An hour passed by quickly … …
Over forty minutes had already passed, but Lin Yun didn't seem to have any intention of turning back. He was still carefully searching in the depths of the forest.
"Merlin, you seem to be looking for something?"
"A very important thing …"
Saruman looked at his eyes and couldn't help but show a cautious expression, "Do you need help?"
"Alright …" Lin Yun thought for a bit and didn't refuse. "Help me pay attention and see if there is anything that can run in the vicinity. Oh right, this thing looks like a tree. It shouldn't be too tall, at most a meter …"
"A tree that can run?" Solomon's eyes widened. He felt that he had been made fun of.
"This thing is called a Parasitic Tree. It grows in a very harsh environment, and it can only survive in an environment with a lot of magic materials. If you can find it, it will be very beneficial to you."
"Why would I care about your benefits?" Solomon snorted disdainfully.
"Hey, High Mage Solomon, you have been stuck at the 9th Rank of the High Mage realm for a long time. Don't you want to become an Archmage? Don't you want others to call you 'Sir' when they see you?"
"Nonsense …" Solomon felt bitter when he heard this. Only a bastard wouldn't want to!
The problem was that thinking about it was useless.
He had injured his Mana Whirlpool back then and his foundation was shaken. He wouldn't be able to become an Archmage in this lifetime. Let alone becoming an Archmage, he wouldn't even know how long he would live. 'You, Mafa Merlin, don't you know about this? Why are you talking about Archmages? Aren't you just poking at me?
'Eh, that's not right …'
'Merlin isn't that kind of person …'
As he thought of this, Solomon's heart suddenly moved.
'Right, it's not like Merlin doesn't know, why is he mentioning this to me?
Could it be … '
"Merlin … Merlin, do you have a way?" Saruman's voice trembled when he asked this question. Those who hadn't personally experienced all of this wouldn't understand Saruman's current feelings …
Saruman's life could be said to be full of ups and downs.
When he was young, he was brimming with talent and became a disciple of Star Sage Joy. At that time, Solomon was really flushed with success, becoming a Great Mage in his twenties. Whether it was talent or achievements, he wasn't much inferior to the current Mafa Merlin. Later, with Joy's personal guidance, his magic advanced by leaps and bounds, reaching the High Mage realm in his thirties. At that time, he stole the limelight of all the geniuses.
In contrast, those famous geniuses like Solan, Hoen, and even Suyass couldn't compare to Solomon at that time. At the age of 40, Solomon stood at the peak of the 9th Rank of the High Mage realm, only one step away from the Archmage realm.
But at that time …
Solomon unexpectedly went to the Undying Volcano and suffered the biggest setback of his life. At that time, Solomon was fighting over a Spiritual Magic Tool, which was the key to whether or not he could advance to the Archmage realm. But he hadn't expected that a High Mage from the Flame Tower would suddenly appear just as he was about to obtain that Spiritual Magic Tool. After exchanging blows with Solomon for a few minutes, a Flame Spear pierced through Solomon's Mana Whirlpool, and from then on, he lost the opportunity to advance to the Archmage realm.
At that time, Solomon felt as if the sky had collapsed.
He recovered from his injuries in the Cloud Tower for a full three years before walking out of the shadow of his defeat.
Afterwards, he was even more disheartened, and despite Star Sage Joy's advice, he returned to his hometown of Thousand Sails City to take over the Sage Tower. From then on, he didn't make any progress in magic.
Twenty years passed, and his injuries had become more and more serious. In the past two years, even the potions Thorpe prescribed couldn't suppress his coughing.
Solomon knew that he didn't have many years left to live.
In fact, in the past two years, Solomon had been making arrangements for his funeral, grooming Solon and befriending Lin Yun. This was all for the future of the Sage Tower. Even sneaking into the Ash Tower was because Solomon wanted to accumulate a bit of wealth for the Sage Tower while he was still alive. He didn't want to be destroyed by the Ash Tower after his death due to the difference in strength.
Solomon never dreamed that this young Great Mage would suddenly ask him, 'Don't you want to become an Archmage?'
'Of course not!'
The problem was, was it even possible?
Solomon stood there in a daze. When he looked at Lin Yun, there was hope and fear in his eyes. He hoped to hear some good news, but he was afraid of falling into despair once again.
"If we find the Parasitic Tree, there should be an 80-90% chance."
"Really?" Solomon grabbed Lin Yun 'arm, almost shedding tears.
"Really …"
"Good, I'll help you find it!" After obtaining a definite answer, Solomon seemed to be full of vigor. He didn't wait for Lin Yun to say anything before casting eight Mage Eyes towards every corner of the forest.
"I hope our luck is good." Lin Yun nodded and also roused his Magic Array, casting Mage Eyes one after the other.
The Parasitic Tree was just as important to Lin Yun.
To Solomon, the Parasitic Tree was equivalent to a Rebirth Potion, but to Lin Yun, the Parasitic Tree was equivalent to two Obsidian Flower Fruits, as well as a chance to strengthen his Magic Array.
Lin Yun didn't care too much about the Obsidian Flower Fruit. At most, it would be equivalent to having another True Spirit Magic Tool. Even without the Book of Death, Lin Yun already had a semi-finished True Spirit Magic Tool, the Soul Walker. As long as he paid Mogg's sixty spirit mana crystals, advancing the Doom Staff to the True Spirit Rank wouldn't be an issue. And with the addition of Syudos, the Upper Rank Flame Spirit, he wouldn't be much worse than a True Spirit Magic Tool when he burst out.
The worst part was that the Soul Walker, the Doom Staff, the Book of Death, and Syudos all required a large amount of resources. Lin Yun already felt like he couldn't make ends meet with the Soul Walker. If he piled everything up, who knew how many times he would go bankrupt.
At the moment, Lin Yun wasn't in a rush for a True Spirit Magic Tool.
But Lin Yun definitely wouldn't let go of the opportunity to strengthen his Magic Array.
The Parasitic Tree was also known as the Forest Ghost. Under most circumstances, it would exist in the form of a tree. It wouldn't be taller than a meter, and it looked like a small sapling that had just grown. But when it entered its growth phase, it would transform into a spirit body. At that time, it would be able to parasitize all plants, and every time it parasitized a plant, it would devour it. Any tree parasitized by the Parasitic Tree would thoroughly wither after being parasitized.
And the Parasitic Tree used this method to grow.
Each time it parasitized, it would grow a bit, and it would also have all the characteristics of the parasitized plant. For example, if the Parasitic Tree parasitized an Obsidian Flower, then once the Obsidian Flower withered, not only would the Parasitic Tree become extremely poisonous, but it would also bear fruits that could be used to craft True Spirit Magic Tools, and two fruits at that!
What Lin Yun needed was precisely this kind of devouring ability.
If the Magic Array had this kind of devouring ability, the speed at which he could crack the characters of the Book of Death would increase by at least ten times. At that time, Lin Yun would have the opportunity to simulate all the characters of the Book of Death before stepping into the High Mage realm.
Originally, Lin Yun planned to look for an opportunity to go to the Savage Highlands after reaching Okland.
Because in Lin Yun's memories, there seemed to be a Parasitic Tree Seed in the Savage Highlands, but it would be very difficult to obtain it. The headquarters of the Gaugass Battlemages wasn't something that could be casually entered.
He hadn't expected that he would actually feel the aura of a Parasitic Tree in Vaughn's garden. How could Lin Yun let go of such an opportunity?
Just as Lin Yun kept casting Mage Eyes, Solomon suddenly shouted, "Merlin!"
"Is there a situation?" Lin Yun was startled and promptly rushed over.
"Ahead on the right … About three hundred meters ahead on the right, I just saw a red shadow flash …"
"Red shadow? That's right, chase after it! "Lin Yun directly cast Haste.
Solomon also cast Haste, and the two raised their speed to the limit. It only took a moment for them to reach the location where Solomon had seen the red shadow.
"That's right, it's here!" Lin Yun sniffed. There was still a bit of the aura of the Parasitic Tree in the air, and that aura hadn't dissipated for a long time. It seemed that it wasn't too far away.
"Wait." Lin Yun raised his hand to stop Solomon, who wanted to look around. His gaze swept through the forest, and when he caught sight of a bush, a smile appeared on Lin Yun 'face.
"Well hidden!" Lin Yun rushed forward and injected mana into the Lava Dominator at the same time.
That patch of grass looked as if it had been blown away by a gale, and a blade of grass suddenly shot out like an arrow. It was so fast that it was even faster than Lin Yun, who had used Haste.
Unfortunately, it couldn't be faster than the flow of mana …
Almost at the same time that the weed shot out, Lin Yun had already activated the Lava Barrier, and in an instant, the four walls of fire had already surrounded the weed.
The weed could only be seen bumping around like a headless fly between the four walls of fire, but it couldn't break out of the siege of the raging flames. At the same time, Lin Yun had already started chanting a spell. A Flame Chain appeared out of thin air, and with a light twist, it firmly bound the weed.
"Can you still run?"
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