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

Little Moon Phoenix flew at the very front, with Bai Mo carrying Vermilion Bird on its back, while the Sea Falcon patrolled around them.

The rising winds of the Qinling Mountains have long since passed; if she wants to fly to the heavens above the clouds, she will need to rely on Yue'ehuang's own abilities.

The mountain-patrolling birds are still the most numerous species below the Qinling Mountains, but having lost the support of the Mountain-Moving Feather King, they have not yet found a new patron.

Even upon seeing the Feather Emperor, they dared not act rashly.

For Yue'ehuang, flying up to the heavenly layer of the cloud realm was not difficult.

They were just not as fast as Bai Mo and the others last time.

As the horizon slowly rises, the entire Qinling Mountains, one after another, gradually come into view, with the snow line descending from high to low, finally settling at our feet.

Bai Mo could sense that many winged demons were watching this place, but because of Yue Ehuang's status as the Feather Emperor, they would not do anything drastic.

Even though there was a winged creature nearby that they had never seen before.

Bai Mo glanced at the gyrfalcon and suddenly had an idea, so he said:

"Moon Phoenix".

"Sing."

"You can appoint a gyrfalcon as the new patrol officer of the Qinling Mountains."

"Sing!"

Yue'ehuang readily agreed. Since it didn't matter who did it, why couldn't her friend do it?

As they slowly ascended, the scenery they could see was completely different from the last time. Every detail of the Qinling Mountains could be clearly seen during this process. Before they knew it, they had reached the top of the cloud realm.

"Zhuque, you should stay here to cultivate and recover, and also take care of the climate in Kyushu."

The Vermilion Bird nodded, its nimble body soaring high into the sky, disappearing into the clouds and mist, which warmed the chill of the high altitude considerably.

The gyrfalcon also danced in the sky, along with the moon goddess.

Bai Mo glanced at the two guys who were chasing after the Vermilion Bird like dogs.

He shook his head, and once Zhuque and Yue'ehuang entered a meditative state, he had Haidongqing carry him away.

The gyrfalcon will definitely return to the Qinling Mountains, after all, its superior totem is there.

The Qinling Mountains and Shanghai are still very far away from humankind.

But for the gyrfalcon, it's just a matter of flapping its wings.

Bai Mo had just returned to Shanghai when he suddenly received a lot of text messages and phone calls from many people.

He glanced at the calls; most of them were from Leng Qingding, Yu Mian, or the Bai family.

There are countless SMS and messaging services available, including those from Fetion.

After browsing through the information, Bai Mo realized that it was because the Vermilion Bird had appeared on Egret Island and caused quite a commotion.

So he went online to take a look.

#LunaSuzaku# is the top trending topic.

The second trending topic is #BaiMoZhuQue#

There is still a lot of discussion below.

I am Ying Shihuang: This is too amazing! Did you all notice that the Vermilion Bird only used one move to eliminate all the demons in the city!

Grandpa Niu: I know, this move is called Heavenly Flame Funeral, I've learned it.

Grandma Zhang: Upstairs, you should learn something.

Loves drinking milk: To be honest, I feel that was the real Heavenly Flame Funeral.

Below came another barrage of exaggerated praise, and Bai Mo turned off his phone.

His expression was strange. Heavenly Flame Funeral? At the level of Vermilion Bird, he might actually be capable of it.

Thinking of this, Bai Mo raised his wrist, and hanging from it was a pendant shaped like a feather, bright red and lifelike.

Crimson Feather, the Vermilion Bird totem artifact, its effect can be understood as another version of Flame Princess.

Once activated and integrated into Bai Mo's body, it will greatly enhance his ability to use fire.

Most importantly, we can borrow the power of the flames from Suzaku, that's the most important thing!

The Vermilion Bird has so many flames on its body. In addition to the Vermilion Flame that Bai Mo already possesses, there are also various other heavenly flames of different colors, such as crimson and purple moon.

This is very much like the Vermilion Bird, not only are the totem artifacts of its subordinates' seven constellations highly offensive, but its own totem artifact is even more offensive.

Bai Mo ignored the online comments. After a quick glance, he realized that they had been manipulated.

There was not much discussion about him personally, or about Suzaku's specific strength.

He prepared to sort through the spoils of the battle.

First, there were the remnants and essences of all the demons and monsters that Suzaku had killed. These were used to enlighten the Star Soul, completely transforming his summoned beast army into a commander-level army.

Then came the four items belonging to the Merfolk King: his spirit and spine, the tattered crown, and the Ocean Scepter.

Bai Mo experimented with the Ocean Scepter, and it took him his level nine mental strength to barely lift it.

I wonder how the Merfolk King used it so effortlessly, how it could be so powerful?

Or is this Ocean Scepter another version of Poseidon's Trident, light and airy in its master's hands, but as heavy as Mount Tai when it falls on an enemy?

Bai Mo tried to refine it with his own magical energy, but found it to be of little use.

He planned to keep it for the time being, and then take the fish bones and the essence to find the water unicorn.

There is a waterfall cascading down from the mountaintop behind the mountain. The waterfall plunges into a pool halfway down the mountainside, and then plunges down again, eventually connecting to a lake at the foot of the mountain.

The small lake is nestled against the mountain, with six pavilions in the middle, where some students are staying.

These six pavilions are actually a spatial restriction; at the bottom of the lake lies a vast, expanding water world, providing habitat for the water unicorns.

Bai Mo arrived at the pavilion in the middle of the lake and summoned the water unicorn. Soon, amidst the exclamations of some people, a domineering and imposing head emerged.

"I'm bringing you something nice."

Bai Mo retrieved the fish bones and essence of the Merfolk King.

"Cough~~"

The water unicorn exhaled a spray of water vapor from its nostrils, soaking Bai Mo's entire body, and its pair of dragon whiskers shook in a very human-like manner.

"You still don't like it?!" Bai Mo glared, somewhat speechless. "What do you mean this bone isn't even enough to grind your teeth with?"

If you were a normal person, I would think you were pretentious.

But you're not human, and you used to be so arrogant. I'll think you're really pretentious.

The water unicorn let out a low growl, telling Bai Mo that the human named Shao Zheng had given it enough treasures to return to its peak in the past few days, and it was about to enter a long period of digestion and absorption.

Moreover, those treasures are more useful than this essence and fish bones.

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo thought for a moment, put away the two items, and then directly used the essence of the Merfolk King to strengthen the bloodline of the Water Kirin through the Star.

Since giving it to you directly is useless, I'll try a different approach.

At the very moment his bloodline was enhanced, Bai Mo could clearly see the water unicorn's eyes, which were as big as well openings, visibly contract.

The water unicorn suddenly poked its head out and gently rubbed its forehead against Bai Mo, taking away the moisture from his body in the process.

"Roar~"

"You want more? We're out. We'll give you more next time we have this kind of high-quality essence."

Bai Mo shrugged, patted the water unicorn's forehead, and told it to go back to its cultivation.

The essence has been dealt with, but there are still three things that haven't been dealt with.

These are all treasures of the water system, but for Bai Mo himself, only the Ocean Scepter is worth keeping.

The crown stores water energy, and the fish bone is simply an unusual bone.

It can be made into a demon-slaying tool, but Bai Mo's silver hairpin spear is already comparable to all demon-slaying tools.

He simply listed the two items on the auction's premium barter platform.

Then head to Lanyang City and find the president of the Lanyang City Magic Association.

Because of his resurrection of the Vermilion Bird, Lanyang City can be said to no longer have any so-called sacred cultivation grounds.

He still bears some responsibility for this matter.

Therefore, Bai Mo gave the remnants of Qiu Chi and Qiu Zi's souls to Lanyang City as compensation.

It would be more than enough for them to build a new sacred cultivation ground with the remnants of these two great monarchs as the core.

Once all of these are handled, only the most crucial one remains.

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Qingtian Hunting Ground

The rest area, which resembled both a coffee shop and a teahouse, was deserted; the entire shop was closed.

Bai Mo sat quietly in a booth near the back, with two cups of still-hot tea in front of him.

"What business do you have, kid, that you had to call me over through Shao Zheng?"

Before the tea had cooled down, a man with black hair and a black beard quietly appeared in the booth opposite him.

Without any hesitation, he picked up the teacup and took a sip. "It's not as good as the tea brewed by Old Man Bao."

"This is what he made."

Bai Mo looked up at Hua Zhanhong and saw his face stiffen for a moment before he resumed his nonchalant expression.

"High-end ingredients often require the simplest processing methods, so soaking them like this is not wrong."

"Oh, you're right." Bai Mo nodded, then pointed to the tea in front of him.

"Actually, I made your cup, but this one was made by Old Man Bao."

"Let's get down to business. What do you want from me?" Hua Zhanhong asked. "Have you finally decided to join the military and take over my position?"

"I have discovered a new Earth Fire Core."

Bai Mo didn't respond at all, speaking in a flat tone.

"What?!!"

Hua Zhanhong, however, had already stood up, his face full of astonishment.

On the other side, Old Man Bao, who was lounging in a recliner and dozing off, suddenly got up, and Lingling, who was handling things on the sofa, also suddenly turned her head.

Hua Zhanhong stared intently at Bai Mo.

"Are you kidding me?"

Do I look like it to you?

Bai Mo shook his head. The Vermilion Bird didn't need the Core of Earthly Fire, and neither did he.

Then it's somewhat unsafe for that Earth Fire Core to still exist there.

It would be better to say it now and let Hua Zhanhong and the others collect it.

It's not surprising that I've been there myself and discovered the existence of the Earth Fire Core.

Hua Zhanhong paused for a moment, then finally calmed down and asked, "Where?"

"Lanyang City, located beneath the earth's core in the sea."

Bai Mo didn't search there carefully, but he had already let Hua Zhanhong know where the Earth Fire Core was.

With the abilities of the military mages, finding that place wouldn't be difficult.

"Alright, I understand. I won't say any more. There will always be a spot for you in the Earth Core category," Hua Zhanhong said emphatically.

"I said it!"

Bai Mo nodded slightly, watching Hua Zhanhong leave in a flurry.

Then, Lingling suddenly leaned closer and said, "Bai Mo, that map from the ancient king..."

"We'll go there later." Bai Mo naturally knew what she meant.

The heart of the earth marked on the map by the ancient king.

Things need to be done step by step. At this stage, his main task is to improve his strength.

He cultivated all his skills to the highest level, and then used the energy of the Eye of Time and Space to break through the forbidden spell in one fell swoop.

This was the goal Bai Mo set for himself in the time that followed.

There are still two years until the final showdown in Shanghai according to the original timeline, which is enough time.

"Okay then, what are you planning to do next? You don't have any plans, do you? Mo Fan went to Europe, and I'm so bored by myself," Lingling said.

"Mo Fan went to Europe? What's he going there for?"

"Mu Bai is dead. He went to Parthenon." Lingling shook her head.

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo realized that, in the timeline, Mu Bai was indeed harmed by Gui Ji at this time.

However, this guy actually benefited from the misfortune.

Bai Mo stroked his chin, deciding not to get involved in Europe.

"I'm going into seclusion for a while. After that, we'll head to the ancient civilization ruins you've already investigated," he said softly, looking down at Lingling.

To rapidly increase one's cultivation level, one still needs to go on adventures and seek opportunities.

Bai Mo was well aware of this, so he never intended to stay idly in Shanghai.

Upon hearing this, Lingling snorted twice, "That's more like it."

Bai Mo smiled and tapped her, then suddenly realized that Lingling was already in her third year of junior high school.

After this winter, I'll be a high school student in the second half of the year.

"You'll soon be a magician too. Have you thought about which area you'll specialize in?"

"Let's see what awakens for my first elemental power." Lingling raised her chin, a hint of anticipation on her face. "I want to be a destruction mage."

"Then I wish you success in awakening your summoning ability," Bai Mo said with a smile.

"Tch, as if you have a suitable contracted beast."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo simply smiled and remained silent.

He suddenly remembered that there was a little snake demon in Egypt who was terrorizing human kingdoms.

Bai Mo's phone vibrated. He opened it and saw that it was a transaction he had posted a couple of days ago, and someone had responded.

He looked at them; one was the Heart of Earthly Flame, and the other was the Storm Core Crystal.

These two items are auxiliary items used by some high-level mages to improve their cultivation.

They are all extremely rare. If it weren't for the items that Bai Mo gave to the Invincible Monarch, I might not have been able to exchange them for them.

He glanced at the trader, slightly surprised.

One of them was Dean Xiao.

Dean Xiao was trading a water diamond crown.

Since they were acquaintances, Bai Mo decided to go and make a deal with Dean Xiao first.

Upon arriving at Mingzhu Academy, no matter how the outside world changes, the place remains quiet and peaceful.

Bai Mo liked the peace and tranquility of the campus and strolled slowly along the school path.

It was a cold day, and there weren't many people on the street, except for couples who were out for a secret rendezvous.

They only had eyes for each other, and no one recognized him as a big celebrity.

As Bai Mo walked up to the administration building, he immediately spotted someone coming down from upstairs.

A short black coat, a white wool sweater, pencil pants, and a pair of black boots.

She exudes a quiet and refined air.

"Yu Mian, what are you doing here?"

Ding Yumin saw him from afar and stood by the pillar by the door waiting.

"I've come to see Professor Luo. He's another teacher who studies the power of the dead and curses contained within the White Sand New Land."

"Is there still no progress on this project?"

Ding Yumin nodded and went upstairs with him, saying, "Well, Professor Luo was chatting with someone recently and guessed that it might be because the necromancy of our Kyushu and Egypt are not from the same source that the necromancy power contained in the White Sand New Land cannot be activated."

After a pause, Ding Yumin looked around and whispered:

"If we can activate it, I can try to relocate some of the undead from the ancient capital to serve as the first line of guards for the Demon City. This way, the Demon City can free up more resources to help other places."

Ding Yumin originally wanted to talk about the Abyss of Fiends, but then she suddenly remembered that there was a skeleton hidden in the Abyss of Fiends by Bai Mo.

Although I don't know what it is, the fact that it could immediately attract a sea monster during that night's walk speaks volumes.

After listening to her explanation, Bai Mo nodded. "So you want to invite an Egyptian necromancer to come and experiment?"

"That's right." Ding Yumin glanced at him, as if asking him why he came to the school.

Bai Mo naturally understood her gaze, and so he explained:

"I'm here to make a deal with Dean Xiao."

"What kind of deal?"

"You'll find out soon enough," Bai Mo said with a mysterious smile.

He couldn't use the Heart of Earthfire and the Storm Core Crystal himself, so he naturally prepared them for Ding Yumin and the others.

Upon entering Dean Xiao's office, Ding Yumin waited outside, eager to see what surprise he had in store.

Dean Xiao looked up and saw Bai Mo, and immediately beamed with joy.

"Hey, who do we have here? It's Judge Bai. What brings you to this old man?"

"Dean Xiao, please don't tease me. I'm just an ordinary student at Mingzhu."

As Bai Mo spoke, he took out the water diamond crown and placed it in front of Dean Xiao.

"I've come to deliver something to you today."

"If you're going to give this to me, then I'd be very impolite to refuse." Dean Xiao adjusted his glasses, closed the book in his hand, and smiled.

"Of course, but Dean, how can you accept a gift for nothing? Shouldn't you return the favor?"

Upon hearing this, Dean Xiao smiled and shook his head, "I knew it. With your personality, you wouldn't come here unless you had a reason."

He took out a vessel from his storage space. As soon as the vessel appeared, the temperature in the entire room began to rise sharply.

"This thing was originally meant for Yu Mian, but I saw the transaction you posted at the auction, so I decided to change the method."

After speaking, Dean Xiao blinked slightly, looking quite like an old fox.

"Dean, you don't have to say it."

"No, that won't do. When people get old, they just like to ramble on and on."

Bai Mo scratched his head, put the things away, and pretended to be curious, but actually changed the subject by asking:

"Dean Xiao, what do you need this for?"

"Research."

Dean Xiao's relaxed expression vanished, replaced by a serious one.

"The sirens are coming with increasing ferocity, Bai Mo. Although you have dealt them a heavy blow, many more places in Kyushu are still suffering from the pain they bring. That's why the great victory on Egret Island has become so popular online. It is precisely for this reason that we did not prohibit the spread of this news online."

"The sirens are currently only launching small-scale, localized invasions in three or five locations, but sooner or later they will erupt into a full-scale conflict. They have never stopped researching and probing the magicians, and we cannot be complacent. We also need to keep studying them. The more we understand, the better our chances of winning will be."

Dean Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the water diamond crown in his hand.

"I've said too much. I'm not asking anything of you. It's just that I don't usually have anyone to talk to about these things. This crown is enough for me to study. Go do what you need to do."

Bai Mo curled his lip. The old man used it and then threw it away. What a scumbag.

"Then we'll see you later, Dean. If you're feeling lonely, I recommend you find a dean's wife."

After saying that, Bai Mo didn't even look at Dean Xiao's expression and pushed the door open to leave.

Looking up, she saw Ding Yumin staring at her. "What, the Dean's wife?"

"It's nothing."

Bai Mo shook his head, took her hand and walked out of the school, taking out the Heart of Earthly Flame along the way.

"This is for you. Your fire element cultivation is still at the first level above the advanced level, right? It's time to upgrade it."

To be honest, Ding Yumin's fire element is not very impressive.

Originally possessing the talent of doubling the range of magic, she would undoubtedly be considered the empress by others.

But for Ding Yumin, it's one thing to be unable to defeat the Mind-Based School.

It was subsequently surpassed by the Curse and Undead factions that emerged later.

No, the undead faction is now on equal footing.

However, because Ding Yumin has been frequently favoring and taking better care of her recently, she is about to be promoted in rank.

Ding Yumin nodded and, without any hesitation, put away the Heart of Earth Fire.

"Actually, you don't need to worry about my cultivation level."

Her evil form possesses ancient royal armor, and it can be said to be one with her, so only the fire element needs to be dealt with.

The Mind-Based system, due to its inherently difficult nature, is also very easy to cultivate.

Compared to her, Bai Mo should be more concerned about the cultivation levels of Mu Nujiao and the others.

"I know, we'll take it one at a time," Bai Mo nodded slightly, and didn't continue walking with her around the school.

Ding Yumin still needs to go to the seaside to continue investigating the situation in Baisha New Land, while Bai Mo finds another trader to exchange for Storm Core Crystals.

When Bai Mo saw this person in the private room of the teahouse, he was slightly taken aback.

This is a white man.

"Hello, my name is Bob, and I'm from the United States."

"Hello, you can call me Bai."

Bai Mo nodded; Westerners' names are just as hard to remember as their faces.

"These are the items for this transaction. Take a look."

"No problem, no problem! With this, I'm sure I can create an invincible demon-slaying weapon!"

Bob excitedly shouted and touched the bones of the Merfolk King again and again before giving Bai Mo an apologetic smile.

"Here is the Storm Core Crystal you requested."

Bai Mo glanced at it and saw that the quality was fine.

However, he didn't leave immediately. Remembering that Bob was from America, he asked:

"Bob, do you have any more Storm Core Crystals like this? I'm willing to trade a Monarch's Soul for one."

North America is prone to storms and is rich in natural treasures containing wind and lightning elements, making it the cradle of wind and lightning mages.

Bai Mo had this in mind, which is why he asked the question.

"I have more. If you have a monarch-level soul, I'm willing to trade!"

Bob readily agreed, explaining that he was originally from a storm-prone area in North America, and that storm core crystals were cheaper there because they were only effective the first time they were used.

Normally, you can't exchange for something like a monarch's soul.

As he spoke, he took out another fist-sized, cyan star core-like crystal.

Seeing this, Bai Mo nodded in satisfaction, as Ai Tutu also possessed wind-type abilities.

So he immediately took a small monarch's essence from the Soul Refining Pot.

It was placed in a disposable vessel for the dead and pushed over.

Bob checked and found nothing amiss, then immediately smiled and extended his hand, "Happy deal."

Seeing this, Bai Mo shook hands with him, then took the two Storm Core Crystals and headed towards Jinyuan Apartments. (End of Chapter)