Wizards begin with Occlumency.

The truth is always cruel.

Time is running out for the great sage Michel.

Because his lifespan was coming to an end.

To live longer, one must complete the promotion before reaching the end of one's life.

Even if we can delay giving Master Xujing a clear answer today, we can at most postpone it for a month.

Great Sage Michel knew that Celestial Master Xu Jing and the Celestial Court of the Immortal and Divine Civilization behind him could not give him another month to slowly consider and weigh the pros and cons, wavering between the Immortal and Divine Civilization and the Wizard Civilization.

Master Xujing's visit today is both a reiteration of his advice and a showdown, a demand for a clear answer from the great sage Michel.

If they do not receive the answer the Heavenly Court desires, Master Xujing and the Heavenly Court will completely abandon the task of dealing with the Great Sage Michelle, stop wasting time here, and instead turn to conquering other wizards.

It should be noted that Michelle, the Great Sage, was not the only Level 9 Great Sage to come to the parallel universe to explore.

There are three other wizards of the same rank.

However, those three level-nine sages were not like Sage Michel, whose lifespan was about to end and who would not live much longer if they did not advance to the rank of saint.

Those three level-nine sages came to the parallel universe pioneers for other reasons, and each had their own way out.

Even if they can't advance to the Saint level in a parallel universe, they can at least live for another thirty to fifty years, or even a hundred years.

Having weighed the pros and cons, and meeting the emotionless gaze of Celestial Master Xu Jing, the Great Sage Michel nodded slightly.

Then, the Great Sage Michel said, "I can agree, but I have one condition."

"What are the conditions?"

The long-term efforts finally yielded good results, and Master Xujing was very happy. He attached great importance to the "conditions" mentioned by the great sage Michel.

If it's not excessive, there's no need to report to the Heavenly Court; Celestial Master Xujing can grant it himself.

With anticipation in his heart, yet his face remained calm and composed, he merely looked curiously at the Great Sage Michel, waiting for the "conditions" to be proposed.

Without further delay, the Great Sage Michelle said directly, "The condition is simple: Celestial Master Xujing swears on the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Civilization that he will ensure the Heavenly Court fulfills all its promises to me."

Having survived to the end in the epic war between the Wizarding Civilization and the Civilization of Gods, and seizing the opportunity during the reconstruction of the Wizarding Civilization after the war to advance from an eighth-level Great Sage to a ninth-level Great Sage, becoming the top boss in one of the Wizarding Civilization's districts, Great Sage Michel is certainly no pushover.

Of course, it was impossible to agree to the demands of Master Xujing and the Heavenly Court without any guarantees, thus becoming a traitor to the wizarding civilization and the Supreme Council.

Compared to the Celestial Court of Immortals and Gods, the Great Sage Michel was at a significant disadvantage.

However, compared to Master Xu Jing, Great Sage Michel is at an equal footing.

Therefore, the strategy of the Great Sage Michel to obtain protection was to start with the Celestial Master Xu Jing and then extend it to the Heavenly Court.

Swearing an oath to the Heavenly Dao is the highest level of personal commitment in the Immortal and Divine Civilization.

How do you swear an oath?

After a brief consideration, Master Xujing agreed to the request of the great sage Michel.

This response surprised the great sage Michel.

He thought the two of them were going to have an argument about this.

I didn't expect Master Xujing to agree so readily.

Is it that Celestial Master Xu Jing is truly confident and that the promises made by the Heavenly Court will definitely be fulfilled, or has the Heavenly Court and Celestial Master Xu Jing already anticipated that Great Sage Michel would make such a condition and therefore made preparations in advance?

Naturally, this question arose in the mind of the great sage Michel.

However, the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be released.

The great sage Michel was too late to ponder the truth.

After giving the extremely composed Celestial Master Xu Jing a deep look, the Great Sage Michel said, "I make Celestial Master Xu Jing swear that the Heavenly Court will definitely fulfill all its promises to me before the end of my life. Otherwise, Celestial Master Xu Jing will never be able to become a Celestial Immortal in all his lifetimes."

The civilization of immortals and gods is a civilization with "immortals" and "gods" as its main elements, possessing two great paths: "immortals" and "gods".

The path of "immortals" is similar to the path of wizards in wizarding civilizations. It pursues the power of freedom and controls the rules, rather than relying on the rules. The highest realm is the "celestial immortal," which is equivalent to a saint.

The path of "God" is similar to the path of deities in the civilization of gods. It pursues the power of rules and relies on the rules/the Way, rather than forcibly controlling the rules. The highest realm is equivalent to the "Celestial Venerable" of the supreme god.

From this perspective, the Immortal God Civilization is actually superior to the Wizard Civilization and the God Civilization of another universe, and seems to be more like a combination of the Wizard Civilization and the God Civilization.

Master Xujing is on the path of "immortality" and has already achieved the status of "Golden Immortal," equivalent to a ninth-level Great Sage. He is still working so hard for the Heavenly Court, so his goal is naturally to achieve the highest level of "Celestial Immortal."

The conditions set by the great sage Michelle truly struck at the Achilles' heel of Master Xujing.

The price of never being able to become a celestial being through countless lifetimes is extremely high.

It was even so expensive that Master Xujing could not afford it.

If Master Xujing is deceiving the Great Sage Michel, then it's a very, very, very bad deal.

So, has the Great Sage Michel forgotten that Master Xujing can also switch to the path of "divine" to avoid the conditions and constraints proposed by the Great Sage Michel?

of course not.

The "Heavenly Way" of the Immortal and Divine Civilization is similar to the Will of the Wizarding World in the Wizarding Civilization, possessing a high degree of autonomous intelligence.

Once Master Xujing makes the oath made by the Great Sage Michel before the "Heavenly Way," he will be unable to become a "Celestial Immortal" or "Celestial Venerable" for all eternity unless the Heavenly Court fulfills any of its promises to the Great Sage Michel.

In the hierarchy of immortals and gods, "celestial immortal" and "celestial venerable" are equal.

We're on equal footing, there's no difference!

Different paths lead to the same destination.

After hearing the specific details of the "conditions" given by the great sage Michel, Master Xujing hesitated for quite a long time, which was unusual for him.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly fell into a silent silence.

Neither Master Xujing nor Sage Michel remained silent.

The wise Michel waited calmly for Master Xu Jing's reply, while Master Xu Jing seemed to be weighing the pros and cons, as well as the possibility of the Heavenly Court breaking the agreement.

The silence lasted for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

This is the domain of the Great Sage Michel, and the Great Sage Michel is certainly aware that in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Celestial Master Xu Jing was truly contemplating, without speaking to anyone else or directly inquiring with the Heavenly Court.

Everything is under the control of the great sage Michel.

"Okay, I agree."

It was in this atmosphere that Master Xujing, facing the wise and confident gaze of the great sage Michel, formally agreed to the "conditions" proposed by the great sage Michel.

Do it as soon as you have an idea, lest things get complicated and unexpected setbacks occur.

Immediately before the great sage Michel, Celestial Master Xujing raised his right hand, thumb tucked in, four fingers pointing straight to the sky, his expression solemn and serious, his tone slightly deep, and he said loudly: "I, Celestial Master Xujing, Zhang Jixian, hereby swear to the Heavenly Dao that if the Heavenly Court fails to fulfill any of the promises I have made to the great sage Michel, I will be unable to achieve the status of 'Celestial Immortal' for all eternity."

As soon as he finished speaking, a thunderous boom, extremely loud and far-reaching, resounded between the stars.

The divine civilization of the immortals and gods, "Heavenly Dao," heard and responded to Master Xu Jing's oath.

This thunderous roar that resounded throughout the world was an affirmation.

The "Heavenly Way" of the Immortal and Divine Civilization recognized the establishment of the oath of the Celestial Master Xu Jing and endorsed it.

"Well done, Master Xu Jing is indeed a remarkable person. I, Michel, admire him greatly."

After the thunderclap, the Great Sage Michel, having obtained the "oath" he desired, immediately said to Celestial Master Xu Jing, "In that case, I will fully agree to the 'deal' proposed by the Heavenly Court."

"It's a pleasure working with you!"

Master Xu Jing rose and, following the etiquette of the immortal civilization, bowed to the great sage Michel.

Then, following the etiquette of wizarding civilization, he extended his right hand and shook hands briefly with the great sage Michel.

"We must cooperate successfully!"

Having made his decision, the great sage Michel had no further thoughts.

One path, and you'll go all the way to the end!

that is it.

Neither the Supreme Council and the five saints in another universe, nor the wizards in the Supreme Council's office and various departments in a nearby parallel universe, could have foreseen such a drastic change happening here.

A dignified ninth-level sage would actually betray the Supreme Council and the wizarding civilization.

This is truly unprecedented news!

As Master Xujing strolled out of the front gate of the residence of the great sage Michel as usual, attracting all attention.

At the back gate of the residence, all the promises that the Heavenly Court had prepared for the Great Sage Michael began to materialize one by one.

Some extremely rare and precious materials were sent to the residence of the Great Sage Michel, so that the Great Sage Michel could embark on the "divine" path of the immortal civilization.

Judging from the current situation, the Heavenly Court is indeed nurturing the Great Sage Michel for further cultivation and is genuinely expecting him to complete his advancement.

While Grand Sage Michel was taking stock of his "harvest" of resources, Dean Forrest, Link, and Iris Clark were actively trying to resolve the issue of the Level 6 Sage Legion of Grand Sage Michel's Tower besieging the four allied legions through various channels.

Dean Forrest put immense pressure on the High Council office and other functional departments.

Link, on behalf of Dean Forrest, contacted the advance team from Rivosos College to secure every possible advantage and create every favorable condition.

Iris Clark secretly mobilized the connections and influence she had accumulated over the years, adopting a stance of vowing to live and die with the Allied Legion, and turned against the Level 6 Sage Legion at the temporary base of the Great Sage's Tower of Michelle.

After applying pressure through various channels, the temporary sixth-level sage legion stationed at the Great Sage Michel's temporary base gradually withdrew its high-pressure stance and ceased its encirclement.

This change caused the wizards of the four besieged allied legions to erupt in uproar.

The situation is obvious, and the problem is solved.

After setting aside enough strength for a solid defense, the wizards who formed the four allied legions began to celebrate joyfully.

This completely vented the pent-up anger in the hearts of the wizards of the four allied legions.

In an instant, this temporary encampment became a place of joy.

After seeing off Celestial Master Xu Jing, the Great Sage Michelle listened to his confidant's report and couldn't help but sneer, saying, "They're so short-sighted, only seeing a tiny, insignificant benefit while wasting most of the better gains."

As he spoke, the great sage Michel leisurely brewed tea.

This tea is not that tea.

After arriving in a parallel universe and establishing a long-term connection with the civilization of immortals and gods, the Great Sage Michelle saw the real original tea leaves.

For reasons unknown, the great sage Michel quickly accepted this original tea, fell in love with drinking and appreciating tea, and repeatedly proclaimed that this was the real tea.

Many of the wizards sent by the Supreme Council of the Wizarding Civilization to explore parallel universes abandoned the Link Grand Tea produced by the Rivosos Academy and switched to the original tea from the Immortal Civilization, thanks to the enthusiastic endorsement of the Great Sage Michel.

The tea was ready in no time.

As the great sage Michel sipped his tea, he awaited the true opportunity.

While the temporary bases of the four allied legions were filled with jubilation, there were always those who remained sober while the vast majority celebrated.

Jasmine is an example of this.

"Did they really leave? Or is there some other conspiracy?"

Faced with the retreat of the encirclement by the Level 6 Sage Legion at the temporary base of the Great Sage's Tower of Michel, those with shallow minds and those who harbor wishful thinking will naturally believe it unconditionally.

For people like Jasmine, there are still some strange things going on.

Before investigating the specifics of this strange occurrence and its extent of influence, Jasmine chose to truthfully express her doubts.

"They've definitely withdrawn!"

After confirming that the Level 6 Sage Legion at the temporary headquarters of the Great Sage of Michelle had indeed withdrawn all hostile actions, Sage Paro answered Jasmine's question in a low voice, and then said, "However, the hostility of the Great Sage of Michelle has been fully revealed, and we may encounter more trouble in the future."

As he spoke, the Sage Paro clenched his fists tightly.

He did not intervene to stop the Allied Legion wizards from celebrating because he approved of their use of celebration to release the pressure they had just endured.

The four-legion alliance, consisting of three level-four sage legions and the potion-making research group of Sage Serene, has a certain ability to resist a level-six sage legion, but if an armed conflict were to break out, the outcome would already be predetermined.

The four combined legions were no match for the level 6 Sage Legion of the Great Sage's Tower of Michel.

No need for fancy tactics. A frontal assault by the level 6 sage legion, supplemented by decapitation strikes, would directly eliminate four level 4 sages, paralyzing the command systems of the four allied legions, thus annihilating them.

Logically speaking, the strongest point should become the enemy's weak point.

This fact awakened the Sage Paro.

Sage Cody, Sage Celine, and Jasmine are all like this.

Michelle's sudden act of breaking ties with the Great Sage's Tower has ignited the four Level 4 Sages' pursuit of power.

The long wizarding journey continues, reaching new heights. (End of Chapter)