Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 274 Yuanhun Witch's Appearance - A Hundred Flowers and a Thousand Trees! (Long chapter, please vote and subscribe!)

Hades City.

Wizard Tower.

In Li Wei's mind, following the crimson dragon, the yellow dragon, and the blue dragon, a fourth purple dragon suddenly appeared!

"Soon we can summon the seven dragon gods to make a wish..."

Fire Dragon Calamity, Earth Dragon Barrier, and Water Dragon Roar are all third-ring talents.

Thunder Dragon Flash is a fourth-ring talent.

Li Wei——————

Fire Dragon Calamity (First Talent): Ninth Tier (Limit)

……

Thunder Dragon Flash (Fourth Talent): Tier 8 (1/100,000).

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"With four top-tier innate spells, I am now superior to many ordinary fourth-ring wizards."

Li Wei felt a sense of pride.

Most newcomers to the fourth ring only master ordinary fourth ring spells and do not have mastered innate spells.

The difficulty of researching and practicing innate spells far surpasses that of ordinary spells.

Under normal circumstances, a fourth-circle wizard is considered lucky if he can master one innate spell within twenty years of his advancement.

Before advancing to the fourth ring, Li Wei had already begun to plan ahead. Coupled with his proficiency panel and his already good wizarding talent, he was able to master the fourth ring talent at this stage.

Moreover, he has one more third-circle talent spell than most fourth-circle wizards.

This will be an unparalleled advantage in a battle of wits.

"Let's test it out."

Li Wei left Hades City and came to the deserted sea.

He snapped his fingers, and instantly a dense surge of lightning currents erupted around him, creating a powerful repulsive force.

Using this force, Li Wei shot out with a whoosh, just like a maglev train.

A phantom-like purple lightning bolt flashed across the sea, crackling and thundering.

Before long, it disappeared from sight.

It seemed like only a moment had passed before Li Wei appeared hundreds of miles away.

"This speed... truly befits a fourth-ring talent spell."

It should be noted that Li Wei has only cultivated the Thunder Dragon Flash to the eighth level.

According to his calculations, the ultimate level of a third-circle talent spell is the ninth rank limit.

The perfect state of a fourth-ring talent spell should be the eleventh-tier limit.

In other words, if Li Wei were to master the Thunder Dragon Flash technique, his speed would be much faster.

"If you want to do well, you have to be fast and run away when you encounter danger."

After testing his innate spells, Li Wei took out a rapier.

The slender sword was about two feet long and emitted a deep, ethereal luster.

"Shadow Spike, a fourth-circle sorcerer's weapon, possesses extremely high penetrating power and incredible speed. It flies silently and invisiblely, making it suitable for assassination. It has three fourth-circle spells and several low-level spells solidified on it... Overall, the spells are average, but because the material itself is of excellent quality, it is quite good as a concealed weapon."

This was the sorcerer's artifact; Li Wei erased its mark and replaced it with his own.

He had a sudden inspiration and returned to the Wizard's Tower to summon the Poison Fire Corpse Demon.

"Gilmore, come out here for a moment."

"Yes, Master." Gilmore left the body of the corpse demon.

Li Wei immediately activated his Crimson Emperor Dragon Flame and began to refine the Poison Fire Corpse Demon anew.

He constantly changed his incantations and spellcasting gestures, and even added some new materials.

A month later.

Li Wei came out of the weapon-refining room.

Behind him followed a completely transformed corpse demon.

This corpse demon looked no different from an ordinary person, but its expression was slightly gloomy, making it seem unapproachable to the living.

The corpse demon stretched out its right hand, and a black light appeared, as if piercing through the void, moving at an extremely fast speed.

In the blink of an eye, they were already in front of Li Wei.

The image of a golden snake dancing wildly appeared.

The black light lost its momentum after penetrating the golden snake image and appeared in Li Wei's hand.

"The same magical artifact, the power of the cave wizard when used is several times that of the corpse demon. Your grandpa is still your grandpa... Even the cave wizard, the shame of the fifth ring, is still far stronger than the corpse demon."

Li Wei sighed with emotion.

"However, in this way, this magical artifact is not wasted. It is good to use it to enhance the strength of the Corpse Demon. With this magical artifact, even a senior fourth-ring wizard can be killed by the Corpse Demon if he is not careful... And the Corpse Demon is just a puppet of mine."

"Once we have a suitable physical body, we'll upgrade this corpse demon, refining it into the legendary Level 5 Corpse Demon King. Even a Fifth Ring Wizard could fight against it!"

Li Wei returned the body to the mind-stealing demon.

"There are still three months until the Star Gathering, and I've only saved a measly four million Tai Shi... I won't be able to save five million. Oh well, if I can't buy breakthrough potions, I can at least buy elemental metals. I'm still a long way from the fifth ring, so there's no rush. As long as I keep an eye on the Witch Shop and the major merchant guilds in the Twelve Witch Cities, there's still a chance."

After three years of cultivation, Li Wei condensed another fifteen drops of spiritual energy dew.

His mental strength has reached 230 points, and his magical power has reached 11500 points.

In other words, with the aid of meditation, Li Wei's cultivation speed is twice as fast as before, and he can condense 5 drops of spiritual energy dew in a year!

Therefore, a wizard's practice ultimately cannot be separated from resources.

Those second-generation witches or the chosen ones born with a silver spoon in their mouths may have other means of survival, which is truly enviable.

"I'm still 280 points away from my limit. At the current rate, if I have enough potions, I can reach the limit of my spiritual power within 60 years. At that time, I will only be a little over two hundred years old, still very young. It feels really good not to be troubled by the limit."

In addition to the improvement in mental strength.

Over the past three years, Li Wei's Golden Voodoo Body has also been continuously getting stronger.

Li Wei could sense that his body-refining talent was quite good; otherwise, relying solely on the proficiency panel, he wouldn't have progressed so rapidly.

The venue for this grand gathering of stars is [Neptune City].

This is also one of the Twelve Witch Cities, and the actual controller behind it should be the [Sea Abyss Alliance].

"Since I can't make any more money anyway... I might as well just focus on my training until the grand event begins."

Over the years, besides occasionally engaging in double-crossing and entrapment, Li Wei has also made a lot of money through the three arts of wizardry.

However, at this stage, we need to quickly grind magic arrays and alchemy skills, as well as consume other miscellaneous potions.

He then invested all the money he earned back into the stock market.

This creates a delicate balance.

The money he earned from the three wizarding arts was just enough for him to quickly gain experience and buy materials, thus achieving sustainable development.

The additional accumulation of capital, however, relies on the dark wizard.

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The Panda Empire.

Four Symbols City.

The backyard of the Imperial Palace.

A quiet bamboo grove garden.

A man and a woman are sitting on the ground, playing chess.

The man was a bear-man who looked quite old and had a hunched back. He wore a crown and, despite his advanced age, possessed a regal air.

This is none other than the current Holy Emperor: Zhou.

He is also the current leader of the Qingquan Sect and the Water Qi Sect.

Opposite the Holy Emperor was a beautiful, dashing woman with her long golden hair tied up. She carried an exaggerated greatsword and calmly played chess. This was Elena, the Knight of Flowers.

In the end, the Holy Emperor Chess was still the superior one.

"We lost again..." Elena laughed.

"You've only been in this field for a few years, yet your skill level is already catching up to mine. It makes me lose face..." The Holy Emperor smiled wryly.

Elena smiled without saying a word.

"The first Holy Emperor probably never imagined that, tens of millions of years later, the one who would inherit the Qi Sect's legacy from the Liquor Sect would be a wizard," the Holy Emperor remarked.

"I was quite surprised too. The inheritance here is too casual. I just wanted to open it and take a look, but I inexplicably became a Fire Qi Sect member..." Elena said with a helpless smile.

"..."

The game of chess ended.

Elena, mimicking the local bear-people's etiquette and tone, clasped her hands in a fist and said, "Although I haven't achieved my intended goal this time, I've still gained a great deal. Thank you for your hospitality, Holy Emperor. One day, when you reach the 'Shattered Void' realm, you are welcome to visit the Nora Plane. I will certainly do my best to be a good host!"

"Thank you for your kind words! Over the years, through exchanging ideas with you, I have developed some insights into breaking through the void. Perhaps it won't be long before I reach your level," the Holy Emperor said.

"By the way, those meteors that fell into the Panda Empire a few days ago should be the keys to the Dark Tower. With the Holy Emperor's strength, he might be able to obtain some opportunities from them and change the decline of the Qi Sect!" Baihua said.

"Since the opportunity to enter the Dark Tower is so precious, won't Your Excellency take one with you?"

"No need. I have already taken your Qi Sect inheritance. It would be impolite to take this key as well. Besides, it would be inconvenient for me to carry this item while traveling between planes. With my strength, it wouldn't be difficult for me to find a key in the Nora plane."

"Thank you, Lady Elena. May you carry on the legacy of the Spirit Brew Sect and restore the glory of the former Holy Emperor! You are also welcome to visit the Panda Plane again in the future!"

"goodbye."

Behind Elena, a towering, thousand-meter-tall banyan tree phantom appeared.

A single banyan tree can form a forest, its branches covered with thousands upon thousands of flowers, vying for attention in a riot of colors.

Yuanhun Witch's Appearance - A Hundred Flowers and a Thousand Trees!

This colossal structure, resembling the legendary World Tree, stood tall and imposing. The Flower Witch, like a goddess, chanted incantations, and a vast power flowed into the tree!

"open!"

Countless flowers and leaves flowed down from the giant tree, forming a gate of light in front of the flowers.

"Another long journey through the dark lands... I hope to reach Nora soon. Before entering the Dark Tower, I also need to investigate the cause of White Daffodil's death."

Elena waved goodbye to the Holy Emperor, and an endless field of petals formed around her to protect him as she stepped into the portal.

Upon entering the dark place, the world spun around, and countless points of light flickered before Baihua's eyes.

Among these points of light, all are planes relatively close to Baihua. One huge point of light is particularly eye-catching. It is not far from Baihua, and it would take a Yuanhun wizard like her about twenty years to fly across the sky.

Elena looked back, and the plane where the Panda Empire was located had disappeared.

"The entire plane has been deliberately hidden in the Dark Land. If I hadn't entered here by chance, it would have been difficult to discover under normal circumstances... Although the Panda Plane is only a medium-sized plane, the only way to hide the coordinates of an entire plane is the work of a legendary wizard... Without a doubt, it was Sauron who did it. He wanted to protect this place from disturbance."

"From the current Holy Emperor, we know that among the eighteen companions of Soren, the first Hunyuan Holy Emperor of the Panda Empire was one of them. According to the wizarding standards, the Hunyuan Holy Emperor is only at the level of a ninth-ring Grand Wizard. The fact that he was able to gain Soren's approval means that this [Qi Sect Method] must have its own special characteristics."

Sauron seemed unsatisfied with the extraordinary path of a wizard; he was constantly exploring and searching for new paths, and his eighteen companions represented eighteen distinctly different paths.

In the culture of the Panda Empire, the "multiverse" is called the "Great Thousand Worlds." In this vast universe, worlds are as numerous as the sands of the Ganges. Sauron, standing high enough and seeing far enough, is indeed far beyond the reach of ordinary legendary wizards; he truly deserves the title of the progenitor of wizards!

As she traveled, Elena took out her crimson gourd and began to study the profound methods of Qi cultivation.

She originally intended to use dimensional travel to find resources to build the Wizard's Tower.

However, with her strength, she can only wander around some planes near Nora.

After touring around, it was found that most of these planes, large and small, had already been plundered by the wizards.

Only in the plane where the Panda Empire is located are there few traces of wizards, but there are also not many usable materials.

For Elena, the most difficult part of building a Wizard's Holy Tower for a Soul Wizard was collecting high-level building materials.

She deeply felt how difficult the path would be after she attained the Yuan Soul.

Of course, she could do what many elemental spirit wizards do nowadays and just make do with whatever she can find to build a holy tower.

The problem is that her personality is that of a perfectionist; she would rather have nothing than something mediocre, and if she's going to do something, she wants to do it better.

"Let's go into the Dark Tower first. Unlike those smaller planes that are frequently plundered by wizards, the Dark Tower only opens once every ten thousand years. There should still be plenty of resources inside."

Elena's consciousness entered her mind.

In her ocean of consciousness, a six-story white tower was slowly rotating.

Compared to Li Wei's small tower, the solidity of this Ring Tower is almost identical to that of the real thing.

There are nine patterns on the walls of the stupa.

Each one represents a flower.

This is Elena's innate spell from the nine major ocean factions, which she has imbued with the imagery of nine flowers.

Like Li Wei, she is a perfectionist.

Therefore, during the third, fourth, and fifth rings, she mastered three innate spells in each ring, making her an extremely rare "nine-talent wizard"!

Of course, this is her trump card.

So far, no one knows except her.

Relying on her abnormal nine talents, she encountered a level seven [Black Beast] in the Dark Land during her interdimensional travels, yet still managed to retreat unscathed.

Inside the Holy Tower, a small blue figure, exactly like Baihua, is meditating; this is her primordial spirit.

The Yuanhun is a combination of spiritual power, soul, and magical power; it is the core of high-level wizards after the sixth ring!

A high-level wizard can live without a physical body, but he must never lose his primordial soul!

The primordial spirit is immortal, and the wizard is indestructible!

Now, a fiery red Vermilion Bird is encircling the blue figure.

According to the tradition of the Spirits Sect, the Qi Sect is divided into five major realms:

Acquired Qi sensation, innate Qi absorption, interaction between heaven and man, breaking through the void, and the primordial chaos!

Based on the description, these five realms correspond to:

Wizard Apprentice, Low-level Wizard, Mid-level Wizard, High-level Wizard, Grand Wizard!

The original Hunyuan Saint Emperor was Hunyuan Wuji. His true strength was slightly stronger than that of the Great Wizard, but not as strong as that of the Legendary Wizard.

The previous leader of the Fierce Liquor Qi Sect, Chen, was at the peak of communion between heaven and man.

The current Holy Emperor is the same, with strength equivalent to a peak fifth-ring wizard.

After years of cultivation, I have reached the Innate Qi Cultivation Realm, and in the current Panda Empire, I am considered a top-tier expert.

Therefore, this Qi Sect method is not only for Panda people to practice. According to the lineage, as long as you have a "heart" that can sense "Qi", you can do it.

This "heart" can be the fiery "heart of strong liquor", the gentle "heart of a clear spring", the virtuous "heart of a majestic mountain", or the ever-changing "heart of flowing clouds".

In short, in theory, all living beings, if they have the will, can cultivate themselves.

In terms of elemental affinity, I am the child of water, but in terms of the perception of air, I possess the heart of a fiery spirit. That is why I was chosen as the successor of the Fiery Spirit School. The methods of the Spirit School are truly miraculous; they are a completely different path from that of a wizard.

As a primordial spirit wizard, the Hundred Flowers Witch enjoys a lifespan of two thousand years. She is only a little over three hundred years old now, so she has time to study these methods.

Having another option is always a good thing.

Elena reached her right hand behind her white witch's robe and stroked her smooth, jade-like back.

There, there is a crimson firebird tattoo with outstretched wings, which is called "Vermilion Bird" in the Panda civilization!

Its appearance resembles a phoenix, but it is not a phoenix. It is a creature that does not exist in multiple dimensions; it is merely a fictional image of strong liquor.

"The essence of the Fire Qi Sect lies in the strong aroma of the liquor. If one uses the spirit liquor brewed by the Panda people to aid in cultivation, the progress will be even faster. I also have the recipe for the spirit liquor. Once I return to Nora, I can make some improvements."

Elena looked at Nora and gradually disappeared into the silent darkness.

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The year 1139 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of Flowers.

In seven days, the grand gathering of stars will take place.

Inside Hades' city.

Wizards arrived at the port, boarded their own airships, or used spells to fly towards the Sea King City.

Inside Li Wei's mansion.

In her spare time, Argenta was busy tending to the flowers and plants in the wizard tower.

"Argenta, is Lord Levi here?" Aenea walked in with a beaming smile.

"Yes, Master is in seclusion," Argenta said.

"Oh, I see. Is your master attending the Stars Festival?"

"join."

"Then come with me, it'll be nice to have company on the way," Ania said with a smile.

He was in a good mood.

Just yesterday, he had already mastered the spell of using himself as a fourth-ring protective force field.

Keep in mind that he had only been promoted to the fourth ring a few years ago.

"Li Wei probably hasn't mastered the fourth-ring force field yet..."

He thought so.

Li Wei did not master the fourth-circle force field because he did not study it... He directly created the fourth-circle talent spell first.

His defenses are already sufficient, so he doesn't really care about upgrading his protective force field.

"Okay, Master should be out of seclusion in the next few days. I'll let him know then," Argenta said with a smile.

Ania nodded and went into the witch's house to find his mother, only to find that Triss had gone to a meeting. He could only return home dejectedly.

Three days later.

Li Wei's secluded chamber.

He opened his eyes, and on his body, three different colors of body-refining runes were constantly flashing and changing.

Gold, gray, blue.

Gold represents his Golden Poison Body Refining Technique, gray represents his Tree Spirit Body Refining Technique, and light blue represents his Ice Body Refining Technique.

Today, he cultivated the Tree Spirit Body Refinement Technique and the Frost Body Refinement Technique to the third level of the Realm.

The next moment, the gray and light blue body-refining runes began to resonate with each other, rotating around each other.

In the end, gray and light blue mingled together, and Li Wei, with a solemn expression, awaited the final result.

The next day.

The gray and light blue body-refining runes on Li Wei's body had disappeared.

Instead, there were deep blue body-refining runes that shone with a chilling aura.

"Success! It's a fusion of the Tree Spirit Body Refining Technique and the Ice Body Refining Technique, so let's call it... the Frosty Wood Body Refining Technique."

Li Wei——————

Cold Wood Body Refinement Technique: Rank 7 (1/50000), Special Effect: Cold Wood Body (Level 7).

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【Frosty Wood Body: Grants the body extremely high hardness, resilience, stretching ability, and self-healing capabilities. It can also release powerful extreme cold energy. It slightly increases resistance to lightning-based spells but is relatively vulnerable to burning-based spells.】

Li Wei looked at the introduction, stretched out his arm, and deep blue runes shimmered within.

Then, waves of extreme cold permeated the wizard tower, and a layer of ice formed on the walls of the secret chamber.

Not only that.

Li Wei's arms began to stretch out strangely, like vines, bending and wrapping, until finally, his arms filled the entire secret room.

On the arm, the texture, like that of green wood, appeared, with some branches extending out and tender little flowers growing.

"Interesting. This tree-refining body technique can be done like this?"

At this moment, Li Wei seemed to transform into a tree spirit.

A vibrant life force bursts forth from him.

In the blink of an eye, a layer of solid ice quickly formed on these long, blue arms, like a deep blue armor covering them.

"By combining the powerful resilience and stretching ability of the tree spirit's body with the hardness and defensive power of the ice body, my magical Frostwood Body was born! However, for me, the most useful feature is that it slightly increases resistance to lightning."

As for the reduced fire resistance, that doesn't matter. When fighting against the Burning faction, I can just not use this Frostwood Body.

"Once the Cold Wood Body Refining Technique reaches the eighth level, its fusion with the Golden Poison Body Refining Technique might give rise to a body refining method sufficient to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm!"

Over the long course of time, body-refining methods have become increasingly scarce, leading to fewer and fewer people practicing them, creating a vicious cycle.

Nowadays, those who refine their bodies with their Yuan Soul are extremely rare.

"This path is correct. Relying on the powerful inclusiveness of the poisonous foes within the Golden Witch Poison Body, once I reach the Nascent Soul stage, barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should be able to create a Nascent Soul-level body-refining avatar..."

At that time, fighting Li Wei was equivalent to one against two.

The main body of the magic and the body-refining clone went into battle together, beating the master with a flurry of punches, disregarding any magical ethics.

"The star-studded event is about to begin, I have to go." Li Wei packed his things and immediately left home.

"Master, Lady Aenea wishes to accompany you," Argenta said.

"I understand." Levi nodded and sent a message to Aynia.

Shortly after, Aenea arrived with a calm expression. "Lord Levi, how has your recent seclusion been?"

"A modest gain, I suppose. But once you reach the Fourth Ring Road, it'll be incredibly difficult to move an inch," Li Wei chuckled.

Aynia smiled slightly, indicating that she felt the same way.

"It seems Lord Li Wei is also facing difficulties. I thought it was just me." He breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after.

They arrived at Neptune City.

The large-scale protective magic array of Neptune City is now lit up.

"Six Rings Magic Array, Neptune's Domain!"

Li Wei said to himself.

He had long heard that all twelve witch cities were equipped with magic arrays at the Yuanhun level, and now that he saw it, it was indeed so.

With a magic array of this caliber, this auction should be free from any unexpected changes.

Moreover, a gathering of the caliber of the Star Gathering would certainly have a Soul Wizard in charge of maintaining order.

After entering the city, Aynia and the other person parted ways and went to the areas that interested them.

Nowadays, the city of Neptune is bustling with wizards.

Intermediate wizards, who were once relatively rare, are now commonplace, and I even encountered several fifth-ring wizards along the way.

Moreover, Li Wei had a gut feeling that there must be a Yuanhun Wizard hiding his aura among these people.

"Keep a low profile. This gathering must be kept low-key!" Li Wei reminded himself.

His main purposes for attending the rally were twofold: elemental metals and the five-ring breakthrough potion.

In addition, if there is any useful knowledge to pass on, that can also be considered.

As for the medicinal materials, he is not currently lacking them.

This grand event lasted for seven days.

The first six days are a time for everyone to freely trade and set up stalls.

On the seventh day, the once-in-a-century "Star Auction" will be held at the largest auction house in Neptune City; that will be the main event.

After all, most wizards would want to sell something valuable at an auction for a better price.

"400 million gold coins, this time we should be able to buy some good stuff."

Li Wei wandered around the stalls casually, trying to find a bargain, but after a whole day he gave up.

There were too many people at the rally; there was no chance to snag a spot.

Moreover, most wizards know their stuff, so the scenario of selling something cheaply because they don't know its value didn't happen.

He spent around 200,000 Tai Shi to purchase a batch of low-level spell models that he didn't have, from various schools of thought, to enrich his knowledge base and facilitate the future fusion of talent spells.

"I promised myself I wouldn't spend money recklessly, but I still couldn't resist throwing away 200,000... What a sin! Why can't I control myself?"

Li Wei found an inn in the city and stayed there.

He did not participate in the subsequent free gatherings, but instead quietly waited for the auction to begin.

In the Sea King's City, Ania was strolling through the streets with great interest when suddenly, a commotion arose among the crowd.

"What a beautiful witch..."

"And there were two of them."

"The one in blue seems to be the city lord of Stromgarde, Lady Blue Dragon. As for the one in red... I'm not sure."

Aonia looked in the direction of the sound.

Then they saw a fiery red magic airship docked at the port of Sea King City.

Two witches, one in blue and one in red, walked in confidently and calmly.

These two are none other than the Blue Dragon Lady and the Red Dragon Queen.

The Blue Dragon Lady is aloof and ethereal, while the Red Dragon Queen is passionate and fiery.

Aynia looked away, thinking to herself that this auction was quite lively.

"Ania...you're here too." Just then, a slightly surprised voice came.

A young, beautiful, black-haired witch walked barefoot.

"Sera?"

Sera the Phantom Witch, one of the best fourth-circle wizards in the House of Witches, is also the child of the water elemental. With exceptional talent, she was chosen to participate in the exploration of the Dark Tower.

Like Ania, she also possesses three talents, and even has two more fourth-ring talents than Ania.

"I thought you, as a second-generation Soul Wizard, wouldn't come here," Sera said with a smile. Her teacher was a Soul Wizard, so she knew about the relationship between Aonia and Triss.

"I came with my friends, just to join in the fun."

"Li Wei?"

How did you know?

"It seems that besides Levi, who is also an outsider wizard, you don't have many friends in the witch's house, do you?"

"..."

"I've heard that Li Wei is a fourth-circle wizard who cultivates both body and magic. I wonder where he is? Could you introduce me to him?" Sera was very interested in this young man who had been chosen by Triss.

"I don't know either. We separated after entering the city. Let's wait until after the Star Festival."

"Then come shopping with me?" Sera smiled charmingly, her beauty captivating, and her temperament was not much inferior to that of Lady Blue Dragon.

"Okay... then," Ania said after thinking for a moment.

The next few days.

Wizards arrived one after another.

Moreover, the wizards that arrive later become increasingly powerful.

Li Wei meditated quietly in the inn.

Suddenly, a dragon's roar echoed from the port.

He stood up and looked out the window.

A jet-black dragon with a wingspan of perhaps a hundred meters was seen circling above the harbor before slowly landing, and the wizards quickly moved away.

Li Wei's eyes narrowed.

"Shadow Wyvern... A hybrid dragon species that once had individuals with five rings, how could such a thing exist in the Endless Sea?"

The bloodline of the Shadow Wyvern comes from an extremely rare and uncommon pureblood dragon species called the Ender Dragon, also known as the Dark Dragon.

It is said that this type of dragon has only ever appeared in the legendary Shadow Dimension.

Only experts in dragon studies like Li Wei had ever heard of this dragon race.

"Judging from its strength, this Shadow Wyvern should be at the peak of the fourth ring, not yet the fifth ring... and it's a female dragon. It's a pity it already has an owner, otherwise, Raja could have captured it and taken it back as his wife. Although it's not of the wind or thunder element, it's still a wyvern... and they should be able to make a pair."

In addition, the Shadow Wyvern is a rare shadow-type dragon, and shadow is a kind of negative energy, belonging to the same category as the blood of the Crimson Dragon.

Li Wei closed his eyes and continued his cultivation. Tomorrow was the auction he had been looking forward to. He could already vaguely sense that powerful auras were arriving in Sea King City, including the owner of the Shadow Winged Dragon, who was clearly also a fifth-ring wizard.

Port area.

A young sorcerer dressed in black robes touched the head of the Shadow Wyvern.

"Let's go back."

The next moment, the Shadow Wyvern transformed into a streak of black light and vanished from the sorcerer's hand.

"Lord Shadow Wolf, I've already reserved a private box for you at the auction. Please follow me!" A fourth-circle wizard said with a fawning smile.

"Take me there."

The young wizard said calmly.

He is the head of the Shadow Ring division, a powerful fifth-ring senior wizard, and also a fifth-ring apothecary, holding a high position in the Endless Sea.

Attending these grand events serves two purposes: firstly, to sell their Five-Ring Breakthrough Potions for a good price; and secondly, to prepare some precious resources for their own breakthrough to the Yuan Soul realm.

Originally, according to his agreement with a fourth-circle wizard in the organization, his fifth-circle potion should have been given to that fourth-circle wizard. Who would have thought that the guy would die directly? For him, this couldn't be better.

"However, it is said that several old guys who have been missing for a long time and have one foot in the Yuanhun realm will participate in this auction, so there will inevitably be some open and covert struggles."

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The next day.

The Stars Auction has officially begun.

Li Wei arrived at the venue early.

He wore a white wolf mask that allowed him to change his appearance, along with hermit runes, to conceal his presence and avoid being recognized by lurking enemies.

With so many participants at the auction, the organizers had to auction off the private rooms in advance.

A private room, starting bid 200,000 taels of silver!

Ultimately, this resulted in most ordinary wizards, except for those with power and influence, not being qualified to enter the private rooms at all.

Li Wei couldn't bear to spend hundreds of thousands of yuan to buy a private room seat.

A commotion erupted in the auction hall until a seemingly ordinary wizard, clad in blue scale armor and with a serious expression, arrived at the scene.

He looked around, and suddenly, a powerful spiritual force swept through the auction house and even the entire Sea King City.

"A Soul Wizard!" Li Wei's heart skipped a beat.

Faced with this fluctuation of spiritual power, he felt like a small boat that could capsize at any moment.

"I am Ronan Beasley, the lord of Neptune City and a Soul Wizard of the Abyss Alliance. You may call me [Takumi Wizard]. I will be in charge of maintaining order at this auction!"

Let me make this clear from the start: within Neptune City, magical duels are strictly prohibited. Everyone may compete based on their financial resources. Anyone who violates this rule will be killed on the spot… Meanwhile, outside Neptune City, anyone who attempts illegal activities should be prepared to be wanted by the Tower of Stars.”

This Yuanhun Wizard spoke sharply and commanded respect without being angry.

This made many people with ulterior motives calm down.

"There should be no problem inside Neptune City, but outside the city... it's hard to say. The credibility and authority of the Tower of Stars are no longer there." Li Wei sighed inwardly.

The wizards were efficient; without any unnecessary chatter, the auction began.

It is said that this Star Auction will feature over a hundred items, each of which would normally be the highlight of any major witch city auction.

The first item up for auction was a fourth-ring breakthrough potion, which could increase the success rate by more than 20%, but it was much worse than the succubus potion that Li Wei had used before.

Even so, this medicine was still auctioned off for a sky-high price of 600,000!

This made Li Wei very unconfident about the upcoming Five Rings Breakthrough Potion.

One by one, the items were sold, with almost none going unsold. The auction was full of good stuff, and Li Wei was quite envious.

He kept his mission firmly in mind: elemental metals and the five-ring breakthrough potion.

Finally, in the second half of the auction, he got the item he needed.

A piece of blue metal, about the size of a child's head, shimmered with light, and the rich power of the water element permeated the venue.

"The next item for auction is a level 5 water element metal called [Ripple Meteorite Gold]. The starting price is 300,000 Taishi, and each bid must be at least 1000 Taishi!"

Ripple Meteorite is generally used to make defensive magical artifacts. It is extremely sturdy and also possesses a magical recoil-reflecting power.

"The Rippling Meteorite Gold and my Vibration Gold can be perfectly smelted to create a divine weapon exclusive to the Golden Serpent Breathing Technique. I must get it! As expected of the Star Auction House, it certainly didn't disappoint!"

Li Wei knew that once he bought the Rippling Meteorite, he might lose his eligibility to compete for the Five Rings Potion.

But opportunity knocks but once.

Compared to the distant Five Rings Potion, the materials for divine weapons that can immediately boost strength are much more important!

So he didn't hesitate and started bidding for the Ripple Meteorite.

In the end, they acquired this level-five material for 600,000 Tai Shi.

Such a large rippled meteorite could fetch 500,000 gold coins if sold directly on the market.

There aren't many fifth-ring artifact crafters who can make witch artifacts with rippled meteorite gold, and many people are saving their money to wait for better items later, so it wasn't too difficult for Li Wei to acquire it.

"We only have 320 million left, so the breakthrough potion is probably out of the question."

Li Wei didn't leave; he still held onto some hope.

Finally, the tenth item from the end began to be auctioned.

"Five-Ring Breakthrough Potion, Green Emperor's Eye! Increases breakthrough success rate by approximately 16%! Starting bid 1 million Taishi, minimum increment 100 Taishi!"

This was only the tenth item from the bottom, and it was already a fifth-ring breakthrough potion. This startled Li Wei. How good would the items to come be?

"120 million Tai Shi!" In a private room, a fifth-ring wizard began to bid.

This is clearly intended for his descendants.

"150 million taels!" Li Wei thought for a moment and exclaimed.

He had to fight for the Five Rings Potion no matter what.

"Two million! I, Godfrey Letney, will take it. I hope you'll all give me the honor."

Another wizard in a private room shouted, "It's a fifth-circle wizard from the Letney family!"

This reminded Li Wei of a scene from the auction he attended in Hades, where Godfrey's son, Joffrey, said the same thing.

As expected, like father, like son!

"How come your Letney family is so arrogant? Everyone has to give you face... Is your skin made of stone?" A mocking voice came from another private room.

"The Red Dragon Queen, is it? I'll remember what you said today!" Godfrey said coldly.

"Whatever!"

Inside the private room, the Red Dragon Queen, with her arm around the Blue Dragon Lady's slender waist, laughed.

"There's no need to get angry with him," Ms. Blue Dragon said softly.

"They are the masters of Soret. Soret's affairs are inextricably linked to them. I can't swallow this insult," said the Red Dragon Queen.

It's clear that the Lightney family's influence is no match for the Five Rings Potion.

Levi and the other fourth-circle wizards continued bidding.

Inside the other private room, Shadow Wolf smiled.

This potion was the one he sold; the more fiercely they fought over it, the happier he was.

Ultimately, the price of this five-ring breakthrough potion skyrocketed.

Li Wei remained calm and ultimately withdrew from the bidding.

"I'm leaving. I can't afford the rest anyway, and staying here might only lead to further conflict. It's better to leave sooner rather than later."

With this in mind, Li Wei went backstage, paid, received his Ripple Meteorite, and quickly left, returning to Hades City.

Because he left early and didn't encounter any robberies along the way, for some reason, he felt a faint sense of loss, as if he had lost a hundred million...

Inside the Wizard's Tower.

"Phoenix, bring on the iron!"

The firebird happily got to work.

This time, Li Wei wants to forge a shield as the Golden Serpent Divine Weapon!

The next day.

Ania hurriedly returned to Hades City.

Just as Levi was about to go find Celia, he saw Ania's pale face and asked, "What happened? Did something happen at the Star Auction?"

Ania breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Levi and said, "It's good that you're back. You guessed right. It seems that someone sabotaged the auction and created chaos. Near the end of the auction, someone put up a [Soul Splitting Fruit] that was not originally in the auction, which alarmed several Yuan Soul Wizards hidden in the city and caused a great fight, resulting in a Yuan Soul level battle."

The wizards who were trying to maintain order were all seriously injured. The auction was in chaos. Many fourth-ring wizards were killed or injured, and even a fifth-ring wizard perished on the spot. The great formation of the entire Sea King City suddenly failed when the riot started, and many of the perpetrators fled!

Do you think the dark wizard is up to something again? Isn't all of this too much of a coincidence?

I remember my mother saying that, generally speaking, to avoid causing disturbances among the Yuan Souls and making it difficult to maintain order, the auction items at the Starry Sky Auction would not involve rare items at the Yuan Soul level. Therefore, the sudden appearance of the Soul Splitting Fruit this time seems to be intentional and premeditated!

After hearing this, Li Wei frowned deeply. At the same time, he was also very glad that he left the scene early. Being caught in the crossfire of the Yuan Soul battle was no joke.

"It's possible. Don't leave the city for a while. You can go back to the Witch's House anytime here. With your mother here, we're safe and sound."

The thought of Ms. Triss filled Levi with a sense of security...

10600 words today, plus 4000 extra words, 120000 words still owed. Typos will be corrected later.

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(End of this chapter)