Grandmaster

In truth, Chen Rui had not broken the magic formations with ease, but the gains had been absolutely worthwhile. When it came to magic formations, both practice and theory were vital. If one merely secluded oneself in some corner, one would forever cherish one's own broom as if it were treasure. Only by constantly absorbing, learning, and improving could one advance.

Fenoya was a true quasi-grandmaster of magic formations. To be fair, his standards far surpassed Chen Rui's. Yet Chen Rui possessed knowledge of Dragon Language Inscription and Ancient Rune Language, making their overall abilities roughly evenly matched. Facing an opponent on the same level, Chen Rui gained many precious insights with the help of Deep Analysis, including certain details and techniques of magic formations.

However, from the seventh magic formation onward, Chen Rui no longer broke them and simply passed through directly. First, he did not wish to drag things out for too long. Second, he had already become familiar with Fenoya's style of laying formations, so there was no need to gain further insight through breaking them. Third, he was also leaving some face for the grandmaster he was about to visit.

At last, after passing through the final illusion formation, Chen Rui saw his destination: the Purple Heart Treehouse.

Rather than a treehouse, it would be more accurate to call it an enormous tree. On its purple trunk stood a tiny little house.

This design was vastly different from what Chen Rui had imagined a grandmaster's residence would be like. Such a small house... it was probably just large enough for one person to lie down in. The elves' sole equipment-crafting grandmaster lived in a place like this?

Just then, the treehouse door opened. A halo projected onto the ground before Chen Rui, revealing two figures. One