Elven cultivators

Chapter 99 Sensing Spirit Stones, Five Camps of Divine Soldiers

Back in Silvermoon Forest, Anton was in a very good mood.

With the resources of the Meteor Dragon Society, the main materials for refining the Condensation Pill and the Divine Soul Magic Weapon might be available soon.

He didn't expect to be able to gather all the main ingredients for the Condensing Essence Pill at once.

Even if he only gets one or two kinds, it will save him a lot of trouble.

As for the divine soul artifact, he hasn't decided which one to refine yet; he'll decide based on the main materials he acquires.

Once the divine soul artifact is successfully crafted, the next step is to explore the Dark Regions.

"We need to make some preparations in advance."

Anton turned and went to the talisman-making room.

This is a newly opened room he created specifically for drawing talismans.

The reason I specially created this room is mainly because of an idea that came to me a long time ago.

In the final battle that destroyed the Molten Thorn Tribe, Anton used a large number of talismans to strengthen his forces before the battle. At that time, he had the idea of ​​improving the talismans and spirit stones so that elves other than him could also use spirit stones to activate and use talismans.

After that, Anton devoted a lot of time to research in this area.

For convenience, a talisman-making room was specially renovated.

Anton's initial plan was to design a "spirit medium".

The specific method involves grinding spirit stones into powder, mixing them with special spirit ink, and then using this mixed spirit ink to draw talismans.

The moment the talisman is formed, the energy in the spirit stone powder is 'locked' within the talisman's structure.

Users only need to touch the runes with their mental energy to trigger the release of energy; they do not need to inject energy themselves.

This approach is relatively low in technical difficulty, and Anton can easily accomplish it at present.

The problem is that the consumption of spirit stones increases significantly during the production of such talismans, and the final cost of the talisman is more than ten times that of a normal talisman, almost comparable to that of a magic scroll.

This doesn't even include the time and effort Anton spent drawing the talismans.

If that's the case, it would be better to let the elves use magic scrolls directly.

It can save a significant amount of labor costs.

Left with no other choice, Anton had to abandon this method and change his approach, planning to design the spirit stones as the 'external battery' for the talismans.

Based on this line of thinking, his solution was to design a 'talisman base,' which is a specially crafted array plate base with an embedded spirit stone groove and a miniature energy conversion array.

In this way, as long as the talisman is inserted and the trigger point on the base is pressed, the energy in the spirit stone will be automatically drawn and injected into the talisman to activate it.

This idea is somewhat similar to a game cartridge slot with an added power source.

Because the array base can be reused multiple times, the cost of the talismans is far lower than that of the first method when spread out.

However, new problems have arisen, namely, that it is not easy to carry and use.

With Anton's current skill in array formations and weapon crafting, he can at most shrink the array plate to the size of two palms.

While it's not exactly bulky, it's not very convenient to carry around.

More importantly, the array plate can only hold one talisman at a time. After use, or if you want to replace it with another talisman, you have to take out the array plate and re-insert the talisman.

Originally, one of the biggest advantages of both magic scrolls and talismans was that they could be used instantly.

If you have to manually replace the talisman before you can use it, then the talisman's usability will undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

Battles can change in an instant, so there's not much time for you to make small moves.

In light of this, Anton subsequently rejected this approach.

However, he felt that this idea could be preserved and improved in the future. Perhaps it could be improved into a permanent talisman that could be used indefinitely, or a miniature array that could be carried around.

Once his skills in formations and talisman drawing improve, he can give it a try.

After two consecutive failures, Anton completely gave up on tampering with the talismans and instead focused on the spirit stones, starting to improve their "triggerability".

He attempted to inscribe miniature sensory array patterns inside the spirit stone.

When the user's spiritual energy touches the spirit stone, the array pattern amplifies this signal, automatically activating the release of the spirit stone's internal energy, which is then directly channeled into the talisman connected to it.

In this way, users can mobilize the magic energy within the magic stone just as they can mobilize the magic energy within the magic stone with their mental power, and they can also mobilize the true essence within the spirit stone with their mental power.

Moreover, this approach does not have the drawbacks of the previous two methods.

It is inexpensive and easy to carry.

The only problem is that carving array patterns inside a small spirit stone without damaging the stone's material requires extremely high skill in rune carving.

Anton tried many times and wasted a lot of spirit stones before he finally succeeded.

"Carving spirit stones is a delicate task, requiring no less time and effort than alchemy. Fortunately, practice makes perfect, and as you become more skilled, it will take less time."

Anton looked at the dozens of sensing spirit stones piled up in the corner and sighed inwardly.

Another advantage is that the true essence contained in a single low-grade spirit stone is enough to activate hundreds of talismans.

He would refine a batch in his spare time, enough for the clan to use for a long time.

Otherwise, if a war breaks out one day, the demand for talismans will increase dramatically, and he will be too busy to spare any time just to refine the sensing spirit stones.

In fact, with a sense of vigilance even in times of peace, the Silvermoon Clan has been quietly accumulating strategic resources over the years, including various potions, rune equipment, Yellow Turban warriors, and so on.

With Anton developing the Sensing Spirit Stone, it is believed that talismans and Sensing Spirit Stones will soon be added to the strategic material reserve list.

Arriving at the long table, Anton began to draw talismans.

It mainly consists of various calming talismans, tranquilizing talismans, and talismans for warding off evil spirits.

These talismans can either dispel negative mental states and clear the mind, or calm mental fluctuations and stabilize the soul, or protect oneself from the harm of evil forces.

It is perfect for preventing mind-stealing attacks.

Before exploring the Underdark, it's best to gather a batch of these talismans.

About half an hour later, Anton put away the talismans he had made, and then went to the weapon-refining room to look at the half-finished body placed on the stone platform.

The Yellow Turban Warriors played a crucial role in the battle that destroyed the Melting Thorn Tribe, which also showed Anton the practicality and power of the Taoist soldiers.

After that, he began to study the inherited knowledge in this area and planned to start refining higher-level Dao weapons.

However, he was too busy before, and it wasn't until the sword pellet was completed and the Star Luo Sword Scripture was mastered that he had the time to put it into practice.

Over the years, we have achieved some results.

Anton's chosen target was the Five Battalions of Divine Soldiers.

This is the backbone of the Taoist guardian deity system, positioned between the Yellow Turban Warriors and the Six Ding and Six Jia.

It is divided into five camps: east, south, west, north, and center. It contains all five elements and can deploy a five-element formation. It is the main force of the sect's troops for defending mountains and attacking cities.

The Eastern Camp was staffed by the Azure Dragon soldiers.

These divine weapons are full of vitality, have strong endurance, recover very quickly after being injured, and are good at encirclement, attrition and protracted battles.

The Southern Camp is the Vermilion Bird Army.

It has the strongest attack power and high burst damage, but weak defense and excels at frontal charges.

The western camp was staffed by the White Tiger Army.

Unrivaled in sharpness, possessing the strongest individual combat power, adept at assault, decapitation, and breaking through enemy lines.

The Northern Camp was commanded by the Xuanwu Army.

It has the strongest defense, moves slowly but is extremely difficult to break through, and excels in defense and positional warfare.

The central camp was staffed by Huanglong soldiers.

It has a balanced offense and defense, the strongest overall capabilities, and is adept at handling various combat situations.

When all five battalions are gathered together, they can set up a Five Elements Formation to combine the strength of the five battalions to annihilate an enemy far stronger than themselves.

Even a single Five Battalion of Divine Soldiers is only at the late-stage Qi Refining level.

However, once the five camps gather together and form a significant force, they can even wipe out Golden Core cultivators.

Of course, to achieve that level, each battalion would need at least tens of thousands of divine soldiers, commanded by divine generals, and equipped with the Five Elements Grand Formation for any possibility of success.

Moreover, at most, it can only deal with Golden Core cultivators who have just been promoted and whose Core Formation level is not high.

Even so, it is enough to prove the power of the Five Battalions of Divine Soldiers.

Considering that they might have to confront Dragon City and explore the Dark Regions in the future, Anton thought it would be a good idea to forge some Five Camps Divine Weapons.

The five battalions of divine soldiers each correspond to one of the five elements, and their forging requires materials of different attributes.

Fortunately, Anton had previously obtained a large amount of materials from the Blazing Fire Merchant Guild, which will come in handy now.

Collecting his thoughts, Anton went to the stone platform and focused intently on the refining process.

......

Time flies.

While training and studying the Five Battalions' divine weapons, Anton continued to launch unscheduled attacks on the military outposts of the Dragon Fang defense line, causing the news of Canglan's "return" to spread rapidly throughout the Eldron Plains, resulting in a huge uproar.

Enraged, Longcheng did not hesitate to send troops from all sides to hunt him down.

Often, no sooner had Andong attacked a military outpost than reinforcements from Longcheng would arrive quickly.

Fortunately, he acted swiftly and decisively, always managing to escape before reinforcements arrived.

Once, Anton had run four or five kilometers away when he suddenly felt a powerful aura lock onto him and fly towards him at high speed.

Seeing this, Anton made a decisive move and immediately used the Split Light Separation Technique, splitting the sword light into four and using it to escape with all his might. It took him quite a bit of effort to shake off the pursuers who were at the peak of the Gold rank.

This also confirmed to him that unless someone awakened the power of speed-related laws, even a peak Gold Saint would find it difficult to catch up with him when he was escaping at full speed using sword escape techniques.

The sword cultivator's sword escape technique is indeed powerful!

Realizing this, Anton's actions became increasingly reckless.

In just three months, he destroyed six military outposts, further enhancing Canglan's reputation.

Meanwhile, the bounty offered by Cresol Dragon City for Canglan has been increasing again and again.

It has now reached a terrifying 100,000 gold coins, which has shocked countless people.

It's worth noting that even the commercial hub of the Eldron Plains, Azurewater Harbor, probably doesn't generate this much tax revenue in a whole year.

Such an unprecedented bounty demonstrates just how much Krisor Dragon City hates Canglan.

If Cang Lan hadn't displayed such overwhelming strength, with countless Gold-rank Dragonborn dying at his hands, there would probably have been countless adventurers and mercenaries rushing to kill him long ago.

While the matter was causing quite a stir outside, Scott finally sent a message via a communication talisman, indicating that there was progress on the materials and inviting him to meet.

Anton readily agreed.

To avoid being seen by Dragon City, the two sides agreed to meet at the North Wind Camp.