Chapter 629 - 388: Divine Level - Deepest Truth

Chapter 629: Chapter 388: Divine Level - Deepest Truth

In his eyes, having a way to resist the pollution was only a matter of course.

Lu Cang raised his hand slightly.

An invisible barrier formed around him—Meiser’s Root Magic, Primordial Origin, used to block the pollution.

In fact, Lu Cang now had three ways to block the pollution.

One was this Primordial Origin.

Another was Unsolvable Mystery, which prevented others from even detecting his existence.

And the third was the protective structure for his Sea of Consciousness that Luoti had taught him.

Any one of them was sufficient to block the pollution on its own.

HUMMM—

Within the great hall, the Ritual lit up.

"I wish: that my Level 6 Decryption Scholar Talent will be able to solve the problems within the Forbidden Magic ruins."

This promotion Ritual was one specially prepared for Decryption Scholars; Lu Cang could tell it had a unique structure.

’It’s a shame my progress in the study of Rituals has stagnated a bit. Without a corresponding Profession, learning its deeper content has become much more difficult.’

WHOOSH—

Lu Cang’s eyes lit up.

A tree-shaped pattern materialized in the sky.

「Unknown Mystery Tree」

On every branch, there were dark spots and light spots.

Lu Cang could see textual information on the dark and light spots.

His gaze was fixed on the tree.

At the same time, a realization dawned in Lu Cang’s mind.

’So these are... the world’s Unsolved Mysteries. What I have to do now is choose an unsolved riddle from the tree and solve it.’

’The ones I can see right now are all Tier Five riddles.’

Lu Cang glanced over them.

He chose a "Magic" type riddle.

Lu Cang considered his own attainments in Magic to be quite high. Although he had slacked off a bit recently, he was still far stronger than the vast majority of Mages.

HUMMM—

The riddle entered Lu Cang’s mind.

Unlike the exam he had faced in the White Tower, this riddle... currently had no answer in the world.

If he could solve this riddle, his promotion would be successful.

If he couldn’t solve it, he would have to give up on this promotion, restart the Ritual another time, and try a different riddle.

It wasn’t much of a loss, all things considered.

「It is known that Magic is born from the Mind, a product of the interaction between the Mind and reality. How do influences on the Mind cause the form of Magic to change?」

’The question isn’t that esoteric, actually.’

Lu Cang had come across this viewpoint before. It was just one incomplete perspective among the countless schools of thought and theories about Magic.

He hadn’t expected such a question to appear in the promotion assessment.

’The Mind influencing Magic... that’s a given...’

’Coincidentally, I’ve recently learned a lot of insights about the study of the Mind from Luoti. I have plenty of ideas I can draw from.’

Lu Cang stared up at the sky, contemplating for a full hour.

Finally, he arrived at an answer.

With a slight shift of his will, Lu Cang submitted the several million possible outcomes he had deduced.

It illustrated the vast majority of exemplary ways the Mind could alter Magic.

As the riddle was solved...

...Lu Cang saw a bright point of light appear on the tree diagram. There was one less unsolved riddle in the world.

Immediately after, a baptismal wave washed over him, as refreshing as a spring breeze.

Lu Cang also saw the countless spots of light already lit on the tree now glowing with a dazzling brilliance.

’These are all the truths I’ve discovered.’

’Original Sea, Luoti, Deep Land, Bai...’

Everything he had seen, everything he had known, had become the accumulated foundation for his Decryption Scholar’s investigation into Secrets.

Lu Cang had obtained the recognition of the "Unknown Mystery Tree."

This was an existence on par with a "Root Source."

And with that recognition...

Lu Cang felt his Spirituality surge forth like the Tuan Spring, frantic and alive! His five senses rejoiced once more. It was as if his ears could listen to all things, discerning every different sound simultaneously.

When he expanded his Perception, he no longer needed to focus his attention on a small area.

Instead, he could directly scan the entire Range.

「Level 6 Decryption Scholar」

「Skill Mastered: General Solution」

「Skill Mastered: Exhaustive Hypothesis」

「Decryption Scholar Professional Mastery Mastered—Perceptual Sensitivity: The existence of anything that triggers your Intuition can be traced to its source to obtain more information.」

「Decryption Scholar Professional Mastery Mastered—Puzzle Together: Extract additional hidden information from sources.」

These two masteries...

’They’ll be incredibly useful for me right now.’

Lately, his Intuition had been flaring up more and more often, triggering all sorts of unsettling and strange feelings, but it was very difficult to find the source that caused them.

Intuition itself was a form of precognition, a certain degree of foresight into things that had not yet happened.

Because of his Spirituality, his Prophet Profession, and the fact that Final Sense also had a danger premonition aspect, his Intuition had indeed become incredibly sensitive.

Even the slightest disturbance had to pass through his Intuition first.

However...

...because of this, his Intuition had become *too* sensitive.

Any little stir would trigger some sort of premonition, yet Lu Cang was unable to trace every single one of these intuitive feelings back to its true source.

So he could only remain on edge, constantly on guard.

At the slightest provocation, he would try to foresee the Future, to probe what was to come.

Now, with this Professional Mastery, he could finally find out what was triggering these intuitive premonitions.

「Talent Mastered—Seeking Truth (Extraordinary) >> Divine Level - Deepest Truth」

’It feels like most of the Talents I awaken... are of the Extraordinary tier.’

’I’ve already used up both of my wishes now. I won’t be able to make another wish for a while.’

’Unless... I advance to Level 3 Prophet.’

’Either that, or I first go and free up my wishes.’

Lu Cang focused on the Level 6 Decryption Scholar Talent he had just obtained.

「Divine Level - Deepest Truth」

「While this Talent is active, you will only witness truth. If you possess this Talent while within an Illusion Realm, you will seize Control of the Illusion Realm.」

The instant he activated this Talent’s Effect...

...Lu Cang sensed something and abruptly looked up.

He looked toward the open oculus in the dome, only to see the sky as a swirling tapestry of red, white, fire, and blue!

Before a complete question could even form in his mind, his Intuition had already brought him information.

’This is... the battle for the Moon.’

’It started long ago!’

’It’s just that mortals cannot perceive it.’

The events in the distant sky wouldn’t affect him for now. Feeling a roiling in his Sea of Consciousness, Lu Cang once again looked inward at it!

But this time, he saw that his Sea of Consciousness was nothing like the splendid, magnificent structure he thought it was.

He only saw the entire Sea of Consciousness was like foam, filled with floating, dream-like phantoms.

And in the very center of this Sea of Consciousness stood a great, seven-colored tree that he had never planted.

At the same time, an extremely schismatic feeling washed over him.

Lu Cang saw within his own mind many emotions and thoughts that did not belong to him.

’What in the world are all these?’

’How have I never noticed this before?’