How did a vessel exist once synthesized?
In a seventh-rank being's body, did it exist as an extra organ or in a spiritual form?
Philia could only make some guesses.
Based on the name "Undying Wardrobe", it seemed like a literal wardrobe, but Philia found that hard to believe.
She thought it might be a metaphor or something else entirely.
Since she had never seen one, she could only speculate, as she only possessed half of the blueprint.
She was also unsure if there were eighth-rank or ninth-rank blueprints beyond the seventh-rank ones.
Information regarding rank blueprints was something even she, as a fifth-rank mage, had never heard of before discovering those specific leads.
Information related to such high-rank power was tightly controlled by major factions.
Ordinary adventurers and their teams had absolutely no concept of it.
All of this originated from dungeons.
Whether it was the foundational ring seal stone, the rank blueprints, or the materials required to synthesize high-rank vessels, they only existed within dungeons.
Every extraordinary power in this world had its source in dungeons.
Based on the information Philia had gathered and her own deductions, there was no doubt that the Grey family possessed sixth-rank power.
The Grey family, which owned two medium-scale dungeons, certainly possessed ring seal stones.
However, higher-rank existences remained a complete mystery shrouded in mist.
A medium-scale dungeon should contain one seventh-rank blueprint and the materials needed to synthesize a seventh-rank vessel.
Following this logic, the Grey family must have at least two seventh-rank beings.
Yet, no information regarding them had ever surfaced.
Accommodating a ring seal stone was not easy; not every fifth-rank being who obtained one was guaranteed to become a sixth-rank existence.
Philia had obtained a ring seal stone, but she had failed to reach the sixth rank by the time she was killed by the Grey family.
From this, Philia deduced that even if a sixth-rank being possessed a vessel blueprint, becoming a seventh-rank existence was incredibly difficult and dangerous.
Synthesizing the "Undying Wardrobe" required five materials.
Three of those five materials could be found within dungeons, though the chances were extremely low.
However, the two unknown materials likely had some unique properties that made seventh-rank beings very rare.
For instance, one of the materials might only have a single instance in an entire medium-scale dungeon.
Finally, based on the secrets she held, Philia made a summary regarding dungeons and high-rank vessels.
Small-scale dungeons cannot produce ring seal stones and only yield resources for those below the sixth rank.
Medium-scale dungeons can stably produce ring seal stones and possess one seventh-rank power, allowing someone to become a seventh-rank being.
Deeper medium-scale dungeons may possess multiple seventh-rank powers.
Large-scale dungeons possess multiple seventh-rank powers and at least one power beyond the seventh rank.
High-rank powers are never fully integrated; upon the death of a high-rank being, the acquired power will re-emerge from the corpse.
This was the forbidden knowledge regarding high-rank beings that Philia possessed.
At the end of her life, she had even acquired one last piece of crucial intelligence.
Information regarding a living sixth-rank existence.
It was a sixth-rank angel of the Grey family who appeared to be middle-aged, though his actual age was impossible to guess.
Judging by his attire, he was a swordsman who had already integrated a ring seal stone.
In his combat form, a glowing red circular halo would appear above his head, just like an angel in an oil painting.
He had instantly killed the fifth-rank Philia; a fifth-rank mage had no ability to resist him whatsoever.
It was an absolute gap in power.
Only such a power gap would cause extraordinary beings below the sixth rank to stop calling those above the sixth rank humans.
Instead, they were referred to as angels, a term steeped in mythology.
"I see. So this is the information regarding high-rank power."
Dalun Li sat on his pedestal, thinking quietly.
Did he need a vessel?
...Although he did not fully understand why, his dungeon instincts told Dalun Li that he had just thought of a very funny joke.
"It seems I don't need any so-called vessel."
However, he had to start considering and researching things related to vessels.
Dungeons, vessels, and high-rank power.
This world was still too dangerous; he would consider going outside after reaching level 80, no, level 90.
Philia's memories were very helpful.
So was her magical knowledge.
The entire magical knowledge of a fifth-rank mage had now been completely absorbed by Dalun Li.
This magical knowledge could enrich Dalun Li's own power.
Philia's vitality and soul were now useless.
Since all her knowledge had been absorbed, she could now serve as nourishment for the dungeon.
After all, she no longer had a will of her own, and resurrecting her would be meaningless.
Besides, Dalun Li would have to be out of his mind to think about resurrecting her.
He pulled Philia's soul directly from the Life Casket and absorbed it through the dungeon.
This absorption felt far inferior to those adventurers of flesh and blood.
Because she lacked a physical body, the Earth Vein Power Philia provided was not much, but since she was a fifth-rank mage, Dalun Li still gained a great harvest.
[Earth Vein Power +2000]
[Large Chunk of Earth Vein Essence +1]
[Medium Piece of Earth Vein Essence +2]
The Earth Vein Power was not substantial, but Philia actually dropped one Large Chunk of Earth Vein Essence and two Medium Pieces of Earth Vein Essence!
A Medium Piece of Earth Vein Essence could allow Dalun Li to synthesize greater magic grade magical artifacts.
Then a Large Chunk of Earth Vein Essence would surely...
Be able to synthesize a masterpiece grade magical artifact!
Could he pick up another masterpiece grade magical artifact?
Was a fifth-rank extraordinary being worth this much?
Dalun Li realized he had fallen into a misconception; fifth-rank extraordinary beings were quite rare and represented the pinnacle of humanity.
Therefore, a fifth-rank extraordinary being was indeed very valuable.
Moreover, Philia was no ordinary fifth-rank; according to her memories, average fifth-rank beings could not even compare to her.
She had already begun trying to accommodate a ring seal stone, she just had not been able to succeed in a short time.
That was why the Grey family eventually dispatched a sixth-rank being to kill her and used a masterpiece grade magical artifact specifically designed to imprison and manipulate her.
This proved that even in the eyes of the Grey family, Philia was a high-quality fifth-rank.
She was worth the specific use of a masterpiece grade magical artifact.
And now, both the masterpiece grade magical artifact and Philia were lost to them.
"A peak fifth-rank, half-step into the sixth rank."
Was that why she could drop a large chunk of magic essence for him?
Dalun Li put away the Earth Vein Essence.
Such a large ciece of Earth Vein Essence definitely had to be crafted using high-quality materials.
Should he put the substitution magic tree through more hardship?
No, the substitution magic tree was still too small; if he only used it, he would have to cut it in half.
Dalun Li planned to use the two Medium Pieces of Earth Vein Essence first to synthesize two greater magic grade magical artifacts.
He still owed the little Zeno a little red flower, so he would make it up to her this time.
Therefore, one of the Medium Pieces of Earth Vein Essence would be combined with Zeno's characteristics to create a greater magic grade magical artifact.
The other would be synthesized using the materials dropped by the Cinderguards.
As for what to do about the drop rate of the Cinderguards decreasing for a while afterward.
That was none of his business; if the drop rate decreased, couldn't the adventurers reflect on their own problems?
Have they been grinding seriously? Have they been working hard to bring in more people and contribute to the dungeon?
If they haven't done any of that, how can they blame others? It is all because they aren't working hard enough!
Dalun Li naturally moved the two sets of materials in front of him.
One was a drop from a Cinderguard, an irregular, fiery-red, high-temperature ore.
Forbidden Cinder.
The other was the half he had cut from the dragon embryo plate, along with the refined fire-resistant iron repeatedly forged by the purple-skinned blacksmiths.
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