Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 170 The Ultimate Phoenix! Legendary Physique! (Long Chapter, Please Subscribe)

A membership card is an identification document issued by the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council to every official wizard, serving as proof that a wizard enjoys various membership benefits.

To facilitate his future travels in the wizarding world, Li Wei naturally bound himself to this membership card. Otherwise, dealing with the authorities would be extremely difficult. The membership card directly binds a wisp of a wizard's spiritual power, forming an unalterable spiritual imprint. Every wizard's spiritual power is unique, similar to an ID number or fingerprint from his previous life. Therefore, even if someone else impersonates Li Wei, or Li Wei tries to impersonate someone else, if the spiritual power of the person and the identification does not match, it will be investigated by the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council.

Li Wei pulled out his membership card, which didn't have his portrait on it, only his membership number and mental energy imprint. In the wizarding world, appearance wasn't very important; if someone really wanted to do something bad, there were countless illusions or appearance-altering spells available.

The witch named Lina used a special magical artifact to scan Levi's membership card, and some of Levi's basic information appeared on a stone slab.

Member ID: 9527

Member Name: Levi Snicker

[Affiliation: Gray Tower (Third Ring)]

Membership Level: One Star (One Ring)

[Violation Record: None]

After confirming that Levi's identity was correct, Lina smiled slightly and said, "Lord Levi, I am the witch Lina. Please follow me to purchase the island."

Li Wei curiously surveyed the trading hall. There were very few wizards here now, practically no one at all, which showed the depression of the real estate industry in the wizarding world. After the impact of the sea monster tide, wizards and wizarding organizations were all tightening their belts.

Led by the passionate witch Lina, Li Wei arrived in front of a huge blue light screen, which was a map of this sea area, dotted with various islands like stars.

"This is the situation of all the islands in the ninth district of the outer ring. Lord Li Wei, you only need to use your mental power to sense the green dots on this map to perceive the information of the islands for sale."

The islands in the Endless Sea are divided into nine levels, from level one to level nine, with the elemental power around the islands increasing progressively. In the ninth district, the best island is Whale Song Island, an island with level three water elemental power. Of course, this is just an example for you; Whale Song Island is naturally not for sale. What level island would you like to own?" Lina asked with a smile.

"Let me take a look first," Li Wei said.

The sea area where the Gray Tower and Whale Song Island are located is officially called the "Outer Ring Southern Sea District 9." This Archipelago House is just a branch of District 9. Looking at the screen, Li Wei wanted to choose an island not too far from the Gray Tower. As for elemental power, the more concentrated the better, but Li Wei wasn't insistent on that. With his proficiency panel and potions, elemental power wouldn't have a significant impact on him.

Currently, most of the islands on the map are already occupied, leaving Li Wei with very few options. Li Wei looked at the islands near the Gray Tower; even fewer could meet the basic living needs of people and cultivators.

Black Chicken Island (Level 1 Water Elemental Power)

Island Property Certificate No.: cxk250

Island Price: 5000 Tai Shi

"Too expensive."

Li Wei shook his head. Although this island seemed to be relatively close to the Gray Tower, it was too expensive. He could afford five thousand gold stones, but it wasn't worth it.

【White Ribbon Island (Level 2 Water Elemental Power)】

Island Price: 8000 Tai Shi

"Level 2 water elemental power is more expensive, and it's a bit too close to Whale Song Island, so I'll pass."

Li Wei looked at them one by one.

He eventually found an island in a relatively remote sea area. Although it was a bit far from the Gray Tower, it was also far from other organizations, so he wouldn't be disturbed and could cultivate in peace.

Blackfire Island (Level 2 Fire Elemental Power / Level 1 Water Elemental Power)

[Island Price: 4000 Tai Shi (Special Discount Price)]

"Hmm? Blackfire Island, isn't that Kane's island?" Levi muttered to himself.

"This island is great. It not only has level one water elemental power but also level two fire elemental power, and it's also very cheap, even cheaper than that level one Black Chicken Island," Li Wei analyzed inwardly.

Then he asked Lina, "Is there something wrong with this island? Why are the prices a bit unusual?"

Lina smiled and said, "Lord Levi, rest assured, the ownership of this island is currently clear. It belongs to the Tower of Stars and there are no issues whatsoever. The reason the price is so low is because this island is more suitable for the Burning Faction's cultivation. The fire elemental power on the island is quite turbulent, making it difficult for Ocean Faction wizards to cultivate there. Recently, there haven't been many Burning Faction wizards in our Ninth District who have a need for it, so it hasn't been selling. We've opted for a discount promotion. Blackfire Island used to belong to the Fire Mage Kane. After Kane's death, the island's ownership was revoked. There are still many immovable properties left behind by Kane on the island. If Lord Levi buys it, in addition to the island, all of Kane's remaining properties will also belong to Lord Levi."

As an island salesperson, Lina knows every island like the back of her hand.

"Sigh, Lord Kane is dead? I wonder which damned person did it. Lord Kane was such a good person." Li Wei shook his head, looking like he was sighing.

Lina sighed as well, "That's just how the wizarding world is."

"Then how about this, I'll buy this island. I can't afford the other islands anyway," Li Wei said after thinking for a moment.

"Yes, sir, please follow me." Lina was delighted; another deal was closed, and as a salesperson, she was naturally happy.

Finally, Li Wei walked out of the Archipelago House with something that resembled a memory tablet.

This is the [Contract Tablet], similar to the [Memory Tablet], both being special items developed by wizards.

The Contract Tablet is the vessel through which wizards forge contracts. The relevant rights and obligations, along with the wizard's spiritual imprint, are engraved on the tablet. Neither party to the contract may violate it. If they do, their soul will suffer the backlash of a special contract spell solidified within the Contract Tablet. It is said that only wizards of the high level or above can resist this backlash. As for wizards of the high level and above, they have other advanced contract spells used to establish the contract between them.

These seemingly insignificant stone slabs are the cornerstones of the wizard civilization system. For any civilization to progress, the spirit of contract is indispensable.

According to the contents of the contract tablet, after purchasing Blackfire Island, Li Wei would own the island for the next hundred years. He was the absolute owner of Blackfire Island, and Li Wei had the right to kill any wizard who trespassed into his territory without permission. Wizards valued the protection of their private property very much.

"A hundred years is enough. And we can renew the contract after a hundred years," Li Wei thought to himself.

At the same time, the contract tablet is equivalent to the land deed or property certificate of Blackfire Island. For the next hundred years, according to the bill of the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council, Li Wei's rights to Blackfire Island will be protected by the council, and no one may arbitrarily deprive him of them.

This, in principle, prohibits powerful wizards from arbitrarily bullying the weak, killing, and robbing. Of course, in reality, in the darkness where sunlight cannot reach, there will inevitably be some people who break the law for profit, or those with connections who bully the weak and seize property by force; this is unavoidable.

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Blackfire Island.

Li Wei found a secluded abyss to hide the Basilosaurus, while he himself swam to the island.

Blackfire Island is now desolate. The staff of the Tower of Stars who used to guard it have long since left due to the sea monster tide. Blackfire Island is full of traces left by the sea monster attacks.

Li Wei gazed at the desolate black island, his face filled with emotion.

"I have a home now, hahaha, and I bought it outright."

Blackfire Island spans 8 kilometers from east to west and 5 kilometers from north to south. It is much smaller than the island where the Gray Tower is located. However, the Gray Tower was prepared for the establishment of the wizarding organization, and many mortals live on it to maintain the basic needs of the wizarding organization. Li Wei only needs to live there himself, so it doesn't need to be too big.

According to the information provided by Archipelago House, the sea beneath Blackfire Island is a huge group of active volcanoes. These active volcanoes have been erupting for a long time, which has formed the island. The highest peak of Blackfire Island, Fire Dragon Peak, is also an active volcano, which last erupted thirty years ago.

However, these geological disasters posed no danger to Li Wei. The abundant fire elemental power here greatly enhanced the power of his burning magic, and also made his practice of solar meditation and burning magic faster. Overall, it was a very good island.

Li Wei's Black Serpent's Letter, with its full sensory awareness, could completely cover the entire Blackfire Island and the surrounding sea area, so he would be fully aware of any situation.

Suddenly, Li Wei's expression darkened. He sensed something moving underground on Blackfire Island. At first, he thought it was some kind of wild beast, but after carefully probing with his advanced senses, he discovered it was a person.

Soon, Li Wei found an entrance at the crater of Fire Dragon Peak.

[Kane's House, the Fire-Teasing Master]

"This is Kane's cave. The deeper you go underground, the denser the fire elemental power becomes, which is why Kane chose to build his cave underground. It seems that a wizard has secretly moved into Kane's cave and is cultivating inside," Levi analyzed inwardly.

The fact that the spider senses no danger suggests that the enemy's strength is not great. Regardless of who it is, Li Wei has the right to expel them. If they refuse, then Li Wei can take action.

With this in mind, Levi remained calm. He continued down the cave passage of Kane's House, the temperature rising steadily, but Levi felt no discomfort whatsoever.

Finally, in a spacious underground cave, Li Wei appeared. A wizard dressed in a gray robe opened his eyes, looked at Li Wei, and asked, "Who are you?"

"Who are you, Li Wei, the master of Blackfire Island? And why are you on my island?"

After Li Wei finished speaking, he took out his land deed.

The man glanced at the land deed, then suddenly laughed and said, "Excuse me, I thought this was an unclaimed island. My name is Terrell, a formal wizard of the Azure Flame Alliance. Since this island has an owner, I'll be leaving now."

The man named Turrell spoke with a smile, and he seemed very kind.

Li Wei felt the hairs on his arm stand up, knowing that his spider-sensor was working.

"Heh, trying to harm me? Why pretend to be a good guy?" Li Wei sneered inwardly.

Spider-Sense can detect danger and people who are extremely hostile towards it. When someone who is both a threat and hostile appears, Spider-Sense will sound an alarm.

This person has good acting skills and a friendly smile, but he's a red-named NPC! In Spider-Sense, everything is exposed; any evil will... have nowhere to hide!

"Then you can leave. I won't hold what happened before against you, since you didn't know this island had an owner," Li Wei said with a smile.

"Very well, Lord Levi, I'll be leaving now," Turrell said with a simple smile, then gripped his wand and cautiously departed the underground cave.

Li Wei was monitoring his every move with his advanced senses. If the other party did anything wrong, he would not hesitate to act in self-defense and kill him right there.

Finally, Terrell piloted his flying magical artifact and left the place.

Li Wei watched Turrell depart, a thoughtful expression on his face. The spider-like sensation brought on by that hostility had not yet disappeared.

Li Wei knew that the other party would definitely come looking for him again. Naturally, Li Wei wouldn't truly let go of someone who harbored hostility towards him.

A small stone tablet appeared in Li Wei's hand. He recited a spell, and the image of the conversation between Turrell and himself that had just taken place on the tablet slowly emerged.

This is a recording tablet. The spells enshrined on it can record events within a certain range, just like surveillance cameras, but even clearer. Furthermore, the recording tablet is absolutely objective and cannot be forged. Therefore, the contents recorded on the recording tablet can be used as evidence in the Wizarding Inquisition.

Having learned from Kane's experience, Levi naturally became more cautious. Having been a lawyer in his previous life, he knew the importance of this matter. Therefore, he came prepared this time. He would record anyone who trespassed on his island with a photo tablet. That way, if he killed the other party, it would be considered self-defense. With this evidence, the Wizarding Inquisition could not do anything to him.

After Terrell left, Levi immediately threw himself into the reclamation work of Blackfire Island. He first surveyed the entire island and memorized its basic information.

After some exploration, Li Wei decided to stay in Kane's cave as his sanctuary and place for daily living and cultivation. Kane's cave was quite nice, with a large space, but it was too hot, though suitable for his cultivation of the Burning Fist school of magic. He changed the sign from "Kane's Home" to "Blackfire Cave".

The land on Blackfire Island is more fertile than Li Wei had imagined. Because of the accumulation of volcanic ash, it looks somewhat dark. With a little modification, a medicinal garden can be cultivated there. Some fire-element-compatible herbs can be planted there, and they will surely thrive. There was originally a medicinal garden planted by Kane on the slope of Fire Dragon Peak, but it was completely destroyed due to the sea monster tide.

In addition, Li Wei found several excellent natural caves, which he modified and placed his Sacred Armor Scorpions inside. Li Wei planned to transform these into a "Sacred Armor Scorpion Breeding Base." He had also now obtained the insect science inheritance of the Spider Witch, which was much more comprehensive than the "Sacred Insect Control Method" he had previously obtained in the human world. It systematically introduced the basic knowledge of insect science and contained many of the Spider Witch's notes, all of which were priceless treasures.

As for the thousands of red-faced sea spiders, Li Wei did not dare to release them from the insect house for the time being. These strange insects were quite ferocious, and he did not have a special way of controlling them. Releasing them might even backfire on him.

This Crimson-Faced Sea Ghost Spider is far superior to the Armored Scorpions that Li Wei obtained in the mortal realm. On the list of alien insects established by the insect school wizards, this Crimson-Faced Sea Ghost Spider ranks 111th, which is the highest ranking among the lower-grade alien insects.

It's important to know that in this Zerg ranking, the top 36 are all infamous high-level Zerg, while those from 37 to 108 are mid-level Zerg. The Red-faced Sea Spider ranks 111th, which shows how terrifying it is. This is also the trump card that made the Spider Witch famous in this sea area.

Li Wei glanced at the insect rankings; his Sacred Scorpion was already outside the top 200. However, the Sacred Scorpions on the rankings were the most common type. Li Wei believed his Sacred Scorpions were of much higher quality, and with careful nurturing, they should be no worse than those in the top 200. Moreover, Sacred Scorpions had the potential to advance to intermediate-level insects in the future. Although they originated from the human world, they were vaguely related to underworld myths in some civilizations, and in many places, they were revered as "Sacred Scarabs" or "Underworld Insects." Therefore, Li Wei was very optimistic about the potential of these little guys.

Of course, it would be even better if he could subdue the Crimson-Faced Sea Spider, but the Crimson-Faced Sea Spider's control spell is only at the second level, so Li Wei probably won't be able to handle these ferocious sea spiders in the short term.

After settling his armored scorpion, it was already the next day. Li Wei could still feel the danger from his spider senses. He knew that Turrell was probably still thinking about how to deal with him.

Li Wei remained calm and unhurried. He took out the bodies of the Rock Troll couple, Green Ghost Carter, Kane, and Little Eight from his storage bag. Little Eight was the nickname Li Wei had given to the sea monster swordsman.

Except for Xiao Ba, the other five undead were covered by a layer of alchemical armor made of brass and mithril by Li Wei, which tightly wrapped them up to enhance their defense. In addition, the armor was also reinforced with isolation spells by the tower master at Li Wei's request, which could block the mental power detection of low-level wizards, so that no one could see the original appearance of these five undead.

The core of the undead was injected into the bodies of these undead, and then five undead, comparable to first-ring wizards, stood up. These are the five members of the Demon Clan in Levi's cyberpunk version.

"Very good, each of you find a place to hide." Li Wei muttered to himself.

Li Wei also moved the Blackflame Demon Bird to Blackfire Island. This demon bird, which naturally liked hot places, quickly grew to like the island.

With everything prepared, Li Wei settled down at his home on Blackfire Island, practicing his breathing techniques while waiting for Terrell's arrival.

Three days later, Li Wei, who was sitting on a crimson boulder, stood up. His aura was stronger than before, because his Phoenix Breathing Technique had reached its limit!

Li Wei————

Phoenix Breathing Technique: Eleventh Level (Limit), Special Effect: Blood Ashes (Solid State), Resurrection from the Ashes.

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Li Wei felt his body undergo a complete transformation. His entire body was covered with layers of blood-red ash, within which lay traces of magical power. He used the Sea King's Halberd to make a cut in his arm, deep enough to reveal the white bone.

Then, the blood embers quickly flowed into the wound, and the next moment, something miraculous happened. The blood embers transformed into wriggling, blood-red worms that burrowed into Li Wei's wound and formed strands of flesh on Li Wei's arm. In about a minute, the wound was completely healed.

"It still can't compete with the regeneration speed of the original vampires who rely on the will of the Blood River, but such a severe wound can be healed in one minute. Apart from some spells of the Life School, other schools of thought probably can't do it."

Li Wei really wanted to cut off his arms and legs to see how long it would take for them to grow back, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

In general, the eleventh-tier Blood Ember has a much improved self-healing ability compared to before. Theoretically, as long as vital organs such as the head and heart are still intact, Li Wei can recover from even the most severe injuries through Blood Ember.

Of course, if possible, Li Wei would prefer to never have to use Blood Ember's self-healing ability.

The extraordinary organ resulting from the ultimate Phoenix Breathing Technique is Li Wei's... palm.

With a thought, Li Wei's seemingly normal large hand suddenly became thin, long, and black, with thick knuckles and menacing hooked claws growing from its fingertips, resembling eagle claws, wreathed in raging flames that scorched everything. This was the legendary organ of the Phoenix, which Li Wei called the "Undying Fire Claw."

These sharp claws possess extremely strong attack power and super regenerative ability. With a light swipe, the boulder beneath Li Wei was neatly cleaved apart by the Undying Fire Claws, and even the void seemed to be torn apart.

Li Wei tried it out, and the hardness of this Undying Fire Claw was not much different from that of the Radiant Gold. It could be said that the claw itself was a divine weapon. Combined with the Golden Cyclone Power, it could instantly tear apart the defensive spells of a first-ring wizard.

"Black scales, fiery body, rocky core, frost-covered arms, blood-red ashes, bird claws, dragon spine, whale back, camel hump, blood wings, ostrich feet, tentacles..."

Li Wei admired his unparalleled beauty and couldn't help but smile. The feeling of becoming stronger was wonderful.

As the Phoenix Breathing Technique advanced to Legendary level, Li Wei reached the [Legendary Four-Dimensional State].

Legendary strength, legendary speed, legendary defense, and legendary physique—all four of these important attributes have been achieved to legendary status; only legendary stamina and legendary perception remain.

"I'm gradually approaching the combat strength of a second-ring wizard," Li Wei analyzed to himself. Of course, he's still far from it.

Aside from the Phoenix Breathing Technique's limit, Li Wei estimates that the newly acquired Golden Horn Breathing Technique will also reach Legendary status within two years. At that time, he will merge the two legendary defensive breathing techniques, Golden Horn and Black Serpent, and wonder what kind of powerful breathing technique will mutate into it.

As for endurance and perception-based breathing techniques, Li Wei could only leave it to chance, since both types of breathing techniques were extremely rare. Perception, in particular, was seldom encountered. Those he did see were mostly at a rudimentary level; truly excellent qualities were extremely rare.

The year 1028 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of budding.

It's unclear whether Turrell, who was hostile towards Levi, was delayed by something or plotting something big; in any case, Levi was prepared, and he wasn't coming...

Li Wei naturally had someone investigate Turrell's background, only to discover that Turrell wasn't a member of the Blue Flame Alliance at all. He had once been a member, but due to multiple violations of the Pan-Plane Wizarding Council's laws, he was stripped of his membership and rights, becoming a dark wizard. Had Li Wei known this, he wouldn't have needed to go through all this trouble; he could have simply killed him on the spot and collected the bounty at the Tower of Stars.

During this time, Li Wei had already planted some of the seeds of the first-ring herbs he had collected in the herb garden on Fire Dragon Peak, and watered them every day with the Dew of the Flower Fairy, taking good care of their growth.

Many of these herbs are ingredients for making the Sleep Potion, which can be used at the first-level wizard stage, though its effects are far less pronounced than at the apprentice stage. However, as the only meditation aid Li Wei currently possesses, he naturally cannot abandon its production. Therefore, besides having Manra continue collecting materials for him, he also wants to cultivate some himself. Even if he no longer needs the Sleep Potion after these herbs mature, Li Wei can still use it to make money, so it's a win-win situation.

After more than a month, Blackfire Island was finally almost finished. Li Wei looked at his own island with satisfaction, and the happiness of an old farmer was evident on his face.

"Farming is such a wonderful thing, but this island is lacking servants and guards. I definitely can't manage it all by myself."

Li Wei wanted to create some alchemical creatures to guard his home and do odd jobs. Compared to humans who might betray him, these iron lumps and undead were more obedient.

Once he masters the art of magic arrays, he can set up various arrays on the island—defense arrays, trap arrays, attack arrays, you name it. He'll make Blackfire Island impregnable, since it will be his second home for a long time to come. Before reaching the third ring of wizardry, Li Wei doesn't plan to leave the outer ring sea. Although resources are scarce there, the wizards are generally weak. With Li Wei's strength, as long as he doesn't cause trouble, he can protect himself in this sea. The inner ring sea is different; it's the "Sea of ​​Dreams," a chaotic mix of good and bad. Only mid-level wizards can barely gain a foothold there. A low-level wizard like Li Wei would easily get caught up in all sorts of dangerous whirlpools. Adhering to the principle of "better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond," it's the right path to first cultivate and develop in the outer ring, and only consider entering the inner ring after reaching the third ring.

After waiting a few more days, Levi still hadn't seen Terrell. Since he wasn't coming, Levi didn't bother waiting any longer. He took Kane with him, leaving the other four members of the Demon Clan to guard the house. He himself rode the Dragon King Whale to the Gray Tower. At the Dragon King Whale's speed, traveling at full speed, it would only take two days to get from Blackfire Island to the Gray Tower. If he were to use the Azure Ship, it would take at least seven days.

Back inside the tower, all the formal wizards were busy. Li Wei had now advanced to the rank of formal wizard and was planning to begin his alchemy training, so he went to the seventh floor of the White Tower and met the tower master.

"I heard you bought an island. How's it going?" the tower master asked.

"That's great. With an island like this, we'll have a second home in the Wizarding World besides the Tower of Grey and White, haha," Li Wei laughed.

He didn't hide the fact that he bought the island from the tower master and Mai Lin, because he would inevitably be cultivating alone there for a long time in the future, only returning when he needed to attend classes or when there were activities in the tower. This was something that he couldn't hide from the tower master.

"That's good. As a formal wizard, you still need to have your own base."

Herman said that he also owns several private islands outside the Grey Tower, all of which are his properties. These private islands are mining islands where chalcopyrite can be mined and occasionally mithril ore can be found.

"Hehe, welcome to visit in the future, Tower Master. If nothing unexpected happens, I will come back once a month to handle some matters in the tower and attend classes. The rest of the time I will stay on my island to cultivate."

Li Wei is now a formal wizard, and according to the rules of the tower, he is required to teach at least one course. Li Wei is currently in charge of the apothecary course in the tower. Since there are very few part-time apothecary apprentices, Li Wei only needs to teach one class per month.

"Alright, enough said. Let me take you into the wonderful world of alchemy," the tower master said with a smile.

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In the following period, the tower master, despite his busy schedule, began to impart knowledge of Li Wei's alchemy.

Alchemy is a relatively new school of thought. To date, there are not many wizards in the alchemy faction. Generally speaking, most wizards from traditional factions believe that the alchemy faction is not the right path and that it is impossible for it to produce legendary wizards.

In fact, judging from the Tower Master's description, the Alchemy faction is indeed in a very bad state now. The strongest wizard in the entire faction is only an eighth-ring wizard. This is certainly very strong for Li Wei, but as a school, it should at least have a great wizard who specializes in that school to uphold its reputation in order to be called a "mainstream school". For example, the four traditional schools of earth, fire, wind and water each have several legendary wizards.

Therefore, alchemists have a low social status. The tower master was originally an oceanic wizard, but after accidentally receiving the inheritance of an alchemist, he discovered that he seemed to have more talent in alchemy than the oceanic wizards. He decisively switched to the alchemy school, which many wizards considered "heretical," and quickly achieved success in this field.

In fact, within the Azure Realm, there are very few who have achieved a higher level of alchemy than the Tower Master. As the training ground for the traditional Ocean School, wizards who study alchemy here are extremely rare.

With the guidance of a renowned master like the Tower Master, Li Wei's alchemical knowledge progressed rapidly.

Six months later, Li Wei had essentially mastered some of the most basic theoretical knowledge of the alchemy school, including alchemical bionics, alchemical materials science, alchemical formula theory, the basics of alchemical runes, alchemical dynamics, smelting and forging, and so on. It is worth mentioning that smelting and forging were particularly easy for Li Wei, who possessed fifth-order limit forging skills, to learn.

In addition, a new skill has appeared on Li Wei's proficiency panel.

Li Wei————

Furnace Meditation: Tier 3 (3679/10000)

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The Forge Meditation Method is one of the few meditation methods in the Alchemy School, and it is basically the introductory meditation method for all apprentices.

This meditation method is derived from the Solar Meditation of the Burning School and was specifically created for alchemy practitioners. Therefore, Li Weixiu's progress in this meditation method is very fast, as it is also enhanced by the Fire God's Dance effect. Furthermore, for someone who has already mastered four meditation methods to level four, returning to master this Furnace Meditation method is naturally a smooth and effortless process.

After learning the basics of alchemy, Li Wei happily returned to Blackfire Island with an alchemy creature blueprint he had purchased with points from the Tower Master.

This alchemical creature blueprint is one of the "Alchemist Guardians" that previously shone brightly during the sea monster surge. Of course, "Alchemist Guardian" is just a general term used by the alchemy school for alchemical creatures that guard homes and property; below, they are further divided into various models and grades.

In the entire alchemical biological system, similar to extraordinary biological systems, it is also divided according to the number of rings. However, the blueprints for alchemical biological systems above the first ring are relatively rare, and the Tower Master does not have many of them. Moreover, they are not something that Li Wei can currently master. Therefore, the alchemical guardian blueprint he obtained is the zero-ring alchemical biological "Knife Mantis".

These alchemical creatures are roughly equivalent in strength to high-level wizard apprentices. Their primary weapon isn't the alchemical cannons of many alchemical guards, but rather a scythe, a type of melee weapon. While alchemical cannons are powerful, they consume too much stone, which Li Wei's current resources cannot afford. Therefore, he plans to first forge a batch of Swordsman Mantises to provide his Blackfire Island with a group of alchemical creatures for guarding the island and doing odd jobs.

"Let's refine four in the first phase. The cost of this one Swordsman Mantis is not low either, with material costs alone being 300 Taishi," Li Wei murmured to himself.

Among these materials, brass, the main material, is not expensive; what is expensive are the alchemical energy core and the scythe weapon made of pure mithril by the Swordsman Mantis.

He prepared all the materials needed to forge the Swordsman Mantis, piling them up like a mountain.

After preparations were nearly complete, Li Wei began the crafting of the Swordsman Mantis. From the initial smelting and forging, to the engraving of alchemical runes and incantations, to riveting, assembly, and applying camouflage, there were various alchemical incantations involved. Therefore, even the simplest zero-level alchemical creature crafting involved a far greater amount of work than Li Wei had imagined.

Finally, a week later.

[Alchemy Proficiency +325]

"Hmm? Another new skill has been developed."

Li Wei opened the proficiency panel.

Li Wei————

Alchemy: Tier 1 (325/1000)

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"You can do that?"

Li Wei's face lit up with joy. Now he was no longer afraid. Since it could appear on his proficiency panel, he would grind for it like crazy!

Before Li Wei stood an alchemical creature about two meters long. This creature was entirely black, blending seamlessly into the surrounding environment of Blackfire Island. Its body was intricately riveted and adorned with various alchemical runes, which formed the alchemical incantations that allowed the Swordsman Mantis to operate. On the back of the Swordsman Mantis were a pair of foldable iron wings, enabling short-distance flight if needed. Its arms were biomimetic mantis arms made of mithril, incredibly sharp. These mantis scythes could be retracted when not in combat, replacing them with dexterous human fingers to help Li Wei with chores.

In short, this alchemical creature exudes a metallic beauty, and its streamlined body suggests that it is an assassin-type alchemical guardian known for its speed.

"Now is the time to test my results." Li Wei chanted the activation incantation.

Time passed second by second... The noisy wind brushed against Li Wei's face.

"It failed..."

Li Wei muttered to himself, this was within his expectations, after all, he wasn't exactly an alchemical genius.

"It's probably a problem with the alchemical runes."

Li Wei could only dismantle the Doctor Mantis and inspect it repeatedly. Crafting a Doctor Tower, even if it failed, would give Li Wei several hundred proficiency points. Leveling up this skill quickly wasn't difficult; it just meant wasting some Taishi. Thinking of this, Li Wei struck while the iron was hot, and after resting, he threw himself back into the alchemy business.

Of course, he didn't forget to be cautious while alchemizing. After all, even now, more than half a year later, his spider sense still gives him faint warnings every day, and in recent days, the warnings have become increasingly strong, indicating that the first-ring wizard, Terrell, still harbors hostility towards him.

The year 1028 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of the North Wind.

In the waters near Blackfire Island, a wizard dressed in a gray robe piloted a flying magical artifact towards the island. This wizard was none other than Terrell. Beside him was a wizard in green robes, who appeared to be from the Ship of the Dead. This wizard was Mutter, a senior wizard of the Ship of the Dead. Although Harland was dead, some fugitives were still at large, and Mutter was one of them. He was the cousin of Green Ghost Carter, but their relationship was not very close, so even on the Ship of the Dead, not many people knew about him.

After meeting Levi six months ago, Terrell saw that Levi, an ordinary wizard, was able to spend a fortune to buy Blackfire Island, so he knew that Levi must be a rich man. Therefore, he had evil intentions towards Levi. However, he was calm and did not do things without certainty, so he did not take action at that time.

After half a year of training, Turrell finally became a first-ring senior wizard. However, he was still not at ease, so he called on Mutter, with whom he had cooperated before, to act with him. After the two killed Levi, Levi's property was divided 60/40. When Mutter learned that it was Levi from the Tower of Grey and White, he also wanted to avenge his homelessness, so he joined forces with Turrell and rushed over, ready to do a big heist.

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