Chapter 246: Awakening Advancement

Chapter 246 Awakening and Advancement

"I am endlessly grateful; I shall never forget Mage Levi's great kindness."

Levi waved his hand and said, "Do not think too much; we are merely conducting a transaction."

"Let us go; it is about time to return."

The two walked toward the exit of the secret realm.

Levi had earned one thousand six hundred and fifty gold coins from Balaha.

The little chubby Balaha's wealth was beyond imagination.

He produced over a thousand gold coins with barely a moment's hesitation.

If only skeleton monsters above the second tier were not so hard to find.

Levi would have wanted to earn a bit more.

Everyone had completed their practical course tasks.

Most had completed two or three course tasks.

Very few students completed only one or managed four.

As for completing all practical course tasks, no one dared to imagine it.

Everyone was merely a second-tier mage; dealing with third-tier skeleton monsters was already arduous.

To challenge fourth-tier skeleton monsters by skipping two tiers was simply seeking death.

Fourth-tier skeleton monsters were meant for third-year magic class students to handle.

Sean scanned the crowd, ensured no one was left behind in the secret realm, and opened the realm's teleportation gate.

"You all go out first."

Sean waved his hand; a patch of fire clouds descended, transforming into a long wall of fire, blocking all skeleton monsters from approaching.

Levi took one look, then walked into the teleportation gate without turning back.

Returning to the floating island, it was already afternoon.

The day was nearly coming to an end.

Levi did not wait for Sean to return, but departed one step ahead.

Sean left the secret realm last; upon returning to the realm plaza, he checked everyone's combat records.

He discovered the first place was unexpectedly not Levi, but a student named Balaha.

He showed a look of surprise.

"Who is Balaha?"

Sean asked, looking at the crowd.

Balaha's heart tightened; he nervously raised his hand and answered softly, "I am."

Sean looked at him, frowned slightly, and realized what was happening.

Although the Element Tower prohibited students from trading credits privately, buying and selling credits was not uncommon.

The most common occurrence was trading credits during practical courses.

Sean glanced at him and did not dwell on the matter.

He nodded. "Mm, good, I understand."

"Everyone go back and rest; the classroom should be repaired by tomorrow."

"Goodbye, Teacher."

The crowd dispersed.

Sean turned around once, but did not see Levi's figure.

He could not help but shake his head, then turned and walked toward the Element Tower.

After leaving the teleportation plaza, Levi went directly to the trading market to set up a stall.

Today he continued selling Vitality Elixirs.

The Ring of Greed's effect lasted twenty-four hours, enduring until tomorrow morning.

Levi calculated; he needed to gather at least three portions of awakening materials to maximize the Ring of Greed's effect.

In this way, he also hoped to complete the awakening within four days and break through to the third tier.

Levi had just set up his stall and placed the Vitality Elixirs on the stand when someone approached to buy.

"How much do you have left?" that person asked.

Levi glanced at his clothes; a badge representing an alchemist was embroidered on his chest.

His heart moved slightly; he guessed the other party's intention.

However, he did not care about these things.

"How much do you want?" Levi asked.

The alchemist said, "Three bottles."

Levi took out two more bottles and gave them to him.

The alchemist nodded, put down the money, and left.

A successful start; he sold three bottles just as he opened.

However, a whole night passed.

Levi had only sold six bottles.

The price of the Vitality Elixir was still too expensive.

Ordinary mages could not bear to buy it; even third-tier mages had to hesitate for a long time before making up their minds.

However, selling six bottles was nearly enough to gather the money.

Levi went to the Aster Guild to purchase materials. "Please help me get three portions of the materials from last time."

"No problem, please wait a moment."

After a while, the clerk walked over and said, "Apologies, Mage Lord, only two stalks of Fire Spirit Ginseng remain; would you like to exchange for other substitutable heavenly treasures?"

Levi asked, "What else is there?"

The clerk said, "Three-hundred-year-old Crimson Flame Fruits, six hundred gold coins each."

Levi calculated for a moment, nodded and said, "Acceptable, give me one Crimson Flame Fruit."

The total cost was two thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight gold coins.

Walking out of the Aster Guild, Levi still had over six hundred and sixty gold coins left in his pocket.

He thought, if only he could sell one more bottle of Vitality Elixir tonight.

He could buy one more portion of materials.

Turning his thoughts back, he realized the Crimson Flame Fruit was a hundred gold coins pricier than the Fire Spirit Ginseng, and even if he sold another bottle, it seemed he still couldn't afford the fourth set of materials.

Such is timing, such is fate.

Returning to the manor, Li Wei first went to check on the Dragon Blood Tree.

Some of the Dragon Blood Tree's leaves had begun to wilt.

Lacking the nourishment of dragon blood, the Dragon Blood Tree grew weaker with each passing day.

Li Wei felt somewhat helpless as well.

He glanced at the little bone dragon beneath the tree, feeling as though it had undergone some change.

Yet he could not quite tell what it was.

Li Wei turned around, preparing to leave.

Thinking of something, he walked beside the Dragon Blood Tree, took out a small knife to slice his palm, and smeared his blood upon the tree.

The Dragon Blood Tree actively absorbed Li Wei's fresh blood.

Moments later, Li Wei withdrew his hand, discovering several bright red blood veins appearing on the Dragon Blood Tree.

Flames burned in his palm, and as the fire dispersed, the wound healed as if it had never been.

This could be counted as one use of elemental transformation.

After absorbing Li Wei's blood, the Dragon Blood Tree looked considerably more spirited.

Seeing this, Li Wei felt reassured and returned to his room.

"Feeding it blood occasionally is fine, but over time, my body won't be able to endure it."

"I must still find a way to collect blood from dragon-blooded kinds, or sub-dragon magical beasts with high bloodline concentration."

This matter was not urgent for the time being.

Li Wei's current focus was entirely on breaking through to the third tier.

First solve the immediate crisis, then find a way to keep the Dragon Blood Tree alive.

If all else fails, he would have to kill the chicken to get the eggs, refining the Dragon Blood Tree into a Stamina Elixir to exhaust its final warmth.

During the night, Li Wei took advantage of the Ring of Greed's effect not yet having vanished.

He held three Fire Spirit Rituals in succession through the night.

When the third Fire Spirit Ritual concluded, Li Wei opened his eyes, and outside the window it was already the dawn of the second day.

[Crystal Meditation Technique (Second Tier Awakening)] 8845/10000

After substituting the Crimson Flame Fruit for the Fire Spirit Ginseng, the ritual's awakening progress increased by over two hundred, though not quite three hundred.

Nevertheless, this was also good news.

Judging by the current situation, using the Crimson Flame Fruit as material for the advancement ritual.

At most, he would need only one more time to complete the awakening and break through to the third tier.

Li Wei had stayed up all night, yet his spirit was exceptionally invigorated.

Victory was in sight.

He only needed to sell two more bottles of Stamina Elixir to gather enough money to purchase the materials for the final ritual.

Buzz! Buzz!

The magic badge vibrated, and Li Wei picked it up to take a look.

The remuneration for answering questions in the Hall of Truth two days prior had arrived.

Taking a look, he revealed an expression of surprise.

There were actually sixty-three gold coins available to claim within the magic badge.

In that case, he only needed to sell one bottle of Stamina Elixir to gather enough money.

Yet another piece of good news.

Li Wei went out, heading to the Wealth Hall of the Element Tower to exchange the gold coins within the magic badge.

He took a walk through the trading market.

Too lazy to wait, he tossed a bottle of Stamina Elixir into an auction house.

In the afternoon, Li Wei came to the trading market once again.

The Stamina Elixir had already been sold.

He received two hundred and seventy-two gold coins, losing a little money, but fortunately saving trouble.

Li Wei was not short of this bit of money.

After buying materials from the Aster Chamber of Commerce, he returned to the manor immediately.

(End of Chapter)