Versatile Mage: Lord of Space

Chapter 354 Wooden Fish
Lin Lan's group was also divided up to find the girl.

The four are Lin Lan, Jiang Shaoxu, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue.

"Was what you said before true?" Mu Ningxue walked to Lin Lan's side and asked seriously.

“Really, and Mo Fan likes to joke, but I’m a very serious person. This temple has a big problem. You guys should work together, but I’m strong and smart, so I can handle it alone,” Lin Lan said.

Knowing the cause and effect, Lin Lan decided to strike at the heart of the matter!

“Then I’ll go with you,” Mu Ningxue said.

Mo Fan became anxious upon seeing this, "As Lanzi's best partner, you two can go and gather information..."

“Indeed, Lin Lan, it’s not good for you to act alone. You’ve worked with Mo Fan for so many years, so let Mo Fan act with you,” Jiang Shaoxu said.

"No need, no need. I actually have necromancy skills, which I use to catch evil spirits. You guys go find that girl." Lin Lan waved his hand.

"Let's go then. I have great faith in Lanzi's abilities. Maybe he'll have already solved everything perfectly while we're still completely confused." Mo Fan was naturally delighted with the two beautiful women beside him.

Worried?

What's there to worry about? Lin Lan could probably beat the monarch to death.

"By the way, Mo Fan, if you run into that girl again, don't give her your name randomly."

"..."

……

Lin Lan did not come to the back mountain of the temple.

There's an abandoned ancient path on the back mountain; it looks like people used to walk on it...

The forest is quite dense, and along this deserted path, you can still see the stone lanterns standing on both sides. After sweeping away the thick layer of soil and weeds, you can still see signs that the deserted path was once paved with marble.

The road was longer than expected, and the stone lanterns on both sides of the path were covered with weeds. Some of the lush branches even extended into the road, intersecting and obstructing pedestrians. The plants here did not seem to welcome people.

Using his mental power, he cleared away all the weeds, and the road became much cleaner and wider.

Following the road, Lin Lan saw an ancient brick and tile building.

This is an open temple, very small, with three steps, a terrace, and then a main hall.

Lin Lan walked straight in, her gaze fixed on something covered in dust displayed in the main room...

This is a totem vessel.

With a wave of Lin Lan's hand, all the dust dispersed into the air.

The shape of the wooden fish was also revealed. The top of the wooden fish was covered with patterns that intersected in a very regular manner. Strange characters, which did not seem to be Japanese, were found in the small, intersecting squares. They looked more like strange magical characters.

Lin Lan touched the wooden fish, and it released a bright yellow lace, which quickly traveled to Lin Lan's fingers.

This wooden fish has restrictions, but releasing lightning is wrong; Lin Lan's lightning is many times more powerful than this lightning thread.

Perhaps sensing Lin Lan's strength, the wooden fish's threads suddenly became thicker and larger.

"Forget it, we can't touch it. Let's go into the wooden fish's private world and deal with that monk."

That monk is also a demon spirit; to deal with him, one must enter the independent space of this wooden fish.

The magic array created by this wooden fish requires the use of spatial, mental, chaotic, sound, and curse magic.

Although Lin Lan possesses three of the five elements, she cannot allow her soul to leave her body.

So the only options were to go to Nan Jue and Jiang Shaoxu.

...After returning here with Nan Jue and Jiang Shaoxu, Ai Jiangtu, Mu Ningxue, and Mo Fan also came over.

“According to Lin Lan, the girl you saw was the spirit of the artifact… I didn’t expect you to know so much, Lin Lan, and to find the source so quickly,” Nan Jue said after examining the wooden fish.

"A magical artifact spirit?" Mo Fan and the other two were completely baffled.

“This is a very ancient thing, because the spirit of a magical artifact itself takes a long time to develop. You should know that the magical tools and artifacts we usually use are classified into three levels: mortal, spirit, soul, and spiritual, which are said to have spirituality. The soul level means that the artifact has a soul,” Nan Jue said.

Similar to elemental species, there are mortal species, spirit species, soul species...

“A soul-level vessel is said to possess its own soul. When this vessel has been accumulating for too long, and the soul within it receives exceptionally favorable conditions, it may cultivate itself and transform into a demon spirit. Demon spirits are very similar to elemental spirits; they are simply born from a powerful vessel!”

When elements of extreme cold or extreme heat gather in one place, within a radius of several kilometers, elemental species may appear, and elemental spirits may be born.

“The birth of a vessel spirit is extremely rare, and it is usually only visible to the owner of the vessel,” Nan Jue continued.

Lin Lan could see that because the girl possessed the Little Dragon Princess, the Little Dragon Princess was the inheritor of the Thunder Dragon, and Lin Lan was essentially the totem guardian.

Mo Fan possesses the Azure Dragon, which goes without saying.

……

“To deal with the spirit of this vessel, we need to enter this inner world. Inside the vessel, the spirit will become visible and attackable,” Nan Jue said.

"Who's coming in?" Ai Jiangtu asked.

“Actually, I feel that Zhao Manyan doesn’t necessarily need to be saved; he’s tough,” Mo Fan said.

……

After discussion, Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue's souls entered the unique world of this vessel.

Mu Ningxue wields the Ice Crystal Fiend Bow, and her soul is equally formidable.

"Strange, Lin Lan, why are you so hard to hypnotize?" Both of them had already been hypnotized, but Lin Lan was still very awake, and Jiang Shaomo could quickly deplete his energy.

Lin Lan was also helpless, acknowledging the drawbacks of having too strong a mental force.

Jiang Shaoxu only needed to use half a bar of magic energy...

Jiang Shaoxu hypnotized all three of them, and then Nan Jue guided their souls into the vessel.

Lin Lan blinked and saw the shock and wariness in Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue's eyes.

"Something's not right. This place... how did it suddenly become so clean?" Mo Fan squatted down, his fingers gently stroking the smooth, mirror-like stone steps. His fingertips felt a cool, hard touch, as if it had just been carefully wiped clean.

Mu Ningxue frowned, her gaze sweeping around—the once dilapidated and decaying temple buildings were now completely transformed, the vermilion beams and pillars vibrant and eye-catching, and the copper bells under the eaves swaying gently in the wind, emitting a crisp sound. Even the musty, damp smell in the air had vanished, replaced by a faint scent of sandalwood.

“We may have been infected,” Mu Ningxue said in a deep voice. “From the moment we closed our eyes, we were no longer in the same place.”

Mo Fan suddenly stood up and cursed, "Damn it, is it another hallucination? Or... have we been teleported to another place?"

"Is it possible that we are currently in the vessel's independent space?" Lin Lan said, somewhat speechless.

"That's right, I almost thought I had time-traveled again!" Mo Fan suddenly realized.

The three hurried along the stone steps, only to find that the originally short mountain path had become unusually long, as if it would never end. The surrounding scenery also became increasingly eerie—although it was broad daylight, the sky gradually darkened, and a thin mist shrouded the distant woods, with shadows seemingly swaying in the shadows.

"Wait!" Mo Fan suddenly stopped and stared intently ahead.

At the end of the stone steps, a brand-new temple stands quietly, with an ebony plaque hanging above the door, on which three large characters are written in gold paint: "Wangsheng Temple".

(End of this chapter)