Fan Ning saluted P. Boulez and Carmen Leon, the two senior leaders of the school, and made eye contact with three other colleagues who should also be newly promoted to high-level positions this year.
The two men and one woman were both middle-aged, and when they responded to the kindness of their first meeting, they also had expectations and nervousness on their faces.
Viadlin explained: "This is actually an altar sign used to locate the secret realm of migration, the Spark Field. It came from the Lord of Witness, the Tower Forger, but was used by us to contain the remains of the Incinerator.
Everyone adjusts your spiritual state along the way. After smashing the glass cellar in the middle of the altar, you can stand in it and fall asleep normally. We will silently recite prayers to stabilize your mind and direction."
At this time, his tone took on a hint of seriousness: "Perhaps you are more or less aware that the Origin Gods are extremely seriously polluted, which makes even their remains extremely risky. You are observing the incinerator
', please keep wandering within a very small known range, do not cross the invisible boundaries left by the "tower builders" invited by the school, and do not go to larger unknown places. This may be a bit abstract.
, but everyone will naturally feel it in their dreams.”
"Stay spiritually awake as much as possible, and look for clearer revelations from higher places. Under the premise of safety without peeking into the pollution side, the longer you persist, the better it will be for you."
Fan Ning and the other three nodded to show their understanding.
A minute later, they slowly walked into the altar that looked like a "broken tower base".
It occupies an approximately circular area, with a diameter of only more than ten meters. On a rock in the center of the altar, Fan Ning saw the hollow sealed by a small glass plate.
Inside lies a palm-sized purple needle-shaped crystal. Its lines and twists present a contradictory juxtaposition of flow and static, like a piece of "solid lightning" sealed within.
"The radiant essence of the 'key' phase? Such a large piece, its value alone may exceed the money I earned from my trip to the imperial capital. The cost of entering this secret realm of migration is also too high."
Fan Ning gently raised his hand, using invisible force to simulate the feeling of grasping. The glass immediately shattered, and the disturbed crystals burned violently in an instant, and continued to shoot out deep purple electric light towards the surrounding heights.
The cracks in the granite are changing and rotating, and the way the boulders are stacked has become more unstable. There is a feeling that they are about to slip out of place, and the gaps also give people the illusion that they will expand and deepen in the next moment.
The four people standing scattered randomly found a reliable place to sit on the ground at the altar, controlled their spirituality and slowly entered a meditative state.
Fan Ning had a dream about various sparks.
The dream had no apparent sense of space at first, only sparks in the arc of lightning, followed by sparks from the banging of flints, sparks from the friction of gears, sparks from factory welding machines, sparks from the muzzle of a gun that fired a bullet, or
In an abstract sense, the spark of inspiration, or the spark of the hearts of two people who are attracted to each other.
In the fragmented scene of the "Spark Field", he understood another part of the mystery about the "Key".
"Sometimes people can see purple-gold gem lamps in lightning or cracks similar to lightning, or fractal petals connected with each other, or things like sparks overflowing like silver shavings and mercury paste. Those with higher inspirations
Being able to imagine a tower-shaped pattern with cracks is an image that the Lord of Witnesses, the Tower Builder, can understand."
"The Tower Builder" originates from the source, the god of form and transformation, the god of shaping and dismantling. Often he can represent lightning, which means his elusive instantaneity, that is, "He promises never to look at me"
, never teach me, never seek me.”
"Lightning also means energy, or beauty mixed with fear, and the initial or final process of the birth of general matter. "Tower Man" also exists at any boundary and surface, guarding or defining the universality of invisible things.
Limitation can also be expressed as the secret of "what shapes me, what I shape, what divides me, what I divide, what moves away from me, what I move away from."
Gradually, Fan Ning in the dream came to a clearer and brighter place, which is the "Spark Field" of the secret realm of Yiyong - or the "Fuel Pit" or "Fire Making Room" - which is more specific.
form.
But at this time, he saw the boundary of the 'incinerator' he was contained in, which was similar to the inner wall of a cave or container, so he did not know when he had entered the 'incinerator'.
The "candle" held by the "incinerator" is reflected in the flames and smoke everywhere. Every light and shadow contains a lookout for mystical revelations. Some of them are too vague or narrow, and some are full of dangerous errors and paradoxes.
, and some are excellent angles for observing Hui Pagoda.
The dense forest, which was made of steel, drew a safe boundary. Fan Ning walked on thin ice to avoid most of the collapsed or distorted shadows he marked, and carefully burned his inspiration, controlling his own floating and observation in the dream, and there was something else.
Several people were walking with him, but they gradually dispersed and drifted away.
In the waking world on the third underground floor, inside the successfully activated altar.
The figures of the four people sitting on the rocks were vaguely visible through the gaps in the piles, and were shrouded in the shadowy purple arc.
"Teacher Viadlin, who do you think among these new high-level members this year can last longer?"
After finishing the silent recitation of the Stabilization Prayer, President P. Boulez asked aloud.
This is an extraordinary resource unique to the Guidance School, which allows knowledgeable people to come into contact with high-level hidden knowledge at an overall low risk. Of course, it requires high maintenance and operation costs, and at least three knowledgeable people.
The school will only be opened once if there are at least three newly promoted high-level members.
"Unsurprisingly, it should be Fanning." Viadlin said matter-of-factly, "You naturally understand the unique connection between art and mysticism, as well as the unique advantages of artists in exploring mystery. The direct reason for his promotion is his work as a poet.
During Bassani's research activities, he performed "Keyboard Etude with Aria and Thirty Variations on a Fixed Bass Theme" based on the theme of the discussion. This can be called a feat in the history of art, and it also made him indisputably
After being upgraded to the 'Forged Lion', I estimate that his current actual inspiration intensity may be close to the eighth level."
Although Viadlin's own tone was not anxious or anxious, he was actually quite content.
Last year, he was entrusted by an old friend to recruit this member. At that time, he judged that his artistic talent would make the progress of the mysterious side much faster than ordinary people, but he really did not expect Fan Ning to be able to achieve such an exaggerated speed.
In fact, the intellectuals of middle and low levels are not slow to develop their inspiration. Compared with the past, when they were limited by the appearance of the world, once they successfully enter the migration, they will receive a steady stream of gifts of brilliance. What they need to worry about most is the consequences of blind advancement.
When it comes to getting lost, most people stagnate at the third or sixth level for several years.
But after being promoted to a high level, while the problem of getting lost is still serious, the speed of inspiration growth has also slowed down significantly.
Viadlin had just finished speaking, and the three of them simultaneously set their sights on a certain location in the altar.
There was a gap in the arc layer, and a gentleman wearing glasses had walked out of it thoughtfully.
"Four minutes and 30 seconds." Viadlin looked at his pocket watch and said, "It's normal to enter the seventh level for the first time."
"You still need to be cautious when you visit the 'Basin Area' when you are dreaming," Leon added.
"Thank you two mentors for reminding me." This gentleman knew that it was not appropriate to be too polite at this time, and he had already begun to record the secrets of his harvest in his notebook.
Fan Ning in the "Incinerator" felt that he was still full of inspiration and his mind was still clear. He was observing the more complete and clear form of the Hui Tower above through a tunnel-like flame, and trying to understand the light and shadow he felt.
.
"Huita should be the core temple of the migration, the fantasy garden of the world of will, and the foundation of the residence of the Lord of Witness. It has boundaries and height differences, but other than that, the meaning of the direction is unclear. Those who know can discuss it in the form of groups
It refers to an idea, a place or a structure, and describes its mood, light or smell, but cannot map it.”
"The upper level of the glow tower is the "dome", where the violent light pours out from the glow. It is weakened by the "main structural layer" from top to bottom, and is also blocked by the branches in the "glow garden" in the middle layer. The illumination
The intensity is relieved as a result, and the underlying layer or the diffuse layer of migration depends entirely on the light coming from these gaps to shine."
"The top-down "main structural layer" of Huita mentioned here is called the "climbing path."
In Fan Ning's observation or feeling, the overall scene of the "climbing path" may be a "tree" - such as a huge, towering, leafy oak tree that blocks the sky and the sun.
Those who understand should continue to climb toward the top along these twisted branches. The closer they are to the glow, the more they can understand the phase rules and the nature of the invisible force, provided they do not fall to death or be incinerated by it.
Understood in this way, the milestone of climbing is the "node" that gathers closer to the canopy each time, or the first thing you understand: the "door".
Of course, the overall picture of the "climbing path" can also be something else, such as a set of huge and magnificent "passages".
He can also imagine it as a group of passages like anthills or blood vessels. They have countless branches and forks that are beyond ordinary people's understanding of logic. Those who understand should follow these knotted passages to reach the end of the endless stream of stars.
The heart that pumps blood to it.
If you understand it this way, the milestones in your journey are the "caves" that connect important passages, or the first things you understand: "doors."
The next moment, Fan Ning once again saw an unusual wisp of floating steam folded in the "incinerator". Although it was extremely blurry, he had a priori impression. He recognized it as the popular mural of the 3rd Imperial Palace School.
"Cow Butchering Picture".
"Seven doors? Seven "grids"? I seem to understand."
Drawing on his experience of promotion in the art field, as well as his previous reflections on what he saw, Fan Ning combined its metaphorical elements with the visual inspiration for Huita's "climbing path".
Most of the inspiration has been burned, but Fan Ning's thinking is rising higher and higher with the light and flames, and the analysis and interpretation of every light and shadow are clearly visible.
"A person can pass through up to seven doors in his lifetime on the "path of ascent."
"The lower three doors of Hui Pagoda are the "Gate of Gnosis", corresponding to the three realms of the Insightful One. The "Gate of Broken Keys", "Gate of No Light", "Gate of Seven Lights" and "Gate of Coincidence" should all belong to the "Gate of Spirit".
"Door of Knowledge" category.
"With the "Glow Garden" as the boundary, the upper three doors are the "doors of true knowledge." If you can find the "Glow Garden" and pass through one of the three upper doors, the "gnosis" mastered by the Deep One will be
It will begin to transition to "true knowledge", and its spirituality will gradually take on divinity, thereby directly becoming a worshiper of the Lord of Witnesses, and can hold some of the authority in the phase on His behalf."
"Such people no longer belong to the category of "understanders", but are called "order enforcers."
At this point, Fan Ning understands the mystery of the higher places above the Knower. Existences like Pogorelic in the Special Patrol Hall should have reached the realm of "order enforcers".
"Given the glow, there should be at least one door corresponding to the seven phases at the six heights of the upper and lower levels of the glow tower, plus the seventh unopenable 'dome door'. In this way, theoretically the base number of doors should be
There are a total of forty-three, but the situation in front of me seems to be a little different."
The burning of inspiration may have passed 90%, but Fan Ning still insisted on gazing at Huita's transcendent "climbing path" panorama in front of him. At this time, he gradually discovered that those "trees" or "roads" were not complete, but partially festered.
of.
There are many twisted and collapsed chaotic nodes around those "branches" or "caves", which become more serious and denser as you go higher or deeper.
According to Roy's previous statement, the general internal structure of a door can be divided into "this door", "path" and "that door". These collapses not only destroy the structure, making it impossible to pass through its corresponding position, but also change the relative position.
The connection relationship between adjacent paths may even have "cavities" or "weird doors" that are not intact.
In other words, there seems to be some problems with the top-level structure of the mysterious side of this world.
Fan Ning could only guess that this might involve the secret history of disputes and evolution of the Lord of Witness.
He also didn't know for the time being what rules the Knower needed to follow when choosing to ascend the door.
——The order must be from bottom to top, but according to current understanding, there are at least seven different choices for doors at each height. The door names he has heard before may only be at the first height. He is not sure.
Can the enlightened person only choose a certain aspect that he has studied and follow the established "sequence" of doors from bottom to top?
But if this is the case, this "climbing path" has become so rotten that many "sequences" will not be able to go through at all.
When Fan Ning carefully understood Huita, he woke up to the world.
"These two people also came out." Boulez was still observing the altar.
A man and a woman walked out of the melting arc one after another. At this point, only the last figure was left in the granite stone formation.
"At 8 minutes and 6 seconds, you have reached a relatively stable level in the seventh level." Viadlin reminded them, and then indicated that they did not need to respond too much and could digest the hidden knowledge with peace of mind.
"It seems that Fan Ning has no problem persisting for more than 10 minutes. He may indeed have reached the eighth level of inspiration intensity." Carmen Leon, another comprehender, stared at the last cluster of chaotic arcs in the air.
"If he can approach the eighth level just after being promoted," Boulez's eyes lit up, "With his potential and his understanding of Huita this time, maybe he can try to be promoted to the Deeper in a few years."
Nowadays, the Special Patrol Office's methods are becoming more and more extreme. However, they have to face the influence of the 'forged lion' or 'crescent moon', especially the spread of 'forged lion' or 'crescent moon' in the realm of the Knower in the current abnormal area.
Under the new situation, this gold content is definitely more than doubled.
Leon also sighed: "The school has indeed been blessed by good luck in recent years, which will undoubtedly allow us to take more initiative in the future."
After some time, the other three high-ranking knowledgeable people who had sorted out their hidden knowledge also started to stand and wait.
"Damn it, the 10 minutes promised have already been 15 minutes." Boulez himself also opened his pocket watch, "It stands to reason that if it exceeds 10 minutes, it can be optimistically judged that the inspiration intensity has reached level eight. Could it be that Fan Ning has just been promoted to spirituality?
Is it already at the eighth level?"
"It's good that artistic interpretation can enhance inspiration, but with so many musicians from all over the world premiering their own works, you've never seen something so outrageous, right?"
"What's going on with that piece of music? It can be improved like this just by playing it?"