Chapter 653: The Refinement of the "Wisdom Bestowal" Technique

“Final Exam, huh… So that's it.”

I learned of this during the month leading up to the Final Exam from my Clone.

Since deciding to perfect the Wisdom Bestowal technique, another half semester had already passed.

I did not remain at the spatial rift the entire time, but continued to roam throughout the Expansion Realm.

However, the subsequent journey largely intersected with the paths of my Clones.

But this did not impede my own travels.

Actually, I had originally planned to research the Reverse Summoning Spell, Crystallization Spell, and Spellbook Shelf Spellbook during this semester on my journey, but in the end, I spent too much time due to inspiration and Revelation.

I only barely finished reading the Runology materials, and the rest was all dedicated to the Great Wisdom Enlightenment Spell and its two derived techniques.

Soul Portrayal.

Wisdom Bestowal.

Of course, the focus was on the latter, Wisdom Bestowal.

I utilized the subsequent time to complete the first Sequence Derivation Spell of the Great Wisdom Enlightenment Spell—the Great Wisdom Weaving Seed.

After all, the correct name for the Great Wisdom Enlightenment Spell was now the Great Tree of Wisdom's Enlightenment.

The moment my soul awakened and received the soul's blessing, I had already made changes to this Grand Spellbook.

And thus, I had finally taken the first step in the Sequence Derivation of this Grand Spellbook.

And the spell effect of this Sequence Derivation served the "Wisdom Bestowal" technique.

Yes, a Sequence Derivation Spell served a derived technique.

It felt somewhat counter-intuitive, but this was a unique approach that belonged only to me.

During this time, I continuously and actively sought out contact with Mutated Beasts.

I experimented with all types: the clumsy, those without subjective cognition, the clever, the spiritually aware, and even those I had already enlightened with the Great Wisdom Enlightenment Spell.

I used the spells and techniques I had mastered to discover the formation of the concept of the Seed of Wisdom.

To find the wisdom deeply hidden within the Soul-substance.

Of course, I knew that the "form" expressed by wisdom in different states was different, and I didn't even exclude myself, after all, I was the only Wisdom Life with a soul as its soil that I could access.

Soul-substance could also be the carrier of wisdom.

By detecting the Seed of Wisdom within the Soul-substance, the Wisdom Bestowal technique entered a brand new domain.

Subsequently, I began to dedicate myself to collecting Seeds of Wisdom in various forms.

But the Seed of Wisdom was an abstract expression, or rather, wisdom, from a superficial perspective, simply did not have the concept of a seed.

But this did not mean I couldn't bestow it with the concept of a seed.

The key lay in how to utilize it, and utilizing it depended on how to define it.

When I defined it as the concept of a "seed," and the corresponding techniques could subject it to the influence I desired, then why couldn't "wisdom," this abstract comprehensive concept, be a "seed"?

So, definition was truly a very flexible means.

As long as there was a matching set of cognitions, it could transform many inherently incomprehensible things into things that could be understood by oneself.

Thus, the "Seed" of wisdom appeared.

And the confirmation of this thing also provided a very strong Revelation for my Sequence Derivation, the Great Wisdom Weaving Seed.

When the Grand Spellbook, originally intended to enlighten wisdom, encountered its most direct object of effect, I also more directly sensed the process of wisdom's "growth."

Of course, due to accidental experimentation, there was also a process of withering.

So… after mastering the reverse application of Wisdom Bestowal—"Wisdom Deprivation"—I also mastered another angle of reverse application, which was Wisdom Withering.

In principle, the effects produced by them were similar; one was deprivation, and the other was withering.

However, I didn't think the two were the same; they just applied to different situations.

Subsequently, I "disassembled" innumerable Seeds of Wisdom in the time that followed, and I also ushered in the first Sequence Derivation of the Great Tree of Wisdom's Enlightenment, the Great Wisdom Weaving Seed.

Only by knowing how to disassemble, or rather decompose, could I know the raw materials of its composition and the technique for re-weaving and reorganizing them.

So, the moment the Great Wisdom Weaving Seed Sequence Derivation was completed, I received two pieces of knowledge.

One piece of knowledge made up for the most important "Foundation Bestowal" in the Wisdom Bestowal technique.

One piece of knowledge allowed me to understand the majority of wisdom's components… individual cognition, emotional cognition, behavioral cognition… and the construction of these cognitions relied on "consciousness" and "memory."

I admit this was only the most rudimentary cognition, but by reverse-decomposing the Seed of Wisdom, I only learned this much.

However, what was truly marvelous was that through the Great Wisdom Weaving Seed, I could perfectly rely on these components to re-weave the Seed of Wisdom.

That's right, this Seed of Wisdom was definitely missing some things I couldn't perceive, but that didn't impede the birth of wisdom.

I called it… the self-evolution of life.

As long as there was the soil of wisdom, and wisdom was cultivated, the process of wisdom's growth would continuously perfect itself.

The self-evolution of life also included the self-perfection of wisdom.

Coupled with the Great Wisdom Enlightenment Spell, the birth of wisdom then tended towards perfection.

Thus, the "Wisdom Bestowal" technique was considered complete.

But it was not fully perfected.

It still had much room for optimization.

For instance, the degree of cognition of the Seed of Wisdom would directly lead to the final result of Wisdom Bestowal.

This was an undeniable change and orientation.

Even if one day my cognition of the Seed of Wisdom approached completeness, or I gained a brand new understanding of wisdom, this would cause a revolutionary overhaul to the Wisdom Bestowal technique.

However, at the present stage, I couldn't achieve it, mainly because my accumulation, cognition, and attempts were insufficient.

But the current Wisdom Bestowal also faced a problem, which was the acquisition of raw materials.

If I wanted to use Wisdom Bestowal on Fool's Dream, which was still a Dream State creature, to let them acquire true wisdom, I would first need to complete Soul Portrayal, bestowing the soil of wisdom, and then perform Wisdom Bestowal.

But I felt that Wisdom Bestowal did not necessarily require external raw materials.

Because the next level down from wisdom was cognition, various kinds of cognition, and what constituted cognition was… consciousness and memory.

Fool's Dream coincidentally possessed consciousness.

Although it was Dream State consciousness, through Soul Portrayal, I could transform it into Soul Essence, making it a consciousness of reality, so this made sense.

And then there was… memory.

The Seed of Great Knowledge had always helped them retain memories in the form of knowledge, so that was also fine.

Everything formed a perfect closed loop here!

The bestowal of the essence of life and the bestowal of wisdom, and the two seamlessly connected…

This completed the form of "Wisdom Life" in my cognition.

And then… I had no very mature ideas.

If, after bestowing a body of reality for reincarnation, it still could not become a life acknowledged by the Void, then… the only breakthrough I could think of would be the concepts of bloodline and species.

After all, I had only perfected one of the two techniques I currently mastered, and that alone had consumed so much of my time and energy.

There really wasn't any more time to plan for a more distant conception.

After all, for many things, I took a step and saw where it led.

Only by experiencing it firsthand would I know how to take the next step.

Planning without experience and practical testing was merely talking theoretically.

But… after completing the Wisdom Bestowal technique, I also had a feeling of relief that things had finally drawn to a close for a stage.

Coupled with the knowledge of the Final Exam, and that it was related to my Seed of Great Knowledge, I planned to go back for a visit to understand the actual situation and see if my cooperation was needed.

But more importantly… it had indeed been a while since I had appeared in the public eye.

After making the decision to go back, I didn't choose to Teleport back immediately but rather rode my Flying Broom to wander back.

After all, there was still nearly a month before the Final Exam and related events.

I planned to revisit some areas.

However, I also learned that… the outside world's College Entrance Examination seemed about to begin, and the time for the College Entrance Examination was a bit earlier than the Final Exam.

Hmm, hmm… but whenever I thought of the College Entrance Examination… it invariably made me think of something, such as… the person who would be participating in this year's College Entrance Examination…

I subconsciously tried not to think about these things, but… this time, my conscious mind overrode my instinct.

Wasn't my cheap younger brother also taking the College Entrance Examination this year?

Continuously skipping grades at an underage age to show off his excellence, to deserve better… how should I evaluate this behavior?

It was hard to evaluate…

Facing the past things I had avoided was also a form of growth.

The current me could examine the former me, the past, and the former family from a more objective perspective.

“Then what about the subjective perspective? From your first-person perspective as Yang Yuehan, do you dare to face it like this?”

At this moment, the Shadow of Knowledge, my subconscious, once again delivered a profound blow to me.

“You can't speak now, huh? Don't let this experience that cost you several months fall short when facing this question, okay? The fastest way to change yourself is to do what you are afraid of. Do you want to go back and see?”

“I have no reason to go back. Let nature take its course. Perhaps when those two die, I can go and bring them some offerings.”

I sighed, finally speaking.

“Then by doing so, you will be confined by the things of your youth for your entire life. Pick up the determination you were dominated by emotions with when you first enrolled, and completely end the past. Only then can you free your inner self from the past. You know, this College Entrance Examination is a rare opportunity.”

“The College Entrance Examination is not something I can control. It is itself a super-large social structure's collective ritual, a ritual that concentrates the world's Destiny onto one top scholar. Of course… there might also be some other effects I am not too clear about.”

“Hmph An excuse.”

The Shadow of Knowledge snorted softly, suddenly not arguing with me anymore for some reason.

Perhaps she felt that I was simply too pitiful… or did my heart already have the answer?

Although I had been contradicting her just now, this was a way of interacting that I had with the Power of Knowledge for so long.

This method allowed me to analyze whether a matter was feasible through a dialectical approach, using both my subconscious intuition and conscious cognition.

Just now, for instance, I rejected the Shadow of Knowledge, not intending to solve the problem, but I clearly knew that deep down I wanted to solve it.

It was just that… I had no plan for execution.

But the experiences of the past few months, as well as the experiences of my Clones, were all telling me that this kind of aimless thinking was meaningless.

Meeting the other party in person was meaningful.

All feelings were experienced, not imagined.

As I continued my journey back, the sky had now darkened.

The night posed no obstacle for me.

I could still continuously press on with my journey, but right in front of me on my return path, I saw a human settlement brightly lit by firelight.

Just by seeing the firelight and the structure of the buildings, I instantly recalled the experience and memory of my Clone being here.

This feeling was no different from having participated myself.

However, this city, constructed roughly, currently had a name that belonged solely to them: Mercenary City.

And its predecessor was the Mercenary Shelter.

It was built by a mercenary organization that had been resisting the Abyssal Demons in the original Small World.

Yes, resisting the invasion of Abyssal Demons, not Players.

After all, this Small World was invaded by two worlds back then: one was the Player game world, and the other was the scheming Abyssal Demon world.

The influx of lesser demons, like cutting grass, made a demon tide so terrifying that it required immense courage to face them.

And these mercenaries had to face these creatures.

This was a different concept from those mercenary bodyguards who protected their patrons from the Players for money.

Facing those disgusting, constantly resurrecting monsters, they needed to be mentally prepared at all times and possess an extremely high level of resolve.

As I arrived above this city, I unknowingly slowed down.

A surge of impulse to go down and experience it firsthand made me use the Disguise Technique and blend into the bonfire gathering below.

This city, managed by mercenaries, was filled everywhere with uninhibited wildness, which indicated their lack of skill in city management, but also showcased their own unique style.

I had no intention of interfering with it. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

The massive Myriad Connection Main Network Tree within the city had a crown that obscured the stars, visible just by looking up.

And this was the foundation for their communication with the entire world, and the cornerstone and treasure I left for the reshaping of their civilization.

I strolled along the streets within the city, feeling the ordinaryness of every person who passed me by with my heart.

After communicating the Ordinary Project with Big Sis Bai, I had also been constantly trying to experience various projects.

Projects could be practiced concurrently, and before officially choosing my own path, I could constantly feel and experience the marvels of different projects.

Academy Head Mei said that I had embarked on the Great Soul Project based on my own ideas, but this did not mean I had to choose it.

I could also explore the branch projects under this Great Project.

And I was naturally willing to experience the Ordinary Project related to Big Sis Bai.

Walking past a tavern, the noise attracted my attention.

Calamity Tavern… I remembered this place.

After all, it was a place that dared to use my title, Calamity Witch, for certification only after receiving my permission.

Although it was called a tavern, it mainly featured flavored fruit juices, drinks squeezed from fruits that Planters had accelerated the growth of for quick, short-term ripening.

The reason it was called a tavern was because they found a distillery and a lot of stock among the ruins, and they also mastered some brewing techniques, including but not limited to fruit wine and a beer-like technique.

Before their first batch of wine was brewed properly and achieved product circulation, the existing alcoholic beverages were ridiculously expensive.

Therefore, most people here, even the wealthy, chose cocktail-like fruit juice mixed drinks.

Following my instinct and Heart Sense, I walked in.

Pushing open the somewhat rough door, the noisy atmosphere inside was very lively, and a scent of alcohol and sweat permeated the air.

However, I didn't choose to dispel it with a spell, but instead combined my hearing, smell, and Heart Sense to perceive if there was any unintentional Revelation.

But as I walked in, I found a discordant figure in a corner of the tavern, but she was sitting there abruptly without attracting any attention from others.

And the other party also slightly raised her head along my line of sight, meeting my eyes.

In an instant, I understood… the other party was here for me!

Anti-Witch?

The other party's appearance was in the typical Witch style, especially the large Witch Hat, but she held no hostility.

In fact, after meeting my gaze, she even showed a kind smile.

I inexplicably didn't think much and walked straight over and sat down, my movements clean and decisive.

Just as I was about to speak and ask a question, the other party reached out her hand first, gently pinching her fingers in front of me, and a golden thread appeared at her fingertip.

It was only at this moment that I was startled!

“Destiny… it's wonderful, isn't it? It guided you to meet me here. Let me introduce myself, my name is Trixie Destiny. I am a Destiny Alchemist, and what an interesting sensation… I can feel traces of the Seed of Destiny remaining on you.”