Aurore glanced at the slightly stained white tablecloth, turned her head and smiled at Lumian:
"If the object of the ritual magic is yourself, it doesn't matter if the altar is a little dirty, but if you want to pray to the gods and hidden beings, I suggest you change to a cleaner cloth, or just remove this cloth and wipe the table."
“Pray to yourself, so it’s just a random thing, right?” Lumian couldn’t help but tease.
Aurore chuckled:
"'Casual' mainly focuses on the environment, materials, and utensils. The entire ritual process and the corresponding spells must still strictly follow the rules of mysticism."
After saying this, she took out an orange candle from her secret bag:
"It's a candle mixed with citrus and lavender. The point is not that they are in the field, but I like it."
She first placed the candle above the "altar" in front of her:
"Remember, the candles representing the gods are placed in these two places. They can be left empty now."
Then she placed the candle close to herself:
"Remember, this is 'my' place."
After placing the candles, Aurore went to the kitchen and brought back a glass of water, a dish of coarse salt, and a small steel bowl:
"The next step is to create a clean, undisturbed ritual environment. Remember, it should be spiritually clean, and this must be created by ourselves.
“The specific method is to enter into meditation, concentrate your mind, channel the spiritual power through auxiliary items, and build a spiritual wall around the altar.
"For Secret Voyeurs and Fortune Tellers, this is very simple, but Hunters need the help of other items before Sequence 7, such as an incense stick that can calm your emotions and make you feel ethereal, or a crystal ball that can help you become more spiritual and focused.
"Well, the meditation I taught you before was incomplete. It only has the first step, which can only be used to focus your thoughts and calm your mind. I will tell you the rest later."
The previous meditation method was incomplete? Then why could I trigger a special dream and make those two symbols stand out? Lumian was slightly surprised.
Aurore pulled out a silver dagger from her secret pocket:
"Now watch carefully how I build the spiritual wall."
Lumian was stunned and said subconsciously:
"Why do you have so much stuff on you?"
First, there were various spellcasting materials, a retractable monocular telescope, a miniature ink bottle containing the "white paper" of spiritual creatures, and candles used for rituals, and now a dagger.
Aurore sighed helplessly:
"Do you think I want to? That's what's inconvenient about 'wizards'.
"I have to spend a lot of time altering each set of clothes myself. Sometimes, I even suspect that I am Doraemon, who can get whatever I want."
"What Dara Amon?" Lumian didn't understand the word his sister said in the last half of the sentence in another language.
Aurore was stunned for a moment, and answered with a slightly complicated expression:
"you do not need to know."
For some reason, Lumian suddenly felt that his sister was a little sad.
Aurore quickly regained her composure and stretched out her right hand toward the orange candle that represented herself.
"In ritual magic, candles cannot be simply lit. Of course, sometimes, lighting them using ordinary methods can work, but this is often not a good thing." Aurore explained, "The correct way is to extend your spirituality, rub the wick, and light it."
As she spoke, the candle suddenly burned with an orange flame.
The dining table and the surrounding area, which serve as the "altar", are instantly illuminated, taking on a mysterious depth.
Aurora's light blue eyes had darkened at some point, and an invisible wind was swirling around her.
She inserted the silver dagger into the coarse salt and chanted a mysterious spell:
“XXX, XXXX!
"… "
Lumian was bewildered as he listened, and could only watch as his sister pulled out the silver dagger after the spell was completed, inserted it into the glass of water and lifted it up again.
Aurore pointed the tip of the dagger outward and walked around the altar. With every step she took, Lumian felt an invisible force gushing out from the silver dagger, making it lively and agile.
They combined with the air to form an invisible wall that the wind could not penetrate.
When Aurore finished her circle, she seemed to be in another world in front of Lumian.
"Did you understand the steps?" Aurore's voice was a little "distant" than before.
Lumian nodded honestly:
"I can see it clearly, but I can't understand what you are saying."
Aurore couldn't help laughing:
"You are truly illiterate in the field of occult science, literally.
"That's Hermetic, and it roughly means this when translated:
“I sanctify you, pure silver blade!
"I cleanse and purify you so that you can serve me in ritual!
…
"In the name of wizard Aurore Lee,
"You are sanctified!"
Lumian scratched his head:
"That sounds pretty ordinary."
"The key point is the meaning of the spell and the language used." Aurore's eyes turned, "If you recite it in Intis, it will be ordinary, but if you use Hermetic, Ancient Hermetic, Elven, Dragon Language, Giant Language, which can mobilize supernatural power, it will be different."
Lumian asked curiously:
“Are these the only languages that have the power to communicate mysteries?”
"That's not the case. There are many similar languages in the field of mysticism, and each has its own special features. For example, there is a language specifically for the undead. But most extraordinary people will never use it in their lifetime, unless they want to study a unique and rare field, or hold a corresponding ceremony." Aurore explained casually.
She further explained the spell:
"When performing the sanctification ceremony for the silver dagger, the penultimate sentence should have used the name of a certain god or secret existence, but we are wild Beyonders, so we should try not to use it to avoid unnecessary trouble.
"As a Beyonder, it is enough to sanctify an ordinary item in your own name. Although the effect is not as good as the original one, it can still be used."
Lumian nodded first, then thought of a question:
"You chose my name later. Can I use it in the ceremony?"
"Yes." Aurore was very sure. "New names won't work, but you've used this name for several years and it has a mystical connection."
She paused and continued:
"When consecrating items, if you are in the wild and don't have that many materials, you can simply use coarse salt or clean water to complete it."
After saying that, Aurore took out a small silver-black metal bottle from her secret bag that was no taller than her index finger.
"This is an essential oil I mixed myself, called 'The Wizard of Oz', and it smells great." She then dropped three drops of light green liquid on the candle that represented herself.
With a sizzling sound, the candlelight dimmed and a faint mist spread out, making Auror and the altar in front of her look quite mysterious.
"The next step is the key point." Aurore took out a small piece of parchment from her secret bag. "If you are performing a ritual magic to pray to the gods, you need to draw the symbol of what you are praying for on the paper and burn it during the ceremony.
"The spell is divided into several parts. The first part is that I pray for the power of so-and-so. 'So-and-so' needs to be filled in with a symbol of the god, a certain honorific name, or the domain of the god's rule. For example, I pray for the power of the sun, I pray for the power of order. Remember, there are two sentences in total, corresponding to the two candles representing the gods.
"The second part is 'I pray for God's favor.' Remember, don't call him by his name. Doing so in a ritual is blasphemy. 'Eternal Sun' can be referred to as God or Father.
“The third part is what you want to pray for, and it must be brief and should be said in one sentence.
"The fourth part is to give the spell more power, similar to 'Sunflower, the herb of the sun, please pass the power to my spell.' You can pick two or three based on the materials you use.
"After reciting the spell, add a drop of essential oil to each candle and burn the piece of paper with the symbol just drawn. When the paper is burned, the ceremony is over. Then thank the gods and extinguish the candles in the order of "I" first and "God", and "right" first and "left" to remove the spiritual wall. Yes, the order of lighting the candles is first left and then right, and "God" first and "I" later."
Lumian hummed twice:
"What about praying to yourself?"
Aurore smiled and said:
"The spell is even simpler. I'll use the example of summoning spirit creatures:
"The first part has only one word, 'I', which needs to be whispered. Remember, you can't use the Hermetic language here. It must be the ancient Hermetic language, or the language of the Elven, the Dragon, or the Giant.
“The second part is ‘I call upon my name,’ and from here on it can be in Hermetic language.
"The third part is a detailed description of the spiritual creature you want to summon."
"What is a specific description?" Lumian asked.
Aurore explained quite seriously:
“The specific description can only be three paragraphs long, and its purpose is to help us identify the spiritual creature we want to summon.
"Let me give you an example. Today, a stranger came and said he was looking for 'the prankster of Cordu Village, Aurore Lee's stupid brother, and a regular at the old tavern'. Then, do we know exactly who he is looking for?"
“I see!” Lumian suddenly realized, “Without knowing the target’s name, appearance, or address, use his characteristics to help find him.”
Aurore said seriously:
“This is the principle, but there are many troubles in actual operation.
"When we summon spirit beings, the first phrase is usually fixed, either 'spirits wandering in the void' or 'spirits roaming in the upper realms'. Its function is to point to the spirit world and to make it clear that we are summoning spirits.
"The second sentence is also very common. Think about it, we summon spirit creatures not to kill ourselves, so we must limit them to friendly creatures. Sometimes, we have to add the restrictive word 'weak' because some spirit creatures may be really friendly, but their existence itself can bring you great danger.
"With these circumstances in mind, the descriptions were settled on, 'friendly creatures to be driven,' 'friendly creatures to be consulted,' 'weak creatures to be driven,' and so on and so forth.
"With just these two descriptions, the directions are still very broad and do not reflect our needs. We have no way of specifying what kind of spiritual creature is coming. Therefore, the third description is very important. You need to clearly state what creature you want to summon in one sentence."
“It’s difficult.” Lumian felt a headache just thinking about it.
Aurore nodded.
“It’s not only difficult, but also dangerous.
"When the direction is unclear, it may be a spirit you don't need, or a dangerous creature. You have to remember that in many cases, being weak doesn't mean it can't kill you, just like being friendly doesn't mean it won't pose a threat to you."