"Flying Skill" is a Tier Four Magic for Mages. Before Level 4... it's difficult for Mages to fly.
Of course, Mages had thought of other, alternative methods of flight.
But all these alternative methods essentially involved using Magic not originally intended for flight to achieve a flying effect.
However, they all shared a common drawback.
The consumption of Magic Power.
The consumption of Magic Power was a problem that Mages could never get around.
The Flying Skill itself was a Magic with extremely low consumption. It was difficult for any other Magic to match its ability to carry a person, its simple and flexible controls, its low Magic Power cost, and its long Duration.
Especially the Duration.
Otherwise, if the spell stopped mid-flight, you'd plummet to your death.
And the vast majority of Mages needed to perform Chanting.
So no matter what tricks they employed, it was nearly impossible for Mages to fly before learning the Flying Skill at Level 4.
But Lu Cang...
