From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 408 Demon Hunting
Gillan lowered his eyes and looked at his hands carefully.

I saw a circular mark engraved on the palm of each hand, with an equilateral triangle pattern inlaid in the middle, forming a basic alchemy array.

And at each vertex of the equilateral triangle, there is a circle, and the circle still has an equilateral triangle embedded in it.

This cycle was repeated four times.

It is filled with dense lines and symbols, which makes people dizzy and dazzled at first glance.

Jilan did not feel any pain when Pala started to engrave just now, but at this moment, he felt warmth and tingling in the palms of his hands.

“The left hand is for decomposition, and the right hand is for reconstruction?”

Jilan observed the lines of the "Sage's Secret Pattern" on his palm and murmured.

But soon, his eyes narrowed.

Jilan looked up suddenly and glanced at teacher Pala in surprise.

"No...it doesn't seem to be the case."

"You figured it out?" The white-haired old man smiled. "In fact, the 'Sage's Secret Marks' on both hands are decomposed, independent but can be superimposed to achieve a strong decomposition effect... If you put your hands together, you can combine them into a reconstructed array diagram."

"It is true." Jilan raised his eyebrows.

His "Secret Pattern of the Sage" was obviously different from his teacher's. Para Celsus's decomposition array and reconstruction array were not separated, but merged into one, which made the casting time shorter and more powerful.

"Come on, give it a try," Pala said, taking out a tube of thick black reagent from the drawer. "This is an 'alchemical catalyst', the energy it contains is limited, far less than the 'philosopher's stone', but it is enough to support you in performing alchemy a few times."

Jilan silently took the reagent from the teacher.

Then he poured it on his hands.

Pattering.

The two marks on the palms suddenly emitted silver light, and within just a few breaths, they completely absorbed the thick black liquid.

Gillan held the empty glass bottle in his left hand and took a deep breath.

"Refine!" he shouted softly.

Crack!

I saw a bright silver arc bursting out from his left hand, jumping and crackling continuously.

Immediately, the glass bottle in his hand disintegrated instantly and turned into a pool of ash-like dust, piling up on his palm.

"Everything in the world exists within the laws of truth. The Sage's Secret Mark condenses all my understanding of alchemy in this life."

Parra said solemnly.

"This is an act of using a mortal body to pry open the truth. Understanding everything, decomposing everything, and reconstructing everything, just like a god."

Jilan listened quietly to the teacher's words.

His eyes were fixed on the powder in his palm.

Then, he slowly moved his right hand forward and put his hands together.

A lot of alchemical knowledge flashed through Gilan's mind, and he concentrated on recalling the structure and composition of a living organism.

At the same time, he said in a deep voice:

"Gou!"

Crack! !
Silvery arcs of electricity leaped between his hands.

Pu Pu Pu Pu——

Dozens of blue butterflies flew out from Jilan's hands!

Then, under the watchful eyes of the master and disciple, it flew around the office and finally flew out through the open window.

"Success..." Jilan smiled.

He stood up from his chair, solemnly took off his hat and bowed slightly to the white-haired old man.

"Thank you, teacher."

"No need to be so formal." Pala waved her hand.

He looked at the young man in front of him, nodded with satisfaction, and said:

"It is truly remarkable that I was able to successfully master the 'Secret Pattern of the Sage' in such a short period of time... and this has also fulfilled most of my wishes."

"Jilan, everything in the world follows the principle of 'equivalent exchange', so every time you cast the 'Sage's Secret Mark', you need to consume the corresponding energy..."

"Although ordinary 'alchemical catalysts' can charge it, even the top-grade catalysts cannot withstand several consumptions. This is fine in normal times, but once in combat, it is quite fatal."

Jilan nodded, understanding what the teacher meant.

So he said:
"So, only the Philosopher's Stone can do this."

"Not bad." Pala nodded in affirmation. "The energy contained in the 'Philosopher's Stone' is thousands of times greater than that of top-grade catalytic drugs. Just one piece can sustain your use for a long time."

“And its beauty doesn’t end there.”

"Go to God's Land again and find the entrance to the Corridor. There are many demons wandering in that area... Hunt and capture enough demon lords or nobles and bring them back. I will personally teach you how to refine the Philosopher's Stone."

Pala said.

"By the way, you should also complete the remaining three 'footprints' and prepare for the promotion to level 5 in advance."

Ding!
At this moment, Jilan suddenly heard a crisp sound in his ears.

The colorful light formed several lines of crooked handwriting in front of him, and even Teacher Pala didn't notice:
"Trigger the mission: Demon Hunt."

"Teacher Para Celsus suggested that you should refine the 'Philosopher's Stone' as the energy source of the 'Sage's Secret Mark', and this requires high-level devils as the main material."

"Please follow Pala's instructions and go to the God's Hometown, Toyalan, to find the entrance to the 'Corridor' and capture enough high-level demons to return."

"Time limit: 168 hours."

"Reward: Moderate improvement in spiritual knowledge, spirituality, or physical body (choose one of the three)."

"Mission not accepted."

Jilan then realized that it was his own "player" essence that passively triggered the ability of "Golden Sigh".

He did not hesitate and said in his heart:
'accept.'

Ding!
With another crisp sound, the colorful words disappeared.

"I understand, teacher."

Gilan nodded to the old man and said.

Pala hummed and smiled:

"Go back and take a rest first. You've been too busy lately, and your body and mind are strained... Even though you and I are both long-lived, a combination of work and rest is the key to longevity."

"Thank you for your concern, teacher. I will."

Jilan bowed again, then turned and left under the old man's gaze.

...

...

After returning to the apartment at 9 Morales Street, Guillen went to the alchemy room in the attic alone and locked the door.

He stood in front of the huge workbench, turned on the light, and looked quietly at the clutter on the table.

After thinking for a while, Jilan picked up a tin pot and played with it for a while. Then, he activated the power of the "Sage's Secret Mark".

Crack!

Silver arcs leaped, and the tin pot was instantly reduced to dust. Jilan then put his hands together and reconstructed the dust into a seed.

The seed sprouted and grew in his palm at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then grew into a bright and juicy scarlet rose.

Jilan looked at the flowers in her hand, smelling the rich, sweet fragrance, and couldn't help but sigh that this was not an illusion, but the decomposition and reconstruction of an unrelated thing into another thing.

At this time, he discovered that the marks on the palms of his hands were slightly dim, probably because a lot of energy from the "catalyst" he had absorbed before had been consumed.

Gillan was lost in thought.

"Since what is needed is energy, can the mysterious points stored in "Banlan" serve as the energy source of "Sage's Secret Mark"...?"

He thought about it and decided to exhaust the energy in the secret pattern before trying again.

So, Gillan continued to perform alchemy.

Crack!

With the flash of silver lightning, the rose in his hand withered instantly and turned into powder. Then he put his hands together and reconstructed it into a pink coral-like substance.

This is a mysterious material called "Yingshan", which is an indispensable main material for refining "Wick Potion". However, Jilan looked at it and was disappointed.

'It's just a facade, the appearance is the same, it's not the real "Yingshan". It seems that ordinary matter can't be decomposed and reconstructed into mysterious materials... That's right, this does not conform to the principle of "equivalent exchange".'

He tried several more times, and the results were the same. The materials he refined all looked the same, but they did not contain any mysterious substances.

And Gillan's "Secret Mark of the Sage" had just run out of energy, and he could no longer perform alchemy.

'gorgeous! '

Jilan called out in his heart.

Then, he tentatively grasped the newly refined black jadeite in his hand.

Crack! !
A dazzling arc of bright silver electricity burst out from his fingertips!

The black stone in the palm of his hand instantly decomposed in the silver electric arc.

"Hmm?" Jillan's eyes lit up. "It's feasible!"

He clasped his hands together.

There was a snap.

A pink coral appeared again, and this time, it was a true "Sakura Coral"!
"Mysterious points can not only serve as the energy source of the 'Sage's Secret Mark', but can also refine ordinary items into mysterious materials?!"

Gillan was quite surprised.

He quickly turned his attention to the color number in the corner of his vision. The original "112" energy points left were now only "62".

It took 50 energy points to refine "Yingshan".

'This consumption is reasonable.'

Gillan nodded, his smile growing wider.

This new discovery made him very happy.

Because this means that with the assistance of "Colorful", "Sage's Secret Mark" will have more possibilities.

"As long as there are enough mysterious points, I can refine mysterious materials... Perhaps most things involving mystery can also be refined!"

Gillan thought.

...

...

night.

Lucid dream, the spiritual kingdom of Lordran.

Gilan summoned all members of the "Hand of Dawn" to gather in the open-air stone temple.

The Gray Stork, the Black Snipe, the White Gull and the Red Sparrow arrived here one after another and sat down on the top of the stone pillars at their respective fingers.

As soon as they came in, they actually noticed the changes here. It was so obvious that it was hard not to notice.

First of all, the area of ​​the open-air stone temple has been further expanded compared to before, and its diameter has reached almost one mile.

This huge stone hall is equivalent to four or five football fields, giving people a sense of spaciousness and solemnity. The cross sword bonfire in the center can miraculously illuminate the entire stone hall.

Even the dim night and the Black Sea beyond could not suppress the flames here.

In addition, what is particularly eye-catching is that on the thumb-shaped stone pillar, there is a huge white sheep on the side of the throne.

It was covered in armor, had horns on its head, and its four legs were covered in flames. Its rotten mouth had cracks at the corners, as if it was still grinning.

The pair of black and white pupils were filled with brutal and murderous light, making the four people feel uncomfortable.

Aurora the Redbird was the first to look away, as if she didn't want to look at the Aries anymore.

"Thank you, Mr. Gillan."

She looked at the purple-eyed young man and spoke softly.

"With your power gift again, I have successfully advanced to the third level of 'Glow', and the required accumulation has been completed ahead of schedule... Next, I only need to visit the God's Homeland once, and then touch the fourth level of essence, and I will be able to climb to the stage of the Long-lived One."

“Our situations are similar.”

Cang Guan and others nodded and laughed in agreement.

Gillan waved his hand.

"That's why I called you all together this time."

As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of the Black Sea outside the stone palace.

"I'm going to the Land of God, and I can take you with me."

"Ok?"

The four Cang Storks were stunned at first, then they looked at each other and showed joy.

Aurora Redbird smiled brightly and said:
"That's wonderful, Mr. Gillan!"

"In fact, during this period of time, I have tried to set sail from here to search for traces of the God's Homeland in the vast ocean... But even with the 'Emotional Anchoring Method' you taught me, Jilan, I still failed again and again."

Bai Ou shook his head and said.

The stork and the black snipe agreed with what Alevia said and nodded.

"In that case, let's set off."

Gillan laughed.

The four of them readily agreed, and each jumped down from their seats on the stone pillars, following Jilan out of the stone hall along the stone path.

When they reached the beach, Gillan snapped his fingers gently.

Snapped!
A small wooden boat appeared out of nowhere and landed on the sea with a splash, splashing black water.

The boat radiates bright and dazzling four-color light all over, giving people a sense of luxury and stability.

"Come up."

Jilan said something to his companions, took a step forward on his own, and landed lightly on the boat.

The other four people were not shy and boarded the boat one after another.

Soon, the boat moved without oars, slowly cutting through the sea, leaving the shore of the island of the mind and heading towards the endless dark horizon...

en route.

Several people from the society sat on the boat and chatted.

"By the way, have you prepared your respective 4th-level secrets in advance?"

Gillan asked.

Originally he didn't hold out much hope, but to his surprise, the four Cang Guans all nodded.

"Perhaps because of my rapid progress, the secret society's top leaders had high hopes for me and gave me the 4th level secret teachings."

Said the stork.

The situations of the other three people were similar.

"Is that so..." Jilan was startled, then smiled and said, "It's not a bad thing anyway."

"That's just right. I have a request. I hope everyone can share their 4th-level secrets with me. In exchange, I will give everyone a 5th-level 'Monster' secret."

"Although you can't use it, you can treat it as a knowledge commodity and find an opportunity to trade it with others."

How could anyone refuse Jilan's request?

Even if he did not propose an exchange, the four Cang Guans were willing to share the secrets in their hands with him unconditionally.

So, everyone shared their secrets with each other on the boat.

As a result, Gillan successively mastered the secret knowledge of "Match", "Patient", "Whisper" and "Flag Bearer".

He directly "fed" these four secrets to "Banlan" to help him deduce.

This time, the originally required 3000 points of mysterious energy were discounted again, reduced to 2000!

'very good……'

Gillan smiled.

'This way, the pressure of collecting mystery points is reduced.'

(End of this chapter)