I can copy tags infinitely.

Professor Eli teaches very quickly.

This speed is not only reflected in the fast pace of his lectures, but also in his rapid speaking speed.

Without a certain level of comprehension, or even without understanding what he was saying, he would have already jumped to the next line.

This is why Parker said that Professor Eli was renowned in academia but had a terrible reputation in education.

Without a certain level of talent, it's really impossible to keep up with Professor Eli's teaching.

The students in the classroom were in a state of panic, unable to even keep up with the pace of taking notes. Only Li En remained calm and even had the leisure to study the book "Hermes Interpretation".

Before long, the bell rang, and the students around them immediately breathed a sigh of relief, some slumped over their desks, others leaned back in their chairs, looking as if they were dying.

"That concludes today's lesson," Professor Eli said, closing his textbook and organizing his lesson plan. "Next week, we will study the principles of rhythm, with the core concept being 'everything has its ebb and flow.' You can preview the material beforehand. Next week, I will randomly select one student to answer a question."

Another groan erupted, but Professor Eli's words were unquestionable; he would definitely pick an unlucky person to answer the question next week.

The students are now eagerly hoping that Li En will be the one to answer the questions.

The students left in twos and threes. Li En let Blake go first, while he went to the front of the classroom.

There's still some time before the label copying is finished, which gives Lee Eun plenty of time to ask other questions.

"Professor," Li En approached the podium, "I have some questions I'd like to ask you. Is this a convenient time for you?"

Li En took the initiative to ask him a question, which surprised Professor Eli. "Is the content of Chapter Five troubling you?"

"No," Li En shook his head, "what I want to ask is not such a one-sided question."

Upon hearing Li En's question, Professor Eli's expression changed slightly.

Li En knew very well that Professor Osborne, also a professor at the University of Michigan, hadn't noticed the strangeness of the monkey's paw, but Professor Eli had, which meant that Professor Eli was very likely on his side.

They are all people who exist between the rational side and the mystical side.

It's also possible that Professor Eli has already sunk into the mystical realm.

"Ask away," Professor Eli said, showing little emotion. "I will do my best to answer your questions."

Li Enwei nodded slightly. "I'd like to know, what do 'rising' and 'falling' mean?"

His question was quite obvious. If Professor Eli was indeed someone who had fallen into the mystical realm, he would surely know immediately what Li En was asking.

"Interesting. You've gotten this far?" Professor Eli asked, a slight smile playing on his lips. After a long silence, he finally spoke.

"Mr. Wells, before I answer your question, I have a question for you."

Professor Eli turned around, picked up the chalk from the blackboard tray, and wrote a line of text on the blackboard.

Nature.

"Do you know what Hermeticism is all about?"

Li En skillfully drew upon his knowledge, a gifted genius in mysticism, to answer the question: "Explore the relationship between the universe, God, and humanity."

Professor Eli nodded with satisfaction. "Yes, and there's another very important point that's not in your textbooks."

How can humans return to their origins through "cognition"?

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Professor Eli wrote on the blackboard as if he were giving a lecture.

"Humans are not just physical beings, but also have what is called a soul, or what can be called reason."

"We are bound to the material world by fate and our bodies, but we yearn to break free from these constraints through cognition, escape the material world, and reach a higher level."

Professor Eli looked at Li En.

"This process is called ascent."

Li En seemed thoughtful, then replied, "So, the seven principles of Hermesism are essentially all about enhancing our cognition?"

"Yes," Professor Eli continued writing on the blackboard, "enhancing cognition, gradually reaching a higher level of the world, and ultimately returning to the origin, the root, or rather... divinity. This process is the essence that we mysticism studies."

"From ignorance to enlightenment, from material constraints to a return to divinity."

"This process is called ascent."

"Conversely, it means a decline."

Li En's eyes flickered slightly. So Lin Qi had enhanced his cognition, broken free from some of the constraints of matter, and thus became aware of things outside the material world, which is why he became that crazy and eccentric.

That's why he wanted to descend, to get rid of those things that drove him crazy!

"A question, Mr. Wells," Professor Eli suddenly changed the subject, "What lies beyond the material world in Hermetic theory?"

Li En quickly realized what was going on and gave a perfect answer, "From what I understand, it's the Celestial Sphere, Professor."

Professor Eli paused his writing on the blackboard upon hearing Li En's answer.

"It seems your understanding only goes this far for now, Mr. Wells."

He didn't elaborate on that statement, but continued explaining along the previous topic, "That's right, above the material world is the so-called celestial sphere, also known as the seven-planet celestial sphere, which from low to high are the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn."

"Each planet corresponds to a layer of the soul."

"To give a simple example, the moon is the sensory layer closest to the body, representing change, emotions, memories, and tides."

"If your soul is at this level, it will be tainted, or will acquire bodily sensations, habits, emotional fluctuations, and formations."

"To ascend to the second level of Mercury, you need to get rid of these things."

Although the content sounded somewhat complicated and difficult to understand, Li En simply summarized it in his mind.

On the mystical side, strength comes from one's own soul and the intensity of one's rationality.

To achieve spiritual advancement, one needs to gradually detach one's soul from the material world, reach a higher realm, and ultimately return to divinity.

Lynch is a case in point. Although it's unclear at which level he's at, his cognitive abilities have risen, resulting in a more powerful soul and rationality.

"On the mystical side, the strength of one's cognition, soul, and reason represents one's power!"

So that's what it meant.

Seeing Li En's thoughtful expression, a different emotion flashed in Professor Eli's eyes.

"Besides going up, there's going down," Professor Eli suddenly added. "Mr. Wells, remember, going up is important, but going down is just as important."

Li En asked, "Should we lower ourselves when things escalate to a point where our reason and soul can no longer bear it?"

Professor Eli was somewhat silent; London was severely lacking in sunlight today, and there wasn't enough sunshine to dispel the gloom on his face.

"That's true, but that's not what I'm going to tell you," Professor Eli said. "Have you ever considered that, since our goal is to rise, isn't there anything whose purpose is to fall from the very beginning?"

Was the initial goal to decrease the price?

Seeing the confusion in Li En's eyes, Professor Eli silently put away his lesson plan.

"I've said all I need to say, Mr. Wells. If you have any further questions, please study the book I gave you."

His deep-set eyes revealed a hint of fatigue.

"All the answers you want to know, whether I know them or not, are recorded in that book."

Li En looked at the book "Hermesian Texts Interpretation" in his hand. The book was published by John Murray Publishing, but the author's name was notably absent.

All the answers are in this book.

When Li En looked up again, Professor Eli had already walked out of the classroom.

The label was successfully copied, and lines of characters appeared in front of Li En.

[Mystical genius has reached Lv4]

[Occult Genius Lv4]

[Effect 1: Gain more knowledge of occultism and increase your ability to learn occult content by 200%]

[Effect 2: When identifying items related to mysticism, you will receive vague clues.]

[Effect 3: You can subtly influence scholars in related fields around you, increasing the probability that they will be labeled as geniuses in the occult]

[Effect 4: You have mastered a certain amount of Greek vocabulary]