"Yes, benefactor. My codename is Bee Sting. From the day I was chosen to be an undercover agent, my real identity had already died."
"If you find that awkward to say, my codename back when I was at Black Pepper Court was Blue Bat. You can call me Xiao Lan."
Blue Bat smiled gently. Her soft, flowing hair draped over her fragrant shoulders and covered her full, rounded curves. With misty eyes fixed on Mu Ningwei, she bent down and bowed in thanks.
Leng Qing hurriedly said, "Bee Sting, you still have many injuries. Don't make such large movements."
"Thank you for your concern. But it's fine. Compared to the debt of saving my life, these minor pains I'm used to are not worth mentioning."
Blue Bat shook her head and stared straight at Mu Ningwei. "Benefactor, can you tell me how to contact you? I want to thank you in person someday."
Mu Ningwei gave her his contact information. "There's no need to thank me. It's good that you've left a place like Black Pepper Court. Get plenty of rest and welcome your new life."
"You truly are a good person."
Mu Ningwei, having been handed a good-person card, smiled and took his leave.
Leng Qing said, "The Judgment Association is tallying your merits. Your bonus and commendation will be issued once everything has been settled."
"Discuss those matters with the Mu Family Head. I'm sure he'll be delighted."
Mu Ningwei stood outside the assessment zone, watching the Night Ruling Great Array descend as he observed the chaotic battle among the students inside with great interest.
Mu Nujiao, a girl from the Great Thunder Element, a roguishly handsome boy, a blond handsome man, and Xu Zhaoting had formed a team and were fishing in troubled waters.
Several judges lurked in the darkness, taking away the Black Pepper Court members among the students according to the list. Everything was handled discreetly, so it would not cause panic.
Just then, his phone rang.
It was Mu Zhanxing:
"Ningwei, well done! You actually led the Judgment Association in wiping out Black Pepper Court's headquarters in Magic City!"
"Now we just need to wait for the Judgment Association to follow the trail and thoroughly eliminate the cultists in the city, along with those who collaborated with them."
"Hahaha, what a satisfying triumph! That old fossil from the Dongfang Family happened to be handling business at the Judgment Association too. When he heard what you'd done, he was so jealous he nearly died, yelling that he wanted to put the younger generation through devilish special training."
"Just now, one of the old fellows from Judgment Association headquarters even called to thank me. They want to offer our Mu Clan a large number of positions and have even promised to appoint one of our clan elders as Magic City's Vice Chief Judge. Once the Second Chief Judge retires, he'll immediately be promoted to the full position."
"Our clan is truly fortunate to have you!"
"Whatever reward you want, just say the word. Your uncle will give it to you."
Mu Ningwei looked at Dean Xiao approaching from afar and said, "I'm watching Mu Nujiao's assessment. She should be able to achieve a good ranking."
"I'll visit Uncle Mu tomorrow."
"Good!"
After ending the call, Mu Ningwei smiled.
"Hello, Dean Xiao."
Dean Xiao sighed with some emotion. "I never expected Black Pepper Court to target my students. I don't know why they set their sights on Mo Fan."
"Thankfully, you discovered them in time. Otherwise, who knew how great the losses would have been? Material losses are one thing, but if any students had been injured or killed, that would have been unforgivable."
Mu Ningwei tilted his head. "Then shouldn't Dean Xiao show some appreciation? Give me some Light Element resources."
Dean Xiao laughed. "You brat. Do you want access to the Three-Step Tower?"
"The Three-Step Tower doesn't do much for me."
Dean Xiao was startled. After hesitating for a few seconds, he gritted his teeth and said with visible pain, "I didn't expect your cultivation to be this high already. The academy has several portions of Light Element magic ore essence liquid in storage. I'll take you to collect them."
Mu Ningwei gave him a thumbs-up. "You're generous, Dean."
Dean Xiao rolled his eyes at him. "Those were originally resources meant to reward teachers for meritorious service. I don't know what the Light Element teachers will think when they hear about this."
"Congratulations to Sister for passing the assessment! Cheers!"
Inside a private room at a restaurant, three glasses of fruit beer clinked together.
Mu Nujiao had performed outstandingly in today's assessment. She and her teammates had successfully captured the Shadow Beast, earning the top reward: seven days of cultivation in the Three-Step Tower.
Mu Ningwei smiled. "You did very well. I ordered a Bell Demon Seed for you. It should have arrived at the entrance of the house by now. Consider it your reward."
Elemental Systems could fuse with elemental seeds to increase the power of magic.
The Plant Element also had Plant Seeds, though they were much rarer than elemental seeds. After fusing with one, a plant mage could summon specific magical plants.
Mu Nujiao was delighted. "Thank you, Brother Ningwei!"
Brother Ningwei treated Sister so well...
Mu Nuxin drank her fruit beer, her little face rosy as a trace of envy flashed through her eyes.
She was only an ordinary person. Perhaps only Mu Nujiao was worthy of Mu Ningwei.
"Sister, I have a gift for you too. I bought you a Demon Slaying Tool."
Mu Nujiao felt a little embarrassed. "Nuxin, come to think of it, Sister still hasn't given you any gifts..."
Mu Nuxin smiled sweetly. "It's enough if Sister takes me out to have fun when she has time."
"Alright. I'll take you to see a movie another day."
Mu Ningwei said, "Fuse with the Bell Demon Seed after we return tonight. Over the next few days, I'll consider how to teach you to cultivate Plant Demon Servants. Once you come out of the Three-Step Tower, we'll officially begin your lessons."
"Yes! I'll be relying on you, Brother Ningwei."
Mu Nuxin watched the two discuss magic. Before she knew it, she had finished her fruit beer and poured herself another glass, her gaze growing slightly unfocused.
After returning home, Mu Nuxin went to the bathroom while Mu Nujiao hurried back to her room with the demon seed.
Mu Ningwei took a shower, then sat cross-legged in his bedroom in his pajamas and took out four test tubes of Light Element magic ore essence liquid.
This was the form some soul seeds took before they were born. If they remained in the magic ore and went unmined for a long time, they might eventually form soul seeds.
Therefore, they contained vast amounts of pure energy. Once processed, they could increase one's Light Element cultivation.
"Four tubes of essence liquid should be enough for me to break through the bottleneck."
Mu Ningwei poured the pure white, glowing viscous liquid into his palm, refined the dense Light Elements within it, closed his eyes, and activated Faith Divine Power.
In that instant, Holy Radiance lit up all over Mu Ningwei's body. He resembled twinkling starlight, filled with a sacred and lofty aura that dyed the entire room into a dazzling realm of pure white.
The gates of heaven opened.
Mu Ningwei's consciousness rose higher and higher, passing through boundless clouds and an endless white sea before finally reaching a pure garden where the Sun, Moon, and Stars shone at once.
A woman in white divine attire, her holy face incomparably beautiful, sat on a moon disk with her chin resting on her hand. She gazed at the white sea formed from faith below. Sensing Mu Ningwei's arrival, she turned and beamed at him.
"You're here."
"Sister Athena, I came to see you."
"Has anything interesting happened in the Human World lately?"
"A great many things. I also left the Parthenon you left behind."
Mu Ningwei told her stories of the Human World. At some point, a sacred pure-white unicorn appeared, lying at his feet and rubbing against his stomach.
Athena looked at him tenderly. "I didn't expect you to go through something like that."
"It's already happened. I don't really care anymore."
Mu Ningwei chatted with Athena for a while. When his Faith Divine Power was exhausted, Athena gently kissed his forehead, and his consciousness returned to his body.
The four bottles of essence liquid in his hand had been depleted, and his cultivation had reached the third level of the high tier. Once he reached full cultivation, he could consider breaking through to the super tier.
As Mu Ningwei sensed himself, he was pleasantly surprised.
"This time, did Sister Athena's blessing help my Mental Power break through to the fifth realm?"
Athena's blessings were different every time.
Last time, she had granted his Light Element immunity to charm effects. The time before that, she had enhanced Mu Ningwei's five senses...
This time, she had raised Mu Ningwei's Mental Power from the peak of the fourth realm to the fifth realm.
"Brother Ningwei, may I come in?"
Mu Nujiao's voice came from outside the door.
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