Chapter 120: Pure Unicorn

Lei Kedun wrote back to the triumphant Ya Si, informing him that Pa Si and Yi Li Sha had become separated.

That cat has already turned from a house cat into a feral cat, becoming a pirate kitty aboard the Future, and refuses to leave.

Unexpectedly, Ya Si quickly replied again:

Ignore it; Yi Li Sha already told me in the letter that she and Pa Si got separated. Pa Si was never a docile cat, always yearning to adventure, and should be satisfied with its current life.

He casually sent the letter back to the Spirit Realm.

Lei Kedun suddenly got inspiration for his next figurine, picked up a fountain pen, leaned over the balcony table, and wrote a new story:

The Holy Unicorn: it looks like a white horse, with a spiral horn on its forehead and a pair of radiant wings; it is a symbol of nobility, pride, and purity, possessing healing power.

While writing the unicorn story, Lei Kedun had already decided which materials to use for crafting it.

After listing the required materials, Lei Kedun realized he couldn't produce any of them.

"Should I join an Extraordinary gathering? But these materials are hard to find even in low‑tier Extraordinary circles, and at this rate I'll run out of money!"

After pondering, Lei Kedun decided to seek Mr. Huang to see if he could get some materials for free; the resulting magical item could be split fifty‑fifty, and although he won't need it, the Knowledge Church certainly will.

With that in mind, Lei Kedun acted immediately, took out the ritual components, swiftly set up a ceremony, and sent the Plague Doctor figurine to a library deep within the Spirit Realm.

He then summoned a circle through meditation, allowing his spirit body to enter the Spirit Realm's library.

Mr. Huang sat in a high‑back chair, a stack of books and a steaming cup of black tea on the side table, holding a Plague Doctor figurine in his hand, examining it closely.

Lei Kedun stared at the figurine in Mr. Huang's hand, unsure how to speak, so he simply stood aside, waiting for Mr. Huang to finish his inspection and give feedback.

"The Knowledge Emperor's ability, partly resembling mysterious recreation, seems this sculpture is unfinished, lacking disease‑related powers."

"Aren't you worried that mixing completely unrelated pathway traits could become uncontrollable?"

Mr. Huang, while scrutinizing the Plague Doctor figurine, said:

"You can even discern what part is missing?"

Lei Kedun was surprised; although Mr. Huang is not the All‑Seeing Eye, he gave the impression of knowing everything.

"You didn't add any concealment measures to it."

Mr. Huang said, reaching out to brush the figurine; specks of brass‑colored glimmer quickly traced mysterious symbols on it, then vanished in an instant.

"Now it has them."

"You came to see me about this sculpture?"

Before Lei Kedun could respond, Mr. Huang continued on his own:

"I can, on behalf of the Knowledge Church, accept your terms, but you must place the finished sculpture in this library."

"Place it in the library? Why?"

Lei Kedun asked, puzzled.

Mr. Huang tossed the Plague Doctor figurine aside; it transformed mid‑air into twinkling starlight that twisted and expanded, finally forming a 1:1 replica of the Plague Doctor statue.

If he hadn't sensed no life force emanating from it, Lei Kedun would have almost thought it were a resurrected Plague Doctor.

"By placing it here, any Spirit Realm sorcerer can, through a connection with the library, summon its projection via ritual magic. Though somewhat weakened, it's a decent method for mid‑low tiers."

Lei Kedun could find no reason to refuse Mr. Huang's proposal.

This ritual magic of summoning projections could also be considered a secret art; although not crafted independently, it can let him consume part of the secret‑master elixir within him.

"Fine, but when I need it, may I retrieve the actual object from the library for a period?"

"Yes, but not for too long."

Mr. Huang nodded, then added:

"The sculptures you create in the future must not be overly malevolent; the Knowledge Church is a righteous deity church, not a cult."

"Uhm, okay, I'll try to make a more positive image, but the final effect isn't something I can control!"

Lei Kedun awkwardly rubbed his nose.

"Write the required materials on your messenger; once the materials move, I'll have it notify you."

After saying that, Mr. Huang's figure vanished from the library.

Lei Kedun was stunned; it was his first time seeing Mr. Huang leave the library, unsure whether he went to inform the Knowledge Church or something else had occurred.

Lei Kedun found a book in the library, read for a while, and left only when his own spirit could no longer sustain it.

In good spirits, Lei Kedun went out with Tu Ba Ge and Wu Ya Anu for a feast; the only regret was that Beckland's restaurant had no pet menu.

On his way home, he happened upon a worker‑clad Ke Lai En; they exchanged glances, Ke Lai En turned away awkwardly and greeted:

"Good evening! A Er."

"Good evening, Detective, are you preparing to go out to investigate clues?"

"No, I'm going to look for a bodyguard!"

Ke Lai En replied.

Lei Kedun smiled knowingly, nodded, and said:

"Good luck!"

He exchanged a greeting with Ke Lai En, and they passed each other.

Back home, he began preparing for the next figurine. Unnoticed, night fell, crimson moonlight spilling, and Lei Kedun glanced out at the night sky.

"On a full‑moon night, checking the time, it's almost when Miss Magician joins the Tarot Society."

Lei Kedun muttered to himself.

Then his gaze was drawn to the movement outside; under the Eye of Secrets, everything around was hard to see through Lei Kedun's sight.

"Insects? Secret pair? That fake master who fights without a secret pair, truly an enraged folk!"

"I need to perform a counter‑divination; I can't let him detect my presence through divination, otherwise a timid diviner might hesitate to act, which would be troublesome."

Lei Kedun whispered two sentences softly, raised his hand, mimed a grip in mid‑air, and a dark‑green scroll made of bark flew from a storage cabinet into his hand.

When the scroll was opened, it ignited instantly, turning into ash that drifted away into the air.

Lei Kedun used a scroll to conceal the link between his existence and Ke Lai En, so Master Luo would not detect danger when divining Ke Lai En because of his own presence.

After finishing all this, Lei Kedun returned to his bedroom and prepared to sleep.

The next day, while Lei Kedun was enjoying his lunch, inspiration suddenly struck, and he reached out to catch the golden book messenger that had drilled out of the spirit realm.

"Praise my master! May wisdom be with you and me!"

As if the book's golden cover were forged of metal, an exaggerated crack split it open like a mouth, singing the praises of the god of knowledge and wisdom.

Lei Kedun was no longer surprised; Mr. Huang found the creature too noisy and, unless necessary, forbade it from speaking in the library. So it had to come to him every day to chant the god of knowledge and wisdom.

Though Lei Kedun also found it a bit annoying, because it praised the god of knowledge and wisdom, he had to listen even if it was uncomfortable.

"My dear master, the materials prepared by the Church of Knowledge have arrived at the library; you can retrieve them now."

"However, could you wait a little longer? I wish to stay here and sing to my master for a while."

The book messenger's voice carried a flattering tone as it spoke.

Lei Kedun nodded expressionlessly; the book messenger originally still had some integrity. But ever since Mr. Huang stopped it from shouting in the library, it could only come to Lei Kedun's side to chant the god of knowledge and wisdom, and after that the book's integrity fell away like the fur on Tu Ba Ge, constantly shedding.

At the same table, Tu Ba Ge and Wu Ya Anu the crow exchanged glances, then took their food and moved away.

After singing the god of knowledge and wisdom before Lei Kedun for twenty minutes in a self‑forgotten trance, the book messenger reluctantly returned to the spirit realm.

Lei Kedun dispelled the auditory‑blocking spell and left the dining hall.

On the second floor he performed a ritual, retrieved the Church of Knowledge's materials that had been sent to the library, and immediately began crafting a new figurine.

Although the clay unicorn figurine was somewhat troublesome, after having done it once it was completed.

Lei Kedun placed the dawn rooster's red crest, the radiant pact spirit tree's fruit, the blue‑shadow falcon's crystal feather, and a physician's extraordinary trait into a cup of pure water, mixing a potion that would cause absolute loss of control when drunk.

He then poured the entire potion over the clay unicorn figurine. While the figurine had not yet fully absorbed the chaotic brew, Lei Kedun quickly began the ritual of praying to the Hidden Sage.

"Sage who perceives the world, eyes that probe truth, embodiment of endless knowledge and spirit numbers!"

"I pray to you."

The Hidden Sage responded swiftly; the parchment bearing the unicorn story and the clay figurine drenched in the mixed potion were transformed into a mass of data, coalescing into an illusory light sphere.

More information poured into this illusory light sphere until it was tinged with a hazy bronze glow, taking on a substance‑like appearance.

The illusory light sphere began to contract and revert, eventually becoming a holy unicorn composed of transparent crystal‑chip wings.

Lei Kedun picked up the unicorn figurine from the ground and infused it with some spirit, wanting to see the shape of his own crafted unicorn.

In the next instant, the infused spirit was expelled.

Lei Kedun was stunned, grasped the unicorn figurine, and quickly performed a divination.

His complexion darkened in an instant:

"The holy unicorn favors noble, pure beings!"

(End of chapter)