My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Xia Zuo carefully avoided the giant creators and the building materials in their hands, and followed the signs to the teleportation room.

After a minute of teleportation light, he arrived at the Hall of Creation in the Eastern Continent.

The Hall of Creation was very quiet today; no ceremonial monks came to receive the initiation ceremony.

A beam of light descended from the sky and landed directly in front of the Creation Crystal.

Xia Zuo walked into the pillar of light and learned about the content of this promotion test.

He was going to start from here, pilot the tower into the air, fly over the highest clouds, and land next to the glass house he had visited twice before.

He had already skipped this step—he received the second light element before setting off for the Western Continent.

However, due to the contract, this step was added to obtain the third light element.

After making some preparations in the Hall of Creation, Xia Zuo summoned his tower, carefully inspected the alchemy device on it, and then slowly piloted the tower into the air, passing over the Creation Crystal, through the skylight, and into the vast sky.

There were no problems during the upward climb.

Thanks to the test flight tower on the Storm Mountains, Xia Zuo had long been accustomed to the changes in airflow at high altitudes.

Passing through three layers of clouds, you arrive above the sea of ​​clouds and find the spherical glass house in the brilliant sunlight. Park the tower, enter the glass house, take the light element, and then pilot the tower back the way you came.

When I returned to the Hall of Creation, there was another figure there.

Christo was already waiting there.

She came for the Sands of Time in Xia Zuo's possession.

When Xia Zuo walked out of the tower, Krestor stepped forward and asked, "What kind of spacetime ability do you possess?"

Which one? ...Xia Zuo blinked in confusion.

Could it be that by using the Sands of Time to comprehend the laws of spacetime, one should only be able to comprehend one kind of spacetime ability?

Knowing that Shazo had only recently come into contact with the laws of spacetime and his understanding of them was still limited, Christor offered to explain:

"As you should know, there are eight people in the temple who have mastered the laws of spacetime, and I am one of them. When we first comprehended the Sands of Time, the spacetime abilities we grasped were different. Some people could see the Sands of Time within a half-meter radius around them, while others could adjust the flow of time of a target object. The first spacetime law I mastered was to create a small area of ​​time distortion."

"The eight of us exchanged our insights, continued to study the Sands of Time, and perfected our understanding of the laws of spacetime. In the end, we learned the spacetime abilities that others had mastered. If the spacetime abilities you have comprehended are entirely new, we can exchange them with you using the experience we have accumulated."

“I see…” Xia Zuo nodded thoughtfully, and after a brief moment of thought, he said, “The spacetime ability I’ve mastered is observing the Sands of Time in the surrounding environment.”

"Approximately how large is the observation range?" Christo asked.

"Hmm... let me see..." Xia Zuo entered a shallow meditative state and activated [Time Sand Vision] in the usual way.

From where he was standing to the stone door of the teleportation chamber not far away, countless sands of time danced wildly in his field of vision. Conservatively speaking, the range of the sands of time he could observe definitely exceeded a radius of 50 meters...

To claim you can see the entire Sands of Time within the Hall of Creation... isn't that a bit too astonishing?

After thinking for a moment, Xia Zuo closed Shi Sha Vision and said, "It's about 10 meters in radius."

"10 meters?!" Christo was taken aback.

"Uh... is that a lot?" Xia Zuo wasn't sure if he had given too much.

"Too many! When I first mastered this ability, I could only see the Sands of Time within a 1-meter radius," Christo exclaimed, covering her mouth.

"Oh, I see..." Xia Zuo smiled awkwardly.

Chapter 30 Bloodline Mark ≠ Immortality

Christo quickly recovered from her reverie and said:

"The first spacetime ability you've mastered has exceeded our expectations. It might give you the confidence to comprehend the Sands of Time more effectively than learning from our experience."

Christo took out a parchment scroll. "So sign this contract and go back. Come find me again when you really can't comprehend any new laws of spacetime."

“Okay.” Xia Zuo nodded, took the parchment scroll and looked it over.

There isn't much content on this aspect, but the gist is that Xia Zuo cannot use the laws of spacetime to do anything that harms the interests of the Temple. If he ever violates any of these laws, he will be subject to additional penalties related to the laws of spacetime when he is punished, including but not limited to being prohibited from using spacetime abilities, or being forced to use enchantments to seal spacetime abilities, etc.

Xia Zuo took out a pen, signed his name, and then returned the parchment to Christo.

Krestor carefully put away the parchment scroll and took out two metal boxes. "The box on the left contains the method for condensing the inner body shell. Once you complete it, you will be a Temple Mage. However, the advancement ceremony may need to be postponed, because after condensing the inner body shell, you can immediately create the elemental body. The method for creating the elemental body is in the metal box on the right."

As Christo watched Shazo put the metal box into his alchemy pouch, she said:

"The raw materials for the inner shell will take about eight to ten months to prepare, and the condensation process will last for half a month. If you use a spiritual carving knife to create the elemental body, you will know whether this method is feasible within one to two days."

“I know you’re always cautious, but I still have to remind you to be careful when using the spiritual carving knife. You’ve seen how sharp it is. A slight mistake can seriously injure both your physical body and your spirit.”

“Okay, Christo, I understand.” Shazo nodded solemnly.

He then bid farewell to Christor and stepped into the teleportation chamber.

...

At noon on the same day, Xia Zuo returned to the Western Continent and completed the promotion test.

When he stepped out of the teleportation hall in the Storm Mountains and saw the midday sun overhead, Xia Zuo suddenly realized that he had overlooked something!

Why is the Hall of Creation open during the day?

Something's not right...

The first trip to the Hall of Creation was to receive the formal initiation ceremony of loyalty from a mages. Xia Zuo departed around 7 PM local time in the Silvermoon Federation.

The second trip to the Hall of Creation was to discuss the Blood Demon's invasion of Poseidon with Rexor. The departure time was 9:00 AM in the Silvermoon Federation.

I visited the Hall of Creation several more times after that, with departure times ranging from morning to night.

But the Hall of Creation always appears to be in daylight... as if there is never night or sunset there...

Unable to understand... Xia Zuo shook his head and flew towards Xingye Academy.

When he was halfway there, he stopped on a hilltop.

The conversation with Christo made Xia Zuo very curious about the scope of his own time and space perspective.

Standing atop a small hill with a wide view, facing the mountains, forests, and the city at the foot of the mountain, he activated Shi Sha's vision.

An endless sea of ​​sand stretched out before him, starting from the soil beneath Xia Zuo's feet and extending to the limit of his vision. Every tree, every stone, and every bird flying in the distance was covered by the raging sands of time.

For a moment, Xia Zuo was somewhat shocked that he could see so far, at least ten or twenty kilometers away.

He looked up at the clouds, the blue sky, and the sun overhead.

The scene above and below resembled an inverted ocean, with wave after wave of sand obscuring the sky. Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the sand, scattering across the ground in scattered bursts.

Xia Zuo reached out and brushed his head, silently calculating the height of the sand sea in the sky above the ground. He couldn't help but feel confused and bewildered. How could he have such strong spacetime abilities?

If measured solely by the distance of his field of vision, his initial grasp of the laws of spacetime was at least hundreds of thousands of times greater than that of Krestor and others.

What is this concept?

It would take Krestor hundreds of thousands of years to reach his current field of vision.

"What on earth is going on..." Xia Zuo sighed, closed the Time Sand Vision, and continued flying towards Starry Night Academy.

...

Inside Beatrice's study.

After Xia Zuo swore an oath with the light element he had just acquired, the contract took effect.

He used the bloodline servants he had prepared in advance to imprint Beatrice with a bloodline mark, and her character template was fully displayed in the [Bloodline Relatives] window.

..

[Character Name] Beatrice

[Four-elemental resistance] 50%

[Strength] 32

[Agile] 45

[Endurance] 49

[Vitality] 287

[Perception] 586

[Willpower] 370

[Mental State] 1550

【Charm】47

Character Skills

[Spells]

Majoring in Illusion and Enchanting, with minors in Evocation and Protection. (Specific spell names omitted)

【Elemental Shell】

It has constructed a complete inner and outer shell, and its lifespan consumption rate has been reduced to 10% of the normal rate.

..

Over 1500 spirit points, that's incredibly high... No wonder he's an old mage who's lived from the previous era.

After looking at Beatrice's character template, Xia Zuo could roughly guess the stats of Krestor and Rexor. One was a veteran pureblood mage with high Vitality and Spirit. The other was a veteran Demon Hunter with high Willpower and Vitality.

It is worth noting the effect of the [Elemental Shell] on lifespan.

The number of revitalizing potions that can provide vitality attribute points is limited. From beginner to master level, a wealthy mage can drink about 50 to 60 potions, which translates to around 600 vitality attribute points.

In other words, without constructing an inner and outer physical body, a mage's lifespan is limited to over 600 years.

But with a complete elemental shell, storing it for thousands of years is definitely not a problem.

The effect of the [Elemental Shell] on lifespan perfectly solves a problem that Xia Zuo has been pondering:

Should we grant immortality to everyone except Anru?

Including Erin and Beatrice, there are now five people who possess his bloodline mark, and there may be more in the future.

Bloodline marks can temporarily ward off death, but they cannot combat aging. When the holder's lifespan is exhausted, they may be afflicted with a negative effect that continuously reduces their maximum health and eight attributes. Even with the bloodline mark keeping them alive, they will eventually become an immortal old man who is on the verge of death at the slightest touch.

In this situation, only if Xia Zuo shares his "vitality" can they regain their youth and achieve true immortality.