The Great Detective of Gensokyo, but surrounded by Shura Field!

Take a deep breath and calm the fluctuating emotions in your heart.

Patchouli finally got to the point:

"Anyway, I now have some clues about the origin of your magic..."

……

……

"Not broken, but asleep?"

"Yes."

Patchouli briefly explained her views.

Chu Bai's magical source was not in the damaged state as he thought, but had fallen into a state similar to sleep.

Although this metaphor is a bit unrefined, after all, the source of magic is not a living thing. But as the literal meaning suggests, Chu Bai's source is indeed like entering a dormant state, and all its functions have been compressed to the extreme.

"During the battle just now, I also conducted a thorough investigation."

"There's nothing wrong with your magic circuits. In fact, they're surprisingly smooth. As for your essence, I can also sense some fluctuations, rather than the deadness of a damaged state."

Patchouli thought for a moment:

"To use another appropriate analogy, if the source of magic is damaged, it's like a dead person who has completely lost all his energy."

"Then your current state of origin is similar to that of a vegetative patient in a hospital bed. Although the situation is equally serious, there is still a possibility of recovery."

Hearing that it could be restored, Chu Bai's eyes suddenly lit up:

"In other words, it is possible for me to recover my strength?"

"Yes, although these are just my speculations, this should be the truth."

Patchouli sighed:

"After all, if it were truly completely damaged, you wouldn't be as lively and active as you are now."

"Then is there any way to awaken my magical essence?"

"Awakening... well, let's call it that for now..."

Patchouli searched for relevant knowledge in her mind.

Known as a walking library, she obviously has more knowledge in her mind than Chu Bai.

After all, Chu Bai is still too young. In terms of theoretical knowledge alone, he is indeed much inferior to Patchouli, who is over a hundred years old.

"The steps to awaken the source of magic are quite complicated."

"Because the origin of the magician is itself the embodiment of the Law of the Seven Stars."

"To reawaken it, you should collect seven Seven Luminaries Secret Treasures containing different properties. Then, through the 'Elemental Mystery Ritual', extract and refine the power within the treasures, and use it to cleanse your essence."

"If you baptize it repeatedly like this, your essence should be able to recover to some extent."

"...should?" Chu Bai was keenly aware of this word.

Patchouli nodded. "Yeah, after all, I don't have any practical experience. These are just theoretical knowledge."

"But this is indeed the only way right now. And even if it fails, the situation won't be worse than it is now, right?"

"Quie's."

Chu Bai nodded:

"In other words, as long as you gather the so-called 'Seven Luminaries' Secret Treasures, you can perform the elemental ritual to try to restore your strength."

"But I actually encountered the classic cliché of running around picking up trash. If this plot were put into a novel, I'm afraid it would take at least a few hundred chapters to find all the secret treasures, right?"

"...I don't understand what you're saying at all."

Patchouli said lightly:

"In short, the Seven Luminaries Secret Treasures symbolize the power of the seven elements: sun, moon, fire, water, wood, gold, and earth."

"The secret treasure itself is not fixed. As long as it contains enough power of the Seven Stars, it can be used."

"...Huh? There's no limit to a fixed secret treasure?"

After saying this, Chu Bai suddenly remembered something.

He quickly took out a pendant, which was inlaid with a shining ruby:

"Do you think this thing meets the requirements?"

"Oh?"

Patchouli took the pendant, looked at it carefully, and nodded immediately:

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the 'Flame Thorn', a very rare gem in the magical world."

"It itself contains rich Fire Star power, and can indeed serve as a 'Fire Star Secret Treasure'."

"It seems that you only need to consider the remaining six secret treasures."

It actually works.

Chu Bai still remembered that this was a gift Kaguya had given him before. Wearing it could speed up his comprehension of the Law of Fire.

If a pendant of this level can be considered a Seven Stars Secret Treasure...

Then it seems that he no longer needs to look for things everywhere?

So, in Patchouli's shocked eyes.

Chu Bai happily took out one glittering treasure after another:

"Um, Patchy, why don't you take a look at these again?"

"If even that pendant can be considered a secret treasure... then I think I've collected everything?"

Chapter 45: Fran Approaches Quietly

"???"

Looking at the various props in front of me.

Patchouli was completely stunned:

"How did you collect so many secret treasures?"

Chu Bai laughed and said:

"To be honest, I spent a long time hunting in the outside world, and I managed to save up a little bit of money."

"Now that it can be used, I will definitely not be stingy."

Patchouli showed a skeptical look:

"When you say hunting, don't you mean killing people and stealing treasures?"

"Yes, but they only killed black cultists."

Chu Bai has no psychological burden:

"Speaking of the time when we hunted the Black Cultists, I really miss them."

"It was a blazing roar of magic cannons, a chorus of screams, white flags waving, and a sea of corpses... I could have killed dozens of people!"

Listening to Chu Bai's glorious resume, Patchouli suddenly felt helpless:

"You were exaggerating so much, I thought you started a large-scale war, but it turns out you only killed a few dozen people."

"Even I've been involved in hundreds of deaths, so don't brag about this little achievement."

Chu Bai nodded quickly and obediently:

"You're right. Killing dozens of people every day is really nothing. It seems I need to be more humble."

"???"

Patchouli almost choked on her tea:

"So you mean the daily indicators?"

"Yeah, what's the problem?"

"...No, let's get back to the topic."

……

……

Turn your attention to the props Chu Bai took out.

Patchouli conducted a preliminary exploration of them.

To be honest, there are indeed many expensive secret treasures among them, and they just meet the requirements of the Seven Stars Secret Treasures.

"This is a spiritual wood, taken from a cliff somewhere at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. It has the function of carrying souls."

"This is Misty Quicksand, which I stumbled upon while in a large area of quicksand on the Arabian Peninsula. I can sense the rich power of the earth element."

Introducing the two most precious treasures on the table, Chu Bai said with some pride:

"How about these two props, can they be used?"

"These two are fine, they can be used as the 'Wood Day Secret Treasure' and the 'Earth Day Secret Treasure'."

Patchouli silently pointed to the side:

"But can you explain the rest?"

"no problem."

Chu Bai picked up something with a smile:

"This is called the Little Sun. It raises the temperature and provides warmth. It's a very popular appliance lately..."

"Of course I know this is the little sun!"

Patchouli couldn't help but complain:

"Why do you think this thing is also a secret treasure?"

"Eh? Doesn't it count? Look at its name and the temperature it's heated to. Doesn't that fit the characteristics of a 'Sunday Secret Treasure'?"

"That's totally inconsistent! Apart from the heating function, how does this thing even have anything to do with the Law of the Sun?"

She took another bottle next to her:

"And what is this? Blue Moon laundry detergent?"

"Yes."

Chu Bai gave a thumbs up:

"Just from the name, I know this must be the incarnation of the 'Lunar Secret Treasure'. It can help repair my magical source..."

"This is even more outrageous than Little Sun!"

Patchouli covered her forehead with her hands:

"At least the little sun can still provide warmth. Your Blue Moon laundry detergent has absolutely nothing to do with the real moon!"

"Hey, Patchy, stop complaining so loudly..."

"Who do you think is responsible for this?! There's no one else around to complain, and it's really uncomfortable to keep these words bottled up in my heart!"

Chu Bai laughed dryly twice:

"Since Little Sun and Blue Moon laundry detergents were rejected, then my imitation gold necklace shouldn't count as a 'Golden Sun Secret Treasure', right?"

"Of course not! And this isn't even real gold!"

It seemed that Chu Bai had no idea about the Seven Stars Secret Treasure.

Patchouli asked the little devil to bring the blackboard, holding the chalk, and popularized the concept of secret treasure to Chu Bai.

Only uncommon items that contain the laws of the Seven Stars and meet many strict restrictions can be called Seven Stars Secret Treasures.

Things like Little Sun and Blue Moon laundry detergents are obviously ineffective.