Steadfast Wizard: From Heart-Swapping Rat to Dimensional Demon God

Chapter 108 Failure? I don't understand!

After looking at the magic book for a while, Isaac decided to first study how to store magic power.

If he chooses to prey on demons, then he actually needs to take one more step, which is a purification ritual.

He needs to purify the evil energy that is corrupting everything into magic first, otherwise he himself might turn into a demon if he uses too much of it.

Although many legends say that wizards at the Archmage stage choose to transform themselves into demons, and that it is a powerful transformation, the premise is that this change must be driven by Isaac's own transformation, rather than being corrupted by fel energy.

The difference between the two is actually quite significant.

Moreover, as things stand, he's actually not really interested in becoming a demon, so he refuses!

However, the purification ritual is easy; it's described in the "Encyclopedia of Fel Energy." For the Flesh Cult, this isn't particularly valuable knowledge. For wizards, fel energy itself isn't dangerous; what's dangerous is the process of dealing with demons.

But for Isaac, dealing with demons wasn't dangerous or troublesome; the real challenge was storing magical energy—"

Modifying the body is difficult. Don't be fooled by how casually Cheryl gave him the magical crest; the technology involved is quite advanced, at least Isaac couldn't do it. If he were to modify his body, his appearance would likely be greatly affected—"

Therefore, this is the worst possible strategy, and a middle-of-the-road strategy at best.

After a moment's thought, Isaac walked to the magic cauldron used for brewing potions, casually lit it, and began throwing things into it. The main ingredient was a second-tier monster heart the size of a washbasin, while the auxiliary ingredients were more varied: monster fur, monster nails, monster blood, and even a few strands of curly witch hair.

The material remains as abstract and distorted as ever.

But this is the legendary wizard's fantasy alchemy, where everything can be boiled in a crucible. For a highly skilled legendary wizard, there's no need to add any high-level materials. Just pick up a stone from the roadside, throw it into an old broth, and you can create high-level magical items!

Like rituals, the legendary wizard's fantasy alchemy focuses on the fusion of concepts, which seems to involve the power of faith. He had discovered this when brewing potions before; although it was rare, some power of faith was indeed incorporated into them.

Perhaps this is the secret to how the crude art of fantasy alchemy can transform the mundane into the magical.

Unfortunately, that level of skill is still too far from Isaac's reach. For now, he can only follow the recipe step by step.

As the materials were added one by one, the color of the liquid in the crucible changed rapidly, from green to purple, then from purple to red, then to blue, and then back to purple, seemingly without any pattern.

However, there was indeed no pattern. Isaac's expression was extremely serious. His attention was not on the color of the liquid, because although the change was obvious, it was not important.

The recipe isn't that detailed; it only lists the order in which the ingredients are placed, and then you just have to follow along!

If you think it's okay, then it's okay!

Very casual, but that's fantasy alchemy!

The one with strict procedures is the Truth Alchemy, which has developed in recent years. It has less spirituality but more formality. It's hard to say which is better or worse at the moment, since the Truth Alchemy has a short history and is not yet perfect.

Even with its imperfections, the Alchemy of Truth is still an evolution of the Alchemy of Imagination and the Alchemy of Ritual. It represents progress, and the future belongs to the Alchemy of Truth.

This is a consensus among many wizards, including Isaac, even though he studied fantasy alchemy.

Isaac had also studied the Alchemy of Truth, because his older sister Cheryl was skilled in it. However, the Alchemy of Truth was too rigid for Isaac, so he didn't like it very much and didn't study it in depth.

Anyway, with his cheat code, he won't fall behind in either success rate or learning progress, so he doesn't need to worry about which one to choose; he can just do whatever makes him happy.

At this moment, Isaac stared intently at the crucible, ignoring the ever-changing colors of the liquid, stirring it in circles with the long spoon in his hand, sometimes deep, sometimes shallow.

The most important steps in fantasy alchemy are concept extraction and fusion. Through simple stirring, the concepts in the materials are extracted and then fused together to ultimately form the magical items you want. Like rituals, it is quite free.

However, this step tests the wizard's perception. The concepts inside the magic cauldron are very complex, including concepts left over from previous crafting and concepts from the materials that have just been put in. Finding the correct concept among these complex concepts and integrating it into the main ingredient is not an easy task.

The magical item he is forging is called the Second Magic Source, a very ancient magical item that is said to have the potential to become a treasure if forged continuously.

Let's be frank, Isaac went there because of this possibility!

Normally, such "possibility" is just an exaggeration by the original author or seller. Although the Noble Phantasm's initial rank is only first rank,

However, due to its unlimited growth potential, all spells used to forge magical artifacts are of the third tier!

And it's not just any ordinary Tier 3!

It must be a third-tier power spell, and it must be a power spell of the corresponding domain to be crafted!

How could a mere second-tier magical item possibly be related to a treasure?

Normally, it's impossible. The possibility of it becoming a Noble Phantasm is practically nonexistent for Xi Jinping.

Yes, almost!

In other words, it actually exists!

And Isaac also saw that possibility—one in ten thousand!

It's an extremely low probability. You can't expect to get one successful item even if you forge 100,000. There's no guarantee of success for this kind of thing.

But for Isaac, if there's a possibility, even if it's only a one in ten thousand chance, he can make it one hundred percent!

A Noble Phantasm-level source of magic power...

This is totally worth it!

However, upgrading a Noble Phantasm requires completing the refinement of the second source of magic power first. For now, let's focus on building the foundation first.

Isaac calmly watched the magic cauldron, his long spoon never stopping, seemingly stirring it casually, but actually harmonizing the complex concepts inside. Under his stirring, the heart, which was originally the size of a washbasin, began to slowly shrink, and blue lines, like circuits, appeared on the bright red heart.

This is a magic loop, a special biological magic structure, and the fundamental reason why the second source of magic power can be upgraded to a Noble Phantasm.

When the magic loop appears, it means that the refining of the second magic source has reached the final stage, and at this point, it can be basically declared a success.

However, Isaac did not show the slightest excitement. Success was to be expected, after all, he had already seen the success rate of one thousand percent before he even started the process!