Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

After marking all the life veins extending from the seed of life with his mental power, Hughes began the work of peeling off their ends.

It's not about cutting off, it's about peeling off.

Because the life-giving network is an extremely sensitive structure, once severed, it cannot grow back, at least not for a dead body.

"..."

At this moment, the wisp of spiritual energy that Hughes had probed into Nist's heart became the best tool.

Under his precise control, that wisp of spiritual energy gathered at the end of a life vein.

Their ends are extremely fine roots. Because mental energy is not substantial, it neither stimulates these roots nor prevents them from adhering well to the surface.

And so, with a gentle tug from Hughes, the spiritual energy attached to the end moved accordingly, gently lifting the roots there.

With a "pop," the end of that lifeline detached from the heart's lining.

Then, the spiritual energy continued to spread, following the end and tearing the lifeline bit by bit from inside the heart.

During the journey, the heart was not stimulated in any way, just as the life vein that was rooted there had naturally detached.

Soon after, this entire lifeline was peeled away and slowly undulated in one of the chambers of the heart.

This is the entire process of completely peeling away the lifeline.

Then Hughes followed the same method, shifting his mental energy to the other life channels.

He kept his eyes glued to the process, afraid that any abnormality in the peeling process might affect the state of the seed of life.

However, even if he can maintain such precise peeling techniques,

However, as the life-giving veins detach from the heart, the life-giving seeds that gradually separate from the body are inevitably affected.

In the end, the life seed that had completely detached from the heart almost burst open.

Fortunately, Hughes immediately raised his hand, first using his magic to stabilize its structure slightly, then taking out a specially made container from his storage bag and putting it inside.

Then, he carried the seed of life to the heart of Hector.

Beneath the glass dome, Hector's heart continued to beat, sparking forth.

This was an environment he created specifically for it, just to keep it alive.

"Click—"

Hughes first lifted the glass dome, then covered his palms with a thick layer of white frost before bending down to probe the heart inside.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!!"

The moment they made contact, the heart made a hissing sound as its scorching surface collided with the white frost in Hughes's palm, instantly releasing a large amount of steam.

"Could it be that the members of the Heruno family... even their internal bodies have been affected by the Lava Heart?"

Feeling the burning heat from his palm, Hughes couldn't help but complain.

As soon as he finished speaking, he increased the flow of ice element, covering his entire palm with a thick layer of white frost.

"Click-clack—"

Finally, under the powerful suppression of Hughes's ice, Hector's heart gradually returned to normal and stopped radiating high temperatures.

Of course, the heart only had its fire element suppressed; the changes it underwent due to the lava heart remained unaffected.

Then, the same steps are followed.

Hughes made a cut on the surface of the heart and then slowly inserted a mithril needle into it.

The spiritual energy attached to it also ventured into the heart, but this time it was to mark the location where the seed of life was implanted.

He quickly found the most suitable location through his mental perception, which happened to be right in the center.

After marking the location with that wisp of spiritual power, Hughes opened the container and took out the life seed inside.

Theoretically, the normal procedure should be to first transform the seed of life into a seed of magic before implanting it into the heart.

But Hughes didn't intend to do that. He planned to first implant the seed of life into the heart, and then use the heart to transform the other person into a seed of magic.

The reason for doing this is twofold: firstly, the transformation within the heart allows the magic seed to become more compatible with Hector's heart.

Secondly, this is because in this way, Nister's life seed adapts to Hector's heart first, rather than the magic seed.

In this way, the structure of the life seed will be fixed in the heart and will not change even after being transformed into a magic seed.

In other words, after Nister was implanted into Hector's heart, he could utilize the magic seed to its fullest potential, following the original structure of the life seed.

Of course, this is currently just Hughes's idea.

The specific results will only be known after the transplant...

After taking out the Seed of Life, Hughes immediately attached a small amount of spiritual power to its surface, covering almost the entire area.

He then did nothing further and put it back into his mouth.

The transplantation of the seed of life does not require surgery, because once it is placed in the appropriate location, those life veins will automatically take root in various parts of the heart.

Soon, guided by spiritual power, the seed of life entered Hector's heart.

With the mark of the previous spiritual energy, the spiritual energy quickly guided the seed of life to the marked location.

As the seed of life stabilizes in the very center of the heart, its outstretched life veins begin to move autonomously, probing into various parts of the heart.

They take deep root in the heart, establishing a connection between the seeds of life and the heart.

At the same moment, Hughes swiftly drew out the silver needles, and then tore open a scroll of healing magic.

"Buzz..."

Under the milky white light, the heart received a replenishment of life energy, and the opening began to heal rapidly.

Once the wound had healed, Hughes took a deep breath and then released the pressure on Hector's heart.

"Sizzle..."

Soon, as the suppressed icy mist dissipated, the surface of the heart quickly turned red, as if a extinguished flame inside had begun to reignite.

"Whoosh! Boom!!"

The next moment, the heart, no longer suppressed, burst forth with sparks again, its surface temperature soaring dramatically, even hotter than before.

Inside the heart, the life vessels also began to draw upon it, but what they drew out was not life energy, but magic, or more precisely, the intense fire element.

At the same moment, Hughes also began to exert his strength.

He began to infuse his magic into the heart, helping the seed of life adapt to the surrounding heat, to adapt to Hector's heart.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."

Soon after, the seed of life began to flicker, and the fire element began to gradually corrupt its remaining life energy. At this moment, Hughes' magic also entered and joined this chaotic fusion.