He shook his head, activated his supernatural ability, and quickly scanned the object. However, this time the situation was somewhat strange; what he scanned was a completely illusory phantom.
However, for some reason, in Ren Gu's mind, it was as if he was scanning a physical object, a complete and tangible thing.
After he successfully completed the scan and withdrew his supernatural power, the phantom writhed for a moment and transformed back into the form of the Mirror God.
Seeing that Xiao Wenbing's expression seemed a bit strange, Mirror God asked, "What's wrong?"
"Oh." Xiao Wenbing smiled slightly and said, "Scanning this thing consumes quite a bit of spiritual energy. Hmm, luckily my cultivation has greatly increased..."
Yes, scanning this phantom seemed to require more effort than scanning a real object. If he hadn't reached the Golden Core realm, he really wouldn't have been able to handle it so easily.
"Hmph, alright, now that you've memorized it, hurry up and make some." Mirror God didn't care about his many sentiments and simply gave the order without any politeness.
Xiao Wenbing nodded silently. Following his memory, he activated his supernatural ability.
In his right hand, a phantom shadow gradually took shape, and little by little, the piece of Xuanyuan wood, which resembled wood but was not, was transforming from illusion to reality at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Suddenly, Xiao Wenbing's expression changed. The object in his hand, just before it was about to take shape, paused for a fleeting moment—a mere fraction of a second. This brief pause resulted in an irreparable loss.
A strange fluctuation seemed to rise in the space. The nearly formed Xuanyuan wood suddenly lit up for a moment, then spread out like waves, fading into the distance and disappearing into the space.
"What's going on?" The Mirror God stared in disbelief at the changes before him. This situation had never occurred since the day he gained spiritual insight.
"Huff...huff...huff." Xiao Wenbing's body tilted to one side and fell backward, crashing heavily to the ground. His eyes were closed, as if he had fainted.
"Hey. What's wrong with you? Are you dead? Get up." The halo that formed the Mirror God appeared beside Xiao Wenbing on the ground with lightning speed, talking loudly.
After a while, Xiao Wenbing's brows gradually furrowed. No matter who it was, when they were exhausted, they would not be in a good mood if such a noisy person suddenly appeared next to them.
"Enough, you're the one who's dead." Xiao Wenbing got up dejectedly, looked at the Mirror God, and said lazily, "What is this thing? I'm already a Golden Core cultivator, but I can't even make such a small piece."
"What? You failed because you lacked divine power?" the Mirror God asked in utter astonishment.
Xiao Wenbing rolled his eyes at it. What did it mean to lack divine power? He had not only exhausted his supernatural abilities, but he had also used up all the spiritual energy in his golden core and all the spiritual energy in his natal golden talisman. In other words, he had used up all his strength, and in the end, he still failed at the last moment.
"Is this Xuanyuan Wood one of the rare and precious natural treasures?" Xiao Wenbing asked with certainty.
"A rare and precious treasure? This thing is called a rare and precious treasure?" The Mirror God laughed for a long time as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, before saying: "If my previous master needed this thing, he didn't even need to use his own energy. He could easily create it with just a thought of a divided spirit. You... you really disappoint me."
Xiao Wenbing blushed, but his curiosity only grew stronger. He tentatively asked, "Who was your previous owner?"
The Mirror God raised its neck high, and suddenly, as if bound by some force, it stood frozen, and a burst of electric sparks erupted around its illusory body, as if a burning chain of lightning had suddenly bound it, and even its body became much dimmer.
"Mirror God!" Xiao Wenbing exclaimed, but he didn't know what to do.
After a long while, the lightning-like chains finally disappeared. The Mirror God's face reappeared, but this time, it was listless, as if it had just been subjected to extremely severe torture.
Are you... alright?
"Hmm, I won't die." The Mirror God said weakly, "Don't ask me questions like that again. Unless you are strong enough to lift the restriction for me, there are some questions I cannot answer."
Xiao Wenbing nodded repeatedly, indicating that he would definitely learn from the lesson.
"Since you can't even create something this small, it's really..." the Mirror God said helplessly. "That's not divine power, it's pseudo-divine power."
"Pseudo-divine power?" Xiao Wenbing rolled his eyes and said, "Whether it's divine power or pseudo-divine power, as long as it can create things, it's good divine power." He vented his dissatisfaction and then asked, "If it can't create anything, what do you suggest we do?"
"Hmph." The Mirror God scoffed at Xiao Wenbing's attitude and said, "Since we can't make the big ones, let's make the small ones."
"Small?"
“That’s right. Actually, you don’t need that much Xuanyuan wood to make a level 5 lightning rod. Just… just five-half of it will do. With your abilities, that should be more than enough.”
"Half?" A strange thought flashed through Xiao Wenbing's mind, and his expression was a mixture of surprise and delight: "You mean... I can create half the original?"
"Of course, divine power is omnipotent. It can create not only half the amount, but even a small amount."
Xiao Wenbing was filled with excitement. The Mirror God's words seemed to have opened a door for him, a door that held all sorts of possibilities.
In his heart, a single sentence resounded loudly: omnipotent...
"What's wrong with you?" Mirror God asked curiously, looking at Xiao Wenbing, who seemed to have suddenly become somewhat dazed.
"Half the amount?" Xiao Wenbing murmured, "So divine power can create whatever one wants without adhering to the original size or shape."
"That's natural. Gods created all things, and since they possess divine power, they can certainly create anything out of thin air. As the saying goes, a creator god is a world. Do you understand?" Mirror God said in surprise. How could he not know such a simple truth?
"Yes, I understand, I understand." Xiao Wenbing nodded. His cultivation level was currently insufficient, his realm too low. If one day he could reach the level of the previous master of the Mirror God, he could probably even create a landlord out of thin air.
A creator god... Are there different kinds of gods? Xiao Wenbing shook his head, dismissing the ridiculous thought.
One creator god is one world.
What extravagant and exaggerated words! Yet they sound so pleasant. If one's cultivation reached the level of a god, wouldn't one be able to create a world out of thin air?
Xiao Wenbing's heart swelled uncontrollably. At this moment, he was filled with confidence and determined to study hard and improve every day, striving to reach the legendary realm of gods as soon as possible.
"Alright, stop daydreaming. The path to godhood is fraught with peril, and no one dares to say for sure that it will succeed." The Mirror God saw through his thoughts and immediately exclaimed, "Instead of wasting your time, why don't you try it out quickly? Create the Xuanyuan Wood, and once you've mastered it, send it to your friend."
"Haha." Xiao Wenbing laughed happily several times, and said in succession, "That's right, that's right, I understand. Mirror God, don't worry, I'm here for you. A small piece of Xuanyuan wood is just a trivial matter and not worth mentioning."
"Is that so?" Seeing Xiao Wenbing suddenly become so energetic, Mirror God's words were full of doubt.
Xiao Wenbing glanced at it with a confident look, then sat down cross-legged, swallowed a few Lesser Rejuvenation Pills, and meditated to restore his spiritual power.
He stretched out his right hand again, and with a thought, a small piece of Xuanyuan wood slowly took shape in his hand.
A moment later...
"Hey... what are you doing turning around like that?" Xiao Wenbing shouted angrily.
Ever since he painstakingly and painstakingly created a piece of Xuanyuan wood that resembled nothing else, the Mirror God has been circling the wood endlessly, and shows no sign of stopping.
"That's not right," Mirror God said softly.
"What's wrong?"
"Look!" Mirror God suddenly pointed to Xuanyuan Muyou's right side and exclaimed as if he had discovered a new continent, "Found it!"
Xiao Wenbing craned his neck in confusion. There was no difference... Hmm, it seems that the color there is a little lighter, but such a small flaw shouldn't matter, right?
"Is this the Xuanyuan Wood?" Mirror God said seriously, "Yes, can you be serious?"
Xiao Wenbing raised his head, his expression serious: "I've checked it, and this thing is indeed Xuanyuan wood."
"Nonsense!" the Mirror God shouted, its body suddenly transforming into a ball of white light, which then shone on the small piece of Xuanyuan wood. After a while, the white light withdrew and transformed back into the Mirror God.
However, to Xiao Wenbing's surprise, after this transformation, the Mirror God's body was no longer black, but returned to its original white. Shaking his head, Xiao Wenbing sighed... So this old thing can lie too!
Volume 4, Chapter 132: New Abilities
"Huh..." After the Mirror God came out, he looked Xiao Wenbing up and down, pondered for a long time, and finally had to admit that he had made a mistake.
Xiao Wenbing felt a chill run down his spine under its gaze. What had happened to him now? He frowned and asked, "Mirror God, what are you up to?"
The Mirror God shook his head and said, "I didn't expect that although your divine power is lacking, you have some talent in manufacturing."
"Really?" Xiao Wenbing was overjoyed. He had finally gained the old man's approval. It was no easy feat. You must know, this was the Cry of the Gods, the spirit of a divine artifact that had once coexisted with the gods. Gaining its approval was no easy feat.
He took a deep breath and asked, "How did you know?"
The Mirror God pointed to the piece of Xuanyuan wood and said, "I've examined it. The exterior of this thing does look somewhat like Xuanyuan wood, but its interior is a hodgepodge."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Wenbing asked, puzzled. Why was there such a hodgepodge? What was that?
"It has all sorts of components inside: spirit stone wood, celestial sand grains, small pieces of steel mother, uh, right, and some herbal residue. How... how did you put them all together?" Mirror God exclaimed in admiration, "For the first time creating something without a physical reference, you were able to combine so many materials at will. Your talent is truly extraordinary."
Xiao Wenbing's face instantly changed from white to red, then from red to green. It then turned from green to white again. Finally, it grew increasingly dark, gradually darkening into a somber expression.
He had just spent all his energy transforming the piece of Xuanyuan wood in his memory into half its size, but in doing so, bits and pieces of those strange memories from his mind came through.
The final result is this brand-new product, which gets mixed up with everything else in my mind and becomes indistinguishable from it.
However, he didn't realize it at the time. Only after he created it did he understand how many mistakes he had made.
“I didn’t mean it,” Xiao Wenbing murmured.
"What?" Because Xiao Wenbing's voice was too soft, the Mirror God did not hear clearly, so he asked curiously.
Xiao Wenbing said expressionlessly, "It's nothing. We... will try again."
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Half an hour passed. Holding what looked like half of a Xuanwu shield, Xiao Wenbing sat down cross-legged without saying a word and continued his efforts.
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