Chapter 86 The Mystery of Change

Chiyun Mountain is exactly the place for cultivation that Shen Zhong has always dreamed of.

Here, you don’t need to be disturbed by any mundane affairs, you just need to concentrate on becoming stronger.

Moreover, Chiyun Mountain is indeed rich in resources.

There are natural treasures that are extremely nourishing to the body and soul, many "flesh and blood soldiers" similar to alchemical creatures that can be used as sparring partners at any time, and there are also other geniuses who have comprehended high-level mysteries to learn from.
There are also demigods who often appear to give guidance.

Of course, Shen Zhong usually only listened to part of the advice from the demigods. For the shortcomings in battle, the advice from the demigods was useful, after all, they were experienced.

When fighting in this world, all kinds of "true meaning" effects emerge one after another, not just simple collisions of strength and speed.

So combat experience is very important.

But as for the future path, there is no need to listen to what the other party says.

After all, they are all extraordinary, but their paths to becoming extraordinary are not on the same path, so how can others give them guidance?

According to the Xia clan demigod, it would be best for Shen Zhong now to focus all his energy on the mystery of shadows. If Shen Zhong has not made much progress in the mystery of shadows after a hundred years, he should gradually shift his energy to the mystery of light and darkness or the mystery of illusions.

The secret is, more is not better.

No matter how many mysteries you master, they are not as powerful as one true meaning.

There is actually nothing wrong with this statement itself. If someone is an extraordinary person who accidentally realizes these three mysteries, this path is most likely the best.

But Shen Zhong is different. His three mysteries all start with some characteristics of the "Law of Light".

After getting started, I would occasionally be inspired by the "Law of Light" and make progress.

More importantly, in the world of Devouring the Stars, he would occasionally have many ideas about the "use" of the law of light because of the three mysteries.

That's right, it's the use of rules.

The more you comprehend the laws, the more powerful you will become.

The same perception, but different secret methods to activate the laws, will lead to huge differences in strength.

The mysteries of shadows, light and darkness, and phantoms all gave Shen Zhong many ideas about the use of the laws of light. Shen Zhong even had the urge to create his own secret method.

Of course, it's just an impulse at the moment and he hasn't really started to put it into practice.

There are indeed people who have created their own secret techniques at the stellar level.

However, most of them are of the lowest quality and are not even worthy of being shown on the stage.

Of course, there are also advantages to creating one's own secret technique. That is, even if the self-created secret technique is weaker, because it is self-created, the creator is extremely familiar with everything about the secret technique, and the power it uses is often much greater.

In other words, if Shen Zhong can create a standard, inferior secret technique, then the power of this secret technique he uses will be comparable to the power of ordinary secret techniques created by others.

In a word, the three mysteries and laws have a certain promoting effect on each other. Therefore, Shen Zhong also knows that his path must be to follow the three mysteries at the same time.

However, Shen Zhong spent most of his time thinking about the mystery of shadows, while he spent relatively less time thinking about light, darkness, and illusions.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it’s already been a year.

On this day, in a courtyard in Chiyun Mountain.

Shen Cong and Yu Jingqiu were sitting together drinking tea, chatting and laughing, while in the distance, two figures were fighting fiercely.

One is Shen Zhong holding a knife, and the other is Dong Bo Xueying holding a gun.

The light and darkness around Shen Zhong kept changing and interweaving, and his sword was like a phantom, invisible and formless.

Dong Bo Xueying's body was filled with water, fire, and wind. The tip of the spear exploded like a raging fire, and the spear shaft was as tough as soft water. When the spear was fired, the strong wind helped the momentum of water and fire, making it extremely powerful.

boom! boom! boom!
There were constant roars, and the two men's moves became more and more fierce and swift, but there was still no winner.

I don’t know how long it took before the fierce fighting finally stopped.

"Brother Xueying, congratulations on your improved spear skills. I see that you are becoming more and more proficient in the mystery of wind. I'm afraid you are not far from the third level of the realm of all things. By then, your three mysteries of water, fire and wind will all reach the third level. I'm afraid your strength will increase dramatically immediately." Shen Zhong put the knife into the storage magic weapon and said with a smile.

"Junior Brother Shen Zhong, I'll take it as you praising me." Dong Bo Xueying smiled slightly.

He couldn't help but sigh, there are always people better than you.

Half a year ago, Shen Zhong's understanding of the mysteries of light and darkness reached the second level of the realm of all things. Since then, Shen Zhong has been looking for him to learn from him.

At that time, Shen Zhong was no match for him with only the second level of light and darkness.

You have to use shadow magic from time to time to fight him.

Half a year later, the two had sparred seven times in total. He made great progress every time, but Shen Zhong made even greater progress. Now, Shen Zhong was on par with him just by relying on the mysteries of light and darkness. Combat power has always been the pride of Dong Bo Xue Ying.

He comprehended the true meaning and pursued the ultimate power of marksmanship. He did not care about comprehending various mysteries, as long as he was strong enough.

However, he did not expect that he would be caught up with and even surpassed by Shen Zhong, who had joined Chiyun Mountain just over a year ago.

"Junior Brother Shen Zhong, your mystery of light and darkness seems to be different." Dong Bo Xueying said thoughtfully.

Although the mysteries of light and darkness correspond to the third-grade true meaning, Shen Zhong's mysteries of light and darkness are only at the second level of the Realm of All Things, while his mysteries of water and fire are both at the third level of the Realm of All Things, and he even incorporates the mystery of wind at the second level of the Realm of All Things.

Logically speaking, the mysteries of light and darkness at the second level were no match for him.

Moreover, Dong Bo Xue Ying had also seen the mysteries of light and darkness of "Yuan Qing". Before, the degree of fusion of Yuan Qing's light and darkness was only different from that of Shen Zhong.

But at this time, there seemed to be a big difference in the mysteries of light and darkness between the two.

"Brother Xueying, do you remember what I said before? I found the way." Shen Zhong said directly. He was not going to hide his situation.

During the six months of sparring, Dong Bo Xue Ying was always honest with him and told him a lot about his insights on the fusion of water, fire and wind.

"Oh?"

Dong Bo Xueying's heart moved at this moment.

During the first competition, Shen Zhong said
The mystery of light and darkness is the fusion of the mystery of light and the mystery of darkness, but the fusion of light and darkness is not necessarily light and darkness.

"The mystery of this road is a fusion of mystery." Shen Zhong said with emotion:

"When the light and dark mysteries merge to a certain degree, you find that balance, which is the light and dark mystery. I found the way to merge the two mysteries and the balance at the beginning, so I mastered a very stable light and dark mystery."

"Yes, this is the mysterious fusion."

Dong Bo Xueying nodded in agreement. He had only integrated a small part of his water, fire and wind so far, and he was still looking for the most suitable way to integrate and balance them.

"But now, I have found a better way of integration, but the balance has not been found yet." Shen Zhong said with a smile.

In an instant, Dong Bo Xueying understood.

“Your current light and dark mysteries only look like light and dark mysteries on the surface, but in fact, they may not be so anymore.” Dong Bo Xueying understood immediately, and he asked in surprise:
"Aren't you afraid of losing this mystery?"

There is no way to regret the profound insights.

He originally had a 100% chance of achieving the true meaning of water and fire, but now after adding the mystery of wind, his path to achieving the true meaning of water and fire was ruined.

why?
Because once you realize it, you can never forget it!

If wind is added to water and fire, it will no longer be pure water and fire.

This is also the reason why the temple master Sikong Yang scolded him many times.

The same goes for Shen Zhong. Once he changes the fusion method, it will be difficult to regret it.

"Why should I regret? My mystery is becoming more powerful. It must be a more powerful mystery." Shen Zhong smiled slightly.

"Junior brother is really confident." Dong Bo Xueying smiled.

That’s what they say, but it’s not really true.

Mysterious fusion is sometimes a dead end.

Even if it can be done, the extraordinary lifespan is limited, and there are too many mysteries to integrate, and sometimes there is not enough time to truly perfect such a mystery.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been scolded for nearly ten years.

"Master Sikong doesn't know about this, right?" Dong Bo Xueying suddenly said:
"You'd better not tell him for now."

"Thank you, senior brother, for the reminder." Shen Zhong thanked him.

Actually, there is nothing to worry about.

He has always shown the progress of the mystery of shadows to the outside world, but rarely the mystery of light and darkness.

Even if it is shown, people who do not take this path cannot be sure what the difference is between the mysteries of light and darkness he has now and before.

Besides, it wouldn’t matter even if Sikong Yang found out.

After all, he is different from Dong Bo Xue Ying. His greatest potential lies in the "mystery of shadows". Even if Si Kong Yang knew that he had changed the mystery of light and darkness, he would not be able to change his ranking.

(End of this chapter)