Blind Spot
Chapter 421 - 385 Secret Three

Chapter 421: 385 Secret Three

Watching Yserine, Li Chengyi fell silent.

Yserine merged with the Blind Spot, and it was clear that Tightening Grasp was the special Blind Spot that resonated with her.

In this Blind Spot, relative to others, she was the master and native. Anyone else who entered, was an outsider to this Blind Spot.

Although this statement was a bit convoluted, he had come to understand it now.

"But... doesn’t that mean she is essentially fixed in other Blind Spots forever?" Li Chengyi said.

"Then there’s another method," Professor Mimam said.

"Please, go on."

"Since you don’t want to find your own rightness, then make everything around you into what you consider right."

"... By using one’s own power to forcibly change everything?" Li Chengyi immediately understood.

"Yes, Blind Spots have different cycles of recurrence. In fact, to other existences, the reality you are in is also a massive Blind Spot, only its cycle is much longer. That’s all there is to it," Mimam said with a smile. "So, which one do you choose?"

"I have another question," Li Chengyi didn’t choose but continued to ask. "I once heard a theory from someone else, that is, if a Blind Spot Individual does not die in a Blind Spot, it will cause the small Blind Spots in the Black Sea to merge into a larger Blind Spot, leading to the arrival of a Day of Destruction, ruining everything. Is this statement correct?"

The claim he made came from Star Lake.

According to the testimony of Barton and his companions, Star Lake said this to everyone. Thus, they were quite dissatisfied with Blind Spot groups like Mingyuan and even held enmity towards them.

"Small Blind Spots can indeed merge and become twisted, larger Blind Spots. There’s fundamentally nothing wrong with that claim. However, the key point is... since it’s a Blind Spot, as the name implies, it’s a dead end, a corner with no future space-time possibilities. So... the Day of Destruction, for Blind Spots, is an inevitably fated event," Mimam explained, "Only by stepping out of the Blind Spot and entering the Black Sea can one truly escape the cycle of the Blind Spot and become a free being. This is also one of the reasons why many entities want to open the ’Non-Gate’ to pursue freedom."

He exhaled, changed his sitting position, and continued.

"As for using small Blind Spots to delay the emergence of larger ones, this method is viable, but in essence it can only prevent the nearby small Blind Spots from merging. The more distant ones are completely out of our control."

"Like burying one’s head in the sand?" Li Chengyi said.

"Yes, that’s an apt description," clearly Professor Mimam was unfamiliar with the idiom.

"Leaving is evading, but to change is to confront. Is there a way to know how to change?" Li Chengyi asked.

"I don’t know," Mimam spread his hands, "Different Blind Spots have different phenomena. They are ever-changing, appearing and disappearing. The so-called ’Yi,’ or ’Change,’ is the fundamental eternal characteristic of all things."

Li Chengyi fell silent; he suddenly thought of the I Ching from his past life.

Yi, change.

"Thank you for your guidance. Lastly, I hope to trade three types of materials from you."

"Go ahead."

Li Chengyi quickly listed the three materials he needed.

Heart of a mature Illusionary Dragon, Myst Crocodile Breath, Rotten Realm Tree Heart.

"These three... I have some stock of Myst Crocodile Breath and Rotten Realm Tree Heart here, but the Heart of Illusionary Colored Dragon... that’s a scarce treasure. I once had a few, but they were all used up," Professor Mimam shook his head. "They are extremely rare even in the Black Sea and very difficult to preserve. Many beings need to consume it for their essence to evolve. That is also fundamentally why Illusionary Dragons went extinct."

No luck then. Li Chengyi felt a sinking feeling in his heart, but fortunately, the other two materials were available.

"... Then, let’s trade the other two materials first. Would you be willing to use Dead Energy knowledge as the trading currency?"

"Very willing," Mimam’s blood-red eyes showed a gleam of joy.

This made Li Chengyi place even greater importance on the Dead Energy Imprint knowledge system he had acquired.

Clearly, the Dead Energy civilization seemed to be quite a powerful one within the Black Sea.

Soon after, Mimam stood up to leave the room momentarily. About a few minutes later, he returned with two exquisite wooden boxes adorned with cloud patterns and twisted symbols.

He opened one of the boxes, which contained a swirling mass of breath like black mist.

"This is Myst Crocodile Breath, a high-grade material needed for many energy isolation formations. You only need a wisp per use, a single unit. This box can be used a hundred times."

He then opened the second box.

Click.

Inside, there was a piece of red wood cushioned with a black silk-like fabric.

The wood appeared hollow, with lightning-like fine lines throughout.

In its core, a point of silver light throbbed like a heartbeat, alternating between bright and dim without stopping.

"This is the Rotten Realm Tree Heart. If you’re willing, you can go and collect it yourself in the Rotten Realm. This kind of heart is not difficult to find, considered a cheap material, and is everywhere there," Mimam explained.

"Thank you, Professor. Then, how should I trade you the relevant knowledge?" Li Chengyi asked, looking at the two boxes on the table.

"Just recite it," Mimam said.

"Fine."

In his hand, Li Chengyi slowly lit a flame of Flames of Death Energy, and began to recite what he thought was the less important part of the knowledge about Dead Energy.

To his surprise, this exchange lasted for over half an hour, intermittently.

Many of these pieces of knowledge related to Dead Energy turned out to be forbidden knowledge.

This room had been specially treated, so it was possible to speak of forbidden knowledge.

However, this did not mean that learning it came without a cost.

This led to Mimam and Yserine frequently having to pause and prepare to interrupt.

After being asked to stop for the third time,

"Enough..." Mimam sighed. "What you’ve told me... is enough..."

"Then, is our trade considered successful?" Li Chengyi inquired, carefully observing Mimam’s condition and noticing a slight dimming in the red glow of his eyes.

Clearly, the forbidden knowledge had also caused him no small amount of harm.

"Yes, succeeded... Imprinted civilization... Didn’t expect that the civilization of Dead Energy would divide everything into tiers of imprints... Although this classification is somewhat rough, it is clearer and more comprehensive than the previous hazard level classification," Miman said.

He gently pushed the two boxes toward the edge of the table.

As if held by an invisible force, the two boxes floated forward and landed in Li Chengyi’s hands.

"There’s also the Heart of Illusionary Colored Dragon, if you really must find it, there’s a place you can look," Miman continued.

"Where?"

"Midlane."

Midlane again... Li Chengyi recalled what Shadow Dragon Faren had previously mentioned, which also referenced this place.

"That place was once a favored region for the Illusory Color Dragons to roam. The flow of time within is extremely fast. If you go in, you need to be mindful of one thing—be quick," Miman warned.

"What do you mean?"

"It means, one day outside is one year inside, or perhaps even longer. And you, within, will age rapidly along with the accelerated time. You’ll lose your lifespan. Don’t try to do anything time-consuming inside due to the time difference. It would be a loss for you," Miman explained.

Li Chengyi fell into deep thought.

About the matter of imprints, he must obtain the Heart of Illusionary Colored Dragon. Now, since both sources have pointed to Midlane, he certainly needed to make a trip there.

As for how to get there...

"I’d like to use some Dead Energy to ask another question, if I may..." he finally encountered a being of profound knowledge and naturally wanted to clear up all his doubts at once.

"Go ahead, Dead Energy is scarce to me as well, but it’s okay," Miman said with a smile.

"Thank you. I wish to ask how one can freely enter the Black Sea... to reach Midlane," Li Chengyi asked somberly.

"It’s simple, the non-gate... open the non-gate within you, that is, to discard your current five senses and open the sixth facility, to truly make contact with the Black Sea. At that time, you will be able to freely and easily sense the holes that lead into the Black Sea, and enter it using your own method. It’s not difficult," Miman replied.

"I understand..."

"Be careful... The Black Sea is imperceptible. What we can perceive are only the endpoints. As for the Black Sea between them, it’s all pitch-dark unknown. Therefore, even the most powerful beings are reluctant to traverse the Black Sea continuously. Because it’s imperceptible, to us, it’s complete darkness," Miman admonished.

"Consider this piece of advice a free gift," he added.

"Thank you for your generosity," Li Chengyi said with a smile. "Uh... one last question, really the last one...."

"..."

Minutes later, the transaction was complete, and Li Chengyi’s reserves of Dead Energy had decreased once more. Fortunately, he could slowly replenish his Dead Energy through meditation, absorbing surrounding particles of Dead Energy.

However, the replenishment rate was extremely slow. With the amount of Dead Energy he had used up recently, he wouldn’t be able to recover for at least a year.

Leaving the study with two material boxes in hand, Li Chengyi’s mind was constantly mulling over his recent gains.

The secret knowledge he had obtained from Professor Mimam gave him a significant new perspective on the future, on the Blind Spot, on the Evil Flower, and everything else.

Combining this with what he had previously learned, he now fully understood how to extricate himself from the Blind Spot and carve out his own path.

’Finding the correct Blind Spot that fits oneself amidst the vast sea of them is incredibly difficult, still without a clue.

But changing the surrounding Blind Spot to conform to oneself, although difficult, is tangible and visible.’

He actually already had an immediate approach he could use.

That was using the Primordial Soil of the Evil Flower and Royal’s City to activate the ability to summon structures, which should allow him to gain more power and more quickly reshape the surrounding world to better suit him.

’Since I’m one of the wrong possibilities, then I shall break through the Blind Spot, making it the correct one! The key is how to change it.’

Having the Evil Flower, Li Chengyi had the confidence for this, he was very confident in this powerful and mysterious ability.

Especially since the Flower Language Technique was so brilliantly capable of forcibly immunizing against the harm of forbidden knowledge, allowing him to instantly master so much forbidden knowledge...

This had shown Li Chengyi just how high the level of the Evil Flower was.

After sealing the materials in the underground base, he quickly began preparing for his journey to Midlane.

June 27th.

He didn’t accept the ritual of opening the non-gate offered by the Shadow Eater, but instead compared the methods provided by the Shadow Eater and Miman.

Assuring that both methods were similar, he then prepared everything needed on his own.

Inside the Tightening Grasp.

Li Chengyi lay quietly on the bed in Yserine’s bedroom, eyes closed, in silence.

Sublimation of one’s essence is too difficult. Yet, to touch and open the non-gate on the edge of life and death is much easier.

That’s why he, like many others, chose this method.

Notably, when he had first come to understand Dead Energy, the high quality of Dead Energy generated from his own body was so strong that even the Balance Angel could not resist it.

Thus this time, he planned to produce as much Dead Energy as possible for future use.

"Brother... be careful," Yserine said, her expression tinged with worry.

"You’re here; it’s absolutely safe, nothing will go wrong. Don’t worry," Li Chengyi said with a smile, without opening his eyes.

How to place oneself on the edge of life and death was actually quite simple.

Shick.

He stabbed his arm’s main artery fiercely with a sword and then quickly pulled it out, also inserting a high-hardness metal tube to prevent healing.

Dark red blood flowed rapidly from the tube into a sealed sterile container by the bed.