Lucien's current state was definitely what every Third-level Wizard Apprentice dreamed of.
After all, once this step was taken, it would be a world of difference. From that point on, he could leap to become an absolute high-ranking member within the Greybone Academy, and even, after accumulating some time, directly establish a new Wizard family, named after his own surname!
But Lucien hesitated only for a moment before giving up the thought of advancing immediately. Instead, he followed the spiritual power control techniques from the Greybone Meditation Method · modified II, manipulating his spiritual power to start reinforcing and suppressing his Spirit Sea.
Soon, under Lucien's suppression, a new spiritual rune was reinforced in his Spirit Sea, temporarily binding some of his spiritual power within the Spirit Sea. It was like using a hand to push a buoy that was about to surface back into the water.
Then came the second one, the third one…
