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Chapter 775: Phoenix Pursues the Culprit, Returns Again
Chapter 775: Phoenix Pursues the Culprit, Returns Again
It turned out that even great families would bully the weak and fear the strong.
After the third master Yuan was sent back, the matter was settled, and the materials that Qin Muye had been robbed of were returned to the Mu family for various reasons.
In short, it was a case of losing more than gaining. Qin Muye managed to get all his things back without any missing.
With this, Qin Muye decided not to seek trouble with the Yuan family. The Yuan family, for their part, were not so foolish as to provoke Qin Muye, especially since they had initiated the conflict, even though it was against the Mu family, the materials belonged to Qin Muye.
After retrieving his items, Qin Muye naturally prepared to leave. The Mu family was not a place to linger, as great families were inherently full of various kinds of filth, which did not show on the surface.
During this day, many members of the Mu family tried to use Qin Muye to achieve their goals, each one trying to build a relationship with him.
If Qin Muye had not maintained a stern face and remained silent, who knows what other schemes might have followed.
The Mu family had little value to Qin Muye, or rather, all great families had little value to him. After all, he was not like the Spirit Emperor, who needed the families to help manage things; he was just a passing guest.
So, after getting his things, he left decisively, slipping away quietly. Otherwise, a grand departure might have led to unforeseen events.
"The materials are all here, now it's just a matter of improving the proficiency of the Spirit Beast Technique. That's going to be a bit tough."
He looked at the unconscious Mirror Demon, which had been overworked. Previously, he had obtained a large amount of heavenly materials from the Mu family to enhance the proficiency of the Spirit Beast Technique, using a small portion on the Mirror Demon, which resulted in its current state.
The reason was simple: even if it was to improve proficiency, it was not possible to do so without limits. After all, this was essentially a boost to the Mirror Demon's strength, similar to training, which needed to be done gradually. One cannot become fat by eating too much at once; they would only burst.
The Mirror Demon's current state was similar to this situation.
"Using everything will take at least a month or so," Qin Muye estimated the quantity. After all, this was a heavenly-level proficiency, and it was not easy to stack it up with external materials. He also had to consider the Mirror Demon's own condition.
As Qin Muye was pondering, he suddenly felt a wave of heat.
Looking up, he saw a massive Fire Phoenix soaring through the sky.
"The Spirit Emperor's Phoenix of Rebirth, why would it come here?" Qin Muye's eyes narrowed. Normally, the Spirit Emperor's four spirit beasts would not leave his side.
Unless they were dispatched.
"It must be looking for me."
"It seems someone is really not playing fair."
Qin Muye sighed helplessly. He had thought that after taking his things and leaving, the matter would be settled. But it seemed that someone did not want it to end there.
"Is it the Yuan family or the Mu family? Or perhaps another great family?" Qin Muye's mind raced with potential suspects. The Yuan family's dissatisfaction and subsequent reporting of him was quite normal.
As for the Mu family, it was also possible. They might have harbored resentment because Qin Muye did not help them, as the saying goes, a small favor can turn into a great resentment, and such things were not unheard of.
Other families were also suspects. They might have been worried about Qin Muye's relationship with the Mu family and did not want to see the Mu family grow stronger, so they decided to eliminate Qin Muye.
Moreover, the cost of this operation was extremely low, requiring only a report, and the Spirit Emperor would take care of the rest.
"There are too many suspects, it's hard to pinpoint," Qin Muye found it challenging.
Watching the Phoenix of Rebirth fly away, it was clear that it had not detected him. If it were not for the fact that he could not defeat it, Qin Muye might have considered killing the Phoenix of Rebirth in advance to avoid future conflicts.
The Phoenix of Rebirth was a 9th-stage spirit beast, and even though it had been enhanced to 9th stage by the Spirit Beast Realm, its strength was genuine, with no water content. He was only an 8th-stage incarnation, and he could not defeat it.
If the Mirror Demon evolved into the Immortal in the Mirror, Qin Muye felt he would have a chance. But as it was just a Mirror Demon, he would not even think of fighting it; he would have to avoid it.
This was normal; challenging a stronger opponent was asking for death, which would be foolish.
"Considering how strong they are, there are four more on the other side, sigh," Qin Muye thought of having to face five 9th-stage spirit beasts in the future and found it absurd. Even his main body might not be able to defeat them, let alone his incarnation.
(End of Chapter)Qin Muye had considered dealing with each one individually, but this was simply too far-fetched. Even provoking internal strife among the leaders of the three teachings would be easier than taking on the Spirit Emperor and his spirit beasts one by one.
The leaders of the three teachings, while united, were not bound by the mystical power of a contract like the Spirit Emperor and his spirit beasts. This was a contract that bound them in life and death, where one's glory meant the other's glory, and one's loss meant the other's loss.
If the Spirit Emperor were to lose a spirit beast now, the backlash would surely cost him half his life.
Even when Fan Hua lost a spirit beast in the past, it nearly cost him his life. The stronger the spirit master, the more solid the contract between the spirit master and the spirit beast. Unless the contract was dissolved-through spirit-refinement, it was virtually impossible to break.
However, spirit refinement was not a direct method of dissolving the contract, but rather an indirect means to achieve the same end.
"Still, I should deal with the person who reported me first."
If the Phoenix of Rebirth had not come, there would be no consequences. Or, if Qin Muye had left-and encountered the Phoenix of Rebirth after ten days, it could have been a coincidence.
But he had just left and immediately encountered it. Who would believe it was not due to someone reporting him?
"I'll lie low and return first. Then, I'll see who makes a move and beat them up!" Qin Muye's plan was simple: whoever benefits the most is the prime suspect.
From the current situation, the Yuan family had the lowest possibility. They had just offended Qin Muye, and if he didn't die, he would definitely go after them first.
Compared to venting his anger, such a high risk with no benefit, and having definitely investigated Qin Muye, it was unlikely they would turn around and report him.
The more likely scenario was a third party, followed by the Mu-family, and then the Yuan family.
Qin Muye's departure was indeed a significant loss for the Mu family. More importantly, Qin Muye had a significant conflict with the Mu family. He had recommended Fan Hua to them, and many people in the Mu family hated Fan Hua, partly due to his connection with Qin Muye.
Compared to Fan Hua, who was protected by Mu's wife, reporting Qin Muye was the simplest thing to do.
"When the time comes, I'll wipe out their entire family and see who dares-to-report-me-again." Qin Muye quickly returned.
At first glance, everything seemed normal as everyone was still watching the situation.
He estimated it would take at least three to five days before any signs of trouble emerged.
"Perfect, I'll use the darkness as cover. I don't believe they can guess that I've come back." Qin-muye-thought-for-a-moment, then found a place to buy a house under the identity of a wealthy local, and settled in.
This did not cause much of a stir, as everyone's attention was still on the Phoenix of Rebirth.
This was a spirit beast of the Great Perfection-Golden-Immortal level, which most people might never see in their lifetimes, even the scions of great families.
Great families might seem impressive to spirit masters, but to the Spirit Emperor, they were nothing. The-ones-who-could-see-the-Spirit-Emperor-were-usually-the-cherished-sons-of-great-families, and even then, only under special circumstances with their clan leaders.
Unless one entered the imperial court, which the scions of great families generally looked down upon, sometimes even less favorably than the imperial officials.
"I wonder if Fan Hua's main character aura is effective." Qin Muye didn't rely on his own main character aura but placed more importance on Fan Hua's.
If someone were to benefit next, the best target-would-be-the-Mu-family. He could directly pin a-major-charge-on-them and then have a legitimate reason to act against the Mu family.
Of course, if the Mu family had secretly reported Qin Muye, no one would come to cause trouble, but Qin Muye would have seen this and would subsequently cause trouble himself.
So, if Fan Hua's main character aura took effect, the one who reported Qin-muye-would-not-be-the-Mu-family. But if it didn't take effect, the situation would be more serious.
Qin Muye wouldn't talk about friendship with Fan Hua. What friendship could they have? From the beginning, they had been using each other.
(End-of-chapter)
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