Soon.
After a quick wash, Sharlot went out with the Sorcerer Ancient One.
They arrived at the backyard of Kamar-Taj for today's lesson.
"Sharlot, do you know why, as Apprentice Sorcerers, you had to learn the Portal spell on your very first day of magic training yesterday?"
Upon reaching the backyard, the Sorcerer Ancient One asked directly, getting straight to the point.
Sharlot was momentarily stunned by the question.
He remembered when he watched the Doctor Strange movie, Strange's first magic lesson after joining Kamar-Taj was also the Portal magic.
Could there be some deeper meaning to this?
"Sorcerer Ancient One, this disciple does not know."
Sharlot replied honestly.
The Sorcerer Ancient One placed her left hand behind her back, and with her right hand, drew a long green river in the void.
She explained to Sharlot.
"Portal magic is the most fundamental and also the most important.
Internally, it can better assist us in practicing meditation techniques, thereby achieving cross-dimensional connection with Dimensional Demon Gods, which enhances our own magic energy.
Externally, Kamar-Taj must always face the threat of Dark Creatures from the Dark Dimension outside of Earth, and opening cross-dimensional Portals allows us to engage in more flexible combat.
And in both these aspects, you performed very well in your learning and comprehension yesterday."
Sharlot listened, nodding slightly.
So, the first magic new recruits at Kamar-Taj learned was Portal magic.
And it had such profound meaning.
Oh, learned, learned.
As Ancient One spoke, her right hand continued to stir the green river in the void.
Sharlot's gaze moved to that green river.
He raised an eyebrow.
He saw.
A small green figure at the end of the green river opened a Portal.
Then he stepped through, and when he reappeared, he was at the beginning of the green river.
"Sorcerer Ancient One, this is...?"
"This is a Time Portal."
"A Time Portal!?"
"Yes, when Portal magic is mastered, combined with the eye of agamotto on my chest, it allows for cross-time dimension teleportation.
People from the past can come to the future.
People from the future can return to the past.
And this kind of cross-time dimension Portal can be quite interesting in combat.
For example, once when I was fighting a Dark Creature.
I opened a cross-time dimension Portal, reached out, and ambushed the Dark Creature from behind.
I pulled out its spine and used it as a weapon to fight it.
And when I arrived at that future point in time?
I didn't have to do anything.
Because.
The past me had already pulled out the spine of the Dark Creature that the 'future me' was going to face.
Of course, it would die.
How about that?
Using a Time Portal for combat.
Doesn't it sound very interesting?"
Sharlot was dumbfounded.
Good heavens.
A cross-time dimension Portal?
You can even play like that?
If he could master it, wouldn't that mean...
If he currently had some difficult enemies to deal with.
He could simply open a cross-time Portal and let his future self, who had mastered cultivation and increased his strength by more than one fold, help him fight?
Oh my goodness~!
The more he thought about this plan, the more feasible it seemed!
He originally thought that using the system to upgrade ordinary Portals to the Hell's Gate of Dark Magic was already impressive enough.
But listening to Ancient One's explanation just now.
He then realized.
How much of a novice he was in his understanding and experience of magic.
If he were to truly face off against a magic world elder with many years of combat experience and profound magical attainments.
It would be like a cat playing with a mouse; he wouldn't even know how he died!
As soon as he thought of this.
The slightly inflated feeling in his heart from yesterday, due to learning Hell's Gate, Dimensional Demon God Meditation Technique, and acquiring the cloak of the undead.
Immediately settled down.
Seeing Sharlot return to a humble attitude, like a beginner, and maintaining reverence for magic.
Ancient One nodded with satisfaction.
Sharlot's mindset had undergone such a change.
Her painstaking efforts just now were not in vain.
Since she had lived for thousands of years and taught countless students.
Therefore, Ancient One had long understood a truth.
That is.
The common flaw of geniuses is arrogance!
And arrogance makes people lose their reverence and humility for magic.
Coupled with the fact that geniuses often have an exceptionally smooth path in their early magical journey, far ahead of their peers.
So.
When they face more difficult magic or more challenging Dark Creatures in the mid-to-late stages.
Their mindset, compared to ordinary people, is more easily shattered.
At that time, they would be more easily seduced by Dark Creatures and embark on a path of no return.
Just like Mordo and Kaecilius, who she had seen turn to darkness through the eye of agamotto.
And now.
Sharlot's talent in magic was even greater than hers.
He therefore needed even more preemptive guidance and tempering of his character.
And for tempering a genius's mindset, it naturally couldn't be a seemingly purposeful, preachy tone.
Instead, it had to be subtle.
Just like what she had done just now.
Now it seemed.
The words she had just spoken.
Had worked.
Thinking of this.
Ancient One's lips curved into a slight smile.
"Alright, the pre-lesson chat is over.
Let's get down to business."
"Learning magic is about progressing step by step.
Since you learned Portal magic yesterday, today, let me teach you some simple offensive and defensive magic."
Saying that.
Ancient One began to demonstrate.
A golden-yellow Magic Shield, radiating sacred light and densely covered with runes, appeared on her left hand.
In her right hand, there was a thick energy whip formed by many magic light beams intertwined together.
Ancient One spoke.
"The magic you will learn today is the Magic Shield and the energy whip.
As you can see, the more runes on the Magic Shield on my left hand, and the tighter their arrangement, the better the defensive effect of this Magic Shield, and the stronger the attacks it can withstand.
And the more magic light beams that make up the energy whip in my right hand, and the thicker its shape.
The greater the damage it will inflict on enemies.
Alright, now I will explain to you the creation process of these two basic offensive and defensive magic spells: the Magic Shield and the energy whip..."
When Sharlot saw Ancient One casting the Magic Shield and energy whip.
He was still a little disappointed.
After all, what he wanted was something like Doctor Strange in the movie.
Immediately unleashing powerful spells like the Swords of Vishanti, Winds of Watoomb, Shields of Seraphim, Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, Bozat's Thunder, Mirror Dimension, and Illusions of Ikohn.
They looked cool and caused powerful destruction.
However, upon closer thought.
It had only been two days since he transmigrated, at most.
Just as the Sorcerer Ancient One said.
Learning magic is about progressing step by step.
Without basic offensive and defensive magic as a foundation, jumping straight to powerful spells.
It was indeed a bit inappropriate.
After understanding this point.
Sharlot put away his disappointment.
He began to seriously listen to Ancient One teaching magical knowledge.
Soon.
The system's prompt sounded in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Detecting that the host is currently learning Magic Shield and energy whip!]
[Automatically converted to Chaos Shield and Bone Spike Whip!]