Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 577 The Ancient Magic of Idealism, the Power of World Laws

Li Weide frowned. What else could it be? Physics, of course…

He pondered for a moment, then lightly traced a line with his finger, and a fierce flame quickly covered the paper.

You mean, the laws of nature?

Yes, rules! You could also call them laws! They're pretty much the same... Your correct heart, perfectly aligned with your soul, shouldn't be focused on how to control magic! It should be focused on how to control the rules! Only then can you break the old rules and create new ones! Isn't the wizard's levitation spell breaking the old rules and creating new ones? According to the old rules, things wouldn't levitate on their own...

Li Weide felt that he had finally grasped something that was previously inexplicable and hard to define...

He remembered that night when he lifted up the entire Black Lake.

That feeling suddenly welled up in my heart...

If one were to achieve such an effect simply by manipulating their own magic, no matter how strong their willpower or how intense their emotions, the magic power they would expend would be enormous.

I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for long; my energy and strength will be exhausted.

After all, there are limits to human capabilities!

But the amount of magic he lost that night was negligible...

Because at that time, he wasn't using his own magic to control those lakes, but rather using his own subjective will and intense emotions to control the rules!

The water won't overflow or drip...

Then the water from the Black Lake flew up like jelly.

Magic is indeed idealistic, but its idealistic aspect should not lie in its effects, but in its causes.

For example, when casting a levitation spell, one shouldn't be thinking about making something float, but rather about making that thing's gravity disappear or changing the direction of gravity...

But... what about magic that doesn't rely on rules? For example, the Guardian Charm...

Is it possible that... the power of idealism can be used to modify rules, or to activate rules?

Does this mean that the fundamental rule of the Guardian Spell is not the spell itself, but rather the will to protect?
As long as this will is firm enough, this rule can be activated naturally, and the guardian spirit in the soul power will appear on its own!
In other words, he shouldn't put the power of pleasant emotions into the spell to summon the guardian deity, but rather into... his own will to protect!
Thinking of this, Li Weide immediately began the experiment.

In an instant, a white figure appeared... It was his guardian deity, Bai Ze!

Moreover, the Bai Ze that appeared this time was clearer and more solid than ever before!

It was as if it was no longer a shadow made of white mist, but a real entity with flesh and blood!
But this time, even though he neither chanted any spells nor used any silent spells, nor even used any of the knowledge of the guardian deity spells he had previously understood, the guardian deity appeared and was more powerful than ever before.

He simply used all his emotional strength to solidify one belief, a belief he wanted to protect...

Looking at his guardian angel, Li Weide breathed a sigh of relief.

Therefore... all magic is actually part of the world's rules. Magic power is the key, while spells are clever ways to help magic power activate these rules...

However, different people have different levels of magical power, so the same spell used by different people can have different strengths and weaknesses.

However, mastering the rules is different. The rules of the world are the same. Once activated, the world's rules will run automatically and appear in their most powerful state... regardless of the strength of one's own magic.

In other words, I can use magic to achieve my goals, or I can use the rules to achieve my goals. And manipulating the rules is far less effort and more powerful than manipulating magic…

Let's take the Levitation Spell as an example again.

While a wizard's levitation spell does indeed break the original rules, wizards typically use their magic to temporarily modify some of the rules and the original rules... against gravity.

What Death is now asking Li Weide to do is to directly use magic to reduce gravity or change its direction!

As a result, his levitation spell naturally became more powerful, and he could lift heavier objects.

That's right! To make it easier for your horse to pull the cart, you need to design the wheels to be round—that's activating the rules of the world! You can even continue to refine the original rules with other rules, for example, by adding small design changes to the axles to make the wheels turn more smoothly! Making it easier for the horse to pull the cart...

Li Weide sighed.

【I understand the principles, but… even other wizards who understand these principles would find it difficult to put into practice… the rules of the world cannot be changed at will… even I cannot use them freely, because I cannot comprehend all the rules of the world, so how can I change them? This is a power only gods possess, isn't it? Therefore, this method is only theoretically feasible.】

[What do you mean by "theoretically feasible"? And where are all the rules needed? You didn't know the power of rules before, and you still succeeded! Also, it is indeed the power of a god, but don't you possess that power yourself? Honestly, you know it's the power of a god, something you could do with a single thought, yet you're wondering if other wizards can do it?]

The diary seemed somewhat exasperated. This kid possessed divine power but was unaware of it, and even wondered if other wizards could do the same. He was rather ungrateful!
This is the method I taught him, not the method I taught to other wizards!

Human strength has its limits, but the power of God has no limits!

The power possessed by gods... Ancient magic!?

Li Weide instantly understood. [You're sometimes excessively clever, but other times incredibly stupid! Do you think everyone has the power to change the rules? Do you think everyone has the potential to become a god? If you don't have divine power—what you call ancient magic power—what right do you have to take that step? Frankly, if neither that madman nor you had the potential for ancient magic, he wouldn't have even caught my attention, let alone pose a threat. How could a mortal dare to challenge a god?]

These words struck Li Weide like a thunderbolt.

In other words, every ancient magic user has the opportunity to become a god! That's why that evil self came up with such a terrifying plan.

That's why the imposter Grim Reaper wouldn't let him summon more people with ancient magical potential to his world!
The presence of so many ancient magic users in the same world will introduce many variables.

“That makes sense…” Li Weide murmured to himself.

He suddenly remembered the effect he had accidentally discovered before: an ancient magical amplification spell...

It turns out that it wasn't ancient magic amplifying the spell's effect, but rather that ancient magic, in accordance with its own desires, very subjectively and automatically modified the world's rules to help it achieve its goals...

In this way, once he uses the power of ancient magic, it would be difficult for his magic not to be powerful...

Although I've been living comfortably these past few days, subconsciously I still hope to become stronger.

In the past, his mind was too cluttered, and he thought about too many things, so the ancient magic naturally didn't react much.

Even when forcibly activating ancient magic to excavate, one is still thinking about other things while excavating, lacking focus in both emotion and will, so the efficiency is naturally low.

But this time, after letting go of all the distracting thoughts, all that remained was the pure desire to become stronger. The ancient magic automatically stripped away his outer layer of soul, allowing him to improve even more than he had done with effort, without any effort at all.

"It turns out that my understanding of ancient magic has been wrong all along. No wonder that imposter didn't object to me absorbing more ancient magic trends... Without understanding the true purpose of ancient magic, I'm just a harmless experience pack."

[What I've been doing so far, analyzing the power of the rules for you, is actually teaching you the correct way to use ancient magic, not how an ordinary wizard can become stronger... I think you're getting too caught up in the role of "teacher," constantly thinking about whether you can apply it to other wizards.]

It's clear that Death on the other side of the diary is somewhat speechless.

“Uh…” Li Weide was a little speechless. He had indeed thought so just now, and he had been thinking about the problem from the perspective of an ordinary wizard.

No wonder I can never grasp the key points...

Ancient magic is a key that can unlock the door to a world governed by rules. I think you now understand just how powerful your potential truly is. Otherwise… that madman hasn't even become a god yet, so how could he be so powerful? He realized the true use of ancient magic long before you did.

Li Weide felt a wave of embarrassment, but he was now beginning to understand why ancient magic was so powerful...

Even when he was in a daze and it was an unintentional connection, the ancient magic still gave him a huge boost.

For example, even Dumbledore couldn't do it back then, using Transfiguration to shrink Nagini in her snake form...

That was because it inadvertently aligned with the idealistic application of ancient magic, using the power of rules to shrink her.

This was certainly not something Dumbledore, who used Transfiguration solely through his own magic, could have done.

Otherwise, given Li Wade's magical abilities at that time, he was no match for Dumbledore. So why could he do what Dumbledore couldn't?

If only we had understood the true uses of ancient magic sooner...

But it's not too late!

Although Death's explanation was complicated, he now fully understood how ancient magic was used.

In the past, when he used magic, he would think of his goal and then let the magic help him achieve it.

Now, having understood the role of the world's rules... he uses strong emotions like "love" to strengthen his focus on his desired goal, then lets magical ancient magic help him change the world's rules, and finally lets the power of the world's rules help him achieve his goal.

The methods are almost the same, but using ancient magic is more convenient, less strenuous, and more powerful.

Thank you, I feel confident again now.

Sigh... It's not really your fault. You've only been in the magical world for a few years, let alone ancient magic... There's just too little time left for you. Placing all my hopes on you is indeed asking too much... This is fundamentally an unfair game.

On the other end of the diary, Death showed a rare glimmer of humanity.

"It's okay, I think I've gotten used to carrying this burden." Li Weide wrote calmly.

The diary remained silent for a long time. Just as Li Weide thought Death had stopped speaking and was about to put the diary away, a line of flamboyant handwriting appeared again.

I promise you, if you ultimately fail, I will protect your world and all your family and friends. After all, that madman's main target in your world is you; everyone else is dispensable to him...

Looking at the sentence, Li Weide gently stroked the hot ink with his right index finger, and a relieved smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Thank you for your promise. I suddenly feel so much lighter...

(End of this chapter)