The Mage: Grinding Experience from the Knight's Breathing Technique
Chapter 158

Holy Dragon Envoy, Night's Chosen

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The Gray Tower has nine stories.

Levi stared quietly at the letter.

The letter was written by Andrew, and it described the current state of the territory.

Everything is fine in the territory now, nothing has happened, except for occasional minor frictions with the surrounding neighbors, which are all resolved "peacefully" in secret, with the blame always being placed on "The Voice of the Deathbird".

Then, in the letter, he also told Levi about some Mortal World events.

The Great Voyage in search of the treasure of the Golden Knight Gerrick has ended, and so far, no one has made any progress. Rumors are circulating that the treasure has been obtained by Mu Di, the Empire's Fist.

Meanwhile, with the help of the Church, Ice and Snow Queen Elsa, the Daughter of God and the Snow Queen, became Legendary Knight.

If we exclude the old man Anderson Knight who has undergone a complete makeover, she is currently the only living Legendary Realm still in existence.

Far from the Emerald Kingdom lies the Eastern Extremity Empire, spanning the entire continent.

The Dragon God Church claims that the world is corrupt, rife with sin, and that a great calamity is imminent.

But the Pope received instructions from the supreme King of All Dragons: the "Holy Dragon Messenger" has been born in the mortal world. He will spread the King of All Dragons ' glory to every Darkness Zone and protect billions of Dragon God' children!

Subsequently, many the Church also declared that their saints were about to descend, urging the inhabitants of their kingdoms not to panic.

In Levi's view, whether it's true or false, the gods of the Astral Realm seem to be starting to get restless.

The moment of the planes converging is drawing ever closer, and the first wave of the Demon Tide has already touched the interests of the Seven Gods.

Before the even more turbulent and powerful waves of the future arrive, the gods must do something.

However, all of this had nothing to do with Levi, who was hiding in the Gray-White Tower.

The wizarding world remained as peaceful as ever.

Since the gods do not welcome wizards in the Mortal World, the wizards will pursue their own truth and path in their own little world.

Not only that, those powerful wizards have begun to take the initiative to travel to other multiverses.

Some highly skilled and daring wizards even went so far as to conquer and colonize some of the weaker planes in the multiverse.

They killed the native Plane Dominator, making themselves the new "Plane Lord" and transforming the planes into their own "Wizard Demiplane".

It continues to promote the human tradition of loving "farming".

Thus, that entire plane becomes their own backyard or training ground.

Of course, generally speaking, only a very small number of High-Rank Wizard, and those at the level of Ninth Ring Great Wizard and Legendary Wizard, exist.

Only then can they possibly go toe-to-toe with the Plane Dominator, since under normal circumstances, the Plane Dominator is at the Demigod level.

Other wizards who went to other planes of existence were just easy targets.

The expeditionary wizards experienced more local customs and cultures, and witnessed more extraordinary systems, which they then used for the study of magic, drawing on the strengths of others, and even learning from the barbarians to subdue them.

It is precisely because of this spirit that the theoretical knowledge of the Wizarding World has been able to continuously evolve and iterate, and the upper limit of wizards has been gradually raised.

At the end of the letter, Andrew also expressed that Anderson Knight missed Levi. Anderson Knight had been thinking about Levi's advancement to the Legendary Realm status and kept mentioning it to Andrew. Andrew suggested that Levi write a letter to Anderson Knight himself when he had time in the future.

A smile appeared on Levi's lips.

"That old guy, I'll reply to him once I advance to the Legendary Realm level. There's just no way to deal with him," Levi said helplessly.

He put away the Gold Coins Anderson sent him. With his own territory providing strong logistical support, Levi wasn't worried about running out of money at all. His identity as Potion Making was very expensive, and without the support of his territory, it would be difficult to continue.

Of course, once you become First-Ring Potion Maker, many First Ring potion materials will no longer be available for purchase with Gold Coins.

At that time, the usefulness of Gold Coins may decrease.

Besides the Gold Coins, Levi also collected the Undead Core Undead Core, which were of relatively good quality that Andrew had acquired in the Northern Territory.

The Undead Core also exists in the Wizard World, and Levi obtained quite a few from the last battle with the Ship of the Undead.

However, its quality is significantly inferior to the Undead Core created by the Blue Frost Disaster.

Although Levi can't use the Hell Seal right now, it doesn't mean he won't be able to use it in the future.

In theory, as long as Levi's mental strength is high enough and his power is strong enough, he can even turn Formal Wizard into Living Dead.

Since the Great Knight in his Living Dead state can use Black Qi, the wizard in his Living Dead state might also be able to use magic. If that's the case, Levi thinks he could create a wizard version of the "Seven Demon Generals".

For Levi at his current level, even the Living Dead had painstakingly collected seven Peak Great Knight were nothing but trash in front of a single spell from Formal Wizard.

Therefore, if you want the Hell Seal to help you, you must change the source of the Living Dead.

Wizards, extraordinary beings.

They can all become my future experimental subjects.

As for the remaining inheritance diagrams, there are a total of six.

Levi automatically filtered out the three types of Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram related to power.

Compared to other types, its power is simply too great.

From now on, whether it's Red Lotus breaking through limits, Giant, or Ostrich Mountain breaking through limits, there's absolutely no need to worry about not having enough Breathing Technique.

Levi believes that the reason for this phenomenon may be that the strength attribute provides the greatest boost to combat power.

As the saying goes, "one force can overcome all methods," which led to the mainstream of Breathing Technique becoming force.

Of the other three Breathing Technique, there is a rudimentary speed-type Breathing Technique, Levi is not currently very interested in.

There were only two Breathing Technique that truly interested him.

A breathing technique called "Phoenix Breathing Technique" is actually an extremely rare, perfect quality Breathing Technique, and it is also suitable for a relatively rare body type.

The other one is "Night Owl Breathing Technique," which, although only of a rudimentary quality, is an extremely rare and exceptional type of sensory experience.

"Andrew is really good at his job. I'll give him an outstanding employee rating from now on."

He is in a very happy mood right now.

Levi was very satisfied with what Andrew sent this time.

Especially the Phoenix Breathing Technique, this perfect quality body-type Breathing Technique should allow Levi to directly cultivate to the Legendary Realm.

Phoenix.

In mythology, there is a powerful being called a divine bird that is said to Undying and Indestructible. Before its lifespan is exhausted, the bird will build a nest on the branches of a divine tree and then turn into a ball of flame. The Phoenix will Nirvana Rebirth in the Ashes of the divine tree in the form of a juvenile.

In this way, they are constantly reincarnated, achieving another form of immortality, somewhat similar to the Turritopsis dohrnii in its previous life.

Levi couldn't help but place high hopes on this Breathing Technique.

He wondered if he could continuously refine and cultivate this Breathing Technique to a level that was unprecedented and unparalleled, would he possess the ability of Phoenix to Nirvana Rebirth?

Of course, he was just speculating; this ability was far too extraordinary.

Perhaps, only by reaching the level of a true Phoenix can one possess this ability.

Phoenix the Mythical Creature, the Phoenix, it should be on the same level as the Red Lotus, at least at the Plane Dominator. He won't even dream about it now. As long as he can have Extraordinary Constitution, Levi will be satisfied.

The Secret Medicine required for the Phoenix Breathing Technique includes a key ingredient called the Seven-Colored Rainbow Pheasant Blood.

Levi had never heard of this bird when he was Mortal World.

Like the Vortex Worm Egg, they probably don't exist in the Emerald Kingdom at all, or perhaps in some other kingdom.

In Andrew's letter, he wrote that the Phoenix Breathing Technique was purchased by a traveling merchant who went to the distant Eastern Extremity Empire from an antique shop there, so the origin of the Breathing Technique may be the Eastern Extremity Empire.

Andrew has already sent people to the Eastern Extremity Empire to search for the ingredients for the Secret Medicine, but so far there has been no news.

"If all else fails, just work on it slowly. This Breathing Technique is very important and cannot be put aside."

"I'll also see if I can find it in the Wizard World."

Levi made a decision in his heart.

His current physical type Breathing Technique are only available to Vortex Beast.

The Vortex Beast is only of excellent quality, reaching its peak at the Seventh Rank.

For Levi now, the so-called "Top-tier Constitution" is no longer enough.

As for the other technique, "Night Owl Breathing Technique".

This is the second sensory-type Breathing Technique that Levi has encountered so far.

The Night Owl, a legendary creature, is a strange bird that appears in the night. The Night Owl has extremely keen hearing, and it is said that it can hear sounds from thousands of miles away, making it a true "ears of a thousand miles".

This is similar to the phenomenon of the Human-Faced Spider.

Judging from the little figure pattern of the Night Owl Breathing Technique, the quality of this Breathing Technique is similar to that of the Human-Faced Spider.

The Secret Medicine needed for the Night Owl Breathing Technique are easy to find, and Levi plans to practice it to its limit during this period.

With his current level of skill, it wouldn't be long before he could master this level of Breathing Technique to its limit.

In the next half day, Levi mastered the basics of the Night Owl Breathing Technique.

Three days later, he quickly mastered the Phoenix Breathing Technique.

Levi ————

Night Owl Breathing Technique: First Order (1/1000)

Phoenix Breathing Technique: First Order (1/1000)

After mastering the basics of Breathing Technique.

Levi then sent Manla to inquire about the whereabouts of the Seven-Colored Rainbow Pheasant needed for the Phoenix Breathing Technique.

There's no need to waste your precious time on mundane matters that can be solved with money.

During the Month of Flowers.

Levi then helped Teacher Mai Lin complete the refining of a Second Ring potion.

After this refining process, Levi's Potion Making skill also reached Sixth Order.

This is the limit for Advanced Potion-Making Apprentice; the next step is becoming a full-fledged pharmacist.

Levi ————

Potion Making: Sixth Order (1/40000)

Levi's Potion Making skills are now second only to Teacher Mai Lin in the entire Gray-White Tower, which has elevated Levi's status even further.

Even the stern-faced Teacher Marco, or rather, Tim, the meditation instructor whom they rarely saw, would occasionally ask Levi to concoct some potions for them, in exchange for points.

No matter how busy Levi was, he would always make time to help these teachers refine the ingredients.

After all, no matter what, it's always good to maintain good relationships with these seniors.

Moreover, the teachers in the Gray-White Tower are so good that even without considering personal connections and points, Levi would be willing to refine for these teachers.

In the year 1019 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, during the Month of Flowing Fire.

Levi pushed the Night Owl Breathing Technique to its limit.

Levi ————

Night Owl Breathing Technique: Sixth Order (Limit), Special Effects: Advanced Hearing, Night's Favored.

After Levi pushed the Night Owl Breathing Technique to its limit, in addition to the expected Advanced Hearing, an extra special effect appeared.

This Night Owl Breathing Technique is Breathing Technique with dual special effects.

Sound is produced by the vibration of objects. That Advanced Hearing is basically similar to Levi's previous Advanced Vibration Perception, but it is also slightly different.

[Advanced Hearing: Your hearing is extraordinary; you can hear the wind blowing, grass rustling, leaves falling, and insects chirping from a kilometer away.] Advanced Hearing has a wider range of perception, but it is limited to the senses of the ears.

While the range of the Human-Faced Spider's Advanced Vibration Perception is very small, Levi can perceive it using any part of his body, such as his skin and hair, and the depth of his perception is much greater.

In general, each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Besides the Advanced Hearing, another special effect is quite interesting.

[Night's Favored: Starting at dusk, your physical and mental state will gradually increase from its original level, reaching its peak at midnight, where your condition will be one-tenth better than during the day. This state will then decline until dawn, when your condition returns to normal. This effect cannot be upgraded, but its effectiveness will slightly increase with your cultivation level.] This effect is somewhat similar to the power boost that Blood Clan gain on the night of a full moon; the Night Owl itself is a legendary bird that appears at night.

In areas where night and day are normally distinct.

At night, Levi's overall condition will be significantly improved, and in terms of the improvement effect, it is equivalent to a low-end version of Red Lotus Blood.

However, this special effect is passive, persistent, and long-term.

The Red Lotus Blood is active, short-lived, and has a period of weakness.

"On a dark and windy night, when murder and arson are committed, this special effect is the strongest special effect prepared for assassination."

Levi muttered to himself.

All Breathing Technique focused on perception seem to have two initial special effects.

Moreover, the special effects are incredibly practical and powerful.

Spider Sense of the Human-Faced Spider Breathing Technique, Night Owl Breathing Technique of the Night's Favored.

"However, I'm currently living a pretty good life in the Gray-White Tower, and I don't need to assassinate anyone, so this special effect doesn't seem to have any use for me for the time being."

Adhering to the principle that Formal Wizard do not leave their homes, Levi focused on his cultivation in the Gray-White Tower.

During the Month of Wheat Fields, the Tower Master also emerged from seclusion.

He has been working on repairing his body for the past period of time.

According to Teacher Mai Lin, the Tower Master is researching a new Alchemy Prosthetic for himself. If this Alchemy Prosthetic can be successfully crafted, the Tower Master's strength will reach a new level, truly reaching the level of Third-Ring Wizard.

And the part of this Alchemy Prosthetic is... the heart.

"The heart? Are we going to throw away the human heart? Although theoretically, as long as the brain is human, it seems there shouldn't be any problem, but this is a bit too extreme." Levi was a little puzzled.

Since embarking on the Alchemy School, the Tower Master has gradually abandoned his physical body, replacing it with Alchemy Prosthetic.

His strength is improving faster and faster, but the price he pays is becoming less and less like a human being.

Teacher Mai Lin had advised the tower owner many times on this matter, but the tower owner still went his own way.

He seemed to be under immense pressure, forcing him to constantly modify his body in this extreme way to rapidly increase his strength.

No one knows the reason, but Teacher Mai Lin guessed that it might be related to the tower owner's deceased lover.

According to her, when she went to see the tower master once, she inadvertently saw him holding the head of his deceased lover and talking to him.

The head was soaked in a special preservative solution by the tower master.

Therefore, she thought the tower master might want to use Alchemy from the Alchemy School to resurrect his lover.

However, the Alchemy School does not possess this technology to date.

In reality, Alchemy School rarely altered their own physical bodies.

That might lead to a rapid increase in strength initially, but it essentially sacrifices the possibility of further growth later on.

Moreover, this Alchemy transformation seems to continuously strip away what can be called human emotions and desires, ultimately turning people into emotionless "Alchemy Golem."

Alchemy Golem are still good. Some Alchemy wizards, in the process of constantly modifying themselves, due to insufficient mental strength and willpower, were eventually corrupted by Alchemy Prosthetic and turned into so-called "Metal Madman," which are similar to Knight Madman.

Teacher Mai Lin has been worried about this.

But once the tower master has made up his mind to do something, no one can change it.

"I never expected that the tower owner would be an idealist who believes in love."

Upon learning this, Levi couldn't help but sigh.

This reminded him of Noz, whom he had strangled to death.

Although the other party was a damned mole, judging from their behavior before their death, they genuinely liked Winnie. Of course, the final outcome was the predictable demise of a simp.

"Indeed, love is a weakness."

Single guy Levi has found yet another reason to stay single.

However, the tower master's condition also made him somewhat worried.

"I hope the Tower Master succeeds. It's not easy to find such a good leader."

He sighed.

After the Tower Master taught the Ship of the Undead a heavy lesson last year, the Ship of the Undead has been quite peaceful lately.

Recently, there have been very few reports of Ship of the Undead causing trouble in this area.

Regardless of whether there are undercurrents surging beneath the surface, at least on the surface, this sea area is calm and peaceful.

This year's practical assessment was still held in Silent Bay, and Teacher Marco was still leading the team. Levi once again finished in first place.

Since that battle, all the apprentices in the Gray-White Tower have been overshadowed by this freak, Levi. No matter what the assessment is, Levi always excels.

Ultimately, Levi, as Intermediate Wizard Apprentice, gained the right to reside on the twentieth floor and beyond of the Gray Tower, and he was allowed to live in Noz's house.

However, Levi did not go; he still preferred the ninth floor.

Now, because of Levi's strength and his status Advanced Potion-Making Apprentice, Levi has become, in a sense, the fifth person in the Gray-White Tower besides the Tower Master and the three Formal Wizard.

Legendary Knight Levi gradually gained some fame among the younger generation of wizarding organizations in this sea area.

Although quite a few Knight entered the Wizard World over a long period of time, there were also many Great Knight.

However, Legendary Knight are few and far between.

Levi was exasperated. "I'm not Legendary Knight yet! Please stop talking nonsense!"

It's one thing for you to spread rumors about me, the Legendary Knight, inside the tower, but you also go outside and spread them, making everyone in this entire sea area know that a Legendary Knight has appeared in the Gray-White Tower.

If a real Legendary Knight heard this and came to visit, only to find out I was just a fake Legendary Knight, wouldn't that be embarrassing? It felt like when I was a kid and got a good grade, my parents wanted the whole neighborhood to know.

Levi's soles are so embarrassingly large you could dig out a three-bedroom apartment from them.

Therefore, in order to avoid being recognized by knowledgeable people as a fake Legendary Knight, Levi's goal during this period was very clear.

That is to quickly raise the Black Snake Serpent to the Eleventh Order and become a true Legendary Knight! However, in general, Levi can only be said to have some fame in some small groups at present, and is far from enough to become a figure who can stir up the winds and clouds in this sea area.

On the contrary, Gaglie, this dual-elemental genius, set the fastest record in nearly a century for a commoner to become a Intermediate Wizard Apprentice on Whale Song Lonely Island.

In this sea area, a dual-element genius is already at the top.

The Child of Element hasn't appeared in a long time.

Therefore, Gaglie's fame among the younger generation surpasses that of the Legendary Knight Levi.

After all, this is the Wizard World, and people value the talents of wizards more than those of Knight.

Wizards believe that Legendary Knight is the pinnacle of Knight, with no further potential to be unlocked. However, geniuses like Gaglie may still have the potential to become intermediate-level wizards in the future.

At that time, Whale Song Lonely Island's dominant position will be even more unshakeable.

Levi naturally didn't care about these comments from the outside world.

He just needs to quietly do his own thing.

At the end of the year 1019 in the Holy Radiance Calendar.

Levi had already trained his Phoenix Breathing Technique to the Fifth Order without any Secret Medicine.

If he had the Secret Medicine, he felt he could at least reach Seventh Rank.

This is the difference between having the Secret Medicine and not having it.

After reaching the Fifth Order, without Secret Medicine, even with Levi's Proficiency Panel, the speed at which he could improve the Phoenix Breathing Technique slowed down considerably.

Levi wasn't in a hurry and continued working on it methodically.

Meanwhile, he kept consulting materials and monster encyclopedias, trying to see which extraordinary creatures possessed the legendary "Phoenix Bloodline".

Besides Breathing Technique, he also made rapid progress in the magic tricks he had previously learned.

During the Month of the North Wind.

I've maxed out the Water Arrow Technique to Third-Order Limit.

The Third Order Water Arrow Technique is quite powerful.

It can pierce through thick stone slabs; even the Dragon King Whale Leviathan would be badly hurt if it took an arrow to its head.

Even the seemingly simplest Water Arrow Technique, when pushed to its limit, can be quite powerful.

In fact, many High-Grade Wizard Apprentice in the Gray-White Tower haven't even managed to get the Water Arrow Technique spell to Third Order.

Wither Ray and Tidal Grip are also at Third Order, but these two tricks are quite complex, and Third Order is not the limit. Levi can continue to grind for them.

The Wither Ray, in particular, becomes much more powerful after reaching the Third Order.

Levi once tested this technique on a sea beast, and with a single blow, he severely injured the "Scorpion-Tailed Turtle," a sea beast renowned for its powerful physique and defense. It's worth noting that for ordinary high-level Oceanic School High-Grade Wizard Apprentice, breaking through the shell of Scorpion-Tailed Turtle is no easy feat.

The Third Order Wither Ray has become Levi's strongest magical attack.

This situation was not broken until the Month of the Freezing Winter, after the Flame Stream Seal reached its Fifth-Order Limit.

I just finished writing today's 6,000-word chapter. No extra chapters today, 11,000 words still owed.

Tomorrow's update may still be later than noon.

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