Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

After leaving the Bernal base, Dago flew for a while before finally landing on a flat, open grassland with a small lake whose water was so calm and clear it was like a mirror.

He circled the lake briefly before finally stopping at a patch of reeds and water plants.

Bernal had told him that the entrance to this secret realm was very strange, and it would move around from time to time, but it would never leave the area of ​​this lake. It would take some effort to find it each time. Dago narrowed his eyes, opened his mental field, and used the "Dimensional Detection Technique" to observe and detect the water surface in front of him.

The lake was calm, shaded by reeds that blocked direct sunlight. A few water spiders floated on the surface, and occasionally a large fish swam slowly. In my previous life, a fisherman would have been overjoyed to see this.

After the mental field seeped into the water, faint spatial energy particle fluctuations immediately emanated, and then the mental field disappeared, as if it had been swallowed up by something.

Bernal was right. There was indeed an entrance to a secret realm here, separated only by a body of water, yet the entrance was concealed almost without a trace. This method was simply incredible, far superior to any other entrance setup that Dago had ever seen.

Without saying a word, Dago enveloped his body with his mental energy field, stepped into the lake, and jumped in without making a sound or even creating a splash. He silently sank into the lake.

The light and shadow shifted, like a dream. When the scene in Dago's eyes stabilized again, he found himself in another place. It was a sunny little garden, the whole garden was surrounded by warm golden light, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers, grass and soil.

Beneath my feet is a lush green lawn, covered with purple lavender and pink geraniums. In the center of the garden is a small fountain pool, and in the corner stands an apple tree laden with unripe, green fruit.

Despite the incredibly beautiful and peaceful scenery, Dago felt nothing of reality. The golden sunlight was shining on his face, but he couldn't feel any warmth, and he couldn't hear any insects chirping or birds singing.

The entire garden was eerily quiet.

"Dago!!!"

Serena's incredulous and weak voice reached my ears; she probably never expected Dago to be here.

Fifteen minutes later, Serena drank the healing potion given to her by Dago, and her strength slowly returned. Her chaotic mental energy fluctuations finally stabilized. During this time, Dago also learned about the general situation of this secret realm.

This was originally a mysterious, ethereal space discovered by the ancestors of the Kroger family. It contained no living creatures or of any value, so it was not fully explored. They estimated that it was probably a secret space for leisure and entertainment opened up by some important figures in the Mirror Forest.

This place has recently become Serena's training ground, where she has been coming to cultivate in seclusion, striving to catch up with Dago as soon as possible.

However, unexpectedly, when Serena was practicing her newly acquired wood-based magic as usual today, she unexpectedly encountered a mysterious trial from the depths of the secret realm.

"What kind of trial is so terrifying?"

Dago murmured something under his breath, then asked Serena.

"Hiding in the garden from an attack by an invisible monster."

Serena, pale-faced and serious, said, "This monster is hard to describe; it seems to be some kind of energy creature that has mastered both mirror and spatial energy."

Dago nodded without saying anything more. The wind whistled past the two of them. Although Serena was supposed to lead the way, Dago found himself walking ahead without realizing it.

He felt a gaze fixed on his face, secretly watching him. He turned his head and saw Serena staring at him intently.

"What's wrong?"

Dago reached up and touched his cheek. "Is there something on my face?"

Serena shook her head, then, as if gathering her courage, said shyly, "I feel like you are that unattainable yet dazzling noble prince in a play."

Dago's eyes flickered, and he gave her a charming smile, saying, "Little Na, guess what medicine you just took?"

Serena, looking completely bewildered, scratched her head and said, "I don't know!"

Dago grinned mischievously and said, "You're important!" Then he burst into laughter.

Serena was stunned for a long time after hearing this, then her skin turned as red as a shrimp, and white steam seemed to rise from her head. She silently walked up to Dago and stopped talking.

"That's where I started the trial, and then I was chased by that invisible monster, but it seemed to only react to wizards who got close."

Serena walked for a while, then came to a corner of the small garden and pointed out a direction to Dago.

She looked around warily, like a rabbit, and seemed quite nervous, not daring to move an inch.

Dago looked in the direction Serena pointed and his eyes widened in surprise. He then noticed a small rattan chair in the corner, next to which was a small white table with exquisite tea set on it, and steam rising from the cups.

In addition, there were several other items whose specific appearance was not clearly discernible, which were also quietly placed on the table.

Serena's finger was pointing to a spot on the lawn a few meters away from the wicker chair. If you looked closely, there did indeed appear to be an outline mark made by an oval object.

Dago's eyes flickered, and he walked calmly toward the rattan table and chairs.

"Dago, watch out!"

Serena's tense voice rang in his ears. Dago turned around leisurely and saw that she looked like she was facing a formidable enemy.

It was clear that she was very worried about Dago, but even so, she didn't dare to move forward even half a step.

Dago gave Serena a reassuring look, and in his hands, which hung naturally beneath his blue robes, activated ice crystals swirled around his ice crystal wand, forming the Dance of Fine Snow with ice swords.

"The Dimensional Detection Technique did not detect any fluctuations in spatial energy, so there is probably no danger."

Dago thought to himself, but he didn't relax. He walked steadily towards his goal, step by step.

Golden sunlight seemed to be shining from all directions, casting ever-changing light and shadow around him. As he ventured deeper, Dago felt the eeriness of this mysterious garden more and more.

He didn't perceive any subtle changes in the light, temperature, humidity, or smell of the environment. Everything around him was as beautiful as ever, yet it always gave him a sense of "lifelessness" and unreality.

It's like a reflection in a mirror; it looks very real, but there's not a trace of life in it.