Second Form: Illusory Kill

Xu Mu responded, "Come in."

As soon as his voice fell, the door was pushed open by Ye Yu. Bai Yi came in with her.

"Brother-in-law, I have a favor to ask of you."

Ye Yu walked to the bedside and patted Bai Yi's shoulder. "Can you figure out a way to get Bai Yi enrolled in Jiang City University too?"

"That's easy. The library at Jiang City University was funded by our family. Arranging for a student to get in is just a matter of a single word."

Xu Mu looked at Bai Yi and asked, "Do you want to go to college?"

"I'll listen to you, Boss," Bai Yi said, clasping her hands together and lowering her head.

"Then go accompany Xiao Yu and experience it."

Xu Mu sighed, "College is great. It's nice and loose, with no pressure and no tightness. In comparison, I prefer elementary school."

[Affection +10]

"Thank you, Boss."

Bai Yi smiled.

Deep down, she actually wanted to experience student life. She had grown up on Mount Lumang and had never been to school.

"Brother-in-law, can you accompany me to the school this afternoon? We want to get our bedding and luggage ready," Ye Yu said as she sat down next to Xu Mu.

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Xu Mu couldn't help but frown. "You don't plan to live at home?"

[Affection +10]

Hearing this, Ye Yu playfully swatted Xu Mu's arm. Feigning shyness, she said, "You're so annoying! Do you want to see me every single day that badly?"

Xu Mu's face darkened with exasperation. "You misunderstood. I was just asking."

"You still won't admit it!"

Ye Yu curled her lips and continued, "I'm just worried that sometimes classes will end late, so it'd be better to stay at the school. Don't worry, I'll basically come back here normally."

Her actual purpose for wanting to live at the school wasn't because of her classes, but to give herself some space to develop.

She had decided to accelerate her plans to build her own organization.

"Alright, I'll take you guys there this afternoon. I'll call my sister in a bit and have her slip Bai Yi's name onto the list."

Xu Mu said to Ye Yu.

"Okay, then we'll get going first."

Ye Yu smiled, took Bai Yi's hand, and they left the room together.

Xu Mu didn't get out of bed. Instead, he took out the Heaven-rank cultivation mantra from his storage space.

This mantra was truly worthy of being a high-level technique; its very form was extraordinary.

It looked like a water droplet the size of a fist, with a texture similar to crystal, and inside it were densely packed characters.

Submerged Water Abyss.

This technique was not an active attack type; rather, it was meant for stealth and assassination.

To explain it in one sentence: in places with water, the user could blend into it using this technique, making them invisible and undetectable to ordinary people.

This was an ultimate life-saving move. Since it was a water-attribute technique, he planned to have Xu Ningbing try learning it as well.

As long as Xu Ningbing mastered this technique, her safety would basically be guaranteed, and there would be no need to go out of the way to protect her in the future.

Xu Mu got dressed, briefly washed up, and went downstairs to the living room.

He sat on the sofa, held the technique item in one hand, and injected his power into it.

The mantra subsequently entered his mind, recording how to make the Qi flow within the body, how to reverse its flow in certain areas, how to precisely stimulate specific acupoints, and so on.

For ordinary people, these techniques might be impossible to master in a lifetime.

No wonder Heaven-rank techniques all had a high barrier to entry.

To those without strong talent, it was like an ordinary person looking at advanced mechanics manuscripts.

These kinds of "Heaven-rank secret arts" could be found online, but to most people, they were just gibberish.

However, Xu Mu possessed the 'Focus' ability, which allowed him to accelerate his understanding of the technique's core concepts.

Thus, he closed his eyes and began to study the technique.

In the blink of an eye, an hour or two passed. He had already mastered a tiny bit of the beginning; overall, it was something he could learn.

Finally, Xu Mu clicked to open the best item he had drawn this time.

A Divine-rank technique: The Second Form of the Void Phantom Sword.

As he opened it, a surge of memories integrated into his mind.

The Second Form: Phantom Kill.

"Holy crap!"

After mastering this move, Xu Mu almost jumped out of his seat.

Truly worthy of being a Divine-rank technique, it was way too fierce.

Simply put, this move allowed him to release a phantom, which in layman's terms was something similar to a clone.

Then, Xu Mu could freely swap places with these clones.

But that wasn't the main point. The true power of this move wasn't just that, but the fact that it could phase through things.

Xu Mu stood up from the sofa, looked toward a room on the second floor, and cast the phantom.

Swish!

A dark shadow dashed toward the second-floor bedroom and then vanished from sight.

Xu Mu instantly teleported to the shadow's location, and he now appeared inside the bedroom.

It was worth noting that the bedroom door was completely closed.

This was the formidable aspect of this move. The phantom was formed from Qi, and the essence of Qi was similar to the spiritual energy in the air.

In other words, from now on, as long as Xu Mu wasn't locked in a completely sealed space...

As long as air could flow, he could use the phantom to teleport out.

After eating a simple breakfast, Xu Mu called Xu Ningbing and told her about Bai Yi's situation.

Xu Ningbing didn't say much; after all, it was just a matter of saying the word.

After breakfast, Xu Mu prepared to head out and earn some more Justice Points, but his phone suddenly rang.

He took it out and took a look, finding that it was Tantai Quan, the manager of Lumang Mountain.

"What's up?"

Xu Mu answered the phone.

"Can't I look for you if there's nothing going on? Has our relationship faded?"

Tantai Quan's seductive voice came from the receiver.

"It's mainly because you haven't contacted me these past few days. I thought you found a new alchemist."

Xu Mu said into the phone, "What's the matter?"

"Of course, it's to ask you to refine pills. This time it's a bit different. I want you to refine eighth and ninth-grade natural treasures."

Tantai Quan smiled on the other end.

"Sure, we'll stick to the old rules. After the pills are successfully refined, I take four and you take six."

Although Xu Mu was not an eighth or ninth-grade alchemist, he possessed the ability of absolute focus.

This could increase the medicinal efficacy by another ten percent. Not to mention, ordinary top-tier alchemists would never charge the way he did.

"However, the natural treasures this time are too precious. I want to stay by your side and watch the whole process. Is that okay?"

Tantai Quan said on the other end.

"Of course."

Xu Mu agreed.

He felt this was very normal. After all, they were eighth and ninth-grade natural treasures; it was only natural for her to be cautious.

"Great, I'll be at your house shortly."

Tantai Quan smiled through the phone.

Xu Mu hung up the phone. It seemed he wouldn't be going out this morning.

He lay on the sofa and expanded his perception. Suddenly, he noticed someone.

The person was sitting by the fitness equipment in the villa area, and on his phone screen, he could actually see Xu Mu's front door.

Xu Mu shook his head. This Wang Hun was really careful enough to send someone to keep watch.

He hesitated for a moment about whether to get rid of this person.

In the end, he gave up the idea. If he took care of him now, Wang Hun would definitely send someone else.

It was better to just let him watch. Anyway, Wang Hun would find out sooner or later that he wasn't dead.

Just then, he detected Tantai Quan in his perception.

He immediately called her, and Tantai Quan answered.

"What's wrong? You're not away from home, are you?"

"No, someone installed a camera in front of my house. In a moment, don't stop at my front door. Keep walking, and only stop when I tell you to."

Xu Mu said into the phone.