Beyond a cultivator's Qi Refining levels lay Qi Refining Level 8 and Qi Refining Level 9, with Foundation Establishment only coming after that.
Yet wizards had to leap directly from Level 3 Wizard Apprentice to a Level 1 official wizard!
This meant the gap between a Wizard Apprentice and an official wizard was extraordinarily vast.
That so-called "advancement potion" was likely a necessity for making such an enormous leap. Its medicinal power had to be extremely overbearing, perhaps even forcibly elevating one's level of life, which was why it carried side effects.
"If the gap is this large, then the damage that advancement potion inflicts on the body is probably far greater than I expected..." Benjamin pondered.
Most importantly, advancement to an official wizard did not have a guaranteed success rate.
If one failed to advance because of bad luck, the damage caused by drinking the potion would not simply recover.
He had no desire to damage his foundations for the sake of advancing. If it ended up harming his Qi Refining cultivation as well, the loss would outweigh the gain.
Benjamin began considering whether there was a way to reduce that damage or find an alternative.
"At this stage, the best option is to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm before advancing to an official wizard."
With the life essence and physical strength of the Foundation Establishment Realm, the damage caused by the advancement potion would be hardly worth mentioning.
Moreover, the similar nature of his life essence could greatly reduce the danger he faced when advancing to an official wizard and increase his chances of success.
"In that case... I'll have to find a Foundation Establishment Pill somehow?"
Benjamin was quite confident in his talent for Cultivation.
Although it had taken him quite some time to reach Qi Refining