Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method Chapter 2985: 608: Unlocking the Gate of Heaven, Shackles Broken! Sword Qi Great Wall, Eternal Guardian of Nora!
Previously on Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method...
Supreme treasures and acquired oddities alike are obtainable by Levi via his personal abilities, so he refuses to squander a lottery opportunity on them.
The [Primordial Relics] prove most valuable to him.
Hailing from the Primordial Era, these consumable treasures cannot be reproduced, and discovering them across the boundless universe depends solely on chance, while hunting them down resembles seeking a needle in a vast haystack.
The roulette offers ten prizes altogether, several of which piqued his curiosity.
Leading the list is the [Blood Tai Sui Bone], resembling a blood-soaked skeleton cloaked in squirming flesh, exuding a fierce killing intent. Its details reveal that refining it defies destiny and boosts physical refinement traits, making it quite beneficial for Gandaph.
Following is the [Flame Soul Fire Eyes], appearing as a simple red fire orb like an eye, bisected by a central split. The description notes it's a remnant from the Primordial Spirit [Ice Extreme Holy Stone] after taking in the Primordial Fire's essence.
Levi remembered how, as the Chaos Holy Soul shaped the universe, an Ice Blue Cold Stone had indeed been near the [Primordial Fire]. It likely absorbed some fire-based Primordial Power, transformed, and birthed this relic.
"Intriguing, born from the natural fusion of ice and fire—this relic is appealing too. If the Holy Infant refines it, it will help pursue the ultimate path of ice and fire."
Remaining [Primordial Relics] impress greatly, yet with such low odds of success, anticipating to land the desired ones from this broad and varied pool is akin to climbing to the heavens; Levi entertains slim expectations.
"Upon my return, I'll seek to draw in additional Legendary Wizards and Grand Wizards to participate. They all get to spin, and if they acquire items needed by me or my clones, I can swap with them for equal value—that's a smart approach."
Exiting the lottery zone, he finished with the tenth floor. Ample time lingered before the ancient tower shut down, so Levi went back to the ninth floor to keep searching for treasures.
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One year passed.
Levi wrapped up his ancient tower adventure and headed back to Nora.
No more waiting for the century-interval tower access; now he could enter whenever and wherever, freely gathering from the first nine floors.
Though prime items mostly gather in the lottery section, [Primordial Relics], Legendary Artifacts, and supreme treasures can still appear in the ancient tower's initial nine levels—it just takes fortune. He savors those unexpected thrills popping up anytime.
Going forward, in free moments, he could drop by the ancient tower for a wander. After reaching legendary rank, he'd designate the Supreme Council and Great Councilmen as his deputies and crew.
In civil conflicts, this setup would slash Nora's leadership casualty rates to the lowest possible.
Concerning widespread access to the ancient tower for training more entrants, conditions aren't ready yet. It requires at minimum surpassing the Nightmare Great Tribulation entirely.
In this ancient tower trip, Levi gathered more than 200 Truth Oddities, 3 Radiant Sun pieces, 36 rare treasures, 1 level 9 artifact, plus the Divine Artifact [Earth Emperor Divine Gold].
Acquiring a water-element Divine Gold piece would enable reforging the [Golden Dragon Heavenly Shield].
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Four years passed.
Nora Calendar 2222, Blood Battle 2110.
Ancient Banyan Fairyland.
Mana's strength swells ever more potently, now sporting the budding form of the World Tree, while Groot Clan members top ten thousand, with the strongest hitting level 3 prowess.
The bulk cultivate through Mana's custom "Mana Ecology Evolution Method" tailored for the Groot Clan, drawing sunlight and diverse natural forces to nourish Mana, then gaining the Divine Tree's empowering return to bolster their own growth.
Certainly, those gifted with elemental affinities may train via the Night Crow Meditation Art. Though their efficiency and insight trail humans', the Groot Clan's extended lifespans ensure their eventual peaks won't disappoint.
With clan support accelerating its advance, Mana's progress surges. After merging select planes, it could rise to level 9 mid-stage.
Little Cold Mountain.
Calamity clouds scatter, a chubby round-faced white owl wings across the skies, wielding Frost mastery; across thousands of miles, lovely snowflakes drift down.
The Cold-calling Bird attains level 9 maturity too. Across the recent century, it forwent Mahjong due to tribulation seclusion—such pent-up frustration.
A plump-faced girl in feathered robes alights on the earth.
"Why hasn't Ayak come back yet? Did he truly run off from home?"
Levi felt similarly powerless about the matter.
Should it stay away, Levi would ascend to legendary, leaving Ayak as the sole level 9 amid other spiritual creatures' evolutions.
In the Red Emperor Heaven.
Levi relentlessly drills sword techniques, with Crimson Dragon Slash mimicking a genuine Crimson Emperor Dragon—its path leaves sword Qi like fiery dragon exhalations, devastating all.
"Extreme Dao Strategy", "Starlight Sword Manual", "Thousand-Eyed Sword Scripture" plus various other sword arts reach their pinnacles under his practice, now blending seamlessly at this juncture.
During the session, he senses grazing the Art of War's upper bound, merely a breath from shattering the ceiling.
Relentlessly: drill, analyze, test... Cycles repeat—hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands... millions of times, and eighteen years elapse.
That day, Levi merges man and sword, vision locked, poised in the Land of Darkness facing Nora, delivering his mightiest strike across 2600-plus years!
This blow bridges the ten-rank gulf!
The Red Gold River inverts overhead, carving through the Land of Darkness; it nimbly dodges worlds en path, stretching sixty thousand miles to vanish.
Around its course, space contorts, time-space unravels, black hole fringes gulp even light—a total taboo realm.
This sword's might persists undimmed now and eternally ahead. Even should Levi perish in ten thousand years, it endures as an eternal wonder.
It stands as the blade piercing the Art of War's limits to fling wide the heavenly portals!