Chapter 178 Literature, Sculpture and Painting! Distorted Art Field
Tower of Knowledge, Starry Sky Library.

When Xiao En walked into this legendary library, even he, who was well-informed, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, because the dome of the library was dotted with countless stars, which were inlaid bright gems, shining under the dark night curtain, making people feel as if they were under the starry sky. The vortex-like nebula slowly turned, which was the ability of the illusion field. Coming here was like being in another space, which was a space expanded by magic, and the space inside was larger than what was seen from the outside.

"Mystery lock field detected."

"Demiplane detected - extradimensional sphere."

A heavy diamond golem slowly walked in front of Xiao En. It was different from other golems. It had a crystal structure that emitted arcane light. It looked like the administrator of this library. It said respectfully, "Master Xiao En."

"plz follow me."

"The great sages have approved your application. You can read all the secret scrolls here at will."

——Arcane Guardian [Legendary Golem] [Large Construct] (CR 20)? !

Xiao En nodded slightly and said, "Yeah."

It seems that the Tower of Knowledge has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years. This place is different from Ms. Hecate's labyrinth library. This is a real library, and Ms. Hecate is the embodiment of the kingdom of God. The books in the labyrinth library are all the embodiment of the mysterious knowledge she possesses.

——Knowledge is power.

Xiao En saw the rune inscriptions on the dome. They were left by sages before the Dark Age. There might be outsiders among them.

The whisper of Seal No. 1 sounded: "The master once helped build the dimensional sphere."

“It was converted from a temple.”

Xiao En was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and the next second his spiritual vision was activated. His sight penetrated the blessing of the illusion system and saw the outline of a building similar to a mosque. The only thing that remained unchanged was the countless gems inlaid on it, but these gems were all transformed into materials for the maze field, and they were connected to the energy channels of the extra-dimensional sphere.

The Ring of the Witch King was slightly restless, and Xiao En's mind moved, and he discovered the trembling of the Pot of Greed.

The Pot of Greed had always been very obedient. Except when Xiao En used the prayer technique to strengthen his inner attributes, it tried to seduce him. At other times, the Pot of Greed was as if it didn't exist. But after Xiao En came here, the Pot of Greed became very agitated, and the wind element demigod inside seemed to be trying to break free from the seal.

"What's going on?" Xiao En's will touched the Pot of Greed.

Pot of Greed: "..."

After a long time, its whispers were heard: "This was once a temple dedicated to me."

Temple?

Xiao En raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he didn't believe it, and asked telepathically: "What evidence is there?"

The Pot of Greed was silent for a moment, then responded, "Go along the Starry Sky Corridor to the third floor. There is a crystal stone pillar from the elemental plane."

"Touch it with the mark of my true name."

Upon hearing this, Xiao En casually walked around the first floor, then slowly went to the third floor as if he was on tour. Sure enough, he saw a heavy crystal stone pillar. It was not something from the material plane, but a crystal from the inner plane. After Xiao En touched it with the mark of his real name appearing on his palm, a line of ancient elemental characters soon emerged.

——Husam ben Yugyin (the great lord of the wind elemental monster).

This is truly a temple dedicated to the 'quasi-divine' existence of the inner elements.

No wonder it looks a bit like a mosque.

The Pot of Greed's voice was filled with anger: "They sealed my temple in the dimensional sphere."

Xiao En said expressionlessly: "Don't be angry. You yourself have been sealed into the Pot of Greed."

Pot of Greed: "..."

Xiao En felt the angry roar of the wind elemental lord, but his impotent rage was trapped in the pot of greed. The sacred oath left by Master Xu was extremely solid and could not be shaken at all.

Pot of Greed: "Do you want the treasure I left behind?"

"They probably won't be able to crack the secret of this temple. Above the starry sky is the sky stone that I left in the material plane."

Xiao En paused for a moment and said calmly, "How do I know that what you said is true?"

Pot of Greed: "..."

"These mortals have no idea how to use the power of the Sky Stone. As long as you take it down, you can always build a floating city."

Xiao En remained unmoved, and casually opened a mystical scroll, reading the magic and quickly memorizing the knowledge contained therein.

Time passed quietly.

It was unknown how long it had passed, but after the impotent fury of the Pot of Greed had calmed down, Xiao En had memorized a large section of the bookshelf. He suddenly sent a telepathic message: "Tell me about the Sky Stone you left behind."

Pot of Greed: "..."

"Don't you believe me, human?"

Xiao En said calmly, "Someone has been monitoring this place just now. Tell me about it. Maybe I'll be interested."

Pot of Greed: "..."

"You should know everything about the wind elemental plane, right?"

Xiao En walked around the library, picked up a secret scroll inscribed with spells, and responded calmly, "I know."

Pot of Greed: "There is no land in the plane of wind. It is a country covered by atmosphere, just like a completely gaseous planet."

Xiao En said calmly: "Speak to the point."

Pot of Greed: "..."

"There is no land in the wind elemental plane, but there are some natural floating islands above the clouds. They are the only land. These floating islands drift throughout the wind elemental plane. They are very rare and are often occupied by powerful elemental sultans."

"I once defeated an elemental sultan, destroyed his territory, and took out the Sky Stone from the broken floating island."

Xiao En understood instantly.

The Sky Stone is a stable 'anti-gravity' crystal core. In a completely gaseous plane, some very rare natural treasures are often born. However, the challenge level of the elemental plane is too high, and it is almost difficult for mortals to get involved.

Xiao En said calmly: "You mean it can replace the anti-gravity array?"

Pot of Greed: "It's more than that. It should be said that it is an anti-gravity array that does not require energy consumption."

"The Sky Stone will cover the [Atmosphere] realm."

"As long as it is still in effect, even without energy, the gravity around it will be reversed."

"Haven't you always wanted to build a floating fortress on this planet?"

"No Miser energy."

"You can't provide that huge amount of energy! But it's different if you get the Sky Stone. You can cut off a mountain, reverse it and rise directly into the sky."

Xiao En pondered for a moment, and was moved, but still said expressionlessly: "You know I'm researching [Element Fission]."

Pot of Greed: "So what?"

"Did you succeed?"

"How long will you waste before you succeed? The Old Ones will not wait for you. Any prophecy spell points to the time when the stars return to their original positions."

“You can save a ton of time just by getting it.”

Xiao En said calmly: "It's just a constant anti-gravity field. Without sufficient energy, it can only float in the sky."

Pot of Greed: "..."

Xiao En put down the secret scroll in his hand, rubbed his forehead, turned around and left the Starry Sky Library. Before leaving, he looked at the rotating brilliant nebula and clearly felt the uneasiness of the Pot of Greed. This was just an illusion, and the real core was the extra-dimensional magic ball shrouded in it.

Xiao En walked out of the door and returned to his residence. On the way, he suddenly asked, "What do you want?"

There was a hint of excitement in the voice of the Pot of Greed: "Let me out!"

Xiao En refused without hesitation: "Impossible."

Pot of Greed: "I will return to the elemental plane and never set foot on the material plane again."

Xiao En shook his head and said, "Impossible."

The Pot of Greed roared, "Then you will never get it. Without my divine power, no one can open the seal."

Xiao En said calmly: "That's not necessarily true."

After that, Xiao En lit a stick of incense. After a brief ritual resonance, he whispered, "Teacher. Are you there?"

Pot of Greed: "..."

"I'll help you get it, but you have to at least give me some freedom, so I can move freely away from this damn pot."

It panicked.

Xiao En was unmoved. After the ritual resonance was completed, a gentle whisper sounded in his ear: "Hmm."

Lady Hecate responded.

Xiao En whispered, "The Pot of Greed said that there is another Sky Stone hidden in the Starry Sky Library."

"Have the great sages discovered it?"

There was a hint of interest in Lady Hecate's voice. She paused for a moment and said, "Never heard of it."

"Do you know where it is hidden?"

Xiao En has a very powerful psychic vision and amazing intuition. He thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's in that rotating nebula."

Lady Hecate immediately said, "Don't act rashly."

"Don't easily believe everything the Greedy Pot says."

"My avatar will be here soon."

It's stable. Xiao En stopped the ceremony slowly, and no longer paid attention to the roaring Pot of Greed in the Ring of the Witch King, quietly waiting for the arrival of the avatar of Lady Hecate. After dealing with this unexpected surprise, Xiao En closed his eyes and began to digest the knowledge he memorized today. There is no shortcut to access the field of [Knowledge]. This is a process of quantitative change leading to qualitative change. Xiao En needs to learn and master all the knowledge he can access, and finally reach a certain critical point.

——Polygrapher [Title] (Knowledge Field): You are already a well-educated polymath, knowing everything from astronomy to geography. The knowledge you have mastered has enabled you to re-understand the truth of the world. [Rumors +10, Knowledge (Arcane) +5, Knowledge (Plane) +5, Knowledge (Religion) +5, Knowledge (Mystery) +5. ]

Knowledge is a rather vast concept.

Xiao En has only achieved some success so far. If he wants to fully master the laws of knowledge, he still needs more accumulation.

If calculated according to the standard template of gods, the basic skills of Oghma, the God of Knowledge in the Kingdom of Heaven, should be - Knowledge (arcana) +99, Knowledge (architecture and engineering) +99, Knowledge (geography) +99, Knowledge (history) +99, Knowledge (region) +99, Knowledge (nature) +99, Knowledge (nobility and royalty) +99, Knowledge (religion) +99, Knowledge (planes) +99, Knowledge (mystery) +99, etc.

inside the room.

Xiao En slowly opened his eyes and said to himself, "If I finish learning everything in the Tower of Knowledge, I should be able to complete some of the content on planes, arcane, nature, mystery, and religion."

“Spreading knowledge has started again.”

"To preserve knowledge, the Spiritual Library is currently expanding step by step."

"The last step on the road to destiny."

“I have to do something that can change the world and have a profound impact on the world, and it has to be related to the field of knowledge.”

"Only in this way can I ensure that I can 100% condense the laws of destiny."

So what should I do?

This is a problem that has always troubled Xiao En. Opening schools to spread knowledge is something that the unknown people have already done. It takes too long for preaching and learning to bear fruit. Although Xiao En has a lot of abilities now, he has not obtained any real law domain. His arcane mind is a little short of it, and his knowledge has not been completely condensed. The devil is still visiting him. He must first obtain a domain law before he can condense and digest the divine power.

To master a field, it takes decades or even hundreds of years of accumulation. Xiao En does not have so much time to develop slowly, so he can only find a way to achieve a surprise victory.

There were soft footsteps outside the door.

Xiao En raised his hand slightly, and the door opened automatically. Outside the door stood a beautiful girl with long light golden hair, tall and graceful figure, looking at him with gentle and calm eyes.

Xiao En leaned forward slightly and bowed his head, "Teacher."

Ms. Hecate appeared as a blonde girl. She looked at Xiao En quietly and said calmly, "You seem a little confused?"

Xiao En nodded and said, "Yes."

Lady Hecate pondered for a moment and said, "Is it related to the path of knowledge?"

Sean replied, "Yes."

It was not until he actually arrived at the Tower of Knowledge that he realized how much he still had to learn. It was not that Xiao En did not have the patience and perseverance to study, but it would take too long. He felt that the Weird Kingdom would not wait until the day when he would finish learning all the knowledge.

Ms. Hecate walked to the desk, sat down gracefully, and gently raised her white fingertips. A glimmer of arcane light emerged, and she said calmly: "Do you know the god of knowledge - Oghma?"

Xiao En nodded and said, "I know. The powerful power of the Kingdom Tianyu."

Ms. Hecate said calmly, "He is actually a god from another world. When the world of Toril was just born, a traveler ventured here from a very distant country. When this traveler came to this world, he saw that the whole world was in chaos, and many concepts that were constantly changing needed to be settled."

“So the traveler defined and named every concept in the countless years that followed. The names bestowed by the traveler generated power, fixing all the originally elusive concepts and forming the natural world in our cognition.”

"This traveler is Oghma, the One who names all things."

When Sean heard what Ms. Hecate said, he instantly fell into deep thought, as if he had thought of something.

Lady Hecate said calmly, "All concepts in the Weird Kingdom are also chaotic. The Old Ones are in charge of the laws and have the right to define those concepts."

“That’s why we never win.”

"That's why we fully support you in embarking on the path of knowledge, because your thinking is not solidified by this world, and your cognition can fight against blindness and ignorance."

“Only you can redefine the world!”

A flash of inspiration seemed to occur in Xiao En's mind.

Lady Hecate continued calmly, "You have completed your understanding of yourself and your definition of the cognitive world. You have even inspired me to find the divine law that was obscured by blindness and ignorance."

"Then what you need to do next is to redefine the concept of this world."

"Like Oghma, the Namer of All Things."

Xiao En was silent for a long time after hearing this, and murmured: "Teacher. But my current strength is not enough to do all this. In fact, even the path of destiny is extremely difficult for me. I need to learn too much."

Ms. Hecate stood up, and the blonde girl she transformed into smiled and stroked Sean's forehead, saying calmly: "Here, knowledge is a resource."

"Since it is a resource, we can plunder it."

“If you can’t define the world, start with something simple.”

"For example, concepts such as literature, sculpture, painting, and art. Knowledge is a very vast field. If you cannot master it, then start with the lower fields of knowledge. They will become your springboard to access the knowledge field."

It was as if a flash of lightning passed through Xiao En's mind, and he instantly associated many things with it, including the indescribable illusions in the spiritual world.

Lady Hecate whispered, "Do you know the God of Literature - Dinel?"

Xiao En nodded and said, "I know a little."

Lady Hecate continued, "He is the secretary of Oghma, a god of lesser power."

"Legend has it that Denael and his followers have spent their entire lives searching for the [Final Scroll]. He and his followers firmly believe that this scroll contains all the mysteries of the multiverse and can allow the life that reads this scroll to gain the ultimate divinity."

"In the mythology of the church, Denair, as a servant of Oghma the Namer, gained divinity by glimpsing a small part of the Final Scroll. From then on, finding and reading the entire scroll became his goal."

Xiao En slowly raised his head and said, "But the [Final Scroll] is just a legend from the ancient god era after all."

In the age of ancient gods, people were often deified by chance, and some even became gods for proposing or discovering a new concept.

But such things rarely happen later, probably because the laws of the world are becoming more and more stable. Without the trend of the times, pigs can no longer fly to the sky and can only rely on hard power, so the "gods" appeared.

However, the gods have always been suppressed by the gods of the old era, so their appearance is also a threat to other gods.

Lady Hecate smiled and said, "Yes. The Weird Kingdom does not have the final scroll, but here is the Scroll of Darkness, here is the Secret Book of Ancient Elves, and there is even a golden scroll that reproduces the Nether era."

Xiao En said thoughtfully: "Some of them seem to be in Candlekeep."

Lady Hecate said in a gentle voice: "The Dark Book can allow you to master religious knowledge and mysterious knowledge comparable to that of a demigod, the Ancient Elf Secret Book can help you understand the countless secrets of the ancient god era, and the Golden Scroll can allow you to master more arcane knowledge."

"But there's no need to rush for these for now. Even if you get them, you may not be able to read them all."

“What do you think of the art scene in Weird Country?”

Art?

Sean instantly thought of the great detective - Moty Lane.

He pondered for a moment and replied, "The art field in the Real Kingdom has always been suppressed because of the indescribable vanity. There are very few novels and picture books here, and the inspiration for creation is limited. Even in the prosperous city of Dorne, ordinary people can only buy some boring miscellaneous materials and newspapers."

Compared to the past, even in ancient times, there were many fantasy and erotic picture books, but they are very rare in the real world.

Lady Hecate nodded, "Yes."

“Since the turbulent times, all areas of artistic creation have been distorted.”

“The illusion becomes reality.”

"Although we paid a huge price to suppress the indescribable vanity in the spiritual world, due to the distortion of the laws, we have to restrict the crazy inspiration of mortals."

Sean was thoughtful.

He felt inspired, but he was always just a little bit short.

Lady Hecate said softly, "I am not a demigod of knowledge, so I cannot give you much guidance."

“But you can try to start with concepts from literature, sculpture, and painting.”

"Because there are many indescribable delusions that are born from these realms. Strictly speaking, they are born from faith and live because of thoughts."

Great Detective - Morty Lane and Blade Dancer.

Xiao En instantly thought of the two monsters that almost took his life. The indescribable illusion, a book, a painting, turned into evil creatures with powerful power in the spiritual world.

“If there is a god in the land of weirdness, it’s the god of literature and art gone mad.”

"These concepts are twisted by insanity."

"The characters in the novel became the great detective - Moti Lane, and the bloody dancer in the painting came alive as the blade dancer."

“The teacher wants me to correct these concepts with the power of knowledge.”

How to fix it?

Xiao En felt that the best way to correct it was to kill them, concentrate the distorted fields of literature, sculpture, painting, etc. on himself, and then try to redefine them in his own way to make everything return to normal. If you think about it this way, there are very few monsters in the weird kingdom who have the field of knowledge, but there are many things that have the lower extension of knowledge.

Of course, among so many evil creatures, there is no doubt that the monsters distorted from the field of "art" are relatively easier to deal with, but they are difficult to kill completely.

"But I have the gift of the Son of Slaughter."

Xiao En thought to himself, "I wonder if I can just plunder their soul power?"

“Art comes alive as a monster.”

"If I were to write a copy of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio here, would a fox spirit appear?"

Unspeakable vanity.

The source of their birth is the extraordinary power of "distorting reality". They continue to grow stronger by spreading faith and blood sacrifice rituals and devouring the souls of mortals.

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(PS: The gods have extraordinary powers [changing reality], and the old ones have extraordinary powers [distorting reality].)
(End of this chapter)