House of Witches (Thanks to "Anhui Wang Zexian" for 3 Alliance Master rewards!)

The year 1094 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of Wheat Fields.

The Endless Sea.

The Hundred Eye Demon Domain.

In the blink of an eye, a week has passed since Levi arrived in the Wizard World.

The side effects of Levi's Scarlet Escape gradually subsided.

Now, everything is finally completely fine.

"These side effects are quite significant. Having stayed in the Mortal World for so long, I wonder what the current state of the war in the Wizard World is like. I'd better find a place to gather some intelligence."

Levi stood up and put away the Tyrant II and the magic array that had been protecting him.

Then they left the area.

The Flying Shark is sailing in the air.

He hurried toward those places he remembered.

Torrent City.

Inside a small tavern in the chaotic Outer City District.

The strippers were performing an energetic Xiao Wu, and the lead stripper was a beautiful woman from a Fur Race with rabbit ears.

"I still remember when I broke through to the Second Ring, I celebrated with Grimm and Toman by hiring Fur Race dancers. Time has passed, and Toman and Grimm have died in the war. The cruelty of the Wizard World is evident."

Li Wei disguised himself and infiltrated Stromgarde using the Hermit Rune. He also concealed his cultivation level as a First Ring Wizard, dressed in a gray robe, and gathered intelligence in the taverns outside Stromgarde.

Based on what he's gathered these past few days...

The Wizard World is still engulfed in war.

The Black and White Wizard War has been going on for sixty years.

Both Black Sun Adam and Hundred Beast Mad Wizard are at the peak of the Eighth Ring Wizard, just one step away from becoming a Ninth Ring Great Wizard.

In this Black and White Wizard War Black Wizard, the Great Wizard organizations—the Black Sun Tower, the Boiling Beast Blood, the Submerged Ancient City, and the City of Injustice —each have Eighth Ring Wizard in command.

Although the Tower of Stars is stronger, it cannot achieve victory in the war in a short period of time.

Actually, the situation in the Azure Realm is still good.

According to intelligence, the Land of the Faithless of some smaller schools have been completely overrun and become the territory of the Black Wizard. A new Black Wizard regime has been established there, and the white wizards have become like stray dogs.

This even includes the Realm of Frost of the Frost School.

Although the Frost School rose to prominence thanks to the Frost Witch Gulveig, this Legendary Realm witch has already left the Wizard World and gone to the distant Five Great Plane Federation, where she is now engaged in a Legendary Realm battle with the Lady Famine, an evil god under the Lord of Chaos.

Apart from the Frost Witch, the headquarters of the Frost School doesn't even have a single Great Wizard.

This has given some Black Wizard an opportunity, and now the Frost School is facing a serious crisis.

The Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council is currently drawing personnel from various factions to support the White Wizarding forces of the Frost School.

Meanwhile, in Torrent City, the fighting has ceased, and apart from the demons hiding among Mortal World, the Black Wizard forces in Sixth District have been eliminated.

Therefore, many wizards from Torrent City were transferred to the Realm of Frost to fight on the front lines.

As for the Great Expedition, the Myriad Machine Plane has been reclaimed, and the Legendary Wizard has led his team back to quell the internal strife in the Wizard World.

This is one of the few pieces of good news in the Wizard World in recent years.

It seems that in the end, the Legendary Wizard was still one step ahead, and the Father of Plague was no match for him.

"In that case, I wonder if the Tower Master can come back... However, the Father of Plague was only seriously injured, not dead. It is still very difficult to kill an evil god."

Levi thought of the sudden outbreaks of plague in the Mortal World and felt that there seemed to be some kind of connection between the two.

After gathering some information, Levi left Torrent City.

His identity was somewhat special, so he couldn't stay in Torrent City for long. Otherwise, if his faked death was discovered, he would be forced to serve in the military.

Two weeks later.

Levi arrived at the Yellow Earth Continent.

In Lion King City.

Levi met the Old Golden Lion Leon.

In recent years, the situation on the Yellow Earth Continent has been relatively stable.

After a period of recuperation, the Golden Lion Family grew considerably stronger after absorbing the Aisidi Family's legacy.

"Levi, it's been a long time," Leon said with a smile, his face beaming.

He had just mastered his second innate spell and become a senior wizard of the Third Ring, so he was in a good mood.

"Leon, where are Dinos and Mu Di?" Levi asked.

"Dinos is currently in seclusion, reportedly to break through the Legendary Realm barrier, while Mu Di left the Yellow Earth Continent a few years ago to venture into the Inner Ring Sea Area."

"Which district within the Inner Ring did Mu Di visit?"

"It seems to be Seventh District..."

"Okay, I understand. Leon."

Levi left Lion King City intending to take Mu Di and Dinos with him, but now it seems that this matter can only be put on hold for the time being.

"That Mu Di actually went to venture into the Inner Ring area. He's only Knight at the level of Second-Ring Wizard. It won't be easy for him to survive in the Inner Ring. And the place he went to is the Seventh District, which is the territory of the Thunder Dragon Family." Levi pondered to himself. "Everyone has their own fate. Never mind, I'd better go see Teacher Mai Lin."

The Giant Tree Secret Realm.

"Granny Mai! Levi is back!" Winnie led Levi quickly to Mai Lin's little treehouse.

Teacher Mai Lin looked at Levi she hadn't seen for a long time, with her aged face.

"I knew it... Levi couldn't possibly be dead," Mai Lin murmured, seeing that imposing figure from her memories.

"Teachers, how did you know I was dead?" Levi asked, both amused and exasperated.

"Winnie asked her friends in Torrent City for information," Mai Lin said.

"All right..."

"By the way, that bastard Tower Master might come back in the future, if he didn't die in the Myriad Machine Plane ..." Mai Lin said.

"I've heard that too. With the Tower Master's abilities, he shouldn't die in battle. He's basically Alchemy being; as long as his brain is preserved, he can reassemble his body."

"I hope so."

"Teacher, if you had the chance to leave the Wizard World in the future, would you choose to leave?" Levi asked.

"Go to the Mortal World?" Mai Lin asked.

"Yes, I know a place where the elemental power is no less than that of the Wizard World, but that place needs to be kept secret, so I can only take some of my most trusted people with me." Levi nodded.

He felt that the Wizard World was too dangerous. Although the Giant Tree Secret Realm was safe for the time being, it could not be guaranteed to be safe forever.

Therefore, he wanted to bring his close teachers and friends from the Gray-White Tower to the Mortal World.

"I want to wait until the Tower Master comes back before we talk about it. If we all leave this Outer Ring Sea Area, how will he find us when he comes back..." Mai Lin said.

"I see."

Levi sighed.

Tower Master Herman is the guide on Mai Lin 'Wizard's Path, like a teacher and a father.

Teacher Mai Lin is unlikely to leave here anytime soon.

Levi left Teacher Mai Lin some Second Ring Meditation Aid Potion, as well as a portion of the Lady of the Lake Potion that he had previously crafted as a surplus.

If the teacher can break through to the Third-Ring Wizard in the remaining decades of his life journey, that would be best.

If not, then Levi has done his best and will have no regrets.

The Lady of the Lake Potion, if left out, would absolutely cause other Second Ring and even mid-level wizards to go crazy for it. Even if it were sold for 100,000 Great Stone, there would still be people who wanted it.

Levi had previously refined four, using one for himself and giving one to Teacher Mai Lin.

There are two left. Levi plans to keep them to sell for money, or give them to some important people in the future.

The main problem is that the Evil Spirit Dream Fairy has been used up.

Otherwise, Levi could have mass-produced this medicine.

Before leaving, Levi went to the grave of Manla, a good friend he had met during his apprenticeship, who had now passed away peacefully.

"Old friend, I hope you're doing well in the Underworld."

In this chaotic and disorderly era, filled with blood and fire, to die peacefully in one's sleep is indeed a kind of fortune.

Manla's daughter became Formal Wizard and now teaches at the Green Forest Tower.

The little girl, Li Ya, whom he had left with his teacher, had grown into a graceful young woman and had even become a Wizard Apprentice. However, she seemed somewhat estranged from Levi because they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Levi was also quite helpless about this.

After all, the person Li Ya was most familiar with was always "Grandpa Wine Barrel" who worked in the blacksmith shop, bragging and drinking beer.

Li Ya's mother, the tavern owner, was an old woman. Although her hair was white, she was still very energetic. However, in Levi's Ashen Eyes, it could be seen that she was surrounded by death energy, and her time was probably not far off.

Levi gave her some common medicines to enhance her physical condition, which could slightly prolong her life.

Finally, Levi met Yolman, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. This good brother who had helped him through the early difficulties seemed to be nearing the end of his life.

Yolman's bloodline is relatively thin, making it difficult for him to advance to the Third Ring extraordinary creature level in his lifetime.

From its first master to the present, it has been five hundred years old, and is now an old snake in its twilight years.

"Old buddy, come with me. I'll see if I can help you get to the next level." Levi stroked the Yolman's head.

Yolman shook his head.

Levi understood what it meant; it wanted to stay by Granny Mai's and Winnie's side.

"Alright, take care, live a few more years. Once I've fully developed the bloodline potion for hybrid Dragonkind to advance, I won't let you die so easily."

Everything in this world is ultimately subject to birth, aging, sickness, and death. In fact, it's quite good to go with the flow.

However, Levi was unwilling to accept this. He wanted to live forever, but he didn't want to live forever alone. Within his power, he also wanted those who had helped him to live as many years as possible... After all, they were some of the few beautiful memories he had on his monotonous path of cultivation.

Having put aside his concerns here, Levi left the Giant Tree Secret Realm.

What he was looking for next was basically in the Inner Ring Sea Area, or even the Starry Sea Area.

So he probably won't be coming back for a long time.

Levi secretly went to Ninth District, and the situation there was no different from when he left.

Black Eye Raven Morty has taken control of Ninth District from his Black Fire Island.

This eighth-ranked powerhouse on the Blacklist is Fourth Ring- ring wizard who has mastered at least two Third Ring talent spells and two Fourth Ring talent spells.

His strength is far beyond that of those Ancient Saint who couldn't even fly.

Therefore, Levi has no intention of seeking revenge at the moment.

It's just the loss of one island.

Levi immediately set off for the Fifth District the Inner Ring Sea Area.

Three months later.

Levi visited several wizarding markets.

However, they discovered that not only the Black Pearl Market, but also other markets had become the property of the Thunder Dragon Family.

The medicinal herbs he needed were not for sale at the market.

The Thunder Dragon Family monopolizes all the raw materials for Meditation Aid Potion and realm breakthrough potions.

Then the family's apothecary would make it into a potion, which would then be sold at a high price in the wizarding market.

Levi calculated that if he bought the finished potions from the Thunder Dragon Family, the cost would be ten times higher than the cost of refining them himself! Even after deducting labor and time costs, the Thunder Dragon Family would still make a huge profit.

"They're not giving ordinary wizards a way to survive; they're essentially forcing everyone to buy their potions."

Levi left in frustration and resentment.

He vowed that once he had the power, he would definitely find a way to wipe out the Thunder Dragon Family, which was a major scourge in the Wizarding World, even more despicable than the Black Wizard.

"At this juncture, the only option is to head to the Starry Sea Area."

The higher Levi went, the more he could feel how serious the problems of resource monopoly and unequal distribution were in the Wizard World.

It's not without reason that Black Wizard wage war.

In the established Wizard World, those who have vested interests monopolize everything, making it difficult for ordinary wizards to rise in rank.

The giant ship left behind by Sauron has decayed.

All of this needs to be changed! Bloodshed and sacrifice are inevitable.

"Well..."

All the resentment turned into a sigh.

Despite encountering setbacks at every turn, Levi eventually arrived at the Starry Sea Area.

That is, the Sea of Six Towers.

The Six Towers now are: the Seven Waters Tower, the House of Witches, the Sea Abyss Alliance, the Leitney Wizard Family, the Lilith's Cottage, and the Hurricane Tower.

The Seven Waters Tower is world-renowned for its shipbuilding; the House of Witches only accepts witches and is skilled in Potion Making; the Sea Abyss Alliance is said to have many powerful members with Sea Race blood and the ability to tame sea beasts; Lilith's Cottage is rather ordinary and has no special features.

The four companies mentioned above are mostly from the Ocean Faction.

The Hurricane Tower and the Leitney Wizard Family are respectively from the Storm Faction and the Thunder Faction. The latter is the only wizarding family organization among the Six Towers, and it is said to have a very long history, having once produced Demigod- level Great Wizard.

Besides these Six Towers, there are many other wizarding organizations of varying sizes in the Starry Sea Area.

In fact, Levi did not want to step into the Starry Sea Area so early.

This is Paradise for the strong. I am but a mere Third-Ring Wizard, and only by relying on the way of Knight can I barely contend with Fourth Ring Wizard.

In the Starry Sea Area, while not at the bottom, it's not considered high either.

However, he realized that the resources he needed could only be found here.

It would be a waste of time to find it in the Inner Ring Sea Area.

On the boundless sea, Levi, aboard the Flying Shark, felt the rich elemental power.

"The elemental power of this Starry Sea Area is several times that of the outer ring region. It truly deserves to be called a sacred place for cultivation," he couldn't help but exclaim.

Below him are islands arranged like stars.

These are all private islands owned by wizards living in the Starry Sea Area. They are quite expensive, and those who live on these islands are mostly mid-level wizards, or even possibly high-level Primal Soul Wizard.

Aside from these islands that resemble private villas, there are also some giant islands in the Starry Sea Area.

On the giant island, there is a wizard's market or city, and this is Levi's destination.

"Speaking of which, it seems that Old Sha has also arrived in the Starry Sea Area. I wonder how he is doing now?" Levi muttered to himself as he arrived at a giant island.

This giant island is called "Nether King Island," and it is one of the twelve giant islands that guard the Starry Sea Area.

These twelve giant islands are home to twelve colossal wizard cities, known as the "Twelve Witch Cities".

Nether King City is one of them.

Currently, due to the ongoing war, these cities are strictly checking the identities of outsiders.

Levi was stopped by the guards before he even entered the city.

However, there is nothing in this world that money cannot solve; if there is, it's simply that there isn't enough money.

Ultimately, relying on his financial power, Levi successfully obtained the Identity Plate.

The Nether King City is equipped with Fifth Ring anti-flight array, which prevents any wizard except for the most esteemed high-level Primal Soul Wizard from flying here.

This is also for the convenience of management, to prevent some wizards from causing trouble and then quickly escaping.

The streets were filled with all sorts of wizards, as well as mortals who served as their servants, foreign slaves, and even some Knight and guards.

Levi needed the ingredients for the potion, so he went directly to the largest potion shop in Nether King City.

"The House of Witches".

This apothecary must be the House of Witches located in Nether King City.

Upon entering, Levi discovered a beautiful witch reading a book on potions.

She noticed Levi's arrival, but did not take her eyes off the books.

"If you need any medicine, you can tell [Little Witch]," she said while reading the book.

"I am Ke Li the Little Witch, wizard. What potion would you like to buy?" A little girl, about the size of Levi's palm, wearing a loose black robe and a bow in her hair, flew in mid-air. Behind her, there was a pair of wings as thin as cicada wings, which were flapping rapidly.

"As expected of House of Witches, they even have little fairies as servants." Levi's heart stirred.

In the ancient wizarding era, goblins often served as stewards for wizards, managing herb gardens, Wizard Tower, and all aspects of their daily lives.

They are efficient and powerful. Don't let their small size fool you; this little guy has mastered powerful "fairy magic".

However, due to over-capturing, these little creatures are now rarely seen in the Wizard World.

The Flower Fairy mentioned in the magic trick "The Flower Fairy's Tears" that Levi learned when he was an apprentice was a type of little fairy.

Judging from the Little Witch in front of him, Levi estimated that she should have the strength of Second-Ring Wizard, making her one of the top experts among the fairies.

"Ke Li, Claire, I need to buy some potion ingredients. I wonder if you sell them here?" Levi asked.

The Little Witch hovered in front of Levi, rested her chin on her hand, shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, sir, we don't sell medicinal herbs right now."

"Why? I remember you sold them before," Levi asked.

At this moment, the witch who had been reading looked up from her book and calmly looked at Levi, saying, "It's wartime now, Wizard World is already short of medicinal resources. In addition, a large number of wizards who search for and cultivate medicinal herbs have been sent to the military. Therefore, we have stopped selling materials and only sell potions. You can't buy them in other wizarding organizations' shops either."

Levi felt distressed. He sighed and prepared to leave.

"Are you an apothecary?" the witch asked.

"Yes."

Which ring road?

"Third Ring Pharmacist".

"I do have a way to help you obtain the potion ingredients," the witch said after thinking for a moment.

"Please let me know." Levi looked grateful.

"Our House of Witches has recently received some large orders from the military, and the apothecaries in the tower are overwhelmed. We are currently recruiting temporary apothecaries, and one of the rewards for temporary apothecaries is the right to purchase materials from the House of Witches. If your apothecary skills are up to par, I can arrange an interview for you. By the way, my name is Celia," said the witch named Celia.

The House of Witches only accepts witches; otherwise, given Levi's skill as an apothecary, joining the House of Witches shouldn't be difficult.

"I'll take another look. Thanks for letting me know." Levi left the House of Witches.

He stayed in the city for the next few days.

There were many shops in Nether King City, and some wizards were also setting up stalls, but Levi was still unwilling to give up.

blink.

A month has passed.

During this time, Levi toured Nether King City and even some surrounding cities.

He managed to collect some materials for refining Meditation Technique aids from some independent cultivators and wizard markets, which cost him a full 50,000 Great Stone.

However, one thing is the same as what Celia said: the material shops of those large organizations basically no longer sell potion materials.

This has made the situation even more difficult for many independent pharmacists.

Making money through Potion Making is becoming increasingly difficult.

All resources are controlled by wizarding organizations and families; to obtain them, one must join them.

"This world..."

Helpless, Levi returned to the House of Witches.

Seeing Levi return, Celia looked as if she had expected it.

Are you looking to interview for a temporary pharmacist position?

"Yes, please arrange it for me."

Several days later.

After passing the interview, Levi signed a temporary employment agreement with the House of Witches.

Celia smiled and said, "Lord Levi, we need to use a teleportation spell next. Please take my arm."

Levi hesitated for a moment, coughed, and carefully grasped the witch Celia's white, slender, smooth, and boneless arm with his large hand, which could crush Ancient Saint.

"Angumokin!" Celia held a medal from the House of Witches in her hand and chanted the incantation.

The next moment, Celia and Levi disappeared into the small pharmacy.

When Celia opened her eyes amidst the dizziness of the teleportation, she found that Levi had already released her arm and was staring ahead with a shocked expression.

In front of Levi stood a towering tree, thousands of feet tall, reaching straight into the clouds, like the World Tree from mythology.

Beautiful witches, each with their own unique charm and dressed in vibrant colors, flew around, coming and going.

On the trunk of the giant tree, a powerful, slender gray dragon, seemingly integrated with the tree, was coiled up, fast asleep, snoring loudly.

"Immortal... Immortal Banyan Dragon?"

Comrades, this is the only update of 6000 words at noon, no extra updates. The remaining unwritten chapters from last month are still 58,000 words. I simply haven't been able to write them all. Updates today and tomorrow might be a bit slow because I haven't completely resigned yet, and I still have a case to attend court. But don't worry, the owed updates won't be missed.

Thank you so much to "Anhui Wang Zexian" for the 340,000 Qidian coins reward! I'm deeply grateful and humbled. According to the rules, I will add six extra chapters next month, each with 3,000 words, so let's say six extra chapters totaling 20,000 words.