Eternal Life · The Goal Emerges

Upon hearing this,

Wayne found himself with more to ponder, and he also understood why the instructor in the compulsory knight class had said

that knights of the same level could not compare to wizards. After all, the number of qualitative transformations alone was already inferior.

And at this moment,

the instructor's voice rang out again. "From apprentice wizards to first-level formal wizards,

if you wish to advance,

you need to imprint runes within the space of your sea of consciousness and combine them into a wizard array of the corresponding level

before you can advance.

However, imprinting a single first-level wizard array does not mean you have completed

the cultivation of a first-level formal wizard.

It merely allows you to advance to first-level formal wizard.

Take first-level formal wizards as an example.

After advancing,

you still need to imprint two more first-level wizard arrays before you can complete cultivation at this realm.

Generally speaking,

there are two methods of cultivation.

The first:

combine three first-level wizard arrays and bring them to a perfect state.

Wizards who advance this way possess the strongest combat power.

The second: imprint any three wizard arrays and advance.

Wizards of this type have the strongest versatility,

but their combat power is weak."

As his words fell,

Wayne was somewhat baffled. It was not that he did not understand the instructor's meaning, but that he had doubts about the logic behind it.

Did this so-called advancement mean combining wizard arrays to advance,

or did it mean advancing after imprinting a certain number of runes?

Taking the apprentice stage as an example, imprinting thirty-six runes and combining them into an array meant completing apprentice-level cultivation.

Then for first-level formal wizards,

was there also a standard number of natural runes that needed to be imprinted

in order to advance?

Before Wayne could think further, the instructor's words sounded again, pulling Wayne from his thoughts

back to reality.

"The advancement methods and cultivation of true spirit wizards from levels one through seven

are all like this.

Next, I will explain qualitative transformations.

The first qualitative transformation on the wizard's path comes at the fourth-level Stellar Wizard stage.

The point of transformation lies in this:

upon reaching this level, one has initially attained the ability to roam the cosmos. If it were during the Great Expansion Era,

a fourth-level Stellar Wizard

could even lead the assault on a relatively low-level plane, plundering knowledge

and resources from it."

He paused as he spoke.

"The next qualitative transformation comes at the seventh-level True Spirit Wizard stage.

What is a true spirit?

It is something born from the union of soul and flesh, similar to a soul yet different from one.

Upon reaching this step,

there are two most obvious qualitative transformations.

First, eternal life. Imprint the information of your true spirit upon the origin of Sanctuary World,

achieving a lifespan equal to heaven and earth,

thereby attaining eternal life.

Second, grasp the laws of the corresponding elements.

With a single thought, heaven and earth can be destroyed."

He paused briefly.

"As for the final eighth-level Rule Wizards, wizards at this stage

can no longer be called humans.

They should be called rules. Even I do not know much about this. There is only one sentence describing eighth-level Rule powerhouses.

That sentence is:

'They are the embodiments of rules.'

As for ninth-level Omniscient Wizards, no one in Sanctuary World has advanced to that level yet. There is only a path ahead,

so it is enough that you know of it."

After saying that,

he looked down at the freshmen who were still immersed in shock and had yet to recover for a long while,

then clapped his hands.

He pulled everyone back from their shock and into reality.

"That concludes the lesson. Next is question time.

If you have any questions, you may ask them."

Upon hearing this,

Wayne looked at the others and saw quite a few people raise their hands.

He wanted to see as well

how these fellow possessors of top-tier talent thought,

so he waited quietly.

"You."

The boy called upon by the instructor stood up and spoke in an excited tone.

"Teacher, how long does it take

to become a seventh-level True Spirit Wizard?"

Upon hearing this,

Wayne was speechless, yet he also found it only natural. At that moment, the teacher's answer came.

"The time required varies greatly for everyone capable of becoming a seventh-level powerhouse. The longest take several thousand years; the shortest only need a few hundred."

He paused as he spoke.

"However, those matters are still far too distant for you. Focus on what lies before you first. I do not wish to hear questions like this again."

Seeing this,

before everyone could react, Wayne immediately raised his hand. Sure enough, the instructor called on Wayne.

Wayne briefly organized his words

before speaking.

"Teacher, I have two questions.

First, are there corresponding rune standards for wizard advancement? Like cultivation during the apprentice stage,

where imprinting thirty-six runes means cultivation is complete—

for wizards of other levels,

are there similar standards?

Second, does each level of wizard have a corresponding identifying mark?"

As his words fell,

the teacher nodded slightly. "That gets to the heart of the matter.

First, to answer your first question:

is there a standard number of runes for advancement?

The answer is yes.

The standard for a first-level formal wizard is between one thousand and five thousand. Once you exceed that number

and combine them into wizard arrays,

you advance to a second-level Elite Wizard. It is actually very simple. Take the number of runes in the wizard array for each level

and multiply it by three, and you will have the answer.

As for your second question, the identifying marks you mentioned are too vague.

I do not know which kind you mean.

But generally speaking, there are only two things that can be considered identifying marks.

The first is the Sanctuary Emblem, which can also be called the academy emblem.

It is the emblem issued to you when you enrolled.

Once you reach the corresponding level,

this emblem will display your realm. Whether worn or used within the Sanctuary Network,

it can serve as identification

and let others know your level.

The second

is the area indicator of a wizard array. Taking the apprentice stage as an example,

a radius of twelve meters indicates one's level during the apprentice stage.

A radius reaching one thousand meters indicates the level of a first-level formal wizard.

Based on the area,

one can roughly infer the approximate realm of a Lord Wizard."

Upon hearing this,

Wayne nodded slightly and gave a salute. "I understand.

Thank you, Teacher, for clearing up my doubts."

After the teacher nodded slightly, Wayne sat back down and quietly listened to the questions of the other students

until ten minutes later,

when the teacher left the classroom. Only then did discussion erupt within the room. Wayne glanced at the noisy classroom

and walked out.

As he walked, he thought. Today, he had gained a sufficient understanding of the wizard system,

but it was not as clear and straightforward as his understanding of the knight system.

Regarding this,

Wayne guessed that the knight system had been explained very broadly by the teacher, making it clear and straightforward.

As for the wizard system,

it was the foundation of their cultivation, so it had been explained very extensively, which made it seem somewhat chaotic.

After leaving the teaching building,

Wayne did not leave immediately. Instead, he found a quiet place and sat down,

beginning to sort through what he had just learned.

Half an hour later,

Wayne emerged from organizing his knowledge and summarized what he needed to know.

First, a rune manifested externally as an area with a radius of one meter.

Apprentice-level · Wizard array:

coverage area · radius of twelve meters.

Second, cultivation at each wizard realm did not merely involve combining a single wizard array of the corresponding level

to complete one's cultivation.

Rather, one had to form three wizard arrays of the corresponding level before cultivation at that level could be considered complete.

Third, upon reaching the level of a seventh-level powerhouse, one could attain eternal life.

This had been Wayne's goal from the very beginning of his transmigration:

to attain eternal life.

Now, his goal had become clear.

That was to first achieve the modest feat of becoming a seventh-level powerhouse

and attain the achievement of eternal life!