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Chapter 281 Flattening the Forbidden Zone, The Necronomicon! (Long chapter, please vote and subscribe!)

Twilight Island.

The island, which has witnessed over a century of temple history, slowly sank.

Compared to the vast ocean, it's not even a single wave.

Li Wei's figure gradually faded into the distance.

He didn't have time to rest.

Our gaze turns to the continent that was once home to seven kingdoms, now home to nine kingdoms.

Behind him stood twenty elders, solemnly high in the sky.

"Come with me!"

To cut the weeds, you must pull them out by the roots!

Lady Ghost is dead.

But she still has a base on Earth.

That's the land of ghosts; her subordinates should still be there.

Now that we've already killed Lady Ghost, let's go all the way and completely eradicate her influence!

This way you can better protect yourself!

Otherwise, the headquarters of the Soul-Stealing Tower will come to investigate.

They might even be able to trace it back to Li Wei.

Collect all the Ancient Saints and Corpse Demons into the Alice Ring.

Li Wei flew towards the Land of Ghosts at top speed, racing against time.

……

The land of the subspace.

The realm of hell.

This place is like hell, filled with negative energy.

Deathly aura, miasma, poisonous gas... permeated the area, making it practically a no-man's land.

On the ancient battlefields that can be seen everywhere, weak undead wander about.

As Nora's subspace.

This wasn't originally the case.

After the end of the ancient era.

Some powerful beings from Hell once led a vast army of demon dukes, countless demon lords, and lesser demons to invade this place.

A great battle erupted between hellish beings and legendary wizards here.

Ultimately, the beings of hell were slain and perished here.

Just like the phenomenon of "witch fall" in witchcraft.

A hellish existence comparable to the gods and the corpse of the Demon Grand Duke.

Even after death, it continued to pollute this subspace.

The existence of hell has transformed this place into a "living hell" with its vicious curses.

Endless negative energy permeates this place.

Most traditional elementalists avoid it like the plague.

Only one group, which at the time belonged to the primary school school, survived.

This is the school of death studies.

Apart from "high-level" maps like Hell and the Underworld.

Nowhere is more suitable for their spiritual practice than here.

Moreover, because he frequently studied corpses and was surrounded by filthy things.

The school of thought on death is still often stereotyped.

"Evil," "cunning," "brutal," and so on.

This makes it relatively easy for sorcerers of the Death School to be isolated by other schools.

The reclusive sorcerers of the Death School were quite pleased with this.

Here, they have taken root, grown, and developed to where they are today.

It has become the second tier of schools of thought, second only to the four traditional schools.

With a legendary wizard in charge, the death wizards have become more assertive.

Unlike the Endless Sea, which is a large place that divides administrative regions by the number of rings.

The Realm of Hell is divided into four major regions.

[Rotten Swamp], [Howling Wilderness], [Dragonbone Mountains], [Devil's Plateau].

Each region has a high-level wizard organization similar to the Six Towers of the Endless Sea.

On the howling wilderness.

The dominant power is the [Necropolis].

As an organization that has produced several great wizards in the past.

In recent years, the Necropolis has faced pressure from its neighbors.

This neighbor is the [Soul-Stealing Tower].

Aside from the fact that no great wizard has ever been born.

In terms of the number of elemental spirit wizards, the Soul-Capturing Tower is no less than that of the Necromancer Tower.

The reason is that there are two Yuanhun Wizards in the Soul-Capturing Tower who were originally nearing the end of their lives.

They were all lucky enough to become liches.

One of them was a very famous figure in the Howling Wasteland:

Banshee of Pain!

In a desolate place, deep underground.

There is a luxurious underground palace.

This place is teeming with terrifying undead creatures.

Some powerful beings are so powerful that even a fifth-ring wizard would avoid them.

For example, the enormous bone dragon coiled in the underground lake had an aura comparable to that of a Yuanhun Wizard.

If it were a knowledgeable master of the Dragon School like Li Wei.

You can see it at a glance.

This bone dragon must have been some kind of pure-blooded dragon in its previous life.

However, it seems that it became an undead creature while still in its growth stage.

The wizard's tower in the center of the underground palace.

A witch dressed in a black robe, her face pale, is conducting an experiment in the laboratory with a focused expression.

She is none other than the Banshee of Pain, Amyra.

Throughout their long lives, the lich's favorite activity was research.

Because they live longer, liches are more knowledgeable than regular elemental wizards.

Moreover, their strength is generally above average.

They honed their magic to perfection, and the number of spells they mastered far exceeded that of others.

"The 864th experiment failed..."

The Banshee of Pain stared at the data before her, her heart unmoved.

"How can we solve the problem of Lich Meditation not increasing mental power?"

Could it be that without material support, the spirit truly cannot find sustenance and grow stronger?

How does the astral plane where the gods reside exist and function?

If the astral plane is formed by the projection of the spiritual power of living beings...

The astral gods should be some kind of "pure spiritual energy entities".

The gods can grow stronger by absorbing the power of faith.

Why can't my primordial spirit grow stronger through meditation after leaving my physical body?

I really, really want to... capture a god and study him!

Amira's eyes were filled with longing.

She craved knowledge, power, and... true immortality!

At this stage, liches can only be described as immortal beings.

According to her research.

So far, after converting to Lich.

Life expectancy will be two to three times longer than before, with the exact difference varying from person to person.

Even a legendary wizard, transformed into a lich.

At most, their lifespan is 30,000 years.

However, so far, no legendary wizard has successfully converted.

"Let's continue. Begin experiment number 865."

The Banshee of Pain did not give up.

If a thousand times doesn't work, then try ten thousand.

Just now.

Inside the underground palace, a figure resembling a madwoman appeared.

"What is it?"

The Banshee of Pain frowned and asked.

The madwoman is none other than the tyrannical lady, Isabella.

She knelt on the ground, bowed her head, and said, "Teacher... news from the organization is that Naira is dead."

"So what if he's dead? People can't be brought back to life. Don't disturb my experiment."

The Banshee of Pain spoke coldly, cruelly.

If it weren't for the organization's mission, she wouldn't really want to take on apprentices.

He was a lich who had lived for three thousand years.

These people's level of knowledge is completely different from mine.

It's not very useful to collect it; it would just be a waste of my time.

However, for the sake of the organization's continuation, the Soul-Stealing Tower...

It requires every Yuanhun Wizard,

Every thousand years, at least three fifth-circle wizards must be brought out.

The Banshee of Pain only brought out three disciples to meet her performance targets.

Tyrannical Lady, Ghost Lady, Wild Bone Wizard.

Among them, the Tyrannical Lady has the best talent and is expected to advance to the Yuanhun level in the future.

That's why the Banshee of Pain paid special attention to it.

As for the other two, they've been left to their own devices for a long time.

"Teacher, the organization wants me to go to the human world to investigate the truth."

Simultaneously, he took over the overall management of the human affairs branch from Nera.

"The tyrannical woman said in a low voice."

"Go ahead, but you just want to avenge your stupid son, don't you... All he does is cause trouble and is utterly useless. If it were me, I'd rather turn a son like that into a corpse puppet," said the Banshee of Pain.

The tyrannical woman remained silent, clearly convinced that the teacher had hit the nail on the head.

Although she was mentally unstable, her maternal love for Balzan was genuine.

Most wizards, in order to continue their practice, avoid being burdened by their children.

They all began to have offspring only after they had achieved a certain level of cultivation.

They might even establish wizarding families, branching out and leaving their mark before they die.

Such sorcerers often treat their offspring as tools and are very indifferent to emotions.

But the Tyrannical Lady is different; she comes from the human world.

She had children before she became a witch.

Later, both mother and son were found to have wizarding talent, so she embarked on a wizarding journey with Balzan.

She has great talent, while Balzan's is average.

She was only eighteen years older than Barzan.

She was already a senior fifth-ring wizard, while Balzan was only a fourth-ring wizard before his death.

In fact, without her help, Barzan would have had a very difficult time getting to the fourth ring road.

After thinking for a moment, the tyrannical woman said:

"Teacher... I'm sorry, but I only have one child, Balzan."

The thought that he wouldn't even have the chance to be reincarnated, and that the murderer might still be at large, is unbearable.

I can't control my emotions.

I'm afraid I'm going completely insane... I have to solve this problem!

Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to pursue the path of the primordial spirit.

After a long silence, the Banshee of Pain spoke in a low voice.

"Don't cause me any trouble outside. I just want to do my research in peace."

Our master-disciple relationship ended after you left the Fifth Ring Road.

Even if you die, I won't stand up for you.

These trivial matters are not worth my time.

Remember, I trained the three of you to help my teacher and the organization.

I also hope that after you resolve this matter, you can change your mind.

If you focus your efforts on learning and cultivation, with your talent, advancing to the Yuan Soul realm is still very promising.

Upon hearing this, the tyrannical lady was somewhat disappointed, but dared not show it. She assured her:

"I understand, I can handle it myself!"

Watching the tyrannical woman leave.

The Banshee of Pain sighed.

The reason she was able to transform into a lich.

She couldn't do without the help of her teacher, the master of the Soul-Capturing Tower.

Therefore, there is no way to abandon the organization.

Her teacher was just one step away from becoming a great wizard in his lifetime.

But as his time was drawing to a close, he had no choice but to transform into a lich.

It is now five thousand years old.

Under normal circumstances, this is a lifespan that only a great wizard can possess.

Five thousand years of accumulation have made teachers stronger and stronger.

It can be said that, apart from the Great Wizard, the entire realm of Hell is...

Those who can be compared to the teacher are few and far between.

However, the teacher was not satisfied.

He still wants to reach the level of a great wizard, or even a legendary one!

Therefore, in order to solve the problem of the lich's stagnant spiritual power...

He never stopped experimenting and researching.

The teacher was perfectly normal.

Until an accidental experiment more than a thousand years ago.

He disappeared for hundreds of years.

During this time, no one knew where he went.

After returning, his temper became increasingly strange, irritable, and manic.

It was around that time that the Soul-Stealing Tower began to operate under his leadership.

It began to grow wildly, expand rapidly, and make enemies everywhere.

It almost clashed with the long-established organization, the Necropolis.

Ultimately, thanks to the mediation and deterrence of a high-ranking wizard in the council, a high-level wizard war was averted.

And teachers are also secretly referred to by many as:

Mad Lich Pan.

……

this day.

Above the Ghost Zone.

A figure emerged from the high sky.

Behind Li Wei, the elders, the saints, the corpse demons, the puppets, and others all stood in the void.

"Destroy this place!"

At a command.

The ancient sages moved with impunity, wreaking havoc.

Lyon was like a demon, and ghosts and spirits avoided him like the plague.

A barrage of colorful attacks swept across the area.

Ultimately, the entire restricted area was razed to the ground under relentless bombardment.

The Ghost Lady's henchmen were all wiped out.

The undead creatures within the forbidden zone were also purified and exorcised by Li Wei's flames.

"Walk!"

Li Wei put away his thugs.

After clearing the battlefield, quickly evacuate the area.

The commotion here is too big; I reckon it won't be long before a crowd gathers to watch.

The next day.

Li Wei returned to the Ancient Saint Plane.

After taking some simple healing medicine.

Despite his injuries, he began to set up a magic array.

"Twilight Island is gone, but the Ancient Saint Plane must not be lost."

It's not just because it's a small plane.

In this era of interdimensional convergence, no smaller plane near the Nora plane is more peaceful and undisturbed than the Ancient Saint plane.

As an experimental field, Sauron must have used some means to isolate the Old Ones plane.

To avoid being found by other elemental wizards who are traveling between dimensions.

Due to the uncontrollable force of the intersecting planes, the Ancient Saint plane inevitably borders Nora.

Entrances also began to appear in the human world.

Li Wei must protect this entrance.

This will be my last home until I grow up.

After rearranging the four-ring magic array at the plane entrance.

Li Wei was completely exhausted.

Everything from beginning to end was for this battle for the Five Rings.

He prepared for a year or two.

During this period, he was under constant stress and was physically and mentally exhausted.

This is something that even a strong physique cannot change.

Have the ancient saints and corpse demons guard the entrance.

Li Wei returned to the imperial palace.

He wasn't even in the mood to count the spoils.

He took some medicine to regulate his mind and body, and then closed his eyes.

He didn't even know when he last slept.

He fell asleep.

It's three months.

No control panel, no grinding, no worries or troubles.

It's just sleeping.

He slept straight through to the North Wind Moon.

The cold winds of the North have once again blown to the south of the Peacock Kingdom.

Along with it came the blue frost undead covering the mountains and plains.

And three frost bone dragons that swept away everything.

That winter.

Under the Church's instigation, the Peacock Kingdom's army and the Blue Frost Undead engaged in fierce battles, with the battle lines stretching across the entire north-south dividing line.

The price of mithril has been rising steadily.

The "War of the North Winds," which would change the fate of the kingdom, has begun.

In order to fight against the dead, the church, in the name of the Father, summoned knights to the front lines.

Regular troops and militia were all sent to the battlefield.

Even so, they suffered repeated defeats.

The Blue Frost Maiden atop the Frost Bone Dragon possesses the terrifying ability to transform mortals into blue frost.

In addition, the Blue Frost Necromancers' immortality caused the undead army to grow exponentially, snowballing in size.

Saint Yelin and Saint Theresa had no choice but to deploy their most powerful sealing artifacts and pay a heavy price to join forces and defeat the Daughter of Blue Frost.

Of the three bone dragons, two died, leaving only one, which escaped back to the Blue Frost Plane with the heavily wounded Blue Frost Daughter.

However, this could not change the inevitable defeat of the "North Wind War".

Unless the unsolvable "Blue Frost" can be broken, allowing mortals to be completely free from its corrosive effects.

Rumors say that the saint has prayed to the stars, asking the gods to bestow divine power upon him.

However, judging from the continuous defeats of the kingdom's army so far...

Neither the merciful Father in heaven nor the Holy Mother of earth responded.

When it rains, it pours; who knows when it will end?

Rumors of the devil appearing in the human world gradually spread, but it was unclear whether they were true or not.

Meanwhile, in the Lost Mountains, the conflict between the Benevolent Empire and the Molten Kingdom continues unabated and escalates.

The Eternal Church felt that the existence of its neighbor, the Merciful Father Empire, threatened its rule.

Despite sending large armies to the Lost Mountains multiple times, the results were ultimately less than ideal.

The situation of nine kingdoms coexisting has become a foregone conclusion.

An era of moral decay and rampant chaos has arrived.

Immortals fight, mortals suffer.

Whether in times of peace and prosperity or in times of darkness and chaos.

The most miserable are the ordinary people who are used as tools and fuel by all sorts of powerful figures and interest groups.

this day.

The sea area where Twilight Island was located in the past.

air.

Saint Estella, dressed in a starry gauze dress, gazed at the empty sea with a look of confusion on her beautiful face.

Beside her stood a burly man with a heroic air.

"He was never home before, and this time... he's not even home," Estella said helplessly.

"A battle at the Saint level once took place here." The dragon's expression was solemn. He grabbed at the air, and the broken walls and ruins of a temple appeared before him.

"I heard that the forbidden zone in the Gaia Kingdom also disappeared a few months ago, which should be related to the disappearance of this place," Estella said.

"Who on earth could destroy a forbidden zone? There's a fifth-ring wizard guarding it. Lady Ghost's strength is enough to make Theresa wary. In this world, besides Gurado, who can defeat Lady Ghost?" the dragon wondered.

"It's probably just infighting among wizards. It has nothing to do with us. Let's go. It seems he doesn't really want to cooperate with us." Estella looked slightly disappointed.

……

The month of winter.

Li Wei awoke in the imperial palace.

At this moment, he was completely transformed, radiating energy and vitality.

"We still need to balance work and rest."

After waking up, Li Wei summoned Yu Wang.

"During this time? Nothing has happened in the Empire, has it?"

"no."

"Retreat."

Li Wei left the Imperial Palace and arrived at the entrance to the plane.

They inquired about the ancient saint guarding this place and the poisonous fire corpse demon.

Final confirmation.

I've been eliminating Lady Ghost and the Forbidden Zone for three months now.

The organization behind her did not come knocking on her door.

He had already had Lyon devour all the marks and souls of those people, truly destroying all traces.

He felt that the Soul-Capturing Tower could only be reached by the Soul-Capturing Wizard himself.

Otherwise, they probably wouldn't be able to find themselves either.

Even if it turns out to be Li Weiqian, he's not afraid.

As long as the coordinates of the Ancient Saint Plane are not exposed, no one can find him by hiding here.

After confirming that he was temporarily safe, Li Wei returned to the Imperial Palace with a satisfied smile.

This time, they killed a genuine fifth-ring wizard.

The harvest will certainly be plentiful.

To leave a sense of anticipation, Li Wei opened Lady Ghost's storage bag last.

First, take stock of the storage bags of the ordinary wizards.

Then a look of joy appeared on his face.

The little shrimps under Lady Ghost's command actually provided him with a full three million taels of silver.

"I've struck it rich! I only had two million yen left... and now I have five million."

You can't spend it all, you simply can't spend it all!

Li Wei felt relieved.

He had previously spent a lot of money researching the Four Rings Magic Array.

Indeed, the only way to relieve worries is to get rich quick!

In addition, there were dozens of other magical artifacts.

Most of these are low-level magical artifacts; there are only five magical artifacts of the third ring or higher, and only one magical artifact of the fourth ring.

"They're all from the Death faction, and many are standard magical artifacts from the Soul-Stealing Tower. We can't deal with them right now... Let's leave them for now."

With Li Wei's current level of expertise in weapon crafting, magic arrays, and knowledge,

He didn't need Newt to appraise those low-level magical artifacts; he knew how to use them.

He selected some magical artifacts that would be useful for the organization and the development of the empire.

It was placed in the treasury of the Twilight Temple and the Psionic Academy.

Those who contribute enough spellcasters can exchange for it.

I'll deal with the rest when I have time.

As for other resources, such as herbs.

They are mostly related to the school of thought on death.

These miscellaneous items, plus the witchcraft artifacts, should be worth at least two million taels of silver.

It simply means that it cannot be cashed out for the time being.

Li Wei estimated that if he wanted to sell these things quickly, he would have to go to the Land of Hell.

The Death School wizards are scattered in other places and cannot be absorbed in a short period of time.

However, if the matter is handled in the realm of hell, it might attract the attention of the Soul-Stealing Tower.

I don't want to think about these things for now.

After sorting and categorizing the spoils,

Li Wei stored over a hundred different spells from the Death School, ranging from magic tricks to the Fourth Ring, into his knowledge base.

Li Wei pondered, waiting until he had finished learning the elemental magic.

He then began to study other schools of thought, such as those concerning life and death.

At last.

Li Wei rubbed his hands together excitedly, staring at Lady Ghost's storage bag.

After much effort, Li Wei finally managed to break the restriction on the storage bag using his extensive knowledge of magic arrays.

A terrifying ghost appeared before him, attempting to attack Li Wei's mind.

Grabbed by Li Wei's large hand, which was enveloped in blood energy, it turned into ashes.

The storage bag was filled with a blinding white light, all of it was Tai Shi, so bright it dazzled Li Wei.

After scanning with his mental energy, Li Wei's face lit up with surprise.

"560 million Tai Shi... What a rich woman! And this is just an ordinary fifth-ring wizard. If it were someone like Lady Blue Dragon or Soret, their assets would probably be in the tens of millions!"

Li Wei was lost in thought.

He put the Taishi into his storage ring.

"1060 million Taishi..."

It felt like a dream, and I still couldn't believe it when I woke up.

Tens of millions of dollars, in cash!

Just ask, who else?

What Li Wei didn't know was...

In fact, most ordinary wizards in the Fifth Ring don't usually carry that much cash.

Everyone only keeps some as spares, and then exchanges them for magical artifacts or resources to enhance their strength.

The reason Lady Ghost is so rich is because she was sent to the human world by the Soul Tower to establish a branch.

A portion of it came from the public funds of the Soul-Stealing Tower!

Now, all the money belongs to Li Wei.

"With so many Taishi, it would take an ordinary fourth-circle wizard several generations to accumulate if they only earned and didn't spend them... I'm damn rich."

Of course, ten million seems like a lot.

It's only the price of two top-quality five-ring witch artifacts, and it won't last long.

"I don't really need any magical artifacts. The Fire Ouroboros alone is enough for me to use until the fifth level of the environment. I need to plan this money carefully and use it where it's most needed."

The essential requirement is the materials for meditation aids; these must be spent.

The Dark Tower will open in a little over a decade.

Before starting, prepare enough medicinal materials to last for decades.

To avoid slowing down my cultivation progress by not being able to find all the raw materials inside.

Then there's the inheritance of knowledge, which also needs to be purchased.

Knowledge is the ladder to progress and a condition for the evolution of the panel.

In any extraordinary profession, mastering more knowledge is essential to understanding not only what is done, but also why it is done.

In the storage bag, besides the Tai Stone, there were only a few spell crystal balls.

Li Wei checked them one by one.

They are all fifth-circle spells, some from the Death School and others from other schools.

He acquired a total of five types of fifth-circle spells.

The most useful one for Li Wei is the fifth-ring level "Summon Necromancer".

This spell can summon a level 5 entity similar to a scythe necromancer.

Such undead spirits usually live in the fifth level of hell.

It's possible that it could appear on the earlier floors, but the probability is low.

Generally speaking, the deeper you go in hell, the more concentrated the negative energy becomes.

Just like plants taking root, whether it's a demon or an undead, if they have the power, they will venture deeper.

Of course, there are always some people like the Duke of Blood Lake who, perhaps to escape their enemies or for other purposes, will try every means to sneak to the front.

After storing Lady Ghost's knowledge in the knowledge base.

Li Wei discovered that, without realizing it, he already had nearly three thousand different magic tricks.

Even the rare third-circle spell models number 132, the fourth-circle models 41, and the fifth-circle models 9.

With so much knowledge, Li Wei could easily establish his own Fifth Ring Wizarding Organization.

Back then, the knowledge base of the Gray Tower was nothing compared to Li Wei's.

Li Wei will incorporate all this knowledge into the knowledge management system of the Twilight Temple.

Those with wizarding talent can exchange it for cultivation.

At the same time, the Psionic Academy of the Ancient Dragon Empire can also supplement one's knowledge.

Lady Ghost's storage bag was like a huge treasure vault.

Including the shroud that Li Wei tore apart, Li Wei also obtained more than a dozen witch artifacts from Lady Ghost.

Moreover, they are all located above the Third Ring Road...

These magical artifacts are not limited to the school of death studies; other schools of thought also possess them.

Clearly, this ghost lady has also committed numerous acts of murder and arson.

Among these magical artifacts, a four-ringed artifact shaped like a book caught Li Wei's attention.

On the surface of the book, there are distorted, vengeful spirits drawn.

They kept wriggling and deforming, trying to crawl out of the book.

"The Necronomicon"

Below the book cover is the author's name.

"The Soul-Sucking Demon Witch Wagner! It's him..."

Li Wei's heart stirred.

This is the black wizard that Xianronglong claimed to have killed.

She also obtained a primordial spirit artifact, the Book of All Spirits, as a result.

This magical artifact is similar in style to the Book of All Spirits.

However, it looks more antique and has a stronger sense of history.

Li Wei speculated that this Necronomicon might be an early creation of the Soul-Sucking Witch.

So its functions should be similar to the Book of All Souls, just a lower-spec version.

He looked at it and saw another passage on the title page of the Necronomicon.

Everyone will die, except me!

"How arrogant... Didn't you get hammered to death by the Immortal Banyan Dragon? Don't plant your flag randomly, buddy."

Li Wei opened the Necronomicon and discovered that it contained instructions on how to use it, and even methods for crafting and upgrading the Necronomicon.

It's as if the Soul-Sucking Witch deliberately allowed any wizard who obtained the book to use the Necronomicon.

In other words, no testing is needed and Levi can use it.

This made Li Wei pay extra attention to the sorcery, fearing it might be a trap set by a soul-draining sorcerer.

The Necronomicon has two functions.

One is to summon the undead. As long as you recite the incantation in the book, even if you are not a wizard of the Death School, you can summon a level four hellish undead to fight for you.

Another function is to seal away the undead. The Necronomicon can seal spirit-like beings within its pages, making them the book's "spirits."

During battle, these undead will be released to fight the enemy.

The Book of the Fourth Ring Necromancer can seal one hundred undead.

This must include a level four undead as the "main artifact spirit".

Of course, there can't be too many high-level undead.

The Necronomicon will not be able to withstand this.

The undead will almost certainly turn against the wizard, with serious consequences.

The Necronomicon is a magical artifact that can be upgraded.

Growing up is also very simple.

First, ask the craftsman to reinforce and upgrade the Necronomicon using level 5 negative energy materials.

Then, advance the main artifact spirit to level five.

Thus, a five-ringed magical artifact was created.

After growing up, the maximum number of undead that can be sealed will become one thousand.

"A very powerful magical artifact... but it's somewhat dangerous."

Li Wei opened the Necronomicon; on each page was sealed a necromancer.

These undead, even the weakest of them, are at the first level, far more powerful than those ghosts.

The further you flip through the pages, the more powerful the sealed undead become.

Second Ring Road, Third Ring Road...

We reached the last three pages.

Li Wei saw three level-four undead with different appearances.

They are a headless swordsman necromancer riding a skeletal warhorse, a little girl necromancer holding a broken doll, and even a scythe necromancer.

However, the aura of this scythe-wielding undead was much weaker than that of the level-five undead that had escaped back to hell.

"The headless swordsman, the vengeful girl, the scythe demon... all possess powerful and eerie abilities, and with the right circumstances, they can all advance to level five!"

These are Lady Ghost's most important collections.

The strongest is the headless swordsman, who is also the main spirit of the Necronomicon.

Currently, I am at the peak of level four and have mastered powerful sword skills.

If it weren't for the worry that the Necronomicon wouldn't hold up...

Lady Ghost may have already helped him advance to the level of a level five evil spirit.

At that time, she will possess a five-ringed magical artifact.

The vengeful spirit girl possesses a strange "curse" ability.

As for the Scythe Demon, Li Wei had already seen its enhanced version.

He shattered all of his defenses with a single strike and severely injured him.

If that guy's scythe hadn't been of poor quality and been shattered by the Crimson Dragon's Iron Slash, Leon might not have been able to scare him away.

Li Wei closed the Necronomicon.

"Although it is a fourth-ring magical artifact, its true power is stronger than some fifth-ring magical artifacts!"

Unless you encounter someone like Leon, who is a natural enemy of necromancers, with this magical artifact, you're practically invincible at the same cultivation level!

He has no immediate plans to refine the book; he'll do so after he has thoroughly studied it.

Next to the Necronomicon, there was a large pile of materials.

"Level 5 Soul-Nourishing Wood, Level 5 Dark Corpse Skin..."

These materials are extremely obscure.

Li Wei knew him.

It's because the Necronomicon mentions these materials.

Their purpose is to refine them to advance to the fifth ring!

At that time, hundreds or even thousands of undead will surround you.

Holding the Necronomicon, one can transform into a necromantic scourge and sweep away everything!

"The Ghost Lady's original intention was to use these materials to advance the Necronomicon to the fifth ring."

However, these materials aren't complete... some are missing, and they're only found in Hell, which is troublesome.

Li Wei put away the Necronomicon, intending to deal with it later.

This is the most valuable thing about Lady Ghost.

Moreover, the Necronomicon is similar to Gargamel's Book of Seals.

The difference is that the Necronomicon can only seal spirit beings.

Gargamel, on the other hand, can seal any creature, even a wizard!

Therefore, it is different from ordinary extraordinary biological spaces.

The Necronomicon can be brought into the Dark Tower!

To make the journey to the Dark Tower go more smoothly.

Li Wei felt that he still needed to refine it in the future.

This will also significantly improve his strength.

Facing the Five Rings Wizard in the ancient tower gave them even more confidence.

As for the shroud, it was already torn.

Furthermore, without proper identification, Li Wei didn't know how to use it.

He then put it away, intending to have it appraised later; if it was valuable, he would keep it; otherwise, he would sell it.

"Using something as unlucky as a shroud as a witchcraft tool... that's just asking for death."

After the Ghost Lady's spoils were inventoried.

Li Wei was in an extremely pleasant mood.

The Ghost Lady dropped so many gold coins!

This is enough time for Li Wei to cultivate in the human world and the ancient sage plane for a long time.

After reviewing the battle with Lady Ghost.

Li Wei discovered that the greatest contributor to this battle was...

It's Lyon!

He gazed at the little creature sleeping in the Wizard of Oz.

"No matter what, we have to get Leon in. He can be my key asset."

To bring Lyon in, Levi can only think of two ways at the moment.

First, give Leon the key to the Dark Tower, so that when it is opened, Leon can enter it.

But Triss told him that after being teleported into the Dark Tower, everyone would randomly appear on the first floor.

This means he will break up with Lyon.

The Dark Tower is vast and boundless; if Leon were lost inside, or killed by someone else, he would be in grave danger.

He cannot afford such a loss.

Then there's only the second method left.

Find a magical artifact similar to Gargamel's Book of Seals.

Using this magical artifact, Leon was temporarily sealed inside.

Once inside the Dark Tower, the seal can be broken.

"Shadow Wolf Mattias".

Li Wei murmured to himself, his mind racing.

It takes him this long to kill a ghost lady.

It was meticulously planned, all the cards were played, and only with the help of a powerful formation could it be barely accomplished.

Shadow Wolf is a senior wizard of the Fifth Ring.

In terms of actual strength, even two or three Ghost Ladies might not be a match for him.

It is difficult to do without external assistance.

"Alright, what am I thinking? Li Wei, you're getting cocky. You're starting to actively hunt down fifth-ring wizards."

Li Wei dismissed this dangerous idea.

However, he decided to pay more attention to Shadow Wolf's intelligence.

If there's an opportunity to take advantage of the chaos, you can still give it a try.

As for purchasing several million worth of magical artifacts from a fifth-ring wizard?

With his fourth-ring strength, he was telling Shadow Wolf:

I'm stupid and rich, come and kill me for gold coins!

The Shadow Ring doesn't have a good reputation.

This branch manager isn't a good person either.

The following days.

Li Wei never left his house, not even his second door.

They spend their days holing up experience in the ancient sage plane, quietly lying dormant like turtles.

However, he would visit the Rose Witch every now and then.

Help the Rose Witch with whatever you can in exchange for some information about the human world.

One should be cautious and prudent, but one should not engage in isolationism or closed-door policies.

Only by understanding the general trend of the world and keeping up with the times can we make continuous progress.

In the blink of an eye.

The new year has arrived.

The year 1147 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Primordial Moon.

The 46th Round Table Meeting of the Twilight Knights concluded successfully.

The current members of the Twilight Knights.

Only the Golden Lion Knight and the Divine Light Knight remained at the temple.

Darkmoon Knights hone their skills across the Nine Kingdoms, while Blood Knights explore the Forsaken Lands.

The Black Knight and the Mudi couple were in the Land of Earth.

Hogger, on the other hand, sought a breakthrough opportunity in the Crimson Realm.

Everyone is scattered in different places, and the scenery they see is also different.

Through them, Li Wei also obtained more intelligence.

Also this month.

The Kingdom of Gaia.

The former ghost-infested forbidden zone.

A figure approached from afar.

She looked ordinary and was wearing a black robe.

Beneath her calm exterior, a hint of madness was revealed.

It was the tyrannical lady.

Her eyes were slightly red, filled with murderous intent, as she gazed at the palace ruins reduced to scorched earth.

She whistled.

A slender, dog-shaped corpse puppet appeared.

The ability of the Death Wizards of the Tricksters is to create powerful corpse puppets.

Those made from humans and humanoid creatures are corpse demons.

The others are all corpse puppets.

The main material for her corpse puppet is called "Soul-Hunting Hound".

It was something she obtained at great cost during this period.

It was all for this journey to the mortal realm, to avenge my son!

These hellish creatures come from the underworld.

It contains the blood of "Cerberus," one of the legendary gatekeepers of the underworld.

They can freely travel between the material plane, Hell, and the Underworld.

Bring back to the underworld those souls that should have entered the River of the Underworld for reincarnation but were lingering outside.

"It's up to you now."

The tyrannical lady touched the head of the canine-like corpse puppet.

The corpse puppet drooled as it affectionately rubbed against the tyrannical lady's leg.

She wants to use the corpse puppets to find the lost souls of the Soul-Stealing Tower members who were killed by the murderer.

Before they entered the River Mother of the Underworld, they were retrieved and made to speak using a secret technique.

This might help us find some clues.

Based on her mother's intuition.

She felt that the murderer who killed Balzan was the same one who killed Lady Ghost.

It should be one person, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

It's Li Wei!

If things could be restored through the souls of these dead.

She might be able to find Li Wei's whereabouts and capture him alive.

It was refined into a corpse demon.

A smile spread across her face.

She wanted to mold Liv into the likeness of Balzan.

Make him call you "Mom" every day!

The corpse puppet sniffed around, then transformed into a beam of light and disappeared into the restricted area.

The tyrannical woman stood there, motionless, quietly awaiting the outcome.

Seven days later.

In the wilderness, in a restricted area.

The corpse puppet cautiously approached the tyrannical lady and shook its head.

The tyrannical woman's expectant gaze gradually faded.

"Why?" she asked.

The corpse puppet hissed softly, telling the tyrannical lady the answer.

"The souls of the deceased did not enter hell, nor did they pass through the underworld. They were all intercepted by some being. I cannot find out. I'm sorry, Mom, I'm so sorry..."

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