Chapter 1160

Chapter 1136 Joining the Twelve Zodiac Association

the Sea King World. Locke looked at the iron crocodile ring on his left hand.

He first used the authority of the Heavenly Origin Lord to adjust the laws of the plane, stabilizing the Sea King World. With the escape of the Persepolis gods and the death of Gangdingdi, the power previously absorbed by Gangdingdi was almost completely unaffected. However, Locke maintained his Heavenly Origin Lord status, sealing this massive energy.

This resulted in this massive energy having nowhere to go.

“If such powerful energy were directly injected into this world, it would probably be like a tsunami, impacting the entire world and causing all things to dissipate,”

Locke judged.

“Moreover, this energy is mixed with the power reinterpreted by the Omnipotent Godhead. Furthermore, although I shattered the Land of the Origin, its divine name, divine arts, and divine office are still scattered throughout the Sea King’s world, like a smashed tomato, its juice splattered all over your clothes, requiring considerable effort to clean up.” Locke summoned three second-ring War Trees. War Trees were propagated from branches of the Tree of Life. Having fought Edgar so many times, he had also mastered this

second-ring level spell

model. Locke chanted the incantation, and three life spells entered the three War Trees.

The three War Tree treants rose from the barren land. These treants bowed to Locke, who then channeled a wisp of the Land of the Origin’s remaining divine power into the three treants.

“My three friends, please keep an eye out for this power in this world. Once discovered, hunt it down immediately,”

said the three ancient war trees. “Yes, Mr. Augustine.”

Locke then grasped the energy, preparing to temporarily suspend this enormous power outside the Sea King’s world. Otherwise, if this energy surged back into the Sea King’s world, it would essentially return to chaos, and he hadn’t yet mastered the magic to recreate the world.

Seeing Locke preparing to leave, Shan Chuan Ke quickly called out, “Locke—no, Lord Tian Yuan, you’ll be returning to the Wizarding World soon, and you probably won’t have much energy to manage this world. So, you should return this world to me, right?”

Locke ignored him.

Shan Chuan Ke grew anxious and quickly spoke again, “Lord Tian Yuan, if you’re unwilling to relinquish your position as the Ancestral God of Heaven and Earth, then I’ll be your assistant. I can be your Qing Zhuo Tian. You—”

Locke turned to Shan Chuan Ke and said, “Shan Chuan Ke, if it weren’t for you, how could the Sea King World have suffered such a calamity? Are you still only concerned with your position as the Ancestral God of Heaven and Earth? I am a being from another world, while you and Gang Ding Di are native beings of this world. I am human, while you are born holy beings. The Ancestral God of Heaven and Earth of this world originally had nothing to do with me. If this world had a choice, it would absolutely not choose me.” “

Even if I were to give you the Ancestral God’s Talisman now, could you actually take it? Even if you forcibly took it,

I’m afraid a new Dark Heaven and Earth would be born the next moment.” “If that new Dark Heaven and Earth were to come into contact with the Persepolis gods, I wouldn’t be afraid, but this world would probably never be able to experience a second setback. Are you sure you want to be the Ancestral God again?”

Shan Chuan Ke was speechless at Locke’s question.

Shan Chuan Ke knew that even if he were only allowed to obtain the position of the Pure and Turbid Heaven, because he was originally the Ancestral God born from this world, he would likely face a direct conflict with Locke.

Locke, using the Reverse Refining Magic Potion, solved the world’s problems. His solution was to become the Ancestral God of this world.

This was his method.

Therefore, Locke couldn’t relinquish this position to Shan Chuan Ke.

Locke closed his eyes and used the Reverse Refining Magic Potion. He remained in the state of the Heavenly Origin Master, so his inner world was equivalent to the world itself. He used the Reverse Refining Magic Potion to guide the flow of spiritual energy within him, essentially reorganizing the world’s energy and resources. The previously dilapidated Sea King World gradually began to take shape.

The world emitted a faint glow.

Although the world was still severely damaged, even reduced to a medium-sized world (it was originally a medium-to-large-scale world)

, it had at least begun to function normally.

Seeing this, Shan Chuan Ke felt a burning shame. He knew that even if the world were returned to him, he couldn’t make it self-repair. Under his management, the Sea King World had been turned upside down.

At this moment, Shan Chuan Ke felt a pang of shame.

But the next moment, Shan Chuan Ke shouted to Locke, “Lord Tian Yuan, the positions of Qing Zhuo Tian and the Ancestral God of Heaven and Earth are too close. Then give me Da Lin Tian or Pi Li Tian, that would be fine too. Or at least give me Yang Liu Di. I promise I won’t cause trouble, don’t leave me no place at all. Otherwise, wouldn’t I become a lonely, wild god? Hey, Lord Tian Yuan!”

Locke suspended this immense energy in the sky, transforming it into a star. Then, using the highest level of meditation techniques from the School of Truth and Goodness, he transformed it into a mental thunderbolt that struck the star, continuously purifying the planet formed by divine power. The starlight then transformed into pure energy, returning to the Sea King World. Only

after completing this did Locke breathe a sigh of relief.

Thus, the world’s problems were officially resolved. The next step was to slowly restore the world to its former state under Shan Chuan Ke’s governance.

This would take a long time,

and certainly couldn’t be rushed.

The very essence of the Sea King World had been damaged. Locke discovered that more than half of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths’ positions were already teetering on the brink of collapse, about to be destroyed. False forging could be destroyed,

and the false forging positions of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths had already endured too many destructions.

Locke used the Great Magic: Tree of Prosperity, employing restoration and replication to continuously restore the planet formed by divine power, hoping to obtain pure energy to nourish the world and prevent it from falling from its current size to a medium scale. This was something only the Tree of Prosperity could accomplish.

“The destruction the Persepolis gods have inflicted on this world is truly devastating,”

Locke pondered. “If it weren’t for my Tree of Prosperity’s ability to restore and replicate, even other wizards, with immense magical power comparable to mine, would likely struggle to restore this world. Or rather, the cost of restoring it would far exceed the price I’ve paid.” “

The Persepolis gods—I initially thought they simply wanted to expand their influence in the endless void and increase their civilization’s resources. But judging from their actions, that doesn’t seem likely.” “

They completely disregard the resources hidden within this world, the secret knowledge, and the nineteen naturally formed pseudo-forged fruit positions. I even suspect that this world holds even more valuable things. Now, I realize my development of the Three Cavern Worlds has been insufficient. Without sufficient ability, even if treasures were in my hands, I wouldn’t be able to unlock their potential.”

Locke continued, “The Persepolis gods’ utter waste can only be interpreted as either their civilization being excessively selfish, or their very essence being something other than resource gathering and power expansion. My current understanding is that this race is pursuing a perfect god.”

“The wizarding civilization’s research on the three major pantheons has been intermittent, hence the lack of complete data.”

“We’ll keep an eye on it later.”

Locke thought of the six gods who escaped in the chaos earlier. “It seems that the Craftsman God from the Terra pantheon who descended earlier did this beforehand. He probably predicted that I might win, so the moment I defeated the God of War, he knocked those six gods into the endless void. However, judging from their different directions and the fact that I couldn’t control their specific targets, it means that, in reality, the six gods didn’t escape from my grasp, but were scattered throughout the endless void by my attack.”

One of the great dangers of the endless void is its boundless vastness. Even a Grand Wizard of the Moon Ring wouldn’t dare to move freely in the endless void without a void warship, and without golden routes, it’s impossible to even determine one’s location.

The second danger of the endless void is that with just a little energy, because there is no resistance in the void except for invisible energy, that little energy can send an object flying very far.

Considering these two major dangers, it’s clear that the six gods falling into the endless void was a last resort; it’s likely impossible for them to regroup.

Whether they can re-establish contact with the Persepolis gods is also uncertain.

If they land in a vast, empty void without any world, they’ll be truly doomed.

Or perhaps they’ll fall into an elemental plane devoid of life, or a normal material plane—that would be hopeless too.

Locke knew that most of the Persepolis gods’ technology required the existence of indigenous gods. If their indigenous gods didn’t exist, they had techniques to guide them using the indigenous people. But if it was a plane truly devoid of life, then they were truly doomed.

Locke looked at the stars formed from divine power. “If there were a second top-tier meditation method, it might be possible to enhance my Tree of Prosperity, thereby accelerating my replication speed.”

“Complete top-tier meditation methods are basically bound to teaching contracts.”

“Let nature take its course.”

“Hmm? I have another good idea.”

Locke placed his Wang Bu Liu Xing (a type of Chinese herbal medicine) on the star formed by divine power. The roots of Wang Bu Liu Xing penetrated into the star, and then it began to grow.

“It really works.”

The mystical meaning of Wang Bu Liu Xing is purification in flow. Moreover, as a magical plant of the Mai Lan genus, Wang Bu Liu Xing can grow in the most barren areas. Mai Lan magical plants also have a special ability: they can grow in energy. Their roots have multiple energy-locking structures that convert energy into nutrients in the soil. Although this puts a lot of strain on the roots and may cause Wang Bu Liu Xing to grow poorly, it is indeed possible for it to grow.

And the Wang Bu Liu Xing in his hand is a mature plant, so planting it on this planet formed by divine power shouldn’t be a problem for now.

Locke watched as the Wang Bu Liu Xing absorbed the energy mixed with divine power, sprouting green leaves that then fell to the earth. Locke then exhaled a breath of pure and impure air from the Clear and Turbid Heaven, breaking down the leaves into energy, with less of the divine energy remaining.

“Using plants to purify the divine pollution of the Persepolis gods was indeed the most correct choice. After the Wang Bu Liu Xing absorbed that mottled energy, the green leaves that grew back, after being broken down by my Clear and Turbid Heaven Fruit, showed a significant reduction in the degree of impurity in the energy,”

Locke said. “This will accelerate the purification of energy and restore this world. My Tree of Prosperity, combined with the Wang Bu Liu Xing, is perfect for purifying heaven and earth.”

Locke’s eyes flickered; he had a new idea. “My research team should be reviewing the materials for the two projects I gave them right now.”

“But it’s unrealistic to think they can develop a new solution to enhance my wizard shoes in such a short time. However, Solas Barefoot is relentlessly pressing me, like the Persepolis gods. If I catch my breath even slightly, or if my progress slows even a little, I’ll fall into their trap. The gods are like that, and so is Solas Barefoot.” “

I must quickly develop better wizard shoes to protect my market and my shop alliance.”

Locke looked at his *Vaccaria segetalis* and pondered, “Just like when I used the Dream Flower to fish for the Styx Ironwood, could I use the Dream Flower to fish for the energy of *Vaccaria segetalis* to enhance my wizard shoes? This is a feasible plan, but it’s just a rough idea for now. I need to think carefully about how to utilize the divine energy obtained from *Vaccaria segetalis*.”

“The energy just now released by the fixed ground is too impure, and my idea of absorbing it once with a magical plant is correct. So I can have the magical plant absorb this energy several times, and then I can quickly obtain purified energy, without any divine power.”

“I could graft Dream Flowers onto the Wang Bu Liu Xing tree, and then graft them onto new wizard shoes. No, I can’t do that anymore,”

Locke thought. Grafting a pair of wizard shoes once was already the limit.

All the shoes in his shop alliance had already been grafted with Dream Flowers once; it was impossible to graft them a second time.

Grafting Dream Flowers was for sharing the imaginary roots of the Styx Tree.

That’s it.

Locke instantly glanced at the Tree of Prosperity pinned to the collar of his wizard’s robe.

“How could I forget about my Tree of Prosperity? Couldn’t I use the Tree of Prosperity’s mirror copy and subtraction copy to turn one magical plant into two, and then graft the Dream Flower onto those two magical plants?” “

Then use subtraction copy to restore it to one plant.”

“That way, I can graft twice onto one magical plant. The only problem is that I don’t know if this grafting relationship can be maintained after I cancel my ultimate magic. But it’s definitely worth a try. Let’s experiment.”

Locke calculated that the first-ring wizard shoes probably couldn’t do it, but the second-ring wizard shoes, the Golden Dragon Claw, might be able to support two grafts onto one magical plant with their powerful spiritual energy.

More experiments are needed.

But the success rate should be high.

If it works, he can transfer some of the energy from the Divine Power Planet to his Golden Dragon Claw Air Pineapple Wizard Shoes.

This is a special pure magical plant wizard shoe cultivation technique built upon the progress of his Tree of Prosperity.

Of course, it’s hard to find another energy source as high-quality as the one that just settled down.

The energy he accumulated wasn’t a small amount.

This energy almost pushed the Sea King World back into chaos. Even

ordinary second-ring wizarding groups wouldn’t be so ruthless, or rather, in terms of the ability to plunder and destroy a world, it has to be the Persepolis gods.

And by doing this, he was also accelerating the purification of this energy.

In a way, he was helping the Sea King World.

Locke returned to the land of the Sea King World, where he saw Shan Chuan Ke, who had been waiting below, immediately putting on an act. He began to weep bitterly, expressing his repentance and saying that he would be a good god in the future, asking Locke to at least restore his position, otherwise he would have to wander in the wizarding world.

Locke said to Shan Chuan Ke, “Mr. Shan Chuan Ke, come with me to the wizarding world.”

“Just as you thought before, even if I return everything to you, you still can’t grasp everything here. Therefore, you will come with me to Golden Crown Mountain, join Golden Crown Mountain, and come to my research group to relearn. What do you think?”

Shan Chuan Ke looked up, dumbfounded. “If I go to your research group, wouldn’t I become your student?”

Shan Chuan Ke’s small eyes darted around. Knowing he couldn’t get his position back anytime soon, he was desperate for Locke to take him to the wizarding world; a meeting would surely strengthen their bond

. Shan Chuan Ke said to Locke, “Alright, I’ll go, I’ll go. But Lord Tian Yuan, my power is too weak right now. Please give me a position. That way I can help you with your work.”

Locke pondered for a moment and said, “Don’t worry. I’ve thought it through. I have a student named Nika. You can stay with him.”

“My student suffers from a curse, but the curse is incomplete, lacking a crucial element to stabilize its effects.” “

Mr. Shan Chuan Ke, I need your help. Also, staying with my student will allow you to start learning anew.

To learn how to understand this world.”

Shan Chuan Ke’s forehead began to sweat. This guy seems even more cunning than Helen.

Helen only used me as a teaching aid; this guy is using me as a cheat code for his student! Did he get this inspiration from Helen’s story? Helen, you student—you’re too ruthless.

Shan Chuan Ke suddenly realized that, ignoring the entire process, it seemed he had gone to the Sea Queen for treatment, she recommended him to Locke, and after Locke treated him, she took over his house, kicked him out, and then he became a long-term worker in Locke’s research group.

Shan Chuan Ke was terrified. Was this still treatment?

Already suspicious, Shan Chuan Ke even suspected that the Sea Queen and Locke, master and apprentice, had conspired to set him up. However, Shan Chuan Ke dared not confront Locke, and secondly, he genuinely suspected he was overthinking things because there were too many coincidences in the process.

Thirdly, he felt somewhat inferior.

Seeing the Sea Lord’s world in such a state because of his actions, and Locke’s arrival instantly clearing things up,

he inwardly accepted Locke’s explanation.

After hesitating for a moment, Shan Chuan Ke said to Locke, “Very well then. I’ll go to Lord Tian Yuan’s research group first.”

“Lord Tian Yuan, you are now the Ancestral God of Heaven and Earth here. Heaven and Earth exist because of you, and the world progresses because of you. Your will is the destiny of this place.”

Locke looked at Shan Chuan Ke in surprise and shook his head. “Shan Chuan Ke, how can you reverse the principles of things? The Ancestral God of Heaven and Earth exists to allow Heaven and Earth to develop better.”

For a moment, a divine rune flashed in Locke’s palm.

“I have a reason for saying this. I’ve had deep contact with the Sea King World and understood one thing: a world can exist without an Ancestral God of Heaven and Earth. So I’ve been thinking, why did the Sea King World create an Ancestral God of Heaven and Earth?

Now I understand. It’s because the Sea King World believes that the existence of an Ancestral God of Heaven and Earth is better for this world.” “

The Ancestral God of Heaven and Earth exists to serve this world, not the other way around. I don’t know when you started to confuse this point.”

Locke looked sharply at Shan Chuan Ke.

Shan Chuan Ke looked aggrieved. “I—Lord Tian Yuan, you are now the Ancestral God of the Sea King World. Whatever you say is right. I’ll listen to you, okay?”

Locke ignored Shan Chuan Ke.

He was focused on analyzing the structure of the Ancestral God and the Sea King World, which he called “Dual Heaven and Earth.” This dual heaven and earth structure was very interesting because the body of the Ancestral God was itself a world, and the world also existed outside of it. In other words, the adjustments and changes made by the Ancestral God to its own vitality would be reflected in the world itself, and the changes in the world itself would be reflected in the Ancestral God.

This was similar to the concept of the correspondence between inner and outer heavens in his potion-making technique.

The phenomenon of the Ancestral God was worth studying. There were also many worlds with Ancestral Gods in the endless void. Although they were not the mainstream, there were still quite a few such worlds.

Locke considered his own situation. Studying this phenomenon would be of great benefit to improving his potion-making skills.

He possessed the Ancestral God’s treasure and the Ancestral God’s talisman, giving him a huge advantage in studying this phenomenon.

Locke searched and found that a third-ring wizard was researching this phenomenon in the Siming Waters, indicating that it wasn’t that no wizard had discovered the special state of the Ancestral God. However, this third-ring wizard was a wizard of the Mind School.

Locke paused for a moment. “That’s right, the Ancestral God is inherently divine, and the Mind School is more sensitive to all innate abilities. But I still think that using the research methods and approaches of potion-making would be easier. Besides, I’ve seen that third-ring wizard research this Ancestral God phenomenon for many years, yet he hasn’t produced many results.” “

It’s probably because he encountered research problems, which is why other wizards of the Mind School aren’t very interested in the Ancestral God phenomenon.”

Wizards inherently have a certain aversion to anything related to the gods.

Because of the existence of the three great gods, many things don’t actually exist in nature, but only within their domains.

In other words, studying this aspect isn’t about studying natural phenomena in the endless void, but about studying the power systems of the three great gods.

However, for wizards, directly studying natural phenomena is always the most fruitful approach.

Locke guessed this was the reason, coupled with the fact that the third-ring wizard hadn’t made much progress in his research over the years, so wizards weren’t paying much attention to the ancestral god phenomenon.

Locke sensed the magical pressure of the Sea Queen appearing in this world. He flew rapidly towards the sky, and on a patch of broken white clouds, Locke saw the Sea Queen sitting on a cloud, holding a pipe.

“Yo. Locke, you’ve come. I’ve left my avatar here, according to the request of the first of the twelve zodiac animals, the Ox.”

Locke noticed that the Sea Queen wore a ring on her left hand similar to the crocodile iron ring on his own left hand, but it was a snake iron ring.

Locke said, “Teacher, this is—”

The Sea Queen raised an eyebrow at Locke. “Interested in something a little more exciting? The Zodiac Trade Fair, an incredibly mysterious potion-making organization.” “

The White Wizarding Association has investigated them many times, but this organization is extremely mysterious and rarely appears. Each time, it’s either a group of potion-making fanatics trying to solve potion-making puzzles without a care in the world, or they hold a trade fair and then go their separate ways. Therefore, the White Wizarding Association has never been able to find any evidence against them. However, I infiltrated this organization ten years ago and became its snake. As long as a wizard can solve the zodiac puzzle, and there is no member in the organization corresponding to that zodiac sign, that wizard can join the Zodiac Trade Fair.” “

And you just solved the zodiac puzzle that the ox, the first of the twelve zodiac signs, defined as the ‘dragon.'”

Locke suddenly realized. “So, Teacher, you’re using the Zodiac puzzle as a lesson for our accelerated learning class. You believe there’s a wizard in our class who can solve it. Teacher, what’s your purpose in infiltrating the Zodiac?”

The Sea Queen pursed her lips. “Don’t be so unsurprised. I was expecting to see the look of horror in your eyes, Locke.”

“I didn’t expect you to be so calm, and to see right through my plan.”

“It’s really disheartening,”

Locke said. “Teacher, I’m quite surprised that you’re both an elder of the Death God Elective Society and a member of the Zodiac Trading Company. But you have your reasons for doing things, I just choose to believe you.”

The Sea Queen put away her pipe, stood up, and said to Locke, “You’re too serious. It’s not good for young people to be so serious.

We should be happier.”

“But you’re right. I do believe there’s a wizard in the accelerated learning class who can do this for me.”

“Now that you’ve solved this zodiac puzzle, you are the Dragon of the Twelve Zodiacs. The Twelve Zodiacs are extremely domineering; once they choose you, they won’t care about your personal opinions.”

Locke asked doubtfully, “Then isn’t this secret organization of the Twelve Zodiacs afraid I’ll report them to the White Wizard Association?”

The Sea Queen looked at Locke with a half-smile. “What can you report it for? Is it because it gave you a ring? Or because you reported yourself?”

The Sea Queen pointed her index finger at Locke and said, “After you’ve participated in one of the Twelve Zodiacs’ trade fairs, you basically won’t want to report it anymore. The trade fairs held within this organization allow you to trade many rare materials and secret information related to potions. The Twelve Zodiacs is an ancient potions organization in the Eastern Frontier, and to this day, no one can fully understand its secrets. The leader of the Twelve Zodiacs is even more mysterious. People only know that he will periodically present potions puzzles. There are two types of puzzles: one is the zodiac puzzle used to select members, and the other is a potions puzzle for members to play.” “

There’s another fun thing about joining the Twelve Zodiacs, which is—”

The Sea Queen smiled slightly. “Those potion-solving puzzles aren’t just difficult, they’re also incredibly interesting. We potion masters are addicted to puzzles, and once we get used to them, we really look forward to the days when the first of the twelve zodiacs sets the challenge. It’s like when I’m a fan of a celebrity, I count down the days until their concert.” “

The Twelve Zodiacs is basically an organization that conducts transactions on certain days, and also sets and solves puzzles. However, this organization never heeds the orders of the White Wizarding Association; many of their puzzles clearly violate the ethics review committee, though not to a serious degree. Therefore, although they’re listed as a gray organization, they’re not explicitly classified as a black wizarding organization.”

The entertainment industry is thriving in the upper-level wizarding lands of the Eastern Boundary, with many wizards from the enchanting, illusion, and mind schools becoming rising stars in the entertainment industry.

Locke just didn’t expect Neptune to be a fan of celebrities.

No, the key point is that the wizards in the Twelve Zodiacs are so addicted to puzzles that they even formed an illegal organization specifically for solving them.

That’s a bit too much of a puzzle addiction.

Locke felt he and the twelve zodiac animals were not the same kind of people.

If they weren’t the same kind, it would be difficult to integrate.

Locke asked, “Teacher, I have another question. Isn’t the first of the twelve zodiac animals the rat? Why did you say it’s the ox?”

Neptune’s expression turned serious. “That’s the crux of the matter. Currently, the first of the twelve zodiac animals is the Ox, and it only appears when a new member joins; otherwise, the Tiger takes the lead. I don’t know if the Rat even exists. But I’m certain the Ox and Tiger are related.” “

And I’m pretty sure of the Tiger’s identity, so I’ve also confirmed one thing: the Tiger and Ox have no connection in reality.” “

Locke, to be honest, I know through private channels that the Ox of the twelve zodiac animals seems to possess a large quantity of Yellow Spring Wine. My target is that Yellow Spring Wine. So I need you to do me a small favor. Now that you’ve solved the zodiac puzzle and become the Dragon of the twelve zodiac animals, let’s play a little undercover game.

” “In return, I can pay you.”

Locke quickly said, “Teacher, you are my mentor. Besides, the twelve zodiac animals sound like a powerful potion-making organization in the Eastern Region. I already think it’s great that you’ve given me the opportunity to enter this organization for training. Why do you need to pay me like an outsider?”

Mainly, he really wasn’t used to it.

Generally, the Witch Catherine wouldn’t pay for such things that were within her duties.

Because that’s common sense.

It’s like Catherine the Witch giving herself self-financing projects; why would she give herself money?

It’s a resource and benefit a mentor provides to their student.

Locke, thinking about it, felt that the Zodiac puzzle and the opportunity to join the Zodiac Society seemed like a benefit from the Sea Queen.

After all, how could an ordinary potion master possibly encounter the Zodiac puzzle?

He’d just checked, and the White Wizarding Association basically ignored the Zodiac Society, pretending not to see it unless things went too far.

In other words, this is just an ordinary gray organization.

Since she could join an organization that only highly skilled potion masters could join, she shouldn’t be asked for any more money.

The Sea Queen supported her back. “Little Locke, you actually refused my money?”

“Take it, this is ten million magic stones, your reward. You can think of it as resources, but in my understanding, I’m just asking you to do something.

“

Locke took the astral ring containing ten million magic stones, his scalp tingling. “Teacher, please don’t call me that anymore—”

“Alright, you call me whatever you want, I’ll call you whatever I want.”

Locke said, “So I’ve been invited to the Twelve Zodiac Trade Fair? What do I need to do to help you, Teacher? From what you’ve said, just joining the Twelve Zodiac Trade Fair isn’t enough to know the identity of the Twelve Zodiac Ox.”

The Sea Queen became serious. “I cannot reveal my own need for the Yellow Spring Wine. Therefore, I need you to proactively propose trading for it at the Twelve Zodiac Trade Fair. There are two possibilities. The first, and best-case scenario, is that the Ox agrees to the trade. In that case, you complete the transaction with him, and I will purchase it from you afterward.”

“The second, and worst-case scenario, is that the Ox tells you he doesn’t have any Yellow Spring Wine. That could be genuine, or it could be a lie.”

“But regardless, I will know his attitude.” “

That is, he won’t easily trade Yellow Spring Wine.” “

Therefore, I will try to find out his identity.” “

The Twelve Zodiacs will be extremely secretive, protecting their identities, and there will be no outsiders. Each transaction will be extremely brief, with little communication between them. Therefore, it’s difficult for me to do anything alone. But now that you’ve joined the Twelve Zodiacs, there are two of us. If your request to trade Yellow Spring Wine is refused, you must try to create a conflict. Don’t worry about danger, because the Twelve Zodiacs don’t know each other’s identities, not even the organizers. I only know because we are master and disciple.”

“The reason the Sea King World was chosen is because it’s an interesting problem in itself, and with my help, it became even more complicated. You used the reverse potion refining method to become the ancestral god of this world, healing the world but not the Mountain and River Guest.

It’s an interesting problem-solving approach,”

said the Sea Queen. “Therefore, you need to create some trouble. You need to force the Ox and Tiger to speak up and take charge. Then I’ll have a way to track down their identities.”

Locke nodded. So, what his teacher needed to do was simply enter the Twelve Zodiac Association and get everyone arguing.

It wasn’t a difficult task.

Locke nodded and said, “Teacher, this doesn’t seem like a difficult task to me.”

“I can assist you.”

The Sea Queen proactively took out a flask of wizard’s wine and two porcelain cups. She poured a cup for Locke, then held one for herself, saying, “Life is short, so enjoy it while you can. Locke, you’re a young man, don’t be shy. This is my collection of ‘God’s Smile,’ a very expensive wizard’s wine.”

“We’re celebrating today, let’s each drink a toast.”

The Sea Queen downed her drink in one gulp, and Locke, though not used to wizard’s wine, still drank it.

Seeing this, the Sea Queen smiled.

The potent alcohol hit Locke’s face, and in an instant, his cheeks flushed slightly. He was tipsy, and even seeing the Sea Queen seemed like a double image. But in that instant, Locke felt as if all his worries had vanished, and only moments of triumph remained in his life.

The Sea Queen asked Locke, “How is it?”

Locke glanced at the God’s Smile in his hand. “It seems to be brewed using a large amount of enchanting-related natural magical components through a special magical process, which can make people feel happy. Even high-ring wizards with amazing soul magic resistance cannot be completely immune. In this state, anyone who drinks it will feel happy.

” “Teacher, this is good wine.”

Sea Queen said to Locke, “How about we play a game of ‘Flying Flowers’? I’ll go first—”

Locke instinctively wanted to refuse, but under the influence of the wine, he became dizzy and actually agreed without thinking.

Locke doesn’t remember what happened next. He only remembers drinking God’s Smile with the Sea Queen and playing games like dice. They were both having a great time. Suddenly, the Sea Queen said to him, “Locke, there will be many good things at the Zodiac Trade Fair.”

“Remember to bring plenty of money.”

“The Ox participates in the trade fair, and they always bring very valuable items. Remember to bring at least two hundred million magic stones, or you will definitely regret it. Look at this iron ring, input your magic pressure into it, and you will get the time and place to participate in the trade fair. If you don’t go, it will be considered that you have given up participating in the Zodiac Trade Fair, and you will lose your Zodiac identity and be hunted down by the Zodiacs.”

The Sea Queen helped Locke to a house in a mortal city in the Sea King’s world. “Of course, you probably didn’t hear this last sentence. Because you are really drunk.”

The Sea Queen helped Locke to bed.

“This kid, as a potion master, he actually forgot to sober himself up and actually drank it. The effects of God’s Smile are extremely potent; I always drink it while simultaneously taking an antidote. Learn from him, Locke. You still lack experience.”

The Sea Queen looked at Locke, who was sleeping on the bed, and saw a magical glow appear on the iron ring on his left hand. “Here it comes.”

A lizard appeared on Locke’s shoulder. This was the Zodiac Potion. Once injected into the body by this potion lizard, one’s Zodiac identity would be certified. Upon leaving the Zodiac Society, the Zodiac Potion would transform from an identity-certifying potion into a highly poisonous one.

However, the Zodiac Society assumed that all members were excellent potion masters, so this was just a fun puzzle.

Only those whose identity was certified by the identity-certifying potion and who also carried a Zodiac ring would be summoned into the Zodiac Society.

Originally, the potion-wielding lizard would have instantly burrowed into Locke’s mouth, but at this moment, because Locke was immersed in the divine dream of the Celestial Smile, the divine aura affected the potion-wielding lizard’s perception accuracy, causing the normally extremely fast lizard to become slightly confused. The next moment, the scorpion tattoo on the back of the Sea Queen’s right hand crawled off her hand, and then the scorpion clamped onto the potion-wielding lizard, kidnapping it and pulling it away from Locke’s body.

The Sea Queen casually picked up Locke’s name spirit scroll, a wisp of magical flame appeared on her finger, and then she refined the name spirit scroll into a bottle of name potion, before throwing the collapsing potion-wielding lizard into the name potion.

If the first of the twelve zodiac animals, the potion-wielding lizard’s creator, had witnessed this scene, she would have been amazed, acknowledging the Sea Queen’s extraordinary talent in potion-making.

She used the power of the Celestial Smile to cause the potion-wielding lizard to fail in its positioning, and then, before the potion-wielding lizard could fail in its injection, she forcibly injected the zodiac potion into it successfully with the name potion.

However, the Zodiac Potion was injected into Locke’s name spirit, not into Locke’s body.

Thus, Locke could still enter the Zodiac Society using his name and the Zodiac Ring, but if Locke suddenly changed his name or hid it, the Zodiac Society would be completely unable to find him.

Although the Sea Queen wanted to use Locke to infiltrate the Zodiac Society, she didn’t want her student to be involved in any strange organization.

The Sea Queen removed her Death Elder Ring from Locke’s right hand. “Alright, you’ve had your fill of this treasure. So, you’re no longer a true member of the Zodiac Society. As for whether the leader of the Zodiac can detect this,”

the Sea Queen chuckled mischievously. “Let’s see if this leader of the Zodiac, the mysterious potion master of the Gray Realm, can solve my puzzle.”

After a while, Locke woke up and slapped his forehead. “My first time blacking out from drinking, and I was tricked by my own potion master.”

He discovered that the Sea Queen’s avatar from the Sea King world had already left.

“I actually got tricked into getting drunk by Teacher Helen.”

“What kind of teacher would do something like this?” Locke vaguely recalled the absurd games he played with the Sea Queen while drunk.

Locke was almost speechless.

“I really miscalculated this time. But this God’s Smile is extremely useful. I should learn from the Sea Queen,”

Locke pondered. “Next time, I can invite other wizards to drink it.”