Chapter 364 Medium Legend (Part 1)
The starry sky is vast, boundless, dotted with stars, endless.
Brian once again felt his soul, as if touching the illusory stars.
In an instant, his mental power was like a plucked string, swinging violently, causing his soul to vibrate accordingly.
Feeling this situation, Brian looked happy and immediately extended his mental power to stabilize those mental power lines that fluctuated so much that they were about to break.
As he extended and manipulated these spiritual power threads, they gradually became tinged with a layer of bright starlight and slowly became stable.
At the same time, Brian clearly felt his soul shake, and there was a reflection of a star in it.
And those threads of spiritual power connected to the reflections of stars, like starlight, seem to be greedily absorbing a special energy from the vast, starry void to strengthen and nourish the soul. reflection of stars.
Gradually, as the energy was absorbed, Brian unexpectedly discovered that in the reflection of this star, in addition to the spiritual energy necessary for psionic professionals, there were also the four major elements of earth, wind, water, and fire. element.
Just as he imagined, these energies were perfectly integrated, tirelessly tempering the strength of his soul and mental power.
And the reflection of the star that appeared in his soul was slowly changing towards a solid state at an imperceptible speed.
In addition, Brian also discovered his spiritual power. In this void-like world, he saw a starry sky, dark and bright, and each star was like a small point of light. They flicker non-stop, and they all have an invisible force hanging down to the ground, and the earth also exudes a heavy and steady force of attraction.
I don’t know how long it took, but when Brian felt a sense of fullness in his soul and mental power, he stopped this meditation and slowly opened his eyes.
"As expected." He sat on the chair, staring at the teardrop-shaped 'Tears of the King' in the palm of his hand and murmured to himself: "The reflection of the starry sky transformed into the depths of the soul by pure spiritual power , is indeed a connected elemental world, which explains why the ancient star elves can enhance their mental power through star meditation, making it easier to perform magic.”
When exploring the star elves’ treasures. , the first thing he thought of was their meditation method.
Due to the convenience that the Magic Network brings to the group of spell casters, the spell casters of Kingdom Tianyu have not studied the method of meditation too deeply.
Because the magic net itself functions like a plug-in that assists the caster in releasing spells, they only need to learn how to perceive and contact the magic net through their own mental power.
When a spellcaster successfully connects his mental power to the magic network during long meditation, it means that he has obtained the most basic spellcasting authority, and then gradually unlocks spells of levels one to nine.
This kind of operation, as long as the intelligence attribute is sufficient, can help them complete this operation through the simplest meditation method.
This means that no matter how fancy and powerful the meditation method is, it will have minimal effect on the spellcasting group who use the magic net to release spells.
After all, the Magic Network is controlled by the goddess of magic, Mystra. The strict levels and rules prevent spellcasters from studying meditation methods to obtain more spell slots, or to cast spells beyond the level. Naturally, they will not research and create new ones. meditation method.
But the elven race is an interstellar immigrant. Before the world of Toril was created, the elven civilization flourished in a certain crystal wall system.
When the elves immigrated to the world of Toril and discovered the convenience brought by the Magic Network, they gradually gave up their previous meditation methods and relied on the Magic Network, a more powerful spellcasting aid.
Brian's star meditation method is a meditation method that has been passed down by the star elves found in their library that has been passed down for dozens of centuries.
After all, his method of casting spells does not rely on the magic net, nor can he sense the magic net invisibly, and he also has a part-time job in a psychic profession that is directly linked to spiritual energy.
Therefore, he thought that he might be able to improve his mental strength through meditation.
As he expected, after he practiced the Star Elf's star meditation method, he clearly felt the increase in his mental strength.
Not only that, but what surprised Brian even more was that when he was practicing this star meditation method, it actually had a tendency to merge with the mental plane that Helist had helped him to open up.
It was for this reason that he realized that he had never made any progress in his state of mind. As he practiced the star meditation method day and night, he began to see weak improvements. .
What is the state of mind plane?
The so-called state of mind plane, simply put, is the spiritual structure that connects the individual's mind and body. It exists deep in everyone's soul, similar to the realm where spirit and dreams are combined.
Everyone has their own mental plane. As long as you find the right method, you can successfully open it and tap into your potential power.
After Helist helped him open the state of mind, the ability he gained was the fusion of arcane and spiritual energy, which allowed him to more skillfully combine spiritual and arcane energy in battle. Powers are used together.
For example, the arcane storm and tornado storm that he often uses, if he did not have the special abilities brought by the state of mind plane, he would not be able to fuse these two forces together and explode into a force that is far beyond that of one plus one. Yu Er's powerful effect.
Even at the moment of release, a violent explosion will occur due to the conflict between energies on the spot, hurting yourself first.
This is the power of the mind plane.
Herister also told him that when the layers of the mental plane are opened to a certain extent, it is possible to materialize into real creations.
This sentence obviously sounds a bit incredible.
But when Brian was practicing the star meditation method, he did feel from the reflection of the stars deep in his soul that it might actually become a real star, or the real world.
Now, through the meditation method of the ancient star elves, he has found a way to improve his mental state. This is indeed an unexpected surprise, which allows him to find another way to improve his strength by relying on experience points. New ways to improve strength.
Brian believed that as long as he worked tirelessly to practice this set of star meditation methods, his strength would most likely reach a level that was unique from that of the entire country.
As for when it will reach this level, Brian can only smile helplessly.
Since he arranged many matters for the construction of the floating city, the world outside the beholder's demiplane has changed from spring to scorching summer, and the demiplane has passed a year.
In other words, in order to stabilize his strength, Brian has been in the demiplane for more than a year.
And during this year, the effect of his day and night practice of star meditation, except for solidifying the reflection of stars deep in his soul, did not produce any noticeable changes. . If he continues to practice at this rate, if Brian wants to reach a new level of strength, the time it will take will probably be calculated in units of at least a hundred years.
Fortunately, he is not a person who only accepts death. He will not do one thing just because he believes in it.
After practicing the star meditation method for nearly half a month, Brian noticed the slow progress of this meditation method.
After many attempts, he asked the Myconid King of the Sunless Woodland to help him develop a magical potion that could stimulate his mental power.
Thinking of this, Brian flipped his palm, and five bottles of thumb-sized potions emitting faint green light appeared in his hand.
He asked the Myconid King to help him develop these five bottles of potions.
The main material for making these magic potions is the green and brown toadstool.
Youmi-striped green-brown toadstools look like worn-out striped umbrellas, standing upright only 3 centimeters tall. They are green in color, with dark brown protrusions on the stalks. Irregular patches with a diameter of 8 to 12 centimeters grow in groups and are very rare fungi in the underdark.
In the Underdark, the green and brown toadstool is often used to make alcoholic beverages.
When they mature, they are sealed in barrels and die.
The brown 'bumps' are actually a parasitic fungus that feeds on the fungus itself. It eats the fungus and forms a fungus that can be drunk. fermented liquid.
If allowed to ferment long enough, the liquid becomes extremely potent, requiring the drinker to make a saving throw against poison or fall unconscious for 1 to 3 hours.
Finally, there is a 40% chance of falling into a state of brain death under the strong stimulation of the liquid.
Of course, this is limited to ordinary professionals. A strong man like Brian whose strength has reached the legendary realm will naturally not be harmed by this.
It is said that gray dwarves, who are somewhat resistant to this effect, often provoke non-dwarves to drink a large beer glass of green-brown toadstool liquid just to test their determination. , if the outsider is drunk, it will make the gray dwarves themselves laugh.
After adjusting his mental state, Brian spent a day and night using the star meditation method to restore his mental power to its peak state.
Without any hesitation, he unscrewed the cork of the magic potion and poured it into his mouth one after another just like drinking water, swallowed it, and then quickly entered a meditative state.
In an instant, countless irritating tastes such as sour, spicy, and spicy surged in Brian's mouth and throat, causing his stomach to twitch violently, and he almost vomited, but a strange ice cooling enveloped him. His mental power makes it more stable.
Soothing the taste, Brian closed his eyes and soon entered a meditative state.
What appeared before his eyes was still the phantom of stars suspended in the depths of his soul, which together with the four major elements from the inner plane constructed a complete meditation environment.
But what was different from the previous meditation was that this time Brian clearly felt as if his consciousness had separated from his soul and was calmly directing from the side.
In a trance, he seemed to feel endless light blooming in his body. While meditating, Brian saw his own soul for the first time from a spectator's perspective, transparent and shining with faint light. The soul seems to have the reflection of stars.
Looking at his soul, the idle Brian thought for a moment, and suddenly, with a calm and almost cold attitude, he used his mental power to try to build an unfinished spell model in his soul.
Immediately afterwards, the fluctuation of mental power caused vibrations and changes in the soul. Transparent and almost illusory lines were condensed, and a three-dimensional and complex spell model began to be constructed in a precise manner.
For the construction of the spell model, the requirement is that the size of each angle, the length of each line, and the angle formed by the space must be accurate.
This seems to be something that can only be accomplished by mastering profound mathematical knowledge and spell construction principles.
In just a moment, Brian was surprised to find that the spell model of the legendary spell "Advanced Time Stop", which he had spent nearly a year and had not completely completed, was actually used by him in such a calm state. Below, the analysis is very thorough.
This feeling is as if I have tried to simulate the structure many times, whether it is line data or the relationship between spatial positions, I have already memorized it by heart.
In this way, Brian's mental power vibrated frequently like a string, causing a qualitative change in his soul. Bright lines of starlight emerged one after another, beginning to form a rather complex three-dimensional spell model.
As the 'lines' on the spell model appeared accurately one by one and connected together, Brian compared the knowledge of the legendary spells and sensed that they did not produce any signs of chaos, collapse or other failures.
Time passed like this minute by minute.
When Brian's consciousness gradually became unstable, the spell model of the legendary spell "Advanced Time Stop" was finally constructed by him and stored in the arcane fire. It looked like a transparent , a small pyramid composed of many straight lines.
During the entire construction process, there was not even a single mistake.
Brian slowly opened his eyes. He seemed to be just looking at the surrounding environment, but he seemed to feel that the reflection of the stars deep in his soul had become denser and more stable with his meditation, and even There was a faint starlight flowing, as if some kind of qualitative change had occurred that even he couldn't figure out.
At the same time, Brian also felt that his soul and spiritual power were stronger than before.
As long as he is willing, he can immediately use the metamagic expertise to instantly cast any spell below the sixth level without any soul tremor in a negative state.
"The fact that the legendary spell "Advanced Time Stop" can be mastered so quickly is certainly related to the research and study I spent nearly a year on. "Seeing the legendary spells he had mastered, Brian murmured to himself, "But the mysterious state just now obviously also contributed a lot. ”
He subconsciously looked at the magic clock in the study room, and suddenly realized that about a month had passed before he knew it.
The passing of time made Brian a little incredible. And secretly glad that whenever I prepare to retreat to study magic, in order to prevent hunger from affecting my research, I will take magic potion with a similar effect of 'bigu' in advance.
Although this attempt did not change my mood. The plane has broken through to the second level, but Brian has found a way to quickly ascend.
Seeing that the legendary spell had been mastered, he moved his eyes to the attribute column, preparing to upgrade the great arcanist's strength to a medium legendary in one fell swoop.
(End of this chapter)