Elven cultivators

Back in the treehouse, Anton immediately put the day's events behind him, opened the Great Dao Jade Slip, and began searching for the documents he wanted.

The appearance of the Ridge Dragon Beast today reminded him of Frost-Patterned Silver, and also of the Foundation Establishment process.

Although it is estimated that he will need another ten years or so to reach the threshold of Foundation Establishment, it is time to prepare in advance.

Foundation building is a crucial step on the path of cultivation.

It is the key for cultivators to break free from their mortal bodies and lay the foundation for the Great Dao.

After a cultivator has refined 108 breaths of spiritual energy, they can begin to compress the spiritual energy, turning it from a gaseous state into a liquid state, thereby establishing their Dao foundation.

Once successful, spiritual energy will be transformed into true essence, and the soul will be strengthened. The spiritual consciousness will advance to divine consciousness, which can be projected outward to perceive the surrounding environment. It is even possible to control flying swords and kill enemies from thousands of miles away.

It can be said that only by successfully establishing one's foundation can one truly embark on the path of cultivation, possessing a longer lifespan and greater power.

The quality of Foundation Establishment is crucial, directly affecting the subsequent cultivation speed and potential.

This largely depends on the cultivator's cultivation method.

The more powerful the cultivation technique, the greater its potential after Foundation Establishment, but the greater the difficulty of Foundation Establishment.

The Primordial Returning to the Source Technique, which An Dong cultivates, is one of the most advanced cultivation methods, and its foundation-building difficulty is naturally far greater than that of ordinary cultivation methods.

Therefore, as early as when he decided to cultivate the Primordial Returning to the Source Technique, he had already prepared to use the Foundation Building Pill.

The primary function of Foundation Establishment Pills is to help cultivators stabilize their state during advancement; they are not essential for Foundation Establishment.

Many cultivators can successfully establish their foundation even without Foundation Establishment Pills.

However, considering the difficulty of his own Foundation Establishment, Anton felt that it would be good to have a Foundation Establishment Pill to protect him during the advancement, as it could greatly reduce the difficulty of this stage.

The recipe for Foundation Building Pills is found in the Great Dao Jade Slip.

Moreover, there are not just one or two types, but tens of thousands, an alarmingly large number.

In fact, after countless years of development and improvement, the Foundation Establishment Pill in the cultivation world is no longer just a simple recipe, but has become a refining philosophy.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you have a medicinal herb that meets the threshold of the Foundation Establishment stage, you can use it as the main ingredient and then combine it with several to dozens of auxiliary herbs to refine a qualified Foundation Establishment Pill.

Of course, this kind of "universal" Foundation Building Pill is unlikely to be very effective.

The finest Foundation Establishment Pills are made by selecting suitable medicinal materials based on the attributes of the cultivation techniques practiced by the cultivator.

Anton's goal is this Foundation Building Pill.

Besides wanting to achieve the best results, it was also because the materials for the foundation-building recipes in the Great Dao Jade Slip were simply unavailable on the Dawn Continent, so they had to use local materials.

Therefore, Anton did not intend to completely copy these formulas from the beginning. Instead, he planned to collect materials with corresponding properties according to the refining concept of Foundation Building Pill and refine his own unique Foundation Building Pill.

"The Primordial Returning to the Source Technique is a cultivation method that possesses all five elements, so the Foundation Establishment Pill requires main ingredients of all five elements."

Anton secretly made his plans.

Wood-attribute main materials can be made from Eternal Tree Branches.

Water-attribute main materials can be made using Life Spring Water.

For metallic main materials, gold marrow can be used.

Golden marrow does not refer to a single material, but rather to the 'essence of metals' extracted by refining and purifying a large quantity of the same rare metals using special methods.

Just as bone marrow is to bone, so too is metallic marrow the essence of metal.

It is an excellent material for refining weapons and alchemy.

The higher the quality of the purified metal, the better the quality of the refined gold marrow.

The legendary Taiyi Golden Essence is one of the top-grade golden marrows.

High-quality golden marrow is not needed for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

Anton's plan was to refine the gold marrow from the frost-patterned silver.

The existence of the Riftdragon indicates that there are Frost-patterned Silver veins in the Thousand Rock Hills. As long as the Frost-patterned Silver veins are found and mined, enough Frost-patterned Silver can be obtained to refine Golden Marrow.

"The key question is how to develop the mineral vein?"

Anton alone certainly couldn't develop the mines; he needed the help of the clan.

The Thousand Rock Hills are teeming with dragon beasts and are extremely dangerous. To venture deep into the hills to find and develop the Frost-Patterned Silver Vein is no easy task and carries a very high risk.

There must be sufficient incentives to persuade the council of elders.

Anton's mind raced, and he quickly came up with a plan.

Talismans!

That's obviously a very good reason!

The art of weapon crafting within the cultivation system has become quite sophisticated over millions of years.

The most obvious feature is that costs have been compressed to the extreme.

Anton had privately compared them and found that for talismans and magical items of equal power, the former cost only about one-third of the latter.

If we can also solve the problem of finding the main material, Frost-patterned Silver, the cost of the talisman can be reduced even further.

It is fully capable of widespread adoption.

By crafting talismans from Frost-patterned Silver and demonstrating their power to the elders, making them realize their significant role in enhancing the clan's strength, it would be possible to persuade them to develop the Frost-patterned Silver mine.

"Let's do it this way."

Anton quickly made up his mind.

First, go to Biyue Port, buy a small amount of Frost Pattern Silver, and refine a sample piece.

While we're at it, let's see if the Tulip Merchant Guild has any suitable fire and earth attribute materials.

Once you have all five main materials, the remaining auxiliary materials are easy to obtain.

With a sound theoretical framework and his seven years of experience in alchemy, Anton was confident in refining his own Foundation Building Pill.

Acting on his idea, Anton, seeing that there was still plenty of time, immediately set off.

With the identity of the Wind Whisperer, he no longer had to sneak around and could leave Silvermoon Forest openly.

The Elders had already imprinted his presence into the Tree of Eternity, so the Songbirds, Living Thorns, and Sentinel Trees would not be wary of him, and Anton simply swaggered through the security net.

Over the years, he has come to Bishui Port several times a year, mostly to purchase materials and occasionally to gather intelligence. He has become quite familiar with this port city.

He passed through the city gate and headed straight for Tide Street.

It's worth mentioning that Cang Lan's wanted poster is still posted on the notice board at the entrance of the Misty Tavern, and the bounty has even increased compared to before.

All I can say is that the Liuhuo Merchant Guild is incredibly persistent.

Anton didn't care, since he could change his identity at any time.

Upon arriving at the Tulip Merchant Guild, Anton first purchased a small amount of Frost-patterned Silver.

This is a rare material used to craft monster items, and it's quite expensive.

If he wanted to spend money to buy enough to refine the golden marrow, even giving away his entire fortune wouldn't be enough.

This is why he set his sights on the Frost-patterned Silver Mine.

After that, Anton inquired about fire and earth attribute materials.

Faced with Anton, a major client, the shopkeeper readily presented him with a list of materials to choose from.

The good news is that Anton has found a fire-attribute material called Melting Heart Grass, whose spirituality and energy are just right to meet the Foundation Establishment threshold, making it a suitable fire-attribute main ingredient for Foundation Establishment Pills.

The bad news is that we couldn't find suitable earth-attribute materials.

Left with no other option, Anton had to use his VIP privileges to entrust the Tulip Merchants Association with the search.

As for when you'll find it, that depends on luck.

Fortunately, he had plenty of time and wasn't in a hurry.

After doing all this, Anton returned to Silvermoon Forest without stopping.

He couldn't wait to try weapon crafting.