Insufficient balance

  I'm about to leave the college where I studied and lived, the college is my second home, I really can't bear to part with it. I look at every blade of grass and every tree in the college with nostalgia. Why does time pass so quickly, letting me come and go in a hurry?

  The teacher Di beside me looked at my reluctant application, sighed softly, "Those who should leave will always leave, you'll come back again, and when you do, I believe you'll bring more glory to the college and to me. You're a big kid now, don't be childish anymore, go."

  We walked slowly to the entrance of the college, I turned my head and looked at the several big words "Royal Intermediate Magic Academy" inlaid on the hard granite, my eyes were moist again.

  "Wait for me, big brother, I'll see you off." Mark panted as he ran over. Originally, I hadn't told him that I was leaving today because I didn't want to go through that sad scene.

  "Why didn't you tell me before leaving? That's not very brotherly of you." Mark's face was filled with an expression that was both crying and laughing. "Take this, you must come back quickly, I'll be waiting for you at the Advanced Magic Academy, we still have to study together." As he spoke, Mark pulled out a dagger from his waist, its appearance very luxurious, with colorful gems inlaid on the scabbard. I took it without examining it closely, after all, the emotions of parting filled my entire heart, leaving no room to care about anything else. But in Teacher Di's eyes, a hint of unusual sparkle flashed by.

  I couldn't stay any longer, or I would miss it even more. I gritted my teeth and turned around to head back home with Teacher Di, trying hard not to look back, but tears kept flowing uncontrollably down my face.

  "Longbow, stop thinking so much, why don't you go up to heaven and take a look."

  Mr. Di's words really shifted my attention, "Heaven, how can I go to heaven?"

  "Haven't you forgotten? The magic I'm good at is wind magic, which allows me to fly." As he spoke, Teacher Di cast a Wind Soar spell on himself and slowly floated off the ground.

  "First time seeing you fly, how am I supposed to fly?" I don't know wind magic.

  "I'll take you and hold your waist."

  Like this, I and Teacher Di rose into the sky together, it really felt great, the forest and village below looked like ants, a gentle breeze brushed against my face, it was truly a divine feeling. I envied saying: "When can I fly too!"

  "It's not impossible either. Although you can't use wind magic, if you have the chance to learn some advanced internal energy techniques later on, once you reach a certain level, you'll be able to fly too."

  "Can you fly with Chi as well?" I asked in doubt.

  "Yes, and the speed of flying with Chi is much faster than flying with magic, it's just that it can't last long."

  Teacher Di's words made me feel a sense of longing for the Dou Qi, it would be great to fly, in the future if I have the chance I will definitely learn Dou Qi well, as long as I can use it to fly that would be enough.

  After flying in the air for about an hour, I saw Di teacher's face turn pale, after all, long-time flight is very consuming of magical power, and also need to bring a person, although Di teacher is a magic guide it is also a heavy burden.

  "Teacher Di, let's go down, you take a rest." I said with concern.

  "Alright, well, I'm old, my body isn't what it used to be, and carrying a magical load for a long time is getting unbearable."

  We landed on a small hillside and rested for a while before continuing our journey.

  We flew and walked like this, finally returning to our hometown. I'm now the pride of the village, and when everyone found out that I had passed the Great Magician's certification, they even put me on a pedestal. My dad and mom were so happy to see me back that they didn't know what to say. I didn't dare tell anyone that the old man who came back with me was one of the only ten great magic masters in the entire continent, or it would have been even more sensational.

  We took a day off, and Teacher Di told Dad and Mom about the plan to let me go out for experience. Both of them fell silent, in their hearts, only attending the Royal Advanced Magic Academy was the most orthodox path, and they were also worried about my safety. However, they respected Teacher Di too much and didn't say anything.

  The experienced Teacher Di, how could he not see these? He patiently told them the purpose of my experience and his expectations for me, as well as various methods to keep me safe. My dad and mom finally felt at ease and agreed to let me go on this journey.

  At night, I went for a walk with Teacher Di outside the village. I was immersed in the enchanting night scene when Teacher Di suddenly stopped and seriously said to me: "Chang Gong, this time your training mission is still very arduous. For your safety, I'll give you a few things." As he spoke, he took out three small magic scrolls from his bosom.

  "These three magic scrolls have the same function, to put it bluntly, they are escape scrolls. They can instantly transport you to a random location more than 50 kilometers away. Hold on tight."

  I took the magic scroll, "Thank you."

  "Also, I've asked the number one mage from mainland to set up a magic array in the academy. It's a long-distance teleportation magic array. When you have an unsolvable problem or complete a task, you can use this magic array to return to the academy immediately. The method of drawing and using the magic array is all in this booklet. You need to master it as soon as possible. The accuracy of transmission can reach more than 90%."

  "I took over the book and Teacher Di said: 'You must pay attention, using this magic array must be when your magical power is at its peak state, otherwise there will be deviations.'"

  "Alright, I will practice it first."

  "I've stored 1000 diamond coins in your purple crystal card, which should be enough for you to use. Don't be too frugal, this time I'm letting you go get the divine artifact is roughly located in a mountain valley in the Kena Province of the Daru Kingdom, you can go there to search for it. Alright, that's all I need to entrust to you."

  I carefully remembered what Teacher Di said, and he seemed to suddenly remember something. "Right, the dagger Mark gave you when you were about to leave last time isn't an ordinary dagger. Although it can't compare to a divine artifact, it also has extraordinary power. It can break through any Qi or magic defense. You must use it with caution."

  I really didn't expect Mark to give me a treasure. He's really my good brother.