"Okay Lilith, I have something very important to do. You stay aside and help me keep watch. ￠v!7`x`sw′.+c,o?m/"
"Okay~"
Regarding clairvoyance, Daly once explained in the original book that it is that the psychic allows his own spirit to enter the spiritual world of the other person, and thus see some of the things that the other person has experienced.
Generally speaking, the targets of spiritual communication are mostly the dead, because their remaining spirituality is pure, without too many impurities and chaotic thoughts. Of course, living people can also communicate with spirits, but the will of the spiritualist must override the will of the person being communicated with, so as to avoid danger.
However, it seems somewhat unreasonable to communicate with oneself - that is, to let one's own spirit enter one's own spiritual world.
Edward took out a bottle of water of life and death and poured it into his past self's mouth to prevent him from waking up suddenly. Then he took out the spiritual things and arranged the ceremony:
In the thin mist, he took two steps back and solemnly and seriously recited in Hermetic language:
"I pray for the strength of the night;"
"I pray for the hidden power;"
"I pray for the goddess's favor."
"I pray that you will allow me and Edward to communicate with the spirit of this extraordinary person next to me."
…
As the spells echoed, Edward saw "darkness" spreading outward from the candlelight that was stained with a dark color.
He did not hide or resist, allowing the deep "darkness" to envelop him.
In an extremely lucid state, he felt his spirit body break away from the protection of his physical body and enter the void deep in the universe. Surrounding him was the boundless and soundless darkness, while the sky above his head was filled with indescribable transparent shadows, one after another, bright and clear light of different colors, containing countless knowledge.
Then, he saw another self who was confused, blurry and transparent.
The spiritual communication was really successful!
I can communicate with my own spirit. This experience is definitely the first of its kind in history.
This is completely different from the last time I did divination.
Edward adjusted his breathing and asked, "Where have you been in the past few days?"
Past Edward murmured, "In the mirror world."
"What did you see after you entered the Mirror of Erised?"
"The ocean, the river, the god of death, and..."
There was more pain on his face, "Forgot."
"Is that guy dressed as the Grim Reaper really the Grim Reaper?"
"Yes and no."
"Is the Mirror of Erised really the abode of the gods?"
"No, there are no gods in this world."
Edward was stunned. Gods don't exist? This is completely contrary to what Slytherin said!
"Why do you say that?"
Edward, who was being channeled by the spirit, looked more and more painful. He suddenly became expressionless and said, "Forget it."
"What on earth did you encounter in there?"
"I forgot."
"Why did your memory disappear?"
"I forgot."
Damn it!!!
What happened to me after entering the Mirror of Erised?
What does that "Grim Reaper" want to do?
If the other party had bad intentions, why did they send me back intact?
If you had no ill intentions, why did you drag me into this?
Edward believed that any normal person in this world should have a reason for doing anything, and this was especially true for gods. Otherwise, with their noble status, would they just play tricks on you for no reason?
Thinking of this, he was startled: This... seems entirely possible.
The most typical one is Amon.
Huh?
Edward was suddenly startled. It seemed that Ariana was in the same situation as well? Previously, he suspected that she was an undead who had resurrected again and again and had forgotten her memories. Now it seemed... Was it possible that she had also entered the Mirror of Erised?
He thought for a long while.
"Have you really forgotten everything?"
Edward in the past hesitated for a few seconds before nodding: "Yes."
Edward's eyes wavered slightly, "Do you... have anything to say to me?"
The past Edward fell silent. After about half a minute, he murmured with a blank look in his eyes:
"Be careful...contamination."
Chapter 263 Discussion of Time
Careful about contamination?
The next moment, everything in front of him shattered and disappeared, and he was back in the Room of Requirement, with his past self in front of him, unconscious.
Edward stared at his other self in amazement. He did not expect that his past self actually answered his last question. But what surprised him even more was that what he said had nothing to do with the Mirror of Erised or the abode of the gods. Instead, it was a sudden warning: "Be careful of contamination."
But why should we be careful about pollution?
Since becoming a Beyonder and gaining [Stupidity], Edward has never worried about pollution. So he has always regarded [Stupidity] as his strongest cheat, but now that he has entered the mysterious "residence of the gods" (guessing), the reminder left for himself is to be careful of pollution.
What is going on.
Suddenly, Edward remembered the description of Sequence 9 [Fool] after his path changed:
"You have become a fool because you have been contaminated by a higher level, but you cannot be contaminated any further because of this."
In fact, he had never given this sentence much thought and simply regarded it as a "skill description" similar to that in a game. But now it seems that the sentence "once suffered pollution from a higher level" may not be groundless.
The [stupidity] that I regard as the most powerful plug-in is really the "legacy" of some high-level pollution. It's not that I am not afraid of pollution, but the pollution I am suffering from now is too weak?
However, even the Box of the Old Ones, which was suspected to be contaminated by the starry sky, was afraid of me in return - that was a pollution at the level of the Old Ones or the Pillars, so how high was the status of my previous contamination?
Does being careful of pollution mean being careful of the existence that brings high-level pollution to yourself?
Another possibility is that I was contaminated in some way after entering the Mirror of Erised.
Edward was confused for a moment.
"call--"
After a while, he exhaled a breath of foul air and forced himself to temporarily suppress the confusion in his heart. "For now, it seems that I can only take one step at a time. If the sky falls, I have Wu Dalang to hold it up. Anyway, I am only a small Sequence 6 Great Perfection Peak now."
Edward called back Lilith, apparated his past self back to the dorm, and laid him on the bed.
Lilith sat at the head of the bed and stared at him for a while, then turned around and asked, "Edward, will there be two of you in the future?"
"Of course not."
Edward shook his head. "He should be able to use the time-turner to go back five days tomorrow."
Lilith suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand."
"Understand what?"
"It's just..." She tilted her head and thought, "Susie told me a few days ago that she felt something was wrong with you, but she couldn't tell what was wrong. It turned out that you were replaced in the middle."
Edward picked her up and said, "Didn't I just tell you all this?"
"But Miss Lilith didn't understand."
"Yeah, if you just remember to go back in time, you'll become two Liliths."
"Yes!"
Edward hooked his index finger and scratched her nose, "Don't let it show tomorrow~"
"Hmm..." Her eyes flickered.
"Anyway, before I went back in time, Lilith didn't reveal anything at all!"
Lilith's eyes widened immediately: "Then I can't do it either!"
"Okay! It's a deal."
"It's a deal!"
Edward put her down gently, "Then I'll leave it to the smartest Miss Lilith. Don't forget, you scared me when you see me tomorrow."
"Okay~"
"Good night."
Edward stepped back and Apparated away.
Lilith lay down on the bed again, then rolled over and pressed her body against the (past) Edward's head, and whispered, "Good night, Edward."
...
Hogwarts, 8th floor, Headmaster's office.
When Edward came, Dumbledore and Grindelwald had been waiting for a long time - today was the last day for the past Edward to come back, and if something went wrong, it would be a big problem!
"He... my other self is back."
As Edward appeared and said the first words, the two of them felt relieved.
Grindelwald raised his lips and said, "See, I told you, nothing will go wrong. There's no need to worry."
Dumbledore smiled, "Yes, yes."
"...I always feel like you are being mean to me."