Chapter 437: Wondrous Sights, Positioning Methods

From the surface of the Magic Net to the Fifth Layer of the Weave, diving deeper time and again gave Xia Duo a deeper understanding of the essence of the Magic Net; it was not just an increase in power, but an increase in vision and perspective.

"What kind of existence is the Magic Goddess!"

Having seen that magnificent structure filling the space between heaven and earth, he could not believe in any way that the Magic Goddess was the Magic Net itself; perhaps the Goddess merely grasped more of the mysteries regarding the Magic Net.

"A great man should be like this!"

Having just leveled up and simultaneously knowing the essence of an Arcanist, Xia Duo felt this emotion for the first time; now he understood why there were Arcanists who claimed—gods are merely more powerful Arcanists.

Truly, the higher one stands, the more one understands the greatness of the Magic Net, and one cannot help but give rise to reverie!

In a great mood, Xia Duo simply flew out from the window, charging straight into the sky amidst the wind and snow, flying higher and higher, as if wanting to see just how high this world was.

Not until he pierced through the cloud layer and the state of 【Flight】 was about to vanish did he encounter any boundary, and situated above the clouds, his field of vision was even broader.

Looking out, the clouds nearby surged, while in the distance, the ground was a mottled mix of green, yellow, and gray, until in the farthest reaches, the earth and sky merged into one, turning into chaos that made it impossible to see clearly.

Just at this moment, Xia Duo noticed a detail—

Not far to the east, at the location where the Mythallar Ruins should have been, clouds had actually appeared!

Previously, the sky above the Mythallar Ruins was never covered by clouds; even if there were clouds all around, this area would remain empty, and if one observed from within the ruins, the sky was always a blur, with even sunlight unable to shine directly down.

Could it be snowing there too? Or has the Magic Net calmed down to this extent?

Casting 【Flight】 once more, Xia Duo descended in altitude while flying toward the Mythallar Ruins; a moment later, he arrived at the edge of the Mythallar Ruins.

At this time, the source of the Linshui River, the micro-lake where the Elemental Fountain was located, was already within the range of the normal Magic Net, with wind and snow shrouding it, mixing with the Water Element gushing out from the fountain and scattering in all directions, rapidly transforming it into palm-sized, regular snowflakes.

It was a magical, wondrous sight.

Xia Duo paused curiously to look for a few moments, and just as he was about to walk inside, a figure emerged from the Mythallar Ruins amidst the wind and snow, an invisible barrier shrouding them, blocking all the wind and snow from the outside.

At the same time, a familiar voice came over, "Lord Xia Duo, why are you out on a snowy day?"

Xia Duo paused his steps, and as the person approached, he saw it was indeed the Arcanist Aigeberde from the Hand of Secrecy, so he said with a smile: "For us Spellcasters, what distinction is there between a snowy day and a sunny day? As long as one wants to travel, when can one not travel? Isn't Lord Aigeberde also continuing to repair the Magic Net on a snowy day?"

"Hehe, I was the one who thought wrong." Aigeberde gave a self-deprecating laugh, then said, "Is Lord Xia Duo here this time to check our repair progress?"

"Lord Aigeberde jokes; I just happened to see the ruins covered by clouds while in the sky and came over out of curiosity."

As the two chatted, they approached the edge of the current "Mythallar Ruins"; the Magic Net at the edge of the Mythallar Ruins had already been repaired and was left behind them.

Here, chaos and order formed a clear dividing line.

The world of order outside was filled with wind and snow; the world of chaos inside, conversely, appeared calm.

Of course, this was merely an appearance; in Magic Vision, Xia Duo could clearly "see" the chaotic state of the Magic Net environment inside, though compared to what he saw in the center of the ruins before returning from the Tower of Time a few days ago, it had eased quite a bit.

It seems the repair progress of these Arcanists has reached a key Node these past few days.

Aigeberde still had work to do, and Xia Duo's previous excitement had dissipated, so he prepared to return to Linshui Village, but before leaving, he presented Aigeberde with a bag of steamed buns.

Although he knew the other party certainly had their own food, providing some took no effort at all, and it was a good way to promote the buns.

……

Returning to Linshui Village, Xia Duo began to organize this upgrade project, or rather, the "4th Circle 【Mage Armor】 Circle-Level Yaoyue Project"; as long as he derived a 5th Circle Spell, he could call himself a "High Mage."

Although he was still missing the most critical 【Long-distance Teleportation】.

One day later, Xia Duo completed the organization of the 5th Circle Spell; in the future, when using it, he could directly cast the 5th Circle Spell with fewer elements, without needing to use the intermediate annotated spell with more elements (from the perspective of contacting the Magic Net layer, it is 4th Circle, but in essence, it is already 5th Circle).

Having completed the organization of the new spell, all that remained was to practice more and master it proficiently.

"Next, it should be 【Long-distance Teleportation】!" Xia Duo muttered to himself.

Theoretically, he could attempt to become an Advanced Arcanist now, but thinking about it, it was impossible; becoming an Advanced Arcanist requires mastering a total of fourteen courses, and he was currently only basically qualified in "Deep Weave" and "Arcane Geometry."

The others were still a long way off.

Especially "Soul Studies," which combines theory with practice, requiring the aspirant to be able to perceive their own Soul; in this regard, Xia Duo had only just touched the tail end, and Focus Training had been ongoing, though the progress had always been relatively slow.

Unlike Niya, who began performing the advanced version of Focus Training when she just came of age and others were doing ordinary Focus Training. Over five or six years, it was no fluke that she could successfully become an Advanced Arcanist in her early twenties.

This matter simply cannot be rushed, nor can it be cheated.

It was not that Xia Duo had not tried performing Focus Training in the Projection Plane, but the fact was that the effect was minimal, far inferior to training in the Main Plane; a Projection is, after all, just a Projection!

After a rough estimate, it would take about another year to complete the advanced Focus Training, and completing Focus Training is only the beginning of perceiving the Soul, which requires another period of time.

If advancement is the goal, the time to master 【Long-distance Teleportation】 would lag behind, and in reality, the advancement date would not be much earlier, which is why Xia Duo adjusted his advancement plan.

Xia Duo did not have the urgency to immediately become an Advanced Arcanist; mastering 【Long-distance Teleportation】 first actually better served his interests.

Putting away his notes, Xia Duo walked out of the villa, patrolled Linshui Village, and only then summoned the Tower Spirit to return to the Tower of Time.

……

Teleportation is a fairly complex spell, which includes aspects like Fuzzy Teleportation, Random Teleportation, and Precise Teleportation; Xia Duo had not delved much into the first two.

As for Precise Teleportation, it requires prior Positioning, and the only Positioning method Xia Duo knew and mastered currently was the six-dimensional reference frame coordinate Positioning method.

He had had little contact with others like Fuzzy Positioning, Arcane Mark Positioning, Scrying Positioning, etc. And this time, to learn 【Long-distance Teleportation】, in order to avoid teleportation errors as much as possible, multiple Positioning was almost mandatory.

Arriving at the Library of the Tower of Time, there were unexpectedly many Spellbooks regarding 【Teleportation】; Xia Duo checked them one by one and finally selected four, two of which were related to the 【Long-distance Teleportation】 spell itself, while the other two mainly discussed Positioning.

Combined with the "Telafo Luxing Zhinan" he had borrowed earlier and kept by his side, he felt these would be enough for the time being.

It was a rare trip back, so after putting away the Spellbooks, Xia Duo prepared to go to Tilake's Research Lab to take a look.