Wizard Tower, Traces of Truth, Legendary Golden Horn!

The Cloud and Mist Rain Formation consumes very little energy, so it doesn't use much Great Stone. Once activated with Great Stone the first time, it can then rely on the wisp of Power of Aether circulating in the world to form a perfect cycle. Furthermore, because this formation was originally created to facilitate the management of herb gardens by pharmacists, it also has some intelligent features. For example, if excessive moisture and mist affect the normal growth of herbs, the formation will automatically shut down.

"That's great! Now, let's strike while the iron is hot and refine all the remaining materials so we can get the magic array to Third Order as soon as possible." Levi smiled with satisfaction and threw himself back into the magic array refining project.

Two months later, Levi successfully crafted five more magic arrays from the remaining seven sets of materials.

In the end, out of twenty sets of materials, Levi, Levi novice in magic arrays, successfully crafted six magic arrays. Logically, such a feat should have been something to be proud of, but he still felt a slight disappointment. After all, he was a man with Proficiency Panel and needed to hold himself to even higher standards.

Six sets of magic array materials are only enough to cover half of Levi's herb field. He will need to make six more sets to achieve full coverage.

After working tirelessly for a while, Levi's magic circle skill has reached Second Order.

Levi ————

Magic Array: Second Order (1052/5000)

Regardless of the process, after more than half a year of dedicated effort, Levi Levi has finally gotten on the right track in mastering the so-called most difficult path of magic arrays. He estimates that he will be able to refine First Ring- ring magic array at around the Fourth Order magic array stage. At that time, he will be a genuine First-Circle Wizard, First-Ring Potion Maker, and First Ring magic array wizard Levi.

The three arts of wizards: magic arrays, Artifact Forging, and Potion Making.

Levi has already mastered two-thirds of it.

Although Levi still wanted to continue grinding on magic arrays and break through to the Third Order in one go, he ran out of materials and had to stop for the time being. He also picked up his Breathing Technique and other skills again after a long hiatus. Levi was almost sick of grinding on magic arrays for the past six months, so he needed a change of pace.

To level up a magic array to the Fourth Order would be extremely difficult, requiring at least three to five years. Crafting magic arrays is incredibly time-consuming, energy-intensive, and expensive; compared to magic arrays, even Potion Making is relatively easy. Furthermore, the proficiency gained from repetitive magic arrays decreases as Li Levi becomes more skilled with them. Just like with Potion Making, Levi must craft a wider variety of magic arrays, accumulating more practical knowledge and experience in different areas to rapidly improve his magic array skill proficiency.

Today, half of the herbs in the medicinal fields of Fire Dragon Peak are bathed in the hazy mist of Clouds and Rain Become Smoke, giving Black Fire Island, which originally looked quite desolate, a lot more vitality.

Four Swordsman Mantis darted through the mist, patrolling tirelessly, while the other four were assigned by Levi to patrol around the island.

Back in his Cave Residence, after completing a cycle of the five Meditation Technique —Deep Sea, Night Raven, Earth, Sun, and Furnace— Levi took out the Klein Crystal and checked his current mental strength.

[Mental Strength: 25]

[Art Power: 500 points]

Then Levi looked at his Proficiency Panel.

Levi ————

Deep Sea Meditation Technique: Fourth Order (3567/20000)

Night Raven Meditation Technique: Fourth Order (7844/20000)

Earth Meditation Technique: Fourth Order (10234/20000)

Sun Meditation Technique: Fourth Order (10001/20000)

Furnace Meditation Technique: Third Order (4399/10000)

"After reaching the First Ring, the effects of the Sandman Potion have weakened too much. I need to find a better alternative, otherwise it will take at least five more years to advance to the Senior First Ring Wizard."

However, the recipe for Meditation Potion is too rare. Even Teacher Mai Lin only has this one type of Sandman Potion. Where am I supposed to find other, better Meditation Potion recipes? This is a real headache.

Levi sighed, feeling rather helpless.

He was increasingly understanding why knowledge was considered a wizard's most valuable asset. Whether it was spells, various potion recipes, Alchemy blueprints, or magic circle diagrams, acquiring these was extremely difficult without a fixed teacher to impart knowledge and guidance, or without the support of a powerful force.

Of the five Meditation Technique practiced by Levi, the Earth, Sun, and Furnace Meditation Technique, which are enhanced by the effects of Earth Pulse and Dance of the Fire God, are progressing at a decent speed. However, the Deep Sea and Night Raven meditation methods are much slower, especially the Deep Sea meditation method, which, as Levi's earliest Meditation Technique, is now being overtaken by the Furnace meditation method.

But there was nothing that could be done. The Duncan Family's lineage was nowhere to be found, while the Van Helsing Family's lineage might be in the Church forbidden Mount Paradise. Levi couldn't just rush headlong into the most dangerous place of the Holy Radiance Church for the sake of a possibility. He could only work on his Meditation Technique, which had special effects, as quickly as possible and raise his wizarding level first.

"Knowledge, I lack knowledge, sigh... Take it slow, you can't get fat in one bite."

Besides Meditation Technique, Levi also continued his magical practice. Putting aside his magic tricks, he had already mastered all four First-Circle Spell Levi had previously practiced.

Levi ————

Fireball Technique: Fifth Order (Limit) Water Prison Technique: Fifth Order (Limit) Stone Body: Fifth Order (Limit)

Green Smoke Escape: Fifth Order (Limit)

With Levi's current level of mental strength, he can now learn the fifth First-Circle Spell First-Circle Spell. He chose the latter between Undead Summoning and Holy Armor Beetle Touch.

Because he discovered that, having already acquired the Seventh Rank Hell Seal, he no longer needed Undead Summoning. Even at its highest level, Undead Summoning could only summon two First Ring Hell creatures during battle, such as two Hell Warrior, which wouldn't be of much help to Levi at the moment.

The Holy Armor Beetle Touch is different. As First Ring insect control spell, it can control a significantly larger number of Scarab Beetle compared to the Trick Insect Control Art, perhaps reaching ten thousand. Given the current strength of Levi's Scarab Beetle, ten thousand of them attacking at once would pose a considerable threat to Formal Wizard. Most importantly, his Scarab Beetle have growth potential, meaning that as their individual strength evolves and increases, this Scarab Beetle -First-Circle Spell can still be developed in the future.

However, once Levi's mental strength advances further, he can begin practicing Undead Summoning, as this summoning spell is the foundation for many subsequent Second Ring summoning spells. Even if Levi doesn't use it later, the proficiency won't be wasted; it will be inherited into later advanced spells. Although theoretically First-Circle Wizard can learn twenty First-Circle Spell, Levi's current mental strength is insufficient, and his foundation is still shallow. He needs to carefully consider which spell to learn, and the order in which he learns the spells is also important.

"Have Manla continue collecting materials for the magic array. Next, we'll start constructing the Spell Model for the Holy Armor Beetle Touch. There are too many Holy Armor Scorpion in my breeding base now; they're almost beyond my control," Levi decided.

He took out the Holy Insect Control Canon, remembering that the Spell Model of the Holy Armor Beetle Touch was recorded in this book.

The Spell Model for Holy Armor Beetle Touch is of medium difficulty among First-Circle Spell. With Levi's current skill level, it took him less than half a month to successfully construct it.

During the construction process, Levi discovered that many structures in the Insect Control Art were similar to those in the Scarab Beetle. It was clear that either the Insect Control Art referenced the Holy Armor Beetle Touch, or the latter referenced the former.

In short, with the foundation of Insect Control Art, the Holy Armor Beetle Touch Spell Model was constructed smoothly. To Levi's surprise, after the successful construction, the proficiency of Insect Control Art was also inherited by Holy Armor Beetle Touch.

Levi ————

Holy Armor Beetle Touch: Third Order (1/10000)

The original Insect Control Art trick has disappeared, and it has been upgraded to the Holy Armor Beetle Touch.

"It's perfect, and it saves me a lot of time from grinding for experience points."

The number of Holy Armor Scorpion controlled by the Third Order Holy Armor Beetle Touch is roughly the same as that controlled by the ultimate Insect Control Art.

Levi seized the opportunity and, while practicing Breathing Technique and Meditation Technique, also practiced this newly learned spell.

The year 1030 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of Flowing Fire.

Levi Wei upgraded the Holy Armor Beetle Touch to Fourth Order.

Levi's control over the number of Holy Armor Scorpion reached three thousand. Although this was still far from his estimated ten thousand, it at least solved his immediate problem. Levi no longer needed to artificially control the population of Holy Armor Scorpion. For a relatively long period of time, he could let these little guys live freely and then continuously select and breed better offspring while eliminating inferior individuals.

The Fourth Order of the Holy Armor Beetle Touch is not the limit for Levi. He can continue to cultivate, but it will take some time to reach the Fifth Order.

In addition, Levi also refined the remaining six sets of Clouds and Rain Become Smoke arrays, thus solving the problem of watering and fertilizing Levi medicinal field. However, the proficiency gained from repeatedly refining the Clouds and Rain Become Smoke array is decreasing, and Levi estimates it will take some time before he can grind the [Array] skill to Third Order.

Regarding Breathing Technique, apart from the newly reached Third Order Holy Ape Breathing Technique, the Golden Horn, Ostrich Mountain, and Giant Breathing Technique are all getting closer to the Eleventh Order. The fastest, the Golden Horn Breathing Technique, is expected to the Legendary Realm before the end of this year.

The Holy Ape Breathing Technique lacked the Secret Medicine ingredients, so Levi paused his training after reaching Third Order. He planned to resume efficient training once he had the Secret Medicine, thus saving Levi's precious time. He needed to learn to allocate his time and resources wisely for too many skills that required experience gain.

Now, Levi has mastered both the ways of wizardry and Knight, and either one alone is enough to establish himself in this sea area. The price of all this is that Levi's wallet is gradually emptying. After a long period of secluded cultivation, Levi Great Stone reserves have plummeted, falling below the five thousand Great Stone mark. This makes Levi extremely insecure. Although he is only First-Circle Wizard, because he has learned so much, his daily expenses are higher than some Second-Ring Wizard.

He sorted out all the spellbooks, magical artifacts, and other items he had acquired through shady dealings over the years that he no longer needed, planning to go to the Black Sail Wizard Market to sell them for some money and see if he could get some potion recipes there.

Levi isn't a registered pharmacist yet, although the potions he concocts are absolutely genuine and of very high quality. However, he can't sell them in official stores, so Levi has to either set up a stall or sell them on the Black Market.

During the Sea Beast Tide, Angus, the president of the Potion Makers' Association in this sea area, was killed by the Deep Sea Baron. According to the "Pharmaceutical Industry Management Regulations" issued by the Potion Makers' Association, the president of a branch of the Potion Makers' Association must be a pharmacist of the Second Ring or above. However, the only Second-Ring Potion Maker, Mai Lin, did not want to be the so-called president of the association, which led to the Ninth District Potion Makers' Association being directly merged into the neighboring Eighth District Potion Makers' Association. That place was far away from Levi's location, and he didn't have time to get certified for the time being. In any case, at this stage, the potions he concocted were mainly for his own cultivation.

Riding the Leviathan, Levi left Black Fire Island.

He left the Rock Troll couple, Terrell, and the Poison Fire Bone Serpent Igo to guard the house, while he set off with four other generals: three First Ring Living Dead and one First Ring transcendent creature, plus the eight-headed Swordsman Mantis. This was basically enough to deal with most invaders. There was no need to leave them all at home; carrying some with him would enhance his combat power and help him deal with any possible crises.

Three days later, Levi arrived at the Black Sail Wizard Market. He still left Leviathan to wait in the far sea. Levi changed his appearance and flew with Blood Wing. When he was close to the coastline, he jumped into the sea and swam to the port.

Since that Sea Beast Tide, Levi has never been here again. He usually has Manla help him purchase goods here.

Now, the market has almost returned to its former liveliness, and many people have started setting up stalls.

Levi exuded the spiritual energy fluctuations of First-Circle Wizard. As he walked, he could feel the fearful or envious gazes of the apprentices. In this Black Sail Wizard Market, there weren't many Formal Wizard. Every time one appeared, he drew the attention of the apprentices.

Levi naturally enjoyed the attention he received. There had been times when he had also hidden in the crowd, watching those wizards looking majestic and awe-inspiring. This time, it was finally his turn to have a little bit of glory.

Levi, as usual, checked to see if anyone was selling Breathing Technique, but found nothing after browsing around. He then went to the Star Ring Store, where the clerk who greeted him was no longer the beautiful witch Ai Lin, but another witch, Xi Ya. Perhaps the little girl had already died in the Sea Beast Tide.

"Do you have any First Ring potion recipes here? The best kind for meditation aids," Levi asked.

The witch, Xi Ya, shook her head. "I'm sorry, sir, apart from some common apprentice potion recipes, I don't have any other potion recipes. Many potion recipes are closely guarded secrets of Great Wizard organizations and those apothecaries. Even our Star Ring Store rarely has them in stock."

"Alright." Levi was also helpless. Even in the Star Ring Store, he couldn't buy the recipe for First Ring potion. This thing was really hard to come by.

He then inquired at the Star Ring Store about other things he needed, such as the blood of an earth-elemental extraordinary ape, but the result was the same: none were available.

"An extraordinary ape with an affinity for earth elements; such creatures are probably more common in the Earth Realm."

Levi walked out of the Star Ring Store with a sigh. He had only bought a few insignificant little things there and had gained very little.

However, he came here mainly to sell things today. The things he had stolen were not suitable for sale in the Star Ring Store, because you usually have to explain the source of the goods when you sell them there. Levi was too lazy to explain, and the Star Ring Store was a big store after all, and they would squeeze the prices very hard. It would be better to set up a stall outside.

Levi walked down the street, found the most crowded and prosperous place, and came to the stall of a rogue witch who was a High-Grade Wizard Apprentice. Then he took out a Great Stone.

"Beautiful lady, would you mind if I used this stall for a day?" Levi said.

The rogue witch's eyes lit up when she saw Great Stone, and then she sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations of Levi, Formal Wizard several times stronger than herself, and her expression changed.

"My name is Te Li. I don't mind. I don't need this Great Stone. I'm packing up and going home anyway," Te Li said.

"Not bad, you're very good at talking. I'm in a good mood, you can have it." Levi stuffed the Great Stone into Te Li's arms, and then took out the things he wanted to set up his stall. Before long, all sorts of things appeared on Levi's stall.

Among these items, the most valuable was the First Ring sorcerer artifact, the Blazing Fire Shield. Then there were spellbooks, potions, and quasi-sorcerer artifacts that Levi didn't need. All sorts of things filled a small area, and Levi even put up a sign.

"Buying large First Ring of potion recipes, Alchemy blueprints, herbal materials, Alchemy materials, and Breathing Technique of various qualities— Geralt, Blacksail Grocer."

After arranging the items, Levi closed his eyes, covered his face with a copy of "The History of Ancient Witches' Amours," and waited for the guests to arrive.

He was now dressed in fine clothes, had a large belly, and looked like a fat businessman who loved money more than anything.

"Wow, they actually sell First Ring sorcerer artifact? Too bad it's from the Combustion Faction."

"Master Wizard, is your magical artifact any good?"

"Why isn't this medicine certified? Is it even real?"

Intermittently, Wizard Apprentice came to inquire about the price, but after hearing Levi's price, many shook their heads and left. Levi wasn't in a hurry. He just wanted the people in the market to know that someone was selling genuine First Ring wizard artifacts. He wanted to use this as a gimmick to attract more people. With so many items on his stall, someone would eventually need them.

By the next day, most of the items on Levi's stall, except for the First Ring First Ring artifact, had been sold. Levi had sold everything else at low prices, earning around two thousand Great Stone, barely breaking even. Although Levi Levi wasn't a registered pharmacist, some knowledgeable people could tell that the potions Levi concocted were genuine. Gradually, word spread, and even though Levi was selling potions without a license, a group of people would buy from him, since Levi prices were lower than those sold by registered pharmacists, and the quality was better.

Of course, such things should be done sparingly. Doing too much would damage the interests of other registered pharmacists, disrupt market order, and make him vulnerable to investigation by the Potion Makers' Association. In that case, Levi would be in deep trouble. Levi will only do this once, and he will have to get certified by the Potion Makers' Association again if he has the chance in the future.

The potions Levi sold at his stall were apprentice potions and First Ring potions he had refined during his time honing his Potion Making skills. Besides these, he also had two Naga's Blessing potions that he hadn't sold yet. Selling such incredibly valuable breakthrough potions required caution, as it might cause trouble and attract the attention of unscrupulous individuals.

However, after such a long time, Levi had only acquired a few rudimentary Breathing Technique, none of which were of endurance or perception type, which disappointed him greatly.

Three days later, Levi began packing up his stall.

"We've sold almost everything; it's time to leave," Levi thought to himself.

The only thing left on the stall is that First Ring witch artifact that hasn't been sold yet; Levi plans to sell it later.

Just then, a tall, thin wizard dressed in a black robe and wearing a hood stopped in front of Levi's stall. Levi sensed the mental energy fluctuations emanating from him, as he was also First-Circle Wizard.

"Your artifact belongs to the Black-Hearted Arsonist Terrell, doesn't it?" The first- First Ring First-Circle Wizard suddenly transmitted his voice to Levi through Secret Sound Technique.

Levi's expression remained unchanged as he transmitted his voice, "That's right, it seems you have good taste. So, would you like to buy it?"

Terrell is Black Wizard, so killing him is no big deal. If it weren't for creating the Living Dead, Levi would have given Terrell's head to the Tower of Stars in exchange for the bounty. So Levi isn't afraid of being recognized at all.

"I am the Black Wizard Hunter, Arrow of Wind Chasing Kan Ku Er. This Terrell once escaped from my grasp; he's quite skilled. I didn't expect you to capture him, I admire you. I'm currently Great Stone, so I wonder if you would be willing to barter? I also have some items that you might be interested in."

"Kan Ku Er said."

Black Wizard Hunter, as the name suggests, are a group of wizards in the Wizard World who actively hunt down Black Wizard who are wanted by the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council in exchange for bounties. Generally speaking, because they often fight against dangerous and cunning dark wizards, Black Wizard Black Wizard Hunter are often extremely experienced in combat and their combat power is slightly higher than that of ordinary wizards. They also often carry some miscellaneous spoils of war.

Levi pondered to himself. His Spider Sense were all normal, so this person shouldn't be someone with ulterior motives. Judging from the fluctuations in mental energy, the other party's mental energy was stronger than his own, possibly Senior First Ring Wizard. This Kan Ku Er was no simple character.

"Sure, but the Blazing Fire Shield requires the Combustion School to use. Are you sure you want to buy it?" Levi reminded him.

"Of course I know that. Please come with me. I have a residence in this wizarding market. It's quite secluded, and we can have more exchanges there," Kankur said.

"Okay." Levi's heart stirred slightly. He put away his things and followed.

Kan Ku Er's residence was located in the bustling area of Black Sail Wizard Market, not far from where Levi set up his stall. It was a small three-story Wizard Tower. This Formal Wizard usually lived in seclusion in this bustling market.

"What a tiny Wizard Tower," Levi said, gazing at the small tower.

"This can't really be considered a real Wizard Tower. It lacks many of the functions that Wizard Tower should have. It's just a Sanctuary for me. I'm just a Rogue Wizard. Where would I get the money to build Wizard Tower?" Kan Ku Er said with a wry smile.

"It's truly remarkable that you've cultivated to this level as a rogue cultivator. I admire you greatly," Levi flattered.

Theoretically, becoming Formal Wizard allows one to begin constructing Wizard Tower in a broad sense, essentially a "wizard's training ground," similar to temples and monasteries for religious groups like monks. In ancient times, the number of wizards was far less than it is now. Every Formal Wizard would build Wizard Tower and hire apprentices to work there. Most wizards didn't interact much, preferring to stay within their towers and conduct solitary research. However, with the evolution of Wizard Civilization, especially the establishment of the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council, connections between wizards became increasingly close, leading to an explosive increase in the number of Formal Wizard. In modern times, few First-Circle Wizard build their own Wizard Tower 'Wizard Tower; most only consider doing so after reaching the Second Ring or Third Ring. Many wizards have long since abandoned Wizard Tower altogether, choosing instead to join other wizards' Wizard Tower for training.

The true "Wizard Tower" in a narrower sense is a realm only Great Wizard are qualified to enter. Levi didn't fully understand this, but he roughly knew that in such a "Wizard Tower" system, the Tower Master, who is a Great Wizard, is at the core, and the various levels of Formal Wizard below are the branches and leaves, forming a perfectly cyclical "wizard ecosystem." In this system, the Tower Master is at the top, ruling everything, while everyone else performs their duties. As the Formal Wizard of the Wizard Tower advance and become stronger, it's like the roots of a tree supplying nutrients, allowing the Tower Master at the top to also enjoy an increase in spiritual power. And the Tower Master's own strength will also affect the Formal Wizard below.

Moreover, since wizards are essentially those who seize the creations of heaven and earth, steal the mysteries of the sun and moon, and pursue Out of Reach truths, defying the heavens, it is said that after the fall of powerful beings above the High-Rank Wizard, the "mysteries of creation" they seized will return to the natural world. As early as ancient times, wizards discovered that cultivating in places where High-Rank Wizard fell resulted in faster meditation speeds than in other places. Some exceptionally talented individuals could even occasionally perceive the "Traces of Truth" left behind by the High-Rank Wizard in their fallen territories, experiencing extraordinary encounters similar to "sudden enlightenment" or "enlightenment" in a previous life, and gaining many strange and wonderful rewards.

Of course, such fortuitous encounters weren't all good. Once, a mid-level wizard named Pu Qi triggered the [Traces of Truth] in the Starry Sea Area, supposedly obtaining a Great Wizard's [Steps to Godhood] secret technique. Then Pu Qi went mad, becoming a [Mad Wizard] even more dangerous than some Black Wizard, constantly chanting things like, "I've got it! I've got it! Hahaha! I'm going to become a god!" Ultimately, this wizard Pu Qi was imprisoned in the [Abyss City] Undersea Prison Starry Sea Area for engaging in cult activities and swindling in the Wizard World. He apparently died suddenly in prison, and the so-called [Steps to Godhood] secret technique disappeared without a trace. His cult, however, still has many followers in the Wizard World, causing trouble and becoming part of the Black Wizard forces.

Wizards, referencing the miraculous phenomenon of High-Rank Wizard falling to earth and drawing parallels to the whale fall ecosystem in nature, called it "Wizardfall".

The discovery of the Wizardfall" phenomenon has made wizards even more eager to enter Wizard Tower with High-Rank Wizard. Within some highly cohesive Wizard Tower, even High-Rank Wizard traveling through multiple dimensions will, upon sensing their impending doom, do everything in their power to return to their Wizard Tower, ensuring their deaths bring greater value to the Wizard Tower and leave their "final ripples" for the young talents of the Wizard World.

In short, within the Wizard Tower system, all wizards are closely connected and orderly through the "Wizard Tower." This narrow definition of the Wizard Tower still exists in many wizarding factions today, with strict requirements and restrictions on the entry and exit of its members. It is said that after the tower master advances to the Legendary Realm level, the Wizard Tower, relying on the powerful spiritual energy of the Legendary Wizard, will transform from Wizard Tower into the Legendary Realm demiplane. The Legendary Wizard becomes a creator god-like being in this demiplane, and the other wizards in those Wizard Tower also receive various benefits—in short, one person attains enlightenment, and all their relatives and friends benefit.

Wizard Tower were too far removed from Levi; he only knew bits and pieces of information about them through general education courses. The small Wizard Tower in Kan Ku Er was very quiet, a stark contrast to the bustling market outside.

"Sir, would you like to drink alcohol, or something else?" Kan Ku Er asked.

"No need, please just bring out what you want to barter for," Levi said with a smile.

A red-haired witch wearing a loose bathrobe came down from the second floor.

"A guest has arrived?" the witch asked.

Kan Ku Er smiled and said, "This is my partner Ti Na, she is Formal Wizard of the Combustion School."

Levi smiled slightly. It seemed that Kan Ku Er bought this witchcraft artifact for his wife.

Kan Ku Er took some things out of his Storage Bag and displayed them all on the ground.

There are First Ring magical artifacts, spellbooks, potions, Casting Material, and so on.

"Among these items I intend to offer for trade, is there anything that catches your eye?"

Levi carefully examined the items on the ground. He didn't need the magical artifacts; he had enough for himself. Among the spellbooks, Levi looked at them and saw that they represented various schools of thought. It seemed that Kan Ku Er was indeed Black Wizard Hunter, and these should have been obtained by killing Black Wizard.

Suddenly, Levi noticed a spellbook with a green cover: "Secrets of Nature".

"This is a First-Circle Spell that I obtained after killing a Black Wizard from the Spiritism School. It's a rare find in the Ocean Realm, and it should be enough to exchange for your First Ring magical artifact," Kan Ku Er said.

"Alright, it's settled then," Levi said. He had actually been interested in learning the beast-taming techniques of the Spiritism School for a long time, but he had never been able to find a successor. Now that he had found one, he naturally couldn't let it go. Levi was learning beast taming mainly for the purpose of cultivating his Breathing Technique, and he didn't expect beast taming to provide much combat power.

"My name is Geralt, and I'm a wizarding grocer. I often come here to buy things. If you have any good items in the future, we can establish a long-term partnership," Levi said.

This Kan Ku Er is Black Wizard Hunter. There Fish Dragon Black Wizard, so you might be able to find some good stuff.

"No problem, you're a straightforward person," Kan Ku Er said happily.

And so, Levi bid farewell to the couple and left the Black Sail Wizard Market with his newly acquired spellbook of the Spiritism School.

His current mental strength is insufficient to learn the Secrets of Nature. This spell requires a wizard to have a mental strength of 27 points in order to practice it, and he is just preparing for the future.

A trip to the Black Sail Market temporarily brought Levi's Great Stone to the level of seven thousand, but for him, this was still not enough.

Potion Making, Alchemy, and magic arrays are all major money-consuming activities.

"I need to make time to go to the waters of the Eighth District to get my status as First-Ring Potion Maker verified. That way, I can put Potion Making potions I make on the Star Ring Store and earn some money to supplement my family's income."

However, Levi plans to wait until he advances to the Senior First Ring Wizard and becomes even stronger before venturing to the Eighth District. For now, he has enough money.

The year 1030 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of the North Wind.

During this time, he also crafted a Zero Ring magic array called [Spiderweb Vigil].

The principle of this magic circle is based on the design of a spider web. If someone accidentally touches the magic circle, it will alert the magic circle's owner Levi.

Levi crafted a total of about ten sets, which were scattered throughout Black Fire Island, and he even installed several sets around his own Cave Residence.

In this way, when one is immersed in the Meditation Technique state and unable to perceive the external situation in time, if anyone accidentally enters the magic circle, they can alert Levi, greatly increasing Levi's safety.

He also used this magic circle to successfully upgrade his magic circle skill to Third Order.

Levi ————

Magic Array: Third Order (234/10000)

"We're getting closer to Fourth Order, but we're also running out of money. The price of grinding experience quickly is spending a lot of money."

Levi looked at the remaining three thousand Great Stone and fell into deep thought.

"How about I become Black Wizard Hunter? With my abilities, I should be able to do quite well... But forget it, doing this kind of thing too often will eventually lead to my downfall." Levi shook his head.

His current mental strength is only 26 points, a full 4 points short of the 30-point standard for Senior First Ring Wizard. It will probably take him another two or three years to break through. Recently, he has been actively searching for better Meditation Aid Potion recipes, but unfortunately, these things are so rare that he has had very little success.

By the end of the year, although Levi had reached a bottleneck in his wizarding path and was finding it difficult to break through, his Knight's Breathing Technique was progressing smoothly and making considerable strides. The Golden Horn Breathing Technique, which he had obtained from Mu Di, was finally mastered by Levi and brought to the Legendary Realm.

Inside the Cave Residence, Levi stood in front of the mirror, gazing at the golden horn protruding from his forehead. The horn was about a foot long and seemed to contain mysterious energy, but Levi had not yet fully understood it and was unable to cast spells on it.

This is the Legendary Realm organ from which the Golden Horn Breathing Technique was born. Levi calls it the "Golden Horn." So far, the only use Levi has discovered is to support people. This horn is extremely sturdy, as if it were made of Sun Gold, and it is not afraid of breaking at all.

Levi ————

Golden Horn Breathing Technique: Eleventh Order (Limit), Special Effect: Golden Scales (Solid State)...

This Golden Horn Breathing Technique is practically a twin to the Black Snake Breathing Technique. Even at the Eleventh Order, it only has a simple special effect, the only difference being that one uses Black Scale and the other uses golden scales. The defense of the solidified Golden Scales Golden Scales is similar to that of the Black Scale, comparable to the strongest First Ring defensive spell. In Levi's view, this is probably the characteristic of the Black Snake and Golden Horn Breathing Technique —the pursuit of ultimate defensive power. Therefore, Levi doesn't have too many thoughts about activating the second special effect; he'll just let things take their course.

As Levi had predicted, after reaching the limit of the Golden Horn Breathing Technique, the functions of the Black Scale and Golden Scales completely overlapped and could not be superimposed. Therefore, he was prepared to fuse and mutate the two Breathing Technique Fusion.

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