Chapter 26: Even Mages Can Lose Control

Seeing that Corona did not come after him to scold or hit him, the young man was somewhat surprised. However, after a moment of contemplation, a flicker of delight appeared on his face. Their relationship seemed to be progressing more smoothly than he'd imagined. In truth, Corona was the type of woman with an icy exterior but a warm heart. Once you broke through that icy shell, such a girl, once she fell in love, would be utterly devoted, cherishing her boyfriend more than her own life!

He entered the thatched hut. Although the exterior appeared quite simple, the interior was immaculately clean and tidy and felt very comfortable.

In the center of the room sat an elderly man. His hair and beard were white, so it was impossible to tell his age. The old man looked pale and ill, and his eyes were half-closed. This had to be the Archmage, the renowned Master Kelaibafei.

"Teacher!"

Corona shot a fierce glare at Xu Feng, but when she turned to the old man, her pretty face showed a flash of anxiety: "Teacher, how are you?"

Hearing his disciple's voice, Kelaibafei opened his eyes: "You've returned."

"Yes, Teacher. What happened? With your strength, how could you get sick?"

"Ah!"

Kelaibafei sighed. Bater said softly: "Miss, the Master isn't sick. He's been badly wounded."

"Wounded?"

Corona was stunned, and Xu Feng was equally surprised. After all, who was Kelaibafei? One of the only two remaining Archmages among humans, a top-tier powerhouse in the land. With his strength, he could slay a dragon with ease. Who could possibly injure Master Kelaibafei?

It all started half a month ago. As was well known, the most powerful mages on the continent today were the Archmages. Together with Sword Saints, they were known as Saint Experts. But the pursuit of power is endless. Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, there was a revered mage who broke through the bottleneck of the Saint level and became a legendary Grand Archmage, entering the Domain.

In awe of his predecessors' achievements, Kelaibafei yearned for it. For the past twenty years, he had been training arduously in the Misty Forest, hoping to surpass the Saint level. However... it was nowhere near that easy. The Domain was said to be the sole purview of the gods. Over all these years, Kelaibafei's progress had been extremely slow. And a few days ago, while cultivating his spiritual power, he was too impatient and something went wrong...

So that was it!

After understanding the cause, Corona's expression grew even more anxious. It must be noted that a mage making an error in spiritual power cultivation... how to put it? To make an analogy, it's like a practitioner of internal energy in Earth's martial arts novels going into qi deviation. This is a very serious matter, and the higher the cultivator's spiritual power, the more severe the injury.

"Child, don't worry."

The corner of Kelaibafei's mouth turned up in a faint smile. His eyes held no fear, only the serenity of one who had made peace with life and death: "I'm already over one hundred and fifty. Even if I die now, I have lived far longer than ordinary people. It's just a pity that I still haven't glimpsed the Domain."

"No, Teacher, you... you won't die."

Confronted with her mentor's severe injury, even the usually strong-willed Corona couldn't help but shed tears. Then she remembered something and suddenly raised her head: "Teacher, don't worry. This time, I have brought the continent's number one physician for you. He will definitely be able to heal your injuries."

The continent's number one physician?

Kelaibafei and Bater exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat skeptical.

"Yes, Xu Feng, come quickly, help me examine Teacher." Corona pulled the young man forward: "Please, you must cure Teacher."

This beautiful woman before him had an unhappy background. When Corona was very young, her parents passed away. As a little girl, cold and hungry, it was Master Kelaibafei who happened to pass by and saved her, taking her as his disciple. So in Corona's heart, Kelaibafei was both a mentor and a kind father.

"Don't worry."

Xu Feng patted the girl's hand, stepped before the old man, and bowed: "Respected Archmage, I am Xu Feng, a junior and a friend of Miss Keluona. Now, please allow me to examine your injuries."

The young man before him was too young; he didn't look like a highly skilled physician at all. But since it was his disciple's kind intention, Kelaibafei couldn't refuse: "Alright, thank you."

In truth, Xu Feng didn't know how to diagnose illnesses at all. But to reassure Corona, he had to pretend to be very experienced, observing, listening, inquiring, and feeling the pulse, carefully examining Kelaibafei's condition.

At the same time, he prayed silently in his heart: "Big brother, do me a favor, let the superpower work now!"

But as the saying goes, haste makes waste. Sometimes, rushing things can backfire. Time passed quietly, but the superpower that had helped him through difficulties several times before showed no reaction at all.

Corona's expression was full of anxiety, yet she dared not make a sound to disturb him. Xu Feng was even more frustrated. Seeing how their relationship had grown closer along the journey, if he could cure her teacher, the chance of winning the beauty's heart would definitely be greater than ninety percent. But now...

"Young friend, this old man's spiritual power went awry, damaging his meridians. It's normal that you can't discern it." Kelaibafei suddenly spoke up. Seeing this scene, Corona was almost in despair. No matter how strong she was, she was still a girl after all, and she couldn't help but let out a 'wah' and burst into tears.

"Dammit, was there really no way?" Xu Feng was anxious in his heart. And just then, a *beep* sounded in his head: "Activating. Health scan commencing."

Then, he felt as if his eyes had turned into a machine, rapidly scanning Master Kelaibafei's body information...

Whew, Xu Feng breathed a sigh of relief. At the critical moment, he didn't drop the ball; the superpower had taken effect.

About ten minutes later.

"Master." The young man bowed to the Archmage, his face full of apology: "You are indeed injured in the meridians due to an error in spiritual power. But I'm sorry, I am powerless to help."

"If you can identify the cause of the illness, why are you powerless?" Corona asked urgently.

Faced with the girl's question, Xu Feng could only smile bitterly. Meridians—that is, neural pathways—are very complex human tissues. Even with Earth's technology, they are difficult to treat, let alone here in the Middle Ages. The supercomputer provided a solution: surgery was necessary. But here, there were no instruments, and he wasn't a real doctor...

"I'm sorry." Xu Feng sighed: "I only know that the master has a total of nine damaged meridian points..."

"You can see that? Do you know which nine points?"

Bater's urgent voice rang out. Xu Feng was taken aback. Did he have a way? So he quickly pointed out the locations of Kelaibafei's injured meridians one by one.