My teacher is a deity.

Chapter 22 Shallow Lake, Deep Reflections

Vichy always had a very regular lifestyle.

Even though he had been playing all day yesterday, Vichy still woke up right on time at six o'clock in the evening.

"teacher?"

"Huh?!"

She rubbed her eyes and realized that her surroundings seemed a little different.

She clearly remembered that she had rested in the abandoned market outside the underground city last night.

But now she was inside a giant tree, which looked a bit like the home of those ancient elves, who were said to like living inside big trees.

"teacher?"

"I heard you, stop yelling."

Shi Qing's voice came from ahead, but Vixi could not see him.

After a moment's thought, Vichy immediately understood what had happened.

This must be the teacher's illusion, right?

She tried to take a few steps forward, and the curtain that had been obscuring her vision suddenly disappeared, revealing the small campsite she had seen yesterday.

The three magical furnaces shimmered with red, blue, and white light, and from time to time, medicinal herbs and animal bones were thrown into them to be refined into various materials.

Shi Qing landed on a tree stump and flipped through various books.

"Teacher, what's this?"

"This is a mirage, a small-scale complex array that encompasses multiple functions such as psychological expulsion, visual shielding, and odor masking."

"Huh? A magic circle? Surely not?"

Vishi scratched his head, suddenly feeling a little heartbroken, after all, it takes a lot of effort for mages to set up an array.

But Shi Qing corrected her misconception, saying seriously, "When you're out and about, it's always best to be cautious."

How can you be sure there won't be an enemy attack tonight? Besides, it's best not to flaunt your wealth; the feeling of being targeted by thieves is never pleasant.

Upon hearing this, Vichy muttered to himself, wanting to argue that he wasn't ignorant of these principles and that he wasn't a child.

But at that moment, the white furnace suddenly calmed down, and then bursts of white smoke began to rise.

Clearly, the contents are ready to be taken out.

"Here, try it on and see if it fits."

A streak of light flew out and landed in Vishi's hand, transforming into a pair of gauntlets.

Unlike the bandaged gauntlets worn by gladiators and the hand armor worn by knights.

The style of the boxing gloves that Shi Qing designed for her was unlike anything Vixi had ever seen before.

The boxing gloves are made of layers of tiny scales, with a metallic sheen on the outside and a soft lining on the inside. Although they are boxing gloves, they can protect the entire forearm.

Wearing it on their hands, it flashed with a cold light when swung, and when a punch was thrown, it made a thunderous sound.

When it retracted, the scales surged forward again, covering the fingers like the claws of a dragon.

"These gauntlets are called Cloud-Piercing Claws. They are treasures for those in the Qi Refining stage. They are lightweight, sturdy, heat-resistant, cold-resistant, poison-resistant, and blood-corrosion-resistant."

I've also included an armor-piercing technique on it, which will help you strike heavily armored enemies more effectively, damaging their internal organs without breaking their skin.

Your previous methods were too inefficient against large targets like the Manticore.

Are you satisfied?

"satisfy!"

Vichy's eyes sparkled; she absolutely loved the gift!

Although she had never seen the style before, this exotic style looked quite good, and it was also an extraordinary piece of equipment.

Just as a mage is passionate about robes and wands, she has long hoped to acquire a piece of extraordinary equipment of her own ever since she began practicing boxing.

But how precious are these extraordinary equipment?

An adventurer's entire fortune usually consists of only a sword or a suit of armor, which may even be secondhand or recycled.

What's more, it's an extraordinary piece of equipment that permanently adds a spell?

"But teacher, it feels like you've made this thing many times before?"

"In the past, if you offended people too badly, you couldn't beat the older ones, so you could only arrest the younger ones. Once you had a lot of spoils, you would start to cause trouble."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Vichy became even more curious about Shi Qing's past.

Why does it feel like the teacher's country is a bit chaotic? Is the Ancient Sand Kingdom such a chaotic country?

At this moment, Shi Qing changed the subject again, asking, "How's your Blood Python Fist training going?"

Upon hearing this, Vichy immediately puffed out his chest and said with some pride, "I'm almost there, 'Iron-breaking as Clay'!"

"Oh, is that so?"

Shi Qing smiled. What Vixi said wasn't a lie; he could feel the vigorous blood energy within Vixi's body at that moment.

The Blood Bone is six inches long, and the Blood Flame can be released freely from outside the body, achieving a level of synesthesia with the Blood Intent.

Indeed, his cultivation has improved significantly. If he takes another half step forward, he will enter the early stage of Qi Refining, which is the first level.

However, this step is not so easy to take.

The Blood Fist uses blood and qi to replace spiritual roots, leading people onto the path of immortality.

In reality, most people who practice the Blood Python Fist fail at the initial stage of understanding the fist's intent and breaking iron like mud.

The reason is...

"So, have you created your own unique fighting style?"

Upon hearing this, Vichy immediately lost his spirits.

She really had no clue.

Earlier, I saw Shi Qing pierce the giant snake with several swords, easily disintegrating its body.

She wanted to learn it too, but the result was...

I only have three magic circuits, so I can't feel any flow of magic at all.

She's not good at such delicate work.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Shi Qing was immediately delighted upon hearing this.

Why would you copy me? There's no need.

Vichy still didn't quite understand. Isn't the prerequisite for creation learning? How can you learn without reading books?

But Shi Qing didn't explain any further to her, and instead brought up another matter.

"Vichy, do you remember those floating corpses we encountered yesterday?"

"Remember."

"They share the same origin as the monster you saw yesterday, all because of this."

As he spoke, Shi Qing tossed out a tumor.

But compared to yesterday, the tumor was no longer throbbing, and had shriveled up, but Vishi still found it disgusting.

"I compared your spellbooks, especially your vampire magic. There are some similar ideas, but the foundations are different."

"Well?"

"It means that this thing cannot be created by blood magic alone. There should be a huge magic circle at the bottom of that pit, which combines many spells."

After explaining for a while, Shi Qing picked up a glass jar, which was filled with a jar full of filamentous substances that looked like blood vessels.

With a slight exertion of his power, the filamentous object immediately glowed, releasing a trace of magic.

Vishi's pupils slowly widened, filled with disbelief: "This is... a vampire's magical circuit!"

Every magical circuit carries the blood mark of its ancestors, and any vampire who dies will be taken back by the higher-ups.

How come so many magic loops were left outside?

"Judging from the structure of the magic, it contains more than just your vampires."

This place is desolate and wild, and is guarded by patrolling soldiers.

If it's not human trafficking, then someone is using some kind of demonic method to try and refine mortals.

"That won't do!"

Vichy blurted it out, but then noticed Shi Qing's gaze and began to explain haltingly.

"Shouldn't we at least call the police?"

"Whose police do you want to call?"

"Well."

Vishi then remembered that the Green Valley Underground City was a non-existent underground city. Obviously, the vampires had been hiding its existence. If they called the police, they would be walking into a trap.

"Tell the Knights of Justice?"

"You're dreaming. How could a weak dragon possibly suppress a local tyrant? He'd probably be burned alive as soon as he heard the news."

Upon hearing this, Vichy immediately felt discouraged: "Then what should we do?"

"You can ignore it; this thing can't hurt you. Just protect yourself."

"That won't do! We can't let these things continue to harm people!"

Faced with Shi Qing's interrogation, Vishi hesitated for a moment, then stamped his foot, his heart hardening.

"Teacher, I want to... give it a try."

Upon hearing this, Shi Qing's smile vanished.

"it is good."