Chapter 2 Dual Path
After lunch, Wang Xiaoming went straight back to the dormitory.

He first read Zhao Guangxian's resume, and after making sure there were no problems, he put the resume aside.

He began to mobilize his memory and recalled the novel "Lord of Mysteries" from his previous life, listing the twenty-two ways to become a god in his mind one by one.

Then list the knowers and the secret peepers separately.

The path of the universalist is the path that Emperor Roselle took at the beginning in the novel Lord of Mysteries. People on this path are basically great scientists and inventors who focus on knowledge itself. Their most famous ability is to create extraordinary items.

So this sequence is also called the Artisan Path.

However, this world does not have extraordinary properties and extraordinary materials. Wang Xiaoming only hopes to use evil spirits instead. If he succeeds, he can continue to turn evil spirits into supernatural objects and reduce the cost of using them. By then, everyone in the headquarters will have a supernatural object, which will be of great help in maintaining domestic order.

The Secret Voyeur Path represents the mysterious aspects of knowledge, and can also create some spell scrolls. At a low sequence, you will master certain mysterious knowledge and learn magic, witchcraft, and divination.

So this sequence can also be called the wizard's path.

In Wang Xiaoming's view, these two approaches are very similar, complementary and have their own characteristics.

Unfortunately, at low sequences, both paths have little combat effectiveness.

Of course, no matter which path you take, as you advance in sequence you will gain certain combat power and special abilities, and those who advance to the final sequence, True God Zero, will be invincible.

Above the True God is the realm of the Old Ones, which requires the exclusive uniqueness of two sequences and the characteristics of each sequence, plus the source knowledge wilderness to be promoted to the Old Ones.

Now he has all the resources, and he only needs to follow the steps to achieve his old goal.

After locking the dormitory door, Wang Xiaoming took out all the materials collected by Zhao Guangxian, who wore gold-rimmed glasses. They were some candles and metal sheets, which were needed for arranging rituals in mysticism.

The dormitory is very large, more than 60 square meters, with separate bedrooms and living rooms, and no surveillance. After Wang Xiaoming sorted all the things, he did not rush to arrange the ceremony, but first prepared to integrate the Mystery Peeping Potion.

When he entered the sea of ​​consciousness again, there was only a ball of light left in the sea of ​​consciousness. It was formed by the Mystery Peeping Potion. There was an eye-shaped symbol on it. However, compared to the beginning, the Mystery Peeping Potion had become a little illusory, as if its power had disappeared.

After observing this scene, Wang Xiaoming was not surprised. He just put his consciousness into the mystery-seeing potion and obtained some information.

After reading the information, his doubts were resolved, because according to the information he obtained, the potion in the Secret Peeping Symbol has disappeared, the power is still there, but the form has changed into a gift.

Just like in the novel, the second path can only be obtained in the form of a gift, and the gift is the end of this path - the power bestowed by the old time.

In the world of the Lord of Mysteries, everyone can only choose one path to God. If they are greedy and try to have a foot in both boats, straddling both paths, they will easily become half-crazy or die, and some will even turn into monsters.

This is because extraordinary power itself possesses madness and chaos, which come from the original creator of the world. Even the powerful Pillar-level Old Ones are not immune to it, so taking potions must be done in the correct order and method.

Therefore, if you want to possess the power of the second path, you can only obtain the gift of the old days. Only in this way can you avoid losing control.

The power of a gift is no different from the extraordinary power gained by taking potions in terms of use, but there is a difference in the source of the extraordinary power.

Those who take magic potions to become extraordinary people, their extraordinary abilities come from the magic potions they take, they need to digest them, and then advance to the higher levels step by step.

The power of grace is a power bestowed from outside, and because it is an external power, it may be taken back. Moreover, as the power increases, the recipient will move closer to the other party physically and mentally.

The advantage is that the power of the gift does not need to be acted out and digested, and you can be promoted by simply obtaining the corresponding gift from the past.

Wang Xiaoming now has two divine paths. The universalist path can be advanced by taking magic potions, and the secret peeper path can be advanced by praying for gifts from the wilderness of knowledge.

This is his golden finger, the guarantee of his survival in this world of spiritual revival. Wang Xiaoming also has a guess about the source of the golden finger.

"I think it has something to do with the game on my phone."

Wang Xiaoming thought that he was playing games on his mobile phone when the car accident happened. He had just chosen his career when his eyes went dark and he was sent away.

The game he was playing at the time was a mystery game, and it was very likely that the account in the game traveled through time with him.

Without thinking any more, Wang Xiaoming concentrated his mind and poked a hole in the ball of light from the mysterious person. The familiar starlight spread out like fireworks, a little unreal, and this time the color was purple.

The whispering sound came to my ears again, but it was more severe than the first time, and there was also an inexplicable feeling of weightlessness.

However, having already had this experience once, he had some experience, so he remained calm and remained unmoved.

Soon he began to feel itchy all over his body, as if all the hairs on his body were wriggling, and he couldn't help but want to scratch. Only then did he realize that his body had become stiff, as if he had been hit by a spell and couldn't move.

Slowly, the strange feeling disappeared. Just when Wang Xiaoming felt that it was almost over, his field of vision began to distort. Everything in the room began to distort and stretch like an image in a funhouse mirror, and then returned to normal.

The light turned into runes and the shadows turned into worms. After they drilled into his body fiercely, the surroundings became completely normal.

After the fusion was completed, Wang Xiaoming let out a long sigh of relief with lingering fear. He did not expect that in the later period of the gift, he would actually meet a knowledge seeker who was unique among the secret peepers. He almost thought that he was going to mutate.

Fortunately, there are no hidden sages in this world, otherwise, he would have died on the spot.

The phenomenon of knowledge chasing people is a phenomenon unique to the Secret Peeping Path. Secret Peeping people chase knowledge, and knowledge also chases Secret Peeping people. This is also a relatively dangerous point of the Secret Peeping Path.

However, there are pros and cons. As long as they can survive this stage, the secret peepers will gain some special knowledge.

After checking the body and finding that he had no extra arms or legs, Wang Xiaoming began to check the abilities he had gained after becoming a secret peeker.

There is a lot of mysterious knowledge in my mind, such as magic, witchcraft, divination, etc., as well as some basic ritual magic.

However, most of the rituals cannot be used. There are no outer gods in this world, and his ritual magic cannot cross the world barrier.

As for other mysterious knowledge, he still needs to test them one by one to confirm the situation.

The most obvious thing is that some changes have taken place in the eyes, and things can be seen more clearly. This is a characteristic of a mystic. The eyesight is very good, otherwise how can one spy on the mysteries?
When a wizard reaches the seventh sequence on the wizard's path, his eyes will undergo greater changes and he will possess a semi-finished eye of secrets. Not only will he be able to peek into more things, he can also place his eyes on spiritual creatures and peek remotely.

It is equivalent to a camera, but this method requires a specific spiritual creature. There is no spiritual world in this world, let alone any spiritual creatures.

Finally, when knowledge was passed down one by one, a piece of knowledge suddenly appeared in my mind, which was - the method of making an identification spell.

Identification is a Sequence 7 ability in the Artisan Path. It allows one to quickly identify magical items, intuitively grasp the abilities and problems of most extraordinary items, and use them in a way that avoids danger as much as possible.

Although it is not a combat spell, it is very useful for his research on ghosts and spirits.

Back to the present, Wang Xiaoming prepared to meditate to activate his clairvoyance, a special ability that could be activated after becoming a Sequence Extraordinary.

After becoming an extraordinary person, one will gain the ability to use spiritual power. Wang Xiaoming can mobilize spirituality through meditation to open up spiritual vision.

Wang Xiaoming was ready to open his clairvoyance only after he became a secret peeper simply because secret peepers were better at this than ordinary people.

Clairvoyance is a special ability possessed by extraordinary people. It allows extraordinary people to see the spirituality of all things, see the various auras of living beings and thus sense their emotions and physical health. It can also see some ghosts and undead spirits that cannot be seen by the naked eye.

Some of them are like an enhanced version of the Yin-Yang eyes.

The method of opening the clairvoyance was mentioned in the mysterious novel. Wang Xiaoming simply imitated the protagonist in the novel step by step in swallowing the magic potion.

The meditation process went smoothly. Perhaps it was because the world was different, or for other reasons, the spiritual power was as powerful as a wave of the arm under Wang Xiaoming's mind.

Finally, he turned on his clairvoyance according to the plot of the novel and looked around.

Everything is business as usual!
Well, there was no living thing in his room except himself.

Spiritual power is possessed by every life, but only extraordinary people can mobilize and use it. Compared with extraordinary people, the spirituality of ordinary lives is very weak.

Wang Xiaoming looked down at his limbs and stomach, and instantly a variety of colors appeared before his eyes.

"Ok?"

Wang Xiaoming's face showed a solemn look. He saw that the red color representing the health of his limbs became extremely thin, which meant that there was a problem with his motor system.

This reminded him that in the later part of the novel, he was paralyzed in a wheelchair due to a terminal illness, which might be related to this.

It seemed that their family was cursed. His parents died young, and his younger brother Wang Xiaoqiang would soon be diagnosed with a terminal illness and be forced to become a ghost rider.

This led to his younger brother's resentment towards him, and coupled with his lack of discipline towards Wang Xiaoqiang, it indirectly led to a series of subsequent tragedies.

Judging from the time now, Wang Xiaoqiang’s terminal illness will soon be discovered.

After turning off his spiritual vision, Wang Xiaoming took out his mobile phone, opened the address book, and found the phone page for Wang Xiaoqiang, but just when he was about to press the button, he stopped.

Wang Xiaoming's expression became calm. "Since it's a terminal illness, what difference does it make if I know it earlier or later? It won't change anything. My choice made him resentful, so I'll let him make his own choice this time."

Wang Xiaoming, who has the memories of two lives, has changed his personality a long time ago. He will no longer spoil his younger brother. He decides to give his stupid brother an unforgettable experience.

If you want to change the world, start now!

After putting down his phone, Wang Xiaoming felt relieved. From now on, the world was different.

As for his own physical problems, Wang Xiaoming felt that it was not a big problem. Based on his memories of his previous life, he still had about two years to live. By that time, he would probably have become a demigod, so a terminal illness would naturally not be a problem.

His current idea is to improve his sequence as quickly as possible. Only in this way can he have the power to fight against the supernatural and save the world.

The next most important thing is to enter the Knowledge Wilderness and check the status of the Knowledge Wilderness. This step is necessary. Only when it is confirmed that the Knowledge Wilderness is under his control, will Wang Xiaoming's subsequent actions make sense.

The method to enter the Wilderness of Knowledge was obtained when he first saw the vision of the Wilderness of Knowledge. The ritual was not complicated.

Wang Xiaoming took out four books from the bedroom, placed them in the four corners of the room, and then came to the middle of the room.

"The essence of knowledge, the root of mystery."

"The glory of civilization, the persistence of truth."

Every time he recited a sentence, Wang Xiaoming took a step forward. After taking the fourth step, Wang Xiaoming suddenly felt his body lighten, as if he had stepped into space.

The whole person seemed to be floating, and Wang Xiaoming only saw himself surrounded by endless white light.

Suddenly, he heard mutterings in his ears and countless information flooded into his mind, like a 1982 computer running Genshin Impact in high definition. Even if his brain was smoking, he couldn't process so much information.

Fortunately, this information disappeared soon. Wang Xiaoming then realized that he had arrived in the wilderness of knowledge, and the white light he had just experienced seemed like a dream.

"It seems that this is the pollution of the wilderness of knowledge." Wang Xiaoming thought to himself.

The essence of the knowledge wilderness is an information body composed of the mysteries of knowledge. Here everything is illusory and everything is real. Every leaf and every grain of sand here contains a lot of information.

With a thought, the surrounding environment changed rapidly. He came to the black tower, looked up, and could not see the end.

Wang Xiaoming walked into the black tower and found it empty except for countless white veils. They looked like light and gas, and dissipated like smoke when he touched them.

After coming here, Wang Xiaoming instantly realized the connection between him and the tower, and inexplicably learned some information. This black tower is the core of the wilderness of knowledge and the magic potions of the paths of the knowers and the peepers.

As the game stipulates, every time he contains a potion and obtains a gift, he can gain control over a portion of the Wilderness of Knowledge.

When he becomes a true god, he can try to accommodate the wilderness of knowledge and promote the old days.

And because this is not the world where the Prime Creator exists, this world is isolated from some of the Prime Creator's influence, which indirectly makes it easier to digest the potion. Although the divinity and madness left by the Prime Creator are still there, He will never be revived.

This makes Wang Xiaoming's journey to becoming a better person relatively easier.

Until this moment, Wang Xiaoming had a smile on his tense face, because there were so many old silver coins in the mysterious world. He had always been afraid that the wilderness of knowledge was alive and he was just a puppet on the stage. Now he was finally relieved.

After that, he waved his hand, and the black tower transformed from the origin disappeared. Wang Xiaoming hid the origin, and it would only appear when he was promoted.

Then, buildings began to emerge where the tower disappeared. The earth seemed to be arched up by a giant beast. Tall buildings rose from the ground and continued to spread around. After a while, an empty and deserted city of Dajing appeared in the wilderness of knowledge.

The essence of the Knowledge Wilderness is a collection of information and matter. Wang Xiaoming, who has some authority, can perform simple manipulation here. Everything here can be changed at will, and Wang Xiaoming does not need to consume extra energy. He only needs to pay for maintaining his spirituality here.

Looking at the newly built Dajing City, Wang Xiaoming couldn't help but feel childish and kept teleporting in Dajing City, sometimes appearing on high-rise buildings and sometimes appearing in rivers.

It was not until he felt a pain between his eyebrows that Wang Xiaoming left the wilderness of knowledge.

In the real world, inside the dormitory.

The words in the books in the four corners of the room turned into twisted runes, which gathered together to form a rune shaped like an eye and fell on Wang Xiaoming's wrist.

The book in the corner turned into a wordless book.

Wang Xiaoming was not surprised to see this scene. Just like Klein in the mystery, he would not need to set up the ritual again when he entered the Wilderness of Knowledge in the future.

After putting several wordless books back on the bookshelf in the bedroom, Wang Xiaoming rubbed his eyebrows and raised the corners of his mouth. He gained a lot from this trip to the wilderness of knowledge. Not only did he completely confirm his control over the wilderness of knowledge, but he also learned that the original creator could not be resurrected.

Now he only had to deal with the problem of digesting the potion, which was like having food in his mouth.

After recovering for a while, Wang Xiaoming recalled the memory of making the identification spell. This was the first time he encountered knowledge acquired by people one by one.

The spell is a major feature of the mysterious world, and is almost a necessity for the Seven Gods Church in battle. This allows them to have a variety of methods to deal with a variety of scenarios.

Different from the spells in immortal cultivation novels, the spells in the mysterious world are produced by low-sequence Beyonders praying to high-sequence beings for power.

When you reach the middle sequence, you can also pray to yourself through rituals. This is a technique used by Extraordinary People to mobilize their spirituality and use Extraordinary power.

It’s just that because the world is different, there are no other high-sequence extraordinary people here, so Wang Xiaoming can only pray to himself.

He planned to first use the knowledge obtained from the Secret Peeping Man to arrange a mysterious ritual, pray to his part of the authority in the Wilderness of Knowledge, and finally respond using the original authority.

But before that, he needed to design a three-part honorific name for himself. The purpose of the honorific name was to better point to himself in the wilderness of knowledge during the ceremony.

A prayer ceremony without a specific honorific name is likely to be sensed by the evil god and have its power reduced, which is very dangerous for extraordinary people.

In the mysterious world, many tragedies are caused by evil gods, so it is necessary to design a respectable name.

Before long, based on the mysterious knowledge in his mind and some plots in the mystery novels, Wang Xiaoming used the draft to quickly design the name and instruments for the ceremony.

He first took out some tools prepared by Gold-rimmed Glasses to make the shell of the talisman. Fortunately, the prepared metal types were rich, and it didn't take long for him to make six rough bronze metal sheets.

Then, according to the ritual knowledge in his mind, Wang Xiaoming set up the ritual on the coffee table in the living room, and took out a bag of sachets from the bedroom. The sachets contained dried lavender flowers, which he usually used to soothe and help him sleep.

He opened the sachet, crushed some of the dried flowers and sprinkled them on the candle instead of floral essential oil.

He used a silver knife to guide the spirit to arrange the spiritual wall, and finally recited the three-part honorific name he had just designed:
"An extraordinary person who does not belong to this era;"

"You are the mysterious master on the high tower;"

"You are the perfect king of peeping into the truth."

“I pray to you;”

“I beg you to give me strength;”

"Give me the power to create an identification charm!"

As the owner of partial authority over the Knowledge Wilderness, Wang Xiaoming soon received feedback. There was a buzzing sound in his ears, as if someone was talking, but it was intermittent and seemed like the signal was not good.

Wang Xiaoming took four steps forward, silently reciting a spell with each step, and returned to the wilderness.

Following the sound, his eyes penetrated through numerous barriers and saw himself in the dormitory. He then used the source he controlled to provide feedback.

In the real world, the six bronze sheets on the ceremony coffee table changed, emitting bright white light, and it seemed as if unknown energy from the void was poured into them.

As time went on, cracks began to appear on three of the sheets, and the white light disappeared when the cracks appeared, and in the end only three talismans were made.

After returning to the real world, Wang Xiaoming only felt a little sleepy. Although he consumed the power of the wilderness of knowledge, as an operator, his sequence was too low and he still lost a lot of spirituality.

There is also the differentiation of the world. The world of the Lord of Mysteries was created by the original Creator. All things in the world retain the power of the Creator, and the underlying rules are to serve the extraordinary power.

But this world does not have the power of the original creator, nor does it have the spiritual world and the astral world, so it is somewhat unsuitable.

Originally he wanted to make more talismans, but he didn't expect that half of the talismans failed due to the differences in the world.

It's just that these problems are not something he can solve at the moment, so Wang Xiaoming didn't worry too much. He looked at the three identification talismans on the coffee table. These were talismans made by the craftsman, the ability of a sequence seven appraiser, and they could identify extraordinary items.

It was just because his sequence was too low, the power granted was too little, and because it was the first operation, the power of the talisman could only last for a week. After that, the power of the talisman would gradually dissipate until it was completely unusable.

After carefully putting away the talisman and cleaning up the coffee table, Wang Xiaoming, feeling a little tired, returned to his bedroom to rest.

(End of this chapter)