"Got it." Angor nodded.
For the rest of the flight, the two of them fell into silence.
"Did you learn alchemy from that apprentice in the underground market?" Sunders broke the silence.
Angor shook his head. "No, I learned it from books."
Self-taught? Sunders thought. If Angor could learn alchemy on his own, he must have good comprehension and logical reasoning skills. Alchemy books were all too random, and there was no one to guide you. Only someone who could deduce other things from one example could become a true alchemist.
"Do you remember Leona?"
Angor nodded.
"She's the only Potion Alchemist in Brute Cavern. She owes you a favor last time. If you have any questions about Potion Alchemy or basic alchemy, you can go to the questing hall and accept an alchemy quest related to her. She'll return the favor when she sees you," Sunders explained.
Last time, Angor and Leona did not owe each other anything. However, the Glutton Flowers Leona extracted from Angor's body had been turned into a brand-new Sulomon Perfume Spray, which was highly sought after by all the female wizards in Brute Cavern. Leona earned at least hundreds of thousands of magic crystals.
As far as Sunders knew, Leona had left Brute Cavern and went to the Fragrant Moon Federation in Manda Plane. The Sulomon Perfume Festival was the most popular event for female wizards there. The festival was more like an auction. Leona was going to sell the perfume she made from Angor's body. She would probably make a fortune again.
Leona only spent 10 magic crystals to get the main perfume. Now, she was going to pay tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of times more. At first, Sunders did not care about this. Wizards could make or break a deal, and it all depended on their judgment. But now that Angor had become an apprentice alchemist, he could use this opportunity to make a fuss.
At least, he could ask Leona to teach Angor some alchemy skills for free.
Brute Cavern was in dire need of alchemists, and Sunders hoped that one of his students could become an alchemist. That way, he would not have to go to Floating Mech City to hire an alchemist if he needed to find something as valuable as a Sorcerer's Garden.
After another five minutes, the Demon Falcon had already covered a distance of about a hundred miles.
The Eternal Tree had been left far behind.
"Isn't Lord Ness near the Tree of Eternity?" The elemental activity around the Tree of Eternity was extremely high. Moreover, the area around the Tree of Eternity was constantly shrouded by the Tree Spirit's Qi of Nature, which made people's mental strength much more active than other places, making it harder for them to get tired. Hence, most Magi chose to live near the Tree of Eternity.
"Not every Soul Wizard loves life. Ness is an Occult Soul Manipulator, but he's more of a Necromancer. He hates living creatures like the Tree of Eternity," explained Sunders.
When the demon falcon reached the middle of a mountain range, Sunders suddenly said, "We're here."
The demon falcon landed and looked around. It looked like an ordinary forest. There was nothing special about this place apart from some trees and plants.
Suddenly, Sunders released a light spot from between his fingers.
The spot of light sank into a cliff. Not long after, the cliff suddenly cracked open from the middle. It was like a miracle in the "One Line of Sky". A path actually appeared in the cliff.
The scene reminded him of the night when he stayed outside Twilight Town. There was no path in the valley at first, but after Goode tossed out a badge, a path appeared in the valley.
"Is this an illusion?"
Sunders led Angor into the "Sliver of Eternity". Angor carefully observed both sides of the path in an attempt to find the nodes of the illusion.
But he still couldn't find the nodes of the illusion. He thought for a moment and sneakily reached out his spirit feelers to touch the walls on both sides. However, as soon as his spirit feelers reached out, they were pushed back into his mind space by a gentle force.
"This is an illusion array. It doesn't have any nodes," Sunders explained in a flat tone.
Angor scratched his head awkwardly. Sunders must have seen what he did.
Illusion arrays were one of the options for Illusionists. However, Angor had to have a basic knowledge of magic arrays before he could learn them. Sunders' notebook did not mention anything about illusion arrays. [Zero ↑ Nine △ Little ↑ Say △ Net]
"Within the area designated by the Magi, it is best not to carelessly touch anything. Even if it is seen as a provocation, it is a small matter. If you accidentally trigger a trap, then death is already the best treatment. You must know that this is the territory of the Soul Magi."
What Sunders meant was, "Get your ADHD out of here. Don't mess around." Death was the best treatment in the domain of Soul Wizards. The worst thing was to have one's soul tortured for eternity.
Sunders' words reminded Angor of what the apprentices said about Soul Manipulators: death was not the end. It was only the beginning.
With Sunders' advice, Angor no longer dared to touch anything. He followed behind Sunders obediently.
After crossing the "Sliver of Eternity", Angor's vision widened. A large valley appeared in front of him. The valley was about the size of the central square of Tree Spirit Garden. Smoke and strange plants were everywhere. Buildings made of bluestone stood in the mist. It looked like a fairyland from afar.
When Angor reached the bottom of the valley, he slapped his own face. A fairyland? Like hell!
It was true that there were exotic flowers and plants, beautiful valleys, and magnificent buildings.
What was wrong was the smoke … No, it wasn't smoke at all. It was countless strange-looking souls.
Translucent souls gathered together. Didn't they look like smoke from afar?
There were humans, animals, plants, and even humanoid creatures from other worlds. They all wore different clothes and looked normal. In the stories, undead creatures had strange appearances. Even if their bodies were covered in maggots or torn apart, their appearance would not be affected.
But if all the souls were naked, he would feel a little uncomfortable.
The man floated in the air while swinging his spear. The woman also floated in the air while shaking her jade rabbit. The souls did not dare to look at Sunders' eyes. They all looked at Angor, which made his face blush.
"So Saka has his merits. At least all the souls under his control are covered!" Angor thought to himself.
Sunders led Angor to a tall wizard tower.
Under the watchful eyes of his soul, he stepped into the dark tower.
As soon as he stepped inside, a half-naked maid wearing only an apron came to him and knelt on the ground. She kissed Sunders' boots with her lips. "Mister Sunders, the master is in his lab. Please go ahead."
Sunders frowned and used a Dust Removal spell to dry the kiss marks on the boots.
"This old man … He hasn't been here for so many years. What the hell is he doing?" Sunders asked the maid to lead the way with a cold look.
Angor kept his head down and followed Sunders quietly … Why? Because as soon as he raised his head, he saw the naked buttocks of the maid walking at the front. Angor only wanted to ask her one question. Aren't you cold wearing only an apron?
When they reached the top of the tower, the maid opened a door and let the cold wind in.
Angor looked outside and saw a small bridge connecting the top of the tower to a mountain on the opposite side. There was a cave at the end of the bridge.
"I thought the lab was inside the tower. So it's on the other side," Angor muttered to himself.
The maid stepped onto the bridge first. She only took a few steps before her apron was blown away by the strong wind. Angor thought about how she was only wearing an apron with nothing underneath. He felt ashamed just thinking about it.
The maid did not move forward after crossing the bridge. "The master is inside."
When they reached the entrance of the cave, Angor heard someone greeting them politely. "Good afternoon, Mister Sunders."
Angor looked up and his expression froze.
He didn't think he would run into Saka, but he did. The soul standing at the entrance of the cave, who was dressed in formal attire and accompanied by a pretty girl, was Saka, the Astral Soul who fought against him in the arena of Sky Tower.
Sunders ignored Saka and entered the cave on his own.
Saka's expression did not change. He bowed respectfully with his hands clasped in front.
Angor followed behind Sunders with an expressionless face. He did not show his face during the match, so Saka should not recognize him.
However, as soon as Angor entered the cave, Saka sensed something and looked up at Angor's back.
He silently pondered for a moment, frowning for a while, then relaxing for a while. Sometimes he would exchange a few words with Sylvia, and sometimes he would release mana from his hands.
After a while, Saka's eyes suddenly brightened up. A sweet smile appeared on his handsome face.
"So you're Mister Sunders' student. My … treasure."
Even Sylvia's beautiful face showed a hint of jealousy when she heard Saka's affectionate tone.
Saka put away the expression on his face and walked into the cave with a smile on his face.
Angor entered the cave and saw all kinds of tools stuffed everywhere. Only the center of the cave was empty. A gray-haired old man was working on a workbench in the center of the cave with a knife in his hand.
The object of his work was … the corpse of a young girl.
"What brings you here, Sunders? You came at the right time. Let me show you my new creation. " Ness looked up and waved his hand. The wounds on the girl's body were quickly stitched up, revealing her smooth body.
Then, Ness stuffed a soul that clearly wasn't a human soul but had the appearance of a female human into the girl's body.
The girl opened her eyes in the next second and saw Sunders who was not far away from her. Her eyes were filled with lust.
A faint, strange fragrance was released from the girl's body.
The girl slowly approached Sunders and gave him a flirtatious wink while carrying a faint aroma.
The girl was pretty, and her message was obvious. But Sunders did not notice it at all. He frowned and pushed the girl to the side with his cane.
"The soul of a succubus? Did you follow those people to Abyss Plane?"
Ness shook his head. "Of course not. Do you think I'm the kind of person who bullies the weak? The succubus's soul was given to me by Saka. "
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