WVKWnovel #745 - We need secret power
#745 - We need secret power
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“Guo Shaojian plans to gather manpower to delve into the mystic realm again?”
Lu Jing returned to the academy and didn't delay for a moment, heading straight for Supervisor Huang's small courtyard, calling out from afar.
Supervisor Huang frowned slightly upon hearing this, raising his head to glance over. Seeing that it was Lu Jing, his furrowed brow relaxed a little, and he pointed to the chair in front.
“You're back. Have a seat first. Whatever it is, wait until I finish last year's assessment.”
Hearing this, Lu Jing could only pull out the chair in front of him and sit down. Then, his gaze swept over the various objects in the room, eventually settling on a censer.
At first, Lu Jing only felt that the smoke wafting from the censer gave people a very comfortable feeling.
He couldn't help but want to take a few more glances, but as he looked, he began to feel that something was off.
Because he actually saw a group of women in the smoke.
They wore dance skirts as light as gossamer, dancing to some strange rhythm.
As they stretched their waists and arms, Lu Jing could occasionally catch a glimpse of fleeting delights.
Good heavens, had he discovered something he shouldn't have?
As Lu Jing thought this, he stole a glance at Supervisor Huang in front of him. He hadn't expected that Supervisor Huang, who was usually meticulous, fair, and dignified, would actually have such a… approachable side in private, secretly hoarding such good things in his residence.
Should he say that in this world, no one is perfect after all?
Just as Lu Jing was telling himself that he couldn't look anymore, lest he and Supervisor Huang both be embarrassed if he was discovered, and yet couldn't help but continue to peek at the smoke.
Supervisor Huang finally closed the book in his hand and said, “Is it good to look at?”
“Huh? What's good to look at?”
Lu Jing quickly retracted his gaze and sat up straight, saying.
“The scene in the smoke.”
“…”
Lu Jing was speechless, not knowing how to answer for a moment. He never expected that Supervisor Huang would be so bold as to discuss the dancers in the smoke with him.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Jing said euphemistically, “It's certainly nice to look at, but isn't it a bit… undignified? I think you should put it in the bedroom instead of here, to avoid being seen by someone with ulterior motives who might gossip.”
Supervisor Huang looked at Lu Jing deeply again upon hearing this, before saying, “This censer is just for relieving fatigue. What's the use of putting it in the bedroom?”
Lu Jing couldn't refute this.
“Let's not talk about the censer,” Supervisor Huang paused and then said, “How is the Mountain and River Severance I taught you coming along?”
Lu Jing sheathed his sword.
Supervisor Huang nodded, “Not bad. In just over three months, you've actually been able to materialize qi. It seems you've been practicing diligently during this time.”
Lu Jing was a little ashamed, because he had more and more flying swords to feed, so he hadn't really practiced the Mountain and River Severance properly. He only practiced a few moves occasionally after feeding the flying swords, as a way to change his mood.
But he had a lot of mystic power, so he had practiced it to a decent level. Just now, he hadn't used the talisman treasure in his upper dantian, but had only used his own magic, and he was able to cut off petals and leave a shallow mark on the bark of the tree.
After examining Lu Jing's cultivation, Supervisor Huang returned to the main topic and answered Lu Jing's previous question.
“That's right, Guo Shaojian has already issued a mobilization order to select one hundred and twenty supervisors to delve into the mystic realm again. You are also a supervisor, so you should have received a message from the Department of Celestial Observation, right?”
“One hundred and twenty supervisors?” Lu Jing was surprised, “Why so many people?”
“Because we need mystic power.”
Supervisor Huang's answer was very concise, but then he explained.
“At the current rate of decline of mystic power, in at most one year, the mystic power in the world will be so thin that it will be impossible to cultivate. And we happen to be caught in a tide of strange objects that is rare in hundreds of years.
“Although Guo Shaojian's iron fist has temporarily stabilized the situation by forcibly conscripting students from the academy, you should be able to see how fragile the current balance is, even without me saying it. Without changing anything, as long as the concentration of mystic power continues to decline, we will collapse soon.”
“Isn't Lord Qi researching those golden-scaled mystic carp?” Lu Jing asked, “Are there no results yet?”
“His research is progressing well, and it will be available for cultivators to use in as little as four days. However, golden-scaled mystic carp can only help cultivators store internal force in advance, and cannot create mystic power out of thin air. Once the mystic power in the world is exhausted, even if there are golden-scaled mystic carp, it will not be of much use.
“So, if we want to solve the predicament we are facing, we still have to find a way to restore mystic power.”
“How do we do that?” Lu Jing asked.
“After these days of discussion, we plan to open a hole in the cage.”
“Wait,” Lu Jing widened his eyes, “The cage you're talking about, wouldn't it be the one I'm thinking of…”
“That's right, it's those twelve mystic realms.” Supervisor Huang readily admitted.
The expression on Lu Jing's face was not just surprise, “Guo Shaojian, does he know that the dragon is about to come out, and the Department of Celestial Observation still plans to open a hole in the only cage that can hold that dragon?”
“A small hole. We know this is very dangerous, but it's the only way to allow mystic power to return to this world. Once that dragon senses that there is hope of escaping, it will definitely try to recover its strength.” Supervisor Huang said seriously.
“Then, when it becomes strong enough to escape from that dilapidated prison, won't the world still be doomed?”
“So, we must prevent such a thing from happening. This time, delving into the mystic realm is not only to open a hole in that cage, but also to add a lid to that hole. In fact, if we do the latter, then we don't need to do the former.” Supervisor Huang said.
“So, the Department of Celestial Observation has summoned one hundred and twenty supervisors this time. We will be divided into twelve teams to act separately, going to the twelve mystic realms respectively, and then on the fourth day of April, we will work together to set up a large array.”
“I remember Professor Zheng once said that the interior of the mystic realm is very dangerous. Before this, no cultivator could truly delve into the center of the mystic realm, let alone twelve teams of people acting together.”
“That's because we didn't have a map before.”
“So, we have it now?”
Supervisor Huang nodded.
“How did those maps come about?” Just as Lu Jing finished asking this question, a flash of inspiration also flashed through his mind, and he blurted out, “Astral Projection… Mr. Ji has been to those mystic realms, but why would he help us?”
“Because he has no choice.” Supervisor Huang said coldly.
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