The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 200 Surface
Mossy ground.

The drooping vines swayed slowly in the humid air, occasionally dripping sticky dew.

This is the edge of a dense forest, where thick tree trunks are covered with dark green moss like a carpet, and the air is filled with the damp smell of decaying soil and plant sap.

Lynn silently appeared, looked around, and his gaze fell on the stream beside him that was glowing with a faint green light. He walked over and found a large rock half-buried in the wet mud to sit down.

The large rock was covered with a carpet of moss, soft yet not damp, making it very comfortable to sit on, just like Lynn's mood at that moment.

"One scroll of secret teachings on following the stones, seven secret treasures of following the stones, and sixty-three world blessings!"

He once again probed the storage ring with his mind, repeatedly counting the astonishing wealth in his consciousness, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

With such gains, he would be more than satisfied even if he returned to Gunn World immediately!
It's time to restore it to its original state.

Regaining his composure, Lynn, still in the form of Kalek, reached out and pressed his forehead, his index and middle fingers together, then attached his mental energy, which vibrated at a specific frequency, to it and pressed it firmly against his skin!

hum-

Suddenly, a faint light emerged from the point of contact between Lynn's forehead and fingers, and then slowly spread to his entire body, enveloping him completely.

This strange phenomenon lasted for about ten minutes, and then suddenly disappeared.

Looking at Lynn again, he had returned to his normal appearance from the short Spirit Crystal Man, and was still holding the Urzasha Assimilation Worm in his hands.

The insect looks completely different now than when we first met it.

It was no longer the plump, elastic, and occasionally slightly wriggling lively creature it once was, but had become a lifeless, rock-like stiffness. Moreover, it vaguely carried the texture of the pale green crystals that the Spirit Crystal People, or rather, the Calek, possessed.

Given enough time and energy, the Urzasha worm can change its appearance almost infinitely. Moreover, depending on its strength, it can remember information from dozens to thousands of different life forms, and once it changes, it can change for life.

However, most of the Urzasha assimilation insect witchcrafts made from them have a limited number of uses, and the life information they can remember is mostly limited to 5 times or less.

The Urzasha Assimilation Worm artifact that Lynn purchased could only be used five times, and it could only remember the information of one creature.

After carefully putting it away, Lynn thought of Huijing's secret place.

'I wonder where that enormous underground spacecraft came from...'

That aircraft, in terms of both style and technology, was completely different from the creations of ordinary Spirit Crystal civilizations, and clearly came from another civilization.

As for which specific civilization it originated from... that remains a mystery.

'Perhaps it's a creation from a wizarding civilization...' Lynn thought to himself.

The wizarding world is vast and boundless, with numerous factions. Coupled with years of conquest of other worlds, the styles of creation in each place are quite different. Sometimes, even the creations of the same academy can be worlds apart.

Therefore, it's not entirely impossible that the fantastical metallic-style aircraft came from a wizarding civilization.

However, Lynn didn't take it too seriously, since it had nothing to do with the purpose of his trip, and there was no point in thinking about it too much.

This is why he didn't choose to fight those first-tier spirit crystal beings head-on, but instead quickly withdrew.

The only thing Lynn might regret is that he didn't temporarily subdue the spirit crystal person in the innermost secret chamber and carefully examine what was inside.

Lynn was actually fully capable of doing this, since he possessed the Black Moon Enforcement Token and could easily imprison that Spirit Crystal Man.

However… he felt a little sorry for the magic stones and thought it best to stop while he was ahead, so he chose a safer and more cost-effective method—also to save magic stones, Lynn ultimately chose to break out by force rather than use the Black Moon Enforcement Order to teleport out.

Looking back now, Lynn only vaguely remembers catching a glimpse of a crystal altar-like platform in the innermost secret chamber, on which seemed to be an irregularly shaped, pale green crystal... and the spirit crystal person was sitting next to it at the time, whether guarding it, using it for cultivation, or both.

'There's plenty of time ahead. The Mossy World won't just disappear. And since I've kept the identity of Kalek, I might have another chance to explore the deeper secrets of the Mossy World in the future.'

But right now... it's more important to obtain the world's blessing first.

Thinking this, Lynn flipped his hand and took out a Stone-Tracing Treasure from his storage ring.

Following the instructions in Kalek's memory, Lynn activated the Stone-Tracing Treasure.

A point of golden light suddenly appeared in the sphere, but it remained in the center and did not point in any direction.

Lynn understood that this was because there was no target within ten kilometers that could possibly "contain" the dazzling golden crystals.

'Don't let me down...'

Standing up, Lynn transformed into a golden mist and flew off in a random direction.

Perhaps it was good luck, but just a few minutes later, the light spot of the Stone Treasure in his hand suddenly trembled and then pointed to the left front!
Lynn's face lit up with joy. He adjusted his direction and sped up a bit. Before long, he found the target that the Stone Treasure was pointing to.

This is a swampy, rotten muddy swamp filled with putrid bubbles.

The target of the Stone Treasure was a giant swamp crocodile covered in brown spikes. It looked extremely ferocious. When it saw Lynn, it opened its huge man-eating maw, stood up, and tried to pounce on Lynn!
Taking a deep breath, Lynn waved gently, a hint of anticipation in her eyes. *Sizzle!*

A bolt of lightning suddenly appeared in the air and struck the giant crocodile precisely.

The giant crocodile froze instantly, its eyes dimmed, and it crashed heavily back into the swamp.

Lynn stood still in mid-air. After a while, specks of golden light gathered above the giant crocodile, illuminating his pale gray pupils filled with joy.

……

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Huimai City, Huimai City Lord's Mansion.

A gathering is taking place in a little-known secret room.

A few beams of dim light shone through special crystals embedded in the rough rock wall, illuminating seven figures sitting around a heavy obsidian table. They were either tall or wiry, but without exception, the crystals on their bodies shimmered with different colors and a restrained sharpness in the dim light.

Ortiz, Weston, Bornhard, Ferguson... all four Tier 1 Spirit Crystal beings who chased Lynn last night were among them.

Opposite them sat three Tier 1 Spirit Crystal beings from different city-states.

"You mean, the day before yesterday you were attacked by a mysterious person with at least level 10 strength?" A spirit crystal person, whose entire body was covered with fiery red crystal clusters, like a burning crystal statue, stroked his chin thoughtfully, "and... none of you were injured?"

“That’s right.” Ortiz sat up straight, his face stern. “We did suffer some losses. He stole all our stock of brilliant gold crystals, as well as some precious treasures.”

"What treasure?"

"No comment."

The fiery red crystal cluster spirit crystal person was somewhat speechless: "Ortis, you should know that you were the ones who sent the message for help, not us who begged to come and help you!"

Weston smoothed things over: "Sek, Ortiz didn't mean that. It's just that the treasure does concern some secrets of my Radiant Crystal family, and it's really inconvenient to disclose them."

Sek snorted coldly and said no more.

“While the Brilliant Golden Crystal is precious, it can only grant crystal veins to ordinary people without them. It is of little use to Spirit Crystal People who are born with crystal veins… Why would an intruder with such strength steal something like this?” another Spirit Crystal Person from the outer city said.

The four crystal masters from the Huijing family hesitated, exchanged glances, and finally spoke slowly:

"That is no ordinary brilliant gold crystal. In addition to being able to give crystal veins to ordinary people, it can also improve the quality of crystal veins for crystal masters."

Treasures formed from the blessings of the world not only possess the inherent effects of treasures, but sometimes also have additional effects.

The three crystal masters from the outer city were immediately taken aback upon hearing this.

Sek's eyes widened, and he muttered, "No wonder your Radiant Pulse City has seen so many Level 6 Crystal Masters in recent years, and even a Level 7 Crystal Master like Bornhard. Even Ferguson, who had been stuck at Level 7 for many years, has now reached Level 8... It turns out you've discovered this amazing thing!"

“I don’t know what this thing is…” Another outer city crystal master looked at Ortiz with some eagerness.

"I know what you want to ask. If the Huijing family has any surplus of Brilliant Gold Crystals, they will consider selling them," Ortiz stated frankly, then his tone shifted coldly.
"However, as you all know, the Radiant Crystal family would never make such a decision unless it was absolutely necessary... I believe that the intruder with the strength of level 10 most likely came from the surface!"

"The surface..."

The moment that word was uttered, the air in the entire room instantly became heavy.

After a long while, someone cautiously confirmed:
"You mean...those are 'its' minions?"

“That’s right,” Ortiz said decisively. “Aside from its minions, I can’t think of anyone else in this dungeon with such power!”

Among the Spirit Crystal people, the Radiant Crystal family is already a first-class and prominent family, but the strongest among them is only level 10 and has been in seclusion for many years. The strongest person on the surface, Ortiz, is only level 9, which is equivalent to a newly promoted first-level intermediate wizard.

Therefore, if someone truly possesses level 10 strength and is a Spirit Crystal Person, there is no reason for them to do such a thing.

After all, although the Spirit Crystal people live separately in different underground cities, they have a very strong sense of racial identity, and a level 10 powerhouse is already the uncrowned king of the entire race.

In addition, given the tradition of worshipping the strong, such beings only need to say a word to go to the Radiant Crystal Secret Land. Even if they want to see the dazzling golden crystals or "search for crystal treasures," the Radiant Crystal family will most likely not stop them.

“But its minions don’t possess intelligence; that’s common sense!” Sek retorted, frowning.

Ortiz glanced at him and said coldly, "That was common sense back then!"

The crowd fell silent again, and after a long while someone finally murmured something.

"Once upon a time... once upon a time, the Spirit Crystal People lived on the surface of the earth."

"Once upon a time... once upon a time, the earth was not a paradise for moss and giant beasts."

(End of this chapter)