Chapter 20

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Chapter 20: Spell Imprint

Inside the inn room.

On the table lay a white crystal, a thin book titled "Introduction to Spells," a blue paper crane, and three gifted spirit objects marked with Spell Spirit Patterns.

"This is a spirit stone. According to Taoist Chongyun’s notes, spirit stones are the currency of the immortal world, containing pure Spirit Qi from the heavens and earth. Can it not be absorbed directly for cultivation?"

Wang Yu picked up the small crystal, the size of his fingertip, and examined it closely several times. The surface of the crystal was very smooth, and inside, it was clear and sparkling, with faint white light flickering.

After thinking for a moment, he placed the spirit stone on his Dantian, closed his eyes, released his divine sense, and quietly began to run the first layer of the ‘Yin Water Skill’ technique.

In his perception, if the Spirit Qi during normal training was just a scattered array of colorful dots, then the Spirit Qi attracted from the spirit stone was like wisps of milky-white mist. It not only made the coolness that entered his body much stronger but also made it easier to infuse the Spirit Seed with the Yin Water Skill.

Indeed, the Spirit Qi from the spirit stone can aid in training!

After about a stick of incense’s time, Wang Yu opened his eyes, filled with delight.

Using this spirit stone to practice the Yin Water Skill is much more efficient than usual; this short time is worth many days of regular training, and the improvement is far greater than that from the Shadow Spirit Qi.

If he had enough spirit stones to assist in his training, he could reach the second layer of the Yin Water Skill in less than a month.

It’s strange why Taoist Chongyun never told him about this method before. Perhaps spirit stones are too precious, and Taoist Chongyun doesn’t have any extra.

Wang Yu pondered as he looked at the spirit stone in his hand; he noticed that nearly half of the white threads of light had disappeared, and it had become somewhat clear and transparent. He guessed that it could be used at most one more time before all the Spirit Qi vanished.

Wang Yu felt a bit regretful and could only put the spirit stone away and sit down to rest.

Half a day later, feeling much more refreshed, he picked up the blue paper crane to study it. He found that aside from some red-veined patterns on the wings, it looked just like an ordinary paper crane.

This item is worth seven spirit stones. Wang Yu, of course, did not dare to take it apart to study it. Instead, he put it down and picked up the "Introduction to Spells" to examine it closely.

In just ten pages, he finished reading in half an hour, and when he closed the last page, a look of realization appeared on his face.

The "Introduction to Spells" explained very simple things, yet it finally helped him understand how to learn spells.

According to the book, learning spells is actually a process of understanding the Spell Spirit Pattern and then meditating on it in the divine sense sea.

As the book states, the Spell Spirit Pattern that is meditated on in the cultivator’s divine sense sea is usually called a ‘Spell Imprint.’ Only by using the corresponding incantation to meditate in the divine sense sea can it resonate with one’s magical power and cast the corresponding spell.

Therefore, the book emphasizes two main difficulties in learning spells: understanding the Spell Spirit Pattern and meditating on the ‘Spell Imprint.’

The book tells that those with high Spiritual Sensing talent find it much easier to understand the Spell Pattern, but those with exceptional insight also understand at an astonishing speed.

As for meditating on the Spell Imprint, it mainly depends on how well the cultivator controls their divine sense. Of course, other factors can also affect the meditation of the Spell Imprint, such as the complexity of the Spell Pattern, the compatibility of the practiced techniques with the Spell Pattern, the cultivator’s Spiritual Root attributes, and even some conditions related to luck and opportunity.

But overall, the strength of one’s control over divine sense is the most important factor affecting the meditation of the Spell Imprint.

In the book "Introduction to Spells," there is a simple introduction to the levels of spells.

Spells made of six or fewer Spirit Patterns are easy to meditate on, like tricks performed by ordinary people, and are called magic tricks.

Spells made of more than six Spirit Patterns can be a threat to other cultivators and are practical spells that Qi Refining Stage cultivators can master, so they are called beginner spells.

There is not much mention of higher-level spells in "Introduction to Spells," only that they require an incredible amount of magical power and can generally only be controlled by cultivators above the Foundation Establishment level. The divine sense sea of an ordinary Qi Refining Stage cultivator is not enough to hold high-level Spell Imprints.

Wang Yu guessed that higher-level spells are probably more complex spells made up of more Spirit Patterns, meaning that to master powerful spells, one must first learn to handle many basic Spirit Patterns.

Unfortunately, besides the ‘Cloud Pattern’ from the original "White Cloud Sutra," he had very few Spirit Patterns he had truly encountered, so it seemed he needed to collect more in the future.

Thinking this, Wang Yu put the "Introduction to Spells" back on the table and picked up the red beast skin, extending his divine sense into it.

Firefly Technique, a magic trick performed by Qingfeng, was naturally his first choice for study.

In his sensing, five bright red Spirit Patterns were spread across the center of the beast skin, each one continuously changing and shifting. A few faint red threads connected them, as if they were living things, making it impossible to see the true appearance of the entire Spirit Pattern Diagram.

Wang Yu, who had experience understanding the Cloud Pattern, didn’t feel too strange. Instead, he focused his divine sense on a bright red Spirit Pattern, slowly sensing the changes within it.

But a moment later, Wang Yu withdrew his divine sense from the red beast skin, looking very unhappy.

The shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion was not exaggerating; the Spell Pattern of the Firefly Spell was much harder to understand than the ‘Cloud Pattern’ in the White Cloud Sutra.

When he understood the ‘Cloud Pattern’ before, although it took time to slowly grasp, it was at least possible to comprehend. However, with the Spell Spirit Pattern on this beast skin, just trying to understand it for a little longer would make him feel dizzy, and at times, even feel like he wanted to vomit. It was simply impossible to continue understanding normally.

Is the magic trick really so hard to comprehend?

Is it that his Spiritual Sensing is too low, or is the ‘primeval spell’ just this difficult to understand?

Wang Yu thought to himself, thankfully he had a method called ‘great insight,’ and he immediately whispered the word "overclock."

"Overclocking synchronization mode activated."

As the mechanical voice sounded in his mind, a shimmering light flickered deep in Wang Yu’s eyes, his senses gradually heightened, everything around him slowed down, and his thoughts entered into a wonderfully unique state.

At that moment, in his divine sense, the Spirit Pattern Diagram that was originally unclear in the beast skin quickly unraveled with the help of the system. A bright red Spirit Pattern split apart rapidly, first turning into bright red threads which trembled, then gathered into glowing orbs, shaped like spheres. After a while, it formed a triangle, and then transformed again into countless tangled threads of light.

After a short time, Wang Yu let out a long breath and exited the overclocking synchronization mode.

In his divine sense, a red Spirit Pattern became clear from its previous fuzzy form. It was a bright, flame-shaped symbol, covered with intricate patterns on its surface, looking like a dreamy vision.

Is this the true form of the red Spirit Pattern? It looks much more magical than the ‘Cloud Pattern.’

Wang Yu gazed at it for a moment, feeling thirsty, his body temperature rising, and he couldn’t help but marvel in wonder.

Although the entire understanding and deduction process seemed short, spending this much time in overclocking synchronization mode shows how difficult it is to comprehend this Spell Spirit Pattern.

If someone with an ordinary understanding tried it, I really don’t know how long it would take for them to gain any insight.

No wonder the shopkeeper of Baizhen Building sold it so cheaply.

He grumbled again in his heart about the shopkeeper being a fraud. He decided not to continue deducing other red Spirit Patterns, but instead quickly packed everything away. After having the waiter bring him some food to fill his stomach a little, he sat on the edge of the bed, pondering his current situation.

Compared to the modern world of Blue Star, this other world is very dangerous.

That day, he was calmly gathering information about the Otherworld in the Taoist temple when suddenly, other cultivators came to attack. As a result, the White Cloud Temple was destroyed, leaving him as the only Otherworld person outside, struggling to survive.

Now, there is still a month until boarding the ship. If he plans well with what he has learned, he can significantly improve his strength in a short time.

First, the most important thing is the ‘Yin Water Skill.’ Originally, even with the help of Shadow Spirit Qi, it would take at least six months to reach the second level, but now, with the assistance of spirit stones, it will likely be possible to achieve this goal within a month. Once he reaches the second level of the skill, he can learn magic tricks.

Secondly, the Four Beast Diagram has been tested to have amazing effects for body strengthening. Combined with Blood Refining Soup, there is a high possibility of fully awakening the power of the ‘Iron Eating Crocodile’ bloodline, and he must not stop his cultivation.

He already has the recipe for Blood Refining Soup and will go to the pharmacy to see if he can get some made directly.

Also, he has mastered the two martial arts techniques: Sword Slash Technique and Splitting Wind Sword Technique.

The former is a practical killing technique from Blue Star, while the latter is a sword technique from the Otherworld taught by Taoist Chongyun. If he practices both more, their power in super-frequency mode will not disappoint him.

Lastly, he can rely on external help.

The greatest external force is clearly the "Taiyuan Auxiliary System."

Because he has had little time, he does not know much about this system yet and will need to explore its potential more in the future, especially the "overclocking synchronization mode," which can serve as a powerful technique; the more detailed, the better.

The other external forces are just things like armor and blades.

He is now wearing soft armor close to his body, with an indestructible glove on his right hand, and a silver fine sword that can be used as a belt; now he seems to be missing a long sword that can perform the "Sword Slash Technique."

With his current amazing strength, a regular long sword cannot withstand a few uses of the "overclocking sword pulling technique."

Also, there is that silver folding fan that can create strong winds; if he can master its use, it could serve as a life-saving tool.

As Wang Yu thought about this, his heart began to race; after rummaging in his bosom, he took out the silver folding fan and slowly opened it, revealing the uneven silver pattern on its surface.

In his divine sense, the patterns on the fan’s surface began to wriggle and change, clearly being some unknown "inscription."

Wang Yu took a deep breath, picked up the fan in his hand, and mimicked the appearance of the young man in white from that day, giving it a strong flap forward.

"Puff"

After a gentle breeze passed, there was no sign of anything unusual.

Wang Yu did not lose hope. After thinking for a moment, he silently chanted the ‘Yin Water Skill’ mantra and began to gather the tiny bit of magic inside him, slowly channeling it through his arm and into the fan.

As soon as the magic entered the silver fan, it began to tremble slightly. A part of the silver Spirit Pattern on the fan started to glow with white light. But sadly, the light only illuminated two-thirds of the area before it suddenly stopped shaking, and the white light on the Spirit Pattern flickered out.

Wang Yu huffed, and his face turned a bit pale; the tiny bit of magic inside him had already run out.

Indeed, it wasn’t enough!

With his current magic, he could not activate this magical item. He needed to wait until he reached the second level of the Yin Water Skill to convert more magic inside him before trying again. Now he had another reason to improve his Yin Water Skill to the second level.

Disappointed, Wang Yu put the fan away, took out the black book, found the three recipes inside, memorized them all, and then put on his cloak and left the inn.