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Chapter 711: Gradually Moving Away from the Origin
Chapter 711: Gradually Moving Away from the Origin
The two of them entered the Yousisi lands very smoothly. She Xi originally thought that Qin Muye's entry would cause chaos, after all, he was a human.
On the surface, the human race would loudly call for the extermination of the snake people. In Yousisi, the situation was reversed, and they all thought about tasting the blood of the human race.
However, She Xi did not expect that his prepared contingency plan was not needed because Qin Muye was skilled at disguise, and his disguise was flawless. If he had not seen Qin Muye in action, he would never have noticed these things.
"Your Majesty truly has remarkable means. The national fortune actually possesses such abilities," She Xi was somewhat surprised.
"This is not the merit of national fortune, but of martial arts. I believe you have heard of it," Qin Muye said with a teasing tone.
He had been bribing various caravans and officials to serve as his informants. The Xuangong Bureau and the Wugen Sect had dealt with many, and there were probably still some left.
The other party should have also obtained martial arts secrets, but they were not suitable for the snake people to cultivate.
Qin Muye had tailored these martial arts specifically for humans. If the snake people could practice them, it would be worth considering whether their race had been assimilated by humans.
"I have heard a little, Your Majesty's actions benefit the country and the people, truly a great fortune for the world," She Xi did not say he did not know, as that would be too false. Therefore, he could only say he had heard a little.
"Really? Haven't you thought about practicing it? It would be much better than having others bestow favors upon you," Qin Muye asked.
"Only with Your Majesty's bestowal, this old minister dares to," She Xi's words were quite interesting, meaning he did not dare to.
In fact, he had practiced before. After all, it was his own strength. However, due to the different body structure, he could not cultivate, and it was also extremely arduous, making it impossible for She Xi to bear the practice.
The martial arts techniques that had spread were no longer the first version. For example, the first layer of the Body Tempering Realm, which involves skin cultivation, truly required comprehensive training of the skin, which was akin to torture for ordinary people.
Ordinary people could not afford medicine, and the young masters could not endure the hardship. Only those who truly wanted to rise would undergo cultivation, and this was just the first step. The entire Body Tempering Realm was like this. Otherwise, how could one temper the body? Just standing there in the sun would not do.
She Xi tried for five days and could not endure it. Every day, his scales and skin were rubbed raw, but the effects were minimal.
Although the 8th-stage strength he possessed came from Qin Muye, it was indeed genuine 8th-stage strength. The entire Body Tempering Realm was only useful for the last layer, the Acupoint Cultivation, but without cultivating the first eight layers, he could not achieve it, as his body could not adapt to true qi.
Therefore, he was in a dilemma, neither able to practice nor able to give it up, and ultimately had to temporarily abandon it.
"You actually have things you dare not do, truly broadening my horizons," Qin Muye was not going to play any pretentious games with the other party.
One of them was bold enough to talk nonsense, and the other was bold enough to follow along, and they arrived at the Snake Temple in this way.
The temple's doors were closed, looking very neat, as if someone came to clean daily. However, from the closed state, it was clear that it had not been opened for some time.
Clearly, with She Xi's means, he could not completely eliminate the faith in Snake Father, but he could suppress it, turning it into something like a traditional holiday that people only paid lip service to, something that happened every year but was no longer taken seriously.
"Snake Father's sacrifice is held once a year, in full loyalty and filial piety," She Xi said as they entered the Snake Temple, looking at the dust, trying to whitewash himself by saying that although Snake Father was not good to him, he was still very filial.
Qin Muye did not believe it at all. From the thickness of the dust, it was clear that it had not been cleaned for at least eight or nine months.
There were cleaning staff outside the Snake Temple, but She Xi had explicitly forbidden anyone from entering the temple, which was why the dust had accumulated so thickly.
"So you suspect that Snake Father is beneath this altar?" Qin Muye skipped over She Xi's self-whitewashing and asked directly.
"Yes, Your Majesty. This old minister received the seal from the Lord of the Endless Abyss back then. Now, it is clear that it was used to suppress Snake Father. If Your Majesty needs it, this old minister can remove it entirely," She Xi said immediately.
"I won't stop you if you want to find your death, but can you finish telling me what I need to know before you die," Qin Muye retorted. This guy was really eager for him to fight Snake Father to a stalemate, or he wouldn't have said such a thing.
She Xi's expression changed slightly. He knew there were issues with him, and over the years, he had continuously weakened the faith in Snake Father. If anyone was the one Snake Father hated the most, it would be him, not the invading Qin Muye.
"Your Majesty is right, it is this old minister who is muddled. I should preserve my usefulness to serve Your Majesty," She Xi conceded. He wanted to see Qin Muye fight Snake Father, but that was on the condition that he himself remained unharmed; otherwise, it wouldn't be worth it to risk his own life.
Qin Muye completely ignored his words. Over the years, She Xi's skill in putting on a righteous facade had not diminished. Even though he was cowering, he managed to blame it on Qin Muye.
"May I ask when Your Majesty will take action to eliminate Snake Father? If there is anything needed, please let this old minister know, and I will spare no effort for Your Majesty," She Xi asked tentatively, knowing that his subsequent words were mere flattery.
He felt that Qin Muye enjoyed hearing such praises. From the intelligence he had gathered, this Emperor Qian, although not attending court, seemed to have a penchant for grand achievements. At least from the merchants' accounts, the officials' exaggerated praise of Emperor Qian was unprecedented.
Only by following the lead of the court officials in flattering Emperor Qian could the lower officials develop such a trend. Therefore, he did not hesitate to follow suit.
"Yes, Your Majesty," She Xi did not continue to pursue the matter, but instead retreated to the side very decisively. He could see Qin Muye's impatience. As an ambitious man with a keen eye, he knew that pressing the issue further would only have the opposite effect, so he naturally did not disturb him again.
He did not know what Qin Muye was planning, but he was certain that Qin Muye was here to deal with Snake Father.
Qin Muye looked at the altar, finding nothing peculiar in terms of energy or hidden mechanisms. It was just a corpse, and for a 9th-stage being, such things were not necessary.
Life and death were ambiguous for a 9th-stage being.
"Heart." A large amount of data continuously unfolded in his mind, and he understood that the Snake Temple was the location of Snake Father's heart.
Each sacrifice was a heartbeat, a defiance against national fortune.
The countless heartbeats over the ages had allowed Yousisi to resist the suppression of national fortune. If there were enough sacrifices, perhaps the snake people could one day return to the surface.
However, after the betrayal of She Qi, Snake Father clearly did not intend to take the path of submission, leading to She Xi's defeat and the decline of the Snake Father sacrifices.
If no other rebellious snake people like She Qi appeared, everything might settle down. Due to the signal disruptor, the heart had not beaten for a long time.
As the balance shifted, Yousisi's ability to isolate national fortune would gradually diminish. Although there were no signs of this yet, it was a 9th-stage evolution, so it would take thousands of years to show any changes.
After all, it was a 9th-stage corpse; it could not be so fragile.
'From this, it seems that all the high-ranking origins of the alien races are dead. The others might have died without a trace, while Snake Father is at least still doing sit-ups.'
Over the years, Qin Muye had also sent spirits to investigate, but found little information.
'Given She Xi's use of the term "wanderers" for other alien races, it suggests that they have no fixed abode and no high-ranking corpses to serve as shelters.'
'This explains why the alien clans are desperate; as long as the Great Qian Empire stands, they will remain homeless.'
'It's a pity that these alien races never thought of usurping the nest, how much chance they would have in competing with the Great Qian. Their origins have been destroyed, so it would be better for them to try to seize Yousisi's land.'
'Well, maybe they couldn't compete, which is why they were exiled to become wanderers?'
Various speculations about the alien races kept surfacing, but Qin Muye quickly pushed them aside and focused on how to deal with Snake Father, a 9th-stage being who was dead but not quite.
Given Snake Father's current state, Qin Muye could say he was guaranteed to win.
(End of Chapter)
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