Deduct 1 for merit. I am really not a child of luck.

Chapter 77: The spell is complete! The natal flying sword! ( words long chapter, please read it)

The next morning, at the ninth floor enlightenment platform.

[Ding! You invested 10 merit points in the spell "Flame Burning", experience points +5 (10*50%)]

20 points of enlightenment value plus 20 points of enlightenment glow bonus...

The last 10% is naturally brought by the heavenly grade strange fire [True Flame].

This made Lin Mo's merit value utilization rate soar to 50%, reaching a new high.

Of course, this is only limited to magic powers with fire attributes.

He looked at the spell experience bar on the panel: [Flame Embers: 6/5000]

If the current progress is maintained, it will only take about 8 days for him to reach full proficiency in the Flame Cinder Refining.

So he fell into a moment of confusion.

After several days of persistent deduction of 1 point, the merit value accumulated steadily reached about 1200 points every day.

Now, the [Five Spirits Dao Body] is steadily improving, with the progress being: 6350/10000.

I am getting closer and closer to cultivating the [Five Spirits Dao Body], and I am almost two-thirds of the way there.

Including today, it will take another seven or eight days to fill up the progress bar, but...

"The time of the ring battle is still uncertain."

Lin Mo thought secretly in his heart.

According to the report from the spy he had planted among the team leaders, the specific time for the ring battle would not be determined until these enlightened geniuses woke up.

According to the time calculation, it will be around mid-July, plus the preparation time, preparation days...

July 7th, this is the time guessed by Lin Mo.

There are less than 10 days left until that day. If one insists on maxing out the [Five Spirits Dao Body], there won't be many merit points left for "Flame Burning".

"At best, it should be enough to upgrade "Flame Burning" to the minor success stage."

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

With the mid-grade spell "Heavenly Thunder Curse" for comparison, he naturally would not have any doubts about the power of the first-grade top-grade spell.

However, if the proficiency in the spell is too low, it is hard to say whether the best spell can be exerted with its full power.

With each level of proficiency, the power of the spell increases in a step-by-step manner.

This is the case with the mid-grade spell "Heavenly Thunder Curse". The perfect level of "Heavenly Thunder Curse" is not only twice as powerful as the entry-level spell, but also has significantly improved casting efficiency, speed, etc.

It was precisely because of this that he was able to get full marks in the Immortal Examination Secret Realm with just a mid-grade spell.

According to Long'a, the geniuses who can reach the ninth level of the Enlightenment Platform must possess at least one top-grade technique at the great success level or the peak level.

Of course, there are only a handful of people like Chu Wange who have mastered more than a dozen sword techniques.

After all, Chu Wange scored the full 500 points because the full score in the secret realm was only 500 points.

Back to the topic, the appearance of top-grade magic disrupted Lin Mo's original plan.

The original plan to prioritize the improvement of the [Five Spirits Dao Body] was because it could increase the utilization rate of the merit points gained through cultivation.

Now that the battle is imminent, if you want to keep your seat on the meditation cushion, which means the bonus of 20 points of enlightenment, then the idea of ​​prioritizing the improvement of your cultivation is naturally not feasible...

Thinking of this, Lin Mo no longer hesitated and began to invest merit points into "Flame Burning" on the panel:
[Ding! You invested 1000 merit points in the spell "Flame Burning", experience points +500 (1000*50%)]

[Ding! The proficiency of "Flame Burning" has reached the entry level. ]

Get started in one second.

Countless points of knowledge about "The Burning Ashes" flooded into his mind. His body, which was originally glowing with five-colored rainbow light, the red one burst out with a brighter luster, and a flame first jumped up from his heart.

“It’s so good!”

Lin Mo felt a burning sensation in his chest.

As he took a deep breath and then forcefully exhaled the hot air, his understanding of the spell "Burning Ashes" became clearer in his mind.

Those originally obscure Taoist secrets were like being disassembled using the simplest and most brutal means, and the complex props instantly became easy to understand.

Lin Mo subconsciously tried it once, but considering that this was the enlightenment platform, he forced himself to hold back.

A few hours later…

In the dojo on the top of the cliff.

"Pure Yang Guidance, lead the fire back to the origin, true fire refines the body... rise!"

As Lin Mo pinched his fingers, there was a "whoosh" sound on the distant platform, and a burst of fire suddenly rose up to the sky, completely covering the target standing on the ground.

The temperature around me rose a little in an instant, and a wave of heat blew towards me.

"Shhhhh!"

The flames continued to burn in the air, and the target was burning fiercely.

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

At this moment, the target made of special materials had extensive burns all over its body.

"Nice killing power!"

Lin Mo narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the target not far away with extensive burns all over his body.

The "Burning Ashes" that I have just started has almost the same lethality as the "Heavenly Thunder Curse" when it first entered the great perfection stage.

The contrast between the two couldn't be more obvious.

The most important thing is that the amount of true energy consumed by releasing a thunder spell from "Heavenly Thunder Curse" is 200 points, which is a fixed value.

Even if his cultivation level was raised to the 8th level of Qi training, he could only send out 25 thunderbolts at a time.

However, "Flame Burning" is different. The range and lethality of the released Dao Fire can be controlled according to the True Essence value. The more True Essence value is output, the wider the range and the stronger the lethality.

“If I had mastered the “Flame Burning” at that time, it wouldn’t have been so troublesome to get full marks in the secret realm, and I wouldn’t have to upgrade my swordsmanship and walking.

Lin Mo was quite satisfied with the effect of "Burning Ashes". What was most rare was not only its lethality, but also its extremely high controllability.

I'm afraid that if I only master this spell to a minor level, I'll have a chance to pass the Immortal Examination Secret Realm with full marks.

Of course, the best magic can only be found by chance.

Be it a wealthy man like Long A, or Zhuang Weiwan, the runner-up in the previous Immortal Examinations, none of them had ever practiced any top-grade magic before entering the Immortal Examination Secret Realm.

This shows how rare it is to obtain top-grade spells at level 1.

This "Burning Ashes" is very comprehensive in all aspects. Except that the proficiency level requires 5000 points, there are almost no shortcomings.

With the bonus to his fire spell training that seems to be a cheat now, it will probably not take more than a few days to fully master this spell.

"If one really reaches the highest level of proficiency and reaches perfection, how amazing will the lethality be..."

There was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

……

……

On July 7, the weather was sunny.

[Ding! You invested 1000 merit points in the spell "Flame Burning", experience points +550 (10*55%)]

[Ding! "Flame Burning" has reached perfection, and has received an additional bonus: the speed of learning 1st-level fire magic has increased by 10%]

As two prompt sounds rang in his ears, Lin Mo suddenly opened his eyes. It's done!
He took a deep breath and finally a look of joy appeared on his face.

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

"Brother, uh, Brother Lin!"

He turned his head and saw that Long A had woken up from his epiphany at some point and raised his eyebrows at him.

"you're awake?"

Lin Mo looked at him in surprise.

Calculating the time, the enlightenment of many geniuses is about to end in these few days.

In the past few days, the first batch of geniuses who had achieved enlightenment, such as Chen Xuanzhi and Feng Ji, have all woken up from their state of enlightenment.

Today, even Long Ah finished his enlightenment. He stretched his waist and said:
"I just woke up, and my bones are so sore from sitting so hard. Let's go over there and stretch our bodies?"

Lin Mo didn't refuse.

Even without Long A during this period, he actually spent about three hours every day practicing the Sheng Yang Gong.

Improving proficiency is secondary. The key is to practice standing still several times a day, which helps to improve energy and physical strength so that you can do the hard work for Zhuang Weiwan at night.

If it weren't for this "Shengyang Gong", he really might not be able to withstand Zhuang Weiwan's "exploitation" every night.

Seeing that he agreed, Long Ah couldn't wait to stand up and said:
"Then let's go. I can't hold it any longer. Besides, I have to reply to my goddess' message. I haven't been online for several days. Xiaoli and the others can't contact me, so they should be worried."

The income from my part-time job has decreased, so I should be anxious... Lin Mo complained in his heart and was about to get up when he suddenly thought of something.

He subconsciously raised his head and looked forward, only to see the man in green shirt still sitting on the edge of the cliff as before, as still as a mountain.

Chu Wange, as the first freshman to enter the state of enlightenment, has not yet woken up.

This even surprised the leaders of the nine academies.

Last night, Zhuang Weiwan was still telling Lin Mo that it usually took fourteen days to achieve a deep level of enlightenment, but Chu Wange had clearly exceeded this time limit.

If we count today, it has been fifteen days, right?
"Why hasn't this guy woken up yet? Has something happened?"

He muttered to himself, but there was really nothing he could do.

The state of enlightenment is extremely mysterious, and interrupting it forcibly may even lead to insanity.

The senior brothers and sisters from the nine Taoist academies were all helpless, let alone him.

Lin Mo shook his head and followed Long A down the nine-story enlightenment platform and walked towards the mountain path. Just as he was about to walk down the stairs, a strong mountain wind suddenly blew from behind.

"Shh!"

Lin Mo and Long A turned around in astonishment and saw an almost transparent lotus flower blooming in mid-air above the ninth-level enlightenment cliff.

The two of them, including all the freshmen on the ninth-level enlightenment platform, felt a sharp sword intent surging towards them, causing a burning pain on their faces.

"It's Chu Wange!"

Long A immediately determined where the sword intent came from.

Who else could it be if not Chu Wange, who is the leader at the top of the cliff?
Lin Mo's pupils shrank slightly. If it was before he came to the Enlightenment Platform, he might have exclaimed "Wow, that's awesome!"

But now he has a clear enough understanding of the power of magic.

The sword intent contained in this sword energy is extreme and pure.

Just watching from a distance can make people shudder from the bottom of their hearts.

"What exactly is this?"

Lin Mo couldn't help but ask.

I only heard a cold voice coming from behind -

"It's my natal flying sword."

He subconsciously turned his head and saw that Senior Brother He had been standing behind him without him noticing. He was looking at the transparent lotus in the air with a fiery gaze and repeated:

"This is the natal flying sword that is being nurtured. Junior Sister Chu is about to wake up!"

(End of this chapter)