Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

After purchasing the materials, Celia did not continue her training in Southern City but chose to return to Starash Town.

While Celia was away in Southland City earning money and exploring the ruins, the temple in Starash was under construction.

The new temple adopts the same style as other towns, but is much larger than other small towns.

After learning that Vanessa had broken through to the fourth rank and that her invitation to become the bishop of Southern City had failed, the Holy Court had no choice but to send people to plan the new temple properly. In addition to the original temple grounds, they expanded outwards, including a lot of land behind the temple within the temple's construction area.

Fortunately, Vanessa used a lot of land outside the temple to grow potatoes and wheat. At first, she disagreed with using it to build the temple, thinking that the temple should be about the same size as before.

It took a lot of persuasion from the people of the Holy Temple, along with the city lord and bishop of the Southern City, to convince her to stop, citing the need to set up a magic array to protect the entire town.

The attacks on Star Ash Town and Southland City by fourth-order heretics have sounded an alarm for both Southland City and the Holy See.

The Holy See believes that there cannot be only one Deepsea Aid stronghold within the Protoss Forbidden Lands; there must be others, even other cults, that would also establish strongholds within the Protoss Forbidden Lands.

During this period, based on information revealed by the two captured heretics, the city lord and the bishop led a team to successfully wipe out a stronghold of the Deep Sea Aid Society.

Their sense of crisis did not disappear with the destruction of the stronghold; on the contrary, they became even more vigilant.

Therefore, while the protective array for Southern City was being built, they also came to Star Ash Town to assist Vanessa in building an array to protect Star Ash Town.

When Celia returned to Starash, she found that not only was the temple under construction, but the area next to it was also under construction.

The construction sample looked very familiar to her.

After a moment, she immediately remembered what it was—

"These are the coordinates of the directional teleportation device?" Celia exclaimed in surprise. "Why would a dilapidated town like Star Ash need a directional teleportation device?"

Vanessa said helplessly, "It was requested by the bishop of the Southern Temple and the city lord that the Holy Court and the Southern City jointly fund its construction."

She looked at the site where the directional teleporter was being built and said, "They also plan to use this place as a relay station, a rear supply depot for subsequent explorations of the Protoss Forbidden Lands."

Celia was taken aback: "Isn't the Protoss Forbidden Zone a protected area?"

When she entered the Protoss Forbidden Lands before, apart from the eagle's feathers, Celia didn't bring out the corpses of the other magical beasts she killed.

Even that eagle was just brought back by plucking its feathers.

Because she sneaked into the Protoss Forbidden Lands.

"I remember that while the Protoss Forbidden Zone is open to entry by default, it prohibits the construction of temporary outposts like ruins?"

Vanessa nodded: "Yes, this is a treaty signed by all the races near the Protoss Forbidden Lands together with the Empire, so they did not set up camps around the Protoss Forbidden Lands. They just used the excuse of developing Star Ash Town and using it as a base to besiege heretical strongholds within the Protoss Forbidden Lands."

Celia suddenly realized, and pondered, "I feel like the bishop and the city lord are trying to curry favor with Mother Vanessa?"

Vanessa smiled slightly: "Who knows?"

When she saw Celia and the puppet returning with large bags and bundles, she asked curiously, "What did you buy? So much stuff!"

Celia took out a high-grade magic crystal and handed it to Vanessa: "This is something I brought back from the ruins. It's for you, Vanessa, Mom!"

Vanessa didn't take it, but shook her head with a smile and said, "You can keep this for yourself. I don't need anything expensive. I'd be happy if you gave me a flower."

Celia chuckled: "Besides this, I also made you a bouquet of flowers."

As she spoke, she pulled a bouquet of flowers out of her package. "This Magic Crystal Flower is for the most amazing Vanessa Mom!"

Vanessa took it, her eyes wide. "Intermediate magic crystals... so many intermediate magic crystals! Celia, why did you buy so many intermediate magic crystals? It's a waste."

Celia shook her head: "I didn't buy them. These were all brought out from the ruins. You know, right? That newly discovered ancient castle maze, it's full of intermediate-level magic crystals."

Before Vanessa could say anything more, Celia simply picked up the bag specifically for holding magic crystals and began to shake it out.

Wow!

Among the pile of intermediate-level magic crystals, quite a few high-level magic crystals fell out and piled up into a small mountain.

Vanessa was dumbfounded.

A mid-level magic crystal is worth one or two gold coins, while a high-level magic crystal is worth nearly one hundred. With so many, roughly estimated, plus that flower, the total value is at least five hundred gold coins.

Vanessa was silent for a moment, then asked, "You emptied the entire ruins?"

As a newly discovered ancient ruin within the territory of Southern City, Vanessa had naturally heard of it; the bishop had even invited her when he investigated the Curse of Forbidden Healing.

She had heard from the bishop and many others that the ruins were rich in magic crystals, and that the lowest grade was mid-level magic crystals. If she could completely conquer the area, she hoped to drive down the price of mid-level magic crystals.

However, among all the mercenaries and mercenary groups that explore, very few mercenary teams are lucky enough to obtain magic crystals. Most of them suffer for a whole day and only get some junk.

Unlike Celia, who carries a whole bagful at a time.

Celia chuckled and said, "No, I can't carry that many magic crystals, so I can only leave them inside."

Vanessa: "..."

"In short, we have plenty of magic crystals. Making a flower is no big deal."

Vanessa was both amused and exasperated, but she accepted the bouquet of high-grade and mid-grade magic crystals.

"I don't need intermediate-level magic crystals right now, so I'll keep them for you. You can ask me for them later if you need them."

Celia said, "Mother Vanessa can use intermediate magic crystals to grow wheat and potatoes. These are the purest magic crystals, and they'll definitely be great for moisturizing the soil."

Vanessa said irritably, "Who uses intermediate-grade magic crystals to fertilize? The value of one magic crystal is more than enough to grow crops for five years."

"Okay, anyway, these all belong to Vanessa's mom, so she can use them however she wants."

After saying that, Celia slipped into the makeshift shelter that Vanessa had prepared for her and began her plan to greatly enhance her strength.

Chapter 259 Celia Takes a Herbal Bath

Outside Star Ash Town, in a desolate area rarely visited by people.

Earth elements gathered frantically, gradually forming the outline of a large net. But soon, the net collapsed and dissipated, turning back into earth elements, revealing Celia behind them.

Celia wiped the sweat from her forehead and continued trying.

Through repeated attempts, she gradually gained some understanding of the spell.

"Although my affinity for ice magic doesn't provide any boost to earth magic, and even weakens its power to some extent, the good thing is that it's not a space magic, so I can still learn it quickly..."

Without using a staff or a puppet, Celia simply reached out her hand and uttered a soft chant. Driven by magic, dense earth element appeared on the ground in front of her, which then slowly solidified in the air, forming a metal net.

The resulting metal mesh is very rough, and in many places it is not metallized and still looks like rock, without any metal being extracted from the rock.

However, the network as a whole has been formed, even though each grid is crooked and not very aesthetically pleasing.

The magic circuit was successfully closed, and Celia smiled.

Ross nodded, "You could say you've gotten the basics down. Others have a net of mithril, but yours is a net of dirt that's been gnawed by rats."

Celia stuck her tongue out at Ross, then turned back to practice.

On the ground, many low-level magic crystal arrays were faintly visible, providing Celia with a slight mental concentration effect, allowing her to better perceive the status of spells.

Ross said, "Don't practice any other spells today. Just get a basic grasp of the Mithril Web. Use your mage's hand to feel every metallized and unmetallized area, feel the differences between them, and then make modifications to make it more suitable for your spell usage habits."

Celia nodded: "Okay."

After a long time, when the magic circle lost its effect after a flash, the mithril net that Celia had finally raised also began to resemble a metal net.

At this moment, the intense use of magic and mental power caused Celia's face to turn somewhat pale.

Seeing this, Ross said, "Today's practice is unsatisfactory. Afterwards, you need to find a way to use a spell in the shortest possible time to consume only about one-tenth of your magic power, thereby slightly increasing the refinement of your magic power and reaching 100% refinement purity as soon as possible."

Celia pursed her lips and nodded: "I understand."

Ross said, "I've already controlled the puppet to prepare a 'medicinal bath' for you. You're tired anyway, so take a bath and go back."

Celia's heart tightened.

Has what was destined to happen finally arrived?

She suddenly wanted to continue practicing the Mystic Web, but under Ross's gaze, she ultimately didn't say it.

Finally, they had no choice but to reluctantly return to their temporary room.

Inside the room, the puppet stood quietly to one side, and in the middle of the room was a large bathtub, more than enough to accommodate Celia.

Celia saw the hot water in the bathtub and the red flowers floating on the surface, and her cheeks were gradually stained by the flowers.

She raised her hand, put the puppet away, and then looked at Ross hesitantly.

Ross shook his head speechlessly, turned around and went out the door.

"After entering the bathtub, soak for five minutes to allow your body to fully absorb the magic in the water and activate the magic within your body. Then enter a meditative state and meditate for at least thirty minutes, until all the medicine in the water has been absorbed."

Seeing Ross disappear through the door, Celia breathed a sigh of relief, having successfully deceived herself.

After repeatedly memorizing Ross's words, I stood in front of the bathtub for a while, lost in thought.

"Those inedible materials can be absorbed through meditation using magic array runes, so why does Lord Ross use this strange 'medicinal bath'?"

The girl muttered to herself, utterly puzzled.

She tested the water temperature, then slowly removed her covering, revealing a beauty that surpassed even the most magnificent flowers.

The weather was nice today; the sun had finally appeared after a long time. Sunlight streamed through the cracks in the house, shining on Celia and making her glow.

She couldn't help but think of the "Big Thunder" Ross had mentioned, and subconsciously puffed out her chest. Suddenly, as if remembering something, her cheeks flushed red.

"The 'Great Thunder' Lord Ross mentioned, could it be...?"

The girl looked down at her toes, pouted, then looked up and stepped into the bathtub, beginning a comfortable soak.

It's still winter, and even with the sun, it's quite cold. However, because Celia is ice-type and has a good affinity with the cold, she still enjoys it by squinting her eyes as she enters the bathtub.

The magic from the various magical materials in the water began to flow into her body through skin contact, replenishing her magic while stimulating it and making it more active.

The process was so comfortable that Celia was about to fall asleep, until Ross's voice suddenly rang in her mind.

"It's time. Wake up and meditate."

Celia suddenly opened her eyes, startled. She looked up and saw Ross's voice again:

“I’m still outside, but I can sense that your mental energy is gradually calming down, which is a sign that you are falling asleep.”

Celia's face flushed again. She felt that how could the small wooden door of the room possibly block the god's view?

However, people often deceive themselves. In the water, she felt a little more at ease, especially since there were many red petals on the surface of the water covering her. She felt that if she wasn't exposed, then it didn't count as being exposed.

With that thought in mind, Celia quickly sat up and began to meditate.

Thirty minutes later, at Ross's prompting, she opened her eyes.

By now, the water in the bathtub had cooled down, and feeling the little magic left in the water, Celia quickly got out, dressed, and called out, "Lord Ross, I'm ready!"

Ross's figure passed through the wooden door and returned. He looked at Celia's magic power and nodded: "Not bad. Although the refinement level increases relatively slowly, it will reach 100% refinement by the time school starts."

Celia knew the concept of magic refinement and purification, but she was vague about the concept of 100%, so she asked curiously, "After reaching 100% refinement, can I learn the next level of spells?"

Ross chuckled: "It's not that simple. 100% refinement only gives you the qualification to learn. To truly master it, your magic refinement needs to exceed 100%."

Celia: "?"

Is it possible for this to exceed 100%?

The purity is already 100%, how can it exceed that?

Ross said, "100% just means that you have completely mastered magic and can reduce most of the unnecessary consumption when casting spells, but it does not mean that you can learn high-level spells. Moreover, refinement is not purity. As long as it is not mixed with demonic energy, the purity of magic is always 100%, it is just divided into various elements."

"100% refined only means that your magic power is all ice magic power, which has a great boost to ice spells. However, for non-ice spells, not only is there no boost, but the spell power is actually weakened."

"Therefore, for you, the part with a refinement level of over 100% is used on non-ice spells. This is why the refinement level can exceed 100%, and it is also one of the essential conditions for trying to learn high-level spells."

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Chapter 260 Revisiting the Star Spirit Forbidden Land

Protoss Forbidden Land.

Celia walked slowly through the forest.

At Ross's request, she came here to begin her training in the second passive spell.

There are three prerequisites for overcoming Mercury retrograde.

Ross's phantom appeared beside Celia and spoke.

"First, you need to learn how to use the Water of Stagnation; second, you need to be in a state of crisis at all times; third, you need to have a high aptitude for magic."

Celia was taken aback. "Can magical talent... also be a prerequisite for cultivation?"