Chapter 255: 006: Rules for Advancing to Second Tier

According to statistics, there are currently several thousand official wizards actively operating in the Ancient Ruins, encompassing White Wizards, Black Wizards, Grey Wizards, and Wandering Wizards.

Among these thousands of wizards, only a mere few hundred have reached the stage of High-level Wizards.

Without exception, these individuals are the backbone of the various Wizard families across the Ancient Ruins. They represent the true high-tier combat strength of this land, the core of the core—qualified to participate in discussions regarding the most crucial matters of this land.

However, these several hundred High-level Wizards can generally be divided into two categories.

The first category consists of talented muggles absorbed into the Wizard families. Their cultivation journey reaches its peak at this stage, and while Wizard families grant them prestigious status, they do not offer the necessary resources to advance further.

To put it bluntly, from the moment muggle wizards are absorbed, Wizard families control the resources provided to muggle wizards, ensuring that they typically only achieve High-level Wizard status near the end of their lives, without the possibility of progressing any further.

The other category consists of talented purebloods, who possess both exceptional abilities and noble lineage. They are the true future of this land.

With full support from their families and even the entire Ancient Ruins, they continuously break through one barrier after another. Eventually, those who are able to reach High-level Wizard status within three hundred years may have the potential to advance to the next stage of life.

Second Tier Mystic Technique!

Currently, there are only thirty-six wizards who have reached this stage. Throughout history, no more than a hundred Wizard families have ever produced wizards at the Second Order Level. Without exception, these individuals are among the rule-makers of this land—the true rulers at the highest level.

The order is created by them and remains in their hands.

At present, there are fewer than one hundred High-level Wizards in the Ancient Ruins with the potential to reach the Second Tier. They are the stars of tomorrow, attracting countless gazes from all directions.

Everyone watches eagerly, wondering where the next Second Tier wizard, one of the future masters of this land, will…

Be born!

…

Time flies; months pass in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Lynch paused almost all outdoor activities. Aside from occasionally meeting with Graham and a few other friends, he devoted all his time to cultivation.

Refining the soul was the top priority among his cultivation projects.

Months of unrelenting cultivation brought rapid progress to Lynch, as he advanced three levels in quick succession.

[Soul Purity lv16: 3651/560000]

Due to various factors, many High-level Wizards attempting to reach the Second Tier openly share their soul cultivation progress. Based on the information provided by these wizards, a specialized organization has compiled a ranking list.

Lynch checked the list and discovered that his current Soul Purity ranked 98th—just barely within the top 100.

Although 98th place may not seem high, considering his age and cultivation efficiency, it was an extraordinary achievement…

It must be noted that on average, it would take other wizards several years, or even more than a decade, using similar resources to achieve the same progress Lynch made in only a few months.

Of course, most of Lynch’s time was spent cultivating in the Time Hut, so the actual amount of time he invested was certainly greater.

Nevertheless, 16% proficiency was still nothing significant—there was a long way to go before advancing to the Second Tier.

Keep going!

[Soul Purity Skill Level +3]

[Soul Purity Skill Level +2]

…

Time flies again; several more months pass in the blink of an eye.

[Soul Purity lv23]

With 23% Soul Purity, Lynch’s proficiency had increased by 7 percentage points compared to before within these short months.

The sudden boost in efficiency was mainly due to an unexpected awakening during his cultivation:

Trait: Soul Trainer.

Soul Trainer: Your soul bears significant impurities that make it appear bloated and cumbersome. However, your persistent efforts to “slim down” your soul show resilience and determination. Clearly, you are already a qualified Soul Trainer.

Trait Effect: Soul refinement gains an efficiency bonus of 5% to 35%.

Previously, each cultivation session only improved by +2 or +3 proficiency. Now, with this trait, every soul-refinement session yielded improvements of +7 or +8 proficiency—and occasionally even double-digit gains.

Hard work pays off. The dedicated self is indeed the best self!

…

Time rushes forward, and a year passes. Lynch’s Soul Purity has now reached 36%.

By ranking standards, he had climbed to the 51st position—just one step away from entering the top 50.

During this period, Avery returned briefly, bringing with her some “good news.”

“They agreed!”

“The family is very satisfied with my performance during this time. I’ve completed every task they assigned me and adhered to every rule they set without a single mistake.”

“Finally, they agreed—they approved my request to convene an elder meeting.”

“During the meeting, I will formally inform the entire family—I will tell everyone that I am going to marry you.”

This…

Could count as good news.

Lynch wasn’t sure how he felt. With some nervousness, he asked, “Um… will this really work?”

To his knowledge, muggles absorbed into wizard organizations had strict marital regulations. The pairing of muggle wizards and wizard family members followed rigid rules based on specific criteria.

Generally speaking, better talent meant pairing with purebloods of higher lineage—vice versa applied too.

But…

No matter how talented a muggle was, there was no way they could marry someone like Avery, a high-ranking wizard family lady!

At her level, she controlled vast resources—including those necessary for advancing to the Second Tier. By the rules, her marriage partner had the right to control such resources.

Simply put, if a muggle like Lynch married her, he would gain access to channels for advancing to the Second Tier.

But muggles weren’t allowed to advance to the Second Tier!

Avery said confidently, “Don’t worry, there won’t be any issues. After all… we have a precedent to follow.”

Lynch was stunned: “Precedent?”

Avery replied vaguely, “Not every wizard born of humble origin gets rejected. Exceptional talents have been fully accepted by us before—one even became the strongest wizard in this land, safeguarding its order.”

“However, given his unusual background, he is officially said to belong to a certain wizard family, though he is actually a pure muggle with no family bloodline at all.”

Avery smiled, “With his precedent, I can convince the family!”

Lynch frowned slightly.

Is that so?

…

Ultimately, Lynch didn’t dwell on this twist. Whether Avery could challenge the rules was unimportant—he didn’t care about the rules here and certainly didn’t respect them.

Rules? What are rules?

To Lynch, only strength was the true rule!

Time continued to flow, unceasingly.

Days slipped by, and Lynch’s Soul Skill Proficiency steadily increased.

lv42…

Ranked 38th.

lv53…

Ranked 16th.

lv61…

Ranked 8th.

lv70!

Ranked 1st!

At this stage, Lynch was indisputably the top figure below the Second Tier in the Ancient Ruins. If he wished, he was already capable of breaking through to the Second Tier, becoming one of the thirty-some rulers of this land.

However, Lynch didn’t do so.

The purity of the soul at the time of advancing to the Second Tier directly impacts cultivation at that stage. In summary, a higher purity makes subsequent cultivation easier. Since Lynch wasn’t constrained by limitations, he decided to max it out.

Cultivation persisted.

lv80…

lv90…

lv99…

Finally, after countless years of effort over an unknown span of time, Lynch’s Soul Purity reached its ultimate threshold.

[Soul Purity max]

All obstacles ahead had been eliminated. The moment to advance that final step had finally arrived…

…

Meanwhile, in the Tavendish family’s White Castle.

Over the years, Avery never ceased her efforts. No matter how harsh or unreasonable the requirements set by the family, she undertook them meticulously and flawlessly, leaving even the pickiest members without room for complaint.

Her patience and determination finally granted her the qualification to make her own demands.

At this moment, in the White Castle meeting hall, all the important members of the Tavendish family were gathered, their gazes collectively falling on Avery as she entered through the grand door.

Step by step, she walked to the meeting table and, under the eyes of all, spoke firmly to propose her motion:

“Before today’s meeting begins, I need to clarify one matter.”

“It is both a personal matter and a public matter.”

After a brief pause, she said, “It concerns my marriage.”

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