Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 136 Black Serpent Breaks Limits! (First Update! 5k views, please subscribe!)

Inside the Emerald City.

The young king listened to the urgent report that had arrived.

"Baron Black Serpent..."

The king was reminded of distant memories.

He had almost forgotten that such a family existed.

According to the laws of the kingdom, Baron Livy is indeed the rightful heir to Tulipland and Stormland.

However, because of the Duke of Montenegro's interference, the royal family originally intended to turn a blind eye and take back the two territories.

The Black Serpent family had been silent for too long, and he thought that his heir, Li Wei, wouldn't care about this matter.

Unexpectedly, it was because of the snow demon disaster in the north.

This forced Li Wei, who originally did not want to come to the South, to come.

The king summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.

Ultimately, everyone reached a consensus.

That means let's just leave it at that and not mention it again.

After all, the kingdom itself was in the wrong first.

Li Wei also received a reply from the kingdom.

The kingdom has given its permission for his actions.

Since it was legitimate, the kingdom couldn't say anything about it.

Otherwise, if the foundation of the nobles' power is shaken, then the king, as the "leader of the alliance," will also be unable to sit securely.

Li Wei naturally replied, expressing his gratitude and loyalty to the kingdom and flattering the new king.

Later, the Duke of Red Willow, with a dark face, came and took away his son and army with the ransom.

Li Wei readily released the man.

If looks could kill, the Duke of Red Willow's old eyes could have killed him countless times.

After all, he had crippled their family's rising star, the life seed of the Red Willow Divine Sword.

However, the old man couldn't say anything, as he had already received compensation from the kingdom.

Moreover, even his own son was no match for Li Wei. Li Wei's current strength was no weaker than that of the Black Serpent Knight back then.

Gradually, the great nobles of the South learned that the powerful "Black Serpent" had returned and was now entrenched in Tulip Territory.

Li Wei's fame also began to spread in a small circle.

The titles "Giant Bear Lord" and "Black Serpent Lord" began to spread slowly.

Although this was not the effect Li Wei wanted to achieve, there was nothing he could do about it.

Being low-key isn't about suffering injustice; sometimes, you need a bit of a fearsome reputation to avoid trouble.

Of course, there must be a limit to this.

That's fine for now. Just live a peaceful life from now on. People can be famous, but not too famous. The fattest pig is the easiest to be sent to the slaughterhouse.

"No matter what, we can finally live a more peaceful life from now on."

Li Wei murmured to himself.

He heard that the snow demons of the North had appeared on the edge of Earl Silvermount's territory.

This made him very glad that he had moved to the south.

If I were still stuck in the North, worrying about Lan Shuang every day, how could I possibly cultivate?

Sometimes, you just have to give in.

Facing the Snow Demon calamity of Icewind City.

Li Wei could only wish his old friend, the Earl of Silver Mountain, all the best in overcoming his difficulties.

Even after regaining Tulip Territory and Storm Territory, Li Wei wasn't particularly happy.

Having so many territories is itself a troublesome matter.

In particular, the Storm Collar and the Tulip Collar are not adjacent.

He also lacks talent within his territory.

Li Wei's focus will always be on spiritual practice; he cannot afford to waste too much energy on his territory.

Left with no other option, he had to recruit talented individuals at great expense to help him govern his territory.

Previously, we only needed to manage Blackwater Valley, so the talent problem wasn't that prominent.

Tulip collars and storm collars are highly sought after these days.

Li Wei knew that many people must be coveting his territory.

The talent recruited is definitely not as good as the talent cultivated in-house.

But Li Wei had no choice; his heart wasn't in this territory. He was only a lord now because he didn't want to hand over his family's property to someone else.

"Don't mess with me, I'm really easy to get along with, really..." Li Wei thought to himself.

Hopefully, the nobles in the south will be sensible, otherwise the few remaining great knights in the world may be even fewer.

Having essentially resolved the issue of the territory, Li Wei focused on his cultivation, waiting for the paper offerings to burn.

The year 1015 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the New Year.

Li Wei gave a speech in the Flower City, officially announcing his return.

The kingdom also sent envoys to offer their congratulations.

This surprised Li Wei.

More than a decade has passed since Li Wei transmigrated to this world.

He has grown from a little boy into a muscular 25-year-old man.

He was two meters tall, with powerful muscles, a angular face, and a rough beard.

This is Li Wei's current look, which is getting further and further away from the original image of a handsome young man.

It actually gives off a feeling similar to Yan Chixia from Tsui Hark's version of A Chinese Ghost Story.

Li Wei also went to Blackwater Valley and brought the two generals, Heng and Ha, to Tulip Territory. Li Wei hid them in the dense forest behind Flower City and designated this area as a restricted zone.

He did this entirely for the safety of his people.

Two colossal beasts at the level of great knights; if anyone foolish enough to enter, they would most likely never return.

With these two behemoths guarding Flower City, ordinary enemies wouldn't even know how they died.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another six months have passed.

Li Wei has been living in the Flower City for more than half a year now.

Big cities have their advantages too.

At least Li Wei won't need to go into the city so often to visit the Shining Tavern.

After all, it's in my own city.

However, Li Wei basically has everything he needs now.

So I went to the Shining Tavern less and less often.

Most of the time, he was practicing meditation.

I would occasionally go to the Shining Tavern to eavesdrop on other people's conversations.

Or perhaps we should check if there's any trace of pyroxene.

I continue to improve my meditation skills little by little each day, without fail.

However, this is a good thing for practicing breathing techniques.

After all, there is still a lot of time left after practicing meditation every day.

Li Wei spent all this time practicing breathing techniques.

He now sleeps no more than three hours a day on average, and witnesses the flower city at three in the morning every day.

Given his current physique and physical condition, he certainly doesn't need that much sleep.

Three hours is enough for him to rest efficiently.

Under such intense work, the breathing techniques progressed rapidly.

However, Li Xiuwei's breathing method also has its own emphasis.

Because the Black Serpent has been stuck at the ninth-tier limit for a long time.

Therefore, during this period, Li Wei focused on practicing the tortoise breathing technique, a defensive breathing method of excellent quality.

After more than six months of hard work, Li Xiuwei has pushed this breathing technique to its limit.

Li Wei——————

Tortoise Breathing Technique: Level 9 (Limit, can be broken), Special Effect: Elephant Armor (Gaseous).

……

The elephant armor effect after reaching the ninth level of the Elephant Turtle Breathing Technique is essentially similar to the black scale effect of the Black Serpent Breathing Technique.

Moreover, Li Wei tested it and found that the defensive capabilities of the elephant armor were almost the same as those of the black scales.

However, the elephant armor makes itself look like a turtle.

It is not as aesthetically pleasing as the black-scaled variety.

Today, Li Wei's body is covered with layers of gaseous shells, like those of a tortoise.

Suddenly, Li Wei noticed a problem.

The tortoise breathing technique and the black snake breathing technique can be performed simultaneously.

However, only one of the special effects for the elephant armor and the black snake can appear at a time.

"It seems that special effects can't be simply repeated and layered," Li Wei remarked with some emotion.

He pondered that if the elephant armor effect and the black scale effect could be stacked, then he wouldn't merge the elephant tortoise breathing technique into the black snake breathing technique.

But now it seems that Li Wei was overthinking things.

Just like two extraordinary defenses cannot be simply superimposed at the same time.

Elephant armor and black scales cannot be combined at the same time.

Since that's the case, Li Wei has nothing left to miss.

He incorporated the tortoise breathing technique into the black snake breathing technique, along with a rudimentary defensive breathing technique he had previously acquired.

Li Wei's Black Serpent Breathing Technique has once again broken through its limits.

Li Wei————

Black Serpent Breathing Technique: Level 9 (1/150000), Special Effect: Black Scales (Gaseous).

……

"I can continue practicing the Black Serpent Breathing Technique. Once I reach the tenth level of the Black Serpent, my cultivation level should be on par with the former Imperial Fist and the Duke of Black Mountain."

After Black Serpent broke through its limits, it went beyond the scope of an excellent quality breathing technique.

This should be a truly perfect breathing method.

Livy left the castle and secluded himself for six months.

The paper offerings remained silent.

Li Wei always carried the fire paper with him, afraid of missing the summons.

"The wizard's efficiency is really low."

Li Wei couldn't help but complain.

His stomach was rumbling; his whale sac was empty.

Moreover, the Bag of Gluttony seems to be hungry as well.

He had his servants prepare a large table of food for him.

They also prepared a whole cow for the Bag of Gluttony.

Next up is the "gluttony time" for the two big eaters.

While eating, Li Wei listened to the newly recruited Flower City officials report on the situation in the territory.

In terms of the territory's finances and military affairs, these two core departments are both staffed by the group of people Li Wei brought out from Blackwater Valley.

One is in charge of money, and the other is in charge of the military; both are crucial, especially the one in charge of money.

The Flower City is not Blackwater Valley. Even for the wealthy Li Wei, its annual fiscal revenue is still a considerable sum, and Li Wei cannot afford to give it up.

In addition, Stormwind's revenue is not to be underestimated.

This is why the Duke of Montenegro was determined to take over these two territories no matter what.

So far, everything is normal within the territory.

It was much better than Li Wei had imagined.

Perhaps because of the lingering influence I had in the past, everyone is behaving themselves these days.

Moreover, his neighbors also expressed their goodwill to him in various ways.

After all, he was still young and at the peak of his strength.

The mere fact that he is a top-tier Grand Knight is enough to instill fear in the vast majority of his enemies.

Moreover, the three Northern Giant Bears under his command, capable of tearing apart countless enemies, and the well-equipped Crimson Blood Cavalry, left a deep impression on the others.

The giant bear of the North is a symbol of fierceness. It is possible to tame three giant bears as pets. In other people's minds, Li Wei is a rude, savage, and violent barbarian from the North.

Such people are unreasonable.

If you can avoid provoking someone, then don't.

The hypocritical southern nobles, of course, understood this principle as well.

Finally, Li Wei heard a report on the security issues within his territory.

"My lord, some strange murders have recently occurred in the territory. My abilities are too weak to find out who the murderers are, but I suspect that the killer is not human," the sheriff reported nervously.

"Oh? Not human."

Li Wei didn't care much about things within his territory.

But as soon as he heard that the murderer might not be human, he was wide awake.

He smelled the scent of evil spirits.

"My Dragon's Might Seal is almost at level three. Let's see which lucky guy is delivering takeout." Li Wei has almost used up all his Evil Spirit Dust in order to improve his proficiency with the Dragon's Might Seal.

Now only a few essential ones remain for practical use.

He was just worried that no evil spirits would catch him.

He even considered opening an exorcism agency.

At that time, some lords suffering from evil spirits will pay me to remove the spirits. I will receive evil spirit dust and money, and the lords will be safe.

A win-win situation, isn't that wonderful?

"Take me to see the dead. I want to see which bastards dare to cause trouble in my territory," Li Wei sneered.

The sheriff led Li Wei to the morgue.

Li Wei stared at the three corpses in the morgue.

"The wounds on these three victims are quite similar. I suspect they were inflicted by the same person."

The sheriff lifted the white sheet, and Li Wei looked at the slightly rotting corpses.

"Where's the heart?"

Li Wei suddenly realized that none of these corpses had their hearts.

"When my subordinates found it, the heart was already gone." The sheriff trembled at the thought of such a heart-stealing maniac hiding in the shadows of Flower City.

Li Wei carefully examined the corpse.

The first corpse was an ordinary person whose heart was missing and whose body was shriveled.

The second corpse belonged to a formal knight, who appeared to be a minor nobleman; similarly, his heart was missing.

"Even a regular knight is no match for it; it might be an evil spirit."

Li Wei's inner analysis.

But he had never seen an evil spirit that attacked by tearing out the heart.

According to Li Wei's understanding, evil spirits generally do not use physical attacks; they attack the soul directly.

For example, the Soul Reaper and the Water Nymph are both like this.

If it's a physical attack, then the evil spirit must be a physical entity; a spirit cannot launch a physical attack.

"Could it be that evil spirits have physical forms?" Li Wei wondered to himself.

"I understand. Continue to increase patrols and reconnaissance. The criminal may be a human, but disguised as some kind of monster by removing the heart, in order to deceive others. If you discover any potential enemies, do not take action, but report to me first."

Li Wei said.

In retrospect, it doesn't matter whether the killer was human or not.

In short, an ordinary knight should be no match for him.

"Yes, sir!"

The sheriff, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, retreated, panting.

Standing in front of the two-meter-tall lord, I had some difficulty breathing.

Li Wei closed the door.

He released Tutankhamun.

Now, whenever he is unsure about something, he consults Tutankhamun.

Tutankhamun, after all, was a wizard's apprentice.

His knowledge certainly far surpasses mine.

Tutankhamun's expression turned grave upon seeing the state of the dead body.

"If we rule out human pranksters as the perpetrators, then the closest and most likely possibility for this kind of death is the work of vampires."

"Vampires? Aren't they evil spirits?" Li Wei asked.

"It shouldn't be an evil spirit. The deceased's heart is missing, and all the blood in his body has been drained, leaving him looking like a corpse. It should be a vampire. According to the wizard's research, vampires have appeared in the human world for a very long time, and they have never left. They come from the intersection of multiple planes in ancient times, and are monsters left behind in our world after creatures from certain planes invaded it."

"You need to be careful. Vampires are not as easy to deal with as ordinary evil spirits or snow demons. Evil spirits are actually mutated creatures born from the combination of mortals with strong obsessions and the demonic tide. Snow demons are mutated undead creatures that have been infected by Blue Frost. Although they possess some supernatural qualities, their strength is limited."

However, vampires are different. Vampires are powerful beings from different planes. They are as powerful as in the legends. Moreover, unlike the legendary stories told by bards, vampires are not afraid of silver, sunlight, or garlic. Although they do not like sunlight, they do not die when exposed to it as in the stories.

Even for wizard apprentices, vampires are not easy to deal with, and powerful vampires can be a headache even for formal wizards. My suggestion is to report this matter to the church and have them send professionals to handle it.

Tutankhamun said.

"The Church? Are we counting on them?"

Li Wei couldn't help but think of the evil spirit that had been wreaking havoc in Icewind City for half a year; the church nowadays was just a bunch of rabble.

If they can't even handle a dangerous evil spirit, let alone a vampire.

"Do you have any monster encyclopedias or similar books here? As a wizard apprentice, monster knowledge should be a required course, otherwise how will you deal with monsters?" Li Wei asked, seizing the opportunity.

He desperately needs something like that right now. He needs to brush up on his knowledge of monsters so that he can know his enemy and himself, and be more composed when facing these monsters that have resurfaced with the demonic tide.

Within the pot of equivalents, a thin booklet appeared.

"Knowledge is money, and monster manuals are quite valuable. After all, much of the knowledge about monsters comes from the research of wizards, who don't usually give it away easily. However, this one is relatively basic, containing information about common monsters. Based on the principle of equivalent exchange, in exchange for the soul of a knight, this manual is yours," Tutankhamun said nervously.

"No problem." Li Wei casually picked up a death row inmate from the dungeon and then exchanged the booklet with Tutankhamun.

The Frankenstein's Monster Handbook.

"Looks like you have quite a few good things here." Li Wei looked at Tutankhamun with a half-smile.

Upon seeing this, Tutankhamun immediately slipped back into the pot.

Li Wei shrugged, returned to the castle, and began his tutoring.

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