Sorcerer’s Handbook

To appoint the Foxling as the overseer of the Wishing Pool, a ceremonial ritual was required: granting the Foxling access within the Celestium Hub.

If it weren't for the Foxling's reminder, they wouldn't have realized that the Heart of Wishes they possessed was actually the Celestium Hub with the highest management authority.

Anyone who channels spellforce into the Celestium Hub can activate the management system of the Wishflux Celestium:

"Wishflux Celestium"

"Spatial Domain: 6.6″/"Temporal Domain: 1.2″/"Virtual Domain: 1.1"

"Governor: None"

"Secret Domain List: Wishing Pool"

"Wishing Pool (Dreamwake Deity): Produces 4.1 Hearts of Wishes/month, 26.5 spirits/month, 0.003 deities/month.

Effect after Dreamwake Deity's residence: Produces 5 Hearts of Wishes/month, 31.8 spirits/month, 0.003 deities/month, with potential to generate new materials/spirits."

"Celestium-wide Divine Intervention List: Wishflux Anchor"

"Wishflux Anchor: A divine intervention that marks time anchors within its influence range. Upon any malignant influence, Wishflux Anchor suppresses and expels the malignancy, restoring the area to the state marked by the time anchor; upon any benevolent influence, it records and observes, compiling a log every 15 days to remind the Governor whether to update the time anchor (reminder interval can be modified). Currently, maintaining Wishflux Anchor requires a monthly consumption of 4 Hearts of Wishes and 25 spirits."

"Please appoint a Governor promptly; the position can be held by a Demigod or deity."

"You are currently in an agent status, unable to obtain management authority over Wishflux Anchor."

"You are currently in an agent status, unable to obtain management authority over curses."

"You are currently…"

At first glance, the Celestium Hub seems quite comprehensive, but in reality, the information is limited, with many terms lacking further detailed explanation. This system was likely written by the Lord of Wishflux, who naturally understands it, while Ashe and the others have to rely on guesswork.

Firstly, "Spatial Domain: 6.6" is assumed to describe the spatial information of the Celestium, but whether it refers to size or area, and the basic unit, remains unknown; they only know the Wishflux Celestium has 6.6 units of space.

"Temporal Domain: 1.2" and "Virtual Domain: 1.1" are simpler, as the Foxling is highly sensitive to laws and perceives that time here is 1.2 times that of the outside world, with a resonance rate with the Virtual Realm of 1.1 times. This means that 12 days here equate to 10 days outside, and the recovery speed of spellforce here is 1.2 times that of the Virtual Realm, enhancing the power of spirits accordingly.

The Governor is undoubtedly the most important position in the Celestium, but unfortunately, they cannot assume it-only a demigod sorcerer or deity can wield the Governor's power!

As for why they are restricted as agents, it's likely because they activated the Celestium Hub with mortal spellforce instead of demigod spellforce. If even the Governor requires a demigod sorcerer, how could a mortal possibly be the true master of the Celestium?

There might be considerations from the Lord of Wishflux, as sorcerers who aren't even demigods lack the vision and strength to meddle with the Celestium's arrangements.

However, as long as they control the Heart of Wishes Command, inheriting the complete Wishflux Celestium is only a matter of time, so there's no rush.

Besides, the Wishflux Celestium's assets consist solely of the Wishing Pool and the three curse liabilities: Sea of Corpses Bloodfly, Doomsday Particles, and Dead Lake. Nearly all resources produced by the Wishing Pool must be used to maintain the divine intervention Wishflux Anchor, barely suppressing the three curses.

Calling this place impoverished would be an understatement; if anything, it's akin to selling the house to invest in stocks only to end up trapped in a losing position.

But what surprised Ashe and his companions the most was the complete absence of any deities within the Celestium. Even the Nightmare Angel almost managed to create a deity, yet the Lord of Wishflux, who owned the Celestium, was somehow poorer than the Nightmare Angel?

After they granted the Governor's authority to the Foxling, it let out a startled cry and fell into the Wishing Pool, causing Ashe and the others to fear the Lord of Wishflux had come back to life. However, the Foxling, clutching its head nervously, claimed it needed a Heart of Wishes to cure its headache. While speaking, it slyly observed Ashe and the others, prompting Ashe to allow it to consume a Heart of Wishes from the Wishing Pool.

The Foxling wasn't merely indulging itself; after consuming the Heart of Wishes, it appeared revitalized and explained that it had accessed the Wishflux Celestium's log records. Since Ashe and his companions couldn't directly view the logs, they had to rely on the Foxling's narration to understand what had transpired in the Wishflux Celestium.

Initially, after the Lord of Wishflux's demise, the Wishflux Celestium was jointly managed by four deities, supported by two World Secret Domains, with precious resources scattered across the land. However, there were also nine curses looming over the Wishflux Celestium.

Once the Celestium's entire reserve of Source Crystals was depleted, the deities could no longer suppress the spread of the curses, and the precious resources were the first to suffer. These resources were also the deities' sustenance, and losing their food source drastically weakened the deities, making it even harder to resist the curses.

Adhering to the Lord of Wishflux's will, the deities remained steadfast in their protection of the Celestium, ultimately perishing in the war against the curses. Yet, their deaths were not in vain; each deity's demise at least managed to completely obliterate one of the curses.

Eventually, the other World Secret Domain couldn't be defended and was entirely destroyed and corrupted by the curses. However, the demise of the World Secret Domain significantly weakened the curses, as they were originally aimed at the World Secret Domain.

When the dust settled, it resulted in the stable state Ashe and his companions encountered upon receiving the Wishflux Celestium: the divine intervention, Wishflux Anchor, barely sustained by the Wishing Pool, managed to contain the three major curses from further spreading. However, the land was left shattered from the previous wars, all deities were extinct, and not a single Source Crystal left by the Lord of Wishflux remained.

"And that's how it is."

As the Governor, the Foxling seemed to empathize with the Celestium's suffering over the years. It gazed at the desolate land in the distance, its fox ears twitching with emotion, and asked poignantly, "Do you hear the earth's cries, masters? Do you feel the earth's pain?"

Pain, so much pain… The thought that they could have inherited four deities and a World Secret Domain made Ashe and the others feel a deep ache in their hearts.

Thus, they turned their gaze to the Wishing Pool, hoping to find spirits they could utilize.

Although most spirits were used to maintain the Wishflux Anchor, over time, the Wishing Pool accumulated a considerable number of spirits, mostly One-Winged and Two-Winged, with fewer Three-Winged and Four-Winged ones. The spirits primarily belonged to the Mental Sect, including 'Willing', 'Willingness', 'Readiness', and 'Voluntary'.

The 'Willing' spirit could generate willingness, making it suitable for assisting in contemplating one's aspirations, such as how to spend lottery winnings, how many children to have with a beloved, or how to show off in tonight's game. In essence, it helped make daydreams more vivid and detailed.

If an opponent hesitated during negotiations, the 'Readiness' spirit could expedite their surrender; if one wanted to implant specific thoughts in others, the 'Voluntary' spirit could disguise false thoughts as their own ideas.

Honestly, while these spirits were useful, they weren't particularly powerful. Ashe knew that Igor possessed several spirits capable of achieving similar effects.

However, their uniqueness lay in their connection to the laws of fate! The Wishflux Anchor, for instance, was constructed using these spirits to create a divine intervention that could resist the fate of curses. Clearly, just as the Nightmare Angel concealed its Dream Sect, the Lord of Wishflux also kept its Wish Sect hidden, never allowing it to spread widely. Other sorcerers, even if they obtained Wish Spirits from the Virtual Realm, would only use them as Mental Spirits.

Although Ashe and his companions were proficient in the Mental Sect, none of them specialized in it, rendering these spirits less significant-except for Ashe.

He tentatively exchanged the Four-Winged spirits for points and was pleasantly surprised to find the exchange rate was an astounding 1:50!

Logically, as a Four-Winged sorcerer, the exchange rate for Four-Winged spirits should be 1:10. Perhaps because Ashe hadn't yet condensed a single drop of Four-Winged spellforce, Aurora's Sorcerer Handbook still considered him a Three-Winged novice, granting him the Three-Winged sorcerer's recharge discount.

Yes, a discount.

After a series of adventures in the Dreaming Celestium, Ashe realized he had misunderstood this mobile game system. Source Crystals were undoubtedly advanced resources coveted even by Demigods, and he could continuously purchase them by selling a few spirits for recharge. If this wasn't a discount, what was?

Thus, Ashe took all the Four-Winged spirits from the Wishing Pool for recharge, finally accumulating over 600 points!

At this moment, Sonya suddenly realized something and summoned a Four-Winged spirit.

"Hey?" Ashe was taken aback. "Isn't that…"

"A Four-Winged Heart Sword spirit," Sonya explained. "When I was gathering spirits with longing for, I deliberately stole one. Since this is no longer the Virtual Realm…"

She gently touched it, severing the soul link with the Heart Sword spirit.

The Heart Sword spirit seemed a bit dazed, yawned, and fell asleep on the ground.

"Indeed!" Sonya's ruby eyes sparkled with excitement. "Even if we sever the spirit, it won't disappear! We can exchange spirits here!"

Sonya had long wanted to exchange spirits with the Observer and others. Her original plan was to collect enough of The Unrememberable Wood and then commission an alchemist to craft a box capable of exchanging materials in the Virtual Realm. Unfortunately, The Unrememberable Wood was not available for sale, and she did not have enough of it herself, so the plan had been shelved.

In fact, Felix also had a container made from The Unrememberable Wood. Sonya first learned about the possibility of storing materials in the Virtual Realm from Felix. However, she knew she couldn't offer a price that would tempt Felix, so she never even asked; later, given Felix's dubious intentions, she was even less likely to voluntarily give up her leverage.

Unexpectedly, this need was easily resolved in Wishflux Celestium!

Deya also took out the Four Wings Sword Mark spirit and, with eyes wide, handed it to Ashe, her expression screaming 'come on, praise me'.

Ashe opened his mouth, but saying thank you felt too formal, so he silently accepted the Sword Mark spirit. However, he shook his head at Sonya: "Sword Princess, you should take it back-you are of a higher realm in the Swordsmanship Sect, and the Heart Sword spirit would be more helpful to you. Don't you want the Heart Sword spirit?"

"Five Spirits of the Peerless Secret Sword, which Swordmaster wouldn't want it?" the village girl replied. "Of course I want the Heart Sword spirit-so why don't you hurry up and release your Heart Sword spirit?"

"Ah?" Ashe was startled. "But my Heart Sword spirit is only two-wings…"

Watching the smiling Sword Princess, Ashe's voice gradually faded away, and finally, he helplessly released the Heart Sword spirit that had been with him for several months, gesturing for it to fly towards the Sword Princess.

Sonya caught the two-wings Heart Sword, her lips curving into a slight smile as she absorbed it into her soul.

Ashe carefully held the Four Wings Heart Sword, and after completing the soul link, the Four Wings Heart Sword immediately burrowed into his soul, strutting proudly. Apart from the Four Wings Sword Mark spirit, all other spirits were at least one rank lower, but even the Sword Mark spirit subdued its aura, dutifully acknowledging the supreme status of the Heart Sword spirit.