Chapter 332: The Book of Time Dao

Chapter 332: The Book of Time Dao

A mysterious magic array, blending Eastern formations and Western magic, appeared beneath Sakura's feet. Her bird-headed key swiftly enlarged and transformed into the bird-headed staff.

Then, she drew a Clow Card from her pocket and lightly tapped it with the bird-headed staff:

"Shadow, seal imprint of glass, reveal our shadows—Shadow!"

The Clow Card immediately turned into a mass of shadow, merging with Sakura's own shadow.

After that, Sakura walked outside the exhibition hall and had Tomoyo shine a flashlight on her, casting her shadow beside the portrait inhabited by the Silent card inside the gallery.

Using the power of the Shadow card as a medium, she pointed the shadow of her bird-headed staff onto the portrait.

"Return to your original form, Clow Card!"

A wondrous event occurred. The Silent card was actually bound by the power of the shadow staff, transformed into a Clow Card, flew out of the portrait, and landed in Sakura's hand.

"Shadow magic, how fascinating."

After witnessing the entire process, George grew even more intrigued by the Clow Cards.

With his current magical ability, he could clearly sense that these Clow Cards were far from as simple as they appeared.

The Silent card was not just about sound suppression, and the Shadow card was not merely about controlling shadows. They seemed to be spiritual manifestations of Clow Reed's understanding of the essence of various types of magic.

The power displayed now might seem weak, but that was because the Clow Cards relied on Clow Reed's magic, and he had long since vanished. The magic left in each card was too limited.

If Clow Reed himself used these cards, then the Silent card might silence the entire world, and the Shadow card might control every shadow in existence.

If George could perfectly analyze and understand the magical essence within the Clow Cards, he might not only be able to rapidly master similar types of magic as he did with Thunder's essence, but also create his own magic cards.

"Kid, how about it? Our Sakura is amazing, isn't she?"

Kero stood with hands on hips in front of Syaoran. Syaoran snorted arrogantly:

"Just lucky, that's all."

"I have an idea. Since Sakura was chosen by the Seal Beast as its successor, she naturally has the right to collect the Clow Cards.

From now on, Sakura and Syaoran, each of you can use your own abilities to capture the Clow Cards. Whoever holds more cards in the end will be the new master of the Clow Cards.

In the process, you should learn from each other, get along well, value friendship over competition."

George placed his hands on Sakura and Syaoran's heads and suggested with a smile.

Kero immediately responded for Sakura:

"Great, it's settled then! Our Sakura won't lose to this brat!"

"Bring it on. I'll be the one who wins in the end!"

Syaoran raised his head proudly, refusing to back down.

Sakura, however, held her forehead helplessly. She had no interest in competing with someone who looked as dangerous as Syaoran.

Tomoyo, watching this, smiled and covered her mouth, capturing the moment on her video camera.

"Thank you all for your help. Goodbye!"

The little girl with the hat bowed deeply to everyone when she saw the painting her father had drawn restored, then turned and left the art museum.

"It's getting late. We should head off too. Tomorrow, you and Syaoran should get along well at school."

George reached out and grabbed Syaoran:

"Apparition!"

The two of them disappeared instantly.

"This elder possesses such strong magic… I didn't expect the Li family to have such a powerful figure."

Kero, seeing George and Syaoran depart, couldn't help but ponder inwardly.

Though he hadn't yet regained his powers, as the Holy Beast of the Seal, his perception was still sharp enough to detect the terrifying magic within George.

Fortunately, the elder of the Li family didn't seem to harbor any hostility toward them.

"What did Grandpa mean by getting along well at school tomorrow?"

Sakura looked at Tomoyo, who simply smiled and shook her head.

Meanwhile, Syaoran, surprised to find himself back at the villa in an instant, turned to George and asked:

"Old Ancestor, is this also something one can do after comprehending the Dao?"

"Of course. Once you've comprehended the Dao, you'll understand. It's late. Go to sleep now!"

George waved Syaoran off and then returned to his own room. With a wave of magic, he transformed the space and began researching the Daoist techniques of the Li family.

In this world, Daoist techniques and magic were essentially the same thing, differing only in their forms of expression.

It had been the same back in Academy City, where magical texts also included Eastern Daoist scriptures, such as Baopuzi.

The Li family's Daoist techniques encompassed many things, the most fundamental being the Five Elements—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—and their extensions like Thunder and Ice, similar in effect to elemental magic.

The only difference was the method and style of casting.

George himself specialized in Thunder, Wood, and Fire magic. Having already grasped the essence of Thunder magic, he found it relatively easy to learn the corresponding Daoist arts.

Besides the Five Elements, the Li family had also collected Daoist techniques from other major sects. However, these were mostly auxiliary and less powerful.

For example, some spells from the Maoshan Sect for controlling zombies, creating talismans, tracking techniques, and so on.

What surprised him most was that the Li family even possessed a Daoist book related to time-based techniques. However, it was so profound that no Li disciple had mastered it for centuries.

Instead, it was an outsider—Clow Reed—who had once borrowed and grasped its secrets.

George was currently researching time magic and had already reached the introductory level. Once he fully understood the related Daoist texts from the Li family, he could attempt to analyze the Time card among the Clow Cards and thereby master time magic.

By then, even the Fairy Sphere would be within reach, and he could save the former Guild Master and the others.

Early the next morning, George took the relevant materials and headed to Tomoeda Elementary School with Li Syaoran.

Tomoeda Elementary and Tomoeda Middle School were adjacent to each other, covering primary, junior high, and high school education.

Children in this small town could attend school from elementary all the way through high school without ever leaving.

"Good morning, Sakura!"

Just as they arrived at the school gate, Sakura, dressed in her uniform, came gliding in on rollerblades from the other side of the street.

"Good morning, Grandpa Li!"

Seeing George standing at the school gate, Sakura stopped and greeted him politely. Then, noticing Syaoran wearing the same uniform, she said in surprise:

"So that's what he meant by getting along well at school!"

Then she extended her hand to Syaoran:

"Hello, Li-kun. Let me formally introduce myself. I'm Kinomoto Sakura!"

"Mn... Li Syaoran!"

Looking at Sakura's bright smile, Syaoran was momentarily stunned before instinctively reaching out his hand.

It wasn't until after the handshake that he snapped back to reality and quickly pulled his hand back.

"I won't hand over the Clow Cards to you."

"You two look perfect together!"

George looked down at the two kids and smiled with the warmth of a father.

At that moment, he suddenly understood the kind of look Professor Snape gave him and Hermione back at Hogwarts.

(End of Chapter)