The Wizard: From Zero-Ring Wizard to Almighty Lord.

As one of the most advanced civilizations in the myriad worlds, the territory of the Wizarding Civilization is so vast that it almost exceeds imagination.

In a broad sense, it encompasses every inch of territory that the wizard's will can reach.

Besides the Wizarding World at its core, the countless other dimensions conquered by the Wizarding Knights and ruled by the magical order are all part of this vast territory.

In a narrower sense, the center of civilization refers to the wizarding world itself, an ancient continent divided into five major domains: east, west, south, north, and center.

However, even when called "narrowly defined," its vastness is still enough to suffocate ordinary things.

In fact, the sheer size of the Southern Region alone exceeds the bounds of common sense.

Even a Morning Star Wizard who can soar through the air, burrow underground, and split mountains and overturn seas would take thousands of years to traverse the Southern Region using only his physical body without the aid of any formations.

This is only one of the five domains.

One can imagine how magnificent the world must be when these vast territories are pieced together.

To maintain flow and order within this vast territory, the Wizarding Council and various top powers have, over a long period of time, woven a global teleportation network:
From ordinary short-range arrays to ultra-long-distance teleportation arrays that cross national borders, and finally to the inter-domain teleportation array standing at the top of the pyramid.

The inter-domain teleportation array is a miraculous engineering feat capable of spanning five major domains.

The difficulty of its deployment and the enormous resources required are simply astronomical figures that make one's heart tremble.

Even for those powerful, well-established Moon-level forces, if they were to exhaust all their resources to try and build one, they would probably only be able to fill a corner of this bottomless abyss.

Therefore, in this world, only the Wizard Council, which governs all directions, has the power to maintain the operation of this "miracle" in its various regional branches.

The cities where these cross-domain nodes are located are often the pinnacle of power in that domain.

In the Southern Region, this center is the City of Mountains.

As the sacred site of the Southern Region Wizard Council branch, and the only inter-domain gateway connecting the entire Southern Region to the outside world, it stands quietly deep within this magnificent mountain city.

If Lynn and his group wanted to set foot on the land of the Eastern Region, the mountain city would be their starting point.

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After passing through a series of short-distance and long-distance teleportation arrays, Lynn and his group finally approached the location of the Mountain City.

As the sky continued to pierce through, the landscape below began to undergo breathtaking changes.

At first, the earth gently rippled with emerald waves, and the low hills stretched out like folds.
However, as they ventured deeper into the heart of the "mountain city," this gentleness instantly turned into rage.

The mountains rise rapidly like swords drawn from their sheaths, the cliffs are as if carved by knives and axes, and clouds and mist surge among the mountains and valleys, as if the spine of the earth has collectively risen here, transforming into the most magnificent raging tide in the wizarding world.

As the last layer of heavy clouds obscuring the view receded like the tide, the city, defying all logic and almost miraculous, finally revealed its magnificence at the intersection of heaven and earth.

It was a solitary peak that defied description; it did not grow from the earth, but rather resembled a giant sword of starlight piercing the sky from the abyss.

Its height is enough to make the so-called "divine peaks" in the endless planes bow down, and to make the crystal mountain ranges outside the sky lose their color.

This is the backbone of the Southern Region, a city nestled among mountains.

The entire city seems to have grown directly from the rocky bones of the mountain. Magnificent buildings wind their way up the mountain ridge, layer upon layer, creating a natural and imposing sight.

High in the sky, thousands of suspended wizard towers floated like still shooting stars, their ancient rune arrays pulsating silently, releasing a dreamlike arcane glow.

Beams of silver light transformed into the veins of the entire city, weaving endlessly among the buildings.

Every now and then, massive airships would pierce through the sea of ​​clouds, leaving fleeting ripples in the city's shimmering lights.

At the edge of that towering peak, long and slender bridges, like rainbows, span the void.

They don't connect to another mountain peak, but rather to hundreds or thousands of enormous spatial vortexes that stretch towards the sky.

Those vortexes, each hundreds of miles in diameter, spewed out magnificent and strange light, densely packed and suspended at the top of the sky.

Behind each vortex lies a medium-level civilization plane connected to the wizard civilization.

Even though this wasn't Lynn's first visit, as he stood on the deck, looking down at the entire mountain city from this great height, the Morning Star Wizard couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

This sense of oppression, which transcends the boundaries of civilization, was an almost soul-shaking experience for Beverly, Rosalind, and Clara beside him.

The overwhelming, vast arcane aura that swept over them almost overwhelmed those who had not yet entered the realm of stars.

However, among those who were captivated by the spectacle, only one person stood out from the crowd.

As a former lord of the Morning Star Realm and the Natural God Dynasty, what kind of dimensional wonders hasn't west Ye seen?

He resided deep within the Lord of Life's brow, gazing at the distant mountain city through the rhythm of the Azure Sky Spirit. Far from showing any amazement, he instead uttered a few words of disdain, as if expressing a long-held sense of superiority:
"This godforsaken place in the Southern Region is nothing but mountains... It's extremely barren. No wonder the council headquarters here is crammed into this rocky mound, yet it's called the 'City of Mountains'."

Lynn raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

He knew that although west Ye's words had the arrogance of a lord, they also incisively revealed the distinct personalities of the five major domains of the wizarding world.

As its name suggests, although the Southern Region has fertile fields and plains, the soul of its landscape is ultimately etched in those towering, overlapping mountains.

Not to mention the mountain city in the core area, even in remote corners like the Kingdom of Eluria where Lynn rose to power, it is surrounded by the endless Atlas Mountains.

In the wizarding world, the city where the council's branch is located is often the most extreme description of the region's landscape:
The power center in the Southern Region is the "City of Mountains," while in the vast Western Region, the headquarters is the "City of the Ocean," an academic holy port standing in the heart of the endless sea, known as floating on the eternal waves.

As for the desolate and cold northern region, the council built the "City of Winter" in the heart of the permafrost wasteland.

There, the extreme cold winds can even freeze starlight, and ice and snow cover every inch of the veins touched by civilization.

With this in mind, Lynn decided to start a conversation with Xiye in his mind's eye:
"What is the Eastern Region like? To be honest, this is the first time I've ever set foot on that land."

Hearing Lynn's question, west Ye let out a long sigh.

He had been away from the Eastern Regions for many years, but when he mentioned his homeland, his tone revealed a rare tenderness and nostalgia, as if those golden days had happened just yesterday.

"If the Northern Region is the ultimate 'coldness' and the Western Region is the ultimate 'water', then the Eastern Region is the ultimate 'production'."

west Ye's voice echoed in Lynn's mind, filled with undisguised admiration:
"On that vast plain, blessed with natural advantages and a spring-like climate all year round, the council moved the entire granary and flower garden of civilization to the center of the plain, creating the famous 'City of Abundance'."

"There, the fertile black soil seems to flow with honey and milk, and the warm monsoon winds linger forever at the moment when all the flowers bloom. Even the laziest mortal can simply scatter seeds out the window and reap a harvest sufficient to sustain them for the rest of their lives. For all living beings, it is the most perfect haven in all the heavens and myriad realms, the most dazzling jewel in the crown of wizarding civilization." Xi Ye's words were so generous and his praise so extreme that he almost depicted the Eastern Region as a paradise on earth.

As Lynn listened to this description, he developed a strong interest in the land he had never seen before.

He knew that west Ye was not a boastful person who spoke carelessly. For the Eastern Region to be so revered by a lord who once ruled the Western Maple Domain, it must have something irreplaceable about it.

More scattered records about the Eastern Regions surfaced in his mind:

"In the Eastern Regions... there seems to be no distinction between white and black wizards, or rather, all wizards belong to the broader concept of 'nature and order,' and they tend to purely delve into their own magical paths."

Lynn originally had reservations about this near-universal social structure.

But after listening to Xi Ye's description of the prosperity of the Eastern Region, he suddenly understood.

The pressure to survive is often the source of chaos and evil.

If the Eastern Regions are truly so blessed, with land that can not only sustain mortals but also provide wizards with nearly inexhaustible resources, then when material scarcity is no longer an obstacle, civilization will naturally advance to a more advanced and rational stage.

In an environment where resources were nearly unlimited, killing and plundering not only appeared barbaric, but also became the least efficient means of survival.

When survival no longer requires plunder, the pursuit of pure truth naturally replaces the fighting between the black and white factions.

This almost obsessive pursuit of academic excellence, in turn, nurtured a more perfect cultivation system, giving rise to a massive number of top-tier experts.

Over the long years, the top-tier combat power of the Eastern Region has long surpassed that of the Southern Region.

From the perspective of territorial boundaries, the southern and eastern regions are roughly equal in size, with no significant difference between them.

However, once one focuses on the "Radiant Moon" rank, which represents the pinnacle of civilization, the despairing gap becomes undeniable.

Leaving aside the city of abundance, which serves as the central hub, the Southern Region itself has only produced fewer than ten Radiant Moon Lords.

In the Eastern Region, according to west Ye, it was a brilliant era where the moon shone as brightly as the stars.

The "Nature Dynasty," a gathering place for nature wizards, already has more than a dozen people under the command of His Majesty the Radiant Moon.

If we add to that the four “Secondary Radiant Moon” lords like Xi Ye, who wield the Radiant Moon Sacred Relic and whose combat power is enough to bridge the forbidden chasm, then the top military force of a natural divine dynasty can actually contend with the entire Southern Region!

"hiss……"

Lynn couldn't help but gasp.

You don't realize it until you count them; once these cold, hard numbers are laid out on the table, a suffocating sense of oppression washes over you.

The prosperous and dreamlike Eastern Region is by no means the only giant, the Natural God Dynasty.

In the shadows that west Ye never mentioned, other unfathomable super powers lurk.

The total number of those under the Radiant Moon Crown there is probably an astronomical figure that even the wizards of the Southern Region cannot imagine.

"Radiant Moon... is that the clustering effect of Radiant Moon...?"

Lynn's mind wavered, then, as if grasping some key point, he asked in a deep voice:

"On the path of cultivation above the Morning Star, there seems to be some kind of fundamental disconnect between the Eastern and Southern Regions?"

“In the Southern Region, most Morning Star Wizards are ‘imitating’. We follow the templates expanded by our predecessors, practice ready-made meditation methods, and compare our understanding with the insights left by our ancestor who has already broken through to the Radiant Moon realm.”

Lynn thought of the law enforcement wizard Ald, who followed the path left behind by a certain Radiant Moon giant in the council branch.

He then thought of Hercules' student, Green, who was an imitator who almost copied his mentor's cultivation path exactly.

While this method of cultivation is certainly safe and can greatly reduce the risk of death, it also inadvertently adds a ceiling to one's own potential.

After hearing Lynn's speculation, west Ye shook her head slightly, her tone becoming deep:

"Imitation is not a problem unique to the Southern Region. You must understand that, in any realm, His Majesty the Radiant Moon is the absolute ruler standing at the pinnacle of all realms. The difficulty of breaking through that level is like a mortal climbing to the heavens with bare hands; even among thousands of morning stars, only one can achieve such a feat. Therefore, following the bloody path paved by predecessors is actually the safest and most common choice for all the celestial wizards."

“Even in the prosperous Eastern Region, this path is still the mainstream. Even I myself once deeply imitated the cultivation path of a senior.”

At this point, west Ye abruptly changed the subject, a sharp glint in her eyes:
"But the difference is that when the Morning Star of the Eastern Region reaches the middle of its journey, it often develops a kind of courage that is like 'going against the tide.' We will make self-adjustments, add to, delete from, and modify those established templates of truth, eliminate the dregs that do not belong to us, and find a path that truly resonates with the soul, rather than going down a dead end."

Upon hearing this, Lynn fell into a long silence.

Copying someone else's growth trajectory may seem like a shortcut, but in reality, it's no different from building a nest in someone else's shadow.

Even if His Majesty Huiyue were to erase his memories and walk the path of cultivation again, he might not be able to reach the top again, let alone a clumsy imitator.
However, west Ye's claim of "deleting and modifying" sounds simple, but it is actually a challenge to the authority of the gods.

If it weren't for the extremely pure academic atmosphere in the Eastern Region that gave the wizards the confidence to explore the essence of things.

How could an ordinary morning star dare to revise the sacred truth left behind by a radiant moon?

Ultimately, it is the courage to cultivate what is called "freedom" that only the highest level of civilization can nurture.

"call……"

Lynn let out a soft breath, her thoughts drifting involuntarily to her own path.

Now that he has entered the late stage of the fourth level of Morning Star, the insurmountable barrier before him is to find a second compatible rule power in order to open the door to the fifth level of wizardry.

He remained hesitant about choosing the rules:
Should we continue to dig into the deep pool of "life," or should we cross over horizontally and seek another set of rules to complete our own authority?
west Ye also provided an answer to this question after his recovery.

But this former lord behaved with extreme caution. Because he had not yet truly entered the Radiant Moon realm, and fearing he might mislead Lynn, he left behind only one intriguing remark:

"When we reach the Natural God Dynasty, I will take you to see with your own eyes the original landmarks left behind by the sages of the Radiant Moon. At that time, you will see your own path clearly."

As his thoughts raced, the massive aircraft carrier descended and slowly approached the inter-domain teleportation hub surrounded by mountains.

Ahead, enormous array runes were already lighting up on my retina.

The Eastern Regions, that fertile land flowing with honey and milk, seem to be within reach. (End of Chapter)