Wizard: Starting from Escape from the Thorn Garden

The defeat at the central training ground was like a cold, thorny whip, lashing hard at Chen Lin's heart.

Lina Windseeker's graceful figure, endless wind blades, and the final all-consuming Skyspike Tornado clearly exposed his fatal weakness—a lack of effective ranged attack methods.

No matter how tough the armor is, it's still just a target that can be passively attacked.

Time is Chen Lin's greatest enemy.

With only three months left until the Southern Region Trial, his current rate of mental strength improvement is no longer sufficient to meet his needs for reaching a higher realm.

He needs a qualitative leap, a high-stakes gamble that can simultaneously solve both the bottlenecks in ranged attacks and mental strength.

The Floating Flower, that strange magical plant that emitted a dreamlike seven-colored halo and controlled seeds of spiritual energy, reappeared in Chen Lin's consciousness.

The analysis of the Seed of Origin is both cold and alluring:

[It is recommended to integrate floating flowers. The integration process involves deep resonance in the spiritual sea, which may trigger a leap in spiritual power.]

After successful fusion, the generation of the psionic seed is directly related to the host's mental strength and control, creating a virtuous cycle.

"The experience of fusing with the Bloodthirsty Vine beyond one's level..." The dark gold patterns on Chen Lin's right arm throbbed slightly, as if responding to his master's thoughts.

When he fused with the core fragment of the Bloodthirsty Vine, he faced a near-death experience, but it also propelled him from a dying second-level apprentice to a special apprentice with a symbiotic body, giving him a mental foundation far exceeding that of ordinary people.

That was a leap forward achieved at the cost of lives.

Now, facing the floating flowers, he needs to try again!

"Using the Seed of Origin, combined with experience data from fusing with the Bloodthirsty Vine at a higher level, we can deduce the success rate of fusing with the Floating Flower and the possibility of a leap in mental power!"

Chen Lin sat cross-legged in the secret room, his mind sinking into concentration.

Dark golden roots spread through the sea of ​​consciousness, simulating the collision and intertwining of the psionic properties of the floating flower and the ferocious instincts of the blood-devouring vine.

A stream of cold, hard data emerged:

[Fusion Simulation:]

Core conflict: Psionic purity/shaping trait vs. Bloodvine's bloodlust/predatory instinct

Harmony Key: Utilizing the inertia/spatial refraction properties of the Moon Shadow Essence as a buffer layer and energy channel; guiding the Seed of Origin's core ability to analyze all things to simulate the psionic structure, deceiving/appeasing the floating flower's spirit; forcibly unifying it with the host's powerful willpower.

[Deduction of the Mental Power Leap Mechanism:]

1. Deep Resonance: The fusion process requires a deep connection between the host's spiritual sea and the spiritual core of the floating flower to build a symbiotic spiritual network.

This process is like expanding the mental sea, forcibly increasing its boundaries and structural strength.

2. Energy Impact: The essence of psionic energy is highly pure. When its core energy is integrated into the host's spiritual sea, it will produce a high-pressure infusion effect, scouring and tempering the spiritual particles, and enhancing their activity and carrying capacity.

3. Symbiotic Feedback: After successful fusion, the floating flower becomes part of the host's spiritual sea.

The process of generating a psionic seed is itself a highly efficient exercise in refining and controlling mental energy; long-term feedback can accelerate mental energy growth.

[Success Rate Prediction:]

Successful conflict resolution: 45%

Mental power leap trigger: 70%

Estimated leap in power: 3-5 points of mental strength will be increased at once, and the subsequent cultivation speed will increase by 20-30%.

Stable survival rate after fusion: 60%, but requires overcoming initial rejection and mental adaptation.

[Evaluation: High risk of failure! Failure to harmonize may result in psionic backlash or the Bloodvine going berserk; uncontrolled energy during the jump process may directly destroy the core of the spiritual sea.]

A 45% reconciliation success rate, a 60% survival rate... beneath these cold numbers lies a massive shadow of death.

But a resolute flame ignited in Chen Lin's eyes.

A leap of 3-5 points!

This is enough to allow him to jump directly from the early stage of a fourth-level wizard apprentice to the middle stage!

With the subsequent speed boost, reaching the peak of level four within six months is no longer a pipe dream!

More importantly, his flexible and versatile psionic attack methods will completely make up for his weaknesses!

"Let's do it!" Chen Lin clenched his fist.

The path of a wizard is one of living towards death!

The floating flower is from Master Liria's private collection and is extremely rare.

Chen Lin had to make the request to his mentor as a disciple.

He tidied himself up and, with unprecedented solemnity, stepped into Liria's Potions Sanctuary once again.

Liria was mixing a potion of purple liquid that shimmered with starlight, without even looking up:

"Chen Lin? I watched your match. You played well, but your weaknesses were also obvious. What, have you decided to specialize in defensive play?"

"Mentor," Chen Lin said respectfully, his voice firm.

"Defense is fundamental, but I believe that the real path to success requires a combination of offense and defense. I need stronger offensive capabilities, especially long-range strikes."

Liria paused slightly, her silver-grey eyes glancing at him. "Oh? Tell me, what do you want?"

"I have seen a record of the Floating Flower in your private encyclopedia,"

Chen Lin looked directly at Liria.

"Its psionic attack methods are varied and its range is extremely long, which can make up for my current shortcomings."

I humbly request my mentor to grant me a seedling or seed of a planktonic flower. In exchange, I am willing to offer 40% of the net profits of Qing Teng Workshop over the next two years, and I promise to prioritize sharing the results of my research with my mentor!

A glint of light flashed in Liria's eyes as she put down the stirring stick.

She walked up to Chen Lin, her gaze sharp as a knife:

"Floating flowers? Quite an appetite."

That thing's psionic properties are extremely sensitive and clash with your Bloodthirsty Vine attributes. The risk of fusing with it is extremely high, and the slightest mistake could lead to a mental breakdown.

Are you sure you want to take this risk?

Is it worth risking lives and the future of the workshop for a ranged attack method?

"worth!"

Chen Lin was resolute.

"I understand the risks are great. But with the Southern Trial imminent, I have no other choice."

Only by mastering greater power can one survive in the Trial Tower and have any hope of bringing back the artifact that can heal Ella!

I hereby enter into a soul contract: if the fusion fails and I perish, the workshop and all research findings shall belong to my mentor!

Liria silently scrutinized Chen Lin, as if trying to see through the resolve deep within his soul.

After a long while, a very faint smile, tinged with approval, appeared at the corner of her lips:

"Very good. This do-or-die courage is somewhat like mine when I was young. Remember your words today, Chen Lin."

She turned and walked towards a crystal cabinet deep inside the laboratory, sealed by multiple runes.

Floating inside the cabinet is a strange flower, no bigger than a palm, translucent, with petals flowing with iridescent light. At the flower's center are three tiny, rice-grain-sized, constantly rotating iridescent seeds emitting faint spiritual fluctuations—these are the seeds of the Floating Flower!

Lyria traced intricate runes with her fingertips, and the cabinet door opened silently.

Instead of removing the entire flower, she carefully used a specially made mental energy guide to separate the most plump and radiant seed from the flower's stamen and sealed it into a small crystal bottle engraved with runes of stability and isolation.

"This is the Spiritual Pivot Seed nurtured by the King of Floating Flowers. It has the strongest activity and the greatest potential, but it is also the most unruly."

Liria handed the crystal bottle to Chen Lin, her eyes serious.

"Take it. Remember, the fusion process is extremely dangerous. If you feel anything is wrong, stop immediately!"

I don't want to lose a promising apprentice and a workshop that can provide a stable supply.

"Thank you so much, Professor! I will certainly be careful!"

Chen Linqiang suppressed his excitement and accepted the crystal bottle with both hands.

The seven-colored seed in the bottle seemed to pulsate slightly as if it were alive, emitting a heart-stirring spiritual energy fluctuation.

Back in the heavily guarded secret room, Chen Lin immediately began preparations.

The fusion with the floating flower is completely different from the fusion with the blood-devouring vine. The latter is a violent life force and dark erosion, while the former is a subtle, agile but exclusive spiritual energy.

He needs to create an absolutely stable environment, isolated from external interference, and make thorough contingency plans.

First, the environment was constructed: Chen Lin cleared out the central area of ​​the secret room and arranged a complex array of runes, with several high-purity moonstones placed at the core.

He activated the Seed of Origin, guiding his own lunar essence into the array.

The soft and pure silver light spread out, forming a stable, inert energy field, like a tranquil moonlit lake.

This is the core of reconciling conflict and stabilizing the spirit—the Moon Shadow Force Field.

Outside the Moon Shadow Force Field, Chen Lin inscribed a powerful mental isolation and protective array to ensure that the fusion process would not be disturbed by external mental interference, while preventing the internal energy from running rampant and leaking out.

On the ground, he used mithril powder to outline intricate energy circuits, connecting several specially made energy storage crystals.

These loops will serve as flood discharge channels to guide the dissipation of energy when energy conflicts erupt.

Next is adjusting one's own state:

Chen Lin consumed the last drop of the Lunar Eclipse Concentration Dew, raising his mental perception and activity to their peak.

At the same time, he applied Soul-Devouring Heart-Guarding Ointment to stabilize his soul core and enhance his resistance to mental shocks.

He guided the Bloodthirsty Vine into a deep slumber, nourishing it with a large amount of pure life energy to suppress its bloodthirsty instincts and reduce interference during fusion.

Finally, a deep analysis of the Seed of Origin:

Chen Lin completely immersed his mind in the Seed of Origin, focusing his attention on the Seed of Spiritual Pivot within the crystal bottle.

The dark golden roots, like the most precise probes, pierced through the crystal bottle walls and wrapped around the seven-colored seed.

[Analysis Target: Floating Flower - Seed of Ling Shu]

[Energy Attribute: Highly pure psionic energy, possessing the characteristics of mental shaping, energy concentration, and weak spatial affinity]

[Core Structure: The seed contains a miniature array of psionic runes, which is the core of its generation. The rune structure is intricate and extremely sensitive to mental fluctuations.]

[Spiritual fluctuations: A faint sense of self-awareness was detected, leaning towards purity and order, and rejecting chaos and negative energy.]

[Analysis of repulsion points: There is an instinctive aversion to the bloodlust, plunder, and dark aura of the Blood-Eating Vine;]

There is a slight discomfort with the inertia of the moon shadow in the host's mental sea, and guidance is needed to adapt.

There is a wariness of the cold will of the Seed of Origin; it requires both disguise and appeasement.

[Optimization/Harmony Solution Deduction:]

1. Disguised Infiltration: Using the essence of moonlight to simulate an inert fluctuation similar to pure psionic energy, it envelops the analytical force field of the Seed of Origin, making it like a gentle psionic energy of the same origin, slowly penetrating the seed's outer shell, analyzing the internal runic structure without conflict.

2. Structural Fine-tuning: Based on the analysis, extremely subtle optimizations and adjustments are made to the core rune array, focusing on:

Enhance the rune array's response speed and affinity to the host's mental fluctuations.

On a spiritual level, a gentle, symbiotic invitation message, carried by the essence of the moon's shadow, is infused.

At the crucial juncture where the seed connects with the host's spiritual sea, a buffer layer and energy filter composed of moonlight essence are pre-set to neutralize any potential direct conflict between psionic energy and the Blood-Eating Vine energy, transforming it into a relatively gentle energy flow.

The analysis and deduction process lasted all night.

Chen Lin's mental energy was depleted like a flood, and his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.

Ultimately, a complete optimization and harmonization scheme for this Spiritual Pivot Seed took shape within the Origin Seed.