Arcane Lord

Almost four years ago, Shado witnessed an immortality ceremony at the Mysterious Temple in Severton. The protagonist was Master Sandro of Morien Tower.

The other party once served as the enlightenment teacher of Randall, the contemporary controller of Morien Tower. Randall and even the princess who had not yet ascended to god were also present during the ceremony. Sha Duo was very impressed by that ceremony.

Not only because there were many great arcanists present, but also because he witnessed Sandro's resurrection from the dead during the ceremony.

At that time, he was curious as to why the immortality ritual required a death first. Now of course he knew that it was because the ritual required a perfectly stripped soul.

In his hometown, a sage once said, "There is great terror between life and death, born in the heart and manifested in the body." What he means is that it is difficult for mortals to face death directly. Even in the magical world, knowing that resurrection can be achieved, it is difficult to face death directly. It takes a lot of courage.

The so-called "perfectly stripped soul" means facing death with great courage and maintaining absolute inner peace throughout the process.

This is not a state that can be achieved through mental spells such as mechanical mind. Emotions are poison, and any contamination when the soul is stripped will affect the character after immortality.

At that time, after Master Sandro completed the ceremony, he became indifferent and rational. It should be said that this was the best result. If nothing else, he could maintain this state for a long time. .

If you feel fear when your soul is stripped away, you will be shrouded in indelible fear after the ceremony.

In a sense, this immortality ritual is similar to the concept of "consciousness uploading network" in science fiction on earth. Once the consciousness is uploaded or the immortality ritual is completed, the personality is completely determined.

From now on, there will only be an increase in the database or memory, and there will be no other changes in character. Of course, under normal circumstances, it is completely understandable if something unexpected happens.

After all, accidents happen to all living people, so how could a cyborg or an immortal transformer be spared? Moreover, from the perspective of probability theory, it is almost inevitable for immortals to encounter accidents.

Even if they are not encountered now, a long enough lifespan will allow them to be encountered in the future.

But no matter what, longevity itself is enough to make ordinary people envious.

Although the longevity ritual of stripping off the soul and preserving it alone may eliminate the self-continuity problem that exists in the "consciousness upload network", the solidification of personality is not what Sha Duo wants.

He hopes that he can grow, change and even decline. That is a real person, so he has never considered that kind of immortality ceremony.

It was only because he was attacked by Zhamdas' illusion master this time that he thought that the immortality ritual might be useful for him to solve the current hidden danger.

The magic elements brought by Yin Orem involve how to solidify the soul without affecting the normal activities of consciousness.

Without consciousness, even a human being cannot be a human being and would be no different from a stone.

As for the extremely cold gem, it is used to slow down the consciousness in the immortality ceremony. It is not the kind of rigid slowness, but the kind of slowness similar to watching a horror movie slowed down to dispel fear, which allows the consciousness to respond to various emotions. Enough time to react and make adjustments. From this perspective, it is not an exaggeration to say that awareness has been strengthened.

Both of these are what Xia Duo needs most urgently at present, especially the former. Even if it cannot completely eliminate the hidden dangers in his consciousness, it can still play a very good role in alleviating it.

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In the laboratory, Xia Duo took protective measures and started demi-plane synchronization.

The extreme cold gem cannot be directly touched by the body. When Yin Oulem brought it over, it was stored in an independent demiplane, and that demiplane has already been assimilated by the extreme cold of the gem. The two are in a complementary state.

When needed, you only need to turn on plane synchronization, which means overlapping the demiplane and the main plane at a specific location, so that the extreme cold of the gem can be radiated.

The longevity ritual and Xia Duo now only use the natural properties of the gem itself, and do not need to use any other means.

As the planes opened simultaneously, Xia Duo couldn't help but shiver, and the laboratory was quickly covered with a thin layer of white frost. In this state, he really felt much better.

Even the intervals between regular visits to the conscious level to break up Mojave's condensed consciousness have become much longer. This is just the beginning, and Sha Duo is somewhat looking forward to further results.

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On the consciousness level, Sha Duo once again broke up Mojave's condensed consciousness, and then immediately returned to reality to concentrate on sensing the soul. This time with the assistance of the extremely cold gem, he felt a lot more relaxed.

Maybe instead of focusing on gemstones, it would be okay to just use extreme cold gemstones, but he would not ignore the next preset process just because of this curiosity.

Entering the perspective of the soul, the red thread that was originally wrapped secretly around the body surface has weakened a lot at this moment. Even if Xia Duo consciously pushes away some, it will take some time to surround it again.

After carefully examining the twelve threads extending from the soul's body surface, it was determined that they were the same as the essence of the soul. Sha Duo no longer hesitated to sense the external magic network and began to cast spells——

The soul is solidified!

Different from the general "Confinement Technique" that stagnates from the outside in, the "Soul Solidification" element provided by the Seven Towers starts from the inside of the soul and solidifies itself. Of course, its biggest feature that is different from the general Confinement Technique is not the difference between inside and outside, but It keeps consciousness awake.

Generally, the imprisonment technique either imprisons the body, soul and consciousness together, or it only imprisons the body and cannot touch the soul at all, let alone the consciousness.

It's no wonder that people who come to ask for it as Yin Olum have to pay a huge price to obtain it. This is not only the foundation and key of certain types of immortality spells, but also involves the mysterious realm of the soul.

This kind of research is considered the forefront of cutting-edge research in Netheril and even the elven world. Perhaps Zhamdas is better at it, but the cost of obtaining treatment methods from there will obviously exceed Shado's bottom line, and he does not Don't worry about those guys playing with psychic abilities.

Make enough food and clothing by yourself. The teachings of the great teacher are also applicable today.

As the spell gradually took effect, Xia Duo clearly felt a void in his heart. This feeling was difficult to describe in words. It felt like loss and hesitation, as if the whole life had lost its meaning.

Fortunately, he can still think normally now, and with the help of the extreme cold gem, he can recognize every thought he has and has enough time to react.

He can do the former, but he is not sure whether he can handle those thoughts and emotions before they are fed back to his soul, and this is the value of the extreme cold gem.