Chapter 383 Overlooking the Scenery Soul Fragments and Floating Spirits
Amidst the laughter of Mikael and Qingzi, the field path turned into a mountain road at some point. What was thought to be a small hill, a road was accidentally opened up. Not only were there trees planted on both sides, the road was as wide as a snake.
Winding way to the top of the mountain.
There are wheel marks on the road, and the years have left conspicuous marks on the gravel-paved road. Although the buildings in the distance look a little hazy, they can still see the dim light coming through the windows, guiding them like a lighthouse.
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They couldn't help but quicken their pace, and the wooden fence surrounding the house came into view. It really looked like an ordinary home as its name suggests. A house just stood on the side of the road, and some livestock were raised to add interest to life.
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"We finally arrived at our destination. Qingzi, will your family hold a grand welcome dinner for me?"
Hearing Mikael's words, Qingzi couldn't help but curled his lips and pointed to the inconspicuous cave hidden in the forest on the other side.
"A dinner party shouldn't be possible, but a cup of hot tea is still possible, but you have to go see the old man alone first."
"Okay, okay, this is really my first time meeting parents."
Mikael looked a little disappointed. He waved his hand and disappeared into the depths of the forest.
However, after leaving Qingzi's sight, his expression became solemn. He could sense that there was a powerful spiritual power in front of him, as eye-catching as a torch in the dark night.
After all, he is a magician from the previous generation, and he cannot be careless as he truly comes into contact with the root of existence.
The moment he entered the cave, a strange and familiar feeling hit him, but it disappeared in the next second. He used the power of the star core to protect his body and soul from being eroded by these external factors.
The smoke-like hazy figure that appeared in front of him had the outline of a humanoid, but his appearance could not be discerned. To be precise, it was constantly changing, from a child to a teenager to a young man, and finally gradually evolved into the appearance of an old man, and so on.
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If there is nothing wrong, he should be the grandfather mentioned by Qingzi.
"The granddaughters are causing you trouble."
The old man's voice was a little hoarse, but despite the honorific, his compelling aura was not lacking at all.
"This kind of trivial matter is nothing to worry about. It's just a boring pastime."
Mikael waved his hand indifferently, and a large chair suddenly appeared behind him. He sat on it and looked at Aoko's grandfather in front of him with interest, "Then why did you come to see me, old man?"
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This chair was not taken out of an imaginary number pocket, nor was it projected through projection magic, but something that truly came out of nothing. With the help of the star core, Mikael analyzed the oil of the moon, which is the first method.
Fragments naturally learned this skill.
Apparently, Mikael's exposed hand made Qingzi's grandfather slightly startled. He pondered for a moment, and then continued.
"Although it's just a glimpse, I can be sure that there is a mystery in you that is higher than the root. It's incredible. Even if I reach the root, what I see is just a drop in the ocean."
"It's important for people to be self-aware, but we can't be considered human beings anymore. I'm still very curious, you know clearly that Aoko is more suitable to inherit the fifth method, why did you let Miss Orange waste so long?"
"Under the intertwining of the stars, the two people were endowed with different talents. Their conflict is innate. The issue of heir is just one of countless conflicts, and as the cause, my role in it is approximately equal to
zero."
"After all, you gave them a reason to fight."
Mikael shook his head and disagreed with the old man's words.
"That's all I can do. As an opportunity for me to disappear from this era, my granddaughters were also awarded a topic. The cause at that moment was named after me. And the series of causes after that were all determined by themselves.
It was caused without my intervention."
"This time, no matter which party's time is taken away, or whether both of them come to an end, it has no value to me. No, there is no value in the first place. I have not given value to any topic so far.
.So no matter what happens to them, what I want to accomplish after that will not change."
"So if Aoko is allowed to die in the hands of Orange, maybe I can also get a magician to play with?"
"This is impossible. The fifth magic can only be mastered by the Aozaki family."
"Yeah?"
Mikael raised his eyebrows slightly and snapped his fingers. He saw that the dim cave had undergone earth-shaking changes in an instant. Under the endless layers of magnificent starry sky, an endless sea of white flowers appeared.
under their feet.
"The Inner Sea of Stars...?!"
Aoko's grandfather's face kept swaying, changing rapidly from a young child, but no face could hide the look of astonishment.
"I'm ashamed to say that I can only perform superficial time operations. It will take some time to digest the complete fifth method."
Although he said he was ashamed, it sounded like he was showing off. Although magic is only a by-product of reaching the source, it does not mean that magic is unimportant. In the modern era when mystery is fading, only magic can maintain the eternal mystery.
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Compared with other magician families, the Aozaki family is lucky because they have fulfilled the magician's wish. As for the unfortunate things... there are really no unfortunate things.
"The mission of the magician, the operation of the world, the survival of mankind..."
The old man murmured to himself that he was sure that Qingzi still held magic, but how could there be two magicians in the world who held the fifth magic.
"Old people who are already confused about [self] should stop talking about missions. Human beings have limits after all. Seeing the root cause as a human being is not without cost. You are now close to absolute rationality.
Does it exist?"
Mikael stood up, and the chair disappeared like a bubble. Seeing the old man's condition, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but at the same time he also became wary.
To put it in terms of immortality novels, Qingzi's grandfather used his body to conform to Taoism. Although he was immortal, the price was the loss of himself.
The root is not something you can touch casually. At least if a human comes into contact with that thing, the best result besides dying directly is to become like Aoko's grandfather.
"Thanks to the old man for allowing me to see the consequences of contacting the source, and for allowing me to accumulate valuable experience. However, it is a pity that I have nothing to do with the puppet who lost himself, and I probably won't meet again."
The scenery gradually blurred, the memories gradually faded, and the conversations between them, together with the time that created no value, disappeared like a dream.