Chapter 165: Chapter 111: Lord Pei Ze, Congratulations on Your Promotion to Wizard

Besides, with the Eye of Omniscience, his power might not grow any slower than those wizards from the Bloodline Clans.

’It would be great if I could deduce a Secret Technique to rapidly increase and condense my Spiritual Power.’

A glint flashed in Pei Ze’s eyes as he recited silently in his mind,

’Eye of Omniscience, deduce a Secret Technique to rapidly increase and condense Spiritual Power.’

[Task created. Commencing deduction of a Secret Technique to rapidly increase and condense Spiritual Power. Estimated time required: 24,391 days.]

’That long!’

Pei Ze couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath.

’Over sixty years... I’ll be waiting until the cows come home.’

’Even with acceleration, it would probably still take a long time.’

’Speaking of which, I wonder how much time one unit of Spiritual Power can accelerate things by now?’

Pei Ze mused to himself.

As his strength increased, the things the Eye of Omniscience needed to analyze grew more and more complex. The time required often started in the triple digits, and now it had even reached five digits.

The simple passage of time now had a negligible effect on task progress; tasks were almost entirely completed by accelerating them with Spiritual Power.

Under these circumstances, quantifying task progress in days no longer seemed appropriate.

After a moment of thought, Pei Ze quickly made a decision.

’Eye of Omniscience, from now on, quantify task progress using units of Spiritual Power.’

Instantly, the task display before him changed. The final time-based number became 585.5 units.

’Over five hundred units... If I accelerate it with all my might, it would take a little over 110 days to complete.’

Pei Ze couldn’t help but frown.

’To be honest, that wasn’t a long time.’

Moreover, as his Spiritual Power increased, the time could be shortened even further.

’But he couldn’t just spend his precious Spiritual Power on this for the next hundred-plus days, could he?’

Doing so would definitely slow down his own power growth significantly.

’I still have to find a way to shorten the task’s duration.’

’I could look up some information on the subject, but the effect probably wouldn’t be significant. It would be best to have a similar method to use as a reference.’

A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Pei Ze, and he thought of the Bloodline Clans’ Bloodline Activation Technique.

If he could get his hands on a Bloodline Activation Technique, it might serve as a reference for the Eye of Omniscience and shorten the deduction time.

’It’s worth a try!’

’But the question is, how do I get one?’

The Bloodline Activation Technique was the most core Secret Technique of a Bloodline Clan, only permitted for cultivation by internal family members and strictly forbidden from being leaked. It wasn’t that others could cultivate it if it got out—someone without the corresponding bloodline couldn’t use such a Secret Technique at all—but rather the fear that someone with malicious intent could use it to research methods to target the entire Bloodline Clan.

Such an incident had occurred before in the history of the Star Realm Alliance, ultimately leading to the extermination of a certain Bloodline Clan.

Ever since then, all Bloodline Clans have guarded their Bloodline Activation Techniques with their lives. If they discovered any outsider daring to touch it, they would hunt them to the ends of the earth.

Even if Pei Ze wasn’t afraid of being hunted, obtaining a Bloodline Activation Technique would not be easy.

’A trade is impossible. I can only resort to forceful means.’

’But first, I need to find a wizard and then figure out a way to get the Bloodline Activation Technique from him.’

A name instantly flashed through Pei Ze’s mind.

Pei Yonggao!

’He was undoubtedly an excellent target.’

’He wouldn’t have any psychological burden acting against him.’

’Speaking of which, it’s about time I dealt with that guy.’

A cold glint flashed in Pei Ze’s eyes.

’He could tolerate it when his strength was insufficient, but now that he had been promoted to a Wizard, it was time to ’return the favor.’ ’

With a plan in mind, Pei Ze began to consider his next steps.

The top priority was definitely to find strange artifacts and potions that could increase and condense Spiritual Power.

The Wizard’s Handbook mentioned these, so he could apply for them as a reward from the Dawn Council.

The second priority was to learn new Magic as soon as possible.

After the major increase in his Spiritual Power, Pei Ze could now begin to learn Two-Ring Spells.

Once he mastered the new Magic, he would also have to choose suitable ones to inscribe on his Spirit Crystal.

’Thirty-two crystal facets... it’ll probably take a very long time to inscribe them all.’

Pei Ze felt a sense of luxurious frustration.

’Also, Yin Xing can evolve now. It just needs to absorb one more standard unit of metal to evolve into a Tier Two Witchcraft Artifact.’

’The Magic Tattoos on my body should be upgraded as well.’

Pei Ze looked down and examined his body.

His successful promotion to Wizard had also caused his physical constitution to skyrocket.

If converted into his previous constitution stats, the numbers would have absolutely more than tripled.

And a powerful constitution would, in turn, promote the improvement of his breathing technique.

Pei Ze estimated that the cultivation efficiency of his All-Knowing Breathing Technique would increase significantly for a while, and it shouldn’t take long to break through to the Tier Two Legendary level.

By then, his constitution should be strong enough to bear three or more Intermediate Magic Tattoos.

Then there were potions.

He could now attempt to concoct Tier Two Potions.

Among Tier Two Potions were many powerful ones that were highly effective even for Wizards, an opportunity he would certainly not miss.

After thinking everything through, Pei Ze realized he still had many things to do.

’Looks like I’ll be busy for a while.’

Pei Ze smiled slightly and beckoned to Wuyu, which turned into a wisp of black mist and returned to his wrist.

Then, Pei Ze opened the main door and stepped out of the Magic Laboratory for the first time in over two months.

A Wizard Apprentice across the hall was swiping a keycard to open their door. Hearing the sound, they glanced over before quickly turning away.

But the next second, he whipped his head back around, his eyes wide with astonishment as he stared at Pei Ze.

"Pei... Pei Ze!"

Pei Ze gave the person a puzzled look.

’Even though he became famous because of the competition, it wasn’t to the point where people would look at him like they’d just seen a prehistoric creature, was it?’

Seemingly realizing his gaffe, the person quickly composed himself and gave Pei Ze an ingratiating smile.

Pei Ze gave him a strange look, then ignored him and walked straight past.

Only after Pei Ze disappeared at the end of the corridor did an irrepressible look of shock reappear on the Wizard Apprentice’s face.

’I can’t feel the slightest fluctuation of Spirit... That’s right, Pei Ze must have been promoted to a Wizard!’

’This is a huge event!’

After muttering to himself for a few moments, the Wizard Apprentice snapped out of his daze. Forgetting all about testing his Magic, he rushed downstairs in the opposite direction.

The second-floor public hall.

Dozens of Wizard Apprentices were engrossed in experimenting with Magic.

The roar of Magic rose and fell, and lights of various colors flashed continuously, creating a lively scene.

Near the stairwell to the third floor, a few Wizard Apprentices who were unwilling to rent private laboratories were queuing for a spot, pointing and gesturing toward the center of the hall from time to time.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind them.

"Excuse me."

The group immediately stopped chatting, subconsciously making way as they turned to look.

The sight left them stunned on the spot.

Pei Ze paid no mind to the dazed group and walked straight through their midst.

Only after Pei Ze had walked some distance away did one of them murmur,

"That was Pei Ze just now, right?"

"Should be. Unless we were all hallucinating."

"So, he’s out of the Magic Laboratory. Did he succeed or not?"

"He must have succeeded. When he passed by me just now, I felt my whole body tense up instinctively. I’ve only ever felt that sensation from an Official Wizard!"

"He actually succeeded! He didn’t come out for so many days, I thought he’d failed his breakthrough."

"A genius is a genius, after all. It’s not so easy for them to fail."

Before long, everyone in the hall knew that Pei Ze had successfully been promoted to a Wizard, and the entire hall instantly erupted in an uproar.

...

On the way to Medicine Garden No. 8, Pei Ze keenly sensed that something was amiss.

In the past, while he often drew attention when walking around, it was completely different from the current situation.

Not only were the apprentices he passed secretly sizing him up, but the moment he looked their way, they would immediately reveal expressions mixed with awe and reverence.

Apprentices he met head-on would even stop in their tracks, step to the side of the road, and give him a slight bow, only straightening up after he had walked far past.

This was undoubtedly the etiquette reserved only for Wizards.

Seeing this, how could Pei Ze not understand? The news of his promotion to Wizard had already spread.

What puzzled him was that he had only just been promoted, so how had the news already spread everywhere?

Just as he was pondering this, a familiar figure suddenly approached him.

It was Fan He, whom he hadn’t seen since his second time entering the Realm of Truth.

Upon seeing Pei Ze, an incredibly complex expression immediately appeared on Fan He’s face.

Surprise, admiration, envy, wonder... all of it finally melted into reverence.

He stopped, bowed slightly, and said respectfully,

"Lord Pei Ze, congratulations on your promotion to Wizard!"