Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

late at night.

Inside a small house.

The little girl was sleeping in bed, while Xia Jian sat at the door with his arms wrapped around a sword.

A short while later, light footsteps were heard in the hallway outside the door, accompanied by soft whispers.

"Are you sure that mortal had a magic stone on him?"

"Of course, the meditation method I practice is extremely sensitive to the elements, absolutely!"

"Hmph, a mere mortal dares to wander around with a magic stone. It seems these mortals are increasingly disregarding us."

"Hurry up, we still have things to do tonight after we get the magic stones."

"Oh dear, I can't wait any longer!"

Xia Jian almost burst out laughing when she heard the conversation outside. She summed it up in one word: sassy!

Just then, the bolt on the door moved, as if controlled by some force, and the door opened with a 'click'.

As the door slowly opened, a glint of light flashed in Xia Jian's eyes, and then he drew his sword with lightning speed.

The black-robed man had just poked his head out when Xia Jian's longsword pierced his skull.

Wizards have very keen senses, and even apprentices are not lacking in them.

The two people outside the door immediately sensed something was wrong; another man in black robes had a semi-transparent shield around his body.

Just when the two thought they were safe, a black arrow pierced through the wall, broke through the shield in the astonished gaze of the man in black robes, and then pierced his heart.

As the two men in black robes fell, the remaining woman seemed to be paralyzed with fear.

"I……"

Seeing Xia Jian walk out of the room, the woman finally realized what was happening. But just as she opened her mouth to speak, a long sword pierced through her mouth.

Then, amidst horrified and bewildered gazes, the woman slowly collapsed to the ground.

"It's a bit sloppy."

As Xia Jian stepped out of the room, she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

He had sensed their ill intentions as early as when they were having tea downstairs.

The opponent's mental strength was not stronger than his, so Xia Jian wanted to take this opportunity to test his current strength.

He thought he was going to have a big battle, but he didn't expect these three to be so weak. They were all killed before he could even use his full strength, and he didn't even have a chance to fight back.

[Name: Xia Jian]

[Talents: +1, Advanced Cultivation Talent, Advanced Mental Strength Talent, Superior Dark Element Talent]

[Rank: High Knight (Beginner) Wizard Apprentice (Master)]

[Attribute: 52 (far, far, far beyond the average person)]

[Spirit: 7.9 (Slightly stronger than the average person)]

[Mana: 6]

[Techniques: ...Storm Battle Technique (3+1) Witchcraft Meditation Technique (7+1)]

[技能：霍尔德语（2+1）製药（6+1）射矢术（9+1）基础剑术（17+1）基础身法（10+1）基础拳法（5+1）断门斩（8+1）雷虎拳（4+1）……]

Looking at his stats, Xia Jian couldn't help but stroke his chin, his face full of doubt: "I shouldn't be that strong, right?"

Summer was not idle in the underground caves either. Although constrained by resource depletion, the overall data continued to rise.

Unable to understand, Xia Jian stopped thinking about it and dragged the three corpses into the room, then used their clothes to wipe the floor.

The door was closed, and the little girl was still sleeping. Apart from the three extra corpses, the room remained unchanged.

Xia Jian rubbed his hands together and began the thrilling lottery draw, starting with the alluring woman.

Hmm, it's very soft...

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an embroidered sachet.

Xia Jian disdainfully tossed it aside and then began to explore again.

Perhaps the three of them didn't have much to begin with. In the end, Xia Jian only obtained two books, two magic stones, three tokens, and a few ornaments that emitted elemental fluctuations.

"Poor bastard!"

Looking at the two magic stones on the ground, Xia Jian couldn't help but curse under his breath.

No wonder they dared to have such wicked thoughts; these three couldn't even scrape together three magic stones, they were clearly desperate for money!

Xia Jian picked up the first book and glanced at it, his eyes lighting up.

Materia Medica

Although it is not a very precious spellbook, and only records some common herbs and other items, it is the book that provides detailed explanations of various materials that Xia Jian needs most.

Having gained previous experience, Xia Jian roughly figured out the trigger mechanism of the '+1' talent.

The second recipe for the Wuluo Meditation Method has not appeared for a long time. Xia Jian is almost certain that it is because he has too little knowledge about medicinal herbs, which is why the '+1' cannot be used.

After all, he only knew a limited number of medicinal herbs, and only a few types of mental herbs that he could use. He had already used almost all of the previous generation's recipes.

Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice; this rule should also apply to the '+1' talent.

However, further testing is still needed. Fortunately, his Wuluo Meditation Technique has already reached the peak of level 7, and it won't be long before it reaches level 8.

Thinking of this, Xia Jian felt a sense of satisfaction and then picked up another book.

"Telekinesis?"

Xia Jian couldn't help but mutter to herself, "What a terribly common name."

However, it's not some powerful spell; it's more like a way of utilizing one's own mental energy.

To put it simply, it's telekinesis. It saves you the trouble of fighting and doesn't have much combat power, but it can make daily life more convenient.

The first thing that comes to mind in the summer is getting dressed, then brushing my teeth, taking a shower, and eating. Just thinking about it makes me feel so good.

"It's really good." Natsume nodded approvingly.

Then Xia Jian looked at the three tokens, and the patterns on them seemed familiar.

Xia Jian took out the silver engraved pendant given to her by the old woman, which was somewhat similar to the pattern on the token.

"No way..."

For a moment, Xia Jian was completely confused.

He thought the two petty thieves he killed were just some kind of rogue wizards, but it turns out they were from the Illusionary Heart Temple.

Thinking of this, Xia Jian glanced at the remaining ornaments, which had faint elemental fluctuations, clearly indicating that they were some kind of special items.

Xia Jian didn't have much greed. He was going to join the Illusionary Heart Temple, and it would be terrible if he were found out that he had killed a local.

He stuffed all the ornaments and tokens into the arms of the three wizard apprentices, and then Xia Jian carried them to the window.

Looking around and seeing no one on the street, he carried the three people out of the room.

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The next day.

Early in the morning, Xia Jian left the hotel with the little girl.

I bought some food along the street, and then headed towards the Temple of Illusion.

Xia Jian didn't see any wizards on the road, which made him breathe a slight sigh of relief.

This means that the three wizard apprentices should not be discovered in the short term.

But since they were a wizarding force, and considering that those people might have some special tracking methods, Xia Jian could only focus on getting on his way.

We need to get to the Temple of Illusion first, and then deal with this burden.

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