Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1559: Where the Four Spirits Go
The practice of [Five Directions Five Elements Body Light] should be a long-term project, and Lan En is fully prepared for it.

After all, this should be the foundation of his magic system, which is derived from Yin-Yang magic but is superior to it with the orthodox Yin-Yang and Five Elements worldview.

No matter what, this was the starting point for him to try to build his own magic system. It was the starting point of a huge project.

Even if the power of the five sacred beasts were gathered together, at best it would only be the [Five-Directional Body Light].

In Lan En's expectation, only when one can wield the power of the five directions and five elements freely and understand the changes of generation and restraint clearly in the palm of his hand can it be called the [Five Directions and Five Elements Body Light].

And now there are only two of the five sacred beasts, namely Qilin and Xuanwu. The road ahead is long, and we have only just begun.

However, based on Abe Haruaki's experience traveling around the Japanese archipelago for such a long time, he actually already had some clues about the guardian spirits of the five sacred beasts.

Among them, the guardian spirit of the East [Blue Dragon] seems to have been passed down in the Oshu Date clan in northeastern Japan for hundreds of years.

However, the Azure Dragon, which does not have a Western background, seems to have been disciplined by the Japanese cultural background and has become a guardian spirit of water.

After all, in the classification of Japanese mysticism, there is no wood attribute.

But it doesn't matter. If he can get the spirit of [Qinglong], Lan En feels that his division of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements should be able to guide [Qinglong] back to the Eastern Wood Element.

As for the Southern [Suzaku], according to historical records, the first time it appeared in the Japanese archipelago was on Master Kukai who had returned from studying Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty.

After returning to Japan, he founded the Shingon sect, one of the most influential Buddhist sects in Japan.

However, at present, the guardian spirit [Suzaku] does not seem to be passed down within the Shingon sect.

It may be that Master Kūkai had truly mastered Buddhism, and guardian spirits were illusory to him, so it didn't matter whether he passed it on or not.

It is also possible that since the Tang Dynasty, the Shingon sect has experienced many changes in the world, and it is possible that one of these changes caused the Suzaku to not be passed down, causing it to disappear from the world or choose another master.

At present, it seems to have disappeared, we only know that it existed.

As for the Western [White Tiger], even Abe Haruaki doesn't know whether the guardian spirit of [White Tiger] exists or not.

"Among the shikigami I have captured, there is one called White Tiger." Abe Haruaki clapped the bat fan on his palm and said with his hands spread out, "But that's just a name, a tiger monster. It has nothing to do with the [Western mythical beast White Tiger] you are thinking of."

"I've never heard of a White Tiger appearing as a guardian spirit."

"There will always be a way when you reach the mountain. Besides, we haven't even got the [Azure Dragon] and [Vermillion Bird] yet, so why are you in such a hurry?" Lan En seemed very open-minded.

He raised his eyebrows and said in a joking tone: "If all else fails, maybe we can find a cat-shaped guardian spirit?"

"Don't be ridiculous." Abe Haruaki sighed silently. "The metal element in the five elements has never been understood by the worldview of Yin-Yang magic. It is difficult to find a guardian spirit representing [killing, innovation, metal] in Japan."

"It's hard to find one that meets the three important characteristics. And you want to be more realistic and find a cat-shaped guardian spirit?"

"As long as it's close enough, it's fine." Lan En still didn't care much. "If the only thing missing is the metal element, then the five elements will circulate and generate each other, and we can raise it up anyway."

"And you also know what I envision this set of [Five Directions Five Elements Body Light] is mainly used for."

Abe Haruaki suddenly froze, as if he was stuck.

Yes, he knew very well that the main purpose of Lan En's spell system was not to enable him to cast spells better.

Lan En had adventures in so many worlds, and although he didn't have much ability to cast spells, he managed to get through them just by relying on magic seals, props, and his brute force.

His need for spellcasting ability is actually not that high.

From Lan En's perspective, the creation of this system is actually more used for scientific research.

In his plan, [Five Directions and Five Elements Body Light] will develop more inward, providing him with a new perspective to observe and understand the world, that is, the Yin-Yang and Five Elements worldview.

At the same time, the [Five Directions and Five Elements Body Light] internalized in himself will solve a major problem in his future.

[Chaos Fire] will cause living organisms to undergo disorderly and unlimited distortion and mutation.

However, the Yin-Yang and Five Elements worldview of [Five Directions and Five Elements Body Light], which carries the order of the mutual generation and restraint and circulation of the Five Elements, may be able to standardize and control the disorder of [Chaos Flame].

Of course, at present this is only based on Lan's speculation and Mentos' calculations. Whether it can succeed or not can only be determined after reaching that step.

"It's true." Abe Haruaki was speechless.

Such a high-level foundation of magic system was developed for other purposes by a person who actually did not pay much attention to magic.

This really makes people feel that "the world is really not normal".

However, using magic to gain insight into and understand the world seems to be the ultimate goal of most magic systems.

So he actually did the right thing?!
Abe Haruaki felt like his mind was going haywire.

Regardless of whether his mind was confused or not, Lan En had to start preparing to set off.

Take off the yukata you wear to blend in with the local culture and put on a fitted lining again.

In the armor storage room of the castle tower, Smaug had been sitting on the armor rack for two months.

When the door was opened by Lan En, the light coming in from the gap shone on the bone-white armor.

It seemed as if even the dust particles flying in the light were shocked and stopped.

The evil and ferocious armor seemed to have its own consciousness and momentum. Smaug was killed by Lann very thoroughly and cleanly, but the material of the Mist Nest Lord Tyrannosaurus on the armor was still active enough to carry the courage of the monster.

Over the past two months, because of the existence of this set of armor, fewer and fewer people dared to come to this storage room.

They subconsciously avoided this place, like ants relying on instinct to automatically avoid the giant beast.

But when Lann walked into the storage room, he casually picked up the bone-white armor piece and put it on as usual.

"It seems interesting to let you roam free for a few days." The demon hunter muttered to himself while putting on his armor, "You've got enough rest."

Just as Lan said, no matter whether it was Smaug or the Lord of the Mist Nest, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, they were all defeated by him in head-on battles.

After wearing it for a long time, the fierceness and evilness of this armor were suppressed a lot.

The functionality is fine, but the momentum is a lot more mediocre.

And now, after only being away from him for two months, Smaug's momentum has recovered a lot.

For the past two months, he has not put on armor for a long time, as he has been practicing a new martial arts system and building the prototype of a new spell system.

After each part was fixed back on his body, Lan En moved the muscles and bones wrapped in the armor.

The crisp sounds between his joints mixed with the slight collisions between the armor parts.

With a heavy pressure.

After putting on his armor, Lan En went out and walked towards the lower level of the castle tower.

In the busy corridor, he happened to run into A Xiu and Wu Ming who were rushing over.

The two people who hurried over from the backyard dojo still had a thin layer of sweat on their bodies after the intense exercise.

Lan En, who was walking down the stairs, saw Ah Xiu's blue eyes head-on.

"Oh, it seems you heard it too?"

The three men met on the stairs. Lan En first moved aside to let a servant who was running to deliver a message pass by, while speaking.

Wuming, who was originally standing at the back, pulled Axiu and went down again, making room on the crowded and busy staircase.

Lan En followed them down one floor, talking as they walked.

"What's going on?" Ah Xiu was speechless, but Wu Ming spoke frankly, "Everything was normal just now, why are we suddenly going to fight?"

As she spoke, she looked at Lan En with suspicion: "Also, can a mere acting city lord organize a city to go to war?"

"." Lan En pursed his lips and tilted his head to look at her. "You are so good at talking. You must have a bright future, Wuming."

If these words were heard by Akechi Mitsugu and the others, knowing that Wuming said this in front of Lan En, they would be so scared that they would kneel down before this young lady on the spot.

"Eh? Really? It's okay."

Wuming was very surprised that Lan En actually praised him for being able to speak.

But the demon hunter lady is not a fool after all, she is just a little simple and slow.

I quickly realized that the guy in front of me might not have said something nice just now.

His eyes widened immediately and he was about to step forward to argue with Lan En.

But faster than her reaction, a hand blocked her way.

Ah Xiu's cold white skin was flushed with energy due to exercise. A few strands of her white hair stuck to her face due to a little sweat, which was slightly tempting with the flush.

But those blue eyes were full of seriousness.

"Look, Xiu is silent, but her reaction is much faster than yours."

Facing the gaze of the half-demon beauty, Lan En first teased Wu Ming who was stopped behind.

Then he turned his gaze back to Ah Xiu, the smile on his face faded, and he became serious as well.

"It seems that Fujikichiro and the others are afraid to tell you the truth because of your appearance?"

Lan En easily guessed why the two people still didn't know what happened.

He scratched the corner of his eye with his finger.

"There's nothing wrong with him except that he's a little too cautious now."

Ah Xiu's eyes remained motionless, with no sign of being diverted at all.

This kind of guy who is sharp and persistent to the point of being a bit "single-minded" is quite Klann to be honest.

The demon hunter shook his head. "Then let's get this straight: your father, Saito Dosan, was discovered by her while investigating your twin sisters, and now she has raised an army to kill him."

(End of this chapter)