Chapter 117: Candlelight in the Netherworld
Gao Xian pondered for a long time but was still a little confused. The Flower Mirror can see through darkness, so what exactly is the new ability of Candlelight in the Netherworld?
He tried to use the magic mirror to observe Zhu Qiniang, and Qiniang was always his best observation subject.
Because he was most familiar with Qiniang, he knew everything about her magical powers and physical condition.
No, he knew Qiniang much better than his right and left hands.
Through observing Qiniang, Gao Xian immediately noticed the changes in the Flower Mirror.
Under the vision of the Flower-Jiangling Mirror, he could actually faintly see the changes in the flow of magic power in Qiniang's body.
The last time he saw the flow of magic power in someone else's body so clearly was when he used the Shadowless Robe to enter the phantom state. In this state, the world seemed to be restored to a pure magic structure.
Now, through the Flower-Appraising Mirror, he could see the eight powerful spiritual orifices in Qinniang's body, and see wisps of spiritual energy like smoke transforming into magic power inside the spiritual orifices.
After watching for a while, Gao Xian felt extremely exhausted and could hardly continue.
Gao Xian had to put away the flower-appraising mirror and rest for a long time before he barely recovered his spirit.
All along, he relied on Sister Lan to guide him deep in his forehead, and he had never encountered a situation of lack of energy when casting spells.
Today, when he activated the Flower-Improving Mirror's Candlelight of the Netherworld, he felt the effort.
The main thing is that the Flower-Appraising Mirror has reached the master's level of perfection, and he no longer needs Sister Lan's help.
After adjusting for a while, Gao Xian summoned Sister Lan to activate the Flower-Appraising Mirror again.
This time, when he used the changes of Zhuzhao Youming, with Sister Lan in charge, the consumption of spiritual consciousness was reduced by more than 90%.
Sure enough, Sister Lan is his most important plug-in.
With Sister Lan's support, his spiritual awareness was no less than that of Li Shuanglin, an early stage foundation-building cultivator, and he was even better in subtle aspects.
It's just that his magic power is too low. Even if a foundation-building cultivator just stands there and doesn't move, it will be difficult for him to break through the defense with just the magic power and qi stimulated by the foundation-building level.
With the Flower-Appraising Mirror, he was very confident that he could spot foundation-building cultivators in advance and thus seek benefits and avoid harm.
The Flower Mirror can see the flow of mana, which is a very powerful function. Whether it is a magic weapon, a magic talisman or a spell, it will eventually be released in the form of mana.
However, being able to observe the movement of mana, could it be used to assist in cultivation? Gao Xian was not sure about this. He still needed to conduct a detailed evaluation in the Heart Temple regarding the various uses of the Flower Mirror.
The upgraded Heart Temple can carry out various simulation trainings, which allows Gao Xian to practice freely without any scruples and test the limits of various spells.
If it were an ordinary cultivator, no matter how talented he was, he would not dare to use magic at will.
The Temple of Mind is of great help to the practice of magic.
The two spells, Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire and Zhengyang Spear, require a large number of points to upgrade.
It is precisely because Gao Xian has the Temple of Mind that he can practice his magic skills intensively and improve the two spells to the level of mastery.
After entering the Temple of Heart, Gao Xian tried to use the Flower Mirror to observe himself. He was able to see the changes in the movement of his magic power, but he could not see it in great detail, and it did not really help his cultivation.
Just by directly observing the changes in his own magic power in this way, Gao Xian had a more intuitive understanding of the transformation of spiritual energy and magic power.
If the Flower-Jiangsu Spirit Mirror could be further improved, it could really help him control the flow of his magical power more finely.
However, the Flower-Jiangling Mirror has already reached the perfection of a grandmaster, and it is unknown whether it can break through to the next level.
The breakthroughs in the Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire and the Zhengyang Spear were all achieved because of the strong mental stimulation he received at critical moments.
The breakthrough of the Shadowless Robe came from the inspiration he had when he was spying on Nan Zhengxing.
This kind of breakthrough in magic requires special conditions. There is no clear and stable path to success.
Simply put, a breakthrough is a change that is beyond his control. Therefore, there is no need to think too much about it.
Gao Xian tested the Flower-Jiangsu Magic Mirror and was very satisfied with the results in all aspects.
When reaching the perfect Grandmaster level, the Flower-Appraising Mirror becomes more stable, and can work stably and eliminate various interferences such as water, fog, ice and snow, and fire.
It can even resist the impact of some low-level spells and provide a certain degree of protection for the eyes.
After testing the Flower-Appraising Mirror, Gao Xian looked at the Mirror of Wind and Moon again and found that there were only more than 8,500 points of human spiritual light left.
According to the strategy he had thought of before, he put all these human spiritual lights into the shadowless robe.
The Shadowless Robe is of a relatively high level and is difficult to upgrade.
Gao Xian wore the Shadowless Robe all day long as he was awake, even when he was refining elixirs.
That’s it. It’s been five months and I still haven’t completed the entry level.
The two spells, Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire and Zhengyang Spear, can be cast in the blink of an eye, which makes it very convenient to brush up on your skill proficiency.
The spell of Shadowless Robe is quite special. It must be maintained for two quarters of an hour to be completed.
Gao Xian invested 8,300 points and upgraded the Shadowless Robe directly from the entry level to the mastery level.
To advance from proficiency to expert, eight thousand points of humanity aura are required, which is impossible to achieve in a short period of time.
Gao Xian tested the expertise-level Shadowless Vestments, which greatly enhanced his concealment and protection capabilities.
The defense of the current Shadowless Robe is even higher than that of the Qingyun Robe and the Qingmu Armor.
As a spell, it is incredible to have such a high level of defensive ability.
However, the Shadowless Robe was blessed by the Mirror of Wind and Moon after all, and its magical power has completely exceeded its original level, so it is reasonable that it can have such an effect.
The Shadowless Robe at the specialized level can also become larger. Gao Xian feels that even if he brings Qi Niang with him, he can use the Shadowless Robe to completely conceal his tracks.
Furthermore, the activation speed is faster, the spell state is more stable, and the duration is longer.
Especially the invisible state of the Shadowless Robe, which can be maintained twice as long, reaching the time of one breath.
One breath is two seconds, which allows the Shadowless Robe to penetrate thicker barriers and dodge spells more easily.
Gao Xian retreated from the Heart Temple. He pondered for a while and suddenly made up his mind. He activated his Shadowless Robe and rushed straight to Li Shuanglin's residence.
Li Shuanglin, a great monk at the foundation-building stage, a deacon of the inner sect of Lianyun Sect, and the actual manager of Feima Group.
His residence is located in the center of Pegasus and is also the most magnificent courtyard in Pegasus.
There are three courtyards in total, and the vermilion gates that open opposite each other are more than ten feet high. There are stone lions on both sides of the gates to ward off evil.
Tall white walls and gray tiles tightly surround the three courtyards.
The courtyard wall naturally cannot stop the cultivators, but a magic circle was built in the Li family compound, and the boundary of the magic circle just overlapped with the courtyard wall.
When entering or leaving the Li family, one must carry a corresponding marked magic weapon so that one can pass through the magic circle.
Gao Xian came here several times but couldn't find a way to pass through the magic circle.
The Li family has many servants, but they are strictly managed. Generally, the servants have strict activity areas, and they do not have any magic tools that can pass through the magic circle.
Only housekeepers, guards and the like have magical weapons that can be identified through magic arrays.
Gao Xian didn't dare to touch these people. He observed Li Shuanglin only out of curiosity about the great foundation-building cultivator, but he didn't want to make an enemy of him.
Therefore, the few times he came, he just circled around the Li family and used the flower-appraising magic mirror to spy on the situation in the inner house.
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
The problem is that the inner house is heavily protected by magic arrays, and he can basically see nothing.
Today, the Shadowless Robe and the Flower-Appraising Mirror have both been greatly improved, so Gao Xian couldn't help but come to the Li family to try them out.
To him, the Li family's house was the only house in Pegasus that he had never set foot in, and it was still somewhat mysterious.
Gao Xian stood at the gate of the Li family, looking at the Li family unscrupulously through the flower-appraising mirror.
Under the mode of the Flower-Refining Mirror illuminating the netherworld, Gao Xian saw for the first time the operation of the Li family's internal magic array.
There are a total of seventeen magic weapons in the Li family. These magic weapons are spread throughout the Li family. The magic weapons are connected together through the resonance of magic power, forming a magic network covering the Li family.
There are hundreds of arts to practice, and each art has its own unique methods and techniques, and each has its own profound principles.
Among them, the art of formation is the most complicated and exquisite.
In the small Pegasus group, there are a few alchemists, weapon refiners, and talisman makers, but there is not a single formation master.
The original owner learned alchemy from his teacher Xu Mingyuan. Apart from that, he didn't even understand the Five Elements Kung Fu.
Gao Xian has traveled through time for more than two years, relying on the Fengyue Baojian to improve his magic and alchemy skills.
He knew nothing about things like refining weapons, making talismans, magic arrays, etc.
Gao Xian now had a rough idea of how the magic circle was operating, but he had no idea about its operating mechanism, let alone how to break it.
However, he had a hunch that the invisible state of the Shadowless Robe could penetrate the magic circle.
In the final analysis, a magic circle is just a kind of magic barrier.
The invisible state of the Shadowless Robe can dodge spells, so it is naturally not difficult for it to penetrate magic barriers.
Gao Xian was eager to try. Even if the Shadowless Robe could not penetrate the magic circle, it would at most trigger the alarm of the magic circle and would not cause much harm.
Li Shuanglin was only at the foundation building stage, how strong could the protective array in his home be? Gao Xian used the Flower Mirror to observe again. By observing the reaction of the mana inside the Li family, he could be sure of one thing: Li Shuanglin was not at home.
If the great foundation-building monk Li Shuanglin was at home, the reaction of his powerful magic power would definitely be extremely conspicuous and it would be impossible not to see it.
Li Shuanglin's absence allowed Gao Xian to act more boldly.
If his whereabouts were really exposed, no one would be able to stop him!
Gao Xian did what he thought. He immediately activated his Shadowless Robe, transformed it into an invisible state, and rushed straight to the weakest point of the magic circle.
Of course, you cannot use the Flower Mirror in the invisible state, but you are also extremely sensitive to magic power and spiritual energy in this state.
Gao Xian had already chosen the weakest point of the magic circle. With a flash of an almost illusory shadow, he had passed through the barrier of the magic circle and entered the Li family's mansion.
The magic circle itself should not be of high grade and is very simple to operate.
It was just that through fixed magic tools, a series of magic barriers were formed like a net. The magic array also divided the interior of the Li family into several areas.
Relying on the shadowless robe, Gao Xian easily penetrated another layer of magical barrier and came to the main house on the second floor, which was the most central part of the compound.
There was no one in the room. Gao Xian walked around the bedroom and found several valuable books and two volumes of secret techniques.
I looked through it and found that it was written in a rather complex and obscure way. I could barely understand it, but I couldn't understand the important parts.
Gao Xian also discovered several magical instruments, which seemed to be of high quality, but they were all instruments for viewing and playing with.
For example, a vase used for arranging flowers is an exquisite magical instrument. The color and pattern of the surface of the vase will automatically change, and it can also gather spiritual energy to nourish the flowers and plants.
It was the first time that Gao Xian saw a magical weapon that had no practical value. He couldn't help but sigh that only when he reached the foundation-building stage could he use the magical weapon luxuriously in his daily life.
The center of the magic circle is the study, which is completely surrounded by a magic barrier and is an independent room with extremely strict protection.
Entering the study, Gao Xian found it rather messy and it was obvious that Li Shuanglin was not a very meticulous person.
Probably no one can enter this study, so no one cleans the room.
Gao Xian found an unfinished letter on the desk, which aroused his interest.
The letter directly addressed the other party as "Uncle Master" and the wording was respectful and polite. It seemed that he was an elder in Li Shuanglin's sect, and the relationship between the two parties was not very close.
The entire content of the letter was mainly Li Shuanglin's complaints, saying that the situation at Feima Ji was not good, and that the Seven Evil Sect was causing trouble behind the scenes. He was afraid that it would not be long before Feima Ji would be in chaos, and he asked his uncle to help speak up and ask for help from the sect.
The letter was only half written and there were some traces of erasures. It was obvious that Li Shuanglin had not yet figured out how to word it and how to strike the right tone.
Gao Xian was moved when he saw this. Li Shuanglin was not stupid either. He discovered that Pegasus was now undercurrent and full of dangers.
Judging from the content of this letter, Lianyun Sect does not seem to care about Pegasus Group and does not have any countermeasures.
This made him feel a little heavy. The situation was not good...
(End of this chapter)