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Chapter 780: Blood Sacrifice Formation, Neighbors with a Villain
Chapter 780: Blood Sacrifice Formation, Neighbors with a Villain
"Are they planning a blood sacrifice?" Qin Muye observed the actions of the people from Prince Yi's mansion in the city. This seemed to be a variant of spirit beast techniques, or perhaps it wasn't a spirit beast technique at all.
In the Spirit Taming Realm, there were no spells or divine powers; all abilities were derived from spirit beast techniques.
Not that no one had ever dreamed of breaking this limitation, but since there had been no news, it was clear that no one had succeeded. Otherwise, why would the Spirit Refinement School have risen so suddenly, overshadowing the Spirit Taming School, which had existed for countless years?
On one hand, it was due to Qin Muye's effective propaganda, and on the other, it was because some people wanted to concentrate great power in themselves.
No matter how strong a spirit beast was, it still had its limitations, and it was better to strengthen oneself.
"However, it's not entirely absolute. Prince Yi seems to have developed some aspects of the Immortal Dao system from the original spirit taming system?"
Qin Muye found this particularly interesting. Prince Yi was indeed a talented individual.
However, his methods were a bit crude. If he had more systematic learning and growth, his blood sacrifice formation would be even more powerful.
Even so, it was enough to create an information gap and suppress the Yuan family.
If the Spirit Emperor were to come, he might be able to see the problems with the blood sacrifice formation, but the Yuan family definitely wouldn't.
Before the formation was activated, these formations were just a bunch of unrelated lines and objects. Although they looked confusing when placed, Prince Yi's mansion explained them as sacrifices.
The people of the Yuan family were dissatisfied, but seeing no magical fluctuations or other threats, they tacitly accepted it, thinking Prince Yi was just being eccentric again. After all, Prince Yi had done many absurd things.
"Looks like he plans to sacrifice an entire city to advance to the next step. But is the population of one city really enough?" Qin Muye was skeptical.
He didn't doubt that it couldn't be done, but he wondered if the quantity was too small.
This was a 7th to 8th rank advancement. Even with a city of hundreds of thousands of people, Qin Muye knew that it wouldn't be enough, no matter how much the efficiency was increased.
"Unless the beneficiary of this blood sacrifice is not himself, but someone else."
The other party seemed very confident, which made Qin Muye think that the beneficiary of Prince Yi's sacrifice was not him but someone else.
Qin Muye suspected it was the Spirit Taming Realm itself, otherwise, it couldn't be explained.
"Speaking of the Spirit Taming Realm, it's more like a contract between spirit tamers and spirit beasts?" Qin Muye knew that the Spirit Taming Realm had no Heavenly Dao, or rather, the Heavenly Dao was on the Xuanzhen Realm side. When these two worlds were divided, they were of different sizes, and thus inherited different things.
Prince Yi was not from the Spirit Refinement School; he was a pure Spirit Taming School practitioner, and his spirit beast was of the Divine Soul Dao, residing in his soul. Therefore, no one knew the true situation of Prince Yi.
The Yuan family wanted to know, but they wouldn't dare to investigate openly. Plus, Prince Yi was very good at disguising himself, being a member of the Great Spirit Royal Family and not truly insane. Even if he were less capable, he could still manage to keep his secrets.
"If he really became a Spirit Refinement School practitioner, this blood sacrifice wouldn't work."
Qin Muye quickly analyzed many things. This blood sacrifice seemed not to be immediately activated, but only pre-arranged.
"What is Prince Yi's mansion's hidden move?" Qin Muye thought. It had been ten days since Prince Yi's grandson died. During these ten days, the entire city had been sealed, and the entire city was in turmoil. Fortunately, the situation seemed to be calming down.
This was the biggest problem. Everything was in place, and once activated, everything would be fine.
However, Prince Yi didn't seem to have this intention. Instead, he seemed to be gradually withdrawing after setting things up.
Giving up was impossible; there must be a greater plot.
Although he was puzzled, Qin Muye didn't delve deeper. For him, it was enough to observe and wait; there was no need to act.
He was just observing, not planning to take anything. To him, this blood sacrifice would be of little use, as he was already at the 8th rank, not the 7th, and the effect would be minimal.
Moreover, even if he wanted to, he couldn't. The demon in the mirror hadn't successfully transformed yet. This required a spirit beast and a contract as a medium, and he currently lacked the conditions to take advantage of the situation.
"Just thinking about it carefully, it seems there might be some benefits after all."
Qin Muye's idea was simple: to gain something, even if it might not be very useful to him. After all, it was better than doing nothing. He quickly outlined the entire blood sacrifice formation in his mind, attempting to deduce the data and find the beneficiary.
"It won't work; without the corresponding knowledge and data, this thing is just a picture," Qin Muye muttered, feeling helpless.
It was like giving him a cartoon landscape and asking him to calculate the parameters of the universe. He might be able to see something, but that would be the limit; he couldn't see the whole picture.
"Maybe I could dig into Prince Yi's mind? But it seems I can't dig anything out."
"This would require a specialist."
His current incarnation had the means, but he wasn't specialized enough. Moreover, there was the Divine Soul Dao spirit beast in Prince Yi's mind. If he tried to force his way in, he would likely not get Prince Yi's memories but rather cause the spirit beast to take Prince Yi's soul away with it.
This ensured that the secrets would not be leaked, which Qin Muye could confirm. So even if he tried to dig into Prince Yi's memories, he might not get what he wanted.
This was Prince Yi's own security measure.
"Specialists probably won't come. Could it be that Prince Yi has been planning this ever since he was enfeoffed as a prince?" Qin Muye called for support from his true form, but received no response, leaving him somewhat frustrated.
He suspected that his true form was no longer at this point in time and had delved deeper, seeing more things, which was why there was no response.
He wasn't clear about the progress of his true form's research on time. Recently, he had felt a connection, but it was intermittent, and he hadn't noticed much.
It wasn't exactly a complete disconnection, but when he tried to contact his true form, it felt very distant.
Qin Muye even suspected that everything he had experienced was arranged by his true form. If his true form had truly entered time, this possibility could be valid.
He himself might be an anchor point, and the so-called struggle for the Dao might have a deeper meaning.
These thoughts flashed through his mind but didn't linger long, as they weren't his concern.
He didn't need to worry about his true form failing. If it were to fail, he would have run away long ago and wouldn't still be here.
"First, wait for the transformation of the Mirror Demon to succeed. Then, see what Prince Yi is really up to." Qin Muye gradually faded from view, preparing to return to his residence and lie low.
Surveillance didn't require him to be present; his perception was enough. As long as the other party moved, Qin Muye would notice.
However, just as he returned, he sensed something amiss.
"Neighbors with a villain? Really?"
These neighbors were genuine relatives, but their authenticity was questionable.
"Seems a bit familiar... Wait, aren't these the people who killed Prince Yi's grandson back then?"
Qin Muye immediately realized that this was far from a coincidence.
"This damned protagonist aura seems to be working again, whether it's arranged by my true form or a real coincidence."
He had only rented this residence for less than 24 hours. Clearly, the other party had been there longer. Previously, he hadn't noticed them because he couldn't always keep his perception extended, nor could he investigate every neighbor in detail after renting a residence.
"That these people haven't left is indeed very unexpected." Qin Muye genuinely hadn't anticipated that these people were still around. He thought they had left ten days ago. More importantly, they managed to escape the pursuit of the Prince Yi's mansion, which was quite a feat.
To find the murderer, not only did the Prince Yi's mansion act, but even the true ruler, the Yuan family, helped.
Earlier, Qin Muye had suspected that the ones who acted were from the Prince Yi's mansion, but he was clearly wrong. These people seemed to be part of some kind of civilian organization.
"This makes things much more interesting. Maybe I should find an opportunity to mix in?" Qin Muye's mind suddenly opened up. Since he had nothing better to do, he might as well go and investigate.
(End of Chapter)
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