Wizards begin with Occlumency.

The situation of the four allied legions being besieged has temporarily come to an end.

Many people have become even busier than before, with no time to rest.

For example, Master Xu Jing, Dean Forrest, and Iris Clark...

These three are usually very busy people, with all sorts of things constantly coming their way. This time, they are even busier than usual, constantly on the go.

Link, on the contrary, found himself with more free time, just like he had for the previous three years.

Many things are clearly related to him, yet they somehow don't involve him.

It was as if he were an outsider.

In fact, many people, including Link himself, know that the reason Link Grand is free is simply because he is right in the eye of the storm.

Once the eye of the storm begins to shift, the storm will sweep in, and Link won't be able to stay idle even if he wants to.

Link was already mentally prepared for this.

The ability to endure loneliness and sit still is a new lesson Link learned from his master Li Shuwen in the world of human immortal martial arts.

Therefore, Link was not annoyed that he was idle in the wizarding civilization, nor was he angry that he continued to be idle after arriving in the parallel universe.

To outsiders, this distorts Link Grand's image, leading to different perceptions from different people.

One perception is that the wizard Link Grand is calm and composed, possessing a deep understanding of the world, and not easily swayed by temporary gains or losses, honor or disgrace.

Those who hold this view, such as Dean Forrest, Great Sage Rivo, and Great Sage Soth, will increase their holdings significantly.

On the other hand, Link Grand's talent and strength remain unchanged, but he has lost his high spirits and ambition.

People who hold this view, such as the great sage Michel and the Taoist Master Xu Jing, will either observe or suppress it.

The one observing was Celestial Master Xu Jing.

It was the great sage Michel who took concrete action to suppress it.

Jessie Min Michelle witnessed firsthand the various preparations made against Link Grand and the four allied legions. Curious, she asked directly, "Grandpa, I've never really understood why we keep targeting Wizard Grand?"

The great sage Michel is cold-hearted and prioritizes self-interest.

All sorts of sentiments and friendships were sidelined by him; he didn't care about them at all.

Including family ties.

Of all the members of the Michel family, only Jessie Min received some preferential treatment from the Great Sage Michel.

Not many, but enough to justify Jessie Min asking such a question at this time.

The Great Sage Michel replied indifferently, "It's not that I want to target Link Grand, but rather that the Supreme Council and the current situation are forcing me to target Link Grand."

"Can't understand."

Jessie shook her head, looking adorably clueless, as if she genuinely couldn't understand what was being said.

People become shrewd with age.

How could the great sage Michelle not see through Jessie Min's little scheme, and how could she not know that Jessie Min was trying to please him?

It doesn't matter.

In many ways, even the great sage Michelle admired this behavior.

At least it makes him feel that he is still alive and doing well.

This is a very strange state, and even the Great Sage Michel himself doesn't understand why it has occurred.

Jessie then asked, "Grandpa, how should we deal with the High Council?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jessie waited anxiously for the great sage Michel's reaction.

This question wasn't something she wanted to know herself, but rather something many Michelles wanted to know, and she was simply chosen as their representative.

Many hands make light work.

So many Michels together, some wise, some great wise.

This will was something Jessie Min could not defy.

After all, the Great Sage Michelle only treated her a little better, not spoiled her excessively.

In other words, the Great Sage Michel was never Jessie Min's backer.

Jessie Min was unable to gain any privileges through the favors of the Great Sage Michel.

The status of an ordinary level three wizard in the Tower of the Great Sage of Michelle is roughly the same as that of Jessiemin.

It's only slightly better.

Therefore, Jessie Min was hesitant to ask the question, but she had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask it anyway.

Neither of the two parties in this online dialogue is someone Jessie Min cannot afford to offend.

The Great Sage Michelle gave Jessie Min a deep look with indifferent eyes and remained silent.

Although no coercion was exerted, Michelle the Great Sage's gaze almost killed Jessiemin on the spot.

After finally catching her breath, Jessie felt her heart pounding in her throat, but she dared not breathe too loudly to calm her racing heartbeat.

Jessie could only endure the pain, which felt like a drowning person choking on water.

"I'm not dead yet!"

Just as Jessie Min thought of a way to recover her condition without much movement, the Great Sage Michelle murmured in a low voice, which startled Jessie Min so much that her eyes rolled back and she fell backward to the ground.

Unfortunately, he failed to fall into a coma, and he dared not fake it.

Jessie Min could only stand up quickly, which made her feel even more pained and uncomfortable.

What was that saying about the civilization of immortals and gods?

Immortals fight, mortals suffer.

Jessie Min believes that this is exactly what she is going through right now.

At this moment, Jessie Min truly no longer wanted the preferential treatment that Great Sage Michelle had given her.

It's better not to have it at all.

"Go back and tell them,"

Grand Sage Michel ignored Jessie Min's condition and said to himself, "Until I die, the Tower of Grand Sage Michel will always be the Tower of Grand Sage Michel. Its future is none of their business. Want to break away from the Tower of Grand Sage Michel, break away from the Michel family, and become a lackey of the Supreme Council? Fine. Just return what I gave them."

"Yes, Great-Grandpa."

Jessie responded tremblingly, then hurriedly but restrained herself as she left in small steps.

Once they were far away, Jessie Min gasped for breath and used witchcraft to calm herself down.

Even after finally calming her heartbeat and breathing, Jessie still couldn't feel relaxed.

She also had to deliver a message to those Michelles.

I don't know what fate awaits me after delivering the message.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Jessie arrived at the meeting place designated by the Michelles.

Strangely enough, those Michels had already anticipated that the Great Sage Michel would not kill Jessie Min for her somewhat presumptuous questioning.

Where does this confidence come from?

Jessie had some suspicions, but dared not think too deeply about them.

It's better to be a silly, cute tool; that's more suitable for survival.

The more you know, the more troubled and dangerous it becomes.

"how?"

As soon as Jessie arrived at the designated location, an eighth-level sage who looked remarkably like the great sage Michelle sent her a message with an inquiry.

The Michel family, both openly and covertly, now has one level nine sage and two level eight sages.

Whether in terms of high-end capabilities or overall strength, it surpasses Rivos College.

Unfortunately, times have changed.

This eighth-level sage is the third generation of the Michel family.

According to blood relations and seniority, he is the grandson of the great sage Michelle Obama, but now he has become the leader of the "two-faced" Michelle Obamas.

Jessie Min revered the great sage Michel, and naturally she also revered this eighth-level sage.

She dared not delay and quickly repeated the words of the great sage Michel.

Even the tone of voice was imitated.

After repeating what she had said, Jessie waited anxiously for the reaction of this eighth-level sage.

It's best not to let her relay any more messages.

It was far too exciting and far too dangerous.

If you are not careful, you may offend either party and die without a burial place.

"Alright, you can go now."

With a gentle wave of his hand, the third-generation, eighth-level Great Sage granted Jessie Min a pardon.

"Thank you, Great Sage."

Jessie Min didn't dare linger and disappeared in a flash.

The "two-faced" Michels gathered together remained silent, waiting for their leader to speak.

Will they "pull back from the brink" and dedicate themselves again to the greater good of the Tower of Great Sage Michel, or "cut their losses" by neither betraying nor contributing and simply lying low, or will they "sacrifice their own family for the greater good" and completely switch allegiance to the High Council to expose Great Sage Michel's conspiracy?

It all hinged on a single thought from the third generation of eighth-level sages.

Inside the Great Sage's Tower of Michel, when the Michel family faced a crisis of division, Link, who had been idle, finally had something to do.

Dean Forrest hurriedly returned to the secret base of Rivosos Academy, took Link, and went to a certain place.

After arriving in the parallel universe, Lottesno Grand, whose whereabouts have been uncertain and who has disappeared without a trace, sent an invitation to meet.

When Link and Dean Forrest arrived at the agreed location, Lottesno had already been waiting for a while.

Beside Lotesno was another person who clearly came from the civilization of immortals and gods.

This person's aura was weak, and his strength was equivalent to that of a third-class wizard apprentice in a wizarding civilization, which was quite ordinary.

The only unusual thing about this person was his appearance, which was almost identical to Link's.

Even their height and weight are the same.

If this person were dressed as a wizard, especially in the standard wizarding robes of the junior academy of Rivosos Academy, no one would doubt that he was Link Grand, a third-level wizarding apprentice.

The moment Link saw this person, he had a very peculiar feeling.

It's as if this person is another version of myself.

Do not!

Not another version of myself, but an counterpart from a parallel universe!

"Could you explain?"

Link suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and looked at his blood brother, the reincarnated mystical wizard saint, Lotesnor Grand.

If you're going to be reborn, you have to make it look like a rebirth.

Except when discussing serious matters, Lottesno Grande generally maintains a personality and demeanor consistent with his outward appearance in most of his daily life.

Just like now, when faced with Link's question, Lottesno shrugged and said with a childish pout, "There's nothing to explain. I was just wandering around by instinct and that's how I ran into this person."

As he spoke, Lottesno waved his hand, reenacting the scene of his encounter with this person.

Within the light screen that appeared out of thin air, Lotesno disguised himself as a person from the Immortal God Civilization and wandered around the Immortal God Civilization's native world.

Or rather, they may appear to be strolling around, but in reality, they are looking for something.

Both Link and Dean Forrest noticed this, but neither of them revealed it, and they quietly watched the light screen.

As Lotte Snow wandered around, he suddenly encountered this person, who, based on current observations, is highly likely to be Link's parallel universe counterpart.

After recreating the scene of their chance encounter and how he brought this person here, Lotesnow tilted his head, grinned, and said with a wicked smile, "So here's the question: if the Celestial Civilization's Heavenly Court values ​​Link so much, why didn't they discover Link's parallel universe counterpart?"

Seeing that his words had caught the attention of Dean Forrest and Link, Lotesnow sneered, "Or perhaps they discovered it a long time ago but haven't acted, just waiting for us to find out? Could it be an arrangement of 'fate'?"

This sentence is a bit convoluted.

The wizarding civilization does not believe in "fate," but Lotesno's previous incarnation, the Saint of Nostrodam, was a mystical saint specializing in prophecy and curses.

A prophecy is the foresight to glimpse the possibilities of "fate".

In the process of absorbing other civilizations, the wizard civilization also possessed and assimilated some of their research on "fate".

One of the sentences connects "destiny" with "light".

In other words, within the cone of light lies destiny.

From this perspective, "fate" truly exists.

In short, the wizarding civilization does not believe in "fate," but it does acknowledge its existence.

As the reincarnation of a mystical saint specializing in prophecy and curses, Lotesno should be the one among the four present who most recognizes the existence of "fate".

However, judging from Lottesno's tone, he seemed to have extreme contempt for the so-called "fate" arrangement.

Link ignored the sarcasm in Lotesno's words and stared intently at what appeared to be his parallel universe counterpart, lost in thought.

Dean Forrest then picked up where Lotesno left off, saying in a deep voice, "It's not 'fate's' arrangement, it's the arrangement of Heaven."

"How so?"

Lottesno asked with a smile.

"In the Heavenly Court, there are many beings who wield powers similar to or compatible with 'fate,' such as 'fortune,' 'misfortune,' 'longevity,' 'prosperity,' and 'marriage.' Among them are Heavenly Venerables whose rank and power are no less than your previous life's. You can casually wander around and encounter Link's counterpart; there's no reason why the Heavenly Court wouldn't have discovered it. The reason they don't control the counterpart, or at least closely monitor him, may have another reason."

Dean Forrest slowly revealed his guess.

"What's the reason?"

Lotte Snow asked again, looking very much intrigued about what Dean Forrest would say next.

Dean Forrest glanced at Lottesnow, who knew everything but pretended not to, and then fell silent.

Legend has it that the Saint of Nostrodam was extremely calm and taciturn.

However, in Dean Forrest's dealings with Lottesnow, this aspect was only observed when serious matters were involved.

The less Lotte Snow cared about something, the more nonchalant and irresponsible he became.

Therefore, Dean Forrest realized that Lottesnow had uncovered some secrets about isotopes.

His previous performance was just a joke.

"Boring!"

When Lottesno realized his little scheme had been discovered, he pouted and shrugged.

However, Lottsnow quickly abandoned his nonchalant attitude and became serious, solemnly stating, "Strictly speaking, this person is not Link's parallel universe counterpart, but merely a true spirit counterpart..."

However, before Lottesno could finish speaking, Link had already moved.

Link raised his right hand, put his index and middle fingers together, and gently touched the center of the forehead of the suspected counterpart.

Both spiritual and magical powers were dormant and not used.

The "Seeing God" martial artist of the Human Immortal Martial Arts is activated, which allows them to "break through the void and see the god" and force out a "god" that is suspected to be a counterpart from the outside in.

At the same time, Link's own "god," which is the "true spirit" that cannot be directly observed by the naked eye or mental power, emerged from the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head.

When the two "gods" are compared side by side, the differences are immediately apparent.

Even in disguise, he's still a ghost. (End of Chapter)