Chapter 139: Mountain

"Hmph—huh—" Tiancheng Guang took two deep breaths.

At this moment, he stood in a relatively dense forest, surrounded by towering ancient trees and various treehouses; near the treehouses, strange-looking lifeforms were bustling about in lively fashion.

Some wore full robes of magic, others donned advanced technological gear; the two vastly different outfits blended together seamlessly, harmonious and utterly without discord.

"Lord Tiancheng, do you feel any discomfort or odd sensations?" Captain Bai Jing stood before Tiancheng Guang, as if he had been waiting for some time; seeing Tiancheng Guang appear before him, he spoke.

"Don't worry, I've checked everything myself—there's no possible issue," Ye La floated nearby, glancing around.

She said so, but Tiancheng Guang still thoroughly inspected himself from head to toe, confirmed nothing was missing, then bounced in place once more, testing his mental vitality.

"Hmph… seems fine?" Tiancheng Guang moved his body, saying.

He looked up behind him, where a green symbol—unlike the usual black dimensional gate—hung in the air; Tiancheng Guang had arrived in this dimension directly through that gate.

The place Tiancheng Guang now stood was naturally the "Village of the Magic Clan," which he had visited once before.

After attempting to construct his own dimensional gate, Tiancheng Guang first sent Captain Bai Jing through, then used the book to communicate, confirming he was unharmed; after several tests verifying he could return successfully to the human world, he finally initiated the human transmission.

Throughout the process, the Philosopher's Stone guaranteed it could forcibly pull Captain Bai Jing back—otherwise, Tiancheng Guang would never have dared attempt the "Spirit Body Experiment."

Fortunately, the "Simple Dimensional Gate Anyone Can Easily Build" left behind by Master Professor Dadesi was indeed straightforward and effective; as long as the procedure was followed correctly, there were no issues.

Compared to the dimensional gates at school, usable only a few times per semester, being able to construct one's own gate and perform one's own transmissions granted far greater autonomy; moreover, given Tiancheng Guang's high spirit affinity, two dimensional trips per month would no longer harm his body, allowing him to make additional transmissions beyond the academy's official channels to any destination he chose.

Now that the dimensional gate had been successfully built, Tiancheng Guang could make one extra transmission per month from now on.

If his spirit affinity were even higher, or if Ye La regained more components, he could increase the number of monthly transmissions further.

Of course, the risks of the latter could not be underestimated—Tiancheng Guang simply did not possess enough materials meeting Ye La's requirements; last time, constructing "Satan" consumed the rare card "Next-Gen Controller" obtained from Sea Horse Corp, and until he acquired other suitable base materials, he could not restore Ye La's power again.

Tiancheng Guang located the magi-scientist; today, he appeared to be conducting a major experiment and had no time to welcome Tiancheng Guang, so Tiancheng Guang waited until the experiment ended before recounting recent events.

Regarding Tiancheng Guang's proposal to "invest in technology" using his simplified fusion cup noodles, the magi-scientist was extremely open-minded, showing no objection whatsoever—he only asked Tiancheng Guang to periodically report on sales performance.

Of course, Tiancheng Guang would not take advantage for free; ultimately, they signed a contract, allowing Tiancheng Guang to communicate directly through the Book of Emerald Green, link the scientist's computer to machines in the human world, let him monitor sales in real time, and share half of Tiancheng Guang's profits.

Other spirits might not care at all about human currency, but fortunately, the magi-scientist was precisely the type who took interest in money and considered purchasing items or experimental materials from the human world, so he gladly accepted.

Beyond this, however, was the most important task Tiancheng Guang prioritized upon completing the dimensional gate.

Card exchange with the magi-scientist.

Tiancheng Guang took out his surplus cards—such as "Exchange Fusion," "Armored Fusion," and "Gem Knight Fusion"—and traded them with the magi-scientist; this was something he had not managed to do last time, and now he could finally complete it. The magi-scientist did not stint, openly stating he would study the power of these cards, then opened his own collection and invited Tiancheng Guang to select any fusion monsters he lacked.

Previously, due to the fusion curse creatures merging into Amaitel's essence, Tiancheng Guang's Galaxy Serpent had become material for Super Fusion, and several other cards had transformed into the fusion monster Theseus Mochi; after searching his collection, Tiancheng Guang finally found a fusion monster: Death Demon Dragon, to serve as potential fusion material or for special uses in future simplified fusions.

Not bad—this card can restrict reverse-summoned monsters; its utility is quite useful.

Afterwards, Tiancheng Guang asked the magi-scientist the question he had previously found inconvenient to raise.

That was—

"How exactly did the Spirit World split apart?"

As a spirit of relatively high rank, the magi-scientist shook his head immediately upon hearing Tiancheng Guang's question.

"It's not that I won't tell you," the magi-scientist sighed, "though I hold some status in the Village of the Magic Clan, unfortunately, during that event, I was conducting research and did not observe the overall phenomenon.

Afterward, the Three Sages launched an investigation, but at that time, each of them encountered different incidents—Crowley seemed to have gone completely berserk, and only the intervention of a passing alchemist saved him from becoming a full monster."

So that's how it was.

Tiancheng Guang now roughly understood how Master Professor Dadesi had met Aleister.

"Since then, the Collapse of the Spirit World has become a taboo topic among mages, whispered about in silence. Moreover, since mages can still travel between dimensions—aside from being slightly inconvenient—daily life remained unchanged, so few mages have been motivated to uncover the secret."

"I see."

Tiancheng Guang understood.

Having seen Ai De, and considering the matter of "Light of Destruction," Tiancheng Guang recalled what the Vampire Princess had said—he now knew the Spirit World was completely fractured, having split from its original whole into countless fragmented dimensions.

At that time, Tiancheng Guang had suspected it might have been Yu Beier's doing; after all, in the original story, it had caused massive upheavals searching for Judai, and in this world, it had not been sent into space but fallen into another dimension—so causing chaos within that dimension was entirely plausible.

Thus, Tiancheng Guang intended to ask some high-ranking spirits, hoping to learn something—but in the end, he learned nothing.

It seemed he must explore the Spirit World further.

He recalled the first "riddle" left behind by Master Professor Dadesi that he had previously solved.

The coordinates of 【Mountain】…

No other rhetoric or description.

The coordinates of "Mountain."

The place where the Dragon Clan, Bird-Beast Clan, and Thunder Clan gather!

First update of the day—additional update today

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