When Shen Mu emerged from that space, he found that everything around him had become so unfamiliar.
Just a moment ago, it was a lush, vibrant paradise, but now it had turned into a desolate, ruined land of dead silence.
Only Jean remained peacefully asleep, her face serene.
"Shen, have you communicated with that thing inside you and Jean?"
At this moment, Sylphania flew over from a distance and asked Shen Mu with some hesitation.
"Of course, we had a friendly exchange. Although there were a few twists and turns, in the end, it was moved by my sincerity and agreed to my request."
"From now on, Jean will not only be free from worries but will also gain a stable source of energy."
"She won't even need to borrow power from outside to learn and use magic!"
The Phoenix Force itself is one of the most powerful and rare forces in the Multiverse, so Jean has a natural advantage in learning magic, as she comes with her own source of magic.
Not only does she not have to pay any price, but she can also further control the Phoenix Force while borrowing its power—a win-win situation.
"That's truly wonderful!"
"The power that erupted from her just now was truly terrifying. My spiritual energy was shattered the moment I got close."
"Everything around here was also caused by her unconsciously."
Sylphania said with lingering fear.
"It's alright, please take her to another place!"
"Lest she gets scared when she wakes up."
Shen Mu said, looking at this place devoid of any life.
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"Teacher, Teacher, Nia, look!"
When Little Phoenix woke up the next day, she ran over excitedly to show Shen Mu and Sylphania her abilities.
She placed a fruit in her hand, decomposed it into countless particles, and then reassembled it.
However, perhaps due to her lack of proficiency, the reassembled fruit no longer looked like it did before being decomposed!
"Teacher, I failed!"
Little Phoenix felt a bit down.
She had proudly displayed her skill but didn't achieve the desired effect, as she was still just a child.
"You've already done very well; you just need to become more familiar with it."
Shen Mu encouraged her.
"Oh!"
"Teacher, last night I think I saw you in my dream. You also told me to communicate with that big bird every day. Was that you helping me, Teacher?"
Little Phoenix suddenly remembered seeing Shen Mu in her dream last night and asked him.
"Mm!"
"Since you call me Teacher, I should do something. So, I taught that disobedient fellow inside you a lesson."
"Don't worry, it will listen to you obediently from now on!"
Shen Mu didn't hide anything and told her directly.
"Teacher, thank you!"
Little Phoenix hugged Shen Mu's waist tightly and rubbed against him.
"Now that you've mastered this power, do you still want to learn magic?"
Shen Mu suddenly asked Little Phoenix.
"Of course, I want to learn; I like magic."
Little Phoenix quickly said when she heard this.
After all, in her understanding, although she had gained some interesting abilities, they were still far inferior to Shen Mu's magic gates that could take him anywhere he wanted.
"Alright! Today I'll prepare some introductory magic knowledge for you. For now, you can continue playing with Nia and the other Little Elves."
"However, you must not use your abilities on them, understood?"
Shen Mu cautioned Little Phoenix.
He was a bit afraid that Little Phoenix might use her power on the Little Elves without knowing the consequences, causing unnecessary harm.
"Teacher, I understand!"
Jean also knew the seriousness of the matter, so she agreed solemnly.
"Nia, Jean is temporarily in your care!"
After entrusting them, Shen Mu directly opened a portal and went to Kamar-Taj.
After all, that place had trained countless mages over such a long period, so it should have a complete teaching process.
Therefore, Shen Mu, who had never been a teacher before, decided to seek advice from Sorcerer Ancient One.
"Shen, where did you take the Phoenix host? Didn't you say you were going to give me a surprise?"
Ancient One had initially been looking forward to Shen Mu bringing her a disciple, but when she checked again with the Time Stone, she found that the possibility of the Phoenix host becoming her disciple was no longer visible!
However, she already knew her successor; she was merely teasing Shen Mu now.
Who told Shen Mu to speak first back then!
"Uh, sorry! I've taken this disciple myself!"
Even though Shen Mu was quite thick-skinned, being asked this by the person involved now made him feel a tiny bit awkward, though it vanished in an instant.
"Come with me! I've already had Ted prepare what you need!"
Ancient One already knew Shen Mu's intention. Without waiting for him to say more, she directly led him to a classroom-like place.
"Your experience with learning magic is somewhat unique, so I know you might not know how to teach others at all."
"This is the 'Mage Apprentice Introductory Handbook' compiled by Ted. Take it!"
To be honest, Kamar-Taj, having been passed down for so many years, always had formal mages personally guiding apprentice mages, passing knowledge down orally. There had never been such a compilation of introductory knowledge before.
These things were also temporarily arranged by Ancient One for Ted to collect and compile, which was barely enough!
After all, Ancient One also knew that the Phoenix host was not an ordinary mage apprentice.
"Sorcerer Ancient One, you understand me!"
Shen Mu immediately felt that the bald head in front of him was truly thoughtful!
"By the way, Shen, Mephisto, that old demon, seems to be stirring again, plotting something!"
"Since he sought you out once, he will definitely come looking for you again. Be more careful."
"Since the Space Stone erupted, the demon gods of other dimensions have also become restless, especially Dormammu. I can feel the surge of Dark power."
Hearing this, Shen Mu couldn't help but glance at Ancient One again.
He could sense Ancient One's body, which was now riddled with holes from using magic, and was being maintained by another power.
Without a doubt, Ancient One must have already started "borrowing" power from the Dark Dimension!
Shen Mu couldn't help but think to himself, "Dormammu's fixation on Earth definitely has a lot to do with you."
However, Shen Mu knew that this was all because Ancient One had always adhered to her mission; otherwise, her soul could have already transcended.
"Mephisto, as long as his true body cannot descend, he won't be able to play any tricks."
Shen Mu didn't pay much attention to Mephisto, who could only act on Earth through his avatar.
Not to mention his strength was rapidly growing, and he also had a Space Stone in his hand. Even if Mephisto's true body came, Shen Mu wouldn't necessarily be inferior to him by an inch.
"However, it might be possible to go find that old knight first and get the contract of san venganza. That way, it could also disgust that old demon."
This thought only flashed through Shen Mu's mind.