I'm in the Teyvat running group

"Tch, what a smooth-talking guy." Tsukihime crossed her arms and was the first to step into the test array of the teleportation array.

"Ding, a high-energy creature has been detected. Information retrieval has confirmed that it is Lady Raiden Tsukihime, one of the great generals of Inazuma Okuzawa. You have been granted advanced visitor privileges and may enter floors one through seven."

It's quite intelligent... but it should be directly connected to the Spirit Realm's main network. This place stores almost all the information that can be found in Teyvat, since information from the Void and a part of the World Tree has been moved here.

Yunxiu silently complained as she stepped into the test array of the teleportation array. Instantly, the teleportation array shone brightly and three messages popped up!

"Ding, a high-energy creature has been detected. Information retrieval has identified it as Yunxiu Zhenjun, a top-tier archmage of Liyue. You have obtained the highest level of access and can enter floors one through nine."

"Ding, permission disorder. According to information retrieval, your strength has reached the level of a god, and you are proficient in all elements. You have become a guest elder of the Liyue Mage Association. You have obtained the highest permission and can enter floors one through nine."

"Ding! Information retrieval indicates you are one of the founders of the current Mage Association. You have obtained the highest level of access and can enter levels one through ten!"

An unparalleled light burst forth from the teleportation array, instantly activating it and enveloping Yunxiu and Yueji, propelling them directly into the first-floor platform of the Mage Association!

Chapter 379 The Inheritance of the Daoist Tradition: A Look at the Immortal Soul

The teleportation itself was almost stress-free, after all, the distance wasn't far, and according to Yunxiu's estimate, it wouldn't even require much energy.

Judging from Yunxiu's perception, it is likely powered by the resonance of the energy of heaven and earth. Of course, there would be additional costs to teleport to a more distant place, but it is clear that short-distance free teleportation is not a problem.

The main door of the Mage Association was already open, and Yunxiu's disciple, Qiming, was waiting at the door. Although she hadn't been told when she was coming, since the teleportation array's detection was malfunctioning, every high-ranking member could see it. Upon discovering that it was her master, Qiming quickly came to the door to greet him. When she saw Yueji and Yunxiu walking over together, the mage was a little surprised. Although she knew that her master and this daughter of the Thunder God had an excellent relationship, she didn't expect them to be this close.

"Master, you've arrived? Would you like me to show you around the Mage Association?" Qi Ming stepped forward lightly and bowed respectfully to Yun Xiu. "General Yue Ji, please make yourself at home. Lord Inazuma's Fox Abbot happens to be at the association. Would you like to..."

"Fox Fairy Mother is here too?" Tsukihime was overjoyed and ran straight in, but quickly ran back: "Where am I supposed to find her?"

Although she had anticipated this, Kimei was still somewhat overwhelmed by the general's antics and summoned two sorcerers to escort Tsukihime to the Fox Palace's office.

"The Fox Abode Palace even has offices here... It seems the Mage Association is quite spacious." Yunxiu looked at Qiming, who was leading the way, and laughed, "How many mages does the Mage Association have now?"

"The space inside the association has been expanded, thanks to your technology. Mr. Abedo personally solved many technical problems, and you also have an office." Qiming explained to Yunxiu while introducing the locations within the association, "Currently, there are about 50 million mages registered in the Mage Association, across all of Teyvat. After all, the mage profession is still quite niche, while there are many more warriors. However, even among the eight major schools, there are varying degrees of strength, and our Prophecy School is considered relatively weak."

Yunxiu nodded; this was not unexpected.

The School of Prophecy is too difficult to learn, requiring extremely high levels of skill and strength. It's definitely not something that one or two mages can change. Rather, it's already quite remarkable that among the dozens of disciples initially recruited, one of them, Qiming, possessed the talent of the School of Prophecy. Logically speaking, it should have been the domain of Evocation or Spellcasting at the beginning... These two are far too easy to develop in the early stages.

Yunxiu and Iris have almost completely rewritten the foundations of the Conjuration School's spells. The chances of Conjuration spells causing problems with summoning and spatial manipulation are now much lower, so it can be said that it has become popular again in Teyvat.

The interior of the Mage Association is somewhat like the interior of the Night God's Kingdom, filled with conceptual creations. Even those who can come to this first floor are mostly mages who have already determined their path. Only a few may have been brought here by their mentors or elders to see what the interior of the association is like... but at least not now.

In the very center of the first-floor lobby stood statues of eight witches. The statue labeled Witch K wore a mask, making Yunxiu unsure whether it was the older or younger sister. However, this was not important, as the two witches were originally one.

"These are... statues of eight witches. It seems these were all Alice's work." Yunxiu pointed to the Alice statue representing the spellcasting school and laughed, "So, the eight witches represent the eight major schools of magic in Teyvat now? Will the eight witches come here to teach spells now?"

“A few ladies come back occasionally, but it’s said they’re selecting new witches M and R. It seems these two can no longer come here.” Qi Ming led Yun Xiu behind the statue of Barbielos, which was the portal to the Prophecy Branch. She gently placed her hand on the portal and quickly disappeared.

Yunxiu wasn't surprised at all; it was normal for mages to like doing things like this.

After passing through the portal, we arrived directly at Qiming's office. It seems that the portal not only has the function of teleportation, but also has a mechanism for distributing items based on permissions... It is highly likely that it was designed by Alice again.

Although I could do it myself, I really can't handle such detailed work. I would most likely use spatial magic to expand this place to a larger extent and create a sufficiently large demiplane, which is my usual style.

Qi Ming's office was quite simple, with only a desk, a few bookshelves, and some basic decorations. She invited Yun Xiu to sit at the table by the window, poured her a cup of tea, and then gently sat down opposite her, asking, "Master, is there something important that you've come to see me about this time?"

“I heard you’re almost at the Genshin Impact level, so I came to check on you. For a mage, this is basically the most important time.” Yunxiu picked up her tea, took a sip, and tossed Qiming an appraisal certificate. After carefully examining the panel, she smiled and said, “It’s even better than I expected. It seems you’ve had some fortuitous encounters.”

Qi Ming has retrieved five Destiny Seats, four of which are colored, and the last one is quite pure. Yun Xiu can tell that it should also be a colored Destiny Seat, which is at the level of five colors and one gold. This is basically enough talent to steadily enter the legendary realm.

As long as one's ascension to the fifth level of divinity goes relatively smoothly, with a little refinement, one will become a genuine legendary high-level expert. As for whether one can reach the peak level, it all depends on luck.

Moreover, one advantage of the Prophecy School is that they should be extremely skilled in cultivating Taoist techniques such as "severing the three corpses." If nothing unexpected happens, Qiming should be able to sever the first corpse, and immortality is still possible. At that time, he might even gain the Emperor's approval and obtain the title of immortal. Then he can slowly cultivate in Teyvat.

"Ms. Barbie Ross has given me some guidance a few times... but she told me that with my talent, it would be very difficult to transcend the final step. Even she only managed to do so with your help." Qi Ming looked at Yun Xiu rather embarrassedly: "However, the School of Prophecy is indeed very difficult. I didn't expect that I would be able to cultivate it so smoothly."

"Now that we've come this far, I'll definitely offer you some help. The mage community in Teyvat is still too weak and needs some people to lead them."

Yunxiu rummaged through her storage bag and found several rather good relics, which she had found during the battle with Nata. With a casual flick of her finger, several legendary materials disintegrated, and several relics melted and were reshaped into a spellbook. Looking at the treasure she had crafted for the first time, Yunxiu clicked her tongue in satisfaction and handed it to Qiming.

"Consider this a reward for you. From today onwards, you are my personal disciple, though still ranked after Zhiqiong." Yunxiu looked at the surprised Qiming and said with a smile, "If you have any questions about magic, you can come to me anytime. Or if you discover any promising talents, you can bring them to me for a look. Once we have a few more familiar-level mages, the mage school will become much stronger."

Qi Ming excitedly accepted the treasure bestowed upon her by Yun Xiu. Although Yun Xiu's crafting skills were not very good, the power of her wishing spell had indeed created a rather decent treasure with good attributes. However, the overall effect was just average, which showed that Yun Xiu was still far behind those master craftsmen and even gods...

[Echoes of Heritage]: When that mage forged this treasure, what was on his mind? Joy, ecstasy, or a complete lack of regret?

Rank (Legendary): Intelligence +6, other attributes +2

characteristic:

[Double Casting]: You can choose a spell, and when casting it, it will be cast an extra time without consuming elemental energy.

Her attributes are barely up to legendary standards, but her special ability is relatively poor, and she only has one. However, it should be enough for Qiming. When she advances again, I can give her something more important.

But this is all I can take out of my pocket right now.

Of course, legendary equipment is still legendary equipment, but Qi Ming's experience was still quite shocking. The effect of having a legendary divine piece of equipment in front of you is completely different from watching someone else cast a spell.

Leaving Qi Ming here to digest his thoughts, Yun Xiu casually left and wandered around the Mage Association. With his authority, he could go anywhere. Most of the mages in the Mage Association knew him, after all, he was a genuine Dao Ancestor. People all over the continent had learned Elemental Isolation, and with the Spirit Realm, they could see his contributions to the copyright of spells.

However, perhaps precisely because of his overwhelming strength and high status, no one bothered to say a word to him. After all, Yunxiu wasn't like the Emperor, who spent all his time wandering around Liyue Harbor. Many people's impression of him was limited to his elusive nature, his numerous publicly known spells, and his many publicly and privately known wives...

However, Yunxiu's own magical skills were naturally beyond question, and he quickly figured out the specific situation of the Mage Association.

The hall that leads here is indeed the "branching point" of the eight major schools. Mages who come here for the first time are usually guided to their mentor's office or the public hall. Once they are familiar with it, they will be teleported to various other places according to their needs. This place is divided into ten levels.

The first, second, and third floors are all offices for various mages. The expanded space makes it almost infinite, but only mages above the fifth ring usually have offices. The second floor is for mages above the seventh ring, which is the Genshin Impact level. The third floor is for legendary mages. There are currently less than fifteen offices here because there are only so many legendary mages in Teyvat.

Yes, that's all, and half of them belong to the Witch's Guild.

The Mage Association has two legendary mages stationed here year-round, rotating of course, because this place is indeed a holy land for mage research, so many mages are eager to stay here.

Besides the Fox Palace, the only other place is the Evocation School mage from Zhidong, the current witch J Scarlett, who is stationed here. This witch only recently passed the test and became the successor of Witch J.

Now, only Witch M and Witch R remain among the eight witches. Several of their successors are neither mages nor women, so it seems it will be a long time before they can be replaced.

Chapter 380 Floating Pavilion Asks the Way to the Tenth Heaven

Although the succession of the Witch's Guild is a big problem, it doesn't really concern Yunxiu herself. The succession of the Witch's Guild doesn't emphasize strength and magical proficiency; often, it depends on personal chemistry and whether one meets the internal requirements of the Witch's Guild.

This is a very confusing and difficult-to-measure statement, so the new witch successor went through a lot of hardship to pass the witch council's test. Although the Evocation school is considered one of the simpler of the eight major schools of mages, in the environment of Teyvat, it is already difficult for a mages of the Evocation school with a ring of seven or higher to avoid being elementalized.

Even though Yunxiu developed a large number of related spells, she could not completely solve this problem. Therefore, even though Teyvat originally had some legendary mages, there were very few of them in the Evocation school. In contrast, there were more in the Prophecy and Conjuration schools, which were difficult to learn in the early stages. As for the Legendary Protector school, there are only two so far, namely Yunxiu and Witch K.

Of course, as the spell system becomes more complete, the eight major schools will eventually be more balanced, but Evocation and Conjuration will likely still be the most prevalent, while Prophecy will probably remain the least prevalent...

The fourth, fifth, and sixth floors are where the spell materials and spellbooks are located. Most of the spell data that Teyvat has developed are stored here, as well as materials that can be used to cast spells. Of course, these are just samples; the real stock is in a warehouse that is tightly sealed off.

The seventh floor is the trading place for mages. Although the Spirit Realm has indeed advanced to the point that it can replace most transactions, many mages still prefer face-to-face transactions, especially for many top-level materials, which are safest when traded face-to-face. Occasionally, powerful individuals who are not mages will also come here to trade. This is the kind of permission that Yueji has.

The mages themselves have a top-notch system for appraising and evaluating treasures, which made the Mage's Guild surpass the Adventurers' Guild in no time and become one of the most famous high-end trading venues in Teyvat.

As for the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors, they are the secret warehouse, archive, and the monitoring platform used to monitor the elemental energy and ley line energy of the entire Teyvat. This was also part of the plan that Yunxiu wrote in. However, the construction was actually completed by Abedo and Xianyun together. Yunxiu did contribute to the engraving of the array, but mainly in the design and research of the array. The engraving was mainly done by Tianxuan.

This massive celestial observation platform is also the reason why legendary mages need to be stationed here at all times. It is almost like a monitoring device covering Teyvat, constantly monitoring energy anomalies in various places and whether strange monsters appear. This is also one of Yunxiu's greatest contributions to Teyvat in the past two years, because this thing is a derivative application of the [Interference-resistant Spatial Anchoring] spell.

However, the actual effect is reversed. First, the fluctuations in space affect the earth's veins, and then the energy-rich points in the earth's veins are found. Once abnormal fluctuations occur, something strange must have appeared.

After wandering around for a while, she sent a message to Yueji. Less than ten minutes later, the general came running over carrying a huge pile of miscellaneous things. Yunxiu's eyelids twitched as she looked at him, and she couldn't help but complain, "What kind of mess is all this?"

"Fox Palace Mother took me shopping, and there were so many interesting things! I exchanged quite a few! Some of them were things I wanted before but hadn't seen." Yueji excitedly held up a peculiar little trinket and handed it to Yunxiu, saying happily, "This really does have something to do with the magic you developed!"

"What is this thing?" Yunxiu picked up the small toy and found it to be a strange pillar-shaped object, but she couldn't remember ever developing this spell.

"This was created by the magic of your spatial storage bag. It can hide small things to scare people. Press here..." Yueji fiddled with it for a moment, and the small pillar suddenly cracked open, revealing a monster head painted in a rather colorful manner...

"?" Yunxiu was shocked by this idea. What exactly is the use of this thing!

"There are quite a few other things too. I found them interesting and traded them for them." Tsukihime proudly put her hands on her hips. "And I didn't even spend Mora. I traded things with him!"

"what?"

"He's a fan of yours, and I'm using the toothbrush cup you used..."

"where do you come from?"

"Xiangling asked for it."

"?" Yunxiu was utterly speechless at Yueji's thought process: "Why would Xiangling give you this!"

"I said it was for reference in the manga... but that's not important, is it?" Tsukihime cautiously raised her head. "Besides, I did give Xiangling a reward, and I also borrowed a spoon from my aunt for her (〃'▽'〃)"

"I knew Xiangling's soup had been so much better lately..." Yunxiu sighed helplessly, wondering what it meant to trade her toothbrush cup for the magical spoon. She gently tapped Yueji's head and said, "Let's go. We have a lot to do today. We need to go to the Imperial Academy later to see how these students are doing their classes. We can't exactly start the first lesson by lecturing on the Three Corpses, can we?"

"If it's Uncle Xiaoyue, then it's not surprising. His skill in severing the three corpses is even higher than that of many gods."

"That's not what I meant. Don't you think students should start by learning the core principles of basic spells?"

Bickering all the way, the two took off directly from the Mage Association and landed in the large classroom of the Imperial Academy. As legendary peak beings, Xiaoyue and Lishui's classes were naturally popular with everyone who wanted to join in the fun. A large number of students had already crowded the classroom, and even a few legendary human powerhouses could be seen coming to listen to the lecture.

The entire Imperial Academy has fewer than two hundred teachers and four or five thousand students, and at least half of them are gathered here.

She casually cast an illusion spell to disguise herself and Yueji. As soon as she squeezed into the crowd, she saw two people sneaking around in the corner. Yunxiu cast an appraisal and found that it was Sasa Yuluo and Xianyun... She didn't know why these two had disguised themselves here. They couldn't possibly be here to listen to the lecture, could they?

Besides, didn't Xianyun go to see the Liyue landscape with Guizhong?

Quietly approaching from behind Xianyun, the wandering swordsman quickly sensed someone approaching. The immortal's powerful reaction made her realize that it was Yunxiu and Yueji behind her just as she was about to make a move, and she quickly calmed down.

None of the four had any intention of revealing their identities, nor did they communicate their fake identities beforehand. Just as Xianyun was about to stare at each other in disbelief, Yunxiu waved her hand, releasing the [Mind Link] spell. The four of them immediately connected to Yunxiu's own mind-sensing channel.

"Speaking of which, shouldn't you two be accompanying Gui Zhong? Why are you here watching these two old men give a lecture? You must have heard about Xiao Yue's stuff countless times already, right?"

"After we arrived at Guili Plain, Sister Guizhong said she wanted to go to the Sea God Palace, so she went with Ganlin. Xiao and Fushe also came along. I don't know much about the Sea God Palace, but when I saw that old man Xiaoyue was going to start a class, I came to take a look."

"I only found out today that it was Yun Song because my master had told me in advance that he had taken on a new apprentice and that I would be taking classes here."

"So, does anyone know what Uncle Xiaoyue taught in his first lesson? (*'?д?)?"

"have no idea."

"have no idea."

"I went to Qingyun Peak yesterday to see the Moon Shaving, and I learned a bit about it. It seems that they were trying to dissect the spatial principles behind the magic missile."

"Magic missile... Although I'm not a mage, aren't these just some of the most basic spells? They even involve spatial principles."

"Tsukihime, you just don't understand. Magic missiles naturally involve spatial principles."

Yunxiu couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. The topic Xiaoyue had chosen was quite ingenious, and it seemed that she had indeed put a lot of effort into it. Even if she were to give a lecture, it would be difficult to choose such a brilliant topic.

Magic Missile is arguably the most basic spell in all mage systems, including the spell systems of D&D and Genshin Impact. The reason is very simple: it always hits and has no saving throw, making it very difficult to block.

This has practical applications in many games, including League of Legends. In Hextech ARAM, there is a Magic Missiles effect that launches three missiles that are guaranteed to hit and deal true damage.

As mentioned when discussing spell development, lower-level spells are actually more difficult to develop. It's already challenging for a low-level mage to unleash such a powerful spell, let alone achieve so many effects. Therefore, most low-level spells are actually developed by legendary or even stronger beings.