Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 686

Chapter 683: Treatment of B-level Talents in Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion

Locke raised his palm, and a ball of primordial fire appeared in his palm. But after Locke thought about it for a moment, the primordial fire went out instantly.

At the same time, he pressed his palm on the wooden puppet, and immediately the spirit of the wooden puppet flew out along with the bronze tripod in Locke’s hand and turned into a torrent.

Locke chanted a spell, and the bronze tripod grew from small to large and fell to the ground. At the same time, a “human” made of spirituality appeared in the bronze tripod.

Locke manipulated a magic flame of wood element to appear under the bronze tripod. The spirituality inside the bronze tripod was boiling, and within the boiling spirituality, there was also a “person” made up of spirituality.

“The bronze tripod King Otto gave me has the ability to force the spiritual energy of matter to flow and force it out. The reverse refining method should be a second-level ability, because only the second-level magic pressure can use it. But at this moment, I just use this as the core and use this refining method, so there is no problem.”

Locke looked at the wooden puppet in front of him. “The best part is, this person is a lifeless wooden puppet. It was created using the three-ring magic artifact, the Skylight Divine Mirror. I don’t have to worry about killing him.”

At this time, the ‘human’ composed of spirits gradually took shape, and at the same time, three forces conflicted with each other in the body. They were the spirit contaminated by the energy of the abyss, the spirit contaminated by the energy of necromancy, and the spirit contaminated by the energy of deformation.

The three spiritualities in the ‘human’ cauldron are intricately entangled and conflicting with each other.

Locke said, “No wonder the wizard from the Southern Witch City eventually died in the conflict between the energy of the Abyss and the magic of necromancy and transfiguration. If there were only necromancy and transfiguration, from a spiritual perspective, there would be nothing wrong with the coexistence of the two.”

“But the Abyssal Energy is too deeply intertwined with Transfiguration Magic. This is probably because the opponent often transforms into some kind of Abyssal creature. And this Abyssal Energy combines with Necromancer Magic, causing the two magical forces to distort, and then…”

Locke saw the spiritual being inside the bronze tripod explode like a boiling water ball.

“The most troublesome thing about Abyssal Energy is that it transforms all forces into Abyssal Energy. Once a force is transformed into Abyssal Energy, it loses its tolerance and continuously attacks everything around it.”

Locke looked at the disintegrating spiritual furnace and pondered, “If it’s a pure abyssal life form, as an energy life form, energy is life. The two mutually invading and colliding energies, after reaching a certain stable state of energy flow, will naturally be reborn again…”

“However, ordinary life forms, unlike abyssal creatures, do not have such strong reshaping capabilities. Once the body is broken, it will die completely.”

“That wizard from the Southern Wu City died from the alienation of the Abyssal Energy. Once a certain energy is corroded by the Abyssal Energy, it loses its tolerance.”

Locke pondered, “This is also one of the reasons why abyssal creatures are so aggressive.”

Locke noticed that by using the reverse alchemy method to force out a person’s spirituality, one could see the internal physical state of the creature from a spiritual level.

Essentially, this acts as a diagnostic method.

The reverse refining method that King Otto taught him was indeed magical.

“Using reverse refining can enhance my ability to diagnose other people’s physical conditions. Moreover, after confirming the problem from a spiritual level, it will be easier for me, as a potion master, to create a potion formula that can solve the problem.”

Locke pondered, “Since the problem lies with the Abyssal Energy corroding the other two types of magic, all we need to do is prevent it from corroding the other magics. If I use the Zero Potion and add a set of blank spiritual energy to my Transfiguration Magic and Necromancy Magic, I can naturally isolate myself from the Abyssal Energy’s energy erosion by splitting the blank spiritual energy.”

Locke fell into deep thought.

He discovered that King Otto’s Zero Potion and the reverse refining method were indeed of infinite use, so as long as he used the Zero Potion well and combined it with his own [Moon of Evolution], he could use the abyss energy without any side effects.

“Although if I were given time, I could design a potion formula to solve his problem. But I don’t have the time or energy.” Locke pondered, “Also, from my observations using the reverse refining method, this person’s situation is completely different from mine.”

“For me, it’s not very meaningful to learn from it.”

“I used the full moon’s growth, combined with the small amount of spiritual energy remaining in the stone spirit, and borrowed the [mounting characteristics] of the blank spiritual energy to mount the two magical powers in this wooden doll. This will naturally solve this problem.”

Although they are all users of abyssal energy, he has never thought of combining the energy of the Eye Demon with any other magical energy of his.

Judging from the spiritual model of the ‘human’ created by the reverse refining method, the other party seemed to have allowed the abyss power to invade the most critical position of the transformation magic – the ruler, in order to strengthen the fusion of transformation magic and abyss energy.

It’s like allowing the energy of the abyss to merge with one’s own forest sanctuary.

The other party’s tragic death is not without reason. This is really too radical.

Even though I thought I was brave enough, I didn’t expect that someone could do such a thing as to make the old man feel that his life was too long.

Locke blinked his right eye, and suddenly a thin stream of stone spirit gushed out. In Locke’s reverse refining method, it entered the reconstituted human spirit furnace. Then, in this spirit furnace, under the influence of the magic flame, it gradually moved towards a deformation magic energy and a necromancy magic energy.

Locke adjusted the elemental properties of the magic flame without changing his expression, changing it eleven times in a row, and also added the control of the size of the fire. Then he placed a leaf of the white leaf tree in the bronze furnace.

Suddenly, the bronze furnace did not refine the leaf, but instead absorbed the spirituality in it and mixed it into the spiritual furnace of “human”.

Under the illumination of the full moon, moon patterns appeared on the surface of the leaves of the white leaf tree, and serrated patterns appeared on the edges of the leaves. At the same time, the entire leaf turned into a silver-blue gradient color.

After this spirituality fell into the spiritual furnace of “man”, it served as a harmony and stabilized the combination of special spirituality and the two magical energies.

Abyssal energy, necromancy and deformation energy are all harmoniously blended and clearly separated.

Locke waved his hand, and the spiritual cauldron of “man” automatically flew back to the wooden puppet, and then a specific energy pulse appeared on the wooden puppet.

What happened in the cauldron of the human spirit just now was nothing more than a magic potion that he had refined using various spirits as raw materials.

Therefore, everything that happens within the spiritual cauldron of a person, including the spiritual state and the way the spiritual energy flows, is the result of a magic potion refining.

It is also the second potion created by the reverse refining method.

Strictly speaking, this is also a magic potion.

Although Locke may have taken shortcuts, after all, Locke’s special spirituality cannot be used on the souls of normal people. Although the wooden puppet simulates the human body, it does not have a real soul.

So, this can work.

At this moment, after the wooden puppet took the “spiritual” potion specially prepared by Locke for it, three different colored lines suddenly appeared on the wooden puppet.

Abyssal energy is the dark purple line, deformation energy is the white line, and necromancy energy is the black line.

Three lines appeared on its surface. Originally, the three lines were entangled, but at this moment, the three lines were clearly separated and there was no interference.

Locke raised his brow. “I didn’t expect it would be successful the first time I used the reverse refining method.”

Locke felt dizzy and the magic pressure had disappeared.

The reverse refining method consumes a lot of magic pressure from the alchemist. If it were not for the assistance of the second-ring magic weapon, it would be impossible for him to successfully use the reverse refining method.

“The special spirituality of the stone spirit is the core material, his two magical energies are the secondary materials, the spirituality of the white leaf tree leaves is the auxiliary material, and the magical energy of my full moon growth is the edge material.”

“On the body of the person simulated by the Skylight Divine Mirror, I completed my first potion as a potion master using the reverse refining method.”

Locke thought for a moment and said, “Let’s call it Spiritual Potion No. 1.”

After all, the spiritual potion produced according to this idea is basically a standard for everyone’s soul and spirituality.

So, I am too lazy to give it a name. Anyway, it has no popular significance, so I can just label it with a number.

The wooden puppet waited there for a while, then turned and walked towards the Heavenly Light Mirror and entered it. As it entered, it quickly turned into a reflection in the oval magic mirror.

The reflection was illuminated by different magical lights, as if it was being inspected, and soon it disappeared completely.

When Locke saw this scene, he guessed that the magic mirror really believed that he had passed the fourth round of the ladder.

“Reverse refining is a completely new system for refining potions.” Locke lowered his head and thought, “No wonder King Otto traveled 70,000 years to teach me this refining method with the help of the archaeological wizard master and the princess.”

‘This is definitely not just a Zero Potion.’

“Based on this, a whole new system of potions could be developed. But as an ancient being, King Otto naturally couldn’t publish it, and as the one who discovered it…” Locke looked peculiar. “Well, I… I can publish it.”

“That’s awesome! My archaeological research has allowed me to unearth a great invention hidden in the private notebooks of ancient people 70,000 years ago. I don’t have to think hard, and I don’t have to worry about others competing for my authorship. Then I can publish a series of high-quality articles.”

Locke nodded. “Archaeology makes one rich. The wealth of the ancients is unimaginable.”

“If I have the chance in the future, I will do more archaeological research.”

The reverse refining method seems to be able to tailor the most suitable potion for a wizard, maximize the effect of the potion, and also more clearly see the wizard’s current physical condition.

It can be said that it was with the reverse refining method that Locke was able to widen the gap with other potion masters for the first time.

He could be said to have his own secret inheritance of potions.

Similarly, the Zero Potion also helped him a lot. From the very beginning, he combined with the Stone Spirit and perfected the Moon Cultivation Method.

And now, Locke has discovered that if he uses spiritual mounting methods, he can allow animals and plants to safely use the energy of the abyss.

Locke snapped his fingers and the moon disappeared behind him.

“Currently, my future ultimate magic possesses the ability to accelerate plant evolution, among other abilities, and also allows animals to safely utilize various energies, including Abyssal Energy. Of course, this function cannot be unlocked for humans, as the ‘humanity’ within human souls conflicts with the special spirituality of stone spirits.”

“The two are like ‘yes’ and ‘no’, two separate concepts that can only exist in one person at a time.”

Locke remembered the witch Carmilla’s sister.

Now, he was wondering what kind of person Camilla Witch’s sister was. Anyway, ever since her sister had a spiritual connection with the stone spirit, Locke suspected that she was not a normal person.

This person does not just refer to human beings, but refers to an intelligent organism that is similar to humans and has relatively lower, higher, or equal intelligence.

And after the witch Camilla’s sister combined with the special spirituality given to her by himself, there was a kind of weirdness that made Locke feel creepy.

If he didn’t need the Demonic Core City’s natal porcelain, he actually wouldn’t want to create such a strange creature.

“It’s okay. I’ll continue to forge the Great Magic later. There’s no need to completely understand the things I don’t understand now.”

Locke said, “The pursuit of perfection, or the pursuit of getting to the bottom of everything, will actually reduce my efficiency.”

“Let’s build this great magic first, and then explore what the ‘Stone Spirit’ is.”

Locke waited for a while, and then the door of the secret room opened.

The green dragon-half-dragon shop owner walked in and asked with a hint of surprise, “Dear guest, you passed the fourth round of the ladder test so quickly?”

He looked at the Heavenly Light Mirror in surprise.

He had just gone downstairs and was about to take a break when he received a message from the top management of Quetzalcoatl Pavilion via the ‘light transmitter’, stating that Locke Augustine had passed the fourth round of the ladder test.

The green dragon half-dragon shop owner sniffed and looked curiously at the crucibles in the quiet place that had never been used.

Because at this moment in the entire room, there was not a trace of the special smell produced by refining potions and squeezing out potion juice.

If that’s the case, then how did Locke pass the fourth round of the ladder just now?

There are no recording devices inside this room.

Therefore, no one knew what happened during the entire refining process except for the senior executives at the headquarters of the Feathered Serpent Ancient Pavilion, which was connected to the Tianguang Divine Mirror.

But Locke’s passing of the fourth round of the ladder was confirmed by the top management of the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion, so a hint of joy appeared on the face of the green dragon half-dragon shop owner.

Even the half-dragons, who generally have a cold personality, are very happy at this moment because they are going to be promoted.

“Dear guest, congratulations on passing the fourth round of the ladder test.”

“Also, you have been upgraded to a Class B member in advance. This is the Class B member badge of the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion. You are currently recognized as a Class B talent of the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion. In addition to enjoying the previous benefits, you can also learn the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion’s secret special formula.”

“Besides that, you can also come to my Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion to study potions. Every month, you can get one hour of study time. That’s twelve hours a year. You can ask our potion masters who are Sun Ring Wizards and above to study with you, and you can also freely access lecture videos of wizards below the Sun Ring Wizard level.”

“Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion once paid a group of alchemists to make some lecture videos. At the same time, we also regularly hire second-ring alchemists to serve as mentors for training new alchemists.”

Locke hadn’t expected to receive so many benefits after passing the fourth round of the ladder test. “How many rounds of the ladder test do I need to pass before I can get the original B-level talent benefits?”

The green dragon half-dragon shop owner said, “You need to pass the sixth round of the ladder test. The difficulty of the fifth round of the ladder test is that of a second-ring alchemist. Therefore, you cannot apply to take the fifth round of the ladder test immediately before you become a second-ring alchemist.”

Locke raised a brow.

The fifth round was the level of a second-ring alchemist, but he was only a C-level talent before.

For the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion, an ordinary second-ring alchemist is not even a B-level talent, but he is now enjoying the treatment of a B-level talent in advance.

Is it because of the reverse refining method just now?

However, Locke didn’t care much about it. His reverse refining method appeared in front of others.

First, this refining method was meant to be used.

Second, the reverse refining method was extremely complex and could not be learned simply by watching. Without King Otto’s spiritual inheritance, he would not be able to learn and use the reverse refining method in such a short time.

Even if someone knew King Otto’s ideas, it would be too late to research them out.

As long as you become a second-ring wizard, you can directly write it into an article and send it out.

Third, the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion is too mysterious, but judging from its style of doing things, it is simply too extravagant for the wizard organization of Yunze Wetland.

I still don’t understand the profit point of Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion.

Therefore, there is no need for him to take any special confidentiality measures in the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion.

The green dragon, half-dragon, the shopkeeper placed a magic key and a magic box in front of Locke. “I’ve already applied for a reward lock for you. This is a special magic box containing a batch of magical resources that are extremely helpful for magic.”

“As for what you can get, that depends on you.”

Locke nodded, took the magic box from him, then put the magic key into the keyhole and turned it gently.

…

In a mysterious place, like the magma in the center of the earth, deep in the magma river, a voice came out and said to a three-ringed half-dragon wizard standing on the bank of the magma river: “Quinn.”

Quinn, the half-dragon, saluted the lava river and said, “Master. You have appeared more and more frequently recently.”

“Hehe…” An ancient voice echoed. “I want more and more excellent potion masters. I want more and more… The refining method used by that kid just now was very unique.”

Quinn, the half-dragon, said, “Yes, I saw the master too. Just now, when I was using the Skylight Divine Mirror to inspect the fourth round of ladder tests of the ancient Quetzalcoatl Pavilions in various places, I discovered that he used a completely new method of potion refining.”

“That’s Branch No. 1 in the Jinmian Mountain area of Yunze Wetland. Master, what are your instructions? Do you need me to send someone to invite that potion master over?”

From the lava river, that majestic, ancient voice reappeared. “Those below the third ring are like ants.”

“There’s no need to see me.”

Quinn, the half-dragon, acted as if it was a matter of course. He said, “Master, he probably can’t keep that special potion-making method. Yunze Wetland makes a lot of money, but it also costs a lot of money. The temptation is great, and the tactics are even more sinister.”

“Do we need to send a twelve-feathered serpent to contact it?”

Beneath the lava flow, the voice reappeared. “Quinn, we are not in this era.”

“No need to contact him for now.”

Quinn, the half-dragon, noticed that his master’s power had left him. He immediately whispered, “Is it because that wizard wasn’t the creator of that special potion-making method? So no matter who develops it, it will be beneficial to the master?”

“In that case, then let’s do as the master says.”

…

In the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion, Locke turned the magic key and opened the magic box. Suddenly, the magic key and the magic box disappeared at the same time, leaving only a ‘door’ in their place.

Locke looked at the ‘door’ emitting a powerful magical glow, frowned, and said, “Is this… an energy source with independent magical pressure?”

The green dragon-half-dragon shop owner said, “This is the Comet Gate. It’s a special magical device crafted from the core of the Comet Plane, a two-ring magical device. If placed within a Grand Spell, it can become an independent source of power, reducing the difficulty of Grand Spell’s energy circulation.”

“However, if you simply use it as a functional magic weapon, it’s quite good. Here are the instructions. According to the rules, this magic weapon belongs to you.”

Locke blinked, thinking it was too exaggerated.

I have gained a lot from the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion. When I think about it carefully, the information I have enjoyed in the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion is estimated to be worth nearly two million magic stones in total.

And now, what is even more exaggerated is that the other party actually gave him a two-ring magic weapon.

Locke had no reason not to accept it. After placing the Comet Gate into his Star Ring, he said, “I really don’t know what you, the Quetzalcoatl Ancient Pavilion, are planning to do.”

Locke was about to walk out of the Quetzalcoatl Pavilion, but at this moment, he saw several wizards from the Storm Tower hurriedly entering the Quetzalcoatl Pavilion.

Wizard Smith was protected as he entered. At this moment, his face looked extremely ugly and listless.

When Wizard Smith saw Locke, he was stunned for a moment and turned to walk out of the Quetzalcoatl Pavilion.

Locke looked at Wizard Smith strangely and asked in surprise, “Smith, you are still in our Golden Crown Mountain?”

As a contestant of the Great Magic Modeling Competition at Storm Tower, Wizard Smith should have returned to Storm Tower and started preparing for the competition. But why is he still in Golden Crown Mountain and has even entered the Quetzalcoatl Pavilion?

The most important thing is that he seems to be in very bad condition.

(End of this chapter)