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

Chapter 43 is all made up.

Today is September 8th, and the weather is cloudy.

Bai Mo is a man of action. He decided to help his second uncle last night, and he's determined to do it!

It has nothing to do with division or anything like that; it's purely because he's a fun-loving...helpful person.

At the Blue Light Magic Shop, facing the pretty receptionist, Bai Mo asked:

"Hello, give me a bottle of Mind Moon Potion."

Mind Moon is a potion launched by Blue Pass Company specifically designed to help one rediscover past memories; it is also the most effective one on the market.

The spiritual power contained within is as gentle as moonlight, easily mobilized, allowing one to explore those past things deep within memory.

"Handsome, our Blue Light serum has launched a new product—the 'Memory Forever' series. It can organize your memories like reading computer files, bringing back vivid memories. Would you like to try it?"

The receptionist took out a box containing the Heart Moon Potion and then took out another box with similar but more exquisite packaging, recommending it to the customer.

Enhanced version?! Bai Mo was slightly surprised, so he simply nodded, inquired about the price, and paid directly.

Then the young woman took out another bottle labeled "Memory Foam" and put it in the gift bag. Seeing him looking at it, she smiled and explained:

"This is a memory foam potion, designed to help you forget some memories that you occasionally recall but are too embarrassing to talk about. It's a gift for you!"

Bai Mo nodded, knowing that this thing could trap some rather oblivious memories, such as going into the wrong toilet, losing control while drunk, or taking the wrong turn at certain crucial moments, preventing them from resurfacing.

He has never used it, nor does he need it.

Take it back and give it to Bai Hanxing. His last blind date was probably with his high school teacher.

Wouldn't that require digging out a courtyard house?

Back home, he drank the potion and skillfully used his mental powers to find memories of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. He then used the potion's power to envelop those memories, and those images leaped into his mind.

Then, he transformed into a ruthless typing machine.

In the evening, rubbing his slightly sore hands, Bai Mo suddenly thought how wonderful it would be if those researchers in the field of mental science could develop a device that could convert images of memories into text.

He wanted to go out for a walk and, while he was at it, go to the Azure Sky Hunting Grounds to ask about the Spirit Illusion Stone and see if she knew anything about it.

He was still very curious about this.

Lingling was still the only one in the main hall downstairs at the Qingtian Hunting Grounds. Old Man Bao didn't come out often; he seemed to prefer his room.

"What are you doing here? I don't have any missions to go out with lately," Lingling said.

The hunting grounds often have missions involving finding lost pets or missing persons. The bounties are usually not very high, but they are still the starting price for the hunting grounds.

Lingling usually relies on her computer skills and intelligence to do these things herself. Of course, that's during holidays.

She spends most of her time at school getting moldy, so those assignments often become overdue.

"No." Bai Mo shook his head, went to stand behind the bar, and while tidying up some expired commissions, asked, "Do you know about the Illusionary Stone, Lingling?"

"Void Stone?" Lingling lowered her head and thought for a moment. "I feel like I've seen this name somewhere before. It should be a cultivation resource, but I'm not a mage, so I didn't pay attention. What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I'm just a little curious. You're right, it's a resource that helps in cultivating spiritual power."

Bai Mo briefly explained that he had used up the Void Stone last night.

"It sounds like it's related to mind-based mages." Lingling thought for a moment, a hint of interest appearing in her eyes. "I'll look into it for you."

"Alright." Bai Mo nodded, then asked, "Is your sister still investigating that demon blood essence?"

"Yes, she hasn't been in Shanghai these days." Lingling shook her glass, and the ice cubes clinked.

Bai Mo went over and poured her a full glass of lemon tea, then sat down next to her.

Raising her little head, Lingling asked, "What are your plans for your contracted beast?"

"Let it be. High-bloodline elemental beings are hard to find, so why be picky?" Bai Mo stretched and said casually, "Besides, my summoning skills haven't even reached the intermediate level yet."

"What do you think of the Earth element?" Lingling continued to ask.

Bai Mo raised an eyebrow, sensing something was amiss. Lingling usually didn't ask so many questions, so he tentatively probed with surprise:

"You've found the right one? Earth-type?"

"I'm not sure yet," Lingling said. "I found someone on the Hunter's website saying that they discovered traces of a juvenile Divine Dust Tiger in the Dabie Mountains area. The message was posted by an apprentice hunter, and according to the information, he's a newbie who just graduated from magic high school, so the veracity of this message cannot be confirmed."

"Divine Dust Tiger!" Bai Mo was somewhat surprised. Since awakening his summoning magic, he had read many books about various demons and summoned beasts, so he naturally knew a lot about the Divine Dust Tiger.

The Divine Dust Tiger, also known as the South China Tiger, possesses the bloodline of a high-ranking monarch, is of the earth element, and is hailed as the king of the land.

Unlike the little-known Kunlun Ancestral Tiger, the Divine Dust Tiger, along with the Northeast Demon-Sealing Tiger, the Tianshan White Tiger, and the Southwest Holy Light Tiger, are known as the Four Great Tiger Clans of the Nine Provinces.

However, they are few in number and prefer to live far from human habitation. Despite their fame, they are hard to find, let alone their offspring.

To Bai Mo's surprise, Lingling actually obtained information about the Divine Dust Tiger cubs.

Then he frowned and said, "The Dabie Mountains cover a vast area, and there are many demon clans within them. How are we supposed to find them?"

"There are many difficulties, we'll solve them one by one. Right now, I'm not sure if this news is true or not."

Lingling reached out and patted his shoulder. She said in a wise, old-fashioned tone, "Young man, you'd better hurry up and cultivate, or you'll let the duck that's already in your mouth fly away."

"Furthermore, demons with monarch-level bloodlines who are not nurtured by summoners grow slowly, so you still have time."

Bai Mo thought for a moment. Lingling was right; the key now was to determine where it was.

Once that's confirmed, even if he's not strong enough, he can always ask for help; he has a family backing him.

Six days later, Bai Mo sat in front of his computer and sent the novel "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" to his second uncle. If possible, he wanted his uncle to adapt it into a script and register the copyright for him. If not, he hoped his uncle could help him with distribution; he remembered that the Zhuang family owned a sizable distribution company.

At noon, in a small, authentic Sichuan restaurant, Bai Mo looked at Ding Yumin across from him, who had already drunk two glasses of cold water, and smiled.

"It's really spicy, isn't it? What did I tell you? This place is truly authentic." Bai Mo glanced at her empty cup, picked up the pitcher beside her, and said, "That's all!"

"Boss, three cans of milk, please."

Ding Yumin stared at him silently, without saying a word, until the owner brought out the milk, then she looked away, staring at the several dishes in front of her that looked very appetizing.

"It's really novel; I've never tasted anything like it before." She took a sip of milk before saying, "Didn't you say you wanted to ask me some questions?"

"Oh right!" Bai Mo nodded, he'd been too busy watching the show. "Do you know about the Illusionary Stone?"

Upon hearing Bai Mo's question, Ding Yumin glanced at him and nodded. "You've used the Illusion Stone before, no wonder."

"No wonder what?"

"I sense that your mental strength has suddenly increased a bit."

Blinking, Bai Mo asked curiously, "You can sense that too? How did you sense it?"

"You don't know?" Ding Yumin looked at him sideways.

Bai Mo shook his head in confusion: "I don't know!"

"Hmm." Ding Yumin nodded and said, "I won't tell you, it's a secret."

"Alright, you can talk about the Illusionary Stone now." Bai Mo shrugged and then said, "I'm quite curious about how the Illusionary Stone contains life memories, or whether they are life memories that don't even exist in reality."

Upon hearing this, Ding Yumin nodded slightly, took another sip of milk, gazed at him, and began to speak slowly.

"The Void Stone was originally intended for high-level and above mind-based mages to use in their cultivation. As they progressed to higher levels, their control over magic became more refined, and mind-based mages gradually developed distinct schools of thought."

The most common type is the combat-oriented mind mage, who focuses on defeating enemies while defending against their powerful magic.

Secondly, there are mind mages who primarily tame beasts; this is more common in the military, where they mainly tame wild demons.

Finally, there are illusion-based mind mages. They use their abilities to enter the depths of others' minds, weaving scenes of joy, sorrow, or fear to defeat their enemies from within.

Bai Mo nodded. "So, the so-called life memories within the Illusion Stone are the work of an illusion-type mental mage?"

"Yes and no." Ding Yumin shook her head and continued to explain to Bai Mo:

"As I said, the Illusion Stone is provided for mental magic practitioners. All mental magic practitioners, regardless of their path, will actually practice one or two other skills as well. The Illusion Stone is just more effective for illusion-based mental magic practitioners."

"We use these special stones to weave stories. The protagonists of these stories can be all sorts of things, from the smallest and most trivial to the most important events in life. This forms what you call life memories."

This helps us better understand the power of controlling our minds, and at the same time, it can fulfill the current function of the Illusionary Stone, tempering one's spiritual strength.

Ding Yumin took another sip of milk before continuing.

"When the mind-based abilities that weave stories are filled with the Illusion Stone, the mind-based mage uses some means."

This has become the cultivation resource currently used on the market, capable of helping people hone their mental strength through dreams.

"I see. So this stone doesn't have any real life memories?" Bai Mo asked curiously.

"Yes!" Ding Yumin nodded affirmatively, refilled her empty glass with milk, and then said:

"It's too much effort and mental drain to weave your own stories, so apart from illusion-based spiritual healers, there are no such things."

Other types of spiritual practitioners usually refer to literary works to write stories, but it is not easy either, and it often takes half a year to get an empty illusion stone.

Therefore, in earlier times, these special stones were placed inside other living beings in a special way, marked, and would automatically record the entire life of the life being contained—this was true life memory. The sorcerers would only remove them after the life had died; the effect was far better than fabricating a story themselves.

After finishing her long speech, Ding Yumin took a sip of water before continuing:

"There are also those with wicked intentions who forcibly decide the life and death of others, using sorcerers as containers to create this resource. This is classified as forbidden magic."

Later, this method was mostly used to select the most heinous criminals in prisons, and even more often, wild animals and plants.

"However, many predecessors chose to carry the Illusion Stone within themselves to record their lives and then bless future generations. But the Illusion Stone is a precious resource, and not everyone will go, is willing to go, or can do so."

"Therefore, this method of injecting real life memories takes a long time, so most of these illusory stones are left by predecessors. After enjoying them, later generations will also leave a batch for future generations in the same way."

After listening to Ding Yumin's words, Bai Mo nodded, guessing that it was some lousy mind mage who had created the Void Stone he used yesterday.

"By the way, if the stories inside a Void Stone are all about cultivation experiences, secret techniques, and combat skills, is it possible that they could affect the user?"

"I don't know, but it's probably impossible." Ding Yumin stared at him for a moment, shook her head, and then added:

"However, the book records a story about a nobleman who spent a lot of money to have a high-level spiritual mage create a story."

The story is simple: with his exceptional emotional intelligence, he lingers among the most beautiful women throughout history, becoming surrounded by them. He even gave the story a title: "I Was Surrounded by Beauties!"

I heard it was an attempt to change his son's misogyny, but it ultimately failed.

After hearing this, Bai Mo's face simply said one word: "Six."

Then he looked at Ding Yumin, his expression turning strange, "Is there any possibility..."

"No!" Before he could finish speaking, the girl opposite him interrupted him and gave him a reproachful look.

To dispel Bai Mo's unrealistic ideas, Ding Yumin added:

"The nobleman's deeds inspired many people, and during that time many unserious stories circulated in the market. In the end, this kind of story writing was banned because it involved leaders of multiple forces."

On the other hand, spiritual practitioners discovered that fabricating such stories was ineffective and even polluted their own minds, so they stopped doing it.

"I didn't say anything, what do you mean by emphasizing this?" Bai Mo looked sad. "I'm so innocent, would I think about that kind of thing?"

"You better be!" Ding Yumin glanced at him.

Bai Mo blinked innocently and changed the subject.

"Do you know where this kind of stone comes from?"

"Do you know about the Void Serpent?" Ding Yumin asked instead of answering.

"Is this thing related to the Void Serpent?" Bai Mo recalled the snake he encountered during his training last year. "I met one before. It ambushed me, but I chased it away. Unfortunately, I didn't catch it."

"That must have been during their childhood; they were probably attracted by the spatial aura emanating from you."

Nodding, Ding Yumin continued, "After the Void Illusion Serpent grows to the Commander level, it will find a burrow and shed a layer of its molted skin every time it makes a progress in strength."

"Most of the ruler-level creatures are very large, and the Void Serpent is no exception. After it finishes molting, it will leave its cave and find another place."

"So the Illusion Stone is actually the skin of the Illusion Serpent?" Bai Mo asked with a strange expression.

"No." Ding Yumin shook her head. "The molted skin of the Void Serpent carries a rich power of space and mind, which will permeate the surrounding land over time."

The formation of special minerals, followed by human mining and refining, is the origin of the Illusionary Stone.

"Oh..." Bai Mo nodded, understanding.

Set out a bowl, ask for a vote

(End of this chapter)