Chapter Summaries

Ian condensed the Cornerstone Rune, strengthening his Mental Power Space and advancing his Four-Element Resonance Meditation Method to Expert Level. Chris then asked him to help the Silver Moon Lake Family defeat three Spirit Lake Cats that had invaded their resource site.

• Ian tested the Cornerstone Rune in the advanced Training Ground and found that it increased his mental power stability, capacity, and Wizardry strength.
• Ian considered ways to reach six hundred talent points, including improving his Lionheart Knight Method, but lacked the blood of a sufficiently powerful feline Magic Beast.
• Shirley told Ian that Chris was urgently waiting for him, so Ian went to see her.
• Chris explained that three powerful Spirit Lake Cats had reduced the Silver Moon Spring Water production at Silver Moon Lake and asked Ian to help the family drive them out.
• Ian agreed to help and reacted with surprise when Chris identified the Magic Beasts as Spirit Lake Cats.

Ian traveled with Chris to the Silver Moon Lake Family to help deal with a Spirit Lake Cat and met the family head, Qiansi. After learning that wizard Schools were warring over resources across the wider world, Ian resolved to grow stronger and urged Qiansi to discuss the beast.

• Ian agreed to accompany Chris to the Silver Moon Lake Family, hoping to obtain the Spirit Lake Cat's blood for his Lionheart Knight Method.
• Ian and Chris arrived at the family estate, where Qiansi and the family warmly welcomed him with a banquet.
• Qiansi introduced Ian to School wizards Curtis and Alden, wandering wizards Darian and Weaver, and Russell, a refugee from the Reno Mines.
• Russell and Qiansi explained that Schools were fighting over resources in the Reno Mines and other regions, revealing to Ian how dangerous the wizard world was.
• Ian resolved to become stronger and advance to Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice, then urged Qiansi to discuss the Spirit Lake Cat.

Ian joined Qiansi’s plan to drive a powerful Spirit Lake Cat out of Silver Moon Lake, while Doug arranged an ambush for Ian on his return to Horton Wizard School. The group reached the lake’s Silver Moon Spring Water site and began the operation.

• Qiansi explained that a mid-level zero-ring Spirit Lake Cat was absorbing Silver Moon Spring Water and outlined a Wizard Array plan to force it out of the water.
• Qiansi assigned Ian to guard the western side, and Ian requested the Spirit Lake Cat’s blood in exchange for spirit stones and potions; the others agreed.
• In his guest room, Ian used Flame Essence to cultivate his final Furnace Rune.
• Doug planned to remove Vivian’s allies and arranged for three veteran Second-class Apprentice Witches to ambush Ian along his estimated return route.
• The next morning, Qiansi distributed Water-Breathing Potions and communication crystals, then led the group by boat to the lake’s resource site.
• Ian took position on the western side, watched the central lake with Radiant Eye, and received the signal to begin the operation.

Ian discovered that the lake held two Spirit Lake Cats and killed the stronger one after testing his Master Level Spiritual Guidance Technique. Qiansi learned that the family had captured only the weaker cat, then heard Ian report that he had resolved the other target.

• Ian spotted a Spirit Lake Cat escaping toward the eastern shore, then noticed a second one stealthily approaching his position.
• The second Spirit Lake Cat ambushed Ian, but he disrupted its magic with his Spiritual Guidance Technique, bound it with earth, and killed it with a wind blade.
• Ian reflected that his Master Level Spiritual Guidance Technique could influence an enemy’s magic power and considered learning more earth-element Wizardry.
• Qiansi and the others captured the eastern Spirit Lake Cat, while Fran boasted that they had succeeded without the school wizards.
• Qiansi realized the captured cat was weaker than the one he had seen and understood that two Spirit Lake Cats had been present.
• After Curtis and Alden reported no problems, Ian calmly told Qiansi through the communication crystal that he had resolved the target Spirit Lake Cat.

Ian killed the second Spirit Lake Cat and returned with the group to the Silver Moon Lake Family, where he received a reward and learned more about the families of the Veridian Forest. The chapter ended with Qiansi asking Ian what he thought of Chris.

• After Curtis and Alden reported finding no Spirit Lake Cat, Qiansi realized the other beast had likely gone after Ian, but a message soon confirmed Ian had resolved the threat.
• Qiansi and the others found Ian beside the dead Spirit Lake Cat, and Ian claimed he had used powerful Alchemy Products to kill it.
• The group returned to the Silver Moon Lake Family with both Spirit Lake Cat corpses, and Qiansi promised the Wizards their rewards at a celebratory banquet.
• Qiansi privately gave Ian family specialties and offered him an item from the Collection Room, while Ian returned the Silver Moon Spring Water.
• Qiansi explained the harsh survival of families in the Veridian Forest, then asked Ian what he thought of Chris, leaving Ian coughing in surprise.

Ian helped the Silver Moon Lake Family defeat both Spirit Lake Cats, then received a reward and an invitation to choose an item from their Collection Room. After discussing life among the forest Lineages, Qiansi asked Ian what he thought of Chris, leaving Ian caught off guard.

• Darian and Fran feared Ian was in danger, but a message reported that the second Spirit Lake Cat had been resolved.
• Qiansi and the others found Ian beside the dead Spirit Lake Cat, and Ian credited powerful Alchemy Products for his victory.
• The group returned both Spirit Lake Cat corpses to the Silver Moon Lake Family, whose members welcomed them with cheers and a banquet.
• Qiansi thanked Ian with a gift of Lineage specialties and aquatic plants; Ian accepted them but returned the Silver Moon Spring Water.
• Qiansi offered Ian a choice of one item from the Family's Collection Room, then asked what he thought of Chris.

After spending the night with Chris, Ian was rewarded for helping the Silver Moon Lake Family with access to its collection room. On the third floor, he spotted a black armor scale that caught his attention.

• Ian declined Qiansi's offer to stay with the Silver Moon Lake Family because he wanted to continue learning wizardry, and Chris later visited his room.
• Chris spent the night with Ian, and they left together the next morning.
• Qiansi granted Ian access to the third floor of the family collection room after Chris argued for the privilege.
• Ian found the family's knowledge unsuitable for his studies and searched the other treasures with Radiant Eye.
• Ian's attention settled on a black armor scale.

Ian killed four Blackstone School witches who ambushed him inside a sealed barrier, then took their belongings and returned to school. After hearing that the school was preparing a new Wizard Array with only four months remaining until the July deadline, he resolved to intensify his training.

• A Blackstone School witch trapped Ian and his companions inside a sealed light curtain and threatened him, but Ian calmly prepared to fight.
• Ian overwhelmed the four witches with rapid, successive spells, killed them, and collected their Space Rings.
• Ian claimed the Prison Witchcraft Artifact, a high-grade zero-ring device, then concealed the battle site and restored the ground.
• Ian returned to the school with Chris and learned from Shirley that resources were arriving for preparations to build a new Wizard Array.
• Ian realized only four months remained until the July deadline and decided to raise the Lionheart Knight Method to Master Level before opening the Space Rings.

Ian examined the four wizards’ Space Rings and gained valuable artifacts, Magic Stones, and knowledge, including a spell and information about advancing to Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice. As Doug puzzled over the missing Blackstone School wizards, Ian returned to his routine, learned Fire Crow Funeral, and raised the Lionheart Knight Method to Master Level.

• Ian opened the first Space Ring and found valuable artifacts, wizard notes, and information about Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice advancement and the Academy’s entrance assessment.
• Ian searched the other three Space Rings and acquired nearly four thousand Magic Stones, four Space Rings, useful artifacts, and Fire Crow Funeral in a Knowledge Crystal.
• Doug wondered why the Blackstone School wizards had disappeared and concluded that Ian must have survived through luck.
• Ian returned to his normal routine as Potions Department assignments dwindled and he took on tasks to improve his Lionheart Knight Method, learn Fire Crow Funeral, and inspect armor plates.
• Ian learned Fire Crow Funeral at the beginner level, then raised the Lionheart Knight Method to Master Level.

Ian broke through the Lionheart Knight Method to Master Level, gained Lesser Bodily Control, and continued advancing his wizardry and potion research. After warning Chris that major changes might come, he learned that the Blackstone School had attacked the area where Granger and Victor were stationed, and their fate was unknown.

• Ian mastered the Great Knight Chapter of the Lionheart Knight Method, gained 20 talent points, and acquired Lesser Bodily Control.
• Ian practiced Fire Crow Funeral and assessed his progress toward becoming a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice.
• Ian visited Chris, and the next morning he warned her that major changes might occur within a few months.
• Farn gave Ian the results of experiments to improve the Energy Potion, and Ian began testing them.
• Farn told Ian that the Blackstone School had attacked the area where Granger and Victor were stationed, and their lives and deaths were unknown.

After learning that Victor had been found gravely injured and Granger was dead, Ian suspected Doug had arranged the attack and learned the school planned to send Cultivation Sequence members to Green Corridor Wizard Academy. Kevin then delivered a letter Victor had sent a month earlier, leaving Ian about to discover its contents.

• Farn told Ian that Blackstone School wizards had attacked the camp where Victor and Granger were helping, and Ian suspected Doug had orchestrated the attacks.
• Hyde confirmed that Granger was dead and Victor's Mental Power remained weak, then told Ian the school planned to send a group to Green Corridor Wizard Academy in three months.
• A week later, Ian saw Victor unconscious with a missing arm and learned his Mental Power was severely damaged; Doug claimed the school would care for him.
• Ian visited Victor's house, then returned home and found Kevin waiting with a letter Victor had sent a month earlier.

After uncovering Victor’s warning about Doug and the School’s infiltrators, Ian resolved to advance and leave as soon as possible. He improved the Energy Potion, reached the peak of Great Knight, and mastered Fire Crow Burial, raising his talent to the first-grade Star level and gaining Lesser Elemental Affinity.

• Ian used a potion to reveal Victor’s hidden letter, which warned him to beware Doug, avoid reporting the School’s infiltration, and leave when he could.
• Ian decided to conceal the warning, destroy the letter, and focus on advancing before escaping the School.
• Ian developed a Veridian Forest Energy Potion that was ten percent more effective and thirty percent cheaper, and planned to sell a slightly weakened version later.
• Ian made progress deciphering the armor plate’s advanced runes, then reached the completion of Great Knight.
• Ian trained Fire Crow Burial until it reached Master Level, raising his talent from Second-grade Star to First-grade Star and gaining Lesser Elemental Affinity.

Ian advanced to First-class Wizard talent, gaining Lesser Elemental Affinity and major improvements to his mental and physical abilities. After leaving the Meditation Room, he helped resolve a dispute over depleted elemental supplies by offering to prepare potions for the affected apprentices.

• Ian advanced to First-class Wizard talent, increasing his mental power and expanding his Mental Power Space.
• Ian discovered that his new talent gave him Lesser Elemental Affinity and made deciphering the armor plate easier.
• Ian left the Meditation Room and found apprentices confronting Joran Fuller over the depleted elemental supply.
• Ian offered to prepare potions for the apprentices and asked them not to blame Joran, who promised to refund their Magic Stones.
• Joran thanked Ian and gave him a Mid-grade Magic Stone, unaware that Ian had caused the depletion.

Ian reported Doug to Mickey after two veteran apprentices ambushed him, and Mickey arranged to keep Doug from harming Ian. As Ian focused on cultivation, Doug fell into a coma, and Ian condensed the Furnace Rune in just ten days.

• Ian told Mickey that Doug had sent two veteran apprentices to ambush him and showed him Victor's letter as evidence.
• Mickey said he could not kill Doug but would prevent him from touching Ian for several months, and he told Ian he had not seen Horton for about seven years.
• Farn reported that Mickey had attacked Doug after hearing him speak ill of Horton, leaving Doug unconscious with an injured arm and damaged mental power.
• Ian discovered that his secondary elemental affinity let him use two Flame Essences at once and that his meditation speed had increased.
• After ten days of cultivation, Ian condensed the Furnace Rune.

Ian formed the Furnace Rune, reached Expert Level in his Meditation Method, and sold his improved Energy Potion formula to Hyde for contribution points. While retrieving the next section of the Four-Element Resonance Meditation Method, Ian encountered an Official Wizard who caught him trying to inspect him.

• Ian formed the Furnace Rune, gained its combat-enhancing effects, and advanced his Meditation Method to Expert Level.
• Ian created an improved Energy Potion that cost twenty percent less to make without losing effectiveness.
• Ian exchanged the potion formula with Hyde for five thousand contribution points and arranged to obtain advancement resources and the next section of his Meditation Method.
• Hyde told Ian that an Airship would take him to the Green Corridor Wizard School in half a month and that passengers could bring others if they paid for tickets.
• Ian used his contribution points to access the Library's third underground floor and retrieve the Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice section of the Four-Element Resonance Meditation Method.
• An Official Wizard caught Ian trying to inspect him with Radiant Eye and warned him that prying into an Official Wizard was rude.

Horton examined Ian, recognized his recovering first-class talent, and accepted him as a student, promising him access to the complete Meditation Method and the School’s knowledge. Ian learned Horton was uninjured and had been pretending to be hurt, then prepared to advance before leaving for Green Corridor Wizard Academy.

• Horton confronted Ian about the Energy Potion and examined his body, confirming Ian had first-class talent and strong spellcasting ability.
• Horton revealed Ian’s talent had recovered after he replenished his magic power and offered to make him a student after the war ended.
• Horton explained that Ian still had to leave for Green Corridor Wizard Academy with a letter, then gave him a Knowledge Crystal containing the complete Meditation Method.
• Ian realized becoming Horton’s student would give him access to the knowledge and resources he needed to advance his talent.
• Ian told Horton that the unconscious man in the School was a spy, and Horton confirmed the spy would not wake again.
• Ian said he planned to advance within a week, and Horton promised to take him to his Wizard Tower and guide him.

Ian discovered that the Four-Element Resonance Meditation Method was missing its resonance-field instructions, but he proceeded with Horton's guidance and began advancing to Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice. He condensed the embryonic core rune far faster than expected, leaving Horton astonished.

• Ian examined the Knowledge Crystals and discovered that the Four-Element Resonance Meditation Method lacked the crucial instructions for constructing a resonance field.
• Farn told Ian that Doug's mental power was failing and that the academy feared Doug might die; Ian also learned Farn had three months left to meet his advancement requirement.
• Ian gave Farn advancement resources, and Farn chose to remain his servant; the next day, Farn advanced to Second-class Apprentice Witch without dissolving their contract.
• Horton brought Ian into the Wizard Tower, explained the advancement process, and warned him to stop using Deep Blue No. 1 Potion because it damaged a wizard's foundation.
• Ian began the Four-Element Resonance Meditation Method, connected the four Advanced Runes, and condensed the embryonic core rune within minutes, astonishing Horton.

Ian condensed a core rune and advanced to Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice, then learned from Horton about the powerful Elemental Mysteries Wizard Academy. Ian resolved to prepare for its recruitment in two and a half years.

• Ian endured a surge of elemental energy and condensed a core rune, successfully advancing to Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice.
• Ian discovered that his core rune connected his four Advanced Runes, reduced the delay between spells, and enabled a resonance field.
• Horton praised Ian’s advancement and warned him not to become arrogant, explaining that many Academy Wizards pursued advancement at his age.
• Ian asked about Wizard Academies, and Horton explained that Elemental Mysteries recruited wandering Wizards every five years, with the next recruitment in two and a half years.
• Ian decided to aim for admission to Elemental Mysteries, while Horton privately doubted how difficult it would be for Ian to compete with other talented Wizards.

Ian advanced to a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice, learned of a way to treat Victor’s damaged Mental Power, and prepared for a future academy assessment. After studying new spells and receiving a rune from Mickey, he completed his analysis of the Armor Plate before his departure.

• Horton examined Victor, explained that Emerald Morning Dew or a rare Mind Revival Potion could treat his severe Mental Power damage, and directed Ian to Wizard Isaac Williams for help.
• Horton told Ian about the academy assessment and sent him away with a revised letter and an identity mark for Wizard Isaac Williams at Green Corridor Wizard Academy.
• Ian chose Swamp Trap, Frostfire Nova, and the Mirror Heart Secret Art from the Library, then met Mickey, who gave him a life-bound Swift Rune.
• Ian spent several days digesting his increased Mental Power and studying his new knowledge and spells.
• Ian finally completed his analysis of the Armor Plate, with ten days remaining until his departure.

Ian studied the Imprint Body-Forging Art, gathered resources for several cultivation methods, and gained recognition after the school announced his improved Energy Potion. He then joined Vero Sinclair and a group of young Wizards entering a passage to begin their trip to Green Corridor Wizard Academy.

• Ian examined the Armor Plate and decided to learn the Imprint Body-Forging Art, whose apprentice techniques embedded runes into the body.
• Ian exchanged school credits and sold resources to obtain supplies for five sets of knowledge and two thousand grams of Amethyst.
• The school announced Ian’s improved Energy Potion, and Vivian rewarded him with a thousand contribution points while preparing to support his future appointment as deputy head of the Potions Department.
• Ian studied Frostfire Nova and mastered its basics while preparing for his trip to Green Corridor Wizard Academy.
• Ian met Vero Sinclair, Levi, Lucy, Beck, Thomas, and the other members of the Cultivation Sequences at a Castle in the school.
• Vero led the fifteen Wizards into a passage beneath the Castle, and Ian followed at the rear.