Obstacles

"Indeed, you are a genius, Moransiu. In the future, when Muk is with you, you must guide him more. Whatever you need, just say it. Even advanced magic crystals, our Mu Trading Company can provide." Mu Hua smiled, showing his satisfaction with his son's friend.

Just nine years old, with the ability of a Level Three Mage. In a few decades, the Kingdom of Carlyle might have another mage. Becoming a mage would undoubtedly be recorded in the kingdom's history books. Of course, except for those who betray the kingdom. As for living mages with recorded data, there are only five in the entire kingdom. The status of a mage, one can imagine.

Moransiu smiled slightly and said, "Uncle, please rest assured. Muk will be an excellent mage."

"Father, can't you stay in Sofei City for a few more days?" Muk wanted to ask Mu Hua when he was leaving, hinting indirectly.

"Why, do you have something?" Mu Hua, of course, knew his son very well, so he didn't directly answer Muk's question.

Muk smiled awkwardly and blinked at Moransiu.

"Uncle, Muk often says he misses you very much. Since you've come all this way this time, why not stay a few more days?" Moransiu quickly said.

"Hehe, Moransiu, it's not that I don't want to stay longer, but I can't. There are many things to deal with in Jidell City, and they must be resolved before the Holy Spirit Festival. I will leave Sofei City tonight. Moransiu, you and Muk focus on practicing at Mulan Academy. After graduation, come to Jidell City." Mu Hua said.

"Thank you, uncle. After graduation, I will definitely visit Jidell City." Moransiu replied.

Holy Spirit Festival, all the streets of Sofei City were lit with red lights. Thousands of people came out of their homes, having just finished their wine, now dressed in gorgeous new clothes, walking on the streets with laughter and joy.

People who had been traveling outside also returned to their hometowns, to their loved ones, enjoying the happiness of reunion. Of course, some people couldn't go home.

Moransiu was one of them.

At night, Moransiu and Muk got drunk at the 'Blue Rose' tavern.

When they woke up, it was already noon the next day. Moransiu got up in the hotel room and poured himself some water. This was his first time getting drunk.

He missed his father and everyone in Algu Village.

If he could graduate early, he could go back to Algu Village to visit them sooner.

"Damn, did we get drunk last night?" Muk's first words upon waking up.

"Yes," Moransiu replied.

"Damn it, I was planning to go see Miss Ziyin." Muk looked like he regretted it.

"Do you know where she lives?" Moransiu looked at Muk with some confusion.

"Of course, not only do I know where she lives, but I also know..." Suddenly, Muk stopped.

"What about her?" Moransiu continued to ask.

If Moransiu didn't know Muk's identity, he might be surprised how Muk knew where Ziyin lived. But ever since he saw Muk's father a few days ago and knew that Muk was the young master of Mu Trading Company, and that Mu Trading Company had a branch in Sofei City, it was easy for Muk to find information about Ziyin.

"Nothing, Moransiu. There's still half a month before school starts. What should we do during this half month?" Muk got excited.

"I'm not going anywhere. I'll go back to the academy later." Moransiu said.

Practicing magic must not be slackened at any time. In another two months, he would probably break through from Level Three Mage to Level Four Mage, which was a completely different realm. The difference in strength was tenfold.

"Oh." Muk sighed disappointedly and didn't say anything more.

Luli Mountain!

The snow of winter still covered the mountain, not completely melted. A small figure sat on the snowy ground, motionless, as if it had merged with nature.

There was no one to disturb around here.

"Breaking through from Level Three to Level Four seems to encounter obstacles." Moransiu circulated the magic power in his body.

"Indeed, that's the case. No wonder so many mages can't break through to Level Three; it turns out that advancing from Level Three to Level Four isn't as natural as advancing from Level Two to Level Three. It's..." Moransiu frowned, his eyes still closed.

In his body, magical elements from the natural world were being absorbed through his meridians. The magical elements were transported to his magic nodes, but it seemed that the magic nodes were already saturated and couldn't absorb more. The magical elements absorbed from the outside could only return the same way. After meditating for most of the day, there was no increase in magical power.

"What could this obstacle be?" Moransiu pondered.

He struggled to control the changes in the flow of magic power in his body.

If it were any other mage, it would be impossible to do so. Moransiu, not bound by the curse of the gods, had no restrictions on his meridians, so he could freely manipulate the flow of magic power within his body.

"Failed again." Moransiu suddenly opened his eyes and exhaled.

A full ten hours, this meditation of Moransiu's had almost become the longest practice session in his magic training. However, this ten-hour meditation had yielded no results. Yesterday, Moransiu's magic power had already reached the bottleneck of Level Three Mage. If not for the obstruction, Moransiu would already be a Level Four Mage by now.

Today, Moransiu had tested for a full ten hours, but there was no effect at all. The storage of that magic node had reached its limit and couldn't store any more magical elements.

"It seems that having good mental strength doesn't necessarily guarantee high magical achievements." Moransiu muttered to himself.

His gaze fell on the grass covered with white snow. Although the temperature was cold, these grasses did not die. Their roots were slowly growing, waiting for spring to come and grow green leaves again.

If practicing magic were the same, that would be great.

Moransiu pondered in his mind, stood up, and looked into the distance. Mulan Academy had started for over a month, but there would be no students coming up to Luli Mountain. Moransiu was very quiet here.

At the beginning, Ziyin and Maya brought many delicious foods to Moransiu and Muk. Now, Ziyin didn't dislike Muk as much. Muk's personality wasn't as rough as it seemed on the surface. Moreover, Muk's appearance, although intimidating at first sight, belonged to the type that grew more attractive the more you looked at him.

"Rebirth?" Moransiu muttered the two words, rebirth.

"Could it be that this magic can also be broken and then rebuilt, reborn?" Moransiu's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped a glimmer of light in the darkness. Moransiu certainly wouldn't let

 go of this glimmer of light.

He quickly sat down again and began to absorb magical elements. Magical elements from the natural world were endless; no matter how much you absorbed, it was like oxygen, it would never be exhausted. The only drawback was that the concentration was not very high, which limited the absorption rate of mages. Objects like magic crystals, however, were treasures that rapidly increased magical power.

Magical elements flowed through his meridians once again towards Moransiu's magic nodes. However, the magic nodes seemed to be rejecting it; they were already so full that they couldn't absorb any more magic power. If forced in, they might burst. In that case, Moransiu might lose all his magic power and become an ordinary person. The magic node he had cultivated so hard would no longer exist.

For a mage to become an ordinary person, that would probably be the most tragic outcome.

However, Moransiu seemed to ignore this danger signal completely and continued to absorb magical elements, trying to break through this bottleneck.

A mage becoming an ordinary person, if someone knew what Moransiu was doing at this moment, they would surely think he was crazy.