Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 244 Blood-Forged Divine Weapon, A Knight's Destiny! (Long Chapter, Please Vote and Subscribe)

Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch is also a legendary figure in the Ninth District. He disappeared while exploring the ruins of ancient wizards, and when he returned, he was already a third-ring wizard.

Koren and Joan, who worked for Li Wei, were both members of the Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch Organization. However, after the Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch was defeated by the Black-Eyed Raven and disappeared, the two of them followed Li Wei.

To be honest, Li Wei was somewhat surprised to see that it was the Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch.

However, after being tricked so many times, Li Wei was no longer sure whether it was real or fake.

Regardless of whether it's true or not, just kill him and that's it.

A group of the Dead fell to the ground under Livy's world-destroying sword, and a hail of gray crystals rained down from the sky.

Li Wei planned to collect the materials afterward, research some himself, and send some to Owens in Windmill Village on his next trip to the Ash World. That guy's strength needed an improvement.

This "Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch" did not speak and seemed to be a puppet or something.

He didn't even use spells, but just kept attacking Li Wei with Death Corruption.

Relying on his powerful endurance and the power of death, Li Wei annihilated all these corrupted beings.

These corrupted beings are particularly weak, more like a swarm of venomous creatures.

However, it could be a real headache for other wizards. Even a fourth-ring wizard could be worn down and die if caught in it.

As another round of golden flames appeared, the Yangyan Burst erupted once again.

A terrifying shockwave swept across.

The "Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch" seemed to melt away completely.

His face was molten wax, and so was his body; he turned into a puddle of pus and evaporated in the flames.

The fog that shrouded this plain seemed to have thinned considerably.

"He's dead already?"

Li Wei felt a sense of unreality and remained standing there for a long time.

Then he arrived at the wizard tower that he had destroyed with a single sword strike.

The magic circle on the wizard's tower seemed to have been destroyed long ago, and it was overgrown with all sorts of vines and flowers.

After using his psychic abilities to confirm that there was no danger inside the wizard tower, Li Wei stepped inside.

The damp tower walls were covered with sticky fungi, and in the darkness, there was the sound of dripping water.

Everything here is infected by a black, nameless fungus, whether it is living or dead.

"A virus? But ordinary viruses infect living beings, while this virus... infects everything..."

Li Wei muttered to himself, protecting himself with a heavy water barrier, and surrounded by flames, so the fungi could not get close to him.

Suddenly, Li Wei saw a book on a bookshelf that was covered in fungus.

The Interpretation of Dreams by Freud.

"This should also be the wizard's remains of the Dreamland Tower..."

Upon seeing this, Li Wei realized that an identical book had appeared in his hand.

The wizard leader of the Dream Tower, the Daydream Wizard, was named Freud.

"Could it be that this place has been invaded by the Nightmare World?"

Li Wei thought of something terrible.

The Dream Tower is an organization dedicated to researching the Nightmare World. All its members have taken Dream Potion and entered the Nightmare World.

Ultimately, he became lost in the nightmare world and never returned.

Everyone in the wizarding world has vanished into thin air!

The Nightmare World is a world of extremely high specifications. According to the research of the Dream Tower, it may be a high-dimensional spiritual plane like the Underworld and the Astral Plane, rather than an ordinary material plane similar to Nora.

After an unknown amount of time, having found nothing, Li Wei saw a mirror on the third floor of the Wizard's Tower.

The mirror looks ordinary, like an antique or artwork.

The frame of the mirror was covered with mold, but the mirror itself was still clean.

Li Wei looked in the mirror and his expression froze.

The mirror reflects more than just Li Wei's image...

And behind Li Wei, there was a monster with a spider's body but a woman's face.

This woman's face looks exactly the same as those previous beautiful snakes and beautiful chameleons!

It has eight compound eyes, each of which is composed of a human face.

Li Wei's expression changed.

The surging, deathly power behind him rushed toward the spider-headed creature.

The walls of the wizard's tower were blown away.

There was nothing behind Li Wei...

But when he looked in the mirror, he realized that the spider with the human head was right behind him.

"No...it's not behind me, it's inside the mirror!"

Li Wei suddenly realized what was happening, and with a palm strike, endless flames reduced the fungus in front of him to nothingness, clearing the wall completely.

After such a horrific attack, the mirror on the wall remained perfectly intact.

The spider's eight female faces wore a mocking smile, like a hunter teasing its prey.

At this moment, Li Wei understood that the Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch was nothing more than the opponent's puppet.

This bizarre human-headed spider is the culprit behind everything.

He took out a diagram illustrating the transmission of breathing techniques.

The breathing method of the human-faced spider.

This was the first sensory-type breathing technique that Li Wei acquired. It has accompanied Li Wei to this point, and the spider sense and powerful vibrational perception have become Li Wei's most important and frequently used skills, without exception.

"A spider with a human face, right?"

Li Wei asked with a smile, somewhat relieved.

The spider in the mirror ignored Li Wei; it simply stared at him simultaneously with eight women's faces.

"No wonder my senses were being disturbed; it turns out I've run into the real deal," Li Wei murmured to himself.

Although the human-faced spider design on the Breathing Technique Transmission Diagram is rather abstract, it is clear that it is the same spider as the one in the mirror.

Legend has it that the human-faced spider is adept at creating illusions and uses terrifying abilities to drag its prey into the deepest nightmares.

Li Wei stared at the spider-faced man in the mirror.

In the end, the human-faced spider gradually disappeared into the mirror, making Li Wei feel as if there was a real "mirror world" inside the mirror.

Li Wei knew where that was.

"Nightmare World"

He gazed at the disappearing human-faced spider.

Li Wei then blasted it with flames.

The next moment, the mirror shattered into pieces and melted into molten glass.

Judging from its appearance, it was just an ordinary mirror, except that the human-faced spider had chosen to let Li Wei see it in some way.

At the same time, after entering the secret realm, the chilling, ever-present feeling of being watched disappeared.

Li Wei continued his search inside the Wizard's Tower, and finally, he found four white cocoons in the Wizard's Tower Master's laboratory.

In addition, in the transparent containers in the laboratory, there were some specimens that looked like nightmare creatures, strangely shaped, like the haphazardly combined monsters in everyone's dreams.

After confirming that there was nothing else, Li Wei looked at the white cocoon.

This must be made of spider webs.

There are four in total.

Li Wei used Frostmourne to cut open these white cocoons one by one from left to right.

The first one is empty.

The second one is empty.

In the third one, Li Wei saw Lady Bai Shui with her eyes closed, breathing rhythmically, seemingly immersed in a dream.

Li Wei touched her, but she didn't react.

The fourth one is the Rose Witch, whose situation is similar to that of Lady Whitewater.

"Where did Regorio go?"

Li Wei looked at the second cocoon, and the Golden Serpent's Faith extended out; the second aura belonged to Regorio.

The first one is most likely the Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch.

On the floor of the first cocoon, he saw intricate patterns carved with magic, which looked like some kind of symbol.

He engraved it on the memory tablet. In fact, with Li Wei's mental strength, remembering these symbols was not difficult. However, he was worried that his memory was still being affected.

Having done all this, Li Wei picked up the Rose Witch in one arm and Lady Whitewater in the other, and quickly left the wizard's tower and the plain.

He returned to the botanical garden, where the mist had dissipated, and Li Wei could still see traces of his battle with the Crimson Netherworld Sparrow.

With a calm expression, he walked through the primeval forest and arrived at the cave.

The musty smell of decay had completely disappeared from the cave.

The familiar green portal reappeared, and after a moment's thought, Li Wei stepped into it.

The secret realm behind them was silent and still.

After an unknown amount of time, the mist seemed to begin to spread again from that plain.

The antique mirror reappeared on the collapsed wizard tower wall.

The mirror reflected everything around it: broken walls and ruins, and a blue sky about to be shrouded in mist.

Beneath this reflection, there seems to be another, deeper, and more somber world:

Countless black fungi covered the earth, and the trees, seemingly made of flesh and blood, reached for the sky. Some fungal mounds that vaguely resembled human figures clung to the trees. In the darkness in the distance, there were whispers and tall shadows with eight legs hiding within them, as if countless faces were watching all of this.

In a deep underground cave, white cocoons are displayed.

Two of the cocoons had already broken open. Inside one was the peaceful, sleeping face of the Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch, devoid of any life force.

The other was a handsome face with furrowed brows, as if he were still immersed in some kind of nightmare.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes. A golden lightning bolt flashed by, and strands of electricity scorched the white cocoon. He emerged from it.

He took a deep breath and carefully stepped out of the cave. Through the thicket of flesh and blood, he looked up at the sky, and what he saw was:

It was a curtain of red and black, with cracks all over the sky, and indescribable monsters flying around in it.

Through these cracks, he seemed to see the birth and destruction of countless worlds.

Then, it seemed as if some shadow blocked his vision.

It was a giant spider, as large as a mountain, with eight legs that stretched across the land like pillars supporting the sky.

Its head, with its compound eyes composed of the faces of eight women, was staring at him.

An overwhelming sense of oppression and suffocation washed over him. At this moment, even though Regorio was a third-ring wizard, he felt somewhat insignificant.

"Welcome to the Nightmare World!"

……

On a deserted island in the Starry Sea, Li Wei set up a concealment array and hid inside.

He brought out the Rose Witch and Lady Whitewater; he had many questions for them. It seemed that the Spider-Man had found a way to invade the Nora plane, and he needed to prepare in advance.

Livy settled the two witches, gave them some potions, and then began to assess the gains of his trip.

He first probed his consciousness into the Wizard of Oz's house, where Leon was sleeping.

It's a size bigger now. This thing must be related to the Dead and the Nightmare World, and perhaps it's the key to unlocking the Nightmare World.

It can be said that, like Livy, it is the nemesis of the dead and corrupted, and even feeds directly on the dead and corrupted.

Li Wei left only after confirming several times that his insect-controlling spell was still working.

Before leaving, he once again used dream manipulation to subconsciously suggest something to the person.

"Only Leon who obeys his master is a good boy; those who don't will have to wander outside and starve..."

Lyon's biggest fear was going hungry.

Li Wei regained his senses. No matter what, without Leon, it would probably take him a while to get out.

Then Li Wei looked at his Heavenly Fire Meteorite again; it was still there.

It wasn't an illusion, which relieved him.

The Crimson Nether Sparrow was the same; it had already been bound by Li Wei's magical artifact contract and was now looking listless, lying in a corner, being watched by Raja, Leviathan, and the others.

Li Wei released Corinne, who, along with Joan, had been cleaning up the supernatural creature's excrement inside Alice's Ring. Upon emerging, they immediately greeted each other with smiles, saying, "What brings you here, senior?"

"You said that the Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch entered an ancient ruin. Do you know what kind of ancient ruin it is?" Li Wei asked.

"Well... I really don't know. Why don't you ask Joan? He's a relic hunter, so he might know something," Corin said.

"After the Ancestral Witch of Extreme Fire emerged from the ruins, was there anything unusual?" Li Wei changed the subject.

"I didn't notice anything unusual. He always conducts research alone in the wizard tower and never seems to sleep or rest. We members rarely communicate with him either. However, he found a lot of ancient-looking magical artifacts in the ruins and sold them to us members."

Corren took out a chalice-shaped magical artifact.

"This magical artifact can form a protective shield, but it's broken. It broke when I accidentally stumbled into Senior Blackfire Island. The Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch is such a rip-off! Knowing it wouldn't last long, she still sold it to us at the price of a normal magical artifact!"

Li Wei looked at the Holy Grail artifact in Koren's hand; it appeared to be just an ordinary second-circle artifact.

Perhaps it was discovered by the Ancestral Witch of Extreme Fire in the ruins of an ancient shaman.

Li Wei told Ke Lun to continue being a cat owner and to let Joan out.

He asked similar questions, but Joan knew nothing about them either. Although he was a Relic Hunter, he joined the wizarding organization late, by which time the Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch had already returned from the Relics.

Li Wei stopped wasting time and focused on recuperating, waiting for the two witches to awaken.

three days later.

Lady Baishui was the first to wake up, and her first words were: "Lord Li Wei, run! There's something strange about this secret realm."

"Madam, we have already left the secret realm," Li Wei said.

"Has he left? Where is my husband, Regorio?" Lady Whitewater asked.

Li Wei then omitted some details of his experience and told Lady Baishui about it.

"You mean we joined forces at the botanical garden to defeat the Crimson Nether Bird?" Lady White Water asked, puzzled.

"No?" Li Wei asked back, pondering to himself.

Lady Baishui shook her head.

"As we walked, we realized you were missing. Rose said she was going to look for you, but my husband said to leave you alone. We argued about it, but then you quickly returned, and we continued on together."

On our way to the botanical garden, we got lost, perhaps due to some kind of evil spirit. We then stumbled upon a vast plain and saw a five-story wizard's tower, which my husband suggested we explore.

Inside the Wizard's Tower, I saw the Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch. He no longer recognized me and was controlling those strange and malevolent spirits to attack us. We were no match for him and were quickly captured.

It was then that we realized you had been separated from us again, and then I lost consciousness.

I had a dream, a dream of an extremely terrifying world, where the sky was dark and rivers of lava flowed upside down from the heavens…

Lady Baishui remained curled up there, still shaken. The dream felt so real that she felt she might have been trapped in it forever if she hadn't woken up.

Li Wei was lost in thought.

It seems that after he was first separated from Lady Whitewater and the others, the Spider-Man used an illusion to create a replica of himself, separating the real Li Wei and Rose, and taking them to the Wizard's Tower on the plains.

Li Wei, on the other hand, had his senses disrupted and was drawn to the botanical garden by the illusions created by the human-faced spider and the roses.

He felt that the illusion created by the human-faced spider might have a limited duration, and when it was about to expire, it would start repeating meaninglessly, like a stuck disc.

There was absolutely no teamwork involved; Li Wei defeated the Crimson Netherworld Sparrow all by himself.

Those conversations may have been formed subconsciously by Li Wei under the influence of illusions, much like a dream.

In short, Li Wei and Rose were forced to split up. It was probably because the Spider-Man had witnessed the power of Li Wei's Deathly Aura and knew that the corrupted beings it controlled could not defeat Li Wei, so it was afraid that Li Wei would jeopardize its plans.

So this method was used to delay Li Wei in the botanical garden.

And it was trying to take Rose and the others away in some way.

If Li Wei's guess is correct, the ancient ruins that the Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch entered might be a branch beneath the Dreamland Tower, and it is very likely this place.

He may have taken a dream potion and entered the nightmare world voluntarily. Of course, judging from the white cocoon, it's also possible that he was passively pulled into the nightmare world by the human-faced spider; if the latter is true, then it's rather terrifying.

At the same time, Li Wei analyzed that it was also because of the Extreme Fire Ancestral Witch that the Human-Faced Spider had something like a medium to invade the secret realm.

Otherwise, without any medium, separated by two distant worlds, even illusion-type abilities would be impossible to perform.

Even legendary wizards and the Seven Gods are not this powerful. The Seven Gods need to send down saints and angels to interfere with the prime material plane.

As for Regorio, that unlucky fellow, he has most likely already been dragged into the Nightmare World.

If I hadn't arrived in time and broken free of the white cocoon, Rose and Lady White Water might have been dragged into the nightmare world as well.

"Is the human-faced spider actually some kind of powerful nightmare creature?"

Judging from its appearance, the human-faced spider does indeed resemble the art style of a nightmare world. In fact, among the six dimensions of breathing techniques, those that seem to be perception-type creatures are all strange and bizarre beings: the Great Nightmare, the Dream Dragon, the Cloud Worm...

"I guess my cultivation level is too low, and I fell for that human-faced spider's trick. This thing is pretty much what I guessed; it can only wreak havoc through illusions and death."

Because the true form of the human-faced spider is not in the secret realm within the nightmare world inside the mirror, even if I face it directly, it cannot do anything to me.

Of course, it could also be related to the [Heavenly Nightmare Power] within me. The Human-Faced Spider Breathing Technique is only of a rudimentary quality, while the Heavenly Nightmare is far superior in level.

Now it seems that Tianyan might also be a nightmare creature, including the Nightmare Lizard, the Dream Dragon... all of these are inextricably linked to nightmares.

Li Wei looked at the trembling creature he called the "Nightmare Crown Lizard" inside Alice's ring.

"I still need to practice the Dream Dragon Breathing Technique. If I want to fight against the nightmare creatures that may invade the wizarding world, a perception-type breathing technique may be the key." Levi made up his mind, and he did not back down because of this.

In any case, he cannot give up the breathing technique. If he runs away because of fear of nightmares, then he will only be toyed with in front of that damned spider.

If given the chance, when Li Wei is powerful enough, he will personally visit the Nightmare World and let these pretentious fools know what true fear and nightmares are!

Not long after Lady White Water awoke, the Rose Witch also awoke.

"Are we out yet?" she asked, looking around.

"That's right, Lord Li Wei saved us." Madam Bai Shui hugged her knees, curled up in the corner, her eyes downcast.

"Where's Regorio?"

"He's missing. According to my and Li Wei's analysis, he may have entered another dimension. I possess his soul lamp, and he's still alive..." A small lamp appeared in Lady Bai Shui's hand.

The candles inside burned quietly.

"This is troublesome. The last time we entered the secret realm, it wasn't this terrifying. If we had known it would be like this, we shouldn't have come." Rose touched her body and found that her storage bag and other belongings were still there.

"What do we do next?" Rose asked Lady White Water.

"I don't know. I think I should talk to Regorio's father about this. He's a fifth-circle wizard. Maybe he can help..." Lady Whitewater said, feeling uncertain.

"You might die if you do that," Rose said. "Given Regorio's cautious and suspicious nature, he certainly wouldn't tell anyone, including his father, about exploring the secret realm."

Now you say you went to explore the secret realm with Regorio, and you came out alive, but Regorio went missing. What will his father think? Even if he knows the truth—that you are innocent and Regorio was taken to another dimension by a monster—how likely do you think he will not blame you at all?

Actually, I didn't quite approve of you being with Regorio at first either. You thought marrying into a big family was a good thing.

In my view, this is also a constraint. You should be aware of this. The Letney family doesn't value you, but rather the master behind you, a promising young spirit wizard. To them, you are nothing more than a tool for a marriage alliance.

Lady Baishui felt there was some truth to what she was saying and whispered, "If Regorio disappears, it's fine for a short time, but if it goes on for too long, the Letney family will definitely find out."

"It's wartime now. It's normal to get robbed and disappear or die by black wizards when you go out... Don't go back to the Lightney family. Find a place to hide and wait for the master to return from his interdimensional travels," Rose said.

Li Wei listened to the conversation between the two women while wiping his Frostmourne away. There might actually be two disciples of the Letney family who entered the secret realm.

The first one has been dead for some time now. He was probably driven mad by the illusions and committed suicide in the tree hollow. The Letney family has not found his body to this day.

He felt that Regorio was basically not coming back.

Anyway, Li Wei reaped a great harvest this time, so it wasn't a loss for him.

"Lord Li Wei, let's sign a contract. We won't tell anyone about what happened in the secret realm. That might be better for us," Rose said.

"I'm fine," Li Wei said.

Lady Baishui nodded as well.

The three signed a confidentiality agreement.

Rose said to Lady White Water, "Find a place to hide and don't go into that secret realm again. Let it be buried deep in the sea. When our master returns, we'll tell her about this. She seems to have some knowledge of that nightmare world."

"I understand." Madam Baishui nodded, her mind heavy with worry.

"Thank you for saving me, Lord Li Wei. I owe you a favor, and I will do my best to repay it in the future," Rose said gratefully.

"I was just doing it on the side. It's only right to help each other on the path of wizards," Li Wei said.

If it weren't for the fact that he had already designated the future core member of the Twilight Knights, the Knight of Flowers, he might not have saved the two of them.

With these two witches acting as matchmakers, it will be easier for Livy to deal with the Knight of Flowers in the future.

Rose nodded, her opinion of Li Wei rising even higher.

So, Lady White Water and Li Wei bid farewell on the island, while Li Wei returned to Hades City with Rose.

Upon returning to Hades City, Li Wei hurried to the Witch's House to turn in the quest, where the little witch Klee was busy.

"Klee, how many days ago was the last time I turned in a mission? I can't quite remember," Levi asked.

"Lord Li Wei, it was seven days ago," Claire said obediently.

Li Wei nodded and left the witch's house, seemingly lost in thought.

Back in his rented wizard tower, Li Wei shut down the magic circle.

Carefully check yourself for any unusual marks or markings, lest you fall into the trap of that human-faced spider.

In addition, Li Wei also examined the Crimson Nether Bird in Alice's Ring, and even other extraordinary creatures.

In short, he was a little uneasy about everything he brought out of the secret realm this time.

Finally, everything was normal, and Li Wei was relieved.

Not long after, Li Wei used the blood essence of the Nightmare Crown Lizard to create a Dream Dragon potion.

He took some and experimented with it, and saw that his proficiency with the Menglong Breathing Technique had increased significantly compared to his normal liver.

"As expected, this is the Nightmare Lizard, or more likely its superior alternative."

Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, this secret realm...

He actually solved the two most difficult-to-deal-with secret medicines, Phoenix and Dream Dragon, in one go.

"Argenta, you all keep an eye on the house. I plan to go into seclusion for a while. Remember to deliver the potions I've made to the Witch's House regularly," Levi said.

"Yes, Master." Among Li Wei's mink tribe, Argenta had long since reached the level of a legendary knight. When transformed into a frost wolf, her strength was no weaker than that of a first-ring senior wizard.

Of the other three Mink Tribe members, only Taiga has reached the Legendary Knight level so far; the other two have likely failed.

Although the lifespan of the Mink Tribe is slightly longer than that of the Human Tribe, it is still limited.

If they cannot break through to the legendary level before their time is up, there is nothing Li Wei can do; he has already created excellent conditions for their cultivation.

Li Wei has no immediate plans to incorporate the legendary Mink Knights into the Twilight Knights; he will continue to use them as his servants.

Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

As Li Wei made medicine and cultivated in Hades City, his spiritual power gradually increased, and his proficiency in the Death Breathing Technique and Dream Dragon Breathing Technique also began to advance by leaps and bounds.

At the same time, after Li Wei completed the spell model structure of the Thunder Serpent spell, his seventh-tier Thunder Bird spell advanced to the eighth-tier Thunder Serpent spell through the proficiency panel.

Li Wei——————

Thunder Serpent Technique: Level 8 (1/100000).

……

The eighth-tier Lightning Serpent spell has a spell attack strength of 24 cards, which is not yet perfect. Li Wei estimates that the ninth-tier limit should be around 30 cards.

As he chanted, lightning flashed from his fingertips, like a long snake darting into the void, crackling and popping.

"The Thunder faction is still awesome," Li Wei couldn't help but exclaim.

After collecting spells over this period of time, he has basically decided on the direction of his future innate magical talents.

He planned to use one of his three innate spells for attack, one for defense, and one for control.

For offense, you should choose between the Burning and Thunder factions. The Bronze faction has too few spells, making it inconvenient to craft.

Then combine it into a defense and control system, and that will be enough.

Li Wei's idea was that, apart from some functional spells, the main combat spells should be of high quality rather than many.

At the third ring stage, you can create three top-tier talent spells and max out all of them. That's more than enough to compete with ordinary fourth-ring wizards.

After the third ring, although wizards mastered many spells, in actual combat they often relied on their innate spells that were instantaneous, effortless, and powerful.

This time, Li Wei emerged from seclusion to continue refining a batch of potions needed by the Witch's House.

On the other hand, he wanted to forge the meteorite iron from that day into a suitable weapon.

But before that, we need to meet with the Rose Witch.

……

There is a tavern.

Inside the private room, the Rose Witch had already ordered the drinks. Li Wei bent down to come in and sat opposite her.

"What's wrong, Your Excellency Rose?" Li Wei asked.

"Regorio is dead, and the spirit lamp left in the family has gone out..." Rose said.

"Sigh." Levi sighed. Regorio was truly unlucky.

"Any news about Lady Bai Shui?" Li Wei asked.

"No, I don't know where she went. She probably feels guilty towards Regorio," Rose said.

"Ms. Rose, you must have something else to discuss with me, right?" Li Wei asked.

"Yes, Your Excellency Li Wei, for the past six months, I have been having nightmares every time I go to sleep. Once I have a nightmare, it is difficult for me to wake up on my own. Every time I dream about it, it is that strange world with the sky split open, and a giant spider with eight human faces."

"To the point that in the end, I didn't dare to sleep at all. Although wizards can use meditation instead of sleeping, it's too stressful in the long run, and it's not a good solution either," Lady Rose said solemnly.

"It seems the effects of that nightmare world are still lingering." Li Wei frowned.

"You have it too? How did you solve it?" Rose seemed to have grasped a lifeline, looking at Li Wei with expectant eyes.

"No, I rarely sleep... After all, the Nightmare World sounds like it's related to dreams. By the way, have you taken any potions in the secret realm?" Li Wei asked.

"Aside from the usual potions that restore mental and magical power, I haven't taken any other potions," Rose said.

"Don't sleep anymore. If you really can't hold on any longer, take some medicine to soothe your mental energy. My suggestion is to wait for your master to return. I don't know anything about this either." Li Wei knew that Rose had come to him for help.

The problem is that he knows very little about the nightmare world. He has slept in it a few times during this period without any problems and without having any dreams at all.

"Well...sigh, I don't know when Master will be back from this trip." Rose said dejectedly.

Not sleeping wasn't a big problem for her. It was just that she had thought she had escaped and gotten rid of the spider-faced creature, but then she found out it wasn't that simple, and that feeling was very uncomfortable.

After parting ways with Rose, Li Wei felt an increased sense of urgency.

The Nightmare World is different from the Abyss; at least the wizards know a lot about the Abyss.

Nightmares, aside from the Tower of Dreams, are probably only being studied in secret by a few scattered wizards.

Li Wei felt that if he hadn't possessed the Death Breathing Technique and the Nightmare Breathing Technique, he might have ended up like Rose and the others.

"Never mind, let's focus on the forging first and calm down."

Li Wei returned to the Wizard's Tower, where a fiery red meteorite floated in the smelting chamber.

As the name suggests, elemental metals, in addition to their inherent hardness and unique properties, often contain abundant natural elemental energy.

Meteorite Iron, a fire element metal, is suitable for fire-based wizards to forge high-level magical artifacts, which can amplify the power of spells.

Li Wei planned to forge a knight's sword using meteorite iron from the heavens, but Frostmourne kept breaking during battles, affecting his performance.

The fire elemental spirit Ace desperately tried to fuse the meteorite iron with his own flames, but after half a day, the meteorite iron showed no change whatsoever.

"Forget it, you can go rest over there." Li Wei gave up, watching Ace's light flicker and almost go out.

Ace is merely a level one fire elemental spirit; to ask it to melt this meteorite is to make things difficult for it.

"If only we could have captured the level 5 fire elemental spirit from that magma ocean," Li Wei sighed.

Ace couldn't be relied upon, so he had to do it himself. The flames of his Fire Dragon form began to surge out, enveloping the Heavenly Fire Meteorite.

Half a day later, the outer layer of the meteorite seemed to begin to melt and soften.

"It's promising. My flames are good, but they're a bit slow..."

Li Wei was overjoyed.

The following days.

In addition to his spiritual practice and medicine making, Li Wei had a new task: iron smelting.

The smelting room where he worked was always filled with high temperatures, and he was the only one who could stay in that place.

Argenta and the others felt unbearably hot after only being outside the smelter for a short while, as if they were in an oven.

The year 1097 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of Blazing Fire.

Inside Li Wei's forging chamber, everything was glowing red with flames. Li Wei held a giant hammer, tempering the sword embryo in front of him.

After more than a year of smelting, hammering, and casting.

Now, the knight's sword that Li Wei had envisioned is finally nearing completion.

While swords are commonplace and lack originality, they are a popular choice for knights and can be better suited for unleashing devastating sword energy.

Soon.

With the completion of the final step, the sword was finally formed.

This is a jet-black greatsword, simple and unadorned, without any runes, magic circles, or patterns; it is just a simple sword.

Li Wei held the sword, yet felt a connection with it. He sensed the rich fire elemental power within the blade, his hand gripping the scorching hilt. With a single strike, he severed the old generation's Pure Radiant Golden Frost Sorrow.

"It cuts through iron like mud, what a fine sword!" Li Wei couldn't help but rejoice.

He tried it again, slashing at his own palm. The blade collided with the golden scales, sparks flew, and a harsh, unpleasant sound was heard.

In the end, the sword easily sliced ​​through Li Wei's golden scales.

This shows that it wouldn't be difficult for this sword to break through the defensive force field of an ordinary fourth-circle wizard.

Suddenly, Li Wei noticed that after being cut by the greatsword, the hot blood from his palm began to flow backwards towards the greatsword, merging into its blade.

The next moment, a sense of blood connection arose. A feeling of divine inspiration appeared.

At the same time, a pattern of a ferocious, crimson fire dragon with wings that blot out the sky automatically appeared on the blade of the longsword.

The pattern appears to be composed of countless blood-red runes, exuding a mysterious and profound aura!

The Crimson Emperor Dragon Seed in Li Wei's heart began to roar, and the black greatsword visibly shrank, eventually transforming into a streak of crimson light and disappearing into Li Wei's palm.

Then, a small, miniature black knight's sword was firmly held in the mouth of the Crimson Emperor Dragon. The Crimson Emperor Dragon showed a satisfied expression, quite pleased with itself.

At the heart, the Golden Serpent, the Sky Dragon, and the Crimson Dragon—the three bloodline seeds—all gazed at the Crimson Emperor Dragon. Li Wei could sense that these bloodline seeds seemed to be filled with envy and longing; they too desired his weapon…

"The Crimson Dragon carries the sword, cutting through iron like mud. Let's call you 'Crimson Dragon Cuts Iron'," Li Wei pondered.

The Crimson Dragon Slashes Iron is more than just a knight's sword.

It actually resonated with the Crimson Emperor Dragon seed inside its body, and was eventually taken over by the Crimson Emperor Dragon.

A thought arose.

The Crimson Dragon Iron-Slaying Sword appeared in Li Wei's palm, then grew larger and larger until it returned to its original size.

The crimson dragon totem radiated intense heat, so lifelike that each scale seemed to be a rune.

"Although it's not a magical artifact and doesn't have any magical runes, it possesses the extraordinary characteristic of being able to change size at will? The runes that make up this red dragon pattern seem to be completely different from the rune system of wizards... Could it be that the way of the knight can also have its own rune system?" Li Wei was shocked.

Li Wei tried to inject more of the Crimson Emperor Dragon's power into the Crimson Dragon Iron Slayer.

Then, this Crimson Dragon Iron Slash could actually grow longer and larger, two meters, three meters, five meters...

Li Wei stopped. If it grew any longer, it would puncture the smelting chamber, and he really would be able to wield a forty-meter-long sword and chop people down...

"Interesting, very interesting."

Li Wei was amazed.

He discovered a pattern: only those bloodlines that had reached the thirteenth rank or above, that is, the first transformation of bloodline, would express a desire for the Crimson Dragon Iron-Cutting Technique mentioned by the Crimson Emperor Dragon.

This seems to be a watershed moment.

"This should be a hidden change for the knight after the Blood Source Realm changes. I didn't discover it before because I didn't have a good weapon."

Weapons forged from the finest materials can be attracted by the seed of bloodline, forming a blood-related connection, similar to a destined weapon.

The twelfth-tier Death Ash and the eleventh-tier Nightmare did not express that kind of desire.

This weapon can amplify the power of bloodline energy. It can be stored within the body and nurtured by the bloodline seed, constantly growing as the bloodline energy advances.

In other words, after Bloodborne, knights can use their bloodline to forge weapons and cultivate their own customizable, evolving weapons.

One day, it might be able to be compared with the wizards' magical artifacts, or even soul artifacts, holy soul artifacts, and legendary magical artifacts.

Since that's the case, I, Li Wei, will come up with a catchy name.

Bloodline Divine Weapon!

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