Atlas of Heaven and Man

Director Lei walked to the desk, picked up the chess piece-shaped model ornaments placed on it, and then arranged them in a pattern that expanded outward.

He turned to Chen Chuan and explained, "Look, suppose these chess pieces represent the rituals of the old era, then…"

He took out a pen and drew a few lines on them, but not simple connections, but different lines connecting near and far, each one different.

Chen Chuan looked at the various chess pieces, and the lines drawn under each chess piece, and seemed to be thoughtful.

"Do you understand?"

Director Lei tapped on those lines with his hand, "Because his ritual was not a whole originally, it is very difficult to involve it together. I guess he spent a lot of time on connecting and making up for it, but in this way, the ritual is destined not to respond as a whole, but needs to be promoted part by part.

When it is launched in this way, it will also give us enough time to react. We can target them one by one. The more damage we do, the less effective the ritual will be.

But this takes time, and he will definitely use a core, which will play a key role. We need to find it. Before we find it, we can't guarantee that we can destroy the entire ritual. During this time, you need to stand in front.

Moreover, because he has the first move, we can only follow behind. Now it is uncertain how many old-era rituals have been used, so this time is also difficult to define specifically."

Chen Chuan nodded, which means that before the secret sect's ritual is completely destroyed, or before a victory or defeat is determined, the ritual targeting he encounters will undoubtedly need to be borne by himself.

As far as this is concerned, he didn't feel much burden, after all, he has a second self, which is nothing more than a competition of consumption.

He now has eighteen hours of overlap time. Although excessive infringement will continue to reduce this time, he will not stand there and do nothing. Besides, this time he is not fighting alone.

Director Lei said solemnly: "We will not let you face these unprepared, so I will try my best to prepare various rituals to resist infringement for you in advance in these few days, but this is not enough. At critical moments, you still need to find ways to resist or destroy the ritual yourself.

Chen Chuan nodded. This consideration is correct. Although the second self can transfer these infringements, if other means can be used instead, then of course other means should be borrowed first.

No matter how long the second self overlaps, as long as it enters the battle, every minute and every second must be carefully considered, after all, it is a matter of life.

Director Lei continued: "The secret rituals need to be prepared in advance, using a lot of time and materials to pry the abnormal substances, so everything is prepared in advance, even if you use it temporarily.

It's like the cards in your hand. When you enter the arena, all the cards you can play are in your hand. It depends on how you play and how you use the functions of each card.

However, you are a fighter, not a pure secret sect expert, so these are only auxiliary, so that you can exert your strengths without interference.

In the next two days, I will teach you how to quickly judge the types of secret sect rituals, as well as simple confrontation methods. These are enough. I have already asked the people below to start preparing. Teaching based on physical objects will be more impressive. Now you take the time to arrange your affairs, and we will start later."

Chen Chuan said okay. After he finished talking with Director Lei, he called the original team members, saying that there was a commission to wipe out an armed gang recently, and asked if they had time.

Unsurprisingly, after hearing his commission invitation, everyone readily agreed.

Even if we don't talk about friendship, the commission tasks brought by Chen Chuan are always of extremely high quality and great gains. Ordinary commissions can't compare at all. How can we miss it?

However, because the confidentiality level of this commission is relatively high, it is impossible to do it through the company. He doesn't want to trouble Director Lei here, so he called Gao Ming to handle this matter.

After Chen Chuan successfully escaped from the trial court, Gao Ming's reputation has greatly increased within the circle of lawyers. Although Chen Chuan's escape seems to be due to the problem that Mo Lan Company itself was targeted, it is very rare to be able to use information, judge the situation, and successfully achieve his own goals.

For a while, many law firms came to poach people, and some upper-class people sent invitations, wanting to hire him to join their lawyer team.

But Gao Ming refused them all, but he didn't intervene in any major cases because of his sudden fame. Instead, he just took over a few small cases in a low-key manner, and tried to fade out of other people's sight as much as possible.

According to him, when Chen Chuan successfully enters the central city, that is when his value will truly increase. Now there is no need to come out too early.

The current dormancy is for greater gains in the future.

And when he received Chen Chuan's call, he also readily agreed. Chen Chuan is not only his cousin, but now he is his first client. Of course, he needs to focus on the requirements of the first client, and everything else is secondary.

After making the call, Director Lei brought him to the training hall in the afternoon. Various kinds of esoteric Buddhist patterns had already been drawn all over the place in advance.

Director Lei walked into the middle of an esoteric ritual pattern and said solemnly, "There are many categories of esoteric rituals. How to respond to them requires long-term training and repeated confrontation exercises. Leaving aside the investment itself, it is also a huge torment to one's spirit. We don't have the time, nor do we want to do that.

So we have prepared countermeasures for the rituals in advance for you. You only need to be able to distinguish them clearly, and then use the corresponding ritual to deal with them when the time comes.

The judgment here is crucial, and there is very little time to react. Although most esoteric rituals can be cracked after they are activated, some esoteric rituals, once activated, will not give you a chance to fight back. Therefore, you should try to take action before that. This depends on a person's observation and sensitivity."

Speaking of this, he handed him a dozen exquisite cards depicting various esoteric ritual patterns.

"These are the esoteric ritual patterns that will be prepared in advance and drawn on your clothes. Next, I will trigger the esoteric rituals here. What you need to do is to identify them in the shortest possible time and find the correct card to counteract the esoteric ritual effects."

Chen Chuan glanced at the cards in his hand. These cards were complex and gorgeous. At first glance, they all seemed similar. It was really not easy to remember and distinguish their differences.

But fortunately, the effect of his previous serious study of the materials was still there, and coupled with his good observation skills, he was able to distinguish them clearly after a while.

Director Lei said, "Are you ready? Then we'll begin."

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Director Lei, I'm ready."

Just as he said this, Director Lei clapped his hands there. At the same time, he suddenly saw a trace of blurring appearing on his Second Self. This indicated that the ritual had already been activated silently.

He thought about it and decided to face the effects of the ritual directly, so he didn't let the Second Self resist it.

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And just at the moment when he made the decision and put it into action, he suddenly felt that Director Lei's applause seemed to be coming from a distant place.

The surrounding light seemed to dim at this moment. He seemed to be in a deep, hollow cave, surrounded by loneliness and anxiety. Even his own limbs seemed to be slowly moving away from him, and he seemed willing to sink into it.

He immediately recalled the information he had read before. According to the description on it, most esoteric rituals, when not using Strange Tales, are actually mental intrusions. There is also material damage, but it is relatively not so strong.

Under normal circumstances, it is possible to fight back, but considering that this is only a tentative test, the real effect should be even stronger than this, then it will be difficult to deal with. If there are enemies nearby at this time, it will be very dangerous.

He remained calm and looked at the cards in his hand, but found that it was difficult to recognize the patterns on them at this time. Relying on his previous memory, he quickly selected one from them. And just as he made this move, that feeling quickly subsided, and everything around him quickly returned to normal.

Director Lei looked at him and said, "Very good, you have read those materials carefully." He paused, "Then we continue."

In the following time, Chen Chuan repeatedly familiarized himself with the use of such fixed rituals with Director Lei's cooperation. Since the parts that needed to be mastered were not complicated, he mastered them in just one afternoon.

At the end, he asked Director Lei a question.

"Director Lei, student would like to ask a question. The previous Life Esoteric Sect can transfer a person's vitality. If they have more manpower and financial resources, can they use this to achieve the effect of longevity?"

Director Lei said slowly, "This is a very dangerous topic. The purpose of esoteric rituals is to pursue various visions that humans themselves cannot achieve, but they need to be completed through established rules and channels. What can be done is only what the rules themselves allow. Fortunately, so far, this situation has not yet occurred."

Chen Chuan said, "But not being discovered does not mean that there is no possibility?"

Director Lei said, "That's right. Since the Old Era, people have been constantly working in this direction. Although no one has ever achieved it, people have not completely given up and are still searching for this possibility.

The Life Sect's so-called transfer of vitality cannot actually exist for a long time. At first, the person being transferred may feel energetic, but it will not take long for them to return to their original state. It looks like nothing has changed."

Chen Chuan pondered slightly and said, "In this way, it's like taking an energy-boosting drug?"

Director Lei nodded and said, "Your example is very vivid. In fact, the real effect is weaker than simply taking drugs, and it may also bring various side effects.

Then you may ask, why is the effect so weak, but people still spend a lot of money and manpower to try?

That's because, compared to the material replenishment brought by the ritual, the spiritual pleasure and satisfaction are unforgettable. Especially the feeling of vitality entering the body, like being reborn, makes many people unable to stop and even addicted to it."

Speaking of this, his voice became heavy, "Various rituals will bring mental stimulation after use. Many staff members of the Esoteric Bureau are now injecting drugs to alleviate the side effects brought by frequent use of rituals, but to truly resist these, only self-restraint and a firm will are effective."

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