Chapter 971 – Guided Meditation

“…it should effectively close the essential distance between them and the forces of nature, deepen their understanding of natural energy flow and the rhythms of life, and in the process, subtly elevate their Natural Affinity.

“Of course, this would require Academy approval, along with a requisition for the full set of construction materials for the Third Composite Auxiliary Meditation Magic Circle as core teaching equipment.

“I’ll need to make some adaptive adjustments and enhancements to it.”

Celestian almost thought he had misheard.

Normalize? Natural resonance — that was a profound state that countless nature-path practitioners dreamed of yet struggled to enter!

Turning the advanced state of “natural resonance” into a teachable, experiential course?

If successful, it could batch-upgrade the potential and foundations of all nature-path students!

“You’re certain you can normalize natural resonance?” Celestian confirmed once more.

“How about I let you experience it? I just made a mobile array disc for the Third Composite Auxiliary Meditation Magic Circle. It can guide up to three people in meditation simultaneously,” Mo Lan suggested.

Celestian was somewhat tempted. He too had taken up the druid class, though only at zero — barely past the threshold. He had also attempted natural perception, but due to his low Natural Affinity, his meditation results had been poor and progress minimal.

“Alright!” He agreed without hesitation.

Mo Lan led him to sit on the stream-worn stones beside the fountain and activated the array disc.

The disc shimmered with flowing light, and soon, Celestian felt himself drawn into an extraordinarily profound state, as though he had become part of nature itself.

The forces of nature swirled intimately around him, as if with just a thought, he could effortlessly dance with them. In this state, even that faint wisp of natural power within him — belonging to a zero-level druid — began to simultaneously nourish his body and psychic power while surging and growing.

That serenity, fulfillment, and joy of deep connection with nature brought him an entirely different experience. Just as his consciousness unconsciously sought to sink deeper, to merge more completely into it—

Mo Lan keenly sensed his consciousness beginning to drift toward disorientation and immediately terminated the meditation.

Without her as guide, Celestian’s eyes snapped open. The forces of nature in the air were far denser than before, but they had already returned to their usual state — somewhat “aloof” toward him.

The enormous disparity left him with a sense of wistful loss, and he couldn’t help but let out a long, slow breath.

“How was it?” Mo Lan asked him.

“My druid class… broke through to level 1!” Celestian felt the strand of natural power within him, now noticeably stronger, his voice filled with disbelief.

He had been stuck at the zero-level introductory stage for quite some time, with virtually no progress.

Yet those brief few minutes of experience had produced such immediate, dramatic results.

He looked up at Mo Lan, his gaze burning with intensity and urgency.

“I’ve never felt… the forces of nature so close to me before. It wasn’t merely enhanced perception — it was more like… briefly ‘becoming’ part of nature, understanding its ‘breathing’ and ‘pulse.’ Training in that state, the efficiency and the speed of comprehending nature’s essence would absolutely be ten times, a hundred times that of conventional meditation! I believe my natural perception practice going forward will also be significantly more effective.”

He thoroughly understood the value of this course.

“You absolutely must offer this course! On the Academy’s end, I will personally oversee all procedures and equipment requisitions to ensure they’re approved as quickly as possible!”

He even added, somewhat sheepishly, “Also… once the course officially launches, please be sure to save me a spot. I’d like to enroll as well.”

On the path of the druid, he was now merely a “beginner” eager to improve, and Mo Lan’s course was undoubtedly the ideal shortcut.

Mo Lan nodded. “No problem! But what do you think — how many credits should I set the course fee at?”

She explained, “I’d like to accumulate credits to exchange for viewing permissions to the rare magic tomes in the Academy Library.”

She had done a preliminary browse through Starlight Magic Academy’s library catalog on her knowledge bracelet.

Setting aside the works on ancient magical theory, lost magic, and even research notes on forbidden magic — the high Elf’s inherited memories lacked none of these and were arguably even more complete.

What truly attracted her were the Astral Elves’ cutting-edge research on psychic power, the mage class, and magic circles.

These were things that even the high Elf’s inherited memories might not contain.

And credits were the primary means of accessing such knowledge.

Celestian understood her pursuit of knowledge. “I’d suggest setting it at 500 credits per session, charged per attendance.”

“500 credits per session?” Even though Mo Lan wasn’t familiar with Academy course pricing, she knew that among the elective courses in Starlight Magic Academy’s Advanced Division, only the most elite tier of advanced courses carried that price tag.

“Yes! 500 credits.” Celestian nodded firmly. “Your course is extraordinarily precious to anyone who wishes to achieve anything in nature-path extraordinary classes — it’s effective even for high-level practitioners, and it has scarcity and uniqueness. It deserves the highest price!”

“I see.” Mo Lan accepted the suggestion. For her other three courses, she set the fees according to the pricing of comparable courses.

Celestian took Mo Lan’s course proposals and went to the department to arrange everything.

The next day, Mo Lan’s four courses appeared in the “New Courses” section of Starlight Magic Academy Advanced Division’s internal course selection system, simultaneously showing up in the course announcements.

The Advanced Division’s communication channels instantly exploded.

“500 credits per session?! What kind of sky-high course is this? Even advanced courses don’t cost that much, do they?”

“Natural resonance? Is this for real? Isn’t that supposed to be some legendary state? And you can learn it in class?”

“According to the description, Instructor Celestian, Instructor Viola, and Instructor Alfred all personally experienced it and recommended it… it shouldn’t be fake.”

“No enrollment cap? Scheduling based on number of students? This instructor must really need credits.”

“The key point is no class restriction, no level restriction, no talent restriction — anyone can sign up! Isn’t that a bit too outrageous?!”

“Can effectively improve nature-path class cultivation and Natural Affinity? If it really has that kind of effect, 500 credits is absolutely worth it!”

“I already signed up… help, so many instructors enrolled in this course too!”

“Wait, has nobody noticed? This new nature Elf instructor can simultaneously teach intermediate courses for druid, ranger, and bard! You’d need at least three classes at advanced level to offer these courses — what’s her background?!”

…

Mo Lan watched as enrollment numbers continued to soar and credits climbed rapidly, then immediately went to the library system to reserve the magic research materials she had her eye on.