Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 173 The Wizard's Tower: The Scar of Truth - The Legend of Golden Horn! (Long Chapter, Please Subscribe)

The Cloud and Mist Rain Formation consumes very little energy, so it doesn't use much Tai Stone. After the initial activation with Tai Stone, it can rely on the wisp of ethereal power floating in the world to form a perfect cycle. Moreover, since this formation was originally created to facilitate the management of herb gardens by some apothecaries, it also has some particularly intelligent features. For example, if there is too much moisture and mist, affecting the normal growth of herbs, the formation will automatically shut down.

"That's great! Now let's strike while the iron is hot and refine all the remaining materials so we can get the magic array to level three as soon as possible." Li Wei smiled with satisfaction and threw himself back into the magic array refining project.

Two months later, Li Wei successfully crafted five more magic arrays from the remaining seven sets of materials.

In the end, out of twenty sets of materials, Li Wei, a novice in magic arrays, successfully crafted six magic arrays. Logically, such a feat should have been something to be proud of, but he was still somewhat disappointed. After all, he was a man with a proficiency panel and needed to hold himself to even higher standards.

Six sets of magic array materials are only enough to cover half of Li Wei's herb field. He will need to make six more sets to achieve full coverage.

After working tirelessly for a while, Li Wei's magic circle skill has reached level two.

Li Wei————

Magic Array: Tier 2 (1052/5000)

……

Regardless of the process, after more than half a year of dedicated effort, Li Wei has finally gotten on the right track in mastering the so-called most difficult magic array. He estimates that he will be able to refine a true first-ring magic array at around the fourth-order magic array stage. At that time, he will be a genuine first-ring wizard, first-ring alchemist, and first-ring magic array wizard, Li Wei.

The three arts of wizards: magic circles, artifact crafting, and medicine making.

Li Wei has already mastered two-thirds of it.

Although Li Wei still wanted to continue grinding on magic arrays and break through to the third tier in one go, he ran out of materials and had to stop for the time being. He also picked up his breathing techniques and other skills again after a long hiatus. Li Wei was almost sick of grinding on magic arrays for the past six months, so he needed a change of pace.

To level up a magic array to level four in one go would be extremely difficult, requiring at least three to five years. Crafting magic arrays is incredibly time-consuming, energy-intensive, and expensive; compared to magic arrays, even medicine-making is relatively easy. Furthermore, the proficiency gained from repetitive magic arrays decreases as Li Wei becomes more skilled. He must, like with medicine-making, craft a wider variety of magic arrays, accumulating practical knowledge and experience in this process to rapidly improve his magic array skill proficiency.

Today, half of the herbs in the medicinal fields of Fire Dragon Peak are bathed in the hazy mist of clouds and rain, giving Blackfire Island, which originally looked quite desolate, a lot more vitality.

Four swordsmen mantises darted through the mist, patrolling tirelessly, while the other four were assigned by Li Wei to patrol around the island.

Back in his cave, after completing a cycle of the five meditation techniques—Deep Sea, Night Raven, Earth, Sun, and Furnace—Levi took out the Klein Crystal and checked his current mental strength.

【Mental Power: 25】

[Spell Power: 500 points]

Then Li Wei looked at his proficiency panel.

Li Wei————

Deep Sea Meditation Method: Level 4 (3567/20000)

Night Raven Meditation: Level 4 (7844/20000)

Earth Meditation Method: Level 4 (10234/20000)

Solar Meditation Method: Level 4 (10001/20000)

Furnace Meditation: Tier 3 (4399/10000)

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"After reaching the first level, the effects of the Sleep Potion have weakened too much. I need to find a better alternative. Otherwise, it will take at least five more years to advance to the first level of Senior Wizard."

However, the recipe for meditation potions is too rare. Even Teacher Mylin only has this one type of sleep potion. Where am I supposed to find other, better meditation potion recipes? This is a real headache.

Li Wei sighed, feeling rather helpless.

He was increasingly understanding why knowledge was considered the most valuable asset of a wizard. Whether it was spells, various potion recipes, alchemy blueprints, or magic circle diagrams, acquiring these was extremely difficult without a fixed teacher to impart knowledge and resolve doubts, or without the support of a powerful force.

Of the five meditation methods practiced by Li Wei, the Earth, Sun, and Furnace meditation methods, which are enhanced by the effects of Earth Pulse and Fire God Dance, are progressing at a decent speed. However, the Deep Sea and Night Raven meditation methods are much slower, especially the Deep Sea meditation method, which, as Li Wei's earliest meditation method, is now being overtaken by the Furnace meditation method.

But there was nothing that could be done. The Duncan family's lineage was nowhere to be found, while the Van Helsing family's lineage might be in the forbidden area of ​​Paradise Mountain. Li Wei couldn't just rush headlong into the most dangerous place of the Holy Radiance Church for the sake of a possibility. He could only work on his meditation technique, which had special effects, as quickly as possible to raise his wizarding level first.

"Knowledge, I lack knowledge, sigh... Take it slow, you can't get fat in one bite."

Besides meditation, Li Wei also continued his magical practice. Putting aside his tricks, he had already mastered all four first-level spells he had previously practiced.

Li Wei————

Fireball: Tier 5 (Maximum)

Water Prison Technique: Tier 5 (Limit)

Rock Body: Tier 5 (Limit)

Green Smoke Escape: Tier 5 (Limit)

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With Li Wei's current level of mental strength, he can now learn the fifth first-level spell. He chose the latter between summoning the undead and touch of the scarab.

Because he discovered that, having already acquired the seventh-order Hell Seal, he no longer needed necromancy. Even at its highest level, necromancy could only summon two first-ring hell creatures during battle, such as two hell warriors, which wouldn't be of much help to Li Wei at the moment.

The Scarab Touch is different. As a first-level insect control spell, it can control a significantly larger number of scarabs compared to the Trick Insect Control spell, perhaps reaching ten thousand. Given the current strength of Li Wei's scarabs, ten thousand of them attacking at once would pose a considerable threat to a formal wizard. Most importantly, his scarabs have growth potential, meaning that as their individual strength evolves and increases, this first-level spell can still be developed in the future.

However, once Li Wei's mental strength advances further, he can begin practicing necromancy, as this summoning spell is the foundation for many subsequent second-circle summoning spells. Even if Li Wei doesn't use it later, the proficiency won't be wasted; it will be inherited into later advanced spells. Although theoretically a first-circle wizard can learn twenty first-circle spells, Li Wei's current mental strength is insufficient, and his foundation is still shallow. He needs to carefully consider which spell to learn, and the order in which he learns the spells is also important.

"Have Manra continue collecting materials for the magic array. Next, we'll start building the spell model for the Scarab Touch. There are too many Scarab Scorpions in my breeding base now; they're almost beyond my control," Levi decided.

He took out the Sacred Art of Insect Control, remembering that the spell model of the Sacred Scarab Touch was recorded in this book.

The spell model for Scarab Touch is of medium difficulty among first-level spells. With Li Wei's current skill level, it took him less than half a month to successfully construct it.

During the construction process, Li Wei discovered that many structures in the Insect Control Technique were similar to those in the Scarab. It was clear that either the Insect Control Technique referenced the Scarab Touch, or the latter referenced the former.

In short, with the foundation of insect control, the Scarab Touch spell model was constructed smoothly. To Li Wei's surprise, after the successful construction, the proficiency of insect control was also inherited by Scarab Touch.

Li Wei————

Scarab Touch: Tier 3 (1/10000)

……

The original insect-controlling trick has disappeared, and it has been upgraded to the Scarab Touch.

"It's perfect, and it saves me a lot of time grinding for experience points."

The number of Scarab Scorpions controlled by the third-tier Scarab Touch is roughly the same as that controlled by the ultimate Insect Control Technique.

Li Wei seized the opportunity and, while practicing breathing techniques and meditation, also practiced this newly learned spell.

The year 1030 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of Blazing Fire.

Li Wei upgraded the Scarab Touch to level four.

Li Wei's control over the number of Armored Scorpions reached three thousand. Although this was still far from his estimated ten thousand, it at least solved his immediate problem. Li Wei no longer needed to artificially control the population of Armored Scorpions. For a relatively long period of time, he could let these little guys live freely and then continuously select and breed better offspring while eliminating inferior individuals.

The fourth level of the Scarab Touch is not the limit for Li Wei. He can continue to cultivate, but it will take some time to reach the fifth level.

In addition, Li Wei also crafted the remaining six sets of Cloud and Rain Formation Smoke arrays, solving the problem of watering and fertilizing his herb garden. However, the proficiency gained from repeatedly crafting Cloud and Rain Formation Smoke arrays is decreasing, and Li Wei estimates it will take some time before he can grind the [Array] skill to level three.

Regarding breathing techniques, apart from the newly reached third-tier Holy Ape Breathing Technique, the Golden Horn, Ostrich Mountain, and Giant Breathing Techniques are all getting closer to the eleventh tier. The fastest, the Golden Horn Breathing Technique, is expected to reach legendary status before the end of this year.

The Sacred Ape Breathing Technique lacked the necessary ingredients, so Li Wei paused his training after reaching level three. He planned to resume efficient training once he had the necessary ingredients, thus saving Li Wei's precious time. He needed to learn to allocate his time and resources wisely for too many skills that required experience gain.

Now, Li Wei has mastered both the ways of wizardry and chivalry, and either one alone is enough to establish himself in this sea area. The price of all this is that Li Wei's wallet is gradually emptying. After a long period of secluded cultivation, his Taishi reserves have plummeted, falling below the five thousand Taishi mark. This makes Li Wei extremely insecure. Although he is only a first-ring wizard, because he has learned so much, his daily expenses are higher than some second-ring wizards.

He sorted out all the spellbooks, magical artifacts, and other items he had acquired through shady dealings over the years that he no longer needed, planning to go to the Black Sail Wizarding Market to sell them for some money and see if he could get some potion recipes there.

Li Wei isn't a registered pharmacist yet, although the potions he concocts are absolutely genuine and of very high quality. However, he can't sell them in official stores, so he has to sell them at stalls or on the black market.

During the monstrous sea monster tide, Angus, the president of the Apothecary Association in this sea area, was killed by the Deep Sea Baron. According to the "Regulations for the Management of the Pharmacy Industry" issued by the Apothecary Association, the president of a branch of the Apothecary Association must be a pharmacist of the second ring or above. However, the only second-ring pharmacist, Mylin, did not want to be the president of this so-called association, which led to the Ninth District Apothecary Association being directly merged into the neighboring Eighth District Apothecary Association. That place was far away from Li Wei's location, and he didn't have time to get certified for the time being. In any case, at this stage, the potions he concocted were mainly for his own cultivation.

Riding the Leviathan, Li Wei left Blackfire Island.

He left the Rock Troll couple, Terrell, and the Poison Fire Bone Serpent Ego to guard the house, while he set off with four other generals: three first-ring undead and one first-ring transcendent creature, plus the eight-headed swordsman mantis. This was basically enough to deal with most invaders. There was no need to leave them all at home; carrying some with him would enhance his combat power and help him deal with any possible crises.

Three days later, Levi arrived at the Blacksail Wizarding Market. He still left Leviathan to wait in the far sea. Levi changed his appearance and flew with Bloodwing. When he was close to the coastline, he jumped into the sea and swam to the port.

Since that great tidal wave of sea monsters, Li Wei has never been here again. He usually has Manra help him purchase goods here.

Now, the market has almost returned to its former liveliness, and many people have started setting up stalls.

Li Wei exuded the spiritual energy fluctuations of a first-ring wizard. As he walked, he could feel the fearful or envious gazes of the apprentices. In this Black Sails Wizarding Market, there weren't many formal wizards. Every time one appeared, he drew the attention of the apprentices.

Li Wei naturally enjoyed the attention he received. There had been times when he had also hidden in the crowd, watching those wizards looking majestic and awe-inspiring. This time, it was finally his turn to have a little bit of glory.

Li Wei, as usual, checked to see if anyone was selling breathing techniques, but found nothing after browsing around. He then went to the Star Ring Shop, where the clerk who greeted him was no longer the beautiful witch Irene, but another witch, Sia. Perhaps the little girl had already died in the sea monster tide.

"Do you have any first-level potion recipes here? The best kind for meditation aids," Levi asked.

The witch, Sia, shook her head: "I'm sorry, sir, apart from some common apprentice potion recipes, I don't have any other potion recipes. Most of the potion recipes are closely guarded secrets of the major wizarding organizations and those apothecaries. Even our Star Ring Shop rarely has them in stock."

"Alright." Li Wei was also helpless. Even in the Star Ring Shop, he couldn't buy the recipe for a first-ring potion. This thing was really hard to come by.

He then inquired at the Star Ring Shop about other things he needed, such as the blood of an earth-elemental extraordinary ape, but the result was the same: none were available.

"An extraordinary ape with an affinity for earth elements; such creatures are probably more common in the Earth Realm."

Li Wei walked out of the Star Ring Store with a sigh. He had only bought a few insignificant little things there and gained very little.

However, he came here mainly to sell things today. The things he had stolen were not suitable for sale in the Star Ring Store, because you usually have to explain the source of the goods when you sell them there. Li Wei was too lazy to explain, and the Star Ring Store was a big store after all, and they would squeeze the prices very hard. It would be better to set up a stall outside.

Li Wei walked down the street, found the most crowded and prosperous place, and came to the stall of a rogue witch who was a high-ranking wizard apprentice. Then he took out a Tai Stone.

"Beautiful lady, would you mind if I used this stall for a day?" Li Wei said.

The rogue witch's eyes lit up when she saw Tai Shi, and then she sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations of Li Wei, a formal wizard several times stronger than herself, and her expression changed.

"My name is Terri. I don't mind. I don't need this stone. I'm packing up and going home anyway," Terri said.

"Not bad, you're very good at talking. I'm in a good mood, you can have it." Li Wei stuffed the stone into Terri's arms, and then took out the things he wanted to set up his stall. Before long, all sorts of things appeared on Li Wei's stall.

Among these items, the most valuable was the first-level sorcerer artifact, the Shield of Blazing Fire. Then there were spellbooks, potions, and quasi-sorcerer artifacts that Li Wei didn't need. All sorts of things filled a small area, and Li Wei even put up a sign.

"Buying large quantities of potion recipes, alchemy blueprints, herbal materials, alchemy materials, and breathing techniques of various qualities—Geralt, Blacksail Grocer."

After arranging the items, Li Wei closed his eyes, covered his face with a copy of "The Erotic History of Ancient Witches," and waited for the guests to arrive.

He was now dressed in fine clothes, had a large belly, and looked like a fat businessman who loved money more than anything.

"Wow, they actually sell first-level witchcraft? Too bad it's from the Burning faction."

"Wizard, is your magical artifact any good?"

"Why isn't this medicine certified? Is it even real?"

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Intermittently, wizard apprentices came to inquire about the price, but after hearing Li Wei's price, many shook their heads and left. Li Wei wasn't in a hurry. He just wanted the people in the market to know that someone was selling genuine first-level wizard artifacts. He wanted to use this as a gimmick to attract more people. With so many things on his stall, someone would eventually need them.

By the next day, most of the items on Li Wei's stall, except for the one-ring magical artifact, had been sold. He had sold everything else at low prices, earning around two thousand Tai Shi, barely breaking even. Although Li Wei wasn't a registered pharmacist, some knowledgeable people could tell that the potions he concocted were genuine. Gradually, word spread, and even though Li Wei was selling potions without a license, a group of people bought from him. After all, his prices were lower than those sold by registered pharmacists on the market, while the quality was better.

Of course, such things should be done sparingly. Doing too much would damage the interests of other registered pharmacists, disrupt market order, and make him vulnerable to investigation by the Pharmacists Association. In that case, Li Wei would be in deep trouble. Li Wei will only do this once, and he will have to get certified by the Pharmacists Association again if he has the chance in the future.

The potions Li Wei sold at his stall were apprentice potions and first-level potions he had crafted while honing his potion-making skills. Besides these, he also had two Naga Blessing potions that he hadn't sold yet. Selling such precious breakthrough potions required caution, as it might cause trouble and attract the attention of unscrupulous individuals.

However, after such a long time, Li Wei had only acquired a few rudimentary breathing techniques, none of which were of endurance or perception type, which disappointed him greatly.

Three days later, Li Wei began packing up his stall.

"We've sold almost everything; it's time to leave," Li Wei thought to himself.

The only thing left on the stall is that one-ring witch artifact that hasn't been sold yet; Li Wei plans to sell it later.

Just then, a tall, thin wizard dressed in a black robe and wearing a hood stopped in front of Li Wei's stall. Li Wei sensed the mental energy fluctuations emanating from him, as he was also a first-ring wizard.

"Your artifact belongs to the arsonist Terrell, doesn't it?" The first-ring wizard suddenly transmitted his voice to Li Wei through a secret communication spell.

Li Wei's expression remained unchanged as he transmitted his voice, "That's right, it seems you have good taste. So, would you like to buy it?"

Turrell is a dark wizard, so killing him doesn't matter. If it weren't for creating the undead, Levi would have given Turrell's head to the Tower of Stars in exchange for the bounty. So Levi isn't afraid of being recognized at all.

"I am the Dark Wizard Hunter, Wind Arrow Kankull. This Terriel once escaped from my grasp; he's quite skilled. I didn't expect you to capture him, I admire you. I'm currently short on gold, so I wonder if you would be willing to barter? I also have some items that might interest you."

"Kanku said."

Dark Wizard Hunters, as the name suggests, are a group of wizards in the wizarding world who actively hunt down dark wizards who are wanted by the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council and earn a living by exchanging bounties. Generally speaking, because they often fight against treacherous and cunning dark wizards, dark wizard hunters are often extremely experienced in combat and their combat power is slightly higher than that of ordinary wizards. They also often carry some miscellaneous spoils of war.

Li Wei pondered. His spider senses were all normal. It seemed that this person was not someone with ulterior motives. Judging from the fluctuations in mental power, the other party's mental power was stronger than his own. He might be a senior first-ring wizard. This Kankuer was not simple.

"Sure, but this Fire Shield requires the Burning School to use. Are you sure you want to buy it?" Levi reminded him.

“Of course I know that. Please come with me. I have a residence in this wizard market. It’s quite secluded, and we can have more exchanges there,” Kankul said.

"Okay." Li Wei's heart stirred slightly. He put away his things and followed.

Kankul's residence was located in the bustling area of ​​the Blacksail Wizarding Market, not far from where Levi set up his stall. It was a small three-story wizarding tower. This formal wizard usually lived in seclusion in this bustling market.

"What a tiny wizard tower," Levi remarked, gazing at the small tower.

"This can't be considered a real wizard's tower. It lacks many of the functions that a wizard's tower should have. It's just a sanctuary for me. I'm just a rogue wizard. Where would I get the money to build a wizard's tower?" Kanku said with a wry smile.

"It's truly remarkable that you've cultivated to this level as a rogue cultivator. I admire you greatly," Li Wei flattered.

Theoretically, once one becomes a formal wizard, one can begin constructing a wizard's tower in a broad sense, essentially a "wizard's training ground," similar to temples and monasteries for religious groups like monks. In ancient times, when the number of wizards was far less, every formal wizard would build a wizard's tower and hire apprentices to work there. Most wizards didn't interact much, preferring to stay within their towers and conduct solitary research. However, with the evolution of wizarding civilization, especially the establishment of the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council, connections between wizards became increasingly close, leading to an explosive increase in the number of formal wizards. In modern times, first-ring wizards rarely build their own wizard's towers; most only consider doing so after reaching second or third ring. Many wizards have long since abandoned wizard's towers altogether, choosing instead to join other wizards' towers for training.

In a narrower sense, the true "Wizard Tower" is a realm only Grand Wizards are qualified to enter. Li Wei didn't fully understand this, but he roughly knew that within that "Wizard Tower" system, the Grand Wizard was at the core, with the various levels of formal wizards below forming the branches and leaves, creating a perfectly cyclical "wizard ecosystem." In this system, the Grand Wizard was at the top, ruling over everything, while everyone else performed their respective duties. As the formal wizards of the Wizard Tower advanced and grew stronger, it was like the roots of a tree supplying nutrients, allowing the Grand Wizard at the top to also enjoy an increase in spiritual power. Furthermore, the Grand Wizard's own strength would also affect the formal wizards below.

Moreover, since wizards are essentially those who seize the creation of heaven and earth, steal the mysteries of the sun and moon, and pursue unattainable truths, defying the heavens, it is said that after the fall of powerful beings above the rank of high-level wizards, the "mysteries of creation" they seized will return to the natural world. As early as ancient times, wizards discovered that cultivating in places where high-level wizards fell would result in faster meditation speeds than in other places. Some exceptionally talented individuals could even occasionally sense the "traces of truth" left behind by high-level wizards in their fallen territories, gaining extraordinary encounters similar to "sudden enlightenment" or "enlightenment" in a previous life, and receiving many strange and wonderful gains.

Of course, such fortuitous encounters weren't all good. Once, a mid-level wizard named Pucci triggered the "Scar of Truth" in the Starry Sea, supposedly obtaining a great wizard's secret technique for "Ascension to Godhood." Pucci then went mad, becoming a "Mad Wizard," even more dangerous than some dark wizards, constantly chanting things like, "I've got it! I've got it! Hahaha! I'm going to become a god!" Ultimately, this wizard Pucci was imprisoned in the underwater prison of "Abyss City" in the Starry Sea for his cult activities and swindling in the wizarding world. He apparently died suddenly in prison, and the so-called "Ascension to Godhood" technique disappeared without a trace. His cult still has many followers in the wizarding world, causing trouble and becoming part of the dark wizarding forces.

Wizards, referencing the miraculous phenomenon of high-ranking wizards falling to earth and drawing parallels to the whale fall ecosystem in nature, called it "Witch Fall".

The discovery of the phenomenon of wizarding decline has made wizards even more eager to enter wizarding towers with high-ranking wizards. In some highly cohesive wizarding towers, even when the high-ranking wizards are traveling through multiple dimensions, they will do everything in their power to return to their tower when they sense their impending doom, so that their death can bring greater value to the tower and send their "final ripples" to the young talents of the wizarding world.

In short, within the Wizard Tower system, all wizards are closely connected and orderly through the "Wizard Tower." This narrow definition of the Wizard Tower still exists in many wizarding factions today, with strict requirements and restrictions on the entry and exit of its members. It is said that after the tower master advances to the legendary level, the Wizard Tower, relying on the powerful spiritual energy of the legendary wizard, will transform from a Wizard Tower into a legendary demiplane. The legendary wizard becomes a creator god-like being in this demiplane, and the other wizards in those Wizard Towers also receive various benefits; in short, when one person attains enlightenment, even their relatives and friends benefit.

Wizard towers were too far removed from Levi's understanding; he only knew bits and pieces of information about them through general education courses. The small wizard tower in Kankur was very quiet, a stark contrast to the bustling market outside.

"Sir, would you like to drink alcohol, or something else?" Kankuer asked.

"No need, please just bring out what you want to barter for," Li Wei said with a smile.

A red-haired witch wearing a loose nightgown came down from the second floor.

"A guest has arrived?" the witch asked.

Kankull smiled and said, "This is my partner Tina, she is a full-fledged wizard of the Burning School."

Li Wei smiled slightly. It seemed that Kankuer bought this witchcraft artifact for his wife.

Kankuer took some things out of his storage bag and displayed them all on the ground.

There are one-ringed magical artifacts, spellbooks, potions, spellcasting materials, and so on.

"Of these items I intend to offer in this trade, is there anything that interests you?"

Li Wei carefully examined the items on the ground. He didn't need the magical artifacts; he had enough for himself. Among the spellbooks, Li Wei looked at them and saw that they represented various schools of thought. It seemed that Kankur was indeed a black wizard hunter, and these should have been obtained by killing black wizards.

Suddenly, Li Wei noticed a spellbook with a green cover: "Nature's Secrets".

"This is a first-circle spellbook that I obtained by killing a dark wizard from the psychic school. It's a rare find in the Ocean Realm, and it should be enough to exchange for your first-circle magical artifact," Kankull said.

"Alright, it's settled then," Li Wei said. He had actually been interested in learning the beast-taming techniques of the Spirit School for a long time, but he had never been able to find a successor. Now that he had found one, he naturally couldn't let it go. Li Wei was learning beast taming mainly for the purpose of cultivating his breathing techniques, and he didn't expect beast taming to provide much combat power.

"My name is Geralt, and I'm a wizarding grocer. I often come here to buy things. If you have any good items in the future, we can establish a long-term partnership," Li Wei said.

This Kankur is a dark wizard hunter. There are all sorts of dark wizards, so you might be able to find some good stuff.

"No problem, you're a straightforward person," Kankul said happily.

And so, Li Wei bid farewell to the couple and left the Blacksail Wizarding Market with his newly acquired spellbook of the Necromancers.

His current mental strength is insufficient to learn the Secrets of Nature. This spell requires a wizard to have a mental strength of 27 points in order to practice it, and he is just preparing for the future.

A trip to the Black Sail Market temporarily brought Li Wei's Tai Shi to the level of seven thousand, but for him, this was still not enough.

Medicine making, alchemy, and magic arrays are all major money-consuming activities.

"I need to make time to go to the waters of the Eighth District to get my first-ring pharmacist certification. That way, I can put the potions I make on the Star Ring Shop and earn some money to supplement my family's income."

However, Li Wei plans to wait until he advances to the first level of senior wizard and becomes even stronger before venturing to the Eighth District. For now, he has enough money.

The year 1030 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of the North Wind.

During this time, he also crafted a zero-ring magic array called [Spider Web Warning].

The principle of this magic circle is based on the design of a spider web. If someone accidentally touches the magic circle, it will alert the magic circle's owner, Li Wei.

Li Wei crafted a total of about ten sets, which were scattered throughout Blackfire Island, and he even installed several sets around his own cave.

In this way, when one is immersed in the meditative state and unable to perceive the external situation in time, if anyone accidentally enters the magic circle, they can alert Li Wei, greatly improving Li Wei's safety.

He also used this magic circle to successfully upgrade his magic circle skill to level three.

Li Wei————

Magic Array: Tier 3 (234/10000)

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"We're getting closer to level four, but we're also running out of money. The price of grinding experience quickly is spending a lot of money."

Li Wei looked at the remaining three thousand Tai Shi stones and fell into deep thought.

"Why don't I just become a dark wizard hunter? With my abilities, I should be able to do quite well... But forget it, if I do this kind of thing too often, I'll eventually fall into a trap." Li Wei shook his head.

His current mental strength is only 26 points, a full 4 points short of the 30-point standard for a first-level senior wizard. It will probably take him another two or three years to break through. Recently, he has been actively searching for better meditation aid potion recipes, but unfortunately, these things are so rare that he has had very little success.

By the end of the year, although Li Wei had reached a bottleneck in his wizarding path and was finding it difficult to break through, his knightly breathing technique was progressing smoothly and making considerable strides. The Golden Horn Breathing Technique, which he had obtained from Emperor Mu, was finally mastered by Li Wei and brought to the legendary level.

Inside the cave, Li Wei stood in front of the mirror, gazing at the golden horn protruding from his forehead. The horn was about a foot long and seemed to contain mysterious energy, but Li Wei had not yet fully understood it and was unable to cast spells on it.

This is the legendary organ from which the Golden Horn Breathing Technique was born. Li Wei calls it the "Golden Horn." So far, the only use Li Wei has discovered is to support people. This horn is extremely sturdy, as if it were made of obsidian, and it is not afraid of breaking at all.

Li Wei————

Golden Horn Breathing Technique: Eleventh Level (Limit), Special Effect: Golden Scales (Solid State)

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This Golden Horn Breathing Technique is practically a twin to the Black Serpent Breathing Technique. Even at the eleventh level, it only has a simple special effect, the only difference being that one uses black scales and the other uses golden scales. The defense of the solidified golden scales is similar to that of the black scales, comparable to the strongest first-level defensive spell. In Li Wei's view, this is probably the characteristic of the Black Serpent and Golden Horn Breathing Techniques—the pursuit of ultimate defensive power. Therefore, Li Wei doesn't have too many thoughts about activating the second special effect; he'll just let things take their course.

As Li Wei had predicted, after reaching the limit of the Golden Horn Breathing Technique, the functions of the Black Scale and Golden Scale completely overlapped and could not be superimposed. Therefore, he was prepared to fuse and mutate the two breathing techniques.

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