Chapter 5

Returning to Liu Temple, Father revealed a satisfied smile, "Lingguan, you are now a qualified mage!" After saying this, he yawned and turned to leave.

Liu Lingguan was taken aback, and it wasn't until his father's figure disappeared that he came back to his senses.

Although his battle with the skeleton seemed uneventful, it actually consumed a lot of spiritual energy. If the skeleton hadn't been destroyed by the demon-breaking talisman, he would have had to ask his father to intervene and handle the situation.

"Qualified mage..."

Liu Lingguan murmured softly, slowly walking back to his room.

Inside the room, a food box was placed on the desk. Opening it, he found the food still warm. The schoolbag on the bed had also been neatly arranged, indicating that his mother had been in. Liu Lingguan felt touched and quickly ate the food to fill his stomach.

After eating, he put the dishes back into the food box, then took out paper and pen from his schoolbag and neatly copied the flower register that Tengcun Dahu had given him.

By the time he finished, it was already 10 PM.

Liu Lingguan stood up, put away the flower register, and carried the food box to the canteen. After washing the dishes, he took care of his personal hygiene, returned to his room, changed into his pajamas, and lay down.

Although he had no computer to play with, Liu Lingguan didn't feel lonely or empty. Recalling the day's experiences, he was already emotionally stirred. It took a long time before he slowly fell asleep.

In a drowsy dream, Liu Lingguan found himself in a very strange place.

A soft light hung in the air. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to contain a crystal-clear crystal plate, with a colorful glow shimmering on it.

"So familiar..."

The moment he saw the crystal plate and recognized it as the one he always wore as a pendant, the crystal plate suddenly transformed into a beam of golden light, swiftly shooting into his forehead. Instantly, his mind was shaken, and he felt a dizzying sensation, then lost consciousness.

In a daze, a flood of information surged into his mind.

Then, Liu Lingguan suddenly woke up.

"Phew! Phew! Phew!"

He got out of bed, touched his head, and found it intact, then sighed in relief. After wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Liu Lingguan checked the time; it was just past 1 AM.

Just as he was about to lie down and go back to sleep, he noticed three new words in his mind.

*Yuguang Disk*

He felt curious and focused his mind. The golden light appeared again, and Liu Lingguan was pulled back into that strange space. Subsequently, the explanation of the "Yuguang Disk" flashed through his mind.

This was a divine artifact created by a great being, allowing the user to project their consciousness into other worlds or specific scenarios to engage in battles with various experts. Through countless trials, the user would hone their will and strength, ultimately transcending their original world to become a transcendent being.

The great being specifically pointed out that the time flow in the trial world and the original world was not the same, so there was no need to worry about time.

Additionally, the user could bring back items obtained in the trial world to the original world, except for living beings.

In other words, as long as Liu Lingguan could pass the trials in other worlds, he could bring back memories, strength, experience, and magical items!

Considering that he had yet to fully understand this world, if it was indeed the Moon Cell World, living here would be extremely dangerous! Just think of the Dead Apostles, True Ancestors, Servants, Burial Agency, and the terrifying "Steel Earth," not to mention the upcoming Fourth Holy Grail War. The dangers were evident!

With Liu Lingguan's current strength, even if he devoted all his time to training without eating or drinking, he wouldn't stand a chance against the Servants, let alone the more powerful beings!

But now, with this magical Yuguang Disk, he had a pass to the seat of supreme power!

Moreover, the creator of the Yuguang Disk left their most proficient combat techniques within the artifact, allowing future users to train and gain power.

"What did they leave for me?"

Curious, Liu Lingguan focused his mind and followed the method described in the Yuguang Disk.

Suddenly—

Liu Lingguan felt a flood of information rush into his mind, harshly washing over his brain, causing him to feel a sharp pain.

After an unknown amount of time, Liu Lingguan's spirit gradually recovered, and his mind contained a system book called *Incantation*.

According to the information in the Yuguang Disk, *Incantation* was a highly destructive attack method, divided into different stages based on its power and scale, known as the First Incantation, Second Incantation, Third Incantation, and so on.

Each stage of *Incantation* increased in difficulty.

For example, it took at least a year for an average person to fully learn the First Incantation, three years for the Second Incantation, and at least ten years for the Third Incantation.

Additionally, *Incantation* was very magical. Except for the First Incantation, each incantation could be trained separately or simultaneously, with the specific power depending on the user's level.

Specifically:

First Incantation: The basics of *Incantation*, absorbing the power in the air and converting it into incantation energy, until the incantation pattern is completed.

Second Incantation: Using incantation energy to enhance oneself, allowing the body to achieve maximum growth in a short time.

Third Incantation: Consuming external objects, materializing incantation energy, and refining it into weapons or other items.

Fourth Incantation: A powerful attack incantation with the destructive power of nuclear weapons.

As for the Fifth Incantation and other higher incantations, Liu Lingguan couldn't know them due to his current lack of incantation energy. However, the effects of the first four incantations were enough to make him confident in *Incantation*!

"Since I can't sleep anyway, I'll give it a try!" With this thought, Liu Lingguan woke up and began to condense incantation energy according to the method described in *Incantation*.

Speaking of which, it's worth mentioning the unique setting or rules of this world.

—Humans must possess magic circuits to use magic!

Magic circuits are the necessary channels for the flow of magical energy. Although they sound similar to the "meridians" in martial arts novels, they are fundamentally different.

Magic circuits are hidden pathways between the body and the spirit, allowing the powerful will of the spirit to execute the desired magical effects. This is vastly different from the ordinary "meridians."

Moreover, the number and existence of magic circuits are innate. Those without magic circuits cannot use magic no matter how hard they try, unless they undergo special methods to transplant magic circuits.

For ordinary people, magic circuits are extremely rare. Even if they possess magic circuits, they often remain latent or even blocked due to lack of use, and over time, they lose the chance to become mages. Therefore, most humans are unaware of the existence of magic circuits.

Furthermore, in modern society, mages deliberately hide their traces, making the existence of magic a legend.

Additionally, the fine streams Liu Lingguan saw while cultivating spiritual energy were the magic circuits, though the names differ due to different systems, they are essentially the same thing.

With his experience and memory of cultivation, condensing incantation energy was not a difficult task for Liu Lingguan. He quickly refined a strand of pure incantation energy.

For him, the real challenge was completing the incantation pattern.

The incantation pattern is the device responsible for storing incantation energy and activating the effects of the incantation, similar to the magical seals held by Rin Tohsaka. Only by completing it could *Incantation* be considered truly mastered.

Since he had no prior experience, Liu Lingguan had to be extremely careful when manipulating incantation energy to draw the incantation pattern, as any mistake would only hurt him!

When the first strand of incantation energy was used up, a thin, blood-colored mark appeared on the back of his left hand, as if branded by a fine thread.

Looking at the first stroke of the incantation pattern on his hand, Liu Lingguan sighed, "No wonder it takes at least a year for an average person to complete the incantation pattern!"

The incantation pattern is the foundation of *Incantation*. The higher the initial completion, the stronger the power that can be exerted later. Based on his speed of refining incantation energy and drawing the incantation pattern, Liu Lingguan estimated it would take at least seven to eight months to complete the entire incantation pattern. Of course, this was due to his unfamiliarity with the process. Once he became proficient, the time required would significantly decrease.

As for how much it would decrease, it depended on his own efforts!