A Comprehensive Network: An Endless Adventure Begins as a Wanderer

A gentle breeze blew across the wilderness, stirring the tiny fireflies that flickered among the grass and bushes.

As Cheng Yi ran, he felt his own speed.

He is currently very fast at close range, but his speed is slightly weaker when running long distances.

It's time to find a way to travel long distances.

Looking for a mount?

Or should I learn another light-body skill?

With that thought in mind, Cheng Yi quickened his pace.

As Cheng Yi ventured deeper into the Fairy Wilderness, he discovered that he didn't actually need fairies to guide him.

Because in his eyes, a pinkish-purple light screen was flashing not far ahead.

Within the light screen, the fairy forest, shrouded in a dreamlike atmosphere, can be vaguely seen on the other side.

Around the light screen, illusory tree roots float.

The voice of the ancient tree in the dream echoed in Cheng Yi's heart.

"Child, you've come."

"Did you know I was coming?"

Cheng Yi was somewhat puzzled.

Although they came to the Dreamland to attend the fairy banquet, no one expected that after they parted ways that day, the horned demon would teleport Cheng Yi to the imperial capital of Maswell, thousands of miles away.

After that, Cheng Yi had no further contact with the fairies.

How could the ancient tree in the dream know that he would come today?

"A monk who claimed to be from Tianxia told me that you would arrive today."

"He also asked me to pass on some things to you."

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The towering Dream Tree still stands in the center of the forest, with purple bubbles of all sizes floating among its branches and leaves, where fairies frolic and flit about. Everything is exactly the same as when Cheng Yi left last time.

A bubble floated in front of Cheng Yi.

A dark, iron-gray ring floats within a purple bubble.

"This is the first item, it belongs to that horned demon, and you should say it's your rightful spoils."

Ring of Dimensional Travel

Type: Curiosities/Jewelry

Quality: Light Gold

Item level: 10+

Description: This ring possesses the power to traverse space. Each natural day, you can activate this ring with a standard action to cast a directional teleportation spell (effective only in the current plane). The maximum teleportation distance is 1000 li, with a landing point error not exceeding the size of your perception attribute.

So this was the reason he had been teleported to the capital, Cheng Yi realized.

He accepted the ring, but his doubts only grew stronger.

He didn't know any of the Tianxia mages; they were complete strangers, yet they were cleaning up the battlefield for him.

"As for the second thing,"

The voice of the ancient tree in the dream continued to echo in his mind, and another bubble floated in front of him.

"That monk said that he obtained this by chance, and that giving it to you is... fate."

Then, Cheng Yi saw a small cauldron.

tripod?

A small cauldron is suspended in the bubble.

The ding (a type of ancient Chinese cooking vessel) is only the size of a palm, with three legs and two handles.

The material is indistinguishable as either gold or jade; only occasionally, very faint golden glints spill from the mouth of the cauldron as it slowly rotates, dissipating into the air before settling.

The patterns carved on the body of the cauldron are divided into two halves: one half is flowing shadows, and the other half is rising clouds. The two halves meet at the center line of the cauldron's belly, faintly forming the outline of a yin-yang symbol.

Wanxiang Casting Furnace

Type: Rare Item/Heirloom Treasure/One-Time Use

Quality: ??? (Unable to assess)

Description: This furnace was crafted by a Qi cultivator from Tianxia, ​​using the pure crystal of true self sublimation as a catalyst to ignite the fire of returning to the origin.

Users can input any of their skills, talents, and items into the furnace for a unique, fundamental smelting. The smelting permanently removes all inputs from the character, burning away redundancy, refining the essence, and reshaping the user's racial form and innate talent foundation. The smelting process lasts for an indefinite period and cannot be interrupted.

P.S.: All things can be put into the furnace, but my true self will not be burned. — Dan Chenzi

Cheng Yi immediately understood what this thing meant to him.

He has always been self-aware.

Cheng Yi possesses many abilities, and he is strong in all of them.

But these abilities have never truly been integrated.

His fighting style is a patchwork of various abilities, rather than a complete system.

And this casting furnace is the solution.

But the question is, how did that Master Tianxia know that I needed this?

He even knew that Cheng Yi possessed the True Self Sublimation Pure Crystal.

He obtained the Pure Crystal from the palace and never mentioned it to anyone. He only asked Amelia about the barrier of dream power outside.

However, this Tianxia mage, whom he had never met before, not only knew of the existence of Pure Crystal, but also knew that he needed such a furnace to integrate his mixed abilities.

This is not a coincidence; someone is watching him from the shadows, knowing which path he has taken and what difficulties he will face next.

Cheng Yi picked up the small tripod.

An aged voice came from nowhere.

"My young friend who has joined my lineage, you have been a great help this time. As a crucial step, you have broken the destiny woven by the devil."

"Half of the origin of a Grand Duke of the Nine Hells, tsk tsk tsk."

"Just take that cauldron. My successor, how can you be so complicated?"

"Next time we meet, remember to call me Master, hahaha..."

Entering the master's school involves the apprenticeship ceremony.

The sound gradually faded into the distance, and Cheng Yi opened his mouth.

Cheng Yi had only learned one lineage, which was the hermit's way that combined the East and West.

This cheap mechanic is so generous!

Cheng Yi bowed respectfully towards the east.

In any case, this Qi cultivator from Tianxia was a great help.

After the ceremony, he raised his head, looked at the ancient tree in the dream, and took out the True Self Sublimation Crystal wrapped in a light purple orb from his backpack.

"What's the barrier outside the pure crystal...?"

Before the words were finished, a branch of the ancient tree in the dream world gently swept over.

The moment the branch touched the sphere of light, the pale purple dream barrier silently dissipated like mist, as if the last lingering shadow of a dream was being dispersed by the morning light upon waking.

[True Self Sublimation Pure Crystal]

Type: Special Materials/Dream Creations

Quality: Light Gold

Description: This pure crystal is formed from the dying tears of the last Nightmare King of the Calipis plane. Upon his fall, the king sealed his lifelong obsession with the path of "Ascension" within it. It can completely extract the user's essence from the impurities of the self, reshaping it into an ascended form, allowing the true self to manifest in a purer form.

Effect: Can be used as a core catalyst for high-level smelting, transformation, or sublimation rituals.

P.S.: Dreams will eventually end... — Nightmare King Kaliwood

After thanking the ancient tree in the dream world, Cheng Yi put the Myriad Manifestations Forging Furnace and the True Self Sublimation Pure Crystal into his backpack.

Now is clearly not the time to use them.

At that moment, the ancient tree in the dream world rang out with a slightly amused voice.

"Speaking of which, we still owe you a banquet, and those little ones can't wait."

Cheng Yi looked back and saw small figures peeking furtively from behind the floating dream bubbles and hazy mist.

Cheng Yi smiled, turned around and walked away.

A fairy's banquet!