In Tokyo, the dungeon master

"Third Primal Essence, Master, is this roughly what you call it?" Shirakawa Manka wondered how strong this power was.

"From the fourth level onwards in the Tree of Life system, the power of extraordinary beings far exceeds the capabilities of human beings."

If it weren't for the ancient gods' blockade, mortals at the seventh level could attempt to ascend.

As for the tenth-level divine state, only two and a half cultivators have reached this level so far, and they are all truly great figures in the mystical world.

One of them was Adam, but when he reached this level, he lost his intellect and naturally transformed into twelve apostles of the ninth order. Eve, the first apostle who is generally recognized as the strongest, was only of the ninth order.

Secondly, there is the great Orman, because of his climbing, the human world was able to survive until the end of the world.

"Adam... Orman..." Shirakawa Manka noted down these two extraordinary figures.

She thought to herself, "Perhaps because the Great Source has fallen silent, and the world is devoid of demons, many of the family's records are missing, which is why I haven't heard of these two. But it's also possible that they simply belong to different systems; Japan had never had any contact with the Western mystical world before..."

She looked at Gu Meng again:

"Master, although your accent is a bit strange, you look like you're from the East. Did you study in the Western mystical world before?"

Gu Meng could tell what she was thinking, but he didn't respond directly:

"Third-order and above are all mid-to-high sequence, too far away for you. As for the extraordinary third-order, in ancient times, this rank was nothing special, but even hundreds of years ago, the power of this rank among mortals could be described as terrifying."

I am not completely ignorant of the technology of this era. If one is skilled in physical combat and follows the path of a warrior, then at the third tier one would be a humanoid tank. If one follows the path of spellcasting, one would only be stronger.

Because a third-tier warrior would most likely die if confronted head-on by a modern army encirclement, but certain magical methods—teleportation, curses, low-level human expulsion spells, cognitive alteration—are completely imperceptible to those without magical power within them, making them impossible to resist or stop.

"Is it that strong? Does that mean I'm now considered a third-level primordial substance? Why can't I feel it myself?"

Shirakawa Manka stretched out her hands, looking left and right, then staring intently at the marks on the back of her hands, trying to see the beauty in them.

"Of course it's not that easy, but it has potential. The magic of the contract is a seed."

To put it simply, you are currently an apprentice magical girl, analogous to a first-tier spellcaster. Once you become proficient, you can advance to the second tier of a full-fledged magical girl and the third tier of a seasoned magical girl without any bottlenecks. Beyond that, it will depend on yourself.

Moreover, it is I who have ascended to the primal essence. Even if you fully control magic, you are merely a familiar with the magic power of a third-tier spellcaster. There is a significant difference. Your power originates from the contract and cannot be used at will.

"I see..." Shirakawa Manka was somewhat disappointed, but she could understand that there was no such thing as instant success. "Then how do I mobilize the magic power of this first tier?"

"I added precious magical ingredients to the toast you just ate. It can be considered a first-tier potion. It can greatly replenish your vitality and temporarily strengthen your spirit. In addition, the simplicity of the contract makes it easy to master magic..."

Shirakawa Manka glanced at the plate she had licked clean; there was indeed a drug in it!

Gu Meng chuckled inwardly. He had no magical materials left to use. The effects of zero-level spells were simply to make things taste better and stimulate the other person's imagination.

Even a normal person would find something unusual about a food that glows.

"Next, I will set up a magic circle. Following my guidance, you will perform a meditation together, and then you will be able to successfully control magic power..."

Gu Meng's tone softened slightly; he was about to start exploiting her, so it was time to be a little nicer.

The simplest form of PUA is to give a slap followed by a sweet treat, or something like Stockholm Syndrome. Gu Meng has seen countless cases like this.

It's naturally abhorrent to be used on yourself, but since he's using it on someone else, it's fine.

"Oh, okay, Master... Although our Shirakawa family was somewhat special in the past, most of our knowledge has been lost. I don't understand any of it, so please guide me."

The wife also became serious. Cultivation cannot be taken lightly. Someone like her, who had never even entered the path, suddenly gaining power felt like she could easily lose control.

Fortunately, it's the simplest and most straightforward magical girl, the path has been paved, and there are reliable seniors sitting next to her, though I don't know their level.

Without him, we would have been helpless and doomed when the unsealed monsters attacked.

Thinking about it this way, the wife felt that meeting Master was her good fortune.

……

The candlelight hovered in the center of the magic circle drawn by Gu Menggang, and the warm golden halo enveloped the incense that Mrs. Shirakawa had just bought. Gu Menggang had added magical ingredients to the incense—he told Mrs. Shirakawa that it was a magical ingredient, but it was actually just a chemical product that could change the color of the flame.

Gu Meng rubbed it by hand while Mrs. Shirakawa was out. Because he knew alchemy, Gu Meng was very skilled at this kind of trick.

The moment the mental energy was triggered, a pseudo-meditation magic circle imbued with various types of magical abilities completely isolated the sounds of the wind and insects from the outside world.

Gu Meng used a small knife to carve star trail runes on the ceiling, and as meditation began, it slowly lit up with tiny silver lights, as if enveloping a piece of the night sky in the room.

Gu Meng sat cross-legged on one side of the magic array, his robe, which had been transformed from his previous life, draped down like a still pool, with the spiritual patterns embroidered on the collar shimmering with his breath.

Gu Meng was as steady as an ancient, immovable mountain, surrounded by a faint, almost invisible mental barrier—with his current weak power, this barrier was useless. A true magical shield was at least a first-tier spell, but it looked really intimidating.

Especially since Gu Meng was once a peerless dark magician who was close to a true god, he naturally possessed a powerful aura in this meditative environment that would even intimidate a true spellcaster.

At the center of the magic circle, Mrs. Shirakawa knelt down as he instructed. At this moment, she became serious and looked exceptionally reliable, clearly a trustworthy adult (for real).

If Gu Meng hadn't already seen through her true nature, he might have really taken her in as an apprentice and patiently taught her.

If one's resolve is not firm, one will surely lose one's way if one truly embarks on the path of the Fire Sword.

Inner demons are something that all cultivators in the East have, let alone those in the more extreme Tree of Life system. At higher levels, just maintaining the balance between divinity and humanity is enough to weed out the vast majority of mediocre individuals.

Before encountering a true successor, Gu Meng decided that he would walk this real path of extraordinary transformation alone—I will level up by myself!

When the end times come, those below the tenth level will all be ants.

The lady's fingertips trembled slightly as she began her naive meditation. Her mental energy flowed under Gu Meng's guidance, like an untamed stream gently surging through her sea of ​​consciousness, even her breathing becoming somewhat tense.

This was her first time truly stepping into the extraordinary realm, although she was guided by Gu Meng throughout.

"Relax, breathe with the candlelight—breathe with your spirit."

Gu Meng's voice was deep and gentle, like a warm breeze soothing his wife's tense mind, without any pressure at this moment.

Gu Meng is currently hypnotizing Shirakawa Manka.

"Close your eyes, do not resist the darkness before you, darkness is our mother, and do not deliberately think about anything. When your heart is calm enough, that power will naturally open up to you."

The lady slowly closed her eyes as instructed, the incense that Gu Meng had lit beforehand lingering around her nose.

She adjusted her breathing as the candlelight flickered, each breath gradually becoming longer and more even, as if the panic in her heart and the unease about the unknown were slowly being swept away by the tide.

At first, all I could see was pure black, the ordinary darkness that comes with my eyes closed.

But as the third long breath fell, the darkness suddenly cracked open slightly.

It wasn't a blinding light, but an extremely soft, warm, pale golden mist, like the light of melting snow in early spring, seeping out from the crack. Then, the crack widened, and the entire world of consciousness unfolded with a roar—

She was no longer a physical body sitting in the room, but had transformed into a light spiritual being, standing in the origin of the spirit world, a place without heaven or earth, without beginning or end.

She believed she had seen the spirit world, but in reality, Gu Meng had used the seed to achieve an effect that even a true first-tier spell might not be able to have, completely controlling her dream.

This method can be named the "Dark Seed - Virtual Spirit World Roaming Technique". Only those who have been infected by Gu Meng and enter a dream can achieve such a lifelike effect.

Everything that the lady is seeing now is a dream stage set up by Gu Meng based on his past life's spirit world.

In some ways, it looks no different from the real spirit world.