I must seek the truth!

Mike and Locke took the bunny-shaped cookie from the girl. Mike could see that the child was really eagerly looking at the cookie, and since he hadn't analyzed the ingredients or the specific content of the Plane Principle here, he didn't dare to eat it. So he returned the cookie to the girl.

You should have this.

What's your name?

When Wizard Mike heard a "click" sound from beside him, he turned around in surprise to look at Locke, only to see Locke eat the cookie directly.

The girl swallowed hard. "How is it? Delicious, isn't it? This is my favorite cookie."

"I'm Klee."

Klee looked at Locke expectantly, clasped her hands under her chin, and then asked Locke.

Locke nodded and said, "Mmm. It's delicious."

Klee jumped up and down happily, then spun around. "Sometimes food appears on the shelves in Duel City, but the chance of this cookie appearing is extremely small. That's great!"

Wizard Mike looked at Locke. "Boss, some of the food given by the natives is so poisonous that even an avatar or clone would be severely poisonous after eating it."

Locke shook his head. "Mike, didn't you recognize it? This is First-Ring Magic resource of the Wizarding World. And it's Liquefaction Magic Resources at that. From the moment I saw that wizard who suddenly disappeared, I knew that the Plane Principle this place was the Plane Principle of the Wizarding World. This place was at least once part of the Wizarding World, or at least a replica created by wizards."

Wizard Mike's eyes widened. "Liquefaction- level Magic Resources? A cookie. Is this magical food made by a seasoning maker from the Enchantment School?"

"In that case, we can't just take this girl's precious Magic Resources for nothing. She seems to cherish them so much. We can't just steal a child's Magic Resources, can we?"

Klee nudged Mike and blinked, saying, "It's alright, Traveler. This is my treat."

Locke said to Mike, "Accept it. At least for her, she'd rather have your opinion after she's tasted it. Can't you see?"

The Mike looked at the girl, then at the cookie, and then took a small bite.

Klee looked at Mike expectantly. "How did it go?"

Mike said, "Hmm—it tastes surprisingly good, like a mix of lemon and mint, with a hint of vanilla."

Klee nodded repeatedly. "Mmm, mmm, vanilla bunny cookies, that's my favorite flavor."

Klee looked at the two of them with adoration.

"Klee especially admires Traveler. Those Killer traverse the various spaces of Duel City to compete for rankings, hunting down other Killer. But travelers often travel in pairs, exploring every corner of Duel City, broadening their horizons, and bringing back specialties from other phases of Duel City Duel City to different areas."

"That's amazing!"

"Traveler are the most knowledgeable experts in the world."

Klee looked at the two and said, "If you two Traveler don't mind, you can come with me to our base."

Before Mike could react, Locke nodded and said, "Of course. Miss Klee, please lead the way."

Klee grabbed her crossbody bag and excitedly skipped ahead, leading the way.

As Mike followed behind her, he looked at Locke and asked in a low voice, "Boss, if she's holding Liquefaction- grade Magic Resources Magic Resources, what level is she at to consume them?"

Locke said, "That's right. She's at the First Ring level."

Wizard Mike was dumbfounded. "This girl is First-Ring Wizard? Does that mean that in the Wizarding World, becoming First-Ring Wizard was much easier?"

Locke said, "Mike, as a wizard aspiring to become an explorer, you have the determination, the backbone, and the talent. It's just that your attention to detail is lacking. Let me ask you, haven't you noticed the anomalies in this city yet?"

Mike scratched his head.

Klee, the little girl leading the way, clutched the strap of her satchel and turned back to the two, saying, "The people in our settlement are all kind. We are all Settler."

"They will be delighted to see you two great Traveler. Wherever Traveler appear, they bring hope."

Klee lowered her head as if she had thought of something, her eyes dimming. But the next moment, she raised her head and walked to the wizard Mike's side, startling Mike so much that he instinctively raised his left hand. A rock spike appeared in his palm. As an explorer, he would always be vigilant about his environment.

But then the little girl Klee, dusted off his robe. "Sir Traveler, there's a bug on your clothes. Let me clean it for you."

When Mike looked down, he noticed a praying mantis had somehow gotten stuck to the hem of his clothes.

At that moment, the girl didn't see the rock spike above her head that could pierce the back of her head at any moment. Instead, she was intently watching a praying mantis on the corner of Mike's clothes, flicking the mantis away with her hand, and brushing the dust off Mike's clothes.

"My lord Traveler, you must have been too exhausted during your journey to even take care of yourself."

"That won't do. If the clothes aren't clean, they'll be uncomfortable to wear and could even make you sick."

Klee raised her head, and in that instant, Mike hurriedly put away the stone spikes in his hand.

Klee said, "Life in Duel City is tough, but that's precisely why we need to live well and take good care of ourselves. That's what Grandma Qin En said."

Wizard Mike asked, "Your grandmother? Where is she now?"

Klee didn't answer, but continued running ahead to lead the way. "The Traveler is the savior of Duel City. He's the nemesis of those Killer who only know how to traverse phases and manipulate space. Wherever the Traveler appears, the Killer will retreat in fear."

Klee's eyes were filled with hope. "I've always dreamed of meeting the Traveler in Duel City since I was little, and today I finally did. When I was ten years old."

Wizard Mike shrugged and said to Locke, "Boss, it seems we exploited a cognitive bias, making this native mistake us for high-ranking Traveler. So, the person we encountered earlier was the Killer."

"Traversing Phase----"

"This Duel City is really strange. There's even a girl who knows nothing and is already First Ring cultivator."

"Boss, is this what you meant by the anomalies in this world?"

Locke looked at Mike in surprise. "Mr. Mike, why don't you try using your Great Magic?"

Wizard Mike looked at Locke, not understanding why Locke said that. He subconsciously summoned his Great Magic, Thousand Machines Grand Mansion. The next moment, a look of shock and dread appeared on his face.

Wizard Mike said solemnly to Locke, "Boss, something's happened."

"I can't use Great Magic."

Locke said, "To be precise, this world has sealed off the Second-Ring Realm. I noticed this not long after I entered. This world has sealed off all realms above the First Ring, meaning that the highest limit in this Duel City is only the First-Ring Limit. At the same time, the entire Duel City is filled with the Light of Mind, and its density is more than a thousand times greater than that of the Light of Mind in the Land of Three Marshes."

"And every corner of the land maintains this level of density. I'm referring to the Land of Three Marshes without including the wizarding areas in the mortal realm."

"In this environment, it seems possible to introduce First Ring."

The Wizard of Mike wore an expression that was both speechless and surprised.

"What need is there for an external Fruit Position at the First Ring? Isn't this level of magic something that can be achieved easily? One needs to make some unique discoveries and insights, strengthen one's Permanent Defense Field, and then, at the fourth stage of materializing Mental Power, use the Summon World Hall, place one's palm on the World Stone, and then one can become Second-Ring Wizard."

"Do we have to jump at this stage?"

"And it's a full jump in one go? Jumping four major levels?"

"No. Does this mean these imported First Ring Fruit Position can be granted to everyone in this city?"

Locke said, "Asking me this is useless. Because I haven't done any testing, I don't know the principle and specific operation of this mechanism. Judging from Klee's condition, it's clear that she's not a proper First-Ring Wizard. This kind of external First Ring wizard isn't even a proper First Ring Fruit Position."

Hmm... I should say it's a shared First Ring Fruit Position. But I just scanned everyone in this city with my Magic Pressure."

"I've discovered that very few people possess Magic Pressure like Klee's. Most don't even have First Ring Fruit Position. This means that most Settler of Duel City, even with the shared First Ring Fruit Position in this city, are unable to attain First Ring Fruit Position. And Klee's First Ring Fruit Position relatively weak."

Wizard Mike nodded.

"So, boss, can you use power above the First Ring? Can the Plane Principle of this Venom Great World suppress you?"

"The secrets of this world are truly astonishing. Even the medium-sized world I visited last time didn't hold this many secrets."

Locke attempted to increase his Magic Pressure, and the entire city seemed to be shaken by an earthquake, with magical carriages suspended in mid-air above the city streets.

The tracks collided, and the magic energy transmission tower began to crackle with magical sparks.

Locke said to Mike, "No. This world itself is also at the Pseudo Forging Pseudo Forging, and so am I. Both the world and I are Pseudo-Forging Lord. But the problem is, this Duel City cannot use power exceeding First Ring; this is a fundamental attribute of this world region. Of course, it cannot suppress me. But if I forcibly break through the rules of this world and use Moon-Ring Level Magic Pressure, then enormous pressure will be simultaneously applied to both me and the World Core."

"Because a paradox has arisen."

"The two things—my use of Moon-Ring Level Magic Pressure here and the continued existence of this world—cannot occur simultaneously. Therefore, either I or this world must have their Pseudo Forging destroyed. That would be tantamount to starting a direct war with the Greater World. This is extremely unwise. Moreover, this world contains many secrets. If it is destroyed violently, all these secrets will disappear. I cannot do that."

Wizard Mike nodded, a thoughtful expression on his face. "Then in this world, we can only use First Ring- level power."

"But it's enough. I have absolute confidence in myself in battles of the same level!"

Klee nearly lost her balance. She stood on her feet, stretched out her arms, swayed left and right, and tried to maintain her balance, but after a long struggle, she still couldn't keep her balance and fell onto Locke.

Locke Klee up. "Be careful."

Klee looked up at Locke and nodded quickly, "Mmm-hmm----"

Locke looked at Wizard Mike and said, "I want one of my acquaintances to investigate the name of this Wizarding World. Now that we have the name and information about this world, perhaps we can find something at the library on Golden Crown Mountain. So I'll be leaving for now. Mike, can you handle this?"

Mike gave a thumbs up. "Of course."

The next moment, Locke disappeared from the scene.

At the Golden Crown Mountain Library, Locke found an old acquaintance in the Second Ring area, namely the Blue Troll Wizard, Old Bluehead.

Old Bluehead clutched the back of his head. "Pruodimor ----"

I've never heard of this world before.

Old Bluehead, wearing the Wizard's Shoe Locke had given him, said, "Hmm—let me think about it using the Memory Palace spell. Besides that, I do recall the kind of mind magic you described. It's Mind School magic that can alter an opponent's body by imagining their internal structure. I happen to know someone like that in the Cloud Marsh Wetland."

Locke immediately looked at the Old Bluehead. "Who is it?"

Old Bluehead gave Locke a business card. "He visited Golden Crown Mountain last year and we had an academic discussion. This is his business card. This type of magic is very difficult. Because wizards all have Permanent Defense Field, it requires some special channels to achieve. The principle is the connection of the Light of Mind, and the formula is—"

Locke blinked. "I didn't understand. Could you explain in more detail?"

Old Bluehead said, "Don't ask me for details. I'm General Studies Wizard, and I've only memorized it. Actually, I don't understand a single word. Behind this knowledge lies the worldview of Third Ring and Fourth-Ring Wizard, and if I were to understand it, it would be a huge burden for me."

Memorizing it by brute force is a matter of a day for me, but to truly understand it would take about thirty years. As General Studies Wizard, watching the spectacle is enough. Any attempt to understand and comprehend every detail is the foolishness of the mediocre.

"Understanding means accepting parts of the other person's worldview, which changes how I see things. Of course, there's a unique type of knowledge: the First Ring content and the Second Ring Spiritual Breath Studies, Spirit Macro Studies, and Spiritual Touch Studies."

Locke asked the Old Bluehead in the library.

"First Ring? Oh, I see. The three theories starting with 'Spirit' in the Second-Ring Stage are the theories of High-Ring Wizard. The First Ring content rarely includes the theories of Third Ring and Fourth-Ring Wizard; it's just about the study and understanding of the natural world, so the pressure on your soul will indeed be much less."

The Troll wizard patted Locke on the shoulder. "Brilliant, no wonder you're the Moon-Ring Grand Wizard, your thinking is quick. Wait, I vaguely remember Pruodimor. I think I've seen that name somewhere before."

Locke looked at the Troll wizard and asked, "Where is he?"

The Troll wizard clutched his head, seemingly unable to recall anything. He casually picked up a Rubber Hammer from the desk and thumped it against his skull, as if it were some kind of tool to enhance memory or help release the stored memories within the Memory Palace of his brain.

"It doesn't seem to be in the list of Colonial World and Satellite World. That makes the scope too broad. But I'm sure I've seen it before. Some magic books have titles written in Magic Script, which mortal objects cannot contain, and the names are automatically hidden, so very powerful Mana is needed to extract the names."

After a while, he said, panting, "Locke, I can't. I still have work to do at the library today. I can't devote all my energy to this. So you might have to wait a few days. I—I need to slow down and spend a few days searching for this name for you. But I can assure you, I've seen this name before."

Locke nodded. "Of course. I'm not in a hurry about this."

The Venom Great World is far too vast and full of secrets; there's no way I could possibly consume it all by myself in my current state.

Moreover, my initial goal was simply to do business and make money.

However, now that we've already explored this far, and having even encountered the Lich God along the way, as a wizard, it's only natural to continue exploring.

The Ritual Magic for Spiritual Evolution is not yet complete, but it has not failed either.

Moreover, it had even summoned the Root Realm of Mushroom Magic Plant before.

Therefore, it is quite necessary to continue to invest energy in research.

Locke left the library and, through the Lingzhi Magic Plant, saw that the sales of Wizard's Shoe on Augustus's side were growing rapidly, while the wizard robes were not yet on sale because the production chain had not yet been established and they were only being tested.

"The current transaction volume is approaching 400 million. However, this is not net profit, but if it continues to grow at this rate, the debt should be paid off soon."

Following the previous events, Solas Barefoot's stock price has been plummeting, while the sales of his Augustus Wizard's Shoe have been skyrocketing. Unfortunately, he is not part of the Third-Ring Wizard ' Shop Alliance, which restricts many transactions. Nevertheless, many wizards from other Wizard Land have found channels and used various methods to purchase his Wizard's Shoe from Cloud Marsh Wetland.

Sales are still growing.

After this battle, the Augustus Wizard's Shoe brand has gained some status and recognition in the Eastern Sector.

As Locke walked out of the library, he bumped into a gaunt-looking Moon-Ring Wizard who was about to enter the library. Locke looked at Morgan Bridge, the Moon-Ring Wizard he had occasionally met at Golden Crown Mountain, with surprise.

Locke could see that the old Moon Ring Wizard, who was his disciple of the Red Dragon School Lineage, was now experiencing a collapse of Magic Pressure, a continuous decline in bodily functions, and a gradual fading of his Spiritual Breath.

Other things are one thing, but if the Moon-Ring Wizard's Magic Pressure begins to dissipate, then use magical artifacts to enhance his ability to control the form. There are ways to heal the loss of physical functions, but the Spiritual Breath must never be lost. The day the Spiritual Breath begins to weaken, it means that one's own life force has entered an irreversible state of decline.

But at the last farewell banquet, this wizard was still a vigorous middle-aged man.

Locke looked at Morgan Bridge passing by and asked, "Senior Brother Morgan Bridge, have you been researching Ritual Magic lately?"

Morgan Bridge wore a wizard's robe adorned with numerous sachets, and his hands were adorned with specific Magic Ring. The color and style of his wizard's robe conformed to a certain convention, but most importantly, a Black Vine was wrapped around the hood of his wizard's robe.

Locke glanced at the dark vine, which was the core of this Ritual Magic.

Morgan Bridge Wizard had initially paid no attention to Locke. He was about to enter the library when, upon hearing Locke mention Ritual Magic, his eyes lit up and a smile and enthusiasm appeared on his face.

"Yes. I was just about to go to the library to look up some information. I've never been exposed to Ritual Magic before, and I've only used this knowledge sporadically. Now that I have to find a way to set up a ritual myself, I feel a bit confused and find it hard to understand. I don't understand a lot of the basic knowledge at all, and I don't have the intuition that comes from looking at a lot of Ritual Magic arrays."

"I've recently been trying to summon true 'nature' through Ritual Magic to become Sun-Ring."

"Sigh, my application for the Sun-Ring Fund failed before, so this is the only way I can do it now."

Locke pondered the topic of summoning true "nature" for a moment, seemingly considering that Modern Magic Era aspire to become Sun-Ring Wizards.

The best way is to obtain resources from the Sun Sun-Ring Sun-Ring Fund. If that fails, there are still opportunities; you can apply for relevant resources from the local Wizard Academy.

However, this kind of resource is definitely being eyed by many wizards.

The competition is very fierce.

The Morgan Bridge Wizard apparently lost out in both the White Wizard Association and Golden Crown Mountain applications for the Sun-Ring Resources.

I don't know much about this part of the knowledge yet, so I don't understand what he means by using Ritual Magic to summon the "true nature," or rather, my understanding of the True Nature is not thorough enough.

However, the other party's method is definitely some kind of niche method.

Because the Modern Magic Era does not place as much emphasis on Ritual Magic.

The Golden Nature Bestowal Ritual have even lost their knowledge in the Realm of Dusk and Dawn.

Clearly, the Morgan Bridge Wizard in front of him, lacking these resources, had somehow found this bizarre path.

The Morgan Bridge Wizard was very enthusiastic towards Locke.

"Does Wizard Locke have a deep understanding of Ritual Magic? If you'd like, I'd like to host a banquet for you in Private Room 1 the Witch's Kitchen. We can discuss Ritual Magic there. Haha, I've combined Ritual Magic many overseas Wizarding World with some innate world-class Pseudo-Forged Fruit Position knowledge from the Greater World to create a very complex ritual for summoning true 'nature'."

The Morgan Bridge Wizard spoke at length, seemingly quite fond of Locke, who could understand this part of the content. After all, once a wizard goes too deep into his research, it becomes difficult to find people to discuss many topics with.

"I've discovered that Ritual Magic was once a first-level discipline in the Modern Magic Era. It was called the Ritual School. Later, this school was absorbed by other magical disciplines, and its core Academic Lineage gradually disappeared. For example, the Spirit-Calling Art that is still being secretly researched in the Southern Witch Capital is, strictly speaking, a degraded variant of the Ritual School's Spirit-Summoning Art in the past, and has even deviated from its original intent."

"Previously there were also primary schools of thought Ritual School, and secondary disciplines like the Fruit Position Studies, etc."

"Later, due to the expansion of magical knowledge and the advancement of magical techniques, Ritual Magic, as one of the foundations of magic, was deeply integrated into it and no longer existed as a separate school. Of course, this was also because the wizards of the Eastern Sector did not study Ritual Magic in such depth. I examined ancient texts and consulted ancient books, and with my junior brother Locke, I created my own complete Fruit Position Studies. Impressive, isn't it!"

"Listen to me----"

Locke raised an eyebrow, a feeling of unease creeping over him.

Although the other party was Moon-Ring Grand Wizard, his talent in Ritual Magic was indeed somewhat low. He lacked relevant experimental intuition, and his answers on many issues were ambiguous, making things rather chaotic. Of course, one couldn't blame him.

I remember that the Morgan Bridge Wizard was a very good Breeder who was most skilled in using Hybrid Breeding Method.

For a Breeder has spent half his life conducting breeding experiments to suddenly learn Ritual Magic and get involved in something like Fruit Position Studies in order to advance to the rank of Sun-Ring Wizard, without any complete information or experts to consult, we can only speculate wildly from ancient books.

The Morgan Bridge Wizard said, "I have studied a great deal of Pseudo-Forged Fruit Position from other worlds. I plan to borrow those foreign Pseudo Forging to set up Ritual Magic, summon a wisp of true nature from this Wizarding World, and then advance to the Sun-Ring Wizard level. I have already borrowed the Pseudo Forging ' Twelve Zodiac Signs' from the Trojan Great World, and also the Pseudo Forging ' Stillness-Motion Movement' from the Water-Fire Greater World. I have divided the Twelve Zodiac Signs into two categories: Dynamic and Static Twelve Zodiac Signs, creating four categories in total: Dynamic Twelve Zodiac Signs, Static Twelve Constellations, Stillness-Dynamic Twelve Zodiac Signs, and Motion-Static Twelve Zodiac Signs. I am currently setting up the Ritual Magic, preparing to summon..."

Calling for "True Nature".

The Morgan Bridge Wizard threw his head back and laughed heartily. "Only by doing it yourself can you have enough to eat and wear. Those Moon-Ring Wizard, more powerful than me, all want to obtain a wisp of 'True Nature' through applying for grants. I'm different. I studied ancient texts myself, compiled a complete Fruit Position Studies by myself, and then used Fruit Position Studies to set up Ritual Magic. I completed the reconstruction of Fruit Position Studies in just ten years. The day I succeed, I will open a course on Fruit Position Studies on Golden Crown Mountain!"

Although the Morgan Bridge Wizard was depleted of his Spiritual Breath, he was still quite ambitious.

Locke was almost speechless.

Lacking knowledge of advancing to the Sun-Ring, he couldn't comment on this part, but by using high-level Pseudo Forging from two super- Greater World, borrowing two different Pseudo Forging, and forcibly mixing them, what kind of creature could be summoned?

Locke pondered for a while, relying on his intuition about Ritual Magic.

The two are definitely incompatible. This Ritual Magic seems impossible to complete, and it is full of self-destructive characteristics. Even if it can be forcibly completed at the beginning by accumulating magic, something terrible is likely to happen later.

Moreover, it could very well have some very serious consequences, but Locke himself is not a wizard who specializes in Ritual Magic, so he couldn't immediately imagine what would happen.

Therefore, Locke could only exchange a few words with the Morgan Bridge Wizard. Who knew that the Morgan Bridge Wizard's eyes were full of enthusiasm and surprise? Although Locke only said a few words, and although in his eyes the terminology of Fruit Position Studies and Ritual Magic, and he seemed to be an outsider, as Moon-Ring Grand Wizard, he could immediately sense that the other party possessed some kind of amazing intuition for Ritual Magic.

In the Witch's Kitchen, in private room number one, Locke watched the Alchemy Bell and chatted with the Morgan Bridge Wizard for two hours.

Two hours later, Locke suddenly stood up, the sound of him pushing aside a chair leg startling the Morgan Bridge Wizard.

Locke said, "Senior brother, I hope you can successfully become Sun-Ring Wizard using this method. This will also give me some inspiration, and perhaps I can use this method in the future."

This statement is mostly flattery.

Locke said, "But I have my own things to attend to right now. So, goodbye for now."

Morgan Bridge Wizard suddenly realized that, with Locke's help, he could suddenly understand many of the vague parts in the textbook on Fruit Position Studies he had compiled.

The Morgan Bridge Wizard looked at Locke with an expression as if he were seeing him for the first time.

This junior brother is really amazing!

Morgan Bridge Wizard said to Locke, "It's only right. I've already wasted quite a bit of your time, Junior Brother. It's quite surprising, in the latter half of the discussion, I listened to you talk for much longer."

"Junior brother, perhaps we can conduct this research together."

Locke sensed the other party's enthusiasm, but firstly, he didn't have time to deal with this matter recently, as he needed to refine his Spiritual Evolution and verify whether this direction was truly feasible or could achieve his expectations. Secondly, the other party's act of using two extremely complex Pseudo Forging Pseudo Forging to set up Ritual Magic to summon a high-ranking being made Locke feel that something was amiss.

The approach to this Ritual Magic is likely somewhat off-track.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the theoretical system within the opponent's current Ritual Magic is far too complex. This is because they've been continuously borrowing numerous complex, high-level Pseudo Forging, and the Morgan Bridge Wizard is even preparing to travel to the Infinite Void again to find a suitable Greater World to utilize the Pseudo Forging from that Greater World.

Fruit Position.

Looking into the other person's burning gaze, Locke knew that this was not just a research project or an exploration of the truth, but rather like a drowning person trying to grasp anything they could.

Morgan Bridge suddenly realized, "Junior brother, I misspoke. You're a favorite of the teacher, you have access to top-notch project resources, there's no way you'd collaborate with me on this."

The Morgan Bridge Wizard patted Locke on the shoulder. "I'm going to the Greater World of the Infinite Void [Crimson Greater World] soon. I've got my eye on the Crimson Greater World Illusory Fruit Position there. I'll incorporate the theoretical system of the Illusory Pseudo-Forged Fruit Position into my Ritual Magic, find a medium-sized world, mix the three types of advanced Pseudo Forging together, and release that world. I'll let all mortals learn and vie for those Fruit Position, causing them to deceive and fight each other. I think that might force out the 'true' nature."

Locke asked, "Senior brother, I've always wanted to ask what 'true nature' really is. I thought it was endogenous, but is it something external?"

Morgan Bridge Wizard looked at Locke with a complex expression, then smiled and said, "I knew you'd be interested, Junior Brother. Yes, all Moon-Ring Wizard are interested. As Pseudo-Forging Lord, we can essentially judge for ourselves what is good and bad, what is beautiful and what is not. We are Pseudo-Forging Lord; wherever we go, we are the embodiment of the world. In the Infinite Void, our status will be even more illustrious, but to reign among a group of ignorant fools is not as good as being a minor wizard mentor in the Wizarding World."

"But even the Pseudo Forging of the Pseudo-Forging Lord will one day break down and disappear, because it is not the truth. Although we are not like Void Forging or reflections in water, the Pseudo Forging we create by interpreting the world is still not true knowledge; it is false, do you understand?"

Morgan Bridge's eyes were bloodshot, his hands were trembling, and his body was shaking. "If it is truth, how can it be corrupted? How can it decay?"

"We should thank the Wizarding World."

"The series of systems designed by the high-level beings can accelerate the time it takes for us to break down our own Pseudo Forging. It's a kind of elimination mechanism. Many worlds simply don't have a mechanism to eliminate these foolish Pseudo-Forging Lord. As a result, the Pseudo-Forging Lord of those worlds have become arrogant and self-important, giving themselves all sorts of hypocritical and ridiculous titles."

"Many civilizations' Pseudo-Forging Lord use various methods to prolong the existence of their Pseudo Forging, even forcing the world itself to adapt to them. For example, highly capable individuals in the Crimson Greater World bind their own false Pseudo Forging to the world's Pseudo Forging, using the scale of the world's Pseudo Forging to slow down the decay of their own flawed Pseudo Forging. Thus, a so-called Great Demon God of the Crimson Greater World can live for tens of millions of years."

However, this is not the truth.

The Morgan Bridge Wizard pointed a finger. "A fake is still a fake. Previously, a Moon-Ring Wizard from my Wizard Civilization went there to fight the Great Demon God of the Crimson Greater World. In just a moment, the Great Demon God realized that the Pseudo Forging beneath his millennia-long lifespan had long since decayed. He killed the Great Demon God and proved the Great Demon God's Pseudo Forging to be flawed."

"In the end, it's all fake. Everything is fake. In the Infinite Void, those who proclaimed that One Proof, Eternal Proof, those who believed they could rule the world forever, those who claimed to be the life form of the Dao Ancestor—they are all fake. They are merely embellishing their own misguided path to make themselves appear as gods!"

"Simply by controlling one world, one assumes one truly understands the truth. One merely explains the Plane Principle of one's own world using one's meager knowledge, and taking advantage of the limited understanding of one's own civilization, one claims to the life forms of that other world that one has explained all the Plane Principle, becoming the embodiment of all the Plane Principle."

"None of the beautiful worlds they envisioned have come true. It's not even a question of whether they could be achieved; the problem lies in the flawed theoretical assumptions from the outset."

"The immense power they claim to possess is nothing but a figment of their imagination!"

"They think they are omniscient and omnipotent, but in reality they are nothing more than pitiful ants moving forward in the face of true knowledge."

Locke tried to calm his senior brother down. "Morgan Bridge, calm down. I know we wizards must strive to become Sun-Ring Wizard."

"But aren't you getting a little too worked up, Morgan Bridge?"

Morgan Bridge was consumed by extreme anger, not directed at anyone else, but at himself. "When I was young, I was also trapped in such a fallacy of thinking. I regarded a Pseudo Forging as everything, but our path forward is definitely not something so short-sighted!"

"I seek something eternal and unchanging. True eternity and unchanging nature, not the kind that claims to be eternal, One Proof, Eternal Proof, but which is merely Pseudo-Forged Fruit Position within a single world, or the short-sightedness of the ignorant. That thing is True Nature. True Nature is indeed innate, but the Wizarding World possesses special resources to help wizards find True Nature. I haven't been able to secure the resources from the Sun-Ring Fund and Golden Crown Mountain, so I don't know."

"What exactly is that?"

"All I know is that it's related to project work, and it has to be a very complex project."

Morgan Bridge Wizard exclaimed excitedly, "But my application failed! How can I become Sun-Ring Wizard if I can't get into the program? I was discouraged at first too. But to Truth-Seeking, I must overcome all despair. Junior brother, I want to become Sun-Ring Wizard. I don't want to be one of these fake things. I want to be the real one."

"Junior brother, what's fake will always be fake. I want to Truth-Seeking."

"But I don't even know what's real and what's fake."

The Morgan Bridge Wizard, looking dazed, staggered out of the Witch's Kitchen, muttering to himself as he left.

"I don't even know if your Ritual Magic is correct, or if the system of Ritual Magic I compiled is correct. Does that mean that the Fruit Position Studies I wrote myself is fake? The Twelve Zodiac Signs are fake, emptiness and illusion are fake, Stillness-Motion are fake?"

What exactly is real?

So many things claim to be real, but they're all fake, false, and meaningless!

A fierce thirst for Knowledge Seeking flashed in the eyes of the Morgan Bridge Wizard. "I will climb higher and higher; I will never remain here, here, or at this moment."

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"I want to go to Crimson Greater World."

"Junior brother, when I return, it will surely be the moment I attain the Illusory Fruit Position. At that time, I will give you some special magical plants from that Greater World as a gift. Thank you for communicating with me."

Locke chased after him and saw that the Morgan Bridge Wizard had already left in a daze.

Locke sighed.

Pseudo-Forging Lord is bound to be stubborn. This stubbornness is not the same as that of an apprentice or First-Ring Wizard. They are all stubborn, but their internal mechanisms and causes are different.

Because of its Constancy, the perception of the Pseudo-Forging Lord is relatively fixed.

A virtuous person possesses constant virtue.

A petty person is fickle.

However, this constant virtue is both an advantage and a disadvantage for the Pseudo-Forging Lord Pseudo-Forging Lord.

During his communication with the Morgan Bridge Wizard, Locke discovered that as Pseudo-Forging Lord, if one relies too much on one's own Constancy and seeks knowledge from Constancy, although it is feasible, one will gradually forget to seek knowledge from true nature.

Fortunately, his Pseudo Forging, Minor Reform, was able to avoid the terrible thing of seeking knowledge in Constancy from the very beginning because he needed to Truth-Seeking and push himself.

Upon closer examination, it is indeed easy for a Pseudo-Forging Lord to fall into the misconception of understanding the world solely from their own Constancy.

Then he will inevitably become more and more narrow-minded.

It accelerates the breakdown of its own Constancy.

However, upon closer reflection, considering his knowledge of the Golden Nature Conferring Ritual, it's not fair to say that the Morgan Bridge Wizard's attempt to piece together his own Sun-Ring through Ritual Magic was not a flawed idea.

He's probably already one of the most outstanding among the Moon-Ring Wizard.

However, I am indeed curious about what true "nature" and "Golden Nature" really are.

Locke's Lingzhi Magic Plant vibrated. Locke opened the Lingzhi Magic Plant and saw Old Bluehead saying to him, "Locke, I've found out what Pruodimor is. Locke, are you playing me? This isn't the name of a Greater World, nor is it the name of a wizarding faction."

This is the name of a highly developed ancient city-state in the Middle Greater World. It only appeared once in the encyclopedia of the Great Void Exploration Era. Now, no one knows the city's whereabouts. The world this city was in was the Rock Dove World. I checked for you and found that this world was in the hands of a large Wizard Academy in a Wizard Land Northern Sector, but it was declared dead and completely destroyed fifty years ago.

"It's said that to avoid wasting the resources of that world, the Academy moved away all usable resources in advance. In other words, the name you told me is completely meaningless."

"Dear Locke, where did you get this name from?"

"You're not really kidding me, are you? Haha, that's fine too. Everyone thinks I'm serious, but that's just an illusion. Is this the kind of question we General Studies Wizard like to give our colleagues? It's somewhat similar."

Locke sat back down in the box and tapped the table with his fingers.

This makes things even more interesting.