Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 188 The Great Expedition Era! The Twelfth Tier of the Golden Serpent! (Long chapter, please vote and subscribe!)

After preparing everything needed to revive his deceased wife, the tower master immediately set off for the Starry Sea.

He wanted to find his teacher, Salman.

Salman is now a fourth-circle wizard.

He is a prominent figure in the Starry Sea.

The tower master's power alone is not enough to summon the spirit; Salman's help is still needed.

Salman has always regarded the tower master as his godson, and the tower master is his successor, so he naturally would not refuse this favor.

After hearing that the Tower Master had left the Ninth District, Li Wei on Blackfire Island could only silently pray for him in his heart, wishing him success.

This level of matter was beyond the reach of a mere first-level wizard like him. The tower master was extremely grateful that he was able to successfully obtain the Seven-Day Resurrection Grass that the tower master needed.

The Tower Master wanted to give Li Wei another 10,000 Tai Shi as a reward, but Li Wei hadn't intended to accept it. The Tower Master would definitely need a lot of money to revive Stella. Li Wei wasn't short of money right now, only time, so accepting it wouldn't be of much use.

Moreover, the tower master himself is not a wealthy leader of a third-ring organization like the three great families. He has only recently advanced to the third ring, so how much wealth could he possibly have?

In fact, the Tower Master's personal savings have never been very large. A large portion of his money, apart from refining his own alchemical body, has been used for the development and construction of the Gray Tower.

Both Mai Lin and Li Wei noticed this.

However, the tower master insisted on giving it to him, and Li Wei had no choice but to reluctantly accept it.

The following days.

Li Wei's life returned to its usual routine of going between two points.

Instruction at the Gray Tower, training at Blackfire Island.

As for Dinos, he successfully handed him over to Mudi.

After discovering the new legendary knight, Mudi, Dinos opened the door to a new world.

He had always believed that there were no legendary knights left in the wizarding world.

After getting to know Li Wei, he realized that he had been looking at the world from the bottom of a well.

Since I haven't even stepped into the circle of legendary knights, I naturally wouldn't have any contact with them.

But Levi not only knew many legendary knights, he was even the leader of a legendary knight organization!

This made Dinos admire Levi even more.

The Twilight Knights—that sounds like a really awesome organization!

Because the entry requirement for the Twilight Knights is legendary knight, Dinos is temporarily unable to join and can only serve as an apprentice member.

If Dinos were to one day become a legendary knight, he would naturally be promoted to a full-fledged knight.

After obtaining his father's permission, Dinos directly became Mudi's apprentice.

Mudi got a cheap and wealthy apprentice like Dinos for free, a win-win situation for both parties.

Having resolved Dinos's problem, Levi focused all his attention on his own affairs.

Outside of his spiritual practice, Li Wei began crafting corpse diggers.

Although the Corpse Digger is a first-level alchemy blueprint, its difficulty is no less than some second-level blueprints.

Li Weiguang spent half a year studying the blueprints and alchemy formulas. During this time, he did not begin the refining of the corpse excavator, but instead continued to make preparations.

He finished making one part after another: the alchemical deck of the Corpse Digger, as well as the giant shield and axe used by the Corpse Digger. Li Wei probably used more mithril, but the quantity of mithril and obsidian was limited, so in the end, brass was still the main material.

The final ratio of brass, mithril, and obsidian is approximately 100:10:1.

The corpse digger was too big. Even at that size, the cost of the alchemical metals alone cost Li Wei about eight thousand taels.

The alchemical energy drive device for the Corpse Digger was also crafted by Li Wei according to the strongest configuration under the first ring system, and it cost three thousand Tai Shi.

In addition, there are other miscellaneous expenses.

Li Wei didn't know until he did the math that the raw material cost of the corpse digger was as high as 20,000 taels!

Damn, even a small wizard ship only costs 30,000 taels.

However, considering the strength of the corpse diggers, Li Wei gritted his teeth and continued.

In fact, even if alchemical creatures like corpse diggers can't keep up with their cultivation level in the later stages, the metal materials can still be melted down and won't be wasted.

Li Wei earned a lot of money on the Yellow Earth Continent recently, enough to support him until he finishes refining the Corpse Digger.

He also commissioned brokers on the black market to sell all sorts of unused materials and magical artifacts he had acquired, which ultimately yielded over ten thousand taels of silver.

As for the herbs obtained from those secret realms, Li Wei naturally kept them for his future use in making potions.

After six months of preparation, Li Xiuwei would spend some time each day, in his spare time, refining the Corpse Digger.

Creating a Corpse Digger is a massive undertaking, typically requiring the collaboration of several first-level alchemists.

Li Wei completed everything himself, so he must have taken it step by step; it was bound to be a protracted battle.

During the refining process, Li Wei's alchemy skills naturally broke through to the fourth tier, reaching the level of a first-ring alchemist.

He estimated that as long as he could complete the refining of this corpse digger independently.

Then one can directly advance to the first level of senior alchemist, because the amount of work involved is too huge, almost including all the alchemical formulas required for the first level of alchemy.

Blackfire Cave, Li Wei's alchemy chamber.

As time passed, the skeletal outline of an alchemical creature gradually took shape.

This is a five-meter-tall metal monster.

Li Wei busied himself with the tasks, hammering and tinkering, chanting incantations, and inscribing alchemical runes with his spiritual power.

My days are very fulfilling.

In another cave, the Red Fire Dragon Lizard was bored and locked under a pillar, having lost its dreams.

Li Wei named it "Zhuogeng".

Drogon doesn't know how he survived the past year. That damned human would come every now and then to take his blood and give him some food.

At first, it refused and wanted to starve itself to death. But for some reason, every time the man who had kidnapped it approached, a little bit of shameful intimacy would rise in its heart of hatred, and then it would unconsciously eat with relish.

This is practically PUA!

This is the subtle influence of Li Wei's natural instincts and affinity with the dragon race beginning to take effect.

This will subtly increase the red fire dragon lizard's favorability towards Li Wei.

However, it will take some time to completely tame this big guy.

Blackfire Island is practically a zoo in District 9 these days.

Dragon King Whale, Crimson Sand Ape, Crimson Fire Dragon Lizard, Fire Elemental Spirit, Poisonous Fire Bone Serpent, Black Flame Demon Bird, Holy Armor Scorpion, Crimson-Faced Sea Demon Spider...

As Li Wei tames more and more extraordinary creatures, if any enemy dares to invade Blackfire Island in the future, Li Wei will show them what a treacherous world is like.

The year 1036 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of Green Grass.

Li Wei successfully completed the forging of the main body of the Corpse Digger, and the war machine entered the final assembly and forging stage.

Li Wei's Furnace Meditation Technique has also broken through the fifth level, reaching the level of a first-level expert.

His alchemy skills have also made great progress.

Li Wei————

Alchemy: Tier 4 (13678/20000)

……

"The Alchemy skill, at level 5, should be the Alchemy level of a second-circle Alchemist. I'm very close to level 5 now."

Even though both are fourth-tier alchemy, a little proficiency and over ten thousand proficiency are naturally different, but this difference hasn't reached the qualitative leap of fifth-tier alchemy.

Li Wei paused his current cultivation and devoted himself entirely to the final sprint.

He wanted to succeed on his first try. Although most materials could be refined a second time if he failed, it would still waste a lot of time.

The most arduous part of crafting a corpse digger is the initial preparation, where various parts must be crafted and runes inscribed without any mistakes.

On the contrary, the final installation and refining process didn't seem that difficult to Li Wei.

A month later, he had completed the installation of the corpse digger.

Before Li Wei now stood a five-meter-tall mechanical alchemical monster, resembling a standing hedgehog, its back hunched, its body covered in sharp barbs. These barbs were inscribed with runes, and a ring of attack-type alchemical incantation, "Low-Level Lightning Splash," was solidified on them. It could release electric currents radiating in all directions through these barbs, paralyzing and stunning enemies, while weaker enemies would be electrocuted to death.

The monster's front is the hardest part of its body, where a first-level alchemy formula, "Low-level Elemental Magnetic Field," is also solidified.

The power of elemental magnetism utilizes a magical elemental magnetic force to form a protective shield that repels attacks. It can basically withstand most first-level attack spells, as well as physical attacks.

In addition, the Corpse Digger's steel body, forged and solidified by Li Wei's countless trials and tribulations, and its giant shield, also solidified with protective spells, mean that this behemoth's defense is basically nothing to worry about.

Apart from second-ring wizards, first-ring wizards cannot break through its defenses in a short time. Once the Corpse Digger gets close, it is the end for first-ring wizards and even second-ring wizards.

The Elemental Magnetic Field also has another function: this alchemical formula can operate in reverse. In that case, the repulsive force can be transformed into a powerful attraction. The attraction range of a low-level Elemental Magnetic Field is within a radius of fifty meters. In other words, if an enemy enters within fifty meters of the Corpse Digger, they may be pulled in front of him by the Elemental Magnetic Field, allowing him to take advantage of his close-combat skills and smash the enemy.

The giant axe wielded by the Corpse Digger is a simple, unadorned axe made of obsidian and mithril, with some zero-ring alchemical incantations solidified on it, such as [Whirling Swallow Return] and [Precision Throw]. This allows the Corpse Digger to create effective ranged attacks by throwing the giant axe, and the giant axe can also return to his hand, making it equivalent to an otherworldly version of a giant axe flying sword.

In addition to these features, this behemoth, which Li Wei has poured nearly two years of effort into, has many other functions, such as all-terrain combat, levitation magic installed on its feet, which allows for rapid movement and short-distance leaps, and it can also dive into the deep sea for underwater combat.

Furthermore, Li Wei also installed a ring-alchemy cannon on the head and chest of this behemoth; cannons and mechs are the romance of men.

"Now, it's time to test my results." Li Wei took a deep breath; even he was a little nervous.

He had already loaded the Corpse Digger with the Great Stone, and was using the Great Stone to test whether the Corpse Digger could be activated before letting Ace merge into it.

"Anda... Moke..."

Li Wei chanted the incantation.

At the same time, a scarlet light suddenly shone from the dark, dull eye sockets of the corpse digger.

A roaring sound of an engine starting up echoed inside the cave.

The magical runes on the corpse digger lit up one by one.

The earth began to tremble slightly, as if some terrifying demon king was being born.

The head of the corpse digger turned mechanically, facing Li Wei directly.

Look at the savage look in the corpse digger's eyes.

Li Wei smiled slightly.

"It's a success."

The corpse digger slowly began to move.

The movements progressed from clumsy to skillful.

Within the control core of the Corpse Digger are the most basic combat and fighting techniques inscribed by Li Wei through memory magic. These techniques are not fancy; they have only one function: killing!

For wizards who are not good at close combat, these basic combat skills are more than enough.

In any case, as long as you have enough strength, all techniques are unnecessary.

Li Wei led the corpse diggers out of the cave.

The Bone Serpent and the Red Sand Ape trembled as they stared at the ferocious metal monster that stood five meters tall.

With their biological instincts, they could sense the terrifying power emanating from this behemoth—an aura that crushed everything.

"Would you guys like to try your skills with the new friends?" Li Wei suddenly asked with a smile.

The Bone Serpent and the Red Sand Ape shook their heads like rattles and fled to find the Red Fire Dragon Lizard.

Even the most powerful Ace, after hesitating for a moment, silently left.

Helpless, Li Wei led the Corpse Digger into the sea. He needed to test the Corpse Digger's water combat capabilities, since most of the Endless Sea was water.

As soon as the corpse digger jumped into the sea, it swam quickly in it, and Li Wei followed behind it at a leisurely pace.

At the same time, they were also observing the consumption of Tai Shi.

About an hour later, after swimming in the sea for so long, the corpse digger had consumed five Tai stones.

"Although Tai Shi's energy consumption rate is much higher than that of Dao Ke Tang and the others, it is still acceptable considering its size. This normal form does not consume much energy."

Li Wei's inner analysis.

By this time, they had already traveled a long way from Blackfire Island.

Before they knew it, they had entered a dangerous sea area.

Suddenly, a huge two-headed shark emerged from the deep sea, shaking its head and wagging its tail.

The two-headed shark is about ten meters long, which is shorter than Leviathan, but this first-ring sea beast is very strong. It is a descendant of the ancient creature [Tyrannosaurus Rex], which is comparable to the second-ring creature. Its strength is not much worse than that of a senior first-ring wizard.

Without Li Wei needing to say anything, the corpse digger collided with the two-headed shark with a loud bang.

boom!

Violent tremors came from underwater.

Li Wei watched leisurely from a distance.

The two-headed shark shook its head, clearly indicating that the collision had been quite painful.

From its two heads, streams of white, frost-like magical energy emerged, attempting to freeze the corpse digger.

The Corpse Digger neither dodged nor avoided, but activated its magnetic field, directly reversing its rotation. A powerful suction force came, and before the two-headed shark could react, it was pulled right in front of the Corpse Digger.

The two-headed shark tried to dodge, but blue electricity erupted from the corpse digger, briefly paralyzing the shark.

Without hesitation, the gravedigger slammed his giant shield into the two-headed shark.

duang!

A dull sound echoed underwater.

One of the two-headed shark's heads was smashed off.

The gravedigger swung his axe, and the other head was chopped off.

Not satisfied, it grabbed the two-headed shark's body with its bare hands, tore it apart, and then nailed the corpse to its back.

After doing all this, the big guy finally stopped and remained motionless.

Because Li Wei carried more than a hundred pieces of Tai stone.

This guy was used up after the battle.

"And this is without even using the Alchemy Cannon. This thing truly lives up to its reputation as a major consumer of Taishi. If we weren't facing a second-ring enemy, there would be no need for the Corpse Digger to take action."

"The Corpse Digger has been successfully crafted. Now we can fuse Ace with it, and Ace will be a mecha pilot from now on."

Li Wei was satisfied.

"Since you're so cruel, let's name you 'Tyrant'."

Li Wei, who had just returned with the tyrant, handed the tyrant over to Ace.

"Ace, merge yourself into this guy's power core, and then pour your fire elemental power into it, little by little."

Li Wei said.

Ace nodded and nervously entered the body of the large creature that it feared.

"Let's begin."

Then, Li Wei saw the tyrant's heart begin to burn with raging flames, just like his own furnace heart.

Immediately afterwards, layers of crimson flames erupted from the tyrant's body, making him look majestic and extraordinary.

Li Wei chanted the incantation.

Then, crimson flames erupted from the tyrant's eye sockets.

Because the energy of Taishi is chaotic and contains all four elements, the energy of Taishi is similar to chaotic and attribute-less, without obvious elemental characteristics.

However, Ace is a fire elemental, and when he entered, the entire Tyrant became a fire tyrant.

Li Wei had a sudden thought.

The alchemical cannon on the tyrant's chest suddenly appeared, and then fired a shot directly at himself.

A pillar of crimson flame erupted forth.

Li Wei's black gold scales were layered upon layered, and he wanted to test the power of the alchemical cannon.

boom!

Li Wei was blasted away by the terrifying shockwave.

It landed in the sea hundreds of meters away.

Ace quickly crawled out of the tyrant's body.

It looked completely bewildered. "I didn't attack my owner..."

Li Wei's loud laughter echoed from the sea.

He arrived at Blackfire Island and watched as his charred scales gradually faded away.

"Very good, not much worse than the Great Fireball. This level of power is sufficient for a first-level alchemical creature. In any case, the Tyrant mainly uses melee physical attacks, so these ranged attacks are just icing on the cake."

"When I have some free time, I'll learn some runewords, and then I'll solidify a [Power Rune] and a [Hermit Rune] on the Tyrant. That way, the Tyrant's strength will probably be about the same as a second-ring existence."

Li Wei doesn't have time to learn runewords right now; he needs to prioritize the liver breathing technique.

Once we've completely finished dealing with the tyrant's affairs...

Li Wei looked at his storage bag; he still had nearly 20,000 taels of silver.

This is enough time for Li Wei to quietly cultivate himself.

Before going into seclusion.

A seagull from the Tower of Stars landed on the island, left a newspaper, and then departed.

"That's strange, it's not newspaper delivery time now."

Li Wei was puzzled, so he picked up the stone tablet and used his mental energy to examine the information inside.

[Urgent Notice]

The Black Wizard Emperor Asta's army of the Chaos City and the Chaos army led by the four evil gods under the Lord of Chaos split into five routes and invaded the five most distant plane federations under the Pan-Plane Wizard Council, thus instigating a rebellion in the five federations!

The forces of evil are coming on strong, and the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council will not sit idly by!

Now, the entire wizarding world is entering a state of war, preparing for a new round of interdimensional expeditions.

The council decided that five legendary wizards would lead a large army on a new interdimensional expedition to quell the rebellion.

Due to some objective reasons, the original expeditionary force was insufficient in strength, so the five legendary wizards launched the first wave of recruitment across the entire territory!

This round of recruitment will involve 10,000 wizards!

All official members of the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council are eligible to register and form ten new expeditionary warbands, determined to eliminate the five major federal rebel forces and invaders.

All participants in the Great Expedition will receive a magical artifact matching their cultivation level. Furthermore, the wartime legion merit system will be activated. Completing their respective legion's missions will earn them corresponding merits, which can be exchanged for cultivation resources, magical artifacts, and knowledge inheritance in their legion's shop.

Those who distinguish themselves in battle will be granted corresponding positions in the Wizard Council after the war ends!

Those who refuse to participate in the conscription will need to pay a corresponding amount of military expenses based on their own cultivation level.

We have been complacent for too long. The illustrious reputation established by Sauron, the progenitor of wizards, is gradually being forgotten. If this rebellion cannot be quelled, the fifty plane federations under the Pan-Plane Wizard Council will surely launch an even greater rebellion.

This operation is codenamed "The Great Expedition of the Five Realms"!

——————The Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council, Grand Councilor, the Fiery Sun Wizard Emon.

The Great Expedition of the Five Realms, Year One, is hereby proclaimed!

After reading it, Li Wei was deeply moved and could not calm down for a long time.

He had always thought that such a large-scale expedition was something far removed from his own life.

It's the background information in those history textbooks.

He never expected that, without any warning, the Great Expedition would begin so suddenly.

"Ugh."

Li Wei sighed silently.

"With my current strength, I definitely can't participate in the expedition; that's true hell..."

At the same time, Li Wei's membership card emitted a warning beeping sound.

He took out his membership card, and information began to appear on it.

【ID...9527 Li Wei, please select "Register for Expedition" or "Pay Military Fees". If you choose to register for the expedition, please go to the "Warband Preparation Committee" in the Tower of Stars within one year. If you choose to pay military fees, you will need to pay 2000 Talcos at once, depending on your current membership level.

According to the "Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council Military Service Act," protecting wizarding civilization is everyone's responsibility. Refusing to be conscripted or pay the fees will result in the most severe punishment. Please make your choice promptly.

"It's alright, I can still afford two thousand, but it might be hard to say about those ordinary first-ring wizards without any background."

Li Wei thought of Winnie and the others, wondering if they had the money to pay for the military expenses. He figured that Teacher Mylin probably wouldn't let everyone go to the battlefield. The Gray Tower only had a few official wizards, and if they were all on the battlefield, normal operation would be a problem.

The consequences of refusing to pay are very serious, and Li Wei doesn't want to become a shady black wizard over such a small amount of money.

In fact, in the early days of the establishment of the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council, wizard civilization was not as prosperous as it is now, and the number of formal wizards was also less than it is now, while the strength of the enemies was stronger and stronger.

At that time, if there were a large-scale expedition like this, apart from the necessary wizards who stayed behind to guard their homes, the entire population would have to join the army. There was no option to pay military expenses instead of joining the army.

The current military service law is already very humane.

In general, according to the laws personally established by Sauron, the progenitor of wizards, within a certain range, the higher the wizard's level, the higher the price of refusing military service.

Because in this level of civilization war, the main force is composed of mid-level and even high-level wizards. Low-level wizards like Li Wei are just cannon fodder on the battlefield, or rather, they serve as logistical personnel.

Sauron set this rule because he fully considered that some powerful but cowardly wizards might use their power to evade conscription.

In any case, this recruitment is mainly based on voluntary participation. It uses military merit and cultivation resources to entice more wizards to participate in the war. If you don't want to go, you can pay money.

In short, under the administration of the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council, apart from those dark wizards who are utterly fearless, there is basically no way to evade military service.

"I wonder what the situation is like on the tower master's side."

Li Wei suddenly remembered the tower master who was still resurrecting his wife.

In the days that followed, Li Wei continued his spiritual practice while keeping a close eye on how things were developing.

Levi didn't care about the other wizarding organizations; he only hoped that the wizards of the Gray Tower would try their best not to participate in the expedition.

Although this was somewhat selfish, Li Wei genuinely did not want to see these people die on the battlefield.

Throughout history, although wizards have generally emerged victorious in the great expeditions, the price they pay is not small. These nameless, low-ranking wizards often die without anyone caring.

Each expedition lasted anywhere from three to five years to a century, during which countless resources and lives were consumed.

The Wizarding Council comprises fifty large and small dimensional federations, which are essentially fifty colonies.

According to the Wizarding Geography course, if the entire universe is an endless "dark land" containing unknowns and dangers.

The so-called planes are actually "cave dwellings" that radiate the light of civilization. The original levels and sizes of these cave dwellings vary, and thus the planes are divided into different levels.

These "caves" are surrounded by thick "crystal walls," which protect them from the unknown darkness of the dark land.

Various civilizations arose from these underground caverns, and in some of them, even subspaces, or realms of the unbelievers, emerged around them.

Beyond these planes, there are two special, transcendent, non-material planes. One of them is called the "Astral Plane," a world formed by the projection of the spiritual power of all planes, which only gods and some powerful beings can enter.

The other dimension is the "Underworld," which, according to legend, is the final resting place for the souls of all living beings after death.

Of these many planes, after a long period of exploration and discovery by wizards and numerous colonial expeditions, fifty planes are directly managed by the Wizard Council. These fifty planes are referred to by the Wizard Council as the "Federal Planes".

The place that Asta and the four Chaos Gods invaded this time was one of the larger planes.

Asta needs no introduction. As a regular reader of the Pan-Dimensional Truth, he is arguably the number one terrorist in the multiverse, the lord of the Chaos City, and calls himself the "Black Wizard Emperor." He is the spiritual leader of many black wizards.

This was once a legendary wizard of the Dark Realm and the Dark Energy School, who even served as the Speaker of the Grand Council. Unexpectedly, he was bewitched by the "Lord of Chaos" in the Star Realm and became his divine son.

He later broke away from the Wizarding Council, seized several planes on his own, established the City of Chaos, and spread the faith of the Lord of Chaos.

The Lord of Chaos also has another alias in the Seven Kingdoms of the Human Realm: the "Lord of the Wilderness," the god worshipped by the Wilderness Brotherhood.

Although the Lord of Chaos is not among the Seven Gods of the plane where the Seven Kingdoms Continent is located, in many other planes, His influence is even greater than that of the Seven Gods.

This being, residing high in the star realm, is the "Chaotic Wasteland," and has four henchmen active in multiple dimensions, known as the "Four Evil Gods of Chaos."

Father of the Plague, Lord of the Doomsday, Lady of Famine, Grand Duke of Death!

Although these four are not gods and do not exist in the astral plane, their true strength is likely not much different from that of gods; they belong to the category of "godlike beings."

The four evil gods have been causing trouble in multiple dimensions for years, realizing their self-worth by spreading plagues, famines and all sorts of disasters.

Based on Livy's research into the historical patterns of the Wizarding World, such legendary-level interdimensional expeditions could potentially last for decades or even centuries.

Therefore, Li Wei felt that the world might not be as peaceful as it had been in the next hundred years.

Therefore, he must improve his strength as soon as possible. If the situation develops to a more chaotic point, Li Wei will return to the human world to avoid danger for a while.

He'll wait until this great expedition ends before coming back.

However, going to the human world also presents a problem. A year or two is fine, but if one were to spend decades or even centuries in the human world, it would severely hinder a wizard's cultivation. Moreover, the human world is not necessarily safe.

There are probably quite a few wizards who share the same idea, and chaos is inevitable. It remains to be seen how the church will respond.

……

The first year of the Great Expedition of the Five Realms.

The year 1036 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of the Furnace.

The recruitment campaign is in full swing across the entire territory. In addition to the established warbands that are permanently under the Wizard Council, ten new warbands have been recruited for this expedition.

The wizards recruited this time will be assigned to new battlebands and undergo special training.

To Li Wei's relief, no wizards from the Gray Tower participated in the conscription; everyone chose to pay the military expenses, thus avoiding further trouble.

Emperor Mu, however, escaped this calamity because he was merely a sorcerer's apprentice.

In this kind of interdimensional war, apprentices are not even considered cannon fodder, so they are not included in each conscription. Rather than letting apprentices die in vain, it is better to leave a spark for the future of the wizarding world.

So far, the largest number of applicants are those rogue wizards who have no money or power, and wizards from some mid- to high-level wizard organizations.

The rogue wizards either couldn't afford to pay military expenses or were simply attracted by the rewards of military merit.

Meanwhile, the wizards of the mid-to-high-level wizarding organizations were assigned to the army by their organizations. For these mid-to-high-level wizarding organizations, which were not lacking in money or knowledge, they were more concerned about the parliamentary positions they might obtain after the war. What they wanted was more say and status!

In short, given the current sheer size of the wizarding world, recruiting ten thousand wizards wouldn't be difficult. However, whether these wizards could become qualified chapter wizards remains to be seen.

No matter how chaotic and unsettling the outside world may be.

Blackfire Island.

Li Wei methodically gathered his experience, and his Golden Serpent Breathing Technique was getting closer and closer to the twelfth level. Right now, nothing was more important than this.

However, it's still unknown whether the Tower Master's resurrection of Stella was successful; there has been no news of him for a long time.

During the harvest season.

Li Wei's Fireball spell has also been upgraded to the sixth tier limit, reaching the upper limit of A-level attack power that a first-level spell can achieve.

As for the Ghostfire Body, it has already reached the fourth level, and basically Li Wei's two arms and two legs have all been transformed into elements.

This left him speechless; the most important part was actually the final realization of elementalization.

After this period of training, Li Wei's mental strength limit reached 35 points, which can be considered as stabilizing his level as a first-ring senior wizard. However, he is still 15 points away from the limit of 50 points for a first-ring wizard.

At the current rate, Li Wei will likely reach the limit of the first ring and break through to the second ring around the age of fifty.

Although there was still some time before the Second Ring Road was reached, Li Wei had already begun preparing the potion for the [Eye Demon's Gaze].

This second-level breakthrough potion, aside from the materials needed for the auxiliary potions, requires as many as five rare materials for its main ingredients. Through Li Wei's deliberate collection over the years, he has already gathered four of the main ingredients, including the Wind Chaser Grass.

Only the last and most crucial ingredient, the Eye Demon's Eyeball, is still missing.

Bewitching creatures generally only exist in another powerful plane comparable to a wizarding civilization.

The Abyss Plane.

If the Nine Hells are a paradise for the dead and demons, then the Abyss is the lair of evil.

Historically, the Wizard Civilization and the Abyss Civilization have fought wars more than once, with each side winning and losing, but overall they were evenly matched.

The Abyss Civilization has never given up its invasion of the Wizarding World, and it comes to cause trouble every now and then. However, it has been two thousand years since the last Abyss invasion.

Li Wei felt that the Abyss Plane might take advantage of this opportunity of the plane's convergence and the resurgence of the demonic tide to make a comeback, which would bring even greater chaos to both the human world and the wizarding world.

The wizard civilization has high-ranking wizards, great wizards, and legendary wizards, while the abyss civilization also has powerful demon lords.

So far, 666 layers of the abyss have been explored, each with a powerful demon lord. The weakest of these lords is at least a high-level elemental spirit wizard. The deeper one goes, the stronger the demon lords become. Even the astral gods have suffered many losses at the hands of these demon lords.

The Eye Demon is a second-tier demon, with strength similar to a second-ring wizard, belonging to the category of lower-ranking demons.

Li Wei asked Teacher Merlin, and she learned that after a long period of hunting, there are not many bewitching creatures left in the wizarding world. The one Merlin had was purchased at a high price from a wizard who was exploring ancient ruins.

Therefore, in today's world, the Eye Demon may only still exist in some lost ancient ruins.

This reminded Li Wei of the sea chart he had obtained before, which recorded an ancient ruin called the Lost Caverns of Pan.

He planned to wait until he broke through the legendary barrier and reached the twelfth level of the Golden Serpent before taking some time to wander around the Pan God's Labyrinth and see if he could make any discoveries.

In addition, Li Wei never stopped inquiring about the whereabouts of the extraordinary creatures needed for those secret medicines.

While Li Wei was quietly cultivating, the wizarding world was in turmoil due to this sudden Great Expedition.

The western part of the Loess Plateau.

The Flame King Aishidi Family.

Inside Rayman's Wizard Tower.

The Flame Prince, who was high and mighty within the family, was now bowing and scraping, holding an ancient black mirror with a respectful expression.

On the surface of the Dark Realm, a phantom of a black sun slowly emerged, and in front of the phantom, a middle-aged man dressed in a black robe and wearing a witch's hat was projected.

"Lehman greets Teacher Adam!"

Lehman said excitedly.

The figure who appeared in the Ashidi Wizard Tower as a projection was none other than Adam the Black Sun, the leader of the Black Sun Tower and a high-level elemental spirit wizard!

"No need for formalities."

Adam said calmly.

Although it was just a projection of a communication device, Aisidi still felt a suffocating sense of oppression in front of this high-level elemental spirit wizard.

High-ranking wizards are true powerhouses throughout the entire wizarding civilization.

After all, even if you include the fifty federal planes under the council, the total number of legendary wizards and great wizards does not exceed one hundred.

Such beings rarely show their faces, so to some extent, high-level elemental spirit wizards represent the pinnacle of combat power in the wizarding world in the conventional sense, making them almost invincible.

"I was quite taken aback when Mr. Adam suddenly contacted me. I didn't know what it was about that I could handle," Lehman asked.

"Lehman, do you know why I agreed to take you on as my apprentice?" Adam asked.

"Because I have an affinity for both earth and fire elements, a rare combination," Lehman said confidently.

Adam laughed heartily upon hearing this.

Lehman was puzzled, but dared not express it.

I am a person with dual elemental affinity. Although I can't compare to a true genius like my teacher, I am still one in a million. What's so funny?

"Dual elemental affinity, haha, in my opinion, let alone dual elemental affinity, even the Child of the Elements is nothing special. Out of a hundred geniuses with dual elemental affinity, not even one might become a high-level Elemental Soul Wizard. The reason I took you as my disciple was because of the bloodline within you," Adam said.

"Bloodline... Is there anything special about the bloodline of our Ashdie family?" Lehman asked.

Adam shook his head: "No, the bloodline of your Ashidi family is ordinary and not worth mentioning. However, your Ashidi family's ancestor once made a [Demon Pact] with a high-ranking demon from the abyss, and the result of this pact is that trace of [High-Ranking Abyss Blood] in your body. This high-ranking demon is the demon lord of the 6th layer of the abyss, the [Molten Mountain Bat].

This is a high-ranking demon lord comparable to a high-level elemental spirit wizard. If you can activate this trace of bloodline, your talent will be in no way inferior to the Child of Fire.

Upon hearing this, Lehman's face lit up with excitement: "Teacher, what should I do?"

As long as he can gain power, who cares if it's demon blood or not? As long as he's powerful, that's all that matters. Rayman saw through this long ago; otherwise, he wouldn't have betrayed the council and secretly sided with the Black Sun Adam.

"Slaughter! Like the demons of the abyss, slaughter, destroy, end everything! Use your killing will to turn this world into an abyss! Only in this way can the superior abyssal blood within you be awakened, and only then can you obtain the power from the Lava Mountain Demon Bat!" Adam said in an extremely seductive voice.

Upon hearing this, a flame-like mark resembling a bat appeared in Lehman's pupils, and an endless bloodlust seemed to surge within him.

However, being a third-ring wizard, he calmed himself down with his powerful mental strength and willpower, and asked solemnly, "Teacher, are there any other methods besides killing? Killing might activate and stimulate my bloodline, but that would easily attract the attention of the enforcers of the Tower of Stars..."

Adam shook his head, staring at Lehman with eyes as black as a hole, then sighed in an elder's tone, "Your heart isn't strong enough to kill, my disciple!"

"There's no need to worry about the Tower of Stars, because they'll soon be in trouble themselves. The five major federal rebellions orchestrated by Lord Asta are just the first step in the rebellion against the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council."

Next, the Endless Sea Free Wizards Alliance, led by my master and the Beast Mad Wizard, will also rise up in rebellion.

The same applies to other realms of the faithless.

Wizards across the world who yearn for freedom have long suffered under the tyranny of the Dimensional Wizard Council!

A single spark can start a prairie fire. What kind of wizard is one who can't do whatever they want?

We are not dark wizards; we are simply wizards who yearn for freedom and crave unrestrained freedom!

What is truth?

Powerful and free, that is the truth!

A free world must be won through bloodshed.

Once the expeditionary force embarks on its expedition, it will be time for us to resist!

Abyss City will fall! The Tower of Stars will fall!

Next, you, along with Flame Master Crow and Whale Song Island Morpheus, will join forces to take over Districts 7, 8, and 9.

By the way, the Overseer of District Seven, the Fifth Ring Wizard Triss, is also one of ours. He's the one who saved Morpheus from Whale Song Island. Just don't bother him unless absolutely necessary, to avoid prematurely revealing his identity.

"I see. Now I feel more confident. Thank you, teacher. Freedom and strength are exactly what I'm looking for!"

Lehman was excited, his heart was pounding, and he couldn't calm down for a long time. He realized that his teacher's ambition was so great!

"No need to thank me. I'm just pointing you in the right direction. If you want to strengthen your Abyss Blood, feed it with those blooming flowers of slaughter."

After Adam the Black Sun finished speaking, the projection disappeared, and the Black Mirror returned to normal.

Lehman's face darkened, then a strange smile appeared on his face.

"Before long, a new era will begin. Let the deaths of some ignite the first fire that will start this new era."

……

The year 1036 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of Frosty Winter.

The first and second warbands of the Great Expedition are ready and led by the legendary wizard of the Burning Faction, [Dragonflame Wizard Rego], to set off first to support the garrison of the five federations.

Li Wei worked day and night in a frantic, all-consuming effort.

Li Wei's Golden Snake Breathing Technique finally reached level twelve, and he opened the proficiency panel.

Li Wei————

Golden Serpent Breathing Technique: Twelfth Level (1/400000), Special Effects: Newborn Scales, Dragon's Might.

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An 11000-word long chapter, plus an extra 5000 words, leaving 34000 words unfinished.

(End of this chapter)