Chapter 328: The Clow Cards Emerge

Chapter 328: The Clow Cards Emerge

When he previously surpassed 50% progress in advancing to the sixth-level Absolute Ability User, he had already felt a trace of touching upon the divine realm.

Although he ultimately had to retreat from it, that sensation—and his understanding of the essence of thunder and lightning—was indeed retained in full.

This significantly enhanced the power of his thunder-type abilities and gave him a profoundly deep comprehension of all lightning-based magic.

The ancient thunder magic that once required several minutes of chanting to cast—he could now unleash it instantly without a single incantation. Both its power and range were vastly superior to before.

Even regarding the Daoist arts of the Li family in Li Xuan's memories, he believed that with just two or three days of study, he could easily master them.

As long as it was magic or spells related to lightning, he would now learn them with great speed.

Once one grasped the essence, the rest were merely different expressions. A flexible shift in form would suffice.

Now that it was confirmed the Patriarch's enlightenment had greatly strengthened his cultivation, the Li family had gained a top-tier expert. Excitement lit up the faces of everyone in the clan—this was truly a great event.

Thus, the funeral, which had been filled with wreaths and white cloths, was quickly transformed into a celebration.

However, Clan Head Li Yelan did not throw a grand banquet or invite fellow Daoists to celebrate. On the contrary, she deliberately sealed the news and forbade all present from spreading any information about the Patriarch's enlightenment.

Afterward, she approached George in private:

"Great-Uncle, there is something I'd like to ask for your help with."

"Speak. What is it?"

George did not refuse. He was now the Patriarch of the Li family; naturally, he would lend his support in family matters.

Upon hearing this, Li Yelan's eyes lit up with joy:

"Great-Uncle, recently, one of the clan's magical artifacts sensed the presence of Clow Reed. We believe the Clow Cards he created have reemerged.

I want to send Xiaolang in secret to retrieve the Clow Cards, and I hope you can accompany him."

The Clow Cards, created by Clow Reed, were once the most powerful magical artifacts known to the world, encompassing nearly all the secrets of Eastern and Western magic.

After Clow Reed's death, however, they vanished without a trace, never to be found again.

But just over a month ago, a magical artifact left behind by Clow Reed within the family suddenly sensed the aura of the Clow Cards. The location was identified as Tomoeda Town, a small suburb of Tokyo, Japan.

Clow Reed bore half the bloodline of the Li family, making the Li family descendants rightful heirs of the Clow Cards.

Her son, Li Xiaolang, was a once-in-a-century genius of the Li family. If he could obtain the Clow Cards, he would undoubtedly lead the family to a glorious future.

However, collecting the Clow Cards required personal involvement to earn their recognition.

Moreover, the Li family was already under scrutiny from magicians worldwide due to their connection with Clow Reed. If a known family expert were to suddenly leave with Li Xiaolang, it would surely arouse suspicion.

If others learned that the Clow Cards of Clow Reed had resurfaced, a bloody storm would be inevitable.

Her original plan had been to have Li Xiaolang transfer schools under a pretense, accompanied only by an elderly, powerless family steward, in order to avoid attention.

After all, who would expect a ten-year-old child to undertake a grand mission?

But in such a case, everything would depend solely on Li Xiaolang himself.

Now, however, the situation was different. Great-Uncle had reached enlightenment and grown vastly more powerful, and this news had not yet reached the outside world.

In others' eyes, Great-Uncle was just a dying old man—someone who, even if he hadn't perished yet, wouldn't live for more than a few years.

A pairing like that—an elderly man and a child—would hardly draw any attention.

"No problem. I've also been wanting to see the magical cards created by Clow Reed. Perhaps studying them will benefit my own cultivation in the Dao."

George immediately nodded and agreed.

In fact, he had just been wondering what point in time this was—had the Clow Cards resurfaced yet?

He had seen the anime, but wasn't clear on the exact timeline. He only knew it was somewhere around the year 2000.

And since he saw Li Xiaolang among the family members, it meant the boy likely hadn't transferred to Japan yet.

Now it seemed that the Clow Cards had already been released by Sakura over a month ago, and Li Yelan was preparing to send Li Xiaolang to retrieve them.

As for helping Li Xiaolang retrieve the Clow Cards, he would certainly agree to that.

Li Xuan had spent over ninety years studying the Li family's Daoist arts. Though his talent and magical strength were lacking, his theoretical knowledge was vast—he was practically an encyclopedia of the Li family's arts.

Thus, there was no need for him to remain at the Li family to study cultivation; he could simply train slowly according to Li Xuan's memories.

Besides, he himself had always harbored immense interest in the Clow Cards.

If he could fully study the creation method and magical principles behind them, he would essentially master the magical arts of this world, resulting in a massive boost to his power.

Especially since the Clow Cards included time-based magic.

Of course, he had no intention of claiming the Clow Cards for himself.

They were originally intended by Clow Reed to be inherited by Sakura. If he tried to snatch them, he would first have to deal with Eriol Hiiragizawa, one of Clow Reed's reincarnations.

As someone who inherited part of Clow Reed's soul, memories, and magic, Eriol was currently the strongest magician alive—and George might not even be a match for him now.

More importantly, Clow Reed wasn't truly dead—he had simply moved to another parallel world. If George tried anything reckless, Clow Reed might come back and kill him.

Truthfully, even without those two reasons, he had no desire to take things from a child.

His goal was to research the creation methods and magical structure of the Clow Cards, not to seize a powerful artifact.

"That's wonderful!"

Hearing how readily her Great-Uncle agreed, Li Yelan's face filled with joy.

As the family head, her priority was the entire clan, and only afterward could she consider her loved ones and herself.

Sending a ten-year-old child to a foreign country to collect the Clow Cards—of course, she felt heartache and sorrow.

But there was no other choice. For the family's future, and to groom a worthy heir, she had to go through with it.

Moreover, Li Xiaolang himself was determined to go collect the Clow Cards.

With her enlightened Great-Uncle to guard him, she could be completely at ease.

"When are we setting out?"

George asked at last.

Li Yelan replied:

"Tomorrow morning. You and Li Xiaolang will fly directly to Tokyo. We have some contacts there who will meet you and take you to Tomoeda Town.

The villa has already been purchased and prepared, and Xiaolang's transfer paperwork is completed."

Originally, the plan had been to wait until the Patriarch's funeral tomorrow, then send Li Xiaolang away in the afternoon. But now that the Patriarch was alive, they would depart early in the morning—it would be much more discreet that way.

(End of Chapter)