However, the Dharma power was only colorless; in fact, its energy fluctuation was quite strong, otherwise, it wouldn't have caused the scene to distort and sway.
At this moment, Yae Miko's eyes narrowed slightly. This was her first time seeing colorless Dharma power.
But color didn't mean anything. Different beings refined Dharma power of different colors; in a sense, colorless could also be considered a color.
Therefore, what surprised her was not the color, but that the young girl had managed to refine Dharma power that countless people could not discover in their entire lives within just a few minutes.
Undoubtedly, the other party had not refined Dharma power before this. People who possess Dharma power can sense each other, and Yae Miko had not felt this before.
Even those shrine maidens in the shrine with decent talent could not possibly sense and refine Dharma power within a few minutes; it was simply outrageous.
But thinking about how the other party could cultivate Makoto's remaining power to its pre-death level in half a year, it didn't seem so outrageous anymore.
Moreover, the other party's Dharma power fluctuation was strong. Although the quantity was small, the quality was very high; this little wisp was pure essence.
"As expected, I can't view you with the eyes of an ordinary person, little one."
Yae Miko sighed inwardly, then continued to fix her gaze on that wisp of Dharma power. She was very curious about what Shiki would do next.
At this time, Ioroi's expression had turned into 0v0. "Didn't you say you had no Dharma power? Then what is this?"
However, Shiki didn't know what these two animals beside her were thinking. She had to first confirm whether what she had refined was indeed Dharma power.
"Yae Miko, this is what is called Dharma power, right?"
"Yes. You aren't trying to condense Adeptal energy just by using a Sigil of Permission, are you? Adeptal Arts are very complex. I suggest you wait until you have time to go to Liyue to handle it. With this Sigil of Permission, you can easily meet the Adepti."
Yae Miko frowned slightly. She admitted that the girl's talent was one in ten thousand, but wanting to condense her own Adeptal energy just by relying on the Adeptal energy on a sigil was no less difficult than knowing how to build a Mikage Furnace just by looking at it once.
But sometimes, reality is just that fantastic.
A rainbow-blue interwoven light bloomed in her pupils. In Shiki's vision, the Sigil of Permission was covered by several black-red distorted lines. Among these lines, besides the sigil itself, there was that Line of Death representing Adeptal energy.
And as long as she could see the Lines of Death, Shiki could understand what it was!
This Adeptal energy left by Morax in the Sigil of Permission was now like a corpse on a dissection table; Shiki had completely understood the components that made up the Adeptal energy!
"Found you!"
Discarding the elemental energy and Dharma power, what remained was soul energy, and she only needed to find a similar fluctuation within her own soul.
Everyone's soul is different, just like fingerprints. At first glance, they look the same, but in reality, they are completely different patterns.
But the problem now was how to find this power that existed within the soul.
Dharma power was found by Shiki through her consciousness within her body, so how should she find the power that existed in the soul?
Thinking of this, Shiki sank her thoughts down again. Since the power in the physical body could be found using the consciousness nurtured by the soul, then perhaps the power in the soul needed to be found using the Dharma power refined by the physical body?
Hmm, the line of thought is feasible; proceed with the experiment.
A wisp of Dharma power was drawn out from her dantian, but problems followed one after another: how to "see" her own soul?
Just as people need a mirror or similar reflective object to see their own faces, one's own soul must surely require some method to be seen.
"Then, what is the mirror that can see one's own soul?"
Shiki questioned in her heart, but then, she inexplicably thought of that guy, the Balladeer.
"Why would I suddenly think of this jerk?"
"No, no. I wouldn't think of him for no reason. Is this a hint you gave me? Shiki?"
Shiki didn't quite understand. Was there any connection between the Balladeer and Liyue's Adeptal Arts?
"That's it! Puppets! Puppets have no soul, only a body and the consciousness they carry. In other words, I need to use my consciousness to see my soul, and then use Dharma power to find that energy?"
In reality, countless golden particles emerged from the void, then slowly formed a long, narrow katana in front of the young girl—it was Kuji-Meirei.
That's right, Shiki intended to do the same as Ei, lodging her consciousness into her weapon. The only difference was that she was doing it temporarily, while the latter had been doing it for hundreds of years.
Dharma power wrapped around her consciousness. Shiki only felt as if she had walked into a pitch-black tunnel. With a surge of suction, she... saw herself.
That was her body. Her fair skin and beautiful face were like a masterfully crafted work of art; the charm it brought would make anyone willing to stop for a moment.
Even she herself was no exception.
However, appreciation aside, Shiki hadn't forgotten the main business. After transferring her consciousness to Kuji-Meirei, she could finally see her own soul.
That was the most fundamental thing of a living being. It lay there quietly, like a sleeping beauty.
Shiki observed her soul for a moment; it was exactly the same as her body. Since that was the case, did the body grow according to the appearance of the soul? Or did the soul change according to the body?
It was a bit like the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. It was worth pondering, but not now.
Without even needing to deliberately search, Shiki felt a fluctuation similar to the one in the sigil from within her soul. That was the energy radiated by the soul.
Just like breathing, this process would continue until death. This was also why people developed dementia. But now, she had a method to collect and store it.
Perhaps this was the secret to how Adeptal Arts could grant longevity?
Dharma power was used to maintain the lifespan of the body, while soul energy was used to extend the lifespan of the soul, and finally, elemental energy was added to store them both.
People age because they are always in a state of consumption, and when the consumption decreases, they naturally achieve longevity.
But if only everything were this easy. If it were another world, one might truly be free and unfettered, but in Teyvat, there was still the erode imposed on all things by the Heavenly Principles.
Therefore, even if Morax created such an awesome Adeptal Art, there would still be a day when it returned to dust.
But this process would be prolonged for a long time; it was also one of the few methods that could slow down the erode.
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