Chapter 323 - 123: [Death Codex]! Lynch Has a Legacy

Chapter 323: Chapter 123: [Death Codex]! Lynch Has a Legacy

[’I thought that if I could obtain it, perhaps I could use its purity to wash away the chaotic death mutations afflicting her and stabilize her soul. That way, even if I still couldn’t truly bring her back to life, I could at least grant her eternal peace instead of eternal torment.’]

[’But the depths of the Nether River are fraught with danger; even a Legend wouldn’t dare venture there lightly. I knew this journey was almost certain death. Before setting out, I made the most thorough preparations possible. I sealed Alice in a special region between the Netherworld and the main material plane. I call it the "Netherworld." The environment there is relatively stable and could keep her condition from worsening.’]

[’Next was settling my affairs. I could no longer bring myself to trust the people of this world, especially my students and peers. After being betrayed by the disciple I valued most, there was no way I could leave my true core legacy to that pack of ungrateful wolves.’]

[’So, I came up with this method: to use a script and logic that only "we" could understand to create a series of puzzles and hide my inheritance. I don’t know if there are other Transmigrators in this world, or if there ever will be in the future. This is just a faint hope, like a message in a bottle tossed into the sea of time. But what if?’]

[’If, by some chance, another soul from my homeland can solve these puzzles and claim these items... then at least my knowledge, my research, the detours I took, and the lessons I learned won’t be completely lost. Perhaps, with these, you, the one who comes after, can go much further than I did.’]

Reading this, Lynch couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

’This senior Transmigrator may be a bit long-winded, but he’s a truly passionate man. He must have suffered so much betrayal after that incident to leave his legacy to some hypothetical Transmigrator.’

Lynch shook his head and continued reading. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

The letter continued.

[’The black book I left for you is called the *Death Codex*. It is the legacy of the Legend Necromancer, Sandru Kolt, which I inherited by a stroke of luck in my early years. The path of death it reveals is vast, profound, and all-encompassing. It’s not just a collection of magic spells, but a worldview and methodology for exploring the nature of death, the mysteries of the soul, and the origin of Negative Energy. To understand it, you need to ponder it with your heart, test it through practice, and synthesize it with your own thoughts until it becomes second nature.’]

[’My successor, take it from my experience: true power isn’t mastered by simply imprinting a few Magic Models onto your Sea of Spirit. That is merely grasping at shadows. You need to understand the meaning behind every rune, the reason for every single step in the flow of energy, and the philosophy of how death and life are opposites, yet secretly connected... That is the path to higher realms. It took me an immense amount of effort back then just to get my foot in the door.’]

Er...

Reading this, Lynch couldn’t help but rub his nose, a sheepish look on his face.

He felt like the old senior was scolding him.

It was true that he mainly relied on Skill Scrolls to learn skills and his panel to grind experience for upgrades. He spent relatively little time on in-depth research of the principles behind them.

However, when he upgraded skills using his skill panel, the panel itself would infuse him with the experience, allowing him to gain a deep understanding and master them instantly. The effect was the same as careful study and contemplation.

’Senior Lester probably transmigrated at a time when even transmigration novels were rare, let alone ones with systems or panels. It’s only natural that he wouldn’t understand.’

However, what really made Lynch’s heart race in this section was the name "Sandro"!

Sandru Kolt, the Legend Necromancer, was one of the founding fathers of the Empire and the founder of the Grimsby Empire’s current Undead Magic System.

He was the figure immortalized in the statue in the Undead Department of Hurst Royal Academy, a Legend revered by all students of undeath!

The knowledge taught in the academy today was merely the tip of the iceberg of Sandro’s vast Undead Magic System, a simplified "universal version" adapted for mass education.

And what Senior Lester had inherited was Sandro’s true legacy—a legacy he had now passed on to him.

’This is the legacy of a Legend Mage!’

’This wasn’t just finding a treasure; it was unearthing a Necromancer’s ultimate hoard!’

Lynch felt a wave of heat rush through his entire body.

Any previous complaints he had about Senior Lester’s long-windedness were tossed to the back of his mind, replaced by nothing but overwhelming gratitude.

’Now I get why that "senior brother" of mine was so obsessed with "Lester’s Treasure." Who would ever give up on something like this?!’

However, the old senior’s ramblings were not yet over, and the next part left Lynch utterly dumbfounded.

[’While researching the *Death Codex* and searching for a way to save Alice, I often recalled the Qigong theories I was obsessed with before transmigrating. Though most were absurd, some concepts—like "Jing, Qi, and Shen," "meridians," and the "Dantian"—and the wild ideas from wuxia and xuanhuan novels about physical cultivation, a second origin soul, and the Outer Body Incarnation gave me tremendous inspiration.’]

[’Necromancers are typically physically frail—this is their greatest weakness. It’s also why some powerful Necromancers choose to become Witch Demons. But a Witch Demon is fundamentally no longer human, and advancing after the transformation becomes very difficult. So I thought, why can’t we temper our own bodies the same way we temper the Undead? Why can’t we create an "Outer Body Incarnation"—one connected to our soul’s origin and as easy to control as our own limbs—just as we control the Undead?’]