Gao Tinggen family land, in the classroom.

Charlotte had a little face that was barely out of the Lori stage, and she had the demeanor of a teacher, and Lu Mingfei sat opposite her, thinking about it.

"The Path of the Fire Sword...... Is it referring to the Kabbalah Tree of Life? Lu Mingfei asked.

His self-taught alchemical fundamentals included a lot of occult knowledge, including the concept of the Kabbalah Tree of Life.

The concept of the Kabbalah Tree of Life and the Way of the Sword of Fire originally came from the Old Testament Genesis in the Bible, where God created the "perfect man" Adam, whose rib became Eve, and Adam and Eve were married, and they were supposed to live forever in the Garden of Eden and live an eternal life free from troubles and pains.

It wasn't until Eve was coaxed by the serpent to eat the fruit of the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil" that she and Adam had the ability to distinguish between good and evil, but instead fell from the realm of "perfect man" and were expelled from the Garden of Eden by God, and their descendants had to endure birth, old age, sickness and death.

In the concept of Judaism, in addition to the tree of knowledge of good and evil, there is also the tree of life, which is different from the tree of knowledge of good and evil that makes people fall downward, the tree of life is inverted, the crown is below and the roots are on the top, it has ten primordial essences and twenty-two paths connecting the primordial essence, which is the passage for human beings to return to the Garden of Eden.

These ten essences are the crown, understanding, knowledge, majesty, compassion, beauty, grandeur, victory, foundation, and kingdom, and the twenty-two paths correspond to the twenty-two great Arcana cards in the tarot - to be precise, the inventor of the tarot card named the twenty-two great Arcana cards after the twenty-two paths, but in the eyes of ordinary people, the tarot cards are more famous than the Kabbalah Tree of Life.

After banishing Adam and Eve, God sealed the Garden of Eden, set up flaming swords that swirled on all sides, and ordered the angel cherubim to guard it from human infiltration.

In order to return to the Garden of Eden, human beings need to follow the ten primordial qualities and twenty-two paths of the Tree of Life and climb backwards from bottom to top, until finally they gain the power to overcome the angel cherubim and pass through the sword of fire on all sides, return to the Garden of Eden and return what they have obtained from the Tree of Knowledge, Good and Evil, and then live in the Garden of Eden without worry.

Therefore, the cultivation system of the Kabbalah Tree of Life is also known as the "Fire Sword Path", which means the path from the human world to the gate of the Garden of Eden.

Charlotte nodded and explained: "The Kabbalah Tree of Life is actually an abstract concept, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is a religious symbol, but it was originally excavated from the palace of the King of Bronze and Fire, and it is so old that it is no longer verifiable, it is said that the Tree of Life is a tree-shaped pattern constructed by countless dragon Wenyan spirits, and most of the hybrids who excavated it turned into Deadpool after just looking at it, but there were also a very small number of people who survived, and the spirit was strengthened to an unbelievable level, not only the spirit of words has evolved, And there are people who can perform multiple spirits, and these people have never been Deadpooled in their entire lives. ”

"Therefore, from a very long time ago, there has been a legend among the European hybrids that the 'Fire Sword Path' can make people evolve into dragons, at least mentally, it can make people compete with dragons, and even rival dragon kings, and release the spirit of words that have reached the realm of dragon kings. Although I have never heard of anyone who has actually achieved this level, at least the alchemists have proved its remarkable role in stabilizing spiritual power. ”

"No one has ever been able to do it, so why do hybrids keep believing it?" Lu Ming was puzzled.

"Because the limits have not been reached," Charlotte explained, "the realm of the Kabbalah Tree of Life is divided into four worlds, the divine realm, the creation realm, the formation realm and the material realm, and the ten essentia are distributed in these four worlds, except for the fourth world, which has only one primordial 'kingdom', the other three worlds have three primordial essences, the highest divine realm exists in the crown, understanding and wisdom, the lower creation realm exists in the three primordial essences of majesty, compassion and beauty, and the lower formation realm contains grandeur, Victory and foundation. By the way, the element that symbolizes the divine realm is fire, and the element that symbolizes the material realm is earth, so some scholars have always believed that the strongest of the four monarchs is the king of bronze and fire, and the weakest is the king of the earth and mountains. ”

"And the human race and the ordinary half-breed are both in the kingdom primordial nature in the fourth world material realm, and they can reach a higher primordial world through cultivation, while the historical half-breed can only rise to the creation realm of the second layer at most, and it is impossible to reach the highest level of the divine realm, but the half-breed who reaches the creation realm already has extremely stable spiritual power, and can even tame the rampaging high-danger spirit, so people think that as long as they can reach the highest divine realm, the hybrid race may obtain spiritual power that is comparable to that of the dragon king."

"Is it because of the 'abyss'?" Lu Mingfei asked suddenly.

Charlotte nodded.

According to Lu Mingfei's understanding, there is a concept called "abyss" in the Kabbalah Tree of Life, which lies between the highest divine realm and the creation realm below, which is almost impossible to cross, protecting the purity of the highest divine realm, and sometimes people call it "knowledge essence", knowledge is not one of the ten original essences, but the name of the abyss.

"Many hybrids believe that once they cross the abyss, the human spirit can reach the realm of pure-blooded dragons, but there are also opinions that the divine realm itself is a realm that only dragon kings can reach, because the divine realm is described as a 'pure spiritual world', and pure-blooded dragons can be resurrected after death through cocooning, and the spirit is not destroyed with the body, so only pure-blood dragons can reach the 'divine realm'." Charlotte Road.

"Then on the other hand, doesn't it mean ......" Lu Mingfei had a bold idea.

"As long as the half-breed reaches the divine realm, it is possible to cocoon and be reborn like a dragon, right?" Charlotte continued, "There is such a saying in the academic world, but it is so bizarre that not many people believe it. ”

Lu Mingfei nodded, thinking about it carefully, he also felt that this kind of speculation was a bit outrageous.

"In short, although the Divine Realm cannot be attained, ascending from the Material Realm to the Formation Realm and the Creation Realm will also greatly strengthen the spiritual power of the half-bloods, and at the same time, it is also a necessary condition to become an alchemist," Charlotte said, "For an alchemist, the strength of the spirit is the most fundamental. ”

"This is the scroll of the Kabbalah Tree of Life," Charlotte said, pulling out a small parchment scroll from her clothes and opening it, "all you have to do now is to memorize it firmly, and to avoid rubbing, you can only memorize it in this room, in front of me." ”

Charlotte unfolded the parchment roll and pushed it over, Lu Mingfei looked down, and sure enough, as she said before, countless intricate dragon texts were constructed into an inverted ancient tree, and each leaf was a dragon script with a twisted shape.

"How do you learn this?" Lu Ming was puzzled.

"Long Wen resonate, just stare at it, the initial stage is relatively simple, and the bloodline will help you understand it," Charlotte said, "You are now at the lowest 'king' essence, the next thing to do is to understand at least one essence from 'grandeur', 'victory' and 'foundation', from the fourth world material realm to the third world formation realm, so that you can really get started in alchemy." ”

"Generally speaking, depending on the talent, it takes about a few weeks to a few months to understand the first primordial essence, and if you are S-rank, you may be able to shorten the time to about a week," Charlotte said, "Of course, the further you go, the longer it will take to understand the primordial essence, and many third-rate alchemists will not be able to reach the creation realm in their lifetime." ”

Lu Mingfei nodded, secretly complaining in his heart - his family knew his own affairs, and his sense of Long Wen was very weak.

Fortunately, he has a mirror pupil, and in this case, the super learning power blessing provided by the mirror pupil should also be helpful.

Looking down at the pattern on the parchment scroll, Lu Mingfei lit up the golden pupil, and the "mirror pupil" silently analyzed every dragon text.

Charlotte on the side didn't think it was strange for Lu Mingfei to light up the golden pupils, and to learn the knowledge of the Kabbalah Tree of Life, even if it was an S-level, he had to pay full attention.

And although the talent for learning alchemy is affected by bloodline, it does not completely depend on bloodline, for example, her bloodline level is only A+, and she has S-level power and status in the secret party by inheriting her grandfather's school director's position, but her talent for learning alchemy is the top in the history of the family, and within ten years she will have the opportunity to become a grandmaster in alchemy, and even if she only relies on her alchemy ability, she is also a well-deserved S-level.

And although Lu Mingfei is S-level, Charlotte believes that his talent cannot be better than herself, and it took less than two days for her to understand the first essence, and she estimates that Lu Mingfei should need a week.

Of course, being able to do this level can already be regarded as a genius, but she Charlotte is a peerless genius in alchemy, even if it is S-level, there is no comparison with her in this regard, and it is a bit of a bully to compare Lu Mingfei with her speed......

"Miss Charlotte, I seem to ...... Understood a primordial substance? Lu Mingfei, who was staring at the parchment roll, raised his head and said in an uncertain tone.

Charlotte silently turned her head to glance at the clock—only about half an hour had passed.

"Are you sure?" Charlotte looked suspicious.

"I don't know, it's just a strange feeling," Lu Mingfei said, "Is there any way to test it." ”

Charlotte was silent for a moment and got up: "You wait for me, I'll go get something." ”

She walked gracefully towards the door, every step was unhurried, her dress outlined her slender waist, her calves were curved, and her every move was full of the elegance of an aristocratic lady.

Until he went out, he tripped over the door frame and almost fell.

"Miss Charlotte, are you alright?" Lu Mingfei was concerned in the house.

Charlotte turned her head and forced a smile: "Don't worry, this little mistake won't hurt me." ”

"I mean the threshold," Lu Mingfei said, "didn't you say that this building is important?" With the power of a half-blood, what if you just accidentally kicked the door frame badly? ”

Charlotte: ......

Taking a deep breath, Charlotte kept smiling: "Thank you for your concern, threshold...... It's okay too. ”

……

When Charlotte returned, she was holding an upside-down clear glass tree, which looked like some kind of extremely expensive artifact, made of glass or quartz, about forty centimeters tall overall, and the whole body was clear, as if hollow inside, and at the bottom of the canopy was a glowing white liquid.

"This is the 'Crystal Tree', a tool handed down by the family to test spiritual power, and it matches the system of the Kabbalah Tree of Life," Charlotte said, "You just have to put your hands on it, concentrate your energy, and imagine that you are releasing the spirit of speech, and the spiritual power will come alive, and the light inside will change accordingly." ”

"The top third of the crystal tree symbolizes the divine realm, which cannot be lit, but only serves a decorative role, the middle third symbolizes the creation realm, and the lower third symbolizes the formation realm, if you really understand a certain primordial substance, the lower third area will bloom with white light, if you understand the two primordial essences, it will be silver light, and the three primordial essences will be golden like golden eyes."

Charlotte raised her chin slightly, and there was a bit of smugness in her tone: "This is the proud work of our family elders, which can allow half-breeds to understand their mental state from a more objective perspective. ”

Lu Mingfei nodded, and looked at Charlotte's hands holding the crystal tree: "Won't your hands hurt when you hold it like this?" ”

Charlotte: ......

I'm telling you that this is the pride of our family elders! I didn't discuss with you whether it was prickly or not!

With a slight puff in her mouth, Charlotte put the crystal tree on the table, obviously in the shape of an upside-down tree, and actually stood firmly.

"Come on, let's test it."

Lu Mingfei gently placed his hands on the crystal tree.

Charlotte quietly put her hands behind her back and rubbed their palms against each other - not to mention, after Lu Mingfei's reminder, she did feel a little pain in her hands.

The third below the Crystal Tree bloomed with a bright silver glow.

Charlotte's hands froze in frustration.

"Oh, it's white light! Sure enough, I already understand a primordial substance! Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up.

"That's silver! You have understood the two primitives! Charlotte's voice rose sharply.

Lu Mingfei was taken aback by her.

Charlotte reacted at this time and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I was a little too excited just now." ”

While apologizing, Charlotte stared at Lu Mingfei's face - what kind of talent is this guy! Pure-blooded dragons can't understand the two primordial essences so quickly!

"It's okay, it's okay," Lu Mingfei waved his hand and breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought the path of the fire sword was difficult before, but I didn't expect it to be quite easy now." ”

Relaxed......

Thinking that she had forgotten to sleep and eat every day, and that she had lasted for ten years, before she had fully understood all the primordial essences except for the three primordial essences of the Divine Realm last month, Charlotte had the urge to pick up the crystal tree and stuff it into Lu Mingfei's mouth.

Bastard! Don't say that it is so easy to say that it has cost my mother ten years of youth!

"It's because you...... Good talent," Charlotte gritted her back molars, "Congratulations. ”

"Everywhere, it's all Charlotte, you teach well." He still has to study here for the next period of time, and Lu Mingfei feels that it is necessary to have a good relationship with Charlotte.

"By the way, I called the headmaster yesterday, and he said that Miss Charlotte is an alchemical genius that is rare to see in a hundred years in the secret party," Lu Mingfei complimented, "You should be faster than me to complete the path of the fire sword, right?" ”

Charlotte's breath faltered.

"Poor...... Almost, we're both geniuses, and the time it takes isn't much different. Charlotte put her hands behind her back and twisted her thumbs together.

Seeing what Lu Mingfei was going to say, Charlotte hurriedly changed the topic and said, "By the way, today I have asked someone to help you clean out a retreat room, where you can study with peace of mind, no one will enter and disturb you, and the food will be delivered to the incubator outside." I usually study advanced alchemy books in it. ”

You'd better go in and learn on your own, don't keep dangling in front of me, I'm afraid I can't help but paste your face with refined sulfur. Charlotte said to herself.

"A retreat room where no one will disturb you?" Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up, "Then can I retreat all day this afternoon and tomorrow?" ”

"Huh?" Charlotte was stunned, "Why?" ”

Although she also hoped that Lu Mingfei would bother her less, she still couldn't understand it.

"I feel that the path of the fire sword is not difficult, I am ready to work hard and spend a day and a half to see if I can reach the creation realm, so that it should be more convenient to learn alchemy later." Lu Mingfei said sincerely.

In fact, he wanted to go to Tony's world - he was worried about what excuse he should use to make a reasonable day disappear from the school as a boarding student, and he didn't expect the Goettingen family to have such a thoughtful thing as a retreat room!

Charlotte: ......

For a moment, she wanted to pinch herself in the middle of the crowd - this S-class speech can make people angry!

"As I said earlier, you can't take out the scroll of the Tree of Life." Charlotte reminded.

"You don't have to take it out, I've already memorized it," Lu Mingfei smiled shyly, "I can't forget it." ”

Charlotte: ......

No more sleep tonight! Read books all night! It can't be compared to others!

A stimulated girl silently decided.

……

The Göttingen family, the retreat room.

The retreat room is about the size of a bedroom, with only tables and chairs as furniture.

After checking that there were no cameras or anything like that, Lu Mingfei still surrounded himself and the tables and chairs with a white ice wall, and then communicated the power of crossing in his body and disappeared in place.

(End of chapter)