Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?
Chapter 744 - 746: The Mysterious Birth of a Moth, The Passing of Cosmic Light

Chapter 744 -746: The Mysterious Birth of a Moth, The Passing of Cosmic Light

“How should I put it, it’s really bizarre…” Qin Muye was somewhat bemused, saying that Qian Jingtian had no malice would not be quite right, because he certainly did, after all, if Qian Tu wasn’t ruined, their offspring would hardly have a chance to get ahead. But to say there was malice, it was just to ruin Qian Tu, because they were very sober about the fact that the Qian Family didn’t owe its success to them, it was all because of Qian Tu’s parents. If they really killed Qian Tu, there would indeed be trouble, so when Qin Muye left, he was carrying a stack of silver notes.

The implication was for him to go have fun and not worry about money or family matters.

Then he was led out of Qian residence with the instruction not to return until he had spent all his money.

“No wonder Qian Tu thinks so highly of his uncles; if it were me, I would be delighted too,” Qin Muye commented.

If you didn’t know their true intentions, you might indeed think this was extreme indulgence. Even in the outside world, despite the poor reputation of the Qian Jingtian and Qian Jindi brothers, some people who were unaware of the truth still admired the brothers for their care of Qian Tu.

But those who guessed the truth only sneered at this.

“Well, anyway, heh.” Qin Muye left by himself, with no servants or lackeys following him.

After circling around for a bit, he sneaked back into the Qian Family, quickly found the family treasury, plundered it, and then fled.

The Qian Family would collapse in three to five days. Why would he stick around when that was going to happen? He had his identity and money now.

He hadn’t replaced Qian Tu just for a better starting point, but to hide himself in the Spirit Realm. His main target was the Spirit Realm itself, to prevent it from identifying him as an enemy, which is why he needed this cover.

Now that he had both the cover and the seed money, of course, Qin Muye was ready to leave. What was there left to do in the Qian Family?

In the near future, the Qian Family would become the center of a storm, and its downfall was inevitable.

“Cosmic Dao Spiritual Beast, the Evolution Secret Technique of the Mysterious Life Moth.”

“But I am a bit curious, why are insects, plants, and fungi also classified as ‘beasts’ even though they call them Spiritual Beasts?”

“Alright, I can accept that, but why are things like Elemental Essences also included…”

Spiritual Beast is just a generic term; the creatures controlled by Spirit Masters are not limited to beasts.

And the Cosmic Dao Spiritual Beast, the Mysterious Life Moth that Qin Muye had his eye on, was not actually a spiritual beast, but a secret technique, probably about how to cultivate a green caterpillar into a Mysterious Life Moth.

How to put it, Qin Muye suspected that even if he put all the resources he had plundered from the Qian Family into it, it might not be enough.

The green caterpillar type of Spiritual Beast was very common, but the real difficulty lay in the training required for the relevant Spiritual Beast Technique and raising it to the necessary Level proficiency before it cocooned. Besides, a huge amount of precious Resources would also be needed.

Indeed, the Spiritual Beast Technique was the real challenge of this Evolution Secret Technique, as the green caterpillar would cocoon in about three months, and during this time, it had to be trained up to the necessary Level.

The Levels of Spiritual Beast Techniques are divided into Heavenly, Earthly, Mysterious, and Yellow proficiency levels. Most Spiritual Beasts spend their entire lives unable to raise their techniques to the Heavenly Level.

In the Evolution Secret Technique for Mysterious Life Moth, the minimum requirement is to raise the basic Spit Silk Spiritual Beast Technique of the Mysterious Life Moth to the Heavenly Level proficiency, so that it can withstand enough Cosmic Dao Resources during the Cocoon Formation Stage, and then… there’s a chance that the evolution will be successful.

Yes, there’s a chance because reaching the Heavenly Level with the Spit Silk Technique is just the basics, to evolve successfully with 100% certainty, the green caterpillar must also learn the Spiritual Beast Techniques of Resilient Insect Body, Iron Will, and Soul Ascension and reach the Heavenly Level.

The difficulty of such task is almost insurmountable, first of all because the green caterpillar itself is basically brainless and cannot learn any Spiritual Beast Techniques, let alone Innate Spiritual Beast Technique like a Resilient Insect Body, which if not inherent, would be out of reach for a lifetime. Iron Will and Soul Ascension are even more outlandish; even if they were learned, raising the proficiency wouldn’t be easy.

Therefore, the expression on Qin Muye’s face turned rather dark, as he had not expected that the Mysterious Life Moth, which seemed the cheapest, would be the most difficult to train.

“If I hadn’t deduced it myself, I would have suspected this Evolution Secret Technique to be someone’s sick joke.”

The secret technique was indeed real, but it was not something ordinary people could handle.

“Luckily, I’m no ordinary person, I should be able to cultivate it.” Although Qin Muye felt that this secret technique was a trap, the Mysterious Life Moth was extraordinary. Once it successfully transformed, it would break free from the lifespan limitations common to Insect Dao Spiritual Beasts, additionally possessing an Innate Spiritual Beast Technique called Cosmic Light Fading.”

The Spiritual Beast Technique allowed one to accelerate the flow of time around oneself, and as proficiency with the technique increased, the ratio of time passage would become faster and faster.

At first glance, it seemed like a path to hasten one’s demise, but in reality, it was not. Within this accelerated time, one could not only battle but also use it for research, training, and so on.

It was equivalent to having two days for yourself while others only had one, effectively gaining an extra day.

What’s more, this extra day didn’t count against one’s lifespan; lifespan calculations still followed the external flow of time.

In altering the time ratio while exempting oneself from additional lifespan consumption, such a defy-the-heavens ability indeed compensated for its difficulty.

More importantly, this Xuan Sheng Fei Moth had dual Attributes of insect and time, transforming it from a normal creature to an abnormal one.

Later, it could even learn Cosmic Dao Spiritual Beast Techniques—that would be the true rise to power.

As for the preciousness of Cosmic Dao Spiritual Beast Techniques, that much was true. However, anyone capable of evolving a Qing Mao Worm into a Xuan Sheng Fei Moth was no ordinary person and would certainly not lack Cosmic Dao Spiritual Beast Techniques.

“So I need a Qing Mao Worm with a Resilient Insect Body now?” Qin Muye felt it was somewhat challenging.

A normal Qing Mao Worm had only one Innate Spiritual Beast Technique, Spit Silk, which most Insect Dao Spiritual Beast larvae possessed. Those with better aptitude could also have Resilient Insect Body, and the very best could possess Insect Healing, a technique that enhanced recovery abilities.

Though it paled in comparison to the truly powerful Insect Dao Spiritual Beasts, having three Innate Spiritual Beast Techniques was impressive for a common caterpillar.

Should such a Qing Mao Worm with three Innate Techniques appear in their small county town, it would cause quite a stir. After all, Insect Dao Spiritual Beasts were quite suitable for the younger generation to use—they might have shorter lifespans but could quickly become combat-capable, making them perfect as transitional spiritual beasts.

However, from Qian Tu’s memories, his small county had only seen Qing Mao Worms with Resilient Insect Body a few times—no big surprises. Rare, but not unheard of.

“I need to get a Qing Mao Worm with three Innate Spiritual Beast Techniques, anyway.” Qin Muye knew why the Evolution Secret Technique did not require Insect Healing—firstly, it was too rare, and secondly, there was not enough time. Even if one started training a freshly hatched Qing Mao Worm from its eggs, at best there were only three months.

To raise the Spiritual Beast Techniques Spit Silk, Resilient Insect Body, Iron Will, and Soul Ascension to the Heavenly Level within three months was already a defiance of the natural order; adding Insect Healing to the mix was nonsensical.

But for Qin Muye, this was a minor issue.

If others couldn’t train it, could he not?

“Aside from getting a Qing Mao Worm, I also need to figure out how to ‘borrow’ Iron Will, Soul Ascension, and the Resources needed for evolution.”

The Qian Family’s modest wealth simply didn’t include the Spiritual Beast Techniques Iron Will and Soul Ascension—legitimate High Rank Spiritual Beast Techniques.

Spiritual Beast Techniques also had a hierarchy of Levels: Initial, Mid, and High Rank, as well as Divine Rank. Spit Silk, for example, was an Initial Rank Spiritual Beast Technique, while Insect Healing belonged to Mid Rank.

This showcased just how lackluster Qing Mao Worms were.

In the Qian Family, the highest Spiritual Beast Technique in the assets Qin Muye plundered was Mid Rank, with only three such techniques, none of which were of much help to him.

After all, in the Spirit Realm, the highest Level was the 9th Rank. For a minor noble family from a small place like the Qian Family, what kind of heritage could they have? If they had any, Qian Tu’s parents wouldn’t have needed to risk their lives out there.

The Spiritual Beast Techniques Iron Will and Soul Ascension were possessed only by the Great Spirit Dynasty or major clans; nowhere else could one even dream of finding them.

Although it was unclear how the Evolution Secret Technique of the Xuan Sheng Fei Moth came to be in the Qian Family’s possession, one thing was certain: this secret technique absolutely came from a major clan, or directly from the Great Spirit Dynasty. Otherwise, how could an ordinary person come up with it? Not to mention the Spiritual Beast Techniques, the Resources needed for the evolution were not something to be easily assembled.

These Resources were genuine Cosmic Dao Resources, extremely precious, elements that people of the Qian Family had never even heard of.

“When I think about it, if I hadn’t interfered, would this Evolution Secret Technique of the Xuan Sheng Fei Moth have ended up in the hands of the main character after the decline of the Qian Family?”