104: Subsidiary Secret Realm

From the moment he entered the Eerie Secret Realm until his return to the Third Academy, the entire process took less than a week, and Xu Yan directly concluded his mystic realm journey.

Upon returning to the Third Academy, Xu Yan did not immediately go back to his dorm. Instead, he first sent a message to Mo Yi, and after confirming Mo Yi had time, he used the Teleportation Array to transport himself to the Experimental Building and arrived at Mo Yi's office.

As soon as he entered the office and saw Mo Yi sitting at the desk, Xu Yan solemnly bowed to him.

“Teacher, thank you for your protection regarding this matter.”

Seeing Xu Yan’s action, Mo Yi smiled, helped him up, and said, “You are my disciple. Since a disciple actively sought help, it is natural that I, as your teacher, could not stand idly by.

However, what was somewhat beyond my expectation was the intensity of that mystic realm's reaction to my intervention. It was so strong that you were directly half-invited, half-pushed out before you even had a chance to properly explore the realm, causing you to lose this opportunity for experience.”

Listening to Mo Yi’s words, Xu Yan shook his head and sincerely said, “This matter has nothing to do with you, Teacher. I got a little carried away after receiving the Weapon Permissions. Relying on the power of those weapons, I became too reckless, only caring about my own feelings and failing to restrict the use of power, which resulted in me being directly kicked out by the mystic realm.”

However, Mo Yi did not agree with this “self-reflection” in Xu Yan's words.

“Whether it is cultivation or research, Clarity of Thought is extremely important.

You did nothing wrong in this incident. Especially contacting me immediately after discovering a threat—you handled that very well.

The other party actively came to provoke and scheme against you, so what problem is there with retaliating? As for those weapons, since I granted you the authority and told you there were no taboos, whatever way you used them in the mystic realm was justifiable.

In fact, you didn't use high-power or even Realm-Destroying Weapons against the mystic realm out of misplaced anger. You only targeted the instigator who dared to provoke and scheme against you from beginning to end. That was extremely benevolent toward that mystic realm and the creatures within it.

If there truly is a problem, it is my problem. After granting you the authority and confirming you wouldn't be in danger, I didn't pay much attention to your situation, allowing that mystic realm to exploit a loophole.

However, since It dared to do this, I, as your teacher, will naturally go and demand an explanation from It. I hope It can maintain this tough attitude then. Regarding this matter, I will give you a satisfactory answer and compensation later.”

Listening to Mo Yi’s words, Xu Yan, who had originally been reflecting on whether his actions in the Eerie Secret Realm were too excessive, was stunned.

If the Eerie Secret Realm and the creatures within it heard Mo Yi’s words, they would only feel that Mo Yi’s behavior was overly unreasonable and tyrannical.

But for Xu Yan himself, he absolutely loved his mentor's tyrannical and protective behavior. It was a rare opportunity for Xu Yan to experience the joy of being a pampered scion who runs rampant backed by a powerful elder.

However, since Mo Yi had already said so, Xu Yan stopped dwelling on the matter. He took out his haul from his Storage Device, intending to have Mo Yi take a look and give his professional opinion.

Although Xu Yan only stayed in the mystic realm for five or six days because the realm couldn't handle him (it wasn't that he didn't attack, but that he didn't engage in a back-and-forth battle), his gains were not diminished in the slightest.

He obtained a destiny crystal, a fist-sized ghost spirit attribute mystic realm origin, a boundary bearing monument carrying a Subsidiary Mystic Realm, a Ghost Spirit Attribute Core left by the Ghost Infant after death, and the golden-black mist and core left by the Fate-Playing Ghost after death.

Aside from the Commander Rank core left by the Ghost Infant, the item of lowest value among the rest was the destiny crystal, which is a Monarch Rank material, and specifically a Destiny Attribute Material, one of the rarest and most valuable attributes—not to mention the other three items.

Mo Yi casually glanced over the items Xu Yan had placed on the table and nodded.

“Your haul this time is quite decent, especially this mystic realm that is about to finish gestating. Do you need me to help you handle it?”

Listening to Mo Yi's inquiry, Xu Yan nodded decisively.

“In that case, thank you, Teacher.”

Hearing Xu Yan’s reply, Mo Yi picked up the boundary bearing monument on the desk and began sensing it carefully.

“The mystic realm you obtained is quite interesting. Although the Eerie Secret Realm is primarily a Ghost Spirit Attribute realm, this realm, as its Subsidiary Mystic Realm, only contains a few traces of weak Ghost Spirit Attribute power. Instead, it is heavily saturated with Light Attribute elements, which naturally counter Ghost Spirit energy.

Judging by the current state of the Eerie Secret Realm, it likely expelled and concentrated the Light Attribute elements that should have been born within its main body into this Subsidiary Mystic Realm to maintain Ghost Spirit as its dominant attribute.”

“However, the ghost spirit attribute mystic realm origin originally used to construct this realm was directly reclaimed by the Eerie Secret Realm, leaving behind only an empty shell saturated with Light elements. Although it is said to be nearing completion, even the cornerstone used to build the realm has been dug out.”

Mo Yi's description left Xu Yan somewhat confused, and he asked with a hint of doubt, “Teacher, are you saying that this mystic realm cannot be fully gestated?”

Regarding Xu Yan's question, Mo Yi shook his head and replied, “That thing wasn't bold enough to go that far. Didn't it leave you a piece of mystic realm origin? As long as you add this mystic realm origin into it, refilling those crucial positions, and spend a bit more time and resources, it can still take shape.

However, although the other party was quite calculating, the current state of this mystic realm is not necessarily a bad thing for you. You went to the Eerie Secret Realm this time for your Shadow Light Spider, right?”

Hearing Mo Yi's inquiry, Xu Yan nodded.

“Had no unexpected situation occurred, and this mystic realm naturally completed its gestation according to its original state, the resulting Ghost Spirit Attribute and Light Attribute realm would have some use. However, for your Shadow Light Spider, the Ghost Spirit Attribute is still not as suitable as the Dark Attribute it possesses.

The current state of this mystic realm is actually perfect. The Ghost Spirit Attribute origin that served as the cornerstone was directly extracted, leaving behind an empty shell. This conveniently bypasses the need for replacement. By directly filling it with Dark Attribute Mystic Realm Origin, you can restructure it and transform it into a Light-Dark Attribute mystic realm.

I can make the decision to trade the ghost spirit attribute mystic realm origin you hold for a Dark Attribute Mystic Realm Origin. Are you willing?”