Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 317 Advancement to the Fifth Ring, Seven-Colored Crystal, White-Robed Li Wei Makes a Dazzling Appearance! (Long Chapter, Please Subscribe and Vote!)

The Dark Tower, fifth floor.

Millions of mountains.

After sending the Mind-Stealing Demon back to the Bull Demon Tribe, the Holy Infant returned to his secluded cultivation place.

He took out the storage ring he had obtained from Mary the Witch, broke the seal on it, and retrieved the item.

With a crash, the stones fell, piling up like a mountain.

After counting, the Holy Infant found that there were a full million Tai Shi (a unit of weight).

It's reasonable that Mary, as a magic array wizard and alchemist, carries so many Tai Stones on her person to facilitate setting up arrays.

"1600 million Taishi. After returning to the Wizarding World, I need to quickly turn them into resources and combat power. I'm not interested in money..." the Holy Infant murmured.

Besides these, there are many alchemical creatures of lower quality, suggesting that she is pursuing a strategy of quantity over quality in alchemy.

Li Wei prefers a less-than-ideal approach; raising too many animals is pointless, they're just cannon fodder.

Among these alchemical creatures, only one was at level five: the alchemical giant eagle.

This giant eagle is called the "Haster's Giant Eagle!"

The giant eagle's actual size was only about half a person's height, roughly the same size as a common golden eagle.

However, it possesses a fixed magic that allows it to change size at will, so it can transform into something very large.

Made primarily of level 5 wind element metal, supplemented with other rare materials, and combined with alchemy techniques, it allows the giant eagle to release the wind element power within the metal in the form of wind blades and hurricanes, resulting in considerable power!

"Not bad, considering he's a level five combatant. Phoenix can be used as the pilot of the giant eagle in the future; the combination of wind and fire will make it even more powerful!"

With this in mind, the Holy Infant called Phoenix over and sent it outside for training.

Phoenix remained silent, its expression aggrieved. It had been like this ever since returning from the exploration of the ruins, and the Holy Infant had grown accustomed to it.

Then, the Holy Infant took out a glass jar, inside which a golden rat trembled; it was the wondrous object of truth, the Scent of the Giant Rat.

"If only you had shown up sooner... Oh well, I said I wouldn't regret it, so I won't. Otherwise, wasting a great opportunity for promotion for an uncertain future would be the real regret!"

After the Holy Infant finished speaking, he put it away and continued searching for good things.

In the end, he found two books.

One of the books contains knowledge of level five magic array inheritance, which needs no further explanation.

As for the other book, it was somewhat unexpected.

"The Alchemist's Cottage of Flamel".

"It was him! I thought the name Flamel on the ring was a coincidence. It seems this Mary Witch might be a descendant of the master Nicolas Flamel..."

Flamel, the famous alchemist, whose alchemical legacy, "Flame's Secret Workshop," was once acquired by Levy at an auction.

Now, a similar tradition has been passed down to Mary the Witch.

Moreover, what shocked Li Wei the most was that this inheritance was the kind that directly pointed to the Yuanhun-level alchemical creature.

Excluding alchemical creatures from levels one to four, the blueprints listed twelve level five alchemy blueprints, one of which was the "Haster Giant Eagle." In addition, there were three level six alchemy blueprints and one level seven alchemy blueprint.

Finally, Li Wei saw a brooch that read "Marie Lemaître".

"As expected, these are descendants of Master Lemaître. Ten thousand years later, the Lemaître family has fallen to such a state of decline. It's unbelievable..."

The Holy Infant sighed.

"The Alchemy Hut of Flamel" is the highest level of knowledge he has ever received. A level seven alchemical creature is a being capable of fighting against a powerful being like the Molten Gold Witch King; just thinking about it is terrifying.

The alchemy school is a very small school; so far, it hasn't produced a single Grand Wizard, and its strongest member is probably only at the eighth level. Li Wei estimates that what he has obtained may already be the highest level of alchemical inheritance.

"Once I reach the fifth ring, my next goal is to refine all the level five alchemical creatures on the blueprints. On the one hand, they can guard the house and on the other hand, they can assist me in battle."

The twelve types of level-five alchemical creatures in the inheritance can be divided into four systems: earth, fire, wind, and water, with three types in each system.

Lemaître called them: the three wind gods, the three fire gods, the three earth gods, and the three water gods!

Among them, the "Haster Eagle" belongs to the "Mitsubishi" model.

The other two major Quetzal models are the "Kulkan Quetzal" and the "Meshtus Pterosaur".

The Holy Infant was deeply shocked after reading the introduction of the Three Wind Gods.

"If these three models were to appear simultaneously and combine into the [Wind God], its power would be comparable to a senior fifth-ring wizard!"

He quickly looked at the three Fire Gods, the three Water Gods, and so on. The situation was similar to that of the three Wind Gods. As long as three of the same type were collected, they could combine to form the corresponding [Fire God], [Water God], etc.

If you gather all twelve gods—earth, fire, wind, and water—you'll have a total of twelve gods!

They can also eventually combine to form the "Nick God" model!

Nick God's strength is enough to suppress most fifth-ring perfect wizards!

The three level-six blueprints represent: ice, lightning, and metal!

The final level seven blueprints are completely incomprehensible to the Holy Infant at his current level of knowledge; he only knows the name of the model.

Titan Titan!

"What an imposing alchemical creature."

The Holy Infant sighed.

"Levels six and seven are too far away for me. My short-term goal is simply to refine the Three Wind Gods."

On the third floor of the Dark Tower, Li Wei collected a lot of [Storm Sand], which is ready-made wind element metal. Combined with other materials, it was enough for him to complete the crafting of the Three Wind Gods.

"However, for now, let's focus on making talismans. We can talk about alchemy after our main body advances."

Finally, the Holy Infant took out the three methods for advancing to the Yuan Soul level.

"The Earth Core Crystal Shattering Method involves going to the vicinity of the Earth's core in a small plane and using powerful pressure to shatter crystals. This is a common crystal shattering method among the Earth School and the Combustion School. It is similar to the Thunder and Fire Crystal Shattering Method, and is also of second-rate quality. It is a crystal shattering method that relies on external force. This method has several drawbacks."

First, travel to the vicinity of the core of a small plane. This condition is difficult to meet, since most fifth-ring wizards do not have the ability to travel to the Dark Lands to find small planes.

Second, even in small planes, the temperature, density, and pressure near the Earth's core are extremely terrifying. Those whose cultivation is not profound enough will be crushed by the high pressure before they even enter the Earth's core.

Therefore, the Earth School developed a magic array that mimics the environment near the Earth's core to replace it. This method is less effective and has a lower success rate, but it is safer.

I do have this small-scale plane; the Ancient Saint Plane is a small-scale plane. I need to put this method away; it might come in handy in the future.

"The 'Mountain Moving and Soul Condensation Method' is a third-rate soul condensation technique. Before advancing to the Yuan Soul level, one uses their spiritual power to cover a small mountain and then penetrates it, attempting to move the physical mountain with illusory spiritual power. Through years of honing this method, when the spiritual power can make the mountain tremble slightly, that's when the time is right. At this point, taking a breakthrough potion and breaking the crystal can lead to the birth of the Yuan Soul... Using spiritual power to move a mountain, even a small mountain a few hundred meters high, makes its weight immeasurable. No wonder it's said that the gap between the Yuan Soul and the Fifth Ring is like an insurmountable chasm."

A fully-fledged fifth-ring wizard, even with all their might and relying solely on magic, might be able to shatter a small hill. But that's completely different from shaking a small hill with mental power.

Spells are a shortcut for wizards to master supernatural powers and a fulcrum for wizards to move the world. Without spells, no matter how strong one's mental power is, it is difficult to move a small mountain.

Let alone mental strength, even with Li Wei's current knight level, activating the Flame Dragon True Body and various buffs, he couldn't lift a small mountain by force.

"No wonder the Yuan Soul is considered superior to others! The power of the Yuan Soul—to overturn rivers and seas, to move mountains and shift peaks—truly lives up to its name!"

The Holy Infant looked at the last book.

"The Dragon Soul Secret Manual was created by the Blood Secret Master through his whimsical imagination. It is divided into two parts: the first is the Dragon Blood Crystal Shattering Method, and the second is the Dragon Soul Condensation Method."

The "Dragon Blood Crystal Shattering Technique" is a secret method that requires two different types of dragon blood of level six or above. It relies on the conflicting characteristics of different dragon bloodlines to use the power of the conflict to shatter the crystal.

The "Dragon Soul Condensation Technique" requires, beforehand, sending the confused soul of a sub-dragon of level six or higher into the sea of ​​consciousness, merging it with a crystal, and finally shattering the crystal. What is born is no longer a pure primordial soul, but a "Primordial Dragon Soul," half-human, half-dragon. After advancing to the primordial soul level, it becomes a powerful being, half-witch, half-sub-dragon... This is too insane! It's not even as good as the "Earth Core Crystal Shattering Technique" or the "Mountain Moving Soul Condensation Technique."

After reading it, the Holy Infant felt that the Blood Secret Master was a ruthless person.

No wonder he went mad. He deliberately used the conflicting characteristics of the alien dragon blood to attack the crystal, and even used the dragon soul to merge into his own crystal... This is truly inhuman.

"Without cheats, playing like this is suicide."

The Holy Infant sighed and put away all these secret techniques.

He's still a long way from achieving the Yuanhun realm. Next, he needs to collect more secret techniques, compare and reference them, so that he can use this knowledge in the future, whether he uses other people's methods or creates his own.

"Keep crafting talismans and grind to level four as soon as possible."

……

Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle.

Several months have passed.

The year 1195 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of the North Wind.

Western part of the Kane Empire, Ron Province.

This place was once a crossroads, but with the passage of time and the pioneering efforts of the empire, it has now become a province under the empire.

The Church of Chaos established the Thunder Monastery in the province of Ron, and the abbot of the monastery is none other than the Thunderlord King, Ruryz!

Stan City is a second-tier city under the jurisdiction of Ron Province, second only to the provincial capital.

Within the city, the Order of Thunder is stationed, maintaining order and eliminating heretics.

And on this day.

Thick smoke billowed from the location of the Thunder Order's treasury in the center of Stan City.

Nine witches and one wizard are currently fighting against a group of top mages from the cult!

This is a joint mission between two teams from the Witch's House, led by two witches at the fourth ring perfection level: Phantom Witch Sera and Green Vine Witch Winnie.

Aenea, as the team's main damage dealer, sat cross-legged in the back, protected by the Green Bronze King Armor.

With a flick of his finger, longswords of knights materialized out of thin air and hurtled towards the enemies ahead.

Just then, a monk from the religious order sneaked up from behind.

"heresy!"

His eyes were filled with rage, and he gripped the Thunder Staff. A huge ball of lightning flew over swiftly, aiming to ambush Ania!

A shadow flashed by, shattering the lightning ball, which then dissipated into electric snakes.

It was the Phantom Witch. She smiled slightly and waved her hand, and a huge vortex of water appeared out of thin air around the cult mage, sucking him in.

"Thank you!" Ania smiled, but he was confident that his protective force field could block the opponent's sneak attack.

"You're welcome."

The Phantom Witch vanished quickly to support the others.

Not long after.

Under the surprise attack of this elite force, these indigenous mages were completely wiped out.

The Witch's House team only suffered injuries to some members, highlighting the significant difference in strength between the two sides.

"Too weak, not challenging at all," Winnie the Witch laughed.

"Yeah." Nara kicked the male mage's corpse away, spat, and muttered, "So ugly."

Seeing this, Aynia frowned slightly but said nothing.

Soon, the group opened the cult's treasury, which was protected by a magic array.

They were stunned when they saw what was inside.

The vast treasure trove was empty, filled only with countless negative energies, ghosts, and vengeful spirits, making one feel as if they had entered hell.

In the center of the treasure vault, there was a small, jet-black tree with fruit that looked like dates.

The sapling was planted in a ritual basin about three meters in diameter.

The basin was filled with the skeletons of various creatures, including humans, and some of them looked like they had just been thrown in. The roots of the saplings were embedded in the flesh and blood, sucking their blood.

"What the hell is this thing?" Nara exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this.

The Phantom Witch's face lit up with joy as she said, "This is a Dead Soul Jujube. Wild specimens have only been found in Hell before, and it's very difficult to transplant them successfully. I never expected that the Chaos Church would actually hide such a thing in its treasury. No wonder they sent so many people to guard it. Tsk tsk tsk, this is an evil object in the eyes of mortals."

"What's the use of this thing?"

"This plant can bear a fruit that, when consumed year after year, can slightly enhance mental strength, and there is no limit to the number of times it can be taken. However, there are certain side effects. After all, it grows by absorbing the negative resentment and death energy of living beings. If you eat too much of it, it can easily affect your will... The fruits on this plant look unripe, otherwise they would have been picked by the Grand Mage of the Chaos Church long ago."

"No matter what, take it with you. It's a good thing; it should be able to be exchanged for a lot of cultivation resources in the organization," Winnie said.

"This thing can't be put into a storage ring. Someone should use magic to move it and take it back to the organization's base first," the Phantom Witch said.

The Phantom Witch had barely finished speaking when her expression suddenly changed drastically.

Outside the treasure vault, a wizard descended from the sky.

He had long, fiery red hair, an exceptionally handsome face, and a hint of arrogance. He was shirtless, revealing well-proportioned muscles, with a fiery red ribbon fluttering around his waist, and stood barefoot.

His palm was surrounded by crimson chess pieces.

"seal up!"

With a wave of his hand, the chess pieces grew larger and larger in the air, transforming into the heads of ferocious and terrifying dragon creatures. They fell around the cult's treasury, and a powerful suppressive force emanated from them, making everyone present feel as if they were trapped in a quagmire!

The Phantom Witch exclaimed in surprise, "You are Simon, the Dragon Slayer of Flames?"

This young wizard was none other than the renowned rising star of the Nine Cities Alliance!

Not only is he a fifth-ring wizard, but he is also a magic array wizard and a weapon maker. You can tell how many dragons he has killed and how powerful he is just by looking at the dragon head chess piece he is used as in magic arrays!

"You guessed right. I didn't expect to find something while passing by. Where's the Snow Lotus Witch? Isn't she here? Killing a bunch of fourth-ring kids is so boring," Simon chuckled.

"The ten of us might not be without a fighting chance!" Ania suddenly said, her forehead covered in sweat, as she swung her metal longsword toward Simon.

Simon didn't even use his defensive force field. His eyes turned crimson, and within them, one could vaguely see the phantom of a towering fire god.

The next moment, two beams of fire shot out, melting all the incoming longswords into molten iron, which fell to the ground.

"If I look at you one more time, you'll explode... You have no idea how big the gap is between us, this handsome silver-haired guy." Simon came up to Ania, who found herself unable to move.

Simon hooked Aynia's chin with his finger and said nonchalantly, "Don't play with fire. If you become my willing male servant, I might spare your life."

Ania felt a chill run down her spine. The next moment, a blue light burst forth from Ania's body.

A powerful energy fluctuation emanated from it.

"Um?"

Simon dropped his joke and quickly backed away!

A woman's hand, as white as jade, stretched out, with five long and beautiful fingers, emitting a unique fragrance!

Simon's magic circle lit up, and the light coalesced into a huge dragon-slaying sword, which collided with the palm!

"Dragon Slayer Formation: Dragon's Twilight!"

boom!

A terrifying shockwave swept through, shattering the suppressive power of the magic array.

Once Ania resumed her actions, she hurriedly grabbed the nearest Phantom Witch, stepped into the portal, and disappeared, clearly having used the trump card Triss had given her.

Ania won't use these things unless it's a life-or-death crisis!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the other witches also used their own methods to quickly escape in different directions.

Simon remained motionless. He sneered, and streaks of fire shot out, reaching out to grab the witches in all directions!

With a series of magical booms, Simon used his magical tentacles to grab half of the witches and bring them back. As for the others who escaped, he didn't bother to chase after them. He sensed that a powerful figure was approaching.

Behind him, a huge phantom of the god of fire appeared, and then uprooted the entire treasury of the cult, along with the Dead Soul Jujube Tree within it!

"Lord Simon... don't kill me, my name is Nara, I am your admirer." The witch Nara, who had been unfortunately captured, said tremblingly, tears streaming down her face.

"Oh, I'm curious, how much do you admire him?" Simon said with a playful look in his eyes.

"As long as you don't kill me, I'll do anything you ask. I can leave the Witch's House and become your maid," Nara said, her face flushed, clearly already fantasizing about being taken in by Simon.

Winnie said, "Lord Simon, Nara's mother is also a fifth-circle wizard, and she's currently in the Dark Tower. I don't think you need to offend another fifth-circle wizard, do you? Besides, we're willing to give you everything in our storage rings; there's no need for us to fight to the death."

Simon remained silent upon hearing this, while the witches grew uneasy.

Then, he grinned and said, "Sorry, I still want to... kill you all!"

Nora and Winnie looked desperate, cursing Aenia in their hearts for taking only Sera and not them!

Simon's eyes shot out beams of fire, slicing through Nora's protective field like tofu. She was split in two, lying on the ground, her body already eight-tenths cooked...

boom!

When Simon attacked Nora, Winnie suddenly launched an attack.

Her attack failed to break through Simon's protective force field.

Simon reached out and grabbed Winnie by the neck. Winnie's face turned red, and she couldn't breathe.

The next moment, Winnie's flesh and bones spontaneously combusted, turning into a pile of black ash, which Simon blew away in one breath.

Having effortlessly dealt with the two fourth-circle wizards, Simon suddenly looked outside.

"You audacious evil sorcerer, how dare you steal our sect's treasure!"

In the sky, an imperial archmage dressed in a purple robe descended from the heavens. With a wave of his magic array, a thick bolt of purple lightning descended from the sky.

Simon held up the sky with one hand, and the volcano erupted, sending a long red river soaring into the heavens!

After the earth-shattering blow, flames and lightning intertwined in the sky.

"You must be the Thunder Mage, Kostat... I have other matters to attend to today, I'll come another day to meet you, the Thunder King's prized disciple!"

After the shockwave dissipated, Simon had already fled with the Dead Soul Jujube Tree!

With a grim expression, Nu Lei stared down below, casually pulling out chains of lightning to grab the surviving witches.

"Let us go! The Witch's House will not let you get away with this!" a witch shouted angrily.

"You invaded our territory, killed our followers, and plundered our treasures. And now you still have the nerve to talk back? I will not kill you. I will use thunder to heal your twisted, dark, greedy, and evil hearts!" Angry Thunder sneered.

He captured the witches alive and flew toward the Thunder Tribunal.

Thousands of miles away.

Aenea and Sera were flying rapidly through the air.

"My attack should have broken through Simon's magic array. I wonder if they can escape..." Ania's face was somber. This was the most dangerous moment they had encountered since the start of their operation.

After Simon advanced to the fifth ring, the gap between geniuses like him and top geniuses became as vast as an insurmountable chasm. Among the younger generation of the Witch's House, only the Snow Lotus Witch could rival him!

"Thank you, Ania," Sera said, still feeling a bit shaken.

"You're welcome. Time is limited, so I can't save more people." He was also somewhat annoyed.

"Don't feel pressured, it's not your fault. Besides, I suspect there's a mole in the Witch's House... otherwise, how could Simon have appeared here by such a coincidence?" the Phantom Witch said.

"If you don't enter the Fifth Ring Road, even if you're on the fifth level, you're still just an ant."

Aenia sighed, vowing in his heart that he would definitely enter the Fifth Environment Realm within fifteen years!

One day, he will fight Simon squarely without his mother's help to avenge the humiliation he suffered today!

The Phantom Witch looked at the communication device, her face lighting up with joy. She said, "Great! Samantha said she and Amy also escaped in the chaos. Let's go and meet up with them. It seems that only Natalia from our team has perished."

Upon hearing this, Aenea frowned and said, "Wait, this could be a trap set by Simon. Let's not go!"

The Phantom Witch nodded: "Indeed, I was too excited. At times like this, I should have remained rational. I am not as good as you."

Aynia said, "I learned that from others: always think of the worst-case scenario first, and it's better to believe it's true than not to believe it's not."

"Is that Li Wei?"

"yes."

"Let's ignore them, lest they expose us."

The two continued their escape.

Not long after.

Suddenly, a figure streaked through the clouds in the sky, like a thunderbolt!

The Thunder Mage stood in front of them, and behind him were two fourth-ring witches bound by lightning chains—Shaman and Amy from the Aonia Squad.

The two witches had venomous eyes; they hated that Aenea had abandoned herself and only taken Sera with her before leaving!

Aynya still didn't understand; his face showed disappointment, and his eyes were filled with complex emotions.

Serra was furious, he hadn't expected his teammate to betray him!

"You two, just surrender, or I'll have to take action."

"I am thunder," Nu Lei said calmly, his powerful level-five pressure sweeping across the area.

His strength was extraordinary even among the archmages of the Kane Empire, equivalent to a senior level five wizard.

Aenea said to Sera, "No matter what, I'm still going to struggle, at least to die with some dignity. What about you?"

Sera was amused by Aenea: "Is this the first time you've ever been funny?"

Aenea sighed, "This is the last time."

A bronze knight clad in king's armor appeared behind him. He could no longer use the methods left by his mother for the time being; from now on, he could only rely on himself!

"A Pilgrimage to the King of Copper!"

The Phantom Witch also used her strongest method, and a huge phantom of a deep-sea sirens appeared!

"Phantom of the Dark Sea!"

With a calm and composed expression, Nu Lei waved his staff, unleashing a lightning sword that tore the Bronze Knight to shreds, followed by another lightning bolt that shattered the Phantom Witch's attack.

With a wave of his hand, two chains of lightning bound Ania and the Phantom Witch together. The powerful lightning made their mental strength tremble, and they instantly lost the ability to resist.

All of this was described lightly and smoothly.

"You're all acting like you're bravely sacrificing yourselves, when you're clearly the invaders... Besides, how could I let you die so easily?"

Nu Lei sneered, grabbed the two men, and quickly flew towards the Ji Lei Basin.

a few days later.

Thunder penalty tribunal.

"Send these people to the Thunder Pool, and request the Thunder King to activate the Supreme Eye. A month later, publicly execute the recently captured evil sorcerers in the Thunder Pool to deter heretics and serve as a warning to others!"

Thunder Fury has already imprisoned Ania and the others using a magical restriction.

Soon, the tribunal mages led Ania and the others to the Thunder Pool.

In front of them was a large pit, about a mile in circumference, filled with liquid-like lightning paste, from which countless lightning snakes swam and swayed.

Surrounding the Thunder Pool is a magic array personally set up by the wrathful thunder, drawing the thunderous power of the Thunder Accumulation Basin here.

In the center of the Thunder Pool stands a white stone pillar hundreds of meters tall.

Illusory chains coiled around the stone pillars, and above them, a purple thunderbird with a wingspan of over a hundred meters, resembling a roc, was exceptionally handsome and its body ethereal—clearly a spirit of the thunder element! The thunderbird was listless; its power was being drained by the chains to maintain this pool of thunder!

Amidst the terrifying thunder, a pitiful scream could be heard.

One by one, evil sorcerers were bound by chains to the base of pillars; they were all wizards, mostly rogue cultivators!

Seeing this, Ania fell silent, overwhelmed with a mix of emotions: bitterness, resentment, fear...

Sera, who was standing next to her, also looked grim. She took Ania's hand.

"Is there really no other way?"

Aynia shook her head.

"Well, looks like I'll be buried far from home, no, even my bones won't be left behind..." Sera said with a bitter smile.

Immediately afterwards, chains extended from the pillars, dragging the four people into the Thunder Ocean.

Upon entering, Ania felt endless pain.

These electric currents were just right, enough to sting their bodies and minds, but not enough to kill them.

Moreover, every so often, a healing power would come and heal their injuries.

To make them suffer a fate worse than death forever, this is the "Thunder Punishment" invented by the Thunder King!

……

A month later.

Under the command of the Thunder God, the Supreme Eye appeared in the sky above the Thunder Pool, recording the scene it saw!

at the same time.

In the squares of the major cities of the Kane Empire, wherever there is a church, one can see the scene of being tortured in the Thunder Pool.

"This is tantamount to publicly executing heretics nationwide!"

"Those evil sorcerers who plundered our homes deserve to die!"

The citizens and mages of the Kane Empire cheered with great excitement.

Meanwhile, the intelligence departments of various organizations hidden in the main city also relayed this information to their respective bases.

west coast.

Deep Blue Organization.

The Witch's House.

The Snow Lotus Witch put away her communication device and, with the Nala Witch's mother in tow, quickly flew towards the Thunder Trial Court.

An old woman appeared before her, her strength unfathomable.

"Commander-in-Chief," the Snow Lotus Witch said calmly.

"In this rescue operation, we will act within our capabilities, prioritize the overall situation, and focus on preserving our own lives. We will also be willing to give up when necessary."

"clear."

After saying that, the two Fifth Ring Witches hurriedly left.

The endless sea.

Headquarters of the Pharmacists Association.

Triss finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Aenea escape from Simon's clutches.

Because there was no projection during the subsequent battle with Thunder, the mother was unaware that Aenea had been imprisoned in the Pool of Thunder Punishment and was being publicly executed!

……

Bottom of the sinkhole.

The magma surged, and within it, a black-scaled figure sat cross-legged.

More than half a year has passed since Li Wei went into seclusion to crystallize the crystal.

In Li Wei's mind.

A tremendous transformation is taking place.

The original four-story Holy Tower of the Rings is rotating faster and faster.

As it rotates, the outline of the fifth layer begins to emerge.

After an unknown amount of time, the five-story Dharma Ring Holy Tower finally took shape!

Meanwhile, inside the Holy Tower of the Ring of Fabre.

That swirling, dreamlike liquid of spiritual energy, radiating a rainbow of colors, has now transformed into a pure white spherical crystal that shimmers with a rainbow of light.

This is a crystallized spiritual entity composed of a full 570 points of spiritual power, formed by the convergence of billions of spiritual power particles!

As Li Wei crystallized, his mental strength began to surge again, reaching 571, 572... and eventually soaring to 600.

The improvement in mental strength stopped.

The crystal also grew correspondingly larger.

Several times more magical power than before surged within Li Wei's body, vast and mighty, like a river bursting its banks.

Within the crystal, four illusory shadows can be faintly seen.

They are Water Dragon, Kamaitachi, Thunder Bug, and Fire Demon!

These were none other than the four wondrous items of truth that Li Wei had once consumed!

at the same time.

In the mountains of Baiwan.

The Holy Infant, who was practicing making talismans, suddenly smiled.

The Holy Infant's original aura of perfect four rings broke through in an instant!

As an avatar of Li Wei, the Holy Infant naturally advanced along with the main body's ascension.

"At 205 years old, entering the Fifth Ring Road, I am destined for at least a thousand years of lifespan. This is cause for celebration! Today, I, the Holy Infant, am taking a day off!"

The infant Jesus lay on the bed, fast asleep; he was exhausted…

On the ground were mountains of discarded divine runes and the skeletons of black beasts.

Inside the sinkhole.

A burly figure rose from the ground and soared into the sky, laughing heartily.

"Haha, the Fifth Ring Road, only one ring less than the Sixth Ring Road!"

Calming down, Li Wei thought to himself, "Could this be considered... 'I've swallowed a crystal, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens'!"

He felt the quality of his spiritual and magical power, which was completely different from that of the fourth ring era, as well as a clearer perception, thinking, and the more complex and lifelike talent spell models on the fifth ring Holy Tower.

As he was promoted, everything got better.

He casually unleashed a fiery dragon attack, which exploded ten miles away.

boom!

The firelight illuminated the sky with the glow of sunset.

"287 cards... What a wonderful number! Having just entered the fifth level of the environment, the power of my third-ring innate spells is already comparable to that of a senior fifth-ring wizard."

As Li Wei's mental strength improves, his innate spells can still gradually increase in power, but they won't double like a breakthrough!

Li Wei then tried Water Dragon Roar, Earth Dragon Barrier, Thunder Dragon Flash, Wind Dragon Swiftness, Ice Dragon Prison... all the spells had their power increased significantly!

Not only that, Li Wei opened his mouth.

A round, egg-shaped, multicolored crystal appeared.

"My spiritual energy crystal has completely materialized, and its texture is extremely hard. Even a level five metal would probably be no match for it. So some reckless wizards would choose to use their crystal to smash people... But I'd better not. This thing is a wizard's lifeline."

The crystallization of spiritual power is similar to the [Elemental Core] of the Elemental Spirit and the [Abyss Core] of the Demon, but it is also different.

When a fifth-circle wizard dies, their spiritual crystal, lacking a soul to reside within, will instantly collapse and vanish without a trace. However, the cores of the latter two can remain.

Generally speaking, the color of a spiritual crystal is related to the meditation method practiced.

For example, wizards of the Burning Faction are generally red, but there are also differences due to specific variations.

Because Li Wei's meditation method incorporates elements of earth, fire, wind, water, metal, lightning, and ice, it displays seven colors. The usefulness of one of his crystals is equivalent to that of seven others.

In ancient times, spiritual energy crystals were mostly irregular crystals. With the progress of wizarding civilization, most of them are now spherical, representing "perfection".

Inside Li Wei's crystal of spiritual energy, he could see hundreds of spell models flashing.

These are all non-talented spells he learned along the way, ranging from magic to fourth-ring spells. They were previously in Li Wei's mind, and now that he has advanced to the fifth ring, they are naturally contained within the crystal.

As for the six commonly used innate spells, Li Wei solidified them on the Holy Tower of the Magic Ring.

After playing with it, Li Wei inhaled, and the crystal entered his mind.

"interesting."

at the same time.

Li Wei took out his most important five-ringed sorcerer artifact, the Ouroboros Ring.

As he chanted the incantation, the magical artifact suddenly shrank, entered his mind, burrowed into the Magic Ring Tower, and stopped next to the seven-colored crystal, surrounding it and slowly rotating.

"Hehehe, using magical artifacts will be much more convenient and faster in the future; I can cast them in the blink of an eye!"

This is a minor change after the fifth ring, allowing the wizard to store the artifact in the sea of ​​consciousness, enhancing the synergy between the wizard and the artifact. Of course, this only applies to artifacts of the fifth ring or higher.

Besides that, Li Wei felt that his unique "seven-colored crystal" should have other uses, but since there was no precedent for it, he needed to study it slowly.

Levi held the Klein crystal ball in his hand.

[Mental Strength: 600/1070]

[Spell Power: 60000]

"After reaching the fifth ring, with each advancement, my mental strength also surged by a full thirty points. This saves me years of arduous cultivation. I only need 470 more points to achieve perfect mental strength… provided I don't consume any Truth Treasures. Unfortunately, after mental strength solidifies, even if I increase my mental strength cap through treasures, it won't increase the success rate of my Yuan Soul cultivation. My extra success rate is now capped at 7%. But it's not a big problem; there are other ways to improve it later. Advance sooner, enjoy it sooner. Why worry about hitting the cap? I, Li Wei, will never regret it!"

In addition, after reaching the fifth ring, 1 point of mental strength is equivalent to 100 points of magical strength, which is also a huge boost.

"After the fifth ring, a person with a mental strength of 700 and two fifth-ring talents can be called a senior fifth-ring wizard. A person with a mental strength of over 900, close to 1,000, can be called a perfect fifth-ring wizard. After passing the selection of the third and fourth rings, the number of talent spells will become an important standard for judging the strength among fifth-ring wizards."

For Li Wei, the next step was to follow the established path of cultivation and study the five-ring talent.

While we're at it, let's also get the magic arrays and weapon crafting up to the level of wizards.

"No rush. After advancing to the fifth ring, let's celebrate properly, take a vacation, consolidate our realm, and check out the projections or something."

Li Wei returned to his secluded retreat and, through the Twilight Round Table, learned that everything was well in the Ancient Sage Plane.

He began to examine the battle projections inside the ancient tower during his seclusion.

After an unknown amount of time, his expression turned cold:

"Aenea actually encountered the Flame Dragon Slayer, but luckily he had Lady Triss's trump card and escaped successfully. Very well, Simon, I'll remember you. Don't let my good brother, the Hydreigon, run into you in the wild again!"

After resting, Li Wei removed the magic array from the secluded place and erased all traces of his life.

He put Soggins away, then the Hermit Runes flashed, and he flew toward his overseas sanctuary.

a few days later.

Halfway there, his expression shifted, and he held his breath and focused intently.

Two five-ring auras flew past several miles away, completely unaware of his presence.

After advancing to the fifth ring, the Hermit Rune is activated. Unless it is a Soul Wizard, or they are very close and have some special perception techniques, a fifth-ring wizard generally cannot detect Li Wei.

"Two witches from the Five Rings of the Witch's House, one of whom is the Snow Lotus Witch... What's going on? Could it be that some treasure has appeared in this Thunder Basin?"

Li Wei pondered for a moment, then quietly followed them.

If he is destined to have that treasure, he naturally cannot give it up.

Millions of mountains.

With a wave of his hand, the Holy Infant collected a pile of level-three divine talismans.

He walked out of the shelter, looked in the direction of the Jilei Basin, and then turned into a red light and disappeared.

Several days later, Li Wei followed in the footsteps of the Snow Lotus Witch and returned to the Jilei Basin.

"It seems they're heading to the Thunder Punishment Tribunal. If I remember correctly, there's a Grand Mage there with the strength of a Fifth Ring expert," Li Wei murmured, puzzled.

Until he saw Ania being tormented by lightning in the distant Thunder Pool, a surge of anger welled up within him.

"It seems that Ania escaped Simon, but unexpectedly fell into the hands of the Thunder Mage. However, because Thunder Mage was not strong enough to fight her, there was no projection showing it... But for now, it seems that Ania is not in any danger."

With this thought in mind, Li Wei quickly flew towards the Thunder Pool and stopped at its edge. If he got any closer, he would be discovered.

In the Thunder Pool, Ania looked haggard and was covered in wounds. The Phantom Witch beside her was in no better shape, her clothes torn and covered in burn marks. Leaning on Ania's shoulder, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Ania, I think I saw the Snow Lotus Witch. The organization's people have come to rescue us. That's great..." the Phantom Witch said weakly.

"Perhaps we'll be killed by the raging lightning before we're rescued," Aynia said, pouring cold water on the idea.

Above Leichi.

Nu Lei, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes. He showed no panic, but smiled and said, "You've come."

The Snow Lotus Witch said, "If you release those four people over there, we'll leave immediately!"

Nara's mother's face was even more gloomy. Her daughter's spirit tablet had long been shattered, presumably killed by this great mage. She clenched her fists and refrained from making a move.

"Hahaha, outsiders, what do you take our church for? Coming and going as you please?" Nurhaci laughed angrily.

The Snow Lotus Witch said calmly, "Then there's only one option left: a battle."

With unwavering confidence, Thunder roared, "Come at me all at once! Bring it on! I, Costat, accept your challenge... Today, with the Supreme Archmage above and the citizens of the Kane Empire as witnesses, let me use my thunder to shatter your pride. Join these four in the thunder pool and receive its baptism!"

"Delia, look at these prisoners!"

"Raging Thunder!" said to the thunderbird in the sky.

The Thunderbird let out a reluctant chirp to indicate that it had received the message.

Then, Nu Lei laughed confidently, showing no fear as he faced two opponents alone!

Terrifying lightning scattered around him, forming a lightning domain several miles in radius!

The Snow Lotus Witch and Nara's mother dared not be careless, and each of them unleashed their innate magical abilities towards the raging thunder.

In an instant, a major battle at the level of the Fifth Ring Road broke out.

"We absolutely have to win!"

Sera was filled with anticipation.

Aenea's expression was calm, and she seemed to have no hope.

He felt that Nu Lei's deliberate nationwide live broadcast might also be a ploy to lure people in.

I'm afraid I won't be able to leave today, and that I'll also drag the Fifth Ring Wizard in the organization down with me.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in the void surrounding Aenea.

The lightning swept towards it, but could not get close.

The figure was dressed in a white robe and was an old man. He had white hair but a youthful face, was full of energy, and exuded the aura of a level five expert.

He held a staff as tall as a person and was dressed like a mage from the Kane Empire.

He didn't even activate his protective force field before entering the lightning pool!

"This feels so good. After being in seclusion for so long, I'm actually starting to get a little addicted to the electric shocks," Li Wei murmured to himself.

His sleeves billowed, revealing his thick arms with bulging veins and grotesque muscles!

He slammed his palm onto a white jade pillar that was hundreds of meters high.

The next moment, the pillar cracked open with a loud crash.

His hands were like knives, and he cut the chains off one by one!

Without even looking, he struck out with his palm to the side.

Crimson flames swept out, blasting away the level 5 lightning elemental Delia who had launched a sneak attack!

Then he chanted incantations, and the magic array circulated around him, with streams of light flowing into these people, and the restriction set up by the Thunder Mage was directly broken!

"You are free. No need to thank me. I am Gandalf," said the aged voice, its face kind and benevolent, filling people with a sense of security.

With a wave of his hand, a large number of potions to replenish physical strength, magical power, and mental energy were sprinkled out, which was extremely thoughtful!

"Thank you so much, senior!"

"Thank you so much, senior!"

After the magical restriction was broken, the group of rogue wizards were overjoyed. They drank the potion, exerted all their strength, and scattered like birds and beasts.

After regaining some strength, the Phantom Witch grabbed Ania, who had inexplicably fainted and was unconscious, and quickly left, saying before departing, "Thank you, Gandalf!"

the other side.

The Snow Lotus Witch, who was battling the Thunder God, was overjoyed. She didn't know where this mysterious expert had come from, but he was hiding nearby and had made his move at this moment!

She saw that the four people from the Witch's House had already escaped, and now she just needed to buy them some time.

With a furious roar, terrifying lightning exploded.

"You dare!"

He conjured a giant thunder palm and, distracted, slammed it down on the white-robed wizard over there!

"Why wouldn't I dare? This great mage has long disliked the church!"

Gandalf made a show of throwing out a bunch of low-level fireballs and limestone runes, which exploded like fireworks above the Thunder Pool, filling the field of vision with fire and smoke.

When the light faded, Gandalf was nowhere to be seen.

"Aaaaaah!"

The thunder roared, clearly not expecting things to turn out this way.

With his strength and level five lightning element, he was still able to escape from Gandalf!

The attacks from the two five-ring witches grew increasingly fierce, forcing him to focus solely on defending himself.

Not long after.

Accompanied by a delicate shout from the Snow Lotus Witch.

Behind her, a snow-white lotus flower, nearly a hundred meters in diameter and radiating a chilling aura, bloomed. Thirty-six petals spun out and fell in all directions, imprisoning the Thunder Mage in front of her!

Innate Spell: Lotus Seal!

"Let's retreat too, in case enemy reinforcements arrive," she said.

Nara's mother glared resentfully at the Thunder Mage before leaving unwillingly.

She was no match for her opponent, and even though she wanted revenge, she was powerless to do so.

"Everyone, go and make the arrests! What are you all standing around for?"

Angry Thunder glared at the stunned mages and cursed.

Only then did he realize that some of the mages had died sometime earlier, their spiritual power and souls shattered, leaving only empty shells standing there.

"Gandalf! The Eye of the Supreme is watching you; you cannot escape!"

A furious roar.

Thousands of miles away.

High in the sky, the figure of the white-robed old man was hidden in the void.

He watched as Aynea was rescued by the Snow Lotus Witch and escaped to safety, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

"As expected, I still prefer the feeling of leaving without a trace after doing something, keeping my achievements hidden... Next, I'll find an opportunity to unleash that level 5 lightning element. I really can't bear to see it suffer here at the church."

As he muttered to himself, he left the place to reunite with the Holy Infant.

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