Chapter 77: Spell Great Accomplishment

The next morning, ninth-level Enlightenment Platform.

【Ding! You invested 10 Merit Points into the spell "Flame Ash Burning Refining", Experience +5 (10*50%)】

20 points of Comprehension value plus 20 points of Enlightenment Glow bonus...

The last 10% is naturally brought by the Heavenly-Rank strange fire 【True Extreme Flame】.

This made the utilization rate of Lin Mo's Merit Points soar to the latest height.

Of course, this is limited to fire-attribute spell supernatural abilities.

He looked at the spell experience bar on the panel: 【Flame Ash Burning Refining: 6/5000】

If you look at the current progress, it only takes about 8 days to max out the proficiency of Flame Ash Burning Refining.

So, he fell into a moment of entanglement.

After several days of persistent clicking 1, he stably accumulated about 1200 Merit Points every day.

Now the 【Five-Spirit Dao Body】 is steadily improving, and the progress is: 6350/10000.

It is getting closer and closer to cultivating the 【Five-Spirit Dao Body】, and it is almost two-thirds of the way there.

Counting today, it will take another seven or eight days to brush the progress bar, but...

"The time for the arena battle is still uncertain."

Lin Mo thought secretly in his heart.

According to the reports from the spies he planted among the team leaders, the specific time of the arena battle will be decided after these sudden enlightenment geniuses wake up.

Calculating the time, the time is probably in mid-July, plus the preparation time, preparation day...

July 20th, this is the time Lin Mo inferred.

There are now less than 10 days left until that day; if he insists on maxing out the 【Five Spirits Dao Body】, then there won't be much Merit Value left for "Flame Ember Burning Refinement."

"At most, it's only enough to raise 'Flame Ember Burning Refinement' to the Minor Accomplishment Realm."

Lin Mo mentally calculated the exact number, then shook his head.

Having the Mid-Rank spell "Heavenly Thunder Incantation" as a comparison, he naturally wouldn't have any doubts about the power of a Rank 1 Top-Rank spell.

It's just that if the spell's proficiency is too low, it's hard to say whether it can unleash the power a Top-Rank spell should have.

Every time proficiency reaches a new level, the spell's power increases in a tiered manner.

The Mid-Rank spell "Heavenly Thunder Incantation" is exactly like this; a "Heavenly Thunder Incantation" at the Perfect Completion Realm is not only twice as powerful as the entry-level version, but its casting efficiency, speed, and so on are all significantly improved.

Precisely because of this, he was able to get a perfect score in the Immortal Examination Mystical Realm by relying on a single Mid-Rank spell.

According to what Long A said, the heaven-gifted geniuses who can reach the Nine-Layer Enlightenment Platform possess at least one Top-Rank spell at the Great Accomplishment or Peak Realm.

Of course, those like Chu Wange who farmed over a dozen Perfect Completion sword arts are still few and far between.

After all, Chu Wange farmed a perfect five hundred points because the Mystical Realm's maximum score was only five hundred.

Returning to the main topic, the appearance of a Top-Rank spell has disrupted Lin Mo's initial plan.

The initial decision to prioritize upgrading the 【Five Spirits Dao Body】 was because it could increase the utilization rate of his cultivation Merit Value.

With the arena battle imminent, if he wants to keep his meditation cushion—that is, the 20-point comprehension bonus—the idea of prioritizing cultivation upgrades naturally won't work...

Thinking of this, Lin Mo no longer hesitated and began to invest Merit Value into "Flame Ember Burning Refinement" on the panel:

【Ding! You have invested 1000 Merit Value into the spell "Flame Ember Burning Refinement," Experience +500 (1000*50%)】

【Ding! "Flame Ember Burning Refinement" proficiency has reached Entry-Level.】

Entry-level in one second.

Countless knowledge points regarding "Flame Ember Burning Refinement" surged into his mind; his body, which was originally glowing with five-colored rainbow light, saw the red streak erupt with an even more brilliant luster, and a flame suddenly darted up from his heart.

"So hot, so hot!"

Lin Mo felt a burning sensation in his chest.

As he took a deep breath and then forcefully exhaled that heat, his understanding of the spell "Flame Ember Burning Refinement" in his mind became increasingly clear.

Those originally obscure and difficult Dao incantations were like being dismantled by the simplest and crudest means, and the complex techniques instantly became easy.

Lin Mo subconsciously wanted to test it once, but considering this was the Enlightenment Platform, he forcibly held back.

A few hours later...

Inside the Dao field at the cliff top.

"Pure Yang Guidance, lead fire to origin, true fire refines form... Rise!"

As Lin Mo pinched the Dao incantation, a "Whoosh!" erupted from the platform in the distance, and a streak of earth-fire suddenly shot into the sky, completely covering the target standing on the ground.

The surrounding temperature instantly rose a notch, and a wave of heat rushed toward his face.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

The flames burned continuously in the air, and the target was being incinerated.

It wasn't until a minute later that the flames gradually subsided.

At this moment, the target, refined from special materials, was covered in large-scale burns.

"The lethality is not bad!"

Lin Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the target not far away that was covered in large-scale burns.

"Flame Ember Burning Refinement," which had only just reached entry-level, had roughly the same lethality as the "Heavenly Thunder Incantation" when it first entered the Great Accomplishment Realm.

The contrast between the two could not be more obvious.

The most crucial point is that the true qi required to release one "Heavenly Thunder Incantation" is 200 points, which is a fixed value.

Even if his cultivation base were to rise to Qi Refinement Level 8, he could only fire off 25 thunderbolts at once.

But "Flame Ember Burning Refinement" is different; the released Dao fire can control its range and lethality based on the true qi value.

The more true qi output, the wider the range and the stronger the lethality.

"If I had mastered 'Flame Ember Burning Refinement' back then, farming a perfect score in the Mystical Realm wouldn't have been so troublesome, and I wouldn't have needed to upgrade sword arts and stance training."

Lin Mo was quite satisfied with the effect of "Flame Ember Burning Refinement"; it wasn't just the lethality, but the extremely high controllability that was the most precious part.

This spell, even if only farmed to the Minor Accomplishment Realm, would likely have a chance to clear the Immortal Examination Mystical Realm with a perfect score.

Of course, Top-Rank spells are rare and hard to come by.

Whether it was a wealthy dog like Long A or the Immortal Examination runner-up from previous years, Zhuang Weiwan, none had practiced any Top-Rank spells before the Immortal Examination Mystical Realm.

From this, one can see how rare Top-Rank spells are at Rank 1.

This "Flame Ember Burning Refinement" is very comprehensive in every aspect; apart from needing 5000 points for proficiency, it is almost impossible to find any flaws.

According to his current cultivation bonus for fire-type spells, which is like using a cheat code, it surely won't take many days to max out this spell.

"If I really max out the proficiency and reach the Perfect Completion Realm, just how astonishing will the lethality be..."

A hint of anticipation appeared in his eyes.

July 16th, weather clear.

【Ding! You have invested 1000 Merit Value into the spell "Flame Ember Burning Refinement," Experience +550 (10*55%)】

【Ding! "Flame Ember Burning Refinement" has reached the Perfect Completion Realm, gaining an extra bonus: speed of practicing Rank 1 fire spells increased by 10%】

As two notification sounds rang in his ears, Lin Mo opened his eyes abruptly—it's done!

He took a deep breath, and a look of joy finally appeared on his face.

At this moment, he suddenly felt someone patting his shoulder from behind.

"Bro, uh, Brother Lin!"

He turned his head to look, only to see that Long A had woken up from his epiphany at some point and was raising his eyebrows at him.

"You're awake?"

Lin Mo looked at him with some surprise.

Counting the time, the epiphany duration for many heaven-gifted geniuses was also ending around these few days.

In the past few days, heaven-gifted geniuses like Chen Xuanzhi and Feng Ji, who were the first batch to have epiphanies, had all woken up from their states of epiphany one by one.

Today, even Long A ended his epiphany; as he stretched his body, he said:

"Just woke up, my bones are all stiff from sitting; want to go over there and stretch our bodies together?"

Lin Mo didn't refuse.

During this period, even without Long A, he had actually spent about three hours every day on stance training for the "Rising Yang Technique."

The increase in proficiency was secondary; the key was that practicing stance training a few times every day helped improve his energy and physical strength, making it easier to do manual labor for Zhuang Weiwan at night.

If not for this "Rising Yang Technique," he really might not have been able to withstand Zhuang Weiwan's "exploitation" every night.

Seeing him agree, Long A stood up impatiently and said:

"Then let's go, I'm about to burst, and I still need to reply to my goddess's messages; I haven't been online for several days, Xiao Li and the others must be worried since they can't reach me."

With less part-time income, it really is time to worry... Lin Mo complained in his heart, and just as he was about to stand up, he suddenly thought of something.

He subconsciously raised his head to look forward, only to see that figure in green robes still sitting by the cliff edge as before, motionless as a mountain.

As the first freshman to enter a state of epiphany, Chu Wange had yet to wake up even now.

This point even exceeded the expectations of the team leaders from the Nine Great Academies.

Last night, Zhuang Weiwan was still telling Lin Mo that the time for a deep-level epiphany is usually fourteen days, and right now, Chu Wange has clearly exceeded this time limit.

If you count today, it's already been fifteen full days, right?

"Why hasn't this guy woken up yet? Could something have gone wrong?"

He muttered in his heart, but he really had no way to help.

The state of epiphany is mysterious and profound; forcibly interrupting it could even potentially cause qi deviation.

The senior brothers and sisters of the Nine Great Academies have no way, let alone him.

Lin Mo shook his head and followed Long A down the Nine-Layer Enlightenment Platform, walking toward the mountain path; just as he was about to walk down those few steps, a strong mountain wind suddenly attacked from behind.

"Swish!"

Lin Mo and Long A turned around in astonishment, only to see a nearly transparent lotus flower blooming in mid-air above the Nine-Layer Enlightenment Cliff.

Both of them, including all the freshmen on the Nine-Layer Enlightenment Platform, felt a sharp sword intent surging toward them, causing their faces to sting with pain.

"It's Chu Wange!"

Long A immediately judged where this sword intent came from.

If it wasn't Chu Wange, who was dominating the cliff top, then who else could it be?

Lin Mo's pupils contracted slightly; if it were him before coming to the Enlightenment Platform, he might have exclaimed, "Holy crap, awesome!"

But now, he already had a sufficiently clear judgment of the power of spells and divine abilities.

The sword intent contained within this sword qi was extreme and pure.

Just watching from afar made one tremble from the bottom of their heart.

"What exactly is this?"

Lin Mo couldn't help but ask.

Only to hear a cold voice come from behind—

"It is a natal flying sword."

He subconsciously turned his head to look, only to see that Feng Shixiong He was already standing behind him at some point, looking at the transparent lotus flower in mid-air with burning eyes, and repeated again:

"This is a natal flying sword being nurtured; Junior Sister Chu is about to wake up!"