Sin World’s Boundless Path?!
Angel was originally prepared to continue his sarcasm, but when Augustine mentioned that Margaret Gold came from the Boundless Path of the Sin World, he was completely stunned.
The focus isn’t on the Sin World, it’s the Boundless Path!
This is the second stage of plane fusion, and it’s the stage where wizards dare not act recklessly. For example, in the Southern Domain Wizards’ Realm, no one dared to approach this Boundless Path, not even the observers.
Plane fusion has three stages, the first stage is the Rift Birth period, where countless space rifts form between the worlds about to fuse. The merging side will compress the auxiliary merging side, causing the fused side to continuously squeeze out the boundary membrane, throwing out a large number of constant fragments. This stage is when the wizards compete fiercely because constant fragments are the main material for witchcraft gardens.
Thus, the first stage is also called "Vase of the Garden".
Plane fusion’s second stage is the Boundless Path. At this stage, the world’s will actively consumes origin power to create a bilateral passage between the two worlds as a fusion link.
Though said to be a bilateral passage, in actuality, it does not only contain the two worlds. Because the passage contains the origin power of the world’s will, after entering this path, one can glimpse countless mysterious secrets. For instance, one can sense further distant planes and make the other side’s coordinates real, even relying on a single breath to find other main worlds in this so-called "bilateral passage," making it a "multilateral passage."
Because it is all-encompassing and the path of planes endlessly derives, it’s called the Boundless Path.
The third stage is the actual resource contention after fusion, also known as the "Moment of Plunder." From the literal meaning, one can guess the third phase situation, so it’s not detailed here.
Back to the Boundless Path.
The Boundless Path is a stage all wizards are eager to explore because, with the addition of the world’s origin power, one can find unknown planes within and initiate new journeys, representing unimaginable resources.
Even if not for the coordinates of unknown planes, just to sense the mysterious aura is an invaluable opportunity.
Unfortunately, the Boundless Path is not a place every wizard can enter; it’s filled with dangers, and there could be traps at every step. If you recklessly perceive the distant world, the universal consciousness will descend with punishment. And universal consciousness represents the will of countless worlds, its punishment isn’t something easily withstood.
Generally, at least a level 5 wizard is required to enter. Thus, it’s said that intermediate rank legend wizards are the starting point for exploring the Boundless Path.
If the fusion involves two relatively similar worlds, the world’s origin within the Boundless Path becomes thicker. At that time, the entry starting point might be level 6 wizards or even higher... a miracle.
If one hasn’t reached the standard, there’s only one dead end.
So, everyone knows the merits of the Boundless Path, but no one dares venture inside; the tales within are all regarded as mythical stories...
Yet now, Augustine claims that the main material for creating Olao—Margaret Gold—originates from the Boundless Path!
This revelation left not only Angel but everyone present incredibly surprised.
Because it means a mythical story has come true!
However, after the shock, everyone started feeling puzzled. They didn’t know Augustine’s current strength, but they were sure that Augustine from a thousand years ago certainly didn’t meet the criteria to enter the Boundless Path.
Then how did Augustine obtain Margaret Gold?
Quickly, Augustine provided an "answer."
"When Margaret Gold appeared in the world, strange phenomena occurred across the sky, countless miracle wizards emerged, looking at Margaret Gold with greedy eyes. They used all means to obtain Margaret Gold, but in the end, it was unintentionally acquired by a fortunate boy..." The alchemy golem crossed its hands, posed with an upward look, its jeweled eyes dull and theatrical, giving a sense of lost indulgence in the past.
After posing for quite a while, the alchemy golem finally turned its head towards the crowd: "Yes, that fortunate boy is me."
After hearing this story, everyone remained silent.
Angel glanced at the Black Earl, conveying with a look: Your ancestor certainly had talent, not writing novels was a waste, given the foundation for such fabrication.
The Black Earl turned his head quietly, unwilling to speak.
Everyone else lowered their heads, restraining themselves from laughing out loud—
Truly, exaggeration shouldn’t be this exaggerated, what do you mean by countless "miracle wizards," treating miracle wizards like crops, one batch after another?
Moreover, with so many big shots vying, yet it landed in your hands, and over the years, none came knocking—how is that possible? Everyone just gave you face?
Angel’s feelings of surprise at the Boundless Path were once again replaced by endless sarcasm.
Regardless of the crowd’s inner play, the alchemy golem seemed ready to finalize this "answer": "That’s just how it is, there might be tiny inaccuracies, after all, it’s been a thousand years, who remembers the details?"
Is it slightly inaccurate or immensely inaccurate?
"That’s how it is, haha." Angel forced a laugh, offering a semblance of support to Augustine.
Originally, Angel didn’t want to speak; however, under the gaze of the alchemy golem’s expectant jeweled eyes, he felt compelled to awkwardly chuckle twice.
While Angel was forced to fake a laugh, a voice suddenly spoke in his mind.
"Indeed, Margaret Gold came from the Boundless Path of the Sin World, obtained through a transaction with an observer. What an observer is, you needn’t concern yourself now; when you reach a certain stage of growth, you’ll naturally learn about observers. However, today’s observers aren’t the same as those from a thousand years ago, so even if you know an observer, there’s no need to engage them about Margaret Gold."
"Margaret Gold is an alien object, possibly originating from a place so remote that even miracle wizards struggle to reach; it is incredibly rare, currently existing only within Olao and Adigu."
"Though Margaret Gold is scarce, few know about it. The only outsiders are those present today and the observer I traded with."
"You needn’t worry about that observer being detrimental to you, as he has now become Margaret’s follower. But, since the item comes from the Sin World, perhaps the Sin World’s controller might sense it; nonetheless, if they do, at most they’ll speculate that it’s a spirit from the Sin World, there’s no need to worry too much."
Unquestionably, the heart-speak suddenly emerged from the alchemy golem.
The alchemy golem informing him privately might be to maintain secrecy? Angel didn’t understand why he wasn’t privately told from the start—was it some twisted sense of humor?
Putting these matters aside, regarding the words within the heart-speak, Angel was inclined to believe them.
Though Augustine assumed Angel didn’t know about observers, truthfully, Angel had already interacted with observers and knew that observers’ strength typically isn’t lacking. The current observer in the Southern Domain is a level 4 wizard; a thousand years ago, they might have been level 5, even level 6 wizards.
An observer at that time entering the Boundless Path, acquiring Margaret Gold and trading with Augustine is plausible.
And that observer becoming Margaret’s follower... this too makes sense.
Angel learned from Frost that touching on the mysterious tier of alchemists, regardless of strength, attracts followers willing to trail.
As for the rarity of Margaret Gold, that’s undoubtedly certain—it utterly perplexed the "server" within Angel’s mind space, a swath of red, filled with unknown information, singularly because of this item.