Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

"We'll start the search after things are settled here..."

Dago has a remnant of the sacred shrine stone, which can be used to find the ancient sacred shrine altar hidden in the vast continent, but it will take a little more time.

During the conversation with Evaque, the black liquid flowing from the faceless stone man's face had unknowingly filled the entire small basin, as if returning to the original swamp. However, this time the "mud" filling the swamp appeared purer and had a mysterious richness.

The muddy liquid was about to completely submerge the two of them. Evaque stopped talking to Dago, looked up at the hazy full moon in the sky, and then looked Dago straight in the eyes.

"At the end of Soul Lake lies home."

After Evaque finished speaking, he was completely submerged in the black water.

At the same time, Dago allowed the black liquid to slowly flood his nasal cavity and eyes.

As he was completely submerged, the cold, slippery black liquid began to seep into his body through his seven orifices and every pore of his body.

At this moment, Dago felt like a mold, with every inch of his flesh and blood, every cell, being constantly infused with it.

The process was strangely wonderful, and surprisingly, he felt no discomfort whatsoever; he could even breathe freely.

When his "mold" was completely filled, the unidentified black liquid that filled his body seemed to disappear completely.

For some reason, Dago was "choked" for a moment. Before he could instinctively cough, he was startled to find himself in another "world".

Black, nothingness.

He was like a piece of duckweed drifting in the air, surrounded by vast darkness.

Suddenly, someone grabbed his hand in the darkness.

Dago looked up sharply and saw Evaque, who was radiating a hazy white light, appear from the side.

"It went much more smoothly than I expected."

Evaque looked on with unexpected joy and satisfaction. "I was prepared to fail a few times."

"Is this the legendary Temple of Spirits?"

Dago scanned his surroundings with a strange look. Just as Evaque had told him before, most spells could not be cast in this space, and he could not sense the presence of any free energy particles here.

Moreover, his current state is quite peculiar; he is glowing, just like Evaque.

"We haven't reached the Temple of All Spirits yet. This is the Space of All Spirits. Don't let go now, or you'll get lost."

Evaque gripped Dago's right hand and began to pull him along quickly through the dark void.

"This is a strange space created by countless ancient sages and spirits. Theoretically, only souls can live here for a long time."

"We were able to enter in our true form with the help of the sacrificial spirits, but we won't be able to stay here for long... We need to hurry."

Evaque pursed his lips, his expression solemn, and pulled Dago along, flying swiftly in a certain direction ahead.

In the dark space, the two became the only sources of light, but the faint white light emanating from Dago was much weaker than that from Evaque.

Perhaps sensing his curiosity, Evaque explained, "This is the light of the soul, which can directly reflect the quality of a wizard's soul aptitude."

Ok.

Dago didn't know what to say.

After his trip to the East Coast and resolving his past obsessions, he believed that his soul's aptitude had improved considerably.

Only now do I realize that compared to top wizarding geniuses like Evaqui, there is still a considerable gap between us.

Within this dark and void space, spiritual power seemed to have lost its original function, but Evaqui seemed to possess a special method of guidance.

It's unclear how long they've been "floating," but Evaque suddenly accelerated forward. Dago felt his body plummet downwards, and then his feet seemed to land on solid ground.

"arrive."

Dago heard Evaque speak softly.

Immediately afterwards, "whoosh—", flames suddenly shot out from both sides in front.

The light illuminated the surrounding area, and Dago could see that they were standing on a small platform with flames burning at the top of two thick black stone pillars. Further ahead was a winding staircase that stretched upwards.

The black stone pillars burning with flames seem to form the shape of a gate, and underfoot are mottled and cracked rocks. Both the stone pillars and the steps behind them are full of ancient traces of the erosion of time.

Evaque's expression had become solemn and dignified at some point. He strode forward, and Dago followed. The two passed through the portal of the black stone pillars and stepped onto the stone steps.

The ancient staircase floated above the dark void. The two climbed the stairs, the surroundings eerily quiet, with no other sound except for their footsteps and breathing.

Evaque showed no intention of speaking to him, and Dago simply followed silently, his mood unconsciously becoming solemn as well.

The two continued their upward climb, but after stepping onto a certain step, Evaqueh suddenly stopped. As Dago looked on in surprise, he saw something on either side of them—

One flame after another burst into flame, their sudden bursts of light illuminating everything around them in an instant.

Dago then realized that they were now standing on the edge of a huge sacrificial plaza. The plaza was so large that he could hardly see the edge. Similar to the starting point, black stone pillars surrounded the entire plaza, and countless black stone statues stood on the plaza!

These stone statues are similar in style to the faceless stone figures that guided them into the realm of spirits. They come in almost every kind of form: humans, elves, barbarians, dwarves, monsters, birds, beasts, and even plants.

Dago saw many lost races that he had only known about in ancient books before.

Each stone statue is over three meters tall, exuding an aura of vicissitude and antiquity. They are densely packed and countless in number. Some are well-preserved, while others are covered with cracks, and some have even collapsed and decayed, with only a part of their bases visible.

As Dago gazed upon the magnificent stone statue plaza, he instinctively felt something rushing towards him, and an indescribable sense of awe welled up within him.

"here it is?"

"The lowest level of the dwelling place of all spirits."

Evaque walked into the square, gently placed his hand on a stone statue, his eyes filled with solemnity and reverence.

"Each spirit statue here represents a spirit sorcerer whose strength was at least at the Miracle level in life. They were once active here, but after all the spirits were banished, they all fell into a long slumber, and some have even completely disappeared in their slumber."

Each stone statue symbolizes an ancient shaman who has performed at least four miracles?!

Evaque's explanation shocked Dago. He looked at the stone statue square in disbelief. The countless stone statues in the square made it hard to imagine how glorious the ancient spirit witch school must have been!

No wonder that a group of spirit witches at their peak could cause such a huge upheaval in the entire wizarding world.

According to Evaque, what they are seeing now is only the first level of the Temple of All Souls, and there are similar places to come, and perhaps many more.