Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 152 Eleventh Rank!

Li Wei——————

Flame Stream Seal: Tier 5 (Limit), Special Effect: Dance of the God of Fire

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[Dance of the Fire God: A blazing inferno, dance with fire. Your progress in practicing fire-related meditation techniques and spells is significantly accelerated.]

Li Wei looked at the newly produced special effects.

Just as he had predicted.

After reaching the fifth level of the Flame Stream Seal, the resulting special effect is related to fire element affinity.

This means that his speed of mastering the meditation methods and spells of the Burning School far surpasses that of the Child of Chaos.

If we take into account the effects of Earth Pulse, and add my own proficiency stats, my current fire talent should be in no way inferior to dual-elemental affinity.

However, Li Wei currently does not have any meditation techniques related to the Burning Faction, nor are they available in the Gray Tower. He can only ask Manra to look for them for him at the Black Sails Wizarding Market later.

It's a melting pot of all sorts of people, a gathering place for rogue wizards from various factions; you could find anything there.

"Now let's test the power of the fifth-tier Flame Stream."

Li Wei left the ninth floor of the Gray Tower and came alone to a secluded shore on the island.

This coastline is a forbidden zone for the Gray Tower.

Because here lives a supernatural creature comparable to a first-ring wizard, the Basilosaurus.

With this enormous creature here, the apprentices dared not come over.

The professional wizards also knew that this was Li Wei's pet, so they did not bother him.

Marco had previously asserted that Levi could not tame the Basilosaurus, but he was proven wrong by Levi later. In the end, he still couldn't understand how Levi used ordinary animal taming methods to make this irritable Basilosaurus, which even formal wizards found troublesome, submit.

Today, Leviathan leisurely roams the sea. Its weak points are protected by specially made armor plates, which gives Leviathan a cyberpunk-like aesthetic and awe-inspiring presence.

"Leviathan, come on, go find me a scorpion-tailed turtle, and I'll make you a delicious roasted scorpion-tailed turtle."

After Li Wei finished speaking, he sat down in the middle of the spines on Leviathan's back, holding the spines in one hand.

Leviathan sprayed water mist, swung its tail, and quickly left the shore.

You don't need to go far to find scorpion turtles; they are found in the waters near the small islands.

This turtle is about the size of a car, and its tail has a scorpion stinger, which is its main means of attack. It is about as strong as a high-level wizard apprentice.

Although scorpion turtles aren't very good at attacking, their shells are very hard, making them top-notch in terms of defense. They also tend to gather in small groups and have a very volatile temper, making them quite dangerous.

Therefore, most wizarding apprentices generally don't provoke scorpion-tailed turtles.

Li Wei was different. Every now and then, he would look for scorpion-tailed turtles and use them to test the power of his spells or breathing techniques.

This has led to a decrease in the number of scorpion-tailed turtles near the Gray Tower.

With Leviathan's help, Li Wei searched for quite some time before finally finding a scorpion-tailed turtle.

Li Wei had experimented with this many times before.

Without using the Knight's abilities, among the tricks Levi currently possesses, only the third-tier Withering Ray can severely injure the Scorpion-tailed Turtle in one blow.

Because the withering ray has a strong penetrating effect, it can ignore part of the scorpion-tailed turtle's shell defense.

The same level 3 Water Arrow spell could only cause some cracks in the scorpion-tailed turtle's shell, but it couldn't completely break through its defenses.

Now, Li Wei has mastered the fifth-order Flame Flow Seal. Theoretically, the power of this Flame Flow Seal should not be much weaker than the first-order spell Burning Hand.

He began preparing to cast the spell from about ten meters away from the scorpion-tailed turtle.

The scorpion-tailed turtle's shell has some small cracks, which were caused by that damned Li Wei using water arrows to practice on it.

Just when those small cracks were almost healed, Li Wei came again, still riding his Dragon King Whale.

The scorpion-tailed turtle was speechless when it saw this human and whale duo.

It swam frantically ahead, while Leviathan chased after it at a leisurely pace, maintaining a distance of about ten meters from the scorpion-tailed turtle.

Li Wei unleashed a palm strike, the colorless flames scorching the path ahead. The air warped and twisted under the intense heat, and a distorted burning path spanned ten meters before slamming into the scorpion-tailed turtle.

boom!

As if it were spontaneously combusting, the scorpion-tailed turtle's hard shell began to char and carbonize rapidly, and it shrank inside the shell.

After the flames stopped, the scorpion-tailed turtle remained motionless.

It was roasted at high temperature, and the turtle shell was used as a pot to make a pot of turtle soup.

"Go eat."

Li Wei said.

After receiving Levi's permission, Leviathan happily began to enjoy his feast.

"Not bad. Now that the power of the Flame Stream has been unleashed, my magical attacks finally have a decent trump card."

Li Wei returned to the tower, completely satisfied.

Now that all four Dharma Seals are at their maximum level, he won't need to waste time grinding for Dharma Seals anymore, which saves him a lot of time.

Today, Livy's wizarding way.

The only things that require grinding are the three meditation methods: Deep Sea, Night Raven, and Earth, plus the two tricks: Tidal Grip and Wither Ray.

As for breathing techniques, the Black Serpent, Red Lotus, and the newly acquired Phoenix Breathing Technique all require liver energy.

Besides those, there's the Black Demon Blade and the Golden Cross Slash.

"I can't waste the special effects of my Fire God Dance. First, have Manra get me a basic meditation technique from the Burning faction. In terms of attack power, both the Burning and Thunder factions are top-notch."

With flames as his robes and thunder as his spear, Li Wei felt incredibly cool just thinking about it.

"Now, besides gaining experience, there are two other important things: one is to find extraordinary creatures that may contain the bloodline of the phoenix, and the other is to find the sign inheritance of the Duncan and Van Helsing families."

The Phoenix Breathing Technique is very important. Li Wei needs to push it to its limit as soon as possible. This will increase his margin for error in battle, and his powerful physique will allow him to have a lower-tier version of the vampire's immortality.

The Dharma Seal is equally important; it may be the only way for someone with the Chaos Child talent to defy fate and become a genius of the four elements.

The clues about the four great families in the wizarding world are not hard to find, because the four great families in the human world are the descendants of the four powerful wizards of the wizarding world who opened up the mortal world many generations later. These descendants are the "ancestors" of the four great families mentioned in that letter.

These four powerful wizards were all from ancient times, and they no longer exist; they may have perished.

After all, although wizards have long lifespans, this is only relative to short-lived species. Compared to long-lived species, the lifespan of wizards is not proportional to their strength at all.

A third-ringed wizard is incredibly powerful, but under normal circumstances, he can only live for a little over five hundred years, which is less than the lifespan of the first generation of secondary vampire, Sir Anderson.

Higher-ranking wizards may live for over a thousand years, but this lifespan is not very long compared to their immense power.

It seems as if some unseen force is balancing all of this.

Wizards possess great wisdom and power, yet they have never been able to fully unravel the mystery of immortality.

Otherwise, given the wizards' rate of progress, they could probably have taken down those high and mighty gods of the Astral Plane by now.

During this period, Li Wei also found some information about the four major families through various channels, but he found that this information was not very complete and very little of it was useful.

Moreover, much of the information ultimately points to the human world.

He felt that if he wanted to obtain the Dharma seals of the other two major families, he might have to start from the mortal realm.

With Andrew acting as his agent in the human world, Li Wei naturally didn't need to go back in person. He sealed up the clues he had collected about the four major families and packed up some things he wanted to send back to the human world.

He contacted the messenger at the owlhouse, intending to have Andrew intensify the search based on the clues he had found.

The year 1020 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Primordial Moon.

The owl flew to the Gray Tower and transformed into the messenger girl that Li Wei had met once before.

"What a coincidence, beautiful lady, what may I call you?"

Li Wei smiled slightly.

The messenger was expressionless, her long, beautiful legs faintly visible beneath her black veil. She didn't answer Li Wei's question, but instead said, "Postage is 100 shi. Please pay."

"Can you make it cheaper?"

"cannot."

"All right."

Li Wei tried to get closer to the customer to reduce the postage.

Clearly, his charm level was insufficient, and he failed miserably.

The messenger was like an iceberg, always with that aloof expression.

After receiving the mail, the messenger suddenly said, "Now, to answer your first question. My name is Eve, messenger number 1024 from Owl Lodge, responsible for mail service in this area."

After she finished speaking, she waved her wand, which transformed into an owl, and then floated away.

"That's expensive! 100 taels! That's highway robbery!"

Li Wei felt a pang of regret.

Even with his current level of wealth.

They also cannot afford such a high price.

If it weren't for the urgent matter of the Dharma Seal, Li Wei certainly wouldn't have wasted the money.

However, considering the inconvenience of traveling between the human world and the Azure Realm, 100 Takkos isn't actually that expensive.

Among the items Li Wei mailed this time were clues and information about the four major families, as well as a reply to Andrew.

There were also some Taishi returned to Anderson, since Li Wei was too embarrassed to take so many Taishi from the old man for free.

Just before Li Wei was about to continue his seclusion, he suddenly received news that the Tower Master seemed to have something to discuss with him.

Li Wei hurriedly arrived at the White Pagoda.

We arrived at the seventh floor of the White Tower in the Jorman.

In a special meeting room, the tower master and three other formal wizards were waiting for Livy.

"Greetings, Tower Master, and all the teachers." Li Wei's heart stirred.

With so many formal wizards gathered together, it seems there's something going on.

The tower master now seems no different from when Li Wei first met him.

But Li Wei knew that these were all appearances; beneath that false flesh and blood body lay the Tower Master's alchemical body.

"Sit down, little Levi," said Ms. Meryl.

Li Wei sat obediently to one side, upright and waiting for the formal wizards to speak.

After a moment of silence, the tower master said, "Marco, you speak."

Professor Marco nodded and said seriously, "Li Wei, you should have heard of the Ghost Realm, right?"

Li Wei nodded: "Yes, teacher, I learned some things in the general education course, but not much."

The eerie realm is also a realm for the faithless.

It is also located in subspace.

However, due to various strange and bizarre reasons, the Ghost Realm did not have a large-scale gathering of wizards like the Azure Realm, and was therefore also known as the No Man's Land.

If the Azure Realm, a realm of the faithless, is a giant subspace bubble, then around this subspace bubble, there are other bubbles of varying sizes floating around the Azure Realm.

Within these subspace bubbles, some are the realms of the unbelievers from other schools of thought.

The other part is the deserted, eerie realm.

"Here's the thing, a month from now, the entrance to a strange realm will intersect and overlap with the Azure Realm. The coordinates are in the high seas of this area. According to the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council's 'Peaceful Development Act of Strange Realms,' apart from black wizard organizations and black wizards, all wizard organizations and wizards of all sizes in the vicinity are qualified to send people to explore this strange realm."

At the same time, according to the rules of the bill, in order to prevent large-scale civil war among formal wizards due to the uneven distribution of resources in the Ghost Realm, thus weakening the vitality of the wizarding community.

Therefore, when exploring the haunted realm, the strength of the wizards entering will be restricted according to the size and danger of the realm. At the same time, the principle is to advocate friendly mutual assistance and peaceful win-win exploration among wizards, and to avoid armed conflict.

The upcoming haunted realm is called the "Realm of Black Mist." According to the haunted realm classification standards of the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council, it belongs to a small, low-risk haunted realm, where the danger level of the danger factors will not exceed the second ring.

Each qualified wizarding organization can only send one first-ring wizard to lead a team into this small, low-risk haunted realm, along with no more than five wizarding apprentices. There is room for fair competition among them.

This time, our Gray Tower also got a spot, but we only have two first-ring wizards. Tim and I are going to the Tower of Stars for a year of advanced studies next month. These two advanced study spots are very precious, and the tower master doesn't want us to give them up.

We can't lead the team, and Grandma Mai and the Tower Master are both in the second ring and don't qualify to enter.

Although the strange realm is dangerous, it also contains some rare resources that are not found in the Azure Realm because it is undeveloped.

There are many crucial resources that can only be found in the Mysterious Realm. For example, the alchemy material "Heart of Stone" needed by the Tower Master once appeared in the Realm of Black Mist.

Li Wei, the Heart of Stone is crucial to our Gray Tower. If the Tower Master possesses this material, he will have a high chance of successfully advancing to the third ring.

In this way, our Grey Tower will become a third-ring wizarding power and will no longer need to depend on Whale Song Island for everything.

As for minor characters like the Ship of the Dead, they have an even greater chance of being wiped out in one fell swoop.

Therefore, I hope you can lead the team to the Mysterious Realm. All you need to do is find the Heart of Stone. Once you find the Heart of Stone, you can get a reward of 1000 points in the tower or 500 Tai Stones.

Apart from that, we will not inquire about any other resources you obtain in the strange realm, such as medicinal herbs or the magical artifacts of the deceased explorers.

You can choose five apprentices yourself, so that our six wizard apprentices going will not violate the rules of the Pan-Plane Wizarding Council.

Mr. Marco's expression was grave, as were the others.

Upon hearing the name "Heart of Stone," Li Wei had a rough idea of ​​what the Tower Master wanted it for.

Alchemy Heart...

It's come to this point after all.

After listening, Li Wei did not rush to refuse.

He calmly asked, "Teachers, I understand what you're saying, but although I am a legendary knight, my attack methods and knowledge are definitely inferior to those of the first-ring wizards leading other forces. I'm afraid that I won't be able to complete the mission and will let you down."

The difference between one-ring wizards is not small. Mastering one first-ring spell is one level, and mastering seven or eight spells is also one level...

"Don't worry about that. We've already talked to the wizard leading the Sighing Sea Breeze team. Once we enter the secret realm, that official wizard will provide us with assistance to the best of his ability. We've always had a good relationship with the Sighing Sea Breeze team. If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, you can ask that wizard for help," Marco said.

"Alright, teachers, give me a month to think it over. Also, I need more detailed information about the Black Mist Realm." Li Wei didn't rush to refuse.

To be honest, he was indeed somewhat tempted by what was inside. However, he had never explored a strange realm before, so he was a little unsure of himself.

"Okay, we won't force you to do this. After all, the reason it's called a 'strange realm' is that it must be dangerous. When you get back these next few days, take a good look at the information about the Black Mist Realm," Marco said.

Li Wei nodded and, after receiving permission, left the seventh floor of the White Tower.

Inside the meeting room, the tower master sighed, "We still have too few formal wizards in our tower. It's really going too far to trouble this kid like this."

"Hmph, you old man, it's good that you know. Although Little Levi is a legendary knight, other organizations will definitely send their most senior first-ring wizards to lead the team in order to get more rewards. Little Levi is at a disadvantage." Teacher Mylin's expression was slightly dissatisfied.

She was not satisfied with the proposal put forward by these people.

"Master, if it really doesn't work out, let me go instead," Marco said.

The tower master shook his head:

"Let's wait for Li Wei's response. I consulted a wizard who had entered the Black Mist Realm before, and he knows some more secret information about the Black Mist Realm."

The location of the Heart of Stone is close to the center of the Black Mist Realm. There seems to be an indescribable power there that can disrupt a wizard's mental power and affect their spellcasting. That's why I wanted Li Wei to take action. In my opinion, if we really enter the center of the Black Mist Realm, those so-called senior wizards might not be a match for Li Wei.

Moreover, these two advanced study spots at the Tower of Stars were obtained by my teacher after much effort for our Gray Tower, so we cherish them immensely.

While the Demon Harland is weakened and unable to cause trouble, you should seize this time to further your studies and bring back more advanced knowledge from the Tower of Stars. This will greatly benefit our Gray Tower.

"Oh, right, Mylene, I have a magical artifact here. You can give it to Levi."

Suddenly, the tower master's left chest opened, revealing a beating heart connected to various metal prosthetic bodies within a complex network of metal structures.

Next to the heart was a black ring.

It is engraved with complex and mysterious magical runes.

"This is the Wind Spirit Ring? This isn't your lover's..."

Mai Lin's expression changed slightly, and she looked somewhat puzzled.

The tower master took out the ring and closed the cover.

Then he said, "Yes, this is her ring. If what I'm about to do fails, then the ring can't be allowed to gather dust."

Although Li Wei hasn't been with the Gray Tower for long, he has already helped us a great deal on several occasions, and everyone unanimously passed his test. As a legendary knight, his strength is quite good, but ultimately, he lacks variety in skills. This ring should be given to Li Wei; with it, he can make up for some of his shortcomings as a knight.

The tower master looked somewhat melancholy. Only he knew how difficult it would be to succeed in what he was about to do.

He had even made a series of arrangements for his funeral, including that if he died, Mai Lin would become the tower master.

"Okay, I'll take it. I'll return it to you if Li Wei doesn't go to the Ghost Realm," Mylene sighed and said.

"It's alright. Whether you go or not, let Li Wei take it. It's just a first-ring witch artifact; I can afford to take it. I have nothing else to do here, everyone can leave now," the tower master said.

The wizards left one by one, and the tower master sat there alone, deep in thought.

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After obtaining information about the mysterious Black Mist Realm.

Li Wei finished reviewing the information quickly.

According to the classification of the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council, haunted realms are divided into small, medium, large, and extremely rare giant haunted realms.

As a small-scale eerie realm, the highest danger level within the Black Mist is only the second ring, with most areas actually not even at the first ring.

Based on previous cases, even wizard apprentices have a fairly high survival rate if they are careful.

Of course, there have been cases of first-ring wizards dying inside, but the probability is not high.

However, the problem is that materials as precious as Heart of Stone are probably not much different even if they are not in the core danger zone.

Moreover, the Heart of Stone is not only a material for alchemy, but also a material for making potions and magical artifacts; it is a true treasure of nature.

Li Wei believed that besides the tower owner, there must be others who also coveted this material.

This means that Li Wei is very likely to have conflicts with people from other organizations, which would pose a certain danger.

"However, according to the information, there is also a kind of extraordinary creature called the Black Flame Demon Bird living in the Black Mist Realm. This extraordinary creature is one of the few extraordinary creatures with the bloodline of the phoenix that I found out some time ago."

After all, not all mythical creatures are like dragons, with a whole host of hybrids and sub-dragons.

To date, very few extraordinary creatures with the bloodline of the phoenix have been identified through research.

The Blackflame Demon Bird is one of them.

This bird species used to be found in small numbers in some of the Land of the Believers, but due to hunting by wizards, it eventually became almost extinct in the Land of the Believers.

Only in some eerie realms do the species still exist.

The Realm of Black Mist is one of them.

Li Wei's idea was that if he could capture a Blackflame Demon Bird alive, he could then learn the beast-taming magic of the Spirit Communication School, tame the Blackflame Demon Bird, and completely solve the problem of the secret medicine for the Phoenix Breathing Technique.

In addition, the materials used to refine meditation aids may also exist in the Black Mist Realm.

In short, this place has risks, but also many opportunities.

So Li Wei was somewhat tempted.

"There's still a month until the entrance to the haunted realm opens. If I become a legendary knight this month, with my combat strength at that time, I should be fine if I'm careful."

Furthermore, they didn't force me to obtain the Heart of Stone. If it was beyond my capabilities, I could simply give up. Given the Tower Master and Teacher Merlin's personalities, they probably wouldn't blame me; at most, I'd just miss out on the points reward.

When Li Wei repeatedly analyzed the pros and cons and decided whether or not to go.

Teacher Mai Lin also brought over the ring that the tower master had given to Li Wei.

"This is the Wind Spirit Ring, which was once the magic weapon of the Tower Master's lover. This ring itself is a storage item, and its space should be larger than all the storage bags you have on you now. In addition, this ring has also solidified a spell that can be cast once a day."

The first-level spell of the Storm School: Wind Spirit Protection.

After casting this spell, wind elements will gather around you, forming a wind armor that is strong enough to withstand most first-level spells. The wind spirit will also lift you up, granting you a brief ability to fly, at a speed similar to my flight spell. Use it in critical moments; it should be enough to save your life in the Black Mist Realm.

Of course, if you don't want to go in, don't force yourself; the tower master won't force you.

Teacher Mai Lin looked at Li Wei, whose face was serious, and offered some words of comfort.

"Teacher, I will go, but I have one request," Li Wei said, taking a deep breath.

"What are the requirements?" Ms. Mai Lin asked.

"I want to go alone, without any apprentices," Li Wei said.

"Ah... although you are very strong individually, it would be better to have five high-level wizard apprentices assisting you than to be alone," Teacher Mylin said with a wry smile.

Li Wei shook his head, his expression resolute.

"Okay, no problem, I'll go talk to the tower master." Teacher Mai Lin said helplessly.

She handed the Wind Spirit Ring to Li Wei, told him the incantation, and then hurriedly left.

Li Wei watched his teacher leave, then fumbled for the Wind Spirit Ring and put it on his finger.

He felt that taking five wizard apprentices with him was more of a burden than a help, and that he would have to spare time to protect them.

Otherwise, if he takes five apprentices in and they all die inside, he won't be able to explain himself.

It's better to be single, without any worries.

Ultimately, the tower master agreed to Li Wei's request.

The exploration of the eerie realm a month from now will be undertaken by Li Wei alone.

Li Wei devoted himself entirely to practicing the Black Serpent Breathing Technique.

He aims to master the Black Snake Breathing Technique to its limit within a month.

Based on Li Wei's cultivation speed, the Black Serpent Breathing Technique should have reached its limit by this month.

Li Wei has now put aside some other cultivation practices to focus on training the Black Serpent, so the Black Serpent's speed has increased rapidly.

The end of the primordial month.

One week before the entrance to the eerie realm opens.

On a peaceful afternoon.

Li Wei successfully trained the Black Serpent Breathing Technique to level eleven.

Li Wei————

Black Serpent Breathing Technique: Eleventh Level (Limit), Special Effect: Black Scales (Solid State).

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Li Wei finally became a legendary knight.

It gave birth to its first extraordinary organ.

However, the location of this extraordinary organ was somewhat unexpected for Li Wei.

7000+ words, 1000 extra words added, 10000 words still owed.

If all goes well, updates will resume at 12 o'clock tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)