Chapter 5: Little Yi
Spiritual Sea, the sea of spirituality.
"All things flow with spirituality, not just a person, a flying bird, even a stone, a droplet of water, all have traces of spirituality. But this kind of spirituality, visible and perceptible, yet untouchable, elusive, and incalculable... Opening the Spiritual Sea means embarking on an extraordinary journey."
The book "Unlocking Spiritual Magic," written by an anonymous author, was the best-selling book in the Seven Towers Federation, perhaps due to its lack of copyright fees. However, the book's explanation of the spiritual magic system was indeed recognized by many mages. It was an enlightening book suitable for newcomers to clarify their understanding.
"It truly is an ocean, and these countless starlights should be the spirituality of all things." Duke, in his mental form, roamed within the Spiritual Sea, instantly comprehending the knowledge from the book. "The Spiritual Sea is the gathering place of a person's spirituality, but at the same time, it is also the projection of the spirituality of all things. The next step is to work hard to guide the spirituality and condense the spiritual core."
The spiritual core is the center of the Spiritual Sea, outlined by spirituality into an energy circuit. Once this energy circuit can close into a circular structure...
Then.
One can advance to a Mage of the First Circle.
If the energy circuit cannot close, one will remain at the level of a spiritual apprentice throughout their life. For example, the owner of Little Sam's Repair Shop and the three external card repairers were all spiritual apprentices.
"But I should be different!"
Duke looked at the two dazzling lights hanging in the center of the Spiritual Sea, his thoughts excited and active. "In my Spiritual Sea, there are already two mobile phones and a pistol as spiritual cores. Does this mean that I have become a qualified mage?"
Regarding the spiritual magic system, Duke knew very little.
So, he dared not be sure right now.
But that didn't stop him from reaching out to touch the First Circle pistol. The pistol, which showed no response in his dreams two nights ago, now conveyed a real tactile sensation in his hands.
It was a kind of inexplicable and mysterious feeling.
In an instant.
He had broken free from the Spiritual Sea and returned to reality. Sitting cross-legged, unlike before, he now held a silver-gray pistol in his hands.
A Desert Eagle with a silver-gray barrel and a black handle.
"Indeed, I brought this Desert Eagle with me when I traveled through!" Holding the Desert Eagle, feeling the weight of the pistol, Duke felt an indescribable excitement.
Successfully opening the Spiritual Sea, successfully activating the golden finger.
In this otherworldly place, he finally had a bit of a sense of security.
"Just, what kind of existence is this Desert Eagle?" Suppressing the excitement, Duke began to study the Desert Eagle in his hand. "My crossing can be explained by borrowing the corpse to return the soul. But this Desert Eagle, what about my mobile phone? Could it be that in that explosion, they merged with me and became my exclusive magical instruments?"
Magical instruments, created by magical crafting.
Spiritual instruments, products of spirituality.
The two were not the same concept. Spiritual instruments were everyday appliances for the public, while magical instruments were mysterious and unpredictable, possessing incredible powers, and only mages could control them.
"If I fire the gun now, what effect will it have? Will it shoot a bullet like a real gun, or does it have a more magical effect?"
Duke resisted the urge to fire the gun; the sound of the Desert Eagle would disturb a large area around him. Moreover, he had a strong feeling that he couldn't pull the trigger.
"Why?" Duke had a flash of insight. "Does it require using spirituality to drive it?"
After opening the Spiritual Sea, Duke already had the talent to manipulate spirituality. However, he hadn't formally learned it yet and didn't know how to control spirituality.
But the book "Unlocking Spiritual Magic" mentioned multiple times—spirituality will guide you.
With his eyes slightly closed, Duke raised the Desert Eagle with both hands, aimed at the sky outside the window, eliminated his own distractions, leaving only the pure thought of wanting to fire the gun.
At this moment.
He only felt a breath converging onto his hands. The trigger, which he couldn't pull before, gradually loosened.
Before he could pull it, he felt a wave of fatigue, and the Desert Eagle in his hand suddenly shattered into a group of glittering light, disappearing quickly.
"This..." Duke blinked his somewhat heavy eyelids, quickly understood, and showed a helpless smile. "My spirituality is too weak; I can't control a magical instrument."
He took a deep breath to adjust his emotions. He closed his eyes again, this time without meditation, and his thoughts quickly entered the Spiritual Sea.
As expected, the Desert Eagle had returned to the Spiritual Sea, and the light on the energy circuit was somewhat dim, indicating considerable consumption during its manifestation in reality.
"The Desert Eagle is just a one-ring magical instrument, and I can't use it."
He turned his gaze to the more dazzling and eye-catching multi-ring mobile phone on the side. "I don't even know how many rings this mobile phone is, and I'm afraid I can't even manifest it."
However, he still had to try.
When he touched the multi-ring mobile phone, there was no struggle to break free from the Spiritual Sea this time. Instead, he suddenly received a thought wave from the multi-ring mobile phone: "Little Yi is at your service."
"Wow!" Duke's thoughts trembled.
He thought he had only brought the phone over, but even the built-in smart voice assistant, Little Yi, had come along. "Little Yi, do you know your current situation?"
Little Yi responded, "Based on the current information, Little Yi has followed you through the crossing. Currently, we are in the unknown world of the Seven Towers Federation, Black River Jiao Land, Chen Jiao City, the sealed town of the Black Snake family, Snake Head Town. You have successfully unlocked the Spiritual Sea, activated Little Yi, and the Desert Eagle by your side."
Little Yi's language logic was very smooth. Before the crossing, ChatGPT technology was booming globally, and AI of all sizes had adopted ChatGPT technology.
"Can you know about the outside world?"
"Little Yi's architecture is in the master's Spiritual Sea. Everything the master perceives is the source of Little Yi's information."
"Then, how many rings of magical instrument are you?"
"If one ring is the closure of one energy circuit, Little Yi has nine non-intersecting energy circuits, so Little Yi is a nine-ring magical instrument."
"Nine rings!" Duke had never heard of such a thing. In his previous memories, there was no concept of nine rings. He only knew that the high priest of the Black Snake family in town was only a second-ring mage.
"Phew!"
It took a while for his thoughts to settle.
Duke re-examined the nine-ring phone in front of him. "Little Yi, what can you do now? What can you do to help me in the current situation?"
"Little Yi cannot manifest, and more abilities need to be unlocked as the master's strength increases." The light on the nine-ring phone flickered. "Currently, Little Yi can assist the master in completing all operations within the Spiritual Sea. This is also the purpose of Little Yi's existence. Essentially, Little Yi is a part of the master, not just a simple magical instrument."
"All operations within the Spiritual Sea... Can you replace me in practicing spirituality?"
"To determine if Little Yi can replace the master in practicing spirituality, the master needs to acquire the meditation method for practice. At the same time, referencing the spiritual magic practice system is necessary to help the master condense the spiritual core, thereby assisting the master in advancing through practice."
"Are you not my spiritual core?"
"No, Little Yi and the Desert Eagle next to it are both magical instruments that exist attached to the master."