"Never mind, clothes don't matter. When do you plan to reverse the Sacred Land transformation?" Shiki asked.
"Hehe, I knew Miss Ryougi would definitely visit Watatsumi Island again for this matter."
Sangonomiya Kokomi smiled. A reversal of Sacred Land transformation that only happens once every few hundred years—it was impossible for her not to attend.
"However, ancient texts don't record what the scenery of the Reversal of Sacred Land Transformation will look like, but it definitely won't be small."
"To be safe, I plan to perform the Reversal of Sacred Land Transformation ritual at midnight. Everyone will essentially be asleep then. As long as there isn't an earthquake or overwhelming noise, things should be fine."
"Midnight, huh..."
Shiki pondered for a moment upon hearing this. Indeed, in this world lacking entertainment, most people go to bed very early.
Only a very few people would idly wander around at night. If that was the case, she just needed to provide cover.
"Understood. I will conjure a Thunderstorm above Watatsumi Island. This rain will continue until the Reversal of Sacred Land Transformation is complete."
"Alright, I appreciate your trouble, Miss Ryougi. I will leave the door unlocked at midnight; let's meet here again," Sangonomiya Kokomi said.
Intelligent as she was, she had already guessed why the girl would conjure a Thunderstorm, but at the same time, she had to marvel at the other party's power, which was no different from that of a Archon.
Sure enough, her guess was correct: the other party was an avatar of the Raiden Shogun.
The girl's words were the Raiden Shogun's words; speaking with the girl was basically equivalent to speaking directly with the Raiden Shogun.
Perhaps the attendant was just a cover?
However, Sangonomiya Kokomi did not know that Shiki's power came from another fallen Archon of electro element.
However, since Makoto and Ei are both the Raiden Shogun, saying that Shiki, who inherited Makoto's power, is an avatar... doesn't seem wrong?
"Whether you leave the door unlocked or not is irrelevant. The main thing is, don't let me scare you again."
Shiki seemed indifferent, but Sangonomiya Kokomi couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed and embarrassed upon hearing this.
"It's because I didn't know you were coming! If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have been scared!"
"Ah, right, right, right. I'm leaving now. See you tonight."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shiki transformed into a golden flash of electro element and vanished, leaving Sangonomiya Kokomi alone in the study, sulking.
Just imagine: when you are alone and concentrating on something, someone suddenly appears in front of you—isn't that scary?
It's definitely scary, right? That's why Sangonomiya Kokomi's reaction was so strong. If she hadn't recognized the voice, she would have immediately deployed her jellyfish.
Meanwhile, Shiki had returned home and was sitting on the bed, beginning to contemplate the matter of Adeptal Arts.
A brief experiment at Yujing Terrace let her know that ordinary Adeptal Arts were completely unsuitable for her because the Adeptal Power used to "drive" them was too low-grade.
This was like a computer configured to run any AAA masterpiece, but installed with Windows 95 as the operating system.
It could certainly be used, but it definitely wouldn't be comfortable.
This was the effect of Granny Ping's Adeptal Arts when used by her; it would weaken her Adeptal Power to a certain extent, leading to various forms of waste.
It is well known that waste is shameful, and Adeptal Power is exceedingly precious, so such waste naturally felt uncomfortable.
Furthermore, besides this, there was another problem before her.
That is, currently in Liyue, none of the Adepti possessed the same element as her.
And Morax, as the Ancestor of All Adepti, wielded the heaviest geo element, which could be said to be the opposite extreme of the electro element.
The Adeptal Arts required for Ayaka's cultivation could be directly sought from Cloud Retainer, as Shiki knew that her disciple Ganyu possessed cryo element.
But if she wanted to cultivate Adeptal Arts, she would have to create them herself.
She was a Archon, and the elemental power she wielded was different from that of ordinary Adepti.
After all, most Adepti are similar to beast spirits like Yae Miko and Ioroi, such as those currently residing in Jueyun Karst.
Of course, there are exceptions. Morax is the Ancestor of All Adepti; he is both an Adeptus and a Archon.
Granny Ping was originally human, but after cultivating Adeptal Arts, her body evolved, and she became an Adeptus.
The Adeptal Arts of the Adepti were not suitable for her. If there were an electro element Adeptus, she could deduce one, but unfortunately, there are no Adepti controlling the electro element now.
How difficult it was to try and create Adeptal Arts without any foundation, like trying to study high school knowledge directly in elementary school—it was too difficult.
Shiki pursed her cherry lips slightly, and golden Adeptal Power appeared in her hand, with faint lightning flashing around her.
Looking at the electro element triple tomoe in the hanging scroll, Shiki seemed to realize something. She abruptly clenched her fist, withdrew the Adeptal Power, and then once again activated the Adeptal Art that Granny Ping had taught her.
Her consciousness sank into her body, and the Adeptal Power circulated through her meridians according to the specific path of the Adeptal Art, sometimes fast and sometimes slow.
While switching speeds, Shiki left a wisp of imperceptible Adeptal Power in her acupoints, forming one light spot after another.
Finally, after completing a small cycle, these light spots formed a pattern with two wings, and this pattern was... the Anemo element symbol!
Although the Adeptal Power had degraded, a smile appeared in Shiki's eyes. She seemed to have discovered the pattern of the Adeptal Art's circulation route.
Since the pattern displayed by the circulation route of the Anemo Adeptal Art was the Anemo element, would the electro element pattern be the electro element triple tomoe?
The human body generally has 720 acupoints, but that's for mortals. A Archon seems to have... er... Shiki looked at the dense cluster of acupoints in her body, and her scalp couldn't help but tingle.
Sure enough, the circumstances of different species cannot be generalized. Even people from different worlds are different, let alone Archons and mortals?
For example, people in Naruto average 130 trillion cells, but normal people on Earth only have half or even a third of that.
Thinking this way, Shiki felt that the number of acupoints on her body, far exceeding that of ordinary people, was not so hard to understand.
After all, a normal person wouldn't be able to see an ant on a tree two kilometers away with the naked eye, nor could they clearly observe the spread of lightning like a high-speed camera.
'Hmm... No wonder Granny Ping's Adeptal Art isn't suitable for me. Not only is the element wrong, but the number of my acupoints is different from hers!'
Perhaps on Granny Ping's body, two acupoints are directly connected, but on Shiki's body, there might be an extra pathway.
Because she is a Archon, she possesses a superior nervous and meridian system, so naturally, she has more acupoints.
'I have a rough idea now, but since I am going to create my own Adeptal Art, I should first draw out my own acupoint distribution map!'
Shiki believed that creating Adeptal Arts was like painting: drawing the corresponding patterns on the "paper" formed by the meridians and acupoints would establish the main framework.
After that would come the various minor details, used to refine the Adeptal Art.
But talking about it now was useless; she first needed to create this "paper" for painting.
"Hoo..."
Shiki let out a long breath. Just now, she had recycled and refined the Adeptal Power that had degraded from circulating the cultivation technique, because waste is shameful~
Stepping out of the room with a tap-tap-tap of her wooden clogs, Ayaka, who was across the hall, opened her door after hearing the sound.
"You've only been back for two hours, are you going out again?"
"Two hours? Never mind, that's not important!"
"Ayaka! I need a piece of paper for drawing, and it must be huge! Preferably one that can wrap around my entire body!"
Shiki quickly said this while holding Ayaka's fragrant shoulder. Her mental state was excellent right now, and she should be able to map out the acupoints on her torso.
"Ah? Oh, I'll arrange it right away!"
Ayaka was somewhat confused, but seeing the girl's anxious appearance, she figured it must be something significant, so she immediately agreed.
After arranging the request, Ayaka continued, "Can you tell me now why you suddenly need to draw?"
"I'm not drawing; I'm creating Adeptal Arts... Never mind, saying I'm drawing isn't wrong either," Shiki said.
"In the past two hours, I carefully studied Granny Ping's Adeptal Art and discovered the pattern of its circulation."
"The Anemo element will display the Anemo element symbol, so the electro element will probably be the electro element triple tomoe."
Ayaka asked upon hearing this, "Hmm... so you plan to create your own Adeptal Art based on the triple tomoe crest?"
"Exactly! As expected of my Ayaka, you immediately understood what I was thinking!"
Shiki praised her without hesitation, causing the girl's face to flush slightly.
"However, because I am a Archon, the complexity of my meridian system far surpasses that of mortals. Therefore, before 'drawing,' I need to map out the 'paper' that I will use for drawing."
"That's why I need a large piece of paper. If it's too small, it might not fit."
Ayaka suddenly understood. No wonder she asked for paper. Human acupoint and meridian diagrams could be easily bought at any Chinese Medicine clinic. She had been wondering why Shiki didn't use the existing ones.
If that was the case, it made perfect sense. Furthermore, legend has it that the meridian diagrams used in Liyue's Chinese Medicine, passed down since ancient times, were drawn by Adepti.
Now it seemed this wasn't a legend; it was simply fact. How could a normal person possess the ability to clearly see their own meridians!
"I understand. Is there anything I can help with?" Ayaka asked.
"Help? I don't really need anything," Shiki thought carefully, then continued, "Just help me prepare a few more sheets of paper, in case I make a mistake."
"Then, call me when it's time for dinner, and call me again at midnight. I need to take a trip to Watatsumi Island at midnight."
"Sangonomiya Kokomi needs to perform a ceremony without being discovered. This relates to whether Watatsumi Island can smoothly and willingly integrate into Inazuma later, so I need to go and provide cover for her."
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