Sixth Ring Wizard

Chapter 719 719: Surface of the Mother River

Within the Mother River, Herag looked up toward the sensed position of the river's surface, adjusted his state, and continued to swim upward.

Herag discovered that the speed of swimming within the Mother River seemed to have a limit.

Once a certain speed was reached, no matter how much he enhanced his strength, he couldn't swim any faster.

Currently, Herag's swimming speed was comparable to that of an average swimmer; there was nothing extraordinary about it, making him appear like an ordinary person.

"Perhaps this is one of the rules of the Mother River..."

Herag hadn't fully understood the rules of the Mother River, as it contained too many secrets that couldn't be unraveled in a short time.

After swimming what seemed like dozens of meters upwards, he stopped.

Today, he had reached his limit and couldn't continue swimming.

Herag was aware of this and rested while immersed in the Mother River.

While resting, he thought about his descendants.

The Merlin Family had become enormously large, so numerous that Herag already had grandchildren's grandchildren.

Currently, he had at least met every one of these descendants once.

However, in the future, Herag certainly wouldn't have that much time.

The chances of meeting future descendants were slim because there would be too many of them, and Herag estimated that eventually, he wouldn't even know how many descendants he had.

A few decades ago, after Golden advanced to Level 7 Legendary, he remained at that stage up till now.

Herag had discussed this with him, realizing that although the Infinite Bloodline Power was potent, it could sometimes become a shackle.

Progressing to Level 8 Dominator from Level 7 Legendary required the condensation of one's own Blood Rune.

If Golden wanted to advance to Level 8 Dominator, he could rely on the Infinite Blood Rune without condensing his own Blood Rune.

But Golden wanted to go further, to carve out his own path.

Herag knew this step would be difficult, perhaps even impossible to achieve.

Because the Infinite Bloodline Power itself had already surpassed all Bloodline Powers in the Endless Plane.

Herag didn't say much more; he believed it was good for the young to try, as he didn't want his descendants to only follow the path he laid out.

If they could forge a new path, it would naturally be excellent; even if they failed, it wouldn't matter.

Golden was still young, with plenty of time to learn from mistakes, so there was no need to rush.

In recent years, the power level of the Wizard Plane had increased significantly and had somewhat reached the strength expected of a High-tier World.

Among Herag's first-generation children, all seventeen had advanced to Level 7 Legendary.

This was considered terrifying in the Wizard Plane, but it was quite normal in a High-tier World.

Herag was the first-generation Ancestor of the Infinite Bloodline, and his seventeen children were the first-generation descendants, possessing the complete first-generation Ancestral Bloodline Power, second only to Herag's.

With such circumstances, rapid progress was very normal.

Golden advanced to Level 7 Legendary faster and more effortlessly than Herag did in his time.

Herag's journey was filled with trials and dangers, requiring countless encounters with peril to reach that stage.

Golden, however, faced a smooth path, with no obstacles, difficulties, or anyone daring to hinder him.

In addition to his Infinite Bloodline Power, such a speed of advancement was indeed normal.

Besides the Merlin Family's Level 7 Legendaries, many others in the Wizard Plane also broke through to Sixth Ring Wizard and advanced to Level 7 Legendary.

Most of them were previously Sixth Ring Wizards from the Boundary Land, like Albert from the military headquarters of the Boundary Land, who advanced to Level 7 Legendary shortly after Golden.

Andres made a significant contribution to this process.

The Mother River Meditation Method he researched was validated as a means for Wizards to ascend to Level 7 Legendary.

This essentially paved a path to Level 7 Legendary for the Wizard Plane.

Herag lived a peaceful life for this century, spending time with family and conducting research, which he published to enrich the Wizard Plane's knowledge base.

As the first Ancestor of the Wizard Plane, he could leave much information behind for later generations to reference.

This information naturally became top-secret material in the Sixth Ring Tower, classified as the highest confidential information.

When the need for this information arises, the Sixth Ring Tower will disclose it.

...

A thousand years later.

Herag gazed at the river's surface not far overhead and sensed that the distance was very short now.

He believed it wouldn't take long to reach the river's surface.

Throughout this millennium, Herag focused on the Mother River, swimming upward day after day without stopping.

Even though he was successful and could rest completely,

Herag never halted his progress.

Practicing the Wizard Meditation Method once allowed him to forgo sleep, and now he could similarly forego rest.

Over the thousand years, Herag's progress in the initial centuries was slow, remaining a great distance from the river's surface.

But later, when his inner planes all developed to the Middle-tier World level, a substantial leap in strength occurred.

Herag even felt he had surpassed the Thousand-Eyed Ancestor in power, sensing this vast increase through meditation.

After that day, Herag's swimming speed within the Mother River suddenly skyrocketed, as though surpassing a certain limit, no longer restrained by the rules of the Mother River, enabling high-speed swimming.

It was this ability that allowed Herag such fast progress over the subsequent centuries, nearing the river's surface.

Throughout the thousand years, Herag wasn't completely immersed in the Mother River.

Immersion in the Mother River had a limit to the stamina consumed, so after completing daily swimming, he returned to reality to handle matters.

These matters were mostly related to his close ones, as Herag only cared about them.

Emil and Melissa, once ordinary people, had long embarked on the path of Wizards and advanced to Level 3 Wizards, so their lifespan was no longer a concern.

Whenever Herag learned of acquaintances passing, he felt a sense of reflection and was grateful for spending effort and time helping those around him grow.

Otherwise, he would likely end up alone in the future.

In the blink of an eye, another ten years passed.

Herag looked at the river's surface overhead, reached out to gently touch it, clearly sensing a boundary.

It was a feeling entirely different from touching the water of the Mother River; having been immersed in the Mother River for so many years, Herag was very attuned to these changes in sensation.