Chapter 124: When the Unreal Becomes Real, the Real Becomes Unreal

Enter, the magic instructor for Hua Feng and his companions, is currently a Senior Mage at the intermediate stage, having just condensed six magic pulses.

The hierarchy of mages is classified as follows:
Apprentice Mage: Divided into low, intermediate, and high tiers; focuses on condensing the magic source.
Primary Mage: Divided into low, intermediate, and high tiers; capable of learning spells.
Intermediate Mage: Divided into low, intermediate, and high tiers; possesses a powerful magic source.
Senior Mage: Requires ten magic pulses; condensing three is low-tier, six is intermediate, nine is high, and ten is peak. The hallmark of this stage is the ability to enchant artifacts.
Magus: Divided into forty levels of the Galaxy, also known as the Galaxy Realm. Magic power flows from the magic source into the galaxy, granting greater potency. The hallmark is the ability to use magus arts.
Grand Magus: The pinnacle of the magical realm, involving the condensation of five great magic cores: Deity, Sovereign, Heaven, Earth, and Mortal, thus divided into five stages. The successful condensation of the Deity core signifies reaching the zenith of the magical realm, where one transcends limits and can utilize profound mysteries.

Through his studies over these days, he has learned much about the magical world, most importantly the attributes and skills of mages.

Mages are categorized by various attributes: Ice, Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Light (Holy), and Dark. Light (Holy) mages are generally affiliated with the Church; the Pope of the Church is typically a Magus-level mage, with priests ranked accordingly beneath them. Dark mages live in unknown places, with Light (Holy) mages serving as their natural rivals. Mages of the other five attributes are assigned based on their innate talent and typically reside within the Mages' Guild.

Magic is divided into ten elemental schools: Wind, Water, Fire, Earth, Wood, Ice, Lightning, Dark, Light, and Null. Each school is divided into six tiers based on the strength of the magic: Primary Magic, Intermediate Magic, Senior Magic, Ultimate Magic, Forbidden Spells, and Great Forbidden Spells.

Wind Magic:
Impressions: Light, free. Color: Cyan. Elemental Spirit King: Baozhilingbo.
Primary: [Wind Column] (Attack), [Wind Walk] (Support), [Wind Wall] (Defense), [Wind Source] (Recovery).
Intermediate: [Flight] (Support), [Whirlwind] (Attack), [Wind Erosion] (Support).
Senior: [Wind Sweeps the Clouds] (Attack), [Basking in the Breeze] (Recovery).
Ultimate: [Tornado] (Attack), [Loss of Wind] (Support).
Forbidden: [Doomsday Storm] (Attack).
Great Forbidden: [Wind’s Entwining Soul Dance] (Attack).

Water Magic:
Impressions: Gentle, graceful. Color: Blue. Elemental Spirit King: Jade Wave Lingna.
Primary: [Water Veil] (Defense), [Water Column] (Attack), [Water Mist] (Support).
Intermediate: [Rain Arrow] (Attack), [Water Ripple] (Recovery).
Senior: [Siren of the Sea] (Attack), [Tsunami] (Attack), [Echoing Sea Dream] (Support).
Ultimate: [Rising Illusionary Sea Tide] (Support), [Raging Waves] (Attack).
Forbidden: [Great Tsunami] (Attack), [Tide Dance, Moon Welcome] (Recovery).
Great Forbidden: [Siren’s Swan Song] (Attack/Support).

Fire Magic:
Impressions: Passionate, unrestrained. Color: Red. Elemental Spirit King: John.
Primary: [Fire Ring] (Defense), [Fireball] (Attack).
Intermediate: [Blazing Dance] (Attack), [Chain Fireball] (Attack), [Fire Wall] (Defense).
Senior: [Meteor Fire Rain] (Attack), [Blaze] (Support).
Ultimate: [Hellfire] (Attack), [Rebirth in Flames] (Recovery).
Forbidden: [Flaming Chain Pearls] (Attack).
Great Forbidden: [Seraph of Flames] (Attack).

Earth Magic:
Impressions: Solid, steady. Color: Brown. Elemental Spirit King: Catherine.
Primary: [Earth Shield] (Defense), [Earth Tremor] (Attack), [Slow] (Support).
Intermediate: [Earth Spirit Bind] (Support), [Detoxification] (Support).
Senior: [Earthquake] (Attack), [Mother Earth] (Recovery).
Ultimate: [Heaven Collapses, Earth Cracks] (Attack).
Forbidden: [Meteor Shower] (Attack).
Great Forbidden: [Great Earth-Splitting Kill] (Attack).

Wood Magic:
Impressions: Simple, fresh. Color: Green. Elemental Spirit King: Pluyer.
Primary: [Leaf Dance] (Attack), [Healing] (Recovery).
Intermediate: [Forest Formation] (Support/Defense), [Soaring Leaf] (Attack).
Senior: [Song of the Forest] (Recovery), [Tribute to Life] (Support), [Wood Web] (Defense).
Ultimate: [Sacrifice] (Attack), [Vine Entanglement] (Support).
Forbidden: [Dense Forest Stars] (Attack), [Tree Demon] (Attack).
Great Forbidden: [Sanction of Life] (Attack).

Ice Magic:
Impressions: Tough, indifferent. Color: White. Elemental Spirit King: Aishuier.
Primary: [Ice Blade] (Attack), [Freeze] (Support).
Intermediate: [Ice Ring] (Attack), [Ice Dome] (Defense), [Chain Snowball] (Attack).
Senior: [Mystic Ice Curse] (Attack), [Prayer of Ice] (Recovery), [Chain Ice Arrow] (Attack).
Ultimate: [Ice Storm] (Attack).
Forbidden: [Frozen World] (Attack).
Great Forbidden: [Empress of Ice and Snow] (Attack).

Lightning Magic:
Impressions: Arrogant, capricious. Color: Purple. Elemental Spirit King: Longte.
Primary: [Lightning] (Attack), [Electric Net] (Defense).
Intermediate: [Thunder Strike] (Attack), [Thunder Speed] (Support).
Senior: [Thunder Blast] (Attack), [Thunder Illusion] (Support), [Five-Thunder Combo] (Attack).
Ultimate: [Orthodox Heaven Thunder] (Attack).
Forbidden: [Heavenly Punishment] (Attack).
Great Forbidden: [Wrath of the Thunder God] (Attack).

Dark Magic:
Impressions: Gloomy, cunning. Color: Black. Elemental Spirit King: Ye Zhi.
Primary: [Invisibility] (Support), [Intimidation] (Support), [Poison Blade] (Attack), [Curse] (Support).
Intermediate: [Dark Shield] (Defense), [Poison Mist] (Attack), [Teleportation] (Support).
Intermediate: [Melody of the Dark Night] (Attack), [Dark Healing] (Recovery), [Tracking] (Support).
Ultimate: [Soul Capture] (Attack), [Spatial Displacement] (Support), [Dark Night Current] (Attack).
Forbidden: [Death Coil] (Attack/Support), [Twilight of the Gods] (Attack), [Spacetime Gate] (Support).
Great Forbidden: [Indulgence of Death] (Attack).

Light Magic:
Impressions: Hopeful, sacred. Color: Gold. Elemental Spirit King: Freud Kenda.
Primary: [Light Ball] (Attack), [Light Healing] (Recovery), [Light Screen] (Defense).
Intermediate: [Blessing of Light] (Support), [Halo] (Attack).
Senior: [Sacred Heaven] (Attack), [Radiant Halo] (Defense), [Brilliant Light] (Attack), [God’s Condemnation] (Support).
Ultimate: [Holy Shield] (Defense), [Aurora] (Attack).
Forbidden: [Universal Salvation] (Recovery/Support).
Great Forbidden: [Apocalypse of Christ] (Attack/Support).

Null Magic:
Impressions: Quiet, void. Color: Transparent. Elemental Spirit King: Kalikaya.
Primary: [Devour] (Support), [Magic Arrow] (Attack).
Intermediate: [Magic Barrier] (Defense), [Return to Heaven] (Recovery).
Senior: [Decomposition] (Support), [Vortex of Nothingness] (Attack).
Ultimate: [Rotation of the Nameless Universe] (Attack).
Forbidden: [Colorless Chain] (Attack).
Great Forbidden: [The Great Doomsday Judgment] (Attack).

These days, he has been frantically learning everything he can about magic. Even if these arts, which bear a resemblance to Eastern Taoism, might be beyond his reach, gaining more knowledge increases his chances of survival against similar foes in the future. In class, Hua Feng witnessed dreamlike scenes appearing around him; as the instructor on the podium waved his wand, the surroundings shifted as if molded by an invisible hand. This hazy, misty, dream-like atmosphere reminded Hua Feng of a verse: "When the false is taken for the real, the real becomes false; when the real is taken for the false, the false becomes real." Yun Meng also grew fond of this method of instruction. As the teacher demonstrated the magic he had mastered and the basics of each school, she, like everyone else, became captivated by the wondrous world revealed by magic.