Where is the righteous fairy we were promised?

003 - An Opportunity That Came to Your Door

In fact.

Improving any spell is no easy task.

After all, the spells of cultivators at various levels have been passed down in this cultivation world for so many years.

That means that the principles of the spells have been studied and tested by countless people.

Or perhaps, there's simply no room for improvement.

Alternatively, there is no need for improvement.

If one wants to find another way, one can improve it into a spell with greater effects and power...

How easy is that?!

Unless, for some special reason, an old monster who has lived for over a thousand years and whose cultivation is incredibly high is reborn into his pre-Foundation Establishment self...

Only then can there be the motivation to improve low-level spells, and the ability to deconstruct and reshape their principles!

Jiang Ning, the Old Monster, happens to be the only exception!

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On the road to Tongxian.

To test his idea, Jiang Ning randomly picked a rogue cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining and stopped in front of his stall.

While pretending to select goods, he was mentally choosing improved spells.

"Since this is the first time we've made an improvement, we need to choose carefully."

"A simple spell that is easy to improve and whose casting principle is the simplest."

"This increases the chances of success on the first try, and it also allows us to accumulate experience..."

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning suddenly remembered a famous spell.

—A flick of spiritual energy!

Since the spell to be improved for the first time has been decided, it needs to meet two requirements: "significant improvement effect" and "easy to use".

Then we have to mention the most notorious trashy spell in the cultivation world—the Spirit Power Flick!

In Jiang Ning's opinion, the difficulty level of this spell is at most one-tenth of a star.

It is comparable to the method of lighting fire, which is basically learned automatically upon embarking on the path of cultivation.

The principle behind the flicking of spiritual energy is also very simple.

That is to utilize the Qi cultivator's own ability to gather spiritual energy, condense a bit of spiritual energy at the fingertips, and then unleash a burst of power to injure the enemy.

"It's just the power of a flick of spiritual energy..."

"To call it a small water pipe in the hands of the police is an overestimation!"

"Its lethality is probably only comparable to the chickens kept in an ordinary person's yard; it might even squawk so beautifully before it's killed..."

"However, if it has been improved by me..."

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning felt a slight itch in his heart and immediately decided to give it a try.

With a spell of this difficulty, Jiang Ning wouldn't need to think for long to improve it if he really wanted to.

Once you understand the principle, try it a few times, and then deconstruct and reconstruct it in your mind.

Then, a modified version, Spirit Flick, was derived that could theoretically enhance its power a hundredfold!

"That's theoretically feasible, let's give it a try!"

Jiang Ning nodded inwardly and gently rubbed his fingertips together.

The next moment, a seemingly faint but actually extremely solid spiritual light suddenly appeared on the previously empty fingertip!

Since it was only his first attempt, Jiang Ning immediately withdrew this insignificant spark of inspiration, letting it flicker and then disappear!

However, when the light flashed from Jiang Ning's fingertips, it caused a terrifying spiritual pressure in the air...

The stall owner, who had been sitting happily in front of his stall, was suddenly provoked!

There was a loud "thump"!

The innocent stall owner immediately fell off his stool and onto the ground.

He felt as if a death threat, seemingly from nowhere, had flashed past him.

Just a moment ago, he seemed to be facing some unknown terror!

It was as if he had died once in the blink of an eye during that brief moment of carelessness!

The stall owner, who had no idea what was happening, was completely terrified.

Even though he only had the cultivation level of the sixth stage of Qi Refining...

In the vicinity of Qing Shi Town, he was already considered an extremely powerful figure.

However, even a "Sixth-level Refinement Expert" like him felt his spiritual senses twitch just now, as if he had died once!

—What just happened?!

"This... this fellow Daoist..."

"I have some family matters to attend to, and I'm afraid I won't be able to set up my stall here today..."

"Farewell!"

This stall owner was clearly someone who valued his life highly.

Upon realizing that an unknown powerful figure seemed to be plotting against him, he immediately packed his things and left.

Their escape was so swift that they disappeared in the blink of an eye.

It was as if some primordial beast was following behind...

They slipped away incredibly fast!

"Tsk..."

Jiang Ning stood there, watching with great interest the direction in which the stall owner at the sixth level of Qi Refining had left.

He had only thought of a way to improve it, but couldn't resist trying it out.

After all, practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

"However, it seems that the improved version of the Spirit Flicking Finger is quite powerful."

Jiang Ning chuckled to himself, thinking to himself.

In fact, Jiang Ning himself had no intention of launching it, nor did he intend to use it to harm anyone.

Therefore, Jiang Ning's extremely fast withdrawal speed was simply to verify his own idea.

However, this improved method of using spiritual energy to flick one's fingers is, after all, Jiang Ning's first practical application of it.

He hadn't expected that the spiritual light that had been condensed to its extreme in such a short time would generate such intense spiritual pressure due to being "too concentrated".

And it even scared a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining like this...

"It seems that I should refrain from trying things out on my own in the future."

Jiang Ning shrugged and, before the surrounding onlookers could ask any questions, stepped out of the small area.

After walking a while longer, Jiang Ning randomly picked a stall belonging to a middle-aged cultivator.

Then, they started selecting items again, seemingly quite seriously.

Just as Jiang Ning was pondering where to seize the protagonist group's opportunity and, incidentally, find a chosen one to bind his sub-system to...

A dark petal placed in the corner of the stall caught Jiang Ning's attention.

"what?"

Jiang Ning narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze falling on it.

The dark petal that looked withered and decayed was placed together with other common medicinal herbs.

On the surface, there is nothing unusual about it.

It's just that it looks a bit rare.

It's as if the flower bud, after years of hard work, has given up its most tender years.

Having endured countless storms and hardships, or been tormented and manipulated, she lamented the loss of her former beauty.

It no longer possesses that alluring, pink and juicy appearance of yesteryear.

Only its beautiful shape remains, letting people know that it may have had a glorious past.

To an ordinary cultivator, this dark petal was worthless.

Origin unknown, poor impression, unclear efficacy...

Based on these three points alone, a wise cultivator would not spend precious spirit stones to purchase them.

Even the middle-aged monk who set up the stall probably had the mentality of ripping people off as much as possible, which is why he put the dark petals here.

But what others don't know is that Jiangning, with its "thousand years of experience," could not possibly not see it.

"Could this be..."

"A wood-attribute foundation-building artifact?"

"As a villain, you can even find bargains while just going out for a stroll?"

Jiang Ning appeared completely calm on the surface, but was inwardly somewhat surprised.

He observed carefully for a long time before confirming that his judgment was correct.

"Truly a miraculous artifact for Foundation Establishment!"

At this moment, Jiang Ning couldn't help but feel a little happy.

As is well known, Qi Refining cultivators typically only have three paths to build an immortal foundation.

The first principle is to break through the shackles without any external assistance, sense the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and establish a foundation on your own!

However, the conditions for achieving such a situation are far too demanding.