Wizard: Starting from the Skill Tree

Bishop Ambrose closed his eyes, his lips silently moving as if reciting some ancient scripture, but halfway through, he stopped.

He suddenly realized that none of the scriptures he had memorized all his life could describe what he was hearing now.

For Ambrose, such a devout sect follower, it was a huge shock to the worldview he had formed over so many years.

The Oracle Plane is just one of the countless Low Planes within the Endless Plane, and the so-called God of Light is actually the Plane Will of this plane.

He opened his eyes, and the calm face of Duke was reflected in his murky old eyes, his lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to ask something, but in the end, he didn’t say anything.

Ambrose suddenly understood why Duke never explained those unreasonable things; he appeared out of nowhere to lead the Light Sect to Stone Hammer City, crushing the Magic Masters of the Four Gods Sect single-handedly.

Then Duke disappeared for several years, and when he reappeared, he was already a Level 3 Great Mage.

And when he took out the Life-Extending Potion, his casual demeanor was like distributing worthless trinkets.

Any one of these events, taken alone, would be enough to drive a sane person crazy with suspicion, but Ambrose never doubted.

Now he understood that it wasn’t that he didn’t want to doubt; it was that his subconscious had already accepted the answer for him long ago, he just hadn’t realized it himself.

He gripped the wooden staff in his hand tightly, veins protruding on the back of his hand, and suddenly a heat surged in his murky old eyes.

Ambrose had guarded the Light Sect for most of his life, watching it retreat step by step under the pressure of the Four Gods Sect, watching the number of followers dwindle day by day.

His faith had never wavered, but he never dared to hope that the Light Sect could truly stand up.

And now, Ambrose suddenly saw that what he had gambled his life to protect was just a speck of dust on the scale of the Endless Plane.

But strangely, this sense of insignificance didn’t depress him; instead, it filled his chest with a dizzying hope he had never experienced before.

The people present were naturally somewhat familiar with Duke, aware of his various abnormal and mysterious behaviors over the years.

Now it all seemed to make sense.

Selena was silent for a long time, the Secret Silver Box still lay quietly beside her hand on the table, and the flowing silver light on the box reflected two tiny spots in her blue eyes.

She suddenly raised her head, looking straight at Duke, her tone still steady and restrained, but everyone present could hear the trace of probing in her words.

"Lord Child of Light, I have a question," her fingers unconsciously rubbed the corners of the Secret Silver Box, as if weighing her words, "I’ve been stagnant in the Rule of Water enlightenment for many years now. No matter what method I use, I cannot advance further. I’ve tried retreating deep into the polar ice, sought answers in manuscripts left by Great Mages of the Water Sect throughout history, but to no avail.

My lifespan may endure for decades more, but if I cannot break through in Rule Enlightenment, those decades would be just a prolonged death. If the forces behind you are as powerful as you claim, then perhaps you can find an answer to how to break through the bottleneck in Rule of Water enlightenment."

She spoke politely, but Duke heard clearly the underlying implication in her words.

It was not a request for advice but a probe.

Knowledge of the Endless Plane can be fabricated; people of the Oracle Plane cannot leave, so anything can be said.

But Rule Enlightenment cannot be faked.

If Duke can provide a genuine solution to her bottleneck, she could deduce the true level of his backing forces from the quality of the solution.

If he can’t, then all the beautiful promises before would unravel at this moment.

Baroque and Zephiris turned their gaze to Duke almost as soon as Selena finished speaking.

Neither spoke, but their eyes betrayed their anticipation; Selena had voiced the question all three wanted to ask.

Duke met Selena’s gaze, showing no sign of surprise.

"I’ve noted your question. As for the breakthrough method for the bottleneck in Rule of Water enlightenment, I’ll consult the most knowledgeable elders in this field back home. Next time I come to the Oracle Plane, I’ll provide you with an answer."

He paused and moved his gaze from Selena to Baroque and Zephiris.

"If the two of you have similar questions, feel free to share them. Bottlenecks in Rule Enlightenment, doubts in cultivation paths, or practical difficulties encountered in sect development—if the questions are related to cultivation and knowledge, I can take them back. I can’t guarantee finding a perfect solution to every problem, but I promise to seriously search."

Baroque didn’t hesitate further; he leaned forward and slowly spoke of his problem that had stuck with him for decades.

His issue wasn’t as abstract as Selena’s but extremely specific: he suffered a severe injury in his youth, causing Earth Element Magic Power flow to become erratic, and whenever he invoked Rule Power, it caused severe pain at the old wound.

He tried blood exchange, sect-secret healing techniques, soaking in mineral springs, all to no avail.

This pain not only slowed his cultivation speed but also made him afraid to attempt any high-intensity breakthroughs.

With his talent, he could have gone further, but this old wound acts as an invisible ceiling, firmly keeping him at the Peak of Level 3 Early Stage.

He doesn’t care how many years the Life-Extending Potion could add; he cares about whether he can still move forward in his remaining time.

After listening, Duke also didn’t give an immediate answer; he said the issue involves complex fields, requiring consultation with experts and will reply the next time.

Baroque nodded and sat back in his chair, a subtle hint of expectation flashed in those small eyes hidden under his thick eyebrows.

Zephiris’s question sounded more abstract than the previous two; he even said he was just asking casually, Duke doesn’t need to force an answer.

But the question itself raised Duke’s eyebrows slightly; he encountered an insurmountable obstacle in Wind Rules enlightenment.

Some spells passed down by Great Mages of the Wind Sect over generations can invoke the power of Wind Rules, but when he practically uses these spells, the response from Rule Power always diverges from his expectations.

Sometimes it’s strong, sometimes weak, sometimes even completely deviates from the intended direction.

He tried more precise control of spell syllables, repeated tests under different atmospheric conditions, and meditated to perceive the veins of Wind Rules, but the deviation remained, neither random nor discernible in a fixed pattern.

Zephiris said he’s unsure whether the issue lies in his way of perceiving rules or if there’s some unknown limitation in the spell system itself in calling Wind Rules.

After all, spells use fixed syllables and magic power operation to guide rules, not directly manipulating from the rule’s base layer.

If the rule itself is more complex than the spell can reach, deviation is unavoidable.

He doesn’t know the answer, nor is he certain whether this issue has been raised within the Oracle Plane’s magic system.

And Duke, who comes from another stronger plane, may have a deeper understanding of the essence of rules, might explain this phenomenon from a completely different perspective.

Duke listened and nodded, also noting the question down.

The essence and traits of Wind Rules, the mismatch between spell systems and the base layer of rules—this issue leans more towards theoretical aspects than the previous two, but precisely because of this, if a thorough analysis can be given from the Wizard Plane’s perspective, the impact on the three Great Mages would be more profound than solving a specific bottleneck.

Specific issues can be resolved through luck and accumulation, but theoretical problems can only be crushed by a deeper knowledge system.

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