Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

half a month later.

Inside a narrow cave.

Xia Jian sat cross-legged on the ground, and as his magical power surged within him, the sand and stones on the ground began to slowly tremble.

As Xia Jian finished practicing the Wu Luo meditation method, he let out a long sigh and slowly opened his eyes, then opened his control panel.

[Name: Xia Jian]

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

[Rank: High-ranking Knight (Minor Success), Wizard Apprentice (Perfect)]

[Attribute: 61 (far, far, far beyond the average person)]

[Mental Strength: 9.9 (Slightly stronger than the average person)]

[Mana: 8.5]

[Techniques: ...Storm Battle Technique (4+1) Witchcraft Meditation Technique (10)]

[技能：摩砣文（3+1）炼药（3+1）射矢术（10）念动术（6+1）基础剑术（18+1）基础身法（10+1）基础拳法（5+1）断门斩（10）雷虎拳（5+1）……]

After half a month of recuperation, Xia Jian has now fully recovered, and even his mental strength has reached its current limit.

The magical power aspect is somewhat lacking, because magical power and spiritual power are two different directions for improvement.

Mana needs to absorb elemental power to replenish and transform it, and the level of spiritual power determines the upper limit of mana.

Xia Jian has always focused on enhancing mental strength, and the second-generation formula he created has an even more significant effect on enhancing mental strength.

For wizards, mental strength is the highest priority because it is relatively easier to increase magical power.

If it were a normal wizard, the difference between the two wouldn't be too great. However, due to the continuous increase in the level of meditation, Xia Jian's mental strength and magical power became unbalanced.

Fortunately, his mental strength is higher. If his mana value were higher, his mana would go out of control.

At best, it will take some time to recover; at worst, it could be fatal or cause mental breakdown.

Apart from that, other data showed limited improvement, but overall progress was significant.

"Next, we should consider the issue of promotion."

Thinking about this, a strange light flashed in Xia Jian's eyes.

Because they were being pursued by two forces, they hadn't traveled very far during this time, and were still almost two months away from Neil Bella.

Now, Natsumi doesn't want to wait any longer.

However, two things are needed to become a formal wizard.

The first is a first-tier defensive spell used by formal wizards. It is necessary to imprint it in one's mind to consolidate the stability of one's mental power.

Another advantage of doing this is that defensive spells using the brand will be enhanced and cast faster, which is considered one of the hallmarks of a formal-level wizard.

The second item is the advancement potion, which is also the key to breaking through to become a formal wizard.

Advancement potions activate mental and magical power, playing a crucial role in imprinting defensive spells and thus increasing the success rate of advancement.

Xia Jian took out a spatial bag from his trouser leg. The bird-shaped pattern drawn on it indicated that this was not the spatial bag that Nan Zhoufeng had originally purchased.

And that's exactly what happened; it was obtained from an unlucky fellow who had just reached the peak of his apprenticeship.

He poured out a black sphere from his spatial bag. This was the thing that allowed him to escape from the wizard's clutches. Even the knowledge to advance to wizardhood was discovered from that unfortunate fellow's notes.

The black sphere is engraved with a spell called Shadow Escape, which, once activated, allows a person to transform into a shadow and move rapidly.

The unlucky guy had already run away, and Xia Jian still couldn't do anything about him.

But for some reason, that unlucky guy went crazy and came back to ambush him.

With no other option, Xia Jian was forced to kill his opponent, obtain the opponent's spatial bag, and learn about the precautions for wizard advancement.

Xia Jian rummaged through his spatial bag for a while and took out a gray notebook.

"These days, who keeps a diary?" Xia Jian muttered to himself, looking at the notebook in his hand.

Opening the notebook, one finds a diary detailing the unfortunate fellow's daily life and the arduous journey he took to reach the pinnacle of his apprenticeship.

However, this is not the key point.

Xia Jian turned to the middle of the diary, where it said that the unlucky guy had received a reward from the Yin Demon Valley and had chosen a first-tier spell called Dark Demon Soul Possession.

Dark Enchantment is a rather special spell that, while possessing defensive capabilities, can also release phantoms to attack others.

Most importantly, Dark Enchantment is a dark-attribute spell!

Unfortunately, the unlucky guy didn't carry this spell with him, or rather, Yinmo Valley doesn't allow anyone to take these strategic resources out.

The unlucky fellow had almost completed all the preparations, and only the final promotion potion was needed to begin the promotion ceremony.

The reason for this trip was to earn enough points to exchange for advancement potions in the Yin Demon Valley, but unexpectedly, it ended up being a disaster.

…………

The notes seemed irrelevant to Natsumi, since they were intangible and useless, but in reality, Natsumi already had a bold idea.

That means disguising yourself as an unlucky guy to infiltrate the Demon Valley!

Just then, the people from Yinmo Valley were hunting him down, so he decided to play the undercover game again, secretly obtaining the Dark Demon Soul Possession Spell and using it to evade Yinmo Valley's pursuit—a win-win situation.

Of course, there is also the risk of failure and being caught, but this is the result of Xia Jian's careful consideration.

The reason is very simple: even if Neil Bella successfully becomes her apprentice, she cannot directly provide him with advancement potions and first-tier spells.

Wizards adhere to the principle of equivalent exchange, unless they offer something of equal value, such as various recipes and meditation techniques, but such an action might arouse the covetousness of the other party.

Alternatively, you can simply wait out the time by helping your mentor with whatever you can, and then wait for them to have a change of heart.

But Xia Jian wasn't in the mood to wait that long. If the other party was difficult to talk to, he might never have a chance to succeed in this lifetime.

Since that's the case, Xia Jian decided to do it his own way!

If I'm lucky enough, I might not even need to go to Neilbella to learn the wizarding knowledge I want.

It's better than gambling on uncertain things.

Moreover, he was injured by the wizard of Yinmo Valley last time. Although he is not the kind of person who holds grudges, he would still like to take revenge if given the chance.

After all, they had taken a lot of medicinal herbs from Yinmo Valley, and only through give and take could they continue to develop.

After making the decision, Natsumi stopped procrastinating and began to take stock of her belongings.

It has to be said that the space bag is indeed a treasure. In the past, I had to carry around a lot of bags, making me look like a peddler.

There was a lot of stuff, and it took Xia Jian an hour to organize it.

Medicinal herbs make up the majority of the items, along with a small number of props that cannot be displayed, and various unknown elixirs.

After everything was settled, Xia Jian officially embarked on the journey to Yinmo Valley.

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