"True Force hitting a Virtual Divine Image can enhance cultivation?" Zhao Jingyan found it somewhat hard to believe.

"It can't enhance cultivation, but it can boost authority."

Xiao Mu responded solemnly, "After reaching the True Realm, it's the enhancement of authority that's key, Brother Zhao might want to seriously consider this..."

"The enhancement of authority is the key..." Zhao Jingyan muttered to himself, feeling as if a new door had opened for him.

Xiao Mu took the opportunity to return to his bedroom and sat down on the floor.

He didn't rush to begin his cultivation practice, instead, he pondered the findings from his recent investigation.

From the fact that something had been taken from Yang Muzhen's home, there was no doubt that the murder case in Twilight Forest Village was purposeful.

"What could have been taken from Yang Muzhen's home?"

"Without a doubt, this item is absolutely related to the murder case, it might involve a certain matter, a certain person, or a certain secret."

"Could previous murder cases have been the same?"

Thinking this, Xiao Mu took out the information given by Li Gujian and began to look it over.

Meng Yan: Early Stage of Yin God Realm, thirty-seven years old, identity, former member of the Village Protection Team, killed in his bedroom on March 7th, 22nd year, time of death around eleven at night, no injuries on his body when he died, Divine Sense completely shattered.

Murderer's motive unknown, reason for murder a mystery.

...

Investigator: Captain of the Village Protection Team, Lan Yan.

Li Jiu: Mid Yin God Realm, thirty-one years old, formal member of the patrol unit, killed near his home at a location thirty meters away on April 13th, 22nd year, time of death approximately seven in the evening, no injuries on his body when he died, Divine Sense completely shattered.

Murderer's motive unknown, reason for murder a mystery.

...

Investigator: Captain of the Village Protection Team, Lan Yan.

...

After that were several more murder cases, Xiao Mu looked through them all, finding that all the murder cases were similar, unknown murder reasons, victims dead without any injuries, yet their Divine Sense completely collapsed.

"All the victims died for the same reason, killed by a direct attack on their Divine Sense caused by visions created by a Divine Spirit likeness."

"This means that the murderer's strength is not weak, at least at the Early Divine Spirit Realm, and possesses a Spirit Tablet business!"

"Who is the murderer? Are they Mutated Beings from the Life and Death Sect or from the human world? If they are Mutated Beings from the Life and Death Sect, where are they hiding? Why haven't Xu Yuan and others, the Village Protection Team of Twilight Forest Village, or even myself, found any traces of the Life and Death Sect's Mutated Beings?"

Various thoughts flashed through Xiao Mu's mind.

A moment later, his thoughts in disarray, he put the documents down on a whim.

"There are too few clues, nowhere to start, hope I can find more clues next!"

Afterward, Xiao Mu extended his hand into the Earth Seal Space, and in the next moment, he was holding a grey-white stone.

Turning the grey-white stone over in his hand, Xiao Mu's expression changed unpredictably.

"What exactly is this stone? There's nothing special about it on the surface, nor can Divine Sense detect anything unusual about it."

"Strange, it's just an ordinary stone, yet why do I feel that there's something extraordinary about it?"

"I wonder if the Ruins' Logistics Department could figure out what this is? Next time I contact the Ruins, I'll hand it over to the Logistics Department for investigation!"

Putting away the grey-white stone, Xiao Mu began his cultivation practice.

Knock knock knock!

The sound of urgent knocking suddenly arose.

"Brother Li, what's the matter?"

Xiao Mu didn't need to open the door; with just his Divine Sense, he knew it was Li Gujian knocking.

"Brother Mu, another Mutated Being has been killed, I'm going to the scene, do you want to come with me?" Li Gujian's anxious voice came from outside the door.

Another person had been killed?

Xiao Mu was startled and leapt up from the floor, then rushed to the door, not even opening it; his body passed directly through the wall, appearing in the hallway, "Together!"

Li Gujian was startled by Xiao Mu's way of appearing, instinctively stepping back before regaining his composure and taking a deep look at Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu's strength was increasingly unfathomable to him. Every time he thought he had a grasp on Xiao Mu's abilities, Xiao Mu would soon display even greater strength to surprise him.

"The Village Protection Team is already waiting for me to join them, Brother Mu, let's go!"

Li Gujian steadied his mind and called out to Xiao Mu.

"Let's go!"

Xiao Mu called out and looked towards Zhu Ping's bedroom, "Is Brother Zhu not going?"

"Old Zhu has other tasks and hasn't returned to the station yet."

Li Gujian responded casually and led the way out of the window, spreading his Escape Art as soon as he left the Zhao Family's residence, heading west along the main road.

Xiao Mu followed calmly, but after a stretch of road, suddenly thought of something. With just a thought, his appearance began to change, transforming into the likeness of an ordinary middle-aged man.

"Brother Mu, ah, you are..."

Li Gujian turned his head for a glance and was immediately startled, losing control of his Escape Light and nearly tumbling over.

"Brother Li, don't panic, it's me. I've hidden my identity. Now call me Yan Ping and please don't get my identity wrong."

Xiao Mu had anticipated Li Gujian's reaction and calmly reassured him.

"You really scared me, Brother Mu. What kind of technique is this that can morph into someone else? After Brother Mu changed, even your aura has shifted, and I can no longer sense the familiar one at all." Upon closer inspection, Li Gujian remained amazed.

"One Hundred Variations Divine Power!" Xiao Mu casually mentioned the name of the divine power he was cultivating.

"One Hundred Variations Divine Power!"

Li Gujian was greatly surprised, "The 'Changeable Divine Technique' that can only be cultivated at the Divine Spirit Realm? Is Brother Mu a Divine Spirit Realm powerhouse?"

"Cough, cough!"

Xiao Mu coughed dryly, realizing he had inadvertently revealed the extent of his power, "Just a wayward cultivation, please keep it secret for me, Brother Li."

"Good thing Brother Mu is not an enemy!"

Li Gujian felt relieved and took another appreciative look at Xiao Mu, then raised another question, "But I remember the records of Changeable Divine Technique didn't seem to be so powerful. At most, they could only conceal the aura to some extent, but not freely weaken or change it. How did you do it, Brother Mu?"

"My cultivation of the 'Changeable Divine Technique' is slightly different from others," Xiao Mu replied, not wishing to elaborate.

A mutated Changeable Divine Technique?

Li Gujian's heart trembled, and Xiao Mu's casual explanation still shook him deeply.

He took another look at Xiao Mu.

Brother Mu is too strong, even his cultivated Changeable Divine Technique is mutated. Thank goodness he's not an enemy! Otherwise...

In the midst of his shock, Li Gujian inwardly rejoiced.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The Escape Light flared as Xiao Mu continued following Li Gujian westward with his Escape Art. He didn't flaunt his power overtly, deliberately suppressing his strength to appear as if he were at the mid-phase of the Yin God Realm, not too conspicuous, yet not too ordinary.

Twenty minutes later, the two of them arrived at a crossroads.

They stopped to wait, just for about two or three minutes…

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

From the south, two Escape Lights lit up simultaneously; one was the Golden Light of Earth Escape Technique, and the other was the Green Light of Wood Escape Technique.

The speeds of both Golden Light and Green Light were swift, and they reached the crossroads in a moment.

Xiao Mu took the opportunity to observe those within the Escape Lights and saw a robust middle-aged man in his forties with a square face, stern in expression, average in height, his physique well-maintained, dressed in a neat suit, exuding an air of efficiency.

This man was of a high Realm, positioned in the latter phase of the Yin God Realm.

The other appeared slightly younger, about thirty-two or thirty-three, with elongated cheeks, a tall and slim figure, wearing grey loose-fitting sportswear. His movements were casual, and his Realm was at the mid-phase of the Yin God Realm.

"Why are there outsiders?"

These two men had planned to directly beckon Li Gujian on their way, but upon seeing Xiao Mu, they instantly ceased their Escape Lights.

"Captain Lan, this gentleman is my friend, Yan Ping. He's from the Alliance and wants to investigate the village's murder case, to track down the Life and Death Sect's perpetrator behind it. I invited him to take a look at the scene," Li Gujian said, his tone respectful and tinged with nervousness.

"Someone from the Alliance? Do you have an Identity Badge?" Captain Lan looked at Xiao Mu, not upset at Li Gujian for bringing an outsider along.

After all, Twilight Forest Village was ultimately under the jurisdiction of the Alliance, and every Mutated Being in the village belonged to the Alliance. They had simply not joined a particular Ruins.

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