Clinging to the Witcher world to become a god of martial arts

Chapter 209 Gods, Lifespan

Victor's face lit up with fervor. "The main reason is that academia is too important, while the Black Tower is completely different."

"There's no need to dig a completely new path; it's one left behind by the gods..."

Lorne and Sadiq listened intently, and just as they reached the most crucial part, the story ended abruptly, and Victor suddenly went completely insane.

"Oh no, the potion has lost its effect." Sadiq thought to himself, and hurried forward to help Victor up, but the white-haired academic was hopping around in the experiment.

Seeing this, Lorne's lips twitched, somewhat helpless.

"Will the erosion of the Black Sun also affect the mind?" he couldn't help but ask Sadiq.

Sadiq moved his stiff joints, reaching out to grab Victor while mechanically turning his head in response:

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Don't treat academic research as a simple matter.

"The pursuit of truth comes at the cost of madness, which is unavoidable for every academic wizard. The mentor has survived for so long in the midst of madness and danger."

"There are ways to combat them, of course, but the downside is that you only have a few tens of minutes of clear thinking each day."

The two chased each other inside the laboratory, an old man hopping and skipping in front, and a weak man who looked like he had joint paralysis chasing behind.

In any case, the scene looks incredibly bizarre.

Lorne's expression froze for a long time, unsure of what to say.

With such a mad mentor and a frail senior colleague, joining the academic faction is hard to say whether it's a blessing or a curse...

The farce ended after darkness completely fell. Victor was sent back by Sadiq, and before leaving, he gave Lorne a lot of instructions in a mad and incoherent manner.

At this moment, only Lorne remained in the laboratory, sitting on a bench at the edge, deep in thought.

Victor's words were now echoing in his mind.

"The Black Sun Tower doesn't need to dig a completely new path; it's a path left behind by the gods..."

What exactly does this brand new road refer to?

Based on the available information, Lorne concluded that this path must be the path to advancement for wizards, a path that leads step by step from apprentice to higher levels.

The wizard's training system begins with a mortal, followed by an apprenticeship, which is divided into three levels: Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.

Then comes the formal wizard level, which is divided into five tiers. The most important characteristic of the first tier is the ability to smelt magic power, while the second tier is the ability to purify the soul.

The key to distinguishing between intermediate and advanced wizards lies in whether or not they detach from their physical bodies and integrate their souls into their physical forms.

Above the level of a formal wizard are the holy-stigma wizards that Lorne saw in the elven settlement and in the memory crystal; the Elf King Orion belongs to this level.

Above that is what is called the true spirit.

Wizard Apprentice — Formal Wizard — Stigmata Wizard — True Spirit.

The system of wizarding cultivation has emerged, with the True Spirit at the pinnacle.

What Lorne understood least about the so-called True Spirit was that it seemed to no longer exist in this world, and wondered if it had gone to a new plane.

"High Priest of the Royal Court of Order—True Spirit Enderic," this title seems to imply transcendence of the mortal realm.

Is the path to enlightenment the one that leads to the true spirit?

"What the gods left behind..." Lorne repeatedly pondered Victor's last words.

This was the first time he had ever heard the word "gods" before; he had never heard of it in his previous experiences.

It can only be speculated that the Black Sun Tower contains a path to ascension to true spirit left behind by the gods, so academic research is not particularly important, and there is no need to explore a completely new path to ascension to true spirit.

Other wizarding factions, lacking a path to ascend to True Spirit, need to focus on research, absorbing knowledge, pursuing truth, and academic research, which is of utmost importance to wizards.

The Black Sun Tower is different; it contains pathways to ascend to true spirits left behind by the gods, thus greatly diminishing the importance of academic research.

This allows for a relative separation of academic and official duties, which not only benefits the development of influence but also prevents undesirable situations from arising.

Lorne believed that this conjecture was the reason why the Black Tower, compared to other wizarding factions, could separate academics from official authority.

Other wizarding factions cannot follow the example of the Black Tower; they must grant wizards sufficient power, with the greater their strength and knowledge, the higher their status.

It's probably only the Black Tower that divides wizards into academic wizards, staff wizards, and combat wizards, separating all the duties a wizard should have.

"Ingenious design..." Lorne nodded, unable to help but praise it.

As he pondered, a soft sound came from the doorway, and the laboratory door suddenly opened inward, revealing Sadiq's somewhat listless face.

"Has Mentor Victor gone back?"

"Hmm." Sadiq responded softly, walked over and sat down with difficulty next to Lorne. "Lorne, it's great to be able to work with you from now on."

Sadiq felt a certain amount of gratitude towards Lorne. Without that transaction and the help of the pure negative energy in the Life Box, the Black Sun spell would have been difficult to complete.

"In fact, the last transaction was a life-or-death adventure for me. Studying the reality of the Black Sun for a long time has severely eroded my body."

"If the Black Sun spell concept cannot be completed within a week, I will be unable to join the academic faction and receive the corresponding treatment."

Sadiq spoke calmly, but his words were somewhat halting, as if his joints were often stiff.

"The rules the Black Tower sets for its apprentices are cruel; they require you to compete for resources based on your abilities, and I lost those abilities long ago."

He slowly turned his head to look at Lorne, "The pollution accumulated in my body has reached a terrifying level. Unless I merge my soul with a vessel, I have at most one year left."

Upon hearing this news, Lorne was slightly stunned, his shock beyond words.

Even though his former neighbor had joined the academic faction, he was only a third-level apprentice and was still one crucial step away from becoming a full-fledged wizard.

Leave an anchor in the real world and transform mental power into magic.

This crucial step can take anywhere from several years to several months, but if one can integrate their soul into the vessel, they will successfully advance to the fourth-tier wizard level.

It is impossible to go from a third-level apprentice to a fourth-level wizard in just one year, even with the help of the panel.

It took him nearly half a year to go from an unarmed mortal to the peak of a third-level apprentice, and he didn't know when he would be able to become a full-fledged wizard.

There's still an unknown distance to go before becoming a fourth-tier wizard. The refinement of magical properties, the purification of the soul—who knows if there are any other steps involved...?