musicians of old

Chapter 239 Beyond the Understanding (4K [-]-in-[-])

"Thanks, what should I do?"

Fan Ning saluted the two senior leaders of the school, P. Boulez and Carmen Leon, and made eye contact with the other three colleagues who should also be newly promoted to high positions this year.

The two men and one woman are both middle-aged, and when they responded to the kindness of meeting for the first time, they also had anticipation and tension on their faces.

Viadrin explained: "This place is actually an altar signpost for locating the 'Spark Field' in the secret realm of Shifting Surge. It comes from the Lord of Witness 'Tower Builder', but we use it to contain the remains of the 'Incinerator'. Everyone adjust their spiritual state along the way, after smashing the glass cellar in the middle of the altar, just stand in it and fall into a dream normally, and we will silently recite the prayers to stabilize the mind and point."

At this time, his tone became serious: "Perhaps you are more or less aware that the gods of Qiyuan have extremely serious pollution, which makes even their wreckage extremely risky. Everyone is observing the 'incinerator ', please keep cruising within a very small known range, do not cross the invisible boundaries left by the school's invitation to the 'caster of towers', and do not go to greater unknown places, it may be a bit abstract to say , but everyone will naturally feel it in the dream.”

"Keep a spiritually sober state as much as possible, and look for higher and clearer revelations. On the premise of not prying into the pollution surface, the longer you persist, the better for you."

Fanning and the other three nodded in agreement.

A minute later, they walked slowly towards the altar that looked like a "broken base".

Its area is approximately circular, with a diameter of only ten meters. On a rock in the center of the altar, Fan Ning saw a hollow that was sealed by a small piece of glass.

Inside lies a palm-sized purple needle-shaped crystal, its lines and twists present a sense of contradiction between fluidity and static juxtaposition, like a piece of "solid lightning" sealed in it.

"The brilliant essence of the 'key' phase? Such a large piece, in terms of value alone, may exceed the money I earned during my trip to the imperial capital, and the cost of entering this secret place is too high."

Fan Ning gently raised his hand, imitating the feeling of grasping with invisible force, the glass shattered immediately, and the disturbed crystals in it burned violently in an instant, and continuously shot dark purple electric lights towards the surrounding heights.

The cracks on the granite are changing and rotating, and the stacking method of the boulders has become more unstable, and there is a feeling of dislocation and slipping everywhere, and those gaps also give people the illusion that they will expand and deepen in the next moment.

The four people who stood scattered randomly found a reliable place to sit on the altar, and controlled their spirituality to slowly enter a meditative state.

Fanning had a dream about various sparks.

The dream had no obvious sense of space at first, only sparks in the arc of lightning, followed by sparks from flint slamming, gears rubbing, factory welding machines, muzzles from bullets, or In the abstract sense, the spark of inspiration bursts out, or the spark of the hearts of two people who are in love with each other.

In the fragmented scene of the "Spark Field", he understood another part of the mystery about the "Key".

"Sometimes in lightning, or lightning-like fissures, one may see purple-gold jeweled lamps, or hooked and knotted fractal petals, or sparks overflowing like silver flakes and amalgam, the higher inspired I can imagine a tower-shaped pattern with cracks, which is an understandable image of the Lord of Witnesses "Tower Builder".

"The "Towermaker" originated from Jieyuan, the god of form and transformation, the god of shaping and dismantling. Usually he can represent lightning, which means his elusive transience, that is, "he promised never to look at me , never teach me, never seek me."

"Lightning also means energy, or beauty mixed with fear, and the initial or final process of the birth of general matter. "Tower casters" also exist at any boundary and surface, guarding or defining the universality of invisible things Limitation can also be expressed as a secret about "what makes me, what I shape, what divides me, what I divide, what is far away from me, and what I am far away from".

Gradually, Fanning in the dream came to a clearer and brighter place. This is the "Spark Field" of the Shifting Secret Realm—or "fuel pit" or "fire making room"—more specifically form.

But at this time, he saw the boundary of the 'incinerator' contained in it, similar to the boundary of a cave or the inner wall of a container, so he did not know when he had entered the 'incinerator'.

The "candle" held by the "burning furnace" is embodied in flames and smoke everywhere, and every light and shadow contains a lookout for mystical revelations. Some of them are too vague or narrow, and some are full of dangerous mistakes and paradoxes. , and some are excellent angles to observe Huita.

The dense forest like steel material draws a safe boundary. Fan Ning avoids most of the collapsed or distorted shadows marked by him like walking on thin ice, and burns his inspiration carefully, controlling himself to float and observe in the dream, and there are other Several people were walking with him, but they gradually dispersed and drifted away.

In the wake-up world on the third floor underground, in the altar that was successfully activated.

The silhouettes of the four people sitting on the rocks were faintly visible from the gaps in the piles, and they were shrouded in faint purple arcs.

"Mr. Viadrin, who do you think can last longer among the newly promoted high-ranking members this year?"

After finishing the silent recitation of the Prayer of Solidarity, President P. Boulez asked aloud.

This is an extraordinary resource unique to the Guidance School, allowing those with knowledge to gain access to high-level hidden knowledge at an overall low risk.Of course, it requires high maintenance and operating costs, and at least three comprehension practitioners are required to assist in its implementation. At least three newly promoted high-ranking members must be assembled before the school will be opened once.

"No accident, it should be Fanning." Viadrin said matter-of-factly, "You naturally understand the unique connection between art and mysticism, as well as the unique advantages of artists in exploring mysteries. The direct reason for his promotion is that he During Bassani's research activities, he performed "Keyboard Etudes with Aria and Thirty Variations for a Fixed Bass Theme" according to the theme discussed, which can be regarded as a feat in the history of art and made him undisputed. Upgraded to 'Forging Lion', I estimate that his current actual inspiration strength may be close to the eighth level."

Although Vyadrin's tone was not in a hurry, he was actually quite satisfied.

Last year, he was entrusted by the deceased to recruit this member. At that time, he judged that his artistic talent would make the progress of the mysterious side much faster than ordinary people, but he really didn't expect Fanning to be able to achieve such an exaggerated speed.

Knowledgeable people of middle and low ranks, in fact, the growth of inspiration is not slow. Compared with the past, they are confined to the appearance of the world. Once they successfully enter the shift, they will receive a steady stream of gifts from the light source. What they need to worry about most is the blind promotion. For the problem of getting lost, most people stagnate in the third or sixth order for several years.

But after being promoted to a higher rank, while the problem of getting lost is still severe, the speed of inspiration has also slowed down significantly.

Just after Viadrin finished speaking, the three of them cast their eyes on a certain position in the altar at the same time.

There was a gap in the arc layer, and a gentleman wearing glasses walked out thoughtfully.

"4 minutes and 30 seconds." Viadrin glanced at his pocket watch, "It's normal for beginners to enter the seventh level."

"When you are in a dream, you still need to be cautious when visiting the 'basin area'." Leon added.

"Thank you two mentors for reminding me." The gentleman knew that it was not appropriate to be too polite at this time, and he had already started to record the hidden knowledge he had gained in his notebook.

Fanning in "The Burning Furnace" feels that inspiration is still full and his mind is still clear. He is observing the more complete and clearer form of the Hui Tower above through a tunnel-like flame, and trying to understand the light and shadow he feels .

"Hui Pagoda should be the core temple of Yiyong, the fantasy garden of the world of will, and the foundation of the residence of the Lord of Witness. It has boundaries and height differences, but the meaning of other directions is unclear. Those who know can discuss in groups It refers to the concept, place or structure, and describes its mood, light and shade or smell, but it cannot be mapped."

"The upper layer of the Hui Tower is the "dome", where the violent light pouring from the glow is weakened by the "main structural layer" from top to bottom, and is also blocked by the branches in the middle layer "Glow Garden". The intensity is thus relieved, and the underlying layer or the more diffuse migration layer is illuminated by the light shining through these gaps."

"The "main structural layer" of the tower from top to bottom is called the "climbing path" here."

In Fanning's observation or feeling, the overall scene of the "climbing path" may be a "tree"—such as a huge, towering oak tree with luxuriant branches and shading the sky.

Those who understand should keep climbing towards the top along these tangled branches. The closer the person is to the glow, the more insight into the phase rules and the essence of invisible power, provided that he does not fall to death or be incinerated by him.

If understood in this way, the milestone of climbing is the "node" that converges towards the crown of the tree every time one step closer, or the first thing you understand: "door".

Of course, the overall scene of the "climbing path" can also be other things, such as a group of huge and magnificent "passages".

He can also imagine it as an ant nest or a group of blood vessels, with countless branches and forks beyond the logic of ordinary people's understanding.Those who understand should follow these knotted passages to reach the heart that continuously pumps blood for it at the end.

If understood in this way, the milestones are the "caves" that connect important passages, or the things that I first understand: "doors".

The next moment, Fan Ning once again saw an unusual wisp of floating steam folded in the "incinerator". Although it was extremely vague, he had a prior impression, and he recognized that it was on the murals of the third largest court school. "Cow Butchering Picture".

"Seven doors? Seven 'styles'? I seem to understand."

With the help of the experience of upgrading in the art field, as well as the reflections seen in the previous few times, Fanning combined his metaphorical elements with the visual inspiration of Huita's "climbing path".

Most of the inspiration has been burned, but Fanning's thinking has risen higher and higher with the light and flames, and the analysis and interpretation of each light and shadow are clearly visible.

"A person can pass through up to seven doors in the "climbing path" in his life."

"The lower three gates of the Hui Tower are the "Gate of Wisdom", corresponding to the three realms of the enlightened. category of the “Gate of Knowledge.”

"With the "Garden of Radiance" as the boundary, the upper triple door is the "Gate of True Knowledge". If one can find the "Garden of Radiance" and pass through one of the upper triple doors, the "Ghost Knowledge" mastered by the enlightened person will be It will begin to transition to "true knowledge", and its spirituality will gradually bring divinity, so that it will directly become the worshiper of the Lord of Witness, and can represent him to hold part of the authority in the phase."

"Such people no longer belong to the category of "understanders", but are called "orderers"."

So far, Fan Ning has understood the mystery of a higher place above the understanding one, and the existence of Poglerich in the Special Inspection Office should have reached the realm of the "orderer".

"Glow is established, and the seven phases should have at least one door corresponding to the six heights of the three layers of the upper and lower layers of the Hui Tower, plus the seventh layer of the 'Dome Door' that cannot be opened. In this way, theoretically, the base number of doors should be There are a total of forty-three, but the situation in front of me seems to be a little different."

The burning of inspiration may have passed [-]%, and Fan Ning still insisted on gazing at the panoramic view of the transcendent "climbing path" of Huita in front of him. At this time, he gradually discovered that those "trees" or "roads" were not complete, but partially festered. of.

Around those "branches" or "caves", there are many distorted and collapsing chaotic nodes, especially the higher or deeper the more serious and dense.

According to Roy's previous statement, the internal structure of a door leaf can be divided into "this door", "path" and "the other door", and these collapses not only destroy the structure, making it impossible to walk through the corresponding position, but also change the corresponding position. There are even "cavities" in the connection relationship between adjacent paths, or "weird doors" that are not in good condition.

In other words, there seems to be some problems with the top-level structure of the mysterious side of the world.

Fan Ning can only guess that this may involve the dispute and the secret history of evolution of the Lord of Witness.

He is also not clear for the time being, what rules need to be followed for the choice of the enlightened person to climb the door.

——The order must be from bottom to top, but according to the current understanding, there are at least seven different options for the doors of each level. The names of the doors that he has heard before may all be located at the first level. He is not sure Does the person who understands can only choose a certain aspect that he has studied, and follow the established door "sequence" from bottom to top.

But if this is the case, this "climbing path" has festered to such an extent that many "sequences" simply cannot go through.

When Fan Ning carefully comprehended Huita, he woke up to the world.

"These two came out too." Boulez was still observing the altar.

A man and a woman walked out of the ablation arc one after another, so far, only the last figure remained in the granite boulder formation.

"8 minutes and 6 seconds, you have reached a relatively stable level in the seventh order." Viadrin reminded them, and then signaled that they don't need to respond too much, and they can digest the hidden knowledge with peace of mind.

"It seems that there is no problem for Fan Ning to persist for more than 10 minutes. He may indeed have reached the eighth level of inspiration." Carmen Leon, another understanding person, stared at the last cluster of chaotic arcs in the air.

"If he can approach the eighth level just after being promoted," Boulez's eyes lit up. "With his potential and his understanding of Huita this time, maybe he will be able to try to be promoted to the Master of Understanding in a few years."

Today, the Special Patrol Office’s methods are becoming more and more extreme, but they have to face up to the influence of the “Forged Lion” or “New Moon”, especially the spread of the “Forged Lion” or “New Moon” in the current abnormal area. Under the new situation, the gold content is definitely more than doubled.

Leon also sighed: "The school has indeed been favored by good luck in recent years, which will undoubtedly give us more initiative in the future."

After another period of time, the other three high-ranking sages who had sorted out hidden knowledge had already started to stand and wait in unison.

"Damn it, it's been 10 minutes since we agreed on 15 minutes." Boulez himself opened his pocket watch, "It stands to reason that if it takes more than 10 minutes, it can be optimistically judged that the strength of inspiration has reached the eighth level. Could it be that Fanning has just been promoted, and spirituality Already at the eighth-level stable level?"

"It's good that artistic interpretation can strengthen inspiration, but so many musicians from all over the world premiere their own works, have you never seen such an outrageous one?"

"What's the situation with that piece of music, can it be improved to this level by just playing it?"

(End of this chapter)