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Chapter 153 Do you know...Casillas?

If Tony could bear it, he might be able to watch his parents die.

But he absolutely cannot interfere with the outcome of his parents' deaths.

Otherwise, it would inevitably cause great disorder to the entire timeline, thus affecting the entire timeline.

"But...but this...."

Tony hesitated for a long time, but in the end, he could only lower his head helplessly.

"If, if only—"

Ultimately, he still couldn't give up his obsession with seeing his parents one more time.

Tony was well aware of the dangers of this move, but he simply couldn't resist.

"You'll help me, right?"

Lynn nodded slightly.

"So, when are we leaving? Now?"

Seeing Tony's eagerness, Lynn couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Don't rush, this matter needs to be planned carefully."

"After all, even with my abilities, I can't take you on a journey through time at will, so we need something to assist us."

"But before that, you'd better make some preparations in advance."

"Prepare? What preparation?"

Tony was somewhat puzzled.

"Are you really going to see your parents one last time looking like this?"

"This is the last time we'll see each other. Don't you want to make your parents happy?"

"Besides, what are you going to talk about after you meet your parents? Are you going to tell them that you've accomplished nothing in recent years, that you haven't even had a child or a wife?"

Do you think your parents would be happy to hear these words?

Tony opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't say anything.

"So in the days to come, I advise you to live well, take good care of your health, and face your parents with the best possible mental state."

Tony nodded repeatedly, acknowledging Lynn's statement.

Lynn patted Tony on the shoulder, speaking earnestly.

"Think about your father. At your age, you were already running around everywhere. What about you?"

"You've finally managed to go back in time to see your father; you can't let him worry about your future again."

Lynn looked at Tony intently.

"Don't think I'm being long-winded; there are so many things that are happening for the first time."

"Your father is a first-time father, and you are a first-time son."

"Although there may be some misunderstandings between you, ultimately you both love each other."

"So take this last chance to say goodbye to your father properly and let him see your life and achievements now."

"Let him go in peace."

Tony stood there, looking conflicted.

He has always disliked all kinds of preaching and even more disliked others putting on an elder's air and pointing fingers at him.

But Lynn's words somehow failed to evoke even the slightest aversion in him.

Even after all this time, Tony is still stubborn, but he has long since let go of the conflict with his father. His biggest regret is that he didn't properly apologize to his father and say goodbye back then.

"I didn't want his approval; I just regretted not saying goodbye to him back then."

When faced with Lynn's gaze, Tony looked away, but remained stubborn.

Seeing Tony like this, Lynn worried that he might do something messy and sighed helplessly.

"Do you know that your father once said that your greatest creation in his life was you?"

"Ah, listen—."

Tony opened his mouth.

"he......

The typical conflict between father and son is vividly displayed in the two geniuses and stubborn men, Tony and Howard.

Lynn didn't say much, patted Tony on the shoulder, and turned to leave.

After leaving Tony's building, Lynn did not go straight back to the meeting's base, but stood still.

"Come out!"

How did you find me?

Stretch stepped out from behind Lynn.

"You're still a bit too early to try and pull me into the mirror space without me even realizing it."

Lynn chuckled softly.

Lynn's magical skills are not low. Although he cannot compare to a genius like the Ancient One, with the help of the system and Hela's guidance, Lynn's magical skills are now no weaker than Strange's.

Strange was a genius, but for him to let Lynn enter the Mirror Dimension silently and without her noticing was still a pipe dream.

Therefore, as soon as Lynn stepped out of Stark's building, he found himself pulled into the Mirror Dimension by Strange.

"What do you want to do?"

Lynn frowned slightly.

He keenly sensed that the Strange before him did not seem to be the Strange of this universe and this timeline.

"Could it be the god of time?"

Lynn had a thought and used the system to check the person in front of him.

The system's feedback to him was Strange.

"I-·

Strange sighed.

"I can't contact the Ancient One anymore."

"We can't contact the Ancient One anymore, what does that mean?"

Lynn frowned slightly, seemingly not quite understanding what Strange was trying to say.

"Before leaving, the Ancient One told me that she was going to take care of some things in the multiverse."

"We communicate with each other through magic every now and then."

"Sometimes it was just casual conversation, sometimes it was just me asking her questions about magic."

"But as of today, I haven't received any communication from the Ancient One for a week."

"I doubt-"

Lynn chuckled to himself.

Don't overthink it.

"With the Ancient One's power, even if you were to die, the Ancient One would definitely be fine."

"Are you worried about his safety?"

Hearing Lynn say that, Strange also felt that he might be worrying unnecessarily.

"But the atmosphere on Earth lately feels very strange to me."

"I have a bad feeling about this."

Strange hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

"Never mind, maybe it's just my imagination."

"Let's just say I'm overthinking it."

Lynn frowned slightly and stopped Strange, who was about to leave.

A monk's intuition is a very mysterious thing.

This mysterious intuition often brings unexpected gains.

This is especially true when one's strength reaches a certain level and one is able to resonate with the universe.

Although Strange has not yet grown to the level of the Ancient One, he is unable to reach the Ancient One's level.

However, given his current strength, even a fleeting moment of brilliance should not be ignored.

"No, your feeling is very likely correct."

Lynn frowned.

Given the Ancient One's strength, she would absolutely not have any problems.

If she doesn't want to, there is no one in this universe who can kill her.

But what if it's encouraging yourself to not want to live anymore?

Lynn knew that the Ancient One had long ago developed a serious tendency toward self-destruction.

This is also the most tragic aspect of short-lived species.

Without a doubt, Gu Yibing is not a good person in the traditional sense.

Come to think of it, if she were a good person in the traditional sense, how could she have fought her way out in ancient times to protect the safety of the earth?

During his upbringing, he must have done many things that went against his own conscience.

But the Ancient One also had her own conscience.

To put it bluntly, she has her own principles and integrity, but she has to compromise due to some difficulties and challenges. This conflict between responsibility and conscience makes her feel extremely painful.

To put it bluntly, it's stuck in the middle, unable to go up or down.

The root of all of the Ancient One's suffering probably comes from her power.

Without a doubt, the Ancient One was a genius, but no matter how genius she was, she was still just a human being, an ordinary human being.

The era in which Gu Yi grew up was not filled with so much nonsense. She truly reached this point step by step with an ordinary human body.

But humans, especially ordinary humans, are destined to have their own limits.

To break through these limits, some extraordinary methods must be used.

Take the team leader, for example.

Even if the captain is proficient in all the world's fighting techniques and all of human knowledge, he is still just an ordinary human being.

Only after undergoing the super soldier serum did he become a true soldier.

Similarly, even if Stark possesses cursed intelligence, he can only rely on his armor to unleash that intelligence.

Violence is not the only way, but often the absence of violence is precisely what makes everything impossible.

All rights, and indeed all rights, derive from violence.

To protect the Earth, knowledge, experience, and genius-like talent alone are far from enough.

However, the era in which Gu Yi grew up did not have many fancy methods to help her grow.

Magical methods can indeed raise a person's potential, but those methods are often not very legitimate.

Legitimate methods, however, have their own limitations.

The reason for all this is quite simple: those so-called gods are actually not friendly to humans.

All the power of the mages on Earth comes from various dimensional demons.

Or, more precisely, their power comes from the knowledge they possess.

Why would a dimensional demon be so kind as to lend you its power for no reason?

Even the most benevolent demon gods still require humans to pay a price if they want to borrow their power.

It's impossible to raise your potential without any cost.

If everyone could easily become powerful, how would the demons collect interest from humanity?

Therefore, the magic of dimensional demons usually comes with a certain price.

It's like a typical pig butchering scam; they give you a little something sweet first.

Once you become dependent on magic, that's when they'll start collecting interest.

In this process, in order to protect the peace of the Earth, purely righteous magic could no longer meet the Ancient One's needs.

He was thus forced to draw power from the dark dimension.

If we look at it from Lynn's perspective, power is power, regardless of whether it's darkness or light.

Ultimately, it all comes down to who is using the power.

As long as you stay true to yourself, it doesn't matter where your strength comes from; what matters is how you use it.

But the Ancient One didn't think so.

Call her corrupt or stubborn, but in short, she deeply resented her actions of drawing power from darkness to maintain herself.

More importantly, she strictly forbade her disciples from drawing power from the dark dimension.

Because the Ancient One had a deep understanding of the Dark Dimension and its magic, she knew the dangers of that magic.

Not everyone can resist the temptations of magic and power like the Ancient One.

But the final result of this matter was that Gu Yi was extremely hypocritical.

It's clear that the Ancient One herself was drawing power from the Dark Dimension to protect Earth and maintain her own longevity.

But why did the Ancient One forbid her disciples from learning these spells?

From the perspective of the Ancient One's disciples, it's hard not to think that the Ancient One was holding back and unwilling to share the secret of immortality with others.

But Gu Yi had no way to explain it, and she was speechless.

How should she explain this to her disciples?

Humans are arrogant; they tend to overestimate their potential and their strength.

Not everyone can resist the temptation of magic and power. Over the centuries, the Ancient One has seen far too many people fall into an endless abyss because of power.

Humans are powerful, but humans are just humans, and are fundamentally different from other races.

If we must say something, the most powerful and terrifying aspect of humanity is precisely its short lifespan.

A person with a strong will can resist the temptation of power for decades and then calmly face death.

But no matter how strong one's will is, can humanity resist the temptation of power for hundreds or thousands of years?

Let alone humans, any other race, after experiencing temptations for hundreds or thousands of years, would eventually slide into the abyss.

The Ancient One had a strong will, yet she struggled with this pain for hundreds or even thousands of years.

The doubts and misunderstandings from his disciples, in particular, left Gu Yi exhausted.

After all... the Ancient One and her disciples were all from the traditional school of thought.

With all these factors combined, it's no wonder that Gu Yi is considering retirement.

Not to mention that she has now trained a disciple who is in no way inferior to herself.

Thinking of this, Lynn's expression turned extremely ugly.

If the Ancient One is determined to retire, then Lynn really has no way to deal with her.

"We can't be that unreliable, can we?"

Lynn felt a sense of unease.

No matter what, he is the Supreme Master who has protected the earth for thousands of years. He can't just choose to take the blame, can he?

But seeing that Strange is currently unable to contact the Ancient One, Lynn feels that the Ancient One is probably really going to have to leave.

"Tell me, what happened that makes you feel something's not right?"

Lynn rubbed his slightly throbbing temples.

A wave of waves has risen again.

Lynn had thought he could relax for a few days, but unexpectedly, a series of problems came rushing at him.

"I don't know, it's just a feeling."

Strange shook his head slightly.

It was this feeling of unease that made him subconsciously pull Lynn into the mirror space when he found her.

In this mirror space, Strange is the absolute ruler.

Although others can also enter the mirror space, within the area controlled by Stanranger, no power can escape his sight.

It is precisely because of this that the conversation between the two remained completely private.

this·

Have you ever heard of Casillas?

Strange hesitated for a long time before slowly asking.

"Casillas?"

Lynn frowned.

He wasn't particularly familiar with Casillas, but he knew exactly what kind of person Casillas was.

Strictly speaking, Kaecilius was the first enemy Strange faced when he debuted. Kaecilius was the Ancient One's disciple and was also a genius. The Ancient One even regarded Kaecilius as her successor at one point.

Unfortunately, Casillas was too clever; he discovered Gu's secret.

But Kaecilius was different from Strange. After discovering the Ancient One's secret, he didn't make it public. Instead, he secretly began researching dark magic.

In the end, Casillas still fell into the abyss of depravity.

Kaecilius was practicing magic in the Dark Dimension right under the Ancient One's nose. How could the Ancient One not know?

Perhaps they thought that Casillas might be able to resist the temptations of the Dark Dimension?

In conclusion, the Ancient One severely criticized Kaecilius and even prevented him from studying dark magic.

But in the end, Casillas was still unable to overcome it.

He eventually surrendered himself to the embrace of the dimensional demon.

And this is probably the part that hurt the Ancient One the most.

If it weren't for Kaecilius's betrayal, the Ancient One probably wouldn't have thought about retiring so quickly.

"Forget it, how could I have been so foolish as to ask you about Casillas?"

Strange shook his head.

"Don't rush."

"Tell me, how did you discover Casillas?"

Just after Strange mentioned Casillas, Lynn keenly sensed the conspiracy lurking behind it.

It wasn't that Lynn was being overly pessimistic, but rather that Cassandra, who was hiding behind the scenes, had no idea when she would appear or what she was going to do.

In addition, Lynn's intuition made him realize that this matter might not be as simple as he had imagined.

"While researching recently, I discovered that the Ancient One once had a very outstanding disciple."

Strange thought for a moment, then decided to tell the whole story.

"I also heard when I was making inquiries that the Ancient One once tried to groom him to be her successor."

"So I just feel—"

Lynn gave Strange a strange look.

Goodness, now I understand, he was jealous.

"It's okay, no need to say anything, I understand. You're jealous, aren't you?"

Strange stared at Lynn in disbelief.

"Hey, how could you say something like that?"

"Watch your language! I have a fiancée. How can you use a word like 'jealous' to describe me?"

"If it's not jealousy, then it's envy."

Lynn shrugged, a mischievous smile on his face.

"I'm warning you, if you make any more personal attacks against me, you'll receive a summons from the court."

Lynn shrugged.

"You've got some nerve, going so far as to sue someone within the system in court."