Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

"Sister Bayin, Brother Bru, thank you for taking care of me. I have two last things to ask of you." Zhengnan said.

"Go ahead," Brooke said.

"First of all, please don't try to avenge me deliberately. That bully is very cunning and has a lot of people, so he's not easy to deal with. Even if you kill him, he can be reborn. You taught me before that monks should spend their time improving their strength. So, I also ask you to promise me not to waste time trying to avenge me." Zhengnan said seriously.

"Okay. Zhengnan, I promise you that we won't go out of our way to look for that bully. If we happen to meet him one day, Bayin and I will definitely beat him up and get your paralysis ring back." Brook said with red eyes.

"Thank you, Brother Bru," Zhengnan said. "Secondly, Sister Bayin, if you have time to return to Valley Village, please tell my mother that I've become a Mafa Tiger Guardian. Please rest assured that I will always be well. However, I'm very busy and I'm afraid I won't have time to return home to fulfill my filial duties."

Bayin couldn't stop crying, but he tried to hold back his tears and said, "Who said you can't fulfill your filial piety? Not only will I tell Auntie that you have become a majestic Mafa Tiger Guard. I can also seduce you to become my baby, and then we can go back to the village to see your mother together."

"Thank you, Sister Bayin."

The three of them looked at each other in silence, with tears in their eyes.

"Okay. You three little guys, we're rescued now, why do you act like we're parting forever? As long as Chixing is still here, Zhengnan will always be alive. You can come visit him anytime you're free." Tianzun advised.

"Sister Bayin and Brother Bru, you guys go and get busy. I've been leveling up every day these days, staying up very late. I'm so tired. Now I can finally have a good rest." Zhengnan said with a smile.

Bayin wiped away his tears and nodded, "Okay, Zhengnan, you just had surgery, so get some rest first. You must cheer up! When the time is right, I will come back to summon you. Then, we can still fight together."

Zhengnan nodded vigorously.

Bayin and Brook thanked Tianzun again, walked out of the room, and slowly walked to the square.

"Brook, I want the Soul-Eating Wand." Bayin suddenly said.

"Chengnan said that if the mage has the Soul Devouring Staff, the baby won't rebel. Then, I can summon Zhengnan and equip him with the Judgment Ring, the Paralysis Ring, and all the equipment he likes. Then, he will always remain awake, and we can fight together like we did in the Wo Ma Cult Master's Hall."

"Good idea. The Soul Devouring Staff will be available soon. I think we can help Zhengnan prepare weapons and jewelry now," Brook encouraged. He didn't remind Bayin that Zhengnan was only level 13 and couldn't wear the Judgment, or even the Paralysis Ring, which required level 16.

"Yes. Save your Judgment for now, and some Blessing Oil as well. Also, keep a pair of Rainbow Demon Rings."

"Okay. If you get a top-grade Gale Ring, you can keep it. Zhengnan will probably like it."

"And the medals. I wonder if Zhengnan prefers the offensive or defensive ones."

"Attack. Warriors like to increase attack."

.......

Bayin looks forward to a bright future, and Brook adds bricks and tiles to his work.

After a while, there were a few whooshing sounds in the square, and three figures appeared. They were Baili Feijian, Situ Haoyun and Shangguan Yanling. They were back.

"How is it? Was your friend rescued?" asked Baili Feijian.

"Thank you, Senior Baili. He has been rescued and is now resting in Tianzun's room." Brook said.

"That's good. You guys chat first, I'll go report to Tianzun." Baili Feijian is the captain of the team and needs to report after completing the mission.

"Bayin, we just found some magic gods and holy war equipment at the Demon Altar. You should be able to use them. We also found four Blooddrinker Swords and over 4 pieces of Zuma equipment. I'll give them to you too." Shangguan Yanling gave Bayin a large amount of things. Bayin was a mage disciple she personally recruited. Although not a successor, he was still impressed.

"Thank you, Sister Shangguan. Do the monsters in the Red Moon Canyon also drop Zuma equipment?" Bayin asked.

"Yeah. Ordinary spiders can only drop WoMa jewelry. But blood giants and blood zombies have a chance to drop ZuMa equipment. I didn't pick up any WoMa equipment because I don't have enough space in my backpack."

"Thank you, Sister Shangguan. I have a question for you. This Blooddrinking Sword adds 5 points of accuracy. Is it useful for a mage?"

Shangguan Yanling was very happy to be called "sister" by Bayin, so she answered in detail:

"Accuracy also has some benefits for mages. For example, the Mage Necklace I just gave you also adds 2 points of Accuracy. However, its effect may not be what you think."

"First: Accuracy increases the power of Fire Wall. This doesn't increase the damage per hit, nor does it increase the duration of Fire Wall, but rather the number of times Fire Wall can be triggered. For example, if you use Fire Wall to burn an immobile hornfly, without Accuracy equipment, you can burn it five times in the same amount of time. However, if you use Blood Drink and the Mage's Necklace, which adds 5 more Accuracy points, you can burn it 7 times in the same amount of time."

"Second, accuracy doesn't work against magic evasion. For example, if someone carries a tiger tooth with a 40% evasion bonus, plus the character's own 10% evasion bonus, that adds up to 50%. Regardless of whether you use Blood Drink against a single target, the hit rate is around 50%. However, there's one situation where accuracy is very useful, and that's against high-speed monsters, like the Zuma Cult Leader. That guy runs incredibly fast. You might only be able to hit him four times with a wand, but with Blood Drink, you can get at least six."

"Is the accuracy of Blood Drink useful for the Holy Word Technique?" Bayin asked again.

"It's useless. The effectiveness of Holy Word depends primarily on the difference between the character's level and the monster's level, as well as the level of the Holy Word skill. There's also a prerequisite for Holy Word: the mage's level cannot be lower than the monster's level by more than two levels. Only when this prerequisite is met can Holy Word succeed. When you reach level three, the success rate generally reaches over 2%."

"I have another question. When I use lightning to attack wild boars and Zuma guards, it feels very powerful; but when I use it to attack black evil maggots, centipedes, pincer worms and other monsters, the power is much smaller." Bayin asked again.

"Actually, there are two types of monsters: undead and living. Lightning magic has an extra bonus on undead monsters. There are many undead monsters, such as the wild boars in the Stone Tomb, Zuma monsters, mine zombies, and spiders in the Red Moon Canyon."

"As for the life system, you can think of it as those monsters that can be lured into becoming pets, such as the Valley Viper, the Black Maggot, the Centipede, the Pincer Worm, and the Minotaur of Cang Yue Island. However, the most useful pet is the giant polyhedron worm from the Unknown Dark Palace. We like to call it the Giant, and it can be summoned at level 29..."

Bayin and Shangguan Yanling started chatting.

Brook here was also asking Situ Haoyun for advice.

"Master, I heard that you are a genius and can achieve level 4 spiritual enlightenment? Can you teach me how to comprehend level 4 skills?" Brook said.

"Who told you? This is my most powerful skill." Situ Haoyun said.

"Hehe, of course someone told me. In fact, I guessed it myself without anyone telling me. The attributes of the monsters in your notes are recorded in such detail, it is probably due to the level 4 mental enlightenment." Brook laughed.

"You are really smart. Yes, I have level 4 mental revelation. But it's not as magical as it is said. We had a special opportunity before and went to the Dragon Empire, where we obtained this level 4 skill. Not only me, but Baili Feijian and Shangguan Yanling also obtained level 4 skills. Feijian has level 4 wild charge, and Yanling has level 4 magic shield." Situ Haoyun said.

"The Dragon Empire? What kind of place is that?"

"That's a faraway place. To the northeast of Mengzhong, there is a continuous snow-capped mountain. On the other side of the snow-capped mountain is the Dragon Empire. However, we didn't go through the snow-capped mountain. Instead, we met a man who teleported the three of us to the Dragon Empire through a secret passage. The three of us promised each other not to reveal his information to anyone. I believe that one day when you are strong enough, you will definitely meet that person." Situ Haoyun explained.

"Master, I have never seen the people named Hun Shiwu, Wuyazi, and Qianlong that you mentioned in your notes. Aren't they in Mengzhong?" Brook continued to ask.

"This is also related to the Dragon Empire. I can't say too much, but one day, when you're strong enough, you might encounter these things. Remember, even if you and Bayin are already the strongest of this generation, you still have to work hard at cultivation. There are always people better than you. One day, your opponents, besides monsters, will be people you've never met."

Brooke vaguely guessed the underlying meaning of Situ Haoyun's words. If this generation is the strongest, then there must be the previous generation, and even many generations. And people like Soul 15 are most likely not from this generation. One day, after traveling to the Dragon Empire, I might encounter them.

It seems that some questions are difficult to ask. Brooke turned to questions that Situ Haoyun could answer: "I understand. By the way, Master, what is this piece of clothing you are wearing? I don't think you mentioned it in your notes."

"This is a radiant Taoist robe. It's a level 45 robe, and I just got it recently. Go to the Dragon City and defeat the Dragon Cult Leader, and you'll have a chance to get it."

"Oh, what about Baili Feijian and Shangguan Yanling's clothes?"

"Shangguan Yanling's clothes are the Fiery Demon Armor, which is also level 45. Baili Feijian's clothes are better, called the Phoenix Demon Armor, which requires level 50 to wear. In addition to clothes, the Demon Dragon City also has jewelry. You can enter after you reach level 45." Situ Haoyun explained.

At this moment, Baili Feijian came back quickly. Several people stopped talking and looked at him.

"Haoyun, Yan Ling. We have received a new mission and we have to go to the Demon Dragon City." Baili Feijian said.

"What about the Bai Ri Sect? The Red Moon Demon might mutate." Shangguan Yanling asked.

"I've discussed this with Tianzun. He suggests that the Red Moon Demon's mutation is likely related to Bairi Gate's northern location. Coupled with the scarcity of cultivators, the demonic beasts within Bairi Gate have long been neglected, causing the Red Moon Demon's strength to multiply." Baili Feijian said, "Tianzun intends to open Bairi Gate as soon as possible to allow warriors from other worlds to enter ahead of time. This will help control the demonic beasts' strength."

Shangguan Yanling said no more. She turned to look at Bayin, smiled and nodded, "We're leaving now. Come on."

"Master, how do we get to the Demon Dragon City you mentioned?" Brook asked.

"On Cang Yue Island, there's a space-time rift in the north of the village. You can reach Demon Dragon City through the teleportation stone next to it," Situ Haoyun explained, then returned the teleportation ring to Brooke. "Xiao Bu, keep this ring safe and only lend it to close friends. The world of cultivators is cruel, with limited resources. The higher your level, the more intense the competition. A teleportation ring can change your destiny. Believe it or not, if I weren't here, these two guys behind me would very likely take this ring for themselves."

"What are you talking about, Haoyun?" Shangguan Yanling protested.

"Well, I'm not the kind of person who bullies the younger generation." Baili Feijian also defended himself.

"I understand, Master. From now on, as long as you don't come in person, I will definitely not lend it to you even if Senior Baili and Senior Shangguan come to me!" Brook said obediently.

"Ruzi can be taught."

"Oh, please stop teaching. You've corrupted the good Brooke." Shangguan Yanling said dissatisfiedly.

"I'm just stating a possibility. Don't tell me you weren't moved by the teleportation ring."

"Thanks to Tobayinbrook, we finally got a memory ring. I'm already very satisfied. How could I possibly covet anything else?"

"So, if you don't get the Memory Ring, you will covet my disciple's Teleportation Ring."

"I...I didn't covet it. I just used it a few times and found it very convenient."

"Haha, stop arguing. It's unbecoming to do that in front of my disciples."

"Xiaobu, don't be disturbed by other things. Don't forget your original intention and forge ahead!" Situ Haoyun said finally.

"Brook, Bayin, see you again if we're lucky." Baili Feijian waved his hand. "Let's go. Use the Cangyue Teleportation Stone directly."

The three of them disappeared in a flash.