A mystical experience

Ring ring.

The Steam train-like thing sped past Lumian.

Although the dark fog remained thick, Lumian could still make out a few details:

Both carriages were blue and seemed to be crammed with passengers, all standing facing the street, their expressions indistinct and their bodies seemingly lacking definition.

More than I'd seen in Fourth Epoch Trier... and not Steam- powered... Lumian had barely thought these things when he noticed a figure bent over at the other end of the street, pulling a small black car with two wheels and a roof towards them.

Inside the cart sat a Lady holding a round fan and wearing Long Dress; the thick fog obscured her and the cart puller's specific outlines and clothing details.

Lumian unconsciously looked Past, staring at the black car approaching from afar.

Just then, That One Lady sitting in the covered car picked up a round fan, held it in front of her face, and slowly turned to look back at Lumian.

At that moment, the fog seemed to thin out considerably, and Lumian could clearly see the back of That One Lady holding the round fan:

It was so swollen it was shiny, and covered with bluish-black patches.

The rickshaw puller with a towel around his neck stopped, and the Lady who was covering her face with a round fan with flowers and birds seemed to be getting off the strange little cart and heading towards Lumian.

Lumian felt a sudden, inexplicable fear and instinctively avoided any contact with That One Lady.

He immediately heard a panicked whisper.

That came from him!

But he clearly didn't have that thought!

Standing on the edge of the street, enveloped in dark mist, watching everything unfold before his eyes, he seemed not entirely the same person as he truly was!

Lumian's heart tightened suddenly, and he tried to take a step back.

He suddenly floated up and flew into the air.

He saw at the heart of the thick fog, somewhere in the vast city, a strangely shaped Tower that seemed to be nothing but a shadow. Beneath the Tower, there was an indescribable and eerie terror.

He involuntarily flew Past that direction.

Almost simultaneously, starlight appeared before his eyes.

Lumian snapped out of his Meditation state. Before him, the city and Tower shrouded in dark fog were no longer there, nor were the two-section train and the Lady with the flower and bird fan.

He opened his eyes and saw the "Magician" Lady and the "The Hanged Man" gentleman.

"You weren't quite right just now; you showed signs of Loss of Control, so I had to forcibly wake you up," the Magician explained simply.

Lumian thanked him, extinguished the Corpse Oil Candle that emitted an alluring fragrance, and then recounted in detail the scenes and figures he had seen in his Meditation.

The "Magician" Lady nodded slightly and said, "It's similar to the effect of Mysticism Ritual."

"This establishes a connection between you and an unknown entity, gradually Attunement. However, unlike true Mysticism, where the object of Mysticism Ritual is Deity, Angel, a Devil, or Library is Evil Spirit, a being with a spiritual entity, what you seem to Mysticism is a city."

"If I hadn't interrupted the process beforehand, you might have been able to gain some high-level knowledge or power through this Mysticism experience, although that would most likely not be a good thing."

Lumian was no longer a novice in the Mysticism; he clearly understood the essence and effects of Mysticism Ritual. He thoughtfully countered, "So, that city in the thick fog is real, closely connected to Fourth Epoch Trier, and very special? Through this Corpse Oil Candle, across vast distances and numerous seals, I achieved Attunement with it?"

"Yes, it's not an illusion." The "Magician" Lady turned her gaze to the pale yellow Candle with red tinges inside the Glass Vial. "Besides the corpse oil of the ' Iron-Blooded Knight ' and the ' Witch of Despair,' this Candle should also contain some special materials of unknown origin and condition. Hmm, compared to here, the other two scenes are more suitable for it to work, allowing you to see and experience more, but those are too dangerous. You just showed signs of Loss of Control control, so I don't recommend you try it now."

"The other two scenes..." Lumian's heart skipped a beat, "One of them is Fourth Epoch Trier?"

In the Fourth Epoch Trier itself offers a direct view of parts of the misty city. If you were to light Corpse Oil Candle and enter a Meditation state, you would undoubtedly see and experience even more!

"Yes." The Magician confirmed Lumian's guess.

"Where is the other place?" Lumian asked curiously.

Unless the "School of Truth's" Whirlpool Plan points to the Fourth Epoch Trier and can break the seal there, he will not be able to enter the Fourth Epoch Trier again for a very long time.

The "Magician" glanced at Lumian for a few seconds, then simply replied, "Bansy."

Bansy... Bansy Harbor? That port that was destroyed by the Church of the Lord of Storms due to some kind of Corruption, and no one escaped? That was once the home of the "Red Angel" Medici's family... Lumian nodded almost imperceptibly.

Combining That One "Red Angel's " gains in Fourth Epoch Trier with His own Pathway, Lumian had no further doubt that Bansy Harbor possessed a special quality similar to that of Fourth Epoch Trier.

"Of course, it has to be somewhere in Bansy Harbor, not just any place," the Magician added, then continued, "There's another place, but I'm not sure if it's also suitable for the Corpse Oil Candle."

"Where?" Lumian asked first, then a thought flashed through his mind, "Morola, the ' Banishment City '?"

"Not bad, you can clearly recognize the connections between things now." The "Magician" Lady praised, then solemnly instructed, "If you really want to risk using Corpse Oil Candle in those places to aid Meditation and complete the Mysticism, it's not impossible, but you must ensure someone is by your side at all times to monitor your condition and forcibly wake you up if anything unusual happens."

"I will remember that," Lumian promised earnestly.

As the "Magician" Lady for Lumian to put away the Corpse Oil Candle, she thought for a moment and said, "' Sword of Courage ' can be used Sealed Artifact for now. When you need to concoct the ' Iron-Blooded Knight ' Potion, I will help you restore it to its Beyonder Characteristic."

"Yes, the Sealed Artifact created using ' Hisoka's' Beyonder Characteristic should be completed in the next few days."

"Thank you, ' Magician ' Lady," Lumian said sincerely.

Although obtaining the Main Ingredient of the "Iron-Blooded Knight" so quickly and easily felt unreal to him, when he thought about where the Residual Aura of the "Blood Emperor" came from, who played a key role in it, and the issue of the "Underworld Daoist's " seal, he felt that it was actually not "easy" at all.

Lumian then spoke of Ombella's Umbilical Cord Remains and Ludwig's three methods of disposal, concluding with, "Can I eat that Umbilical Cord Remains to acquire a bit of the bloodline of the ' Great Mother's ' Divine Child?"

Lady Magician's expression turned slightly strange as she looked at Alger the Hanged Man, seemingly seeking her companion's opinion.

The Hanged Man looked at Lumian and asked seriously, "This will indeed bring you some opportunities, but it will also bring corresponding dangers. We will help you, but we can't be there every moment. You need to think carefully about whether you are willing to take this risk and whether it is worth it."

The "Magician" Lady added, "Although the gaze of the ' Great Mother ' sounds ethereal and unreal, and seems unable to have any real impact on you, and you are already under the gaze of That One being in the name of Fate, so one more might not seem like a big deal, you must remember that the ' Great Mother's ' interference and infiltration into our world far surpasses that That One the being in the name of Fate. If you really consume Ombella's Umbilical Cord Remains, you may very well encounter some unknown effects without your knowledge, or be targeted by a special enemy."

"Of course, it's a possibility, not a certainty."

Lumian was more concerned about something else:

"Lady ' Magician,' Mr. ' The Hanged Man,' you seem to have figured out that consuming Ombella's Umbilical Cord Remains will bring some unexpected events?"

And this is likely a fairly useful opportunity; otherwise, the "Magician" Lady wouldn't have looked so strange and wouldn't have sought the "The Hanged Man's" opinion.

If something has only disadvantages, just reject it outright. Only when there are significant advantages alongside disadvantages will the "Magician" Lady hesitate!

The "Magician" Lady considered for a moment and said, "The Whirlpool Plan may involve a place that has Corruption by the power of the ' Great Mother,' where many Monster exist. If you possess the bloodline of the ' Great Mother's' Divine Child child, you theoretically don't need to worry about being attacked by them, and you can even easily command them."

"That's one aspect. Another aspect is that once you meet two more prerequisites, you should be able to access and pick up a '0' level Sealed Artifact and use it briefly."

"Level 0 Sealed Artifact... are extremely dangerous. They must not be inquired about, spread, described, or spied on. They can destroy a country or even the entire world." Lumian's Sealed Artifact lifted upon hearing this.

So far, he has indirectly come into contact with the two "0" level Sealed Artifact, "0-01" and "0-05".

"What's the number of that '0' level Sealed Artifact?" Lumian asked curiously. "Why is it that possessing the bloodline of the ' Great Mother's ' Divine Child allows one to access and briefly use it?"

The "Magician" Lady glanced at Lumian and said, "I can't tell you the details for now. The only thing I can say is that it's not the bloodline of the ' Great Mother's ' Divine Child that allows you to come into contact with it, but rather the fact that you have a slight fusion with the Umbilical Cord Remains of Ombella's umbilical cord that will help you come into contact with it without taking great danger, because it was formed from Ombella's remains."

Ombella's remains... Ombella had remains even before she was born? No, that's normal, she had Umbilical Cord Remains before she was born... Uh, the That One with the same name? No, it's clearly more than just a name... Lumian asked thoughtfully, "The remains of That One ' Harvest Goddess ' from ancient times?"