"Not 'strictly prohibited,' but 'strictly restricted.'"
It was rare for Zheng Qing to get a chance to correct Dr. Xiao. He could not help smiling as he added, "Under the Alliance's regulations, with the joint signatures of seven or more Legendary Wizards, you're allowed to use the feedback from world ascension to help a wizard advance..."
As soon as he offered that explanation,
a flicker of understanding appeared on Xiao Xiao's face.
Then he curled his lip without bothering to hide it.
Zheng Qing pretended not to notice. "...Besides, you said 'might' yourself. It might harm the world, and it might cause world ascension to fail... but with proper safeguards, it won't harm the world."
"If seven Legends couldn't protect one Small World undergoing ascension, that would be something of a legendary event in itself." Xiao Xiao gave a dry chuckle and cracked a terrible joke.
Zheng Qing looked at the others.
"Any other questions?"
"I have one!"
Under his aunt's gaze, Zhang Jixin had no choice but to steel himself and raise his hand. "You just mentioned spirits born 'under the influence of dragon qi'... where did the dragon qi come from? Did that Small World originally belong to the dragons?"
Zheng Qing was not surprised by his question.
The Tianmen Zhang Clan was a renowned family of dragon slayers in the Wizarding World. Every member made hunting dragons their life's ambition, though Low-level Wizards targeted dragon beasts, while High-level Wizards targeted true dragons or flood dragons. To have earned such a reputation under the very noses of both the eastern and western dragon clans and their two Legends spoke volumes about the family's true strength. Back when Zheng Qing studied at First University, he had seen plenty of unofficial "rankings of great families," and the Tianmen Zhang Clan