I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 2 Butterfly
This Alayeh Notebook not only records things about Roland, but the logic in the book is also very strange.

It believes that everything is just a thought of the god of ignorance. According to the logic of this book, everyone can be a butterfly - this is the law of ignorance.

There were many similar contents. After flipping through them for a while, Roland closed the book, sweating profusely.

He said, "The Alayeh Codex is definitely a heretical book, possibly from a cult. If you study it too much, it will definitely not end well."

“But I had to study.”

“Today is the last day of the deadline.”

After calming himself down, Roland turned the book in front of him to the first page.

He remembered that the main text here was normal content, and the content was about visualization.

The first line of the first page reads "Alaye's Notes", and in the main text, there is a paragraph that reads like this.

Among the conservative wizards, it is customary to visualize wind, fire, thunder, and lightning, imagining themselves as part of the elements, in order to gain magical power and transform themselves.

[In some schools, wizards are accustomed to visualizing the earth, the sun, the moon, and the stars, imagining themselves as the sun, the moon, and the stars, in order to gain magical power and transform themselves.]

They are all wrong.

[The path of a wizard is the path to becoming a god! ]

On the path to godhood, why do we visualize the elements? Why do we visualize the sun, moon, stars, and rivers?

We should visualize God!

[Or, visualize yourself becoming a god in the future!]

[Alayah, the god of ignorance, the indescribable supreme master of all things, the only true God in the world.]

[Through generations of hard work in our family, we have glimpsed the full picture of the true God!]

Next, we will begin a general explanation of Alaya. Start visualizing Him, correct your cognition, and discover that you are Alaya.

This section is actually quite "normal" - at least compared to the following content, it doesn't really cause SAN loss. It's barely within the normal range!

I saw the following content, which is written like this:

The following is an explanation of Alayeh’s situation:

[——A name is just a title. Alaye has countless names.]

Yesterday, He thought his name was Butterfly. Today, He thought his name was Roland.

Roland

[Realm: Apprentice. Wizard Apprentice (Bottleneck)]

【能力掌握：初级.瓦莱里亚剑术（97/100）、学徒级魔药学.见习（38/100）、心灵感应I（67/100）、荧光术I（83/100）】

【background:
As Alayeh, you know yourself well, but we've still given you a rough description to prevent you from forgetting who you are. The general situation is as follows (Roland's life experience before crossing over).

Roland closed the book with a grim expression.

After thinking for a moment, he thought to himself: "Could it be some kind of system?"

"When others read the ancient divine language, they see the ancient divine language. But when I read the ancient divine language, I see the Chinese language displayed in the system?"

'Because the content of the book is from the system, I can see my life experience, personal attributes, tips, etc. in the book.'
'But that doesn't explain the strange logic in the book.'

After thinking for a while, Roland thought to himself, "So, there's a second explanation."

'That is, when I was reading the ancient divine language, my mind was further stimulated. As a result, I had hallucinations while reading and saw these words.'

Roland felt that this explanation had some rationality, but he knew there was a third answer.

'The third answer seems the most absurd - that is, I am really a thought of Alayeh.'

"My predecessor is my past self."

'Myself, as I am now.'

"And the God of Alayeh is the future Dharmakāya that I am currently cultivating."
Suddenly, there was an extra sentence in the book.

[Congratulations, you've made it to the next level!] [Your mind has taken a huge leap forward, realm value +3]

[Current Realm: Apprentice Wizard (100/100)]

[Explanation: Your realm is at a bottleneck, and you haven't been able to achieve a breakthrough through your understanding. However, your understanding of the lower world has inspired your understanding of potions.]

[Potions +3]

[Current: Elementary Level of Potions: (41/100)]

[You've Got It! Swordsmanship +3]

[Current: Intermediate. Valeria Swordsmanship (0/100)]

Roland's expression became very strange.

"This book says that simply by visualizing your future divine form, you can increase your power."
"Did I really increase my strength just now?"

Roland's expression turned strange as he looked at his palms—there were some calluses on his palms!

Roland clenched his fists and waved his arms, then he discovered that his strength and agility had been greatly improved!

Just now, when his Potions skills were improving, Roland still suspected that those words were just illusions.

But the calluses on his hands indicate that this book can enhance his strength.

"The Alayeh Codex is indeed an evil book, but it is also useful. If your SAN value is high enough, you will become very powerful if you continue to study this book."
"But it's also very easy to go astray."

"Is this the evil way?"

Roland shook his head and decided not to dwell on it. For the time being, he had no other options but to rely on the contents of the book to break the impasse.

"Meditation is of no use to me right now, unless I have a potion."

"From what I recall, I've been researching using potions to break through the bottleneck."
Roland looked at the moving plant on the table.

"This is Manhattan grass. If it's cultivated under special conditions for many years, there's a certain chance it will produce a special fruit."
"After eating this fruit, even those without magical potential will awaken magical power."
"If I eat its fruit, I will definitely be able to break through the bottleneck."

'If one doesn't work, try two. If two doesn't work, try three.'

"But the point is, the one I see is just an ordinary Manhattan weed I picked from the mountains."
"It will take at least ten years of cultivation before it has a chance of producing that special fruit."

Putting down the Alayeh visualization method in his hand, Roland looked at a book on potions on the table.

"My predecessor, or rather, the me in this parallel world, has been researching how to accelerate ripening to ensure that it produces special fruit overnight."
'He is a genius, with an amazing talent in potions.'
'But he failed.'

'But I thought I could give it another try.'

Roland opened a page in the Alayaya Visualization Method again: "I remember there is a spell recorded in the book, I can try it."

This secret technique is easy to find because the book is a fragment and focuses on teaching visualization theory and magic theory, with not much other content recorded.

"This secret technique is definitely not normal magic, but it can only be used once."

Soon, Roland found the content about the secret arts in the book. It read as follows:
[Most people who understand magic know that the essence of magic is equal exchange.]

They were all wrong.

[A small number of people who understand magic better believe that the essence of magic is to distort things in the surface world at the minimum cost - the so-called distortion of reality.]

They were wrong too.

Magic lies in breaking through false perceptions and discovering the true nature of the world. Digging deep into the essence of the underlying world and breaking through the illusions of the surface world.

You performed a transfiguration spell and became a butterfly. It wasn't because of an exchange of equal value, nor because you distorted reality. It was because you were already a butterfly, and you discovered that you were a butterfly.

[True magic doesn't require spells or magical powers—it's all in your mind.]

[Spell: ...(Spell)...]

Roland frowned and said, "Aside from the crazy appearance of the Alayeh Codex, the core of this codex is extremely idealistic. As long as one has a rich imagination, one can use the magic in the book to distort reality. For example, a broken wine glass can be transformed into a magical artifact."
"This book is the worst of the worst! The most forbidden of the forbidden!"
'The magic in the book is also the forbidden magic among the forbidden magics!'

Roland studied the spell. He planned to use it to ripen the herbs in front of him and help him advance.

(End of this chapter)