The Mage: Grinding Experience from the Knight's Breathing Technique
Chapter 187

Advance to Experienced First Ring!

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The journey back was much smoother. Levi and Leviathan swam through the deep sea and eventually returned to Black Fire Island safely.

"It was quite an ordeal; getting certified as a pharmacist was really difficult," Levi remarked.

Levi took out the Storage Bag containing the Doge: First, there were three thousand Great Stone. This Doge truly lived up to its reputation as Artifact Forging. Although its strength wasn't that great, it was incredibly wealthy. Even after deducting its Artifact Forging expenses, it still managed to save up so much.

Then came the spellbooks, Meditation Technique, and Casting Material commonly found in the Combustion Faction. Levi glanced at them; they weren't of much use to him. He already had all of these—mostly the most widely circulated public spells.

Finally, there was a whole bunch of different Artifact Forging materials. Besides the common brass, Mithril, and Sun Gold that are also used in Alchemy, there were many other materials that Levi didn't recognize, mostly materials from sea monsters.

Because the Artifact Forging in the Endless Sea lack the materials commonly found in other Life Realm, the Artifact Forging here have developed Artifact Forging system based primarily on sea beast materials, which can be considered an adaptation to local conditions.

"We can try to repair the Flame Blanket later; this magical artifact is also a life-saving weapon," Levi thought to himself.

Finally, there's the "Star Forging Rune Book," an extremely rare Artifact Forging heritage, priceless like the "Book of Cypher." And it sounds like a very powerful Artifact Forging heritage.

Besides these, among the Doge items, only one First Ring sorcerer artifact remained, called the [Burning Gloves]. It was a crimson leather glove with two First-Circle Spell from the Combustion Faction solidified on it: [Burning Hands] and [Fireball Technique], both classic spells. The Burning Hands was also the prototype for the Flame Stream Seal.

In addition, wearing this glove can gather the power of fire element, amplify the power of Combustion Faction, and speed up casting, similar to Levi's Fire Serpent Ring.

The Burning Hands also bears the mark of the artifact's creator: "Crimson Flame Tower Doge".

It looks like this is the witchcraft that Doge made for himself.

Before he died, Doge used this glove to cast Fireball Technique on Levi.

"Nice gloves."

Levi will put it away for now and use it after this turmoil has passed.

Although he killed a First-Circle Wizard, the other party was an accomplice of the Black Wizard Kraul, and given the chaos in Hot Wind City at the time, the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council would eventually attribute Dogo's death to that great war, and no one would be able to trace it back to him.

Putting those thoughts aside, Levi opened the book on the inheritance of Artifact Forging. On the title page, there was a name.

"Starforging Wizard Oz".

"Such a high-class and impressive title. It must be at least High-Rank Wizard's title," Levi muttered to himself.

He continued reading, because Levi had already studied the Book of Cypher before, and many of the principles of magic arrays were common to the principles of Artifact Forging, so Levi read it very smoothly.

After he had roughly browsed through the inheritance, a notification appeared on the Proficiency Panel.

Levi quickly looked over and realized that he had already mastered the basics of Artifact Forging.

Levi ——————

Artifact Forging: First Order (23/1000)

"So fast?"

"It's probably because I have a foundation in Third Order magic arrays and Alchemy. Magic arrays, Alchemy, and Artifact Forging all have some similarities and commonalities. If you master one, learning the other two will be much easier."

It's like how the more Breathing Technique I learn, the faster I can practice later Breathing Technique. If that's the case, I'll focus on magic arrays first, then Alchemy, and finally Artifact Forging, prioritizing magic arrays while also cultivating the other two as well.

After reading through the initial introduction to the Book of Starforging, Levi Wei was somewhat shocked.

This book on Artifact Forging was a little different from what he had imagined. Oz was not the High-Rank Wizard he thought he was, but just an ordinary mid-level wizard with alien blood. This alien blood was the Starforger Clan.

Although Levi is not Artifact Forging, as Formal Wizard and magic array wizard, he has some understanding of the art of Artifact Forging.

The conventional way of Artifact Forging is simply to construct Spell Model in one's mind, and then solidify the spell onto a smelted carrier, thus forming a basic magical artifact.

The more complex the magical artifact, the more complex the fixed spells, the more types of spells, and the more combinations and synergies between different spells. However, no matter how complex or advanced the magical artifact is, the most basic principles are largely the same.

However, the Artifact Forging tradition left behind by Oz was somewhat different from others. In addition to the conventional methods of spell solidification, he also introduced something called "Rune Words".

This seems to be a very ancient Artifact Forging method, originating from the "Starforger Civilization" in the multiverse Rune Words was a path created by the genius Oz. And Oz was a wizard who had once traveled through the Starforger Civilization.

He once followed his father, a member of the Starforgers, to the Starforger Civilization, a civilization that was once extremely glorious, especially in the manufacture of powerful equipment. Unfortunately, it did not last long and eventually fell to a more powerful civilization, and its legacy was completely severed.

The Starforger Civilization' strength once rested on their "Language of the Stars," which were said to allow their Starforger Civilization Forging communicate with the stars and condense their power into their creations.

Therefore, all the equipment of the Starforger Civilization's army is imbued with "the Language of the Stars," which gives their equipment a variety of powerful abilities.

Legend has it that even the gods and the Plane Dominator the multiverse yearn for the ultimate weapon forged by the strongest craftsman of the Starforger Civilization.

"Star Divine Weapon!"

Possessing this ultimate weapon grants the power to destroy planes and civilizations.

Although myths and legends are inevitably exaggerated, the power of the Language of the Stars is still evident.

Because only the Language of the Stars the stars, after Oz left the Starforger Civilization, he translated and modified the Language of the Stars, optimizing it into the Rune Words wizards could also use.

While the power of Rune Words is far less than that of Language of the Stars," they can still enhance the quality of magical artifacts in other ways besides spell solidification.

However, in Oz's time, the Rune Words he created had not even passed the knowledge certification of the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council, so they could not be listed in the Knowledge Store and could not be licensed to other wizarding organizations to earn fees. In the end, Oz was frustrated and could only seal his works away before his death, but somehow Doge got his hands on them.

Although Doge obtained this Artifact Forging inheritance book, he didn't truly utilize it. He simply treated it as an ordinary Artifact Forging inheritance book, completely ignoring the Rune Words section.

It's not that Doge doesn't want to get involved, but rather that Rune Words require constructing "Rune Stars" in one's mind, just like building Spell Model. These Rune Stars replace the Star Power that the original Starforger communicated with, thus achieving a lower-end version of the Language of the Stars effect.

Constructing Rune Stars is several times more difficult than constructing spell runes, making it a thankless and arduous task for most wizards.

After the Rune Stars are constructed, to enhance the power of Rune Words, you need to constantly use meditation to guide the Star Power into the Rune Stars in your mind, thereby increasing the power of the Rune Words.

Different Rune Words require communication with different celestial bodies, and these Rune Stars will also occupy spell slots in the mind that originally belong to spells, putting an unbearable strain on the wizard's mental energy...

In short, this is an extremely troublesome way of Artifact Forging.

Therefore, Oz's invention was considered a useless and roundabout way of Artifact Forging by the academic community at the time, and it was impossible for it to be popularized. The Academic Review Committee at the time directly rejected the request to put Rune Words on the Council's Knowledge Store.

Of course, Rune Words also have an advantage.

That is, it can be continuously upgraded, and it can be inherited from one magical artifact to the next.

In other words, once Levi has successfully mastered a Rune Words, he only needs to continuously refine and upgrade it in the days to come Rune Words Rune Words become increasingly greater.

It can be understood as a spell and spell rune that can be upgraded.

From now on, no matter what level of magical artifact Levi uses, he can remove the Rune Words from the old, obsolete artifacts and embed them into the new artifacts.

Finally, Levi opened the book to the Rune Words page. The book contained 22 Rune Words. According to Oz, there were hundreds of Language of the Stars in the Starforger Civilization. With his lifelong research, he could only translate and decipher 22 Rune Words.

"Power, Hermit..."

Levi intended to look at them one by one, but when he saw the rune structure of the second Rune Words, "Hermit," he felt extremely tired and drowsy, as if he had been continuously refining potions for three days and three nights.

"No, with my mental strength, I can only see the Rune Words 'Power' and ' Hermit.' I can't see anything after that."

Levi was somewhat shocked. With his level First-Circle Wizard and 27 points of mental strength, he couldn't even finish reading the following content. Ordinary Wizard Apprentice would have no way to learn it. No wonder the Burning Gloves, the wizard artifact that Doge made, didn't have Rune Words melted into it. Doge's mental strength level was not as good as Levi's, and he probably didn't even have the qualifications to learn Rune Words.

"This is a completely new system of Artifact Forging, entirely different from the wizarding way. How could something like this fail to pass the knowledge review of the scholars and experts of the Pan-dimensional world? Unbelievable! These people are far too Arrogance. No wonder they are... experts!"

Levi felt sorry for Oz. Levi didn't believe there was no shady dealings or conspiracy involved. It must be that Oz's innovative invention touched the interests of certain vested interests in the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council, which is why it was ruthlessly rejected.

According to the principles of wizardry, runewords should not be rejected outright, regardless of Rune Words usefulness. As wizards, being open-minded and inclusive is the correct attitude towards unfamiliar things.

Of course, not all wizards are Saint. Among scholars, there are bound to be some arrogant, decadent, and stubborn individuals who look down on younger generations of scholars and are afraid that their own interests will be threatened. This is understandable. It can only be said that Oz was unlucky and did not meet his mentor.

"Forget it, the Sea Sky Wizard Gathering is coming soon, and I don't have time to study it now. I'll study it slowly after the conference." Levi solemnly put the book away. The value of this "Star Forging Rune Book" far exceeded his ordinary Artifact Forging skills, because it was unique.

"Giving this to Doge would be a complete waste. It should belong to me. I have Proficiency Panel, so these difficult Rune Words shouldn't be a problem for me... Panel Bro." Levi muttered to himself.

The year 1032 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of the Freezing Winter.

The Sea Sky Wizard Gathering is drawing ever closer.

Not long after, Levi also went to the Gray-White Tower to retrieve his letter, which contained his licensed pharmacist certificate. He also took the opportunity to let Teacher Mai Lin know that he was safe and sound, so as not to worry her.

Levi, who became a registered pharmacist, was not idle either.

He put all the extra potions he had while honing his potion -Potion Making skills into the War Hammer Shop for sale. As First Ring senior apothecary, his potions were of top quality, so Levi's potions were quite popular in the market, earning him a small profit.

Making money with medicine relies on word-of-mouth and a steady, long-term approach. If you want to make big money and get rich quick, individual pharmacists like Levi won't work; you need a specialized pharmacist organization.

However, through his own continuous efforts, Levi's stockpile of Great Stone reached 20,000 before the Sea Sky Wizard Gathering! This mainly came from the bounty and spoils of the four Black Wizard he killed, Doge's spoils, and the gifts from Dinos. Because the time was too short, the money he made from the potions wasn't much.

Levi instantly felt confident again, full of confidence for the upcoming Haitian Grand Gathering. Apart from the wizards from those big families and organizations, the financial resources of ordinary First-Circle Wizard or even Second-Ring Wizard might not be as abundant as Levi's current wealth.

On this day, Levi stood up from his Cave Residence.

After grinding for experience over this period, his Holy Armor Beetle Touch has also reached Fifth Order.

Levi ————

Holy Armor Beetle Touch: Fifth Order (Limit)...

"Phew, just as I guessed. The maximum number of Fifth Order Scarab Beetle I can control is ten thousand, which is more than enough for me to use in the First Ring or even Second Ring stage. The next focus is on cultivating and improving the quality of the Holy Armor Scorpion."

Levi arrived at the Holy Armor Scorpion Breeding Room.

Inside an underground cave, there were about a thousand Holy Armor Scorpion crawling densely. In addition, on the rock walls, there were white insect eggs that emitted a faint golden light. These eggs were either not yet hatched or had already emerged from their shells.

These Holy Armor Scorpion were all juveniles, raised separately by Levi to prevent their mentally challenged parents from eating them.

Levi kept all the adult Holy Armor Scorpion in the Insect House.

"These seventh-generation Holy Armor Scorpion larvae have just hatched, but their size is already similar to that of the earliest adults. One of them is the size of a child's palm. If they were adults, they would probably be the size of an adult's palm."

Levi was amazed. After his special selection and training, this was only the seventh generation, but the quality of the Holy Armor Scorpion had already met Levi's expectations.

Whether it's their biting power, defense, speed, or appetite, they are far superior to their ancestors; this is an all-around improvement in attributes.

Even if Levi's Fireball Technique hits the Scarab Beetle nowadays, it will only blast them away and leave their shells slightly charred, but it won't kill them.

Unless attacked with high intensity and density, it is generally impossible to break through their carapace defenses.

These Holy Armor Scorpion aren't stupid; when they sense danger, they use their speed to quickly evade it.

"The seventh-generation Holy Armor Scorpion should be able to barely rank in the top 200 of the Exotic Insect Ranking. Once they all grow up, they can truly become my fighting force. At that time, with tens of thousands of seventh-generation Holy Armor Scorpion at my disposal, even Second-Ring Wizard will have to be wary."

Levi used a newly crafted magic array to surround these caves, preventing the juvenile Holy Armor Scorpion from being eaten by predators or escaping.

"That's great, your strength has improved a little bit again."

Levi was overjoyed. He figured that if he improved even a little each day, he would eventually become a big shot in this Wizard World ...

He has now reached a bottleneck in both the ways of Knight and wizardry, a very awkward situation. The reason for this bottleneck is the Secret Medicine and potions.

The way of the Knight lacks extraordinary Secret Medicine, while the way of the wizard lacks highly effective Meditation Aid Potion.

On the contrary, Levi was most successful in the art of magic.

"Let's go, time to find Teacher Mai Lin. I'm looking forward to the upcoming Sea Sky Wizard Gathering."

Levi left home, rode Leviathan, and ventured into the deep sea.

When they arrived at the Gray-White Tower, Mai Lin and Winnie were already prepared. They were waiting for Levi to arrive. Winnie was dressed up in her finest attire, her low-cut pleated robe revealing a variety of charms and a unique mature elegance.

Seeing Levi rushing over in such a hurry, Mai Lin felt a little guilty.

These days, she had also heard about the events that had occurred in the Eighth District. She never expected that Senior Lola and Kraul would actually fight each other, even alarming the Inspector of the Fourth Ring.

However, her biggest worry was undoubtedly Levi Wei. She even felt a little guilty for not taking over the position of president of the Potion Makers' Association back then, so that Levi wouldn't have to go to such a far place for certification.

Although Levi eventually returned successfully and was officially recognized, such a thing must never happen again.

"Now that everyone is here, let's go."

"That's what Mai Lin said."

Just as he finished speaking, a giant albatross-like seabird flew over from afar and landed in the mailroom of the Gray-White Tower, transforming into a male wizard dressed in the uniform robes of Owl House staff member.

"There is an email from Levi Snake. Please check it," the wizard announced loudly.

Levi was about to leave when he suddenly stopped.

"Teachers, wait for me a moment, I'll go take a look," Levi said.

"Go ahead, no rush." Mai Lin waved her hand, urging Levi to hurry up, while they went to wait for Levi on the Leviathan side of the shore.

Levi returned to the mailroom, took the Storage Bag from the messenger, and the messenger transformed into an albatross and left.

The messengers from Owl House are of two types: the Albatross type is for domestic mail and consists entirely of male witches, while the Owl type is for cross-border mail and consists entirely of female witches, such as the witch Eve.

So Levi knew this wasn't something Andrew had sent him. This made him a little curious; in this Azure Realm, all his close friends were in the Gray-White Tower, so surely no one from other regions would send him anything?

Levi cautiously opened the Storage Bag Storage Bag, not because he was worried about dangerous items inside, since dangerous items would never pass the inspection and acceptance of Owl House.

Opening the Storage Bag revealed a small bag full of Great Stone. Even Levi, who currently possessed 20,000 Great Stone, couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

"Ten thousand Great Stone? Who sent it? Could it have been sent to the wrong person?"

Finally, in the corner of the Storage Bag, Levi found a meticulously crafted gold envelope.

On the envelope was a picture of a majestic golden lion, noble and solemn, seemingly from the Jostar Family. Levi opened the letter.

"My dear Lord Levi, it's as if we're meeting in person. Please forgive me for not bringing enough Great Stone last time; besides a shipload of newly purchased goods, I had nothing else. I could only borrow three thousand Great Stone from my steward to express my gratitude. As I said, the Jostar Family always repays its debts. After I returned home and told my father, Leon, what I had experienced, this ' Old Golden Lion ' angrily reprimanded me, saying I was ignorant. These ten thousand Great Stone represent my gratitude, my father's gratitude, and the Jostar Family's gratitude for saving your life. Please accept them. If you have time, you are welcome to visit Lion King City on the Yellow Earth Continent. The Jostar Family looks forward to your arrival."

The signature at the bottom is that of Dinos Jostar.

Levi was slightly taken aback.

"This..."

To be honest, it was probably because Levi's poverty limited his Elephant Strength, or perhaps it was because he killed those Black Wizard too easily.

In his view, this was just a small favor, nothing serious. After all, he had already taken the Storage Bag and bounties from the four Black Wizard. If it weren't for Dinos and the butler holding him back, it would have taken him quite a bit of effort to kill the remaining three Black Wizard.

Therefore, Levi did not think that three thousand Great Stone was too meager; for most wizards in the Outer Ring Sea Area, it was a huge sum of money.

"Maybe this is the world of the rich... This kid really put his heart into it." Levi praised, his impression of the Jostar Family growing even stronger.

No wonder he's a descendant of Legendary Knight; he really knows how to conduct himself.

Judging from the Legendary Knight Levi has encountered so far, whether it's the Blood Knight or Mu Di, they all seem to possess some outstanding qualities, truly embodying the Knight virtues so precious in this world. Perhaps it is precisely these Knight qualities that have forged these Legendary Knight.

"I haven't even sold the Naga's Blessing yet, and I already have 30,000 Great Stone. Life is full of surprises," Levi thought to himself. 30,000 Great Stone could buy even the lowest-grade wizard ship.

He warned himself not to get carried away, to be frugal and use resources wisely. He already had the Leviathan, a vehicle that consumed 100 kilograms of flesh every 100 kilometers, so why waste Great Stone on the Wizard Ship?

Levi solemnly accepted the Jostar Family's gift of gratitude, found Mai Lin and Winnie waiting on the shore, boarded the Leviathan, and set off towards the location of the Sea Sky Wizard Gathering.

The Sea Sky Wizard Gathering is being held on a deserted island in an uninhabited sea area. This uninhabited sea area is located on the edge of the uninhabited sea area between the Ninth District and Eighth District. It was in this sea area that Levi crossed.

However, a Third Ring magic array called the "Heaven Severing Sea Curtain Grand Array" has been set up on this deserted island specifically for this Sea Sky Wizard Gathering. This Third Ring magic array is much more advanced than the Second Ring magic array of the Gray-White Tower. Unless there are Fourth Ring beings or multiple Third Ring beings, this magic array will basically not be broken.

Moreover, most of the sea creatures near this uninhabited area had already been cleared out in advance, so there is no need to worry about the risk of sea creatures.

After all, those who come to the Sea Sky Wizard Gathering are at least Formal Wizard. Although the number of wizards participating in this gathering is not large, there are still about a thousand people. A thousand Formal Wizard are enough to sweep away all forces in this sea area. Even if mid-level wizards come, they won't fare well, not to mention that there are also a few mid-level wizards participating in the gathering.

Three days after Levi and his group set off, they arrived at the venue of the Haitian Grand Meeting. By then, the meeting had already been going on for a day.

On the deserted island, a blue magic circle covering an area of nearly ten miles stretched from the sky to the ground. Various temporary buildings could be vaguely seen inside, resembling an amusement park from a previous life.

"Third Ring magic array... What a grand display!" Levi couldn't help but exclaim. Even his Book of Cypher only recorded some Second Ring magic arrays at most. Third Ring magic arrays like this were even rarer to pass down, and could only be found in the Tower of Stars and the wizarding organizations in the Inner Ring Sea Area.

"Let's go in. Thanks to Leviathan, otherwise we would have arrived two days later and missed so much," Mai Lin said with a smile.

"Yes, I really envy my junior brother. To have such First Ring sea beast as a mount is something that many Formal Wizard dream of." Winnie also sighed, her eyes revealing envy.

Levi smiled slightly and said nothing.

Without Leviathan's tireless efforts, there would be no Levi today. Once he subdues that Sea Hag Dragon Crocodile, he'll definitely make Leviathan retire sooner... At most, he'll sharpen its horns to promote its healthy growth.

At the entrance to the magic circle, a Second-Ring Wizard from the Tower of Stars was guarding the spot, studying a book in his hand.

"Please submit your identification and organization details, and I will record your spiritual imprints into the magic array, allowing you to enter and exit freely. In addition, each person needs to pay a registration fee of one hundred Great Stone, which also serves as the entrance fee. After payment, you can freely enter and exit until the end of the Haitian Grand Gathering by presenting your membership card or official documents such as a registered pharmacist certificate."

Mai Lin nodded and handed three hundred Great Stone to the Second-Ring Wizard.

Levi didn't say anything. Since the leader had offered to treat them, it would seem disrespectful to insist on paying the bill. Anyway, he and Teacher Mai Lin Teacher Mai Lin were all on the same side, so he didn't care about the Great Stone.

Once inside, Winnie couldn't help but exclaim, "There must be at least a thousand wizards participating in this grand event. At 100 Great Stone per person, the entrance fee alone will amount to 100,000 Great Stone... Good heavens."

It's important to know that the admission fee is just the bare minimum. For every transaction that takes place at this Sea Sky Wizard Gathering, the organizers, Tower of Stars, will charge a certain commission or booth fee.

In the past few days, the Tower of Stars has made a fortune, earning at least hundreds of thousands or even millions of Great Stone. However, this is normal for such a large official institution.

This is because the Outer Ring Region is full of poor wizards, and there's not much to make money out of.

The Tower of Stars can earn hundreds of millions of Great Stone by hosting the Sea and Sky Grand Gathering in the Inner Ring area, a huge fortune that most wizard organizations and wizards cannot imagine.

Upon entering the venue, the noisy atmosphere immediately enveloped us. The sounds of hawking, discussion, laughter, and the clash of spells on the central arena rose and fell, filling our ears.

"Now you're free to do whatever you want. Just meet up at the entrance after the event. Don't get into any conflicts with others. At an event of this caliber, there might be some hidden experts at the Third Ring Third Ring level. If they conceal their spiritual energy fluctuations, you might even mistake them for ordinary people. So you should treat everyone here with caution."

Mai Lin reminded her that she was the only one who wasn't attending the Hainan Rendez-Vous for the first time.

"Okay, teacher," Levi said.

"Yes, go ahead, Little Levi. I trust your personality," Mai Lin said with a smile.

Little Levi is a kind, humble, approachable, and very well-behaved person. Mai Lin likes people like that. It's just that Winnie, this big girl, is a bit rough around the edges, which makes Mai Lin a little uneasy.

Levi got straight to the point: he came to the Haitian Grand Gathering mainly for the potion formula; everything else was irrelevant.

Forget about battles and chance encounters; they're all insignificant compared to the paramount importance of grinding for experience.

He would be happy as long as he could get his hands on a potion formula that could significantly boost his meditation speed. He wouldn't join the upcoming grand event, in case anything went wrong and he would suffer the consequences.

At the Haitian Festival, many wizards have already started setting up stalls, and each stall here requires a stall fee.

Levi wandered around these stalls, finally shaking his head helplessly. He had been overthinking things. How could these people possibly have Meditation Potion recipes, or even Breathing Technique? After walking around, although there were some materials and magical artifacts that could be useful to Levi, they were too expensive and not worth buying.

Finally, Levi walked and walked until he came to an auction, which was his last hope.

"Let's go in and take a look at the Haitian Auction House."

Generally, important items are handled through auctions at major events.

After showing his membership card, Levi arrived at the auction venue, where the auction was already underway, but it consisted of items that Levi was not interested in.

Near the end of the auction, Levi finally encountered something that interested him.

"Next up for auction are ten bottles of [Six Gods Flower Potion]. These are top-grade First Ring potions crafted by Grimm Water, Second Ring registered pharmacist from [Grimm's Tower]. They have passed official certification and testing and are absolutely genuine and effective."

The potion increases the meditation speed of First-Circle Wizard by 40%, and that of Second-Ring Wizard by 20%. It has no effect on wizards of the Third Ring or higher. The effect lasts for two weeks.

"These ten bottles of Six Gods Flower Potion are for sale as a package, with a starting bid of four thousand Great Stone. However, if you have any breakthrough potions to help you break through to the First-Circle Wizard, please contact our staff directly. The apothecary will give priority to breakthrough potions."

After the pretty staff member finished speaking, a fierce bidding war broke out. It was clear that some of the wizards were quite wealthy. After all, these ten bottles of potions would be enough for almost six months.

Levi's heart stirred slightly. He had heard of Gelin Wote before, on the label of a tranquilizer he had obtained after killing Silcos.

It seems that Gelin Wote has the potion formula he needs, but the other party is not selling the formula, but the potion itself.

Watching the people bid, Levi silently left the auction hall. As he left, he subtly transmitted his voice to the beautiful female staff member, saying, "I have a breakthrough potion. Could you please contact Mr. Grimm for me?"

He didn't shout it out directly. One shouldn't flaunt wealth, especially something as precious as a breakthrough potion. There are so many wizards here, and although there are laws to restrain them, there will always be some reckless outlaws blinded by greed. Levi didn't want to be targeted by so many potential enemies just for buying a potion formula.

The staff member on the other end was slightly taken aback, and then she called out, "Please wait a moment, everyone."

Some of the wizards in the hall showed expressions of helplessness and resentment. It was clear that some of the wizards present possessed breakthrough potions, so the auction was temporarily suspended; however, no one knew who it was.

Backstage at the auction, in a private room equipped with soundproofing spells, Levi had already met the Second Ring registered pharmacist, Grimm Water.

He was only a Senior First Ring Wizard, not the Second-Ring Wizard that Levi imagined, and the [Grimm's Tower] was a very small family-type First-Circle Wizard organization established by this Mr. Grimm himself.

"Sir, do you really have a breakthrough potion? May I ask what kind of potion it is?" Gelin Wote's face lit up with joy, and his eyes were filled with anticipation.

He came from a family of pharmacists, and his family's pharmacist lineage included ancestral formulas for breakthrough potions. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't collect all the ingredients for these formulas.

Because some of the key ingredients can only be found in the Dread Realm or even other multidimensional planes.

His eldest daughter Emma Water, is currently at a crucial stage in her journey from High-Grade Wizard Apprentice to First Ring Formal Wizard. Emma's talent is average, only at the level of affinity with all three elements, so her chances of successfully advancing to First-Circle Wizard are not very high.

However, if he had a breakthrough potion, plus the breakthrough potion he bought from another apothecary some time ago, Emma could basically advance to Formal Wizard with 100% certainty by using these two different types of breakthrough potions together. At that time, his family could grow stronger again, and his own pressure would be greatly reduced.

Therefore, Grimm still needs to confirm whether the potion that Levi possesses is the same as his own, because the same breakthrough potion cannot be used in combination; only the first use is effective.

Levi took out a Naga potion and said, "This is the Naga's Blessing Potion. As Second Ring registered pharmacist, you must know about it."

Grimm's eyes lit up immediately, and he said excitedly, "Sir, those ten doses of Six Gods Flower Potion are yours."

With his expertise as a pharmacist, he could tell at a glance whether the potion Levi concocted was genuine or fake, and he had also verified Levi's status as a registered pharmacist, which was undeniable.

The Naga's Blessing Potion is the most effective among the First Ring potions, even better than the one I obtained from another alchemist.

Levi smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, you've misunderstood. I don't want the potion; I want the potion formula itself."

Although Grimm was a wizard, he didn't hide his emotions. Levi had already realized that his breakthrough potion was extremely tempting to Grimm, which was why he dared to say such a thing.

"This... Lord Levi, you've gone a bit too far. Do you know the value of the Six Gods Flower Potion formula? A Third-Ring Wizard organization once offered 50,000 Great Stone to buy this formula from me, but I didn't sell it. The potion formula is the foundation of our Grimm Family, and it's impossible for us to sell it!" Grimm said coldly, his voice firm and resolute.

Levi said, "What if I buy your formula and only use it myself? Your so-called foundation is nothing more than this unique potion formula being able to continuously generate income for your family. You're just worried about someone else Potion Making and stealing your business."

I can sign Contract Stone Slab, and I will never reveal your potion formula to anyone else. It will only be used by myself, and I will not sell the Six Gods Flower Potion, nor will I give it to anyone else, not even my own descendants.

In addition to this Naga potion, I'm willing to pay you a certain Great Stone. Mr. Grimm, don't be too conservative; you can seriously consider my terms. I've already shown you my utmost sincerity."

After Levi finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment when he saw Grimm's expression.

He thought to himself that this Grimm was probably the kind of pharmacist who focused on research, had no guile, was not good at dealing with others, and was somewhat rigid and dull, so this kind of person was relatively easy to manipulate.

Grimm was struggling internally. Although he had the ancestral formula for the breakthrough potion, he couldn't possibly collect all the ingredients. Even if he did, who knew when that would be? By then, his daughter's best opportunity for a breakthrough would have passed.

The opportunity was too good to pass up, and Levi's offer made him waver in his original principles.

"Mr. Grimm, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Think it over." Levi Wei said calmly.

Grimm was torn between his inner turmoil and his own thoughts. Finally, he sighed and said with a wry smile, "Alright... Your Excellency wins. How about this, I won't ask you to pay any extra Great Stone. I see you're an apothecary, so you should also have the recipe for Naga's Blessing potions and the means to obtain the materials. I hope that if you have more Naga's Blessing in the future, you'll consider selling them to Grimm's Tower first. I have two sons and three daughters who are all Wizard Apprentice; it hasn't been easy for me..."

Levi smiled with satisfaction and said, "Okay, I hope we can achieve long-term cooperation, share resources, and make progress together."

However, this Grimm is really fertile. Generally speaking, there is not much difference in fertility between low-level wizards and mortals, and there are not many obstacles to reproduction.

However, very few wizards would have so many offspring. In this day and age, the cost of raising an offspring to become Formal Wizard is considerable, and even if two wizards were to unite, it is impossible to guarantee that every offspring would have the aptitude to be a wizard.

More wizards focus on their own cultivation and power rather than wasting money on training the next generation, unless the next generation's talent is truly exceptional and worth the investment.

Even within wizarding families, they focus on nurturing one or two exceptionally talented offspring, while the others are cruelly abandoned and sent to a special mortal settlement established by the family to serve the wizarding clan and live ordinary lives.

Furthermore, the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council considers that resources are finite, and wizards have long lifespans. If the number of offspring is not controlled, the Wizard World will inevitably suffer from severe resource shortages, and the rate of regeneration will not be able to keep up with the wizards' consumption, which would be detrimental to the progress of Wizard Civilization. Therefore, there are now special laws to restrict wizards' reproduction.

The wars waged by the Wizard Civilization against other civilizations in the past were essentially due to the expansion of the wizard population, which required new worlds to obtain resources. Every time the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council conquered a new plane, it would open up some wizard birth quotas for a short period of time for the pioneering and colonization of the new world, and so on.

It's truly rare for someone like Grimm to have five children; he must have had to pay a hefty fine. No wonder he needs so many Naga's Blessing.

"Okay, I agree to your request. My name is Levi, a registered pharmacist from the Gray-White Tower. Let's sign the contract now."

Levi said that playing word games with contract terms was one of Levi strengths in his previous life, but Grimm was a good person and quite honest, so Levi naturally wouldn't resort to those tricks.

Then he took out a Contract Stone Slab, and he and Grimm agreed on the terms and signed the contract with their spiritual imprints. Once the contract was signed, neither party could violate it, and the consequence of violating it would be that their soul would be devoured.

In this way, both sides are happy.

Levi obtained the recipe for the Six Gods Flower Potion. In addition, Levi used another Naga's Blessing to directly exchange for twenty sets of materials for refining the Six Gods Flower Potion from Grimm, so that Levi would not have to spend a long time searching for materials.

Grimm also agreed that he could continue to sell Levi some materials for the Six Gods Flower Potion in the future.

In this way, Levi's problem with Meditation Aid Potion is completely solved. At least until the Second Ring, Levi no longer needs to worry about the potions. Moreover, the Six Gods Flower Potion can also play a significant role in the Second Ring stage.

"I'm off. Mission accomplished. The rest of the event is no longer my concern." Levi strolled around; the event was quite exciting. Winnie was even sparring with someone in the arena. Mai Lin was chatting and catching up with her old friends, but Levi didn't like joining in the fun. He just wanted to go home and work on his Potion Making and liver-strengthening skills.

Levi said goodbye to Mai Lin and the others, then boarded the Leviathan and left first. Given Teacher Mai Lin's methods, Levi wasn't worried about their safety or their journey home.

Back on Black Fire Island, Levi took out the Six Gods Flower Potion and began to refine it. He was now an Eighth Rank Potion Making, at the level of First Ring senior Potion Making. Although the Six Gods Flower Potion was more difficult to refine than the Sandman Potion, it was only First Ring potion, so Levi could easily master it.

A month later, the Sea and Sky Gathering came to a perfect end, and Mai Lin and Winnie returned to the Gray-White Tower, and Ninth District returned to its former peace.

After failing once, Levi successfully refined the first Six Gods Flower Potion.

After taking it, he entered a meditative state using the Sun Meditation Technique. Because of Black Fire Island, the Meditation Technique that Levi is currently progressing through the fastest is the Sun Meditation Technique.

After completing one round of meditation, Levi checked his Proficiency Panel. Sure enough, it was similar to the potion description; it was also First Ring Meditation Aid Potion, but this Six Gods Flower Potion was much more potent than the Sandman Potion.

And so, Levi began his cultivation journey of making Potion Making while simultaneously taking drugs.

A month later, Levi had finished refining all twenty potion materials he had obtained from Grimm, with a very good success rate, producing a total of fifteen Six Gods Flower Potion.

With the aid of the Six Gods Flower Potion, the Sun Meditation Technique and Earth Meditation Technique began to rise rapidly again, especially the Sun Meditation Technique, which took the Meditation Technique due to the level two fire element power of Black Fire Island.

Life was peaceful and serene. During Levi's trip, his companions from the Gray-White Tower were all doing well. Levi also learned that in Hot Wind City, the master of the Crimson Flame Tower, Kraul, was still at large, as was his lover, the Scarlet Witch.

The Green Forest Witch simply hired a large wizard ship to move the Green Forest Tower away from Hot Wind City, and went off to cultivate somewhere unknown, disappearing without a trace.

Thus, the Potion Makers' Association of Eighth District also declared bankruptcy. Ultimately, the headquarters of the Potion Makers' Association decided to integrate the Potion Makers' Association of Districts 7, 8, 9, and 10 into the Pharmacist Association of Seventh District, which is the Waum Family, one of the Great Wizard families of the Wasteland Continent. This family is mainly based on the Storm Faction, and its patriarch is a genuine third -Third Ring Pharmacist.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

During the two years, Levi and Grimm maintained close trading relations. In order to refine the Six Gods Flower Potion, the 30,000 Great Stone he had saved up were spent like water. Although he also had income from the War Hammer Shop, it was still not enough to cover the expenses.

The year 1034 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of Vitality.

The herbs on Black Fire Island thrived under the care of the Clouds and Rain Become Smoke and the Swordsman Mantis.

The Bone Snake Igor lazily basked in the sun, living a very comfortable life. In Hell, he had to worry about being eaten by powerful beings, but here he was enjoying himself immensely.

The seventh generation of Scarab Beetle larvae are almost adults. Scarab Beetle have a relatively short growth cycle and lifespan, but because they reproduce at a reasonable rate, there is no need to worry about their numbers. They are slowly moving towards 10,000.

Inside the Black Fire Cave, after completing a round of the Sun Meditation Technique, Levi felt a surge of energy within his mind, and he opened his eyes, quickly placing his hand on the Klein Crystal.

Mental Strength: 30

"Art Power: 560"

"30 points of mental strength."

"Before I knew it, I was 44 years old."

After his mental strength reached the 30-point mark, Levi's eyes seemed to become more profound. He stood up, radiating the mental strength fluctuations befitting a senior wizard.

Then he opened the Proficiency Panel.

Levi ————

Sun Meditation Technique: Fifth Order (23/30000)

"If I'm already a veteran of the First Ring, how far can the Second Ring be?" Levi said confidently.

12,000 words today, plus an extra 6,000 words.

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