The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 201 Anomalies and Recall (4.8k)

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With a barely perceptible cracking sound, the last Stone Treasure in Lynn's hand lost its unique energy rhythm and was rendered useless.

With a wave of his hand, he locked onto the last treasure of the Stone-Tracing Realm beneath him, killing a giant serpent coiled on the damp rock surface, its scales shimmering with a dark green light.

Lynn hung quietly in mid-air, her face filled with anticipation.

After a while, all around remained silent, except for the occasional monotonous gurgling sound of water seeping from the top of the rock wall; nothing unusual happened.

'No blessing from the world has come down...' Lynn sighed silently in his heart, a faint sense of weariness rising up.

He raised his hand and pinched the space between his eyebrows to cheer himself up. He found a cave nearby, cleared out a dry platform, and rested there for the time being.

He took out the seven broken Stone-Tracing Treasures from his ring and lined them up on the relatively flat ground in front of him. Finally, he placed the broken Stone-Tracing Treasure he had obtained from Kalek at the end and examined it carefully.

Today, he used all seven of the Stone Treasures in one go, killing a total of seven giant beasts and gaining three World Blessings.

If we include Kalek's Stone-Following Treasure, that means consuming 8 treasures to obtain a total of 4 World Blessings, the success rate is 50%, slightly lower than the 60% mentioned in the Stone-Following Secret Manual.

'Looks like I'm having bad luck...' Lynn pursed his lips and took out the scroll of the Stone Tracking Secret Manual from his storage ring.

Now that the Stone-Following Treasure has been exhausted, if he wants to continue to receive the world's blessings, he will have to create new Stone-Following Treasures himself.

After briefly reading through the Secret Manual of Following the Stone, Lynn wasted no time and decisively opened the Insightful Light Screen, while taking out a dazzling golden crystal.

With his five fingers together, Lynn grasped the warm, jade-like golden crystal and began to absorb this blessing from the world.

This was actually the first time he had absorbed the World Blessing he had received in this world. Before, either he didn't have the Brilliant Gold Crystal, or the location and time were not right.

Now I finally have some free time.

Inside the cave, Lynn closed his eyes slightly, focusing all his energy on absorbing the dazzling golden crystal, which would slightly speed up the absorption process.

Although the talent of Insightful Understanding allows one to absorb the blessings of the world that are difficult for ordinary people to utilize, this process is not completed instantly.

Generally speaking, depending on the different ways the world bestows blessings, the time it takes can range from tens of seconds to several minutes.

The brilliance of the golden crystal gradually dimmed as Lynn absorbed it.

Meanwhile, outside the cave, some ordinary dark green and grayish-brown moss quietly glowed with a faint green fluorescence, like tiny fireflies, and kept flashing!

Further away, several giant beasts that had been lurking in the shadows beneath the tangled roots of the giant tree, covered in thick moss "armor," suddenly opened their tightly closed eyes, inexplicably falling into a frenzy and thirst.

After a brief, low, confused roar, they became incredibly restless, their huge hooves digging wildly at the humus-rich earth, stirring up large swaths of mud and broken vines.

After spinning wildly in place for a few moments, as if whipped and driven by an invisible force, they suddenly changed direction and, accompanied by a rumbling tremor in the ground, raced desperately toward a fixed location!

About a minute later, as the last trace of matter and light in Lynn's hand were completely annihilated and disappeared without a trace in his palm, the number of secondary mixed source energy on the Insight Light Screen also changed to 101.

Opening his eyes, Lynn exhaled and did not rush to the next step. Instead, he cautiously stood up and carefully set up several warning and defensive spells.

Finally, he took out a compass-shaped defensive concealment artifact that he had specially purchased before exploring the other world, activated it with magic, and placed it under a protruding rock at the entrance of the cave.

A very faint, ripple-like membrane of light rapidly expanded, covering the entire cave entrance and concealing his aura.

After completing all this and confirming that the protection was in place, Lin En returned to the platform, sat cross-legged, and once again focused his mind, guiding his thoughts into the secret knowledge of the Stone Path in his mind, and activating the Insight of Principle.

When Lynn is trying to understand the principles, his mind is completely absorbed in the knowledge, leaving him with no defenses. Therefore, it is essential to take necessary precautions.

Although the Stone Treasure is very useful, it is essentially only knowledge at the level of a wizard apprentice.

So after only about half an hour, Lynn gradually withdrew from the state of seeking the truth, and he had already mastered the method of making the Stone Treasure!

'Tsk, I have to go back to Radiant Pulse City again... Luckily, Kalek's disguise is still intact.'

Recalling the materials needed to create the Stone Treasure in his mind, Lynn slowly raised his head.

Just as his gaze turned to the cave entrance, he suddenly froze.

The opening that was clearly visible just moments ago is now completely obscured by a dark green patch.

It appeared to be moss and some strange vine, intertwined and blocking out all the light.

'The growth rate of surface plants in this Mossy World is... too fast, even faster than the Spirit Crystal People of Kalek remember!'
It's probably some kind of special plant...

In Kalek's memory, the reason why the Spirit Crystal People did not live on the surface was not only because there were many dangerous beasts on the surface, but also because of these plants with vigorous vitality.

Ordinary buildings, even those made of crystal, will not last long before being invaded by these plants, eventually decaying and collapsing, as long as they are built on the ground.

Lynn withdrew his surprised gaze and took out the Urzasha Assimilation Worm from his storage ring.

After infusing it with ample magic and patiently waiting for a while, Lynn transformed back into a light blue-haired spirit crystal person.

Removing the defensive and warning spells he had set up, putting away the defensive and concealment tools, and waving his hand to part the layers of moss curtains at the cave entrance, Lynn stepped out of the cave.

As soon as Lynn stepped out of the cave, he was stunned again.

In the open space in front of the cave, several ferocious giant beasts were gathered for some unknown reason.

These giant beasts are all incredibly ferocious, and almost every one of them is no less powerful than the ferocious beasts discovered by the Brilliant Gold Crystal today!

They are currently on guard against each other, tentatively preparing to attack one another!

'Have I wandered into some kind of arena by mistake?' Lynn was stunned for a moment, then suddenly had an idea and waved his hand, releasing several bolts of lightning!

Such behemoths are rare in the Mossy World, and they resemble the kind of behemoths that the Brilliant Crystal would target.

stab-

Several streaks of lightning flashed by.

Before the poor giants could even fight, they lost their lives one after another.

Lynn waited quietly for a few seconds, but nothing happened.

'As expected, simply killing a giant beast doesn't guarantee the appearance of world blessings. The reason killing a giant beast can trigger world blessings is also related to the Stone-Tracing Treasure... Both are indispensable.'

Lynn scratched his head, looking at the giant beasts scattered all over the ground, but he wasn't exactly disappointed.

After all, each time the Stone Treasure is about 15 meters away from the giant beast, it will be destroyed, and the pale golden light inside will disappear without a trace.

Therefore, Lynn had long anticipated that the Stone Treasure was not only capable of finding giant beasts, but also played an important role in the generation of world blessings, making it an indispensable key item.

……

……

Night fell over Radiant City.

The crystal lamps hanging at the entrance of the Xunshi Mansion emitted a soft white light, illuminating Lynn's travel-worn figure.

"Young Master, you've returned from your training so quickly?" Old Ni rubbed his cloudy old eyes, somewhat doubting whether he had seen wrong.

Lynn coughed lightly and mumbled, "I forgot to bring some things."

"I see. Young Master forgot something. This old servant will go and fetch it for you."

"...Cough, no need, I'll do it myself. I can also rest at home for a while and set off in a couple of days."

"Oh." Old Nili quickly stepped aside to make way, his movements carrying a hint of respect that he had cultivated over many years.

Lynn stepped into the Xunshi Mansion, feeling somewhat amused.

He thought he would be gone for a long time, or even never return, but he was surprised to be back in just one day.

“By the way, young master, I took it upon myself to give the brilliant golden crystal you left behind to the second young lady yesterday. Please punish me.” Old Nili caught up with him and followed closely behind.

As they entered the corridor, old Nili spoke softly.

"Did you give it to... Quintina?" Lynn waved his hand dismissively. "There's no need for punishment. I already instructed you to decide the use of the Brilliant Gold Crystal. Giving it to Quintina isn't bad either." Strictly speaking, Quintina was the original owner of the body, Kalek's cousin, and the daughter of his father's brother.

Previously, Kalek and his team went to the surface with the determination to succeed or die trying.

Therefore, in order to preserve the last bloodline of the Xunshi family, Kuntina took the original owner's four-year-old brother and some of the direct bloodline of the family and left the Xunshi mansion, where they went to different places to live in seclusion.

If Kalek fails, they will remain in seclusion until a powerful Crystal Master emerges in the Xunshi family to restore the family's glory.

Now that Kalek has succeeded, they have naturally been recalled.

“Old Niri, there’s something I need you to do for me right now,” Lynn said solemnly to Old Niri, pausing slightly in his steps.

"Young master, please give your orders, and this old servant will do his utmost to fulfill them," Old Nili hurriedly replied.

"I need you to help me buy some materials." Lynn paused, then slowly recited the list of materials needed to craft the Stone-Tracing Treasure, mixed in with some less important ones.

Old Nili nodded from time to time, his face always showing a hesitant expression.

After Lynn finished speaking, he said, "Young Master, there's no need to buy Purple Orchid Crystal Powder, Moon Pool Silver Crystal... these are all unnecessary."

Old Nili listed more than a dozen materials, which actually included all nine materials needed to make the Stone Treasure!
Lynn paused, turning his head in confusion.

Old Niri glanced around, then leaned close to Lynn and whispered:
“Young Master, you may not know this, but the day the Master left, he instructed me on something. He told me that if you ever succeed in becoming a Crystal Master, he would tell you that the Xun Shi family has a treasure trove hidden inside, containing the materials I just told you about.”

"The master didn't tell me the location of the treasure vault, but he gave me this key."

Old Nellie took out the key and handed it to Lynn.

"However, young master, you left in such a hurry, and this old servant is getting old and tends to forget things easily. Yesterday, after Miss Quintina used the Brilliant Gold Crystal, I went to pack my things and only remembered this matter when I happened to see this key."

Lynn took the key with delight and gently stroked it.

'I never expected the Xunshi family to have this trick up their sleeve!'

……

After escorting Lynn to his bedroom, old Nellie took his leave.

After closing the door tightly, Lynn opened the secret passage on the desk almost immediately!
But at that moment, he suddenly remembered something and took out the white crystal communication card from his inner pocket.

'Judging by the time, it's that time of year again to let each other know we're safe.'

I glanced at the time on the communication board, which showed 10:30 p.m.

'Next time I finish my observation, I still need to check the time, otherwise I easily lose my sense of time...' Lynn thought to himself, and sent a simple message to Felicity and Durant through the communication board:
"everything is normal."

Before leaving, Lynn and Felicity agreed to report their current situation to each other every evening at 9 pm, in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

"Speaking of which, my sense of time is a bit blurred because of my esoteric understanding, so I forgot the time. But why haven't Felicity and Durant texted me so late tonight?"

Buzz-buzz-

Just as Lynn was thinking this, the white crystal communication board suddenly vibrated, and two messages from Felicity and Durant appeared almost simultaneously, with projections of Felicity and Durant appearing in the air:
"everything is normal."

"normal."

After carefully putting away the white crystal communication board, Lynn bent down and slipped into the hidden door.

Carefully releasing the powerful mental energy of a first-tier wizard, Lynn searched carefully and indeed found the outline of a hidden door, almost blending into the surrounding stone walls and covered with thick dust, in the deepest part of the secret chamber, in a cramped corner!
He took out the chip key that old Nellie had given him and stuck it on the door.

The hidden door lit up and slid open a crack, releasing a strange smell of metallic mixed crystal powder.

Lynn couldn't wait to go inside, and what he saw immediately made his face light up with joy!
“Purple Orchid Crystal Powder, Moon Pool Silver Crystal, Ribbon Stone Essence…” Lynn murmured, his eyes quickly scanning the area.

This dusty darkroom was only fifty square meters, but it did not contain "a dozen different materials" as old Nellie had claimed.

There are only 9 kinds of materials in the room!
These are all the materials he needs right now to create the Stone-Following Treasure!
The dust accumulated on the materials and the details clearly indicate that this room has not been opened for at least 10 years.

"The specific year of sealing should be 12 years," Lynn said confidently.

These materials were clearly hoarded here by the Xunshi family, who still possessed the secret techniques of Xunshi, for the purpose of creating Xunshi treasures.

After the Crystal Cluster Disaster twelve years ago, the Secret of Following Stones was seized by the Radiant Crystal Clan, and the members of the Following Stone Clan who knew how to make the Secret Treasures of Following Stones were all killed.

The materials in the house were naturally rendered useless.

As for why Kalek's father sealed it away and never used it.

Lynn speculated that perhaps Kalek's father still held onto a sliver of hope that one day the secret of the Stone-Following Technique would be rediscovered.

At that time, the materials used in this house will be put to good use.

But now, it's Lynn who benefits.

With a wave of his hand, Lynn stored all the materials in the room into his storage ring.

'The Xunshi family is truly my lucky star in this life!'

After taking out a set of materials, Lynn immediately began crafting the Stone-Following Treasure in the underground chamber.

This went on for a whole night.

It wasn't until the morning of the next day that a brand new Stone Treasure finally appeared in Lynn's hands.

However, this is not because making the Stone-Following Treasure is particularly time-consuming, but because the basic Stone-Following Treasure making method is not enough.

Lynn studied it again halfway through, and only after raising his proficiency to mastery did he begin making it again.

With the Proficiency level of the Stone-Following Treasure Crafting Method, crafting one Stone-Following Treasure only takes about two hours, with a success rate of 70% to 80%, which is sufficient.

'It's about time we went back to the surface.'

To achieve maximum efficiency, Lynn's best approach is not to create a large number of Stone-Tracing Treasures all at once and then hunt ferocious beasts, but to do so simultaneously.

For a first-tier wizard, flying is almost an instinct. Lynn could create the Stone-Tracing Treasure while hunting ferocious beasts, thus saving some time.

'Sigh, if only I could have a doll like Felicity…' Lynn sighed inwardly.

If he had a puppet like Felicity, he wouldn't need to go through all this trouble. He could simply use all his time to create the Stone-Tracing Treasure and send the puppet to hunt ferocious beasts.

In this way, efficiency will be greatly improved, and he will be able to obtain more hidden treasures!
……

Half a month has passed quietly.

Above a tundra somewhere, Lynn flew through the air while intently crafting the Stone-Tracing Treasure.

A moment later, as a golden light shone, a smile immediately appeared on his lips.

Unfortunately, I've used up all the materials the Xunshi family had accumulated, so I'll have to go back to Huimai City to buy more.

'Fortunately, I anticipated this and never dispelled the disguise of the Urzasha assimilation bug... so I don't have to waste another use opportunity.'

While he was thinking, Lynn had already slain another mossy giant beast with a wave of his hand.

After waiting for a while, no dazzling golden crystal appeared.

Lynn remained calm, intending to continue his pursuit of the next mossy giant, when the communication tag on his chest suddenly vibrated.

hum-

Durant took out his communication card, and a serious expression immediately appeared on his face:

“Lynn, I need you to return to camp immediately.”

"Just now, we were attacked by an unknown force, and Felicity has fallen into a coma!"

(End of this chapter)