Wizards pursue the truth

Chapter 168 [168] The old guests haven't left yet, and the new guests have already arrived.

A pale hand caught a falling maple leaf, then gently released it. Dark eyes watched the leaf drift down and return to the world.

Maple leaves seem to be everywhere, fluttering about all year round, as if they could exist forever.

The young man, dressed in a black wizard's robe, still had fair skin and looked like a boy who still had a childlike innocence.

Those dark eyes possessed a mature and steady quality, honed by years of experience.

The beauty mark near the corner of her eye added a touch of eerie beauty. Her thin lips and fair skin seemed to make her lips look pale, giving her a sickly appearance.

It's like not having seen sunlight for a very, very long time.

His long, black hair was very thin and smooth. The autumn wind blew through the dense ancient forest on both sides, making his hair look more androgynous.

Walking along the familiar cobblestone path, the interior of the three-story space has not changed much. The tall trees are still there, and the various environmental areas are clearly defined.

This retreat has been far too long.

He even had a vague feeling that it was true or not.

Time passed unnoticed, and he became engrossed in the wizard's experiments.

There is also the satisfaction that comes from improving one's abilities, a feeling that is ten or even a thousand times more pleasurable than lust or money.

After tugging at his long hair, Wang Ya could only shake his head helplessly. Now, cutting his hair wouldn't be so easy for him.

Even extracting a single drop of his own blood was quite troublesome.

As he walked, the light made Wang Ya's figure appear somewhat blurry, as if he didn't exist in this world, giving him a similar feeling to the Dream Wizard.

That indescribable mystery, especially, permeated the aura of dream power.

Her increasingly androgynous appearance may also be related to her mastery of dream power.

Wang Ya even suspected that, in the end, the appearance of dream wizards would gradually become androgynous, and that the face hidden under the wooden mask of the dream wizard might be like that of the wizard Kelan.

The unsolved mysteries of the Underdark remain unsolved, and it's unknown when the opportunity to unravel them will arise.

A smile curved Wang Ya's lips as teleportation waves enveloped him, and in the next moment he appeared outside the Illusionary Dream Tower.

As he walked, his speed was frighteningly fast. No, it should be said that he wasn't walking, but rather floating. Wang Ya's feet never touched the ground.

Wang Ya strolled along the streets of the commercial district. Maple leaves fell with the autumn wind, which grew increasingly cold, signaling the approaching winter.

The buildings on the street remained the same as before, and there were many wizards coming and going, but they seemed not to see Wang Ya at all, walking right past him without even glancing at him.

Wang Ya strolled along the street, letting his black hair flutter freely in the autumn wind, his gaze carefully observing everything in the dark place.

With each step he took, the white gleam deep within his pupils grew brighter.

His aura became increasingly ethereal and unpredictable, like a dream.

Everything has a purpose. After taking root in the dream realm, it is necessary to anchor in reality and increase the connection between the dream wizard and their own dream world territory.

This is to prevent the Dream Territory from reintegrating into the Dream World.

He has successfully created the Dream Territory, but it will take a long time to develop it into something like the Dream Wizard.

He couldn't help but recall the process of taking root in the dream world, which had startled him several times, making him think he was going to fail.

The black curtain licorice played a huge role in Wang Ya's establishment of his dream world and the formation of his own dream territory.

White smoke drifted and lingered, even though the burning licorice was black, it emitted white smoke. This white smoke formed a ring around Wang Ya.

As the white smoke increased, the encirclement began to expand outwards, driving away any dream creatures present in the vicinity.

Wang Ya was now in a primeval forest, different from the forests he had been in before. The roots and branches were not swapped, but were densely packed with leaves and foliage, some even growing out of the soil.

If someone with trypophobia were to stand here, just one glance would turn them into an idiot from the constant mental pollution emanating from this place.

Fortunately, the white smoke provided Wang Ya with a safe space. Before the Black Curtain Licorice ran out, Wang Ya could confidently take root in the Dream World and make it his own territory.

The neurons in the pons of the brain twitched slightly, and a large amount of extraordinary spiritual power and dream power formed a tangible color in the surrounding environment.

This color is white, very pure, flawless, as if any other color could taint it.

The color of a Dream Wizard should be yellow, as can be confirmed from the wizard's robes and the falling maple leaves.

As for the differences in the colors of dream power within the dream world, Wang Ya wasn't quite clear on it; he was currently focused entirely on permeating the land beneath his feet.

This is an individual consciousness forcibly inserted into the land of the dream world, leaving its own mark.

For some reason, Wang Ya had a strange sense of déjà vu. He quickly dismissed these strange thoughts and recalled what the Dream Wizard had said: the taboos and the key points of taking root.

Wang Ya's eyes were serious as he squatted down, his right hand touching the ground.

Unlike reality, it feels as soft and chewy as cotton candy, yet when you step on it, it's no different from the ground in real life.

Perhaps it was just as the Dream Wizard said, that Wang Ya possessed extremely high potential and had not made any mistakes, making it very easy for him to establish his Dream Core on the ground.

The process only took about half an hour.

It's simply unbelievable.

The dream world is uncertain, and he doesn't know how far the location he has chosen to settle is from the dream territory of the Dream Wizard.

"The teacher said that once the Dream Core takes root, it is only the first test. The next thing to watch out for is the attacks from dream creatures, as well as digging up the Dream Core and eating it, which is an absolute must-have for them."

"Secondly, the core of a dream needs to grow. Once it sprouts, it can spontaneously absorb the dream power of the dream world to nourish itself, and no longer needs the dream power of the dream wizard to nurture it. Before that, the dream wizard needs to constantly take care of it and protect it from danger."

Wang Ya's eyes flickered. He could think of the dream creatures as macrophages, and they were like foreign bacteria and viruses that invaded the human body, absorbing nutrients to grow stronger and replicate themselves to absorb even more nutrients.

This conjecture may be wrong, because the structure of the dream world itself is something no one can fully understand.

Some speculate that the source is the real world, the endless worlds in the boundless void, and the life forms, their consciousness activities, and their mental dreams that construct and maintain the existence of the dream world.

Wang Ya spent 24 hours successfully sprouting the core of his dream, and immediately a sense of power appeared in his mind.

He gained a clear understanding and concept of the dream world.

It's like the difference between swimming underwater with an oxygen tank and having gills to breathe freely underwater.

Wang Ya shut down his dream senses, but standing around the core of the dream, he could still see all sorts of things in the dream world.

White branches sprouted from the ground, radiating their influence over an area of ​​twenty meters around them.

Wang Ya moved freely within this area, but when he tried to step out of it, an inexplicable sense of panic arose in his heart.

The raised right foot was slowly lowered back down.

Why is it necessary to have potential to become a dream wizard and enter the dream world? Without potential, one cannot open the dream senses and enter the dream world. There is only one outcome: being directly eaten by the dream world.

The power of dreams is a means of protecting oneself.

The smoke and dust from the burning black licorice gradually spread to a range of 100 meters. The Dream Wizard had prepared a lot for Wang Ya, enough to last at least five months.

During this period, Wang Ya needs to hide his dream core as much as possible, or give it the ability to dispel dream creatures.

Dream wizards cannot stay in the dream world forever; they must eventually return to reality.

Wang Ya was also prepared in this regard, using dream magic to continuously create special dreamscapes around the core of dreams, weaving one false scene after another.

When dream creatures attempt to attack, they enter those illusory dream worlds.

Three months later, the white smoke and dust formed by the black licorice had shrunk by half in size and its concentration had also decreased significantly.

In other words, the disgusting, filthy smell that the dream creatures found repulsive was now tolerable to a certain extent, and some dream creatures that weren't obsessed with cleanliness even curiously moved closer to observe.

It was obvious that they sensed something; it was an instinctive reaction.

Wang Ya silently used his dream power to manipulate the dream power of the dream world, thus forming a series of natural dreams.

His specialty is entering dreams, observing dreams, and even influencing dreams to a basic extent. Unlike the Dream Wizard's dream realm, which possesses enough power to make dreams come true and manifest materiality.

By the end of the two-month period, the white smoke and dust formed by the black curtain licorice had completely disappeared, but Wang Ya's dream core had also successfully hidden itself in the dream world.

Numerous dream scenes and dream worlds were woven by him and surrounded the core of the dream, used to confuse the dream creatures and weaken the subtle fluctuations emanating from the core of the dream.

After observing the invasions of dream creatures more than a dozen times and being misled by the dream images, Wang Ya finally felt a little relieved.

The most crucial point about the Dream Territory has been completed.

As the core of the Dream Wizard, the Dream Territory is of utmost importance.

A powerful dream wizard can rely on the dream realm to alter reality at any time, switching between illusion and reality.

During the expansion of the Dream Territory, you will be attacked by various dream creatures. If you persevere and absorb the corpses of those dream creatures, you can accelerate the growth and expansion process.

The result of failure was, naturally, that the core of the dream was consumed.

The Wizard's Tavern, "Night Night Night," remains unchanged, standing amidst the falling maple leaves. Wang Ya can now discern the special characteristics of these maple leaves.

The Dream Wizard's dream power lingered on it, and although it was only a faint wisp, it could still produce extraordinary effects at crucial moments.

For example, the most basic observation and perception.

The white luster on Wang Ya's body shone even brighter, as if he were covered with a layer of white light. Strangely, despite this conspicuous scene, the passing wizards around him did not react at all.

Every wizard's path is different.

Wang Ya's path as a dream wizard is naturally unique. There are many directions in the realm of illusion, including delusion, emotions, the transformation of illusion into reality, the creation of dreams, the destruction of dreams, and the creation of nightmares and beautiful dreams. Dreams are ever-changing, and Wang Ya's choices are also quite different from those of a typical dream wizard.

[Note: The Dream Territory has successfully anchored to reality and can be overwritten at any time.]

The Dream Wizard's greatest trump card is to replace reality with a dream realm, where everything is under the Dream Wizard's control, and the consumption of dream power is terrifying.

Wang Ya stood at the entrance of the Dark Wizard Academy, silently watching the wizards coming and going. Many of them were young and unfamiliar faces.

Ten years have passed since the major internal search.

Eight years have passed since Wang Ya went into deep seclusion and asked the Dream Wizard to ask for leave for him, postponing the target mission.

Over eight years, he completed many wizarding experiments and successfully raised his skills to the level of a third-level wizarding apprentice.

[Target: Wang Yahalak]

[Strength: Level 3 Wizard Apprentice]

Age: 28

Current mental strength: 33

Current physical condition: 27

Particle Energy: 41 units

[Dream Power: 44 units]

[Dream Recall Meditation Method: 'Basic Version (9/9)' 'Advanced Version (12/12)']

[Current active neurons: 8.4%]

A massive flow of information came from all directions as Wang Ya released his mental power.

He can now do everything that the dark wizard Relis could do in the past.

By channeling his extraordinary mental power into himself, Wang Ya was able to break free from the pull of gravity and easily take flight.

With Wang Ya's current mental strength, he can maintain flight time for half an hour.

"The Gusayi wizard is fierce, but in the secret realm competition five years from now, I must get a good ranking and I will definitely not be surpassed by those family wizards."

"You're right, Toby. We all have to work hard and show those arrogant new family wizards that commoner wizards are capable of surpassing them too."

"But extraordinary potions are so expensive, and there's also the cost of extraordinary subjects. I asked the wizard Gusayi, and the basic extraordinary subjects cost fifty magic stones, which we simply can't afford."

Three or four boys and girls dressed in wizard robes walked out of the academy together, chatting. They looked very young and were not very tall.

His face held anticipation for the future, a longing for the vast wizarding world, and also trepidation and worry. Wang Ya watched silently, a mix of emotions welling up inside him. It turned out that so much time had passed.

There was a time when he also walked out of the academy with the same feeling, filled with both uncertainty and anticipation for the future.

This is a new batch of wizarding students who have passed the assessments at various new student camps within the Underdark and arrived here.

"We both possess a low-level spell, and there are wizarding quests in the Lower House library. We can go and take them together and slowly accumulate magic stones."

The tallest boy made the suggestion, which was met with approval from the other new wizards, who agreed to it.

They need magic stones to buy extraordinary courses, learn extraordinary knowledge, and become stronger.

That way, we can achieve a good ranking in the secret realm competition five years later.

"It is said that the top three in the secret realm competition can choose to join any extraordinary school. As long as we join any extraordinary school, it will be of great help to our future."

"I've heard some senior wizards say that among the previous batch of new wizards was an extremely powerful commoner wizard named Wang Yahalak, who was also a respected Child of Darkness. As a commoner, he defeated many family genius wizards, obtained everything, and became a wizard of that lineage. That batch of family wizards were also the most terrifying and talented."

"We are also ordinary wizards. If Senior Wang Ya can do it, we can definitely do it too. As long as we work hard, we will reap the rewards."

The four new wizards smiled and looked at each other, their eyes filled with determination.

A new wizard, dressed in a black wizard's robe, with long, somewhat messy hair that obscured his eyes, raised his head slightly upon hearing these words. His expression was solemn, and his hands, hidden in his sleeves, were clenched.

That's right, what Senior Wang Ya can do, he, as a commoner wizard, can also do.

Ace took a deep breath. Even if his talent wasn't outstanding, with that opportunity, he was sure he could surpass the new wizards in his family and even achieve more brilliant accomplishments than Senior Wang Ya.

As the group and the individual parted ways, Wang Ya's lips curled into a smile. He even overheard the four new wizards naming their little group "The Heart of Perseverance".

Wang Ya's gaze fell on Ace's retreating figure in the distance. 'This little guy is quite something too; he even bears a resemblance to him.'

The old guests have not yet left, but the new guests have already arrived.

A smile appeared on Wang Ya's lips, but the newcomer was really dreaming if he thought he could surpass him.

Even he himself is unsure of his own strength, what level he is comparable to, and what level he can achieve.

(End of this chapter)