touchnovel Chapter 4: Meditation Methods in "A Guide to Stargazing"
Chapter 4: Meditation Methods in "A Guide to Stargazing"
Seven days later, Suen stood inside the Oak Crown's encampment.
A giant tree stretched out like the sky over the entire courtyard.
The tree trunk forms the tower's body, while the canopy provides ample shade. From the extending branches hang wooden houses of varying sizes, forming the main structure of the wizard's tower.
His dormitory was one of the most inconspicuous ones.
Two other items were also distributed: a booklet titled "Guide to Stargazing" and an identification plaque for the waste recycling room.
The meditation method is called "The Guide to Stargazing," and it is said to open one's spiritual sea, making one a novice wizard apprentice.
But the very step of entering a meditative state was enough to stop Su En.
After practicing repeatedly for several days, I still couldn't grasp the knack.
"Can one truly break through extraordinary limits of mental power simply through meditation?"
After acquiring [Wizard-like Thinking], Suen's intuition about extraordinary knowledge became sharper.
He instinctively judged that the practice of meditation was missing a crucial element.
Perhaps it was due to some environmental factor, or perhaps it was some extraordinary ritual.
The meditation method was spread out on the table, with annotations left by predecessors between the lines.
"The spiritual sea is just a concept; it does not exist."
"A wizard's spiritual sea is not an empty existence. When spiritual power approaches the critical point of transcendence, the spiritual sea will be born."
This means that only by opening up one's mental sea can one truly master meditation.
But the experience of the predecessors... Su En continued reading.
"What's said above is all nonsense, don't believe it!"
"Don't be fixated on relying on your own talent to learn meditation; it's a waste of time. You're not particularly gifted to acquire this meditation method. I advise you to immediately find your mentor, apply for a freshman loan, buy some calming herbal balm, and report to your workplace as soon as possible."
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Following this line of small print, there is a note in relatively fresh handwriting: "The interest rate for overdue wages is fifteen times that of new loans, and what they said above is true!"
Unpaid wages?
Suen's gaze lingered on that line of text.
Without cultivating one's mental well-being, one cannot participate in work.
Once you fall behind on work hours, you're essentially taking on a loan, and you can only repay it by working overtime.
hiss!
"This is the true Burning Technique!"
Suen closed the meditation box, marveling at the designer of this mechanism.
Extraordinary resources are inherently limited.
In this way, we can discover hidden talents and make the best use of every bit of value.
Three days later, I was still in the dormitory.
Suen applied the calming herbal ointment evenly to her temples and between her eyebrows.
The pleasant scent of the potion seeped into the back of my head, sending a chill through me.
The originally scattered thoughts were harmonized and formed a gentle, orderly stream.
He shut down his senses and focused his mind.
Deep within my consciousness, it was as if an invisible gate had been opened.
"Without the catalyst of extraordinary energy, the difficulty of achieving a qualitative change in mental strength will double."
Under the nourishment of the calming herbal balm, [Wizard-like Thinking] was also temporarily enhanced.
Suen's thoughts drifted to a peculiar perspective: "There is an effective ingredient in the ointment that accelerates the reaction by stimulating mental power."
He muttered to himself that the workings of the potion had never been so clear.
At the same time, a hazy, gray void appeared deep within the soul.
This must be the spiritual sea.
As Suen's consciousness sank into it, a real sense of being alone in the deep sea, struggling to survive arose spontaneously.
He recalled the records in "The Guide to Stargazing," and his consciousness became an invisible pen, outlining the shapes of the stars in the gray fog.
The whole process is like simulating the trajectory of the stars in the sky.
The Guide to Stargazing mentions that, according to the legendary book of truth, the Emerald Book, the process by which wizards acquire extraordinary powers follows the principle of "as it is above, as it is below; thus accomplishing the miracle of the One."
This is also the theoretical source of all witchcraft and meditation, guiding wizards to study the truth of the operation and change of all things in the world.
"The human body is the inner universe, and the world is the outer universe. By imitating the operating rules of the outer universe, one can glimpse the extraordinary."
Suen muttered a summary of her meditation experience. The effects of the calming herbal ointment had worn off, and her mental energy had broken through extraordinary boundaries, now possessing a tangible form.
Of course, the few wisps of spiritual energy in his spiritual sea were still quite fragile, as if they would dissipate with a gentle breeze.
But this already marks that Suen has officially stood at the starting point of the extraordinary.
The birth of the spiritual sea gives form to intangible spiritual power, resulting in an enhancement of perception and concentration.
Su En raised an eyebrow slightly.
The moment mental energy was activated, the field of vision changed.
From this perspective, colorful energy particles float in the surrounding air, constantly and chaotically surging.
Through a state of spiritual vision, details and traces that are difficult to perceive with the naked eye will become more intuitive.
These energy particles are filled with wild magical energy, and to become a novice wizard apprentice, one needs to absorb magical energy and drive mental power to build a spiritual body, that is, a mental core.
Feeling refreshed and full of energy, Su En breathed a sigh of relief.
After two lifetimes of effort, he finally entered the realm of wizards.
Although opening up one's spiritual sea is only the starting point to becoming a wizard, the real test is yet to come a year later.
If one cannot advance to the novice level, one will be expelled from the tower sooner or later.
But Suen remained calm. With the hourglass of time, he only needed to act cautiously and plan meticulously.
By making good use of every opportunity, one can eventually become a formal wizard, or even wield the power of constellations and possess a near-immortal lifespan.
Thinking of this, Su En unconsciously looked up at the starry sky.
Historical records of the border region state that the Silver Moon and the twelve constellations endowed wizards with the power to approach the gods, and the Silver Moon was the source of all magic.
So, what about the sun?
Why is there no wizard in charge of the sun, which should be more powerful?
The moonlight gently shone on his face, and the spiritual energy within his newly opened spiritual sea became restless and more active.
In a daze, Suen heard a whisper in his ear, echoing in his skull.
In my field of vision, the cool starlight began to expand, approaching from afar in a way that defied common sense, as if the concept of distance had been lost.
The outline of Pisces is twisting, struggling, and transforming into a breathing living thing, an aggregate of countless translucent tentacles and compound eyes.
It wriggled and whispered, trying to etch its indescribable form into Suen's spiritual sea.
"That's... Pisces?"
Suen's consciousness was racing, and his head felt heavy.
Accompanied by whispers, chaotic knowledge flooded his mind, and endless malice attempted to take over his mental sea.
Just as the scene before them was about to become clear, the silent hourglass of time suddenly shone, forming a barrier that protected the sea of consciousness.
[Wizard-like thinking] is also exerting its power at the same time.
Suddenly, Su En snapped back to consciousness.
Pain, irritability, madness... all vanished, leaving only exhaustion.
He opened his eyes, and the silver moon outside the window still radiated a cool, clear light, like a divine disc.
"You can't look directly at the silver moon..."
After calming down for a moment, Su En realized how reckless her actions had been.
He examined himself and found that apart from being mentally exhausted and somewhat weak, there were no other abnormalities.
The situation is not as bad as expected.
The terrifying whispers also made him wary of the borderlands and even the starry sky.
The wizarding world, or rather, the extraordinary power, is not just about superficial allure.
The dangers behind extraordinary knowledge should not be ignored; the consequences of mistakes are unpredictable.
"Still too fragile."
If it weren't for the hourglass of time, he would have already sunk into boundless darkness.
The great being who rules the constellations is separated from him by an immeasurable distance in terms of the level of life he embodies.
The mere act of observation alone was enough to shatter Su En's current mental state.
So he tried to forget those horrific sights and the indescribable fear in his heart.
"The weight of truth, the price of knowledge... is unimaginably heavy."
Su En softly reassured herself, the cold sweat on her back still damp, but she was pleasantly surprised by another change in her body.
It seems that the mental sea has benefited from the misfortune, with its maximum capacity and mental strength both slightly increased.
He opened the window, took a breath of fresh air, and glanced discreetly at the wizard tower in the distance.
Fortunately, no one has noticed anything unusual about this place yet.
"The path to truth is perhaps full of twists and turns..."