"Huh? A very strange magic structure, somewhat similar to the magic circle in Evergreen City. They use invisible structures to guide natural energy. However, there are some tangible structures mixed in here, using lakes and swamps as carriers and rainforest plants as skeletons, like vertical and horizontal structures.
The intertwined network maintains the movement of natural energy. It seems that there is something else."
On the edge of a wet lake, Theus and his group hid among the plank roots of thick rainforest trees, relying on the thick leaves of the surrounding low plants as cover, and carefully observed the surrounding situation.
At this time, everyone remained silent, relying on the spiritual network developed by Milda for communication. Theus wore a monocle, activated the "secret vision" effect, carefully examined the magical aura in the surrounding environment, and analyzed it.
Wolf carefully opened a slippery green leaf as big as a window, stared at a group of frogmen more than two hundred feet away, and asked: "Will this magic circle detect us? Will it take the initiative to attack us?"
"
Theus shook his head and said: "In my opinion, it is not capable of autonomously searching for enemies and attacking automatically. It still needs someone to control it. It is somewhat similar to the 'iron wall' in arcane magic. I don't think there is a magic circle like Evergreen City here.
It’s precise, and it focuses on the water element and the plant realm. It seems that there is also some energy in the death realm, which is probably related to the decay of animals and plants in the rainforest environment.”
Wolf laughed in the psychic network: "Oh! Our Lord Thius is getting more and more clever, so what will we encounter next? Frogman skeletons? Toad zombies? Or activated plants?"
"Frogmen are more taboo about undead creatures, but they do have activated magic vines similar to your Green Ring." Theus pinched his monocle.
"Don't mention that group of people in front of me!" Wolf snorted coldly.
"Okay, okay, don't mention them." Titus accommodated this old acquaintance. After carefully observing the surrounding situation, he gave each person a piece of paper folded into a small triangle: "I know you are quite capable.
, but it is still necessary to be just in case. This is a specially made 'avoid detection' amulet. It takes effect by folding two acute angles in half and can last for twelve hours."
Everyone took the piece of paper and folded it in half. The talisman instantly dissolved into an invisible magical energy, flowing around the body without causing any ripples in the water.
"Vida, you are responsible for the stealth reconnaissance. If there are any traps on the road, be sure to clear them in advance. If you encounter frogmen patrolling, don't rush to take action." Theus said to the black warrior: "Mida's psychic network, the radius distance
It's about one hundred and twenty feet. You are within one hundred and twenty feet in front of us and can inform us of the situation ahead at any time. Lady Rosalind, your senses are keen. If there are frogmen hiding under the ponds and swamps,
Remember to remind us."
"A kid knows how to order people." Rosaleen hid in Milda's arms, with only a little head popping out from between her collar.
Theus repeatedly begged: "Sir Rosalin, please do well. This is also for the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce. Maybe Teacher Olanso is paying attention to our every move right now!"
The little black cat shook its ears, and Thius turned to Milda and said, "Xiao Milda, just stay with me. We are going to find the entrance to the Underdark. We will try not to disturb other frogmen on the way, in case we encounter them.
Once there, you may need to use psychic powers to confuse and control them, such as using 'tampering memory' to change the memory in a short period of time to ensure our safe passage. Maybe we can also find a safer and more convenient route from the frogman's memory.
"
Wolf said angrily: "It's also a way of controlling and detecting thoughts, and you still want her to be responsible for the treatment, Titus? You are really good at summoning people."
"He who is able should work harder!" Theus said as if he was in charge of the team: "How about you? Don't rely on your strength to attack the frogmen when you see them. Although these monsters should not have responded to the sentry and other too clever strategies, once
If we find dead, injured or missing, we will still be more vigilant."
"The Mutual Protection Alliance killed the frogmen to pieces? People have been extremely nervous for a long time!" Wolf asked: "Also, why can't we use the ether magic ship to sneak all the way to the entrance of the Underdark?"
"You're stupid!" When Thius was with his old friend, he didn't have the magnanimity of a high mage at all. He rolled his eyes and cursed with a smile: "The entire frogman settlement and lair are under the protection of the magic circle. Magic.
The invisible structure of the array passes through the etheric plane and extends to the water elemental plane, so that it can be connected with the water elemental realm. If we forcefully break through in the etheric magic ship, it will be considered a good thing if we are bounced back to the real plane by the magic array.
Just afraid of some strange accident happening!
Do you think that magic circles are just circular runes painted on the ground or walls? Teacher Olanso’s magic circle in Evergreen City is an invisible energy structure that has now been improved to the point where it can restrict unauthorized spirits.
Incorporeal stealth has entered.
Oh, I might as well tell you clearly that Teacher Olanso sent me to deal with the frogmen, and my other task is to find the core of the magic circle that is the frogman settlement."
Wolf asked: "What happens after we find it?"
"If you can seize it, seize it. If you can't, don't force it." Theus raised his chin and signaled to the black warrior Vader: "He is also responsible for this matter. In short, we must first complete the cleanup of the entrance and exit of the Dark Territory."
"Then let's set off quickly." Wolf looked at the sky with some boredom: "Heavy rainstorms happen all the time in a place like this, and the road is not that easy to walk on."
…
In a secret and enclosed special space, above is an inverted dome like a giant bowl, with magic crystal pillars emitting blue-white cold light, illuminating the intricate arcane runes densely covered on the inner wall of the dome, like dozens of magic array layers.
Nested and riveted layer by layer, while absorbing magic energy, it is precisely adjusted in an orderly manner, and then poured into the magic slurry pools at the four corners of the ground.
Gemstones rich in magical energy were ground into dust, and then a large amount of expensive alchemical potions were poured into it, mixing it into a colorful and strange slurry. It was then passed through a special crystal conduit on the ground and poured into a large pool in the center.
Surrounding the large pool is a petal-shaped shell similar to chitin. It remains open at this moment. Among the colored light slurry in the pool, you can see a skinny and emaciated old man. His whole body is covered with catheters. He relies on a special slurry to maintain his almost withered body.
s life.
This old man is the Archmage Zidarok. Now he can no longer communicate with his body, but this does not prevent him from controlling a physical demon to communicate with people. Even in this state, the Archmage himself is still powerful
With his spell-casting ability, you can cast spells without any gestures and unleash shocking power at your fingertips.
This secret space has a radius of more than three hundred feet. It seems to be in a dark and deep underground environment, but it is actually a special demiplane. It is larger and more special than the ordinary "mage mansion". It seems that what you see in front of you is "inside".
"It's not all of the demiplane, and it's also connected to a certain magic spring, which is constantly absorbing magic energy.
There are dozens of invisible servants in the demiplane to take care of various chores, and there are four skeleton-like adamantine blade golems, which gather the terrifying blades together and remain silent in the corner, while Xuan Weizi is there.
On the alchemy table next to a demon statue, he was playing with a series of exquisite utensils and expensive raw materials, trying to adjust potions.
"Doctor Olenso plans to seize the magic circle of the frogman settlement?"
When the flesh golem asked, Xuan Weizi said, "I do have this idea. I'm curious. I heard that frogmen obtain spells by communicating with ancestral spirits. Is this similar to spirit spells?"
The flesh golem, which had a similar face to Archmage Zidarok in the past, replied: "I tend to compare it with the miracles of the church. The frogman's magic is actually the power of the ancestral spirit flowing into reality to guide and shape it. This
Before the arcane system was perfected, and even before the Holy Lord Church expanded, spell-like spells were common among all races in the Old Continent, and some simply called them divine spells."
"Wait a minute, I can probably understand the ancestral spirit magic, but why do you say it is comparable to the miracles of the church?"
Lord, has its power also flowed into the real world? I have read their holy scriptures, and they all say that believers must look inward at their souls, repent of their sins, implement virtue, justice and kindness, and dedicate themselves to the holy Lord.
Have devout faith, practice kindness and justice in a concrete and practical way, and thus be inspired by the Lord..."
"Dr. Olenso knows how to memorize it very well. He is worthy of being an earthly saint respected by the church." The Archmage Golem joked.
Xuan Weizi could only respond with a wry smile, and the Archmage Golem said: "Abandon these hypocritical moral pursuits, the power of the church's miracles undoubtedly overflows from the souls of believers and believers. What examination, repentance, faith
Ah, the basic purpose is to experience the miraculous power that overflows from the soul. Since it is based on the magical efficacy emerging from living life, and is naturally compatible with positive energy, the church magicians are naturally good at healing spells."
Xuan Weizi did not agree with Archmage Qidaluoke's statement. The mage claimed to be rational about all things in the world, but in fact he also had stubborn prejudice and arrogance, especially when it came to the miracles of the church.
But this explanation did give Xuan Weizi some inspiration. While he concentrated on practicing in the past ten years, he also tried to improve the Xinggang Altar based on the guardian spirit of the Sky Singer. In addition, the two high mages of the Ether Society "sincerely
"The shared knowledge gave me a deeper understanding of the etheric plane.
If the star realm is the world of thinking and consciousness, then the material color of the etheric plane is relatively intense. And in the case of Sky Singer, the etheric plane is more like a combination of the four elements and positive and negative energy.
as an intermediary, thus providing the basis for the structure of the main material plane.
Magical barriers attached to real substances and areas, such as Oak Sanctuary and Mage Tower, also extend to the etheric plane to a certain extent to ensure that incorporeal or spiritual bodies cannot directly penetrate into these magic fields.
area.
Based on this knowledge, Xuan Weizi re-recommended two Taoist scriptures, "Eight Skills of Danjing Dao Jingyindi" and "Jade Scripture of Jiexiang, Escape and Flowing Scenery", which are dedicated to evasion, invisibility, and hiding.
Evolution and creation, inwardly combining spiritual factors such as "flame disintegration" and "transformation of spirit body", and outwardly combining the skills of soul spells to communicate elemental energy, mastering the process of escape that is almost as close to dispersing as Qi and gathering to form.
Law.
This method of escaping is primarily a means of protecting oneself from disasters and escaping from disasters. It can allow Xuan Weizi to temporarily turn into a powerful elemental energy and have extremely fast speed. Even if it is later "Dimensional Anchor", "Dimension Anchor"
The "lock" method limits the teleportation spell, and can also use the escape method. Just like when Prince Qi transformed into lightning, he instantly passed through a distance of several thousand feet. Even if there was an expert blocking the way, he could directly knock it away, which was quite a bit.
The mystery of great supernatural powers.
The ether magic ship lent to Theus was also modified to be able to perform escape techniques, but that was a version adapted to the nature of arcane magic. It was not as fast as Xuan Weizi's escape technique, but it could carry several people to escape together.
But compared to the achievements of Taoism, these are just minor skills. In the past ten years, Xuan Weizi has been reborn, transformed from a mortal body, half-made an immortal body, condensed and sublimated internal and external vitality, and has transcended the distinction between races.
It is said that they are not human beings in the ordinary sense. Their longevity is extended, and a few can live in this world for five hundred years.
As for whether this can be regarded as entering the legendary level, Xuan Weizi feels it is difficult to say, but his physique and vitality are estimated to be inferior to those of high-level warriors who are as strong as a bear and can bend iron like clay.
In addition, the internal and external vitality is condensed, and the three parts, eight scenes, and twenty-four true beings guard him, making Xuan Weizi basically immune to negative effects such as energy absorption, attribute damage, and absorption. If he is willing, he can also expand this effect into a specific
The aura effect is used to protect others, with a range of nearly a hundred feet.
It can be said that since the "Linggen Jade Liquid" and "Danhua Liuxia", from the effects of healing wounds and self-healing, dispelling negative effects, protecting against death, to resisting external forces that damage the vitality, it is still the solid form of authentic Taoism to preserve life.
The order of merit was clear, and Xuan Weizi named it "Nine True Mysterious Lights".
There is a saying in "Shangqing Jiudan Shanghua Fetal Essence Zhongji Sutra" - "The ascending and descending **, with jade light inside. When the real person sees the form, the body will give birth to strange light." In this world, it has been reintegrated by Xuan Weizi, so it is
Demonstrates the ability of "Nine True Mysterious Lights".
"Nine True Mysterious Lights" is a special ability based on Xuan Weizi's rebirth and physical and mental transformation. Even if it actively affects others, it is a rare supernatural ability.
In addition, the "Nine True Mysterious Light" is equivalent to a miniature version of the Xinggang Altar. It is condensed into the body of the Xuan Weizi. In addition to damage reduction and elemental resistance improvement, it can also absorb additional external energy to continue to strengthen, and you can obtain "reinforced iron" at any time.
Blessed by the supernatural effect of "bone", there is no cost of slow movement and decreased agility.
It can be said that Titus's "physical energy injection" is actually a preliminary test for Xuan Weizi to reborn and refine the "Nine True Mysterious Lights". And Titus's "physical energy injection" does not change out of thin air, it needs to be transformed from
Part of the life information is extracted from the ancient giant ruins, adjusted using psychic powers, and then stabilized into an arcane structure.
There is no doubt that Archmage Qi Darok took a fancy to this, so he asked Xuan Weizi for help.