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

In the vast land of Hanzhong, a beautiful valley near the city has been covered in white.

The pavilions, garden paths, and palaces in the valley are all imbued with the atmosphere of winter.

However, in one corner of the vast valley estate, it is spring-like all year round, with flowers blooming everywhere.

"Knock knock knock!"

Three soft sounds rang out, and the head of the Zu family, hearing the sounds from inside the courtyard, pushed open the door and went in.

Upon seeing his uncle, who was always insightful and skillful, his anxious heart eased slightly. He stepped forward to pay his respects and hurriedly said:

"Uncle, Zu Xiangtian has just returned from the Northwest. News of his killing of Mu Feiluan has already spread throughout the Northwest, and the Mu family knows about it. What should we do?"

Upon hearing this, Zu Hengrao looked up, his eyes filled with surprise, "How could he have killed Mu Feiluan?"

"It is said that Mu Feiluan was injured at the time, and Xiang Tian launched a sneak attack."

"When was the murder?"

"More than a month ago."

"Why are you only telling me now?" Zu Hengrao said heavily.

Upon hearing this, Zu Huang's expression also turned sour, because Zu Xiangtian had just spoken to him.

It's no wonder that some members of the Mu family have been quite critical of their cooperation these days.

Upon seeing his expression, Zu Hengrao immediately understood the situation.

"Summon Zu Xiangtian and all the people he brought with him. I want to question them myself."

Before long, Zu Xiangtian arrived triumphantly with two high-ranking officials.

After some questioning and prodding, Zu Hengrao sighed, gazing at the vibrant flowers in the courtyard. He said softly:

"The tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease."

Back in Shanghai, Zhao Manyan couldn't wait to provoke Mo Fan, while Bai Mo found the runaway loli Lingling.

Lingling noticed the figure as soon as it appeared inside the hunting grounds.

Before he could ask, she said, "I've found a clue about Jingmu Han, but it's a bit unusual."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo raised an eyebrow. "What's so special about it?"

"Jingmuhan is a family's guardian totem. I don't know much about it. Someone from that family is coming over, and he wants to talk to you about it in person," Lingling said.

Hearing this, Bai Mo felt a little strange.

This wasn't the first time a totem had encountered a guardian family, but it was the first time the guardian family had taken the initiative to contact him.

Moreover, how are they sure they are looking for Jingmu Han?

He came to me, but didn't tell Lingling the specifics. What does he want?

A multitude of questions flooded his mind at once. Bai Mo asked, "Which family?"

"Ancient capital, Yang family."

The Yang family is an ancient and prestigious family in the ancient capital, but Bai Mo doesn't have much of an impression of them.

"Where is he?"

"I have the contact number for a hotel nearby."

"Contact him."

Nodding, Bai Mo looked at Lingling again and asked, "Is the Yang family really the totem guardian family of Jingmu'an? How did they find me?"

"While I was searching for clues about Jingmu Han, the Yang family suddenly took on many tasks and provided me with information."

After a pause, Lingling continued, "Then the representative from the Yang family contacted me. According to him, the Jingmu Han token was something they proactively added to the exchange list for the Northwest Development mission."

"Regarding this matter, I asked Staff Officer Shao, who fought alongside you before, and learned from her that the Western Army commander had received favors from the Yang family in his early years, so he helped them add the tokens to the redemption list."

Lingling glanced at Bai Mo, her expression calm.

"We have caused quite a stir in the process of searching for totems many times before, so it is not difficult for some interested people to find out."

"Afterwards, I collected and investigated information about the Yang family. This family was unremarkable; it was just an old and established family in the ancient capital."

However, their family crest does contain some of the totem patterns from the Jingmu'an token; it should be a variation of the complete Jingmu'an totem pattern.

After hearing this, Bai Mo nodded slightly to show that he understood, while wondering why the Yang family had taken the initiative to come to him.

"Why do you think the Yang family would willingly hand over the Jingmu Han token and come looking for me?"

"They're being very humble because they want your help with something and want to make a good impression so you won't feel later that they're using Jingmuhan's clues to force you to comply."

Lingling took a big gulp of matcha milk tea and replied without hesitation.

During the conversation, Lingling had already sent a message to the person from the Yang family.

Before long, a man of about thirty years old entered. He had a kind face and a gentle demeanor.

He greeted Bai Mo politely, introduced himself, and then got straight to the point:

"We would like to ask Judge Bai for a favor, and the reward will be the Jingmu Han and its totem. I wonder if you would be willing?"

Bai Mo and Lingling exchanged a glance; she had indeed guessed correctly.

"I wonder what the Yang family needs me to do?"

"I believe Judge Bai has probably guessed that our Yang family is actually in a similar situation to the Tang family in Hangzhou, and we also have a guardian totem."

Yang Lin didn't say it directly, but continued:

"But unfortunately, our Yang family's guardian totem has long since perished, and even its remains cannot be found. Otherwise, the Yang family would not be an obscure little family in the ancient capital."

After finishing his speech, he began to formally explain why he had come to seek Bai Mo's help.

"Actually, we've never given up searching for the remains of the guardian totem all these years. In fact, we found them not long ago through some family's ancient records, but seeing them isn't easy."

"According to our exploration, Jingmuhan perished a very, very long time ago. We are just guarding its tomb. Its burial place is a secret realm."

"More than a thousand years ago, a patriarch of the Yang family unexpectedly gained the recognition of the Jingmu Han totem artifact that had always been worshipped and protected. Believing himself to be the master of the totem, he took it upon himself to use the secret realm and the totem artifact as burial goods and moved them out of the Yang family..."

"What we've been searching for is his tomb."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo nodded slightly. It seemed that the patriarch had not chosen to be buried in the place where the Yang family members would usually be buried.

He may very well have become a ghost.

"Even so, with the Yang family's capabilities, clearing out some undead shouldn't be difficult. Is there anything I can help with?"

Yang Lin shook his head, clearly disagreeing with these words, and began to explain.

"That undead area is unusual. The tomb chamber is surrounded by a violent and domineering field of lightning. We tried to get through, and unless you have extremely high cultivation or are a lightning mage who controls pure lightning, it is impossible to pass through."

"In fact, all we want is this secret realm. Jingmu Han is dead. The totem artifact has voluntarily recognized a member of the Yang family as its master for thousands of years."

The implication is that the Yang family neither needs nor values ​​these two items.

After all, they were two old relics kept within the family, and they weren't of much use.

As for the identity of the totem guardian, the Tang family was able to truly witness the Xuan Snake.

They could only see skeletons at most, after a thousand years.

Even if one remembers their identity clearly, there is still a sense of belonging.

After listening to him, Bai Mo understood a bit more. A secret realm was indeed much more valuable than totem artifacts and totem bones that seemed useless.

It was no secret that he possessed a pet of the lightning element.

It makes sense that the Yang family would proactively contact him after learning that he was searching for a totem.

"I promised. When do we leave?"

"That's wonderful. Judge Bai will come to the Yang family in the ancient capital in three days, and we will go together."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

After Yang Lin left, Bai Mo glanced at Lingling, thought for a moment, and thought about the place surrounded by spirits and thunder.

"Lingling, you'd better not go."

"Hmph, I have plenty of places to go. Mo Fan is going to explore the Mu family's fire veins, so I'll go on an adventure with him. That's much more interesting than you guys going tomb raiding."

Lingling wasn't particularly interested in Bai Mo's actions.

Knowing the goal and the difficulties is just like playing a game with a walkthrough – it's pointless.

Bai Mo nodded, recalling that around this time, Mo Fan had returned to China after his recuperation and made a trip to the Kunlun Fire Vein.

It didn't take many days. I estimate that they would be back in a couple of days after I set off for the ancient capital.

It seems that Lingling's plan to take a long vacation has fallen through.

"Zhao Manyan should be coming with you. He's already surpassed the previous level, so with him around, you should be safer."

"Hmm, you're planning to go alone?"

"Take Yu Mian with you, two people," Bai Mo said.

With Ding Yumin around, the ancient capital's land of the dead is basically no different from a back garden, so Bai Mo still hopes things will go smoothly.

Three days later, in the ancient capital, at the Yang family residence.

Upon entering the reception hall, Bai Mo glanced around and quickly discovered that besides him, there were quite a few other high-ranking mages present.

Among them were many lightning mages, and many of them looked at him with unwavering eyes.

That wasn't directed at him, but at the Yang family.

After all, the Yang family invited people to help, but did not specify beforehand that it would not be just one person.

This seems somewhat distrustful of people.

Lei Fashi was straightforward and domineering, and the fact that he didn't lose his temper on the spot was already a result of Yang Lin's promise of benefits and his efforts to negotiate.

As Bai Mo listened to Yang Lin's repeated apologies, he secretly made a guess in his mind while waving his hand to indicate that he didn't care.

It's great to have more people around. With more people, things are easier, and we can get the task done more easily. Why not?

As Bai Mo and Ding Yumin sat down on the side seats, Bai Mo looked around at the many mages in the room.

Three of them majored in lightning magic, a fact that was quite clear to Bai Mo. He only recognized one of the three, who was a presiding judge of the Inquiry Council, whose photo he had seen in the files.

He nodded, which was his way of saying hello.

As for the others, nothing seemed to be clear. Only a few appeared to be majoring in light magic, and one of them even had a West Asian appearance.

According to Yang Lin, some of them were invited to deal with the undead, while others were there to subdue the masters of the teleportation realm.

These appear to be all the members of this mission, making a total of twelve people including Bai Mo and Ding Yumin.

"Thank you all so much for coming to help my Yang family. Without further ado, let's set off."

Yang Ping, the head of the Yang family, stepped forward and, without wasting any words, spoke directly.

"Oh, we're finally leaving, Yang. After I finish this for you, I'm going on a date with my little bee."

"Haha, Cade, you're such an impatient guy. Let's go now."

Yang Ping summoned two Yang family monks, who immediately led the way.

The Guanzhong Plain is quite large, and the Land of the Dead is not just the area near the ancient capital.

The group traveled westward until they could no longer see the ancient capital, at which point they stopped.

This is a slightly higher hill.

It was daytime, and there were no spirits on the ground. The Yang family head, who was leading the way, stopped in front of this small hill.

"The passage to my ancestors' cemetery is here. It's an underground cemetery where many spirits roam. Be careful."

Yang Ping offered a reminder, but was rudely interrupted by the light-elemental mage in the group.

He didn't care. Several strange spells appeared in his hand, and with the lighting of a spatial crystal, a dark passage appeared on the ground.

Bai Mo could sense a peculiar spatial fluctuation above the cave entrance.

As everyone else entered, he followed suit without hesitation.

We arrived at an underground cemetery. Unlike the tombs of the ancient kings, this cemetery appeared to be hidden within the mountain.

After scanning the surroundings, Bai Mo quickly determined that this was merely a tomb that had been reinforced and expanded using spatial power.

To be more specific, the small hill in front of them was a cemetery.

It can also be described as a burial mound.

This should be the outer tomb, which is greatly expanded by the space, making the tomb appear larger.

At the same time, this also serves as a protective layer, shielding the tomb from the spirits of the dead and some grave robbers by the power of space.

Perhaps only the strange spells of the Yang family head could find this place and open a special passage.

Within the outer tomb lies the inner tomb, and beyond the inner tomb lies a thunderous field that permeates the entire tomb's architectural space.

The area was filled with fiery red lightning, and the red lightning shone from afar, illuminating a cemetery in a crimson light, making it look eerie and terrifying.

It completely fails to convey the majestic and righteous aura emanating from lightning.

"Ughh ...

The scent of the living awakened some of the dead who had happened to be there.

They turned around one by one, and there were even some fleshy mound corpse ministers of the commander level.

"The Ancient King restricted the undead from going to the surface, but the undead's hatred and longing for the living cannot be stopped," Ding Yumin said.

Without the two of them needing to lift a finger, the light mage in the team quickly dealt with the undead.

Judging from their aura, Bai Mo believed they were also at the Super Rank, but not at the Super Rank Level 1.

Is it really necessary to make such a fuss to explore the tomb of their Yang family ancestor?

Muttering to himself, Bai Mo followed the others and arrived at the edge of the blazing red lightning field.

"The secret realm is inside the inner tomb, but the inner tomb is enveloped by this lightning field. Everyone, I hope you can enter the inner tomb and set up this spatial teleportation array."

This is a portable spatial magic array; it only needs to be placed on the ground.

Yang Ping turned around and looked at Bai Mo and the other four Thunder Masters.

"I remember Bai Mo is a space-type, why don't we have him teleport us directly into the inner tomb?" said the judge who Bai Mo recognized earlier.

"The entire inner tomb is forged from Thorium, which isolates dimensional magic. We need someone who can pass through the lightning field to break through the walls of the inner tomb and the isolation of the Thorium so that the dimensional magic can take effect."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo frowned. Even with his Void Cloak, he couldn't possibly pass through the completely sealed Serene Stone.

That was a complete separation of dimensions.

"Patriarch Yang, we're here to help you resolve this lightning field. Let's skip the small talk. Your Yang family should have some understanding of what's going on with this lightning field, right?"

Another lightning mage with a hunter's temperament.

Although lightning mages have strong resistance to lightning, they can deal with it better if they have a better understanding of the area.

"This lightning field is more than 100 meters wide, because we only detected 100 meters of it."

The head of the Yang family calmly recounted the situation of the lightning field.

"The blazing red lightning has a more terrifying temperature than ordinary lightning, and once someone enters the field, the entire field will change after thirty seconds."

"What's changed!" the hunter, Lei Shi, asked impatiently.

Yang Ping's expression turned serious as he thought of his severely injured clansmen.

"Lightning will condense into arrows, actively attacking the creatures within them. The arrow thunderstorm will last for ten seconds, and even high-level earth magic cannot stop it."

Upon hearing this, the three thunder magic users all became serious.

Earth element has always been more effective against lightning element; even a super-level earth magic spell cannot withstand it.

One can imagine how powerful this storm of arrows would be.

If they can't withstand it, they can only rely on the mage's own lightning resistance.

"And then what happens after the storm of arrows?" Bai Mo asked.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ping glanced at him and said, "After the Arrow Storm, it will subside for thirty seconds, maintaining the Thunder Domain state. After thirty seconds, the Arrow Storm will start again."

After speaking, he paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over the numerous thunder mages.

"Therefore, everyone should try to reach the inner tomb and enter it within thirty seconds."

After the words were spoken, the four thunder mages exchanged glances, but no one spoke.

Finally, the hunter-mage shouted:

"Just hold out for thirty seconds? I minor in earth magic, running three thousand meters in thirty seconds is more than enough for me. You guys don't dare, so I'll go first!"

Before he could finish speaking, a wave of earth rose from beneath his feet, and he instantly plunged into the blazing red lightning domain.

The crackling sounds of lightning lashing and whipping were incessant. The remaining three, Bai Mo and his companions, watched the gradually fluctuating, fiery red lightning field, all trying to understand it.

There is an effect of expanding space here, but the exact extent of the lightning field is unclear to everyone.

Therefore, this means that they need to abandon their defenses and accelerate forward at full speed.

The test is entirely about the lightning mage's resistance to lightning.

And this fiery red lightning looked anything but ordinary.

"I haven't finished speaking yet!"

Seeing this chaotic scene, Yang Ping didn't even have time to reach out and stop them.

He could only sigh and say, "Hopefully he'll realize that the density and intensity of lightning will increase every hundred meters within the field."

"The lightning beyond 100 meters has already surpassed the power of lightning at the level of a spirit seed, which is why our family's exploration has come to an end."

Growing up in an ancient capital, most members of the Yang family majored in light magic and minored in some escape magic.

Therefore, Master Lei really doesn't have many talented people.

The news he revealed caused Bai Mo and the others to frown.

"Patriarch Yang, tell me everything you have to say," Judge Qin Yang said.

"That's all," Yang Ping said quickly.

"That should be Wang Xing, the Seven Star Hunter active in Leizhou. I've seen him use the Twelve Thunder Rings. The lightning here shouldn't reach the Celestial Seed level. As long as it's not at the Celestial Seed level, it's not dangerous for him."

A white-robed thunder mage standing nearby said, "Bai Mo remembers his name is Ge Qun."

A rumbling sound suddenly resounded throughout the entire lightning domain, and a fiery red lightning field burned like flames at that moment.

Strands of fiery red lightning arcs and chains intertwined and fused together in the blink of an eye, transforming into arrows flashing with fiery red lightning arcs.

The arrows were densely packed throughout the cemetery, resembling a thick layer of fiery red frosted glass. Through the gaps in the flashes of light, the people could glimpse the walls emerging from the inner tomb.

"Where is he!"

Suddenly, Ge Qun pointed to a spot within the thunder arrows.

In fact, even without his pointing, everyone had already seen Wang Xing by following the direction of the arrow's arrowhead.

Hunter King Xing was at the center of the entire lightning field. He was enveloped by a winding brown dragon vein, and layers of blazing red lightning arrows crashed and shattered the rock dragon vein like a flood.

Let alone ten seconds, even one second would have been enough to destroy half of the Rock Dragon Vein.

As the wind howled, Ge Qun, who was standing nearby, saw that the lightning was all rushing towards Wang Xing, and seized the opportunity to try to get closer to the inner tomb.

"careful!"

Suddenly, Bai Mo's pupils contracted, and he spoke up to warn them. The presiding judge and Yang Ping beside him also paled in shock.

As you can see, the dense storm of lightning arrows suddenly split in half the moment Ge Qun stepped into the lightning field.

The other half didn't surge towards Ge Qun like a torrent, but instead instantly merged and condensed into a thin, blazing red lightning arrow. Like a phantom, it drew a smooth, blazing red beam of light and shot towards Ge Qun.

A strong sense of danger surged into Ge Qun's heart. Before he could even look, a suit of armor instantly appeared on his body.

Immediately afterwards, towering cliffs of thick ice rose up behind him.

The ice barrier on the cliff was absolutely solid, but it was shattered directly by the lightning arrow!

The arrow dimmed slightly, but its speed remained undiminished. It struck Ge Qun's armor and exploded into a thunderstorm like a small sun.

A figure tumbled through the air and flew out of the lightning domain, landing heavily on the ground. It was Ge Qun, his body charred black, one arm and shoulder blown off, and his white robe torn to shreds.

"Quickly! Healer, heal him quickly!"

Yang Ping immediately shouted, and a member of the team who had minored in healing immediately stepped forward and dropped a treasure bottle.

At the same time, Hunter King broke free from the encirclement of thunderbolts and left the thunder field.

The healing mage dropped another treasure bottle. It's true, Wang Xing's condition wasn't much better.

Both were charred black and their skin torn open.

"Damn it, I endured it for two kilometers, but I couldn't take it anymore. That section of thunder was like lava. It was at least at the level of a soul seed."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed another black ball next to him.

He immediately burst out laughing, "Brother, how far did you go?"

Ge Qun silently gasped, ignoring him.

Bai Mo and the remaining Thunder-type Judges all had solemn expressions.

"Within the Thunder Domain, the second person to enter will suffer an even more powerful attack. That attack is at least comparable to the Demon-Slaying Sword."

The judge spoke slowly, and Bai Mo agreed, but the lightning arrow had not yet reached the level of a super-grade magic enhanced by elemental species.

Another reason is that Ge Qun was not adequately prepared.

Moreover, the second one to enter was not simply subjected to a lightning-type energy strike.

It's a lightning arrow with explosive capabilities! (End of Chapter)