Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

It's as if an innocent child accidentally flips through a corner of an old book, only to discover that behind it lies an entire epic.

Dago slowly recovered from the unprecedented and inexplicably huge shock.

He was unclear about the chronological order in which Isidore collected the Primordial Spirit Texts and obtained the Primordial Star Book from the Astrological School.

But he was certain of one thing: Isidore must have discovered a subtle connection between the two.

The Ancient Star Book is the correct way to unlock the true hidden secrets of the Ancient Spiritual Script.

The goal of piecing together the Ten Primordial Origin Runes using Primordial Spirit Script is still too far-fetched for Dago at this stage.

Even Isidore might not have achieved it.

However, it is worth trying to use this as a clue to trace the legendary trajectory of Isidore, the born magic master.

"The formation of the Archon inheritance system is inevitably inseparable from the Primordial Spirit Script and the Primordial Star Book. Following in Isidore's footsteps again should be of great benefit to my collection and comprehension of this inheritance."

Dago was thinking silently.

In this way, there is another reason why Isidore must obtain the extra magical inheritance left in the Spirit Mirror Lake.

"It all depends on human effort."

Arazan had no idea how turbulent the emotions that Dago felt in such a short time because of his words.

In response to Dago's brief reply, he simply said, "Instead of aiming too high and fantasizing about these things, you should worry more about yourself in the near future."

Arazan was naturally referring to the aftereffects of Dago's four lifetimes of reincarnation.

After Dago first attempted to reincarnate into a dream, he would occasionally see flashbacks of memories from that dream.

Now, the situation has become even more serious.

Every time Dago closes his eyes, layers upon layers of dream memories rush into his mind.

Every memory felt so real, as if he had experienced it firsthand.

His unwavering will is so remarkable that even Arahan takes notice, but that doesn't mean he won't be affected.

Those clusters of memories collided and scraped against each other in his mind, sometimes suddenly collapsing and forcibly pulling his consciousness back to a certain point in a dream experience.

His soul concentration was greatly enhanced, but it was mixed with too many impurities, making it like a pool of murky water.

After going back and forth, even Dago was unsure whether his soul aptitude had improved or decreased.

"This is just the beginning."

Arajan warned in a low voice, "Your situation will get worse and worse. With over three hundred years of life experience piled up, your emotional perception will be overloaded and melt down. Your sensitivity to joy, anger, sorrow and happiness will continue to decrease, and your personality will unknowingly develop in apathy, and your life will lose its vibrant color."

"Following this, the soul's metabolic clock will also become disordered. The confusion and entanglement of memories will eventually directly affect your body. Your soul's lifespan will remain abundant, but your physical body will randomly fluctuate between youth and old age, accelerating decay."

Dago knew that Arajan wasn't exaggerating; he had given him similar warnings many times during the trials of the Tower of Knowledge, but Dago had selectively ignored them each time.

"I have a way."

Dago answered calmly.

"With your fire magic that specifically enhances the soul?"

Dago knew that Arajan was referring to the Golden Fire of the Golden Law.

"Part of it."

Dago pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "If my understanding is correct..."

When a third-circle wizard advances to a fourth-circle miracle, their soul undergoes a significant tempering.

"I knew this would be your last resort."

Arajan's harsh tone suddenly softened. He sighed softly and said in a low voice, "The problem is, in your current state, it's still uncertain whether you can successfully advance to the fourth ring."

"There will be a way."

Dago gently severed the mental communication with Arajan.

He came out of the meditation room and found a comfortable spot in the living room. Arrietty made him a cup of black tea. He watched the sunlight outside cast golden shadows on the living room floor and listened to the melodious singing of the beautiful fish in the aquarium.

A rare and beautiful moment of tranquility.

For a moment, Dago suddenly thought that it might be nice if things could go on like this forever.

"Arajan is right. The experience of dying of old age four times has unknowingly tainted my mindset with a sense of weariness."

Dago shook his head. In the past, he would never have had such a thought of being content with a peaceful and leisurely life.

Others can lie down and do nothing, but he could never do that.

Any "sword" hanging above his head could easily sever his head if it fell. If he wanted to have even a sliver of hope to survive in the cracks of fate, he could only keep running forward without stopping.

Dago pulled a beautifully crafted dark blue ring from the sleeve of his robe and casually examined it in his hand.

The ring was given to him by Heliodor; it was a spatial ring with the mark of Spirit Lake on it, representing the identity of a Spirit Lake wizard.

The ring contained two sets of robes, one white and one blue.

The moon-white robes are the standard robes of the wizards of Spirit Lake, while the dark blue robes are uniformly provided by the Deep Sea School. The latter are of slightly higher quality than the former.

It was sewn from the silk of a certain fourth-tier spider-like magical beast and carefully soaked in a special potion, leaving no trace of foul air or negative energy. Several runes were engraved inside the robe: [Cleanse], [Protection], and [Adaptive Transformation].

Besides the robe, there are several third-tier magical items, all of which are support-type. The only offensive magical item, the wand, is still a semi-finished product, with the energy crystal slot at the top deliberately left empty, presumably so that the wizards who receive the wand can install it themselves according to their own needs.

Finally, there are two spell badges that also represent identity—the Spirit Lake and the Spirit Lake branch, the Deep Sea School.

Dago put on the robes and badges representing the Deep Sea School, and then took out a book-shaped magical artifact from among the several auxiliary magical artifacts that were distributed with him to examine it.

This auxiliary magical artifact, named "The Book of the Mirror Lake," is essentially a "Mirror Lake version" of a wizarding encyclopedia.

Not only does it contain internal maps marking the various functional areas of the Spirit Mirror Lake Secret Realm, as well as large maps of the three major empires of the Central Continent and other places, but it also stores a large amount of commonly used knowledge, covering potion-making, alchemy, rune writing, blacksmithing, and so on.

Dago was so engrossed in watching that he was startled awake by a communication fluctuation emanating from within the spatial ring.

"Jason has also successfully joined the Temple of the Witchheart."

Dargo held a communication device shaped like a black bat, his eyes flickering slightly.

Jason was a very special wizard among those he knew. Despite his evil black robes, he possessed a childlike heart and carried a deep-seated hatred, yet his mind was not corrupted by hatred.

Such people often achieve great success, but their fate may also be tragic.

After thinking for a moment, Dago congratulated Jason and also informed him that he had successfully entered Spirit Lake.

Not long after, I received a congratulatory reply from Jason.

After his brief conversation with Jason, Dago put away the "Book of the Mirror Lake" in front of him and got up to walk outside.

Before obtaining the "Awakening Potion," the Golden Law's Golden Fire's effect of tempering and burning away soul impurities is currently his only means of alleviating the aftereffects of cultivating "Spiritual Heart Amber," and he needs to practice even harder.

He wanted to use the power of the soul transformation that comes with a third-level wizard advancing to the fourth ring to completely resolve the aftereffects, but he also needed to meet the conditions for advancement first.

He had so much to do that he felt constantly pressed for time.