In the blink of an eye.
Ian began a new phase.
Every day, he meditated. Every few days, he went to the Potions Department. The rest of the time, he was either meditating or studying wizardry.
As for resources, Ian had to admit that he had underestimated the benefits of becoming a core member of the Potions Department.
Just the Lineages and various forces Vivian had connected him with—mainly the Strategic Potions Department—provided a small portion of resources that far surpassed the laboratory's.
So Ian now meditated in the Meditation Room, and the Training Ground had likewise been upgraded to an intermediate one.
It had to be said that this was when the Cultivation Sequence's fifty-percent discount truly came into play.
Likewise, his decision to join the Potions Department years ago had finally brought him the abundant resources he had wanted.
In such an environment,
Ian's Tide Rune progressed rapidly at a rate of twenty percent per month.
In truth, the resources supplied by the Silver Moon Lake Family were still insufficient, but he also purchased some through Vivian's channels.
Thus, he became the first to condense the Tide Rune.
As for wizardry, Ian had nearly pushed his resources to the limit. His Energy Potion supply was almost never cut off.
Naturally, this came from the gains of killing Hal. Through the Potions Department's channels, he had also quietly exchanged all his other types of potions for Energy Potions.
Enough to last him half a year.
Under such conditions, Ian's Elemental Veins reached Master Level in just two months.
As for the Zero Ring intermediate wizardry he purchased afterward—the three Excellent-grade spells—
he mastered them at a pace of roughly one per month.
Far beyond the normal rate.
Of course, such improvement did not come without a price.
Even with