Full-Time Magister: I Had No Intention of Reaching the Dimensional Throne

"This summoned beast must be from the ancient demonic sect, so why has it existed for so long?" Lu Fang suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Second Elder, you may not know, but Bai Mo seems to have a natural magical ability that far exceeds that of humans."

"Hmph! No wonder he's so arrogant." Lu Yuan snorted. He hated geniuses the most.

The more he cultivated, the more he realized the benefits of talent, and the more he realized it, the more jealous he became of those with exceptional talent.

"Twilight Dead Zone!!"

A dark fire ignited in Lu Yuan's eyes. He reached up and then suddenly pulled down, as if pulling down the sky, plunging a large area into darkness.

As you can see, the sky a thousand meters above Jingwei appears to have been bitten off by a celestial dog, plunging into a deep, dark darkness. There are also shadowy ghostly figures floating around, making chopping and tearing motions. The whole scene is a sinister and eerie dark inferno that devours souls!

Upon seeing this, Zu Huiyin let out another shriek, her aura surging, her eyes darkening and disappearing completely, as she entered the Twilight Death Domain.

However, Lu Yuan knew that she had shadow-type abilities, so he trapped Bai Mo and the others with a super-level twilight death domain, making a perfect coordination.

No mage likes to stay in someone else's dark domain.

A few specks of silver light gathered above their heads. Bai Mo, carrying Ding Yumin, leaped through space to arrive above the three of them, leaving Jingwei, who was equally unafraid of the darkness, to fight against Zu Huiyin.

"You escaped by sheer luck the day before yesterday, and now you dare to ambush us? Do you think you're invincible just because you won first place in the academy? We'll kill you now, and no one can say anything!"

Seeing that the two had indeed been forced to separate from the giant divine bird by Lu Yuan, Lu Xin shouted sternly as soon as they appeared.

A blazing light erupted from his body, as if a magnificent star palace were burning upon him, while in the distance, a terrifying radiance gathered in the sky above Bai Mo's head.

"Sacred Sword - Demon Slayer Sword!"

Lu Xin's eyes were fixed on Bai Mo, and in an instant, golden light burst forth from his body and he soared into the sky.

An extremely powerful locking force descended, and Bai Mo felt his soul sink. His heart trembled, and the terrifying light in the sky had already condensed into a platinum-gold giant sword that stretched across the sky and the earth, with its tip pointing directly at the top of his head!

"This Lu Xin is actually stronger in light-element cultivation than that pale-faced man!"

Upon sensing the locking force on Lu Xin's body that even instantaneous movement couldn't change, Bai Mo knew Lu Xin's cultivation level.

But he was completely unafraid and showed no intention of resisting. A bright silver starlight appeared in his hand and instantly tore towards Lu Yuan, who had the deepest cultivation.

The surging spatial power stirred, and space itself was torn apart at this moment. Five narrow spatial rifts rushed straight toward the land, and everything in their path shattered in these rifts—air, ground, and flowing clouds—nothing was spared.

Locked onto by this spatial tearing claw, even with his profound cultivation, Lu Yuan felt a chill run down his spine. He tried to use his most powerful and abundant elemental force to fill the spatial tear, but it was like throwing a stone into the sea!

Lu Yuan instantly realized that this was a spatial rift that his defenses could not fill, and immediately transformed into a shadow swallow, leaving the range of the spatial tearing claw.

Following his actions was Lu Fang, who fled on the wind. As he retreated, a cold smile appeared on his face. He looked at Bai Mo, who was completely unprepared for the most powerful single-target magic, the Demon-Slaying Sword, and felt disdain.

"Truly, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. Today is the anniversary of your death, but sadly, no one will remember..."

Before Lu Yuan could finish speaking, his eyes suddenly widened as an unavoidable, irresistible locking force struck him!

The platinum-gold greatsword that was supposed to slice Bai Mo to pieces suddenly turned, its golden tip pointing directly at him, carrying a chilling killing intent as vast as the setting sun and as sweeping as a long river, leaving him with no way to dodge!

"Lu Xin, you're insane!!"

Lu Fang cursed menacingly as a layer of protective armor appeared on his body. The ice-type super-level magic that was originally meant to give Bai Mo and the other two a hard time was now unleashed in full force.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!

One after another, massive and imposing icebergs were struck out with each palm strike. Each time an iceberg was struck out, the lightsaber would immediately shatter it and continue to approach!

boom!

A crystal-clear glacier, as solid as a diamond mountain, suddenly flew out, shattering the illusory platinum longsword. Its remaining force crashed into the white-faced cloaked figure, none other than Ding Yumin.

Lu Fang has discovered that Lu Xin is being controlled by this cloaked man.

But at that moment, another thick, golden river surrounded Bai Mo and his companion, blocking his attack.

Lu Xin lunged forward, heading straight for the iceberg!

"stop!!"

Upon seeing this, Lu Yuan's eyes widened in shock, and he suddenly let out a startled shout.

However, Lu Fang remained unmoved, as if he hadn't heard anything, and said calmly, "Brother, this Lu Xin is foolish and has already offended the other party, but it has nothing to do with us. Why should we suffer collateral damage? We might as well abandon the pawn to save the king, return to the Lu family, divide the property with Lu Kun, and go wherever we want."

Lu Fang already harbored resentment towards Lu Xin. Back then, when Lu Bingfeng and his son died, Lu Xin didn't do anything. But now, just because one of Lu Bingfeng's sons is crippled, Lu Xin has both moved his entire family to seek refuge with him and is doing everything he can to kill people.

Why wasn't he so attentive and caring towards his family back then?

The Lu family was useless, with a long-standing bad reputation, their salaries decreasing year by year, and their cultivation stagnating. Lu Fang had long been impatient with them.

As a three-elemental super-tier cultivator, he can go anywhere; why carry such a burden?

Thinking of this, a fierce and tyrannical red light appeared in Lu Fang's eyes, and he pushed an even larger iceberg forward with a rumble!

"How can you do this? Your second brother died young, and Lu Xin was his only son. Without him, who will manage the Lu family and secure cultivation resources for us!"

Lu Yuan shouted loudly, raised his hand, and a vast mountain rose up with a clang, blocking the iceberg and Lu Xin. Without hesitation, he slapped down with his other hand.

In an instant, a mountain-like palm appeared, majestic as Mount Tai, continuous as Mount Wuling, heavy and powerful, and irresistible, enveloping Bai Mo and the other two!

"What's the rush? Your lives still belong to me."

Bai Mo glanced at the top of his head and felt that this extraordinary power was quite intimidating. It could move mountains and lift peaks, seemingly unstoppable, but it was similar to Leng Qing's Wutu Xuanhuang Token, instantly unleashing a super-level magic.

Ding Yumin didn't make a move. She knew that her purpose in coming here was to accompany Bai Mo to calm down, and she would just do some odd jobs.

Otherwise, these four people would have to commit suicide as soon as they met.

She simply watched with a smile, silently following him. Although it was a battlefield, it was as if she were taking a leisurely stroll with him, like a little follower.

"The Realm of Chaos!"

Bai Mo pointed to the sky, and a point of ten-colored light flew out, which then rapidly grew larger and expanded, instantly becoming a thin curtain of chaos, transforming into a ten-colored canopy that covered the sky and the earth.

The Chaos Realm, a mid-level Chaos Magic, begins as a vortex, which then expands into larger and more numerous vortexes, much like the Ice Lock and the Frozen Coffin.

However, Bai Mo is at least a Super-Rank, and the Chaos type is as obedient as a concubine, allowing him to do whatever he wants.

The Chaos Realm unfolded, lightly supporting the magnificent palm mountain. A chaotic power enveloped it, about to engulf it, and then with a flip, following the mysterious order of master and servant, the palm mountain was strengthened, and suddenly flew out, crashing down on Lu Yuan!

At the same time, a silver light shone in his hand, and he stepped through space to arrive in front of Lu Xin, lightly slapping his face with a palm.

Click!

With a crisp cracking sound, the entire space, centered on Lu Xin's face, began to split open in a dense pattern, like a spider web.

As the spatial rift spread and expanded, Lu Xin's body also shattered into fragments along with the broken space. These fragments were then swallowed up and destroyed by the powerful suction and annihilation force of the spatial rift, leaving no trace of him in the world.

"Xin'er!"

Lu Yuan dodged his own magic, only to witness this scene, and couldn't help but cry out in pain. Lu Fang, however, sneered:

"Hehe, well done! I'm out of here!"

Upon seeing that chaotic realm, he knew that if they continued fighting, they would have no chance of winning.

Chaos magic is most famous for being difficult to break.

"You can't leave!"

Bai Mo spoke softly, then cast a spatial barrier to divide the area.

"Yu Mian, control them, otherwise Zu Huiyin will run away if she sees things are not right." Bai Mo glanced at the twilight death zone that had already dispersed in the sky.

"good!"

Ding Yumin responded softly, her eyes flickering slightly, and a shimmering light scattered, the ethereal glow landing on the remaining two members of the Lu family.

She had already learned about Parthenon's research on the mind system from Bai Mo. Even though she had not yet mastered super-level mind magic, she could use super-level mind magic effortlessly, like a gazelle hanging its horns, perfectly natural.

Without any noticeable fluctuations, and with Lu Yuan and Lu Fang offering little resistance, their protective magical artifacts shattered the instant Ding Yumin's mind magic struck them.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Yuan and the other person became two marionettes.

Ding Yumin tilted her head. Bai Mo had no intention of killing her. With a casual wave of his hand, he smashed both heads.

In the sky, Jingwei suddenly erupted, spreading out rings of wind barriers to trap Zu Huiyin, who was trying to escape.

At this moment, Zu Huiyin's aura was very weak. The originally fierce curse marks on her face looked like cheap tattoo stickers. Not only did they lack any power, but they had also faded and looked fake.

In comparison, the blood-red curse that Jingwei inflicted on her body when she was hit seemed more like a true curse she had inflicted through physical techniques.

It's understandable, really. How could a dead monarch-level beast soul compare to a real monarch? Jingwei didn't even unleash her full power, so fighting her wasn't even a warm-up.

Zu Huiyin's wings became illusory, constantly trying to escape, yet she couldn't even open the wind barrier, like a moth caught in a spider's web.

Bai Mo stepped into the sky and slammed his hand down. Dense spatial rifts, like bolts of divine lightning from the void, were pitch black and carried a terrifying, tearing, shattering, and destructive aura. They descended from the sky without making a sound, appearing in an instant and violently tearing apart Zu Huiyin's body, ripping her soul apart as well, following in the footsteps of that other person.

Having settled the karmic debt, the desolate mountains and wilderness were deserted, and even the demons were frightened away by the aura that erupted from here.

The two returned quietly.

Back in Shanghai, Bai Mo didn't rest either. He searched for traces of the Di Tu Mo, as he couldn't handle Lingling alone.

Those totems aren't necessarily all dead; who knows, one of them might still be alive, and that could be another great opportunity.

Totems are not ignorant wild beasts; they wouldn't all follow Bai Mo just because he's handsome.

Bai Mo doesn't have that much nerve, but it's better to stay with the people around him than with him.

Lingling, Ding Yumin, or Mu Nujiao, Leng Qingai, or Tutu would all be fine?

As the saying goes, "being near the water tower gives you an advantage," meaning that even if they don't have a totem, they can still use it immediately if they don't need it.

Back in the courtyard, he immediately invited Ding Yumin to team up.

"In a few days, my curse system will also break through to the super-level. I plan to go to the Abyss of Fiends to cultivate in seclusion, so that I can better master the Ancient King's Armor." Ding Yumin pursed her lips, reluctant but still said.

"Oh well."

Bai Mo was still reluctant to part with her, but he understood that Ding Yumin had her own cultivation path and no longer needed his help; she was his true Daoist partner.

We will support and help each other, and face what comes next together.

We're separating temporarily now so that we won't have to separate in the future.

Therefore, Bai Mo did not insist on keeping her, although he knew that if he really asked, she would stay with him.

But he went out to improve his skills, not to enjoy sightseeing. Therefore, doing so would be inappropriate.

They set off the day after tomorrow. To give Yu Mian more motivation to make a breakthrough, Bai Mo first sparred with her, leaving her speechless and breathtaking.

Then, before Yu Mian set off the next day, she used the Heart of the Void to break through to the Super Rank of the Summoning System.

Give them both mental and physical encouragement.

"See? I told you that thing helps with breakthroughs, right? Look, my summoning skill has broken through."

Bai Mo said smugly, almost bursting into laughter with his hands on his hips.

"Tch!" Ding Yumin couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. "You know perfectly well how you broke through."

After saying that, she added gently, "Don't treat breakthroughs like this in the future. You know my curse-related situation; it won't be long before I break through."

"Don't worry, I only broke through because I was confident."

Patting his bottom, Bai Mo offered a comforting word.

then

boom!

I got beaten up.

After seeing Ding Yumin off, Bai Mo returned home and carefully sensed the changes brought about by her breakthrough in summoning skills, starting with the contract space.

Even though he was a super-level space-type being, he could only vaguely sense the mysterious beast-taming space of the contract space. But now, he could sense it completely.

Not only that, Bai Mo also discovered that the two original contract spaces had now merged into one, becoming much larger.

At the same time, he had a feeling that the space could still hold a contracted beast.

Blinking, Bai Mo scratched his head. Why is it another contract position? Where is he going to find a contract beast?

Given his personality, once he's raised a contracted beast, he's definitely aiming for an emperor-level one; even a salted fish needs a target.

However, if the contract is already in place with a monarch or even an emperor, in that situation the emperor might not be able to control the situation, and it's hard to say whether the monarch can control it either.

Suddenly, he thought of Mu Ningxue's little white tiger, and then an idea popped into his head—maybe he could get lucky and form a contract with a totem beast or something.

Such a contract can still be established when both parties are willing.

After thinking it over, Bai Mo stood up and said that it was too early for that; the most important thing right now was to form a team to explore the totem.

So he continued to follow his original plan and went to invite Mu Nujiao. This trip was only to verify whether Lingling's judgment was accurate.

However, not many people are needed. Jiaojiao has been in seclusion these days, and it's time for her to come out and travel around.

When Bai Mo arrived at Jinyuan Apartment, he saw Mu Nujiao sitting cross-legged on the sofa. Her long legs had an ivory-like luster, and her delicate lotus feet were tinged with pink, with each toe looking crystal clear and adorable.

She was wearing a loose-fitting shirt, but it still couldn't hide her ample bust. Her hair was tied up in a bun at the back of her head.

Hearing the noise, she opened her eyes and her eyes brightened slightly when she saw who it was.

"Why haven't I seen you around all this time? When did you come back to Shanghai?"

"It's been a few days." Bai Mo changed into slippers, walked over, and sat down next to her. "What's wrong? Missed me?"

"good."

"What do you mean 'not bad'? I've missed you." Bai Mo casually placed his hand on her soft, smooth thigh. "Say you missed me!"

"I missed you." Mu Nujiao pressed his hand down and said softly, "Are you satisfied now?"

"That's more like it. I'm planning to look for totem tracks tomorrow. Do you want to come along?"

Bai Mo nodded and explained his itinerary.

"Just you and me?"

"And Lingling."

"Where are we going?" Mu Nujiao nodded, then asked, "In the wilderness?"

"Most of it is in the wild, near the eastern part of Yongzhou."

Bai Mo recalled the map information that Lingling had compiled.

"Alright, I'll go with you! It'll be a good opportunity to verify the results of my training over this period and also to look for a breakthrough opportunity." Mu Nujiao proudly raised her smooth chin.

"Did I forget to say something?"

"What do you mean, 'less'?"

"You should have added 'It's not that I wanted to go out with you' to the end of that sentence."

Mu Nujiao's ears turned slightly red, but she couldn't help but punch him. "Are you trying to kill me! Narcissistic!"

The Xiaohan Pass is known for its strategic importance, serving as a vital link between the two capitals.

The area near Yongzhou, as one of the origins of the Nine Provinces civilization, has never lacked ancient passes, the most famous, the most dangerous, and the most ancient.

This is the town near the ancient Xiaohan Road, between the eight paths of Taihang.

Bai Mo and his group headed straight for Hangu Pass, the oldest pass in history.

More than a thousand years have passed since the Taihang Demon Kingdom was destroyed by the First Emperor, and the ancient Hangu Pass has been abandoned.

Although Taihang is vast, it has become one of the few places in the Nine Provinces where demons are kept, resources are harvested, demons are refined and soldiers are trained, and people are raised and wealth is accumulated.

Centered around the Taihang Eight Paths, hunters, merchants, military mages, and the Inquisition each used their abilities and performed their duties, making the Taihang Mountains a region where demons were relatively less rampant.

Hangu Pass, originally used to protect against demons on the mountain, has also come to an end over time.

"The demons of the Taihang Mountains have gathered around the Eight Paths of Taihang since ancient times. Hangu Pass is located in the foothills of Taihang. We can find it slowly. Our goal is clear, and we're not just wandering around the entire mountain range," Lingling said.

"Why is it centered around the Eight Paths of Taihang? Is there some explanation behind it?" Mu Nujiao asked curiously.

It should be noted that the distribution of demons on mountains is generally irregular, and usually similar to the clustering of humans.

In dangerous places, there are usually few living creatures. If there are, they are either strong or strange.

In short, they're not to be trifled with!

Not all of the eight paths of Taihang are gentle slopes, nor are they all suitable for habitation.

Moreover, eight paths are far too small compared to the vast mountain range.

"This is related to the unique elemental distribution in the Taihang Mountains. For some reason, the eight ancient paths are the places with the most concentrated elements in the Taihang Mountains. They are like eight elemental centers, constantly releasing elements to the surrounding areas."

Lingling explained the situation earnestly, glancing around as she spoke. They had now entered the area of ​​the ancient Hangu Pass.

But apart from wild grass and barren trees, ancient river and sorcerer, there is nothing here.

"Although the demons in the Taihang Mountains are under surveillance, it doesn't mean that the demons there are weak. Many hunter groups come here to take on missions and make money."

Lingling warned, "Especially in the Eight Paths, the demons that can break into them are all very powerful, so we must be careful."

"According to the information you found, Hangu Pass is nearby. Although it's not far from the Taihang Mountains, it's not very close either. We won't go in."

As Bai Mo spoke, he saw Lingling smiling at him. A flash of inspiration struck him, and he pictured the totem beast Di Tu Mo transforming into a city gate.

"Lingling, do you mean... the Di Tu Mo might have died inside the Eight Paths?!"

He couldn't help but ask, but the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

After all, there are no ruins here. More importantly, if Hangu Pass was transformed from a Di Tu Mo, then since it could transform into a pass, why couldn't it transform back into its original form?

It's important to understand that when Qin Shi Huang conquered the six states, it was conquest, not retreat! It was an attack, not a defense!

This totem is inextricably linked to the Azure Dragon, and it's destined to be a vanguard.

In such an epic war, death would be reasonable and commonplace.

Lingling nodded slightly, glanced at him sideways, and added, "Also, if we don't find it here, can you resist the urge to take a look at the Eight Paths?"

"and"

"And what?"

With a sly smile, Lingling said in a somewhat seductive tone, "Besides, there are treasures inside the Eight Paths of Taihang!"

"That makes sense. Since it's a place rich in all eight elements, it must have no shortage of all kinds of rare and precious materials. No wonder Lingling said that hunter groups would come here."

Mu Nujiao suddenly realized, and Lingling snapped her fingers in affirmation, "It's not just that, Sister Jiaojiao."

"If it's just ordinary rare and precious materials, it's not worth the hunter group selling them. Every hunter group has a super-level expert in charge, otherwise it can't be called a hunter group."

Lingling squinted at the distant, misty mountains and continued to introduce the resources of the Taihang Mountains to the two of them.

"In ancient times, the Taihang Eight Paths nurtured a demon empire, meaning that there were things there that even monarchs would covet."

"Although after a long period of development, treasures that require time and opportunity to mature no longer have a chance to be born, some ordinary soul seeds and elemental diamonds still exist."

At this point, she glanced at Mu Nujiao.

"However, the rarest and most attractive thing to hunters here is something called Star Sea Fruit Stone."

"Star Sea Fruit?" Bai Mo's eyes narrowed. Based on Lingling's actions just now, he subconsciously guessed that this thing might be related to breaking through to the Super Rank, and might be useful to Mu Nujiao.

"The stone in 'stone' refers to a strange stone. In the beginning, only demons would fight over it, because humans did not know its use."

"Later, a guy who didn't know anything about these things stole it and casually put it in his storage space, which happened to be near the Star River Vein he stored. Then the Star Sea Fruit Stone absorbed the Star River Vein."

"And then?" Mu Nujiao asked.

"Later, that person was unwilling to give up, and for some reason, he merged another piece of the Star River Vein into it."

Lingling chuckled, "That person is a super-level cultivator, so he's not short of money. After fusing ten Star River Veins, he discovered that the Star Sea Fruit Stone had changed, and then he was able to absorb it."

"After absorbing ten Star River Veins, the Star Sea Fruit Stone produced the Star Sea Heavenly Vein effect, which helped him break through to the third-level super-tier."

"Starry Sea Celestial Vein!!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo and Mu Nujiao were both taken aback. They could only imagine that the Star Sea Fruit Stone must have had an extraordinary effect in the end.

But no one expected that this thing, after absorbing ten Star River Veins, would increase in value several times over and exert the effect of Star Sea Heavenly Veins.

As a treasure that can help mages break through to the next level, the Star Sea Celestial Vein can only be used once by each mage.

Furthermore, once a mage has used the Star Sea Celestial Vein, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced when used again.

According to Lingling's explanation, this Star Sea Fruit Stone has the effect of the Star Sea Heavenly Vein, but without its defects.

"Yeah, so what do you think? Tempted yet?!"

Lingling proudly raised her chin, "Moreover, after discovering that the Star Sea Fruit Stone had this effect, others researched other uses. Ultimately, they found that the most cost-effective method is to integrate enough Star River Veins, and if another elemental seed of the magic system the user wants to break through can be integrated, it can help mages who haven't yet grasped their path to transcendence to do so, and then break through smoothly." (End of Chapter)