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Chapter 758: Born as a Spirit, the Eight-Trigram Mirror Demon
Chapter 758: Born as a Spirit, the Eight-Trigram Mirror Demon
"Order has indeed been restored, but it's only been suppressed by force. This is not a long-term solution." Qin Muye walked discreetly to one side, watching as ordinary people cleared away the rubble.
The official Spirit Tamers wore somewhat grim expressions, while some itinerant tamers and noble families stood at a distance, their faces also not looking good.
The pressure wasn't just on the itinerant tamers and noble families; it also affected the officials of the Great Spirit Dynasty. Before the Spirit Emperor's intervention, they had used their power to obtain and refine spirit beasts, but now that path to strength had been cut off.
It seemed that the entire world had suddenly become unfriendly to all Spirit Tamers.
Qin Muye didn't care about this. He had come here to capture a spirit beast to serve as his avatar. As an avatar, he had many choices, but to align with his three innate talents, he needed a good one.
At the very least, it should be a spirit beast with attributes of the Causality Dao, Fortune Dao, or Universe Dao. However, none of these would be simple spirit beasts, especially after the chaos of the Spirit Refinement. If any were left, they would have already been refined by others.
There might still be a few left, but not many.
Fortunately, his main body had already chosen a spirit beast for him, a special spirit beast called a Mirror Demon. This spirit beast was similar to a plant spirit but was actually a spirit of an object.
It possessed attributes of the Metal and Light Dao. At first glance, it didn't fit any of his needs, but his main body, after studying the Mystical Birth Moth and numerous evolution secrets, conducted extensive experiments and customized an evolution secret technique for him called the Immortal in the Mirror. If he could bind this Mirror Demon and use this secret technique to evolve it, its attributes could be refined to include the Causality Dao, Fortune Dao, and Universe Dao.
The success rate was uncertain, as this evolution secret technique had not been tested. It was entirely based on his main body's intuition. Whether it would succeed or not, he wasn't sure, but if it failed, it wouldn't be his problem; he would have to find his main body for help.
His main body was currently researching time in some place in the Spirit Taming Realm.
These three attributes were crucial for Qin Muye. The Causality Dao allowed him to shield his destiny and predict the future. The Fortune Dao wasn't for better luck but to align his protagonist aura and unmatched fortune with the Spirit Taming Realm, mainly for use in his struggle against the Spirit Emperor. The Universe Dao, on the other hand, would complement his spatial affinity to form unique combat power, which was the only attribute that could actively assist him.
'But where is this Mirror Demon?' Qin Muye didn't know the exact location of the Mirror Demon. His main body had dropped him off without specifying where it was.
The Mirror Demon was a living mirror, which could be a small hand mirror held by a woman or a dressing mirror in a boudoir. His main body had only mentioned that it was somewhere in this area.
After wandering around for a long time and finding nothing, he finally came across a fortune-telling stall.
The man seemed familiar?
'What the hell, isn't this the con artist who changed the names of Qian Jingtian and Qian Jingdi?' Qin Muye looked at the fortune-telling stall, feeling a bit stunned.
'What an idiot, my main body must have made some progress in time research without telling me.'
Qin Muye finally understood where his main body meant by the Mirror Demon. It was the Eight-Trigram Mirror in the con artist's hand, which was not yet fully formed, existing between a mirror and a spirit beast. However, it would fully form in the next day or two.
His main body had foreseen the future through time and had sent him here to intercept this opportunity.
'If it's the Eight-Trigram Mirror, this secret technique might really work.'
Qin Muye was determined. Mirrors like those used in boudoirs or carried in pockets probably wouldn't work, as they would only become mirrors of romance or indulgence, definitely not the Immortal in the Mirror.
With a plan in mind, he strode confidently toward the fortune-telling stall.
"Can your spirit beast predict the future?" Qin Muye asked, his tone laced with skepticism, as he sat down.
The con artist, Feng Shun, saw Qin Muye's fine silk robes and his eyes lit up. A wealthy client had arrived.
He silently pondered how much he could swindle and how to deceive him.
"Indeed, what would you like to calculate, young sir?" Feng Shun said with a proud tone, knowing he couldn't show weakness and had to be arrogant.
"Are you insulting me?"
"Are you insulting me by asking what I am?" Qin Muye slammed his hand on the table, his tone extremely harsh, and his expression turning unfriendly.
Feng Shun couldn't help but twitch his lips. Was this person here to cause trouble? The overwhelming aura made him nervous, but he had seen his fair share of the world and wasn't easily intimidated.
"I meant, what would you like to calculate, young sir? Your future, marriage prospects, or something else?" Feng Shun quickly corrected himself, careful not to use the word "things." The man's fine clothes and demeanor suggested he was not someone to offend lightly.
However, dealing with such a person had its advantages; they were often easier to deceive.
"You should have said that clearly from the start. Let me think about what I want to calculate." Qin Muye scanned the small stall with his eyes as he spoke.
Feng Shun felt uneasy. What did this man want? He was a seasoned con artist, but encountering someone who didn't follow the usual script left him on edge.
"I've thought of it. I'll let you calculate what I want to know." Qin Muye said slowly.
Feng Shun's heart sank. How was he supposed to calculate that?
"Is there a problem?" Qin Muye asked, his tone even.
Qin Muye, of course, knew that Feng Shun's spirit beast couldn't really predict the future. It was best at earth diving, and from its appearance, it must have at least a ground-level proficiency in that skill. It was fast, stealthy, and could even carry a person away, giving him the confidence to confront Feng Shun.
As for predicting the future, that was all down to Feng Shun's silver tongue. Most Spirit Tamers knew the truth, and only ordinary people were fooled into paying a little money.
Cases like Qian Jingtian and Qian Jingdi, where Spirit Tamers were deceived, were rare.
Feng Shun felt a chill. He thought this man was here to ruin his business, but he couldn't show it. He wasn't even a big fish, just a small fry. This man, clearly a local troublemaker, hadn't been offended, but sometimes you couldn't avoid trouble even if you hadn't done anything wrong.
The best course of action was to admit defeat and leave. He had gathered a fair amount of resources over the past few days, and leaving now would mean earning a little less.
He bowed and said, "My skills are not good enough to calculate your fortune. I have no face to stay here."
In other words, he was admitting defeat and leaving immediately.
He quickly started packing up his stall, but Qin Muye reached out and stopped him.
"If you leave like this, my face will be lost." Qin Muye's tone was mocking.
"Then what do you want?" Feng Shun had no choice but to grit his teeth and prepare to lose a lot of money.
His spirit beast was good at running away, but it wasn't much of a fighter. He had built his business on deceiving people, not on violence.
"Fair enough. Pick something from your stall and take it. That way, no one can say I'm being unreasonable. How about that?" Qin Muye was giving him a way out, but he also needed to save face.
"Please!" Feng Shun felt a wave of relief. The items on his stall were not valuable; he had just bought them recently. Losing them wouldn't be a big loss. He was mainly packing up the valuable items that needed to be ordered.
Qin Muye looked around and finally picked up the Eight-Trigram Mirror.
"I'll take this mirror. Next time you try to deceive someone, don't get caught. Not everyone is as lenient as I am." Qin Muye took the mirror and left.
Feng Shun, seeing that the man was letting him off, quickly packed up and left. The Eight-Trigram Mirror had been recently purchased and wasn't expensive. In his mind, this must be someone he had deceived in the past, but it wasn't a big deal. He just couldn't swallow his pride, so he came to warn Feng Shun.
Since he had come to his door, Feng Shun knew he had to leave quickly. There was no way the man would let him stay, and if he let him off once, he wouldn't do it again. The man's demeanor clearly indicated he was no ordinary person.
'Indeed, there are more tough customers in big cities. I should go to a smaller place to make a living.' Feng Shun felt a bit helpless. In smaller towns, he could still deceive some newly rich Spirit Tamers, but in big cities, the Spirit Tamers could easily identify his spirit beast, making it impossible to deceive them.
(End of Chapter)
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