Senior Zun, like myself, holds the position of City God, possessing both the Life and Death Book and the Judge's Pen, yet lacking the City God's official uniform.

Even the treasures of Senior Zun's City God position might be less complete than my own, at least I have recently acquired the Xuan Yang Flame Gold Robe, whereas he might not even have one (Xiao Mu inferred this based on the information he had previously).

Senior Zun said indifferently, "Tai Cang is quite strong and makes for a worthy opponent. As fellow City Gods, I have wanted to fight him for a long time."

I have been looking forward to a fight against Tai Cang for quite some time, especially after reaching the Peak of the Divine Spirit Realm and mastering the longevity technique.

Xiao Mu thought to himself, but courteously replied, "Then I will wait for Senior's arrival."

"Besides Tai Cang, I also have some other information that may be useful to you. I will contact you again once I arrive," said Senior Zun with a benign nod.

"Then I will wait for Senior at any time!"

Xiao Mu once again responded with politeness, while also starting to anticipate what information Senior Zun was going to share with him.

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Mu quickly collected his thoughts and resumed his cultivation.

The next day, just as dawn broke, Xiao Mu, who was in the midst of cultivation, suddenly sensed something and had to interrupt his cultivation once again.

Unable to help himself, he released his divine sense and discovered that it was Zhu Ping trying to contact him.

Zhu Ping was making contact via his own hair.

"I'll be there right away!"

Xiao Mu sent out his divine sense through his hair to let Zhu Ping know and then set out from his place, speeding toward Zhu Ping's location.

Zhu Ping was to the direct south of Twilight Forest Village, approximately at the southernmost part of the village center, relatively close to Zhao Jingyan's house.

The atmosphere here was extremely odd; one felt like their soul could leave their body upon approaching, and it was necessary to gather one's spirit to resist.

Even Xiao Mu, with his strength, was affected by this peculiar atmosphere.

And at the door of each nearby household, large red candles were lit.

The giant flames above the red candles issued sizzling green smoke, casting a red light over Heaven and Earth and maintaining the stability of this small part of the world.

"Brother Mu, I pay my respects!"

Zhu Ping had been waiting on the side of the road, holding a big red candle lantern in his hand, its bright red brilliance isolating a small stable world around Zhu Ping, protecting him from the strange atmosphere of this place.

Seeing Xiao Mu, Zhu Ping hurried over to greet him.

"There's no need for formalities, Brother Zhu. What has happened?" Xiao Mu stopped his escape light and inquired patiently.

"Brother Mu, please look."

Zhu Ping pointed down the road directly ahead (to the north).

Following Zhu Ping's gesture, Xiao Mu looked in that direction and his heart suddenly tightened. Near that main road, he saw the Yin Souls of several ordinary people leaving their homes, lured by some call in front, moving involuntarily towards the north.

However, the radiance from the promptly lit red candles fixed these ordinary souls in place, preventing them from moving forward any further.

A technique of the True Gods System? Or a divine spirit from the Reincarnation System exerting an Authority Technique?

Xiao Mu pondered deeply, secretly guessing what had actually happened in this place.

Zhu Ping then added, "Last night, an Array Master in the village was killed by a Mutated Being from outside of this world. This is his home."

With that, Zhu Ping pointed toward the front right.

There was a delicate courtyard which, unlike the typical farmhouse courtyards, was built not with tiles but as a small garden. Despite its size, the garden had a pond, a pavilion, and a bamboo house. Surrounding the garden was a low hedge wall.

Outside the garden, there was a protection array that not only isolated the noise from the outside world but also made it difficult for ordinary people to easily see through its layout.

However, the protection array outside the garden was a common guarding array; it could affect ordinary people but not Mutated Beings of Xiao Mu's caliber.

"Let me go inside and take a look," Xiao Mu's gaze fixed on the bamboo house.

"Brother Mu, please!" Zhu Ping gestured politely, inviting Xiao Mu to proceed.

Xiao Mu no longer stood on ceremony and stepped into the garden. Outside the garden, several members of the Twilight Forest Village Protection Team within the Yin God Realm were present as guards.

These members of the Village Protection Team were obviously under Zhu Ping's command. Seeing Zhu Ping accompanying Xiao Mu over, while they did not know Xiao Mu's identity, they all respectfully greeted Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu walked straight into the garden and entered the bamboo house.

Then he saw the body of a female Mutated Being, who appeared to be in her thirties, dressed in gray cloth garments, lying prone on an ordinary wooden table.

The female Mutated Being had died in a sitting position, on a round bamboo-backed chair that she most likely crafted by hand.

Xiao Mu glanced around the room, noting its simplicity and cleanliness, without a speck of dust or any signs of struggle.

Furthermore, the body of the female Mutated Being had completely lost its Spirituality, indicating that at the time of her death, her Yin Soul had also been detached from her body and eradicated by the killer.

With the Yin Soul dissipated, it would be difficult to investigate the cause of death of this Mutated Being.

Xiao Mu's gaze returned to the body of the female Array Master Mutated Being, and after a few seconds, he extended his palm and drew in the air with his right index finger.

True Force shot out from his fingertips, sketching real objects in the air, and gradually, a mirror purely made of the Power of Gold took shape.

Spirit Mirror Technique!

Xiao Mu directly used the Spirit Mirror Technique to trace the origin.

The moment the Spirit Mirror appeared, a Grey Halo shot out from the mirror, and Xiao Mu gently pushed the mirror to align with the body of the female Array Master.

A Grey Halo shot from the mirror hit the body of the female Array Master, and Xiao Mu suddenly opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of True Force.

This breath of True Force instantly merged in the air, transforming into an ordinary Porcelain Bowl.

Xiao Mu spread his palm and covered the Porcelain Bowl from a distance, and above the bowl, the True Force emanating from Xiao Mu's hand turned into a piece of black cloth covering the bowl.

At this moment, a gurgling sound came from the bowl, and Xiao Mu's palm suddenly flipped, causing the bowl to overturn and seem to be upturned on the black cloth.

Plop! Plop!

Drops of black water suddenly fell from the bowl, one after another, making a dull sound upon hitting the floor.

The bamboo floor was perforated by the black water and began to corrode and turn black.

However, the black water that fell on the floor immediately vaporized and turned into a Gray Fog.

The fog began to spread, quickly enveloping the whole room.

Across from the female Array Master in the room, a tall male figure suddenly appeared, exuding a sinister aura.

"Tai Cang City God!"

Xiao Mu couldn't help but exclaim at the sight of the male figure forming in the grey fog, recognizing him as the elusive Tai Cang City God.

Suddenly, the figure of the Tai Cang City God moved, as if sensing someone prying into him, and abruptly reached out to pull something.

A screen purely composed of Death Force was drawn over, shielding the Tai Cang City God from view and also blocking Xiao Mu's line of sight.

"Brother Mu, you're saying the Tai Cang City God is the murderer? Why would he want to kill Array Master Rui Wei?"

Upon hearing the name of Tai Cang City God, Zhu Ping couldn't help but become somewhat anxious.

"How strong was Rui Wei?" Xiao Mu turned to ask Zhu Ping.

"Mid Yin God Realm, maybe late stage, but definitely not too high," Zhu Ping thought for a moment and gave a somewhat uncertain answer.

Even if Rui Wei was at the late stage of the Yin God Realm, she was not worth Tai Cang City God's personal effort to kill.

Tai Cang City God wouldn't kill a Mutated Being of that level without reason; Rui Wei must have had other secrets or Treasures that would prompt Tai Cang City God to personally take action, otherwise, it made no sense.

"Did you find anything at the scene? Such as, Treasures, documents, anything like that?"

Xiao Mu continued to inquire.

"We only found a few Storage Boxes, some on the body of Array Master Rui Wei, some in the room, but none of them had been touched," Zhu Ping said as he took out several Storage Boxes and placed them in front of Xiao Mu.

He opened each Storage Box in turn, and Xiao Mu glanced casually, only to find some energy fruits and ordinary Array materials inside, losing any further interest to keep looking.

Tai Cang City God didn't even touch the Storage Boxes, no doubt the murder wasn't for the Treasures in Rui Wei's hands. "Besides these Objects, anything else? Did you investigate the situation of Array Master Rui Wei before her death, what she was doing? Was she involved in the research of any peculiar Arrays?"

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