"Sir, Professor Yao is also an Archwizard, right? Why can't I sense that 'greatness' from him?"
"If the deans of the school walked around campus in their true forms, I'm afraid the whole of Puji Island would be crushed beneath them... There are two reasons you cannot sense their 'greatness.' First, truly top-tier Archwizards can perfectly control their true forms and Dao Rhythm, preventing them from affecting others. What they reveal outwardly is naturally plain and unadorned. Second, if someone's realm is unstable and they cannot quite control their own Dao Rhythm, they will choose to let their true form enter a Mystic Realm."
"A Mystic Realm?"
"It is a hidden Small World. Under normal circumstances, after an Archwizard advances, the Alliance assigns them a Small World with secret Coordinates as a cave abode, where their true form can reside. Some cautious wizards especially like to hide their true forms in Mystic Realms and cultivate several avatars to deal with people outside... Dark Wizards like to refine something called a 'righteous body,' which evolved from avatars."
Zheng Qing had some impression of "righteous bodies."
During last semester's winter hunt, four wizards from the Dark Council had sent righteous bodies into the You Zui Hunting Team's hunting grounds, opening up a Sandbox Small World. Thomas had mentioned then that righteous bodies were merely false bodies refined through magic, essentially piles of alchemical materials and magical circuits.
Thinking of the winter hunt, Zheng Qing naturally recalled the Giant Hand with six fingers, as well as the Yellow Flower Cat's enormous paw. Many doubts that had once lingered in his heart were answered as well.
"The world is too dangerous. Being cautious really isn't a bad thing." The young publicly funded student nodded in admiration.
He also wanted to reach that realm sooner—hide