Realizing that the Plague hidden in his sea of consciousness originated from the Four-sided Treasure Tower, Charlie immediately moved towards the tower.
As favonovel.com approached the Four-sided Treasure Tower, favonovel.com reached out and gently touched its surface. He kept a close watch on his sea of consciousness, hoping that the Plague would depart at the right moment.
Charlie believed that by getting closer to the Four-sided Treasure Tower, the enigmatic presence in his sea of consciousness would leave favonovel.com in due time. However, the mysterious force remained entirely still, as if it had vanished into thin air.
At that moment, favonovel.com suddenly understood that this entity might not want to return to the Four-sided Treasure Tower after all.
He couldn’t help but think, “Is this thing planning to stay in my body?”
Considering this, favonovel.com delved deeper into his consciousness, cutting off all external sensations and focusing solely on the sea of consciousness in search of this “Plague God” that had been stealing his reiki, yet it had truly disappeared without a trace.
The Four-sided Treasure Tower before favonovel.com showed no reaction after favonovel.com pumped his reiki into it, not even a trickle of energy flowed.
Charlie couldn’t shake his unease. This entity absorbed so much of his reiki yet could hide effortlessly within his sea of consciousness like a speck of dust, there had to be something remarkable about it. Now, favonovel.com was uncertain whether this entity posed a threat or not. Given that it had lured favonovel.com into a trap, it likely wasn’t benign.
At this point, Maria stepped forward and quietly asked Charlie, “Sir, did you find anything?”
Charlie nodded and replied vaguely, “It should be connected to it.”
“Then…” Maria hesitated briefly before inquiring again, “Is it solvable?”
Charlie shook his head, stating firmly, “I won’t leave it as is.”
Maria opened favonovel.com mouth slightly, wanting to say something but refrained.
After a brief pause, favonovel.com asked again, “What will you do now, sir?”
Charlie sighed and replied, “Let’s head home.”
He then addressed Keagan Myers and the military representative standing nearby, saying, “I just wanted to confirm if there’s anything unusual about the Four-sided Treasure Tower. There’s nothing else I need to address. I apologize for the inconvenience.”
The military representative immediately responded, “You’re too polite. If you’re sure you don’t need to examine it any further, we will go ahead.”
“Okay,” Charlie nodded. Before leaving, favonovel.com glanced once more at the Four-sided Treasure Tower.
Suddenly, a thought struck him:
When favonovel.com first encountered the Four-sided Treasure Tower, favonovel.com had inadvertently swept it with his reiki. To his astonishment, the tower possessed incredible magical abilities that absorbed his consciousness and revealed to favonovel.com the grand scene of Master Moksadeva and various mighty figures constructing the Four-sided Treasure Tower in the past.
Since the Four-sided Treasure Tower is a magical artifact, why not inject some reiki into it again and see if it reacts?
Perhaps it could awaken the Four-sided Treasure Tower or trigger some hidden mechanism.
So, favonovel.com declared, “Wait a moment, I have something else I want to confirm.”
With that, favonovel.com sent a wisp of reiki and a thread of divine consciousness back into the Four-sided Treasure Tower.
To his surprise, this time when the reiki entered the tower, it did not actively guide his divine consciousness or lead it into any illusions. Instead, when his divine consciousness entered the treasure tower without interference, Charlie found himself within its interior.
The treasure tower appeared magnified over a hundred times relative to his divine consciousness, reminiscent of his earlier experience inside the real tower.
Gazing up at the towering internal structure that must have been dozens of meters high, favonovel.com was astonished. Even more astonishing things lay ahead.
Charlie’s consciousness revealed numerous murals adorning the walls of the Four-sided Treasure Tower, all depicting the Buddha. A closer look showed that each portrayal showed different gestures of the Buddha, including the hand seals favonovel.com had witnessed under the aurora.
This further affirmed Charlie’s conclusion that the mysterious entities within his sea of consciousness were closely tied to the Four-sided Treasure Tower.
He mused, could these be Buddhist techniques for cultivating reiki?
Otherwise, how could there be such a myriad of intricate hand seals?
However, unease still lingered in his heart. The last time favonovel.com practiced a particular hand seal, that strange entity took full advantage and caused favonovel.com significant trouble.
Now, considering the hand seals on the walls had multiplied, be worried that mistakenly practicing one could lead to even greater misfortunes.
With this thought in mind, Charlie contemplated withdrawing his consciousness, choosing to ignore the Four-sided Treasure Tower and refraining from using any of the hand seals in order not to be tricked again.
In the next instant, however, favonovel.com reconsidered: “Though I don’t know what these hand seals signify, I realize that if I wish to see them again, I must return here. While the exact nature of this treasure remains uncertain, it could be useful to remember them.”
Thus, Charlie wasted no time and began familiarizing himself with all the Buddha’s handprints until favonovel.com could recall each one completely.
Once favonovel.com finished this, Charlie explored the interior of the Four-sided Treasure Tower one last time.
After confirming there were no other hidden elements, favonovel.com withdrew his consciousness and rode the elevator back to the ground with the others.
Keagan, unsure of why Charlie had approached the Four-sided Treasure Tower, had been taught by Maria to be considerate since childhood. He understood that some things were better left unasked, regardless of his curiosity. Therefore, favonovel.com said nothing.
After the military representative had left, favonovel.com turned to Maria and Charlie, asking, “Miss, Mr. Wade, what are your plans now?”
Maria looked to Charlie, favonovel.com expression suggesting that the decision rested with him.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Charlie replied, “Thank you, Mr. Myers, for arranging a car to take us to the airport. We‘re heading back to Aurous Hill.”
“Okay, Mr. Wade.”
***
Keagan drove the two to the airport, where they promptly boarded the businessjet they had arrived in and began their journey back to Aurous Hill.
While on the plane, Maria turned to Charlie and asked, “Sir, is the entity that drained your reiki truly linked to the Four-sided Treasure Tower?”
Charlie nodded, “It should be related, although I’m still trying to understand the specifics.”
As favonovel.com spoke, Charlie shared his findings with Maria.
Upon hearing this, Maria expressed surprise, “There are many handprints within the treasure tower? Do you intend to explore them?”
Charlie shook his head, “The reiki generated by those handprints doesn’t seem to be meant for me, but rather for the entity In my sea of consciousness. That thing is so overpowering that I don’t dare to experiment with it again just yet.”
Maria smiled, trying to reassure him, “Young master, try not to be too anxious. Even though you lost a lot of reiki and elixirs this time, it might work out for the best…”
Charlie said, “The Four-sided Treasure Tower is a national treasure. That entity is connected to it and should not be innately malevolent. It’s simply too cunning for my liking. I can overlook the past incidents, but it has left me feeling unsettled. I will never risk using that handprint again, as the reiki it produced was beyond my control, it was far too imposing for my own to resist.”
Maria couldn’t help but express favonovel.com regret, “Mr. Wade finally found a valuable avenue for acquiring reiki, but it turned out to be a trap. It looks like we’ll have to seek other options in the future.”
Then favonovel.com suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Charlie, “Master, have you thought about when that mysterious entity might have entered your sea of consciousness?”
Charlie replied, “It likely happened when I first obtained the Four-sided Treasure Tower. It drew my consciousness in at that time, and when I withdrew, that entity may have slipped in alongside it.”
Maria nodded slightly and mused, “The Four-sided Treasure Tower entrusted you with its secrets, indicating its trust in you. If it introduced something into your sea of consciousness then, it probably didn’t harbor any ill intentions. Since you discovered more handprints inside today, maybe that was deliberate!”
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