Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

Hughes never expected that he would encounter his potions master, who almost never showed his face, here.

Across from him, Leibni also showed a look of surprise upon seeing Hughes.

After a moment of silence, he slowly walked up to the other person.

"Hughes, it's been a long time."

His voice was still somewhat hoarse, and his tone and demeanor were exactly the same as when we first met.

Of course, in the few times he met the other person, Hughes remembered that the other person seemed to have always been the same, without any change.

Even the gray robe the other person was wearing seemed to be the same one all along.

"It's been a long time, Mentor Leibni."

Without much thought, Hughes responded politely.

"Oh, so you're a member of the Fugri Spire? Did you just join?"

Leibni glanced quickly at Hughes's badge, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"How come I feel like I've never seen you before?"

Upon hearing this, Hughes was taken aback at first, then smiled and said:

"No, strictly speaking, I am not a member of the Fugri Spire."

As he spoke, he pointed to a direction outside the door—the most conspicuous thing there was a magical barrier, which covered the Koya Spire, which was still under repair.

"You must have heard about the recent changes at Koya Spire. I was a member of Koya Spire, but I have now been temporarily merged into Fugri Spire."

As they were talking, a sense of doubt arose in Hughes's mind.

Based on what Leibniz just said, it seems he comes to the Spire of Fugri often? Is he a regular here, or... already a member of the Spire?

But then Hughes suddenly remembered what he had heard from Vakana before—Leibni seemed to frequently travel between the various Towers of Knowledge to exchange knowledge with the wizards there.

He immediately understood; it seemed that the Fugri Spire was one of the spires the other party frequently discussed.

"Oh, I see."

At the same time, Leibni nodded upon hearing this, then seemed to suddenly remember something important and turned to leave.

"Hughes, I have some people to meet, so I'll be leaving now."

But before leaving, he turned back and gave one last instruction:

"I believe I have already taught you everything about 'The Winter's Cauldron.' If you have any thoughts to discuss with me, you can come over anytime at the end of this month."

After saying that, he turned and left, heading towards the crystal elevator platform of the spire.

"..."

At the doorway, Hughes watched Leibni's receding figure until a pale purple light enveloped him, at which point he turned his gaze away.

He frowned slightly, sensing that Leibni's condition was a bit strange... simply because of the fluctuations in the other's mental energy—which seemed to never change.

……

at the same time……

Once the crystal elevator reaches its peak, you will arrive at the top of the Fugri Spire.

This is the highest point in the eyes of ordinary people, but in some inconspicuous corner, there is a spiral staircase with a magical barrier at the entrance.

This staircase leads to a more secluded space—the true top floor of the Fugri Tower.

The top floor is a not-so-luxurious hall, with a floor paved with polished, dark blue crystals, and several magic stone wall lamps hanging on both sides.

"Da, da, da..."

At that moment, Ysera ascended the spiral staircase and slowly stepped into the hall, walking alongside her was Clotilde, who had just finished speaking with Hughes.

"It's been five years, hasn't it? I never expected that when we meet again, you, the future tower master, would be disfigured."

Isera spoke first, her words tinged with sarcasm.

"I heard that even the Cold Cave Worm King was eventually melted by Vinuneki's lava, so you made a wasted trip."

Despite Ysera's taunts, Clotilde showed no anger, simply replying calmly:

"As long as the knowledge system remains, there's no real loss. It's you—the 'enemy'—who escaped so easily."

—Buzz!

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire hall suddenly trembled.

These words undoubtedly struck a nerve with Ysera, causing her to pause in her steps, a surge of anger welling up within her.

"Snap! Snap, snap!!"

The next moment, pale ice crystals condensed out of thin air and spread wildly along the surrounding walls.

"That's right, she ran away... Flora just like that—escaped from your spire!!"

Immediately, she leaned forward and suddenly appeared right in front of Clotilde.

The next second, that originally beautiful and charming face shattered instantly, replaced by a hideous face covered with icy blue scars.

"I helped you capture her back then, and I was so badly injured, and in the end—she just escaped from your tower so brazenly?!"

Her eyes were filled with resentment, and her chilling aura was fixed on Clotilde in front of her.

Clearly, if the other party doesn't provide a reasonable explanation, she will take immediate action.

"I have successfully removed a portion from Flora's body and managed to preserve its 'vitality'."

"Whoosh..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ysera's aura vanished instantly, and the hall returned to calm.

Upon hearing this, she slowly took half a step back, and the dense, icy blue scars on her face quietly disappeared, returning her to her beautiful appearance.

"Let's go, Lord Clotilde. I hope you haven't lied to me..."

The scene from just now seemed to have never happened; the two of them continued walking until they reached the center of the hall.

Before long, they stopped in front of a huge, transparent barrier.

Inside the barrier was a huge circular glass dome filled with a thick blue liquid, from which tiny bubbles rose from the bottom, making a gurgling sound.

In the center of this liquid, a flawless body floats silently.

However, although every joint and every inch of skin of his seemed no different from that of an ordinary person, his body was actually made entirely of pale white ice crystals.

"Is this the vessel you prepared for the True Name Elemental Lifeform?"

Clotilde's gaze fell on the icy body, his brow furrowing slightly.

"It seems you're still using your own modified ice element, right? It seems the rumors are true—your ice element doesn't reject life energy, or even the soul."

To summon elemental lifeforms using secret sources, two things are necessary: ​​first, to create a secret source that can replace their soul; and second, to construct their elemental bodies.

The same applies to replicating elemental life forms, except that the elemental body and the secret source are permanent.

On the other side, Ysera clearly acknowledged the other party's guess. She raised her hand and lightly brushed across the transparent barrier, and a crack immediately appeared on it.

"Ordinary ice crystals cannot withstand a soul of the True Name level, and even if they are replaced with a secret source, it will collapse directly if you are not careful."

After saying that, the two entered the barrier one after the other and came to the glass cover.