Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

"Elder Pang, you flatter me. I've just had some good fortune!" Qin Xiaonan bowed slightly.

Pang Lai waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be so modest.

He stroked his gray beard and asked directly, "No need for formalities. You, my child, are no longer the same person you used to be. You bear the heavy responsibility of a city. You wouldn't come all the way to the capital to visit an old man like me for no reason."

"Speak, what brings you here today?"

Seeing that Pang Lai was being so direct, Qin Xiaonan stopped beating around the bush and said frankly, "Old Pang has a discerning eye."

“I have indeed come here with a request. You are hailed as the benchmark of summoning magic in the magical world, and your understanding of summoning is unparalleled.”

"I wanted to ask you some deeper questions about the Summoning system."

"Oh?" A hint of surprise flashed in Pang Lai's eyes, and his body unconsciously leaned forward slightly. "You've also awakened the Summoning ability?" This was his instinctive thought.

After all, whether Qin Xiaonan broke the forbidden spell has been a subject of much speculation.

Qin Xiaonan neither admitted nor denied it, but simply said according to her own line of thought: "As far as I know, the core of the summoning system, as a type of dimensional magic, lies in the mage establishing a contractual relationship with the beings of the summoning plane, and using his own magic power and mental power to construct a temporary channel to summon the beings of the other world to our Blue Star for a period of time."

He paused, then asked the crucial question: "What I'd like to ask Elder Pang is, since we can 'invite' summoned beasts from that plane, is this process... reversible?"

"Is it possible that we human mages might voluntarily travel to that mysterious and unpredictable summoning plane?"

Upon hearing this question, not only was Pang Lai stunned, but Jiang Yu and Mu Nujiao, who were standing to the side, also showed expressions of astonishment.

This idea is so far-fetched that it almost overturns the basic understanding of summoning magic!

Pang Lai snapped out of his daze, his brows furrowed, and slowly, with absolute certainty, shook his head: "Basically impossible!"

He picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, organized his thoughts, and explained in detail: "The 'door' that summons the plane has a one-way rule and is extremely exclusive."

"It only allows summoned beasts that have been contracted and recognized by the mage's magic mark to pass through."

"Moreover, even otherworldly beings with life forms completely different from ours need contracts and magical guidance, let alone us humans?"

"Our flesh and blood bodies simply cannot withstand the pressure of those spacetime transformation rules. If we force our way through, we will only be crushed by the laws of the plane."

"Furthermore, maintaining the summoning gate requires the mage to continuously infuse magic from this side."

"If you want to go through that door, it means there will be no one to maintain it on this side."

"When the passage collapses, where will you find yourself? Will you be lost in the turbulent flow of time and space, or banished to an unknown void?"

Pang Lai sighed and said earnestly, "Young Qin, I don't know why you have such thoughts. Perhaps you have reached a bottleneck in your cultivation and want to seek a wider world."

"But I can tell you definitively that it is absolutely impossible to safely transport a person's body to the summoning plane using traditional summoning arrays!"

"This is an ironclad rule that countless predecessors have verified with their experience and even their lives."

Qin Xiaonan was not discouraged by this firm denial. His eyes remained calm as he pressed on, "Then, what if we don't use a conventional summoning array?"

"Magic is as vast as the ocean. In the long river of history, have there never been some... unconventional methods, perhaps even those listed as forbidden?"

“Forbidden technique…” Pang Lai’s pupils contracted slightly, and his expression turned serious. He fell silent, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table.

Several minutes passed before he slowly raised his head.

"Indeed...there are scattered records of this in some old documents."

"Throughout history, there have been many exceptionally talented and audacious individuals who have attempted to forcibly open stable passages to the summoning planes through forbidden techniques, thus completing interdimensional travel."

He shook his head, his tone filled with regret and warning: "But without exception, all of these methods are listed as the highest taboo."

"On the one hand, the process is often accompanied by huge risks; on the other hand, the success rate is so low that it is despairing."

"Of those who attempted it, eight or nine out of ten ended up either physically or spiritually destroyed or permanently exiled. Even the occasional cases that claimed to be 'successful' were mostly vague, difficult to verify, and never heard from again, so they probably weren't truly successful."

Pang Lai's words vaguely confirmed that there were indeed "unorthodox" paths to the summoning plane, although the hope was slim and the dangers were numerous.

Afterwards, with the intention of mentoring the younger generation, Pang Lai explained to Qin Xiaonan in detail some common knowledge and secrets about the summoning plane.

In particular, there are rumors about the core areas of Wanlong Valley, the Tower of a Thousand Races Elf, and the Tomb of the Fallen Kingdom.

"Wanlong Valley is said to be the dwelling place of true dragons. The dragons there are completely different from the sub-dragons and pseudo-dragons with dragon blood on our Blue Star. Their strength... is probably far beyond our imagination."

"The Tomb of Fallen Kingdoms is even more bizarre. It is the final resting place of countless fallen imperial-level national beasts. The deathly aura and resentment intertwine there, giving birth to various immortal undead demon lords, making it extremely dangerous..."

"..."

Qin Xiaonan listened attentively, already understanding the situation. He stood up and said, "Elder Pang's explanation today has been very helpful to me."

Before leaving, Qin Xiaonan took out a seemingly ordinary jade box from her bosom, placed it on Pang Lai's desk, and said, "Elder Pang, this is a small gift for your first visit. Please accept it."

Pang Lai took it as a simple gesture from a junior and accepted it with a smile without giving it much thought.

However, he did not know at the time that the jade box contained a complete Dimensional Core!

This item is an unparalleled treasure for summoning mages, enough to help him, who has been stuck at the peak of the super-level for a long time, break through to the forbidden realm of summoning spells that he has been dreaming of!
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Leaving Pang Lai's courtyard, they walked along the somewhat deserted and desolate streets of the capital, the setting sun casting long shadows of the two of them.

Qin Xiaonan suddenly stopped and turned to look at the stunningly beautiful Mu Nujiao beside her. Her eyes gleamed with an almost adventurous excitement as she softly asked, "Jiaojiao, do you want to... go to that legendary summoning plane and see it for yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Nujiao was filled with surprise: "Huh? But...didn't Elder Pang just say that it's impossible for humans to travel to the summoning plane through normal means?"

"Those forbidden techniques are too dangerous..."

Qin Xiaonan smiled when she saw her surprised expression.

He reached out and gently grasped Mu Nujiao's slightly cool hand, his tone calm yet carrying an absolute confidence, and slowly said:
"In this world, there is never anything absolutely 'impossible'."

"It's simply a matter of wanting or not wanting." (End of Chapter)