Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 287: Promotion (Subscription Bonus)

Chapter 287: Chapter 287: Promotion (Subscription Bonus)

"The gate of pitch darkness is a wall that protects those lost in the Spirit Realm of the real world within..."

"Those lost simply wander inside the gate of pitch darkness, but some still encounter terrible things, which means the gate of pitch darkness is not an all-powerful guardian; there are still flaws and dangers, and the hazards from outside occasionally infiltrate, perhaps just from a casual glance by some entity..."

"If this wall did not exist, or rather, if the protection of the gate of pitch darkness did not exist, the mysterious dangers of the real world would likely increase a hundredfold and could no longer be concealed..."

"Of course, for apprentices aspiring to become extraordinary, they want to go out, they do not wish to be protected!"

Zhong Shenxiu arrived at the very bottom of the gate of pitch darkness and discovered that this wall appeared solid but seemed to be made of a thick dark light.

’At this point, the location of the gate of pitch darkness is confirmed, if one is an orthodox mystic apprentice, they should use all methods at their disposal to get through it... to reach the real Spirit Realm outside!’

He chuckled lightly and extended his right hand, as if he wanted to touch the gate of pitch darkness.

The next moment, his fingers dipped into it as if into the surface of a lake, directly probing into the gate of pitch darkness.

’Indeed... those truly gifted can open the gate of pitch darkness with their own spirit, even without a ritual it doesn’t matter.’

’Do I count as gifted?’

With a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth, Zhong Shenxiu’s whole body slowly moved forward, merging into the pitch-dark wall.

The next moment.

He arrived at a deeper place of the Spirit Realm, or rather, where the true Spirit Realm lies!

...

"My vision has become much narrower."

Zhong Shenxiu muttered, faced with a black prairie before him.

A type of wild grass that resembled ears of flesh covered the entire ground, emitting a scream when stepped upon.

"Each time I enter the Spirit Realm, it begins from the coordinates I left with, so the next time I enter, I don’t need to traverse the gate of pitch darkness again."

"But where exactly is the Pure White Wilderness?"

Zhong Shenxiu looked around, feeling a bit lost in his heart.

If he knew the location of the Pure White Wilderness, he could walk straight there, even attempting to cross it.

To advance in one fell swoop to become a ’Prestigious One’ capable of casting nameless spells!

This confidence came from the Pastor!

"Essentially, it matches the transmission here, and the difficulty of these mysterious rituals is testing the qualifications of the ascendant... but I already have my qualification certificate, which is the Pastor, thus I can pass through the gate of pitch darkness effortlessly, and even the Pure White Wilderness... Wherever I find I can’t get through immediately, is probably the limit of the Pastor..."

"But the problem is, I have to find the Pure White Wilderness before I can attempt to pass through..."

In this world, passing through the gate of pitch darkness is to ascend to the ’extraordinary’, and then one must undertake more systematic learning and adventure within the Spirit Realm in order to reach the edge of the Pure White Wilderness.

At this time, the ’extraordinary’ can be said to have met the prerequisites to advance to become a ’Prestigious One’, and will need to figure out a way to cross the Pure White Wilderness, a challenge far greater than previous pure accumulation and exploration.

But to Zhong Shenxiu, none of this was a problem! What truly obstructed him was how to find the Pure White Wilderness!

"By searching on my own, I could eventually reach it, but that would be uncertain in terms of time... I still need advanced mystic knowledge and other ’keys’!"

The keys need not necessarily be in the shape of keys, they could also be spellbooks, weapons, compasses, or even some ritualistic tools.

Anything that can guide the paths of the Spirit Realm counts!

’I need to find Julie, to exchange knowledge of mysticism after becoming ’extraordinary’, this will help accelerate my search, to discover the Pure White Wilderness... but I can’t just directly reveal that I’ve ascended, she’d be scared out of her wits.’

In reality, it is normal for individuals in the mystical community to spend years exploring the Spirit Realm and then spend decades at the threshold being thwarted.

Zhong Shenxiu’s case is beyond being a genius, he should be called an oddity!

"In the Spirit Realm, danger is everywhere...sometimes just seeing a shadow can lead to a fall into the abyss..."

"And getting lost is also a very dangerous thing."

"Wandering around aimlessly, you could end up moving further and further away from the Pure White Wilderness...so at this time, the best choice is to log off and wait until I’ve gathered enough information to come back!"

Zhong Shenxiu snapped his fingers.

He took one last look at the Spirit Realm as his figure gradually disappeared from this area.

...

Whisperer Bar, on the second basement level.

Within a secret chamber.

"I’ve already passed through the gate of pitch darkness and become ’extraordinary’?"

Zhong Shenxiu closed his eyes, sensing the difference in his body.

At this time, he could clearly perceive, somewhere within his body yet seemingly not within, between reality and illusion, that originally inert and silent spirit was now activated, and began to stir.

The spirit that once needed external stimuli to occasionally awaken was now under command at will, as easy as moving one’s arm.

With a mere thought, it was possible to oppress the spirits of ordinary people with one’s vast spirit, creating an effect of spiritual coercion.

This initial application is known as ’Spiritual Pressure’.

"I see..."

He tested further and suddenly had an epiphany: "Although the Pastor also fits with this world, it’s not a native power system and has the problem of being unrecognized."

"It’s like experts from one’s own country going abroad but being unrecognized by some countries without going through the process and retaking an exam."

"Of course, since the foundational strength is there, the examination process is notably easy and simple..."

After another round of testing, Zhong Shenxiu couldn’t help shaking his head: "’Extraordinary’ is still too weak, the body hasn’t been much strengthened... That wizard who was killed, maybe wasn’t even ’extraordinary’ but rather on the level of a ’Prestigious One’, hmm... it’s likely Julie and her circle aren’t able to see the Golden Sky Tower, they are probably hovering around the level between a ’Prestigious One’ and ’Ascender’?"

"The first three levels of mystics could all be taken down by guns and ammunition... so the difference in strength isn’t too great."

"But a ’Prestigious One’ capable of casting nameless spells is very important to me!"

This was Zhong Shenxiu’s intuition, or the conclusion he came to after some thought.

Nameless spells are dangerous, chaotic, and need the Cultivator to redefine them.

And the process of defining is also very dangerous, with no guarantee of achieving the desired Spell.

But Zhong Shenxiu was different; his Pastor itself was a definition! It turns chaotic possibilities, abstract concepts, into concrete spell types and powers!

"Once I reach the level of a ’Prestigious One’, by casting nameless spells, I should be able to restore some of the Pastor’s power!"

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