Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 213 Three Years of Hibernation, Breathing Techniques Advance Collectively, The Eve of the Storm! (Long Chapter, Please Vote)

The month of harvest in the year 1052 of the Holy Radiance Calendar.

For Li Wei, this month has indeed been a fruitful one.

He took stock of what he had gained from Rex.

Leaving aside other materials and medicines.

Levi received a full 400,000 from Rex alone regarding Tai Shi...

Li Wei possesses cheat codes and has committed numerous murders and robberies, along with various part-time jobs. To date, he has only managed to save 100,000 Tai Shi.

And this Rex, aside from the Tai Shi he handed over to his family, actually had 400,000 in his own pocket.

Compared to the Thousand-Faced Knight, who is also a third-ring wizard, Rex's assets are ten times greater.

"However, at the same level, the gap between rich and poor in the wizarding world is nothing compared to my previous life."

Li Wei suddenly thought of those wealthy people from his previous life.

We are all ordinary people. Some people are richer than a country, while others worry about making a living.

"Now that you mention it, the Wizarding World is really great," Levi couldn't help but sigh.

At least, even Rex, a third-ring wizard, didn't possess enough assets to drive Levi to despair.

"Including what I've saved up before, my personal assets are 500,000 Taishi. Among second-ring wizards, I should be considered damn rich. I estimate that most third-ring wizards in Stromgarde City don't even have as much cash as I do."

Li Wei secretly felt a surge of joy.

Of course, besides these precious stones, Rex's most valuable possessions are the prescriptions, materials, and medicines he has accumulated over the years as the head of the apothecary.

Rex has a special storage bag for storing gifts he receives.

"That bastard Rex won't accept gifts worth less than a thousand taels of silver, and these things are all worth over a thousand gold!"

Li Wei's eyes lit up as he looked at the list of gifts received.

"The four-ringed herb, Snake Lamp Grass, is worth one thousand taels of silver."

"Twin Elixir, a two-ring elixir, can be used to break through two environmental boundaries, worth 50,000 gold stones."

"..."

There are many such gifts, dozens of kinds.

Only those items of higher value will be collected by Rex.

Li Wei estimated that, converted to gold, it would amount to 200,000 taels of silver.

In addition, there's the value of Rex's other materials.

I made at least 800,000 yuan from this trip!

If you add the mountain giant assassins, then it's at least a million!

"To be able to accumulate so much money in just the third ring road, it's clear how much that old bastard Rex has made in Stirring City, and how much wealth he has amassed for the Thunder Dragon family."

The money all comes from the sheep; ultimately, it all comes from lowly wizards like me. These rich people deserve to die.

I, Li Wei, am determined to seek justice for the lower-class wizards, to rob the rich and help the poor—it starts with me!

Li Wei made a silent vow in his heart.

It's no surprise that Rex is rich.

A dead skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Huffman only surpassed Rex in the last two years.

Previously, Rex had always been the boss.

Similarly, this also shows that Huffman has some background and resources.

Otherwise, such a lucrative position as head of the apothecary would not have fallen into the hands of a halfling without a family.

"Huffman may not be as wealthy as Rex, but he won't be much less so."

Back then, it was only because Levi relentlessly grinded the game mechanics that Huffman managed to defeat Rex.

Huffman gave Li Wei two thousand merit points, and Li Wei was still very happy.

"I was too naive."

Li Wei calmed down.

Aside from the tangible assets mentioned above, the greatest wealth Rex gave to Levi was those formulas—precious potion knowledge, priceless treasures.

These formulas were accumulated by Rex during his many years as the head of the pharmacy department.

There are dozens of two-ring drug formulations and more than a dozen three-ring drug formulations.

Among these, the most precious is a medicinal formula that can help to aggregate and compress spiritual energy, thereby materializing spiritual energy through vaporization.

The Dream of the Fairy of the Lake.

Abbreviation: Lake Fairy Potion.

This potion is a formula that transcends the three environmental boundaries, and its value to apothecaries is immeasurable.

That's why Li Wei said that the greatest treasure Rex left him was those medicine formulas.

This meant that Li Wei basically didn't need to worry about the drug formula before reaching the fourth ring.

Whether it's breakthrough potions or meditation aids, Rex has them all.

Moreover, theoretically, once Li Wei mastered these drug formulas, he could use the drugs to make money.

Because he did not sign a confidentiality agreement with Rex.

However, Li Wei felt that there was no rush to sell it for money.

Because many of Rex's drug formulas came from the military.

Now that these drug formulas have been lost, the military will certainly have to investigate and retrieve them.

If Li Wei were to sell this potion at this time, he would inevitably be suspected.

If you want to sell them, you have to do so outside of Stromgarde.

"Next, we can start preparing the potion materials for the Dream of the Lake Fairy, to prepare for advancing to the third ring, and to plan ahead."

Li Wei estimated that in about ten years, he should be able to reach 100 points of mental strength.

At that point, you'll need to consider transforming your spiritual energy into physical energy and advancing to the third ring.

"Once you step into the third ring, you become a mid-level wizard. From then on, you are considered mid-level in the Endless Sea, no longer a low-level wizard."

There are no more than one hundred third-ring wizards in Stromgarde.

It's worth noting that there are nearly ten thousand officially registered wizards in Stromgarde.

This means that only one in a hundred official wizards might become a third-ring wizard.

This is because Stromgarde is an elite region, gathering excellent wizards from many parts of the Endless Sea.

In a place like the Ninth District, the Third Ring Road is practically the ancestor of a large area.

"Ten scales from the bosom of the lake nymph, dust from the nightmare fairy, and keratinous powder from a level three demon..."

Li Wei's eyes gradually lit up as he looked at the materials for the three-ring potion formula.

Among the main medicines he saw, there were several that he already had.

"The legendary nightmare fairy I killed in the royal treasury was actually the main ingredient in the recipe for the third-circle potion. If I hadn't happened to keep it, where would I have found such an ingredient?" Li Wei thought with relief.

"The keratinous powder of a level three demon, the horn of a horned demon is definitely fine."

For Li Wei, the only one among the main ingredients that he had no clue about was the "scales on the chest of the lake siren".

"The Lake Demoness" was a monster he had heard of in folk tales.

Legend has it that the first Emerald King's sword was a gift from the "Lake Fairy" who lived in Emerald Lake.

Later, Levi obtained the Frankenstein wizard's monster manual.

He then learned that the so-called "lake siren" was actually a kind of "Naga" that lived in freshwater.

This type of Naga is generally called "Lake Naga".

Naga are a common type of humanoid creature, but most Naga have the intelligence of wild beasts, such as the "Grey Naga" that Li Wei once hunted.

Most Naga live in the ocean, with only a few living in inland lakes.

"The Azure Realm is mostly ocean with only a few scattered islands. The lakes on these islands are unlikely to have any freshwater Nagas. The most likely place to have freshwater Nagas is actually the Yellow Earth Continent."

Li Wei put away the formula and closed his eyes in deep thought.

When he's about to advance to the third ring, he'll still have to make a trip to the Yellow Earth Continent.

On that vast land, there lived some rare and extraordinary creatures.

In the days that followed, Li Wei continued his normal medicine-making and cultivation practices while keeping a close eye on the developments caused by Rex's death.

Rex himself has been completely erased from this world by Levi, leaving no trace.

It wasn't until half a month after Rex's death that the officials of Stromgarde belatedly discovered that their high-ranking official had disappeared.

The reason it was discovered was because after the Thunder Dragon Clan's fifth-ring expert, "Thunder Annihilation Blade Terrell," emerged from seclusion, he found that Rex's soul tablet in the clan had shattered.

Although this fifth-ring powerhouse had more than one descendant, Rex was considered one of the more successful ones among them.

Therefore, he was furious about Rex's death and came to Stromgarde City in person, demanding that the military find out the truth and find the murderer of Rex's death.

Thunder Spear, also from the Thunder Dragon family, actually dislikes Rex, but is reluctant to do so because of his family's reputation.

He could only use his position as deputy commander-in-chief to advance the investigation.

In addition, Rex himself is a third-circle apothecary and one of the five chiefs of the Apothecary Tower.

Therefore, this matter undoubtedly attracted the attention of the Stromgarde authorities.

The Tower of Order immediately established a special "Rex Disappearance Case Investigation Team" to thoroughly investigate the matter.

They investigated all the video slabs in Stromgarde during the time Rex was missing.

It was eventually discovered that Rex had left the city with his servant Forrest Gump two weeks earlier.

He never came back after that.

Therefore, Rex most likely died outside the city.

During this period, in addition to Rex, a large number of witch hunters came and went.

This makes the scope of suspected targets extremely broad.

Considering that Rex is a third-circle wizard, has a second-circle butler from his family, and possesses several third-circle magical artifacts.

Therefore, the military initially targeted witchers above the third ring wizard level.

Of course, wizards below the third ring cannot be exempted from suspicion, but relatively speaking, the possibility of them successfully committing the crime is almost zero.

The difference between first-ring, second-ring, and third-ring wizards is so great that these wizards are well aware of it; it's common knowledge.

Unless it's a powerful, one-time spell scroll, it's impossible to fight at a higher realm level...

Therefore, the authorities checked the spell scroll exchange records in the Merit Shop and found several second-ring suspects.

At the same time, they began to investigate each of the witchers who entered and left Stromgarde during that period.

"I didn't expect Rex's death to cause such a commotion. As expected of the Thunder Dragon family, their lives are so valuable. The entire Tower of Order has to revolve around them." Li Wei sneered.

He wasn't very worried.

First of all, the soul imprint on Rex's body has been completely erased by the Armored Scorpion, making it impossible for him to track Rex down using this simplest method.

Secondly, he left the city that night with a hundred different faces and used hermit runes to conceal his aura, so the recording couldn't reveal anything about him.

Finally, Levi was only a second-circle wizard, and an apothecary who spent his days frantically working on potions, so killing Rex was even more impossible for him.

Without evidence, these people cannot be traced back to themselves unless they illegally opened their own storage bags.

Seeing Li Wei's enormous wealth of unknown origin, they deduced that Li Wei had murdered him for money.

To avoid giving away any evidence, Rex kept the fact that he assassinated Levi a secret only from himself and his most trusted friend, Forrest.

Therefore, Rex and Levi are completely unrelated.

If they were investigating someone with a motive to kill Rex, they wouldn't have traced it back to Levi.

In short, Li Wei felt that the chances of them finding out about him were slim.

Most importantly, Stromgarde has been in complete chaos during this time.

Li Wei estimated that it wouldn't be long before the surging undercurrents would emerge and a storm would break out.

At that time, Rex's death will become even more mysterious and no one will care.

In general, the only person who might care about this matter for a long time is Rex's father, who is from the Fifth Ring Road.

Regardless, killing Rex was a choice Levi had no other option but to make.

If he hadn't killed Rex, then Rex would have used those three-ring assassins to try and get back at him.

Li Wei is likely to be the one who dies.

Rex forced him to do it!

Based on his spider-sense's sense of danger, Li Wei is currently in Stromgarde City, where he is safer than ever before.

Rex no longer cared about him; that hostility had dissipated.

Of course, he will not slack off because of this.

They just lived their lives in a routine manner.

Soon, after questioning all the suspicious individuals,

The investigation team investigating Rex's death was also at a loss.

In retrospect, the enemy who killed Rex is most likely no longer in Stromgarde, but has probably escaped.

From a common-sense perspective, it's unlikely that someone would voluntarily return to Stromgarde after committing a crime.

Moreover, based on the current clues, it is possible that Rex was hunted down by demons outside the city.

Everyone knows that the demons outside the city have been causing a lot of trouble lately. If an apothecary sneaks out, wouldn't he be asking for death?

Rex's body could not be found on the vast sea.

In the wizarding world, once someone is killed, there is basically no custom of leaving a body; instead, magic is used to completely destroy it and erase all traces.

later.

The Thunder Blade used the magical artifact he gave Rex as a medium to locate Rex's storage bag.

That was in the distant Hundred-Eyed Demon Realm.

All the magical artifacts and other items in the storage bag were still there, except for the regular items that couldn't be marked, such as the Tai Stone and some materials, which had disappeared.

This shows that the murderer was indeed after money and murder, and it also shows that the murderer was extremely careful and did not leave any clues for the Lei Long family.

Inside the city of Ravage.

Shangcheng District.

Thunder Tower.

Inside the luxurious mansion of Thunder Spear.

The handsome middle-aged man looked at the old man in front of him.

The old man was none other than "Thunder Blade Terrell," the oldest member of the Thunder Dragon Clan.

Terrell is now over 800 years old.

The lifespan of a fifth-ring wizard is only about a thousand years, so he will only live for about two hundred years.

Because of his talent, reaching the fifth ring is his limit; without an extraordinary opportunity, it's impossible for him to go any higher.

Soul Wizards are extremely rare, and there are only so many in the Endless Sea.

Therefore, Terrell no longer expected to advance to the sixth ring. He only hoped that his good-for-nothing youngest son, Rex, could grow up as soon as possible, take over his position in the Thunder Dragon family, and continue his bloodline.

As people get older, they become more accepting of things.

But now, Rex has suddenly died, and even the soul imprint has not taken effect.

This was the first time Terrell had ever seen such a situation.

The two powerful individuals remained silent, creating an awkward atmosphere.

"For your sake, I can continue to keep an eye on this matter for you. I also have my own things to do. You should know that Rex's current predicament is largely his own fault, and he has no one else to blame but himself," Thunder Spear said coldly.

"Soret, don't forget that although you are a genius that the family has only seen once in a thousand years, your current achievements are inseparable from the family's support. How can you say such heartless words?" Thunder Blade said with dissatisfaction.

"I have done more than enough for him. You are an elder of the family, and I respect you. But don't try to provoke me with your useless rhetoric," Soret said with a cold laugh, his tone arrogant.

Although he is the youngest member of the Fifth Ring in the family, he is the second strongest.

Second only to the patriarch of the Leilong family, a seasoned expert of the fifth ring.

As the most promising genius in the Thunder Dragon Clan for advancing to the Yuanhun Wizard level in a thousand years.

Soret's position is beyond question.

"you……"

The Blade of Lightning Annihilation was speechless with rage.

Then he sighed.

"No matter what Rex is like, he's still my flesh and blood. You helped me find the real culprit, so I owe you a favor. The family head election is in a hundred years, you know what I mean," said Thunder Blade.

"I understand. Didn't you send a suicide soldier to Rex? Can't we use the suicide soldier's location to find Rex?" Thunder Spear asked.

"The marks inside the assassins have also been erased. Only members of our family know this method of erasing marks... I don't understand what's wrong with Rex, that he would do something so contrary to the family." Thunder Blade said with a bitter smile.

Then he left Stromgarde.

As a fifth-ring expert of the Thunder Dragon Clan, he couldn't stay here for too long.

On the one hand, he needs to stay and oversee the family; on the other hand, if he stays here too long, the couple at the Rapids Tower will definitely be unhappy.

After all, the couple had long been critical of the Thunder Dragon family's excessive interference in the affairs of Stromgarde City.

If it weren't for the Thunder Dragon family's connections at the Tower of Stars headquarters, Thunder Spear might not even have become the deputy commander-in-chief.

Watching Terrell leave, Thunder Spear felt a pang of gloom.

"waste."

"However, those who dared to kill our Thunder Dragon family certainly deserve a good lesson. It just so happens that I can no longer be the commander-in-chief. Now, let the storm rage even more fiercely."

……

The year 1053 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of Flowers.

Li Wei could clearly sense that the city of Stromgarde seemed to be getting increasingly chaotic.

Rumors of demonic disturbances surface every now and then, but it's unclear whether they're true or false.

However, there is no safe place anywhere in the world anymore.

In comparison, Stromgarde, guarded by high-ranking wizards, remains Li Wei's preferred place to develop his skills.

During this time, he secretly went to the place where the Death Mountain Giant was located twice.

To their surprise, the mountain giant was still there.

If the Thunder Dragon Clan had any tracking marks on the Mountain Giant, they should have discovered it long ago.

This essentially proves that the Thunder Dragon family did not leave a mark on the Mountain Giant.

What Li Wei didn't know was that there was actually a mark, but Rex himself erased it.

Rex's reason for eliminating them was simple: he wanted to find an opportunity to take control of the family's assassins.

He sensed that his family members, including his father, were becoming increasingly disappointed in him.

To prevent himself from becoming an outcast of his family, he made this decision out of his inherently suspicious nature. He wanted to try to grow up independently of his family.

Although the mountain giants were still there, Li Wei still had no intention of taking them with him.

He only had some blood drawn before returning to Stromgarde.

The earth elemental affinity of the mountain giant's blood is of great benefit to Li Xiuwei's Vajra Breathing Technique!

The secret elixir of the Vajra Breathing Technique requires two types of blood: one of frost element from apes or giants, and one of earth element.

Rex directly solved the earth element problem for Levi.

The remaining frost is in the hands of the Ashidi family.

At the same time, the Red Sand Monkey also retired honorably.

This saved them from being exploited by Levi.

This little monkey dug a hole in the Wizard of Oz and started living a peaceful, carefree retirement life, facing the sea and enjoying the warmth of spring.

With the blood of the mountain giant, the speed of practicing the Vajra Breathing Technique increased dramatically.

Before long, he directly advanced to the twelfth rank.

After reaching the twelfth level, Li Wei's arm strength increased significantly, but for Li Wei, who already possessed the thirteenth level Crimson Lotus, this change was not very significant.

His current goal is to reach the third-ring wizard level as soon as possible.

Secondly, we should catch up with other outdated breathing methods as soon as possible, and promote the integration and variation of breathing methods.

The existing breathing techniques are somewhat overly complicated.

Some of the legendary organs or special effects of breathing techniques are actually rarely used.

Those are the ones we use most often.

Li Wei wanted to try to integrate the breathing techniques system.

In theory, these are possible.

Because the proficiency panel is also constantly changing and being fine-tuned as Li Wei's strength improves.

Li Wei had already discovered these things.

Although the proficiency panel doesn't have a life of its own, Li Wei felt as if the panel was a part of his body, growing along with him.

……

Time passed day by day.

Sensing the gradually surging undercurrents of Stromgarde City, Li Wei no longer keeps any merit points on him.

He worried that Stromgarde City might disappear one day, and all the merit points he had accumulated would be wasted.

During this period, he spent his merit points, aside from exchanging for necessary resources, on exchanging for spells.

Through Li Wei's experiments, he combined three highly similar zero-ring spells—[Ice Needle], [Ice Spike], and [Small Ice Cone]—into a one-ring spell—[Ice Finger].

【Ice Finger Technique】possesses an A-level attack strength, making it a top-tier spell within the first tier of the Ice School.

Through Li Wei's comparative experiments, he discovered that among the first-level spell repertoire of the Frost School that he currently possesses, the spell model structures of [Ice Spike], [Ice Arrow], and [Ice Finger] are quite similar and can be fused using the proficiency panel.

So, he created those two spells.

Ultimately, through a nested fusion process, Li Wei synthesized a second-circle spell that he created himself.

Li Wei————

Extreme Ice Finger: Fifth Rank (1/30000).

……

This second-level spell, created by Li Wei himself, has an attack strength that surpasses A-level and possesses S-level attack strength.

In the wizarding world, this S-rank spell is also known as a top-tier spell, referring to the most excellent spell within the same realm.

This kind of magic is extremely rare.

If a top-tier spell is cultivated to perfection, its power is not much weaker than that of the spell in the previous level.

Furthermore, this is further enhanced by Li Wei's own [Ether Domination] special effect.

The power of Li Wei's [Extreme Ice Finger] can be said to be comparable to that of an ordinary third-circle spell.

This is a groundbreaking feat.

This means that Li Wei, with the body of a second-ring wizard, possesses magical attack power comparable to that of a third-ring wizard, even without mastering third-ring spells.

"Original spells are generally of good quality, so I'll combine more top-tier spells to use in the future."

Li Wei was thrilled.

The biggest difficulty in synthesizing top-tier spells is that Li Wei must find spells with a high degree of similarity as raw materials.

Then, you have to learn a lot of low-level spells, which also takes up a lot of time.

However, considering the power of top-tier spells, Li Wei felt it was worth it.

Moreover, after the second ring, the price of spells rises sharply, making it too expensive to buy them yourself and not cost-effective. It's better for Li Wei to synthesize them himself, and this is even more true after the third ring.

Including the Frostfinger, Li Wei now has mastered seven second-circle spells.

His strength is growing day by day.

On this day, Li Wei was practicing meditation at home.

Someone has arrived at the door.

He opened his eyes.

"It's Huffman."

Argenta opened the door.

Huffman arrived at the Wizard's Tower, sat down by himself, and drank beer.

"Rex has been dead for so long, and the authorities are still investigating. The power of the Thunder Dragon family is truly immense," Huffman suddenly remarked.

Li Wei stepped out and laughed, "The Five Rings Family is terrifying indeed."

"Who do you think killed Rex?" Huffman asked.

"I don't know. Rex is a third-ring wizard. There aren't many people in this Stromgarde who can kill him, are there?" Levi said seriously as he sipped his tea.

"No matter what, it's a victory for the people, that's great, hehe." Huffman grinned, his face full of wrinkles.

After Rex's death, the Tower of Apothecaries did not recruit a new manager.

Instead, they distributed Rex's employees among the other three executives.

In this way, Huffman effectively lost a strong competitor.

So even though Levi wasn't working as hard as before, it didn't stop Huffman from continuing to hold the top executive position.

Huffman highly valued Li Wei, a contributor to the cause.

"Lord Huffman, you wouldn't come here without a reason. Is there something you want to say?" Li Wei asked.

Huffman smiled and said, "Levy, I have an opportunity for you, an opportunity to rise through the ranks in Stromgarde."

Li Wei's heart stirred: "Please explain in detail, my lord."

"Lady Blue Dragon is recruiting staff. You're quite the apothecary genius, have you ever thought about joining? If you'd like, I can recommend you," Huffman said.

"Lady Blue Dragon? Would this fifth-ring powerhouse even look at me? I'm only a second-ring..." Li Wei couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Lady Blue Dragon values ​​potential more. You're only in your sixties and you're already a second-circle wizard and a second-circle apothecary. Someone with your talent is top-tier in Stromgarde City. Don't be modest, kid. We know each other well, there's no need for that," Huffman said with a light laugh.

"Lady Blue Dragon probably wants to establish her own power to fight against Thunder Spear..." Li Wei asked, his thoughts racing.

Huffman nodded: "You're very smart, kid. That's right. A hundred years ago, Lady Blue Dragon prepared an organization called the Dragon Tea Party."

This organization includes dragonborn who live in seclusion in Stromgarde, and all sorts of talented individuals. To be honest, I am also a member of the Dragon Tea Party.

When you first showed your talent, you were already noticed by Ms. Blue Dragon, but at that time, she was also observing your performance.

Now it seems you're basically qualified to enter the Dragon Tea Party.

I'm not kidding you, the Dragon Tea Party is probably the second most powerful force in Stromgarde, after Stromgarde Tower.

Otherwise, why do you think Lady Blue Dragon was able to defeat Thunderspear and run for Commander-in-Chief?

The situation in Stromgarde has changed drastically. As far as I know, the couple's hearts are no longer in Stromgarde. They have found a better place to stay, and they no longer care about the power struggles that are happening now.

Despite his defeat in the election, Thunder Spear remains cunning and will undoubtedly continue to try every means to seize power in Stirring City by relying on the influence of the Thunder Dragon family.

People like you and me, who are just small fry, can't leave Stromgarde City for the time being because of military service. We definitely need something to rely on in order to survive in this messed-up era.

How about it? I'll think about it.

By the way, at the Dragon Tea Party, members can receive a third-ring magical artifact.

So far, apart from you, all the members of the tea party are wizards of the third ring or higher.

You're lucky to be so valued by Lady Blue Dragon.

Huffman had a smug look on his face.

Li Wei appeared cheerful on the surface, but inwardly he couldn't help but be cautious.

"I've been so low-key, but I still caught the eye of Lady Blue Dragon. My damn talent can't be hidden. If I reveal even a little bit, I'll attract attention."

Li Wei thought for a moment and said, "Sir, I need to think about this. I'd like to ask if there's any agreement I need to sign to join? There's no such thing as a free lunch. I can get a third-ring witch artifact, but what kind of obligations do I have to fulfill? To be honest, I'm a coward. I can be poor, but I don't want to risk my life for others."

"An agreement will naturally be signed. The rights and obligations are clearly stated in the agreement. I can show it to you later, and you can decide for yourself. It's not mandatory, but the chances of getting involved with Ms. Blue Dragon are slim, so you should think it through carefully," Huffman said.

"In that case, thank you very much, sir. Please allow me to consider it. I may not be able to make a decision in a short time. I hope Ms. Blue Dragon will not mind," Li Wei said.

Huffman nodded, handed Levi a stone tablet, and then turned and left.

"Lady Blue Dragon, she's plotting to seize Stromgarde City," Li Wei thought to himself.

He didn't want to get involved in the power struggles within Rapids City, so his first thought was to refuse.

Then he looked at the agreement and Li Wei thought that the terms were actually not bad.

The Dragon Tea Party is a mutual aid organization led by Ms. Blue Dragon. The connections between the members and the binding of individuals and the organization are not very tight.

The tea party is held once a month. Members exchange their spiritual experiences, information, and medicinal materials during the tea party.

A Tarot session similar to that of The Fool.

You can choose to attend the monthly meetings or not, but you generally have to attend the annual meeting, except in special circumstances.

The tea party was to be held in one of Ms. Blue Dragon's private little sanctuaries.

After reading the agreement, Li Wei was somewhat tempted; he needed more clues about extraordinary creatures and knowledge about wizards.

It's indeed very difficult for someone to reinvent the wheel, even with a proficiency panel; there are some objective problems that are impossible to solve.

However, he was still worried that he would get involved in power struggles and become someone else's pawn.

"Since there's no time limit, I'll reply later," Li Wei thought to himself.

……

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

The year 1054 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of budding.

The 18th year of the Great Expedition.

In the Dimension of Ten Thousand Machines, the Deep Blue Sage has developed a preliminary method to counter the "Machine Virus," the father of plagues, thus curbing the spread of the Machine Plague.

The legendary wizard's research and learning abilities are beyond question.

This greatly angered the father of the plague.

The mechanical plague he painstakingly researched was cracked so quickly.

As the saying goes, "The devil is always one step ahead of the saint."

After a fierce battle with the Blue Sage that ended in a draw.

The father of the plague immediately began researching a new version of the mechanical plague, version 2.0.

Just like the battle between the human immune system and the virus, the two sides are outwitting and outmaneuvering each other in the myriad dimensions.

In the endless sea.

After so many rounds of competition.

The big shot behind Black Sun Adam and the Mad Witch of Beasts has yet to show himself.

Rumors of wizards obtaining the Miracle Fruit and possessing "miracle abilities" continue to circulate in the Endless Sea.

This type of wizard was called a "miracle sorcerer" by the older generation of wizards.

Miracle sorcerers tend to combine magic with bloodline, and their growth rate is higher than that of traditional wizards. However, the upper limit of a miracle sorcerer's strength is firmly limited by the quality of the miracle fruit they consume.

In this respect, they are no different from extraordinary beings.

Not all wizards can consume the Miracle Fruit. Many wizards have died after consuming it, their bodies filled with blood and exploding, their brains even shattering.

However, people still flock to the miracle fruit.

So what if there are side effects to taking shortcuts?

At the same time, people discovered that after a miracle sorcerer dies, the miracle fruit will separate and recombine.

The ability to perform miracles will not disappear.

This drove the wizards even crazier.

Since I can obtain the Miracle Fruit by killing you.

Then don't blame me for being impolite.

In today's chaotic era.

Bloody killings related to the Miracle Fruit are unfolding in various places.

Black wizards and white wizards, their respective factions, family and friends, can all turn against each other because of the miracle fruit.

Wailing City.

No. 80, Zhongcheng District.

Li Wei observes the news from the outside world through the wizard's chamber.

He thought to himself, "A chaotic world is also a world of great strife. The more chaotic it is, the more we must remain calm, seize every moment, and work hard to gain experience."

After a year of practice.

Li Wei's mental strength has reached 80 points, and his magical power has reached the maximum of 2400 points.

Li Wei is already 64 years old.

In four years, his mental strength increased by a full 10 points.

For other average second-ring wizards, this might take decades or even centuries to hone their skills.

There's no way around it; Li Wei's current cultivation conditions are just too favorable.

A full range of elemental affinity talents across all four disciplines, ample meditation aids, and a proficiency panel.

It would be strange if I wasn't happy.

"The last 20 points will take at least seven or eight years. So, it's a bit of a stretch to reach the third ring road before age 70. I can only say that you can reach the third ring road before age 75."

Li Wei sighed.

"There's no other way; I've spent most of this time leveling up my breathing techniques."

Li Wei's current goal is to train all five dimensions of breathing techniques (excluding perception) to the thirteenth level around the third ring stage.

Then, the existing breathing techniques were reviewed and integrated.

First, the four breathing techniques for strengthening different body parts under the power dimension are integrated into one breathing technique.

Li Wei didn't know if this idea was feasible yet, and could only try it after he reached the thirteenth level of these breathing techniques.

Ultimately, Li Wei's goal is to unify all breathing techniques into a single, ultimate biological breathing technique.

After that, you'll only need to focus all your efforts on mastering one breathing technique.

Of course, it's too early to talk about ultimate life forms, but consolidating power is imperative.

Besides his breathing techniques, Li Wei's magical skills have also made great progress.

Li Wei————

Thunderbird: Tier 6 (31256/40000)

Extreme Ice Finger: Tier 6 (12567/40000)

Blade Storm: Tier 5 (24678/30000)

……

"At the sixth level of Extreme Ice Finger, its power is comparable to that of an S-rank attack. After reaching the seventh level, it will definitely have the attack power of a C-rank third-ring spell."

"Now my spell attacks—Five Fireballs, Thunderbird, Frost Finger, Blade Storm—are all top-tier killing moves. Any one of them would be too much for an ordinary second-ring wizard to handle."

Blade Storm was a spell Li Wei learned later. It's an extremely cool spell; when used, it brings all the swords together, perfect for showing off.

This can compensate for the fact that Livi is ugly in his monster form.

Li Wei closed the proficiency panel.

Over the past year, he has spent more time summarizing and reflecting.

At the Dragon Tea Party, there was no pressure on Li Wei to make a decision, so he wasn't in a hurry.

And so, in the city of Rapids.

Li Wei lived peacefully for another two years.

In the past two years, many things have happened in Stromgarde City. Some of these things were done by demons, some by wizards, or wizards used the name of demons to do some illegal and criminal things.

During this period, Li Wei also encountered some unexpected disasters, but thanks to his strength, he managed to get through them without any real danger.

The city of Stromgarde is becoming increasingly chaotic.

Many wizards in the upper town mysteriously disappeared the next day when the sun rose as usual.

In this oppressive and tense atmosphere, like the long night before a storm.

Thanks to Bo Gang's bloodline, Li Wei successfully trained the Vajra Breathing Technique to the thirteenth level.

Of course, after it was finally confirmed that there were no tracking marks on Pogan, the taciturn mountain giant Pogan also joined the Wizard of Oz's camp.

Besides the Vajra Breathing Technique, Li Wei's Black Whale, Emerald Dragon, Kui Beast, Silver Mountain Dragon, Death Ash, and Mountain Ape Breathing Techniques have also successively reached the twelfth rank in the past two years.

This allowed Li Wei's overall strength to leap to a new level.

10000 words updated, 4000 extra words added, 44000 words still owed.

I typed this on the high-speed train, so there might be some typos. I'll correct them later.

Additionally, if any readers have any good ideas about skill fusion, the protagonist's future development path, or which plot points you'd like to see, please feel free to share your opinions in the comments section of this chapter or the book review.

I will refer to (copy book reviews) as appropriate, without deviating from the main outline and basic settings of this book.

Also, what are some local specialties that people in Changsha often eat? Any recommendations from Changsha friends?

(End of this chapter)