Mortal Mage

On the shore of the North Sea stands a majestic giant city, gazing at the vast ocean.

The city walls are towering into the clouds, as if they are about to embrace the sky, and outside the walls is the vast blue sea.

The colorful flags hanging high fluttered in the cold wind, shining brightly, making the city look picturesque.

On the colorful flag, three large characters are embroidered in a beautiful, vigorous and sharp style.

"Tian Ze Castle"

A broad street runs from east to west through the city, paved with white marble slabs as smooth as a mirror. The palaces and pavilions built along the street have glazed tile roofs, magnificent and golden, like a fairyland.

The city is crisscrossed with alleys and temples and shrines can be seen everywhere. The city is bustling with markets, the cries of vendors are endless, and a wide variety of goods are on display.

"Stay away! Stay away! The Holy Emperor has returned, all outsiders, stay away!"

A team of cavalrymen in golden armor pulled an imperial carriage covered with yellow silk, galloping through the city's main avenue and rushing into the palace without stopping.

"I heard from the Golden Armor Guards that the emperor was seriously injured during the expedition to Taicang."

In a street teahouse, several people sat together and whispered.

"How is that possible? I heard that the emperor is a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and with the Overlord Spear in his hand, he can defeat a thousand enemies alone!"

A waiter refilled the tea for several people and interrupted.

"You don't know this, right? My cousin is a captain of the Golden Armor Guard. He told me that that night, a fairy from Taicang used an extremely powerful magic weapon in her hand to shoot out a terrifying fireball, which severely injured our emperor with one strike."

A white-faced young man took a sip of tea. He seemed to know everything, and there was a hint of pride in his tone.

"A fairy like a fairy?"

The tea drinkers at the next table moved their stools and came over.

"That fairy is extremely beautiful. According to my cousin, only fairies can be so beautiful!"

The white-faced young man looked serious and spoke with certainty.

"If that's the case, then this immortal must be more powerful than the queen!"

The tea drinkers at the next table picked up the teapot and filled the white-faced young man's cup.

"Of course, otherwise the emperor wouldn't have sent him back to the palace so quickly. Look at the carriage, the emperor is indifferent, it's obvious that he was seriously injured!"

"I've said before that Taicang is unfathomable. The new Taicang emperor Zhang Mingxuan must be a high-level immortal with magical powers. Just think about it, back then Li Si beat Yun and Ye Yu to Tianze by himself. Now Zhang Mingxuan can kill Li Si. It's so terrifying. I don't know what's wrong with our queen and emperor to attack Taicang."

The pale-faced young man lowered his voice so low that the people around him almost put their ears to his face.

"You are not allowed to address the Queen or the Emperor by their first names. Do you want to be beheaded?"

"Hurry up, stop talking, drink tea, drink tea."

-

Tianze Palace stands in the center of Tianze City, like a bright pearl inlaid in the city.

The palace is majestic and tall, with white marble carved eaves and glazed exterior walls, reflecting the brilliant light under the snow.

Inside the palace, broad golden brick stone steps were paved, and guards wearing majestic brocade robes and holding spears stood guard on both sides.

The dragon throne in the main hall hangs high, with dragon patterns inlaid, and the walls painted with magnificent historical scenes, outlining the prosperity of the country.

The palace eunuchs were patrolling, the palace maids and eunuchs were standing by, it was solemn and busy.

"The emperor was seriously injured, did you know?"

In a barracks in a corner of the palace, two soldiers in golden armor were squatting beside a brazier, rubbing their hands and warming themselves by the fire, as if they had just come off duty.

"I wonder how serious the injury is?"

"It is said that it has been almost a month since we came back from Taicang, and he still hasn't woken up."

"Who in Taicang is so powerful that he could injure the emperor so badly?"

"The brothers who came back said that it was a very beautiful fairy holding a huge magic weapon. The magic weapon used only one move to seriously injure the emperor. The power was extremely terrifying."

"What magic weapon? According to rumors in the palace, there are no magic weapons in the entire Canglang Continent now. If there are any, they have already become dead due to the exhaustion of spiritual power."

"I don't know about that, but after the magic weapon unleashed its power, it gathered into a huge fireball, illuminating the entire battlefield like the scorching sun, and then flew towards the emperor, knocking him back for more than a dozen times. I heard that when the emperor was rescued, his body was as black as charcoal, and he was naked. His armor had turned into molten iron, and he never woke up on the way back, leaving only a faint breath."

"This Taicang is so scary! I really don't know why the Queen and the Emperor insisted on beating Taicang."

"It's all for Taicang's spiritual vein. Our Tianze's spiritual vein was sold to the immortals in the upper realm. Taicang is the only spiritual vein left in the entire Canglang Continent. If we don't occupy it, it is said that our world will become a dead place and eventually turn into ashes."

"Ugh."

-

Tianze Palace, the emperor's bedroom.

An old man in his fifties, dressed in a blue official uniform, sat beside Ye Yu's bed, taking his pulse with one hand and stroking his beard with the other. He thought and shook his head heavily.

He is the imperial physician in the palace.

"Well, give the emperor the only remaining Xiao Huan Dan in the court."

Behind the old imperial physician was a group of imperial doctors in various official uniforms, whispering to each other.

"How serious is Ye'er's injury?"

Behind the old imperial physician stood a little old lady with white eyebrows. She had lost her front teeth. She looked at Ye Yu, whose body was as white as charcoal, with a dull look, and then looked at the old imperial physician with expectation.

The old imperial physician waved his hand to the servants, signaling them to leave.

After everyone in the hall left one after another, only the old imperial physician, the old lady and the unconscious Ye Yu were left in the room.

He slowly spoke, "Your Majesty, he was injured by the scorching fire of the sixth level of Qi Refining. This scorching fire is not a magical power of a cultivator, but a fire formation that was sprayed out in a flash."

The old imperial physician shook his head and pulled open Ye Yu's underwear.

On Ye Yu’s chest, a large area of ​​skin was exposed, with red flesh and blood, oozing out white pus.

"Empress Dowager, this kind of injury cannot be cured by relying solely on the elixirs in the palace. Unless there is a miraculous elixir from the immortals in the upper realm, otherwise, I am powerless. It is a miracle that the emperor is still alive now."

"Yer, what should I do?"

The old lady's heart was broken, she covered her face and sobbed, "My Ye family has no offspring yet, you can't get hurt."