And hadn't Arabella said that the Sages' Society had lost its ability to cast spells?
Fortunately, Arabella and Tang Changsheng were now intimately close, and she understood him well. She explained, "Yes, the Sages' Society has lost its ability to cast spells.
"Our theory of spellcasting is completely different from yours in the East. As we see it, all spells are the result of the mind interfering with matter."
"The mind interfering with matter?"
"Yes. But we also believe that belongs to the realm of Deity. Ordinary people can't do it."
Ling Xiaoyu looked puzzled. "If that's true, then how do you..."
Tang Changsheng raised a hand to stop her and let Arabella continue.
"That's right. Only Deity can truly make the mind interfere with matter. Ordinary people like us certainly can't. But there's something in the world called a medium. We use our minds to interfere with matter through a medium... The difference is rather like..."
"The difference between physics and chemistry?" Tang Changsheng suggested.
"Yes, exactly. It's quite similar. But now, with the Spiritual Power Tide, the mediums have disappeared..."
"You mean your medium was spiritual power?" Tang Changsheng was beginning to understand.
"Yes. That's why most of us have lost our ability to cast spells."
"Then what happened just now?" Tang Changsheng asked, intrigued.
"It's complicated to explain. Do you know about alchemy? Without a medium, we can't use our minds to interfere directly with matter anymore.
"But certain substances are different. Spells can be stored inside them. By infusing them with mental power, then releasing it through special methods, we can still just about cast spells... But doing that..."
Tang Changsheng knew there had to be a catch. "What's the problem?"
"Do you know what those substances are? Usually gemstones—the purest natural gemstones..."
"Huh?" Ling Xiaoyu