After finishing his body tempering, Chen Miao noticed something.
Although he had gone an entire night without sleep in the Mortal World, he felt no mental fatigue after returning to reality.
It seemed the return process had cleared away his fatigue as well.
"That works out nicely. I won't need to catch up on sleep after coming back."
Sitting down at his desk, Chen Miao opened Notes on Achieving Divinity in the Mortal World.
The contents still stopped at Chapter Twelve, with no epilogue or side stories.
"So there really isn't anything in the Paper Effigy Shop right now that could kill me outright?"
"In that case, the Paper Effigy Shop owner's scheme either isn't a matter of life and death, or it hasn't reached that point yet. Once the trigger comes along, I should be able to see it."
"I just hope it doesn't trigger at the last minute. A day's warning would be best."
Unable to find what he wanted to see, Chen Miao returned to considering his three earlier plans.
Run, search, or lie low!
Although the outcomes of all three paths were unknown, they were indeed the only paths open to Chen Miao.
They were unknown because everything he knew about the Mortal World still amounted to hearsay.
Even within the Paper Effigy Shop, he had only visited three or four places. Even counting Liu Zhan's memories, he might not have explored half the shop.
Never mind the whole town or anything beyond it.
"So the key will be my day off the day after tomorrow."
"I need to use that Day Off as an opportunity to gather more information. Only then can I tell which of the three paths offers the best chance."
With that thought, Chen Miao took out paper and a pen and