Chapter 16: Setting Off to the Secret Realm~

In the end, You still didn’t wash up at Bai Yuan’s place. She simply left, wearing Bai Yuan’s white fluffy slippers.

“Damn it… she even took my slippers with her. Next time I see her, I’m definitely pinning her down on the bed and spanking her.”

Mo Xiao clenched her tiny fists above the Ink Sea and threw several punches. The violent gusts split the water apart—her strength was still far beyond that of an ordinary person.

“Those were originally my slippers, weren’t they? Stop complaining. You must’ve said something to make You spank you.”

Bai Yuan sighed inwardly, trying to comfort her book spirit. She felt mentally exhausted—but Mo Xiao’s voice was just too pleasant.

Soft, sweet, and slightly childish. Even when angry, she sounded adorable.

Too bad her personality was absolutely awful.

After packing her things, Bai Yuan slipped a small pouch of Feather Coins into the pocket of her white dress before heading out.

“I’ll guide the way later. Just follow me, useless master.”

Mo Xiao knew exactly where to find the spirit materials she needed. This trip wouldn’t take long.

“What kind of world are you trying to create, Mo Xiao? Materials that don’t match won’t be useful. You read the draft I wrote last night, right?”

Bai Yuan was a little surprised—Mo Xiao actually seemed to have a plan.

For someone who usually looked so unreliable, she was acting unexpectedly dependable now.

“The master decides. I’ll just offer suggestions. Don’t think too far ahead for now—take it step by step. Right now, we just need to build a continent.

Even an empty continent is fine. Once it exists, we can slowly improve it later.”

When it came to serious matters, Mo Xiao could actually be quite composed. This was tied to her future strength—and also to whether she could one day get back at You—so she naturally took it seriously.

“That makes sense… I was aiming too high before.”

Bai Yuan came to her senses. The world didn’t even have a basic structure yet—thinking about anything else was pointless.

A world made entirely of water wasn’t her preference anyway, so creating land was necessary.

Once ready, Bai Yuan left the dormitory and headed toward the academy’s secret realm.

But just after she left, she failed to notice that You was standing on the rooftop, watching her.

Dressed in a purple dress, a large ribbon bow swayed behind her in the fierce wind. Her deep, hollow violet eyes reflected Bai Yuan’s small departing figure.

“My lady, I came late. Please punish me.”

A girl in a green dress suddenly appeared behind her, kneeling on one knee with her head lowered. Her sweet voice trembled slightly.

“Avel, investigate that student. Also send someone into the Will Secret Realm to observe her movements. If necessary, offer her some assistance.”

Without You making any visible movement, a projection appeared before the girl—showing Bai Yuan’s silly, absentminded smile.

“Understood, my lady.”

When the girl looked up again, that abyss-like purple figure had already vanished, leaving only the projection behind.

Secret realms were small spiritual worlds. It was said they were discarded creations of the Creation God—but that wasn’t entirely accurate.

Only a few large secret realms in the Spirit Creation World were personally made by the Creation God. Most were left behind by powerful spirit creators.

These worlds were too fragile to withstand You’s descent—even her projection couldn’t enter.

That was why she had issued orders for Avel, the local operations commander, to handle it.

In her eyes, Bai Yuan was extremely important—no one had ever drawn the Creation God’s attention like this before.

Since that being intended to act against Bai Yuan, she would interfere with every move.

A person capable of influencing the course of the world… how interesting.

…

After standing absentmindedly for a while outside Bai Yuan’s dorm room on the second floor, You finally turned and returned to her own dorm.

After all, she didn’t really have a home to go back to.

Meanwhile, at the spirit materials shop…

Irene staggered up from her chair and moved behind the counter. She didn’t have many visible injuries—but one of her legs had been broken.

“Divine Envoy, the little one you asked me to watch has set off for the Will Secret Realm.”

Two minutes later, a refined-looking young man appeared silently at the counter and bowed respectfully as he reported.

“Oh? She actually made it in, huh… Fine. Send some students in to obstruct her from obtaining spirit materials. If necessary, don’t hold back.”

Irene waved him away, then sat there blankly, lost in thought.

She didn’t know whether what she was doing was right or wrong.

The threads of fate told her that Bai Yuan possessed the power to destroy this world.

Even if it was still weak now, the eventual threat wouldn’t be any less than that being.

Everything she did was to protect this world—

The world she herself had created.

…

At this moment, Bai Yuan had already arrived at the entrance to the academy’s Will Secret Realm.

The entrance was located inside a pitch-black building next to the library. The structure stood over ten meters tall, with no visible floors.

Two uniformed guards stood at the entrance, checking the identities of incoming students.

Naturally, there was no issue with Bai Yuan’s identity. The guards were attentive and didn’t overlook her—but their gazes carried a hint of strangeness.

After entering, Bai Yuan joined the queue. Weekends were always the busiest time for the secret realm.

After about twelve minutes, it was finally her turn at the counter.

Entering the secret realm required a fee—five hundred Feather Coins.

If not for the compensation she received from Shopkeeper Yi last time, she wouldn’t even have been able to afford entry.

“Remember the rules inside the secret realm. Any violations will result in a ban from entry.”

An old man at the counter spoke in a hoarse voice, his cloudy eyes fixed on her.

This was her first time entering—some things had to be made clear.

“Got it. No hunting spiritual creatures… no overharvesting materials…”

Bai Yuan casually recited a few rules. Some of them felt genuinely strange to her.

Like not being allowed to urinate in rivers.

Seriously—who would even do that!?

“Go on in. You have one day. Be out before six in the evening.”

The old man nodded in satisfaction.

The light barrier in front of Bai Yuan disappeared, and she quickly stepped forward.

A soft blue glow reflected across her delicate face. The entrance to the secret realm was a tiny circular hole emitting blue light.

It was no bigger than a thumb, floating in midair and scattering faint blue radiance.

“Stop staring. Just walk through and you’ll be teleported somewhere inside. It’s in the textbook, you know, useless master~”

Seeing Bai Yuan hesitate, Mo Xiao couldn’t help but remind her—though her tone was, as usual, less than kind.

“I know, you nag. I’m just curious, okay?”

It was Bai Yuan’s first time seeing a secret realm—of course she wanted to take a closer look.

Hearing Mo Xiao’s mockery, her cheeks puffed up in defiance.

Just a newborn little dragon acting like she knew everything—she really needed a proper lesson someday.

After retorting, Bai Yuan didn’t linger any longer. There were other students waiting behind her.

Her legs, clad in white stockings, stepped into the blue glow—

Her figure twisted, then vanished.

Just as she entered, several students wearing disciplinary committee uniforms suddenly cut into the queue.

The students who were pushed aside didn’t dare protest upon seeing those uniforms.

Among them, a black-haired girl puffed her cheeks in annoyance and muttered under her breath:

“In such a rush… what, are they racing to reincarnate or something? So annoying…”