Sacrifice Seed

"Wizard Potion..."

Li Mu set down the book in his hand, deep in thought.

The Wizard Potion that existed only in legend might be the key to obtaining the Wizard Seed Profession.

Although some Magic Plants had gone extinct, finding substitutes wasn't necessarily impossible.

Even if a Magic Plant had gone extinct, its medicinal components could very likely be extracted from other Magic Plants. That would be a piece of cake for the Phoenix's Medical Bay. The real difficulty was finding those extinct Magic Plants.

Although these Magic Plants had vanished from nature, that didn't mean no preserved specimens remained from when they were still around.

All he needed was a tiny sample, and he could analyze its medicinal components.

Then he could find substitutes. With a sufficiently skilled Potion Master, perhaps he could bring the extinct Wizard Potion back into the world. So his most urgent task was to find specimens of those extinct Magic Plants. As long as he had enough Gold Galleons, collecting them shouldn't be difficult.

After changing his appearance again, Li Mu returned to Diagon Alley.

Several days had passed, but Diagon Alley was still tense.

A number of Wizards loitered outside Ollivander's Wand Shop, keeping it under covert surveillance. Clearly, the thousand or so wands he'd made off with had caused quite a commotion. After all, the incident affected whether a thousand young Wizards would have wands to use over the next few years.

Li Mu returned to the apothecary and went straight to the owner, offering him an extremely high fee to find the ingredients.

One look at the Ancient Magic Plants on the wanted list told the apothecary owner that they were the plants needed to brew Wizard Potion. Many Potion Masters had spent years collecting these plants, but not one of them had managed to successfully make Wizard Potion.

No one would turn down Gold Galleons, especially after he'd made a fortune just a few days earlier.

He had a lead on the Magic Plants. What he lacked now was a Potion Master.

When he thought of the most skilled Potion Master in all of Britain, the first person who came to mind was Severus Snape, Potions Professor at Hogwarts, the only Wizarding school in the British Magic World. But persuading Snape to work for him would be no easy task.

As the youngest Potions Master, Snape was already secretly wealthy and had no need for Gold Galleons.

Li Mu wasn't strong enough yet to capture Snape and force him to serve.

After turning it over in his mind, Li Mu could think of only one option: exploit Snape's weakness. Although Snape was gloomy, harsh, cold, and cutting in the films, he was deeply devoted to love. He loved Lily, the mother of the protagonist, Harry.

Even after his beloved Lily died, he protected her son Harry out of love for her.

So Lily was Snape's weakness. If Li Mu could seize on it, he could make Snape obey his every command.

To exploit that weakness, he had to bring Lily back to life.

After careful consideration, Li Mu boarded a train bound for Little Hangleton, Britain.

After several transfers along the way, he finally arrived in a dilapidated little town with few inhabitants.

The town was home to Gaunt Shack, a crucial location in the original story. Hidden there was the Resurrection Stone, one of the Deathly Hallows said to have been left behind by Death. The Resurrection Stone could bring the souls of the dead back, but those who returned were filled with negativity and despair.

Even when the Resurrection Stone brought someone back, all it brought them was pain and torment.

It was a resurrection artifact with severe side effects. In the end, none of the Resurrection Stone's users met a good end.

The town wasn't large, and Li Mu soon found the ruined, abandoned Gaunt Shack.

This was the former home of Voldemort's mother, the Second Dark Lord. The ring set with the Resurrection Stone had been a family heirloom of the Gaunt Family before eventually falling into the hands of Voldemort, Tom Riddle, who split off part of his soul and used it to create a Horcrux.

As long as his Horcruxes remained intact, Voldemort could use the souls stored inside them to resurrect himself.

Holding the Kindling Wand, Li Mu began using it to sense the fluctuations of Magic Power inside Gaunt Shack.

A moment later, he found the Resurrection Stone set in a gold ring.

Using the Spark Meditation Technique, Li Mu brought the Resurrection Stone into the Phoenix by means of his spiritual body.

But as soon as he entered the Phoenix, the Shipboard Spark became extraordinarily active.

A special chamber aboard the Phoenix that had always remained sealed also activated on its own at that moment.

"The Sacrifice Chamber!"

Li Mu exclaimed.

As far as he knew, in another world, a Spark Captain could obtain not only HuoZhong Source Power, but also Subordinate Modules from a Seedship, Subordinate Miracle Buildings from a Spark City, Spark Artifacts exclusive to HuoZhong Professionals, and even various precious Special Seeds.

Everything they obtained came as a reward from Gaia.

There was only one criterion for receiving HuoZhong Source Power: conquer Human Civilization and destroy Alien Races.

As for other rewards, Gaia would certainly grant them for completely conquering Human Civilization or completely destroying all Alien Races. Another way was to obtain treasures from another world with a long history or great power of their own, then sacrifice them to Gaia for a reward.

Every Seedship had a special Sacrifice Chamber that housed a Sacrifice Seed and was used specifically to offer up treasures.

Now that the sealed Sacrifice Chamber had suddenly opened, the Resurrection Stone clearly met the conditions for a sacrifice.

But he had no idea whether he'd receive a reward. If the sacrifice failed, he would have been better off using Fantasy Conversion on the Resurrection Stone. But if it succeeded, the reward would certainly be a Spark Artifact that could continue to grow stronger.

After weighing it over, Li Mu still decided to use Fantasy Conversion.

After all, this was tied to getting Snape under his control. There were plenty of treasures in this world just as valuable as the Resurrection Stone, so there was no need to gamble on whether sacrificing it would earn him a reward from Gaia. However, he couldn't activate Fantasy Conversion this time.

He didn't have nearly enough HuoZhong Source Power. Li Mu scratched his head, then headed straight for the Sacrifice Chamber.

Even fate itself wouldn't let him use Fantasy Conversion. In that case, why should he hesitate to make the sacrifice?

The Sacrifice Chamber was five meters across. A Sacrifice Seed floated in the air.

Li Mu tossed the Resurrection Stone toward the Sacrifice Seed. The instant it fell inside, countless streams of white vapor surged out of it and flowed into the Sacrifice Seed. Once the Resurrection Stone had released the last wisp of white vapor, a massive amount of HuoZhong Source Power suddenly poured out of the Sacrifice Seed.

The HuoZhong Source Power flowed into the Resurrection Stone, and a scream abruptly cut off from within it.

"Poor Voldemort."

Li Mu smiled happily.

Judging by the Resurrection Stone's transformation, the sacrifice had clearly succeeded.

But what was that white vapor?

A moment later, the Resurrection Stone had absorbed all the HuoZhong Source Power and emerged from the illusory flames.

The new Resurrection Stone burned with deep purple flames across its surface.

The purple was mysterious and magnificent. Li Mu was certain he'd never seen a more beautiful shade. This was the first purple Spark Creation he'd obtained, but it definitely wouldn't be the last. Eager to see the Resurrection Stone's attributes, he reached out and grabbed it.