Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor

When comprehending "The Teachings of Silent Mountain", one can experience the state of "Gift of the Sleeping Serpent" in advance, so that he can have a psychological expectation before the official breakthrough.

Lin Bo was immersed in an empty spiritual dimension, where only his consciousness was functioning normally. He had experienced this kind of tranquility when he upgraded his Black Snake Meditation to Lv3 not long ago, but at that time he needed to use the heat of his spirit to warm his body and regain his senses.

Now you have to sleep like a snake in its eggshell, hiding your vitality.

For Lin Bo, this sleeping snake posture was very similar to when he was training the Solid Control Technique. Maintaining the closed mind was not difficult for him.

As his belief in the art of controlling others burst forth, Lin Bo's mind became indifferent and closed, as if curled up in a thick stone shell.

Next, life must be nurtured in silence until it breaks out of the shell.

The prerequisite for completing this step is to find the vitality hidden in the snake eggs. The essence of the Black Snake Meditation lies in this. The calm mind and the fragile body are connected. In deep meditation, the source of the body's vitality will also be revealed.

Like digging a well in the void, piercing the barrier between spirit and body. Level 3 Black Snake Meditation allows the vitality of mind and body to be transferred, while maintaining a clear distinction between the two. Level 4's Gift of the Sleeping Serpent, on the other hand, allows body and mind to merge into a silent embryo, nurturing a second birth.

This is the realm envisioned by the ancient spellcasters of the Hyru School who founded the art of meditation. With the help of the fragments of knowledge, players on the comprehensive network have turned the theory into a real realm.

Even so, there's a chance of failure in comprehending the fragments. If, after falling into meditation, one struggles to find the source of their body's vitality, then they've failed, and will have to spend more disaster coins to comprehend again.

Lin Bo's mind curled up in the snake egg, gently calling for his true name to come.

"(Mantra) Bronze Moon."

In an instant, a brilliant, bright light blossomed from the snake egg, and a rune in the animistic language suddenly emerged from pure nothingness. The rune of his true name had always been there, overlooked by his silent thoughts, and now it shone once more.

Lin Bo does not need to explore the root vitality of his body bit by bit in silence. He only needs to control his true name, and everything in his body and mind will be tamed by the power of words.

Through the rune of his own name, the mage regained awareness of the existence of his body.

When all other senses disappeared, he could neither see his body, nor hear his heartbeat, nor touch his skin, nor smell anything. Now he was only aware of the existence of his body, just like guessing the position of a shadow with his eyes closed under the light.

Use the name rune to feel the state of your body.

The completely petrified body was no different from a dead object. Yet, within its stone-hardened nervous system, faint pulses still surged, allowing its thoughts to continue functioning.

This remaining vitality is exactly the origin of the body that we are looking for, like the moist sand at the bottom of a dry well, which is moistened by the spiritual spring deeper in the well.

When the mind became aware of activity, the two combined and transformed into a thin, weak snake inside the eggshell, entwining the rune of its original name like a branch.

Lin Bo completed his Sleeping Snake posture. When he officially breaks through the Level 4 Black Snake Meditation, he will perform the Gift of Sleeping Snake in the same way, allowing the combination of body and mind to grow.

It's time to come out of the state of enlightenment.

He controlled the cursed power to penetrate the sleeping snake, causing it to vibrate under the influence of the Fierce Bending Technique. The snake's body grew and expanded, colliding with the closed eggshell formed by the belief of the Solid Bending Technique.

In the lighthouse study, a little seagull squatted on the shoulder of the stone sculpture of the wizard, spread its wings to cover his head, and tried to warm the stone with its warm feathers.

Suddenly, it felt a slight vibration, and the beat of its heartbeat gradually became clearer from weak to strong. The gray-white stone on its skin fell off like dust, and its lifeless eyes became bright again.

The little king folded his wings, jumped onto the desk, and stared at the night watchman with a sharp gaze.

Lin Bo blinked his eyes, which felt a little dry. He raised his hand and touched the little seagull's head, then took out some medicine from the bag hanging on the hook on the wall to moisten his eyeballs.

[Comprehensive Network Tip: Successfully comprehended the fragment of knowledge "Teachings of Silent Mountain"]

[Skill [Black Snake Meditation] Level Limit Breakthrough. When training meditation-related skills, the basic proficiency is permanently increased by 1.]

[The "Gift of the Sleeping Serpent" trait is locked. Upgrade the skill to unlock it.]

It will take some time to gain enough proficiency in the Black Snake Meditation Technique. Lin Bo estimated that it would take until winter to upgrade.

The pitch-black slate on the table vanished without a trace. Each fragment would be consumed after a successful comprehension. If comprehension failed multiple times, the standard for offering disaster coins would be significantly increased, severely reducing the value of the item, making it difficult to sell for a good price.

Lin Bo picked up another dictionary on the table.

"A Praise of Wonderful Fragrance" is a rolled-up bundle of goose-yellow silk, tied with a beautiful flowered knot. It's only a palm's length and a finger's thickness. On its surface is a row of characters written in gilded ink. The curved characters resemble the edges of clouds and flower petals. The meaning is: "Wonderful fragrance penetrates deeply, crane smoke prolongs life, the clear and bright heaven protects the elixir."

[Do you want to spend 1000 disaster coins to unlock the knowledge fragments? ]

[Comprehensive Tip: Failure in enlightenment will increase the contribution standard, please be prepared]

Lin Bo pressed the knot of the scroll and said silently, "Yes."

[Important reminder from the website: You have opened a fragment of knowledge and learned the words of unblocking]

Alas, you must purify your body and mind, and subdue your seven emotions before you can worship the deities of the Void and Bright Heavens. We have watched the divine furnace breathe out clouds, and the elixir of incense transform into scenery. Now, I take this scroll of brocade and record the cloud scene, to remember and praise it forever.

The silk in his hand suddenly combusted without any fire, and dissipated into clouds. In the study, it condensed into plants, animals, mountains, stars, cities, crowds of people, palaces, and soldiers. With every blink of an eye, the cloud scene changed, endlessly and without repetition.

Lin Bo sniffed lightly, and when the mist entered his nose, hazy and bizarre scenes flashed in his mind, whispering their own stories.

The smoke from the burning of the elixir materials from the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, and the voices of the stories blended together and turned into noisy waves, making it impossible to hear a single word.

[The skill [Scent of the Marrow] has been detected to have reached a critical bottleneck. The knowledge fragment will provide you with the answer.]

[Important reminder from the website: "Ode to Wonderful Fragrance" is tasting your tears and distinguishing the scents you once smelled...]

[Temporary features have been added. Please find out the true nature of these features before resealing the knowledge fragments.]

The level 4 Smell the Scent and Know the Marrow chapter can gain a characteristic "Inspiration Heart", the effect of which is to remember all the smells that have been smelled and deduce the transformation and evolution of the elixir in the mind.

This characteristic is extremely helpful in enhancing the creativity of alchemists, but the specific effects vary from person to person. After all, the success of refining elixirs depends on imagination, and whether it is successful depends on the actual results. If there is a lack of experience, the imagined results are often far from the actual results.

Lin Bo recalled briefly that whenever a medicinal elixir he had smelled before flashed through his mind, its smell would appear at the tip of his nose. He imagined in his mind that these elixir materials went through the process of blackening, whitening, and yellowing, being destroyed, purified, and integrated. The corresponding changes in the elixir energy also seemed to be reflected in the sense of smell. Even if he didn't actually smell it, there was still a sensory stimulation.

He stood up and headed to the underground workshop. Next, he would have to think of a few pill recipes and then try them out to see the results. If the predicted changes in the Dan Qi were accurate, then he would have successfully comprehended it.

An hour later.

Lin Bo sat next to the alchemy furnace.

[Comprehensive Network Tip: Successfully comprehended the fragment of the knowledge scroll "Miao Xiang Yong Zan Ci"]

[Skill [Scent of the Marrow] Level Limit Breakthrough. When training Alchemy-related skills, the basic proficiency is permanently increased by 1]

[The characteristic "Inspiration Heart" is locked, upgrade the skill to unlock it]

Chapter 163 Alchemical Casting

Comprehending "Miao Xiang Yong Zan" was a little easier than Lin Bo had imagined, mainly because he had more time.

After finishing the study of the two fragments, the night was still long.

Lin Bo stayed in the underground workshop. Not long ago, he moved the mechanical workshop on the third floor of the lighthouse here. After all, the venue was spacious and the equipment was complete.

He took out the equipment he usually wore and prepared to upgrade the Mage's Face and Iron Body.

In Lin Bo's idea, it would be best if all his weapons and equipment were made of the same material, so that he could use only one real name to take into account attack, defense and action.

In the past, his favorite material was steel. From the mask to the armor, and even the iron balls used against the enemy, they were all tamed under the same word spirit.

The material of the Whale Fire Ring is now Magic Mushroom Iron. When controlling the lantern, you must recite the Whale Fire True Name. It is also necessary to control your own True Name during battle.

A second-level word spirit simply cannot take care of so many things.

Lin Bo considered using magic mushroom iron to recast the steel body and the wizard's appearance, but magic mushroom iron is denser than steel and is heavier to wear.

Among the magical metals known for their lightness, the famous "Mithril" in the multiverse is naturally indispensable. However, the properties of Mithril produced in different worlds are significantly different, just like steel with different formulas has a huge difference in strength. Therefore, Mithril is actually a general term for an entire category of metals.

On the player trading platform of Zongwang, the prices of mithril of different qualities increase in a stepped manner.

Lin Bo could definitely afford the cheap blue and purple mithril ore, but the price-performance ratio wasn't high. Among the advanced alchemical formulas he possessed, there were many lighter and stronger alchemical metals to choose from.

Lin Bo happened to have a material dropped from an affix treasure chest that could be used to make alchemical metal.

Fallen space alloy plate, blue quality, weighing 1.5 tons.

The black metal plate appeared to be molten and sintered. When Lin Bo tapped the bumpy plate with his fingers, the metal spoke to the mage in Gudorei.

How it was forged from a vast smelting furnace, detached from the planet's surface, and subjected to radiation in the vast depths of space. The cold light of the stars condensed on the mottled scratches, like the cruel rings of space. Finally, it arrived at another planet, burned fiercely in the atmosphere, and crashed to the surface with a roar like the hammer of a god's forging hammer.

This alloy plate is not yet a natural alchemical metal, but its base is so good that it can be upgraded to a higher grade with a little refining.

Lin Bo spent some time trying to figure out the true name of the space alloy, exploring its properties, and then carefully considering the appropriate alchemical formula. The 1.5-ton volume was enough for him to experiment with, so he could proceed with confidence.

He borrowed the alchemical formula of "Feather Scale Gold" and prepared to give the space alloy magical properties that are as light as goose feathers and as flexible as dragon skin.

The preparation of feather scale gold requires void salt, air element essence, feathers of hundreds of bird species and dragon blood of any kind. There are also seventeen other auxiliary materials, and the whole process is quite long.

Lin Bo estimated that he would have to work all night in the alchemy room. If everything went well, he could finish the alchemy work tomorrow morning. If not, he might have to work hard for several more nights.

He found the trader [Toxurus] of Ochi Magnificent Garden, sent him the finalized list of materials, and spent one thousand disaster coins to buy four alchemical raw material packages.

He actually knew the formula for Void Salt, a blackening substance commonly used in alchemy that could accelerate the destruction of the elixir's form, rendering it completely "dead." However, making it himself was rather troublesome, so he simply spent some Disaster Coins to save time.

There is still some preparatory work to be done before the furnace is officially opened.

Lin Bo took out hundreds of bird feathers from the material bag, tied them up with thin ropes, and weaved them into a feather raincoat. Then he called the little king over and draped the feather coat on him.

The little seagull is currently molting and is a bit bald. After putting on this colorful feather cape, it looks very fancy. It looks at itself and jumps around in ecstasy. "Good human gave feathers to seagulls. Haha, I am so beautiful."

The wizard explained his intention to the little guy. This feather robe was to be used for alchemy. A ritual was needed to give the bird feathers miraculous powers before they could be smelted in the furnace.

This simple ritual involves having a living bird hold the essence of air in its mouth and fly, allowing the magical energy to flow through the bird's feathers on the wind, activating them one by one. Each activated feather needs to be placed in the furnace as soon as possible.

When the little king learned that the night watchman was not planning to give gifts to the seagull, he immediately became depressed.

"(Magic words) Little guy, you actually look better without these feathers." Lin Bo spoke frankly. The bird feather raincoat was too rough and hindered normal flight.

The little seagull blinked when he heard that, looked at his feathers again, and hugged his head with his wings in fear, "I'm so ugly! No way! Take it away!"

Lin Bo smiled, took off the feather coat first, and then took out the essence of air element that looked like transparent crystal particles, and told the little seagull to hold it in its mouth and not swallow it.

The little king glanced at him and flapped his wings, looking lively as if to say, "Are you still not sure about me?"

After making all the preparations, Lin Bo officially started the furnace. The first step was to prepare the forging preparation with auxiliary materials and dragon blood.

He chose blue dragon blood, which can increase the resistance of the finished metal to lightning.

Sit cross-legged beside the incense burner, smell the elixir, meditate quietly, and feel the changing shape of the elixir in the furnace.

If alchemy is compared to cooking, the forging agent is the seasoning. Without it, the effect of the alchemical metal will be greatly reduced, or even impossible to form. The specific formula and dosage depend on the properties of the base metal. If you are unlucky and try the wrong formula, you will need to start over.

Perhaps because he had just comprehended the "Ode to Wonderful Fragrance" and temporarily unlocked the characteristic of "Inspirational Heart", Lin Bo was quite confident in the formula he had worked out.

Forty minutes later, the forging fire preparation was freshly produced, and the agitated magical energy of the blue dragon blood turned into electric arcs, flickering and dancing on the deep red alchemical liquid that was as thick as a paste.

Next, Lin Bo took a fifty-kilogram piece of space alloy and put it into the furnace to calcine it. When the alloy melted into molten iron under the extremely high temperature, he added void salt.

In an instant, a surge of Dan Qi was stimulated.

Lin Bo sensed the true name rune of the space alloy in a state of concentration. It was severely damaged and distorted, and it was completely a piece of "dead iron".

Lin Bo came out of meditation, put on a feather robe for the little king, held the essence of the air element in his mouth, and then let it fly under the dome of the alchemy room.

The little seagull flapped its wings, and the elemental essence in its mouth came into contact with the air flow, releasing a wind of magical energy. The air flow suddenly inspired and invigorated, driving the bird to glide and circle freely.