Weizhi Peak, before the thatched cottage at the summit.
"Academy Supervisor Luo Ding?"
"I've never seen him."
Right in front of Yuan Zhen, Chen Mu put on an utterly sincere act of playing dumb.
"That commotion on the mountain just now..."
"My cultivation improved a little, and I failed to control my strength, disturbing everyone. I'm terribly sorry." Chen Mu continued spinning his tale with an apologetic expression.
"You really haven't seen Luo Ding?" Yuan Zhen looked at Chen Mu suspiciously.
With all that wailing and shrieking just now, could it really have been nothing more than practicing a Secret Art?
After some thought, he took out a palm-sized, jet-black bronze mirror.
"What is that?" Chen Mu leaned over curiously.
"This is called a Spirit-Connecting Mirror. It was modeled after Ancestor Luofu Dao's Spiritual Treasure, the Spirit-Connecting Bone-Illuminating Mirror. It can reveal the true form of one's Spirit God."
"If a Demon possesses someone and takes over their body, it can reveal the clues." Seeing a face identical to Chen Mu's in the mirror, Yuan Zhen sighed in relief and patiently explained.
"Luo Ding colluded with Demons. His earlier attack on Lin Tu was meant to let a Demon possess him and be reborn. I had to stay on guard." His face was full of apology.
So that strange Emerald Flying Cicada had wanted to take over my body?
Chen Mu's heart jolted.
Good thing the Heavenly Demon Armor protected his Jade Seed Dao Foundation and knocked that cicada away.
Otherwise, if that thing had gotten inside his body, the outcome might have been entirely different.
"The Academy Supervisor has thought things through. For everyone's safety, it's better to be cautious." Chen Mu waved a hand, showing no concern over Yuan Zhen's inspection.
"You really haven't seen Luo Ding?" Yuan