Chapter 453: Magic Cottage

Chapter 453: The Magical Cottage

After learning the spell of Mystra's magical cottage in the library of Saint Velia,

Li Wei spent the next few days secluded within the realm of Mingtian, devoted entirely to refining the arcane art.

He waited for Victor to deliver the completed vial of amethyst-source secret potion.

Through two days of relentless effort, Li Wei finally succeeded in mastering the basics of Mystra’s magical cottage spell.

During these two days, he had remained diligently within dreams, practicing without pause.

With the enhancement of eightfold time acceleration,

it was as though he had already practiced this magic for more than half a month.

Usually, counting the accelerated flow of time within dreams, Li Wei needed only a few days at most to grasp new spells.

Yet Mystra’s magical cottage had consumed nearly half a month of his efforts—

one could imagine how formidable its difficulty truly was.

[Mystra’s Magical Cottage (6th Tier Mastery) 1/2000]

Returning to reality, Li Wei cast the spell.

His consciousness soared infinitely high, piercing through the heavens and crossing into the Astral Plane.

He arrived at the spacetime where the divine realm resided.

This expanse stretched endlessly, with no visible end in sight.

Looking around, Li Wei saw only several dazzling stars suspended in the void above him.

That was the divine realm.

Though his mind had reached this dimension, it still lay billions of kilometers from the true domain of gods.

A distance not merely traversable by flight alone.

According to the casting conditions of Mystra’s magical cottage, Li Wei selected a spot amidst the empty space with his spiritual awareness, placing there a temporal anchor point.

Pouring all his magical energy into that anchor,

the anchor rapidly expanded, transforming in an instant into an independent bubble of space.

The amount of his own magical power determined the size of this spatial bubble.

Soon, Li Wei’s mana reserves were exhausted, and the bubble swelled to its limit—

forming a cubic space ten meters long, wide, and tall.

Satisfied, Li Wei gazed upon the magical cottage before him.

Then drew his consciousness back into his body.

Drinking down a vial of mana-restoring elixir to recover some strength,

he once again invoked the spell of Mystra’s magical cottage.

Before him appeared a door; opening it revealed the very same cottage he had just created within the divine spacetime.

No matter where one stood, opening this door would lead directly into the safety of the magical cottage.

For it existed within the boundless emptiness of the divine realm itself.

Without precise coordinates, discovery would be virtually impossible.

Thus, the magical cottage represented absolute sanctuary.

Originally, the location of the magical cottage did not lie within the dimensional plane of the divine realm.

Only after Mystra ascended to godhood and entered the divine realm did she relocate the cottage there, further enhancing both concealment and security.

Even deities would find it difficult to locate such an inconspicuous abode amid the vast emptiness of the divine void.

Now that the magical cottage was fully constructed,

Li Wei left the realm of Mingtian and headed toward Waren’s manor.

It was time to transplant the dragonblood tree into the cottage.

"Waren Master," said Li Wei, "I'm taking the dragonblood tree now."

"Mm, the dragonblood tree belongs to you anyway. You must ask me first about such matters," replied Waren.

After a brief pause, Waren asked curiously, "How has your teacher been lately? I heard something happened in Mapleleaf City."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei hesitated slightly before replying thoughtfully, "Master is well. There's nothing for you to worry about, Waren Master."

Waren nodded approvingly. "Good. I wonder when Torresta might have time to visit me at the Elemental Tower."

Curious, Li Wei asked, "If you wish to see Master so much, why don't you go to Mapleleaf City yourself?"

Waren smiled gently. "Perhaps neither of us has found the time yet."

Li Wei responded, "True enough. Oh, by the way, Waren Master—I forgot to mention earlier—Master said he plans to leave Mapleleaf City soon on a journey, and doesn’t know when he’ll return. So if you intend to travel there, please inform me beforehand, and I will check whether he has returned or not."

Waren nodded understandingly. "Understood." Then he added, "Did he tell you what business he intends to pursue?"

Li Wei shook his head. "No."

Torresta had vanished completely.

Should Waren travel to Mapleleaf City, he would never encounter Torresta again.

All Li Wei needed to do was claim that Torresta had departed the city.

After all, aside from himself, no one else knew that Torresta had disappeared entirely.

Even the mages of the Mapleleaf Mage Tower merely sensed disturbances occurring on the sixth and seventh floors—

they possessed no knowledge of the actual events that transpired.

If Martin, Comas, and others failed to receive word from Torresta over extended periods, perhaps they might begin to suspect something.

But Li Wei already had a solution prepared.

Leaving Waren’s study, Li Wei proceeded to the backyard courtyard.

Diana stood waiting at the entrance, bowing respectfully as she inquired, "Master Li Wei, shall I assist you?"

Li Wei shook his head politely. "Thank you, but no need."

Entering the rear garden, he approached the dragonblood tree.

Casting a telekinesis spell, he lifted the entire plant along with its root ball intact from beneath the soil.

First storing it inside his spatial ring,

he then returned to the realm of Mingtian and opened a portal leading to the magical cottage.

Once inside, he retrieved the dragonblood tree.

Glancing at the toppled trunk lying crookedly on the floor, Li Wei smacked his forehead in sudden realization—he had forgotten that the interior of the magical cottage lacked earth! With only the small clump of dirt clinging to the roots, planting seemed impossible.

So Li Wei stepped outside, excavated part of a nearby hillside, and carried loads of earth and stone back into the magical cottage, filling one corner of the structure.

Elfa noticed that Li Wei hadn’t visited Sunrise Peak for cultivation in quite some time.

Thus, he set off toward Churi Peak.

Upon reaching the summit of Churi Peak, he stood frozen in place.

The peak's summit was gone—nothing remained but a vast crater.

"What the hell! Who the bloody hell dug up Churi Peak?"

Alfa wore an expression of utter bewilderment.

Li Wei occupying Churi Peak for cultivation was one thing.

But now, who had outright destroyed the entire peak?

Alfa had utterly lost an excellent cultivation site.

Li Wei straightened the Dragonblood Tree and released Sheng Xi from her beast ring.

Inside the magical cottage, he need not worry about Sheng Xi being discovered by the Holy Light Church.

Sheng Xi joyfully darted about the magical cottage in all directions.

These days confined within the beast ring had nearly suffocated her.

Since her resurrection, Sheng Xi had become remarkably more active.

Unlike when she was a little bone dragon, when she could lie motionless beneath the Dragonblood Tree from dawn till dusk.

Sheng Xi nuzzled Li Wei's arm, lifted her head, and gazed at him with her enormous eyes, asking: "When are we going to search for the Time Dragon's treasure?"

She too was eager to grow stronger.

Li Wei stroked Sheng Xi's head and said with a smile: "Once I finish matters here, we'll head to the Arctic ice plains."

"Alright, for the coming period you'll stay here. This place is far more spacious than your beast ring."

"Awooo! Wonderful!"

Sheng Xi happily flew up to the Dragonblood Tree and sprawled across a thick branch.

The Sacred Great Dragon's aura permeated the Dragonblood Tree, making it even more vibrant and emanating a faint sacred presence.

Li Wei left the magical cottage. Just as he closed the door, the communication crystal in his pocket began to vibrate.

"I'm coming."

(End of Chapter)