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Any act of giving without any motivation must be driven by an even greater expectation.

"It's not a gift... it should be called 'compensation'."

"Compensation? Has anyone damaged your magic book...?"

Hughes suddenly shut his mouth halfway through his sentence.

He suddenly remembered something that happened six months ago, something he had almost forgotten.

At that time, Dallian lost a magical book.

"Was it done by the person behind Seele Dietrich?"

“Whether it’s a person or not is another matter,” Dalian shook her head.

"After all, it is absolutely impossible for a human to simply take the book from my hands."

"But it seems they're extending a friendly gesture to us? Two books for one."

In the void, Kazama silently observed the conversation and reactions of the two.

Clearly, the genjutsu, which could resist the gaze of the gods, could not stop Kazama's observation.

Even so, the value of this scroll is beyond doubt.

"This is a good thing too..."

Kazama's eyes lit up as he stared at the scroll in Dallian's hand.

"However, there's always tomorrow..."

Kazama shifted his gaze from the scroll back to the black-haired girl, and then changed his perspective.

At least, the other party felt and accepted his goodwill, didn't they?

Once things got off to a good start, the rest would be much easier.

Chapter 83 Visualization Method

Inside Seele Dietrich's mansion, after instructing the maid to set the table, Seele carried a stack of books straight to the study on the second floor.

"O spirit of nothingness..."

"O spirit of nothingness..."

Before leaving her desk, Xi'er closed her eyes and softly uttered the name three times. She then opened her eyes and asked:

"gentlemen..."

"I'm here."

The curtains were stirred, and words appeared on the letter paper.

"You did a great job, Seele."

Looking at the message on the letter, a bright smile appeared on the girl's face.

"No, it's nothing, just a small matter. Those two are much easier to talk to than I expected."

"Moreover, the investment in wireless telegraph has paid off, and the charity has finally been established, all thanks to your guidance."

"It's my pleasure to be able to help you."

"Advice is only one aspect; success ultimately depends on a person's actions and efforts. Please keep up the good work. If needed, I will continue to offer you advice."

Kazama's tone softened considerably, and now the relationship between the two sides has gradually shifted from a transaction to a deeper connection.

"Xier, please go out for a moment."

"Okay, sure..."

Seeing the two phantom books she had borrowed from the Black Book Princess on the table, Seele knew what Kazama was going to do and obediently withdrew.

"Let me take a look..." After the study door was closed, Kazama's gaze fell on the table.

What he had in front of him was exactly what he needed and could solve his immediate problem.

.................

in reality.

Kazama opened his eyes, savoring the new knowledge he had memorized.

Before determining whether the loss of control is the price to pay for extracting the item, finding a solution in this way is the least risky and most rewarding approach.

Don't blame him for eyeing "Dantrian's Bookshelf" to get freebies; if you want to learn extraordinary knowledge, the bookshelf is truly one of the most comprehensive tools.

"The Black Book Princess has successfully made contact... There's a lot that can be done from here on out."

Sending Seele Dietrich directly to contact Darlian and Hugh was unavoidable, given the third loss of control and the urgency of the situation. Kazama couldn't afford to intervene with more subtle, calculated maneuvers.

He had originally thought that if the path of the Black Book Princess didn't work out, he would try to contact the other two Book Princesses who were also connected to the bookshelf, but now it seems that there is no need for that for the time being.

Let's get back to the present.

Kazama acquired two kinds of knowledge from Darian through Seele Dietrich.

Mental meditation...a cultivation method that can enhance mental strength.

Mental strength and the observation time of the wind are closely related to the interference effect. If you want to study superpowers more deeply in the future, increasing your mental strength is a must.

"The Nine Contemplations on the Impurity of the Embryo"

Kazama looked at Cerberus beside him.

"What the Black Book Princess gave me was actually a visualization method from Buddhism."

"The method of visualization?"

Upon hearing Kazama's words, Kerberos paused slightly before speaking.

"This thing can indeed increase mental strength, and at the same time suppress internal and external evil thoughts and inner demons."

"Moreover, these kinds of things are usually passed down in secret."

"When Kuroride was traveling in the East, he went up to the plateau and prepared to exchange some of his knowledge for a visualization method, but he was rejected."

"Although in the end, Clow Reed still managed to see it through some means..."

"Ok?"

Kazama stared at Cerberus, urging him to continue recounting this secret.

"The visualization method of those lamas seems to be that they are visualizing a certain god or Buddha."

"When you can clearly visualize the face of the gods and Buddhas, you have mastered the visualization method."

"Imagining oneself as a god or Buddha who is free from all desires and thoughts is something Kuro can't do."

"What is the visualization method you received that you are visualizing?"

Cerberus turned to Kazama and asked:

Kazama was silent for a moment before speaking.

"Visualize yourself..."

"Huh?" Kerberos was taken aback.

"Contemplate your own death."

The book of illusions, "Nine Contemplations on the Impurity of the Embryo," contains nine pictures, each depicting a different aspect of death.

Visualize your dead body slowly expanding as if being blown in by the wind, until it finally explodes.

Visualize the bruising and contamination: visualize the color of your skin changing, showing various shades of yellow, red, blue, and black bruises, eventually decaying.

Imagine your body is exposed to wind and sun, causing parts of your skin to crack and lose moisture, eventually turning you into a dried-up corpse.

Visualize the corpse's skin cracking open, from which pus, blood, and putrid bodily fluids flow, gradually covering the entire body, some overflowing, accompanied by a stench.

The image of festering is similar to that of a body rotting, with maggots rotting in the decaying flesh.

He imagined his own corpse being devoured by maggots, his eyes being gouged out and eaten by birds, chewed up by wild dogs, and torn apart by tigers and wolves.

The image of the corpse is scattered and broken, with tendons and bones severed, and the head and hands intertwined.

The bone imagery—it gets much better here.

Imagine your own corpse, all flesh and blood disappearing, leaving only bones.

In the correct stage of the White Bone Contemplation, one will see white bones as pure as seashells or snowflakes, untouched by dust, and even radiating a dazzling light under the moonlight.

The final stage is the burning of the physical form, where the body is scorched in flames until the fuel is exhausted and the form is destroyed, turning into ashes.

"Transcending life and death, abandoning the physical body to achieve spiritual sublimation—this visualization technique is truly profound..."

Hearing Kazama's explanation, Cerberus exclaimed in admiration:

"It's much better than those visualizations of gods and Buddhas that aim to accumulate divinity and suppress animalistic instincts."

That's true...

Kazama shook his head. From this visualization, he seemed to sense the deep-seated wickedness of a certain sharp-tongued and willful girl.

However, as much as it's a quirky quirk, it's useful enough for Kazama.

"Visualization techniques are knowledge for long-term development, but what is most urgent now is the knowledge of how to find objects."

"What did that Black Book Princess give you in this regard..." Cerberus asked expectantly.

Kazama didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "It's a divination method."

This didn't surprise him.

When he borrowed the book, he specifically emphasized to Seele Dietrich that he wanted 'knowledge', not a prop-like fantasy book.

The only knowledge that can be used to find and locate objects seems to be divination.

"Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Taiyi generates water..."

"The Divine Calculation of the Great and Small Six Rens".

The divination method from the East is a divination technique developed from the "Guicang Yi" among the three books of the I Ching.

“However, it’s only a fragment,” Kazama added.