Chapter 436: The World
Bayen and Logan showed delight: “What is it?”
Ace stood up and looked up at the sky outside the window:
“Do you know the structure of the World of Kaya? Our world is like a bird’s egg. The Prime Material Plane is the yolk, which is the Inner World; the Sea of illusion and Reality and countless quasi-planes, sub-planes, demi-planes, and even dimensional spaces drift here, like the egg white, which is the Outer World; at the edge of the Sea of Reality and Illusion, there is a solid World Crystal Wall wrapping it, like the eggshell.”
Bayen and Logan were a bit confused. They didn’t quite understand the relationship between the structure of the world and advancing to Level 2. Bayen subconsciously touched his short beard: “Lord Ace, what does the world structure have to do with us advancing to Level 2 Life?”
Ace smiled: “We wizards are different from Heroes. When we advance to Level 2 Life, our Soul Sanctuary transforms into a mental imagery world. The Soul Sanctuary exists purely in the void, while the mental imagery world is a process of turning the void into reality. The key lies in the fact that the mental imagery world is a world!”
Logan had taken off his oversized hat: “It is a world? Could it be that the key problem we face is transforming the Soul Sanctuary into reality?”
Ace nodded and then shook his head: “It is transforming into reality, but it cannot become completely real. Rather, it is the reality in your heart. The so-called mental imagery world is your cognition of the greater world. What you need is to consolidate your own magical worldview and create the necessary conditions for filling the path’s foundational spell model.”
Bayen looked earnest: “What are the necessary conditions?”
Ace raised both hands high, and three dream bubbles appeared: “First is injecting a bit of reality into the illusory space; second is high-quality mana breaking through the mental limit; third is excessive vitality breaking through the physical limit. The feedback from the Great Source can improve all three simultaneously. Betty received the most feedback from the Great Source, breaking through all three instantly. You both lacked a bit, hence lingering without moving forward.”
Bayen and Logan looked at each other, then at the three dream bubbles. Logan was somewhat puzzled: “The second and third are easy to understand. What does the first one refer to?”
Ace said gently: “The so-called reality is space. In the Outer World, there is a creature called the Void Creature. There is a magical substance in their bodies, which I call Void Solute! The Soul Sanctuary can absorb Void Solute to improve its quality and potential, giving it a certain possibility of reality.”
Bayen realized: “In other words, if we want to advance to Level 2, we must have Void Solute, high-quality mana, and excessive vitality.”
Logan frowned: “Excessive vitality isn’t difficult to solve. High-quality mana can be achieved by compressing and purifying mana through magic circles. But this Void Solute… I’m afraid we can’t reach the Outer World. Even if we reach it, we can’t survive, let alone hunt Void Creatures to refine Void Solute.”
Bayen smiled: “Since Lord Ace mentioned it, there must be a way.”
Ace laughed heartily: “I do have a way. I have some Void Solute here, enough for both of you to advance. I have placed it in the High Tower Secret Vault. You can exchange for it from the vault using academic points.”
The Secret Vault system was established in recent years. Ace filled it with knowledge of magical items, powerful spells, magic circles, rituals, etc. Every member of the Review Committee could contribute their own magical items or knowledge in exchange for academic points left there by others, or use academic points to exchange for magical items and knowledge.
This Secret Vault system was actually the trading method for Official Wizards, linking precious academic points with magical items and knowledge. The Secret Vault was located on the second underground floor of the Central High Tower outside the city.
After informing the two of some precautions, Ace said: “Given that you two and Betty have made outstanding contributions to elemental research, I promise to hold a Level 2 Promotion Ritual for the three of you. You provide the materials yourselves. Also, pass the message to Betty. Since she has already advanced to Level 2, she can leave this opportunity to someone she designates.”
Bayen and Logan were overjoyed. After bowing forty-five degrees to Ace, they left quickly.
Ace shook his head and continued writing that monograph on mathematics. After a long time, he closed the unfinished monograph and closed his eyes to rest. The title of the monograph shimmered faintly: “Calculus”.
A week later, in the West Tower Ritual Room.
Dense magic patterns covered the entire room. Milky white and beige shimmers flashed in turn. Ace was drawing a three-dimensional floating rune structure bit by bit using paint mixed from the blood of high-level monsters.
Brilliant Level 2 magic stones were also placed on the hubs of the magic patterns. Mana began to condense bit by bit. The concentration and quality of mana in the ritual room were increasing rapidly.
Bayen and Logan had arrived. They had just finished digesting the Void Solute, and their Soul Sanctuaries had obtained maximum expansion. The two looked radiant.
“Just in time. I have set up the magic circle. Have you prepared the Level 2 Vitality Essence?”
Ace embedded the last Level 2 magic stone into the magic pattern and stood up.
Bayen and Logan bowed slightly to Ace and said in unison: “Everything is ready.”
They had entrusted Betty to hunt two high-level monsters for them and extract the Vitality Essence. In return, they needed to hunt four high-level monsters for Betty after their advancement.
Ace looked at the two: “Who goes first?”
Bayen and Logan looked at each other and deferred to each other for a long time. Finally, Ace became somewhat impatient: “Let Bayen go first. Give me the Level 2 Vitality Essence.”
Bayen nodded, reached into his spatial magic bag, took out a crystal-clear bloody sphere the size of three heads, and handed it to Ace.
Ace’s eyes flashed with golden light. The Eye of Truth identified this crystal-clear bloody sphere, and he nodded: “Sit in the center of the magic circle. I will activate the ritual immediately!”
Bayen walked quickly to the center of the magic circle and sat down. Ace inserted the Level 2 Vitality Essence into the node of the magic circle, and vitality spread like threads.
“Calm your mind, enter the meditative state!”
Ace’s voice was like a thunderclap, mixed with an extremely strong suggestion effect. Bayen instantly entered the meditative state, his mind sinking into his Soul Sanctuary.
His Soul Sanctuary had been greatly expanded, and the internal space looked vast. Ace controlled the magic circle to inject pure mana and excessive vitality power simultaneously into Bayen’s body and soul.
Hundreds of three-dimensional rune structures lit up in sequence, processing the mana into a unique frequency, washing over Bayen’s soul continuously like a tide, cleansing his soul.
Ace controlled the rhythm, prioritizing the injection of the unique frequency mana into Bayen’s soul. Bayen absorbed the mana desperately. Accompanying the scouring—one hundred times, two hundred times, three hundred times. Boom!
His soul finally broke through the limit and entered an unimaginable profound state. The Soul Sanctuary also expanded accordingly, transforming into a hollow mental imagery world.
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