Elven cultivators

Looking at the heavy honeybees on the branches, Anton smiled with satisfaction.

The different attributes of spiritual energy determine a cultivator's future development direction and combat style.

Having cultivated the Primordial Returning to the Source Technique, he could freely differentiate spiritual energy into five attributes, meaning he could cultivate almost all cultivation methods, techniques, and talismans.

Its immense potential is self-evident.

Anton closed his eyes and focused his mind, locating the Great Dao Jade Slip deep within his soul, and began to browse it.

After refining spiritual energy, cultivators can begin to learn techniques and talismans.

The techniques are mainly divided into two categories: magic and martial arts.

Palm Lightning, Binding Curse, Iron Armor Curse, Rejuvenation Technique... these all fall under the category of magic.

However, for Anton, who had just condensed a breath of spiritual energy, the difficulty of cultivating the spells was still a bit too much.

Cultivators usually only begin to learn about spells when they reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining often start with martial arts techniques.

Of course, the martial arts here are not ordinary fists and feet, but genuine divine martial arts, which are accompanied by extraordinary phenomena when they are used.

Melting Weapon Hand, Piercing Dragon Roar, Forbidden Golden Armor, Divine Sun Sword Technique, Azure Wave Finger, Shadowless Follower...

The dazzling array of martial arts techniques left Anton somewhat dazzled.

"There's no way to finish learning it all, there's simply no way to finish..."

Anton grinned, only then realizing that he had difficulty making choices.

He didn't make a decision immediately, but simply browsed through the information to get a general idea. Then he started browsing knowledge related to talismans.

Talismans are also one of the important combat and auxiliary means for cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.

Even at the Foundation Establishment stage, many cultivators still cannot do without talismans.

At first, Anton thought that making talismans required tools such as cinnabar and yellow paper, but after carefully examining them, he found that this was not the case.

Symbols have no fixed form; they are imbued with spirit.

When one's cultivation reaches a high level, a single, casual stroke becomes a talisman.

However, this is something that only Foundation Establishment cultivators who have awakened their divine consciousness can do.

Even cultivators in the Qi Refining stage still have to obediently draw talismans.

Especially for cultivators in the Qi Refining stage who are just getting started with talismans, it is best to use spiritual guides as a medium, otherwise the success rate of drawing talismans will be ridiculously low.

However, the spiritual guide does not require yellow paper and cinnabar; any material with spiritual properties is acceptable.

This includes, but is not limited to, peach wood, Solomon's seal, the juice of spiritual plants, the fur, blood, bones, and even scales of spiritual beasts and monsters.

"Before learning to draw symbols, we need to solve the problem of materials first."

Anton pondered to himself.

Compared to the boost to combat power from talismans, he now values ​​their daily auxiliary function more.

For example, a storage talisman can store items of a certain volume, essentially acting as a one-time-use spatial ring.

Spirit Gathering Talismans, when affixed inside a building, can gather spiritual energy, increase the concentration of spiritual energy within the building, and accelerate the efficiency of absorbing and exhaling spiritual energy; they are essentially a severely weakened version of Spirit Gathering Arrays.

There are also various other talismans such as purification talismans, concealment talismans, tranquility talismans, and talismans for finding missing persons.

"Once we solve the material problem, let's get the Spirit Gathering Talisman out so we won't have to travel so far to cultivate in the future."

At this stage, Anton's most important goal is to find a way to improve the efficiency of refining spiritual energy and strive to establish his foundation as soon as possible.

......

Early the next morning.

Anton awoke to the beautiful singing, opened his eyes, and sat up from the rattan bed.

Looking out the window, a slender, elfin girl sat on a tree branch, softly singing. Her long, pale golden hair cascaded down like a waterfall. The morning light filtered through the leaves, casting a hazy glow around her, like a breathing oil painting.

Elves are all artists.

This is almost a universally acknowledged fact on the Dawn Continent.

They needed something to fill their long lives, and art was their choice.

Although the elves in this world are not as relaxed due to greater external pressure, they are still passionate about art such as painting, singing, weaving, and dancing.

Of course, there are also oddballs like Roman who carry an axe around all day, wanting to chop down trees.

"On another note, I might be considered a freak by other elves as well."

Anton chuckled to himself, then got out of bed to wash up, picked a honeydew fruit and ate it before preparing to go out.

After refining spiritual energy, his need for food has been greatly reduced, and he can maintain his daily needs by breathing in and out spiritual energy.

Once one reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, one can directly practice abstinence from grains and no longer consume human food.

When Anton stepped out of the treehouse, Roman was already waiting outside, still carrying the axe he never parted with.

The girl who was singing earlier has disappeared; it's unclear whether she was scared away.

"Good morning, Anton." Roman greeted him with a bright smile, handing him a palm-sized, beautifully presented, long and thin golden-yellow bread. "I brought some Sunshine Bread, would you like some?"

"No need, I've already eaten." Anton shook his head. "Let's go, it's getting late."

"Hmm." Roman didn't mind, quickly finished his bread, and followed Anton toward the training field.

The so-called training ground is actually a huge open space that has been specially opened up, which is divided into areas such as combat skills area, archery area, sparring area and magic area.

When Anton and his companion arrived, there were already quite a few Pokémon training or sparring in the training ground.

The two parted ways at the entrance of the training ground; Roman headed towards the combat skills area, while Anton went straight to the magic area.

Unlike other areas which are purely open-air spaces, the Magic Zone is a large treehouse with a wide area, divided into small rooms with tables and chairs.

Anton glanced at the bulletin board by the door, which listed today's instructors, courses, and corresponding rooms.

The newcomer course was scheduled in room number 3.

Anton withdrew his gaze, entered the corridor, and quickly found room number 3. Upon entering, he found two male elves already there, who looked to be about his age and were probably newcomers selected for magic training.

The Silvermoon Clan has a small population, less than two thousand people at most.

The vast majority of them are adult elves, with only a small portion being juvenile elves.

Even fewer are under 18.

Therefore, very few Pokémon participate in the selection training each year, and often none at all.

It's a rare sight to see three new elves being selected for magic training at the same time, as this year has been for many years.

Although they were the same age, Anton did not know either of them.

The other party seemed to recognize him, and they both showed strange expressions on their faces.

"It seems my 'fame' is still quite impressive."

Anton smirked, casually found an empty seat, pretended to close his eyes and rest, but his mind was immersed in the Great Dao Jade Slip, continuing to browse those martial arts techniques.

About ten minutes later, steady footsteps echoed down the corridor.

Anton opened his eyes and saw a figure standing against the light at the door.

He looked to be in his early twenties, wearing a gray-blue robe, with his long silver-gray hair loosely tied at his shoulders. His face had the refined features unique to elves, yet he possessed a gentle, scholarly air that was more pronounced than that of ordinary elves.

Three silver wavy lines were embroidered on the cuffs, representing his status as a high-ranking silver mage in the Elven race.

Anton and his two companions immediately stood up and bowed to the newcomers.

"Don't be shy, please sit down."

The newcomer raised his hand and made a gesture of pressing down, his gaze sweeping over the three people, pausing subtly for a moment on Anton.

"My name is Darian Silvermoon. From today until you come of age, I will be responsible for teaching you magic."