Li Yue was still quite skeptical, but he nevertheless followed Mordo to the front yard to meet the guests from Kunlun!
When he reached the front yard, Li Yue took the time to to look at the dozens of apprentices who were practicing magic in their monk robes. They alternated between making circles and swinging their hands around in the air!
Some people successfully created flashing orange sparks in front of them, which constantly changed according to their movements!
While some people barely had anything appear in front of them. There might be a few specks of yellow light and some buzzing sound, but they quickly disappeared!
Li Yue sighed with heavy heart. Time could really wash away anything!
Just a few months ago, Kamar-Taj was almost completely deserted. There were few people left, and none of them practiced magic in the training ground. It was like heaven and earth compared to after Li Yue's arrival!
Now, Kamar-Taj had basically returned to normal. After completing the reconstruction of the three great sanctum, Mordo returned to his duties as magic instructor and taught the apprentices every day on the training ground.
While Kaecilius had turned many powerful mages to his side during the incident, there were still quite a few people that remained in Kamar-Taj.
They were only apprentices, and thus didn't have much combat power. That's why Kaecilius felt no need to bring them to his side, which had spared them from most of the incident.
Now that the conflict was over, those apprentices resumed their studies at Kamar-Taj!
Kamar-Taj had gradually regained the life and vitality that it once had. This was in no small part due to Mordo's hard work: Li Yue's magical knowledge was a far cry from Mordo's, after all!
He was happy to maintain this status quo! Living as a freeloader that did nothing but drink tea and bother Wong in the library when he was bored!
Yes, Fatty Wong had transferred to Kamar-Taj. Kaecilius had killed the previous librarian, so Wong had to take over the duty!
The current situation made it look like Kamar-Taj had returned to its proper fate! Unfortunately, Li Yue was all too aware about the changed destiny!
The biggest change was that Ancient One had passed away much earlier than she should have!
Li Yue had to take over her position and wait for the next Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange!
And the mini-boss that Doctor Strange was supposed to face before leaving Beginner Village, Kaecilius, had also left this world! There was no telling if Dormammu would randomly come back to pick troubles with Doctor Strange when the time comes!
"Whatever will be, will be. No point in worrying about it now!"
Li Yue pushed the thought out of his mind. He had to focus on the more pressing matter. Thus, Li Yue proceeded to the guest reception room of Kamar-Taj!
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"Esteemed visitors, please pardon me for letting you wait and not welcoming you immediately!"
Li Yue found two guests waiting for him in the reception room. He felt a little strange when he saw the guests' faces, but then something clicked in his mind! Li Yue immediately recognized the identity of the guests!
One person was sitting and drinking tea. He was dressed as a Chinese monk, which fits his Chinese face well! However, he was clearly not young!
Behind him, standing respectfully, was a young man with a very European appearance! The rare combination of an old Chinese man and a young European man had surprised Li Yue!
Li Yue couldn't help but greet them in Chinese! After all, while the mages and apprentices of Kamar-Taj came from all over the world, there weren't many Chinese people other than old Wong. He couldn't help but feel camaraderie with them!
"I dare not, I dare not! I came to disturb you, please forgive me!" The old man in monk garb slowly stood up and bowed to Li Yue!
"Could this be the new Sorcerer Supreme? I didn't expect him to be a Chinese youth! What a surprise!"
The old man looked at Li Yue with a look full of amazement!
"I was simply entrusted with the responsibility! Come, please, no need to be polite. Let's sit down and talk!"
After greeting the old man and getting everyone to sit down, Li Yue went straight to the heart of the matter.
"May I know the reason for your visit this time?"
Li Yue wasn't exactly familiar with this old man, although he had some guesses. He decided to play ignorant and asked for their purpose!
Using his spiritual senses, he could see that despite the frail appearance, the old man in front of him had the power far beyond any ordinary people!
Li Yue could even sense that something like a flowing wind was circulating around and absorbed by the old man's body. The flow passed through channels in his body, through his limbs and eight meridians, until finally converging in his dantian like rivers silently returning to the sea!
The unique energy and structure of the old man's body piqued Li Yue's curiosity!
"Haha, the Master need not to be polite. I come from Mount Kunlun as an old friend of Kamar-Taj and its master, the Sorcerer Supreme. People call me Lei Kung the Thunderer!"
Sure enough, the old man's introduction confirmed Li Yue's thought!
"I have come because of the news of Master Ancient One's sudden passing, and the news that Kamar-Taj had appointed someone new to take over the position of Sorcerer Supreme! I come here to meet you out of curiosity, as well as to show the world to my disciple!"
The old man that called himself Lei Kung didn't attempt to hide anything and readily revealed his intention!
"So it is the famous Lei Kung of Kunlun. Please forgive this one's ignorance for not recognizing you!"
While Li Yue was not very familiar with the man called Lei Kung, Li Yue did know that he was a martial monk of Kunlun, an ancient force in the world of Marvel. He was also the master of the Iron Fist, Danny Rand!
He had a unique skill and was proficient in all kinds of martial arts! He even had the same cultivation method of inner force like in the wuxia novels that Li Yue had read before! The people of Kunlun called it Qi!
Kunlun was rather similar to Kamar-Taj. They were both hidden powers on Earth, unknown to ordinary people. Kunlun was hidden on the Kunlun Mountains of China, in a secret dimensional space.
There was a barrier that isolated Kunlun from the outside world, and it was almost impossible for ordinary people to detect it, let alone break into it!
It was established a million years ago by the alien "Dragon Lord," whose descendants continued to rule the city. However, they were also being manipulated behind the scenes by evil sorcerer Master Khan, who belonged to the same alien race as the Dragon Lord. Master Khan had continued to clash against the bearer of the Iron Fist.
Kunlun was currently ruled by the Jade Emperor, and guarded by the divine dragon Shou-Lao. Only by defeating Shou-Lao in ritual combat can one inherit the name and power of Iron Fist, guardian of Kunlun!
Li Yue glanced at the respectful young man behind Lei Kung. If he guessed correctly, the young man must be the current Iron Fist, Danny Rand!
Danny Rand had gone through his own fair share of hardship. He was born to a rich family, but when he was on a plane with his parents, his parent was betrayed and ultimately died!
He had luckily survived by luck and entered Kunlun, to then learn martial arts under the strict guidance of Lei Kung.
In the end, he defeated Shou-Lao and obtained the power of Iron Fist. But when he returned to his home, he found that the company his father left behind had been taken over by his father's partner!
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"Haha, Master, you don't have to flatter me. I haven't been out for decades, how can you recognize me!"
Lei Kung bluntly denied Li Yue's flattery and his own fame!
"How can I not! May I know who this is?"
Li Yue didn't show any embarrassment that his flattery was so blatantly denied, but he immediately changed the topic to the young man behind Lei Kung, despite already knowing the answer!