Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 193 Extraordinary Perception and the Heart of Heavenly Wind! (Long chapter, please subscribe)

This breathing technique reveals that the Ember Dragon family, to which Hogg Knights belong, was once a knightly family that produced legendary knights.

However, the Eastern Empire was too far from the Emerald Kingdom, and this legendary knight known as the Ash Knight was too unfamiliar to Li Wei of the Emerald Kingdom.

Li Wei also remembered that his instruction manual for the Lorraine Crystal mentioned a legendary creature with nine rings, the Ash Dragon.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Ember Dragon mentioned in the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique should be related to the Ash Dragon. Either they are the same species, or the Ember Dragon is a superior existence to the Ash Dragon."

As a breathing technique on the same level as the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique, the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique itself should not be much worse than the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique.

The next day.

Not long after obtaining the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique and the Ash Cross Slash, Li Wei successfully copied them.

After that, Li Wei spent a day mastering the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique and the Ash Annihilation Cross Slash.

Li Wei——————

Ember Dragon Breathing Technique: Tier 1 (23/1000)

Ash Cross Slash: Tier 1 (12/1000), Special Effect: High-Speed ​​Power (Level 1)

……

After confirming that the copy could be used for practice, Li Wei returned the rare copies of the breathing techniques and swordsmanship manuals to Knight Hogg.

Although he could use his strength to seize the rare book and make the Hogger Knights dare not speak out against him, that would definitely be unpopular and unnecessary.

Anyway, you can practice by copying.

Perhaps Li Wei could gradually release some clues, rent the breathing techniques of various families at high prices, and return them to them after Li Wei has successfully copied them.

Of course, such things need to be done secretly, and can only be done in staggered time periods, with different brokers doing it on your behalf, and maintaining one-way communication with you.

Otherwise, some people with ulterior motives would definitely suspect why someone is secretly collecting counterfeit copies of the breathing technique inheritance diagrams of various families.

The reasons given by the collectors of breathing techniques alone may not be enough to convince them.

In that case, Li Wei will no longer need to worry about the breathing technique inheritance diagram.

The secret medicine required for the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique is similar to that of other dragon breathing techniques, with ambergris being the main ingredient.

In this mortal realm, only earth dragons can produce ambergris.

Li Wei couldn't help but feel sorry for the Earth Dragon Beast. Perhaps in the mortal realm, the Earth Dragon Beast wasn't the only beast that possessed dragon blood.

However, during the long process, all the other beasts perished due to the large-scale capture of them by the knights' cultivation elixirs, leaving only the powerful Earth Dragon Beast, which could give birth to several offspring at a time, stubbornly surviving to this day.

The ambergris that Levi now uses to make his secret medicine mostly comes from Leviathan and Red Fire Dragon Lizard.

According to his research, the Ember Dragon should be compatible with the fire element, so Li Wei ultimately chose ambergris produced by the Crimson Fire Dragon Lizard to make secret medicine for cultivation.

With his current level of cultivation, it might not take him more than two years to cultivate the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique from scratch to the eleventh level limit.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to then combine the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique and the Phoenix Breathing Technique through mutation?

"Now, only the most troublesome sensory breathing technique remains," Li Wei sighed.

As for the other Ash Cross Slash, this sword technique is similar to the Golden Cross Slash.

The Golden Cross Slash progresses gradually from the power of vibration to the power of ripples and the power of rotation.

In general, the Golden Cross Slash is a wide-ranging sword technique that aims to maximize the user's power.

The Ash Cross Slash, on the other hand, has only one power-generating technique called [High-Speed ​​Power].

This is a sword technique that emphasizes speed; in all martial arts, speed is the only way to win!

When the user can train the high-speed power to the extreme, and train the Ash Annihilation Cross Slash to the limit.

Then the power of high speed can be transformed into the indestructible and all-annihilating [Power of Annihilation]!

What is annihilation?

In an instant, countless cross-shaped slashes were unleashed, enveloping the target and utterly annihilating it, turning it into dust.

Even a tiny speck of dust in the air will be shredded into countless fragments by the impenetrable, high-speed cross-shaped slash.

In theory, if the speed is fast enough, enough cross slashes can be made.

The Ash Cross Slash can become a true "Atomic Slash".

Of course, even the creator of the Ash Cross Slash was far from reaching that level; it was merely a conjecture.

"Such powerful swordsmanship! It's in no way inferior to the Golden Cross Slash! It has an extremely high growth potential!"

The power of annihilation is similar to the power of vortex. The latter, in theory, has enough power to penetrate a realm, while the former, if it has enough terrifying speed, can annihilate everything into dust!

The year 1037 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of wheat fields.

Li Wei embarked on his journey home.

Knight Hogg cannot leave the Church of the Dragon God for the time being. The relationship between his family and the church is complicated and intertwined, and he cannot leave easily just because he wants to.

Moreover, the Hogg Knights themselves have a very firm faith in the King of Dragons.

Although Livy had no faith, he respected the faith of others, and in this historical context, faith itself was not a sin.

In the days to come.

Hogger Knights accepted an investigation from the headquarters of the Dragon God Church on Dragon King Mountain.

Hogg then told the envoy from headquarters about the whole story of the vampires wreaking havoc in Wanlong City and the results of his investigation.

Because of the contract he signed with Li Wei, he changed his storytelling to a pre-prepared version to avoid revealing Li Wei's identity.

In fact, Hogg never knew Livy's true identity or appearance.

Ultimately, in Hogg's version of events, the incident became one where the bishop and several secondary vampires colluded, and were killed by members of the Holy Dragon Knights led by Hogg at the cost of their lives.

Whether the church members believed it or not, there were no other clues at the crime scene.

Hogg's family wielded considerable influence within the church, so the matter was dropped.

Of course, family scandals should not be aired in public. The church simply changed bishops quietly, and the matter itself was not leaked.

Otherwise, if the majority of believers knew about the bishop's actions, it would certainly be detrimental to the Dragon God Church's ability to maintain its rule.

With vampire conflicts becoming increasingly frequent in various regions, the Dragon God Church has no time to waste on a closed case.

The church can rest assured once it confirms that the vampire lair has been destroyed.

And on Dragon King Mountain.

A shirtless teenage boy sat cross-legged on the dome of a magnificent temple atop a high mountain.

He was strong and well-proportioned, with long black hair cascading down his shoulders. His bronze skin shone with a metallic sheen, and his eyes seemed to be cast in gold, burning with an inextinguishable golden flame.

His name is Long.

He is the reincarnation of the Dragon King of this generation.

In the current Dragon God Church, apart from the four Dragon King Apostles who have been cultivating in seclusion on Dragon King Mountain for hundreds of years, the dragons who are only teenagers are already the strongest.

This is the power of the reincarnated saint. His power comes from the King of Dragons in the Astral Realm. He only needs to grow stronger over time to eventually reach the limit of power that this human body can achieve, so as to help the Dragon God Church overcome this calamity and fulfill his mission of descending to earth.

"The vampire nest outside Wanlong City is not an ordinary secondary vampire nest, but a true native vampire nest. Hogg could never be a match for the native vampires."

The one who slew the original vampire was someone else. But who could it be? Was it a legendary knight hiding among mortals? Or perhaps a passing wild wizard?

The dragon muttered to itself.

He didn't blame Hogg, even though he knew Hogg hadn't told the truth. But Hogg's loyalty was undeniable, and his faith was unwavering.

He was simply curious.

In this world, there are not many beings capable of killing native vampires.

"Fine, as long as it doesn't bother me, why should I worry about it so much?"

The gods who dwell high in the celestial realms are not omnipotent, nor can they know everything that happens on Earth.

Most of the time, the astral gods need their agents on earth, namely the prayers of the church, to learn about events happening on earth.

A wizard named Sauron once said, "So-called gods are nothing more than wizards who have mastered more knowledge and are closest to the truth."

Therefore, most wizards do not believe in gods, but rather in the knowledge they themselves have created.

Forgetting about these trivial matters, the dragon continued his cultivation with his eyes closed. He bathed in the mountain breeze and morning dew, using the heavens and earth as his blanket. He was not strong enough yet and still needed the protection of the four Dragon King apostles.

The day he truly becomes a saint, he will once again reign supreme.

He will engage in fierce competition and covert battles with his six long-time rivals, with whom he has either competed or cooperated for countless years. He will also fight to the bitter end against the extraordinary beings from various dimensions who have flocked to and converged here.

He is a dragon.

No matter how people describe dragons, one adjective they can never avoid is...

powerful!

……

The year 1037 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of wheat fields.

Li Wei rushed back to the Jade Kingdom, travel-worn and exhausted.

Along the way, he traveled to several countries and collected some breathing techniques.

Unfortunately, I never encountered anything as good as the "Ember Dragon Breathing Technique" or the "Ash Cross Slash" again.

Of course, it wasn't entirely without gains. Li Wei at least obtained a rudimentary level of perception breathing technique, and he pushed this breathing technique to its limit during his journey.

This breathing technique is called the "Rain Clam Breathing Technique," and its special effects are simple vibration perception, far inferior to those of the human-faced owl.

Therefore, Li Wei used the "Rain Toad Breathing Technique" as material to break through the limits, fused and mutated the "Human-Faced Owl Breathing Technique" and the "Sky Eagle Breathing Technique", and after breaking through the limits, he cultivated to the limit.

Li Wei——————

Sky Owl Breathing Technique: Eighth Rank (Limit), Special Effects: Extraordinary Perception, Spider Sense, Night's Favorite, Heart of the Heavenly Wind.

……

The Sky Owl Breathing Technique is a mutation of the Human-Faced Owl Breathing Technique and the Sky Eagle, so the Sky Eagle's top-level vision is also integrated with the Human-Faced Owl's top-level perception.

Thus, Li Wei's extraordinary perception was finally born!

[Extraordinary Perception: You possess extraordinary vision, hearing, and the ability to sense vibrations on the skin. You can explore everything within your perception range through multi-dimensional and multi-layered sensory methods.]

Basically, the sensory effects after this mutation were similar to what Li Wei had previously guessed.

From the initial perception of vibration, to the integration of hearing and vision, it has evolved into today's extraordinary perception.

Li Wei's perception abilities are improving exponentially.

Of course, what surprised Li Wei the most was another special effect.

[Heart of the Heavenly Wind: The Heavenly Owl is the child of the sky and the wind. You possess part of the Heavenly Owl's talent for wind elemental affinity, significantly increasing your speed in practicing wind-related spells and meditation. This effect cannot be upgraded.]

"The effect of this Heavenly Wind Heart should mainly come from the Heavenly Eagle behind the Heavenly Eagle Breathing Technique. In this world, most extraordinary eagle-like creatures are the darlings of the sky and the wind, with an affinity for the wind element. After being fused and mutated with the Human-Faced Owl Breathing Technique, this characteristic was unexpectedly activated."

"In that case, my cultivation of the Storm faction's spells and meditation methods should not be slow in the future. Among the four elements of earth, fire, wind, and water, I have already given birth to the Pulse of Earth, the Dance of the God of Fire, and the Heart of the Heavenly Wind. Now, only the talent of water element affinity remains. This is truly an unexpected joy. I was originally thinking of looking for clues in the inheritance of the Duncan or Van Helsing family, but now I don't need to."

This gave Li Wei an idea: he might not necessarily have to risk his life to go to Paradise Mountain to find the Van Helsing family lineage.

It is possible to develop elemental affinity by practicing certain breathing techniques that may be related to that type of element.

For example, the Frost Giant Breathing technique gave birth to the [Heart of Frost] effect, granting Livi an affinity for the frost element.

"This trip to the mortal realm was definitely worthwhile. Not only did I solve the problem of breaking through the limits of my legendary physique, but I also managed to unlock my extraordinary perception and unexpectedly gained a wind element affinity."

Li Wei was secretly delighted; the ticket to the subspace portal hadn't been wasted.

As for the Storm faction's meditation methods and spells, Li Wei had them in his storage bag.

He plans to return to the Wizarding World and, while he's at it, get some serious grinding.

For some reason, with the appearance of the Heart of Heavenly Wind, Li Wei had a premonition.

If he were to collect all four elemental affinity effects and learn the meditation methods of the four traditional schools, all four elements that constitute the power of ether—earth, fire, wind, and water—would converge within Li Wei's body.

What will happen then?

Li Wei had also heard that in ancient times, there were other wizards who practiced the four major schools of magic, progressing in parallel. However, apart from mastering more and more comprehensive spells, they were not particularly special.

Whether it's the upper limit of mental strength or the upper limit of magical power, there is no difference between them and ordinary wizards.

So, over time, no wizards did this anymore, because it was a complete waste of time.

It should be noted that a wizard who can learn the four meditation methods of earth, fire, wind and water at the same time must be a wizard with the talent of the children of chaos. Their cultivation is already much slower than that of the children of elements. If they also have to learn the four major schools, it will be even slower!

Throughout history, very few of the children of chaos who did this have even become formal wizards, let alone achieved anything significant.

Li Wei did this because he had a proficiency panel.

He had a feeling that Panel Bro might give him a big surprise.

Having reaped a bountiful harvest and feeling triumphant, Li Wei finally arrived in the City of Flowers on a peaceful afternoon.

He enveloped the entire city with his extraordinary perception. Except, of course, the church.

Although there shouldn't be any powerful figures in the church of Flower City.

However, now that the saints of most major churches have descended, Li Wei felt it was better to play it safe. Li Wei didn't know the saints' strength, but as their representatives traveling among humans, they were probably not too bad.

"Everything is normal. Apart from Andrew, there are no vampires, no evil spirits, nothing at all. I don't know where that old man Anderson has gone."

Li Wei arrived at Black Serpent Castle.

Andrew is practicing the Blood Beast Breathing Technique.

This is also one of Li Wei's tasks.

On one hand, practicing this technique could slightly enhance Andrew's strength; on the other hand, Li Wei wanted to see if vampires would experience any special effects from practicing the Blood Beast Breathing Technique.

Anderson had previously practiced the Blood Beast Breathing Technique and quickly mastered it to its limit, after which there was no further progress. Therefore, Levi wanted Andrew to try again to increase the number of experimental subjects.

Blood beasts are essentially vampires, but they are higher-ranking members of the vampire race.

Within the original vampire system, there is also a division similar to the Abyss, with three levels and nine grades, with level nine being the highest and level one the lowest.

For example, the three native vampires that Li Wei just captured were the lowest-level, first-rank lower-level vampires, with only the strength of a first-ring wizard.

By the same token, Li Wei estimated that a superior being like a blood beast must be at least a level six superior blood race, comparable to a Yuanhun Wizard.

Above this nine-level system lies the source of all vampires, the supreme Blood River Will!

If Andrew can break through the bloodline shackles of his secondary vampire clan through this Blood Beast Breathing Technique, it will be a good thing for Li Wei.

Although Andrew is very strong, he is barely at the level of a legendary knight.

However, in this era of escalating demonic resurgence, such strength will one day fall behind the times.

At that time, I might not even be able to protect my base in this world.

Li Wei did not disturb Andrew's cultivation. He changed his appearance and wandered around the Flower City as an ordinary person.

Twenty years after leaving this world, looking back... the changes don't seem that significant.

According to the wizards' research on multiple planes, in planes ruled by gods, the evolution of human civilization is generally very slow. This is because gods need a fixed group of followers, and religious cults are essentially a manifestation of ignorance.

If mortals develop their power too quickly, whether they follow the path of wizardry or other technological avenues, then one day, these rapidly advancing mortals will gradually abandon their faith in the gods and instead rely on the knowledge and technology they possess.

Some of the bolder ones might even try... to kill a god! It is said that the reason why the gods are so wary of legendary wizards is because Sauron once developed a legendary spell specifically for gods.

Therefore, to the high and mighty gods, mortals should be ignorant and foolish, praising divine virtues, possessing "knowledge," and undoubtedly possessing the "art of slaying gods"!

The ultimate result was that the kingdoms of these seven continents changed hands time and again, like leeks being harvested. Dynasties rose and fell, but technology didn't develop much. Perhaps it was like this now, and it was the same a thousand or ten thousand years ago...

Of course, Li Wei didn't care about any of this. As long as they didn't bother him, the gods could do whatever they wanted.

Inside Black Serpent Fortress, the three brothers, now in their twilight years, were sleeping.

Upon sensing the familiar aura emanating from Li Wei, the three brothers stood up, looked around, and cried out excitedly.

"Long time no see, little guys," Li Wei said with some emotion as he appeared before them.

The lifespan of the Northern Giant Bear is not long, rarely exceeding fifty years. The three brothers are now in their twilight years, and their vital energy is no longer at its peak.

With Andrew guarding them, they no longer need to fight in all directions. With plenty of food and clothing, it's not impossible that they could live longer than fifty years in their natural state.

Although Li Wei wanted to help the three brothers find some ways to evolve, it seemed that there were no other options besides the bloodline modification path of the Life School.

"You're back, Master." Andrew also came to Levi's side. He was startled by the voices of the three brothers and thought that a powerful enemy had unknowingly invaded the castle.

Unexpectedly, it was Li Wei.

"Hmm, is Harris dead?" Levi suddenly asked. He looked up at the sky where several snow eagles were soaring.

"Yes, Harris died of old age a few years after his master left. However, we found him a mate beforehand, so he died without regrets. These young snow eagles are already Harris's grandchildren," Andrew said.

"Are Happes and Hundes alright?" Levi asked.

"They're all fine. Let me show you them," Andrew said.

"it is good."

Following Andrew, Li Wei found Happes and Hundes in a secluded valley within the territory.

The more Li Wei looked at Hapes, the more he felt that this guy looked very similar to that giant ape from the Loess Plateau.

He was thinking that if he couldn't tame the giant ape, he would study the knowledge of the Life School to see if he could use the giant ape to evolve Happes, which would also solve Levi's secret medicine problem.

After visiting their old friends, Levi and Andrew returned to the castle.

"Where's Anderson?"

Li Wei asked.

"Anderson and the Black Knight have gone to the headquarters of the Secret Alliance."

"The Secret Alliance?" Li Wei wondered.

Then Andrew gave Li Wei a brief overview of the current situation of human vampires.

Since the last interdimensional convergence, many vampires have remained in the human world to this day.

Within the vampire clan in the human realm, due to differing ideologies, they have split into two factions.

【Secret Alliance】 and 【Demon Feast Alliance】.

The Secret Alliance is relatively peaceful and low-key, and they basically live in seclusion. They mainly consume the blood of Blood Bread Trees, but they will also occasionally consume the blood of humans who intrude into their territory.

In general, this faction of vampires is quite wary of the power of the Human Church and, like Li Wei, is well-versed in the art of survival.

Although they also enjoy drinking human blood, this is not the Blood River Plane, but the human world ruled by the Seven Gods.

Therefore, they know that circumstances are beyond their control, and they know how to keep a low profile as vampires, generally avoiding trouble.

The vampires of the Secret Alliance are mainly composed of first-generation secondary vampires like Anderson, as well as some original vampires who are able to control their desires.

The Demon Feast Alliance, on the other hand, is the exact opposite.

This is a faction that believes vampires are inherently noble and humans are born to feed on blood.

Its members are mainly original vampires and secondary vampires who have completely abandoned the bottom line of humanity.

Basically, most of the vampires who cause trouble are vampires from the Demon Feast Alliance.

This faction is led by the two most powerful vampire families, the Lesenba and the Thorn Mystic.

As far as Andrew knew, the ancestors of these two great vampire families in the human world both possessed the strength of a second-level lower-ranking vampire.

However, their ancestors spent most of their time asleep. Vampires can reduce the consumption of their lifespan by sleeping, similar to the hibernation technology in science fiction.

Of course, during the period of slumber, as lifespan decreases and is consumed, the strength of the vampire will stagnate or even regress.

Anderson's reason for going to the Hidden Alliance was to use their power to put pressure on the Demon Feast Alliance and make those troublemakers who were causing chaos in the world and might bring disaster to the vampires quiet down.

"I see."

After hearing this, Li Wei...

"Then let Anderson give it a try."

Li Wei's heart remained calm and undisturbed.

Anderson will most likely fail.

In Li Wei's view, the reason why vampires like the Hidden Alliance had kept a low profile before was simply because they were isolated in the human world. Now that the Blood River Plane is gradually approaching, they will have more support from their own kind.

These low-profile vampires might finally be unable to resist.

Regardless, Anderson's idea was good, since he had no other choice.

With his and the Black Knight's power, they were too weak to change the overall situation.

Li Wei, on the other hand, was too lazy to bother.

He waited for Anderson and the others to return.

He returned to his secret chamber and released Asat from the insect house.

He glanced inside the insect house; the two vampires were still asleep.

Ace stood guard to prevent the two guys from causing trouble after waking up inside the bug house.

As soon as Yasat appeared, he stood there blankly.

"What's your name?" Li Wei asked.

"Asat Lesenba".

"What's the deal with those two vampires?"

"Their spirits were wounded in the battle with the Church, but they cannot heal their spirits on Earth. They can only wait for the next dimensional intersection by sleeping."

"Isn't it said that after you vampires die, your true spirits will return to the Blood River plane and be reborn?" Li Wei asked, frowning.

"It is possible to be reborn, but after being reborn, all memories of the previous life are gone... What's the difference between that and death?" Asat said.

Li Wei understood immediately.

He suddenly realized that, if that were the case, the Blood River was somewhat similar to another famous river.

That is the Netherworld Mother River!

Next, Li Wei asked Asat a lot of questions about vampires.

He will inevitably have to deal with vampires in the human world. Only by knowing his enemy and himself can he win every battle.

Then, Li Wei sharpened his knife and began to draw blood from Asat, his Blood Beast Breathing Technique already craving blood.

He wanted to see how effective the secret medicine made by the original vampires would be.

……

The month of harvest in the year 1037 of the Holy Radiance Calendar.

After returning to Flower City, Li Wei, in his spare time from cultivation, consciously began to have his servants collect information on the nobles of the seven kingdoms.

He wanted to compile a roster, and then, based on this roster, select some nobles with relatively good reputations and quality, and have Andrew secretly send people to gradually make contact with these nobles.

Then, by offering gold coins or other items of interest to the nobles, Li Wei could rent their ancestral breathing techniques, copy them, and then return them.

In general, those who can become great nobles in the human world should all possess a breathing technique of excellent quality.

If Li Wei could collect all these breathing techniques, he wouldn't have to worry about breaking the limits of breathing techniques anymore.

Of course, his plan was to initially contact fewer people and test the waters.

If possible, then in the future, we should gradually make contact with more noble families.

Now is the best time for Li Wei to collect breathing techniques, because of the Blue Frost Calamity and the Blood Clan's chaos, countless nobles in the mortal realm are living in constant fear, and many have fallen into poverty or even gone bankrupt.

Li Wei has no shortage of money now, and he believes that if he can exchange a considerable amount of gold coins for just a short period of time, many nobles will be tempted.

Most importantly, Li Wei had the power to do all this, and he didn't actively provoke the Church. He was just secretly collecting some breathing techniques, so no power should be able to stop him.

And so, another two months passed.

Through this method, Li Wei successfully obtained two excellent breathing techniques. After successfully copying them, Li Wei returned the breathing techniques.

Although these breathing techniques are only third-rate or second-rate power breathing techniques.

But this is undoubtedly a good start.

The price Li Wei paid was gold coins that he now hardly needs.

After finishing, Li Wei told Andrew to stop for the time being.

He planned to pause for a while and observe the reactions of the various factions.

If the commotion is too big, it will easily spread among the nobles and reach the Church.

Livy worried that the saints of the church might suspect something and thus begin to investigate him.

"Damn the Church! If it weren't for them, with my strength, why would I be so restrained in the mortal realm? When will this demonic army finally arrive? I can't wait for the world to descend into chaos."

Turbulent times produce heroes.

Only when the old order is disrupted can people like Livy more easily profit from the times.

Of course, while collecting breathing techniques, Li Wei did not stop practicing his own breathing techniques.

He planned to stay for a few more months, and after meeting with Anderson and the others, he would return to the Wizarding World.

For a formal wizard, the human world, a land in the end times, makes it almost impossible to practice meditation. Staying there for too long might even cause their cultivation to regress. Moreover, with the church around, they have to be hesitant and timid in everything they do, which is extremely unpleasant.

After he returned to the wizarding world, he asked Andrew to send him the new breathing technique he had rented, and after Levi copied it, he would send it back.

In this way, a positive cycle is formed.

Two months later, the winter month arrived.

It's been almost half a year since Li Wei returned to the human world.

Over the past six months, Li Wei has collected many breathing techniques, including those for rare constitutions and endurance. Unfortunately, he hasn't yet collected any for the perception type.

He has also made great progress in his own breathing exercises.

Li Wei trained the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique to the eighth level in just six months, thus developing an extraordinary physique.

As for the Ash Annihilation Cross Slash, it has been upgraded to the fourth tier, and the original level one high-speed power has become level four high-speed power.

Inside the training field.

Li Wei held the sorrow of frost in his hand.

Ash Cross Slash activated!

In the blink of an eye.

Li Wei has already unleashed 124 cross-shaped sword beams!

These sword lights formed a terrifying sword light storm, cleaving the boulders in front into dust and turning them into quicksand!

With a single sword strike, all things are annihilated.

Although Li Wei could easily shatter such a boulder now, it would be impossible to completely turn it into quicksand using force without a superb swordsmanship like the Ash Cross Slash.

"This is only the fourth level of high-speed power, yet it can unleash hundreds of strikes in a single breath. What about the fifth and sixth levels? Wouldn't they be able to unleash thousands or even tens of thousands of strikes in an instant?"

Li Wei put away the sorrow of frost.

The Ash Cross Slash can only be performed with a proper longsword; nothing else will do. It's different from the Golden Cross Slash.

So Li Wei crafted a new generation of Frostmourne in pure obsidian gold for himself—a gold plus version!

This sword could be exchanged for the territories of several great nobles.

After training, Li Wei saw Andrew rushing over.

"What's wrong?" Li Wei noticed that Andrew looked unusually anxious.

"Master, I just heard from a vampire that the Secret Alliance has rebelled. Anderson and the Black Knight, who were lobbying there, were also attacked by the rebels, and their current situation is unknown."

"It must be the Demon Feast Alliance's doing. Those damned bastards, if anything happens to Anderson, they'll be prepared to face my...master's wrath!"

Andrew said fiercely, "My chess partner Anderson can't be allowed to get into trouble!"

"Where is the Secret Alliance?" Li Wei asked.

He couldn't afford to die before he could finish building the Twilight Knights.

As the leader of the Twilight Knights, he naturally had to go and see what was going on.

He had originally planned to wait for Anderson and the others to return so he could share his methods and insights on breaking through the barriers of the legendary realm before preparing to return to the wizarding world.

"I'll take you there. Elder Anderson took me there once before, and I remember the way."

Andrew said.

Li Wei nodded and immediately brought up Andrew.

"Just give me directions."

As his owner lifted him up, Andrew blushed and felt somewhat awkward.

Then Li Wei found a secluded spot, spread his blood wings, and soared into the sky.

There are no extraordinary flying creatures in the human world, and the current situation is special, so Li Wei naturally wants to get things done as quickly as possible.

At his current speed, it shouldn't take him long to get there.

The Kingdom of Gaia.

Located in the westernmost part of the Seven Kingdoms continent, its state religion is the Earth Mother of the Earth Church.

In the vast mountains of the Gaia Kingdom, there is a cluster of castles hidden at the bottom of a huge sinkhole.

This is the base of the Secret Alliance.

William Castle.

The most powerful vampire family in the entire Secret Alliance is the William family.

Inside William Castle today.

A handsome young nobleman with silver hair, dressed in a tailcoat, possessing an effeminate face, sat high on his blood-red throne.

Bloodflame Skearn was the mastermind behind this rebellion and the son of the former leader of the Secret Alliance.

On the giant cross in front of him, a burly vampire with silver hair and a height of five meters was nailed to the cross by blood-forbidden cones.

This is the former leader of the Secret Alliance, Silverflame Anduin.

"You unfilial son! Let me go!"

Anduin roared and howled, but no matter how much he struggled, he could not break free from the Blood-Suppressing Cone's restraints.

These Blood Forbidden Cones are priceless blood weapons of the vampire race, forged from the blood remains of a level three vampire. Enemies impaled by the Blood Forbidden Cones have great difficulty escaping, especially lower-ranking vampires, who are particularly vulnerable to their attacks.

Therefore, although Anduin was a level 2 vampire, he was still unable to move.

This was a winning strategy bestowed upon Skear by the Feast Alliance to help him seize power.

Anduin never imagined that it would be his own good son who would use such a vicious blood weapon to ambush him and usurp his position as leader of the alliance!

"I am not your son. You are merely the vessel from which I was born. Strictly speaking, we are both children of the Blood River. You are at most my brother."

Skine sneered, completely disregarding the bond between father and son.

To some extent, Skearin was right. All the original vampires, even if they can mate and reproduce and establish families, are essentially born from the Blood River. These vampires that combine with each other are merely the vessels for the offspring born from the Blood River.

Of course, even so, such a reproductive relationship can still give rise to feelings such as kinship and love.

Sk, this filial son, had been biding his time for power, waiting until the time was ripe before launching a rebellion and achieving victory in one fell swoop.

Also sealed by the Blood Forbidden Cone was the Blood Knight Anderson, who had revealed his true form as a vampire. As for the Black Knight who accompanied him, he was not here.

Anduin looked at the vampires following Skearin, then at his own, and couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

His power had long been usurped without his knowledge, and now it was the Blood Knight, this low-grade and inferior secondary vampire, who was on his side. How ridiculous and absurd!

"Kill me," Anduin said, already at peace.

Skine sneered upon hearing this: "Dream on. I won't let you return to the Blood River so easily. Father, why can't you see the situation? The Blood River is approaching, and the era of our vampire clan is about to begin."

All of this needs a spark to ignite it and accelerate the arrival of this great era!

You are this spark. Next, we will awaken all the vampires in the human world, and then hold a grand blood sacrifice in the cities of mortals.

And you will become the protagonist of this blood sacrifice. Your body will become the vessel for the Blood River's will to descend upon the mortal realm ahead of schedule!

As for the other stubborn individuals like you, they will become vessels for the arrival of other higher-ranking vampires.

Next, we will no longer need to live in darkness, because we will become the masters of this world!

Humans are the bread we grow. This world will become our bread-producing base.

"You...you are too naive. Even if you can fight against the gods who cannot descend to earth and destroy the church and those saints in human form."

However, those reclusive wizards are far beyond the power of the vampires to contend with. Those terrifying beings will never allow the human world to be ruled by vampires. They will appear on this land and use terrifying magic to annihilate us.

"They might even take this opportunity to invade the Blood River Plane! Turning us into a colony of wizards! That would be the true end for the vampires!" Anduin shouted angrily.

He knew how terrifying wizards were. Although the human world was weak, it was the most core part of this plane, the "core" of the plane's fruit.

The most terrifying place in this plane is not the churches that preach in this tiny place called Earth.

Rather, they are wizards hidden within the "flesh," spending their days studying knowledge and truth in that subspace.

(10,000 words, updated first, revised later)

Today's update is 10,000 words, with 22000 words still owed. Tomorrow's update will have to be in the evening.

(End of this chapter)