I have to get lucky right away.

Chapter 268, a serendipitous encounter, is being triggered.

Although he asked if there was any hope, the research fanatic was clearly thinking about something else entirely. Feng Xue could see that too, but he couldn't say it outright. He could only hesitate for a moment before speaking:

"It's not as simple as whether or not you can be saved. Ultimately, it's just that your spiritual realm and cultivation haven't kept pace with your magical abilities. You are all full of energy and have strong bodies. As long as you calm down and hone your skills, you will naturally be able to return to the right path."

"..." Upon hearing this, the research fanatic was initially excited, but then became somewhat worried. After all, being full of energy and physically strong was just a character stat boost from leveling up; in reality, he was a useless person who would be out of breath after walking just two miles.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but tentatively ask:

"Senior, my physique was also created by magic. Is there no other way to compensate for it?"

"I didn't see that coming, but that makes sense. If there really is a way to cultivate such a physical body, there's no reason why one should lose both life and death." Feng Xue had a thoughtful expression on her face, which made the research fanatic feel a bit guilty for deceiving the AI. Feng Xue, however, estimated that the time was about right and said:
"I do have a method for cultivating the divine path. This method originates from the ancient shaman lineage. You can think of it as creating a god out of thin air and then using the god as your own natal magic weapon. When the god is powerful, it will also make your own soul powerful. Then, you can cultivate with a powerful soul, which will naturally make your efforts twice as effective. If you supplement it with food therapy, it should be able to make up for any deficiencies."

"Gods?" The research fanatic vaguely felt that this was supposedly making up for deficiencies, but in reality it was probably a method of cultivation in the real world. However, as someone living in modern society, he still had some complex feelings about faith and couldn't help but ask a question.

"They call them gods, but that's just a name. Ancient shamans claimed to be the spokespeople of gods in order to obtain resources for their cultivation. But in the end, the core is just to set up idols and collect the power of wishes. Whether you call them gods or Dharma images, it doesn't really matter. If you have any ideas, then try cultivating and copying it down and putting it on your bookshelf."

Feng Xue casually explained the cultivation principles of Wu You Nuo Mian, then took out a book she had prepared beforehand and handed it to the research fanatic.

"The Covenant of the Witchcraft and Mystery?" The research fanatic was about to open it when he suddenly realized that his behavior was impolite. He was about to thank Feng Xue when he looked up again and found that the figure that had been right in front of him had vanished without a trace.

"Could it be that he has received the true teachings?"

The research fanatic was filled with the joy of encountering a fantastical adventure from a novel. He immediately turned on the screenshot function and quickly took pictures of every page, then saved them to his study materials. He even felt a little uneasy and wondered if he should log off, find a hard drive, and back up the data several times. Just as he was about to print a physical copy, his friend notification suddenly rang.

In fact, he should have been studying this manual diligently to make the most of this extraordinary encounter. But just as he was about to ignore it, he remembered that Professor Wang had said he would send him a message. He immediately snapped to attention and quickly opened the message box:
[Professor Wang]: I've created my account and am now in the newbie village.

"Here he is!" The research fanatic immediately added him as a friend, sent a short message, and walked straight out of the library.

"Someone come and kill me and send me back!"

"What's gotten into you?" The Tyrannosaurus Warrior, who had been waiting for his new inspiration, was somewhat surprised to hear the research fanatic suddenly act out. The research fanatic simply shrugged and said:

“An acquaintance created an account and asked me to pick him up.”

"Oh, alright, they've expanded the village, but they didn't even install a resurrection point or teleportation array. We have to run all over the map to get here every time, it's ridiculous!" The Tyrannosaurus Warrior shrugged, followed the research maniac out of the village, and then immediately used his abstinence skill. The research maniac, whose skull had been smashed open with a single blow, instantly returned to the city and immediately teleported to the newbie village…

……

"Professor Wang!" Finding Professor Wang by his ID—his character hadn't been customized and was just using the default face—the research fanatic strode over. Professor Wang, hearing his call, immediately stepped forward and said:

"Where's your staff? Take it out and let me see it!"

"This is a safe zone, let's talk outside the city." The research fanatic was also infected by Professor Wang's energetic demeanor. Without saying a word, he reached out and grabbed Professor Wang, and immediately used [Instant Step].

"What the hell?" Professor Wang, who had just passively experienced the extreme push-back sensation, almost thought his blood pressure was about to explode. Then he remembered that he was in a game, and breathed a sigh of relief. Upon hearing this, the research fanatic pointed to the ring on his hand and said:

"Instant Step is so useful that almost everyone who knows it has carved one. It can carry up to two people at high speed, but it can only move in a straight line, and it's easy to fall when changing direction."

As he spoke, the research fanatic explained the composition of these magical rituals to the old professor. Professor Wang listened with great interest, and while following the research fanatic toward the secluded village, he asked about various information about the rituals. He even borrowed a device to record a single spell and tried to cast the spell himself.

Unfortunately, not to mention that this level 1 alt's mana was in short supply, he had never been trained in the first generation of spells. He had difficulty even feeling the mana bar leaving his body, let alone casting spells.

However, Professor Wang was clearly in no hurry. While organizing the theories in his mind, he had the research fanatic cast some simple spells based on his ideas and the basic skills he had seen online.

After about half an hour, when the two were not far from the secluded village, Professor Wang finally nodded thoughtfully:

"almost."

"So, Professor, what are you testing?" The research fanatic, who had been preoccupied with casting spells the whole way, was also curious about the professor's way of thinking. Professor Wang didn't hide anything and asked directly:

"Actually, the main thing is to determine the activation mechanism of these rituals. For example, the spells like the Lightning Spell and the Fire Spell that you were asked to cast before basically convert mana (players don't know the difference between mana and blue bar) into lightning and fire before releasing them. In the process, you can use Conversion to Shape, Transfer to Release, and Filter to give them more properties. So when we directly input electricity into the ritual, we can also see it as first converting mana into electricity..."

"Yes, didn't we discuss this before?" The research fanatic didn't understand why Professor Wang still wanted to test something that had already been discussed. Professor Wang shook his head with an expression of "hopelessness."

"How could you be so stupid? Since magic can be converted into electricity, and electricity can be converted into magic through various rituals, can't we do the reverse and convert electricity back into magic through [conversion]?"

(End of this chapter)