Kamar-Taj (Part 2)

Himalayas, Nepal, Kathmandu.

Using a fake identity, Shen Fei arrived in this country without any trouble. Because it was near the Himalayas and surrounded by a thriving Buddhist culture, Kathmandu was very lively.

Every year, a large number of climbing enthusiasts hope to conquer the Himalayas. For ordinary people, it takes risking their lives just to possibly reach the summit, but for some, they can come and go in the blink of an eye.

It has to be said that the people climbing the Himalayas in this world are fortunate, because with the disciples of the Ancient One here, rescue operations are very timely.

"So where is Kamar-Taj?" As for Kamar-Taj, Shen Fei's memory ended there. Although he remembered that across from Kamar-Taj was also a very imposing temple, in Kathmandu, due to the prevalence of Buddhist culture, there were too many such temples.

"Excuse me, where is Kamar-Taj?" Shen Fei asked a shop owner in the local language. To find Kamar-Taj, Shen Fei had put in a lot of effort—hacking skills, the local language.

In his past life, making him learn a new language would have been a death sentence. Even the English he had always studied was just textbook English.

But after transmigrating into this world, perhaps because of the Op-Op Fruit and the T-Virus, even learning the very obscure Nepali language didn't pose too much difficulty. Of course, this might also be because Shen Fei was completely focused.

In his past life, he learned English just for exams, but learning Nepali was related to finding Kamar-Taj.

The Marvel world is very dangerous. Even with the power of the Op-Op Fruit, he wasn't safe. Even if he later got his hands on Iron Man's armor and Ant-Man's suit, it would be the same. To stand at the top level of this world, only the Ancient One's magic could make it possible.

Because even if he couldn't win, he could open a portal and run.

Actually, there was another way to reach the top level: obtaining an Infinity Stone and unleashing its power. The top-tier combatants among Marvel's superheroes were all connected to the Infinity Stones.

Scarlet Witch obtained the Chaos Magic from the Mind Stone, and the Mind Stone itself created Vision. Captain Marvel's powers came from the light-speed engine created by the Space Stone.

Why can Captain Marvel fly freely in space and even travel through wormholes? Honestly, that ability really resembles the light-speed engine.

Even the Hulk—the gamma rays that created him are also somewhat related to the Space Stone.

As for Odin, Thor, and Thanos, their strength comes from racial advantages, with no room for manipulation.

In this situation, to avoid Thanos's snap, he had to make himself strong enough. Relying on the Avengers to reverse the future was too risky. Marvel has infinite universes—who knows if the Avengers in this universe could reverse the future?

Moreover, learning the Ancient One's magic would give him a huge advantage for what he planned to do later.

"No one knows, huh. Sure enough, I don't have Strange's fate." When Strange arrived here, someone came to pick him up quickly. But then again, he was the designated next Sorcerer Supreme. Shen Fei naturally wouldn't get that kind of treatment.

"I refuse to believe I can't find it." At night, Shen Fei checked into a hotel. He wasn't going back until he found Kamar-Taj.

"Sorcerer Supreme." While Shen Fei was staying at the hotel, someone at Kamar-Taj reported Shen Fei's inquiries about Kamar-Taj to the Ancient One.

"Mm." The Ancient One simply nodded quietly and said nothing about it.

"Is the Ancient One deliberately avoiding me?" After searching for a whole week without any news about Kamar-Taj, Shen Fei couldn't help but suspect this in his heart.

With the Time Stone, it was too easy for the Ancient One to know what would happen in the future.

Shen Fei considered himself very knowledgeable about Marvel, but the Ancient One was just as knowledgeable, and she never spoiled anything. Just like when Doctor Strange saw over fourteen million outcomes of the battle with Thanos and didn't spoil a single one—truly a worthy successor as Sorcerer Supreme.

The other party was the Ancient One, who could predict the future. Shen Fei still insisted on coming, of course he had his reasons. After all, he was a transmigrator, and with the Op-Op Fruit, he should be somewhat special.

Also, the Ancient One wasn't a cruel person. Even though she had long found Strange as her successor through the Time Stone, she still waited silently for Strange to have his accident and come to her on his own.

Otherwise, with the Ancient One's power, if she had made a few moves, Strange would have shown up long ago.

"You're looking for Kamar-Taj." Seeing the person in front of him, Shen Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief. He recognized this person—Wong, one of the Ancient One's disciples. Since he appeared, it meant he could see the Ancient One.

"Yes." After Shen Fei spoke, Wong silently sized him up. After a long moment, Wong finally said, "Then follow me."

Without waiting for Shen Fei's reaction, he turned and left.

"I feel like I've been here before." Looking at the small door in front of him, Shen Fei sighed inwardly. He had noticed this place before but found nothing and left.

There were too many similar places in Kathmandu.

As Shen Fei and Wong walked through that small door, he didn't notice a cold gaze staring at his back from behind. Wong appearing before him today was no coincidence.

After Wong led Shen Fei into the main hall, he saw the Ancient One sitting in the center in yellow robes. He bowed slightly and left.

"What is your purpose here?"

"I want to learn your magic, Master."

"I see. Alright."

The Ancient One's direct agreement surprised Shen Fei. He thought there would be some kind of test.

After the Ancient One agreed, Wong walked in again. This time, his attitude was much friendlier, and he explained the rules of the Holy Temple to Shen Fei.

"Sure enough, I don't have Doctor Strange's fate." Following beside Wong, Shen Fei couldn't help but sigh. When Strange first arrived, the Ancient One took him on a tour of the multiverse and dimensional cosmos.

Don't underestimate that tour. Strange learned magic so quickly later on thanks to that experience. The reason Strange's magical ability surpassed the other disciples who had been studying at the Holy Temple for so long was partly his amazing talent and partly that tour.

The Ancient One's magic was very different from all other known magic. The core of the Ancient One's magic was dimensions.

"This is where you'll stay." After leading Shen Fei to his quarters, Wong left. When he returned, he was carrying a large stack of books and also handed Shen Fei a slip of paper—the Wi-Fi password.

"Figure it out yourself if you don't understand." After saying this, Wong left.

"Sanskrit? No way. I forgot about this. Good thing there's the internet." Thanks to the modern internet, even Sanskrit could be translated online.

"Leave this place." While Shen Fei was studying the basics of magic, the Ancient One stepped into a world that seemed made of countless mirrors—the Mirror Dimension. On the other side of the Mirror Dimension stood a person with their head hidden in a black hood.

"Hypocrite." The person pulled off the hood—it was the Ancient One's former disciple, Kaecilius. After saying this, Kaecilius immediately opened a golden portal and ran.

One of the important reasons the Ancient One accepted Shen Fei as a disciple and taught him magic so quickly was that Kaecilius had set his sights on him. If the Ancient One hadn't taken him in, Shen Fei might very well have ended up learning magic from Kaecilius.

Kaecilius knew all of the Ancient One's magic. The difference was in their cultivation levels.

The Time Stone could indeed peer into the future, but no one would use an Infinity Stone that way. The Ancient One used the Time Stone to glimpse the future only a limited number of times in her life. Even Doctor Strange, if not for how formidable Thanos was, wouldn't have used the Time Stone to see the future.

If Shen Fei's transmigration was like a possession, he couldn't hide it from the Ancient One. In terms of the soul, the Ancient One's attainments were very high. But Shen Fei's situation was more like a reincarnation transmigration—he had only recently recovered the memories of his past life.