This was probably the shortest and cheapest Planar Conquest in the entire Planar Colonization Era. The three young mages piloted a worn-out magic battleship and only spent three months to conquer an entire plane.
Nothing could be done about it, the Bone Plane's power level was too low. The most powerful undead lifeform there was only a Bone Dragon. That worn-out magic battleship only needed one volley to make that Bone Dragon disappear from the Bone Plane.
The three young mages relied on this miraculous Planar Conquest to obtain the appreciation of the Ivory Tower's higher-ups and truly became one of the core mages of that formidable force. After decades of hard work, they successfully entered the Ivory Tower's Council and set foot in the Ivory Tower's true center of power.
There were many such stories in the Planar Colonization Era, but to Lin Yun, what happened after was the most important. Because Lin Yun remembered that after the Ivory Tower obtained the Bone Plane, they truly rose to become one of Noscent's seven major forces. Not only did they control the Dark Highlands for a millennium, but they also produced a Heaven Mage, Bane.
Moreover, Bane also had an Extraordinary Magic Tool, the famous Book of Death.
Although the Ivory Tower never revealed the reason for its rise, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the sudden rise of the Ivory Tower, which had been suppressed by the Gaugass Council for millennia, was definitely related to the discovery of the Bone Plane by those three young mages. This was an open secret at the time.
Following the rise of the Ivory Tower, the richness of the Bone Plane gradually spread throughout Noscent. Countless people set their eyes on that fertile black land, and the Ivory Tower's mage army would execute a large number of stowaways every day. But under the temptation of getting rich overnight, there were still countless stowaways rushing into the Bone Plane through all kinds of channels. This grand occasion lasted for several millennia until Noscent's mana was exhausted and the powerful mages fell one after another. The flourishing Ivory Tower vanished like smoke in thin air, and that fertile black land finally welcomed its long-lost tranquility.
But all of this had yet to happen …
Ten thousand years before those three young mages obtained the coordinates, Lin Yun had already set foot on this fertile black land through the Planar Path Locke Merlin left behind. This also meant that the Ivory Tower would no longer be able to rule the Dark Highland for a millennium, and Heaven Mage Bane would no longer have the Extraordinary Magic Tool, the Book of Death.
However, for Lin Yun, the early appearance of the Bone Plane also had a very serious problem.
Planar conquest would become incredibly difficult …
The reason the three young mages from the Ivory Tower were able to conquer the Bone Plane within three months was because they had a battered magical warship.
No matter how shabby it was, it was still a magical battleship.
By relying on that battered magical battleship, the three young mages could easily conquer the Bone Plane and annihilate a Bone Dragon in one volley. But it was impossible for Lin Yun. The Planar Colonization Era had just started, and although magic battleships had already been born, they were far from having the power to destroy the world in the future.
Moreover, these magic battleships were currently in the hands of a few of the most powerful forces. Let alone the fact that they didn't have the power to use in the future, even if they did, they wouldn't fall into Lin Yun's hands.
Lin Yun could only rely on himself now.
The only fortunate thing was that Lin Yun still had a lot of time.
If everything developed according to history, then it would take at least ten thousand years before those three young mages from the Ivory Tower would accidentally discover the coordinates of the Bone Plane. Lin Yun still had a lot of time to increase his strength. When Lin Yun was strong enough to contend against a Bone Dragon, the conquest of the Bone Plane would naturally come to fruition.
And before he was strong enough, Lin Yun could only remain wretched.
It wasn't that he couldn't come to the Bone Plane, but he would have to be vigilant at all times. This fertile black land was still quite dangerous for the current Lin Yun.
If there were more than ten Skeleton Warriors, Lin Yun would have a hard time dealing with them, not to mention the slumbering Bone Devil. That was an existence close to the High Mage realm. With Lin Yun's power as a 9th Rank Mage, he would have no choice but to flee if he encountered one.
Thus, even if the black land under his feet seemed boundless, the only place Lin Yun could set foot on was the small area near the Planar Path. Only there could Lin Yun guarantee his safety to the greatest extent, and if he discovered something amiss, he could quickly escape.
Now, Lin Yun was moving around in that area. In ten minutes, Lin Yun dealt with over twenty Skeleton Warriors, which gave him four Undead Essences.
'Tsk tsk tsk, it's really rich …' Four Undead Essences were equivalent to four Outstanding Magic Tools, and all of this only took Lin Yun ten minutes.
Lin Yun didn't have much time left. The array formed by the three Abyssal Magic Diamonds could maintain the Planar Path for thirty minutes. Lin Yun had wasted ten minutes at the start, and it took another ten minutes to deal with the twenty Skeleton Warriors. Now, Lin Yun only had five minutes left.
He would have to wait for the next time if he wanted to reap any rewards.
Lin Yun regretfully put the four Undead Essences in his pocket. Just as he was about to start the incantation, he suddenly discovered a flickering light a few hundred meters away.
'Eh?'
Lin Yun was startled. This was the Bone Plane, a world made of black earth and white bones. A flickering light was a bit unusual.
Lin Yun stopped the incantation and threw a Mage Eye, which flew close to the black earth towards the flickering light.
Then, Lin Yun was stunned.
Through the vision of the Mage Eye, Lin Yun could clearly see that the flickering light was surrounded by numerous Skeleton Warriors. There were at least a few hundred of them, flickering with phosphorescence and eerie white bones. It looked very sinister.
And surrounded by these Skeleton Warriors was a several-hundred-meter-long Nether Iron Vein. It looked like a dormant black python emitting a thick aura of death, forming a layer of hazy mist. That layer of hazy mist covered the dark red moonlight, as well as Lin Yun's line of sight. It was to the extent that Lin Yun hadn't discovered the existence of this Nether Iron Vein even though it was only a few hundred meters away.
Only just now did Lin Yun accidentally discover that flickering light.
This discovery made Lin Yun grin from ear to ear.
A several-hundred-meter-long Nether Iron Vein that was completely exposed to the surface. No one would believe it if he told them. Generally speaking, Nether Iron Veins were only found a few dozen meters underground, and they were often scattered here and there. Lin Yun had never heard of a several-hundred-meter-long Nether Iron Vein …
This was too scary …
After all, magic weapons forged from Nether Iron had the power of Death Frost. Any one of them could be sold for tens of thousands of gold coins on the market. Not to mention, Nether Iron Ores were often accompanied by all kinds of precious magic gems. These magic gems were even more valuable than Nether Iron Ores, including the Abyssal Magic Diamond.
Such a several-hundred-meter-long Nether Iron Vein was enough to equip an army of over ten thousand people.
After seeing everything through the Mage Eye, Lin Yun wasn't in a hurry to approach. Instead, he stuck close to a rock and carefully hid himself. There were at least a few hundred Skeleton Warriors surrounding the vein. If he alarmed them, he wouldn't be able to escape even if he had ten more legs. Not to mention, there was still a slumbering Bone Devil below. That Bone Devil wasn't very hospitable.
Facing them head-on definitely wouldn't work. A few hundred Skeleton Warriors, as well as a Bone Devil that could wake up at any time, would require at least the strength of a High Mage to face them head-on. He was only a 9th Rank Mage, sending himself to their doorstep was simply courting death.
Of course, it wasn't as if there was no other way.
Lin Yun hid behind the rock and thought for a bit before casting a Mage Eye. But this Mage Eye flew close to the Nether Iron Vein before Lin Yun gave up on guiding it. Moreover, while giving up on guiding it, Lin Yun poured a large amount of mana into it. Thus, this Mage Eye looked quite strange.
It had clearly been cut off from Lin Yun, but with the support of the remaining mana, it could still exist for a very long time.
Naturally, this kind of existence didn't have much significance, because the two sides had already been cut off. Lin Yun simply couldn't see anything through the Mage Eye. The Mage Eye floating above the Nether Iron Vein was actually just a decoration.
Its only function was to use its weak light to determine the location of the target.
But what Lin Yun needed was precisely this kind of positioning.
After giving up on the Mage Eye's guidance, Lin Yun leaned against the rock behind him and started chanting a lengthy incantation. A ball of flames followed the rotation of the mana whirlpool and flew out of Lin Yun's hand.
The flame dragged a long trail as it swept over several hundred meters and reached the Nether Iron Vein in the blink of an eye. At the same time, Lin Yun also spat out the last rune.
Following that, there was a loud "boom" as the huge fireball exploded above the Nether Iron Vein. Countless flames turned into a rain of fire that fell from the sky ….
In an instant, the surroundings turned into a sea of fire.
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