Chapter 330 - 189: Advancing to Level 2 Crystallization, a Higher-Level Realm of Truth

Chapter 330: Chapter 189: Advancing to Level 2 Crystallization, a Higher-Level Realm of Truth

"Even a Level 3 Wizard can reap significant rewards by entering the Realm of Truth."

Pei Ze was instantly intrigued.

’If the Realm of Truth is beneficial even for Level 3 Wizards, then as a Second-level Wizard, my gains would surely be even greater.’

’Since it’s also a Realm of Truth, the one controlled by the Council should also grant rule points. I may not need them now, but I can save them for analyzing or refining knowledge later.’

’Moreover, the Realm of Truth can enhance one’s spiritual aptitude and improve Meditation efficiency. That’s the most important part!’

Pei Ze had already planned to participate in the Battle of the Holy Ring. Now that he could gain benefits from the Council as well, he was naturally even more eager.

"Teacher, I will participate in the Battle of the Holy Ring."

Mo Weng was not at all surprised by Pei Ze’s answer, nodding with a smile.

"I will communicate with the Council. You’ll be able to enter the Realm of Truth in a month at most, so make some preparations in advance."

"Yes, Teacher."

...

Although he was told to prepare for entering the Realm of Truth, there wasn’t actually much to prepare for.

After returning to Chenxi City, Pei Ze found some time to contact Tining.

Following his advice, Tining had already moved away from the forest where she originally lived, migrating in the opposite direction of the Alien Insect invasion.

However, the Alien Insects’ pace of conquering the plane was swift and fierce. Every time they settled in a new place, it wasn’t long before the Alien Insect Army caught up, forcing the Half Deer Maiden to lead her people to migrate again, with several battles breaking out along the way.

They had only managed to hold on thanks to the Wood Spirit Potions and Moonlight Orchids that Pei Ze had provided.

Now, Tining had led her people all the way to Vilos Grand Canyon, which was in the central region of the Ancient Forest Plane.

More than half of the Magical Creature clans from the Ancient Forest Plane had now gathered there, preparing for a life-or-death battle against the Alien Insect Army.

The two sides were currently in a standoff, mobilizing their forces and gathering strength for the great battle to come. It seemed a war wouldn’t break out in the immediate future, so there was no need to worry for the time being.

Pei Ze couldn’t help much more at this stage, so he could only concoct a batch of Wood Spirit Potions to support Tining.

「Three days later.」 The reward for killing the Pei Family Wizards was successfully distributed.

It was about what Pei Ze had expected: a total of over fifty-two thousand merit points.

Without hesitation, he used all the merit points to exchange for Shadow Crows.

He currently had nine Purified Soul Crystals on hand, enough to support his cultivation for over half a year.

Any remaining shortfall could be covered by purchasing more with Magic Stone Coins.

The same went for the Energy Absorption Stone Mother required to condense his third Spirit Crystal.

There was naturally no need to waste merit points on resources like these, which could be purchased from the Travelers’ Association with Magic Stone Coins.

When it came to Magical Creatures, however, the Travelers’ Association’s channels were far inferior to the Dawn Council’s—the latter had its own channels for breeding Magical Creatures. Therefore, it was more convenient to spend merit points to directly exchange for crow-type Magical Creatures from the Dawn Council.

After devouring a large number of Shadow Crows, Wuyu successfully inherited the Power of Shadow and merged it with its fog transformation to form a completely new ability.

The new ability brought Wuyu’s body closer to being non-corporeal.

Before, Wuyu’s fog body at least had some substance, like real mist. But now, Wuyu’s body was like a shadow—it had form but no substance, almost completely non-corporeal like a Spirit Body.

This meant Wuyu was now immune to nearly all physical attacks, and even the damage it took from Energy Particles was significantly reduced.

In addition, it also mastered several spell-like abilities, such as Shadow Stealth, Shadow Blink, and Shadow Manipulation.

Pei Ze collectively referred to these abilities as Shadow Form.

Besides the development of its Shadow Form, the number of Fog Crows had also finally surpassed the ten-thousand mark.

It could be said that Wuyu’s current combat power was no less than that of an ordinary Level 3 Crystalized Wizard.

’The little guy is so strong now it barely seems like a familiar anymore.’

Pei Ze estimated that in the future, the only thing that could likely compete with Wuyu would be a fully grown Shadow Giant Dragon.

The task of improving the patterns on the Shadow Giant Dragon Egg was complete, and Pei Ze immediately bought the materials to implement the improvements.

After the patterns were improved, the Dragon Egg’s speed of absorbing Energy Particles increased dramatically, greatly shortening the required incubation time. Furthermore, the strength and potential of the Shadow Giant Dragon that would eventually hatch would also be enhanced.

However, to ensure the Dragon Egg hatched under the best possible conditions, a large quantity of rare materials was still needed.

For this purpose, Pei Ze made a special trip to the Inner City library to consult detailed information on Shadow Giant Dragons.

"Dark Crystals, Earth Core Milk, Condensed Dew Sand, Dragon Crystals... a whole series of materials, and nearly two hundred thousand Magic Stone Coins are gone just like that."

Pei Ze looked on with a wistful expression.

He now had less than ten thousand Magic Stone Coins left; most of his fortune had been spent on purchasing materials.

To buy Purified Soul Crystals and an Energy Absorption Stone Mother next, he would have to earn more money by concocting potions.

’All that’s left is to wait for the Dragon Egg to hatch.’

Pei Ze looked toward the center of the room, where a small Array had been drawn. In the very middle sat the pitch-black Dragon Egg.

As the Array activated, dense Energy Particles surged in from all directions, mixing with the rich energy emanating from the materials and flowing into the Dragon Egg like rivers into the sea.

With his powerful Spiritual Power, Pei Ze could clearly sense the life within the Dragon Egg undergoing a transformation.

’It will probably take another year or two to hatch.’

On second thought, Pei Ze felt that this wasn’t so bad.

A juvenile dragon would already be enormous; the mansion definitely couldn’t house it.

If it hatched a year or two later, he would have ample time to make a push to become an Elemental Mage.

By the time he built his Wizard Tower, it would be a simple matter to create an area for the Shadow Giant Dragon to rest and move about.