Chapter 53: Promotion
Landolia's villa, which is also her mage's tower. In this "reversed" mage tower, the deeper you go, the more intense the black element becomes, and at the same time, it also hides more secrets of a high-level mage. In the academy's filings, this mage tower has a total of thirty-two floors, but very few people know that there are four floors deeper than the thirty-two underground floors that have never appeared in any records. The meditation room that Liu Li was in at this time was located on the thirty-fourth floor of the Mage Tower.
The elements in the meditation room are not rich, and can even be said to be extremely thin, and the inscriptions on the walls almost extract the elements from the entire meditation room and store them in a deeper place. Liu Li now needs such an environment to sort out the black elements contained in his body.
There were too many death elements contained in the "Bones of Secret Words", and Ian only extracted one percent of them, and after decades of use and consumption, its content could exceed the limit that Liu Li, a first-order intermediate spellcaster, could grasp several times. In the subsequent battle, Liu Li's absorption of death elements from the "Bones of Secret Words" accounted for as much as seventy percent of the total, if it weren't for the huge amount of death elements used by Zhan Lan in the meditation space to condense the black ancient runes, Liu Li's meditation space might have collapsed due to being overwhelmed. The consequences of its collapse are at least mental disintegration, permanent loss of spell casting ability, or death by exploding. Liu Li was not ignorant of this, but at that time, he was in the middle of a battle, and absorbing the "Bone of Secret Words" was the only chance of life for the entire caravan, so he had to take a risk.
Liu Li, who was sitting quietly in the meditation room, was so quiet that he could barely smell his breath, and his entire mind had sunk into deep meditation, trying to sort out the irritable elements in his body. It can be seen from Liu Li's slightly frowning brow that the whole combing process is not smooth, and it is accompanied by great pain at all times.
Liu Li didn't let Landolia help him suppress the elements in his body, although he knew that his teacher could do this easily, but he knew in his heart that only by passing this hurdle on his own could he bring the greatest benefit to his future cultivation. Knowing Liu Li's decision, Landolia was also very pleased, as a high-level spellcaster, she knew very well what Liu Li would gain after successfully passing this level, which could not be improved through ordinary cultivation paths.
In Liu Li's meditation space, the black ancient runes still shine, it is condensed from the purest black element, whether it is darkness or death, the two characteristics are inseparable from each other, closely fused together. The reason why the elements contained in Liu Li's body were uncontrollable was because the content was too large, far beyond the limit of what his spiritual power could control, and it was precisely because the dark elements and death elements mixed together could not be well integrated that it became more and more difficult to control. If Liu Li can really rely on his own strength to fuse the two elements in his body together, then he will not only have a great improvement in the control of the elements, but even in the control of spiritual power, he will also be exposed to a new realm.
The strength of mental power is naturally important to a spellcaster. Thanks to the affinity talent of the whole lineage, Liu Li was much stronger than the casters of the same level in terms of mental power, but this was not enough for him to perfectly fuse two black elements of different natures together. However, in terms of elemental fusion, he at least had a shortcut, which was to observe the black ancient rune above the azure in the meditation space. It represents the essence of the black element, as long as Liu Li's comprehension of the entire rune deepens a few points, the black element in the body will naturally be easy to fuse.
The black ancient runes didn't seem complicated at first glance, but after Liu Li observed them by himself, he found that he couldn't separate and understand them at all. Liu Li originally thought that the ancient runes were similar to the spell models that the mages had constructed when they cast spells, after all, they felt extremely similar, but when it was actually analyzed, it was not the case at all. In the spell model, each part has its own meaning, just like the spell that Landoria structured when he returned from the Iron Wall Outpost before, Liu Li can clearly recognize the part that belongs to the black hole spell, and the other parts that he can't recognize can also infer a general effect. However, this ancient rune above the azure is completely a whole, an inseparable whole, and naturally it cannot be understood more deeply by analyzing the spell model.
"It doesn't look like that's the way to parse it. Liu Li said secretly in his heart, and at the same time observed this mysterious rune more carefully.
Finally, Liu Li saw a clue. The black ancient runes were above the azure, and although they shone at all times like the blue, the frequency was slightly different. It was just when Liu Li poured all his spiritual power into the runes that he suddenly realized that it was not the shining light at all, but the black elements flowing in a specific way, which made him feel a sense of flickering light and darkness. And this way of elemental flow is the key to deciphering this rune.
The ancient runes did not seem complicated at first glance, but Liu Li, who had found the correct way to parse them, found that every seemingly extremely simple curve on the ancient runes contained hundreds of elemental flows. They are intertwined and entangled, in which the elements flow at different speeds and directions.
"That's not going to work. Liu Li thought that he couldn't remember all the details of the ancient rune with his memory, especially this rune could not be separated and understood, and he had to engrave all the details of the flow of elements in the entire rune in his mind at one time.
With her mind set up, Liu Li decided to make a bold attempt to open the state of "omniscience" in the process of deep meditation. Liu Li's "Gifted Omniscience" is different from the "Omniscience" state that other spellcasters gradually develop by increasing their strength, not only can they perceive the flow of elements more clearly, but also greatly improve their memory. As for whether it is possible to open the state of "omniscience" in meditation, Liu Li has never heard of anyone trying to do so. "Gifted omniscience" is a legendary talent, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is rare to see it in a hundred years, and it is not surprising that there is no record of this aspect.
Entering the state of "omniscience" while meditating deeply was not smooth, Liu Li felt like a layer of fog in front of him, so that he could not clearly see every detail of the black rune, but he also knew that it was just because of the first attempt, not skilled enough. Liu Li was not in a hurry, the first attempt to successfully open the "omniscient" state was enough to make him happy, not to mention that there was no discomfort under the careful experience, which also made him firmly believe that the method he chose was correct.
Trying again and again, Liu Li knew that this was not the time to be in a hurry, and that anxiety would not only not bring more help, but might even make him unable to maintain deep meditation. What can be done at this time is only to calm down and carefully experience the process of opening "omniscience" each time, so that what you see in front of you next time will be clearer. If you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach thousands of miles, and if you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become rivers and seas. Liu Li knew that all the attempts she had made were essential.
Finally, after failing for an unknown number of times, Liu Li cleared the fog in front of him, and for the first time, with his unique state of "talent omniscience", he intuitively saw the blue in the meditation space. The blue color is so intoxicating that Liu Li almost indulges in it and can't extricate herself. However, he also knew that the most important thing at this time was to comb the black elements in his body. Gathering his mind, Liu Li focused his attention on the black ancient runes, carefully distinguishing the flowing form of each elemental stream, and imprinting it deeply in his mind.
Liu Li, who was immersed in deep meditation, only retained the minimum spiritual power to suppress the restless elements in his body, and could only prevent these elements from damaging his body, while most of his mental power was concentrated in the meditation space to maintain the state of "omniscience", and did his best to analyze the black ancient runes. Liu Li, who maintained this state, did not realize that as his understanding of the ancient runes became deeper and deeper, the restless elements in his body gradually became calmer. The dark elemental and the death elemental are no longer distinct from before, but gradually get closer to each other, merging with each other, transforming into a purer black elemental like the elemental flow in the ancient runes.
At the moment when Liu Li completely parsed the ancient runes, the dark element and death element in his body also completed the final fusion at the same time. Due to the huge content of the death element in the "Bone of Secret Words", what was left after condensing the black runes was completely several times more than the dark element that Liu Li originally had. These superfluous death elements could no longer find the dark elements that could merge with themselves, so they spontaneously broke away from Liu Li's body, no longer in their previous maggot-like state, and then were absorbed by the magic circle engraved on the walls of the meditation room, and transferred to the deeper elemental pool of the mage tower.
Gradually getting out of the state of deep meditation, Liu Li felt indescribably relaxed all over his body, the sense of depression caused by the accumulation of elements disappeared, and the control of the black element became as handy as before, and even more flexible.
Liu Li did not rush to leave the meditation room, but began to check his status. What made Liu Li most pleased was that the shackles of spiritual power had been broken, and his cultivation had officially entered the first-order advanced level. The first-order advanced is also the lowest threshold of the spell that Landoria used to travel through the darkness on the way back from the Iron Wall Outpost. Although it can't be as instantaneous as Landoria, it can also reach kilometers away in an instant, which is many times more than the limit distance that can be reached by black hole teleportation. Although the effect of this spell was relatively weak before the high level, after all, it was difficult to cast the spell instantly, even with the strength of Landolia, a high-level mage who has studied spells, it would take more than a minute to cast this spell as quickly as possible. But the point of this spell is not here, its main function is to allow a spell caster to experience the feeling of elemental transformation at the beginning level, I have to say that Landolia who can create such a magical spell is a genius.
A smile also appeared on the corner of Landolia's mouth in the study, and she was naturally paying attention to Liu Li's state at all times. Seeing that he had mastered the trick so quickly, not only did he successfully complete the sorting out of the elements, but also made further progress in his cultivation, which made Landolia happy for him.
"Even if you have been promoted to the first order, it is still difficult to resist the spells of the high-level spellcaster. This was Liu Li's only thought when she suddenly fell into the black round hole.
Liu Li, who appeared in the study of the villa, found that it was not only Landolia in the room, but also another person he had not thought of.
Teresa sat opposite Liu Li with an anxious face, it could be seen from the bloodshot in her eyes that the maid had not rested well recently, Liu Li never thought that she would appear in front of herself with this image in front of outsiders, and even the hair on her forehead was messy.
"Liu Li, save my young lady!" Before Liu Li could ask, Teresa couldn't wait to shout out.