Chapter 66: The Seed of the Seven Towers
"You're in for a treat. Xiao Chen said with some flattery.
"You are certainly amazingly talented, but if it weren't for "Knowing the Sea Shadow Scroll", you might not have achieved what you are doing now after spending several years of hard work. ”
"But I've only learned one magic these days. Xiao Chen only felt that he didn't know enough.
Master Ikasa snorted angrily and amusedly: "You are really not satisfied, how long have you been a mage? Many ordinary people are empty in their minds, and they can't find a trace of spiritual power at all, and it is also a very difficult process for magic apprentices and magicians to grow their spiritual power. ”
Xiao Chen pondered Master Icasa's words, according to his understanding, that is, most people can't feel their subconscious, let alone manipulate it. This is normal because the subconscious mind inherently refers to the part of consciousness that the person does not feel.
But "Knowing the Sea Shadow Scroll" can turn the unfathomable spiritual power into a meditative world. Those who have read this book will be able to practice in a world of meditation that can be seen and touched. For example, your world is a sea, and it's much easier to try to fight the sea than to experience the void in meditation, right?" Icaza explained.
Xiao Chen nodded, his goal in meditation was very clear, not to let the rain wet his clothes, not to be washed off the boat by the waves, and his spiritual power was unconsciously improved in the process. However, he asked, "So, doesn't the Tower of Dreams help all magicians grow quickly?"
"It's not that simple, the Tower of Dreams is the most talented. The spirit of many magic apprentices is not up to the requirements, even if they watch "Knowing the Sea Shadow Scroll", they will not form a meditation space, and once they fail to concentrate in "The Shadow Scroll of the Knowing the Sea", it is easy to collapse their mental power and even lose their soul. As for the magicians who were already successful in concentrating, the "Knowing the Sea Shadow Scroll" would try to rebuild the structure of their spiritual power, and the middle and low-level mages would simply kill themselves if they did so. And the spiritual power structure of high-level mages and great magicians is already very solid, and it is difficult to be shaken by the "Knowing the Sea Shadow Scroll", so it will basically have no effect. ”
It seems that the inheritance of the Tower of Dreams is not so easy to peep at, Xiao Chen secretly thought to himself, waiting for an idle person to get that book and read it, it is simply an old birthday star eating arsenic.
"However, this danger comes with great benefits. There's a hint of envy in Icasa's eyes, "In addition to the fast cultivation speed, there are magicians who have their own meditation world, as long as they cultivate another holy book of the Dream Tower, "The True Form of the Illusion World", they can project the meditation world into reality. Think of the crazy and weird worlds in people's minds, with cages, labyrinths, seas of fire, mountains of knives, rivers of blood, and even all kinds of fantastical creatures, which can be a nightmare for the enemies caught in them. This is how the most powerful illusionists of the Tower of Dreams use real dreams to destroy their enemies. ”
Xiao Chen couldn't imagine what kind of scene it was, although Icassa's description was weird and incomprehensible, but he was very excited to hear it, this was simply a wonder that only a mythical story had, and he hurriedly asked, "Do you know the whereabouts of the True Form of the Illusory World?"
Icasa sighed and said, "I don't know, the Tower of Dreams has long disappeared in history, whether it is the "Knowing the Sea Shadow Scroll" and the "True Form of the Illusionary World", or the third holy book "The Secret Book of Strange Dreams", it has been lost for thousands of years. ”
"What is the Secret Book of Strange Dreams?" Xiao Chen asked.
"The dream world created by many saint-level mages is sealed in that holy tome, and it is the testing ground for the mages of the Tower of Dreams. It is said that the magic of those trial worlds is no less than that of small worlds. Icaza said with a look of regret, "The whereabouts of this holy book are also unknown. ”
Xiao Chen was only a little disappointed, this answer was not unexpected by him, he said to Master Icasa with some pride: "If there is a fate, I will naturally get it, if there is no chance, I will try it myself, before these holy scriptures existed, there must be people who have done these things with their own ability, they can do it, why can't I try it? And according to what you said, I have a good starting point at least in terms of spiritual power, right?"
Icasa laughed and said, "It's a good thing that young people have a high spirit. Yes, you and they are different again. In the records, the illusionist's meditation world is relatively limited. Far from an endless sea like yours, think of thousands of enemies suddenly being swept into a sea you control, and if you can do that, you can win a war alone. ”
"Master Icasa, what determines the size of the meditation world?"
"Insight. The wider the knowledge, the more impressions exist in the mind, the greater the environment formed, the stronger the potential of mental power, and the more difficult it is to concentrate successfully because there are too many distracting thoughts. This has always been a problem in the wizarding world, the sooner you concentrate, the less potential you have, and the later you gaze, the harder it becomes. It is said that the apprentices of the Tower of Dreams will be taken around by their teachers to increase their knowledge or to increase their experience in the world of the Secret Book of Dreams before using the "Shadow Scroll of Knowing the Sea". Then, they will use the unique secret method of refining their minds so that they will not be confused by illusions, and finally complete the concentration between the ages of twelve and eighteen according to their abilities. But you obviously don't have such conditions, and I'm curious to know, how can you have such insight. ”
"Maybe I'm from another world. Xiao Chen now understands a little, he comes from the information age, he has read countless newspapers, magazines and books since he was a child, and has been exposed to various radio, television and movies, and later he often watches news on the Internet and reads posts on Weibo and WeChat. What can a casual person in modern society see that can be compared with people in this era of illiteracy, no media, and inconvenient transportation? Not to mention that Xiao Chen has read a lot of books and worked as a journalist, so his knowledge is even stronger than that of ordinary people.
Then that white ball of light gave him some initial spiritual power, so he could use the Flame Sword and the Star-Moon Emblem.
As for the secret method of refining the heart, modern people have watched so many movies and TV series, and have seen all kinds of bizarre and terrifying scenes. I have experienced various study exams, and my spirit is not ordinarily strong.
These factors are combined, and he passed the test of "Knowing the Sea Shadow Scroll" by chance.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen's heart was hot, there were so many modern people in the school, I wonder if they could become extremely talented magicians through the "Knowing the Sea Shadow Scroll"? If so, wouldn't the survivability of the entire school be greatly enhanced? What he lacked was just a set of condensation techniques, so that they could cultivate to the bottleneck of contemplation, if they learned the appropriate condensation techniques from other schools, maybe they could safely create magicians?
Master Icasa didn't know that Xiao Chen was already thinking about forming a magic army, but instead said something that surprised Xiao Chen: "Anyway, it's a blessing that the Tower of Dreams has a successor like you. But you become the heir of the Tower of Dreams itself...... Perhaps unfortunate. ”
"Unfortunately, the Tower of Dreams is gone, isn't it?
The old mage said, "Yes. The name is a taboo, and it can kill you at any time. ”
Xiao Chen looked at Master Icasa worriedly, if the mages of the Tower of Dreams were so powerful, how terrifying would the enemies who destroyed them be?
"Come with me. The old mage stood up and asked Xiao Chen to follow him. They walked through the garden to a door in the corner, and the old mage pushed it open and entered a study.
The study is very quaint, with bookshelves on all four walls. Master Icazar walked over to a bookshelf, squinted at the top of the shelf, and beckoned. A heavy book fell from the top of the shelf and flew to the large desk in the center of the room.
This large book is half a meter square, there is not a word on the cover, and there is a lock on this side of the page, which tightly locks the front and back covers.
The old mage took out a small key from his sleeve, opened the lock gently, and with a wave of his sleeve, the pages of the book were windless and automatic, until they turned to the middle page.
Xiao Chen leaned over to take a look, and there was nothing on this page, except for the words "Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Three Years of the Divine Calendar". He looked at Icazar in bewilderment.
The old mage asked him to stand in front of his desk and said, "This book is the Wordless Dossier of the Tower of the Spiritual Eye. If you concentrate on that vintage, you'll understand. ”
Xiao Chen did as Master Icasa said, and suddenly found that the pages of the book lit up, and countless information poured into his mind like a torrent, and the books on the desk also turned extremely quickly, the strange thing is that no matter how many pages were turned, the book would not be turned over, and when the light disappeared, Xiao Chen woke up and found that the pages had stayed on this page of the six thousand two hundred years of the divine calendar.
Xiao Chen stood still for a long time, and finally exhaled and said, "So that's the case." The Tower of Dreams was so magnificent and great that it was destroyed by the gods. God...... It's real. Alas......"
"Do you feel sorry?" asked the old mage.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "I think they should know what they're doing, that's why they follow Hastings to fight against the gods." On my way here, I've heard bards sing in praise of Hasting, and it doesn't seem to mention the story of the Tower of Dreams?"
"Many glamorous characters standing on the stage of history may not be the real leading actors. Hasting's god-killing war is just a statement that does not know the truth. Behind him was not only the Tower of Dreams, but all of the Seven Holy Towers were involved in that battle. ”
"The Seven Holy Towers?"
"That's the seven most powerful magic towers in the Heroic Age, and the Tower of the Spiritual Eye is just a little brother compared to them. It was a glorious time. The Tower of Forge, which is good at refining and changing, the Tower of Stars that interprets stars and space, the Tower of Spirits that controls the living and the dead, the Tower of Swords that is keen on fighting and fighting, the Tower of Talismans that is skilled in formations and spells, the Tower of Sources that controls existence and destruction, and the Tower of Dreams, which is free from the unreal and the real, are the pinnacle achievements of magical civilization. And Hastings himself is actually the tower master of the Tower of Swords. ”
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and said, "The book doesn't write what the final battle will be. ”
"Because all those who entered the Divine Realm never returned, and all seven towers disappeared or became ruins. The people of the world can only come to the judgment that the elite is exhausted and the seven towers are completely destroyed. ”
"I don't understand why the magic tower has survived to this day since the mages have challenged the bottom line of the gods. I just read from the book that many magic towers are inseparable from the Seven Holy Pagodas, right?" Xiao Chen wondered.
"Because after the battle, God fell into a deep sleep and never woke up, and man needs magic. Even the priests of the Cult of Deity did not want magic to disappear and rewind the world to the age of ignorance. Our small sect didn't participate in the god-killing operation at that time, maybe it was some magic seeds deliberately left behind by the Seven Holy Towers...... , and now......" Master Icasa looked at Xiao Chen and said slowly, "A seed that truly belongs to the Seven Holy Pagodas seems to have sprouted. ”