After suppressing the six Dark Gold Golems, Feng Chou could not wait to leave Qiankun Pagoda. He came to the door on the central pillar and threw a Dispel spell on it.
"Huh?" The door did not respond.
Feng Chou cast Secret Vision on himself again. In an instant, he was dazzled by the strong magical light on the door.
Although he couldn't recognize what kind of spell it was, it was definitely not a Secret Spell Lock. Judging from the intensity of the magic light, it was at least a high-level spell. Perhaps it was the level-6 large-scale defensive spell "Iron Bastion" or an even more powerful spell.
Dispel spell could not destroy this spell.
This conclusion almost made Feng Chou fly into a rage.
The "Elemental Furnace" was something that even legendary mages would drool over!
After going crazy in front of the door for a long time, Feng Chou finally realized that there was no way he could open this door. He turned to look at the door with the symbol of the fire element. In Secret Vision, he saw the same dazzling magical light. Feng Chou's heart sank.
Apart from extracting and storing elemental energy, the Elemental Pool could also produce the most precious elemental gemstones.
Elemental gemstones were the purest form of magical gemstones.
Magical gemstones were divided into four levels according to the density of the energy they contained. Low-level magical gemstones were used for low-level alchemy items. Mid-level magical gemstones were used for mid-level alchemy items. Above them were high-level magical gemstones and top-level magical gemstones.
The latter two types of precious magical gemstones were usually used for high-level magic rituals.
The elemental gemstones produced in the Elemental Pool were top-level magical gemstones. Every carat (the weight of a gemstone was equivalent to 0.2 grams) was worth thousands of crowns. A top-level magical gemstone the size of a thumb was worth tens of thousands of crowns.
How many top-level magical gemstones could be produced in an Elemental Pool of the same level as an Arcane Tower in a thousand years?
Feng Chou did not know. He only knew that it was an astronomical figure, perhaps worth tens of millions of kronor.
Feng Chou felt like his heart was bleeding at the thought of the pool full of top-level elemental gems, the elemental furnace, which was known as the brightest gem in the crown of arcana, just a few meters away from him, and the fact that he couldn't get his hands on it, and that if he took away the magic golems, the wealth would go to others. He was even more reluctant to leave the magic golems behind, because even the cheapest steel magic golems were expensive alchemical products that cost millions of crowns.
Feng Chou paced back and forth quickly in the corridor. He pulled his hair and groaned in pain. Greed, unwillingness, and jealousy almost destroyed his rationality.
However, Feng Chou was a strong person after all. He gradually controlled his greed, and his emotions gradually calmed down.
After calming down a little, Feng Chou sat down in the corner of the corridor and stared blankly at the closed door on the central pillar. Suddenly, he laughed out loud.
In the end, he laughed until tears flowed down his cheeks. "So this is greed … This is what it means to be insatiable … Haha … So in the face of temptation … I'm so weak … Haha … I only came here for 5 Merit points in exchange for my life. Now, I've obtained information on all types of intermediate magic, 16 Merit points, more than 800,000 souls, and low-grade alchemy materials worth tens of millions of crowns … Yet, I'm in so much pain …"
After a long while, Feng Chou stood up from the ground and wiped his tears. He walked to the teleportation circle without hesitation and entered the Arcane Tower, allowing Qiankun Pagoda to activate it.
In the light of the teleportation, Feng Chou appeared on the fifth floor of the arcane tower.
Due to the loss of the spatial compression effect, the fifth floor looked very small. It was less than a tenth of the ground floor. The collapse of the compressed space had destroyed almost all of the buildings on the fifth floor, including the teleportation circle on the fifth floor.
Fortunately, the teleportation circle on the fourth floor had nothing to do with the one on the fifth floor.
The function of any teleportation circle only depended on the one at the beginning of the teleportation. It had nothing to do with the destination.
This was actually based on safety considerations. If a Teleportation Portal consisted of two parts, the origin and terminal, and the terminal could not be controlled. Once the terminal malfunctioned or had problems, and the people at the origin would not know what was going on at the end, the subsequent teleportation would go wrong. The consequences of a teleportation error were very serious. Even a Legendary-mage could die if a teleportation error went wrong.
The reason why teleportation from the third floor to the fourth floor would land in the teleportation circle on the fourth floor was because the mage had set the destination of the teleportation circle on the third floor to the teleportation circle on the fourth floor. In fact, the mage could set the destination of the teleportation circle on the third floor to anywhere on the fourth floor.
After the teleportation ended, the snow-white Qiankun Pagoda suddenly turned into a majestic Green Owl. It spread its wings and flew into the forest north of the mountain where the arcane tower was located in the blink of an eye.
The Green Owl flew all the way south. The next day, it arrived at Modima City on the southern shore of Modima Lake.
The Green Owl landed on a deserted road in the suburbs of the city. When it landed, it suddenly turned into a human wearing medium-sized armor.
Feng Chou changed his mask and walked into Modima City. He hailed a rental carriage at the city gate and went straight to the harbor.
He first went to the harbor to buy a first-class ticket for the next morning's departure to Casaranca City. He then took a rental carriage back to the city and checked into a high-class hotel.
Feng Chou asked for a luxurious suite on the third floor. It faced the street and had a balcony.
Amidst the night breeze, Feng Chou, who had taken off his armor and changed into a loose silk sleeping robe, stood on the balcony and looked at the magic street lamps and pedestrians on the street below. He still felt as if he was in a dream.
After standing quietly on the balcony for a long time, Feng Chou suddenly asked himself, "Why didn't you warn me back then?"
There was no one around. Feng Chou's question was naturally directed at Qiankun Pagoda.
Qiankun Pagoda's voice rang out in Feng Chou's mind. "This kind of intense mental stimulation is both a crisis and an opportunity. I believe this small test won't trouble you."
Feng Chou frowned. He did not have such confidence in himself. "What will happen if I can't take this stimulation?"
Qiankun Pagoda: "Your mind will be traumatized. If the trauma is too severe, your mind will become abnormal."
"In other words, I might go crazy?"
"Yes, this is a possibility.
But … "
"I order you, if you encounter such a situation next time, you must warn me. I don't have as much confidence as you do."
Qiankun Pagoda advised, "Believe me, you won't be defeated by such a small stimulation. This is a rare opportunity. Do you feel a little excited right now? Do you feel a little tipsy and relaxed as if you have put down a heavy burden?"
"That's right."
"This is a sign that your Dao heart has greatly improved. The quality of your mind has increased by twenty percent. If you rely on cultivation to achieve this effect, even with the best techniques, it will take more than half a year."
Feng Chou asked, "Then how far away is my Dao heart from the Heart of Azure Glass?"
Qiankun Pagoda said, "Still very far away!"
Feng Chou …
After a moment of silence, he emphasized again, "Remember, I don't need this kind of opportunity. I'd rather cultivate step by step. Don't worry, when I go back this time, I will find a way to get close to Natasha and find a way to get the Steel Soul School's soul refining method. Remember, the next time I encounter such a situation, you must warn me."