing, and nodded slightly.

Unlike others, the Grand Elder followed the traditional cultivation path of the Dawn Continent.

Before he created the method of cultivating elixir, the Grand Elder was already close to a breakthrough.

Switching to the cultivation method at this point would be counterproductive, wasting hundreds of years of accumulated knowledge. Therefore, he persisted with his original cultivation system.

His advancement to legendary status was also due to his years of accumulation and the assistance of the Enlightenment Stele.

In the cultivation system of the Dawn Continent, after advancing to the Legendary level, the key to continuing to improve one's strength lies in increasing magical power and deepening one's understanding of the laws.

The former requires either hard work or gradual accumulation.

Either you accumulate cultivation resources.

The latter depends purely on talent.

Even if a person with mediocre talent manages to cross that threshold by sheer luck, their journey from there will be extremely slow.

Only true geniuses can continue to make rapid progress at this level.

Of course, there are shortcuts to take.

For example, the Bloodhowl Fortress uses a bloodline fusion method to forcibly break through its own limits with external force.

However, that method is too risky and has many side effects.

Even so, many people still cannot obtain such a shortcut and can only rely on their own gradual accumulation and refinement.

Fortunately, the Grand Elder does not need to rely entirely on slow and painstaking work.

In terms of magic accumulation, the astonishing energy concentration of the Primordial City was enough to allow his magic to grow at a rate far exceeding that of the outside world.

Regarding his understanding of the laws, he can still use the Enlightenment Stele to comprehend them.

Although the effect is not as immediate as it was at its peak, it's better than nothing.

"In the traditional cultivation system of the Dawn Continent, there are still too few methods to accelerate the speed of comprehending the laws."

Anton secretly made his plans.

In the future, the number of legendary ranks in clans will only increase. It would be best to find a way to accelerate their comprehension of the laws, rather than always relying on the Enlightenment Stele.

The Silvermoon Clan is now more than a hundred times stronger than it was a hundred years ago.

His economic strength and grassroots military power were quite solid, which enabled him to collect various resources and establish the Primordial City and the Nine Nether City.

The only thing he felt was still lacking was the number of top-tier combatants.

A normal elven clan must have at least one legendary powerhouse in charge.

A clan without a legendary strongman as its leader, even if it can maintain its clan name, will not last more than two or three hundred years and will eventually decline into a weak elven clan.

The Silver Moon Clan, which lived more than a hundred years ago, is the most typical example.

Large elven clans often possess several or even a dozen legendary powerhouses.

Those large elven clans that can become allies of the Emerald Court even possess Saint-level combat power.

The Silvermoon Clan currently has only two legendary powerhouses, including him.

Although his strength far exceeds that of ordinary legendary-level players, this does not change the fact that there are not enough top-tier combatants.

Given the clan's current territory and size, the number of legendary powerhouses is still too small.

Therefore, it is essential to improve both the quantity and quality of legendary combat power.

If the elite team that entered the subspace this time were all at least veteran legendary level, he would dare to lead the team alone to solo the space node.

After giving a few instructions, Anton left the stone building and headed towards the Lingyun Flying Boat.

The airship remained moored in the temporary area north of the fortress.

On the deck, two disciples from Taichu City were routinely inspecting the array patterns on the ship's surface. Upon seeing Anton approaching, they immediately stopped and bowed respectfully.

Anton nodded slightly, stepped onto the deck via the gangway, and went straight into the Tian Shu Room.

The hatch closed behind us, shutting out all the noise from the outside world.

He sat cross-legged in the quiet room, not in a hurry to start, but first closed his eyes and concentrated, carefully going through the entire process of making the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover in his mind.

The key to crafting the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover lies in the number "nine".

The essence of ninety-nine dragons, eighty-one restrictions, a nested nine-layered fire spirit array, and nine energy output ports.

Every step is related to the number nine, and none can be omitted.

The most crucial step is to extract the essence contained in the blood of the ninety-nine dragons, and through the guidance of restrictions and formations, make them resonate and merge with each other, ultimately condensing into the shape of nine fire dragons.

As the nine dragons took shape, divine fire was spontaneously generated.

Where the shroud falls, the sky is scorched and the sea boils.

Anton opened his eyes, and with a flick of his wrist, a crimson gold cauldron appeared before him.

This is the best quality magic weapon-grade refining furnace he can currently produce.

"If you have any extra contribution points later, you can exchange them for materials to forge a Xuan-level weapon forging furnace."

Anton looked at the forging furnace in front of him, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

The refining furnace is already at its limit for refining Xuan-level magic weapons.

Higher-grade spiritual artifacts and true artifacts can no longer be forged using the refining furnace; they require the "Heaven and Earth Furnace."

The so-called "Heaven and Earth Furnace" refers to using heaven and earth as a furnace and spiritual veins as fuel, leveraging formations to activate the ancient spiritual energy flowing deep within the earth's veins, transforming the entire world into an invisible furnace.

It is important to know that the essence of the fire of the spiritual vein is the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It does not reject any material of any attribute. It can melt rare things that the fire of the spiritual vein cannot process, and the materials refined from it are more spiritual and have a more natural structure.

Magical artifacts crafted based on this principle are inherently more spiritual than ordinary magical artifacts, making them more likely to cultivate a spirit within them.

However, setting up the Heaven and Earth Furnace is not easy.

First, you need to find a suitable spiritual vein, also known as a ley line node.

Then, a cluster of formations is set up to guide and gather the earth's energy, transforming it into spiritual fire for refining artifacts.

It's equivalent to creating an enormous furnace at a ley line node.

This is many times more difficult than simply forging a furnace.

Obtaining the ley line nodes was not difficult for Anton.

At worst, we can send troops to seize Dragon City in other regions.

The key is to set up a cluster of formations that can guide and gather the energy of the earth's veins.

That's equivalent to directly controlling the energy flow of a spiritual vein, which is too difficult for a Golden Core cultivator.

It would be more appropriate for a Nascent Soul cultivator to make a move.

"It's not too late to consider this matter after I advance to the third level of the Golden Core stage."

Anton shook his head, gathering his scattered thoughts and refocusing his attention on the furnace in front of him.

He raised his hand and placed the alchemy furnace in front of him, and the Five Elements True Fire surged from his palm and poured into the furnace.

The temperature deep inside the furnace began to rise sharply.

With a wave of his hand, dozens of rare materials flew out of the Qiankun bag and, as if drawn by an invisible hand, fell into the alchemy furnace one by one.

Fine gold, mithril, fire copper, blazing sand...

The moment each material falls into the furnace, it is enveloped, roasted, and smelted by the true fire of the five elements.

Impurities are stripped away, essence is purified, and finally it transforms into pools of liquid metal of various colors, which float and slowly rotate in the core of the flame.

After all the auxiliary materials had been melted down, Anton took out the ninety-nine portions of dragon heart essence blood.

The crystal bottle containing the essence blood refracted a dark red luster under the light.

He took the first bottle, uncorked it, and poured the thick, dark red liquid, as thick as mercury, into the furnace.

The moment the essence blood entered the furnace, a burst of blazing blood light suddenly exploded, rampaging through the furnace chamber, and the faint sound of a dragon's roar could be heard emanating from it.

That was the dragon's will, still lingering in its essence, making its final struggle.

Anton's expression remained unchanged. The Five Elements True Fire suddenly shone brightly, enveloping the blood light layer by layer, gradually erasing the impurities and remaining will within it.

Time slipped away quietly amidst the flickering fire in the stove.

In the quiet room, there was no distinction between day and night; only the five-colored flames of the Five Elements True Fire flickered and danced uncertainly.

Anton was so engrossed in the refining process that he was oblivious to everything around him.

When the last portion of Dragon Heart Blood essence was processed and completely integrated with all the auxiliary materials, he let out a long sigh of relief, a faint smile appearing on his face.

The preliminary preparations are finally complete.

Next comes the most crucial step – the inscription of the restriction and the nesting of the fire spirit array.

This will be a much longer and more complicated process, allowing no room for error.