Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 420-Light

What is life?

In the understanding of the immortal civilization and culture that Link knew, the discussion of "life" mainly consisted of three points:

The way of Heaven changes, and each thing finds its proper nature and destiny.

Sexual nature refers to one's innate qualities, such as the differences between hardness and softness, slowness and speed; destiny refers to what one is born with, such as nobility, lowliness, and lifespan.

What things receive is called nature, and what Heaven bestows upon them is called destiny.

Simply put, life is the gift and endowment of all things, something we are born with.

What is so special about Link's Light of Life that makes the Elemental Saints make a special trip to meet him, try to obtain it, and provide timely feedback?

After much thought, Link could only come up with one point: the origin of his true spirit. He had traveled through the universe on one of the two beams of light and was born into the wizarding civilization.

The Elemental Saint took a bit of the Light of Life from him, the greatest use of which was to find another light, or to do something to that other light.

As for using that last bit of life force to deal with Link Grand, Link felt it was impossible, both now and in the future.

Even if Link does indeed advance to become a Saint as Master Xu Jing has shown, he cannot immediately become a match for veteran Saints like the Elemental Saints.

Don't you see how much effort Michelle put in, and how she finally transformed and ascended to the status of a Celestial Venerable, equivalent to a Saint, in a parallel universe, yet she still fell into the trap of the Supreme Council and the Heavenly Court?

He has become a Celestial Venerable, attained the status of a Saint, and is free from the fear of losing his lifespan. At the same time, he has also lost his freedom.

This freedom is not freedom of action, but freedom of will.

Limited by the agreement with the Heavenly Court, and by the methods of the Supreme Council and the Heavenly Court, Michelle was powerless in most matters, especially those involving the interests of the Immortal and God Civilization and the Wizard Civilization, and the differences between the Heavenly Court and the Supreme Council.

With past examples to learn from, Link doesn't believe he can avoid many schemes if he truly has the chance to become a saint.

This isn't a matter of confidence versus inferiority, but rather a matter of rational thinking.

Numerous thoughts flashed through Link's mind, but he remained expressionless, calmly asking Celestial Master Xu Jing, "And then?"

Master Xu Jing smiled and said nothing more.

A loud drum doesn't need a heavy hammer.

A well-timed tip is enough.

Saying too much, going overboard, is not good.

The carriage fell silent.

The vehicle sped towards its next destination, with spectacular cloudscapes flowing backwards outside the window.

Master Xujing turned his head to look at it, thoroughly enjoying the unique scenery.

Link stared ahead expressionlessly, but his mind was already on the stormy sea.

After the Human Immortal Martial Arts World anchored itself to that small island reef in the Storm Sea, the process of integration and expansion never stopped.

The small islet, which was originally just a tiny point and barely enough for Link to land on, is rising at a visible rate, and its area exposed above the sea is getting bigger and bigger.

The actions of sending Cornelia into the small world of consciousness, "The Sun," to sleep, and sending Alfredo into the world of human immortal martial arts, "The Sun," to sleep, have accelerated the rise and expansion of the island reef.

The area of ​​the island and reef now visible above the sea is about one mile in circumference.

A new change has also emerged.

After the Human Immortal Martial Arts World becomes Link's natal world, Link will be able to summon objects and people from it.

The items are fine as long as they are used within their "expiration date".

Humans, however, can only stay briefly and cannot remain long within the territory shrouded by the will of the wizarding world.

Those who stay beyond their allotted time are often assimilated by the will of the wizarding world.

If they're lucky, they can obtain a status similar to "unregistered residents" and continue to exist.

Those who are unlucky will simply fade away and become nourishment for the wizarding world.

For this reason, and since there was no battle to participate in, Link did not summon his master Li Shuwen from the Immortal Martial Arts World.

The new changes resolved Link's concerns.

From now on, Link can give three slots to the natives of his home world to stay in the territory shrouded by the will of the wizarding world for an extended period.

Link is going to face his "predestined fate," so the more power he has, the better.

With the upper limit of the Human Immortal Martial Arts world being raised to the sixth level of Sage, Li Shuwen, a Human Immortal Martial Arts practitioner at the Divine Realm, also had the opportunity to touch the higher "Sixth Realm".

A true dragon cannot be raised in shallow water.

For Li Shuwen, staying in the world of human immortal martial arts and relying on his talent and comprehension, he might eventually reach the sixth realm in his lifetime, even if it takes a long time.

But that would be too slow and a waste of life.

If Li Shuwen were willing to leave the world of human immortal martial arts, jump out of that well, and come to a wider world to see more wonderful scenery and learn more knowledge, he could definitely shorten this time.

Regarding this matter, Link had already asked Flandre to inquire about Master Li Shuwen's attitude and decision during his previous conversation with her.

Li Shuwen did not make the decision alone, but obtained Lin Ke's consent before telling his wife about it and discussing it together.

A petty woman can't hold onto a man like Li Shuwen.

The result of the discussion was naturally to let Li Shuwen go out and explore freely.

Li Shuwen had no worries about family matters or the martial arts school.

Therefore, Link's next destination was that island reef in the stormy sea.

If it's just a short stay, Link could summon Li Shuwen right now.

However, if one wishes to stay for an extended period, one must summon Li Shuwen from the island reef anchored in the Human Immortal Martial Arts World.

It wasn't until he learned about this series of information that Link gained a deeper understanding of the profound meaning behind the reorganization of the wizarding world into five divisions, major regions, districts, and special zones, and he also understood more deeply why each wizarding faction had its own home world.

Those main worlds are actually the worlds of the power holders.

The regions where those wizarding forces reside are the anchor points of the faction owners' natal world within the wizarding civilization.

According to the terminology of the immortal civilization, this is the "core foundation".

If Link's understanding is correct, Michelle's inability to advance to Saint in the wizarding civilization and her immediate constraints after advancing to Celestial in the parallel universe are also partly due to the lack of a stable base of support.

Like catkins flying in the wind and duckweed floating on the water, they are at the mercy of others.

With this in mind, Link decided that he must learn from this lesson and manage his base well.

Vigorously developing and promoting the construct wizarding school is one aspect, while promoting the development and integration of the human-immortal martial arts world and the human-immortal martial arts into wizarding civilization is another.

Summoning Li Shuwen out and having him stay for an extended period to broaden his horizons and increase his experience is the beginning of the second aspect.

The reason we didn't avoid Master Xujing was because there was nothing to avoid.

Master Xu Jing's current stage is similar to Dean Forrest's situation. He could have been promoted to the seventh-level Great Sage much earlier, but he deliberately suppressed it to avoid giving anyone a handle to manage the affairs of the Rivosos Academy, thus delaying his promotion.

He can be promoted to Celestial Immortal or Celestial Venerable at any time, whenever he wants.

Conditions in all aspects are extremely favorable, including resources.

However, after his promotion, Celestial Master Xujing could no longer move freely and travel around as he did now.

Given Master Xujing's understanding of and experience in managing his "core base," Lin Ke couldn't hide it from him even if he wanted to.

Let's be more honest.

At breakneck speed, the vehicle traversed a vast territory, flew across stormy seas with raging waves, and landed on an island that was already about a kilometer in circumference.

"Great! Very good!"

After getting out of the car, Master Xujing gently stomped his foot, causing the reef to shake, but without collapsing. He then expressed his admiration.

Link, standing to the side, was pale and unable to speak for a long time.

The world of human immortals and martial arts is Link's destined world.

Islands and reefs are the anchor points of the world of human-immortal martial arts.

What Master Xu Jing stomped on wasn't an island or reef; he was clearly kicking Link's ass.

Imagine the damage a level nine sage, who can be promoted to sainthood at any time, could inflict by kicking a wizard who, despite having exceptional combat power, is still only a level five sage.

Fortunately, Master Xu Jing had saved most of his strength, so Link only lost his voice briefly, instead of vomiting blood, falling into a coma, or dying on the spot.

After a short while, Link finally recovered and let out a long breath.

Looking at Master Xu Jing's ambiguous smile, Link knew that this was retaliation for his earlier question, "And then?"

Sure enough, as people interact more and spend more time together, some of their little quirks and personality traits will eventually come out.

Just like Lauter Snow's madness, just like Master Xu Jing's vindictiveness.

call……

Link let out a long breath, calming himself down and ignoring the earlier incident, focusing on his own task.

With a thought, Link's consciousness sank into his sea of ​​consciousness and connected with Flandre.

Flandre was already prepared and immediately cooperated seamlessly.

Before long, an exquisite and intricate magic circle appeared beneath Link's feet, which then gave rise to another equally exquisite and intricate magic circle.

The two magic arrays face each other, and when viewed from above, they resemble the yin-yang eyes of the Tai Chi diagram in the immortal civilization.

Li Shuwen, carrying a small bundle, appeared on the magic circle opposite Link.

The two met, exchanged a glance, and remained silent.

To Li Shuwen, Link was no different from his disciple in appearance or personality, but the feeling he got from him was completely different.

For Link, his memories of his own experiences in the world of human immortal martial arts are very clear, but there is a layer of frosted glass between them, so he doesn't feel a strong sense of immersion.

The two were both familiar and unfamiliar with each other, and both needed time to adapt to their new way of getting along.

Finally, Li Shuwen broke the slightly awkward silence.

Li Shuwen clasped his hands in a fist salute, a gesture of respect typical of a Human Immortal martial artist, and said loudly, "Greetings, Li Shuwen, Human Immortal martial artist of the Divine Realm, and greetings to the Realm Lord."

The moment the term "realm lord" was uttered, the identities of both parties were completely confirmed.

The mark of "Link" is fading away.

Or perhaps it had already begun to fade away, and now it's just fading away faster.

"Master Li, there's no need for such formalities."

Link thought for a moment and returned the greeting in the manner of wizards.

The title "Master Li" is a response to Li Shuwen's mention of "Lord of the Realm".

Master Xu Jing watched this scene unfold with great interest.

Speaking of which, there's a special connection between the Human Immortal Martial Arts World and Celestial Master Xu Jing.

Master Xu Jing had made many plans in the world of human immortal martial arts, all to forge a karmic bond with Link.

Master Xujing was quite familiar with the relationship between Lin Ke and Li Shuwen.

The scene before him filled Master Xujing with many emotions, which finally manifested as a faint smile on his lips.

Link noticed this out of the corner of his eye, but didn't pay much attention to it. He focused on communicating with Li Shuwen and telling him about his arrangements for Li Shuwen.

In the short term, Li Shuwen's task is not to follow Link into battle, but to familiarize himself with wizard civilization, broaden his horizons, and enhance his experience.

Therefore, Link's initial arrangement for Li Shuwen was to have him work as a librarian at the junior college, senior college, and main campus of Rivos College in turn.

There's a saying that there are always big shots hidden among librarians.

Lin Ke was eager to see what kind of achievements Li Shuwen would make after jumping out of the well of the Human Immortal Martial Arts World and entering what could be described as the most expansive world.

Just a level six sage?

This greatly underestimates Li Shuwen's talent and comprehension.

In Link's view, if the problem of the upper limit of the Human Immortal Martial Arts is solved in the future, not to mention the ninth level Great Sage, the seventh level Great Sage can definitely be achieved, and the eighth level Great Sage is very likely.

"Yes, Lord of the Realm."

After hearing Link's arrangement, Li Shuwen agreed without hesitation.

Without delay, Link immediately took out a new vehicle, set the intelligent driving mode and route, and had Flandre accompany Li Shuwen to the library of the Junior College of Rivoss College to register.

Li Shuwen didn't linger; he got in the car and left immediately.

After seeing Li Shuwen off, Lin Ke turned to the smiling Master Xu Jing and said earnestly, "I've troubled Master Xu Jing to waste so much time running around with me. My business is finished, and now it's my turn to accompany Master Xu Jing."

"Oh?"

Celestial Master Xu Jing seemed somewhat surprised. "Are you truly willing, or are you forced to be willing?"

"It doesn't matter if it's genuine or not."

Link smiled faintly, "When I chose to use Master Xujing and the Celestial Master's Mansion to achieve certain goals, I was already prepared to pay the corresponding price."

"it is good."

Master Xu Jing nodded, saying nothing more, but gestured with his right hand, "Grab my hand. Hold on tight, don't let go, or there will be danger."

Lin Ke had no doubts and decisively reached out to grasp Master Xu Jing's hand.

"Hold on tight!"

With a slightly raised voice as a reminder, Master Xujing immediately took action.

He didn't make any move, and the two entered an extremely strange state.

It's like a starship entering "warp mode" for navigation, or like crossing boundaries like a black hole or white hole, yet it seems different from both of these scenarios and more advanced...

Link was bewildered but impressed. He suddenly found himself in a strange space he had never been to before, nor had he ever seen any description of it in any materials or documents.

This place resembles a river, but instead of water, it flows with beams of light.

Well……

It wasn't just beams of light, but also tiny specks of light.

The wave-particle duality of light is vividly demonstrated here.

After entering this strange space, a faint light appeared on Link's body.

The faint light seemed to be breathing, its rhythm gradually aligning with the light flowing in the "river".

Suddenly, Link felt that the faint light emanating from his body wasn't breathing, but rather...

They were whispering something.

(End of this chapter)