Zheng Qing seemed to have heard this word for the first time.
"This is a concept that belongs to the advanced wizard: a wizard is passed down by word of mouth because of its amazing and magical experience. It is our simplest understanding of legends."
The teacher was like a professor in the classroom and patiently explained the profound meaning of the word to Zheng Qing: "——just as the condensed faith can ignite the divine fire and entrust a low-level wizard to enter a higher-level realm, ancient high-level wizards discovered in their exploration that with the spread of legendary names, their connection with the long river of destiny will become clearer. We know that the connection between a wizard and the world can be roughly divided into three parts—his material existence, his understanding of truth, and his connection with destiny—among them, the analysis of matter and consciousness runs through the entire history of magic exploration, and even low-level wizards can deeply understand the true meaning. Only the relationship between wizards and destiny is very complex, very, very complex."
He used three "very" in a row, and then paused, as if thinking about how to explain it in a simple way so that Zheng Qing could understand it.
But this is very difficult.
"—In theory, 'matter' is the basis of the existence of a wizard; 'consciousness' is the concept of the existence of a wizard; and 'connection' is the sum of all the relationship between the wizard and the world besides the basic concept."
After giving a long and obscure definition, the conversation changed: "In a sense, you can equate the relationship between wizards and destiny with 'cause and effect'. As the saying goes, 'all dharmas are generated or destroyed based on the principle of cause and effect', even matter and consciousness cannot escape this stalemate.
The essence of legend is to transcend destiny.
Fate is like a big net, covering the wizard from head to toe, tightly bound us in the river. If you want to transcend fate, you must cut off this big net. Of course, in the legendary stage, you can only cut off some limited connections, allowing the wizard to escape from the water surface of the long river of destiny and stand on a small reef and look into the distance.
In short, the clearer the connection between wizards and fate, the easier it is to see the mesh and joints of the big net and cut it off without hurting our connection with truth - this is very important, because while you cut off your connection with fate, you are also cutting off your connection with the world, which is the basis for your understanding of the world... Do you understand?"
Zheng Qing blinked.
He hesitated and nodded very slowly.
He vaguely understood, but he didn't dare to say that he understood it completely. He felt as if he had a very fulfilling section of the high-level magic philosophy that needed to take a lot of notes.
The gentleman laughed and said, "——It doesn't matter. In fact, these principles are very simple. In the future, if you control Taiyi and go out for a walk, you will understand it."
"Does the degree of legend refer to the degree of legendary reputation spread?" Zheng Qing did not forget where the conversation began, and tried to keep up with the gentleman's rhythm in his own way: "...it sounds a bit similar to reputation?"
"It can be roughly understood."
"What kind of thing can be called a 'legend'?"
"Many, the most classic, such as the 'Dragon Slayer', are names that many wizards have possessed; for example, the 'Pragmatic' and 'Saints' among the ascetics, etc., are widely recognized by personal virtues; for example, the 'Jizi' and 'Dark Star' are titles passed down from generation to generation; there are those known for their territory, such as the 'Guardian of Silver Moon,' "Mother of Emerald,' "Lord of Yanbo Island,' and so on; those who are known for their clans,' such as the 'Mother of Spiders,' "Prince Dracula,' "Lord of Tapot,' and so on; and there are also legendary titles obtained by deeds or styles of conduct, such as the 'Magneto',' "Crazy Titan',' "Doctor Strange',' "Wonderful Witch,' "Strange Scream,' "Bloody of Blood,' etc... Are there any problems?" The gentleman noticed the young wizard's timid arms raised.
"Well, are there any legends I know?" Zheng Qing grunted, pointing out the window with little movement: "I mean, for example, those outside our school or those..."
"It is not only legendary wizards who have legendary levels." The gentleman first corrected a misunderstanding that the boy seemed to be trapped in and gave an example: "Do you still remember the four siren under the command of the Siren King?"
"Mist, vortex, iceberg, sea god!" Zheng Qing replied without hesitation - he has carefully studied these common sense since the Battle of Black Prison.
"—The legendary level of these big sirens is not worse than that of many legendary wizards."
The gentleman nodded with a very small ambition and added: "Many great wizards will preach their names in advance and accumulate legendary skills, so that they can advance smoothly after a glimmer of opportunity one day... The 'dark beast' Leviathan and the 'hundred-armed giant' Kotos are examples of this. In addition, if you participate in the official hunting competition of the 'Zeus Cup' or the 'Academic Cup', you should notice that many hunters have a loud 'nickname', such as 'flamingo', and these nicknames are not just to avoid curses."
Hearing this, a trace of unknown sign suddenly appeared in Zheng Qing's heart, and even the questions about the legendary titles of several senior professors in the school that he had just been preparing to ask were immediately left behind.
"What about a bad title?"
When he asked, two words flashed through his mind, and he emphasized his tone slightly: "I mean, if the title that the wizard himself doesn't like...will this title fall on him because many people say it?"
“Legendary is a third-party concept.”
A faint smile appeared on the face of the gentleman, and he obviously knew where the boys care about it: "It weighs whether a wizard is enough to be 'legend', and does not consider the attributes of the legendary title... For example, those wizards who step into the starry sky also have many legendary titles, such as Nicholas's 'The Black Goat that bred millions of descendants', Nayazi's 'The Crazy Chaos', and Jug's 'The One One', many of their legendary stories and titles are not so nice."
Zheng Qing's face was pale.
He made up his mind that after today, he had to do something to avoid his continued connection with those two words.
Licked his dry lips.
The young wizard pulled his thoughts back to the beginning, and recalled the question that confused his initial birth: "——You just said that my legend is higher than that of Colma. What does it mean?"
"It's literal. Compared with Colma, for many students in the First University, your legendary attributes are obviously higher... You should know that there are not many people in the Wizard World who care about the northern part of Beta Town or the magician, which is far less than the number of people who care about what skirt Su Shijun wears when she goes out today."