Ponder the Orb [Wizard Progression LitRPG]

[Slice of life + Wizards + Cultivation + Comedy + Isekai + Cute spell creatures] When Mark is ripped from Earth and dropped into a realm of wizard towers and magic, he is taken in by an unlikely group of hermits who spend their days smoking halflings’ leaf, arguing over spell theory, and quietly pondering glowing orbs. They call themselves the Blue Wizards. The powerful White Tower sect calls them a disgrace. But as Mark starts training with them, he realizes something unsettling: Their “orb pondering” might actually be a lost path to magic—one capable of unlocking power the rest of the world has forgotten. With a rare void affinity and a mysterious inner world that shouldn’t exist, Mark’s growth begins to outpace everyone around him, whether he wants it to or not. As he learns to cultivate mana and unlock new spells, he’s drawn deeper into a system that seems intent on pulling him toward something greater. Because beyond the towers, rifts are widening, the dead are stirring, and a growing necromancer threat is spreading over the entire Earthly Realm. And if the Blue Wizards are right, their strange path may be the only thing that can stop it. [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] Posting a New Chapter every day in April! After April: 3x per week (M,W,F) WHAT TO EXPECT: -  Weak-to-strong wizard MC - A Tower of slightly unhinged wizard mentors - Xianxia inspired mana cultivation - Daily wizard life with bursts of high-stakes magic and conflict - Staff crafting, spell evolutions, and potion making - Foraging for magic mushrooms ⁺₊ ⋆ - Smoking halflings' leaf, fishing, spellcasting with the boys… and, of course, pondering that orb! TL;DR: Lord of the Rings meets Cultivation in a LitRPG World.