Chapter 1122: The Meaning and Value of the Great Ordinary Spell
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 1122: The Meaning and Value of the Great Ordinary Spell
"No wonder I could never find its limit. If the boundary of 'Ordinary' is the original prototype—the starting point before any cultivation—rather than a simple, arbitrary cut-off of power, then that truly captures the essence of being ordinary!"
Once I realized this, I began to experiment relentlessly.
For a Transcendent-level witch student, a spellbook’s innate power bonuses are practically non-existent. However, spellbooks are unique to witches. What about the power of other races?
The moment the meaning of the "Ordinary Boundary" was established, I saw its true significance.
It was defining the "Unit One" of the beginning of all things.
To those who only chase raw power, the Great Ordinary Spell is utterly meaningless; it offers no possibility of increasing one's combat strength.
But for those chasing higher realms, establishing a clear "Unit One" means that even the slightest increase becomes visible. One can witness its existence and transformation in an incredibly distinct way.
The Great Ordinary Spell isn't a form of strengthening through "accumulation," but rather through "inquiry." It allows one to know exactly what constitutes an increase and how to enact change.
More importantly... Unit One may seem weak, but it is the entirety of the foundation.
It’s like the Fireball Spell Sister Bai experimented with. The theoretical damage value is "Unit One," but not everyone can reach that level.
If one's foundation is only 0.5, then every subsequent bit of cultivation is merely an enhancement of that fraction. Any completion of the foundation results in a terrifying leap in final power output.
The Great Ordinary Spell isn't without practical combat value. Perhaps its threshold lies at a higher level—for instance... the Saint Realm Transcendent Domain!
Indeed, the spell's effect itself cannot fundamentally be forced upon others, but what about the Domain Order of that effect?
It’s like the Domain Order born from the Transformation Magic category. The spell effect itself doesn't act on others, yet it still possesses a Domain Order.
Take the Domain Order of the Tiger Transformation Spell, for example: any living thing can be designated as prey, the tiger’s killing intent can suppress foes, and its roar can strike terror into the heart.
The evolution of a Domain Order depends primarily on one's imagination. While some spells are indeed difficult to evolve into an Order, it isn't impossible.
For instance, could the "Witch Warship Construction Spell" generate a Domain?
Theoretically, yes, but it’s hard for most people to imagine what such a Domain would even look like.
"Now... all that's left is to turn this Great Spell into a Great Spellbook."
Once I confirmed this, I began to ponder the method.
This was the creation of a Great Spellbook from scratch. Although the theoretical foundation and the spell framework were complete, I didn't actually possess Real Editing Technology.
This wasn't like the Tree of Great Knowledge. That had the "Knowledge Bookshelf Spellbook-derived Tree of Knowledge" as a foundational framework. The Great Glacial Throne Technique also had fragment foundations and a specific racial basis; even then, I had to use the "Crystallization Spellbook" as a blueprint to create the Great Spellbook for Ning.
The Great Ordinary Spell had no basic spellbook to carry its power and effects. It was a Great Spellbook modeled directly after a Witch Project.
Therefore, I couldn't think of any method other than Real Editing Technology.
Otherwise, it would remain nothing more than a spell framework constructed with [Transcendent Knowledge] at its core. While that wouldn't hinder its use or derivation, such a Great Spell would never be as convenient as the research platform provided by a Great Spellbook.
"Should I go find Dean Mei?" When it came to who was most proficient in Real Editing Technology, Dean Mei was naturally the first person who came to mind.
After her were Belica and Sister Bai.
As for the Elders of the World-Casting Courtyard... I didn't feel it was necessary to disturb them over this. However, regarding the Great Ordinary Spell, I could certainly discuss it with the First Generation Elder. I felt that someone at her level would definitely not hold any "combat power" prejudices against the Great Ordinary Spell.
As for Dean Mei... though I didn't want to assume the worst, the Great Weakening Spell had been with her for so long. I had turned her famous Great Spellbook into this, and I was genuinely afraid she might smack me.
Though, at my current level, I wasn't necessarily afraid of her smacking me...
Should I ask Sister Bai for help?
But Sister Bai was currently busy researching the Perfect Human Body Cultivation with my main body and my Body Cultivation Clone. She couldn't split herself in two to help me forge a Great Spellbook.
Besides... forging a Great Spellbook is grueling work.
Don't be fooled by how quickly I finished the Tree of Great Knowledge and the Great Glacial Throne Technique.
The Tree of Great Knowledge wasn't a complete Great Spellbook at first; it required constant refinement to truly reach the rank of a full Great Spellbook.
The Great Glacial Throne Technique had a template to start with, plus the cooperation of the Ancient Remnant Ice race's foundation and the compatibility of the Crystallization Spell. That’s why it was so fast.
The Great Ordinary Spell had nothing. It only had a spell concept and a theoretical framework that I had verified through the calculations of my main body's Tree of Great Knowledge.
Still, the Great Ordinary Spell wouldn't be so exaggerated as to take hundreds of years to complete.
The main reason a Great Spellbook usually takes centuries is that the early research into [Transcendent Knowledge] is too complex. Researching, absorbing, understanding, applying... every hypothesis requires constant verification. Sometimes, if you're wrong, you have to tear it all down and start over.
I didn't need that. I only needed to manifest everything I already knew.
Perhaps this was the confidence born of my "unorthodox" background. If any other Transcendent Witch had my series of methods plus "Floating World Level Spirit Vision," they could probably achieve the same.
Of course, that was just a guess. If they couldn't, I wasn't taking any responsibility for it.
Now, I probably needed to pull together a group of Transcendent Witch sisters who knew Real Editing Technology to help. It was just like when my Tree of Great Knowledge was first born; many witches sought me out voluntarily, willing to perform innovative development on the abilities of my Tree and Great Knowledge Seeds.
Even now, those sisters were constantly helping me iterate the various functions of the Knowledge Seeds.
In the past, the Seeds couldn't even handle high-definition live streaming, but now, streaming had become a basic feature. They weren't just developing the Knowledge Seeds; they were also ensuring compatibility with the secondary "Knowledge Seeds" developed from them. After all, the Knowledge Seeds were now practically standard equipment in the Main World Witch Academy.
Assembling such a "team" wouldn't be easy. However, the idea of a Great Spellbook research group made me think of a certain witch.
Teacher Ji Niang.
I hadn't seen her in a long time.
The reason I thought of her was that during these past three months, the research group led by Teacher Ji Niang had made a breakthrough.
While they hadn't created a Great Spellbook, they had used the logic of the Reverse Summoning Spell as a foundation and, with innovative thinking, mastered "Void Teleportation" using [Transcendent Knowledge] as a power source!
After all, the Reverse Summoning Spell itself was just a spellbook expanded from runes evolved from the core concepts within that [Transcendent Knowledge]. Therefore, the concepts explained by the [Transcendent Knowledge] Teacher Ji Niang was researching were likely related to summoning and teleportation.
Furthermore, based on a series of tests and events, it was also related to concepts like Luck and Void Anchoring.
However, that didn't mean the [Transcendent Knowledge] had to explain those concepts exclusively. It’s like how the same [Transcendent Knowledge] in someone else's hands could be the "Great Wood-Binding Spell," but in mine, it became the "Tree of Great Knowledge."
If Ji Niang had opened up long-distance Void Teleportation, the significance would be monumental!
Witches below a certain level wouldn't even be able to grasp its importance. Dean Mei, for instance, certainly knew that if the Main World mastered this ability, its future development would be far more stable!
As the saying goes: "If you want to get rich, build a road first." Long-distance Void Teleportation was the "great highway" of the Void!
For the witch race, a Primal Witch could use brute force to fling a witch from the Great Library to any recorded and anchored Void Domain. But a Primal Witch wouldn't bother sending non-witches anywhere.
The Main World could never become a place where the witch race just entertained themselves; it needed those foundational conditions.
I decided to take this opportunity to visit Teacher Ji Niang. It had been a while.
I heard that Teacher Ji Niang had finally emerged from those sealed, isolated laboratory spaces and was currently conducting tests related to Void Teleportation. After all, spells and techniques can't be developed behind closed doors; practice and testing are essential.
Having made my decision, I immediately found Lin Xian in the Emerald Forest. Lin Xian was the public vice-leader of the No. 0 Combat Sequence, second only to me and equal in rank to Lonafu.
However, I usually didn't bother with management, and Lonafu didn't know how to manage people. In the end, the actual power of the No. 0 Combat Sequence rested with Lin Xian.
Cleveland and Millian were followers who reported directly to the Baking House and to me.
Since I needed to leave the Emerald Forest, I naturally had to give Lin Xian a heads-up to prevent any confusion about my whereabouts.
"Lin Xian, I plan to leave the Emerald Forest for a while. During this period, the No. 0 Combat Sequence is entirely under your responsibility. I don't want to see any slacking. If an emergency occurs, contact Cleveland or Millian directly. Unless the situation becomes irreversible, do not disturb me..."
I went through a detailed list of instructions. Though it sounded a bit like rambling, none of it could be skipped.
"Also... keep a close eye on the progress of the world-overlap between the Emerald Forest and the Main World. Once it reaches the Afuhemi Academy or covers the range of the Afuhemi World Tree, notify me immediately."
"Understood! Is there anything else we should watch out for, Sister Xiao Han?"
"Nothing else is particularly important. That's all."
Having finished my instructions, I became a hands-off manager once again. As for what kind of waves the news of my departure from the Emerald Forest would cause, I didn't care.
The only thing I truly entrusted to Lin Xian was to call me once the Emerald Forest covered the Afuhemi Academy.
After all... I was very interested in the World Tree of the Afuhemi Academy.
That was the most important link in the "Staff of World Destruction" plan. It was a key creation capable of capturing the Main World's World Navel—a breakthrough point for dismantling the plan.
I would have to go see it for myself sooner or later. I just wondered if the Afuhemi Academy would welcome my arrival.
Setting aside those things that wouldn't happen in the short term, my mind was currently filled with thoughts of the Great Ordinary Spell.
Leaving the Emerald Forest and returning to the Main World, I felt the suppression of the "Great Weakening Spell" unique to the Core World. It felt like coming home.
This pure suppression of power allowed me to further compare the differences in the concept of the Great Ordinary Spell.
The Great Ordinary Spell wasn't so much a suppression of power as it was a domination of it.
After a round of comparisons, finding no further bursts of inspiration or revelations, I stopped wasting time and began asking around for Teacher Ji Niang's whereabouts.
After searching for a bit, I eventually chose to contact her directly via the Great Knowledge Seed. I learned that they were currently conducting experiments in the Expansion Realm.
By the time I arrived, Teacher Ji Niang had been waiting for a while.
"Teacher Ji Niang~ I didn't expect you to be here waiting for me in person?" Upon meeting, I immediately stepped forward to greet her. I also greeted the other, less familiar witch sisters.
"Of course~ It's rare for you to look for me, Xiao Han. How could I not take it seriously when you reach out?" Teacher Ji Niang teased.
"Isn't it a hassle? I heard you were in the middle of a very important experiment?"
"The experiment is indeed important, but that doesn't mean we have to be high-strung every second. A proper sense of relaxation is a necessity during long-term experimentation." Teacher Ji Niang spoke with the tone of someone reflecting on her own experiences.
"You're still young; you haven't even shed the urgency of a Main World ordinary person. Once you've been at it as long as I have, you'll slowly develop a sense of relaxation. Then, you'll realize that the rhythm of an experiment is more important than its efficiency."
"That does seem to be the case," I agreed, not offering any rebuttal.
When I had opened the Dream Life Sequence for Fool's Dream, three months had passed in the blink of an eye. Once the most important promise of my life was fulfilled, I truly did feel a sense of relaxed clarity.
I changed the subject. "I heard the research group you lead developed a Void Teleportation technique from [Transcendent Knowledge], and it even startled Dean Mei. Is that true?"
"It certainly is~ Though the achievement we've made still can't compare to yours, Xiao Han."
After saying "It certainly is" with pride, Ji Niang sighed. After all, everything suffers when compared.
"Oh~ There's no need to flatter me, Teacher. A large part of my current success is due to shortcuts. Many of the techniques I've mastered are like castles in the air, not nearly as grounded as yours. I still have a long way to go in terms of settling down and refining myself~"
"Look at you, getting a bargain and then acting like a victim~ Now you're showing off in front of me." Ji Niang laughed, sounding like she wanted to scold me playfully. "Let's not talk about a freak like you. Since you came to find me, you must have something on your mind, right? I recall you don't usually come around just to catch up. Let's talk as we walk~ I'll show you some scenery you've never seen before."