"Sometimes, the spatial solidification power can become unstable due to certain reasons, leading to the Mystic Ground passage opening earlier or later than expected. But the Mystic Ground is still the same Mystic Ground; there definitely won't be major changes."

Fu Yifan spoke with such conviction that, given his noble status as Young Master Fu, Mingxi believed him.

The final outcome proved that some words should not be spoken too definitively.

It's easy to end up with a bruised face.

Mingxi wasn't really worried; she just feared that some unforeseen change might make this trip a wasted effort.

Since Fu Yifan said so, the problem shouldn't be significant.

Young Master Fu Yifan's information source was indeed very reliable.

After the organizers distributed Mystic Ground passes to the top five teams in each group, they announced the cancellation of the afternoon's competition.

"The Changheng Secret Realm has opened early. Our Chairman has decided that everyone will enter the Mystic Ground tomorrow. Based on previous situations, the Mystic Ground typically remains open for four days. Including today, you can stay in the Changheng Secret Realm for a maximum of three days."

"The Mystic Ground pass is your ticket to enter the Mystic Ground passage. When you exit the Mystic Ground, you will need to return the pass to us."

"Therefore, please be sure to take good care of your Mystic Ground passes and absolutely do not lose them!"

"Finally, the semifinals and finals will be held after everyone returns from the Mystic Ground!"

Oh, wow!

Mingxi's heart immediately blossomed.

This meant her spatial button still had a chance!

With the pass in hand and having confirmed their departure for the Mystic Ground tomorrow, Mingxi immediately ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) called her Grandma.

The old lady was initially overjoyed for her but soon became worried, fearing that her granddaughter, at such a young age, might encounter danger alone in the Mystic Ground.

When children and grandchildren achieve success, elders are naturally happy.

But when a child travels far, a mother worries.

It was the same for Grandma concerning her granddaughter.

Mingxi had to talk at length to finally calm the old lady down.

Afterward, she contacted Teacher Xiaobai; she absolutely had to request a leave for next week.

"...What did you say?"

Teacher Xiaobai knew that Mingxi had participated in the Changheng Group's internal selection competition and that she had advanced from the regional qualifiers.

However, she had always thought that Mingxi had just gotten lucky and would only last one round in the combined qualifiers.

But now, listen closely, ponder it carefully, what did this child say?

"I qualified as first in my group, and I'm entering the Changheng Secret Realm tomorrow, so I need to request a week off."

Teacher Xiaobai wanted to laugh.

Considering her dignified status as a people's teacher, she held back.

"Mingxi, tell your teacher honestly, are you just too embarrassed to tell me you lost?"

Teacher Xiaobai, full name Bai Zhenzhen, is 26 years old this year.

After graduating, she passed the Education Bureau's teacher qualification exam and was assigned to Haizhou Third Middle School.

She served as a regular subject teacher for two years, and at the end of last year, the original homeroom teacher of Grade Two Class 26 went on maternity leave. She was entrusted with the task and became the temporary homeroom teacher for Class 26.

At the start of the new semester, she initially thought the original homeroom teacher would return after giving birth, but the other party developed postpartum depression and needed to extend her leave.

So, she inexplicably went from being a temporary homeroom teacher to the official homeroom teacher of Class 26.

Although she was young and had little teaching experience, she considered herself a relatively diligent and responsible teacher.

To better interact with students, she even specifically took time to enroll in a class to study educational psychology.

She read a large number of books on adolescent mental health.

She felt that she had a certain understanding of adolescent psychology.

Just like Mingxi's current situation, it was clearly a typical case of avoidance psychology.

Young people are thin-skinned, and their desire to win and sense of shame are relatively strong. When faced with results that do not meet expectations, they instinctively choose to lie to cover up the truth.

In short, it's putting on a brave face.

She thought for a moment and said gently, "Actually, losing is nothing. As the ancient saying goes, victory and defeat are common in warfare. You only awakened recently, and your coordination with the Thunder Demon Bird is definitely not as good as those Beast Tamers who have been contracted for one or two years, so losing is very normal, isn't it?"

"But your teacher believes that your future achievements will definitely be no less than anyone else's!"

As a good teacher of the people, she was skilled at giving students inspirational pep talks.

Teacher Xiaobai was convinced that Mingxi had been eliminated.

It wasn't that she didn't believe in her student's ability, but rather that she had heard this year's Changheng Cup was particularly lively.

The Changheng Group's internal selection competition had been held for five years; she had only heard of it before but hadn't paid attention.

This year, because of Mingxi, she did want to pay attention, but two days ago, her mother, led by other aunties in the community, got into a fight with a group of high school boys over territory for square dancing.

This incident not only landed them in the hospital but also in the police station.

She was swamped with this, so naturally, she had no time to follow the Changheng Cup competition.

But while at the hospital, she happened to overhear two young nurses discussing the Changheng Group's internal selection competition, saying that many talented high school students were participating this year, and the level of excitement was no less than the National High School Beast Tamers League.

That's why she was so certain Mingxi was lying.

Mingxi was speechless.

Was she the kind of person who would suffer just to save face?

"Teacher, I'm not lying. I truly did get a spot to enter the Changheng Secret Realm."

Mingxi was helpless; she didn't want to waste time explaining how incredibly awesome she was. She simply took a photo of the Mystic Ground pass with her name engraved on it and sent it to Teacher Xiaobai.

Each Mystic Ground pass is unique.

It is made by the Fu Family from a special metal produced within the Mystic Ground. After the competition results are finalized, a professional spirit Crest maker engraves the name, and it is fused with a drop of blood.

This means the pass can only be used by the person it belongs to.

This was also the reason why the little fatty Wang Fugui went to such great lengths to mess around.

"!!!"

Mingxi seemed to see several large exclamation marks popping up from Teacher Xiaobai's head in the video call.

"Is this real? You really qualified?!"

"Oh my goodness! Didn't they say this year's Changheng Cup was full of geniuses? How did you manage to stand out amidst a crowd of geniuses?"

Teacher Xiaobai's CPU was burning wildly.

Was all her analysis just nonsense?

Could she still get a refund for the psychology class fees she just paid a few days ago?

Mingxi touched the tip of her nose: "Teacher, is there a possibility that your student, me, is also a genius?"

So, it was her surrounding others, not others surrounding her?

Teacher Xiaobai: "..."

"Ahem, Teacher, about my leave next week..."

Teacher Xiaobai snapped back to attention and asked, "Isn't the Mystic Ground only open for four days? Why do you need to take a week off?"

Which normal middle school student would dare to ask for a week off? Unless they were in dire straits.

"Teacher, didn't I tell you? I qualified as first in my group, and after returning from the Mystic Ground, I still have to participate in the semifinals and finals."

Teacher Xiaobai: "..."

She began to suspect that everything she had heard about this year's Changheng Cup was hearsay.

All that talk about being full of geniuses, about being incredibly exciting—it was all fake!

Perhaps it was just a bunch of weaklings pecking at each other.

It wasn't that she had no confidence in Mingxi, but how long had Mingxi been awakened?

Rounding up, it hadn't even been twenty days. No matter how much of a genius she was, she couldn't possibly fly to the heavens, could she?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt she must have misheard at the time.

What those two young nurses said was definitely not about the Changheng Cup, but about some other large-scale competition!