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

Pan Feng responded immediately, a strange light flashing in his lowered eyes. He walked quickly, leading the group towards the village in the valley.

Bai Mo secretly used the Di Ling to probe again and found that the location of the feeling in his heart was right in the center of the village.

The village streets were nearly deserted. When someone approached, they glanced up briefly, then stopped looking around and went back to doing their own thing.

They seemed unsurprised by Pan Feng's arrival and didn't react much.

This puzzled Bai Mo. He observed several villagers and saw that they were dressed simply, with aged faces, humble and wary eyes, and many signs of labor on their bodies.

It was completely out of place with the simple yet grand, understated yet luxurious houses along the street.

Seeing this, Bai Mo felt even more puzzled. He glanced at Lingling and Mu Nujiao and couldn't help but ask:

"Have you noticed anything strange about these villagers?"

"That's true. They live in such good conditions, so they shouldn't look so old. They have more signs of hard work on their bodies than the average farmer."

Mu Nujiao nodded slightly and expressed her thoughts. Lingling simply nodded, her eyes thoughtful, constantly observing the villagers.

"This is my first time here too. In the past, when the guild leader exchanged Star Fruit Stones, he always came in alone, so he doesn't know anything about these things."

When Bai Jie saw Lingling glance at her, she immediately spoke up.

The three exchanged a glance and continued to follow Pan Feng along the main road of the village, all the way to a large mansion.

They had seen this large mansion that surrounded the village's pond earlier, and now it seemed to be the village chief's house.

Its vermilion gate was adorned with gold ingots, its corridor pillars were entwined with dragons, a pair of majestic blue stone lions stood before the jade steps, and the eaves on the high walls were exquisitely crafted.

"Goodness, Jiaojiao, even your family's estate isn't this grand!"

Bai Mo clicked his tongue in admiration as he looked at the exterior of the mansion. The Mu Nujiao family liked ancient styles, but they hadn't built the manor like this.

Mu Nujiao shook her head; these superficial things were not something a magician should pay attention to.

Pan Feng didn't reply. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed the brass ring on the door, and began to knock.

Shortly after, the two large doors slowly opened inwards, and a burly man dressed as a writer, upon seeing Pan Feng and the three people behind him, spoke:

"Commander Pan has come to deliver the goods? Please follow me."

The man led Pan Feng, followed by Bai Mo and others, into the courtyard. After entering three courtyards, they took a small path to another courtyard, which was located by the pond in the center of the village.

An elderly man, around fifty years old, sat cross-legged by the water, his eyes closed, as if meditating.

He wore a moon-white long gown with a red outer jacket. The gown was made of Emei cloud brocade bird feathers, and the jacket was woven from Anhai dragon python fur, exuding an air of wealth.

"village head!"

The burly man called out, indicating that someone had come. Only then did Bai Mo and the others realize that he was also a villager, not a servant hired from somewhere.

The old man opened his eyes, remained seated, and immediately spotted the three women behind Pan Feng: Mu Nujiao, Lingling, and Zhao Qingying. He couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh.

"I was just feeling the lack of family members the day before yesterday, and I was getting anxious about my son's marriage. I didn't expect that Commander Pan would send over a few beautiful ladies today. There must be plenty of benefits to come."

After saying this, he noticed Bai Mo, composed himself, and asked again:

"Commander Pan, why did you bring an extra person? Didn't you say that only you were needed to exchange for the Star Fruit Stones?"

"Hehe, he came uninvited, he has something to hold you accountable, village chief!" Pan Feng no longer had his previous humble attitude. He took two steps to the village chief's side and said with a light laugh.

"You've come uninvited, and you're holding me accountable?" The village chief's gaze remained unmoved as he calmly asked Bai Mo, "Young man, which organization do you belong to?"

Seeing that he didn't exhibit any of the behavior expected of an ordinary citizen who hadn't noticed his mistake, Bai Mo knew there was something fishy going on.

He didn't beat around the bush and said directly:

"Old man, you colluded with Pan Feng in human trafficking, and you're even involved in bribery. You'd better obediently spill everything you know and hand over all the people you trafficked. Maybe you can save yourself a few years in jail!"

"Village chief, this kid will be put on trial," Pan Feng said hurriedly.

The village chief's smile vanished. He slowly stood up, straightened his clothes, paced back and forth a few steps, scrutinized Bai Mo for a long while, and then said:

"So you're just a clueless little judge. Kid, you've got some talent for subduing Pan Feng. How about I hand over the Star Fruit Stone deal to you?"

"No matter what you exchange the Star Fruit Stones for, it will make you a higher being than a judge. All I ask is that you send two young women with mid-level or higher cultivation levels every year, some ordinary valuables, and magical resources. What do you say?"

Bai Mo was so angry he laughed. This old fox knew that if he could force Pan Feng to come, he must be a Super-Rank expert. Only a Super-Rank expert could be a judge. Regardless of what that was, Pan Feng had never heard of it, so it couldn't be a big shot.

That's equivalent to being talented but not appreciated. His Star Fruit Stone can solve many problems, so he uses it to lure himself.

If he were truly a brilliant but unappreciated high-ranking judge, he might actually be a perfect match for this village chief, a match made in heaven.

"I don't care for your monstrous nonsense," he said indifferently. "I came to catch you just because I felt like it. I like to act on behalf of Heaven."

"What do you want? I have some connections in Luodu and can help you with many things, whether it's Heavenly Seeds, Soul Seeds, or anything else, I can get it for you!"

The village chief, still unwilling to give up, spoke again.

Bai Mo was too lazy to talk to him anymore; he could come up with lies on the spot.

However, after seeing the burly man and his habit of listening to the sounds with his sonic senses, he understood why he felt the villagers outside were acting strangely.

A servant! That feeling is exactly like that of a servant!

This is hardly a village; it's practically a private manor deep in the mountains, where all the villagers have become the old man's servants.

Whether it was intentional or unintentional, there is no other possibility!

Crimson lightning crackled in his hand. He was already prepared to first vent his anger by beating the village chief before properly interrogating him about his dealings with the outside world. He immediately shouted:

"I'll take your life!"

Thunder roared, and purple lightning, like a dragon emerging from the water, shot through the sky and swiftly struck the village chief's chest.

"Hmph! Ungrateful!"

The village chief suddenly produced a three-foot-long dark yellow wooden staff. He didn't stop Bai Mo's thunder dragon, but instead slammed the staff into the ground.

In an instant, a strange power spread out, and a dark yellow light enveloped the entire manor, as if some kind of formation had been activated.

In that instant, the once mighty lightning dragon shrank rapidly like a burst balloon, flying to within an inch of the village chief before its last trace of crimson lightning vanished.

"Little thing, I can give you another chance. Work for me and offer up your companions. Otherwise, I'll have to send you to meet the King of Hell."

The village chief turned around to face Bai Mo, his tone sinister and low, like a cat meowing in the dead of night.

"Forbidden Zone?!"

Bai Mo sensed his magic rapidly dissipating, and the surrounding earth elements were gathering at an unimaginable speed to an incredible degree, which made him somewhat horrified.

Immediately afterwards, after realizing that only the earth element of his six magic systems was lit up, while the other five elements seemed to be shielded, shrouded in darkness and unable to be activated, his expression changed again.

"No! This isn't the forbidden zone!"

The power of the forbidden realm is strong, but it is not strong enough to directly seal away a person's magic.

His gaze fell on the village chief and the wooden staff in his hand, both of which were a dark yellow color, so this might not be a wooden staff at all.

This area may very well be under the influence of some kind of formation or array.

"Hehe, make your choice. In this Earth Realm, only Earth Mages can move freely, and I happen to be a Super-Rank Earth Mage."

As he spoke, the village chief revealed a carefree smile, no longer concealing his aura. A majestic and imposing presence emanated from him, as if the person standing before him was not a person, but a towering mountain!

Bai Mo glanced at Pan Feng, who had retreated far away. This guy really wasn't telling the truth.

As for the old guy in front of him, he was very familiar with that super-level aura. Wasn't it the aura of someone who had just broken into the super-level?

Bai Mo's heart tightened slightly, but his face remained calm. He gestured for Lingling and the others to step back and sneered:

"You're just a newly ascended Earth-type, I don't even consider you a threat. I've killed three or four stronger than you before!"

As long as it's not a forbidden zone, he's not afraid to fight the village chief here.

As he thought this, a dark golden light emanated from his body.

"If you show no remorse, I'll make you nothing more than fish excrement in this pond today!"

The village chief was initially wary of his ability to capture and subdue Pan Feng, but now that the array restrictions of his Earth Realm have been activated, he feels that no one can do anything to him.

When he saw Bai Mo unleash his domain, he simply smiled and said that no one understood the use of earth elements better than his village.

"The earth shook and mountains trembled!"

He raised his wooden staff and tapped it on the ground, causing the entire earth to shake violently. The ground, originally paved with bluestone, turned into mud, like a soft swamp. With each violent tremor, layers of mud surged up, rising higher and higher!

The courtyard walls, bricks, tiles, and houses all cracked, collapsed, and were swallowed up by the shaking and swirling earth!

Apart from the village chief, no one present could stand still. Bai Mo's feet floated for a moment, and earth magic immediately covered his feet, making him stick to the ground and float down with the rolling soil.

At the same time, the dark gold color immediately spread around, protecting Mu Nujiao, Lingling, and Zhao Qingying.

The group was like a small boat adrift on a turbulent river, going with the flow.

Standing still, Bai Mo felt a slight unease in his heart.

The magical world is full of all sorts of bizarre and unpredictable methods, no wonder there are some forbidden zones and places where even forbidden spells are not to be ventured.

Bai Mo had initially thought that reaching the Super Rank meant he was free to do as he pleased, practically floating on air. But he hadn't expected to encounter some setbacks here today.

After a moment of quiet reflection, he took the warrior-level essence from the Soul Refining Pot and upgraded his high-level earth magic to level five.

Bai Mo immediately launched a counterattack. The wristband given to him by his family appeared on his arm. This magical artifact, which enhances the power of earth magic, was being used for the first time by him.

"Earth and Heavenly Eye!"

Bai Mo held up his hands, and countless dark gold stars, like cosmic rays, outlined a brilliant constellation, projecting large swaths of golden dust into the sky. The heavy and powerful elemental forces instantly converged, and the entire celestial sand spun and condensed at this moment, forming a huge pale yellow and dark gold celestial eye!

"Heavenly Evolution Sword!"

The pale yellow and dark gold eyes seemed to contain the entire vast mountain range. The heavy, steady, and majestic mountain range in the eyes brewed a lofty and imposing, sharp and dangerous meaning!

As this meaning was born, a huge sword tip with its sharp edge appeared in the vast and boundless eye of heaven. Instantly, the entire giant eye shook violently, and a dark golden mountain sword that spanned the heavens and the earth hung down.

The immense pressure surged down on the village chief, its sharp and heavy aura seemingly able to freeze the still churning and shaking ground below!

The Heavenly Evolution Rock Sword fell suddenly, like a divine blade piercing down by the Heavenly Emperor, majestic and magnificent, its aura boundless, causing wind and clouds to surge!

"Protection from the Flowing Rock!"

The village chief stood firm, his back straight, and raised his dark yellow wooden cane, flicking it upwards.

"BOOM!!!!"

The ground suddenly shook violently, and Zhao Qingying and the others were thrown into the air. Bai Mo also took off his feet and leaped into the air. The entire muddy ground was lifted up at this moment!

The completely brown mud, as if summoned, surged towards the village chief's head. The mud, like a river in the air, swept up Bai Mo and the others, pulling them towards the village chief's head.

Bai Mo slapped his hand hard, and a rock shark materialized, leaping out of the mud. He rode the rock shark through the muddy river and quickly found Lingling and the other two.

The three of them were covered in mud, but thankfully they knew they absolutely could not separate, so they clung to each other.

Pulling the three onto the rock shark, they leaped out of the mud river and landed on the ground. There, they saw the entire mud river swirling and surging above the village chief's head, forming a flowing, hundred-foot-long mud shield.

The Heavenly Evolution Sword landed on the giant mud shield, barely penetrating one tip before being torn to pieces by the churning mud.

Bai Mo's gaze sharpened. Although this village chief had only recently broken through to the Earth Element Super Rank, his control, magical application, and magical power were all slightly stronger than his.

The wooden staff in his hand should also be a magical artifact that enhances the power of earth-type magic.

Right now, he couldn't win a direct confrontation with earth magic, and Bai Mo felt it was a bit risky to defeat the old man with his current earth magic power.

Because a short time is impossible, he can only fight a protracted war.

That's right, he's a high-level earth mage, trying to fight a protracted war against a super-level mage—that's a dirty trick.

Since the difference between us is not that great, apart from using other forces to defeat the enemy, the only thing left is to compete in terms of 'internal strength'.

This also buys him time so he can use his willpower to break through the power that imprisons his galaxy.

Earth is the element with the least shortage of magical energy, and with the rich earth element in this Earth Realm, he felt he could exhaust the old man to death.

Of course, that's still not foolproof; the guy in front of us most likely possesses advanced magic. While we can stall for time, we can't stop casting spells.

"The Sword of the Cliff!"

Bai Mo pressed down on the ground, and a dark gold color spread across the entire exposed rock surface. A powerful earth-elemental magical energy was injected, summoning the power hidden underground, and rushing straight towards the village chief!

Rumble!

Rock fragments flew everywhere, and a giant rocky mountain, like a divine dragon soaring into the sky, instantly rose over a hundred feet high. The destructive power it unleashed in that instant was terrifying!

However, the village chief easily dodged it. A dark yellow light slowly spread out beneath his feet, and his thick eyes stared at Bai Mo, sneering:

"Your intentions are too obvious, Earth is calm."

Almost the instant his words fell, a deep abyss suddenly opened up beneath Bai Mo and the others, as if a terrifying abyss demon had quietly swum to their feet, opened its huge maw, and waited for the three of them to fall into its belly.

Without the slightest warning!

This enormous abyss-like fissure, a full hundred meters long and seven or eight meters wide, opened suddenly, almost instantly forming the abyss-like fissure the moment the ground trembled.

Just as he said, it was completely calm and without warning!

It was like a landslide; when the first stone landed on its head, the mountain had already collapsed and crushed it!

Bai Mo's understanding of earth magic wasn't that deep, but his speed in drawing magic was definitely not slow. In the instant of weightlessness, a force of earth gravity suddenly descended upon him!

Dark golden starlight shone out, and two rocky hands almost instantly reached out from the cliffs on both sides, grabbing at Mu Nu Jiao Lingling and Zhao Qingying who were falling down.

Bai Mo took a step, and a pair of silver boots appeared on his feet, making him stand in mid-air.

Instead of rushing upwards out of the fissure, he pressed his hands down, condensing layers of sandstone that extended to both sides, forming a rock pillar bridge to support the slowly closing fissure in the earth!

Click click click!

The sound of bones cracking was like a barrage of firecrackers. The rock pillar bridge shortened inch by inch, and the two rock hands finally sent the three of them off the ground.

Bai Mo then broke free from the crack in the ground and continued his struggle with the village chief.

For a time, all that could be seen were jagged rocks piercing the sky, mud churning and sand swirling, and rocky mountains rising abruptly from the ground. Deep ravines and gullies tore open dark abysses, the earth was shattered beyond recognition, and the sky was filled with endless dust.

"Eye of Rock" is the starting move, and "Sand of the Sky" is a minor skill. Neither side has a chance to unleash their ultimate moves. They can just raise their hands and use whatever they want, like "Rock Barrier" or "Ground Wave," and casually release their self-created skills.

One was exhausted and out of breath, while the other was still full of energy and even secretly learned a lot.

"Kid, don't get cocky. I'm tired of playing around. I'm going to subdue you now!"

The village chief raised his wooden staff and slammed it into the ground. In an instant, Bai Mo felt the surrounding earthly boundary suddenly become relaxed, and even the magic-suppressing power that was about to be broken through by his spiritual power dissipated.

He became secretly on guard, but in an instant, he felt a powerful mental fluctuation erupt.

Subconsciously looking up, the village chief no longer had his wooden staff in his hand, but was right in front of a vast and magnificent, crystalline, illusory eye that opened up above his head, containing thousands of stars!

"Transcendent Power! Mind-Refining Eyes!"

The crystalline light of the soul poured forth like a vast galaxy, instantly engulfing the white ink.

The origin of the guardian spirit vanished with a roar!

But it gave him the opportunity to gather his full will, and the next moment, the Void Armor's mental defense shattered!

It was as if he were sinking into a deep abyss, the icy sensation engulfing him from all sides. The gurgling water surged into his body, carrying a murmured whisper, as if trying to erode his will! To re-implant the will of the village chief!

Bai Mo battled against the vast, ocean-like power of mental magic, guarding his mind while remaining ready to face any possible mental illusions.

To his surprise, the immense power that enveloped his heart, like a deep abyss, did not manifest as an illusion, but instead kept repeating the same sentence.

"XX is your master! XX is your master!"

The constant repetition, each phrase that enters the ear, can stir the mind and make one feel an itch all over.

If you believe even a little, this feeling will immediately disappear; if you don't believe, this feeling will immediately turn into excruciating pain!

Bai Mo remained unmoved, and at the same time, he understood how this old man had turned the entire village into his servants.

After the first wave of psychological warfare subsided, Bai Mo had a little time to rest, but he quickly began to think of countermeasures.

With just one clash, he realized that the old man's spiritual power was not as strong as his own, probably around level five, so the difference wasn't that great.

This extraordinary power cannot break through his willpower in a short time, but the fear is that this extraordinary power is continuous.

He cannot leave the opportunity to the unknown; he needs to find a way to break this mental spell.

The second wave of incantation struck again, and it felt like the monkey being chanted the Tightening Spell by Tang Sanzang, with unbearable pain spreading to every corner of the soul!

If someone were watching from the outside at this moment, they would see an elderly man in fine clothes standing upright, with a bright, shimmering moon behind him. If he shaved his head, he could cosplay as a Bodhisattva descending to earth.

A young man crouched down, clutching his head, swaying from side to side, his whole body convulsing, and a powerful aura emanating from him.

"Heh, I've actually benefited from this."

Unbeknownst to anyone, Pan Feng slowly emerged from the mound of earth. Upon seeing this scene, he immediately smiled.

Wisps of dark, poisonous gas rapidly enveloped his hands, like the claws of a venomous insect, releasing foul-smelling arrows as he prepared to strike the two people from the left and right.

Although the village chief was struggling to refine Bai Mo's mind and couldn't move, he could still speak. Seeing Pan Feng trying to take advantage of the situation, he immediately shouted:

"The power of the stars, I will harness it for my own use!"

The incantation spread with a very slight mental fluctuation, and Pan Feng's eyes widened, his arrogant and unrestrained expression immediately disappearing.

"Go, plant the poison in him."

Upon hearing this, Pan Feng took a step and walked blankly toward Bai Mo.

"Bang!!"

The side wall of the courtyard was blown up, and Mu Nujiao and the other two, who had been secretly thrown out of the courtyard by Bai Mo, appeared. Upon seeing this scene, a ghost vine immediately stretched out from the void and blocked Pan Feng.

"Hehe, good to see you back! Go and catch them!"

The village chief chuckled twice, immediately gave instructions, and then focused all his attention on refining Bai Mo's mind.

Pan Feng did as instructed and immediately launched an attack on Mu Nujiao and the other two.

In an instant, lightning and fire raged, forcing the three to retreat repeatedly. Mu Nujiao was only a high-level opponent, far from being a super-level opponent, and Zhao Qingying was only a mid-level opponent, so she was of no use.

At that moment, a flash of silver light appeared, and the beautiful figure of Jiao Yueliang stepped out of the air, holding the dark blue Lieque Blade in her hand. She directly crippled Pan Feng's lightning-type ability and joined forces with Mu Nujiao to resist Pan Feng's attack.

Meanwhile, in his sea of ​​consciousness, Bai Mo, having endured another wave of chanting incantations, felt a slight unease. In the Parthenon documents he had read, he found similar records about the old man's extraordinary power.

This kind of forced shifting of mind and intellect often comes at a high cost, but the way to break it is also very simple.

That is to confront the opponent head-on, attack against attack, abandon defense, concentrate all your energy, and challenge the opponent's mental magic!

If you can break through, you can be saved. Moreover, if the difference in mental strength between the two is not significant, you can even counter the other and control them using their methods.

The reason this effect can be achieved is by adhering to the other party's magical rules.

But if they fail, they will completely lose the ability to resist.

However, it wasn't that dangerous. If he really couldn't stop it, Jingwei could have slapped the old man who cast the curse to death immediately. (End of Chapter)