Hogwarts: I'm the only cultivator here!

Ye Feng: (～￣▽￣)～

Seeing Dumbledore's expression, Ye Feng pretended not to know anything and acted cute. The reason he named the book "Secret Manual" was not only because of Ye Feng's wicked sense of humor, but also because he couldn't think of any good names, so he simply wrote "Secret Manual".

The Animagus Death Eater, who had obtained the "Secret Manual," excitedly put the book away. At that moment, Filch pulled out a handful of talismans, which immediately frightened the Animagus Death Eater, who had originally intended to kill Filch, into turning tail and running away.

Those who become Death Eaters are no pushovers, let alone Death Eaters who have survived the Ministry of Magic's purges. They are even more formidable, so they are very clear about the power of talismans, because they have not only used them, but have even considered getting involved and taking a share of the profits.

Although they ultimately failed, they experienced just how powerful high-level talismans truly are.

A mere palm-sized talisman, once thrown, can unleash magic comparable to its owner's full-force attack. But that's not what's most terrifying about them; what's truly terrifying is that you never know how many of these talismans the other person has in their pocket.

They had suffered this loss before when they tried to use talismans.

That time, seven or eight Death Eaters, whose strength was considered top-tier in the entire magical world, stormed a talisman shop. They were almost brought to tears by the shop owner, who seemed to have little strength and probably couldn't even cast many spells, using talismans to defeat them.

I still remember that day. They finally broke through the firepower network that the shopkeeper had built with talismans, despite the bombardment of all kinds of talismans. Just when they thought victory was in sight and that they only needed to cast one more spell to get everything, the shopkeeper carefully took out a stack of slightly different-looking talismans from the pocket close to his body.

And then...and then they cried.

That day, they experienced the fear of being attacked simultaneously by several Voldemorts at their peak, who were their main attackers. Just when they thought they had finally survived that ordeal and were about to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the shopkeeper carefully and painfully pulled out a stack of at least ten talismans.

Seeing this, they finally broke down. No matter how strong their faith in their master was, they couldn't withstand such a shameless bombardment. So they decisively retreated. Afterwards, they found out that the talisman that had almost made them cry was a high-quality talisman, which was only produced in "small quantities" each month at Hogwarts.

Having tasted the bitterness of talismans, this Animagus Death Eater, whose bird species was unknown, did not hesitate for a moment after Filch took out the talisman. He immediately used Transfiguration to transform into a bird and flapped his wings quickly, flying out of the window with a "whoosh."

Seeing his long-awaited 'treasure' fly away, Filch collapsed to the ground in despair. Just as his eyes turned lifeless, as if he had become a mindless zombie, he heard Mrs. Lorris's voice behind him.

o( =∩ω∩= )m Meow~

In the past, Filch would have responded to Mrs. Lorris, but at this moment, Filch had just gone from hope to despair and was completely numb, so he had no intention of paying attention to Mrs. Lorris.

If Mrs. Loris were a person, she would have comforted Filch or left him alone after seeing his magic. But unfortunately, she wasn't. She was just a cat. At most, she had become more intelligent after eating some of the things Ye Feng gave her, but that didn't change the fact that she was just a cat.

So, seeing that Filch was ignoring her, Mrs. Lorris jumped into Filch's arms and started rolling around in a coquettish manner.

Mrs. Lorris's actions finally brought Filch back to his senses, but he remained somewhat dazed and blank.

"Mrs. Lorris, you can go play by yourself. I'm not in the mood to play cat and mouse with you anymore. I just want to be alone now."

After saying this, Filch put Mrs. Lorris back on the ground, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "Why am I telling you all this? You're just an ordinary cat; you wouldn't understand anyway. Sometimes I envy you. Someone feeds you when you're hungry, and you can play after you're full, unlike me..."

Filch: [?_??]

Before he could finish speaking, Filch suddenly noticed that Mrs. Lorris was reaching out to scratch a book. Although the book did not have the words "Secret Manual" written on it, he found the material and illustrations to be very familiar with it. He remembered that a similar book that could have given him a new life had just left him.

"This...this is!"

"Mrs. Loris... this... this is what you brought back?"

Mrs. Norris: ヽ(゜Q.) ノ Meow?

Upon hearing Filch's words, Mrs. Lorris turned to look at him, as if to say, "If I didn't bring it back, did you?"

Although he seemed to be looked down upon by his own cat, Filch didn't care at all, because if the book on the ground was real, then no one would ever be able to call him a Squib again!

Filch eagerly picked up the book from the ground, stuffed it into his pocket, picked up Mrs. Lorris, glanced around to make sure nothing was amiss, and then quickly left the restaurant.

After Filch left, two people, one tall and one short, one old and one young, emerged from the darkness.

"Why did you give Filch a book? If it's just an experiment, isn't Voldemort enough?"

Ye Feng: [?_??]

Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, Ye Feng looked at him with a puzzled expression and said, "Enough? How can the methods of cultivation be tested on just one person to draw conclusions? Headmaster Dumbledore, don't you know that everyone's physique is different? So how could one or two people possibly be enough?"

"But don't worry, Mr. Sirius Black has already selflessly tested that book. There will be no danger. At most, you'll just sit there until your legs go numb and you can't get up because you won't be able to learn anything."

Dumbledore: ...

"Alright, don't forget to make a copy for me once it's successful."

Ye Feng: o(*￣▽￣*)o

Chapter 188 Ye Feng: Tool Zero is finally online

"Master, I have successfully brought back what you requested!" In a house that had been uninhabited for many years, a man in a black cloak respectfully handed a thick book to... a white skull?

If the wizarding world saw Voldemort at this moment, they would no longer be afraid of him, because Voldemort at this moment was like a white skeleton, and not a normal skeleton, but a skeleton that looked like a pitifully thin four or five-year-old child.

However, this 'skull' that seemed so fragile it could be blown away by a gust of wind was indeed Voldemort, the wizarding world's most feared figure, only this was Voldemort who had just been resurrected and whose strength had not yet been fully restored.

But this was about to change, because Voldemort obtained the "Secret Manual" that the entire wizarding world had been longing for!

"Very good. Because of your loyalty and dedication, we are one step closer to our ultimate goal."

"Oh, by the way, you didn't open this book on the way back, did you?"

Upon hearing Voldemort's words, the previously excited Animagus Death Eater broke out in a cold sweat, but he still answered with unwavering determination: "My most respected master, after obtaining this book, I rushed back as quickly as possible to present it to you, my greatest master, as quickly as possible."

"How could I possibly dare to covet what my master desires?"

Upon hearing this, Voldemort nodded in satisfaction and then opened the book.

Voldemort: emm…

"Did I open it wrong just now?" While pondering, Voldemort closed the book in his hand again, waited for about two or three seconds, took a deep breath, and then suddenly opened the book in his hand again.

Voldemort: (キ｀?Д??)!!

Voldemort was shocked to find that the contents of the book had not changed at all when he opened it again. He discovered something terrifying: he could understand the individual words on the page, but he couldn't understand them when they were put together.

"Damn it, no one has ever dared to mess with me, Voldemort! Never!"

"Shattered to pieces!"

Voldemort, believing that the book was deliberately released by Dumbledore or Black to torment people, and not actually useful as rumored, immediately gave the book, which his subordinates had painstakingly retrieved, to pieces.

But what happened next surprised him and the Death Eaters surrounding him.

The power of the "Shatter to Pieces" magic is quite formidable; if it were to hit even a living person, a stone would be reduced to dust.

However, this seemingly ordinary book was completely unharmed after being smashed to pieces from the front; not even a single page moved, as if the smashing was a hoax.

This scene made Voldemort instantly realize the book's extraordinary nature. Perhaps he wasn't tricked, but rather that the book's content was truly too profound for him to understand.

So Voldemort carefully picked up the book that had fallen to the ground, gently placed it on his lap, and with a solemn and expectant expression, opened the book again, and then…

(╯｀□′)╯~ ╧╧

He had only glanced at it briefly before, but based on his magical knowledge, he concluded that the book was likely thrown out by someone to fool people, which is why he smashed it to pieces in a fit of anger.

However, the "shattered to pieces" method didn't work, which made him realize something was wrong, so he began to take it seriously. But when he opened the book again, he still couldn't help but feel an urge to flip the table, because the contents of the book were just too outrageous and too fantastical.

Putting aside the question of whether the idea of ​​"five hearts facing the sky" or "absorbing external magic for one's own use" is reliable or not, and enhancing oneself to achieve life form evolution, the learning conditions for this book are already outrageous enough.

Does the author of this book even know what level of mastery is required in the magical world to visualize and control one's own magical power? This is a level that many professor-level wizards cannot achieve, and it is safe to say that there are definitely no more than twenty people in the entire magical world who can do this simultaneously.

Hogwarts students: [?_??]

"So, we're this amazing?"

Admittedly, the basic cultivation requirements for Ye Feng's 'secret manual' are a bit high, but he didn't create this cultivation method for widespread use.

His fundamental purpose in creating this cultivation method was because Zhang Qiu and the others were unable to cultivate his techniques. Therefore, he thought of combining his own cultivation system with magic to create a new cultivation method for them to practice.

Therefore, whether ordinary people can cultivate 'secret manuals' has never been within Ye Feng's consideration. After all, with him around, not to mention Zhang Qiu and the others, even students who enrolled with him or whose time at school was the same as his could basically meet the initial cultivation requirements.

Of course, this doesn't mean they truly possess the unparalleled power in the entire magical world that Voldemort described. After all, while magical strength is linked to mental power, it's not entirely determined by that. It also depends on the amount of magic one possesses, combat experience, the speed at which one casts spells, and the choice of magic.

However, they basically met the requirement of cultivating the "technique" in Voldemort's possession, which shows that Voldemort had been outdated for too long.

Although the information he received was severely delayed due to his recent resurrection, Voldemort was indeed a genius. Moreover, despite being a genius, he did not have the kind of "I am the best in the world, and you are all trash" mentality. So, although he was angry, he still took a deep breath and calmed down to study this book, which was clearly not on the same level as the previous one.

About an hour later, Voldemort's eyes were shining after he had roughly read the book from beginning to end.

"Genius! No, not just genius, the author of this book is an absolute genius! To think of such a method to improve one's own strength!"

"However, judging from the content of this book, a lot of it has been revised and it should still be considered a rough draft. In other words, it is not completely perfect yet, but it is enough for me."

“Dumbledore, just wait, I will snatch your most treasured Hogwarts from your hands and then completely transform it into my shape! And I believe that day is not far off.”

Having made such a bold statement, Voldemort began to bury himself in studying the somewhat hastily written manuscript of the magic cultivation method. He believed that as long as he thoroughly understood the contents of the book, he would be able to absorb magical elements from the outside world to enhance himself, thereby continuously achieving the evolution of his life.

By then, he will not only be able to completely conquer Hogwarts, but immortality will also not be impossible, because the book mentions a point of view.

As the level of life continues to rise, the source of life becomes stronger, and correspondingly, the length of life also increases.

Why did Voldemort create so many Horcruxes? Wasn't it all for the sake of living longer? Now that there's a cultivation method that can not only greatly increase his strength but also his lifespan, how could he possibly let it go? As for conquering the magical world, that can wait for a while.

While Voldemort was engrossed in his research, Ye Feng, far away at Hogwarts, nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the scene in the basin of water.

"Great, my zero-man tool is finally online."

Seeing that his "tool" had finally come online, Ye Feng turned around with satisfaction to go rest. But the moment he turned to walk toward the bed, the image in the basin quietly disappeared.

Chapter 189 Ye Feng: Principal, I have a big surprise for you.

School life can be quite boring at times, especially when you can learn what the teacher teaches with just a glance. So Ye Feng has to keep finding new things to pass the time.

Originally, tinkering with the magic cultivation method could help him pass the time, but now that the cultivation method is complete and Voldemort, the zero tool, has started testing it, he suddenly has nothing to do again. Fortunately, the magic book is not thick enough and can be expanded so that he is not too bored.

However, doing this too much can get tedious and cause a creative block, so Ye Feng gradually lost interest. Fortunately, Hermione and the others were there to keep him company, so he wasn't completely bored. He could also occasionally watch Ron, and the love-hate relationship between Harry and Malfoy was quite interesting, but Ye Feng always felt that something was missing, that it wasn't lively enough.

"Huh? It's almost Qixi Festival without me even realizing it."

"Although Qixi Festival isn't a major holiday and we usually don't get a day off, it's still a festival, so why don't we celebrate it? The school hasn't been this lively in a long time."

Qixi Festival, also known as the Double Seventh Festival, is a traditional Chinese folk festival. It is also called the Seven Sisters Festival, the Daughters' Festival, the Begging for Skills Festival, the Seven Sisters' Gathering, the Qixi Festival, the Cowherd and Cowherd Day, and the Skillful Evening.

In the beginning, Qixi Festival was not the Valentine's Day we know today, but a festival for praying for blessings, making wishes, and asking for skillful crafts.

However, as the myth of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl spread more and more widely, it was gradually given a romantic love connotation and eventually became associated with love, even slowly evolving into 'Valentine's Day'. As for praying for blessings, making wishes, and praying for skill, these customs were gradually forgotten.

But this had little to do with Ye Feng, because he just wanted to join in the fun. Whether Qixi Festival was for praying for blessings or Valentine's Day was irrelevant to him, since he always spent it alone, whether it was Qixi or some so-called 520 Valentine's Day.

So, as Qixi Festival approached, Ye Feng wandered around Hogwarts and found quite a few useful materials, and then…

"boom!"

Dumbledore: (「▼皿▼)

The sudden opening of the door shattered Dumbledore's peace. He angrily turned his head, but when he saw that it was Ye Feng who had opened the door, his expression instantly changed from anger to helplessness. He sighed and said, "Speak, what brings you here in such a hurry?"

"Don't tell me you've gone too far and want me to clean up the mess and take down Voldemort or something. I don't have that kind of ability."