Chapter 281

Once again selecting Flora as the test subject, Gao De activated the Mandra Magic Eye.

Compared to last time, this time it was only for an instant, and 【Insight】 had already helped Gao De build a preliminary 3D human model of Flora, and this model was far more concrete than the one built at the second rank previously.

The model could even clearly outline the subtle energy flows on the surface of Flora's body.

But likewise, the mana consumption for activating the Mandra Magic Eye had also increased sharply to more than twice what it was before.

Gao De could only quickly put away the Mandra Magic Eye, sighing inwardly at the pity of it.

Although this ability was useful, he really couldn't use it much right now.

A first-circle magic user level, a third-rank Mandra Magic Eye.

This could be considered a high-score, low-ability situation in a certain sense.

Immediately after, Gao De opened the door, looked into the distance, and tested and felt the vision of the Mandra Magic Eye again.

Aside from 【Insight】 and 【Break Illusion】, which required a large amount of mana to activate, the long-distance and microscopic abilities inherent to the Mandra Magic Eye also gained a leap forward after the rank advancement.

Now, he could even see some details of things ten thousand meters away with the Mandra Magic Eye.

It couldn't be called "thousand-mile eyes," but it could be called "twenty-li eyes"... Gao De thought to himself.

Could this effect already be compared to a third-circle spell?

If he relied solely on himself to raise the Mandra Magic Eye to this level, he would have to wait until the year of the monkey.

But with the help of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, it was just a matter of one night.

Through this incident, Gao De became even clearer and more profound about the importance of possessing a power.

After all, for a magic user, resources and knowledge are simply too important.

And these are exactly the weaknesses of a "lone wolf."

Thinking this way, Gao De had already returned to his room.

He flipped through the spell formulas Su Su Su Nai Fa had sent over.

Just as Su Su Su Nai Fa said, the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe's reserve of spell formulas was extremely limited.

Among the spell formulas sent, first were the cantrips; they were all common cantrips, and Gao De had already mastered them all.

So after scanning through them once, he put them aside.

As for fourth-circle spell formulas, there wasn't a single one; there were two third-circle spell formulas and five second-circle spell formulas.

Gao De took a rough look and discovered that these second-circle and third-circle spell formulas were also common, general-purpose spells.

He couldn't use these high-circle spell formulas for the time being, so he just took a simple look and put them aside as well.

Gao De's main focus was on the first-circle spell formulas.

There were eleven in total.

This included 【Comprehend Languages】, 【Shield】, and 【Endure Elements】, which he had already mastered.

The remaining eight spell formulas were: 【Mage Armor】, 【Grease】, 【Expeditious Retreat】, 【Feather Fall】, 【Jump】, 【Enlarge/Reduce】, 【Detect Animals or Plants】, and 【Longstrider】.

They were still all general-purpose spells, and not a single one was a damage spell; they were either utility spells or defensive spells.

Because the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe never deliberately collected spell formulas, these formulas all came from outsiders who wandered into Phoenix.

Although there were no damage spells, utility spells were also very practical; Gao De certainly wouldn't complain about having too many spells, and he wished he could master them all on the spot.

The problem was that constructing the spell model for a first-circle spell, in addition to the corresponding spell formula, also required taking the corresponding spell potion.

And the materials needed for the spell potions of these spells, although not particularly precious, really couldn't be found in the northern realm—the extreme environment of the northern realm destined that the most common spell materials here would be rare in the outside world; likewise, common spell materials from the outside world were basically unseen in the northern realm.

And the relatively primitive, isolated environment of the northern realm led to stagnant trade and a lack of material circulation with the outside world.

In the northern realm, only ice elemental spells could easily find the magic materials needed for their spell potions.

For this current situation, Gao De had no way to solve it for the time being.

He could only say he would record the spell formulas first and wait until he left the northern realm in the future to gather the corresponding spell potions.

Gao De had already anticipated this when he chose to enter the northern realm.

There are gains and losses.

But overall, the benefits outweighed the disadvantages; after all, the magic user level is the most important thing.

As long as he found a suitable place in the northern realm to plant Yujia Te Xila, his magic user level could rise rapidly.

With a high magic user level, thinking about spells later—this order of priority was definitely not a problem.

Not to mention that he now had the unexpected gain of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe.

Putting away all the spell formulas, Gao De sat down and began today's cultivation, preparing to experience the cultivation speed of a fourth-rank spiritual land with a mana concentration as high as 4500.

Facts proved that the saying "it is hard for a poor family to produce a noble son" is applicable in almost any world.

Because Gao De discovered to his shock that cultivating here once, his cultivation progress was nearly ten times that of a previous cultivation session.

A first-circle magic user cultivating on a fourth-rank spiritual land for one year is equivalent to an ordinary magic user cultivating for ten years; how can a poor family compare to a "second-generation magic user" with this?

According to Gao De's original estimate, it would take about a year for him to condense a new drop of liquid mana.

And from the time he advanced to a first-circle magic user until now, only five months had passed, plus one month during which he was restricted by others and unable to cultivate.

So his progress in condensing this new drop of liquid mana was actually less than one-third.

After taking the Bingyu Wutong leaf water, his mental power surged from the original 100 to 132, which brought about an increase in cultivation speed.

And now, with the nearly tenfold increase in cultivation efficiency from the fourth-rank spiritual land, the two superimposed, his cultivation speed had surged to nearly eleven times the normal state.

That is to say, cultivating at this pace, the 21st drop of liquid mana, which originally would have taken eight months to condense, could be condensed within one month.

Being able to condense a new drop of liquid mana in just over a month, twenty drops of liquid mana would only take a little over two years.

In less than three years, his magic user level could rise from early first-circle to mid first-circle.

This speed is exaggerated just to think about.

"This isn't over yet; after planting the tree, superimposing the cultivation speed increase from the Qingmu Changsheng Jing, the cultivation efficiency can be raised even higher, although I don't know how much it can be raised at the moment..."

Gao De calculated with his fingers, and his heart couldn't help but feel settled.

He is only fifteen years old this year, and the lifespan of a first-circle magic user is a full 150 years.

And according to this progress, he should be able to reach the late first-circle level in his early twenties; this time can be said to be so abundant that he doesn't know how to spend it.

Also, don't forget, the 【Qingmu Changsheng Jing】 also has the effect of increasing lifespan.

"Build a good foundation; the more lifespan saved in the early stages, the more secure one will be after reaching high circles," Gao De said to himself.

Finishing today's cultivation and having calculated the subsequent progress, his gaze turned to the little person beside him who seemed bored.

Flora alertly pricked up her pointed ears, seemingly sensing some wrong element, and flapped her little wings, about to leave, but Gao De's voice had already entered her ears.

"Lady Flora, today I will teach you 【Friendship】."

Phoenix, in the core spiritual land.

Today, under the Bingyu Wutong tree, it was exceptionally lively; more than half of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe's elders had come, and if it weren't for the fact that so many people couldn't fit, there would probably have been even more.

And the War Mother Su Su Su Nai Fa, as well as Gao De, were also present. Because today was the day for the Bingyu Wutong to advance.

Why did Gao De choose the day to march in five days? Besides the fact that the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe needed time to prepare, more importantly, Gao De considered the Bingyu Wutong.

At the very least, he had to help the Bingyu Wutong advance before he could leave Phoenix with peace of mind.

On this point, Gao De still had a sense of responsibility.

Moreover, with the sixth-rank Bingyu Wutong standing as a guardian sacred tree in Phoenix, even if most of the Ice-born of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe went on an expedition, there was no need to worry about the rear catching fire.

After so many days of mana supply from the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe's elders, the Bingyu Wutong, having received the nourishment of ice elemental replenishment, could be said to have taken on a completely new look.

The twenty or so cracks that had originally appeared on the tree body had long since healed, the surface smooth as a mirror, flickering with a faint blue light, without even a trace visible, as if the cracks had never appeared.

A greater change was in the tree body of the Bingyu Wutong, which was now constantly seeping out wisps of delicate and pure cold air, slowly rising; the form was somewhat like dry ice.

This was a sign that the Bingyu Wutong had absorbed enough energy and was brewing its transformation toward the sixth rank.

And this final step also required the help of external forces.

"Prepare to begin; everyone, just like before, transport mana to the Bingyu Wutong and provide ice elemental energy," Gao De, having received instructions from Flora, began to command calmly.

"The energy needed when the Bingyu Wutong advances is extremely large, so this time, just keep transporting mana to it; don't worry about it not being able to contain it..."

After confirming with Su Su Su Nai Fa, Gao De nodded slightly.

Subsequently, all the elders under the Bingyu Wutong tree simultaneously extended their hands, their palms facing the Bingyu Wutong.

The next moment, an overwhelming ice-blue spiritual light transformed from mana burst forth from their palms, dazzling and brilliant, pouring continuously into the Bingyu Wutong.

In an instant, this core spiritual land was rendered dreamlike, as if it had turned into a land of aurora.

The rich mana, carrying pure ice elemental power, almost condensed into solid ice, enveloping the entire Bingyu Wutong.

The Bingyu Wutong instinctively began to absorb this massive ice elemental power, its leaves, which looked like they were condensed from ice crystals, moved slightly with the wind like wind chimes, emitting crisp and pleasant sounds.

And on the trunk, one after another, deep blue spiritual lights constantly flickered, winding and wandering like spirit snakes.

Every flicker of blue light was accompanied by the surging sublimation of power and vitality within the Bingyu Wutong.

Time seemed to be accelerated at this moment.

The Bingyu Wutong grew rapidly at a staggering speed.

The trunk became thicker and also extended toward the heights.

The Bingyu Wutong was originally only three meters tall, but now it had grown to four meters, and the growth momentum had not stopped, still continuing to climb upward.

The already lush canopy also expanded outward, its branches stretching out more widely.

However, unexpectedly, the ice crystal leaves on the branches that were constantly swaying and making crisp sounds began to fall off as the tree grew.

Before long, all the leaves of the Bingyu Wutong had fallen off, leaving only a bare trunk.

The crowd, seeing this scene, had not yet reacted to what was happening when they saw that where the leaves had originally been, little buds like ice crystals began to bloom.

These buds greedily absorbed the ice elemental power from the sky-filling ice-blue spiritual light like newborn infants, and then grew at an astonishing speed, becoming larger and more lush.

In the blink of an eye, the Bingyu Wutong, which had just been "bald," became "lush with branches and leaves" again.

The new leaves were larger than before, and also more crystal clear, flickering with a faint blue light.

This wasn't over yet.

Between the newborn ice crystal leaves, three flower buds had actually sprouted!

Gao De, seeing this scene, couldn't help but show joy.

The sprouting of flower buds meant that the Bingyu Wutong was about to advance successfully.

However, these three flower buds were more delicate than the leaves; they needed more massive mana and ice elements to nourish and stabilize them, otherwise, they might wither and die.

"Increase mana supply!" Under Flora's reminder, Gao De hurriedly gave instructions again.

The many elders who received Gao De's order immediately gritted their teeth and released all the remaining mana in their bodies without reservation, precisely projecting it onto the three flower buds on the Bingyu Wutong tree, providing them with a steady stream of "nutrition."

Even Su Su Su Nai Fa, seeing this scene, stepped forward, extended her palms, and released the mana in her body.

But unlike the elders, the magical spiritual light manifested by her mana was actually silver-white, not deep blue.

That was the purest and most noble silver-white, containing not ice elemental power, but a further step—a higher quality, more pure and powerful Enduring Zhenbing elemental power.

That silver-white mana spiritual light, under Su Su Su Nai Fa's control, poured into the three flower buds like a long rainbow.

After the three flower buds received such pure and powerful Enduring Zhenbing elemental nourishment, they finally began to bloom slowly.

And after the three flower buds bloomed, the Bingyu Wutong finally stopped growing, its height fixed at five meters.

The blue light flickering on the tree body also dissipated at this moment.

This meant that the Bingyu Wutong had successfully advanced, stabilized its sixth-rank realm, and the next step was to continuously absorb and gather mana and ice elements, continuing to grow naturally.

"War Mother, our King, has it succeeded?" Elder Grant confirmed.

Su Su Su Nai Fa stepped forward, gently stroked the Bingyu Wutong, which had undergone a great change, and then nodded slightly, "It succeeded."

"That's great!"

All the elders present finally relaxed completely and couldn't help but cheer.

"Collect the fallen Bingyu Wutong leaves," Su Su Su Nai Fa did not forget to instruct amidst the joy.

These fallen fifth-rank Bingyu Wutong leaves, if taken to soak in water and consumed, have the miraculous effect of increasing mental power and are of great value.

It's just that as leaves of the guardian sacred tree, they usually didn't dare to pick them without authorization, and could only wait for the Bingyu Wutong leaves to fall off on their own before collecting them.

And under normal circumstances, it would take several years for the Bingyu Wutong to have a few leaves fall off.

So even Su Su Su Nai Fa usually couldn't bear to drink much Bingyu Wutong water.

Now, during the process of the Bingyu Wutong advancing, the old leaves had actually all fallen off.

A rough count estimated there were three or four hundred Bingyu Wutong leaves; this could be considered a windfall.

As for the three newborn flower buds, according to records, they would eventually condense into Bingyu Fruit.

"Consuming one Bingyu Fruit can allow a magic user to increase their ice-attribute cultivation method's liquid mana by thirty drops," Su Su Su Nai Fa had already come to Gao De's side and introduced it to him.

Even though Gao De had guessed that a sixth-rank magic plant must be extraordinary, he still couldn't help but gasp after hearing the effect of the Bingyu Fruit.

—You must know that the total mana of a late first-circle magic user is only sixty drops of liquid mana.

"How long does it take to bear fruit?" Gao De asked.

"It ripens once every thirty years," Su Su Su Nai Fa gave the answer.

The mother tree of the Bingyu Wutong in the history of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe had a rank as high as the eighth rank.

So, regarding the specific situation of the Bingyu Wutong at various ranks, there was still a small amount of information passed down in the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe.

Of course, even if there wasn't, it wouldn't matter.

Anyway, with Flora here, she only needed to communicate with the Bingyu Wutong, and this information would naturally be known.

(End of chapter)