Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 206 Flash Spell 2.0
Chen Li was filled with excitement.

I don't want to waste a single moment.

He immediately took out a blank notebook, picked up a brush, dipped it in ink, and after a moment's thought, wrote down:

"Project Modification 1: Flashy Spell"

Flash is two levels lower than Traction, so he plans to start by trying to modify the relatively simpler Flash.

The Flash spell is indeed simple.

It has a single-syllable incantation and a corresponding path for the flow of spiritual energy.

No handprints are even needed.

Chen Li's lips moved slightly, and the silent incantation resonated with heaven and earth.

His eyes instantly lit up with a blinding light that could blind even a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

For a moment, the entire quiet room seemed to transform into an ocean of light, a state that lasted for five or six seconds before gradually fading away.

He pondered it carefully.

Then, he chanted the incantation again, but this time without the spiritual power within his body cooperating.

Chen Li noticed that his magical power still fluctuated slightly, but it was very subtle and quickly disappeared without the cooperation of his internal spiritual power.

He picked up a brush and recorded the experimental data.

Then, he experimented with individual spiritual energy manipulation.

……

A few days later, Chen Li regretted it.

Only by truly attempting to modify magic could one understand how difficult it was. Chen Li's once proud magical skills appeared utterly laughable and insignificant in this process.

He overestimated his abilities.

Without systematic knowledge or theoretical guidance, he could only grope and experiment in the dark, stumbling forward little by little.

He felt as if he had gone through a difficult war, and was already mired in the quagmire from the very beginning. Before he could get out of the quagmire, there were still strong fortresses ahead that he needed to break through. But that was not the worst part. What was even more painful was that he had no clue what to do, and he didn't even have a clear idea.

All Chen Li could do was experiment with various combinations of spells, hand seals, and spiritual energy pathways that he had mastered.

This method is not only incredibly inefficient, but also extremely dangerous.

Explosions are common occurrences, and it's also common for one's internal spiritual energy to go out of control and become possessed by demons.

Fortunately, there was a phantom body to take its place.

Otherwise, even if he had several lives, it wouldn't be enough for him to cause trouble.

The key issue is that the results have been minimal.

Sometimes when he was frustrated, Chen Li would want to tear up his spellbook and screw the spellbook.

But after calming down, he still chose to continue.

This is his means of survival in this dangerous world.

It was his method of protecting the Dao.

That was the guarantee that he survived.

He is only fifty-five years old today.

Compared to a lifespan of nearly three hundred years, he's still just a child.

It can't die young.

Compared to safety, what's a little hardship?
To solidify his foundation and acquire more materials for modification, he also sought out and studied a large number of low-level spells.

In the collection of the True Sect, there were indeed very few advanced Foundation Establishment stage spells, but there were so many low-level spells that it was dazzling. There were more than a hundred spells ranging from first-level to ninth-level. Since he had nothing better to do, he gritted his teeth and studied them one by one.

Then I used the illusion to level them up to the maximum level one by one.

With his efficiency, he can learn a new technique in about two or three days.

For several months, apart from his usual daily cultivation, he spent most of his remaining time learning and modifying magic techniques, and even stopped drawing talismans.

Fortunately, he's gotten used to this kind of busy schedule.

With the learning of a large number of low-level spells, he felt that his understanding of spells had reached a new level. He also overcame many obstacles in the modification process bit by bit. At the same time, a certain vague understanding gradually emerged in his mind.

During this period, Xiao Yuan and his wife Peng Yanwen visited several times.

Xiao Yuan was prepared to answer the call to go to the Artifact Sect to quell the monster scourge there, but Chen Li dissuaded him. If something truly went wrong deep in the forest, even a Golden Core cultivator might not be safe; for an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator like him to go there would be tantamount to courting death.

……

half year later.

A quiet room located underground.

A phantom opened and closed its mouth silently, and swiftly formed a hand seal.

There was a soft "hum" sound.

A blinding flash of light disappeared in an instant.

The phantom's eyeballs exploded, and as its body was injured, the entire phantom quickly began to collapse.

"The spiritual energy consumed is at the level of a sixth-tier first-order cultivator!" Chen Li thought to himself, "The downside is that it's too violent and also mixed with some fire attribute power... It seems that the hand seals and the spiritual energy circulation route need to be adjusted again."

He recorded his insights from the experiment.

Then he released another phantom body and continued the experiment.

Adjustments were made time and time again.

Improved time and time again.

The spell became more and more stable and gentler. At first, the eyeballs of the illusion would burst during each experiment, but by the fifth time, it didn't happen anymore, a remarkable progress.

A few hours later.

A blinding light flashed for a full half second before gradually fading away.

"Phew, it's done!"

Chen Li breathed a sigh of relief, his face beaming with joy.

Although this is only a preliminary achievement, it is still far from the ultimate goal of second-tier magic.

But we have taken the most difficult step and seen the dawn of success.

He opens the properties panel.

Sure enough, an unnamed spell appeared in the spell list, located between Hemostasis and Healing.

"A first-tier, sixth-level spell... let's call it Flash Spell 2.0!" Chen Li thought to himself.

As he thought about it.

The three words "Unnamed" on the spell list quickly changed to "Flash Spell 2.0".

In fact, this spell is not yet perfect and is very rough. It needs to be continuously improved. Although it is called a first-order level six spell, its actual effect is only first-order level five, which is about the level of a master-level flash spell.

……

"Master, the second-tier spell you requested is finally here. It will be auctioned at the Zhenhong Auction House in ten days." Old Sun jogged over, presenting a catalog of the auction house.

"Let me see!" Chen Li picked up the catalog.

Six months ago, he instructed Old Sun to keep a close eye on all the auctions in the city, big and small, to see if any Foundation Establishment techniques were being auctioned.

For a full six months, not only was there no auction, but there wasn't even a glimpse of it.

If it weren't for the fact that Old Sun always seemed honest and dutiful, even in the lucrative task of purchasing food, he would have suspected that the other party was cheating or shirking his duties.

Fortunately, there's finally some news.

Chen Li's gaze quickly swept over the three third-tier precious items in front and went straight to the last one.

Second-tier, fourth-level spell: Void Flight Technique.

A flight spell.

He was delighted.

This was not the second-tier, fifth-level spell he desired most.

But second-tier, fourth-level is also good, and it's the flight spell he desperately needs.

The Rainbow Transformation Technique he's using now is the one he learned when he first entered the Foundation Establishment stage. It's only at the second-tier, first-level, and it's already starting to fall behind the times. He noticed how slow it was during the robbery that happened last winter.

They were almost surrounded and killed.

That's far too dangerous.

"We absolutely must capture this technique on film!"