According to the tradition of the Spotted Beast tribe, those who are expelled will never be accepted, and their souls cannot return to the giant spirits. This is the punishment second only to execution.
After all, Sandoli has done a lot of things for the tribe, delivering babies, treating the injured, and assisting her teacher Tu Randi in protecting the spotted beast tribe. Many tribesmen have also benefited from her. These things are still done by the elders in the tribe.
See it in your eyes.
The expelled Sandori was only allowed to bring enough food for half a month, and was exiled to the winter forest alone. Her connection with the totem spirit was also completely severed, and her spellcasting ability was greatly weakened.
Without the protection of the giant spirits, it is very difficult to survive in the freezing cold mountains and forests where dripping water turns into ice. Generally speaking, the expelled tribesmen cannot actually live for too long. They are just given the last bit of time to survive.
But Sandoli was unwilling to give in. She didn't resent her own people, but she hated her own powerlessness. She thought of the holy land that the tribe had guarded for generations. Now, the Banbeast tribe only hopes to escape south, and there is no one to continue to protect it.
So she ventured here alone, hoping to find some way to change herself and the tribe.
Regardless of whether it is an ancient magical artifact, a cursed evil existence, or a power that requires a heavy price to be possessed, this holy land is Sandori's last hope.
As a result, not long after Sandori entered, she bumped into this construct warrior. Now without the protection of the giant spirit, she could only cast very low-level spells. If she hadn't bumped into Xuan Weizi, she would have been dead - of course.
She didn't say these next words.
Rosalian sighed deeply on the side. She really didn't know how to comfort her. She was also a prisoner of others at this time, with a rope tied around her neck, and her life was completely in Xuan Weizi's hands.
As for Xuan Weizi...
"Hiss - this construct, the entire plate armor is made of very special materials. It looks like metal, but its specific properties are a bit like crystal...crystal?" Xuan Weizi took out an arrow cluster from his satchel.
The pure white crystals, using the divine energy to sense back and forth, found that the two are indeed similar.
"Hey, do you know the origin of this crystal?" Xuan Weizi asked Sandori.
Sandori wiped her tears and said in a sad tone: "I don't know, but the teacher... once collected some in the Holy Land. It can resonate with the giant spirits and block the effects of spells."
"Block? I can't see clearly." Xuan Weizi knocked on the starlight cocoon and said: "This construct should be made of an alloy made of this crystal and metal, making it immune to some energy damage and able to absorb
To convert magical energy to provide power for itself, this crystal is also used on the gate of this holy land ruins to absorb and transform magical energy to open the door."
Sandoli and Rosalian had no intention of responding to Xuan Weizi's words at this time. They leaned against the wall to comfort each other.
Time passed like this bit by bit, and Xuan Weizi was very patient. He slowly used the starlight cocoon to dismantle the construct warrior into individual armor parts.
Ordinary people wear armor, and various parts must be tied tightly with belts, but this construct warrior is different. It is a set of loose activated plate armor, which is put together by special magical effects.
Moreover, its plate armor style is not the smooth and shiny knight's plate armor from the old world. Instead, it has a more geometric aesthetic - it looks a bit like Iron Man at first glance.
Examining the armor parts one by one, using divine energy induction and psychic detection, Xuan Weizi roughly figured out the structural form of this construct.
The so-called "structural form" has nothing to do with the appearance of the construct. It is actually how the magical energy operates and exerts its effectiveness. The first is the material used to create this set of plate armor, which is cast by the fusion of special white crystals and metals, and even
During the creation process, a certain "circuit" is formed inside the armor to ensure that it can absorb magical energy from the outside world.
The magic circuits in the armor are connected to the magic arrays in the entire ruins. The magic arrays provide energy for activities like constructs and seem to be able to transmit information.
"It turns out that it is not the construct itself that is immune to energy damage, but the effect of the blessing of the magic array." After Xuan Weizi discovered this, he silently used his divine energy to carefully sense the surrounding magic array, but could not penetrate deep into it, as if it was
I saw a solid and tight steel fortress, with all doors and windows tightly closed, making it impossible to sense deeply, let alone detect psychic energy.
"It seems that the internal circuit of the construct and the magic array are connected to a very high level, almost integrated into one." Xuan Weizi sighed, such a construct's ability was a bit useless to him.
The Psion has a creative ability called "Astral Construct", which creates a construct made of astral matter. As the Psion's ability improves, the more psychic energy it provides, the stronger the Astral Construct will be.
The stronger.
However, apart from giving Xuan Weizi an extra human shield, such a starlight construct does not actually help much. Although advanced starlight constructs can display some low-level psychic powers, they are of little use in fierce battles.
When Sir Salemi first came to Pile Town, the thing that prevented him from fighting Wolf was the Starlight Construct. It was okay to use it for sneak attacks occasionally, but if he really wanted to fight, he would probably be chopped into pieces by Sir Salemi.
The result of interception.
Later, Xuan Weizi transformed the starlight construct into his own clone. It was actually based on the Spiritual Crystal Servant and referred to the realm of alchemy's external incarnation, showing part of Xuanweizi's personality. Although he was able to perform more powerful functions than ordinary starlight constructs,
The body has more abilities, but the abilities are far inferior to those of the main body.
Especially in the battle in Chaidui Town, Xuan Weizi found that he did not have a clear advantage when facing melee combat. Therefore, compared to fighting in battle, he had strong melee combat ability, was not afraid of the killing effects of various magics, and was immune to confusion control.
Constructs are more suitable for protecting laws and preventing disasters.
But if we want to build a huge magic circle to maintain the charging and battery life of the construct, it is to give up the basics and chase the last. After all, this construct warrior looks majestic, but in the face of on-the-spot battles, it is not flexible enough after all, Xuan Weizi can deal with him
There are many means,
"Have you rested enough?" Xuan Weizi put the dismantled structure into the glass beads, then patted his clothes and asked Sandori and Rosalian: "You can't solve the problem even if you sigh like this."
Rosalian glanced at Xuan Weizi angrily: "If you hadn't killed Tu Randi, how would anything happen next?"
"If Tu Randi hadn't launched floods and storms, why would I have killed him?" Xuan Weizi said.
Rosaleen retorted again: "If you invaders hadn't cut down random trees and taken over our homes, why would Tu Randi launch a flood to attack you?"
"If the population of the Old World hadn't expanded and it couldn't support so many mouths, where would the colonists have crossed the ocean to open up wasteland?" Xuan Weizi said.
"Hmph! Sophistry! In short, you get all the benefits, and we will be responsible until death!" Rosalian said angrily.
Xuan Weizi shrugged his shoulders with a normal expression.
"Are you saying that you invaders also have to do this?" Sandori asked with empty eyes at this time.
Xuan Weizi replied: "I will not make any moral defense for the behavior of colonial development. The colonists and the natives are destined to be a life-and-death struggle. The weak will be annexed and eliminated. This is not just a matter of some superior monarch or big shot.
It is an order, but a part of the changing world."
"Does the weak eat the strong?" Sandori's expression was a little desperate, as if she had lost the motivation to survive.
"In a very narrow range, it looks like this." Xuan Weizi said.
"What do you mean?" Sandori regained her energy a little.
"There is no eternal strength or weakness. The transformation and connection between things are eternal." Xuan Weizi said: "The stronger and more complex the structure, the more inherent risks and crises there are. Successful people
It is easy to break down, the whole thing is easy to be missing, and the extreme thing is easy to decay. Everything must contain its opposite, and it contains the internal driving force to transform into the opposite. This is the so-called 'yin and yang are mutually rooted, and yin and yang complement each other'."
Sandoli didn't quite understand what she heard, but she seemed to have thought of something. She asked, "Can a weak person like me become strong and save the tribe?"
"All living beings have it." Xuan Weizi suddenly smiled: "But don't simply think that the weak will definitely become strong. You have only heard some vague and superficial concepts, and you still cannot deeply understand the relationship between Yin and Yang.
Reason. Your so-called idea of becoming stronger is actually still based on the principle of 'the weak and the strong' being followed in the future."
"Then what exactly do I have to do to transform into the opposite side like you said?" Sandori asked.
"Look, your thoughts are still unchanged. You are still thinking about how to transform into a strong position. You don't realize that you will still face weakness and decay after transformation." Xuan Weizi shook his head and said:
"It is necessary to know that those who practice Taoism must understand the mechanism of transformation, rebirth, and death in order to participate in the principles of yin and yang. To put it in simpler terms, it means to realize the connection and transformation between things, and to understand the subjective existence of the body and mind.
, inevitably affected by external objects, thus adjusting one's body and mind to better interact with external objects.
Those with advanced realms can clearly understand the laws of natural change of heaven and earth, grasp the opportunities for the connection and transformation of things, be able to learn from the past and adopt the new, and have continuous vitality. Their minds and hearts can cope with things without being distracted by internal and external influences, and they can mobilize their body functions without any hindrance.
This is exactly what it is - grasping the heaven and the earth, grasping the yin and yang, exhaling Qi, guarding the spirit independently, and the muscles are like one. It is a real person!"
Even Xuan Weizi, who has practiced cultivation for two lifetimes, dare not claim to have achieved this level of achievement, let alone an indigenous woman who cannot even grasp the path to the great road?
"Is there anything you can do?" Rosalian has become accustomed to Xuan Weizi's speaking style recently. When he talks so loudly and makes the leopard's head swell, it is actually the easiest time to communicate, so she quickly begged: "Anyway
The two of us are considered homeless now, so you can just teach Sandori something!"
"Ha! You said it nicely, what does she have that I can teach her?" Xuan Weizi sneered: "And her teacher died in my hands, and I also taught her superb skills. Are you sure you didn't want me to die?
Faster?"
"Then you can rest assured by implanting the astral body just like you did with me, right?" Rosalian said.
"Do I have that much free time?" Xuan Weizi asked.
Rosalian quickly persuaded: "Sandori, now that you have been expelled from the tribe, your spellcasting ability is not as good as before, you will not survive long even if you are a wild man in the forest. Even if you can survive, you might as well be patient and beg him.
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"I can hear you." Xuan Weizi reminded.
Rosalian said reluctantly: "Don't worry, this guy is actually quite easy to get along with except for saying some unintelligible words all day long. I said I wanted to eat venison last time, and he actually got it for me.
As long as you are obedient and don't think about revenge, he won't make things difficult for you."
"Pfft..."
She will take revenge, so I won’t keep her by my side.”
"Then what you mean is that you agree to take Sandori with you and teach her her skills?" Rosalian asked immediately.
"You have also become cunning." Xuan Weizi said, "But the problem is, she is not worthy of my teaching."
The reason why Xuan Weizi is willing to teach Taoism to Rosalian is because she is a magical beast and has the intelligence level to communicate with people. This is very important for practicing Taoism and adjusting her body and mind.
If it was just an ordinary human being who came to Xuan Weizi, why would he teach him the Taoist method? Even if he smashed his head, there would be no chance.
Although Sandori is indeed at the juncture of a drastic change in her life, whether she can understand and reflect on herself is completely different. More people tend to sink after receiving major setbacks.
"Well, no wonder the ancestors of all generations refused to spread the Taoism widely. Now I understand a little bit better."
Since ancient times, cultivators have accepted disciples and taught the Dharma, not just like secular teachers who give lectures, but to test and enlighten the disciples at key points in their lives.
Often the opportunity becomes apparent only later.
If you do not have considerable life experience, you will not be able to understand the key points of Taoism directly. But those who can hear the true meaning of the words are already people with extremely high understanding and extraordinary xinxing.
And now Sandoli... obviously didn't hear anything, so she just thought Xuan Weizi was wasting her words.
Of course, asking others to put aside their hatred of killing their master and worship their enemy as their master is not something that everyone can do. This is actually a test of their character.
Sandoli is unwilling, and Xuan Weizi thinks it's normal. After all, that's how ordinary people think. There's no need to force it. And from the perspective of ordinary people's thinking, there's no need for Xuan Weizi to bring someone who wants revenge at any time.
By her side. Of course, Xuan Weizi doesn't mind using psychic powers to make some "minor" adjustments to her mind.
"I understand." Just as Xuan Weizi was about to continue deep into the ruins, Sandoli suddenly spoke, with a hint of perseverance in her sad and haggard look: "I want to become strong, I want to lead my people to resist the colonists.
I can let go of my hatred for you, so I beg you to take me in, guide me, and teach me more advanced skills."
"Oh, it still hasn't changed." Xuan Weizi scratched his head, thinking that it would be unrealistic to want others to change immediately, so he could only say: "Anyway, I am idle, so I will think about what is suitable for you.
.But before that..."
Xuan Weizi pointed his sword, turned into an invisible starlight and pointed it into Sandoli's forehead, and said: "Insurance is still required."