Looking at the golden stripes on his arm, the familiar Kirin Arm, Qin Mu could finally confirm—he hadn’t been dreaming earlier. It was real. On the contrary, this current situation was the fake one.
From the circumstances, he was now inside something like an Illusion Realm. Everything around him was created from his own mind.
Qin Mu had heard that high-level illusions could draw out the deepest scenes from a person’s heart. That was exactly right. It seemed this was laying bare all his inner secrets.
But as long as it was an Illusion Realm, there was a way to break it.
Qin Mu put on his clothes and got out of bed, ignoring the shouts of his roommates behind him.
Once outside the dorm, he started to think: how could he break the Illusion Realm?
Normally, all he had to do was find the Array Eye. As long as it was a Transmission Array, there would be Spirit Energy flowing through it.
But that method didn’t work here. The place Qin Mu had been in before had no Spiritual Energy at all. That meant this was even harder to deal with than a regular Illusion Realm.
For now, he had to try another possibility.
“Divine Dragon Senior! Are you there? Divine Dragon Senior!”
He called out a few times, but there was no response. Well, it seemed he really was on his own now.
He might as well look around and see if there was anything unusual.
After wandering around, Qin Mu spotted several problems.
First, he was confined to the campus. The security guard at the gate wouldn’t let him out.
Second, he thought about climbing over the wall, but an invisible force blocked him. No go.
Third, since he had lived over ten years in his previous life, he had forgotten many places.
Oh dear, this really wasn’t good.
Qin Mu crouched on the steps, deep in thought, when a pair of pale white feet appeared in front of him. The skin was crystal clear, barefoot—practically jade… Eh, cough cough, not everything can be called jade!
He looked up to see pale white calves, then half of her thighs, the absolute territory formed by a pleated miniskirt. Above that, a white T-shirt showed off her slender figure and a slight rise on her chest—just enough to be covered by one hand.
A delicate, pretty face, like a little elf from an American drama. Golden hair fell to her waist, her eyes were also golden, even her eyelashes were pale gold, and her lips were pink and glossy.
Holy cow!
Qin Mu was dumbfounded. Did his previous school really have a stunning beauty like this?
Before he could think more, the golden-haired girl spoke.
“Hey, kid, so this is the deepest part of your heart? What a different view. Elder has lived this long, but this is the first time I’ve seen something like this.”
Her voice was crisp and pleasant. Normally, such a voice would make anyone happy, but Qin Mu looked shocked.
That tone… that way of addressing herself…
Qin Mu tested his guess.
“May I ask, are you Divine Dragon Senior?”
The golden-haired girl put her hands on her hips. Since she was about the same height as Qin Mu, it wasn’t like those anime scenes where a tiny golden-haired beauty puts her hands on her hips and looks up.
“Hey, kid, what’s with that tone? Elder spent so much time with you. Just because I changed my form, you don’t recognize me?”
Qin Mu broke out in a cold sweat. With that form of yours, no one would recognize you. The difference was even bigger than a trip to Thailand or Korea. Fortunately, his worldview had been shattered so many times that he could accept it.
“This is the first time I’ve seen Senior in this form. It takes some getting used to.”
Before, Qin Mu had imagined Divine Dragon Senior as a grumpy old man. But now—holy crap—she was a perfect golden-haired beauty!
Mom! This absolutely couldn’t be found out by Miss Ruoshuang and Miss Mengyu. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
“Divine Dragon Senior, let me ask you something.”
“Go ahead. What is it?”
Divine Dragon Senior waved her hand, curiously observing the surroundings.
“When I rebuild your body in the future, will you look like this, or like your original form?”
“Nonsense. Elder will definitely take the form that covers the sky and hides the sun. This form is too small—not majestic or imposing at all.”
Divine Dragon Senior rolled her eyes. And you know what? It was quite cute.
Qin Mu: “…”
’Holy cow! What am I thinking?!’
’Damn, Divine Dragon Senior’s golden-haired beauty form really hits my preferences!’
’No, no! This is Divine Dragon Senior. This is Divine Dragon Senior.’
Qin Mu silently repeated it a few times in his heart to steady himself.
After meeting up with Divine Dragon Senior, Qin Mu finally felt grounded. Now he was walking around campus with her.
Even though everyone around was fake, Qin Mu still felt a bit awkward when their gazes landed on him.
Qin Mu followed behind Divine Dragon Senior, watching her walk barefoot without picking up a speck of dust. He had to admit, that was the benefit of having Cultivation Level.
In his past life, forget about eating jade—even just touching it could give you a fungal infection on your hands.
Now, the higher his Cultivation Level, the less he had to worry. He could safely enjoy it.
“Kid, I never expected you to come from another world.”
After hearing Qin Mu’s story on the way, Divine Dragon Senior—who had lived so long—had previously guessed that there must be a desolate world beyond this one. Now that guess had just been confirmed, and another massive piece of news came crashing down.
Fortunately, Senior had lived long enough. Even if the sky fell, she could remain expressionless.
“Divine Dragon Senior, how do you think we can get out?”
Although Qin Mu had been cramming on Cultivation Knowledge lately, he couldn’t help getting sleepy after reading for too long. If he fell asleep, then woke up—well, time to eat.
If Miss Mengyu were nearby, she would remind him not to fall asleep. But Miss Ruoshuang would just let him sleep, and he’d wake up to find himself being held in her arms.
Divine Dragon Senior clasped her hands behind her back and said calmly, “No conclusion yet. But in Elder’s opinion, this doesn’t seem like an Illusion Realm.”
“Not an Illusion Realm? Then what is it?”
“No matter how an Illusion Realm changes, it needs Spirit Energy to sustain itself. But we’re in a place with absolutely no Spiritual Energy. So the possibility of it being an Illusion Realm is extremely slim.”
“Divine Dragon Senior, stop being cryptic. Just say it. Don’t worry, I can handle it.”
“Fine. Kid, I suspect we’re now inside a Space-Time Crevice. This place is extremely chaotic—time and space are incomplete. Rebuilding the deepest memories in your heart would be more than enough using the power of time and space.”
Qin Mu: “???”
What? Space-Time Crevice?
Given his limited knowledge, he only remembered seeing that term somewhere.
“Divine Dragon Senior, is this serious?”
“It’s serious, but it’s also not. If the timing is just right, we can get out. If the timing is wrong…”
“Wait, Divine Dragon Senior, can you put it simply?”
“Fine. Two words: depends on luck.”