Chapter 683: Planning and Collaboration of Self-Generated Magic Technique
A brand new day.
After eating the medicinal porridge that Sister Bai carefully made for me in the morning, I still felt a bit restless…
However, as someone practicing Self-Awakened Body Cultivation, I can still sense the positive changes in my body that Sister Bai mentioned.
This change does not mean that I can freely strengthen my body simply because I have full control over it through Self-Awakened Body Cultivation, combined with Reincarnation Rebirth.
The strength of the body is an external manifestation of life levels, which explains why many individuals with high life levels are not Body Cultivators, yet possess remarkable physical qualities.
Life levels represent a change from the inside out.
If I obtained all the bodily information of a powerful life, and then reincarnated in this manner, but my life level is insufficient, it would still appear very “hollow.”
If I were to reincarnate as a smaller loli or even a young girl, I could still unleash potential far beyond my appearance due to a powerful life level, but there would be an “adaptation period.”
Nevertheless, the external image expressed by one’s life level and innate soul essence is the most suitable representation for oneself.
If I made some changes to my hair color, eye color, or skin color without affecting fundamental external expressions, it would not matter much.
It’s just like how I like white hair and red eyes; I even feel that this “self-awareness” has been engraved into my life level. Even with an instinctive resurrection or reincarnation, my appearance would probably not change significantly.
After using a cooling technique to alleviate my body’s restlessness, I prepared to return to the Expanding Realm to continue my planning.
In truth, what I referred to as planning was actually my desire to further investigate the unknown “feedback” generated by mutated beasts after utilizing the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell. This gave me a profound understanding of the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell.
Moreover, it would aid in assimilating the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell into my own abilities, just like the Great Knowledge Tree, which cannot be taken away by others; even if taken, they can only take away the “Extraordinary Knowledge.”
However, it was evident that the “propagation experiment” of the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell required a broader scope to understand the reasons.
I was also quite curious about what exactly the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell had feedbacked to deepen my “understanding” of this great spellbook.
Information?
Not quite.
Energy?
Far from it!
Aside from these experiments that needed to be awaited, I had many other tasks that I didn’t have time for.
While honing my skills in the Expanding Realm, I had considered further developing techniques like Crystal Art, Reverse Summoning Spell, and the concepts surrounding the Great Spellbook Rack.
But now, those non-essential ideas had to be pushed back because I needed to conduct experiments on Self-Generated Magic!
In fact, from a macro perspective, the technique of Self-Generated Magic isn’t essential either; like Great Spellbook Rack, it should also be included in my memo.
However… the implications of Self-Generated Magic are too far-reaching.
What I mean is not that my current impact on the witches is not deep, considering even the Great Knowledge Sharing Technique derived from the Great Knowledge Tree is enough to make many Extraordinary Witches spare no expense to protect me.
But… from my perspective, these achievements feel a bit… “uncertain”?
It’s as if I unintentionally achieved some accomplishments, leaving me feeling completely “in the dark,” and that sense is truly unsettling!
Didn’t I have deep intentions from the very beginning, set lofty goals, and resolutely execute them to completion?
It seems… no.
In the past, I was too modest, thinking about many things too humbly, mainly because… I didn’t dare to think!
Self-denial led me to subconsciously place myself in a very low position, rooted in a sense of inferiority deeply ingrained in my cognition.
But this personality, through my repeated successes, was regarded as humility, kindness, and modesty…
There are no good or bad virtues in the world, only talkative mouths.
When a bad person can also be called a “hero,” one should understand that letting a talkative mouth speak for oneself is something one should strive for in a group.
However, some things won’t change; only others’ perceptions of me will change.
It’s just like that conversation with Fu Xinglan when I was about to leave the Expanding Realm.
She revealed that players, even the Extraordinary Academies and Extraordinary Races, wanted to deal with me.
Why?
No reason.
I even need to question why I should follow their thoughts and their pace?
Do I have to respond to their attacks? Do I have to thwart their schemes? Do I have to face those boring unknowns?
Is there any logic to a thousand-day watch against thieves?
As long as I am strong enough and valuable enough, countless schemes will die stillborn, and their plans will completely fail.
My energy shouldn’t be spent on appearing calm and collected when facing their attacks but rather on the path I believe is correct!
If I really have to face petty people, then everyone around me is a petty person; bad people are endless.
I should just play my role well; others will step in for the remaining roles.
Millien taught me this long ago.
This time, my return to the Expanding Realm… is actually to find Yi Rui.
As a teaching assistant with deep insights into Rune Literature and spell research, she and her club are outliers in the Witch Academy, or rather this group is what the Witch Academy hopes to see.
I believe they would be very interested in the field of Self-Generated Magic.
Alternatively, if Yi Rui doesn’t want to participate in this experiment, there are so many individuals in her group who would surely be willing to engage in this field. Even if they are extremely reluctant, I could try to find Millien.
Of course, I don’t mean for her to personally participate in my experiment but to help me relay the message to see if anyone would volunteer to give it a try—even if it’s just on a trial basis; that would be sufficient for me.
However, I personally think Yi Rui and her group wouldn’t pass up this opportunity. If the gift of Self-Generated Magic succeeds, it would bring them great assistance.
Not to mention this talent can enhance the magic recovery efficiency of Magic Sources, and it can also improve the self-generated body’s affinity for magic to some extent.
Moreover, this capability is a hurdle that must be crossed to advance to Extraordinary Witches. If there’s a chance to step half a step ahead, they would certainly be very willing.
Another attractive benefit is that one’s Magic Sources wouldn’t have to rely on Earth Vein Shackles to bear them.
In other words, they could ignore the limit of ten thousand Magic Sources!
While I had to sever the Earth Vein Shackles to use this method, they can also bypass the Earth Vein Shackles in a similar approach. After all, cutting the Earth Vein Shackles comes at a significant cost; for example, I consumed a heart of an Abyss Demon.
Although they wouldn’t suffer as exaggeratedly as I did, the cost would still not be small; it would be better to steadily advance to Extraordinary and sever the shackles as needed.
Moreover, as long as they possess the talent for Self-Generated Magic, they would also gain early access to techniques for condensing Magic Sources. I believe they wouldn’t refuse these advantages.
If their ambitions don’t lie here, I won’t force them.
After all, they prefer to focus their energy on spell research, and their cumulative knowledge in this area is terrifying compared to mine. Besides, I did give them the Great Knowledge Seed.
With these thoughts in mind, I arrived at the Expanding Realm through the teleportation passage from the academy to Ninglan New City.
The reason I didn’t teleport directly was that I wanted to announce my return loudly.
Of course, this loudness refers to high exposure among various clubs and intelligence levels within the influence.
The research on Self-Generated Magic cannot be kept secret forever, and I don’t intend to keep it under wraps.
After all, I originally intended to “cooperate” with Principal Mei on this project; I want to leak some “clues” so the witches aren’t completely unprepared.
Ever since I perfected the Great Spellbook, causing Void Rifts to open up, and being reminded to file reports before carrying out tasks, I’ve realized that many matters don’t need to be kept so tightly under wraps, especially things I don’t intend to hide and even aim to promote.
Creating momentum is precisely that.
Although I have some confidence in cultivating the talent for Self-Generated Magic, the creation, development, and promotion of a technique require time for sedimentation.
When this technique has been confirmed, who will be the first batch of “beneficiaries”?
If I had to choose… among the various mixed clubs and groups in the Witch Academy, I find them all unsatisfactory. If I have to pick… I would definitely choose the “Xiao Han Support Group,” as I have funneled the resources gathered from those clubs to Millien for development.
There’s no need to think about the “what if” scenario of the Self-Generated Magic research failing; what if it’s all wishful thinking? But so what?
Others will not laugh at me.
Moreover, what if?
If I succeed but have nowhere to display it, that would be truly sad; that would be the kind of inferiority and self-denial that comes from the heart!
When I returned to the vast square of Ninglan New City once more, I noticed that my arrival didn’t spark as much heated discussion as last time, or rather, it felt quite ordinary to them.
I also noticed that besides the locals, it seemed only the students from the Witch Academy were present here; I hardly saw any students from other Extraordinary Academies. It’s not that they’re absent, but rather very few.
However, upon reflection, this phenomenon is understandable.
With the three top-tier academies establishing their own Expanding Realm shelters, their “birth cities” no longer need to lean on the Witch Academy.
The students from other academies likely only represent a few collaborative representatives.
Even though I didn’t attract a lot of attention, those passing by still whispered about me.
Having cultivated my Hearing through Body Cultivation, I easily overheard what they were saying.
“Hey, isn’t that Sister Xiao Han?”
“Which one? I don’t know… could it be a counterfeiter?”
“I heard that in many places across the Expanding Realm, there are many impersonators of Sister Xiao Han. Look, she’s not even holding a Persuader; this one probably isn’t real.”
At that moment, another pair of friends chimed in as well.
“Hey~ Did you hear? Sister Xiao Han went out to the Outside World to monitor the college entrance examination this time.”
“Who spread this news? I had no idea!”
“The academy website. I heard the Wei Ji Team has been deployed. This time, Sister Xiao Han isn’t just monitoring; she’s dealing with issues from her original family.”
“Ah? She’s not going to blow up her family, right? I previously heard rumors that Sister Xiao Han’s family was terrible…”
“What rumors? It’s true! It’s even confirmed—she’s not even blood-related!”
“Not blood-related? I remember last semester during the exchange competition, Sister Xiao Han’s ex-girlfriend seemed to have mentioned it… so it’s true?”
“Did she? I don’t even remember.”
“What are you two talking about? Gossip about Sister Xiao Han? Count me in! I’ve got some insider news too!”
“What’s your insider news?” ×2
“Sister Xiao Han actually has a younger brother! Also not blood-related! And I heard he happens to be participating in this year’s college entrance examination… Sister Xiao Han is planning to bring him to the Witch Academy!”
“What? Is that real?”
“Your insider news is too wild, right? Don’t spread nonsense! It would be bad if the fervent members of the Xiao Han Support Group heard.”
At this moment, as I listened to the girls gossiping… my brows furrowed.
I had previously heard that girls’ gossip topics were outrageous, but this… is truly outrageous!
How did this matter spread so quickly in the Witch Academy?
And it’s even on the academy website!
Instinctively, I opened the Knowledge Light Screen and accessed the academy website. I realized it had been a long time since I last checked the trending topics on the academy website.
Upon opening it and not scrolling for long, I saw quite a number of posts related to me or connected to me.
Although I could use the Earth Vein Identification Technique to trace back to see who had spread this, after careful consideration, I decided to give up because it wasn’t necessary.
How others discuss it, I can’t exactly cast a silence spell on everyone.
So after ignoring this little interlude, I prepared to find Yi Rui and the others.
According to the place where I last separated from them, I went there and indeed did not see them. I used the Earth Vein Identification Technique to gather that they had left a long time ago.
Just as I was pondering how to find them, three individuals appeared behind me.
I turned to look at them but had no memory of them. However, after identification, I understood they were intelligence team members from the support group.
“Sister Xiao Han, as soon as you arrived in Ninglan New City, we came to find you right away. I hope we didn’t disturb you. We are…”
“I know you are members of the intelligence team within the support group; there’s no need to introduce yourselves. Did you come over for something?” I inquired.
“We are your dedicated intelligence team, of course here to serve you, Sister Xiao Han. If you don’t need us, we can leave immediately. Whenever you need us, you can contact us directly; our Great Knowledge Seed is always in touch with you.”
“Alright.” I glanced at them, respecting their professional integrity.
Students from the Witch Academy are also outstanding; even though they are all students, their identities are so complex… but this is the Witch Academy, isn’t it?
“You don’t need to follow me. Next time I come back, there’s no need to send anyone. If I have matters, I can directly contact you through the Great Knowledge Seed.” I waved my hand, dismissing them.
“Understood, we are always at your service.”
After watching them leave, I also departed from there.
Initially, I thought of having them help me investigate where Yi Rui and the others are now… perhaps I temporarily fell into a logical misstep.
If I don’t know where they are right now… can’t I just contact them directly?
I’ve given them the Great Knowledge Seed, so I can reach out, right? Having the intelligence team investigate their whereabouts feels presumptuous.