FALLEN ORACLE

**Chapter 4: About the Goddess (3)**

During the months Chen Yi spent studying books to understand the upper realm, his Divine Communions with Tiya continued.Since coming to the upper realm, the time difference had vanished. Chen Yi now had to calculate the communion dates and adjust his schedule accordingly, ensuring he would be asleep during the daytime.At the same time, he noticed that the volume of magic transmitted during the communion had increased by a factor of ten or more.He guessed that the reduced spatial distance between him and Tiya had significantly increased the transmission efficiency of the Divine Communion spell.What would happen, then, if he could one day meet Tiya face to face? With what efficiency would he learn magic then? He could not imagine.At this point, Chen Yi never once questioned whether——if he ever did meet Tiya, it would be because he had rescued her. And by that time, he would have no further use to her. Would Tiya still be willing to teach him magic?From more than a year of Divine Communion and the information he had gathered about the upper realm, Chen Yi felt he understood Tiya's character well enough.If she were such a heartless and ungrateful person, she would never have stood up for the lower realm, nor would she have ended up in her current predicament.Of course, Chen Yi also considered teaching himself the Arcane Tongue, using it to learn magic quickly and become strong. But without guidance, that difficult language could not be mastered in just a year or two.And Chen Yi could not bear to make Tiya wait that long. So, after gaining a general understanding of the upper realm and of Tiya's situation, he devoted most of his time to planning his next move.---However, even with the greatly increased efficiency of the Divine Communions after his arrival in the upper realm, it still took three communions – that is, three months – for Chen Yi to fully receive the first spell Tiya transmitted: **Tiya's Advanced Psionic Disguise Sequence**.The reason for the time was simple: this spell was so powerful that its casting process was exceptionally complex. Chen Yi filled an entire spellbook just to record its essence.Only now did he realise that all the magic he had learned before – including Thunderstrike – was practically child's play to Tiya.This Advanced Psionic Disguise Sequence was the true tip of the iceberg, demonstrating the goddess's formidable power.And it was also the spell Chen Yi needed most right now.Because transmutation magic was so widespread, people in the upper realm were naturally more cautious about identifying others. By habit, they did not rely solely on appearances to judge a person's identity.Thus, psionic detection spells played a crucial role.Whether at residential properties or secure government facilities, the Celestial Race placed psionic detection artefacts of varying power at their entrances to verify a person's true identity.However, the shops Chen Yi frequented in recent days were not in this category.Imagine: a lady who, out of vanity, had transformed herself into a dazzling beauty entering a*****e, only to have the clerk loudly point out that it was not her real appearance. What kind of scene would that be?No business open to customers would want to subject its patrons to such embarrassment.Such behaviour would also violate social etiquette. Therefore, the use of transmutation magic in public spaces was widely accepted.As for the so‑called detection artefacts used for identity verification, they were essentially the same as staves, differing only in appearance.Because the Celestial Race had more advanced magical abilities, they could easily embed magic cores into objects of various shapes and sizes, adapting them for easy carrying or installation in many situations.It seemed that the lower‑realm entrance – with its strict secrecy and theoretical use solely by the Pope – was an exception in this regard.In fact, the guards checked the Pope's identity using detection artefacts before he entered the Star Gate.But they had no reason to doubt the identity of someone coming out of the gate. After all, the people of the lower realm knew no transmutation magic and could not open the gate – and the only person from the upper realm in the lower realm was the Pope.On the day Chen Yi used the summoned creature to fake the Pope's return to the lower realm, the guards had not yet had time to verify his identity with the detection artefacts before Chen Yi's combination of the Forgetfulness spell and the creature's dissolution completely duped them.Thus, Chen Yi had been lucky to escape that danger.But that method would not work for the kinds of places he intended to infiltrate to obtain secret information. Unknown numbers of people, detection artefacts, and psionic mages were all major variables.He could not hope to fool everyone the same way.Therefore, to ensure a successful infiltration, he had to master a powerful psionic disguise spell to complement his transmutation magic.So, sensing his need, Tiya had tacitly taught him the **Tiya's Advanced Psionic Disguise Sequence**. This powerful spell sequence could counter practically any psionic detection magic in the upper realm.No matter whose appearance Chen Yi took, those detection artefacts would not find anything amiss.---Though Chen Yi was exceptionally talented, his magical foundation was still weak. This sequence, composed of Saint‑rank intermediate spells, was far too complex for him.Even after the third communion, when Tiya had transmitted all the key points of the spell, Chen Yi could not cast it immediately.Only now did he truly understand why Tiya had not taught him this spell earlier.In the recent communions, though the efficiency of transmission had greatly increased because of the shorter distance, Chen Yi could clearly sense that Tiya was growing weaker.Clearly, enduring that painful ritual while using the Divine Communion spell without a magic ring was taking a heavy toll on her body.If Chen Yi were still in the lower realm, even with a monthly communion, it would have taken over ten years to fully receive this spell at the former efficiency.And Tiya knew she could not last that long. Though she hated for Chen Yi to risk crossing the Star Gate without a psionic disguise, she had no choice.---Complex magic had never frightened Chen Yi; on the contrary, it excited him.Through learning the Advanced Psionic Disguise Sequence, he experienced for the first time the unparalleled charm of truly powerful magic. Every symbol recorded in his spellbook seemed to carry multiple layers of meaning that would never have existed in simpler spells.Perhaps the previous magic had been too simple for the "fallen" Chen Yi, allowing him to master it immediately. That was why he had never thought that channeling mana might require more than "just trying once you know the method."Happily, when studying this spell, Chen Yi could rely not only on his own knowledge and intelligence but also on the powerful psionic ring, "Memory."As an heirloom of Grandmaster Gu Tong, its original owner's power needed no elaboration.And after that, for a thousand years, the ring had been used by the still‑powerful Fallen Race, who still possessed the Divine Communion spell and the Arcane Tongue.Because of the unique nature of Gu Tong's bloodline, this ring had been passed down for three thousand years without interruption – its accumulated energy was far beyond that of any ring in the lower realm.Even so, though they belonged to different magical disciplines, Chen Yi could still compare and sense that "Memory" was still not as powerful as "Destiny."Whenever he thought this, Chen Yi could not help but wonder: *What kind of person was Huck's friend?*---After a month of secluded study, working on it day and night, Chen Yi finally felt confident that he could fully reproduce this spell sequence, composed of Saint‑rank intermediate magic, using the power of "Memory."The sequence could: disguise him against powerful psionic detection; prevent mind‑reading while making the other person mistakenly believe they had "read the truth"; defend against powerful mind‑control spells that might manipulate or contaminate him; and prevent malicious individuals from altering his memories or perceptions.From that moment on, Chen Yi's will would become as unbreakable as the goddess he believed in.