Li Yue returned to his room, first taking out the books he had borrowed from the outer section of the library and began flipping through them.
However, the books kept in the outer section did not delve into too much magical knowledge; everything was basic: the history of Kamar-Taj, biographies of certain figures, the world as seen from Kamar-Taj's perspective, and so on, mostly theoretical.
These books were enough to give the reader a clear and comprehensive understanding of the world of sorcerers, theoretically explaining what magic is and dissecting the mechanisms of its effects.
Furthermore, contrary to Li Yue's initial thoughts, Kamar-Taj's magical system was not purely an empirical accumulation; it also involved extensive calculations. Throughout history, there were many sorcerers who meticulously dissected and analyzed spells, much like solving mathematical equations.
In summary, learning magic was quite cumbersome, requiring not only proficiency in communicating with magical energy but also a firm grasp of magical knowledge and runic lore to link magical energy and form a complete magical entity.
However, Li Yue finally understood the advantage of possessing this spatial origin within his body. Although he couldn't rely on external forces and could only cultivate on his own, the power he cultivated was his own and could be used as he pleased.
After finishing all these basic books, thanks to Li Yue's strong mental power, although he couldn't remember everything and use it skillfully like Doctor Strange after one read, he basically understood the knowledge of magic and how to use energy to form spells.
It was already evening after he finished reading. Li Yue immediately performed astral projection, and his transparent soul body emerged from his physical form. Instead of his usual routine cultivation, Li Yue floated to the table and reached for the borrowed books.
Without any surprise, the books were directly in Li Yue's hands, and he even felt a sense of touching a physical object. He didn't feel any weight from the books, which puzzled Li Yue. He had only remembered that Doctor Strange in the movie read books with his soul at night while his body rested, so he decided to try it.
To his surprise, it actually worked. It seemed these books possessed some special ability that allowed them to be read normally even in a soul state.
The books Li Yue was about to read were those on spatial magic borrowed from the inner section of the library.
And indeed, after reading this book, Li Yue finally understood why Kamar-Taj sorcerers had to learn close-quarters combat and become battle mages. Due to the prevalence of spatial magic, almost every sorcerer now first learned the Sling Ring.
The Sling Ring was also the easiest to learn; as long as one could communicate with magical energy, they could generally use it. This led to a phenomenon: if you used long-range magic against an enemy and they couldn't defeat you, they would simply find an opportunity to draw a circle and run away.
Moreover, without close-quarters combat skills, one would often be ambushed from behind after an enemy drew a circle. Therefore, long-range magic gradually faded from the sorcerers' view. Sorcerers first had to learn close-quarters fighting, how to use magical energy to construct magic shields and magic whips, followed by the use of magical artifacts. (This part about battle mages is the author's fabrication; just treat it as a joke.)
After finishing the theoretical knowledge of basic spatial magic, Li Yue picked up the long-anticipated Mirror Dimension magic. When Li Yue watched the movie, he was very eager for this magic, seeing how the Ancient One could simply wave her hand and the entire world would be casually flipped.
The Mirror Dimension can also be called the Mirror Dimension.
Everything here only follows the rules set by the sorcerer, no longer adhering to the original rules of the world. Because this is the space controlled by Kamar-Taj sorcerers, an alternate dimension.
Illusory or real? Life itself is a Psychedelic, and in this dream-like Mirror Dimension, everything becomes even more bizarre.
If the sorcerer is powerful enough,
They can also change the environment of the Mirror Dimension, distorting the entire spatial structure, completely turning it upside down, and continuously slicing the mirror world.
At the same time, controlling the structure of certain objects in space is even easier. Because all rules are set by the sorcerer. As long as your magical power is extraordinary and surpasses your opponent, you can completely overturn the Mirror Dimension structure that another sorcerer has altered!
In the Mirror Dimension, sorcerers can manipulate buildings, roads, rivers, and so on, distorting the shapes of these environmental objects!
Moreover, changes within this space do not affect the real world, making it a perfect place for trapping people, surveillance, combat, and practice.
With the ability of the Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One, constructing, overturning, and controlling the Mirror Dimension were all very easy tasks. The Ancient One could casually change the direction of gravity, casually create a large hole, or make buildings disappear... Although Li Yue understood the content in the book, he still hadn't mastered the ability of this Mirror Dimension.
Li Yue felt he needed to find time to ask the Ancient One; he believed she could give him a perfect answer.
Li Yue put down the book and entered a meditative state. Faint blue light particles in the surrounding space slowly gathered towards Li Yue's ethereal figure, eventually concentrating at his brow.
After a week of meditation, Li Yue was pleasantly surprised to find that upon re-entering the meditative state, he seemed to return to that unknown starry sky. The blue light particles he absorbed were also converging towards the sphere at the center of the starry sky, slowly merging into it and rotating irregularly around the sphere.
Although Li Yue's sensation of these things wasn't very clear, he felt that this was a major breakthrough, after all, he hadn't been cultivating for very long.
Unconsciously, a few more days passed. Now, besides continuing to study and cultivate with the other sorcerers during the day, Li Yue was surprised to find that his close-quarters combat ability had also improved significantly.
At least he could now last a few minutes against Master Mordo's attacks, and that was without using his teleportation ability. Don't underestimate this small progress; Li Yue had never learned combat before, and achieving this in less than two weeks earned him much praise from Master Mordo.
The Ancient One had returned two days ago, but Li Yue didn't go to see her immediately. Instead, he waited until today to decide to go and ask the Ancient One about the Mirror Dimension...
"Venerable Ancient One, I apologize for the intrusion. I came to understand how to skillfully use Mirror Dimension magic."
In the hall, the Ancient One and Li Yue sat opposite each other, drinking the same tea as when Li Yue first visited. However, what was different was the content of their conversation.
"Master Li Yue, follow me!"
The Ancient One didn't waste words; she stood up and waved her hand forward. *Crack*... The space not far ahead shattered like a mirror, but it didn't scatter. The Ancient One directly led the curious Li Yue inside.
Li Yue only felt himself passing through a thin membrane without any obstruction. The environment inside hadn't changed much, but everything was the opposite of the real world.
"The Mirror Dimension is where sorcerers fight. Here, you don't need to worry about causing damage to the real environment, but it's also very dangerous. Remember, if you don't have a Sling Ring and can't open a portal to the real world, you'll be trapped here forever."
"Um, Venerable Ancient One, I can open portals without a Sling Ring."
Li Yue explained softly, afraid of angering the Ancient One.
"Yes, you don't need one!"
The Ancient One nodded, saying nothing more.
Next, the Ancient One demonstrated various abilities that could be used in the Mirror Dimension to Li Yue, teaching him how to open the Mirror Dimension... Li Yue quickly grasped this ability with the Ancient One's guidance, though he wasn't very skilled and needed more practice. While the Ancient One could effortlessly flip buildings, Li Yue could currently only flip a rooftop.
"Thank you, Venerable Ancient One. My confusion has been resolved, and I won't disturb you any further."
After Li Yue finished speaking, he vanished directly from the Mirror Dimension controlled by the Ancient One. This was Li Yue's experiment to see if his superpower could be trapped by the Mirror Dimension. As expected, it truly lived up to its reputation as the ultimate escape ability.
"This ability is truly astonishing. However, because of your appearance, the future has already changed. He who tied the bell must untie it."
Watching Li Yue disappear, the Ancient One muttered to herself, then waved her hand, drew a circle, and walked out of the Mirror Dimension.