137 The Ten Story Magic Tower Part 2 (2/2)

This also meant that anyone who wanted to get to the peak would surely have to spend an hour doing so. The peak of this mountain had a massive surface area. Purple trees surrounded the colossal magic tower. These trees grew in a regulated arrangement, naturally forming an enormous magic array.

When Lex and Saleen saw the magic array in front of them, they began laughing bitterly. Similar to the stone steps, this magic array had a simple function, and it was to slow down the climber’s speed.

This magic array was still widely used now, but only Grade 9 mages were able to set it. The magic array had been named after a mage. It was called Pan’s Maze.

Pan’s Maze was not an offensive magic array, but if a person did not follow the clues given, the magic array would undergo various types of transformations. Lex did not even dare to fly up directly, as this would likely cause the maze to instantly transform into a gigantic killer array.

The legend said that Pan was a peaceful and harmonious mage until someone tried to mess with him.

”We shall walk slowly then.” Lex shook her head helplessly. Pan’s Maze was the only maze which could not be undone. In terms of magic formulae, this maze was designed to be a death cycle. The death cycle was a passive feature, so unless Lex was confident that she could counter the reprisal from a Grade 10 mage, she could only get through the maze by doing it honestly and completing it fully.

The forest surrounding the magic tower was one of the most complex mazes in existence. Lex and her team searched for magic symbols within the maze and advanced according to its rules. They walked for three days. In the end, Sika was the first to give up, so Nailisi had to carry her on her back and follow behind Saleen.

In the maze, a person needed to maintain a certain speed. Once they stopped, the maze would immediately transform. A person might need to restart from the beginning, or they could be sent into the death cycle or even another perilous magic array.

After the team had gotten out of the maze formed by the forest, Lex immediately sat down on the ground and began meditating. Saleen still had some energy left, so he had Nailisi and Sika rest. He only drank some restorative water while at the same time observing the ten story magic tower from a short distance away.

Saleen had entered a magic tower that was eight stories tall before. That had been in the Bitter Water Prefecture, in Lex’s residence. Compared to this ten story magic tower, the one in Lex’s residence seemed a little skinny.

This blue magic tower had six faces. Each face was twenty-four meters wide, and each level was twenty meters tall. It had six doors, unlike the usual three. With the exception of the first level, every other level had six windows on each face. The blue magic tower was spotless, and the edges of the windows had clear magic symbols on them. These symbols seemed like art decorations.

The tower gradually narrowed as it progressed upwards, but this was not obvious. All the way up to the tenth story, each face still maintained that width of twenty-four meters. What Saleen felt was astounding was that the tower did not have any cracks. It had been carved out from the body of the mountain. Saleen crouched on the ground and touched the blue rock beneath him, but he could not identify the material of the rock.

The materials that were employed by a Grade 10 mage would definitely possess better qualities than those of steel rocks.

The windows on the magic tower were mosaicked with crystals, but Saleen did not feel amazed by them. He was filled with an immense respect which came from his heart. This tower could be said to have been built from the essence of magic. The layout of the tower was so perfect that there was not even a single tinge of redundancy.

The six faces represented the six great elements, and the area of each level must have signified the corresponding magic chord ratio of the different grades. Being able to open six doors at once meant that this Grade 10 mage had been able to maintain elemental balance throughout their training process.

Between Grade 1 and 3, it was easy for a mage to maintain their elemental balance, but once a mage became a mage master, most of them would choose paths that were suitable for themselves and forgo some magic knowledge.

After all, the lives of humans were finite. If they did not become sorcerers quickly, they would be just like any other human. They would live up to a maximum age of one hundred and twenty years before dying.

Not everyone possessed the same wealth as Lex, and not everyone had a teacher like Saleen. Because many mages lacked money, they could only rely on the natural recovery of their magic chords. Their training speed would thus be at least ten times slower than mages like Lex. If the difference in talent was considered, then the ratio would be multiplied by tens of times.

There were also many other mages who could not get an inheritance like Saleen, so they looked for answers in the wrong concepts and ended up wasting most of their lives.

The owner of this magic tower had been the perfect mage. Their comprehension of magic had reached the pinnacle stage. Just like the magic tower itself, the owner had gained a deep understanding of a certain level of magic before advancing to the next level.

This magic tower surely held the most invaluable magic knowledge in existence.