"After ascension, a Formal Wizard's mortal body cannot bear an ascended soul. Therefore, you need a vessel connected to the imprint of your soul to serve as its container. We call this vessel a Spell Casket."
Nova spread open his palm, revealing half a bone resting within it.
Nova said, "This is a bone that shed from my body not long after I was born. After being forged, it can carry my Spell Pyramid and transform it into my soul. Meanwhile, my physical body will solidify a Permanent Defensive Stance."
"After becoming a Formal Wizard, any newly mastered Combination Spells will flow into this Spell Casket and be expanded within it."
Leo pondered slightly before asking, "Wizard Nova, in that case, do I need to forge a part of my own body into a Spell Casket?"
Nova smiled. "My Spell Casket is rather special. While some people can indeed create Spell Caskets through similar methods, the success rate is extremely low. Most people's bodies are merely mortal flesh and cannot be forged into Spell Caskets."
Leo understood somewhat.
Still, Leo asked curiously, "Wizard Nova, my body has been strengthened by potions. Is it still unable to carry an ascended soul?"
"It would be difficult. Other Wizards have tried similar strengthening methods, but they still failed in the end."
"The material for a Spell Casket should, whenever possible, be a substance called Ink Gold."
"Ink Gold is a special metal born in the Crimson Sea. When Kamon, Fula, and I went to the Crimson Sea before, one of our goals was to collect Ink Gold. Unfortunately, the amount we found was limited, so I gave the portion belonging to me to those two in exchange for some resources."
"If I had not traded it away back then, I could have used