Second Magic Plant

Night, 431 Knockturn Alley.

Locke sat in his bedroom, burning incense made from a mixed powder of Badanxi Wood and Dragonblood Leaf. He sat cross-legged, mimicking the mana fluctuations of an ancient tree's heart as he practiced Root-Vein Homology Meditation.

A steady stream of elemental particles transformed into spiritual energy and poured back into his soul, but Locke frowned. This was unlike the solid, vigorous progress he had made before.

This time, while practicing the meditation method, he felt that his Mental Power was growing far too slowly, almost as if it were not increasing at all.

After Mental Power exceeded 200, every additional point became extremely difficult to gain. Locke simply stopped meditating. If I keep meditating like this, the efficiency is far too low. Can I even gain ten points of Mental Power in a year?

"Ordinary meditation methods simply cannot support a First-Class Wizard Apprentice in becoming a Formal Wizard."

Locke picked up a piece of Magenta Jade and began absorbing the Aether Element within it. This time, the Aether Element mixed into his Mental Power, and the rate of its growth was slightly faster than with ordinary meditation, but not by much.

Locke also gave up on using Magenta Jade to maintain the growth rate of his Mental Power.

The purity and total amount of his mana were now simply too high, so the methods that had once effectively raised his Mental Power had become barely useful.

At this stage, learning Spell Models to passively increase his Mental Power and allow it to grow on its own was also an infinitesimal possibility—completely impossible.

"At the First-Class Wizard Apprentice stage, both ordinary meditation methods and Magenta Jade are of little use." Locke wondered, "Then how exactly do those First-Class Wizard Apprentices at the Academy continue improving?"

"Forget