Full-Time Mage: Starting from Obtaining the Mysterious Ancient Tree

Chapter 197 The Origin of Totem Feathers
We entered the West Guardian Pavilion.

The foundation of the entire Shouge Castle began to rise, and the recessed area between the walls and the foundation became rivers and lakes, which were irregularly distributed around Xihe City. Except for the side facing the cliff, which did not have these rivers and lakes, the other three sides had them.

The water in the river and lake is quite clear; you can see some fallen leaves floating on the surface, the stones underwater, and even the shadows of the leaves reflected on the stones.

The water must be very deep, but it appears shallow like a stream because it is so clear.

There is a wooden walkway on the water, winding and turning, with many small pavilions. It takes a while to walk directly to the lower pavilion of Xihe City!

The guardhouse is divided into three tiers: upper, middle, and lower. The lower section has numerous halls and rooms, winding through each other like a maze. The four directions—east, west, south, and north—are all symmetrical and similar fortified houses, making it difficult to distinguish one place from another without a guide.

Following the steps between the castle houses, you can enter the central pavilion.

The central pavilion has everything: a training ground, meditation room, teaching hall, main hall, palace, equipment room, foundry, apothecary... all of them are high-end!
The Upper Pavilion contains military conference halls, watchtowers, guard corridors, magic array towers, and the like. Apart from some heavyweight figures in Sakura and the guardian mages, no one else is allowed to enter the Upper Pavilion.

The blond man and Mochizuki Chika only gave them a brief tour before arranging for them to check in.

Fang Yu was walking on the road.

The "Totem Feathers" inside the contract space kept emitting bursts of firelight, which was very restless, as if guiding Fang Yu to a certain place.

……

The banquet was held in the Lower Pavilion, which boasted a grand banquet hall comparable to a castle palace. Many important figures from the Western Guard City attended the banquet to welcome the members of the Huaxia National Government.

Of course, the group of equally proud and ambitious young academic elites who served as the guardians of the library were also present.

This group of people are also top mages selected from various universities and have undergone months of special training, all to block the path of the national team contestants from various countries.

but.

Fang Yu did not attend the banquet, but instead followed the guidance of the totem feather to a place in the sea some distance away from the West Guardian Pavilion.

Fang Yu stood on the coast of the sea.

It was faintly visible that some creature was rising up in the shimmering sea, with waves trembling and splashing.

Moments later, the underwater creatures leaped out of the water.

Overlord.

Although I already knew of this guy's existence and even witnessed his terrifying shadow in the Pacific Ocean.

But when Baxia stood tall in front of Fang Yu, it still brought him a great shock.

Like a vast landmass, it has no bounds!

This is Baxia!
The totem of the Xuanwu lineage!

Observe carefully.

You'll find that the tortoise-shaped markings that have accumulated over the years on Baxia are very similar to the patterns engraved on the scales of the Xuan Snake totem!
Baxia is the brother of the totem snake.

However, Fang Yu felt that Baxia had existed for a much longer time, and even the totem power it contained was much stronger.

After observing for a while, Fang Yu became somewhat puzzled.

Why would Baxia come looking for me?

What's the underlying logic?
If we're going to look for someone, we should look for Zhao Manyan, who owns totem vessels.

……

When Baxia appears along the coast...

"Waaaaah~~~~~~"

"Waaaaahh ...

As soon as we entered the pavilion, a beam of red warning light suddenly shone down, followed by a series of alarm sounds, like air raid sirens blaring through the quiet night.

The red light instantly stirred up a frenzy throughout the entire West Guardian Quarters. Teams of guards moved along the steps and corridors, heading towards the top of the watchtower.

Fang Yu was startled.

Was discovered.

He hasn't communicated with Baxia yet, so he doesn't know its purpose.
They found out right away. How tragic!

While Fang Yu was complaining.

Baxia reacted, swallowing Fang Yu whole, sand and all, before he could react...

next moment.

Without lingering, it submerged, revealing only its island-like back.

The night shrouded its body; people could only see its enormous, black outline, beyond human comprehension. ...

West Guardian Pavilion, Upper Pavilion!
"What is it?"

Wangyue Mingjian stared at that spot, his face filled with horror as he spoke.

"It's not quite clear yet," General Takagi said in a calm voice.

"Report, General Takagi, that creature seems to be diving into the deep sea." A guard descended from the sky and gracefully retracted his wind wings.

"They ran away?" General Takagi asked, looking puzzled.

"Perhaps they just accidentally stepped into our human territory," said Wangyue Mingjian.

“There’s no coincidence. High-ranking sirens possess a certain level of intelligence; they couldn’t possibly be unaware that this is human territory.” General Takagi glanced at the distant sea, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, “I’ll personally request to see for myself!”

General Takagi summoned a powerful beast with a tiger-like head and gray wings on its back. When the wings were spread out, they were seven or eight meters long, even more magnificent than the wings of some giant eagles.

The gray winged tiger carried General Takagi into the air in an instant. After flapping its wings a few times, the creature flew several hundred meters away and gradually became a small dot as it approached the sea.

but.

After some searching, he found no trace of Baxia...

……

On a deserted island far from the West Guardian Pavilion.

Fang Yu looked constipated.

Grass!
You should let me know before you swallow it!
Ahead, Baxia raised its tortoise head, carefully observing Fang Yu, intently discerning something.

The aura of the Feather Clan totems Nine Heavens Crane and Black Bird, as well as the aura of the Black Serpent totem that he disliked.

Moreover, the soul of the Black Bird, residing within the human's contract space, is showing faint signs of revival.

Born in a distant era, it has seen most totems.

At this moment, I can feel the presence of an old friend once again.

I am deeply moved!

Baxia possesses telepathic abilities and directly engaged in a brainwave exchange, asking Fang Yu about the relationship between him and the Feather Clan totem.

He also depicted the Black Bird and the Nine Heavens Crane in his mind.

What a beautiful sight it was! A colossal divine bird soared through the sky, noble and sacred.

Fang Yu was taken aback, not expecting Baxia to reveal the true appearance of the totem feathers.

It is a black bird.

Now he knows the origin of the totem feathers.

Come back to your senses.

Fang Yu explained the origin of the "Totem Feathers" and the situation of the blue soul seed on his body, which originated from the Nine Heavens Cloud Crane.

"These are feathers from the mythical bird Chongming, which I obtained by chance."

“You can find it by following the scent of the feather. I once vaguely sensed the Divine Bird Chongming in the Pacific Ocean. It has the ability to heal by touching fire and revive by drinking fire. It will not perish if it does not want to die. You can try to awaken it.” Baxia took out a red feather and said.

"Thanks." Fang Yu said gratefully, storing the red feather into his contract space, and then taking out the Glazed Phoenix Feather.

"Is this garment woven from the feathers of the Sacred Totem?"

"This rainbow dress was once created by a human who gained the favor of the sacred totem Vermilion Bird and was bestowed with its divine feathers," Baxia told Fang Yu what she knew.

"Since even the Divine Bird of Chongming has the ability to revive, why did the Sacred Totem Vermilion Bird perish?" Fang Yu asked the biggest question.

"Because the enemy that Holy Totem faced was too powerful. The enemy possessed extremely powerful supernatural abilities that could extinguish the flames of resurrection."

"Moreover, I don't know whether the Sacred Totem Vermilion Bird of that year has completely perished."

"It may be hiding somewhere unknown, waiting to be revived,"

Baxia stared intently at Fang Yu, its eyes flashing with a complex array of symbols, seemingly carrying a hint of anticipation.

"Is it really possible for the Sacred Totem Vermilion Bird to return?" Fang Yu murmured to himself.

Baxia said very seriously, "There is hope. With the talent of being reborn from the ashes, the Vermilion Bird has the best chance of reviving among the four sacred totems."

(End of this chapter)