The Mighty Mage
Chapter 197: Elder Qin

Chapter 197: Chapter 197: Elder Qin

The cloaked figure knelt before the statue, bowing deeply.

"My Lord," the figure began, their voice echoing in the cavernous chamber.

"I have sensed a powerful disturbance in the flow of energy. Someone has experienced an epiphany."

Silence ensued. A few minutes passed just like that.

"An epiphany?" The voice that came from the statue was deep and resonant, filled with a cold authority. "Where?"

Strangely the statue’s mouth didn’t open at all.

It was as if the voice was emanating directly from the statue itself, reverberating through the chamber.

"My lord I didn’t have the time to investigate."

Whoosh.

The cloaked figure was thrown across the chamber, crashing against the cold stone wall.

A sharp, painful gasp escaped their lips as they struggled to their knees, their head bowed in submission.

"You dare come to me with incomplete information?" the voice from the statue thundered, shaking the very foundation of the fortress.

The oppressive aura intensified, making it hard for the cloaked figure to breathe.

"I-I apologize, my lord," the figure stammered, fear evident in their voice.

"I sensed the disturbance and came to inform you immediately. I didn’t want to waste time in case it posed a threat to our plans."

There was a long, tense silence before the oppressive aura lessened slightly.

"Very well," the voice finally said, though still laced with anger.

"You will go back and investigate this matter thoroughly. Find out who is having the epiphany and why. Report back to me immediately. Do not fail me again."

"Yes, my lord," the cloaked figure replied, scrambling to their feet and bowing deeply once more before swiftly leaving the chamber.

The fortress turned silent again.

Just when the cloaked figure exited the fortress, it wasn’t able to sense the golden energy at all.

"Damn it." The figure muttered and took out a scroll, he quickly typed out a message and tore the scroll.

At the same time, many individuals in different locations a messages. Surprisingly the expressions of the individuals were quite the same.

The cloaked figure quickly left the dark forest.

......

Many other forces had the same reaction.

However, before they can take any action, the golden energy disappears.

The head of the Magic Association, Elder Qin walked up to the floor-to-ceiling window and gazed outside with a serious expression.

He looked like a middle-aged man, his blue eyes were narrowed slit, as if he was in deep thought.

Dressed in a modern business suit with a long white beard and long hair which were tied into a small bun, gave him mysterious vibes.

Instead of a mage, he looked more like a mysterious businessman than a mage.

Just then, the door of the room was opened and a young man in a brown suit, named Assistant Chang entered the room.

"Elder Qin, it was not Yifan this time."

Elder Qin’s face scrunched up.

If it was not Long Yifan...then who?

"Are you sure, the energy came from Fujio City?" Elder Qin asked.

"Yes, sir."

"Contact the branch manager of Fujio city and ask him to investigate. We have to get that person before anyone else makes a move.

Check all the geniuses of Fujio city, their current location, and their activity in the last 3 days." Elder Qin announced.

"Understood sir."

"Good."

Once assistant Chang left, Elder Qin muttered,

"Please be safe till we find you."

.......

Unaware of the sensation caused by her, Gu Jin slowly absorbed the golden light around her.

They say time passes quickly when we least expect it to.

6 months passed by.

In these 6 months, many things changed.

However for Gu Jin only a few minutes passed.

By the time she opened her eyes, her entire body was stiff.

What was happening?

Gu Jin tried to stand up and accidentally exerted too much strength on her legs.

"Ah!" she exclaimed.

Elder Wu, who had been keeping vigil, rushed to her side. "Gu Jin, are you alright?"

Gu Jin nodded, though her movements were unsteady.

With confusion in her eyes, she asked,

"Elder Wu..what are you doing here?"

How strange would it be for a mafia boss to not sense Elder Wu’s presence at all?

Parasite.

A word appeared in Gu Jin’s mind, she instantly backed away from Elder Wu. Her expression turned guarded and she subconsciously assumed a fight stance.

Elder Wu wasn’t stunned and chuckled,

"Brat, I guarded you for the past 6 months. However, instead of gratitude, you suspect me. I feel heartbroken!"

Gu Jin didn’t answer him, instead, she asked,

"Do you like spaghetti or meatballs?"

This was one of the things that Gu Jin had learned.

Parasites usually can copy anyone’s memory, but not their eating preference! They can also not copy a person’s aura completely.

"What nonsense! I don’t like either of them."

Gu Jin called out to her space,

"Is the person in front of me, a parasite?"

"No! Master, he is truly the elder of the alchemy association. He has been guarding you for the past 6 months."

"Wait? 6 months passed?" Gu Jin asked with shock. She didn’t realize that she had said those words loudly.

"Yes." Elder Wu nodded.

"It felt like only a few minutes." Gu Jin said with a blank expression.

"You had an epiphany, Gu Jin. Time flows differently when you’re in such a state. You’ve made great progress, but you need to be cautious. Many powerful forces sensed your epiphany and are likely searching for you." Elder Wu warned her.

Gu Jin nodded and stood up straight.

Then she bowed to Elder Wu and said,

"I will repay your debt someday."

Elder Wu chuckled,

"No need. You are like my granddaughter."

Gu Jin changed the topic and asked,

"What do you mean by more forces will pursue me?"

"I will answer that later, but first tell me, what special thing you gained."

It was said in history books, the longer the epiphany time is, the more valuable power the person will gain.

"I guess my casting speed will be faster now and much more stronger now."

Since she was able to understand how to avoid all the other elements while focusing on plant elements, her casting speed will increase and small plant molecules from the environment drawn will be more pure now!

"Good! Good!" Elder Wu was delighted. "But what led to your enlightenment?"

"I thought as to why we need mystic seed as a purifier. There are many elements in environment in the nature, while casting, we only need a specific element from the environment and hence we need mystic seed as a purifier."

"This..." Elder Wu’s eyes widened and he fell into deep thought.

Gu Jin felt that Elder Wu’s action was very similar, but she wasn’t able to remember to whom it matched.

However, she didn’t have to guess for a long time because the next second, she saw a familiar golden light enveloping Elder Wu and her eyes widened a bit in surprise.

"Master please activate that gem." The space reminded Gu Jin.

"What gem?"

"The one placed beside Elder Wu. Hurry!"

Gu Jin quickly found a shiny gem that was lying beside her and inserted her energy into it.

Whoosh.

Elder Wu’s aura was concealed by the artifact.

It was only a few seconds, but it was enough to make those subordinates who were keeping an eye on the Fujio city sense.

Luckily, Gu Jin’s main barrier was activated too. Hence even though the subordinates knew that another person was having an epiphany, they couldn’t locate the person at all.

Gu Jin covered the window, locked the door turned off the light of the house according to the space’s instructions, and entered her space to take a bath.

After the bath, she ate some porridge and sat beside Elder Wu quietly.

In fact, she was conversing with the space in her heart.

"6 months were wasted just like that! Not to mention, I would have to write a long letter to the head teacher now."

"No matter you won’t have to." The space replied in a casual tone.

Gu Jin rolled her eyes,

"Just because you say so, doesn’t mean it will happen."

"Master what I meant to say is Elder Wu took care of everything. He contacted your principal and asked for a long leave of 3 months.

When even after 3 months you didn’t wake up, he called your principal to extend the leave.

During the 3 months, your few friends visited you and they were entertained by Elder Wu. Oh, yes! Your two besties were the most frequent visitors in the past 6 months.

They would drop by every 3 days. Just yesterday, two of them came to the house.

Also, the matter regarding the pill shop is also handled by Elder Wu. Since you had already given 2 years’ worth of pills to Song Hancheng, he didn’t call to ask for stocks.

And I guess he talked about how your 2nd store opening was a hit and that the profit has doubled.

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