Chapter 224 - 148: Divine Level Ten Thousand Battles Absolute Body

’I only have the chance to carefully cultivate these crops when I return to Kernoya.’

’But the ones I keep at home are only a small part.’

’Some of the plants, as massive as towering trees, couldn’t possibly fit in my home.’

’I hear that some plants can only be cultivated by professional Planters.’

’And the Planter profession is, in its own way, an embodiment of the principles of life.’

’To be precise, Planters embody the principle of growth.’

’But it’s certainly deeply connected to life itself.’

Kumironi walked over to a small tree and plucked an azure-blue leaf.

She handed it to Lu Cang.

Lu Cang held the azure-blue leaf in his palm, feeling a cool sensation spread from it.

Then, he felt as though his mind had been pried open.

Countless thoughts and inspirations began to bubble up.

"This is the Tree of Enlightenment."

"Legend says its ancestor is the Tree of Wisdom, one of the Seven Divine Trees, and also the source of all Spirituality."

"Holding one of its leaves can activate your Spirituality, making it temporarily more active."

"However, you can only use one leaf per day."

"Otherwise, it will actually cause your Spirituality to atrophy."

Lu Cang nodded.

He could already feel the immense inspiration this leaf brought him.

"The conditions for growing this tree are incredibly strict. Across all of Ruelun, I’m probably the only one who can..."

"I’ve been cultivating it for two years, and it’s only produced a few dozen leaves so far."

Lu Cang looked at the sparse leaves on the tree.

He couldn’t help but feel a sense of wonder.

"Sister Kumironi, this is so precious..."

"It’s not that precious. I don’t use them much anyway. Besides, the leaves only help your Spirituality become more active; they don’t actually enhance it."

"It’s most valuable in your hands."

Lu Cang felt a surge of gratitude.

"If I find more seeds of Ancient Species in the future, I’ll give them to you, Sister Kumironi."

Kumironi smiled. "Mm, I’ll hold you to that."

After resting for a while at Kumironi’s home, Lu Cang headed for Lorentz Magic Academy around noon.

He had already promised Iz he would teach there for at least two months.

If it weren’t for Iz’s proposal, Lu Cang wouldn’t have accepted at all.

’There’s an old saying: you must have been a murderer in your past life to be stuck teaching blockheads in this one.’

Lu Cang had mentored many people in his past life, so he understood this all too well.

’Doing it yourself is easy. Teaching others... now that’s hard.’

Following the map’s directions, he arrived at Lorentz Magic Academy. It wasn’t far from the Imperial Palace, which made sense; it was Lorren’s premier academy, after all.

It was also the best Magic Academy on the entire Ruelun Continent.

Even many Mages from Ruijia hoped to pursue advanced studies at Lorentz Magic Academy.

The academy, for its part, championed the principle of "education for all, without discrimination."

Regardless of their home country, anyone who met the entrance requirements and paid the tuition could study and advance here.

As for tuition...

It varied depending on one’s performance on the entrance exam.

For true geniuses, Lorentz Magic Academy was even willing to pay them, begging them to enroll.

But for the truly talentless...

Well... they wouldn’t be treated so kindly.

A Mage Academy was probably one of the most discriminatory places in the world, despising the foolish while adoring the brilliant.

Lu Cang had already changed into the instructor’s robe Iz had given him.

It was tailor-made.

It fit reasonably well.

He then pinned a small badge to his chest: the emblem of the Chief Mage.

It symbolized the honor of being Lorren’s foremost Mage.

The Chief Mage, as the name implied... was the number one Mage in all of Lorren.

As for Feize...

He already held the position of Chairman of the Ruelun Mage Association, and with the Mage Association having branches everywhere, he couldn’t be considered a true Lorren native. It was more like he had one foot in Ruijia’s camp.

That was why Feize didn’t hold the title of Chief Mage.

Lu Cang, however, was more inclined to believe that Feize himself simply didn’t want the position.

’Both Level 6 Mages turned down the position, and it ended up falling into my lap.’

"Lord Lu Cang."

Thankfully, he wasn’t met with the cliché scene of being dismissed as a child and told to go play somewhere else.

The two guards at the gate had already been informed.

Upon seeing Lu Cang arrive, they stood at attention and saluted.

Lu Cang gave a dismissive wave and walked onto the academy grounds.

His Perception swept the area, and he quickly found Iz’s location.

With a faint shimmer, his body transformed into a streak of light, and he appeared before Iz’s room.

His Source flowed in through the crack under the door.

’Source·Shift·the Dipper.’

WHOOSH!

In a flash, Lu Cang appeared inside the room.

"Iz, I’ve come to fulfill my promise."

"Good."

"That robe looks good on you."

"You think so?"

Lu Cang glanced down at his sleeve. "I’m not so sure..."

"You mentioned wanting to join the Mage Association. I’ve arranged for you to meet with Feize."

"He should be here soon."

"He will also be observing your first class."

"The first class is so soon?"

"Iz, I haven’t prepared anything."

Iz tossed a Magic Book to him. "It’s an explanation of the Tier Three magic, Daylight Technique. Of course, if you’d rather teach something else, I can arrange it."

Lu Cang caught the Magic Book.

He already owned a copy of this Magic Book. He’d bought it back in the City in the Circle and had mastered the technique long ago.

He had now mastered the Tier Four Transcendent Magic, Daylight.

"Iz, I should warn you, I’ve never taught a class before."

"It’s fine. You can take some time to prepare, or... you could just improvise. Say whatever you want, however you want."

"If you mess it up, the worst that happens is I’ll just have to teach them properly afterward."

Lu Cang glanced at the Magic Book in his hand.

’Fine. Since I have to keep my promise, I might as well do a good job.’

Lu Cang found a chair and sat down.

Focusing his mind, Lu Cang began to contemplate the Daylight Technique, trying to figure out how to explain the spell in a way that was simple and easy to understand.

As his thoughts flowed, he started to ponder the predecessor to the Daylight Technique. ’What was its creator thinking?’ He began to deconstruct the spell in his mind.

Then, his thoughts drifted to other Light Spells...

Sensing the aura of intense focus gradually forming around Lu Cang, Iz let a faint smile grace his lips.