Lord of the Mysteries: The Witch's Path
Chapter 12

The Spirit Realm "Library"

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When Altair opened his eyes again, all he saw was a vast expanse of white around him.

As Altair entered, the surrounding space began to ripple.

From the flat ground beneath his feet, countless architectural structures emerged, forming the ancient castle before him, with its main door facing him directly.

By the time Altair realized something was wrong, his legs no longer felt like his own, moving forward uncontrollably.

When he touched the castle's main door, his eyes turned white, and he didn't snap out of it until who knew how long had passed.

From the information he'd just received, it seemed that as a "High-Dimensional Descender," he had indeed been granted a "Rank" due to his uniqueness, but not that of the "High-Dimensional Overseer," because "He" already existed, and Altair couldn't replace "Him."

However, his arrival had also given the "Primal Creator" some new "concepts," so he was instinctively granted a trace of "Pure Source."

And that trace of "Pure Source" combined with his own being to create this structure.

This structure's primary function was to record everything he had ever seen and compile it into books.

This combination was basically a bargain-bin version of the "High-Dimensional Overseer" and the "Omniscient Almighty God"!

It had observational ability, but he had to look himself. It had omniscient ability, but he had to record himself.

He couldn't create through imagination, nor could he freely travel between dimensions.

And at his core, he was still an "Ordinary Person." The only difference from others was that he had this small "Rank" without any power. He didn't even need a "god"—an ordinary person could still kill him just as easily.

Aside from this "Library," he hadn't come away empty-handed either.

There were other benefits: "I won't be affected by the 'True Gods' of this Sequence. That is, if a High Sequence messes with this pathway, it won't affect me, because our 'Rank' is the same, and you can't even find me."

But those "Old Ones" could still influence him!!

"Right now, aside from my main pathway, 'Assassin,' I can choose three more 'Extraordinary Traits' as my secondary pathways, but secondary pathways can only be secondary pathways."

"For example, I'm originally a piece of steel. After drinking the 'Assassin Potion,' I get forged into a dagger—I can't change that anymore. The secondary pathways just add some extra functions to this dagger, like coating it with poison in real life."

Altair's first thought was to give himself a dose of "Hunter," but unfortunately, he couldn't.

Because Hunter represents yang, and Assassin represents yin. Since his main pathway was "yin," he couldn't add "yang." Practicing both yin and yang together was possible, but not right now.

His secondary pathways could only be "yin" or "neutral."

But thinking it over, it wasn't a loss—at least he could gain abilities from three more pathways.

"Assassin" was basically an all-rounder: strong in early combat, with divination, anti-divination, and various Black Magic in the mid-game, and insane survival skills and Large Scale AoE damage in the late game.

The Sleepless, Warrior, Grave Robber—can't afford the ability conflict. Pass.

The Singer, Sailor, Mysterious Petitioner—ability conflict. Pass.

Prisoner, Sin—ability conflict, and I still want to be human. Pass.

Lawyer, Arbiter—ability conflict. Pass.

Since he had the "Library," he definitely needed to pick a creation ability.

The Seer, The Reader—no Large Scale creation ability. Pass.

The "Door" ability was pretty good, but he could make "Extraordinary Items" himself using "Traits."

The Diviner—already taken. Pass.

The Thief—can't afford it. Pass.

Apprentice—only one ability he wanted, and he could make it himself later. Pass.

The Planter—even though he liked farming games, the "Mother of Desolation's" uniqueness was a pass.

Pharmacist—some conflict, but acceptable.

As for Monster—forget it, born with bad luck, not suitable.

The Spectator—actually, you're the one I need most!

After some thought, Altair settled on three "secondary pathways": The Spectator, Pharmacist, and The Knower. He could find the materials in the treasury over the next two days to complete them.

As for the formula—sorry, he was the humanoid third Blasphemy Slate. The reason he hadn't become an "Assassin" this past month was that he was waiting for someone. Once he became a Beyonder, it would be hard to explain if he was discovered.

After making up his mind, Altair directly severed his connection to the "Library" and returned to the real world.

Seeing Altair open his eyes, Vivian finally felt at ease.

"Do you feel any changes in your body?"

After Altair performed some basic movements like jumping and jogging, he said directly to Vivian, "I feel lighter now, I can jump higher, and I'm faster than before."

After hearing Altair's response, Vivian said, "'Assassin' is the starting potion for this pathway, but it has advantages that other pathways don't. It grants you Eagle Vision and dark vision, makes you light on your feet, good at lurking in shadows and striking suddenly, and lets you concentrate your power into a single blow for devastating damage."

"Then congratulations—you're officially a Sequence Nine Beyonder." Vivian clapped lightly.

Altair took the chance to flatter her, "This is all thanks to your help that I became a Beyonder so quickly."

Vivian hugged him directly and asked, "So shouldn't you give me a reward?"

Seeing Vivian like this, Altair said bluntly, "Is there anything you want? I can buy it for you."

"Tch! Still such a blockhead," Vivian sighed softly.

"Altair, at a time like this, you should be kissing me forcefully, even pinning me down."

Hearing what Vivian said, Altair turned his head and let out an awkward, sheepish laugh.

"Altair, becoming a Beyonder isn't a stroke of luck. We have to face curses and misfortune at all times."

"Through generations of Beyonders' research, the Church has now developed a better way to digest Potions—the Method of Acting. Just as the name suggests, you act out the name of your Sequence's Potion. This allows you to digest the Potion faster and reduce the risk of losing control..."

Listening to Vivian explain the "Method of Acting," Altair concluded that he must hold some value to the "Witch Cult." Otherwise, they likely wouldn't have taught him the "Method of Acting."

I remember that because of "Chik," the "Method of Acting" for witches has a hidden rule compared to other pathways: "Remember you're a man!"

But that has nothing to do with me. "He" can't affect me.

"Then from today on, I'm your teacher of mysticism. I've already packed my luggage—I just need to move it over. Whenever I don't want to go back in the future, I'll stay here with you."

"A Beyonder must not only master their own abilities but also learn many languages, such as Hermes Language, Elf Language, Giant Language, and so on, as well as Ritual Magic, material crafting, and other esoteric knowledge."

"Of course, besides preparing the 'Potion' for you, I also brought other gifts for this meeting. Among them, I've brought what you asked 'George III' for. From now on, he'll regularly deposit money into this anonymous account until the cooperation ends."

"Your 'teachers' will also arrive one after another. From now on, besides learning esoteric knowledge from me, you'll also study with 'him' and 'her.' This is the first order 'George III' has given you—he wants you to infiltrate the Social Circle of those ladies and misses as soon as possible."

"But don't worry, I've also received an aristocratic education, even if it's from the Republic of Intis. Still, 'all methods stem from the same root,' so I can offer you some guidance as well."

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