Chapter 11: The Stupid Mage at Jialing Pass

Looking at the convoy of carriages leaving the city gradually going away, Cai'er, holding the jar of nougat made by Xingyuan, was a little dazed.

Shengyue didn't say anything, just watched quietly from the side, waiting until he could no longer see the carriage. Then he was ready to tell Cai'er that it was time to go back.

However, Cai'er ignored him and walked straight towards the headquarters.

"Hey……"

……

Speaking of which, this is Xingyuan's first time traveling far away from here, and the first time he has left the Exorcist City since he was a child.

Although the Temple Alliance only occupies less than one-eighth of the entire Holy Demon Continent, humans have only utilized less than 30% of the resources of this land. Most of the area is still wilderness and plains, and sometimes no towns or cities can be seen all day long.

Late at night.

Looking at Tan Wan who was sitting on the other side of the bed with his eyes closed in meditation, Xingyuan walked to the car window and listened attentively to the rustling sounds coming from the darkness in the distance, the growls of wild beasts, and some red lights that flashed from time to time.

The territory of the Temple Alliance is not absolutely safe either, otherwise in the original novel there wouldn't be the tragedy where the town of Odin where Long Haochen originally lived was invaded by werewolves, resulting in heavy casualties.

Although the Temple Alliance has six major passes as a natural barrier against the demons, it is still difficult to prevent their pervasive infiltration methods.

Fortunately, there are people on the Temple Alliance side who are keeping a close watch, making it impossible for demons of level six and above to invade.

Jialing Pass.

Xingyuan held his chin, wondering if he would meet some interesting guys there.

……

The time required to reach Jialing Pass was much longer than Xingyuan had expected. The convoy traveled on and off for almost half a month before finally arriving at the gate of Jialing City.

As the headquarters of all magicians in the Temple Alliance, the magical atmosphere here is obviously much stronger than that in the Exorcist City. Almost half of the pedestrians on the street are men, women, and children wearing wizard robes.

Jialing Pass is located further back. As a military stronghold of the Magic Temple, it is equipped with countless magic barriers, making it impossible for most people to enter Jialing Pass without permission or using violence.

After showing their identity documents to the city gate and paying the convoy's accompanying fees, Xingyuan and Tan Wan finally entered the city.

Because Jialing City did not have a no-fly order, there were many people flying in the air above their heads using magic props, or simply using the spiritual power to transform wings that only sixth-level professionals could master, to travel through the city.

“Very novel, right?”

Tan Wan smiled and said, "Sister, this is my first time here and I'm even more surprised than you."

"Ah."

Xingyuan nodded slightly, looking at this place, which was obviously more prosperous than Exorcist City. There were stalls everywhere that were more or less related to magic. It was hard to believe that this was a large city like Exorcist City.

Following Tan Wan, they entered the headquarters of the Magic Temple in Jialing City, and someone immediately came to pick them up.

"Is this Xingyuan?"

The young magician curiously looked at the child in front of him, who looked very young but was highly valued by the higher-ups in the temple. He wondered in his heart whether he was a rare magical genius or someone with connections.

"Yeah." Xingyuan nodded slightly.

"Then come with me. I'm the teacher at the headquarters who is responsible for taking care of the daily lives of students from all over the alliance, and also distributing cultivation resources."

The young wizard seemed to have known all the information except for Xingyuan's innate spiritual power. "Can I take you to see the teacher in charge of guiding earth and light magic students at the headquarters?" "Okay."

In fact, Xingyuan felt that he did not really need a teacher's guidance. After all, with his affinity for the elements, at this stage there would be no bottlenecks or questions that required a teacher's guidance to break through.

"Teacher, can you take me to the library of the Magic Temple first?"

As a newcomer, Xingyuan never thought about standing out here.

Since the other party wants to take him to meet the teacher who is responsible for guiding the students in their cultivation, then he should go and meet him. It won’t lose any money anyway.

"Then I will go back to report to the teacher first."

Seeing that Xingyuan seemed to have adapted to the environment here quickly, Tan Wan finally felt relieved. After telling Xingyuan that he would come to her dormitory if he had anything, he headed towards the interior of the temple.

"Are you Tan Wan's biological brother?" the guide asked curiously.

If this was true, then he would not be surprised why the temple attached so much importance to this child.

You should know that Tan Wan is an extremely outstanding student at the headquarters. It is said that the high-level officials of the Temple personally guide her in her training and accept her as their personal disciple.

"No, we are siblings."

Xingyuan shook his head slightly, "I used to be Sister Tan Wan's magic apprentice."

I was wondering why the two siblings don't look alike at all...

The guiding teacher smiled awkwardly, and then took Xingyuan to visit the two elders of the temple one by one. Due to their advanced age, it was difficult for them to improve their cultivation, so they served as guides for the young mages in their cultivation.

What surprised him was that the two old wizards, who were usually serious and taciturn, were extremely enthusiastic towards the child. They took his hand and told him that if he didn't understand anything, he could ask them, and they would be sure to tell him everything.

……

"Here is your dormitory key. I pointed out the library to you just now."

"Teacher, do I have to arrange my time by myself from now on?" Xingyuan asked curiously after listening to the various precautions mentioned by the other party.

"of course."

The teacher who led the way nodded slightly. "After all, those who can come to the headquarters to study are the best magicians from all over the alliance. Unless there are special circumstances, we teachers will basically not interfere with your training progress or what you do."

"Okay, I'm going to the library then."

Xingyuan could no longer hold back his desire to learn new magic, so he said goodbye to the other party immediately.

The guide teacher's job here is very easy. After all, except for a few individuals, the students here don't require him to worry about anything.

Seeing that Xingyuan was heading towards the library, he suddenly became curious and wanted to know what was so special about this child that could make two old men from the temple so enthusiastic at the same time. He decided to follow him and observe.

"How could you be so stupid?"

Hearing the scolding, Xing Yuan stopped unconsciously and followed the source of the sound. He saw a young man with dark green hair being scolded by a middle-aged wizard in a classroom.

...Is there such a coincidence in the world?
Although Xingyuan had never seen the magician member of the original Long Haochen Demon Hunting Team, that is, Lin Xin, and did not know what he looked like, he just thought for no reason that this person was him.

(End of this chapter)