"Is this preparing for a Blood Sacrifice?" Qin Muye looked at the actions of the people from the King's residence in the city, which seemed to be some variant of the Spiritual Beast Technique or, more bluntly, not a Spiritual Beast Technique at all.
In the Spirit Realm, there is no existence of Spells or Divine Skills; all abilities are derived from the creatures themselves through Spiritual Beast Technique.
It wasn't that no one had ever thought outside the box to break these restrictions, but there had been no news of success; otherwise, why would the Refining Spirit Sect have risen so abruptly and suppressed the established Spirit-controlling Sect, which had existed for countless years?
On one hand, Qin Muye's publicity was effective; on the other hand, naturally, some people wanted to consolidate immense powers within themselves.
No matter how powerful a Spiritual Beast is, it has its limitations, and it would be better to let oneself become stronger instead.
"However, it's not so absolute. This King seems to have developed part of the Immortal System from the original Spirit Control System?"
Qin Muye found this particularly fascinating; indeed, this King was talented.
His methods might be a bit rough, though. If he could have more systematic learning and growth, his Blood Sacrifice Formation would definitely be much more formidable.
Nevertheless, even so, it was enough to exert pressure on the Yuan Family through information disparity.
If the Spirit Emperor were to come, he might be able to spot the problems in this type of Blood Sacrifice Formation, but the Yuan Family certainly couldn't.
Before they were activated, these formations were nothing but a collection of irrelevant lines and objects, which, although confusing in appearance, were explained by the King's residence as part of a sacrificial ritual.
The Yuan Family was dissatisfied, but seeing no fluctuations of Mana and no other threats, they accepted the situation, considering it another of the King's eccentric behaviors, who was known for his absurd actions.
"It seems he intends to Blood Sacrifice an entire city to cross that half-step, but is the population of just this city really enough?" Qin Muye was doubtful.
He didn't believe it was unachievable, but wondered if the quantity was too small?
After all, this was about advancing from the 7th to the 8th rank, and while the city did have hundreds of thousands of people, Qin Muye had seen more, and even with maximized efficiency, it would not suffice.
"Unless the beneficiary of this Blood Sacrifice isn't himself, otherwise at least about one percent of the population from the territories of the Great Spirit would have to be sacrificed for success."
The other party clearly had a well-thought-out plan, which made Qin Muye think that the King's sacrificial beneficiary wasn't him but someone else.
Qin Muye suspected it was the Spirit Realm itself, otherwise it was inexplicable.
"Speaking of the Spirit Realm, isn't it more about the contract between the Spirit Masters and Spiritual Beasts?" Qin Muye knew that the Spirit Realm didn't have a Heavenly Dao, or rather, the Heavenly Dao was on the side of the Xuanzhen Realm. These two worlds were unevenly split initially, inheriting different things.
The King wasn't from the Refining Spirit Sect; he was from the orthodox Spirit-controlling Sect, and his Spiritual Beast was of the Divine Soul Path, living within his Soul, so nobody knew the King's true situation.
The Yuan Family wanted to know but couldn't blatantly investigate; plus, the King disguised himself well and belonged to the Great Spirit Royal Family, not truly mad. Even if things weren't going well, proper application could still deceive everyone.
"If he really joined the Refining Spirit Sect, this Blood Sacrifice wouldn't succeed at all."
Qin Muye soon analyzed quite a bit, noting that the Blood Sacrifice didn't seem to be ready for immediate activation but was just being set up in advance.
"What is the backup plan of the King's residence?" Qin Muye wondered, noting that it had been the tenth day since the King's grandson had died. During these ten days, the city had been sealed and stirred with turmoil, but judging by the situation, it seemed like it was about to settle down.
That was the biggest issue; everything was ready, and nothing would be problematic once activated.
But the King didn't seem to have this intention, rather he seemed to gradually pull back after laying things down.
It was impossible to give up; there must be a bigger scheme.
Although perplexed, Qin Muye didn't delve deeper. For him, it sufficed to just watch as events unfolded; there was no need for action.
He was just observing, not attempting to interfere; for him, this Blood Sacrifice was likely of little use, being at the 8th rank, not the 7th, its effect being minimal.
Besides, even if he wanted to, he couldn't have it; the Mirror Demon had not yet successfully transformed, requiring a medium of Spiritual Beast and contract, conditions he didn't yet meet for muddling through.
"But on further reflection, it seems not entirely without benefit."
Qin Muye's idea was simple, to make a profit, although it might not be of any use to him, but he was idle nonetheless.
He quickly sketched out the entire Blood Sacrifice Array in his mind as he attempted to extrapolate data and thereby identify the beneficiaries.
"No way, without the corresponding knowledge and data, this thing is just a diagram..." Qin Muye complained, really at a loss.
This was like giving him a chibi version of a landscape painting and asking him to calculate cosmic parameters from it. He might be able to discern something, but that's about it; don't expect to see the whole picture.
"Otherwise, go and dig into King Yi's brain...well, okay, looks like that's not possible."
"This calls for a professional."
Although this incarnation had the appropriate methods, it wasn't quite professional enough. Another issue was the Divine Soul Dao Spiritual Beast in King Yi's mind. If he acted forcefully, it was highly likely not King Yi's memories he would get, but the Divine Soul Daos Spiritual Beast perishing along with King Yi's soul.
This was King Yi's own security measure to ensure secrets were not leaked, which Qin Muye could be sure of, so even if he attempted to extract memories, he might not get what he was after.
These were King Yi's own security measures.
"Seems like the professional can't make it, didn't King Yi start planning this since before he was even enfeoffed as a king..." Qin Muye grumbled to his original body asking for help, and there was no response, which left him somewhat helpless.
He suspected that his original body was no longer at this node in time, having delved deeper into time and seen more, which is why he was unresponsive.
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Qin Muye actually wasn't clear about the progress his original body was making in its study of time. Recently, his perception had been somewhat vague and had not detected much.
To say there was no contact at all wouldn't be accurate, yet whenever he tried to make contact, it felt very distant.
Qin Muye even suspected that everything he experienced was arranged by his original body, and if the original had indeed entered time, then this possibility was still viable.
And he was likely a mere anchor point, and the so-called contest for the Dao...
Perhaps also held a deeper significance.
These thoughts flashed through his mind briefly and did not linger long because they were not his concerns.
He was also not worried about his original body failing; if a catastrophe was imminent, he would have fled long ago and not still be lingering here.
"First, blend in until the Mirror Immortal transformation success, and in the meantime, see what King Yi is really up to." Qin Muye gradually concealed his form, preparing to return to his mansion to loaf around.
Monitoring didn't require his presence; his perception was enough. As soon as the other party made a move, Qin Muye would detect it.
But just after returning, before he even began to relax, he sensed something amiss.
"Did neighbors just get a visit from relatives?"
These relatives were, of course, genuine relatives, it just wasn't clear if they were real or not.
"They look somewhat familiar...wait, isn't this the group that killed King Yi's grandson?"
Qin Muye immediately realized, what a coincidence... not!
"It seems this Main Character Aura is effective again, not sure if it's arranged by the original or genuinely coincidental."
He had just rented this mansion less than twenty-four hours ago. Clearly, the others had been living here longer. The reason he hadn't noticed before was naturally because Qin Muye couldn't constantly project his perception outward, nor would he typically scrutinize everyone around him just because he rented a mansion.
"These guys haven't left, that's really quite unexpected." Qin Muye truly hadn't expected it. He thought they had left the city ten days ago, but now they dared to still be in the city, and what's more, they had managed to escape pursuit from King Yi's mansion, which was no small feat.
It wasn't just King Yi's mansion that was involved in the search for the murderers; the real Emperor of the Yuan Family had also lent a hand.
Previously, Qin Muye had suspected that it was King Yi's mansion itself that had acted, which was clearly wrong. These people seemed to be some sort of civilian organization.
"This just got a lot more interesting. How about finding an opportunity to blend in?" Qin Muye suddenly had a brainwave, since he was idle, it might be worth checking out the situation.