The bishop is unfathomable.

Chapter 96 The Path to Transcendence, Four Realms

"Someone from above wants to see you, and you, this imposter, don't seem nervous at all. Aren't you afraid of giving yourself away?"

After explaining the basics, Felicia looked at Li Wei with a somewhat speechless expression.

Li Wei laughed: "What's there to be nervous about?"

"I have roughly figured out the process by which esoteric Buddhism verifies identity."

"Moreover, the image of a person without a good appearance in front of subordinates is generally not much different from the image in the eyes of superiors."

"Even if there are differences, this crazy woman probably won't care too much. She'll just act the same way she did in front of Wag and Barney as she did in front of that bishop."

"Besides, being nervous won't help. You can't just go and gather information on the faceless people and then cram for them, can you? That would only leave more flaws."

Felicia sighed, "Sometimes I envy your mindset. You don't panic no matter what happens, and you just do what you're supposed to do."

"Okay, I've finished my work. Give me a pillow to use as a cushion, I'm going to find a corner to sleep."

"Why don't you go to the room next door? Even though it's been turned into a storage room, at least there's a bed there."

"No need," Felicia declined Levi's suggestion. "Actually, after turning into a cat, I discovered that my clothes turn directly into cat fur, and for some reason, they're warmer."

"And the hair removal won't damage the clothes. I don't know the principle behind it, but sleeping like a cat is quite comfortable."

"No wonder those little guys like to find a warm spot on the map and curl up to sleep every day."

Li Wei: "—So, your thinking has indeed become more like that of a cat, hasn't it? Are you really alright?"

"I already said no! It's just some interesting discoveries!"

Felicia was too lazy to explain and simply turned back into a cat to go to sleep.

Li Wei, however, did not intend to go to sleep immediately, but instead planned to browse through some of the forbidden books he had just compiled.

Especially a book called The Path Beyond.

Although it has a fancy name, it's actually a popular science book.

However, the fact that this popular science book could become part of a viscount's collection suggests that its origins are quite extraordinary.

Judging from the writing style and descriptions of some historical events in the book, it should have been written during one of the most chaotic periods in the world—the War of the Rift.

In that literally cataclysmic battle, the primordial continent shattered into several pieces, forming the world we know today.

It's quite rare that this book was written during that period.

Because of the extreme intensity of the war, very few things from that era have survived.

Most of what has survived are weapons, armor, and sculptures.

Text, being such a fragile thing, is rarely preserved.

During the years of war, few people were willing to print books in large quantities.

"Looks like I'm really lucky."

"Although it doesn't record any magic spells, the basic knowledge it provides is quite good."

"If it's like 'Sunflame,' with an in-depth explanation of basic knowledge, I might be able to learn a spell."

Li Wei opened the book with anticipation and began reading the records within.

Somewhat to Levi's surprise, the book contained accounts of energy levels similar to those Felicia had previously recounted.

Because the very first sentence of this book is the same as the sentence Felicia spoke of.

[First is the beginning, third is the appearance, fourth is the essence, and the superposition of appearance and essence is the number of vertical transcendental paths to reach one.]

Ordinary people are limited to the sixth chakra; the seventh is the realm of the divine.

Upon reading this, Li Wei understood something.

This book may not be particularly rare.

At least some of its content is being taught systematically today.

This book makes specific classifications of the energy levels of psionicists, or extraordinary beings, and provides a detailed overview of the power system of this world.

However, the book's narrative is too complex, and Li Wei didn't understand it much when he read it for the first time.

After reading the explanation of strength levels twice, he finally managed to understand it.

Three pillars, four realms. This is what is meant by "three is the appearance, four is the essence."

The three pillars represent the three tendencies of power.

Tyranny and ruthlessness, peace and balance, compassion and benevolence. This is humanity's three-fold division of the nature of power.

The four realms broadly categorize the different power stages of psychics.

The first realm is the Prototype Realm, representing the most initial stage, which requires the help of intuition, revelation, and the like to enter.

It summarizes the states of the first and second energy levels.

At this stage, although one can use psionic energy, it's not considered true freedom, and many restrictions apply. Special cases like Li Wei's are rare.

The second realm is the realm of creation, which represents advancement and the purification of the spirit.

This stage summarizes the state of the third and fourth energy levels.

They can regard psychic energy as their own power, no longer be restricted, and even use their own power to perform certain "creation".

Livy did not understand what creation was, after all, the book was too old, and perhaps some unknown extraordinary knowledge was left behind in the passage of time.

After all, in this day and age, technology and gadgets, alchemy and steam have gradually replaced the traditional spellcasting system for psionicists.

But Li Wei was surprised that he distinguished the third and fourth energy levels from the fifth energy level.

In his previous understanding, the third, fourth and fifth energy levels were simply about accumulating spiritual energy, and it was essentially a competition of numerical values.

However, judging from the descriptions in this book, it seems that this is not the case.

With some doubts, Li Wei looked at the third and fourth levels of the domain.

Formation boundary and material boundary.

These represent the fifth and sixth energy levels, respectively, as well as the seventh energy level, which belongs to the gods.

That's right. Compared to the previous division of two energy levels in each domain, the fourth domain, the material world, only has a seventh energy level.

It seems to be intentionally corresponding to the opening sentence of the book: "The superposition of appearance and essence is the vertical transcendence path to reach oneness."

What is "first"? It's not written in the book.

But Li Wei gleaned some insights from this book about how to reach the seventh energy level.

The superposition of appearance and essence is the path to transcendence.

Perhaps the key lies in the three pillars that have not been described in detail?

Forget it, someone at his stage should figure out his own situation first.

Fortunately, the book also includes detailed explanations of each energy level and a guide on how to improve.

Sure enough, even if you're learning on your own, you need to buy good textbooks first.

Superhumans might be able to reach great heights simply by accumulating psychic energy, but Levi believed that if that were the case, then predecessors wouldn't have written so many books about the nature of power and the details of ascension.

Faced with the increasingly looming troubles, Li Wei felt that he should seize the opportunity to advance to the third energy level.

Thinking of this, Li Wei glanced at his current level progress.

[Name: Levi Barclay]

[Energy Level: 2 (33%)]

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