Chapter 316: Letter from the Bishop of the Wizard Stronghold!

"Wuwu……"

As the sixth‑rank Soul Veil unfolded, a thick steam roaring sound erupted.

The unfurled Mechanical·Light Feather Blade shone like a small sun, illuminating the entire layered micro‑world.

The layered micro‑world before me was about the size of a thousand‑person town.

The ground, in large parts, was pitch‑black rock.

In the cracks of the rock, a few weeds grew, the only specks of green in the otherwise barren world.

Beyond a dark, deep, unstable layer passage lay the connection between the inner and outer worlds.

All around was a silent darkness, with faint starlight glimmering deep within.

Being able to see stars here pleased Ta Ke considerably.

The entire "layered micro‑world" resembled a floating island suspended in the void's depths.

After walking back and forth across the layered micro‑world several times.

Ta Ke grew increasingly satisfied with this place.

Trinity.

Source Realm Island, Dual Realm Barrier, Eastern Continent.

As a foothold for the Eastern Continent's site selection, this layered micro‑world before me is quite suitable.

A powerful Forbidden Magic land.

Outside lies an unstable multi‑layered space.

Crucially, Blood Demon Dusk Mountain is permeated by a large amount of disastrous forbidden power.

These forbidden disaster forces mainly stem from fragments of sealed forbidden relics scattered deep within the space, radiating their power.

Thus even the mighty Transcendents dare not enter lightly.

The power of these forbidden disasters is truly beyond what ordinary Transcendents can endure.

Considering multiple factors together.

Blood Demon Dusk Mountain became Ta Ke's most favored "Wizard Stronghold."

As a wizard, in one's own Origin World.

One must certainly build a proper "Wizard Stronghold."

First, it provides a place for long‑term safe cultivation.

Second, one can gradually develop one's tower ecosystem here, so that when ascending to higher ranks, it better aligns with the Transcendent World, facilitating a feedback loop to the world's origin.

The third aspect is that medium‑sized Transcendent Worlds like Ao Gu Twin Stars offer extremely strong Origin Protection.

They can grant Ta Ke highly effective protection.

Even a Chao Shen Da Shi above level 100, or a legendary at over level 200, cannot easily breach it.

Even gods can only project themselves.

For a Transcendent, one's own Origin World is a perfect sanctuary.

Naturally, this makes building one's own base and developing it even more necessary.

Origin Protection

This is the advantage of medium‑sized Transcendent Worlds.

Large Transcendent Worlds, though they have higher caps and more readily produce gifted Transcendents,

but they are easily infiltrated by Chao Shen Da Shi.

Historically, there have been many incidents where ultra‑high‑rank Transcendents were wiped out by a Chao Shen Da Shi who broke in.

Such events, however, do not occur in medium‑sized Transcendent Worlds like Ao Gu Twin Stars.

Foreign Chao Shen Da Shi cannot break in at all.

Hidden within a Transcendent World, Ta Ke is absolutely safe.

After selecting a suitable location.

Ta Ke began the ceremony to establish the Great Barrier.

"Now the Great Barrier power I have absorbed is the Silver Radiance Sacred Wall; at present I can already exert a certain degree of influence over ordinary walls."

"When I have absorbed enough, I can fully combine with my Earth Arcana to channel the earth's power to raise a tower from the ground. Though the efficiency will be slower, it's still a decent skill development."

"Upon reaching higher ranks, being able to absorb the power of the Crystal Source First Barrier would be even more formidable."

"That said, I already possess the power of the Great Barrier."

"At the same time, I have also comprehended fairly strong Rune Arcana."

"Hmm… studying some earth‑type witchcraft and combining it with the World Barrier's power might yield good results."

Ta Ke shook his head slightly in thought.

"These days the things I study are already plenty and varied enough."

"Reaching the realm of Chao Shen Da Shi requires returning to simplicity."

"Wizard techniques and abilities must be streamlined; endless meaningless expansion is counterproductive."

"Even with high talent, my personal energy is limited."

"After setting the base tone of the Chaotic Rune Arcana, the directions of the rune arcs I currently hold are already sufficient."

"Being greedy for more will only rot; that won't work."

"Building my wizard path around the Chaotic Rune Arcana is the correct way!"

About half a day later.

A fifty‑meter Wizard Tower was erected within this layered micro‑world.

Ta Ke immediately released his Steam·Wonder Cabin atop the Wizard Tower, then used the Old·Star Book to begin constructing a circulating steam ecosystem.

When he entered, Ta Ke could already feel that the cycle speed of the layered‑domain micro‑ecosystem here was very slow.

What Ta Ke needs to do is use the steam ecosystem to accelerate the cycle of the layered‑domain micro‑world and connect it with the great cycle of Blood Demon Dusk Mountain outside.

Completely reshape and change this layered‑domain micro‑world.

As a result, the amounts of Source Energy experience, Talent Fragments, and Forbidden Magic·Passage Divine‑Art Fragments will all increase dramatically.

Make the world adapt more to oneself; everything follows my standard!

This is also one of the wizards' goals in occupying many transcendent worlds.

Inside the magical cottage, Ta Ke tossed two fireballs into the magic wardrobe.

"Whirl—…"

The scorching flames and light quickly illuminated the entire magical cottage.

Sitting on the sofa, Ta Ke opened the system.

Just now Ta Ke anchored this layered‑domain micro‑world.

It developed rapidly for two months.

Source Energy experience increased by over ten thousand.

Talent Fragments increased by over one hundred.

These routine gains are more or less the same, a little more or less, with no qualitative change; they require long‑term accumulation to have a significant effect.

What catches Ta Ke's attention more is the Divine‑Art Fragment 【Forbidden Magic·Passage】.

There are 138 Forbidden Magic·Passage fragments in total.

The same as the fragments Ta Ke previously harvested.

Ten fragments can coalesce into a primary Forbidden Magic·Passage.

To become stronger, one must continuously increase the number of fragments.

At this basic rate, Forbidden Magic·Passage fragments amount to only 2.2 fragments per day.

To stockpile a thousand fragments.

That would take one year and three months.

Establishing a steam ecosystem is very necessary; it allows Ta Ke to obtain more Talent Divine‑Art Fragments.

"One hundred fragments correspond to a complete Forbidden Magic·Passage talent Divine‑Art."

"Let's give it a try."

Half an hour later, Ta Ke had initially adapted to the new Divine‑Art of 100 fragments.

Following the passage, he arrived at the layered‑domain fissure canyon passage outside Blood Demon Dusk Mountain.

Within the layered‑domain micro‑world, the Forbidden Magic trait is extremely weak, almost negligible.

After all, there is the operation of Forbidden Magic·Passage ecological power inside.

Having arrived outside.

Ta Ke immediately sensed a difference.

Previously, the suppression and confinement of Source Energy and rune mysteries that the entire world exerted on Ta Ke suddenly vanished,

Ta Ke seemed as if the shackles were opened.

He casually tossed two small fireballs outward.

"Bang! Bang!"

The small fireballs exploded wildly, emitting crimson flames, essentially unaffected by images.

Shadow traversal, wind sorcery, spirit‑walking hand, earth shield…

In all aspects of sorcery, Ta Ke continuously cast and adapted.

If the Forbidden Curse power weren't so great and easy to be discovered, Ta Ke would also like to try the Forbidden Curse to see its effect.

However, all the various sorcery methods pose no problem, so the Forbidden Curse is evidently not a big issue either.

"Although there is still slight suppression and confinement, it basically no longer hinders my sorcery."

"But on the Stone Demon Statue continent, the Forbidden Magic trait intensity of this Blood Demon Dusk Mountain is around 8."

"Severe Forbidden Magic danger zones can reach about 10."

"And over at the Royal City there are Holy Demon Stone Statues and many high‑level Stone Demon Statues stationed; it is said the Forbidden Magic intensity can reach 20, even 25."

"And this is still the Forbidden Magic intensity of the Stone Demon Statue continent."

"In the outside world, the Forbidden Magic intensity is even more exaggerated."

"After the ecology of this Blood Demon Dusk Mountain is built, it must develop steadily for two or three years."

"That way, when conducting exotic exploration in the future, it won't be that my illustrious Three‑Eyed Divine Favored One is wiped out on the spot by a Forbidden Magic method!"

When Ta Ke returned to the Steam Magical Cottage,

a magical letter appeared solidly on Ta Ke's magical‑cottage desk.

The sender of the magical letter to Ta Ke was none other than Archbishop Lei Yage of the Three‑Eyed Divine Church from Padelin New Navigation Island.

"Previously, Senior Lei Yage liked to conduct unprincipled ambushes on the Eastern Continent."

"Um… during this period, I've been thriving on the Eastern Continent; is Senior Lei Yage coming to exchange insights with me?"

Ta Ke had just opened the magical letter.

But the magical letter burst into flames with a "whoosh!" sound.

The outline of Archbishop Lei Yage's face coalesced and appeared within the flames.