Li Jie followed Lan through the black stone path of Kamateki and climbed up the stairs to where the Ancient One lived.
Li Jie was still a little surprised. This was the highest place in the world. Kamateki was surrounded by the majestic Himalayas.
The snow-capped mountains were like sturdy walls, protecting the entire Kamateki.
It was supposed to be cold here, as evidenced by the snowflakes falling from the mountain streams and the snow that never melted.
However, in this small town in the mountains, Kamateki did not feel cold at all. Li Jie was still wearing his New York winter coat, and he even felt a little hot here.
It was obvious that the temperature in Kamateki should be maintained at around 20 degrees Celsius, a very pleasant temperature.
Moreover, the air here wasn't as thin as Li Jie imagined. Although the oxygen content was indeed lower than that of the plains, it wasn't to the extent of causing altitude sickness.
Everything here defied the common sense of science.
In fact, it could be said that magic itself defied science, or to put it more accurately, magic itself defied the common sense of science that humans currently knew.
"Can you tell me where this place is?" Li Jie followed Lan's footsteps as they walked through the town.
Lan slowed down and began to explain to Li Jie, "This is Kamateki, a magic garden."
"This is a secret place in the Himalayas. Only with the permission of the Supreme Sorcerer can others set foot here."
"We are the followers of the Ancient One. We learn magic and infinite knowledge from him," Lan said with admiration when she talked about the Ancient One.
Kamateki was not very big. It was just a very small town, but the buildings here were very interesting.
There was a feeling of traditional Chinese architecture in China, and at the same time, Tibetan architecture and even some Indian architecture. You could see the curved eaves, green bricks, and gray tiles.
He could also see the golden glazed dome and the pure white walls.
Along the way, there were other Mages who were cultivating there who greeted Lan. They were using a complicated etiquette that Li Jie couldn't quite understand.
In the center of Kamateki, there was a spacious square. Many Mages were cultivating there in various ways.
Someone was sitting cross-legged in mid-air. Someone else's hands were emitting golden light, and a mysterious magic array was forming in his hands.
Most of them were hugging huge books and reading under the sunlight. (Note: It's night time in New York. It's daytime in China.)
What confused Li Jie the most was that a group of people were drawing circles in the air with their hands, but the air in front of them did not change at all.
This action looked ridiculous.
Is this also a form of training? Training for what? Was it to train his shamelessness and ability to avoid laughing?
One day, he might encounter a Ghost Rider riding a Phoenix 28 or an Electric Sheep Ghost Rider. Wouldn't he be instantly killed by them?
This short journey was an eye-opener for Li Jie. Everything that had happened here was inconceivable to him.
"Ancient One is waiting for you inside. Go in, Nightcrawler." Lan stopped in front of a vermilion house.
She pointed at the house that didn't look very special.
The environment here was different from what Li Jie had imagined. The Sorcerer Supreme's residence seemed a little too simple and crude.
This is not disrespect to Ancient One, but for a mage with such power, even if he lives in the most luxurious palace in the world, Li Jie would not be surprised.
This vermilion house looked quite grand, but it was only a little grand. It did not seem to match Ancient One's identity at all.
When Li Jie opened the door, Lan led him through the atrium and into a spacious hall.
Ancient One was meditating in the middle of the hall. He knew that Lan had brought the person he wanted to see, so he slowly opened his eyes.
"Mage, Nightcrawler is here." Lan bowed to Ancient One.
Li Jie followed Lan and bowed to Ancient One. However, because he was not familiar with Mage etiquette, Li Jie's bow looked a little out of place.
"Thank you, Lan. You can step back first, I need to talk to Nightwalker alone. "Ancient One's tone is very calm, and there is a relaxing feeling listening to it.
"Yes, Master." Lan slowly exited the hall and closed the door before leaving.
"Lan told me that you are special." Ancient One left his sitting posture and stood up. He slowly walked towards Li Jie.
Ancient One's body had an indescribable pressure. Li Jie did not know if it was intentional or if Ancient One emitted it unintentionally.
However, this pressure made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Respected Supreme Mage, what orders do you have for me?" Li Jie lowered his posture because Iron Fist had told him about Ancient One.
This was a Mage who could cut a Demon God into pieces and throw his body into the universe to shock others. It was better for him to be humble.
"Because I am curious." Ancient One smiled and walked around Li Jie twice. At the same time, the pressure on his body also seemed to be restrained.
This made Li Jie feel a little better.
"You are a strange cultivator." Ancient One stopped observing Li Jie and stood directly in front of Li Jie.
There was a look of contemplation in his eyes.
"I know almost all the sects of cultivators on Earth. Even if I don't, there are records in Kamateki's library."
"And you are very special. There is no cultivator on Earth like you. Where does your power come from? "
Ancient One's words were very soft, but to Li Jie, it was like thunder.
When Ancient One received the news about Li Jie, he was only interested in Li Jie because of his special power.
As mentioned before, Earth needed more warriors, and Ancient One was selecting guardians worthy of training.
Nightcrawler was on his list. But when he met Li Jie today, Ancient One realized that Li Jie seemed to have some secrets, and he couldn't tell if this secret was good or bad.
"I can't explain the source of my power, Mage." Li Jie didn't plan to hide it because he knew he couldn't hide it.
And where on Earth could he hide without being discovered by Ancient One? Li Jie couldn't find it, so before coming here, he had the thought that he was seen through.
Now his only problem was how to gain Ancient One's trust and make him believe that he didn't have any bad intentions.
"You can understand my power as the reward for doing good or righteous deeds." Li Jie used a more euphemistic tone to describe the source of his power.
"You don't need to explain, because I will figure it out," Ancient One said calmly.
At that moment, Li Jie's six senses were sealed without any resistance, and the hall where Ancient One was was instantly covered with a mirror wall.
Ancient One likes the behavior of the Nightwalkers, but he doesn't expect that behind the Nightwalkers there is a terrible Demon God controlling all this.
Moreover, the energy on Li Jie's body was very strange. It seemed to be deliberately showing itself.
Originally, it should have been hidden very well, and Ancient One shouldn't have been able to discover it at all. But when Ancient One circled around Li Jie, the energy deliberately appeared.
This energy deliberately appeared, it seems to be telling Ancient One, I am here.
What was this? A provocation to the Sorcerer Supreme? Or was there another reason?
When the Sorcerer's mirror wall was erected, the energy began to show itself. Before the Sorcerer could investigate it, it had already appeared in front of Ancient One.
A small blue flame appeared on Li Jie's chest. The feeling was familiar yet strange to Ancient One.
He almost couldn't help but reach out his finger to touch the blue flame. In the world of magic, it was very dangerous to touch anything unknown with one's own body.
Ancient One knew this very well, but at that moment, he couldn't control his finger. It was as if he would lose an important opportunity if he didn't do it.
He might even make a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life.
When Ancient One's finger touched the blue fire seed, no one knew what happened at that time.
After what seemed like a long time, Ancient One broke away from the contact with the blue flame. He had a thoughtful expression on his face.
He seemed to be struggling, but he quickly made a decision.
He took out a magical thing from the chest area of his Sorcerer robe. It was a padlock with complicated patterns and layers of seals.
Under the layers of seals, there was a strong wave of energy. A green gem was embedded in it.
"I hope I made the right decision." Ancient One whispered.
He unlocked the seal on the green gem, and a strong wave of magic surged out. However, Ancient One was already prepared.
He gathered all the magic, and a green magic circle formed between his hands. At that moment, the timeline began to reverse.
The mirror wall fell, and Li Jie's six senses recovered. Lan reappeared in this room.
The whole world seemed to be in an inverted position. Everything was attributed to a specific point in time.
When Li Jie followed Lan through the black stone road of Kamateki and climbed up the stairs to Ancient One's residence, he had a strange sense of déjà vu.
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