Chapter 25

And this was just the crudest processing of the Abyssal Diamond...

If it were to fall into the hands of a great alchemist, the dazzling light of the Abyssal Diamond would truly shine. The most elite alchemists could even use the Abyssal Diamond to create a Spirit-level magical artifact!

What does Spirit-level mean...

The magical artifacts currently circulating in the market are mostly just Fine-grade, but even the cheapest ones cost tens of thousands of gold coins. Above the Fine-grade, there are the Excellent and Legacy grades, and above those is the Spirit-level. Many great alchemists spend their entire lives striving to create a single Spirit-level magical artifact.

The Spirit-level means that the artifact has a spirit. At this level, a magical artifact is no longer just a piece of equipment; it is connected to its owner's bloodline and shares their thoughts. Its power can even rival that of a High Mage.

In other words, possessing a Spirit-level magical artifact is like having a High Mage fighting alongside you!

And now, in front of Lin Yun, there were three Abyssal Diamonds...

This was simply outrageous!

If these three Abyssal Diamonds were to be taken out, it would drive all the alchemists in Thousand Sails City mad!

"Wait, what is this..." As he was feeling dizzy, Lin Yun suddenly noticed that there seemed to be some runes engraved in the center of the three Abyssal Diamonds.

Lin Yun studied the stone wall for a while and roughly understood what was going on. It was a transmutation array made up of six runes, which only served to draw magic power from the three Abyssal Diamonds. However, as he continued to follow the six runes, things became more complicated...

Below the three Abyssal Diamonds, there was another transmutation array, but its structure was a hundred times more complex and expensive than the previous one...

Each rune was written with Void Ink, and some of the magic circuits even used Spirit Ink. Not to mention the more than twenty magic nodes, even with Lin Yun's expertise, he could only barely discern that the purpose of this transmutation array was to use the magic power provided by the Abyssal Diamonds to maintain the stability of a space.

"Space?" Lin Yun stared at the three Abyssal Diamonds, suddenly realizing a possibility.

No wonder...

One by one, the questions that had been nagging Lin Yun were answered when he saw this transmutation array.

At this point, Lin Yun no longer needed to study the transmutation array further, because even without studying it, he knew that behind the stone wall embedded with the three Abyssal Diamonds, there was a path...

A Planar Path!

A Planar Path is a channel between planes. As early as the early Third Dynasty, it was proposed that the vast universe was not limited to Noscent alone. However, this theory did not gain much traction at the time.

It wasn't until the late Third Dynasty that this theory was revisited, and some mages began to try to prove the existence of other planes. In the last hundred years of the Third Dynasty, the powerful Crimson Tower finally opened a Planar Path.

Then...

Then there was nothing more. The most powerful group of mages from the Crimson Tower never returned after stepping onto the Planar Path. The entire Crimson Tower disintegrated overnight and eventually perished amidst endless internal and external troubles...

For a long time afterward, the Planar Path became a taboo topic.

It wasn't until many years later...

With the continuous maturation of various magical studies and the growing power and ambition of mages, especially after some lucky individuals brought back various rare resources from other planes, the colonization of planes became a common topic among all mages. The planes hidden behind the Planar Paths were seen as golden paradises by the mages.

However, the known Planar Paths were few, and most were controlled by the most powerful forces in Noscent. Trying to get a share from them was akin to courting death.

Thus, every new Planar Path that appeared would spark fierce competition among various forces. For them, a new Planar Path meant boundless wealth and opportunities. They were willing to pay a price that ordinary people could hardly imagine for a new Planar Path.

After reading the general history of Noscent and understanding the era he was in, Lin Yun immediately decided to take over the Flash Gold Chamber. This was because Lin Yun wanted to use the power of the Flash Gold Chamber to open his own Planar Path. For a mage, there was no greater temptation than a private plane...

It was not just about boundless wealth and opportunities...

A fully controlled private plane would be the starting point for a mage to transcend the mundane and rise above all beings. This is why, even at the peak of Noscent's magical civilization, the incredibly powerful mages, despite their near omnipotence, still waged endless wars over planes!

At that time, Lin Yun really did not expect that in a secret room under his house, there would be a Planar Path that no one knew about...

"It seems these three Abyssal Diamonds really can't be moved..." Although this decision made Lin Yun somewhat reluctant, compared to an entire plane, the three Abyssal Diamonds were nothing.

Lin Yun was even certain that these three Abyssal Diamonds were likely brought back by Rog Merlin from the other side of the passage. In Noscent, the value of Abyssal Diamonds was immeasurable, but in another plane, they might be everywhere.

Thinking about this, Lin Yun no longer touched the three Abyssal Diamonds and began to focus on studying the transmutation array on the stone wall. The level of this transmutation array was really high. Lin Yun estimated that a regular great alchemist would not be able to reach this level. It was probably created by one of the most elite alchemists, or even a Master Alchemist.

In the twenty years of the End Times, Lin Yun spent most of his time striving to survive, and the rest of his time was mostly devoted to magic. His involvement in alchemy was only a side interest, and he did not actually spend much effort on it. Apart from a head full of alchemy knowledge, the number of times he actually put it into practice could be counted on one hand.

Dealing with a transmutation array at the Master level was already somewhat challenging for Lin Yun.

After about half an hour, Lin Yun finally took his eyes off the stone wall.

"Indeed, it is the work of a Master Alchemist..." After analyzing the entire structure of the transmutation array, Lin Yun was 100% sure that this transmutation array was definitely created by a Master Alchemist.

Fortunately, this Master Alchemist, whether out of carelessness or confidence, did not set any obstacles in the transmutation array.

So Lin Yun only spent a few minutes to crack the activation runes.

When Lin Yun softly recited the activation runes composed of Netherese script, the three Abyssal Diamonds immediately emitted a dazzling light, instantly illuminating the entire secret room in a red glow. In this red glow, it was clear that the surrounding space was visibly distorted, and intense magical fluctuations raged wildly in the secret room. The violent energy was so substantial that even the air seemed to tremble.

At the same time, the light from the three Abyssal Diamonds became even more brilliant, and the entire transmutation array began to operate frantically, desperately suppressing the violent magical fluctuations.

Opening a Planar Path is equivalent to tearing apart space. Even a tiny bit of the leaked power would be far beyond what a small secret room could withstand. If it were not for the suppression by the Master-level transmutation array, not only would the small secret room be destroyed, but even Lin Yun, a 9th-level mage, would be instantly annihilated.

As the two equally powerful forces struggled and suppressed each other, the surrounding space was distorted to the extreme, and a black crack was gradually expanding...

This was the Planar Path!

Lin Yun did not hesitate for a moment and directly rushed in!

Because time was too short. Although the three Abyssal Diamonds were invaluable, they were far from enough to maintain the Planar Path. Connecting two different planes required a terrifying amount of power.

Lin Yun estimated that this Planar Path would last no more than thirty minutes. If he did not return within thirty minutes, he would be lost forever in an unknown plane.

There was no way around it. Lin Yun was not one of the mages from the peak of Noscent's magical civilization, who could physically cross planes. Lin Yun did not have that ability...

The moment Lin Yun rushed into the Planar Path, his vision blurred.

Then, the world before his eyes changed completely.

The surroundings were no longer the narrow secret room, but an endless expanse of black land. The sky above was dark, with only a dark red crescent moon visible, and no other light. The air was filled with a thick stench of decay, as if the entire world was rotting...

"What is this place?" Lin Yun cautiously observed his surroundings while quickly recalling if he had ever heard of such a plane before.

However, before Lin Yun could recall anything, a faint sound suddenly came from beneath his feet, a rustling sound like a venomous snake slithering through grass.

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