Mirror: Your Academy Is Such a Fake!

The entire repair process was astonishingly fast. As the last trace of spatial power merged in, the mirror let out a satisfied groan, and its overall aura became several times more solid than before.

After the refining was completed, the Nine Li Ice Flame in Huo Yuhao's hand transformed into a small Ice Flame Phoenix, flapping its wings and landing on Huo Yuhao's shoulder. The phoenix tilted its head and examined the mirror, its flame-shaped eyes filled with obvious curiosity.

The mirror remained silent for a full three seconds. The halo of light on its surface seemed to freeze.

"It's... it's fixed?" Mirror's voice stammered, filled with disbelief. "You... you fixed it just like that? And... so quickly?"

"Hmm? Don't you know yourself? It's just the initial repair; I don't know how to do the rest." Huo Yuhao withdrew the Nine Li Ice Flame, Ice Flame Phoenix on his shoulder transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into his body.

"Looks like he's not very bright. Was what he said about the Great Thousand World earlier just a dream?"

Ignoring Huo Yuhao's sarcastic remarks, the mirror suddenly raised its voice, filled with surprise and excitement. "I never would have guessed! You have such talent in weapon crafting! You were born for this! It's a waste of your talent in this wretched lower plane!"

"When I have the chance, I will definitely take you to explore the Great Thousand World! I will let you see what the true path of weapon crafting is!" It seemed to have already seen Huo Yuhao shining brightly in the Great Thousand World, and itself, as his natal treasure, would benefit from it, and even one day become an unparalleled sacred object.

Huo Yuhao smiled, then asked, "What abilities do you have now after the repairs?"

When the topic of ability came up, Mirror's voice dropped eight octaves, tinged with a hint of melancholy. "Alas—I'm old, useless now! All I have left are a few little tricks."

"First, I can enhance and amplify spatial power; second, I can lock Spatial Coordinates and perform interdimensional teleportation; third, well, I can detect talents and such."

It paused, seemingly afraid Huo Yuhao would be disgusted, and quickly added, "Although it may seem useless to you now, but!" Its tone became impassioned again, "As long as you keep repairing me and find better materials, all my earth-shattering abilities will be restored! Then you'll know that it's a blessing from eight lifetimes that you've earned me to acknowledge you as your master—? Wait! I haven't finished yet!"

Huo Yuhao completely ignored the grand promises made behind it and asked, "You're too big to carry around."

Storage rings can't hold treasures like yours. Is there any other way?

"Shrink? Easy!" Before the mirror finished speaking, the ancient mirror, which was several meters long, suddenly burst out with a soft silver light and in the blink of an eye transformed into a small, round, silver mirror the size of a baby's palm, with a simple and ancient design. The frame still had tiny cracks, but it looked more like a unique piece of jewelry.

The little mirror flew merrily to Huo Yuhao's shoulder with a "whoosh," wanting to take over the spot where the Ice Flame Phoenix had been.

"Chirp!" A dissatisfied chirp rang out! The Ice Flame Phoenix condensed once more and flew out from Huo Yuhao's body, flapping its wing at the mirror that had climbed up!

"Ouch!" The little mirror spun several times in the air before finally stabilizing, its surface flashing wildly. Its voice was furious. "You wretched fire! Don't you know how to respect your elders?! Kid, control your fire! It's committing domestic violence!"

The Ice Flame Phoenix completely ignored it, its body radiating intense cold as it pecked at the little mirror, as if determined to freeze this daring trespasser into a block of ice.

Suddenly, the tranquil Library Pavilion became as if eight hundred ducks had entered, creating an unusually noisy atmosphere.

Huo Yuhao rubbed his temples, somewhat helplessly. He stretched out his fingers and precisely pinched the squeaking little mirror that was being chased, a gentle spiritual force gathering at his fingertips. "Quiet."

Then, turning to the puffed-up, circling Ice Flame Phoenix, he said, "Come back."

The Ice Flame Phoenix let out a reluctant cry and transformed into a stream of light, returning to Huo Yuhao's body. The little mirror twisted at his fingertips, seemingly still a little unconvinced.

Huo Yuhao ignored its protests, casually took out a tough silver thread from his Storage Ring, threaded it through an inconspicuous hole on the edge of the small mirror, and then neatly tied it to the end of his blue hair at his temple.

A small, antique silver mirror, like a peculiar hair ornament, dangled beside Huo Yuhao's ear, swaying gently with his movements.

"Hey! Kid! What are you doing! I am the dignified Guardian Mirror! How dare you treat me like a hair ornament?" The little mirror's voice was filled with grief, indignation, and disbelief as it howled directly into Huo Yuhao's ear.

Huo Yuhao ignored it, straightened his robes, turned around, and calmly walked out of the hidden space. Only the small mirror tied to his hair remained, radiating a faint silver glow that seemed both aggrieved and helpless.

Huo Yuhao, wearing the Guardian Mirror tied to his hair, walked through the newly renovated Jia Nan Academy. The air was filled with pure energy far exceeding that of before. The students hurried about, their faces radiating enthusiasm for cultivation.

"Tsk tsk tsk----" The voice of the Guardian Mirror echoed in Huo Yuhao's mind, filled with undisguised disdain, "This is the top-tier academy in your plane? Kid, I'm not saying this to be mean, but this is way too shabby, isn't it? Can it even be considered an academy?"

Huo Yuhao didn't stop walking, calmly replying with his mind, "Compared to the Great Thousand World you speak of, it's naturally inferior. But on the Battle Qi Continent, it's already quite good."

"Top-notch?" Mirror's voice rose, filled with exaggerated disbelief. "You have no facilities at all. What do the students practice? Running laps?"

"And this Spiritual Formation is as inefficient as a sieve! And the building layout—apart from the ones on the lake, the others aren't even built on the energy nodes of the Spiritual Formation."

"With your abilities, you even became the dean of the academy—"

"I am not the dean, I am the chief elder—"

While touring the campus with the Guardian Mirror, Huo Yuhao unknowingly wandered into a secluded bamboo grove on the back hill. Listening to the mirror's incessant chatter, he suddenly asked, "So, do you have any ideas for improvement?"

"An idea?" The Guardian Mirror ' voice immediately became smug. "Which of the top academies in the Great Thousand World doesn't possess various spatial secret realms, prepare numerous trial grounds, and construct high-level Spiritual Formation!"

"Wait a moment, I'll find the Spatial Coordinates of this Great Thousand World and take you to see the real Five Great Academies," so you can open your eyes and know what true excellence is!

As they were talking, the crisp sound of chess pieces being placed on a board came from deep within the bamboo forest. There, the Qian-Bai Elders, were sitting at a stone table, playing chess with focused expressions.

The Guardian Mirror was immediately drawn to this, its surface flashing with a faint light. A voice, somewhat casual, said, "Oh, these two old men are actually quite strong. They've been stuck at this level for quite a few years, haven't they? Their internal energy accumulation is almost complete; they just need to construct a small space within their Qi Sea."

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