Chinese professors at the Wizarding Academy

Gu Chen's figure gradually disappeared into the dense, dark forest. His mental probe locked onto a clear spring, the water of which could interfere with the tracking of some carrion-eating monsters.

Upgrading one's own talent requires extreme caution. There's no need to worry about pursuers. Gu Chen guessed that two mid-level first-ring cultivators were basically the limit of the people the opponent could send out.

After all, the Kingdom of Lorian is very close to the Gray Tower Academy. Apart from some wizards who have paid money to live in seclusion, wizards of the second ring or above are not allowed to leave the Gray Tower Academy for an extended period of time.

After all, who knows if the other party will use the kingdom as material for their own refining?

So the bigger threat right now is whether a carrion-eating monster will sneak up and devour it...

As a blood wizard, I have abundant blood and energy, making me a perfect tonic for magical beasts!

"I'm now caught between a rock and a hard place."

The two mummified corpses were left in place, and there was no smell of blood in the air, which was a typical sign that they had died at the hands of a blood sorcerer.

However, Gu Chen wasn't worried; the carrion-eating monster would come over to eat in a little while.

These two people originally came to kill him, so it's only natural that they were killed in return.

When Gu Chen returned, Qiao Beike's other spies discovered that the two hadn't come back. This was a kind of demonstration; sending out assassins so rashly might be because he didn't have a clear understanding of his own capabilities.

If I die like this, then it's fine. If I survive but am seriously injured, then I can kill me later. If I not only survive but also die very easily...

In that case, we can sit down at the table and talk about some things.

"...That's a very forceful approach."

Gu Chen lightly leaped over the pile of withered branches and leaves on the ground without making a sound, lost in thought.

"It reminds me of my former head of student affairs. He wanted to expel one of my students for secretly bringing a cell phone, but when I tried to stop him, he ignored me."

"I originally thought I was a new teacher with no background, but after checking my file, I found out I was honest."

Gu Chen smiled. These schemes and tricks were beneath him. He had worked as a grassroots teacher for many years, taught in the mountains, and worked in the education bureau in the capital, achieving many successes in all of them.

Therefore, Gu Chen wasn't too worried about the ulterior motives within the academy, or at least he wasn't worried about not being able to see through the other party's schemes.

"Alyssa suspected I used some kind of secret technique."

"But to be honest, I myself don't know what secret technique can make a low-level first ring so powerful."

"However, my secret technique for upgrading my talent... is nothing special."

Gu Chen, as a low-level blood wizard, did indeed master the secret method of talent enhancement.

But why is talent called talent?

A gift from heaven.

Since coming into this world, Gu Chen has been extremely careful.

This talent enhancement is called "Blood Exchange Technique".

Gu Chen learned it while auditing classes, but he certainly wouldn't believe that talent could be improved.

Given the seemingly honest and simple nature of the people at Gray Tower Academy, who knows what kind of evil intentions the teacher lecturing on stage might have? Maybe he'd explode and die after using this method, and then his body would be captured and used as material...

Alyssa had that idea back then, and Gu Chen still gets goosebumps when he thinks about it now.

So I went to the academy library many times afterward and looked up a lot of information about talent enhancement.

Firstly, to verify whether this so-called "blood transfusion method" is real; secondly... if it is real or not, then we can also see if there are other methods.

Sixth-rank talent is truly hopeless!

"It is indeed true."

As a result, Gu Chen searched for a long time in the library and actually found a book introducing the "blood transfusion method".

Gu Chen felt that the book was several lifetimes older than him.

The above provides a brief introduction to blood transfusion, as well as information on some people in history who used this method.

It does indeed have the effect of enhancing talent... Gu Chen was overjoyed when he saw it!

It might be true!

However, this ancient book did not explain how to use the blood exchange method, so adhering to the principle of mutual corroboration, Gu Chen asked the librarian if there were any books with detailed information about the "blood exchange method".

To Gu Chen's surprise, the librarian just gave it to him directly.

Seeing Gu Chen's bewildered expression, the librarian explained it to him directly.

"The blood transfusion method can indeed be used to enhance your own talents, but the problem is that every time you transfuse, it's like using someone else's talents to fill your own talents."

"The good news is that you can use this to improve your talent; the bad news is that even if you drain the other person dry, your talent will still be less than one-tenth of their original level."

"How so? It's like you have a low-level sixth-star talent and you extract the essence blood of a mid-level sixth-star talent. No matter how much you extract, you'll only have one-tenth of that talent."

There were some things the librarian didn't say, but Gu Chen understood.

So why should they give you their essence and blood?

Recovery is very difficult!

Therefore, wizards who try to improve their talents through blood transfusion are often extremely weak. Even after the improvement, they don't make much progress and are very likely to be stabbed to death while trying to obtain essence blood.

Of course, there are other ways to die, such as being drowned by a water wizard, burned to death by a fire wizard, or having one's brain burned off by a mind wizard...

That's quite normal, so this method is mostly used by noble ladies and gentlemen in some kingdoms outside, and is rarely used in Gray Tower Academy.

Skilled people don't need to use it, and noobs will still be noobs even if they do.

"But I don't really need to worry about that, since my spells aren't something I comprehend on my own, but rather something I can directly analyze..."

The drawbacks of the blood transfusion method were basically irrelevant to Gu Chen.

He only needs a little bit of talent to be able to condense spiritual power, even though he is a low-level sixth-rank star.

As Gu Chen pondered this, he continued on his journey, trying his best to leave no trace and to conceal his magical energy fluctuations as much as possible.

After mastering the art of stargazing, he was able to multitask, or even multiply.

Perhaps this is the result of the optimized star trails, which is definitely a good thing for Gu Chen.

"Splash..."

"arrive."

When a pool of flowing clear water appeared in front of him, Gu Chen stopped in his tracks.

"Stay here for a while and blend in with your own scent and aroma."

According to Gu Chen's memory, the closer they got to the rocky slope, the more streams they would encounter.

Near streams, there are often many gentle herbivorous magical beasts, such as Bloodhoof Deer... and in areas where these herbivorous magical beasts are concentrated, the blood energy in the air is also more abundant.

For the Blood Wizard Gu Chen, the Rocky Slope was an excellent location to perform rituals.

Having water will prevent you from leaving a scent, thus avoiding being chased by carrion-eating monsters.

Having good blood and energy can increase the success rate of one's rituals.