Bringing People Through Worlds

He had solved the problem of magical clothing for traveling between worlds. What remained was naturally a Magic Longsword for self-defense.

Modifying a longsword was far more difficult than modifying a bodysuit. Clothes could provide a certain degree of defense through their own material; all Li Feng had to do was inscribe runes onto them. That was all.

A longsword was different. Although the material was suitable for modification, in Hamil's eyes, Li Feng's craftsmanship was nothing more than a waste of a fine blade and good materials.

Look at how Li Feng modified the longsword. First, he inscribed Fire Conjuration to make the molecules in the blade move at high speed, increasing its sharpness. Then what? The longsword could only be set ablaze with a layer of fire, adding a little fire damage. And that was it?

In the end, amid Hamil's expression of not knowing whether to feel pained for himself or heartbroken over all the materials Li Feng had wasted, Li Feng picked up his longsword and left the meditation room.

On his way back to his room, Mordo, dressed in a full set of magical equipment, stopped Li Feng, who was hugging his longsword and grinning foolishly all the way. He glanced at the Magic Longsword in Li Feng's arms and the black sleeveless shirt Li Feng wore beneath his Mage Cloak. Looking somewhat embarrassed, he said, "Master Ancient One asked you to bring your Magic Book to her reception room."

"The Master is back?" Li Feng asked blankly. As for the faint embarrassment on Mordo's face, he did not notice it at all. The man's face was so dark that his expressions were impossible to make out.

Sizing up Mordo's battle-ready appearance, Li Feng took out his matchbox-sized Magic Book from his pocket and asked, "Do you know who invaded this world this time? Why do I feel like Ancient One has returned, but you're heading to the battlefield?"

Mordo clearly knew some of the details. After hesitating, considering Ancient One's attitude toward Li Feng, the fact that the matter was basically over, and that he needed Li Feng's help with something, he said, "This time, Master Ancient One's opponent came from Hell. Although the Hell Lord leading them was killed by Master Ancient One, some Minor Demons skilled at hiding took the opportunity to enter this world. This sort of task doesn't require much combat power, but it does require time to search for them. Naturally, it falls to Mages like us. Otherwise, why would such a powerful Master Ancient One train us?"

To be honest, I really had no idea how strong you were. I just wanted to ask—could you still keep a calm face in the face of machine-gun fire?

I might only know how to modify a longsword now, but someday I would definitely modify cars like Balthazar Blake. Maybe in the near future, I could wave my hand and modify an Outer Space battleship. Forget modifying battleships—that was too far off. I'd rather hold a modified Vulcan Cannon and ask whether you were scared or not.

After Mordo escorted Li Feng to Ancient One's reception room, Li Feng finally noticed that there was something left unsaid in Mordo's words. It seemed like he wanted to tell Li Feng something, but in the end, Mordo said nothing. He merely waved goodbye to Li Feng and said he was busy hunting demons.

Li Feng scratched his head, shrugged, and gently pushed open the doors to the reception room.

Inside the reception room, Ancient One sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, though Li Feng could not tell whether she was resting with her eyes closed or meditating. Li Feng walked before her, pressed his palms together in greeting, then sat cross-legged before her in imitation of her, wearing an obedient expression as he waited for Ancient One to open her eyes.

After a long while, Ancient One rose and walked to the window. Looking at the distant scenery, she sighed and murmured, "Destiny... another group of apprentices will have to be sacrificed..."

Although Li Feng had opened his eyes to look at Ancient One the moment she stood up, he had no idea how to respond to her sigh.

From Ancient One's tone, Li Feng could clearly tell that she had seen this group of apprentices fail to hunt the demons, only to be killed by them, with more than half dying. How was he supposed to respond to that?

Tell those destined to die to stay in Kamar-Taj? Would Ancient One not have thought of that? That would mean changing the present after seeing the future through time. What if some people surviving caused the River of Time to branch off and flow in an unknown direction? How could Ancient One protect Earth then?

It had to be said that because Ancient One was familiar with the future, the entire Earth had become her home ground. The instant invaders descended upon Earth, Ancient One could identify their weaknesses. That was why Thanos, Dormammu, and the others feared this powerful being who had lived for who knew how long. If she lost her home-ground advantage, Ancient One would still be powerful, but the effort required of her would multiply. That would be equivalent to accelerating her death, especially since she also had to devote her mind to resisting Dark Energy.

Li Feng could not bear the responsibility for affecting the River of Time. He might as well honestly pretend he had not heard what Ancient One was saying.

After a while, Ancient One turned around and sat back down opposite Li Feng, gesturing for him to take out his Magic Book.

Li Feng obediently handed the Magic Book to Ancient One with both hands. However, Ancient One did not take it. Instead, she tilted her head as if organizing her thoughts, then reached out and tapped the Magic Book.

Li Feng had seen scenes like this, where someone imbued a Magic Book with spells. Balthazar Blake had used the same method when recording the spells he knew into the Magic Book.

When Ancient One withdrew her hand, Li Feng looked calm on the surface, but inwardly he was grinning so widely that his molars showed. He eagerly opened the Magic Book to see what spell Ancient One had recorded this time.

Ancient One was in no hurry. It would not hurt to wait until Li Feng finished reviewing the spells she had organized regarding the flow of time before speaking with him.

After a long while, Li Feng, feeling that he had gained greatly, looked up at Ancient One and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master."

Ancient One smiled and shook her head. "Even without my help, you would still have reached this point. Just as you can now use the slowing of time's flow to indirectly extend the growth period of plants."

Li Feng looked somewhat embarrassed. He had been secretly practicing Time Spells, and Ancient One, who was extremely sensitive to temporal anomalies, would certainly have noticed. He just had not expected her to even know the progress of his spellcasting. Fortunately, Balthazar Blake's Time Spells would not affect the River of Time. Otherwise, Ancient One would not have given Li Feng the time-related spells she had painstakingly organized.

Ancient One hesitated slightly before asking, "Li Feng, what do you think of Mordo?"

What did he think? No matter how he looked at him, his face was dark. Strip off his clothes, and his whole body would be dark. A textbook Black man.

Li Feng scratched his head and asked, "Master, what exactly are you asking?"

The question itself was rather broad, and Li Feng truly did not know how to answer.

"You little rascal." After teasing him with a smile, Ancient One said softly, "Do you know too little about your ability to travel between worlds?"

Li Feng truly had not looked into that. Even if he wanted to, he did not know where to begin. All he knew was that he could activate the Quantum Energy within his body to connect with the River of Time, then open a Transdimensional Portal. After being passively swallowed by the portal, he would experience a journey like being squeezed through a rubber tube before arriving in an Otherworld.

Traveling between worlds was that simple. As for the more detailed principles, what the hell could a rookie Mage like Li Feng understand?

Li Feng shook his head blankly to indicate that he did not know, then listened attentively as he waited for Ancient One to explain.

However, what Ancient One wanted to say had nothing to do with the principles of traveling between worlds. "Although you have not widely publicized your ability to travel to Otherworlds, quite a few people know about it, including Mordo. He is somewhat envious of your ability and wants to travel to an Otherworld with you to broaden his horizons. He is simply too embarrassed to ask, so he asked me to help him ask whether you could bring him along when you travel."

Li Feng frowned. He had indeed not kept his ability to travel to Otherworlds secret. It was not that he did not want to; there was simply no need.

This was the Marvel Universe. Although S.H.I.E.L.D. could not currently track magical energy, Li Feng would definitely have dealings with S.H.I.E.L.D. in the future. At that time, S.H.I.E.L.D. would certainly gather information on Li Feng and his energy traits in secret. The energy fluctuations caused by his travels would definitely be discovered. When Fury came knocking, how would Li Feng explain the energy fluctuations and his disappearances from the Marvel Universe?

Besides, traveling between worlds was also one of Li Feng's methods for intimidating Fury: Don't piss me off, or I'll escape in minutes, then return to the Marvel Universe with a whole pile of magical viruses and let you see what it means for magical zombies to massacre a city.

It did not matter if they had never heard of zombie viruses. Ghouls and zombies would do. Even if they had never heard of those beings capable of spreading viruses, surely they knew of the Black Death, right? In many legends, the Black Death was a type of dark magic.

But now, Li Feng had a new thought. From what Ancient One means, I can not only travel by myself, but bring people with me? Does that mean I can organize an army in an Otherworld, bring it to the Marvel Universe, and dominate everything?

Li Feng immediately gave up his dream of domination. That sounds exhausting. A modest, stable life is better.

To begin with, he was not leader material, nor did he have any ambition to dominate anything. Forget ruling the world—just thinking about the effort required to organize some kind of faction made his entire body go limp and his limbs twitch.

Having been lazy in both his lives, the word "lazy" had long since seeped into his bones and been carved into his genes. It was the sort that even targeted gene therapy could not cure. So asking Li Feng to change? Impossible!

Still, it would be quite interesting to bring a few compatible companions back to the Marvel Universe.

Who should he bring? How about Merlin? Ancient One and Fury's expressions upon seeing Merlin would definitely be wonderful.

And if the descendants of those gods came to this world, Odin's expression would surely be wonderful too.

With some uncertainty, Li Feng hesitantly asked, "Master, how do I bring someone with me when traveling between worlds?"

Hearing Li Feng's question, Ancient One could not help rolling her eyes. It's not like I'm the one who can open Transdimensional Portals. How would I know how you travel between worlds?

However, Ancient One still understood that Li Feng wanted to bring people back from Otherworlds. After thinking for a moment, she warned him sternly, "The Laws of one world differ from those of another. Do not casually bring certain people here. If they fail to adapt to this world's rules, dying on the spot would be the least of it. Their souls might even be detained in this world forever. Once a soul is detained, it is entirely possible for that person to become a demon or some other creature after enduring torture for years on end."

Considering that Li Feng was not someone who gave her peace of mind to begin with, and that he had already learned how to evade the magical detection of the Sanctums, Ancient One knew that if he secretly smuggled several magical creatures into this world, it would be difficult for her to notice immediately. Staring into Li Feng's eyes, she said sternly, "Let us establish a rule: any magical creature you bring back must be reported to me."