Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

Although it was a good thing that his attributes had increased, Xia Jian's face showed a regretful expression.

It's not that I think this method of cultivation is inappropriate, but rather that it has very serious flaws.

While his strength seemed to have increased, the purity of his mental and magical power decreased, which was a complete waste of time and resources for Xia Jian.

After all, the purity of mental energy is not only related to the power of spells, but the last advancement also proved the impact of mental energy quality on advancement.

Moreover, based on his previous cultivation speed, absorbing life force wouldn't increase his cultivation speed much; on the contrary, it would require a lot of time to purify his spiritual power and mana.

"After watching this, I can only use it as a power bank."

Xia Jian sighed, feeling a pang of regret.

Any other dark-elemental talent would be overjoyed to obtain this, but such a miraculous technique has become a hindrance to him.

However, it's not bad as a supplement to the Soul Absorption Forbidden Technique. At least under normal circumstances, it won't lead to a mental breakdown, and the Soul Absorption Forbidden Technique becomes a regular skill.

Thinking of Mu Shuang's previous actions, a strange look flashed in Xia Jian's eyes.

"It seems that Mu Shuang's choice of the Soul Absorption Forbidden Technique was not random; she probably already knew that this meditation method had this effect."

Mu Shuang's idea should have been to give him the ability to protect himself, rather than using the Soul Absorption Forbidden Technique as an ordinary skill as it is now. She also didn't realize that he had already reduced the consumption of the Soul Absorption Forbidden Technique to a minimum.

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Now that his injuries have healed, Xia Jian has begun collecting his spoils of war.

Compared to apprentice wizards, full-fledged wizards do indeed have much richer collections.

Unfortunately, he still couldn't find the dark magic he wanted, or even any spells without any elemental attributes, which shows how rare dark wizards are.

Xia Jian did manage to find a small black ball.

I've already witnessed the power of this thing; it can even break through the Dark Demon's Soul Possession under the Soul Absorption Forbidden Technique. Its power is probably something that even a second-tier wizard might not be able to completely withstand.

After tidying up, Natsume looked at the dried-up corpse on the ground.

"How come it's just like the Demonic Path?"

Xia Jian muttered a complaint under his breath, then waved his hand and threw the corpse into the crater that had been blown up earlier.

After confirming that nothing was missing, Xia Jian took out the Shadow Sphere, transformed into a black shadow, and disappeared into the mist.

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For the next few days, Xia Jian wandered on the edge of the ruins.

Using the Soul Absorption Forbidden Technique and the recovery effect brought by 'Demonic Fear', they eliminated three of the six groups that voted against the project, and obtained a lot of valuable materials and magical artifacts.

Unfortunately, because most people are of the five elements, they cannot fully unleash the power of magical artifacts, making them essentially useless decorations.

After all, he was different from ordinary wizards. Even a first-tier magical artifact at its full power was not as useful as the wooden sword in his hand.

However, it wasn't entirely a wasted effort; at least he obtained a first-tier dark magic spell.

Shadow Ball is a high-energy orb created by condensing one's own mana. In reality, it is a basic first-tier spell, on par with elemental spells like Fireball and Waterball.

Its power is similar to a fully upgraded Archery skill, but it's not as practical as Archery at the moment.

Because Archery, as a non-elemental spell, can be enhanced with the "Sword Aura" effect, it is far more practical than Shadow Ball.

Unless the Shadow Sphere is upgraded, it will probably remain gathering dust on the panel for a long time.

For Xia Jian, having something is better than having nothing. At least on the surface, having one more spellbook makes him look more like a wizard.

Otherwise, if I were to take on disciples in the future, it would be a bit beneath me to only know two or three spells if they asked me about it, since not everyone is suited to cultivating sword energy.

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In the following days, Natsume discovered a strange phenomenon.

Although he eliminated three groups of traitors, he discovered the remains of two groups of people during his search over the past two days.

There was one team on each side, and the scene didn't look like a fight between two sides, but rather like two groups of people fighting against a common enemy.

However, the two groups of people on Neil Bella's side were not in this area, and judging from the traces of the battle, it did not seem to be the work of the Arctic Sirius Palace and the Flower Palace.

However, all the passages to the Linya Ruins are closed, so no one should be able to get in.

However, all signs indicated that it was a large-scale melee, which left Xia Jian completely puzzled.

As Xia Jian was traveling and thinking, he could faintly hear the sounds of fighting in the distance.

Xia Jian looked ahead and raised an eyebrow slightly.

"What's going on? Did they encounter a strange beast, or are the Flower Beauty Palace and the Arctic Wolf Palace fighting?"

After a moment's thought, Xia Jian used the Shadow Sphere to transform into a black shadow and flew towards the direction from which the sound came.

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In a short while, Xia Jian arrived at the fighting location.

Looking through the mist into the distance, one could see that Huayan Palace was currently engaged in a battle with a group of men in black.

The number of men in black was more than twice that of the Flower Beauty Palace, and not long afterward, two witches from the Flower Beauty Palace were killed.

"The Cave of Destruction! I never expected it to be you!"

During the fight, a late-stage first-tier wizard from the Flower Beauty Palace angrily rebuked the man in black.

Xia Jian, who was in the distance, was taken aback upon hearing this.

The Cave of Destroying Bones?

As a dark wizarding force, Xia Jian had naturally heard of it long ago.

Furthermore, the Bone-Dissolving Cave is not far from Neil Bella. If it weren't for Mu Shuang's restriction, Xia Jian would probably be fighting the Bone-Dissolving Cave to the death by now.

After all, dark magic is extremely rare, and the Bone-Dissolving Cave is precisely the sect with the most dark magic wizards in the vicinity.

In order to obtain the spells he needed, Xia Jian naturally didn't mind taking them from others.

However, no dark wizards participated in this trip to the Lin Ya Ruins, or rather, it was a gathering of white wizards. So how did these dark wizards get in?

Seeing that Huayan Palace was at a disadvantage, Xia Jian couldn't help but stroke his chin, his eyes darting around.

Now that we've encountered them, we can't let these dark wizards get away.

I happen to be lacking in dark magic and materials, so I'll just grab what I can first.

Thinking of this, Xia Jian stood up.

As Xia Jian slightly raised his left hand, several black arms emerged from the shadows, dragging a black-robed figure into the mist.

Shadow Hand!

Facing a first-tier early-stage dark wizard, Xia Jian broke through the opponent's defensive spells with a single sword strike and severed his head.

Upon seeing his companion suddenly disappear, the black wizard immediately became alert.

Upon seeing this, Huayan Palace assumed that reinforcements had arrived and immediately launched a fierce counterattack.

"You guys go take a look!"

The leading black wizard winked at the people beside him.

The dark wizards exchanged a glance and nodded, then cautiously walked into the mist.

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