Abyss Sequence-Chapter 366 - 23: The Nature of Magic Power

The Blue Star has conducted numerous experiments and research on Engraving. In order to make Engraving tools more conveniently, various materials were tried.

Paper, bamboo scrolls, bones, metal... Unfortunately, no matter how they engraved those objects, none could become Engraving tools.

It’s uncertain how modern Blue Star discovered Magic Power and utilized it; this matter could be related to the Abyss Watcher, hence the information might be blocked.

After producing the ’Engraving machine’, which in turn produced nano machines specifically for Engraving, humanity finally gained the power of Engraving.

These nano machines can condense Magic Power, thus forming Engravings.

By injecting nano machines into the body, using brainwave controllers to allow the nano machines to construct an Engraving within oneself and connect it to one’s nerves, that is the complete process of Engraving.

Essentially, to an Engraver, Engraving is a form of ’equipment’, except this equipment is placed inside their body.

It’s quite simple to dismantle an Engraving, just remove the nano machines from their body.

However, after removing the nano machines, their body retains an instinct, akin to the phantom feeling of still having an arm after losing one; that instinct is called ’Soul Seed’.

The old Hunter can extract fragments of instinct related to their Engraving from their consciousness and inject them into another’s mind, granting them the corresponding instincts.

With a Soul Seed, even if the nano machines are extracted from the body, as long as more nano machines are injected, the Engravers whose Engravings were lost can quickly restore their Engravings, and those who received the Soul Seed can also more easily condense their Engraving.

From a certain perspective, the Engraving is actually always present within them, integrated with their body, only requiring nano machines capable of carrying Magic Power to utilize the true power of the Engraving.

If that’s the case, can nano machines be replaced with something else?

In the past, nano machines were used because only these nano machines could condense Magic Power, but what about now?

Helena suddenly realized what her junior was trying to say, exclaimed in shock, "Saint’s Blood..."

The junior nodded excitedly, "That’s right! Because of the existence of Saint’s Blood, you can automatically absorb Magic Power, and your body and flesh are the best carriers of Magic Power!"

Sasa was enlightened.

Everything about the ancient Blue Star Civilization was closely tied to the ’Saint’; the extraordinary powers of their ancestors originated from the Saint, and even the Engraving system could not be outside the Saint’s system.

However, the Elves were unaware of this, merely believing Engravers were actually unrelated to the Saint.

In reality, how can they be unrelated?

There is a very profound and close connection!

"Though that’s what we say, how can our flesh be made into Engravings?" Yulia looked down at her right hand, frowned, and asked, "Can we just carve the pattern of the Engraving directly on our backs?"

Upon hearing this question, the junior fell silent because he hadn’t figured it out.

Muscles are just muscles; even if carved into the pattern of an Engraving, it likely wouldn’t activate the ability of the Engraving.

Slap!

Helena suddenly clapped her hands, shouted excitedly, "Nerves! Did ancient Engravers have a technique to guide nerves to grow according to their will?"

Why place Engravings on the back?

That’s because the nerves in the brain and spinal cord are denser, but tampering with the brain is too dangerous, so the next choice is the spinal cord.

As a central component of the nervous system, the spinal cord mainly undertakes the transmission of nerve signals, coordination of reflex activities, and support of body structures, connecting with spinal nerves, allowing Engravers to directly utilize the power of Engravings without needing additional tools.

Comparatively, tampering with the spinal cord is safer than with the brain, even if Engraving fails causing paralysis, modern technology can reconnect the nerves.

But tampering with the brain, if Engraving fails, might result in brain death, which is too dangerous.

Since nano machines can carry Magic Power, therefore after constituting Engravings, Engravers can utilize their power. If those who have ingested Saint’s Blood can guide nerves to grow into the pattern of an Engraving, could they also form Engravings?

"I’ve heard about the past history of Blue Star; even after the Saint disappeared, the legacy of Engravers did not vanish, indicating ancient Engravers had means to form Engravings without relying on Saint’s Blood, perhaps this method had already emerged when Elves learned about the extraordinary system of humanity, causing them to mistakenly believe humanity’s extraordinary system was divided into ’Saint’ and ’Engraving’ systems!" Helena was extremely excited when talking about this matter.

Although all of the above is just speculation, she believed her theory closely approached reality.

Combined with the history of Engravers, Helena’s statement indeed held some possibility.

Speaking of Xia Country’s history, the erstwhile Cultivators ’breathed in clouds and mist’, ’absorbed Qi into the body’, but from the Qin and Han era onwards, Daoists gradually transformed from ’Qi Refiners’ to ’External Alchemy Sect’ primarily.

The peak of the External Alchemy Sect was during the Tang Dynasty, and then it gradually declined, merely becoming an important part of the history of Daoists in Xia Country.

This indirectly indicates the Magic Power environment had diminished to a certain extent, heading toward the ’Age of Declining Magic’, ancient Engravers were no longer able to engrave directly with Magic Power on themselves and had to rely on items possessing Magic Power to perform Engraving.

However, as the Magic Power environment continued to decline, items possessing Magic Power became fewer, and no ’bodhisattvas’ ever appeared again.

Guiding nerve growth...

Sasa and Yulia exchanged glances, both seeing the surprise on each other’s faces.

Could such a thing really be done?

Furthermore, doesn’t this sound familiar?

Sasa pondered for a while, exclaiming in amazement, "Isn’t this the ’Saint’s’ ability?"

Previously, she thought the Saint was ’oriented toward enhancement’, needing to focus on training a particular part for Yan Luo to guide the direction of enhancement.

But later, Sasa discovered that the so-called orientation enhancement was only because Yan Luo emphasized training a particular part, subconsciously paying attention to that part, thus leading to self-enhancement.

Its essence is still Yan Luo’s own ’will’! 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

The Saint’s ability is to use will to plan Magic Power, allowing Magic Power to operate according to one’s will.

If one solely relies on will to command Magic Power to alter oneself, wouldn’t that make them no different from the Saint?

So, is this idea wrong?

Sasa thought deeply and realized this idea wasn’t entirely wrong.

Because aside from this, they had no other way to explain how ancient Engravers engraved themselves.

No matter how they speculated, they ultimately needed Saint’s Blood, but Saint’s Blood already disappeared in history along with the Overlord’s suicide at Wujing during the late Qin and early Han periods.

And the Overlord did not appear to be the type who would share his blood with the world.

Though a Saint, he was a lonely tyrant.

After the Han Dynasty, as the Magic Power environment continued to decline, even Saints couldn’t be born, and ancient Engravers transitioned from ’Qi absorption and exhalation’ to ’consuming external elixirs’.

Meaning Helena’s idea indeed has feasibility!

Just then, the junior who had been puzzled suddenly exclaimed, "I understand now!"

He laughed heartily, extremely excited, and shouted while waving his hands and feet, "Human follows Earth, Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows Dao, Dao follows Nature—actually Laozi initially told us that humans want to cultivate need ’environment,’ and ’environment’ needs ’rules’ to exist, ’rules’ need ’foundation’ to exist, ’foundation’ has already transformed into all things!

"In other words, humans’ cultivation requires a Magic Power environment, and a Magic Power environment requires an Abyss capable of producing Magic Power to exist, the Abyss exists rooted in Magic Power, Magic Power—only needs the existence of Magic Power, humans can cultivate! This so-called ’nature,’ is the Engraving dissected from the bodies of demons!"

Sasa frowned, "Isn’t this explanation too far-fetched..."

"No, no, no!" The junior shook his head repeatedly, the excitement on his face unabated, "Do you think this only refers to the method of cultivating Engraving? No! Laozi’s deep meaning directly points out the essence of Magic Power!"

"Essence?" Helena was taken aback.

The junior nodded vigorously, smiling as he said, "What’s crucial is the sentence ’Dao follows Nature,’ it clearly indicates the essence of Magic Power runs according to the will of natural things!"