Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 361 The Expeditionary Forces Return Home in Triumph, the Ancient Pagoda's Curtain Falls! (The Ancient Pagoda Arc Ends! Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

Chaos City.

The war continues.

Half of the four Dharma Kings perished under the combined attack of the crowd, leaving only the Earth Dharma King and the Thousand Flame Dharma King, who were showing signs of weakness.

In contrast, consider the allied forces.

Of the seven Demon Kings, only four remain, thanks to the protection of the Demon God Temple, a level-seven war treasure, which has allowed them to evade the God of Law's world-destroying attacks multiple times.

Of the five barbarian kings, only the Winged Tiger King and the Stone Lion King remain, fighting alone.

As for the rebellious Dharma Kings, only the Thunder Dharma King and the Ancient Tomb Dharma King are still alive.

Most of the other level-six experts were killed or wounded.

Overall, the allied forces suffered heavy losses.

Looking at those surviving rebels, the Supreme God of Law calmly laughed:

"I've already said I'm God, why don't you believe me?"

The Mountain Demon King lifted up the Demon God Palace, and streaks of black light crashed down.

The Supreme God of Law swept across the chaotic domain, engulfing the black light.

The Winged Tiger Barbarian King seized the opportunity and launched a surprise attack, his greatsword shattering the Thousand Flame Dharma King's force field.

Tiger Ancestor pounced and swallowed Thousand Flame Dharma King whole in an instant.

Its body shone brightly, and the chains of the Thousand Flame Dharma King emerged from its body, turning around and binding the Tiger Ancestor.

The figure of the Thousand Flame Dharma King appeared, his face pale, his entire being instantly aged, exuding an aura of decay. Clearly, he too had reached the end of his life.

A dazzling blade of light and an impenetrable array of cyan fist shadows attacked.

The Stone Lion Barbarian King and the Winged Tiger Barbarian King attacked simultaneously, completely burying the Thousand Flame Dharma King.

Another mid-stage level 6 mage king has fallen. Tiger Ancestor devoured his mage soul to make up for the loss.

On the other side, the other level six powerhouses also ganged up on and beat the Earth Dharma King to death.

The Winged Tiger Barbarian King, panting heavily, brought his tiger-headed greatsword down with earth-shattering force, and roared:

"Four-Eyed Snake, you have no one left who can be of use to you. Surrender now!"

The Supreme Dharma God held his staff and looked around.

Indeed, in the entire Chaos City, only he remained, oh right, along with the ancient demon imprisoned in the tower.

He remained completely calm and said indifferently:

"Come on then."

He still has the strength to deal with the enemies before him, and he does not intend to release the ancient demons for the time being.

Once that guy is released, he becomes ruthless and disregards even his own family, posing a significant threat to me.

Historically, there have been several wars similar to the one we are experiencing today.

Each time, he managed to escape disaster unscathed and suppress any rebellion.

He released that ancient demon only once. In the end, he paid a heavy price to contain it.

To the Supreme God of Law, whether it was the rebellion of the Dharma King or the invasion of the demons and barbarians, it was just a boring cycle of history.

In this Io, he is a god, and no one can defy his will.

The Winged Tiger Barbarian King and the Mountain Demon King launched a pincer attack.

With a wave of the Divine Scepter, two colossal chaotic serpents formed from flowing water forced them back with overwhelming force.

The deity remained calm and composed, as steady as Mount Tai.

With the opening of the ancient tower, he collected a vast amount of wizarding knowledge. He spent his days inside the Tower of the God of Magic, studying this knowledge.

Sooner or later, he will free himself from the ancient tower and reclaim the tower that he forged with his own body.

Ten thousand years isn't enough? Then a hundred thousand years, a million years...

He was born because of the ancient pagoda, and as long as the pagoda exists, so too will he exist; he has no shortage of time.

It is unknown how long it was before another Dharma King fell.

Looking at his dwindling number of teammates, the Winged Tiger Barbarian King felt a deep sadness.

Tiger Ancestor sighed:

"The outsider who built this tower was of unimaginable spiritual height... All our struggles have been in vain."

The Mountain Demon King was emaciated and constantly used the seventh-level treasure of the Demon God Temple, which greatly depleted his resources.

Even as a brutal demon, he felt a touch of sadness.

He only wanted to return to his homeland, the Abyss Plane, a place passed down through generations in his inherited memories. He longed to conquer the infinitely exciting multiverse planes, rather than being kept captive by the creator of this world.

In fact.

Three major civilizations are located within the ancient pagoda.

The barbarians and demons were both deliberately moved into the ancient tower by the creator using his great abilities.

The human race, on the other hand, emerged gradually over the subsequent years.

Otherwise, how could these level six demon lords possibly have infiltrated the ancient tower? Even level ten demon lords wouldn't have that level of capability.

Whether barbarians or demons, their role is the same as those of the other races who are merely there to accompany them. They are there to artificially create the most realistic training conditions for the wizards entering the ancient tower for trials. They simulate the complexities of multiple dimensions, ensuring that the wizarding civilization is always prepared.

The ultimate result is that generation after generation of demon kings and barbarian kings can never escape this fate.

Looking back now, the final outcome is no different from any other.

As time went by, more and more level six powerhouses fell in despair.

Chaos City, rivers of blood flow.

The hidden spirit wizards made a fortune.

The Supreme God of Laws, with indifferent eyes, reaped the lives of these people.

"I told you, I'm doing this for your own good, but you won't listen... It's pathetic that you're forever stuck in this cage, serving as stepping stones for the wizards. Compared to Sauron and the wizarding civilization behind him, I'm really too kind."

A mournful song drifted through the heavens and earth.

The Winged Tiger Barbarian King ignited, chanting incantations like ancient ballads, as if a believer were praying to a god for power.

This scene caused the usually composed Supreme God of Law to change his expression.

He quickly cast a spell to interrupt the Winged Tiger Barbarian King's prayer.

Seeing an opportunity, the Mountain Demon King tacitly channeled all his remaining primordial demonic energy into the Demon God Temple.

The Demon God's Temple blazed with light, and the Demon King hurled it away. At the same time, he coldly said:

"burst!"

This level-seven treasure, which was of paramount importance to the demon race, was thus destroyed by his own self-destruction.

A terrifying explosion swept through the city of Chaos, cracking the earth and leveling countless houses and churches.

The majestic figure of the God of Law was also blown off in half.

"You...you're insane."

He gazed at the Mountain Demon King who had self-destructed the Demon God's Temple.

The Mountain Demon King, in a final burst of energy, shot forth, his mountain-like fist shadows crashing down from the sky.

The magic god brandished his staff in resistance.

The ballad of the Winged Tiger Barbarian King has also ended.

Behind him, the clouds covering a radius of a hundred miles began to churn, swirl, and coalesce into a vortex.

Within the vortex, lightning flashed and thunder roared, wind raged and rain poured down, and all sorts of apocalyptic scenes emerged.

A large, emotionless eyeball emerged from it.

It slowly turned, surveying this world, its long eyelashes like pillars hanging from the sky.

It seemed that a powerful being had been summoned by the song, which caused the Supreme God of Magic's expression to change.

Although this power was only a trace, its level was so high that even he, as the Chaos Ancient Serpent, seemed to be inferior to it, let alone in his current state.

Of all the powerful beings he had ever encountered, there was only one who could perhaps rival him… that was Sauron, who had transformed himself into an ancient tower.

Inside the ancient tower, it is indeed possible to summon the power of some powerful beings through certain special methods.

However, none of these power levels exceed the upper limit of the ancient tower's rules. For example, the Blood God phantom summoned by the Blood Banquet Dharma King.

Before our eyes, the power level displayed by the big eyeball has already broken through the rules and constraints of the ancient tower, reaching the seventh level.

That's why the Supreme God of Law panicked. Without hesitation, he used all his power and gathered it into the Supreme Scepter, causing all the elemental power around Chaos City to surge forth.

He wasn't worried about the ancient tower being destroyed. He acknowledged Sauron's strength; it had survived hundreds of thousands of years unscathed, which naturally spoke to its power.

He was just worried that he would be killed by the big eyeball.

"Dragons and snakes rise!"

A giant white serpent, nearly 10,000 meters long, made a stunning appearance.

The remaining Level 6 experts on the scene all attacked the Supreme God of Law simultaneously.

They realized that if they had a chance to leave, it would be on the giant eyeball in the sky, and they would create the conditions for the giant eyeball.

The giant white serpent plunged into the vortex and collided violently with the giant eyeball, the shockwave shattering the clouds for hundreds of miles around.

Within its large eyeball, purple lightning brewed, exuding an aura of destruction.

Rumble!

Terrifying pillars of lightning, densely packed, resembled divine punishment.

On the battlefield outside Chaos City, countless lives were lost.

Even level six powerhouses found it difficult to withstand the attack for long.

The Supreme God of Law roared:

"I can't die... I've finally seen hope, Serpent God!"

The scepter in his hand burst forth with dazzling light, transforming into a lifelike ancient chaotic serpent.

The ancient serpent opened its enormous jaws, ready to devour the sky and the earth, and was about to swallow the giant eyeball.

Rumble!

In the ruins of Chaos City, the seemingly indestructible Tower of the God of Magic collapsed with a deafening roar. All the seals placed upon it became ineffective.

Accompanied by an indescribable, strange roar, a monster exuding overwhelming malevolent energy appeared.

The monster was nearly a thousand meters tall, had a humanoid shape, but was covered in evil and ominous red hair. Its arms were long and narrow, reaching past its knees, and its legs were atrophied, making it look extremely deformed.

Its entire body was covered in writhing, fleshy tentacles, the ends of which were various figures, vaguely resembling their former appearances: wizards, dragons, black beasts, amethyst race...

As soon as the monster appeared, countless different attacks were unleashed from the tips of its tentacles, like colorful fireworks shooting straight into the sky.

The Supreme God of Magic retreated behind the monster.

"Quickly, kill all of them!"

This ancient demon was the ultimate stitched-together monster he created using a portion of his own divinity as its core, a level-six peak black beast as its foundation, and countless living beings as its materials. He called it the "Chaotic Divine Abomination" and it also possessed level-seven strength.

The monster and the giant eyeball fought fiercely, and the remaining level six monsters all retreated.

The God of Magic sneered:

"Trying to escape? It's too late. Stay here, all of you. There will be no place for you in the new world."

Suddenly.

Suddenly, something strange happened in the sky.

The giant eyeball split open, and a terrifying bolt of lightning, several miles thick, fell.

The red-haired monster was blasted away, half of its body was blown off, and all the tentacles on its body were burned away.

The monster exploded, turning into millions of fleshy worms. The vast majority were obliterated by lightning, while a small portion escaped into the void and disappeared without a trace.

The God of Magic's expression changed. This damned monster was indeed unreliable.

He hurriedly used his scepter to fight back. He wanted to run, but he couldn't leave the Chaos City area and could only endure the attack.

All eighteen defensive force fields were activated, but they shattered layer by layer under the devastating lightning.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The giant eyeball's attacks grew increasingly fierce, without end.

"I'll fight you to the death!"

The phantom of the God of Law began to burn, transforming into a stream of light that flowed entirely into the scepter in his hand. The Eye of the Supreme also merged into the scepter, becoming a gem embedded in it.

From the tip of the scepter, a white ray shot out, like a ribbon hanging upside down in the sky.

The large eyeball was pierced by the blow, and a wild, desolate roar of a beast could be faintly heard.

"roar!"

A majestic voice resounded throughout a radius of a thousand miles. All living beings within it bowed down in submission.

The dying Winged Tiger Barbarian King knelt on the ground, murmuring:

"Eyes of Heaven! Spirit of Heaven! Please help us... return home!"

Not long ago, he received a secret text called "Ancient Ballad of the Azure Sky" in his dream.

He guessed that it was the barbarians' courage that drew the attention of the spirits of the heavens to them, who were trapped in this world, and thus the spirits passed down the teachings through dreams.

However, the price for using this method was his life.

Now, though he is dead, he can still see a glimmer of hope that the barbarians will be able to leave this place.

After the roar.

The clouds surrounding the giant eyeball turned a golden color, with billions of golden lightning bolts flashing wildly within them.

A magnificent, towering golden lightning bolt descended.

The Supreme Scepter was knocked away, and the Supreme God of Law's unwilling voice echoed here.

"Soren, though I am dead, the supreme will has already taken notice of the ancient tower. All the elaborate arrangements you painstakingly left behind will one day vanish like a dream!"

Until he vanished, the person he hated most was still Sauron, not the giant eyeball in front of him.

midair.

The Supreme Scepter floated silently, emitting a soft white light. No matter how the giant eyeball attacked, it could not penetrate this protective barrier.

The Winged Tiger Barbarian King felt a chill run down his spine.

"Could it be that there's still no way to succeed?"

Around Chaos City, the Yuanhun Wizards, sensing something amiss, had already retreated. The world was desolate, with only the Winged Tiger Barbarian King gazing blankly at the heavens.

The great battle is nearing its end.

In the wilderness thousands of miles away.

Li Wei is quietly cultivating, waiting for the ancient tower to close and teleport him back.

Inside the Ring Tower, the Four Treasures of Sauron, the Sword of Victory, and other treasures revolve around the seven-colored crystal.

Suddenly.

The four treasures of Sauron began to vibrate and emit four beams of light of different colors.

Yellow, red, black, and blue blend together to form a chaotic white.

Li Wei quickly asked:

"Gentlemen, what's going on here?"

The Magic Mirror of Truth was dumbfounded:

"I don't know either... Could it be that Sauron has left us with some other tricks up our sleeves? Damn it, what else are we unaware of?"

Even the usually reliable and knowledgeable Tea Talk Roundtable shook its head in bewilderment:

"I don't know either, but my intuition tells me it's inextricably linked to the Battle of Chaos City... The Supreme God of Law was formed from a remnant soul of the Chaos Serpent, and those two so-called divine artifacts in his hands, I don't think they were necessarily made by him, but possibly by Sauron."

The Way of the Grail:

"Let's wait and see. What's meant to be will be..."

Li Wei's sense of danger came without warning; he was unsure whether it was good or bad.

When faced with power that might involve Sauron, danger perception is utterly meaningless.

After thinking for a moment, he temporarily took out the four treasures of Sauron and placed them on the ground. Then he used his spatial teleportation to leave the area and observe. Regardless of whether they were useful or not, he decided to get away before figuring out the situation.

in the wilderness.

Four enormous dragon phantoms, each with a different shape, shot out.

Immortal Banyan Dragon, Netherworld Lamp Dragon, Emerald Dragon, and Radiant Sea Dragon.

These colossal dragon phantoms traversed thousands of miles and arrived at Chaos City.

Above the Supreme Scepter, a phantom image of a chaotic ancient serpent, even more majestic than the four great dragons, appeared.

It reaches the heavens above and the netherworld below, each scale resembling a mountain.

Hundreds of thousands of years later, the tragic master and his four servants reunite.

These phantoms have no consciousness; they are merely projections of power.

Above the ancient serpent's head stood a white-robed phantom figure that looked no different from an ordinary person.

He was handsome, with a smiling face and eyes that seemed to hold the stars.

He was insignificant, yet he made the five dragons, which reached the heavens and the earth, mere foils.

Sauron, the progenitor of wizards!

Single-handedly, he ended the chaotic ancient wizarding era and established the Pan-Dimensional Wizarding Council.

The strongest being in the entire Sauron Pan-Dimension from ancient times to the present!

He stood with his hands behind his back, pointing straight ahead, a snake and four dragons roaring towards the big eyeball.

Boom, boom, boom!

The five phantom dragons tore apart the vortex that stretched for hundreds of miles.

After the explosion, the large, scarred eyeball turned from gold to an eerie black.

The jet-black lightning bolts poured down like a silver river falling from the heavens.

The lightning pillar broke through the five dragon phantoms and headed towards Sauron.

Soren pointed with his finger.

Legendary Forbidden Spell: Sauron's Great Disintegration.

Before the lightning bolts could even get close, they were disintegrated and erased by an invisible force.

In the sky, the giant eyeball, like a shattered crystal ball, scattered into endless fragments and vanished without a trace.

The terrifying magic shattered the layer of wind and havoc covering a radius of a hundred miles, breaking apart the invisible veil that enveloped this world and revealing the scene behind it.

What came into view was an incredibly thick wall of flesh and blood, covered with billions of magical runes that twinkled like stars. This was... the wall of the Dark Tower!

The walls are covered with murals bearing the marks of time, each depicting a breathtaking, world-ending war.

At this moment, a freshly made large eyeball pattern is imprinted on it.

Upon learning the truth, the Winged Tiger Barbarian King was heartbroken and utterly despondent.

"The spirit of the heavens is not the only powerful being to descend upon this land... From ancient times to the present, countless people like me have tried to rebel, leave this place, and even summon their respective divine powers to descend... but without exception, they have all failed. For the next ten thousand years, for hundreds of thousands of years, such events will continue to unfold."

He recalled the words of the fallen god of magic.

"He was indeed protecting us... because the truth behind it was far more brutal than we imagined, and all our efforts were in vain."

He closed his eyes, completely dead, his expression serene.

Within the hole, the ancient tower's powerful energy began to repair itself. The sky returned to its original state, becoming a clear mirror; the previous barrier of flesh and blood seemed to have been merely an illusion.

Before Sauron's phantom dissipated, his gaze pierced through the endless world and looked toward the ninth level.

There is only one door leading to the tenth floor.

Before the door, Bogu's figure slowly disintegrated, shattering into billions of amethyst fragments, which transformed into a purple torrent and vanished into the world.

"I...I didn't see the gatekeeper anywhere? Why? Why?!"

Bogu roared in despair, his consciousness plunging into eternal darkness.

distance.

The other two members of the Amethyst Clan were also in danger.

Powerful auras enveloped them.

These Yuanhun wizards, returning from the battlefield, shared a powerful aura. An endless ocean surged forth, enveloping the two Amethyst Clan members and forming a blue planet a thousand miles in diameter.

After the planet dissipated, only two amethyst crystals floated in mid-air.

Two level-eight Amethyst Clan members, dead!

The chapter leader said:

"It seems that the strongest member of the Amethyst Clan has already died at the gate of the tenth floor... They really overestimated themselves."

Lucy gazed at the door leading to the tenth floor, her heart as still as a deep well.

She had already anticipated this outcome.

"Those who can enter the tenth level have not yet arrived..."

Suddenly.

She had a feeling.

A door appeared before them.

Each of the other warband wizards, including those within the encampment, had a door appear beside them.

A series of suction forces came, which even an eighth-ring wizard could not resist.

All the warband wizards vanished into the ninth level of the world.

……

The endless sea.

Outer ring area.

Loess continent.

The tranquil Mirror Lake has witnessed many changes in the wizarding civilization on the continent.

A door appeared, and a beautiful, youthful blue-haired witch pushed it open, stepping onto this familiar land.

She stretched out her arms, embracing the whole world, the sunlight shining on her hair and face, making them sparkle.

"It feels so good to be home... Thank you again, Lord Soren."

She murmured to herself.

Whether entering or leaving the ancient tower, Lord Sauron's will seemed to be protecting her and the warband wizards.

A deep blue sphere emerged from Lucy's chest; it was the original machine, its light scanning everything around it.

Deep Blue shouted excitedly:

"Outer Ring Fifth District, Loess Continent... Madam, we're really back!"

Lucy said:

"Yes... the Blue Sage is a thing of the past. Lucy's story has begun!"

the other side.

The Ninth District of the Outer Ring Road.

I don't know if it was fate or a coincidence.

Two doors appeared above the greyish-white island, and the figures of the Tower Master and Stella emerged.

They stared in disbelief at what they were seeing.

Stella's excited mechanical voice:

"We...we're back?"

The tower master was also trembling at this moment.

"Yes, after two hundred years, we've finally returned... It seems the Gray Tower has also suffered a calamity and is now in ruins. I wonder how the others are doing."

Stella patted the tower master with her tail and laughed:

"They must all be alive. Let's go and search for them."

……

The Dark Tower.

The fifth floor.

The continent of Io.

Chaos City, a scene of ruins.

The outcome of the final battle remains unknown.

Under such a devastating, widespread attack, no one dared to stay near the battlefield.

Even if there were any remaining spoils of war, they would be destroyed or buried by sandstorms, waiting to be discovered by later generations by chance.

This matter will become a secret sealed away forever within the ancient pagoda.

In this decisive battle, almost all the level six powerhouses perished, while many Yuanhun Wizards benefited.

The barbarians and demons were all severely weakened, leaving only a few sparks of civilization to continue to thrive in the northern border and the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Perhaps, tens of thousands of years from now, such events will still occur, but the final outcome is already predetermined.

a few days later.

Some elemental spirit wizards returned to the battlefield one after another, trying to pick up the scraps.

They noticed that the statues of the Supreme God of Law in the Chaos Churches across the land all collapsed at the same time.

This means that the Supreme Archmage, the powerful native who has ruled Aion for countless years, is very likely to have perished...

The two divine artifacts of the Supreme God of Law, whether it is the [Supreme Eye] or the [Supreme Scepter], are absolutely rare and powerful treasures.

If you manage to find one, it will be more than all your previous gains combined.

Unfortunately, the Yuanhun Wizards searched the area around the battlefield for a month, digging three feet into the ground, but still couldn't find the whereabouts of the two divine artifacts.

The artifact, it's unclear whether it was destroyed by the world-destroying lightning of the giant eyeball, or taken by some other lucky individual.

at the same time.

From the outside world.

The ancient tower began to hum and tremble, as if the dark land itself was being stirred and churning.

The Fire King looked at the fallen Amethyst Clan members on the ninth floor and a smile appeared on his lips.

"In this new millennium, perhaps some interesting people will emerge... I'm actually somewhat looking forward to it."

He stood up, stretched, and the Evil Dragon Venerable and the Purple Crystal Saint quickly moved away.

The Fire King wandered aimlessly through the dark land, each step seemingly traversing an endless distance.

Not long after, it disappeared into the darkness.

After watching the show, the second strongest being in the multiverse is going home to sleep.

The Amethyst Saint gazed unwillingly at the dark ancient tower, its projection gradually fading away.

"Failed again... Why?"

finally.

Only the projection of the Evil Dragon Venerable remained, gazing at the fifth level.

He was in a good mood and murmured to himself:

"It seems that little guy won't be showing up... Interesting. Although the multiverse is vast, I have a feeling that one day in the future, we will meet again."

Whether they meet as friends or enemies, the Evil Dragon Venerable has been looking forward to this day.

The Central Realm.

The wizards who used the Eye of Sauron to observe the transdimensional world breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Fire King has departed... The ancient tower is about to close."

This news was quickly relayed through the Wizarding Council to wizarding organizations in various warp realms.

In the wizarding world, the families, companions, teachers, and others of those who participated in the Ancient Tower all eagerly awaited this day.

……

The month of harvest in the year 1231 of the Holy Radiance Calendar.

The 66th year of the Dark Tower calendar.

The endless sea.

The Witch's House.

Triss and several other spirit witches watched the ancient tower gradually fade into the sky.

The Snow Lotus Witch's mother, the Wind Witch, said:

"Your Ainia is really great, she's also successfully completed the Fifth Ring Road."

Triss said with a smile:

"That little girl Xue Lian is quite good too. I can tell you've been taking good care of her... Sigh, I've been too busy. As for Ania, I haven't really been managing him much. He's all self-taught."

The Wind Witch laughed:

"I haven't paid any attention to that girl... Her achievements today are entirely due to her own talent."

The two mothers are secretly vying for power, creating a tense atmosphere.

a few days later.

The Dark Land.

The ancient pagoda vanished completely, turning into a streak of light that disappeared without a trace.

No longer can the ancient tower be seen in the sky above Nora.

On the training grounds of the Witch's House.

One by one, figures landed on the ground. Not only were there wizards, but also extraordinary creatures and rare plants bound or controlled by them. These were the spoils of their journey.

Ania, standing in the group, immediately spotted her smiling mother.

"I'm back!"

Triss laughed:

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back... Also, give me back my hair clip!"

Aynia was exasperated; it seemed her mother had finally discovered that she had repeatedly lost her hair clips.

He obediently took out the hair clip and handed it to his mother.

Triss put away the hair clip, wiped it clean, and then inserted it into her neatly styled hair bun, exuding feminine charm.

She said bluntly:

"You're a fifth-ring wizard now... don't expect me to help you anymore."

Aenea shrugged, indicating that she didn't care, and returned to Hades City.

Triss gazed into the distance.

"Elena and Levi must be back by now."

……

Ancient Sage Plane.

On a hillside covered in blooming flowers.

Three figures appeared.

It was Levi, Elena, and Soret.

Sixty-six years is a long time, yet it also feels like just a blink of an eye.

Li Wei looked at Elena and Soret, and apart from their cultivation levels, they seemed to have remained unchanged.

Soret's mental strength should already be over 900 points, not far from the limit. His strength has improved significantly compared to before entering the ancient tower.

Li Wei said:

"Soret, you can go back now. Elena and I have something to talk about."

Soret silently withdrew.

Elena sensed it briefly, then exclaimed in surprise:

"Now that I see it with my own eyes, I realize that your spiritual power has already surpassed that of an ordinary fifth-ring perfect cultivator... You must have consumed quite a few rare items, right?"

Li Weidao:

"Uh, not much, not much..."

Elena was puzzled, but she didn't ask any further questions.

Within the dark tower lie numerous opportunities, each with its own secrets.

In 66 years, Li Wei has grown from the fourth level to the fifth level.

This progress, though rapid, is still somewhat inferior to what she achieved back then. It's worth noting that she had already advanced to the Yuanhun realm at the age of three hundred.

Baihua laughed and said:

"Your achievements in the path of wizardry have far exceeded my initial expectations. I underestimated you... In any case, I am sincerely happy for you!"

Li Wei smiled and said:

"Thank you for the compliment. Actually... compared to others, I'm just a little more hardworking and a little luckier. As the saying goes, the harder you work, the luckier you get."

Baihua rolled her eyes at him. Li Wei's achievements were not something that could be achieved through ordinary effort and luck.

"Alright, I don't care about that. This is the Morning Star artifact you wanted. We had a very pleasant collaboration this time, and we can continue to work together in the future... I'm going back to the Tower of Swords to digest the spoils I've gained. If you return to the Wizarding World, you're welcome to visit me."

She handed Li Wei a severed finger, contained in a jar and covered with purple runes of truth, emanating lightning and an aura of destruction.

Thank you!

Li Wei watched Baihua's graceful figure depart.

He then happily put away the strange object and returned to the Imperial Palace.

He has some urgent matters to attend to and will not return to the temple for the time being.

……

Imperial Palace.

In the former secret chamber, Li Wei's figure appeared. He set up the magic circle and sat cross-legged on the ground.

In my mind.

Around the seven-colored crystal, besides the four treasures of Sauron, there was another wondrous treasure shaped like a ten-story ancient pagoda.

He had a sudden thought.

The scepter appeared in his hand.

Its texture is cold, and each section is like the cold weapon of Qin Qiong, the door god of the past: the mace.

At the top of the scepter is the ferocious head of the Chaos Serpent. A sphere resembling an eyeball is embedded in its forehead.

Clearly, this scepter is formed by combining two divine artifacts of the Supreme God of Law.

This is the fifth artifact that Sauron forged, in addition to the four treasures.

It was split in two by the remnant soul of the Chaos Serpent, forming two divine artifacts:

The Eye of the Supreme and the Scepter of the Supreme.

After the transformation of Sauron's four treasures that day, the scepter appeared in Livy's mind, and its true name was:

[Ancient Pagoda Scepter]

There was no spirit within this treasure. Li Wei speculated that the remnant soul of the Chaos Ancient Serpent might be its spirit.

However, for some reason, the spirit of the artifact broke free from the scepter's control... or rather, it was Sauron's doing.

Li Wei also understood the true purpose of the scepter.

That is to grant Li Wei some of the ancient pagoda's permissions.

With a thought, a message surged into his mind from the scepter.

[Ancient Pagoda Enforcer (Level 5 Authority)]

Law Enforcement Officer's Handbook

[Countdown to the opening of the ancient pagoda: 100 years]

……

That's right.

By a twist of fate, Li Wei became an enforcer of the Dark Tower.

As is well known, each level of the Dark Tower has its own enforcers.

Most of them are elemental spirits, possessing strength far exceeding that of the level they occupy. They are responsible for guarding checkpoints, maintaining order, and preventing things like fish being blown up.

Li Wei is now one of them, but he holds a more detached position than those law enforcers.

Those law enforcers could only roam inside the ancient tower. He, however, was outside the ancient tower.

According to the Enforcement Officer's Handbook, as a Level 5 off-boundary enforcer, he has the following powers and obligations.

Firstly, taking the current closure of the ancient tower as a dividing line, he can enter the tower once every hundred years, staying for one year. During the opening period, he can freely choose to enter any of the first five floors of the tower. He can explore and collect resources like any other participant. However, he is the only one allowed to enter; any other method of smuggling, including through the Ancient Banyan Wonderland, is not permitted. Otherwise, he will be punished according to the tower's rules and stripped of his enforcement authority.

Secondly, if a powerful being, such as the Spirit of the Azure Sky, were to infiltrate the ancient tower, the eye embedded in the scepter would project a real-time warning. He would then need to utilize the power of Sauron's Four Treasures and the scepter to eliminate such enemies.

Despite its immense power, the ancient tower is subject to the infinite possibilities of the multiverse. Even a supreme will like the Spirit of Heaven could still threaten the normal operation of the tower's rules.

Of course, with Li Wei's current strength, he doesn't need to directly confront those terrifying beings. He only needs to use his law enforcement authority, and then the necessary forces will naturally eliminate these intruders.

This task was previously performed by the Supreme God of Law, but his authority was incomplete, as he only possessed the Ancient Pagoda Scepter and lacked the other four treasures. After Li Wei entered the Ancient Pagoda, all the necessary items were fully gathered.

Therefore, this ancient pagoda scepter theoretically contains extremely terrifying power, but Li Wei cannot "abuse his power," otherwise he will be severely punished.

Thirdly, as a level-five law enforcer, Li Wei can bring out a small number of alien races from the ancient pagoda without affecting the basic order of the pagoda, but he must fulfill his strict obligation to restrain the alien races he brings out.

In contrast, other wizards could only bring out extraordinary creatures or mortals with wizarding talents from the ancient tower. Other races within the tower were not permitted to be brought out.

Without this access, even with the Ancient Banyan Wonderland, Li Wei might not have been able to bring Martha and her daughter out. But Aya and the Heavenly Crystal Dragon Ants would have no problem at all.

In short, it's possible to abduct "NPCs" inside the ancient tower, but it should be done in moderation.

Fourth, during the once-in-ten-thousand-years opening of the ancient tower, Li Wei, along with other law enforcers within the tower, can "punish" participants who bully the weak or violate the rules, according to the relevant provisions of the "Manual".

The manual also answers some of Li Wei's other questions.

For example, in the first five levels, the natives on the lower levels can go to the upper levels, and the final destination is Io.

As for the levels above the sixth floor, they are not open to the natives. This is probably to prevent the natives from constantly climbing the tower and becoming too powerful, potentially giving rise to powerful beings that could disrupt the balance of the ancient tower over the long years. That's why the barbarian and demonic powerhouses went to great lengths to target the Supreme God of Law.

Even if they killed the Supreme God of Law, they would not be able to leave. Their task was to play their roles well within the ancient tower.

Although it is cruel, it is for the good of wizarding civilization.

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After reading the manual, Li Wei showed a look of delight.

"I've actually become a privileged servant of the Dark Tower... The Dark Tower is truly destined for me!"

Of course, even though he has the authority to do so, there are only so many things he can do.

The main goal is to shorten the opening time of the ancient pagoda to once every hundred years.

In this way, he wouldn't have to wait ten thousand years to re-enter the ancient tower and stay inside for a year.

A century is a long time, but it wasn't too bad for Li Wei.

If he can live for over ten thousand years, he will have entered the ancient tower a hundred times before it opens again.

"Looking at it now, Soren opened a back door in the ancient tower for the so-called destined person... Regardless of whether I am that destined person or not, I benefited from it."

Of course, even if it were opened only once every hundred years, I could only take a small fraction of the resources within the ancient pagoda by myself. This is still insignificant compared to the vast ecosystem of the ancient pagoda.

Moreover, with his level 5 access, he could only enter the first five levels of the "newbie village".

According to the "Enforcer's Handbook," he needs to possess level six strength and complete certain "assessment tasks" to obtain level six and seven permissions and proceed to the sixth and seventh floors.

Similarly, level eight authority requires level seven strength, level nine authority requires level eight strength, and the Enforcer's Handbook does not explicitly state the level ten authority.

This involves the tenth floor of the ancient tower, which no one has ever entered before. It may contain the tower's greatest secret, and it is not something that can be easily known, not even by an enforcer.

Li Wei's thoughts were fleeting.

The once gleaming ancient scepter has been transformed into a very ordinary wizard's staff.

The Ancient Tower Scepter was crafted from a section of the spine and an eyeball of the Chaos Serpent.

Given Sauron's level, this is definitely a genuine level 10 rare treasure.

Although it is a level 10 rare treasure, its functions are quite limited.

Because the main functions are all related to the authority of law enforcement officers.

The other functions are secondary; there are three main ones.

Firstly, the eyeball at the top of the scepter can monitor the situation of some alien races on the first five floors of the ancient tower.

Secondly, using the Ancient Tower Scepter to cast spells can greatly amplify the power of the spells.

Thirdly, the Ancient Tower Scepter is very sturdy and can be used as a melee weapon. It can be used to swing people directly, and the effect is quite good. It is suitable for body-refining wizards.

Some people appear to be wizards, but in reality, they kill their enemies with their staffs.

That's right, it's Li Wei's Gandalf disguise.

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