Jackie Chan: The Supreme Sorcerer, invited by his father to come out of seclusion

The old man's words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, stirring up ripples in everyone's hearts.

Taoyuan! That mysterious place where the source of righteous energy lies dormant!
Where did the seven-colored light fly off to? What does this mean?
Could it be that... the power left behind by Xiao has formed some kind of connection with the out-of-control source of black energy?

Or... is that legendary, mighty being finally about to reveal its true form?

Countless questions and speculations entangled everyone's mind like vines.

But one thing is clear—they have to go to Taoyuan!

Perhaps the key to unraveling all the mysteries and even completely ending the demonic threat lies hidden there!
"Alright! Let's head to Taoyuan immediately!" Jackie Chan made a decisive decision, his eyes resolute. Having experienced so many twists and turns, he was no longer just an archaeologist who only knew martial arts; protecting the world and pursuing the truth had become an inseparable part of his life.

"Hey, wait a minute!" The old man suddenly waved his hand, stopping the group who were about to move.

He walked to the wall and pulled out a compass from behind a seemingly ordinary landscape painting.

This compass is older than the one that tracked Basha before, and its pointer is made of some kind of shimmering jade.

The old man held the compass in his palm, chanting incantations while infusing it with a wisp of righteous energy.

hum-

The compass vibrated gently, and the jade pointer began to rotate slowly, eventually pointing to a direction completely different from that of Peach Garden.

"Strange..." Old Man frowned and tapped the compass with his finger. "Why is it pointing this way? Has Old Man's magic stopped working?"

He tried to inject positive energy again, but the pointer stubbornly continued to point in that direction.

"Dad, what's going on?" Jackie Chan asked, puzzled.

After a moment of contemplation, the old man reopened the ancient book with the metal cover and began to examine it carefully.

A moment later, he looked up as if he had just realized something, his face showing understanding, but also a hint of helplessness.

"Ah! Dad understands!" He slapped his thigh. "This book says that to truly enter the core of Peach Garden and see that magnificent being... um... 'relic', simply finding the place isn't enough!"

"We also need... a key!"

"A key?" Xiaoyu asked curiously. "What kind of key?"

“It’s not an ordinary key!” Old Man pointed to himself, then to Jackie Chan, Jade, and Tru, “It’s us! Or rather… it’s us, those of us who have a special connection with righteousness and with the history that has been altered by demons!”

He paused, his tone becoming more serious.

"According to the hints in this book, to open the path to the core of Peach Garden, you must collect a specific 'key,' and none of them can be missing!"

“And we,” the old man looked around, “are very likely part of what makes up these keys!”

"Then...who else?" Jackie Chan immediately pressed.

The old man's gaze fell once again on the direction the compass needle was pointing.

"The compass is pointing to the location of the other 'key'!" the old man said in a deep voice. "We must find the other 'keys' first, gather everyone together, and then we can head to Peach Garden together!"

Hearing this, everyone understood.

It turns out that they themselves are the keys to unlocking the core of Taoyuan, and none of them can be missing.

Xiaoyu recalled the scenes she had seen in the Peach Garden Illusion, about dawn and night, and about the origins of righteousness and darkness, and became even more certain of her father's words.

That majestic being seemed to have foreseen all of this and set up some kind of guidance and test.

“Where is the compass pointing? Let’s go find it now!” Jackie Chan said immediately.

The old man looked at the compass, his brow furrowing again: "The direction is...Africa?"

"Africa?!" The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

That was a distant and unfamiliar continent. Jackie Chan took a deep breath: "No matter how far, we have to go! We have to find the other 'keys'!"

He looked at Xiaoyu and Tru: "You..."

“Uncle Long! Of course we’ll go with you!” Xiaoyu said immediately, her eyes sparkling with a sense of adventure.

“That’s right, Mr. Jackie Chan.” Tru nodded honestly, “As Dad’s apprentice, I also have to protect everyone.”

The old man nodded with satisfaction: "Good! Now that we've made up our minds, we need to find a way to get there as soon as possible!"

“But…” Jackie Chan raised a practical question, “Africa is so far away, how are we going to get there? We definitely can’t just run.”

He looked at his father: "Father, your magic..."

"Hey! Do you think your father's magic is omnipotent?!" Father immediately glared and puffed out his cheeks. "Teleportation magic that crosses continents requires a huge amount of energy! And the location isn't accurate either! What if you teleport to some cannibal tribe or a volcano?!"

"Then what should we do?" Xiaoyu asked.

"Airplane? Ship?" Tru suggested.

“No,” Jackie Chan shook his head. “That would be too slow, and it would make us too conspicuous. We’d be easily spotted by the Holy Lord or other potential enemies.”

Just when everyone was at a loss.

Xiaoyu's eyes suddenly lit up. She smiled slyly and patted Jackie Chan on the shoulder.

"Uncle Long, have you forgotten that we are the 'famous' Dragon Team?"

"Huh?" Jackie Chan asked, puzzled.

“We’re the demons’ number one target right now,” Xiaoyu continued, her tone tinged with excitement and…malice. “Since we’re already being watched, what’s wrong with doing a few more ‘outrageous’ things?”

The little snake then emerged from the corner, stretching gracefully and curving her lips into a charming smile: "Xiaoyu is right. Since we're going to 'do something big,' our means of transportation should naturally be worthy of our 'status.'"

Jackie Chan looked at the identical "wicked smiles" on Jade and Snake's faces and a bad feeling rose in his heart.

"What...what do you want to do?" Jackie Chan asked warily.

Xiaoyu and the little snake exchanged a knowing glance and said in unison:
"Of course... we'll go 'borrow' the fastest mode of transportation!"

Jackie Chan immediately objected: "No! I disagree! We can't steal!"

He didn't want Xiaoyu and the little snake to go astray because of these things.

However, Jade and Snake completely ignored Jackie Chan's objections, and the two smiled at each other again, as if they had reached some kind of consensus.

That night.

Outside a heavily guarded secret military base.

Two petite figures, like ghosts in the night, silently slipped inside.

The night was as dark as ink, and the secret military base was under heavy security.

The beams of searchlight, like cold tentacles, swept back and forth across the empty tarmac, cutting through the darkness.

Towering barbed wire fences, infrared sensors, and heavily armed patrolling soldiers form what appear to be impenetrable lines of defense.

However, all of this seemed to be meaningless to Xiaoyu and the little snake.

Although Xiaoyu lost the power of the original black energy, the righteous energy that merged into her body gave her a perception and agility far beyond that of ordinary people.

The little snake was even more cunning and capable of taking human form; its ability to stealth and remain hidden was already unparalleled. (End of Chapter)