Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 591 Sauron's Golden Finger (Long Chapter, Seeking Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions)

The Dark Tower.

Unbeknownst to him, two thousand years had passed since Li Wei first entered the ancient tower. He arrived in the land of Kane, his powerful spiritual energy sweeping across the world.

As far as the eye could see, wizard towers stood tall, academies flourished, and humanity thrived. There were more than ten elemental wizards alone, and with the traditional Dharma Kings, the number approached twenty.

Both inside and outside the tower, the scenery was magnificent. After consulting with everyone, Li Wei took half of the Yuanhun Wizards with him, letting them go out and see the world.

He also respected the personal opinions of those who were content with the status quo, allowing them to teach and educate within the ancient pagoda and enjoy the rest of their lives in peace.

Life is not just about poetry and distant places, but also about the mundane realities of the present.

The seventh floor.

Runeterra.

"Flame Wolf, come with me."

"Is...this really okay?"

"Well, I see that your cultivation has stagnated over the past hundred years. It may be difficult for you to reach the peak of the eighth level inside the ancient tower. There is no need for you to guard this place."

"Thank you, Supreme Saint! Oh, and there's another great piece of news: a remarkable new talent has emerged in our Gray White Academy over the past century."

"Take me to see it."

Li Wei met the newcomer.

He wore a white robe, had a tall and straight figure, and handsome features, radiating a spiritual energy fluctuation of the fourth level of perfection. He practiced the "Amethyst Body Refinement Method" created by Gandalf.

He looked at Li Wei with neither arrogance nor servility, displaying the demeanor of a strong man.

Li Wei asked:

"What's your name, little one?"

"Platinum Fist - Edward!"

Upon hearing this title, Li Wei was stunned for a moment.

The Flame Wolf Saint hurriedly asked:

"What's wrong, Your Majesty? Is there a problem with this person?"

Li Wei shook his head slightly:

"no problem."

This young man named Edward was born in the year 1600 of the Nora calendar, the same year as the current "Arcane Star Viken" of the Arcane Academy.

He has only average talent; he is merely a child of chaos.

However, in a hundred years, he cultivated the extremely difficult "Amethyst Body Refining Method" to the fourth level, which shows that his talent for body refining must be very good. It's just that the academy's crystal did not detect any special physique.

Therefore, the teachers did not know how Edward had trained to the fourth ring.

Levi had Lyon secretly investigate Edward's past lives. Going back 666 times, Edward had another identity... Roger, the Platinum Wind.

In the past, Li Wei might have thought it was fate.

But now he understands that this might have been man-made.

"Sauron..."

Roger had already used up his chance to reincarnate. Like the Arcane Emperor, he was an ordinary reincarnation, with no connection to his previous life. In this life, he would relive his life as an unremarkable Child of Chaos!

And so, Livy took on another disciple for Gandalf, passing on the "Chaos Body Refining Technique" to Edward and instructing him to cultivate it diligently.

I hope to continue Roger's legend.

……

The Dark Land.

In the void, the hazy mist slowly condensed into a giant face.

The Gray Mist Monarch looked somewhat bewildered and muttered to himself:

"What happened? I've completely lost consciousness."

"Damn it, how can a mere level nine be so difficult to deal with?"

The failure of the first invasion of the Nightmare World cast a shadow over the Gray Mist Monarch's heart, and now it had lost track of the Twilight Palace Master. These repeated setbacks gave it a silent sense of foreboding... After a moment's hesitation, it chose to persevere.

Keep going, Lord of the Mist! Perseverance leads to victory!

……

Nora.

Ancient Dragon Continent.

One after another, colossal phantoms of beasts, accompanied by storms, appeared between heaven and earth, their gazes fixed on the imposing, wind-wielding, fire-wielding, crimson-armored swordsman.

Thunderlord of Wind and Fire.

After hundreds of years, he finally completed the preparations for the evolution of a super mythology. The reason why it took so long for the Dragon Flame God Wizard, given his foundation and luck, was mainly because there were very few legendary wind creatures known for their strength.

He didn't want to casually become a super-myth; he wanted to create a supreme bloodline skilled in wind and fire, which would perfectly complement his current wizarding path.

With their mutual encouragement, his chances of reaching the highest realm in this life are even greater. He might even hope that both the wizard and the knight will simultaneously ascend to the highest realm.

This is his ambition!

"Come, let me defeat these ancient wills that linger in my bloodline, and I will ascend step by step to the supreme realm! The Path of the Wind and Fire Dragon God!"

Lei Long drew his sword and slashed it towards the sky!

A white hurricane dragon and a black fire dragon twisted together like a pretzel, spiraling upwards and bursting forth with dazzling light!

After a battle that shook the heavens and earth.

Lei Long leaned on his longsword and plunged it into the void before him.

He was breathing heavily, feeling an indescribable sense of exhilaration.

"Congratulations, Leilong."

Abel clapped and cheered.

His father, the Fire Dragon Knight, also emerged from the void.

"Good, my Fire Dragon Clan now has a supreme bloodline."

Louise, the mother, looked on with emotion.

"If my father were alive today and saw this scene, I don't know how happy he would be... Oh, the highest dream that my father could never reach in his life."

This is the end.

The 17th mythical or higher bloodline was born in the Twilight Temple, named the [Dragon God Breathing Technique]. Dragon Flame God Witch Rego underwent a complete transformation and returned as a king!

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The Dark Tower.

The ninth floor.

Li Wei's eyes shone brightly, his gaze expectant.

"Alright, I wonder who will inherit this 18th mythical bloodline."

Having mythical bloodline only gives one the potential to reach level ten, but whether one can truly overcome the eighty-one tribulations and become a mythical knight remains to be seen.

But as the Lord of Twilight Temple, Li Wei will do everything in his power to help all the knights who follow him reach the realm they have always dreamed of.

One day, the Twilight Eighteen Riders will leave Nora, travel across the multiverse, and spread out to become the 18 pillars supporting the Great Nora world.

"Squeak squeak squeak".

Akin stood with his hands on his hips, looking at the hunting dogs with disdain, exuding the loneliness of a master at the top. What followed was another brutal competition.

It's a mouse destined to become the treasure hunter king!

Having witnessed the primordial remains scattered throughout the heavens, Li Wei looked at the Dark Ancient Tower with immense anticipation. Over three hundred thousand years, the primordial artifacts collected here must include more than just the Golden Lightning Sword Grass; there must be others buried here as well.

"Let's get started!"

A day later, led by his hounds, Li Wei arrived at a silvery-white mountain range, where mithril ore was everywhere he looked.

"A lot, not bad, not bad."

Mithril may seem like a low-grade material, but it is an indispensable resource for wizards in all walks of life, used in forging and weapon crafting.

"Start digging!"

A vast army of shadows appeared behind him and began mining.

In the blink of an eye, a mine pit with a diameter of tens of thousands of miles began to emerge, and the Eternal Star Abyss devoured the metal like a bottomless pit.

"Who has disturbed my slumber?!"

Suddenly, an extremely angry voice came from the depths of the mine, followed by a sweep of frost power. A pure white dragon, exuding the aura of a peak level eight, cracked the earth and roared in.

Frostwing Seidel is a pure-blooded dragon, an ancient white dragon, one of the five ancient dragons, and a member of the Frost Dragon Clan, currently 25,000 years old...

Logically speaking, given its lifespan, it should have reached adulthood long ago. Unfortunately, since its birth, it has sensed an inexplicable limitation.

This force prevents it from ever reaching adulthood.

Therefore, he is still at the peak of level eight.

Fortunately, there weren't many powerful figures in this world. Seteld was already at the top level, so he was quite happy ruling here.

What made it even happier was that not long ago it went to fight its old nemesis, the Flame Devourer Iros, only to find that the guy had disappeared.

They must be afraid of their own strength, so they've gone into hiding.

Lonely as snow, it can only sleep soundly.

I was woken up by someone today.

"Bear the wrath of the Frostwings!"

Seidel opened his pale golden dragon eyes and was dumbfounded. The entire mountainside was filled with a dark army of shadows, many of whom were stronger than him.

It just thought it was a nightmare and shook its head.

Upon regaining consciousness, a black-armored swordsman came into view.

He smiled kindly, like a farmer who had just harvested a bountiful crop.

"Your name is Frostwing? I'm still missing an ancient white dragon. Come with me."

Seidl was about to get angry and ask him who he was.

Perhaps driven by instinct, it hesitated, finally stammering:

"Okay, I'll go with you... but who are you?"

Li Wei pointed to the sky and smiled confidently:

"I am the master of the Dragon Palace."

Behind Li Wei, countless dragons appeared out of nowhere, soaring through the sky, their gazes fixed on the Frostwing.

"Settlde greets Your Excellency!"

Frostwing didn't know if it was dreaming, it dared not say, it dared not ask, and just like that, it joined the Dragon Palace in a daze.

Li Wei clapped and cheered. In less than a hundred years, he had already collected the second type of five-colored ancient dragon. He only needed three more to cure his obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Upon arriving at the Dragon Palace, Frostwing was deeply moved.

"So many female dragons."

Although it is not at level nine, it has already reached sexual maturity and cannot find a suitable mate in the ancient tower, so it can only mate with other creatures.

This dragon palace was like paradise, filled with countless beautiful dragons. It now believed it was dreaming, or rather, having a sweet dream.

"Hehehe...hehehe."

Relying on its pure dragon bloodline, not long after it entered, many female dragons were attracted to it and threw themselves into its arms, beginning a life of blissful bliss.

Li Wei continued mining, and incidentally also took the dragon offspring born from Frostwing into his dragon palace. After finishing this matter, he found Frostwing.

"In all these years you've been here, have you found any rare or precious treasures?"

Frostwing silently spat out a large pile of gold and silver treasures, somewhat reluctantly. Li Wei searched through them incessantly, finally discovering a miniature phantom of a throne.

It has a bright silver color, and mysterious metallic runes shine.

"This...this is the Sun Artifact [Silver Order]?"

Li Wei was overjoyed; he could once again obtain rare items for free.

"After refining this wondrous item, Victor should reach the eighth ring limit. Once the witch mark is fully imprinted, he can advance to the ninth ring and become the number one sword immortal in this world!"

A golden finger-shaped treasure appeared in his palm.

"I won't take this for nothing; here are 1 million gold coins."

Gold rained down like a shower of coins. Frostwing stared in astonishment at the shower of gold coins, drool dripping from his mouth, muttering to himself:

"May this dream never end!"

……

A month later.

The hounds found another Tai stone mine and reaped over 800 billion Tai stones.

Two months later.

The hound discovered a large chunk of level nine ore, containing a significant amount of [Haegel Gold].

Not to be outdone, Akin found a non-sequence Sun artifact, the Heart of the Thunder Dragon, for Li Wei, and also found many Moon and Morning Star artifacts.

As the strength of his companion spirit increased, A Jin's treasure-hunting ability far surpassed what it used to be. In addition, the ninth floor was simply too vast, with countless treasures accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years. Therefore, Li Wei had a constant stream of small gains every day, and occasionally even some big finds.

When it comes to treasure hunting, skill and luck are only secondary.

Resources are king, just like fishing.

……

Time goes by.

Six months later.

Li Wei arrived at an extremely cold place.

The wind was biting cold, and Ah Jin rode on the head of the hunting dog, acting all high and mighty.

This is the treasure trove it has found. Li Wei had already acquired a rare artifact from the Frost faction, the "Chapter of the Frost God," along the way.

"So far, I have discovered the temples of the Compassionate Father, the Holy Mother, the Storm Emperor, and the Eternal Flame on the ninth floor."

Of the seven righteous gods, the Ice Goddess, the King of Dragons, and the Star Beast are still missing. These three, compared to the previous four, have treated Nora better.

A snow and ice temple faintly appears amidst the wind and snow.

Li Wei looked calm as he pushed open the door. He didn't sense any danger. It was quiet inside, with a decaying figure sitting alone in the high hall.

He also had twelve wings on his back, and his ice-crystal-like feathers had long lost their luster. He was tall and had strong, powerful muscles, which reminded Livy of giants.

In His palm, He held a long spear, its divine light shimmering.

It turned out to be a magical artifact.

Li Wei's gaze sharpened. This angel's status was not low. Many mid-level gods did not have divine artifacts. He did not sense any danger, so he reached out to take the artifact.

Suddenly, a glimmer of light flashed across the corpse.

It opened its tightly closed eyes and looked at Li Wei in front of it.

"You've arrived."

It hadn't uttered a sound for 300,000 years; its voice was hoarse and low.

Li Wei's eyes flickered, and he calmly said:

"Did you know I was coming?"

"Yes, if you had arrived any later, the last bit of divine power I stored in the artifact would have been exhausted."

Why were you waiting for me?

"I have been sent here by the divine decree of my lord to wait in vain. How many years have passed since the fall of the ancestor of the Frost Giants?" it asked.

"More than 300,000 years ago."

"It's been that long."

"Is your master an ice goddess?"

"Yes."

"Interesting. It seems you willingly allowed yourself to be imprisoned here by Sauron. If I'm not mistaken, before you became a god, you were a frost giant."

"I am Olsen, the Frost Giant King."

"So, after the ancestor of the frost giants failed in his attempt to defy the gods, you frost giants ultimately betrayed Him and sided with the goddess of ice and snow?"

Upon hearing the word "betrayal," the voice sneered:

"Giants would rather die standing than live kneeling; betrayal is not a word in our dictionary."

In the past, when we failed to defeat the gods, the ancestor of the frost giants perished and his power vanished. The gods then devoured his supreme body, attempting to obtain the blood of the frost to increase their divine authority.

But supreme power is not something that such false gods can easily control. The ice goddess who devoured my lord the most is no longer the goddess she once was.

His will has long been replaced by the ancestor of giants. We giants are brave, fearless, and strong, but we are not stupid.

Since we can't win, we should feign joining in, lie low, and wait for an opportunity. There's always a chance to make a comeback in the future.

Upon hearing this, Li Wei remained calm, as if he had expected it: "So, the progenitor of the frost giants is not dead? Why are you telling me this?"

Olsen said:

"Because you are a backup plan arranged by Sauron. Our lord and Sauron have an agreement that three hundred thousand years from now, when the time is ripe, we will rise up and once again fight against the gods!"

Li Wei pondered inwardly, not entirely believing what this person said.

He remembered the Frost Witch, who also possessed the power of the Ancestor of Giants and might face the risk of being corrupted by the Ancestor of Giants' will.

The progenitor of giants wants to be reborn in another body, but does he intend to split himself in two, one in the astral plane and the other on earth, instead of putting all his eggs in one basket?

They are quite risk-aware.

"Since the giants and Nora are allies, and your Ice and Snow Church has oppressed Nora from time to time since ancient times, is it all just an act?" Li Wei asked.

"Naturally, only if we appear to be the same kind of people as them will we not arouse suspicion in the Astral Plane," Soren said. "This is the great wisdom of 'mingling with the world.' If you want to survive in the Astral Plane, you can't be too different from others." Olsen said.

Hearing this, Levi was basically certain that Olson wasn't lying to him. But he was still uneasy and wandered around the temple alone.

Olsen was just talking to himself.

"You don't need to be surprised. Beings that can reach the highest realm cannot die completely. They have more or less left behind some backup plans in the multiverse."

After the giants failed to defeat the gods, they were not completely wiped out. Some of us surrendered to the astral plane, were made angels, and served them.

Another group hides within the special dimensional space of the Ancestral Gods, a space opened up by the progenitor of giants, silently multiplying and remaining aloof from the world, awaiting their chance for revenge.

Li Wei, who was searching for treasure, looked up and asked:

Where is that place?

Olsen did not hide anything from Levi.

"The entrance is in the Land of Oblivion."

After saying this, it closed its eyes.

"And then?" Li Wei asked.

Unfortunately, Olsen did not answer.

Its last breath dissipated, its divine remains turned to ashes, leaving only the spear-shaped artifact lying on the ground with a crisp sound.

Li Wei picked it up; it had astral script inscriptions on it.

"Shattered jade".

This should be an ancient artifact, with power comparable to the [Twilight Moon]. It once belonged to Olsen, the strongest archangel of the Ice and Snow Goddess.

A surge of information from the Shattered Jade Divine Spear flooded into Li Wei's mind.

"This artifact is actually the key to the kingdom of giants."

Whether the Ice Goddess was truly an ally remained to be seen, and Li Wei needed to investigate further. Ultimately, he found an ancient blue book on a bookshelf within the temple.

It radiates an epic purple light, suggesting it is a rare treasure.

【Equipment Name: Frostbite Codex (Epic)】

[Equipment Level: 9]

[Equipment Effect: Proof of Giants]

……

[Proof of the Giants:]

1. Possessing this codex will grant you the friendship of the ancient giants.

2. This codex allows communication with the Frost Giant Ancestor, granting a temporary blessing that increases Strength by 500% for 15 minutes.

After reading it, Li Wei put it away.

This item will be very useful for his journey to the Forgotten Lands. The other item, which increases his power by 500%, is also good, allowing him to take his killing power to the next level.

He turned the pages and found a bookmark in the folds.

【Catherine, the Goddess of Ice and Snow, resides in the frigid mountains of the Thousand Hills Kingdom. She is the second greatest beneficiary of the fall of the Frost Giant Ancestor, having devoured the soul of the Frost Giant, thus becoming a top-tier existence among powerful gods.】

After I ascended to the highest level, He contacted me, wanting to cooperate with me, and revealed his secret: the ancestor of the frost giants was not completely dead.

Long before it attacked the heavens, it had already made preparations, secretly establishing a giant kingdom and hiding all the giant races within it as a source of fire.

It used a secret method to scatter its soul and will, distributing it evenly among all individuals of the Frost Giant race who possessed Frost Blood, and this could be passed down through bloodlines.

As long as one survives, it has a chance to be reborn. Although I feel that the newborn individual is no longer it.

But it firmly believes that it is the blood of frost!

As long as its bloodline endures, it will never die!

The price of the secret technique was that it went completely mad... schizophrenic, even more chaotic than the will of the abyss, its obsession with destroying the heavens led it to rush into the astral plane and wreak havoc.

Ultimately, it was killed by the combined efforts of two avatars of the Star Ancestor, dying in the Astral Realm. Its body was devoured by the gods, perhaps foreseeing this outcome.

It was simply unwilling to accept its fate and was obsessed with reigniting its desire within the body of the Ice Goddess.

It wanted another chance, so we chose to cooperate. It said that one day in the future, its will to be reborn would rise again in those who possessed the blood of frost. But it saw the limitations of the giant race, so it wanted to live a different life.

It wants to combine the blood of the frost giants with the path of the wizard to see if it can create a being stronger than itself and even stronger than me, Sauron.

It said that the ultimate creation, which once wreaked havoc across the four realms but ultimately failed, had created a secret technique related to the frost giants, and its bloodline still lingers among humans. It wished to have its will reborn within individual humans, to live another life.

I told it to wait... I said I wasn't ready yet, and the right time was far from coming. Scattered and intermittent attacks will not defeat the Astral Plane. All forces must unite and strike simultaneously at some point in the future to have any hope. If you trust me, you might as well listen to my plan.

It agreed.

After failing, it realized that it was indeed not good at planning.

I asked it, "What if the will of the future ancestor of the frost giants clashes with the will of humanity?" It replied, "Each will rely on their own means and compete fairly."

It won; it truly lived its second life.

Even though it lost, it believed it wouldn't die completely.

As long as it firmly believes that it is the Frostblood itself, its will of Yogmir will endure forever.

Isn't this a kind of Ah Q mentality? I admire this ancestor of giants; with my conventional human thinking, I certainly cannot reach such a level.

Before leaving the Ice and Snow Kingdom, it handed me the fragments of the [Evolution Tablet] that it had secretly collected.

It says this is the key to bloodline evolution. Only by obtaining these can the ultimate creation gather the blood of all spirits and achieve supreme power.

However, bloodline alone is not enough to make one truly invincible, even if one cultivates to the peak. The ultimate creation serves as a cautionary tale, which is why it has high hopes for the path of wizards.

Blood and flesh are matter;

Soul and will constitute spirit.

Every living being is a combination of matter and spirit. But throughout history, no one has ever refined both matter and spirit to their absolute peak.

The Star Ancestor is the ultimate embodiment of faith and spirit, while the Nightmare is the ultimate embodiment of negativity and spirit. The Abyss and the Underworld, though powerful, are equally incomplete.

By exhausting the blood of all spirits and gathering all knowledge, and combining the two, perhaps one can transcend everything and become that supreme being beyond the universe...

The so-called supreme being is nothing more than the strongest person at the top of the ceiling.

Breaking through the ceiling is to reach the highest level!

The supreme realm can be level twelve or level one hundred.

Because this is the end of the universe, and also the beginning of time.

I asked it if, when living beings reach the "supreme realm," they will replace the dark land, transform themselves into the Tao, become a new universe, and fall into an endless cycle of death.

It cannot answer, and neither can I.

Because our level of understanding is not yet sufficient to see all of that.

Before leaving, it arranged for its most loyal archangel to be defeated and imprisoned by me, so that it would appear that I treated everyone equally and would not arouse suspicion from other gods.

The Shattered Jade Divine Spear can travel to the hidden giant kingdom it established. If one day I am ready, then we will unite and fight again!

After leaving the Ice and Snow Kingdom, I visited the last two of the Seven True Gods. Just as I had guessed, the King of Dragons and the Lord of Stars were also traitors.

These losers were unwilling to accept defeat.

The astral plane was once their homeland, their true home. They are the stars of the multiverse, not the divine kingdoms built by faith.

In this vast star realm, how many such "enduring hardship and biding their time" individuals are there? Do the star ancestors deep within know all of this? I have no way of knowing.

After a while.

I'm going to commit suicide too.

Only the dead Level 11 can put the Colossi at ease.

That year, I was fortunate enough to come to this universe and started as an ordinary farmer. By the grace of heaven and earth, while digging the ground, I unearthed a broken [blank stone tablet]. It appeared to be man-made, but there were no words on it.

Who could have imagined that this stone tablet would become my only reliance in this dark and chaotic world, until I relied on it to become a legendary wizard, and gradually uncovered a part of the sealed history in my journey to become stronger and travel to multiple dimensions.

I only just realized that this stone tablet was actually a fragment of a primordial relic. I don't know what the ancients called it, but I call it the "Wisdom Slab".

It is the "spark of wisdom," the "Prometheus," and also the "limiter" used by the astral plane to seal away wisdom and keep all beings ignorant.

It once existed deep within the astral plane, like a city wall, a curtain, a pair of handcuffs... covering our eyes to observe all things, blinding our minds to ponder the laws of nature, and binding our hands that made tools.

By relying on it, the gods can spread their faith more smoothly, ensuring that all living beings can never leave the gods, preventing them from becoming self-reliant and learning, making them blind, conformist, timid, numb, and losing the ability to think independently.

This is a spiritual poison that acts directly on the mind!

After the rise of wizards, the merciful Father of Heaven, to slander me and deceive the ignorant mortals, fabricated the false legend of the "Seven Knights of Heaven"...

The saint selflessly distributed his remains among the seven knights, thus bestowing upon them divine speed, endurance, courage, spirit, strength, defense, and wisdom.

They say that I, Sauron, gained wisdom by eating the brain of a saint. They say that the strength of a knight also comes from the gift of a saint.

God loves the world...bullshit! Love your mother my ass!

I didn't eat brains, and I don't want to get infected with prions.

In the primordial era of the Big Bang, the primordial spirit [wisdom], used to refine the rules and enlighten the wisdom of all living beings, was already born. If it had followed a normal trajectory of development, it should have self-annihilated like time, space, and other primordial entities, becoming part of the universe, allowing living beings to evolve and learn knowledge.

But like the Evolution Tablet, the Wisdom Tablet was obtained by the Astral Plane and sealed away to prevent people from gaining wisdom and to prevent them from opening their eyes to the world!

Those insects were terrified that people would become intelligent.

Because wisdom is an ability with extremely high limits, it is unpredictable and uncontrollable. Once it develops, no one can guess its direction.

It is the key to discovering the laws of the universe.

It is the weapon for understanding all truths.

Because of the Ice Goddess, who is also the ancestor of the Frost Giants, I learned about the [Will of Heaven], who is a very powerful ancient being.

He actually proposed the hypothetical theories of the "Evolutionary Tablet" and "Bloodline," and pioneered the Barbarian Totem Way, although he still couldn't escape the shackles of faith. This isn't his fault, nor is it because he wasn't smart enough.

Rather, it was because his wisdom had been restricted by the limiter throughout the entire ancient era, so no matter how hard he racked his brains, he could not come up with the idea of ​​the Wisdom Tablet.

Because the power from the Wisdom Slab will cause all living beings to forget it unconsciously, leaving it forever in the mists of history and the vacuum of thought.

This is the 404 method from another world!

The world needs a "Burning of Opium at Humen"!

Therefore, after the Frost Giant Ancestor broke the Evolution Stone, I speculate that the one who followed immediately broke the Wisdom Stone.

That was Kars, the ultimate creation who reached the pinnacle before me, and the strongest non-Colossus world's supreme being throughout history.

In terms of combat power alone, I am no match for it, but as the progenitor of the frost giants said, bloodline alone is not enough to fight against the colossi.

Katz failed and perished, perhaps hiding somewhere waiting to make a comeback and rise again, but he did one good thing before he died.

Standing on the shoulders of these predecessors and giants, I was born into a better era and with better conditions, even obtaining fragments of the [Slate of Wisdom] thanks to my transmigrator halo. Therefore, my path as a wizard has been remarkably smooth.

I know in my heart that my achievements today are not due to how great or hard-working I am, but rather to the times that have shaped me.

With the help of a favorable wind, I soar to the heavens!

But the times can only send me to the ordinary supreme realm. The times cannot defy the will of the behemoths, nor can they disobey or overthrow the Star Ancestor.

So, next, I'm going to switch roles with the times.

I will use my plans, my strength, my efforts, my wisdom, and my civilization to create a great era that will shake the colossal world. It will bring unprecedented storms... so great that even the most powerful and arrogant will be overthrown!

Take advantage of this golden age!

Humanity is based on souls that do not belong to this universe!

Let's usher in a revolutionary change that will transform the world!

In prosperous times, heroes and traitors abound; in chaotic times, ruthless heroes emerge!

The only solution is to throw the entire multiverse into chaos!

Only those heroes from humble backgrounds who find themselves in dire straits have a glimmer of hope.

Whether the universe is in chaos or not, the abyss decides.

Let's begin this game of chess here.

……

The Easter egg content abruptly ended.

Having grown accustomed to the fragmented and incomplete stories of Sauron, Li Wei silently put away the bookmark.

He seemed to have already guessed something, muttering to himself, "Sure enough, I knew it. Sauron also has a cheat code... Without cheating, the mortals who are completely controlled by the four giants in this desperate dark land would never be able to rise up."

From birth to death, everything is arranged perfectly.

No matter how smart he is or how incredibly lucky he is, he can't make a ripple.

So, it still comes down to the same point.

Only the Primal can fight against the Primal.

According to Sauron, the purpose of creating so many primordial beings at the beginning of time was to perfect the rules of the universe and build a better world.

But once consciousness and the profit-seeking biological instincts develop, some primordial beings will inevitably embark on a path of oppressing and controlling other beings.

Therefore, the evolution of the universe has deviated.

This ultimately led to the current situation.

Those who become powerful first will inevitably try to concentrate resources and restrict the development of those who come later.

Ultimately, it all comes down to the dark places, or rather, the "resources" of the universe. These resources are relatively limited at any given historical juncture.

It is expanding, but too slowly.

It can't keep up with the rate of consumption.

At first, Levi thought that Sauron wanted to raise Nora to form a balance with the other four behemoths, and at most add a Zerg.

This resulted in a pattern of six behemoths.

But now, he senses that Sauron's ambitions go beyond that.

He may want to completely end the Abyss, the Astral Plane, the Nightmare, the Zerg... As for the Underworld, as an ally, it should be spared.

If all these behemoths were wiped out, the Dark Land would naturally save countless resources, enough for the Noravan race to grow.

Ultimately, it's all about competition!

After calming himself down, Li Wei flew away from the main hall.

If nothing unexpected happens, there are two more temples on the ninth floor.

The great battle between the King of Dragons and the Lord of Stars in their later years was, in fact, a staged spectacle with a specific purpose. The Star Dragon King's joining the Astral Godhood was not necessarily for the purpose of prolonging his lifespan, or rather... not entirely for the purpose of prolonging his lifespan.

If you can't beat them, join them.

But though my body is in Cao Cao's camp, my heart is with Han!

I remain submissive in the astral realm, but will strike hard when the time is right!

This is the "Avengers" assembled by Sauron!

Well done, what a remarkable era!

Li Wei was overwhelmed with emotion.

Soren humbly said that without the Tablets of Wisdom, he was nothing.

But he was able to plan so much, meticulously designing every step.

His image as the progenitor of wizards in Livy's mind has not completely collapsed.

What truly went wrong was Sauron's questionable taste.

He gained quite a bit from this temple visit.

A divine crystal, a divine artifact, and a level nine rare treasure.

Most importantly, he learned the way to the land of giants.

Otherwise, even if he went to the Forgotten Land, he might only find some ordinary giants wandering outside, and would not be able to connect with the true essence of the giant race.

……

The temple was found by Akin.

It was very pleased with itself; it had caught up with the hunting dog again.

With only six months left before the ancient tower opens, overtaking it will be a piece of cake.

A month later.

In a certain valley, a black, icy pool lies hidden within.

The golden-haired mouse landed in the air, its eyes darting around.

Li Wei strode over, and with a casual wave of his hand, a gust of wind sucked away the water of the Thousand-Mile Cold Pool, revealing the scene below: a giant white serpent, tens of thousands of feet long, coiled there. It exuded the aura of a late-stage level eight, and a single, protruding horn grew from its head... or rather, it resembled the tooth of some kind of creature, with runes of truth flashing on it.

"Sun artifacts that coexist with extraordinary beings, interesting."

The giant white serpent looked tense, coiled up like a cobra, bared its fangs, and spewed two streams of venomous breath that corroded the void as they shot toward Li Wei.

"I find the retaliation of the weak quite endearing."

Li Wei wasn't angry at all. Protected by his Vajra Sacred Domain, he was impervious to water and fire. He swaggered up to the giant snake and, to its shocked expression, slapped it across the face. The powerful blow slammed the giant snake directly into the ground, leaving it dizzy, disoriented, and with its skin torn and bleeding.

Its eyes were vacant, staring at Li Wei in fear, and it remained motionless.

Li Wei said softly:

"If you have any sense in the future, I can easily raze your house to the ground. Don't bother with pointless struggles; preserving your life is the most important thing. If it were anyone else, you'd already be a dead snake."

He pulled the strange object off the snake's head.

"I'll call you 'Dragon's Fang'."

This wondrous object is a variant of the marine-based type, containing highly toxic energy. It would be excellent for Triss to refine, enough to control her existing five toxic wondrous objects and advance them to a higher level.

This giant white snake may look simple-minded, but it is actually quite extraordinary.

It is the [Heavenly Frost White Serpent]. Like the Chaos Ancient Serpent, it is a serpentine dragon, and a legendary one at that, but it is still a minor.

Li Wei thought of his deceased friend, the White Serpent Yoman, whose dragon bloodline might have originated from this Frost White Serpent.

"Come with me, you'll never grow up here."

Li Wei spoke gently and used the power of the Azure Emperor Dragon to heal its injuries.

The White Snake of Heavenly Frost felt warm and comfortable all over.

It lowered its head, signifying submission.

With Li Weilong's might, subduing the dragon race with a single tremor of his tiger-like body would be routine.

……

Time passed day by day.

In the remaining months, Li Wei reaped many more good things.

including but not limited to:

The Sun-shaped artifact [Fire Raven's Nest] obtained in the Land of Extreme Fire, the level-nine treasure [Sword of the King of Bronze] obtained from an ancient ruin, the level-nine Gael Ore and level-eight Amethyst excavated by the hounds... and so on, not to be listed one by one.

On the eve of the pagoda's closure.

Ajin led Li Wei to the last treasure land.

A colossal, dead tree, thousands of feet tall, lies across the canyon, radiating intense dark energy that devours the surrounding light. This is the [Black Star Wood].

"By refining it into the Wizard Tower, the mainstream elemental and energy factions are basically complete... Perfect." Li Wei threw out the Eternal Star Abyss and took it into it.

In the ravines beneath the black starwood, there grows clumps of strange plants that look like eyeballs, swaying and rustling.

Suddenly, all eyes turned to Li Wei, staring at him intently. Li Wei was not surprised but delighted. With a wave of his hand, he lifted up the entire piece of land.

"It's actually [Ghost Eye Grass]! This is truly a stroke of luck!"

Ghost Eye Grass, an eight-ringed herb, has become extinct in the outside world.

It can be used to craft the [Shattered Dream Potion]. Consuming this potion permanently grants the [Shattered Dream Eye], allowing the user to see through most common illusions below level eight. With the Nightmare Invasion crisis far from over, this potion is sure to sell extremely well.

The next morning.

Li Wei returned to the land of darkness.

An indescribable gray mist enveloped the surrounding world.

He snapped his fingers, and boundless flames surged in all directions, accompanied by a fierce wind that raged on and on. When the fire and wind finally stopped, the mist did not dissipate.

A mocking voice rang out.

"Once you enter my [Gray Mist Domain], you're not getting out."

Li Wei gazed into the void, his eyes gleaming with golden light.

"Oh? Is that so?"

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