blogombal Chapter 266 - 149: Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map (2)
Chapter 266 - 149: Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map (2)
The entire image, with its incredibly impactful composition, showcased the supreme essence of the words "Candlelight Illuminates the Nine Netherworld."
"Huuuh..."
Chang Siming’s voice had also taken on a hint of hoarseness and fatigue.
Even he had to endure immense spiritual pressure every time he observed this image.
"According to my ancestor, the Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map has three Aspects."
"The first Aspect is what you all currently see: Dragon’s Body Coiled Around the Mountain, Day and Night Divided!"
"You need only remember this feeling and do your best to memorize the details. Then you can use the first Aspect to perform the Observation and temper your Spirit."
"But if you can withstand the pressure and concentrate your spiritual focus, you’ll have a chance to see the second Aspect—Dragon’s Roar in the Nine Netherworld, Yin and Yang Rotating!"
"According to my ancestor, the key to the second Aspect lies in the dragon scales."
"And the third Aspect is Candlelight Eternal, the Great Dao in its Simplest Form!"
"The key to it lies within the dragon’s eye."
"Perhaps the entire image contains even more profound imagery, but for now, this is all I know."
"The training camp lasts for thirty days. Each of you will have the opportunity to come and observe it daily. As long as you can successfully construct the first Aspect in your mind, you can practice the Observation Skill anywhere."
"Please, all of you, remember the Heart Formula: Candle Dragon commands the night, divine eye pierces the gloom; one thought brings the light, one thought brings eternal night!"
"Reciting the Heart Formula in your mind will stabilize your Spirit and help you resist the spiritual pressure from this image."
As Chang Siming finished speaking, more people in the dark room found themselves unable to bear it. They staggered to their feet and left.
Lin Ye didn’t know if they had finished memorizing it, or if their Spiritual Power had reached its limit.
Right now, he couldn’t afford to be distracted by such thoughts.
He simply followed Chang Siming’s instructions, repeatedly chanting the Heart Formula in his mind.
A cool sensation immediately rose from the depths of his Sea of Consciousness, and his thoughts, which had grown chaotic under the immense pressure, became clear once more.
At that very moment,
ROOOOOAR—!!!
a dragon’s cry—one that seemed to originate from the primordial past and echo through heaven and earth—exploded in his mind without warning!
Lin Ye shuddered violently.
The scene before his eyes changed in an instant!
The once-static scroll had come to life!
The Candle Dragon’s massive barbels danced lightly in the fierce gales atop the divine peak.
The half-open and half-closed dragon eyes seemed to begin an excruciatingly slow process of opening and closing.
Each imperceptible movement triggered a drastic shift between light and dark across the world.
Scenes of great transformation—oceans turning to land, the rise and fall of all things—flashed before his eyes like a rapidly spinning lantern.
The only constant was the eternal cycle of day and night.
In modern scientific terms, day and night are simply the result of a planet’s rotation.
But at this moment, within this simple cycle, Lin Ye perceived a hint of some indescribable, profound truth of the Great Dao.
’This isn’t an illusion!’
Lin Ye was absolutely certain.
What he was seeing and hearing was not the false illusion Chang Siming had spoken of, the kind that needed to be resisted and dispelled.
Rather, it was the "Aspect" of the map itself, which he was genuinely perceiving through his observation of the Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map!
’This must be the first Aspect of the Visualization Image that Chang Siming spoke of!’
Dragon’s Body Coiled Around the Mountain, Day and Night Divided!
Lin Ye struggled to steady his mind, which had almost been shattered by the dragon’s cry.
Just as Chang Siming had instructed, he continuously repeated the Heart Formula in his mind.
As he chanted the Heart Formula, tendrils of cool energy emerged from the depths of his Sea of Consciousness, resisting the terrifying pressure that hailed from a primordial, ancient time.
He seized this precious moment of respite, pouring all of his Spirit into the living scroll before him.
The crimson dragon scales shimmered with a molten luster. The patterns on each individual piece of Scale Armor seemed to hold some Ultimate Truth of heaven and earth.
Its half-open left eye burst forth with a divine light, illuminating half the sky. Wherever its radiance reached, all things teemed with vibrant life.
From its tightly closed right eye, darkness spread out, swallowing the other half of the land. Under the shroud of shadow, all things returned to stillness.
Lin Ye strained with all his might, imprinting these core elements and major details into his Sea of Consciousness one by one, gradually perfecting the image.
Chang Siming’s grandfather, the Martial Saint Chang Weiting, must have used a similar method when he first saw the original map in those ancient ruins, allowing him to bring a sliver of this world-shaking scroll’s divine essence back to Earth.
As the imprint within Lin Ye’s Sea of Consciousness neared completion, a series of prompts sounded in his mind.
[Ding! You have completed the imprinting of the first Aspect of the Spirit Observation Skill: Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map. This Visualization Image will appear when you sink into your Sea of Consciousness. Through it, you can raise your Spirit attribute.]
[Maximum Spirit points obtainable at the current Aspect Realm: 500 points!]
[As your understanding of the Aspects of the Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map deepens, the Spirit attribute bonus from this Cultivation Technique will progressively increase, up to a maximum of 1000 points!]
The moment he received the system notifications, Lin Ye felt a wave of relief.
He discovered that even if he didn’t look at the massive holographic projection before him, a slightly blurry image that still required many details to be filled in was already deeply branded into his Sea of Consciousness and could be recalled at any time.
’This saves so much trouble!’
Others who wanted to use the Observation Skill would have to painstakingly recall the image, sketching it out bit by bit in their Sea of Consciousness. The slightest mistake would drastically reduce its effectiveness.
He, on the other hand, basically had an HD movie he could play on a loop inside his head at any time.
However, Lin Ye wasn’t satisfied with just that.
The more carefully he observed and the more deeply he understood the Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map before him, the clearer the imprinted image in his Sea of Consciousness would become, and the richer its details would grow.