Elven cultivators

Chapter 93 The Twelve Consuls

Beneath the eternal tree, a quiet treehouse.

Anton sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.

Within the dantian, the sword pellet floated silently, constantly absorbing and releasing true essence.

A moment later, the sword pellet suddenly trembled, transforming into a stream of light that leaped out of the dantian and shot out from between Anton's chest and abdomen.

It circled rapidly in the quiet room, its speed leaving dazzling afterimages, and in an instant it wove into an impenetrable halo of light, enveloping Anton entirely.

The sword wind sliced ​​through the air, emitting a sharp hiss, and even the light source stones embedded in the wall were shaken slightly.

After a while, the sword ball stopped and returned to Anton's side, hovering in mid-air, undulating slightly.

Anton opened his eyes, looked at the sword pellet in front of him, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Over the past seven or eight years, he has destroyed twenty-one military outposts and killed many of the pursuers sent by Kretho Dragon City to hunt him down. There are already thousands of dragonborn who have died at his hands.

And without exception, these dragon descendants became the nourishment for the transformation of the sword pellet.

The sword pellet has now seen significant improvements in both speed and its sharp, aggressive edge.

The surface of the sword pellet was covered with intricate and ancient patterns that vaguely resembled dragon patterns.

It's not the dragon pattern of this world, but the dragon pattern of the cultivation world.

Anton had no idea how the sword pellet, made from the sub-dragon species of the Dawn Continent, could give birth to dragon patterns from the cultivation world.

Is it a problem with the refining method?

Or are the dragon species from the two worlds actually related in some way?

That's really strange.

The dragon pattern on the surface of the sword pellet occupies about one-fifth of the area.

Anton estimated that when the dragon pattern completely covered the surface of the sword pellet, it would be the time when it broke through its limitations and advanced to a higher grade.

In addition, there was another thing that made Anton even happier.

With a slight thought, he heard a buzzing sound, and the sword pellet hovering in front of him suddenly shone brightly. The sword shadow split in a flash, turning into two identical streams of light.

The two sword embryos, like twin stars, hovered above Anton's head, emitting a cold, sharp light, echoing each other and connected by their energy.

As his understanding of the Star Luo Sword Manual deepened and his cultivation broke through to the third level of Foundation Establishment, he finally mastered the method of "Separation and Combination of Light and Light".

Although it can only be divided into two at present, it has already satisfied Anton very much.

Simultaneously wielding two sword lights is not just a matter of doubling combat power.

Both sword lights were directly controlled by his mental will, and their coordination was even more seamless than that of his hands, enough to produce an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

Previously, when facing the Golden Peak, Anton could only flee in defeat, but now, with his ability to split light and combine, he has full confidence that he can contend with enemies of that level.

Whether we win or lose is another matter, but self-preservation is not a big problem.

When I master the art of splitting light and separating it more deeply in the future, and can divide two into four, or four into eight, I will kill you even if you are at the peak of your golden age.

As for the ability to divide into millions... that level is still far from his current level.

However, even though the splitter is powerful, it still has its drawbacks.

That means the consumption is too high.

With his current Foundation Establishment Level 3 True Essence, even if he uses the Split Light Separation Technique, he can only sustain it for four or five minutes at most before he becomes exhausted.

However, it's not a big problem.

At worst, I can refine more pills to restore my true energy, take a few before battle to increase my survivability.

Or, once his cultivation level improves and his true essence increases, the flaw will no longer be a flaw.

Anton retracted the sword light into his dantian, stretched, got up and walked out of the quiet room to the desk in his study, where he looked at the map spread out on the table.

Of the more than one hundred military outposts marked on the edge of the map, twenty-one have already been marked with a red cross.

To avoid revealing his operational patterns to the enemy, Anton has chosen his targets randomly and without any discernible pattern over the years.

That is why Kreisorlong City has always had a hard time catching up with him.

Even with the massive military strength of Kreisorlong City, it was impossible to deploy heavy troops to ambush every military outpost; they could only rely on luck to garrison a small number of key military outposts.

Occasionally, good luck would strike, but because of a lack of understanding of his true power, he would unexpectedly fail and lose even more people.

For example, the four high-blooded gold-tier dragon descendants who died by his sword not long ago are the best example.

Kenmaru had a very satisfying meal.

That being said, Anton has decided to temporarily halt his activities and take a break before resuming them.

Over the years, he has repeatedly humiliated Kreiselon City, and they must hate him to the core.

Given Kreisor City's consistently domineering style, they might be secretly plotting something big to eliminate him as a thorn in their side, in order to deter other restless individuals.

Anton wouldn't become complacent or look down on Kreisor Dragon City just because of his successful hunting trip.

Even without the guardian dragon, Kreisor Dragon City remains the undisputed ruler of the Eldron Plains, its strength far surpassing that of other factions.

A large number of vassal armies.

The Radiant Legion, composed entirely of Dragonborn, boasts unparalleled combat power on the Eldron Plains.

These two factors constitute the strong military foundation of Cresollong City.

Furthermore, in terms of top-tier combat power, Kreisor Dragon City also stands out from the crowd.

Not to mention the large number of high-blooded gold-rank dragonblood officers, there are also twelve governors above them.

These are a full twelve Gold Peak level players!

This power alone is enough to crush all races in the Eldron Plains except for Dragon City.

Anton had a vague feeling that continuing the hunt might lure out the governor of Kreisor Dragon City.

If it's just one person, it's fine, but if he's surrounded by two or three, even with his sword escape ability, he can't guarantee that he can escape unscathed.

To be on the safe side, it's best to keep a low profile for a while.

Once this turmoil has passed and the city of Krethor has lowered its guard, it won't be too late to resume hunting.

The enemy is in the open while we are in the dark; he is not the one who should be worried.

Anton folded the map and put it into his dimensional bag, then went to the alchemy room.

Taking advantage of his free time, he plans to refine a batch of pills.

Since the Silvermoon Clan began large-scale domestication of dragon beasts and sent hunting teams deep into the Thousand Rock Hills to capture Scaled Rock Lizards and Ridge-Splitter Dragon Beasts, the number of dragon beasts in the hills has decreased sharply year by year.

The defensive pressure on major mining areas has decreased significantly, and the situation around Silvermoon Forest has become increasingly stable.

The Presbyterian Church seized this window of opportunity and decisively sent envoys to surrounding towns to conclude long-term trade agreements with local chambers of commerce.

The latter sends out a fixed caravan into Silvermoon Forest every year to exchange gold coins or materials for the clan's special products.

The Silvermoon Clan's forest specialties, such as honeybee nectar and moonlight moss, have always been popular in the surrounding towns.

However, in the past, the Molten Thorn tribe harassed trade routes, and the dragon beasts rampaged through the Thousand Rock Hills, forcing caravans to reduce their size or even abandon trade altogether.

Now that trade routes have been restored, merchants naturally flocked to the area.

The Silvermoon Clan also took this opportunity to purchase a large quantity of materials for making potions, crafting rune equipment, taming dragons, and setting up spirit-gathering arrays, which greatly made up for the clan's material shortage.

The only pity is that, due to the limited production of Frostmoon Silver, the Silvermoon Clan doesn't even have enough for themselves, so they naturally won't trade it. Otherwise, they could make a fortune from this alone.

Although they cannot sell Frostmoon Silver, the Silvermoon Clan, in addition to their forest expertise, also controls multiple metal mines, so they are never short of presentable goods.

It is worth mentioning that the major merchant guilds of Azurewater Harbor are not among the merchant guilds that cooperate with the Silvermoon Clan.

Originally, there was some cooperation between Biyue Harbor and the Silvermoon Clan.

Even before the Molten Thorn Tribe was destroyed, a small number of caravans still arrived at Silvermoon Forest every year to trade through Azurewater Harbor.

However, ever since Marcus arrived at Bluewater Harbor, all of these merchant guilds have unilaterally severed their cooperation with the Silvermoon Clan.

It's obvious that Marcus was putting pressure on them from behind.

Fortunately, this trouble is insignificant to the Silvermoon Clan these days.

Although Bluewater Harbor is the most prosperous commercial hub in Eldron Plains, the plains are vast and merchants from Bluewater Harbor are not the only ones who do business.

The Silvermoon Clan has many partners.

"The clan now needs to refine a large number of potions and rune equipment every year, as well as tame dragon beasts and increase the number of spirit gathering chambers, which consumes an astonishing amount of resources."

"Most of the money earned each year from selling forest products and metal ores goes into the bottomless pit of material procurement."

"Currently, income and expenditure are still balanced, but as the clan's population grows and the spirit gathering room expands, expenditures will eventually outweigh incomes."

Anton secretly made his plans.

The quickest way is actually to cut off the huge amount of resources that are paid as tribute to Kreisor Dragon City every year.

The extra resources, whether used for their own purposes or sold, can greatly alleviate the clan's economic pressure.

But this thought could only pass through my mind.

Before they can directly confront the power of Krethor City, this noose around the clan's neck cannot be broken for the time being.

Limited by resources, the Elders Council, despite witnessing the astonishing potential of the "Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Scripture" through Roman, never promoted this technique within the clan.

The resources consumed by the Eight Desolate Prison Scripture are terrifying.

Even if it's just enough to supply a hundred or so warriors with the Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Scripture, it would be enough to bankrupt the entire clan.

Currently, only two elves in the entire clan have cultivated the Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Scripture.

One of them is Roman.

The other one was somewhat unexpected for Anton; it was Cedric.

This forest guard captain is only a little over 500 years old and has already reached the mid-gold level, making him a hundred years younger than the Third Elder, who is also at the mid-gold level. His talent is beyond question.

Awakening the power of the laws within one's lifetime is an event with an extremely high probability.

Yet, this promising and powerful individual was willing to abandon the magical power he had cultivated for hundreds of years and switch to a completely unfamiliar cultivation method.

Although Roman has already set a precedent, it still takes a great deal of courage to make such a decision.

Thinking of that calm, taciturn, and aloof elven warrior, Anton couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

He was really looking forward to it. Once Cedric absorbed all the magic in his body and integrated it into his flesh and bones, he wondered how much his body would be strengthened.