According to the information stream, the bronze mirror fragment at the bottom of the well still was not the main body.
Ren Qing felt something was wrong in his heart. How could a Supernatural Remnant be spread throughout Bazi Village? Was there a possibility of human interference?
Yan Jun couldn't help but ask, "Ren Qing, what should we do with this Supernatural Remnant?"
The bronze mirror fragment was struggling madly, but a Ghost Envoy-level cultivator could easily suppress a Martial Practitioner-level Supernatural Remnant, it couldn't break free at all.
"How about returning to the Restraint Officers' Hall first?"
"No need."
Ren Qing retracted the Dragon-Snake Spine, and the Supernatural Remnant was immediately swallowed by the Prison Within the Abdomen.
The original young man seemed to sense something, suddenly began to tremble violently, and a connection arose between the two.
Ren Qing could feel that the parts of the Supernatural Remnant seemed to want to merge together.
After hesitating for a moment, he let the Prison Within the Abdomen release its restriction. The young man slowly turned into bronze-colored liquid, and the two drew closer to each other.
Sounds came from all over Bazi Village; the affected villagers gradually recovered.
Ren Qing dared not be careless. Since it involved a Supernatural Remnant, he was ready at any time to completely seal it with the Prison Within the Abdomen.
After the fragments of the Supernatural Remnant fused, they formed a more than half-broken bronze mirror, then stopped moving like a dead object.
Unfortunately, it still could not be mastered through lifespan consumption.
"Ren Qing..."
Yan Jun saw Ren Qing in a daze for a few breaths and couldn't help but turn pale.
"It's fine. Come with me to save Zhang Mu first."
Yan Jun quickly pointed out the location; it seemed to be in a dead corner in the north of the village.
Originally, it should have been inhabited by artisans who forged copperware, but after the mine was abandoned, it too was abandoned.
The two quickly arrived at the house, only to see that it was pitch black inside.
But there were clear footprints at the door, most likely left by Zhang Mu.
Yan Jun had just wanted to reach out and open the door when the Dragon-Snake Spine turned into a remnant shadow and smashed half the wall apart. The beams emitted creaking noises of strain.
Her expression appeared a bit dazed. This kind of wild and direct style was really hard to get used to.
But to Ren Qing, there was no need to play by the rules when dealing with a Supernatural Remnant. If he could crush it with power, why bother with trickery?
Once the dust in the house settled, there wasn't a single trace of a human figure in sight, only one crooked bronze mirror after another leaning against the walls.
These bronze mirrors were obviously defective, their condition looked extremely poor.
So much so that they were too heavy, and the villagers were too lazy to take them to Sanxiang City to sell, so they had always been piled up in this abandoned house.
It had probably been decades or even a century.
Ren Qing didn't continue destroying walls. After all, Zhang Mu might very well be trapped inside one of the bronze mirrors.
The Double Pupils in his eyes rotated, and he stepped into the house.
Yan Jun hesitated for a moment, but in just a few breaths, Ren Qing's figure suddenly disappeared into thin air, as if he had never been there.
She could only wait outside.
At this moment, in various courtyards where poultry was raised, the chickens and ducks began clucking and quacking chaotically, starting to fight each other.
Yan Jun swallowed a mouthful of saliva and smoothed the little hair remaining on her head.
Black hair turned to pythons.
She decisively turned and ran out of the village.
Inside the house, Ren Qing looked around and felt like he had entered an enclosed space. The walls were all bronze mirrors capable of reflecting human shadows.
He tried attacking with the Dragon-Snake Spine, but the knife marks healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ren Qing's mouth curled into a cold smile.
On the contrary, this appeared full of flaws. It meant that although it looked indestructible on the surface, it actually couldn't withstand the wind and rain of the Dragon-Snake Spine.
The mirror surface rippled like flowing water.
A brass-colored figure slowly walked out, probably an illusion of Zhang Mu.
His empty right arm swelled, and purplish-red poisonous muscle gradually formed. It was an arm several times larger than a normal person's.
"Kill..."
Whoosh!!!
"What are you saying? I can't hear you."
The Dragon-Snake Spine lashed out violently, giving the illusion no chance at all, instantly turning it into bronze mirror fragments scattered across the ground.
The Supernatural Remnant seemed a bit angry, continuously creating illusions, which scrambled forward to pounce on Ren Qing.
Ren Qing's body stood motionless in place, but the Dragon-Snake Spine slashed back and forth, effortlessly knocking the illusions flying.
The number of illusions decreased, and soon only one was left.
The Dragon-Snake Spine stopped at the illusion's forehead.
Cracks appeared on the illusion's surface, and poisonous liquid flowed out from them.
Zhang Mu let out a sigh of relief. He had been terrified by Ren Qing's frightening strength. Having just escaped, he was nearly killed by his teammate.
Ren Qing retracted the Dragon-Snake Spine, his gaze resting on Zhang Mu's poisonified right arm. The latter was holding a piece of bronze mirror fragment, with sizzling sounds coming from his palm.
"Thank you, Brother Ren. Sorry to trouble you for rescuing me."
Ren Qing shook his head. "It's not really related to me."
But he didn't know that Zhang Mu was actually thanking him for not killing him.
"Zhang Mu, hand the Supernatural Remnant over to me for safekeeping."
"Alright."
Ren Qing took the bronze mirror fragment and then swallowed it into the Abnormal Stomach. The three pieces fused together, and more than half of the bronze mirror was now complete.
Zhang Mu was full of astonishment. To be able to master a technique that allowed him to contain a Supernatural Remnant inside his body, he truly was a reserve member valued by a Yin Runner-level cultivator.
Debris from the eaves fell like raindrops.
When the Supernatural Remnant fragment was contained by the Prison Within the Abdomen, the house collapsed along with it, and the tools left by the bronze artisans shattered.
The two hurriedly left, but outside there was no sign of Yan Jun.
Ren Qing then noticed a series of footprints heading toward the southwestern mountain forest, along with pieces of python flesh and blood.
This must have been deliberately left behind by Yan Jun. After losing her hair, she had also lost the basis for casting spells and could only flee in panic.
Ren Qing heard the dying screams of poultry from the village.
He looked toward the nearest courtyard and noticed broken pieces of bronze mirror floating midair, devouring flesh and blood like a black hole.
Once the chickens and ducks in the courtyard were gone, the bronze mirror fragments disappeared again.
Zhang Mu's entire body tensed, just about to take action but was stopped by Ren Qing.
"You leave the village first. It's only a Martial Practitioner-level Supernatural Remnant, I'll deal with it."
Since Ren Qing wanted to master the technique from the Supernatural Remnant, he naturally wasn't going to do it in front of Zhang Mu.
Zhang Mu froze for a moment, then nodded and agreed. He was already past the age of competing for strength and didn't want to offend Ren Qing because of this.
Once Zhang Mu left, deafening chicken cries rang out.
The villagers trembled in fear, hiding in their houses, not daring to light any candles, and even hid in cellars used to store vegetables and fruits.
Ren Qing's legs grew wolf hair, and he instantly rushed toward the source of the sound.
His Double Pupils had already locked onto the final bronze mirror fragment, located on the back mountain of Bazi Village, where deformed poultry had piled into a mountain.
Cluck cluck...
An extremely disgusting monster was thus born, its entire body covered with the heads of chickens and ducks, letting out a terrifying screech.
Ren Qing stopped in his tracks and drew the Dragon-Snake Spine from his back with his right hand.
"You're quite considerate, clearly demonstrating the Immortal in the Mirror mutation path."
The monster stepped forward, flesh and blood constantly rotting and falling away.
Upon seeing this, Ren Qing flicked the Dragon-Snake Spine. His spinal weapon rapidly extended and combined, transforming into a blade over ten meters long.
Slash!!!
Wherever the blade pointed, trees and rocks were split in half.