How Was It, Kid? Do You Still Think It Wasn't Worth It?

At this moment, seeing the disgusted look on Lin Tian's face,

Hua Chengming understood the reason behind it.

He immediately let out a soft laugh and said, "Kid, do you think this thing isn't worth ten Secret Realm Origin Crystals?"

Hearing his words,

Lin Tian naturally shook his head slightly. "How could that be? Anything the Academy Master gives must be worth far more than its price. How could this disciple possibly think such a thing?"

Hearing Lin Tian's words,

Hua Chengming let out a dry, emotionless chuckle.

But then he spoke again. "Enough, kid. Since this old man was willing to take this item out for trade, I naturally wouldn't give you something useless."

At that,

Lin Tian became interested.

He lowered his head again and looked at the Compass in his hand.

It seemed that, aside from finding Secret Realm Origin Crystals,

this thing had other uses as well?

Hua Chengming, standing before him, had no intention of keeping him in suspense.

He continued, "Don't be fooled by the fact that this item can currently only help you locate Secret Realm Origin Crystals."

"That is merely because you have not mastered the correct way to use this Compass."

"Try injecting your own True Essence into it."

Inject his own True Essence?

Hearing that,

although Lin Tian was puzzled,

he trusted Hua Chengming and did as he was told without hesitation.

Very soon, he infused a thread of True Essence into the Compass.

As that thread of True Essence entered it,

the Compass in Lin Tian's hand immediately began to shine.

The Compass, originally no bigger than his palm, actually began to unfold without stop at that moment!!!

Then, right before Lin Tian, it transformed into something resembling a square chessboard!!

Seeing the radically altered Compass before him,

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