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

Chapter 69 Silver Hairpin?

Bai Mo had just seen him exchanging messages with someone, clearly communicating their location. Now that he sensed the six people who had just entered from outside the woods, he stopped pretending and a glint of silver flashed in his eyes.

With a wave of his hand, the branch wrapped around the man's head flew up, and the fair-skinned young man was also trapped in place by the space, unable to move.

A gentle breeze blew, drying the willow branches in the air before they landed in Bai Mo's hand. Bai Mo infused his magical energy into them and found that the willow branches had no intention of teleporting him; instead, the branches became more vibrant, as if they had come to life.

A faint sense of intimacy emanated from the branches.

"Not powered by magic energy?" Bai Mo wondered. He tried using summoning and wind magic energy, but the branch didn't absorb them. Instead, it wilted.

Is it communication through thoughts?

Bai Mo recalled the faint affection emanating from the newly fallen branch and had a rather unreliable guess in his mind.

So he transmitted his desire to leave to the willow branch in his hand, and immediately felt as if a switch had been turned on.

The space around the willow branch slowly began to fluctuate, and then became increasingly violent.

He quickly changed his mind, indicating that he didn't want to leave.

Judging from the fact that the green-headed thief still needed to communicate his location via mobile phone, Bai Mo concluded that the spatial teleportation was random, but limited by distance. He couldn't leave now.

"Third brother, what are you doing standing there with that dagger? Go stab that pretty boy!"

A somewhat shrill voice came from the woods. Bai Mo turned his head and saw six people of different ages, all with physical defects, slowly walking towards him.

The leader was a short man in his forties, missing one eye, the other gleaming with a fierce light.

As soon as he got close, he sensed something was wrong. A spatial fluctuation emanated from the willow branches above his head, immediately enveloping him.

Bai Mo had already tried it; the willow branch's spatial displacement ability had warning signs, so how could he possibly succeed?

His eyes narrowed, and a cold, silver light flowed through his pupils. A star-shaped mark disappeared at an extremely fast speed, and the branches on the heads of the six people opposite him were all removed by an invisible force and flew into the air.

"Kid, you're asking for death!" someone shouted in shock and anger, a scorching aura emanating from him.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, the leader's eyes flashed with ferocity. Without saying a word, he took out a fiery red dagger and slashed at Bai Mo.

"Purple Flame Slash!"

Instantly, the area was enveloped in a molten lava-like heat, and the surrounding vegetation burst into flames. A condensed and scorching high-temperature flame slash flew directly toward Bai Mo.

Bai Mo's pupils contracted, and his eyes instantly shone brightly, forming a spatial shield in front of him in an instant.

However, the attack power of the demon-slaying tools is often extremely strong. The spatial shield was shattered in just a few breaths. Although half of the purple flame slash dissipated, it still slashed towards Bai Mo.

Faced with the oncoming, violent flames, Bai Mo felt as if his hair was about to be set ablaze. Instantly, he activated his soul imprint.

"Spirit Shield!"

Without any warning, a shield two meters high, resembling a wall, appeared in front of Bai Mo, its dark golden luster appearing heavy and solemn under the light of the flames.

With a deafening roar, the Purple Flame Slash struck the Spirit Light Shield, scorching a dark mark before dissipating.

"Trying to run away?!"

Using the sound-detecting earrings to catch the chaotic footsteps fading into the distance amidst the explosion, Bai Mo gathered wind energy beneath his feet, creating wind trails that transformed into whirlwinds that lifted him three feet off the ground, allowing him to catch up in the blink of an eye.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he used his telekinesis to imprison all of them.

After collecting the seven branches, he felt an even greater sense of closeness. Considering that he could infuse his spatial magic into them, Bai Mo guessed that this was probably related to his spatial element.

However, the immediate priority was to bring these people to justice, so he led the seven men towards Mingshui Town.

Bai Mo also planned to go and see the branches of that so-called Liu Zu.

On the way, he met a few people, who were probably townspeople returning from outside.

They saw the seven people floating behind Bai Mo, and their expressions of fear turned to surprise and delight at first.

They exchanged a silent glance, some quickly ran into the town, while others silently followed beside Bai Mo, their eyes gleaming with hope.

As soon as Bai Mo entered the town, he saw several people dressed in magic association uniforms waiting quietly at the intersection. Not far away, Xiao Lingling was also standing coolly with her arms crossed.

Upon seeing Bai Mo, the members of the Magic Association immediately stepped forward, with the elderly man at the head expressing his gratitude to Bai Mo in a solemn tone.

"Hunter, I am Chang Qing, the president of the Magic Association of Mingshui Town. Thank you for catching these green-headed thieves. They have caused too much damage to the town. I can finally give an explanation to the townspeople."

Seeing how earnest Chairman Chang was, Bai Mo could only repeatedly say that it was Bai Mo's duty to arrest such villains, and there was no need for thanks. He added that it was understandable that the old man was too old and frail to deal with a group of wicked people who had gone astray.

By the way, are hunter commissions issued in Clearwater?

"We've reported this matter to the higher-level magic association, so it seems they were the ones who issued the commission. I can write a certificate for you, young friend Bai, to confirm that your commission has been completed. What do you think?"

Chang Qing smiled at Bai Mo and said that he was truly grateful to Bai Mo. As a native of Mingshui Town, he was powerless to help Bai Mo because of the latter's spatial abilities, having wasted his mid-level cultivation.

He's nearing retirement age, and if this matter isn't handled well, he fears he won't have peace of mind even after retirement.

Bai Mo readily agreed upon hearing this, thus settling the matter. Remembering Liu Zu's affair, he asked again:

"President Chang, I would like to visit Master Liu in your town. Is that alright?"

"No problem, I'll go and call Old Man Shi. He's the one who knows the story and legends of Liu Zu best. I'll ask him to take you there."

So, led by Chairman Chang, Bai Mo and Lingling arrived at an ordinary courtyard and met an ordinary old man who looked quite old.

Upon hearing that he was to take two young men who had done a great service to Mingshui Town to visit Liuzu, Old Man Shi immediately agreed.

After shooing Chairman Chang away like a fly, he smiled and slowly led the way, asking questions as he went.

"What do you want to know? I'll try my best to answer your questions."

"Grandpa Shi, when did Liu Zu leave?" Lingling asked playfully as she walked to the side.

"Legend has it that when a world-ending flood came, Liu Zu protected us. He is our totem. He made the flood recede, and after that, there were no more records of Liu Zu's deeds."

Bai Mo took the willow branches out of his spatial storage and said, "Grandpa Shi, I've discovered that those green-headed thieves are able to appear and disappear so mysteriously thanks to these willow branches. This is a spatial ability. So, the Willow Ancestor is a totem of the spatial system, right?"

"Sigh~" Looking at the withered branch in Bai Mo's hand, Old Man Shi sighed, "Why did those children have to do this? The willow ancestor's remnant tree had finally sprouted new branches, but they..."

Old Man Shi sighed again, then remembered Bai Mo's question and slowly said, "I'm not a mage, and I haven't had much schooling, so I don't know what the space system is like. However, I do know that our ancestors called Ancestor Liu 'Hollow Willow,' I wonder if that's related to what you're talking about."

"Hollow willow?!" Bai Mo and Lingling exchanged a glance. Bai Mo asked, "Lingling, have you ever heard of it?"

"I don't know anything about totems," Lingling shook her head, then added, "Judging from the name and the abilities of the willow branches, it must be one."

The three of them did not walk for long before they arrived at the park in the very center of Mingshui Town.

The park was lush with vegetation, abundant with flowers and plants, and buzzing with bees and butterflies. As you ventured deeper into the park, the surrounding trees disappeared.

Only the lawn remained, dotted with a few scattered small white flowers. In the middle of this lawn, a small willow grew alone, without a single branch or leaf, its trunk withered and giving it an aged appearance. If it weren't for the faint trace of tenacious life force, no one would believe that this tree was actually alive.

"This is Ancestor Liu," Old Man Shi said, stopping and addressing the two people behind him.

Bai Mo quietly gazed at the unassuming trunk of the willow tree, only to find the willow branch in his hand trembling. He released his grip, and the branch flew up, disappearing into the trunk.

Old Man Shi showed no surprise, as if he had seen a god, muttering to himself, "He's alive, he's alive!"

However, the willow tree remained unresponsive; the branches did not sprout again from the trunk, and the tree's vitality did not increase in the slightest.

Upon seeing this, Old Man Shi looked disappointed.

But Bai Mo sensed a rich spatial aura surging around the willow tree.

Suddenly, the withered tree trunk transformed, and a silver light with a hint of green shot out from the trunk and landed in front of Bai Mo.

"Hmm?" Bai Mo was a little puzzled. He felt that he had established a soul connection with the thing in the silver light.

Bai Mo raised his hand, and the silver light, as if it had a spirit, automatically landed on his hand.

Then the silver light dissipated, and a silver wooden object with a hint of emerald luster lay in my hand, shaped like a small, long spear made of wood and a hairpin.

"A totem?" Bai Mo frowned in thought, only to see the once withered willow tree suddenly come back to life, sprouting one green branch after another. In the blink of an eye, it became a vibrant willow.

"He's alive! He's alive!"

Old Man Shi exclaimed, he too had seen what Bai Mo held in his hand. He then cried out in surprise, "The token of Ancestor Liu! It's the token of Ancestor Liu! You were chosen by Ancestor Liu! You brought new life to Ancestor Liu!"

Seeing the old man Shi shouting and acting crazy, Bai Mo signaled Lingling to keep an eye on him and not let her get carried away, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain himself.

He focused his gaze on the willow tree, which had undergone a dramatic transformation. Normally, when a totem comes to life, there should be some kind of commotion. But this willow tree did not; it now looked exactly like an ordinary willow tree.

Upon closer inspection, Bai Mo discovered that the willow tree's branches and leaves were entirely green, completely different from the silver veins he had seen before, and he also sensed no spatial aura.

Bai Mo frowned and turned his attention to the silver hairpin spear in his hand. Judging from what Old Man Shi had just said, this should be the totem artifact.

Mo Fan's Azure Dragon totem pendant is very powerful and has many uses. Zhao Manyan's Baxia totem artifact is a wooden fish that can enhance defense.

I have no idea what the purpose of this silver hairpin spear that I got in my hand is, but judging from its appearance, it seems to be related to attack.

With these thoughts in mind, he focused his mind on the silver hairpin spear and soon arrived at the inner space.

Then he saw darkness. If he hadn't been able to sense the existence of space, he would have almost thought it was a void with nothing at all.

In this vast, dark space, a silver seed with a hint of green caught Bai Mo's attention.

"These are... the seeds of a hollow willow?!"

Could it be that the hollow willow tree transformed its last bit of vitality into seeds and preserved them in this totem vessel?

Bai Mo guessed this, and he planned to plant the seed in his yard.

There's a totem in my backyard.

His mind wandered through the internal space but found nothing else. It seemed that he would have to rely on his own understanding to figure out how to use this totem.

Bai Mo separated his thoughts from the totem device and returned to the outside world, where he saw the old man Shi looking at him with excitement.

"Young man, how old are you? Would you be interested in staying and working in Mingshui Town? I'll introduce you to the prettiest girl in our area!"

As soon as Bai Mo opened his eyes, he heard Old Man Shi's words.

He took two steps back without making a sound, then changed the subject:

"Grandpa Shi, do you know what this silver gun is?"

"This is Liu Zu's token." Old Man Shi stared intently at the silver hairpin spear in Bai Mo's hand, but showed no intention of asking him to hand it over, as if he had tacitly agreed that the item belonged to Bai Mo. He muttered to himself.

"Only those who possess it are chosen by Ancestor Liu, and only they can communicate with Ancestor Liu and wield great power. Even if I die after seeing it, it will be worth it."

"What power?" Bai Mo asked hurriedly.

Old Man Shi shook his head. "I don't know either. My grandfather told my father all of this. If my father keeps telling me the same thing, many things will have been forgotten long ago. Sigh..."

Bai Mo and Lingling exchanged a glance. "Now that the mission is over, let's go."

"This is boring, it's only been half a day." Lingling was a little dissatisfied. She hadn't even felt it was over yet.

As he walked out, Bai Mo thought about where to put the silver hairpin spear. But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, he felt the small silver hairpin in his hand suddenly disappear.

Then he felt a strange sensation in his mind, and he quickly looked inward and saw a silver spear floating in his spatial nebula.

Opening his eyes, Bai Mo saw Lingling's questioning gaze and shook his head. "It's nothing, let's go."

Upon leaving the park, Old Man Shi was busy saying he wanted to go and brag to a few old guys, leaving Bai Mo and the other person behind as he hurriedly left.

(End of this chapter)