Chapter 185: Trading Gathering
“How could this be?”
Karl murmured, his brow furrowed.
In the records of the Wizard’s Book, the Astral Plane is also called the Spirit Realm, the Void Realm, the High-Dimensional Space…
In short,
the Astral Plane is an existence higher than the material world, it has no substance itself, filled with Astral Energy and dark matter.
There are Astral beings, but they usually exist in the form of consciousness, only having a physical form when they come to the material world.
But now.
What met his eyes was a desolate wasteland, a ruin.
Although there was no life, there must have once been real buildings and vibrant art, but now they were just dilapidated.
On the earth, all things were withered, and vitality was lost.
The once lush forests were left with only withered branches and scattered fallen leaves. When the wind blew, only the harsh rubbing sounds and endless desolation remained.
The rivers were dry, the lakes evaporated, and even the air was filled with a sense of death and despair.
Not far away.
Cracks even appeared in space, like ferocious rifts, devouring everything around them.
This world had lost its vitality!
It was as if bound by an invisible force, time also seemed to lose its meaning, giving people an indescribable sense of oppression and suffocation.
“Divine Domain?”
Karl took a deep breath, stabilized his agitated emotions, and murmured:
“Only the Divine Domains created by the gods can exist in the Astral Plane, but the gods have long since fallen.”
“There is no life force…”
“Angels and divine servants only came to the Divine Domain because they received the gods’ favor. They are bound to the gods, and they definitely won’t live long after the gods fall.”
“However…”
“In the Divine Domain, is there really no living creature?”
After thinking for a moment, Karl took out a few puppet birds and released them, his mind following the birds as they flew into the distance.
Barren!
Deathly still!
Dilapidated!
In the records of the Holy Sanctuary, the sky of the Divine Domain is always bright, but now it was shrouded in a deep, chaotic gray-purple.
This hue was filled with fear and despair.
“Swish!”
One of the birds suddenly lost its sight, and the other birds also lost contact one after another after flying a certain distance.
Karl’s body tightened, and he subconsciously turned his head to look.
He saw a dark figure suspended not far away, like a mass of condensed black smoke looking at him.
What is that?
“Swish!”
The Wizard Tower suddenly retracted, pulling him back to Pirate Island, and that feeling of palpitations dissipated after a long time.
“Huff…”
Taking a deep breath, Karl’s eyes flickered:
“I seem to remember seeing a description of ‘it’ somewhere!”
With a wave of his hand.
Many wizard books appeared one after another in front of him. Under the control of his mental power, the books turned their pages on their own.
Soon.
Several portraits and texts came into view.
“Death Specter!”
“When a world is heading towards destruction, various strange existences will appear, and the Death Specter is one of them…”
“Similar to this are mutated monsters, undead creatures, and elemental lives, they are mostly born in extreme environments.”
“Death Specters, born from death, possess the ability to devour all living beings, and have a Soul Core inside…”
“Helpful for cultivation!”
Karl looked up, his eyes lit up.
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Half a year later.
Karl returned to the Magic Forest again.
He released the Wizard Tower and the Twelve Zodiac Palaces in a place not far from the Dream Market, and at the same time sent messages to people.
“Hehe…”
Eyeless Old Brin arrived first. He looked at Karl through the skull in his hand and grinned:
“You hid yourself really well. For half a year, countless people have been looking for you, but there hasn’t been a single clue.”
“Amazing!”
He was genuinely admiring.
You must know that wizards’ methods are strange and unpredictable. Divination, tracking, meditation… it shouldn’t be too easy to find someone.
Even a wizard!
But Karl,
there really hadn’t been a single bit of news for the past half year, making people wonder if he had died somewhere.
“Sit.”
Karl gestured:
“Are you also interested in the Ghost-Faced Blood Vine?”
“Of course.” Old Brin nodded, then sighed:
“Who doesn’t want to go further, but unfortunately, I’m just one person. No matter how much I accumulate, it can’t compare to a family.”
“Not necessarily.” Karl smiled faintly:
“What did you bring? Why don’t you let me take a look first.”
“No!” Old Brin waved his hand:
“It’s better to keep some mystery.”
“Chirp, chirp…”
As he spoke, bird calls sounded from outside. A group of colorful birds appeared nearby at some unknown time.
The birds gathered.
A figure walked out from them. Looking at the fog that shrouded a patch of dense forest ahead, the person frowned slightly before speaking loudly:
“Is this the place where Mr. Connie is holding the trading gathering?”
As soon as his voice fell, the dense fog dispersed to both sides, revealing a passage leading straight inside.
“Mr. Jeff, please come in!”
Jeff, the bird messenger, a relatively well-known Late Stage, First-Circle Wizard nearby, skilled in Bloodline Magic.
“What a coincidence.”
At this time.
A man and a woman descended from the sky.
“It seems we’ve arrived just in time.”
Nina of the Walker Family nodded at Jeff, then smiled at Karl in front of the Wizard Tower:
“Mr. Connie, we’ve finally met again.”
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“Mentor.” Harvey lowered his head:
“Long time no see.”
‘In the past half year, the Walker Family, with the support of the other two major families, has been constantly making trouble for the Pero Family.’ Old Brin’s voice sounded in his ear:
‘The Pero Family gave compensation, but not much. The Walker Family… hasn’t been doing so well.’
Karl nodded slowly.
He could see the exhaustion in Nina’s eyes. As for Harvey, he had actually become a Legendary Knight.
Then, a few more people arrived.
Unlike the previous few, most of the later people concealed their faces, and the names they used were probably fake.
However, Karl still sensed a familiar aura.
Angley!
He was almost at the Middle Stage of the First Circle!
So fast?
Two years ago, the other party was just a Senior Wizard Apprentice. Now, his path of wizardry was almost on par with his.
You must know that Karl had forcibly added points with Source Essence and had various resources piled up, and it still took him many years to get to where he was today.
What did Angley rely on?
It was simply unbelievable!
There was also a guest wearing a wooden-patterned mask, calling himself ‘Roger’, suspected to be a Second-Circle Wizard.
Karl naturally couldn’t see through the disguise of a Second-Circle Wizard, but this was the Wizard Tower, and there was the Evil God’s Eye above it.
He could barely see through something.
“Just the Ghost-Faced Blood Vine, and it actually attracted so many people?”
After muttering to himself, he stood up and clapped his hands lightly:
“Everyone!”
“Thank you all for coming to my trading gathering. Without further ado, let’s officially begin.”
With a wave of his hand, the passage to the outside closed.
The soil on the ground wriggled and rose, eventually turning into a stone platform. Karl took out an ice coffin and placed it on the stone platform.
“Ghost-Faced Blood Vine!”
“The vines can be refined into potions to increase mental power and constitution, while the roots are helpful for wizards to break through their realms.”
“I believe I don’t need to introduce its effects any further. Everyone is clear about them, so… let the bidding begin!”
“Connie.” Old Brin stroked his chin:
“I remember you mentioned that you hoped to trade items for items, and only consider selling for magic stones if there are no suitable items?”
“Yes.”
Karl sat upright in the main seat and nodded in reply:
“If you have something I want, I don’t mind paying extra magic stones.”
“That’s good.” Old Brin nodded, reaching into his chest and taking out a palm-sized dagger, placing it on the table in front of him:
“Mr. Connie, I have a dagger here that was watered with dragon blood, capable of cutting through anything.”
“Even the bodies of Second-Order or even Third-Order creatures can be cut open, but it cannot be stored in a Spatial Magic Item and must be carried on the person.”
As he spoke.
He used his mental power to control the dagger to fly up, lightly slicing a stone on the ground, and the stone cracked open.
He then took out a diamond and sliced it in half as well.
Karl’s eyes narrowed, and his muscles tensed. As a Legendary Knight, he could feel the sharpness of the dagger even more.
He couldn’t withstand it!
Even if he cultivated the Silver Body, he was afraid he couldn’t withstand it head-on.
“Mr. Connie.”
Nina interjected, taking out a few books:
“Besides being a wizard, you are also a Legendary Knight. The Path of the Knight is not easy to walk in the Magic Forest.”
“Without companions on the same path, without inheritance, there are not many cultivators who can go far on the Path of the Knight.”
She took a deep breath and continued:
“Three hundred years ago, a Legendary Knight coincidentally achieved the Second Order and became a Holy Knight.”
“He later disappeared, but he left behind many records for future generations. I’ve been collecting them for the past half year.”
“That’s right.” Harvey nodded, adding:
“This Holy Knight left behind his insights when he broke through, which can be said to have pointed out the direction for future generations. We also have the legendary martial technique he cultivated, the Cross Holy Sword, which is a top-notch swordsmanship.”
“Besides that…”
“We are also willing to pay five thousand magic stones!”
“Whoa…”
As soon as he finished speaking, the others in the room couldn’t help but stir, and many people’s faces turned gloomy.
Five thousand magic stones was already some people’s psychological price, and Nina and the others also had additional inheritance.
How could they compete with that?
Even Karl’s eyes lit up.
A Holy Knight’s cultivation insights were invaluable to him, and he was already tempted.
After Nina made her move, the things that others took out were difficult to attract attention, and some simply shook their heads and withdrew.
“Cough!”
At this time.
‘Roger’, the one who was suspected to be a Second-Circle Wizard, coughed lightly and took out an item from his body and placed it on the table.
“The fish roe of a Third-Order creature, the ‘Howling Whale’. After consuming it, it can have the effect of tempering the physical body. There are a total of two hundred or so here.”
“Exchange for the Ghost-Faced Blood Vine!”
The room fell silent.
Even Karl’s breathing quickened.
A Third-Order creature!
He knew about the Howling Whale, a creature that lived in the deep sea and could easily create tsunamis that could destroy cities.
And its fish roe was undoubtedly a great tonic for those who cultivated the Path of the Knight.
“That…” Old Brin stammered:
“Can they be hatched?”
“Heh…” ‘Roger’ chuckled lightly:
“What do you think?”
Old Brin smiled dryly.
That’s right!
If they could be hatched, their value would be immeasurable. Why would they be used to exchange for the Ghost-Faced Blood Vine?
But even if they were dead eggs, they were still invaluable.
“Deal!”
Karl decisively spoke.
