After all, Torresta had rarely appeared before outsiders.
As far as anyone else was concerned, his absence for so many years meant he was likely in seclusion, attempting to break through to the rank of Legendary Mage.
The affairs of the Mage Tower had all been handed over to Rota to manage.
Under Rota’s management, the Mage Tower operated more or less normally.
Due to the small number of members, the resources each person received far exceeded the benefits of a member in the old Mage Tower.
The Maple City Mage Tower gradually began to develop in the direction of an elite force.
Eighteen years passed. Even without Torresta’s avatar making an appearance, the Maple City Mage Tower
already had two Tier Four Grand Mages holding the fort.
Both were young Mages who had risen through the ranks of the Maple City Mage Tower over the years.
Due to the limits of his own talent, even with access to all the resources in the Mage Tower, Rota had still not been able to break through the barrier to become a Grand Mage.
To this day, he was still a Tier Three Mage.
Thinking back to the distant past, when Rota was still just an Apprentice Mage,
even breaking through to become an Official Mage had been a lifelong dream.
Now, having cultivated to the Peak of Tier Three, Rota felt he could die without regrets, even if he could never break through to the realm of a Tier Four Grand Mage.
Rota was nearly eighty, which was considered quite old.
However, the two Tier Four Grand Mages in the Mage Tower were both very respectful toward Rota.
Rota had always been their only teacher.
A more important reason was that Rota controlled the Maple City Mage Tower’s Golden Magic Book.
The Golden Magic Book was an Illusion Object created by Li Wei.
It allowed its user to experience Magic at a higher proficiency level, saving them time in their Magic Cultivation.
This was also the reason why Maple City had been able to produce two Tier Four Grand Mages over the years.
When Li Wei’s Power was burned out, the Golden Magic Book had also vanished.
However, the two Tier Four Grand Mages had always believed the Golden Magic Book was in Rota’s hands.
They treated him well in the hope that one day, Rota would entrust the Golden Magic Book to them for safekeeping.
The Magic recorded in the Golden Magic Book was left behind by Li Wei when he broke through to become a Tier Six Mage.
It recorded a vast number of spells from Tier One to Tier Six.
This was especially true for Fire Element Magic, which was almost completely covered.
It was priceless.
Rota hadn’t told anyone that the Golden Magic Book had disappeared.
He had once gone to the Sixth Floor of the Mage Tower to find the Illusory Body of "Torresta" because of this matter.
But he failed to see the Illusory Body.
The Illusory Body had vanished at the same time as the Golden Magic Book, both because Li Wei had burned out his Power.
Naturally, Rota couldn’t find "Torresta," nor could he find an answer to why the Golden Magic Book had disappeared.
The only thing he could do was keep it a secret.
Fortunately, the Magic within the Golden Magic Book had already been inscribed into other Magic Books.
It was just that without the Golden Magic Book, Mages could no longer rapidly increase their magical proficiency by reading it.
「One day.」
A Teleportation Gate suddenly opened on the Seventh Floor of the Maple City Mage Tower.
Several rays of golden light flew out of the Teleportation Gate, coalescing into a human figure.
Li Wei was already aware that the "Torresta" Illusory Body had vanished.
Therefore, he had sent his Divine Power Avatar to Maple City in advance.
This was to prepare for the subsequent migration of the survivors from the Ice and Snow City to Maple City.
He glanced at the scene within Maple City.
People bustled to and fro on the streets, but there was an agitated atmosphere in the air.
It seemed as if a sense of crisis loomed over everyone’s heads, making them anxious and hurried.
Li Wei walked down from the upper floors of the Mage Tower.
He could already see the white-haired Rota.
’Come to think of it, I haven’t seen Rota in twenty years,’ he thought.
Twenty years ago, Rota had been Maple City’s oldest and most senior Apprentice Mage.
Twenty years had passed, and Rota’s hair and beard had both turned white.
He was sitting at the entrance to the library, rocking gently in a rocking chair.
What a leisurely sight.
He had now handed over the Mage Tower’s affairs to his two Grand Mage disciples.
He just watched the library door, living a life of leisure.
However, he still missed the busy and fulfilling days of the past.
Unfortunately, those days were gone forever.
Rota subconsciously felt his chest, finding it empty, and sighed to himself.
’Several years have passed, and I still haven’t figured out why the Golden Magic Book suddenly disappeared,’ he mused.
After the Golden Magic Book vanished,
he never saw the Tower Master again.
Rota didn’t know what had happened.
He just hoped the Tower Master was all right.
It was just like that time when everyone thought the Tower Master was dead.
But the Tower Master had made a powerful return.
To this day, all the factions in Maple City still feared the Tower Master’s lingering might.
They didn’t dare underestimate the Maple City Mage Tower.
Unfortunately, after the Tower Master disappeared, relying only on the remaining people in Maple City, the Mage Tower had been reduced to a second-rate power.
It was barely maintaining its current scale by relying on its past fame and prestige.
Recently, the Mage Association had also started talking about cutting the Mage Tower’s resources.
This gave Rota a huge headache.
His two Tier Four Grand Mage disciples also pestered him all day to have the Tower Master come forward and persuade the Mage Association not to cut their resources.
The only thing Rota could do was stall for time, using the excuse that the Tower Master was in seclusion.
He didn’t know how much longer he could keep it up.
Rota closed his eyes, rocking gently in his chair, and murmured, "At least let me live out my final years in peace."
"Are you already planning to live out your final years peacefully, Mage Rota?"
A familiar voice reached his ears.
Rota was puzzled at first, and slowly opened his eyes.
Seeing the figure standing before him, his eyes widened as memories from deep within his mind came flooding back.
He stared at the person before him in utter shock.
"Li... Li Wei!"
Gu Sewei explained her upcoming plans to Gu Ze.
When Gu Ze heard that Li Wei had the ability to move everyone to Maple City, a look of delight appeared on his face.
"That’s great!"
"I can’t stand staying here any longer," Gu Ze said with a sigh.
Gu Sewei looked at him and said, "Is the Ice Jade Palace not good enough?"
Gu Ze shook his head. "It’s not the Ice Jade Palace. The Ice Jade Palace is very nice, but this Ice and Snow Land is no place for people to live."
"I don’t want my future sons and daughters to only be able to move about within the Ice Jade Palace, growing up without ever seeing the outside world."
Hearing this, Gu Sewei nodded. "That’s true."
Gu Ze said, "I’ll go make the arrangements right now."
Gu Sewei replied, "Alright. Once everything is arranged, I’ll go find Li Wei."
When the people in the camp heard they could leave, the vast majority were ecstatic.
A few were reluctant to go.
Suddenly, a clap of thunder echoed from the sky.
BOOM!
A bolt of purplish-black lightning tore through the sky, illuminating the snow-swept land.
A massive black shadow appeared in the sky, slowly moving toward the Ice and Snow City.
In its wake, ice and snow covered the land.
Gu Sewei looked up at the sky, her expression turning grave.
"The Ice Emperor and the Demon God’s Followers... why are they here?"
Li Wei looked up, his gaze piercing for miles to see the giant whale above the thick layer of clouds.
And the figure standing on its head.
The Demon God’s Follower, Basam, was steering the Ice Emperor toward the Ice Jade Palace.
’The fluctuations of a Demigod Level Powerhouse came from here last night,’ he mused. ’Why would a Demigod Level Powerhouse suddenly appear here?’
’Could it be that woman from the Extreme North Icefield broke through?’
Basam shook his head. ’That seems unlikely.’
That woman had only just advanced to the Legend rank not long ago.
It was impossible for her to become a Demigod so quickly.
He hadn’t made a move against the Ice Jade Palace simply because he had been too busy.
He had no time to deal with Gu Sewei.
Gu Sewei’s strength was middling. Not particularly strong, but not weak either.
Several of the Legendary Level subordinates he had casually dispatched were defeated by her.
He himself had never had the time to spare to deal with Gu Sewei personally.
He had been busy preparing for the descent of the Demon God.
Finally, not long ago, he had succeeded in summoning the Demon God.
He had finally completed his mission.
He now had a little free time.
After sensing the fluctuations of a Demigod Level Powerhouse last night, he remembered there was still a thorn in his side here that needed to be removed, so he rushed over through the night.
He also wanted to see who had appeared in the Demon God Army’s rear.
Li Wei recognized Basam at a glance.
Seeing Basam reminded him of the Eight-winged Bright Angels who had disappeared into the spatial turbulence with him.
He didn’t know if the Eight-winged Bright Angels had returned to the Divine Realm or remained in the Prime Material World.
"Leave this to me,"
Li Wei said to Gu Sewei.
With that, he vanished on the spot, using Teleportation to appear above the sea of clouds.
When Basam saw the fluctuations of a Demigod Level Powerhouse suddenly appear above the sea of clouds, his eyes narrowed, a dangerous glint within them.
"A human?"
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