Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

The Supreme Sect Leader's cloud mist body instantly merged with the Mad Immortal upon contact.

The Miracle Fire, enveloped by the Power of the World, smoothly entered the Mad Immortal's body.

Moments later, the Power of the World was consumed by the Miracle Fire. The blazing Miracle Fire erupted inside the Mad Immortal, with golden flames rapidly spreading within.

The Mad Immortal instinctively tried to sever its tail to survive, causing its massive body to suddenly explode, with a huge shock wave flattening everything for miles around. Unfortunately, the Miracle Fire had erupted within its body, igniting the Energy Cycle at the moment of explosion, and the fire seeds had already firmly rooted throughout the Mad Immortal's body via the Energy Cycle.

Even if it detonated its body, it would merely make the flames burn even faster.

Furthermore, under the burning Miracle Fire, the force twisting the Dao Technique was incinerated, and the Supreme Sect Leader's twisted mind began to gradually restore.

"Has it been ten thousand years already?"

The swirling face of the Mad Immortal transformed into the wolf's head of the Daoist Xuan Qing, signifying that the Supreme Sect Leader's rationality had fully returned.

The mountain-like gigantic body began to shrink, eventually becoming roughly the same height as Richard. The Miracle Fire continued to blaze, but with the Supreme Sect Leader's rationality returned, its spreading speed noticeably slowed down.

The Supreme Sect Leader gestured a distant salutation towards Richard and laughed, "Friend, could you enlighten me."

Richard nodded slightly, "I'm not clear on what the supreme treasure of the Dao is. But this thing certainly holds a very high status."

Taking a step forward, the Supreme Sect Leader instantly appeared beside Richard.

"It seems you are destined to achieve great things, friend."

Richard raised an eyebrow, "How so?"

"Since this treasure wasn't given by a senior, it must inherently carry the mandate of heaven. In the Immortal Court, those who receive the mandate of heaven always accomplish great deeds."

"Mandate of heaven? Are you referring to destiny?"

"Indeed."

Richard's mind flashed with the information conveyed to him when the Miracle Furnace evolved.

"[My unseen successor, congratulations on taking the first step.]"

"[But you must remember, all gifts of destiny bear a hidden price tag.]"

"Could you explain further?"

"To put it simply, when you obtained this treasure, your mandate of heaven, or destiny, deviated from its original path, entering another road with a predetermined endpoint.

On this road, you will face many difficulties but will always turn danger into safety until you reach the endpoint.

However, if you encounter another person bearing the mandate of heaven, this path will no longer apply."

Richard frowned, "Are you saying that upon acquiring this item, I became a pawn on the chessboard?"

The Supreme Sect Leader shook his head, "You're mistaken to think that way. You've merely, by chance, moved from an ordinary path to one full of brilliant possibilities."

"A fixed endpoint is not a pawn?"

The Supreme Sect Leader did not answer but returned the question, "Do you think without a mandate of heaven, the road will be endlessly long?"

Richard was momentarily stunned, unsure how to respond.

All things in the world have an endpoint; if an endpoint signifies a pawn, then no one in this world is not a pawn.

The Supreme Sect Leader saw Richard's silence and gently smiled, "It seems the world you're in is still relatively young, with little research on the mandate of heaven.

Friend, even without the mandate of heaven, the endpoint of the journey isn't in our control. The Dao Ancestor once said, all things in the world have numbers, yet have no numbers. The most well-thought-out plan may give rise to variables, changing the result to an unknown direction. Otherwise..."

The Supreme Sect Leader's expression suddenly darkened.

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have ended up in such a predicament."

Richard's heart stirred, asking, "What does the Sect Leader mean by this? Was the Dao Technique twisted because of some unforeseen accident in the Immortal Court?"

The Supreme Sect Leader paused momentarily, then sighed softly, "Indeed."

"Could you share it with me?"

The Supreme Sect Leader remained silent for a moment, then spoke, "... Now that the Immortal Court has perished, there's no harm in explaining it to you. You, being from the heaven and earth, should know that the world's roads are divided into nine layers."

Richard nodded; the theory of the Ninth Level creatures is acknowledged by all wizards as a principle.

"Then do you know how to become the eternal Ninth Layer?"

Upon hearing this, Richard's eyes widened instantly.

"Could it be..."

The Supreme Sect Leader nodded slightly, "Indeed, this upheaval arose due to the Dao Ancestor ascending to the Ninth Layer."

Hearing this answer, Richard involuntarily trembled.

The ceremony of becoming a Ninth Level creature is so terrifying that an unexpected event can instantaneously annihilate a civilization that has conquered a world community.

The Supreme Sect Leader sighed slightly, "The path is difficult, harder than ascending to the blue heavens. The Immortal Court was born because of the Dao Ancestor and perished because of the Dao Ancestor. Origins and ends, cause and effect cycle. It's just a pity for the Pure Land of the Immortal Court, such a vast world crumbled because of the Dao Ancestor's failed celestial ascent. Even we small beings became monsters as a result."

"Could you explain in detail?"

The Supreme Sect Leader shook his head slightly, "There's nothing much to explain. I only participated in a minor part of the Dao Ancestor's celestial ascent ceremony. The truly important parts were all handled by the Golden Immortals and Daluo Golden Immortals from each Pure Land.

I only know that the Dao Ancestor used the Pure Land of the Immortal Court as the platform for the Ascending Heaven Array, then gathered many Daluo and Golden Immortals from various Pure Lands to station at each Array Eye, intending to use the Origin Power of the Pure Land of the Immortal Court to ascend to the Ninth Layer of the Dao path.

But something went wrong in the middle, the ceremony to ascend to heaven encountered a problem.

It provoked a backlash from the Great Dao, resulting in the Dao Techniques created by the Dao Ancestor being cursed by the Great Dao.

Anyone who practices Dao Techniques would be disturbed by fragments of the Great Dao, the stronger they are, the more interference they receive. The Dao Ancestor and many Golden Immortals fell at the moment of ascent.

Their posthumous Dao was augmented by fragments of the Great Dao, resulting in the explosion of the Pure Land's origin power, causing the collapse of the Pure Land of the Immortal Court.

Small fry like me, with neither high nor low cultivation, barely survived to eke out a living. But I must say, it would have been better to die on the spot than to live like this."

Richard swallowed stiffly; the scene described by the Supreme Sect Leader was a tad too bizarre and horrifying for him.

He had witnessed the battle between Great Wizard Jialong and the Martial Ancestor; at that time, Great Wizard Jialong had not yet become a Seventh Level creature, yet their battle was already cataclysmic.

And now, the Supreme Sect Leader told him that Great Wizard Jialong, who exerted all his strength to advance to a Seventh Level creature, perished due to a failed ceremony.

This truly overturned Richard's understanding.

The Supreme Sect Leader saw Richard's silence and comforted, "Consider my words an amusing tale, don't let it leave a mental block. After all, I'm just a small fry, what truly happened in the ceremony is unknown. Perhaps the Dao Ancestor succeeded in ascending; we mere mortals just can't see it."

Richard forced a smile, then shifted the topic away from the demise of the Immortal Court.

"Friend, you said you'd give me a great benefit, what exactly is it?"

The Supreme Sect Leader laughed heartily upon hearing this, reached into the Void with a hand burning with Miracle Fire, and took out something that appeared somewhat illusionary, resembling a twig.

"Over the years, to prevent my soul from being completely twisted, the rare treasures in the Grotto Heaven have all been used for Alchemy. I don't have much to offer you.

However, what remains may be small in number, but this one item surpasses all the treasures I've melted over thousands of years."

Richard took the branch, and at the moment he touched it, the Miracle Furnace within his soul suddenly trembled violently.

"This is a branch from the Tree of the Great Dao, capable of deriving the Illusionary Great Dao, essential for becoming a Golden Immortal. Back then, I killed seventeen Heavenly Immortals for this thing, and in the end, didn't get to use it myself, leaving it to benefit you."

Richard absentmindedly held the branch, while the Supreme Sect Leader explained, the Miracle Furnace provided information before his eyes.

[Raw Material: Illusion Rule Seed, Radiation Rule (First Level) Life Rule (First Level) (lightly incomplete)]

[Fuel: None]

[Melting Difficulty: Fifth Level]

[Estimated Time: ∞]

[Melting Result: Unknown Illusionary Dimension]

"Unknown Illusionary Dimension!?"

Richard didn't know much about the requirements for advancing to a Truth Wizard. However, he was certain that one of the conditions for advancing to Truth was possessing a Path of Truth, which is an Illusionary Dimension.

Seeing Richard's dazed expression, the Supreme Sect Leader nodded in satisfaction.

No Immortal can see a branch of the Great Dao and remain indifferent.

"This, this, this..."

Richard held the branch, at a loss for words.

The Supreme Sect Leader laughed freely, "No need for many words, my friend, I'm already a dead man. This thing holds no meaning for me now."

Watching the Supreme Sect Leader's body engulfed in Miracle Fire, Richard paused for a moment before putting away the branch of the Great Dao and giving a Wizard's Salute.

"If in the future, I achieve Truth, I will engrave your name within the Illusionary Dimension."

The Supreme Sect Leader laughed heartily, his body beginning to gradually dissipate.

"I appreciate your kindness, my friend. Since you are so considerate, let me give you one more grand gift."

With that, the Supreme Sect Leader suddenly contracted, his hundred-meter-tall body transforming into a slender longsword in an instant. The longsword was engraved with seven Daoist Texts, emitting various brilliant colors in the Miracle Fire.

The voice of the Supreme Sect Leader came with the wind.

"In this life, I have two great joys; one is founding the Supreme Sect, the other is creating this Seven Killings Sword. With this flame to aid you, you need not fear being entangled by fragments of the Great Dao. I give you this, hoping you achieve the Golden Immortal Dao soon."

With that, the Supreme Sect Leader's body completely dispersed, leaving only the Seven Killings Sword hanging in the air.

Richard looked at the Seven Killings Sword in silence for a moment, then suddenly shook his head and smiled, "You left too hastily, at least leave your name behind. Fire Spirit God, what's the Supreme Sect Leader's name?"

"After founding the Supreme Sect, the Sect Leader called himself the Supreme Real Person, but those familiar with him knew he preferred his pre-Daoist title."

"Before achieving the Dao, the Sect Leader was known as the Daoist of Seven Killings."