Xiao Yi

The Spirit Sea, the sea of spirituality.

"Spirituality flows through all things, not just a person, a flying bird, even a rock, a drop of water, all bear traces of spirituality's existence. But this spirituality can be seen, felt, yet not touched, leaving no trace, impossible to measure... Opening the Spirit Sea signifies the start of an extraordinary journey."

The book Opening the Spiritual Arcane, though its author is unknown, is the best-selling book in the Seven Towers Federation.

Perhaps it's related to the fact that it doesn't require copyright fees.

However, the explanation of the Spiritual Arcane system within the book has indeed earned the recognition of many Arcane Mages, making it an introductory text suitable for newcomers to organize their understanding.

"It truly is a sea; these countless starlights must be the spirituality of all things." Duke, in his thought form, roamed within the Spirit Sea, instantly grasping the knowledge gained from the book. "The Spirit Sea is where a person's spirituality gathers, but it is also a sea reflecting the spirituality of all things. The next step is to diligently guide spirituality and condense the Spirit Core."

The Spirit Core is the center of the Spirit Sea, formed by spirituality outlining an energy circuit. Once this energy circuit can close into a ring structure.

Then.

One can be promoted to a First-Ring Arcane Mage.

If the energy circuit cannot be closed, then one will remain at the Spiritual Apprentice stage for their entire life. For example, the Boss of Little Sam's repair shop and his three hired Card Masters are all Spiritual Apprentices.

"But I... should be different!"

Duke looked at the two dazzling lights hanging in the center of the Spirit Sea, his thoughts excited and active. "Within my Spirit Sea, there already exist the multi-ring mobile phone and the First-Ring Handgun as two Spirit Cores. Does this mean I have already become a qualified Arcane Mage?"

Duke knew very little about the Spiritual Arcane system.

So he couldn't be sure right now.

But this didn't stop him from reaching out to touch the First-Ring Handgun. The First-Ring Handgun, which had shown no reaction in his dreams for the past two nights, now offered a tangible texture.

It was a profound and wondrous sensation.

In an instant.

He had broken free from the Spirit Sea and returned to reality. He sat cross-legged, but unlike before, in his hands at this very moment, he held a gun.

A Desert Eagle with a silver-gray body and a black grip.

"As expected, I really brought this Desert Eagle with me when I transmigrated!" Holding the Desert Eagle, feeling its weight, Duke felt an indescribable excitement within him.

Successfully opened the Spirit Sea, successfully activated the golden finger.

Being in another world, he finally felt a sliver of security.

"But what exactly is this Desert Eagle?" Duke suppressed his excitement and began to examine the Desert Eagle in his hand. "My transmigration can be explained as borrowing a corpse to return a soul, but what about the Desert Eagle? And my mobile phone? Could it be that in that explosion, it fused with me, becoming my exclusive Arcane Artifact?"

Arcane Artifacts, creations of the Arcane.

Spirit Tools, products of spirituality.

These are not the same concept. Spirit Tools are common appliances, while Arcane Artifacts are divine objects exclusive to Arcane Mages, possessing unfathomable power, and can only be controlled by Arcane Mages.

"If I were to shoot now, what would be the effect? Would it fire a bullet like a real gun, or would it have a more magical effect?"

Duke suppressed the urge to shoot. The sound of the Desert Eagle would disturb many people around him, and he had a strong feeling that he couldn't pull the trigger.

"Let's try... let's just try..."

Duke slowly pulled the trigger, carefully increasing the force.

His feeling proved true. Even with all his strength, he couldn't pull the Desert Eagle's trigger, nor could he open the magazine. It was as if it were a solid steel model.

"Why?" Duke had a flash of inspiration. "Could it be that it needs to be driven by spirituality?"

After opening the Spirit Sea, Duke now possessed the talent to mobilize spirituality, but he hadn't systematically learned how to control it yet.

However, the book Opening the Spiritual Arcane mentioned multiple times—spirituality will guide you.

Closing his eyes slightly, Duke held the Desert Eagle pistol with both hands, aiming it at the sky outside the window. He cleared his mind of all distractions, leaving only the pure thought of wanting to shoot.

At this moment.

He felt a current of energy gather in his hands. The trigger, which he couldn't pull no matter what, slowly loosened a bit.

Before he could pull it down, a wave of fatigue washed over him. The Desert Eagle in his hands suddenly shattered into a cluster of glowing light, quickly disappearing without a trace.

"This..." Duke blinked his heavy eyelids and quickly understood, a wry smile appearing on his face. "My spirituality is too weak; I can't control an Arcane Artifact at all."

He took a deep breath to adjust his emotions.

He closed his eyes again. This time, without the need for meditation, his thoughts rapidly entered the Spirit Sea.

As expected, the Desert Eagle pistol had returned to the Spirit Sea. The light on its energy circuit was somewhat dim, clearly indicating that materializing it in reality had consumed a great deal of energy.

"The Desert Eagle is only a First-Ring Arcane Artifact, and I can't even use it."

He shifted his gaze to the much more dazzling multi-ring mobile phone beside it. "I wonder what ring Arcane Artifact this phone is. I probably can't even materialize it."

Despite saying that, he still had to try.

When he reached out to touch the multi-ring mobile phone, he didn't break free from the Spirit Sea. Instead, he was suddenly hit by a wave of thought from the multi-ring mobile phone: "Xiao Yi is at your service."

"Hiss!"

Duke's mind jolted.

He thought it was just the phone that had transmigrated, but he didn't expect the phone's built-in intelligent voice assistant, Xiao Yi, to have transmigrated with it. "Xiao Yi, do you know your current situation?"

Xiao Yi replied, "Based on the current information, Xiao Yi has transmigrated with Master. We are currently in the Seven Towers Federation of the Black River Flood Dragon Land, in Chen Jiao City, within the Black Snake Family's territory of Snakehead Town. Master has successfully opened the Spirit Sea and activated Xiao Yi, as well as the Desert Eagle pistol next to you."

Xiao Yi's language logic was very smooth. Before the transmigration, ChatGPT technology was booming globally, and all sorts of artificial intelligences, big and small, had integrated with it.

"You can know information from the outside world?"

"Xiao Yi is built within the Master's Spirit Sea. All information the Master perceives is Xiao Yi's source of information."

"Then, what Ring are you?"

"If a First-Ring is the closure of one energy circuit, and Xiao Yi has nine non-intersecting energy circuits, then Xiao Yi is a Ninth-Ring Arcane Artifact."

"Ninth-Ring!"

Duke had never heard of such a thing. In his previous body's memories, there was no concept of a Ninth-Ring. He only knew that the High Priest of the Black Snake Family in town was merely a Second-Ring Arcane Mage.

"Hoo!"

His mind trembled for a while before calming down.

Duke re-examined the Ninth-Ring mobile phone in front of him: "Xiao Yi, we've transmigrated. What can you do now? How can you help me in my current situation?"

"Xiao Yi cannot materialize. More abilities need to be unlocked as the Master's strength increases." The light on the Ninth-Ring mobile phone flickered. "Currently, Xiao Yi can assist the Master with all operations within the Spirit Sea. This is also the meaning of Xiao Yi's existence. In essence, Xiao Yi is a part of the Master, not just a simple Arcane Artifact."

"All operations within the Spirit Sea... Does that mean you can cultivate Spirituality in my place?"

"The Master needs to obtain meditation methods to verify if Xiao Yi can cultivate Spirituality in place of the Master. It also requires referencing the Spiritual Arcana cultivation system to help the Master condense a Spirit Core, and then to help the Master cultivate and advance."

"You're not my Spirit Core?"

"No, Xiao Yi and the Desert Eagle pistol beside me are both Arcane Artifacts that depend on the Master for existence."