Magic: Reincarnate from high-voltage electricity at the start, level up independently.

Two hours later, the bus slowly came to a stop in front of a hot spring resort on the outskirts of Dachang City.

Wang Jian kept everyone in suspense the whole way, and his destination was clearly a hot spring.

This scene completely surprised everyone.

Wang Jian then explained that the hot springs here were no ordinary hot springs, but spiritual springs that were naturally born in the world after the magic was restored.

The spring water carries a rich and pure magical power, which is of great benefit to a magician's training.

As everyone got off the bus, the students with keen senses immediately noticed something was amiss.

"Why do I feel like the magic concentration here is much higher than elsewhere?"

"Now that you mention it, I feel the same way!"

Many people echoed this sentiment.

Chu Ge also sensed something and was secretly shocked: the purity of the magic in this region was almost approaching that of the Fourth World.

Her curiosity grew stronger.

This is only the magic power that has dissipated outwards. If it were to truly seep into the spiritual spring, how terrifying would its concentration become?

Hearing the students' discussion, Wang Jian stepped forward and said, "Your perception is correct. The spiritual spring is constantly radiating magical power, subtly increasing the magical power concentration of the entire area."

"So that's how it is!" someone couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The group stepped into the hot spring resort.

It was November, and the chill of late autumn was growing stronger. The branches and leaves of many plants in the forest had turned a light yellow.

The villa's guest rooms are for four people per room, and Chu Ge, Xu Wan, Tang Xiaoran, and Ye Lingling were assigned to the same room.

Inside the room, Chu Ge was slowly and methodically packing his belongings.

She didn't bring much with her, but after the trip, she inexplicably acquired three special items.

A moon-veiled chameleon.

A leftover piece of Tai Sui

There was also half a coffin lid.

She kept the moon-veiled chameleon in its cage and casually stuffed it into her schoolbag. She had been so busy the other day that she had almost completely forgotten about the little guy.

When I opened the backpack, I saw the chameleon lying listlessly in the cage, barely alive. It looked like it was about to die, and it had also defecated a lot inside.

Chu Ge immediately fed it some food and water.

When she first obtained the Moon Veil Chameleon, she originally intended to crush it to death and extract a demon beast core.

But Lin Xueli seemed to see right through her thoughts and gave her a special reminder.

If you want high-quality crystal cores, you might as well wait patiently.

The Moonveil Chameleon evolves extremely quickly. The one in her hand has a chance to transform into a mid-level demon beast in two or three months. It won't be too late to crush it then.

"How much longer until it evolves...?"

The white-haired girl stared intently at the little creature in the cage, her scarlet pupils filled with an impatient killing intent.

As if sensing Chu Ge's undisguised hunting intent, the Moonveil Chameleon's body instantly changed color, turning into a deep blue that was indistinguishable from the cage, and it huddled in the corner, trembling.

Ye Lingling happened to be passing by and saw this scene. She couldn't help but squat down and gently tease the little guy in the cage with her finger.

"It's so cute! Does it have a name?" Ye Lingling asked curiously.

"Name..." Chu Ge paused slightly, then gently shook his head. "No."

"Then give it a name." Ye Lingling poked the chameleon's head, then turned to look at Chu Ge. "With a name, you'll take good care of it and it'll grow faster and stronger."

"Does having a name help a plant grow faster?"

Chu Ge murmured softly, her greatest hope right now being that this demon beast would evolve as soon as possible.

She pondered for a moment, then slowly uttered two words:

"Mambo".

"Huh?" Ye Lingling didn't react for a moment.

"From now on, it will be called Mambo," Chu Ge said calmly.

Mambo...

Upon hearing this name, long-forgotten memories of internet memes instantly flooded back to her mind. Ye Lingling's expression stiffened slightly, but she didn't dare to say anything more.

After all, her own moon-veil chameleon is named North and South Green Bean.

The two are equally bad at naming, so neither has the right to laugh at the other.

At this moment, Ye Lingling's gaze fell on a long, narrow object wrapped in layers of black plastic bags beside Chu Ge.

"What is that thing?"

"Half a coffin lid."

"???" Ye Lingling was stunned on the spot, thinking she had misheard.

"If you want to see, you can open it and take a look."

Chu Ge answered casually while cleaning the monster poop out of his schoolbag.

"No, no, no, that's not necessary!"

Ye Lingling quickly waved her hand, partly because she was scared, and partly because she didn't want to touch other people's personal belongings.

Based on her understanding of Chu Ge, he never joked.

If it really is a gloomy coffin lid inside, she'll probably have nightmares every night for the next few days.

Once Chu Ge finished packing, Ye Lingling immediately grabbed her hand and excitedly headed outside.

"Let's go, let's go soak in the sacred spring!"

As we approached the entrance to the women's bath, a staff member kindly offered a reminder.

"Ladies, please note that the spiritual spring has special properties. Novice mages can only soak in it for a maximum of one hour per day."

"It's not that the manor deliberately restricts it, but the magic power of the spiritual spring is too violent and concentrated. Soaking for too long will cause the magic power in the body to accumulate and become blocked, which will harm oneself and result in more harm than good."

The staff member added, "Intermediate-level mages can extend their time by one to two hours, while advanced-level mages have no time limit."

"Thank you, sister, we understand!"

Ye Lingling responded sweetly and pulled Chu Ge into the women's bath.

The deeper you go, the richer the magic in the air becomes.

The moment Chu Ge's entire body was completely immersed in the spiritual spring, she was already certain of her fate.

The concentration of magical energy in the springs here far surpasses that of the Fourth World.

If one were to further nourish oneself with the light of the great sun in the sky, the speed of cultivation would be three times that of usual!

"Unfortunately, the spiritual spring isn't something you can just come to whenever you want."

Chu Ge sighed softly.

She had known about the existence of the spiritual spring for more than a month, but had never had the chance to come here.

Firstly, spiritual springs are extremely rare; there are fewer than a hundred spiritual springs in the entire country, and none in her province.

Secondly, all the sacred springs are under the unified control of the government and require real-name reservations, making tickets extremely difficult to obtain.

Not only magicians, but also a large number of ordinary people followed suit and made reservations, causing the daily quota to be filled instantly.

She also tried to find scalpers, but the real-name registration system made it impossible to do so.

Only now did she truly appreciate the profound heritage of a top-tier university.

How terrifying it is that someone could monopolize the qualifications for spiritual spring cultivation for so many students in the entire school at once.

This guy, you really do need connections to get ahead in this world.

At noon, most people went to eat, leaving only a few people in the small Lingquan Pool, which was only a dozen square meters in size.

Ye Lingling was soaking in the water, scrolling through short videos with her head down, looking very relaxed, with her tuft of hair drooping down.

Seeing this, Chu Ge slowly sank his body into the water, leaving only his scarlet eyes above the surface.

She was doing something no one knew about—

Stealing a drink.

A moment later, his lower abdomen swelled slightly as he drank his fill of the pure, unadulterated spiritual spring water.

As expected, the effects of drinking from the spiritual spring were far more direct and rapid than soaking in cultivation, comparable to taking medicine.

She closed her eyes, sat cross-legged in the hot spring, and frantically plundered the pure magic surging around her.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Chu Ge slowly opened his eyes. In his spiritual world, the nascent demon core became increasingly solid, until it reached perfection.

A faint smile crept onto his lips, and his aura suddenly became sharp and confident.

She parted her lips slightly and murmured:

"The time for the thirty magic cores has come; it's time—"

"I'm aiming to become a mid-level mage."