After the soul search, Mu Jinyu found nothing suspicious about Sheng Rulai.

Whether it was his experiences on Mount Tai or the scene where he was just backlashed by demonic Qi, there were no traces of any covert scheming by him.

Then, Mu Jinyu focused on observing the moment when Sheng Rulai learned about the spiritual medicine on Mount Tai from the Omniscient, and the scene where the spatial coordinates disappeared after he arrived at Mount Tai.

He wanted to see what suspicious elements might be present.

However, unfortunately, as Sheng Rulai was troubled by demonic Qi at the time and was in such agony, he simply couldn't focus on these things, thus Mu Jinyu couldn't discern any details from Sheng Rulai's memory.

"Phew..."

Mu Jinyu, with his two Heaven-reaching spiritual treasures and the Buddhist bell, returned to his body, exhaled lightly, and said to Sheng Rulai, "Buddha Head, it's over."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Rulai slowly opened his eyes and looked at Mu Jinyu calmly, saying, "Thank you, Dragon Master."

In fact, he could feel that Mu Jinyu had done something to his soul just now, but since he didn't feel any discomfort and considering his current predicament, where he was like fish on a chopping block, he said nothing.

Mu Jinyu said, "Now that the Buddha Head is free from demonic Qi, let me remove the restrictions for you."

"Okay, thank you, Dragon Master." Sheng Rulai clasped his hands together and nodded.

With a wave of his hand, Mu Jinyu removed the restrictions that sealed Sheng Rulai's cultivation and soul.

After Sheng Rulai was temporarily cleared of suspicion, Mu Jinyu walked toward the unconscious Peacock Ming King beside him.

Peacock Ming King had been sent flying by Mu Jinyu with a Dragon Tail Swing, crashing heavily onto a mountain cliff, which cracked like a spiderweb spreading around. Meanwhile, Peacock Ming King had reverted to his original form, becoming a great peacock, lodged firmly into the mountain cliff.

It seemed that the Buddhist bell's recent unusual activity, which triggered the demonic flame to suddenly attack Mu Jinyu, was not the doing of the unconscious peacock.

However, though suspicion seemed minimal, Mu Jinyu could not simply let it go, having almost been caught off guard.

Coming to a stop before the mountain cliff where Peacock Ming King was embedded, Mu Jinyu unceremoniously inserted his Divine Sense into the other's Sea of Consciousness and began a soul search.

The results of the soul search came out quickly.

The recent loss of control of the Buddhist bell was indeed not caused by Peacock Ming King.

And the demonic Qi that eroded Sheng Rulai over time after Spiritual Energy Revival was also not the work of Peacock Ming King.

As for the Buddhist bell, it was found by Peacock Ming King in an old temple within a folded space behind Mount Song by chance.

He relied on this Heaven-reaching spiritual treasure to suppress the Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere and become the new Buddha Head after Sheng Rulai left Mount Song.

'Not Sheng Rulai, nor Peacock Ming King... Could it be a coincidence?'

Retracting his Divine Sense, Mu Jinyu looked at the Buddhist bell in his hand, his eyes revealing a strange expression as he muttered to himself.

Initially, when he entered Sheng Rulai's Sea of Consciousness, intending to observe the situation with the Buddhist bell, he was suddenly eroded by demonic Qi, which shattered that wisp of his divine sense, causing him both shock and anger. His first thought was that this was a trap set by Sheng Rulai and Peacock Ming King.

Sheng Rulai first feigned illness on Mount Tai, while his mount, Peacock Ming King, pretended to be a villain to provoke him. Once he defeated Peacock Ming King and obtained the Heaven-reaching spiritual treasure from him, finding it difficult to subdue, he gave it to Sheng Rulai to try.

As a result, the Buddhist bell immediately flew into Sheng Rulai's Sea of Consciousness—how could that not be intriguing?

He naturally let down his guard and entered Sheng Rulai's Sea of Consciousness to take a look.

At this moment, with no defenses in place, the Buddhist bell, along with the peculiar demonic Qi in Sheng Rulai's Sea of Consciousness, suddenly surged forth to take over his body, almost flipping him over.

If all this was a trap set by Sheng Rulai and Peacock Ming King from the start, targeting him, then one could only say they were indeed very skillful, having step by step laid a trap that was virtually impossible to guard against.

Mu Jinyu would be truly amazed by that.

However, after soul searching the two of them, Mu Jinyu discovered that this was not the case.

Mu Jinyu began to feel a bit puzzled, wondering what exactly had happened just now?

Could it really just be a coincidence?

Because of Sheng Rulai's deep Buddhist law and his entrapment in demonic Qi, did the Buddhist bell, as a Heaven-reaching spiritual treasure with an Artifact Spirit, react by entering Sheng Rulai's Sea of Consciousness automatically to help suppress the demonic Qi without needing recognition of a master?

And then, just as he himself entered Sheng Rulai's Sea of Consciousness, was he automatically targeted by the Buddhist bell as an invading outer demon, which reacted to kill him?

Baloney!

Upon devising this theory in his mind, Mu Jinyu immediately cursed harshly in his heart.

If the Buddhist bell had not triggered the demonic Qi to erode him, or if, after crushing the wisp of divine thought, it had not further attempted to erode his body, Mu Jinyu might have reluctantly accepted this hypothesis.

But given that the Buddhist bell had initiated with demonic Qi to target him, it was clearly no coincidence but rather a premeditated setup!

Omniscient!

The present clues still pointed towards Omniscient, who had once contacted Sheng Rulai and informed him of the spiritual medicine at Mount Tai, as being highly suspicious.

"Omniscient must be brought out as soon as possible!"

Mu Jinyu's face grew stern as he murmured to himself in a deep voice.

Then, he looked down at the unconscious Peacock Ming King embedded in the mountain cliff, a strange expression flickering in his eyes as he quietly said, "I wonder if peacock meat tastes good."

Although the current clues suggested that his near failure earlier on was most likely not a trap set by Peacock Ming King, and that both Peacock Ming King and Sheng Rulai were probably pawns in someone else's game, Mu Jinyu couldn't vent his pent-up frustration. Thinking of the earlier arrogance of this little peacock, he felt an urge to eat him for venting.

"Amitabha, Dragon Master, please hold your anger."

Witnessing what seemed like Mu Jinyu's intention to take out Peacock Ming King, Sheng Rulai immediately recited the Buddha's name, coming over to dissuade him.

"Hmm?"

Mu Jinyu looked back at Sheng Rulai upon hearing his words, saying, "Buddha Head, your position was almost usurped by him, and you want me to spare his life now?"

Sheng Rulai put his palms together, showing an expression of compassion, and sighed, "Buddhists always bear compassion. After Peacock Ming King joined the Buddhist sect, he committed no major evil, and at that time when I encountered an accident, it was no more than natural for Peacock Ming King, with his strength, to succeed to my position as Buddha Head. I do not blame him, and I hope the Dragon Master, considering the current turbulent situation, and that Peacock Ming King still can contribute to this world, could spare his life."

Mu Jinyu glanced up and down at Sheng Rulai, then slowly said, "Buddha Head, aren't you worried that with your current strength, after I spare this little peacock, you'll still be able to make him obedient?"

Sheng Rulai smiled confidently, saying, "I can."

"Hmm?" Mu Jinyu raised an eyebrow, surprised.

He wondered where Sheng Rulai got such confidence, believing that with his Fifth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm cultivation, he could make Peacock Ming King, whose cultivation was in the Fifth Layer of the Fanxu Realm, obedient.

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