Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Where is Lotesnow Grande?

Neither Dean Forrest nor Link knew about it.

Even though Lotesno Grand came to the parallel universe with the Rivosos Academy pioneer team.

However, he did not travel with Dean Forrest, and after completing his space travel, he left the advance team.

Therefore, the whereabouts of Lottesno Grand, especially the purpose of his trip, became a mystery.

Without knowing his whereabouts, it's even less likely that they'd know if Lottesno had run into trouble.

Link wasn't really concerned about Lotesno Grand's safety; he just briefly drifted off into that thought before quickly putting it out of his mind and ignoring it.

For Link, the most urgent task is to resolve the troubles encountered by the Allied Legion and relieve the siege of the Great Sage's Tower by Michel.

After all, putting aside the fact that Jasmine is currently at the Allied Legion's temporary base, the friendship between Sage Serene, Sage Paro, Sage Cody, and Link alone makes it impossible for Link to ignore this matter.

However, Link didn't rush over after receiving the news. Instead, he calmly looked at Dean Forrest and asked, "Dean, this is the situation. How should we handle it?"

After receiving the message from Jasmine relayed by Link, Dean Forrest immediately contacted the wizards of the advance team from Rivosos Academy to confirm the situation.

Just now, the advance team reported that the temporary bases of the four joint legions of Paro, Celine, Cody, and Grand are indeed not located at the same location as the advance team's temporary base.

Whether the temporary bases of the four allied legions are adjacent to the temporary bases of the Great Sage Michel's Tower, or whether they are threatened by the wizards of the Great Sage Michel's Tower, still needs further investigation.

Unable to get timely updates on the situation from the advance team, Dean Forrest asked Iris Clark to mobilize a portion of the forces nominally affiliated with Rivoss Academy but actually under her leadership to find out the truth.

In fact, even without Dean Forrest's instructions, Iris Clark had already taken action when Molly sent the message.

Iris received a reply shortly afterward.

"Dean, the Great Sage's Tower of Michel has indeed dispatched a Level 6 Sage Legion back to its temporary base and has launched a threat against the four newly arrived allied legions. Judging from the current situation, the Great Sage's Tower of Michel does not yet show any signs of launching a full-scale attack."

Iris did not exaggerate; she truthfully reported the information her wizards had gathered to Dean Forrest.

"Is that so?"

Dean Forrest seemed to be deep in thought.

The same goes for Link.

In a parallel universe, within the Great Sage Tower of Michelle, there are only a handful of beings capable of commanding a legion of level six sages.

For some reason, Link, like Dean Forrest, intuitively felt that the one who launched this threatening action was none other than the Great Sage Michel himself.

A high-level wizard's intuition, even if they are not a mystical wizard, is always very accurate.

Both Link and Dean Forrest had great faith in their intuition.

Therefore, the two concluded that the Great Sage Michel had given this order for some unknown purpose.

"Dean, could it be that the Great Sage Michel is trying to force me to meet him?"

Naturally, Link had this question in his mind and asked it frankly.

"Possibly."

Dean Forrest nodded.

Before the Tower of the Great Sage Michelle migrated to the parallel universe, the Great Sage Michelle had already taken concrete steps to try to "control" Link.

This incident also directly ignited a war between Rivosos Academy and the Tower of the Great Sage Michel.

Although in the end, Rivosos Academy achieved a complete victory, not only replacing the Tower of the Great Sage Michel in the former Michel District and now Rivosos District, but also "expelling" the Great Sage Michel and the Tower of the Great Sage Michel from its own universe.

However, from another perspective, it can also be argued that the Great Sage Michelle and the Tower of the Great Sage Michelle have not been seriously damaged and still maintain an overall strength superior to the Rivosos Academy.

In particular, as one of the first forces dispatched by the Supreme Council of the Wizarding Civilization to explore parallel universes, the Tower of the Great Sage Michelle has gained some strength and influence in the process of exploring parallel universes.

If we disregard the Supreme Council's bias, and place the current Rivosos Academy against the Great Sage's Tower of Michel, Rivosos Academy would definitely lose.

Therefore, if it is true, as Link guessed and Dean Forrest agreed, that the Great Sage Michele still covets Link, it would be a real problem.

For a moment, Dean Forrest couldn't come up with a safe way to resolve the matter.

Left with no other choice, Dean Forrest could only instruct Link to reply to Jasmine first, and to ask the four allied legions to temporarily restrain themselves and avoid a direct conflict with the Great Sage's Tower of Michel.

As long as no murder occurs, we can endure the humiliation for now.

The college will actively resolve this matter.

Link sensed the helplessness in Dean Forrest's tone, so he didn't make a fuss or insist that the academy immediately take responsibility for the matter.

After receiving Link's reply, Jasmine was not too disappointed. Instead, she relayed the reply to Sage Paro, Sage Seren, and Sage Cody.

Regarding this matter and the Dean's reply, Sage Paro, Sage Serene, Sage Cody, and Jasmine were already mentally prepared.

Therefore, the four men remained calm and continued to command the four allied legions, taking precautions while controlling their emotions to avoid accidental clashes.

To the relief of the four, the Great Sage's Tower of Michelle only continued to make threatening gestures without taking any direct action or breaking out into conflict.

This allows for flexibility in handling the matter.

At the secret outpost of Rivosos Academy, Dean Forrest did not stop his actions after giving Link a reply.

He first contacted the two highest leaders of the Supreme Council's Parallel Universe Office and the Liaison Office with the Celestial Civilization, expressing his anger and protest against the provocative actions of the Tower of the Great Sage Michelle, and urging the Supreme Council's Parallel Universe Office and the Liaison Office with the Celestial Civilization to handle the matter promptly.

Then, Dean Forrest found the leader of the six-person task force sent by the High Council to accompany the operation, Medici, a sixth-level sage.

After a long discussion, Dean Forrest persuaded Sage Medici to put pressure on the Tower of Great Sage Michelle to lift the siege on the temporary base of the four allied legions as soon as possible.

With such a multi-pronged approach, the Tower of the Great Sage Michel immediately came under pressure from various departments and factions of the Supreme Council.

The wizard in charge of the matter on the front lines did not dare to act on his own and promptly reported the situation to the Great Sage Michel himself, who had directly issued the order.

At this very moment, the great sage Michel is entertaining a distinguished guest.

This distinguished guest was none other than Master Xu Jing, who had left the secret stronghold of the Rivoss Academy and immediately arrived at the residence of the Great Sage Michel.

"If Sage Michel has urgent business to attend to, I will visit you another time."

Having quietly pricked up his ears and overheard the report, Master Xujing, who had just taken his seat, stood up and said this to the Great Sage Michel.

He seemed very considerate.

"Master Xujing, please sit down and calm down."

How could the Great Sage Michelle let Master Xujing leave so easily? He immediately raised his right hand to stop Master Xujing from leaving.

Afterwards, the Great Sage Michel turned to look at the wizard who had come to report, his expressionless face and indifferent eyes.

The seventh-level sage, who came from the Michel family, bowed apologetically and quickly withdrew.

"Alright, Celestial Master Xujing, now it's quiet."

Seeing his descendant disappear, the icy expression on the face of the Great Sage Michel vanished, replaced by a smile. He said to Celestial Master Xu Jing, "The arrival of Celestial Master Xu Jing is, in the words of your immortal civilization, an honor to have you here."

"Mr. Michel is too kind."

Master Xu Jing smiled modestly and responded calmly.

After exchanging a few more polite words, the two didn't waste any more time and smoothly got down to business.

The Great Sage Michel asked directly, "Master Xu Jing, since arriving in this universe, I've had many dealings with your civilizations of immortals and gods, as well as demons and monsters. I haven't achieved much, but I have learned quite a few languages. As you say, 'No one visits the Three Treasures Hall without a reason.' I wonder what brings Master Xu Jing to see me today?"

Clearly, the great sage Michel was not lying.

He had indeed learned a great deal about the language of both the divine and demonic civilizations, and his wording was extremely in line with their customs.

"Since the great sage Michel is so straightforward, then I won't hold back either."

Master Xu Jing smiled faintly and truthfully stated his purpose, "I came to see Great Sage Michel today to ask if he has made a decision to switch to cultivation?"

This question left the great sage Michel speechless.

According to the Supreme Council's plan, a ninth-level Great Sage wizard can be promoted to a Saint-level wizard after finding an opportunity in a parallel universe.

This approach has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage lies in the fact that the advancement process is not constrained by the will of the wizarding world;

The downside is that the advancement process is not recognized by the will of the wizarding world.

Therefore, after a Level 9 Great Sage is promoted to a Saint in a parallel universe, he cannot return to the universe where the Wizarding Civilization is located at any time.

To return would not only come at a great cost, but even upon returning, one would not be able to maintain the status and power of a saint.

This is something that cannot be changed by human will.

The "transformation" mentioned by Celestial Master Xujing is another path that the Supreme Council of the Wizarding Civilization may or may not know.

The Celestial Court of the Immortals and Gods once sent Master Xujing to visit the Great Sage Michel and offered him a spot for "conferring godhood".

If the Great Sage Michel agrees to lead the Tower of the Great Sage Michel to surrender to the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court will do its utmost to help the Great Sage Michel switch to the Immortal God system and become a Celestial Venerable equal to the Saints of the Wizarding Civilization.

The civilization of immortals and gods has two paths: "immortals" and "gods." Immortals transcend the Three Realms and are not bound by the Five Elements, living freely and unrestrained. Gods, on the other hand, hold power in their own hands and act on behalf of Heaven, which is completely different from the gods of the other universe's civilization of gods.

If the Great Sage Michelle nods in agreement with Celestial Master Xujing and the Heavenly Court, he will soon become a "god" at the Celestial Venerable level.

However, the great sage Michel did not agree at the beginning, making an excuse that he needed to think about it carefully, and he has been thinking about it until now.

Now that Master Xujing has brought up the old matter again, he clearly has a certain confidence that he will hear good news from the great sage Michel.

The great sage Michel remained silent for a long time, but ultimately could not remain silent forever.

Even though Master Xujing had great patience and waited quietly.

Gazing intently into the eyes of Celestial Master Xu Jing, the Great Sage Michelle said in a deep voice, "I believe that both the Immortal and Divine Civilizations and the Wizarding Civilizations despise traitors. If I were to switch cultivation methods, not only would the Wizarding Civilization despise me, but the Immortal and Divine Civilizations would also look down on me. Even if the Heavenly Court fulfills its promise and helps me achieve the status of a Celestial Venerable, equivalent to a Saint, so what? In the history of the Wizarding Civilization, four Saints have perished. A Celestial Venerable, too, will die if killed!"

This concern is indeed valid.

Master Xu Jing understood this very well.

However, his task was not to understand the great sage Michel, but to persuade him.

Therefore, even if he agrees in his heart, Master Xujing will not show it on his face, much less speak out in agreement.

Master Xu Jing simply said, "Great Sage Michel is overthinking it. It's just a change of cultivation, not betrayal. The Heavenly Court has promised that it will not prevent you from remaining loyal to the wizarding civilization and serving the Supreme Council after Great Sage Michel's change of cultivation."

"Yeah?"

The Great Sage Michelle chuckled and scoffed, "So what does the Heavenly Court gain? Is it a favor to have someone like me who isn't entirely loyal? Loyalty that isn't absolute is absolute disloyalty!"

Master Xu Jing smiled, a gentle and calm smile, and replied, "In my humble opinion, the sages and celestial beings of the Heavenly Court are after a middleman of sufficient stature who can balance the interests of both the Immortal and Divine Civilization and the Wizard Civilization. As you know, Great Sage Michel, our Immortal and Divine Civilization has already pushed itself to the limit in terms of openness. The Wizard Civilization, however, continues to impose restrictions."

"Therefore, you still need to let me fight for the interests of the Immortal God Civilization at the Supreme Council after I successfully change my cultivation and advance my cultivation."

"The Great Sage Michel said with a cold laugh."

"The Supreme Council can also use you here in our Celestial Civilization to advocate for the interests of the Wizard Civilization."

Master Xu Jing answered fluently.

In conclusion, Celestial Master Xu Jing, representing the Heavenly Court, made a promise to Sage Michel: that he would not oppose, and even encourage, Sage Michel to play both sides, to please both and benefit from both.

Logically speaking, there was no reason for the great sage Michel to refuse such a good thing.

After all, the Great Sage Michel could not only become a saint/celestial being before his lifespan ran out, but also extend his lifespan and increase his strength.

It can also gain a pivotal position between the two universes.

However, the great sage Michel instinctively felt that doing so was very inappropriate.

Even though he was furious with the Supreme Council, he had already begun to consider breaking free from its control.

Faced with temptations and choices, the great sage Michel hesitated.

Light or darkness, which way to go?

In the blink of an eye. (End of Chapter)