Chapter 76

"Really? You mean this is the place where the seventy-two demons are sealed?" Shan Wang Xia asked in surprise.

"Yes, and the stone pillar in front of you should be sealing one of the demons! Or perhaps every stone pillar here seals a demon," Qing Ye indicated the towering stone pillars in the distance.

"So, my summoning magic circle didn't fail? It's just that the seventy-two demons are sealed, so they couldn't appear to make a deal with me?" Shan Wang Xia said thoughtfully.

"Your magic circle didn't fail, but that's not a summoning magic circle! If you used that circle with the intention of making a deal with a demon, you should be grateful that the demons are sealed," Qing Ye shook his head and said.

"Why?" Shan Wang Xia was puzzled.

"If you use a proper summoning magic circle to summon a demon, only the demon's shadow appears, and it is bound by the magic circle. This is the premise for a deal! But your circle is just a portal to open a different space! You open the door to this space and face the demon directly! For the demon's true form, they won't recognize the need to deal with humans! If you boldly approach them to make a deal, it will be seen as a challenge to their dignity, and the outcome is obvious! Do you understand what I'm saying?" Qing Ye explained.

"I understand! But what I want to know more is, who are you? Why do you know these things?" Shan Wang Xia looked up and down at Qing Ye and asked.

"Is my identity important?" Qing Ye countered. This knowledge about summoning magic circles was naturally something he learned during his travels in the Western world in his previous life, but that was the past, and everything was already a fleeting memory. Unless necessary, Qing Ye didn't want to mention his past.

"Yes! Your identity isn't important, what's important is that I trust you," Shan Wang Xia was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said.

Shan Wang Xia's response also made Qing Ye pause, then he smiled, "Thank you for your trust."

Saying this, Qing Ye approached the lost crystal, which was about the size of a small villa. With a wave of his hand, the Bag of Holding flew out and hovered in the air, casting a brilliant light onto the lost crystal.

Shan Wang Xia watched as the lost crystal shrank under the light and was finally absorbed into the bag.

"It seems you're not as simple as you appear, Shan Wang Xia!" Shan Wang Xia blinked, paused for a moment, and then resumed her usual elegant demeanor.

"Actually, everyone in this world is not simple; it's just whether you can discover their complexity! If you can't, they are just ordinary people; if you can, they are naturally extraordinary!" Qing Ye smiled and said.

With that, Qing Ye continued to collect the lost crystals.

The Bag of Holding, driven by pure yang true qi and controlled by his divine sense, flew quickly through the entire space, collecting the lost crystals from under each massive stone pillar.

Soon, the Bag of Holding had circled each stone pillar and collected all the lost crystals, which numbered exactly seventy-two.

After the Bag of Holding returned to Qing Ye's hand, he made a new move.

Qing Ye took out a large number of differently shaped jade stones from the Bag of Holding and quickly arranged them on the ground to form an array.

Finally, he took out a jade tablet that looked extraordinary from the Bag of Holding and placed it at the core of the array.

Shan Wang Xia had been watching Qing Ye's busy work all along. As the array gradually took shape, she hesitantly asked, "What you're doing, is it also some kind of magic circle?"

"No, not a Western magic circle! It's an Eastern array," Qing Ye replied.

"No wonder it looks somewhat similar to a magic circle," Shan Wang Xia nodded and said.

"Not just similar, but fundamentally different power systems!" Qing Ye explained while adjusting the details of the array.

"Is that so? You really have a lot of secrets, don't you?" Shan Wang Xia said, watching Qing Ye's every move.

"Mutual! By the way, didn't you need magic knowledge? I happen to have a complete magic legacy, which is quite rare. I can't use it myself, so I'll give it to you," Qing Ye thought for a moment, pulled out a scroll-like item from the Bag of Holding, and handed it to Shan Wang Xia.

"Magic legacy? A complete magic legacy? Are you serious?" Shan Wang Xia was incredulous, unable to believe that the thing she had been seeking for so long would come to her so easily.

"Yes, it's said to be the legacy of the Six Rings Council, specifically for training Six Rings Mages. You should be able to use it," Qing Ye replied, though he didn't mention that he had fought the Six Rings Council and taken it by force. At that time, he was very curious about magic and wanted to see if he could learn something to improve his cultivation, but no one was willing to teach him. The Six Rings Council had provoked him for some reason, so Qing Ye used this as an excuse to fight them and take the legacy.

When he got it, he found that true qi and magic power were fundamentally different and incompatible, so the Six Rings Mage legacy had been stored with Qing Ye until now. He suddenly thought of it and decided to give it to Shan Wang Xia, adding a new possibility to this era of declining magic.

After receiving the magic legacy, Shan Wang Xia immediately checked its authenticity.

She took out a gemstone containing magic power, activated it, and injected the magic legacy scroll. Soon, information began to flow into her consciousness.

After confirming the authenticity of the magic legacy, Shan Wang Xia reluctantly put the scroll aside and kept it close to her.

By this time, Qing Ye had completed the adjustments to the array.

Qing Ye stood at the edge of the array, injected a stream of pure yang true qi into it, and activated it.

Instantly, the ghostly qi in the space converged towards the array, continuously being absorbed and finally stored in the jade tablet.

Qing Ye's purpose in absorbing the ghostly qi was naturally for Bai Gui's future cultivation.

At first, the array only absorbed the surrounding ghostly qi, but as the surrounding qi was gradually depleted, it created a current, drawing in large amounts of ghostly qi from distant areas.

Gradually, the once calm space became turbulent.

The rumbling sound caused by the large flow of ghostly qi in the air grew louder and louder.

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