Chapter 6: Entering the Vientiane Realm
"I won't say much about the superfluous, but here are some of my explanations for you. The place where you are now is called the place of meditation by our successive high priests, and the creatures here call it the Vientiane Realm, a separate world. The High Priest had to come here to practice when he was contemplating the art of prophecy. This is a very special miniature space world, where all the elements that make up the world have their own unique existence. Legend has it that this world was built for himself by the god of time, and there are many mysterious places in it that even the previous high priests have not fully explored," Master's voice still echoed in the sky.
"You are lucky enough to have the opportunity to enter this place of meditation when you are just twelve years old. Traditionally, this place of meditation can only be entered after the high priest has initially mastered the various energies in the world and has a certain understanding of time and life. The first time I entered this place was when I was twenty-three years old, and before you, except for my last disciple who entered the meditation place at the age of eighteen, as far as I know, there has never been a priest below the age of twenty who has been able to enter the meditation place. Master said slowly.
"But Master, do all the people who enter here give up their mana and eyes to enter?" said Akasu, touching the scars on his body.
"Haha, that's a good question. Do the abrasions on your body still hurt?" asked the Master with concern
"I'm glad to be here, and the injuries on my body don't hurt that much. Akasu replied with a grin
"As far as I know, the premise of opening the door to meditation at present is that you have the key, which is the pendant that you have worn on your chest since you were a child, and with the key will it be accepted by the world. There are three ways to enter after having the key, the first is to have a preliminary understanding of the law of time, and use the spell of time to instantly cross the space gap when the psychedelic steps are stationary to open the door of meditation; the second is to use a clear perception of the flow of various energies to follow the direction of energy flow to enter the door of meditation after being approved by the god of time; and the last is to enter the door of meditation by mistake. Before you, our great first high priest also entered this space by mistake, but it is slightly different from you, and you will gradually understand the specific details later. You also have to understand that there are many wise and brave people among the previous high priests, and to be precise, you are not the only one who came up with the idea of using the courage to give up everything to enter the place of meditation, but you are lucky enough to enter, do you understand? It was the god of time who chose you," the Master replied slowly
"Oh, I see! I do have a little bit of luck. Akasu said to himself, rubbing his head
"In the dark, the great god of time has already arranged everything! If it seems lucky, how can you be sure that everything is really lucky? Maybe one day you will regret entering the place of meditation today. Hearing Akasu's words, Master seemed to remember something from the past, and his words were full of sorrow.
"Okay, let's not talk about it so much. Akasu, you can't get my help from cultivating here, and according to the agreement, only one person is allowed to enter at a time from the previous priests, so I can't enter this space with you at the same time. In the future, you can only cultivate by yourself, which is the rule of the meditation place. You walk from this meadow to the waterfall in the distance, and there is a stone house next to the waterhole, where the previous high priests practiced and lived. There are many texts that contain the spells of prophecy, the unique spells of each city-state of the Time Kingdom, and the perceptions of the priests when they practiced. As for how much you can comprehend, it depends on your understanding. If you encounter the psychedelic ladder and can't break through it, and you retreat, you will be tutored and cultivated by me in the entrance stone room for four months. But you have broken into the place of meditation, which is a chance given to you by the god of time. You have to take good grasp of it. Master continued
"Thank you, Master, disciple will not let you down," Akasu knelt down on his knees and bowed three times in the direction of Master's voice in the sky.
"By the way, there's one more thing for you. The place of meditation is a self-contained space where time works differently from the outside world. The time here will be ten times as long as it is outside, which means that forty months are spent here, and only four months are spent in the outside world. Haha, I'm going to start enjoying my wine, and I'll come back to see you in forty months. Finally, I would like to remind you again, quiet cultivation, don't disturb the master of Longtan, otherwise I won't be able to help you. After saying this, Master's voice disappeared.
Akasu was a little nervous when he thought that he would have to face the next forty months alone from this moment on. "For the test of the Whip of Death, for the sake of Master, for the gift of the God of Time, I, Akasu, are here!" Thinking of what he would face in the days ahead, Akasu shouted loudly to the sky.
As Akasu cheered himself into the place of meditation, the old priest took out a gourd of wine from the boulder on the top of the snowy mountain, rubbed his nose that was red from the cold, and drank it with a grunt. He took a few sips of wine and hummed a minor tune out of nowhere, "I hope that kid doesn't enter those legendary places" "In the place of meditation, is he really still himself?" he muttered to himself, squinting as if looking at the endless future.