Immortal Mage: I Just Have To Wait It Out

Chapter 37: Preparing to Leave the Lower Realm

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The brawny man’s name was Gebu. He was born a hunter. In order to prevent his wife, children, and parents from starving to death, he picked up a weapon.

Along the way, Gebu’s team grew larger and larger, and the number of people increased. Finally, they arrived at Maple Forest City.

Under Gebu’s insistence, Ye Tian’s statue was not destroyed by anyone and remained standing there quietly.

The Red Moon Empire, which had ruled for many years and had even reached its peak, was officially destroyed on this day.

The Lower Realm was divided again because of the chaos.

…

Eighty years later.

The world was ruled by three empires, of which the Red Leaf Empire was the largest.

That’s right. The Red Leaf Empire was built on the original site of the Red Moon Empire. In the beginning, Gebu was the Monarch. Under his leadership, the country’s economy quickly recovered, and the lives of the people were guaranteed.

Gebu still had the capital in Maple Forest City, but he had changed its name to Divine Capital.

Whenever the Divine Capital was mentioned, the one that left the deepest impression in everyone’s minds was the huge statue that was more than 30 meters tall. The person who carved it was Ye Tian.

Back then, when Gebu suggested this, everyone was extremely puzzled. Some people objected, but he endured the pressure and persisted.

Now, the management of the Divine Capital had been handed over to Gebu’s grandson.

On this day, a figure entered the Divine Capital.

On both sides of the street, countless people casually glanced over and forgot what they were doing.

In their eyes, this person was not outstanding. He was just a young-looking man. What was really shocking was that this man’s face was exactly the same as the statue standing in the city.

Sensing the gazes from all directions, Ye Tian walked in as if nothing had happened.

After his seclusion, he did not pay attention to the changes in the outside world at all.

Perhaps someone had reported the news to the Monarch. After Ye Tian walked for a distance, a large group of soldiers appeared in front of him, surrounding a dignified-looking man.

“Are you Mage Ye Tian?”

This Monarch was very polite. He did not show any arrogance because of his identity.

The reason for this was that he had received the education of his grandfather and father since he was young.

Looking at the person in front of him who he had no impression of, Ye Tian could easily guess his identity from the surrounding crowd. However, he did not care and nodded slightly.

The Monarch didn’t suspect anything and chose to believe it.

“Mage Ye Tian, welcome to the Divine Capital. Ever since my grandfather established the Red Leaf Empire, he had decided to respect you as the Imperial Preceptor, but he didn’t find you. Even before he died, he was filled with regret and reminded us juniors to be respectful if there was a chance to meet you. I’ve finally seen you today. Please come to the palace.”

Ye Tian sized him up.

“Okay.”

The Monarch immediately asked the soldiers to clear the crowd and leave a clean path. He followed Ye Tian and led him into the palace.

Along the way, the Monarch was very talkative and kept talking to Ye Tian, telling him about the changes in the world over the years.

Every time his gaze landed on Ye Tian’s face, the Monarch of the Red Leaf Empire could not help but fall into a daze. It was not that he had some strange thoughts about Ye Tian.

It had been at least a hundred years since Ye Tian disappeared and that did not include his previous age.

Mages could use magic power to improve their physique, delay aging, and increase their lifespan.

However, there should more or less be some changes in his appearance.

Yet, there were no signs of aging on Ye Tian’s body.

Arriving at the palace, the Monarch immediately arranged for a banquet to be prepared and asked when the ceremony for Ye Tian to become the Imperial Preceptor would be held.

‘Have I ever done anything?’

Ye Tian could not help but fall into deep thought. There was no such thing as hatred for no reason, nor was there any good for no reason.

If he had once helped that person called Gebu, it would be fine.

The problem was that he really had no impression of that person at all.

As for becoming the Imperial Preceptor, Ye Tian no longer cared about those empty titles, so he was not very enthusiastic.

He thought for a moment and was about to refuse because he had successfully broken through his realm this time. He planned to break through the realm after revisiting his old place.

To put it simply, he was already about to leave this world, so how could he still be Imperial Preceptor?

“No need. I just came back to take a look.”

At that thought, Ye Tian stopped the Monarch from continuing.

The Monarch was slightly stunned.

Ye Tian said indifferently, “I’m preparing to leave this world today. Do you understand what I mean?”

The Monarch immediately nodded. He had read many documents and knew that this world actually belonged to the Lower Realm. There was another world in the sky.

“Your strength is already enough to break through the realm wall?”

The Monarch looked at Ye Tian in disbelief. The last time someone had done this was 600 years ago.

Ye Tian raised his head and looked at it for a few seconds.

“I haven’t tried it yet. I’m not sure myself.”

After a pause, he continued, “But I can try now.”

With that, Ye Tian left the ground under the Monarch’s surprised and envious gaze. It was as if an invisible force was dragging Ye Tian and sending him steadily and quickly into the sky.

“Will I enter the Heavenly Well as long as I break through the realm, or will I break through the realm from here? Perhaps I can find the traces of Annie’s departure?”

The things on the ground became smaller and smaller until they were almost the size of ants. Ye Tian felt the obstruction of his ascent.

Reaching out, Ye Tian could vaguely feel something. He took a deep breath and the magical power accumulated in his body began to boil.

The surrounding white clouds were like white paper that had been dripped with ink. They quickly turned black, and light flickered inside, emitting muffled thunder.

Back when he fought with the man from the Upper Realm, Ye Tian had some impression of him summoning lightning. Later on, relying on his powerful comprehension, he developed lightning magic.

Lightning was originally filled with violence and was an extremely powerful force.

At this moment, under Ye Tian’s control, the surrounding lightning elements quickly gathered and formed a bright ball of light.

Ye Tian took another deep breath and slowly closed his hands in front of his chest, compressing the lightning ball. The power contained in it became even more violent, as though it could erupt at any moment.

Swoosh!

He pushed his hands forward and compressed them to the limit. Lightning the size of a fist instantly shot out. The invisible barrier immediately rippled, and fine cracks appeared.

“Did it work…”

When the violent power dissipated, Ye Tian took a closer look and realized that it was filled with cracks. However, it was still a little short of shattering.

Just as Ye Tian was about to work harder, he realized that the crack was recovering rapidly.

“I only have one shot?”

Upon seeing that, Ye Tian immediately understood something and thought about how to increase his strength.

“Continuing seclusion will probably take a long time. It might be ten years, fifty years, or two hundred years. The best way to grow is through a life-and-death situation.”