Wizards begin with Occlumency.

"Um."

Link nodded indifferently, acknowledging Lotesno's statement.

Whether it's a special star system or a new world, it's nothing more than returning to the rhythm of conquering all the heavens.

What Link was most concerned about was what was so special about this star system with three stars, twelve planets, and many other celestial bodies that had prevented the Celestial Civilization from conquering it for so many years, halted the expansion of the Wizard Civilization, and made it a barrier for the Demon Civilization.

Having this question in mind, Link asked it directly.

This is also a crucial part of the strategic planning: understanding the detailed intelligence of the target.

After hearing Link's question, Lotesno did not answer, but instead looked at the Sage Medici beside him.

"Look, Wizard Grand."

Medici understood Lotesno's meaning and immediately took out a encrypted document and handed it to the AI ​​on the Starship.

A three-dimensional star map appears, and pages of encrypted data, complete with images, text, audio, and video, play automatically.

This encrypted information contains elements shared by the immortal civilization and reconnaissance data from the Supreme Council's office in a parallel universe. While not entirely error-free, it is certainly comprehensive and in-depth.

Well……

For Link, there is actually no difference between the two.

After quickly reviewing the encrypted document, Link looked at Sage Medici: "May I keep a copy for my own private study?"

"certainly."

Without a second thought, Sage Medici agreed and said, "This was originally ordered by the Elemental Saint to be prepared for you."

Therefore, the Elemental Saint had already predicted Link's next move, either before or after communicating with him.

"Please thank the Elemental Saint for me."

Link solemnly addressed the Sage Medici.

"I will definitely pass on the message."

The Sage Medici responded just as solemnly.

Link smiled, ignoring the matter, and turned to Lottesno, saying, "I'm a little tired and want to rest."

"no problem."

Lottesno clapped his hands loudly and said excitedly, "We'll get you a room right away. We guarantee absolutely no eavesdropping or filming, and it's completely silent and incredibly durable. Do whatever you want with it!"

As he spoke, Lottesno clapped his hands vigorously, making a "clap clap clap" sound.

Link couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Jasmine, clinging tightly to Link's arm, showed no embarrassment whatsoever. Instead, she snuggled closer to Link, practically wrapping herself around him, before giving him a defiant glance at Lottesno and scoffing, "The lament of a single dog."

Lottesno was stunned by what he heard, staring in shock at his sister-in-law.

This……

Are married women and mothers really this open and outspoken?

Even the sage Medici standing to the side felt somewhat ashamed.

He has been so focused on cultivation all these years that he has not only not started a family, but he has also never even found a female companion.

"Link, let's go."

After mocking Lotesno, Jasmine accidentally injured Sage Medici. She walked away triumphantly, head held high.

Link smiled apologetically at Lotesno and Medici the Sage, and followed Jasmine toward the sleep pod that the Starship AI had instantly set up according to Lotesno's requirements.

After entering the cabin, Link and Jasmine did lie down on the bed, but they didn't do anything as much as Lotte Snow had said.

Although absence makes the heart grow fonder, we have important matters to attend to right now, so let's take care of those first before thinking about anything else.

Jasmine was very considerate. She simply held Link tightly without making any fuss or demanding anything. Instead, she accompanied Link in studying the data on that special star system.

Based on the sharing of information by the immortal and divine civilizations and the reconnaissance by the wizard civilizations, this special star system, strictly speaking, is not the territory of the demon civilization.

However, it is located in a strategic position, much like the Xiaohan Pass of the Qin State during the Warring States period in Link's previous life. It is a necessary passage for the Immortal and God Civilization to attack the core star field of the Demon Civilization, and it is also a place that the Demon Civilization must occupy when it "goes east".

Although the Immortal and Divine Civilization is currently facing the calamity of the Dharma-ending Age, in terms of overall strength, it is far superior to the Demon Civilization and is on the offensive.

The demon civilization is the defender.

Therefore, the demon civilization and this special star system coexisted peacefully, and there was no need for them to conquer it.

Besides their need to attack the demon civilization, the immortal civilization also had another reason to conquer this special star system.

That is, the remnants of "Buddhism" mentioned by the Celestial Master occupy this special star system.

Those three stars are not actually celestial bodies, but rather the manifestations of three Buddhas.

The Buddha's status is equivalent to that of celestial beings/deities and saints, and also to celestial demons and monsters in demon civilizations.

The three Buddhas are respectively known as Medicine Buddha of the East, Shakyamuni Buddha of the Center, and Amitabha Buddha of the West.

In this galaxy where the civilizations of immortals and gods, demons and monsters, and the remnants of Buddhism coexist, there is a theory that these three Buddhas are actually the same Buddha.

Why do I say that?

What is Amitabha? It means immeasurable life. When one gives medicine, one's life is immeasurable. This is the extension of life of the Medicine Buddha.

What is Amitabha? It is called Immeasurable Light. Vairocana Buddha is also Immeasurable Light. Therefore, we know that all Buddhas are of the same essence but have different names, and are all skillful manifestations for sentient beings.

Vairocana Buddha is the Dharmakaya of Shakyamuni Buddha, meaning "Great Sun Tathagata," hence also known as the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha.

Initially, the Immortal and God Civilization was not called the Immortal and God Civilization, but the Immortal, God, and Buddha Civilization, which had three paths: the Immortal Path, the God Path, and the Buddha Path.

Later, some things happened. The celestial beings and celestial venerables discovered that the ultimate goal of the Buddhist path was that everyone could become a Buddha, and that a thousand Buddhas, ten thousand Buddhas, and a hundred million Buddhas were actually one Buddha. They immediately denounced the Buddhist path as a heretical and crooked path and parted ways with it.

At first, they simply went their separate ways and stopped communicating.

However, a split occurred within the Buddhist community that had been ostracized; one group remained Buddhist, while the other degenerated into demons and associated with monsters.

From then on, the civilization of immortals and gods launched attacks against Buddhas, demons, and monsters.

The priority of destroying the merged demons and monsters was placed after destroying the heretical and deviant Buddhist sects.

After thousands of years of war, Buddhism was defeated by the immortal and divine civilization, leaving only a remnant in this one star system.

Even the stars in this galaxy were completely destroyed by the immortal civilization, forcing the three Buddhas to resort to this desperate measure: to manifest themselves as the sun to replace the function of the real stars.

At the same time, it formed an impregnable defensive line to resist further attacks from the immortal civilization.

The immortal civilization wasn't entirely without ways to completely eradicate the remnants of Buddhism.

Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals.

The remnants of Buddhism sent three Buddha incarnations as the Great Sun, while the immortal and divine civilization could also send three, four, or even five or six celestial immortals and celestial venerables to break through the defenses of the three Buddha incarnations.

However, at this very moment, the crisis of the end times was approaching.

The immortal civilization had no choice but to abandon its decisive battle and instead focus on wearing down the remaining power of Buddhism, maintaining a stalemate with the demon civilization, and actively seeking a way to deal with the crisis of the end times.

"this……"

After reading the encrypted information, Jasmine could no longer remain calm.

Wanting to express something but unsure how, Jasmine simply rolled over and lay on top of Link, her arms supporting her on his chest. Staring into his eyes, she said coldly, "Those saints, celestials, and celestial beings who don't want to do things, you, a mere fifth-level sage, have the nerve to do that? Don't you have any shame?"

"Don't worry, Jasmine."

Link deactivated the encrypted data, put his arms around Jasmine's waist, and said softly, "They went to so much trouble to make me 'think it through' and take the initiative to do this, there must be a reason. I believe that if the Heavenly Court and the Supreme Council are going to do it, it's definitely not a direct assault, but a clever one. Since it's a clever one, there's room for maneuver."

"But... this is still too dangerous!"

Jasmine sniffed. "Link, can you not go?"

"You have to go, Jasmine."

Link took a deep breath. "If we don't go, I'll lose my freedom completely, your freedom, Melia's freedom, and even your lives..."

Link stopped talking at this point.

Wars between civilizations allow no room for sentimentality.

Saints, celestial immortals, and celestial venerables can all perish, let alone a fifth-level sage.

No matter how special their status is, can they be as special as the saints, celestial beings, and celestial venerables who stand at the top of the universe?

As for the so-called "preordained fate," Link has to go this time, there's no room for discussion.

Jasmine wasn't stupid; she naturally understood this principle. However, her concern clouded her judgment, and with her heart entirely focused on Link, she subconsciously overlooked this point.

Link's reminder made him realize what was happening, and he quickly made a decision: "I'll go with you, no matter what they arrange for you."

"Um."

Link didn't refuse and agreed immediately.

The Devouring God Worm truly lives up to its reputation as a powerful weapon cultivated by the Zerg civilization, which once rivaled the Wizarding Civilization.

As Jasmine's natal spirit beast, it continuously nourishes her, allowing Jasmine to improve at an extremely high speed. Before she knew it, she was not far from becoming a level five sage.

Their true combat strength, as demonstrated by the previous raid on the advance team of the Rivethos Academy by the Great Sage Michelle's Tower, far surpasses that of ordinary Beastmaster Wizards.

Therefore, Link did not force Jasmine to stay in the rear as usual, but agreed to let Jasmine set off with him and fight side by side.

To be honest, Jasmine had thought Link would agree, but she didn't expect him to agree so readily.

Jasmine almost thought she was hallucinating.

"real?"

Jasmine asked uncertainly, her big eyes fixed on Link, filled with nervous anticipation.

"real!"

Link gave a soft but extremely firm answer.

"Very good!"

Upon hearing this, Jasmine cheered, slid her hands to the sides, and forcefully pressed her red lips against Link's lips.

Lottesno's consideration was correct.

The emotions that once made absence more precious than marriage erupted like a world war.

The intensity of their battle was so great that it was as if the sky had darkened.

Fortunately, the two knew how to restrain themselves and did not completely indulge themselves, still maintaining the awareness of conserving their energy.

Before the Starship reaches its destination, they exit the sleep pod and return to the cockpit.

The atmosphere in the cockpit was already awkward enough before Link and Jasmine even entered.

After all, one was the reincarnation of a saint whose temperament was becoming increasingly eccentric, and the other was an "ordinary" wizard of the Supreme Council who was "only" a sixth-level sage. They didn't have much in common.

The awkward atmosphere intensified after Link and Jasmine entered the cockpit.

Two single people simply couldn't stand the saccharine, overly affectionate displays of affection from couples who seemed to want to be inseparable all the time.

Fortunately, the spaceship soon sailed into a port.

This is the earliest supply outpost set up by the Wizard Civilization in the direction of a special star system.

Beyond this supply depot, the wizarding civilization's influence in the parallel universe ceases to radiate.

"Iris!"

Stepping off the spaceship, Jasmine immediately spotted Iris Clark and quickly let go of Link's arm, rushing over to her.

"Jasmine."

Iris shouted as well, and went to meet Jasmine.

The two witches clasped hands tightly, as excited as ordinary young girls reunited after a long separation.

To be honest, as a straight man myself, Link finds this behavior quite hard to understand.

This is especially true of Lotesno and the Medici Sage.

The three male wizards exchanged a glance, stepped off the starship, and tacitly made way for the two female wizards.

At this moment, Dean Forrest, whom we haven't seen for a long time, walked out from a corner, accompanied by Celestial Master Xu Jing and... the Elemental Saint.

Sage Medici immediately jogged over to the Elemental Saint to report the matter.

Lotesno flashed to Master Xu Jing's side, put his right arm around Master Xu Jing's shoulder, and chuckled, "Xu Jing, do you want to come with me on an adventure to the new world?"

Master Xu Jing replied expressionlessly, "No need. I'm about to ascend to the Heavenly Immortal realm; there's no need to create unnecessary trouble."

"Um?"

Lotesnow immediately felt envious. "Is it that easy?"

"certainly."

Master Xu Jing nodded matter-of-factly, "It's that easy."

Lottesno suddenly released his arm, flashed into a corner, and squatted on the ground drawing circles.

To think that he, a reincarnated saint, had to run around trying to regain his saintly status, and now he had to serve the will of the wizarding world—it was all so difficult…

Everyone present was aware of Lautersno's eccentric behavior, so no one paid any attention to his actions and went about their own business.

Link approached Dean Forrest, frowning as he asked, "Does the Dean also have a mission?"

Dean Frost gave a wry smile: "The Supreme Council has ended its temporary control over the Tower of the Great Sage Michelle, ordering it to compensate the Rivosos Academy for its losses, and then..."

Before he could finish speaking, Link understood.

It's nothing more than a slap on the wrist, an apology, and compensation, and that's it.

"Alright, time is of the essence, let's not waste any more time."

At this moment, the Elemental Saint, having listened to the Sage Medici's brief report, spoke and gently waved his hand.

Everyone present, including Celestial Master Xu Jing and Lotte Snow, instantly moved from the outer perimeter of the supply base into the core area.

This is a spherical space with six hibernation pods suspended at its center.

The Elemental Saint pointed to the hibernation pod and said, "This is a 'Body-Snatching' artifact designed and crafted jointly by True Spirit, Intelligent Machine, Body Refiner, and myself. Using this artifact, the six of you can bypass the defenses set up by the three remaining Buddhas through their avatars and randomly enter one of the twelve planets in the remaining Buddhist star system, randomly 'snatching' the body of one person. After the 'snatching,' your task is simply to survive. Then you can do whatever you want; there are no mandatory requirements. Understand?"

Link's expression turned somewhat strange.

Is there really an Avatar plot involved? (End of Chapter)