Above the mage

Chapter 5 Extraordinary Things

Based on his memory, Gaode sat cross-legged on the bed.

He kept his chin parallel to the floor, closed his eyes, straightened his back, placed his hands on his knees with his palms facing up and his fingers relaxed.

In this seated posture, one feels very comfortable and relaxed, thus better entering a meditative state.

Of course, experienced monks can easily enter a meditative state and begin their practice in almost any posture and environment, without needing these "assistances".

However, Gaode is still just an apprentice among apprentices, so it naturally follows the procedures strictly.

After taking several deep breaths, Gao De finally entered a state of deep concentration, and in his mind, he felt as if he were in a dark universe.

Countless stardust particles float in this universe, drifting aimlessly, creating a beautiful and enchanting scene, emitting twinkling starlight.

This is the magic that exists in the world, the cornerstone of the world's power.

It is abundant and powerful, and inexhaustible.

The so-called guiding technique is to use one's own mental power to guide these magical powers into one's own body and refine them into magical power.

Gao De began to try to guide these magical stardusts with his mental power.

These magical powers, controlled by his mind and will, entered his body with the breath he inhaled, then descended all the way to his navel before settling down.

This is not the end. After sensing that the magic stardust has settled down, God still needs to manipulate his mind and will, following the rhythm of his breathing, to continuously refine this magic until it is transformed into his own magic power.

To be honest, the whole process wasn't very efficient.

Because the guided methods and meditation techniques practiced by Gao De have a unified name—Apprentice Guided Method and Apprentice Meditation Technique.

As the name suggests, it is a cultivation method specifically for apprentice monks. It is the most basic thing. Its disadvantage is that it is basic, but its advantage is that it is basic enough. For building a foundation, it has reached a perfect level, but its efficiency is certainly not very high.

Gao De was immersed in his first training session until he began to feel tired, and the efficiency of guiding the magic stardust decreased by about 30% compared to the beginning, at which point he stopped.

He knew that his mental energy had reached a critical point of 40%, and it was time to switch to meditation.

Gao De readjusted his posture, regulated his breathing for a moment, closed his eyes according to the requirements of the apprentice meditation technique, and began his meditation practice.

The practice of meditation is similar to the visualization method often mentioned in Buddhism in the past, which involves visualizing something strange and mysterious in one's mind to enhance mental strength.

The apprentice's meditation manifests as a sixteen-petaled lotus flower, and the number of petals manifested is directly proportional to the progress of the practice.

Once one can fully manifest all sixteen petals of the lotus, then the apprentice's meditation technique can be considered to have reached perfection.

However, Gao De's current cultivation progress is far from perfect.

If he remembered correctly, his predecessor had only been able to manifest five petals after all his cultivation, and that was only because his predecessor had an extremely good talent for spiritual power.

This progress is already quite good. You should know that the apprentices who started their training at the same time as Gao De, or even earlier, are still only at the level of one or two petals.

As he became more absorbed in the moment, Gao De clearly sensed the presence of spiritual power.

In the endless darkness of consciousness, a lotus flower slowly rotated, existing in his mind.

However, this flower does not have a physical form; it is merely an outline drawn with some dotted lines.

The purpose of meditation is to fill these dotted lines with mental power, so that the true lotus flower can be fully manifested.

Just as Gao De was about to manifest the lotus as he remembered, he suddenly realized that something deep within his consciousness seemed to be shining brightly.

Subconsciously, a thought struck him, and he focused his mental energy and attention on the point that was radiating light.

Deep within the realm of consciousness, darkness still reigns.

But in addition to these, there are countless irregularly wandering stars and two sets of spell models composed of stars that resemble galaxies but are actually fixed.

Those were two magic tricks that Gao De possessed.

Overall, the depths of consciousness space resemble a sea of ​​stars.

Therefore, this place is also known as the Magic Star Sea.

However, today, in addition to star points and spell models, there is one more thing in the Spell Star Sea.

Something that shouldn't exist.

It was a crescent moon.

It floated quietly and steadily at the very center of the magical star sea, motionless, radiating a pure white light.

More accurately, it should be described as a crescent-shaped gemstone.

Its shape is very similar to that of a magatama, with a wide and round head and a pointed and thin tail. It is white overall, but not milky white, but the pure white of the moon.

The gemstone is crystal clear, without a single impurity, and its surface is covered with intricate and beautiful patterns and designs, resembling some strange symbols.

Yes, it's growth, not carving.

Because there is absolutely no trace of processing, these patterns blend seamlessly with the gemstones, appearing as if they were made by nature.

Gao De stared blankly at the crescent-shaped gem that existed in his mind, in disbelief.

"Isn't this the pendant I used to wear around my neck?"

This was a family heirloom of the Gao family, which his father had strung together into a pendant and passed down to him.

Gao De has worn this pendant for over a decade and has never noticed anything unusual about it.

But now, this item, which doesn't belong to this world, has actually traveled to this world with him.

Furthermore, it transformed from a tangible existence into an illusion, taking root within his magical cosmos.

If even time travel has happened, then having another gem in one's head doesn't seem so unacceptable anymore.

But why this particular gem?

This means that it must have something special about it.

Gao De tried to remain calm and recall information about the gemstone.

Then he discovered that when his father passed the gem down to him, he hadn't explained much about its origins.

Gaode only knew that this gemstone must be very valuable, and he was certain that it was not an artifact made of agate, talc or the like, but a natural gemstone.

Because it is so exquisite, so exquisite that it doesn't seem man-made.

Only the extraordinary craftsmanship of nature could create such a work of art.

Gao De observed carefully for a while, but couldn't find anything unusual.

"An extremely rare and extraordinary object," he tentatively judged the origin of the gem based on his understanding of this world, "and the fact that it came to this world with me is enough to prove that its grade is definitely not low."

Gao De carefully probed the crescent-shaped gem with his spiritual power.

This was the most common way he remembered activating "supernatural things".

Gao De attempted to activate this "extraordinary thing" in order to learn its function.

However, the moment his mental energy touched the gem, it was as if it had hit a wall, and was immediately bounced back.

After thinking for a moment, Gao De, no longer cautious, mobilized all his mental energy to try to activate "it" again.

Once, twice, three times.

Even as Gaode grew somewhat tired, the crescent moon remained fixed in place, unchanged and unmoved, completely impervious to any intervention.

He was greatly alarmed.

At first, he thought he was just being too cautious and that's why he couldn't activate the magical object. But later on, he had already given it his all, but he still failed.

Gao De examined the gemstone carefully again, trying to find some mechanism.

In the end, they gained nothing.

Now Gao De is in a dilemma. He has this "foreign object" in his mind, but he doesn't even know what it is for. Who can be willing to accept this?

The problem is, this thing is like a holdout; it's just taken up residence in his head, and his mental strength can't shake it off at all. He can't get rid of it no matter what.

No matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't change anything.

"It's most likely because my current mental strength is too weak, so I can't activate or shake it," Gao De guessed.

"Never mind." Having no other options, Gaode finally decided to give up.

At least it can be confirmed that the gem that inexplicably followed him through time did not harm his body.

that's enough.

So, Gao De withdrew his attention from the gem, took a while to calm himself down, and then re-entered a meditative state.

The lotus flower formed by dotted lines in his consciousness gradually solidified under Gao De's meditation.

The lotus platform materialized, and the five petals on it gradually materialized as well.

Nearly two hours later.

Gao De opened his eyes.

A deep sense of exhaustion washed over me.

The mental energy previously depleted from practicing the guiding method has been restored through meditation, but the restoration of mental energy does not mean that fatigue can be eliminated.

On the contrary, based on the memories left by the previous incarnation, the best effect is achieved by getting a good night's sleep after practicing meditation.

Amy finished her training earlier than him and was already asleep, with soft snoring coming from her.

Gao De quietly took off his outer clothes, lay down on the bed, recalled what he had seen and heard since coming into this world, and pondered how he could escape and more.

(End of this chapter)