Shadow Concealment Technique
Mu Yu knew where the thirty-nine Ghost Gate members hid, so he went straight to them, shining a lantern on their locations. Behind the broken ice wall, the dead cultivator had his hands around his neck, supposedly trying to wrest the black rope from his neck, and two holes in his chest, which were the fatal blows.
The second victim was still holding his hand-seal posture behind a door, but his forehead was gushing blood. The third victim was Gui San, who had his right arm thrust through his back and hanging onto his heart. Gui Yang and his twin had their throats slit. The biggest takeaway was that only Gui Yang and Gui San had time to summon their twins prior to their deaths.
Shadow Concealment Technique – attacking the target’s shadow as a means of attacking the target without directly making contact with the target.
Xiaoshuai questioned, “Do they just remain dead in their posture prior to their demise forever?”
“I predict they’ll keel over once their shadow is reduced to a mere dot.”
To confirm his theory, Mu Yu cast a light over the victim with the top of his skull speared, causing the corpse to drop.
“What about those hiding in places the sun won’t reach?”
“I guess they’ll decay on their feet,” guessed Mu Yu, exiting the village.
“Impressive bloodlust; it could give my malice a run for its money. My mission isn’t over yet…” Dong Zhi, who was still secretively watching Mu Yu from the shadow of a tree, mumbled to himself and then departed.
Mu Yu arrived at Pill City, headquarters of Hundred Herbs Hall, right as the sun woke up. Surprisingly, residents of Pill City dared to leave Sword Shadow Dust Gale’s statue intact.
“Mu Yu, you’re a good guy, going out of your way to buy me candied haws from Pill City.” Xiaoshuai, who had a dozen candied haws sticks in his human form, followed behind Mu Yu.
“Stay close to me; it’s crowded,” cautioned Mu Yu.
They could not flamboyantly dance into Pill Cauldron due to the ongoing witch hunt; Pill Cauldron Sect would understandably want nothing to do with him. Mu Yu did not want to make things hard for the owing to Ku Mu’s affiliation – minus Shi Dengtian, who was going to be a dead man.
“We going to Hundred Herbs Hall?” Xiaoshuai inquired.
“I need to find someone I know.”
Passing by the ever-popular Everywhere is Home Inn brought back memories of his first visit to the city and confrontation with the Shis. When asked if he was lodging or just after a meal, Mu Yu opted for the latter.
According to the gossip at the inn, the elemental demons had assaulted another city after they assailed Eastern Desert City. Pill City’s denizens felt safe, believing Pill Cauldron Sect would be immediately alarmed if an attack took place, allowing the eight great sects to quickly assist.
Most of the other gossip was old news or nothing interesting in that day and age. Mu Yu, nevertheless, was curious about the worth of formation casters suddenly becoming worth substantially more than alchemists.
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