"Divine Monarch, you truly wrong me,"

Xiao Mu said with helplessness, "I really intended to build a shrine for you, and as for why I haven't acted until now, you should be well aware."

"These past two months, I've been in closed-door cultivation, and even if I wanted to build a shrine for you, I couldn't spare the time."

Wu De Divine Monarch said, "Now that you have time, why haven't you built the shrine for me yet? Xiao boy, are you deceiving me? I only look at your actions, not what you say."

Xiao Mu felt conflicted.

He truly didn't want to build a shrine for Wu De Divine Monarch, at least not before he was sure whether the Divine Monarch was a friend or foe.

If this person was a great disaster, once a shrine released him, who in the human world could control him?

However, Xiao Mu temporarily did not want to offend Wu De Divine Monarch.

He needed Wu De Divine Monarch's help in many ways.

As an ancient antique from tens of thousands of years ago, the mere knowledge reserves could provide immense help to Xiao Mu beyond imagination.

Once they became enemies, such help would naturally vanish.

Therefore, Xiao Mu's idea was to stall. Stalling Wu De Divine Monarch, trying every way to appease him, not to confront him, but also not to actually build his shrine and release him.

After a brief consideration, he said, "Elder, you also heard what I just discussed with Elder Zun, right?"

"I heard it, but does that conflict with building a shrine for me?" Wu De Divine Monarch's tone was somewhat displeased.

"It certainly doesn't concern you, Elder, but it's hugely relevant to me."

Xiao Mu thought aloud, "Since the elder heard it, you should understand, I am currently in a desperate situation, surrounded by dangers, extremely dangerous, and could be killed by divine spirits from beyond at any moment."

"That's exactly why you should build a shrine for me. Once I am free, hmph, what are those damn divine spirits? Let alone divine spirits from beyond, even if True Gods from beyond come here, unless they're of Bai Jing's level, what have I to fear?"

Wu De Divine Monarch snorted angrily, very confident in his own power, and showed disdain when mentioning the divine spirits from beyond.

"This…"

The words of Wu De Divine Monarch caused Xiao Mu to pause, and he had to admit, the Divine Monarch's arguments indeed made sense.

But that was predicated on the assumption that the Divine Monarch was a friend in the human world, which was highly unlikely. If the Divine Monarch were truly a friend of the human world, would Lord of Bai's Mansion have suppressed him?

Just by the fact that Lord of Bai's Mansion had suppressed the Divine Monarch, Xiao Mu couldn't help but doubt his stance.

"Elder, I promise to build a shrine for you, but I ask the elder to grant me some time. I will build the shrine for you once I overcome my current difficulties. How about that?"

Xiao Mu's tone was very tactful.

"I really don't see any difficulty in your situation," Wu De Divine Monarch responded in a disgruntled tone, plainly unhappy as he countered Xiao Mu.

"Elder."

Xiao Mu gave a bitter smile, "I am currently targeted by divine spirits from beyond, and I really can't venture out alone carelessly."

"Elder, do you believe if I dare go out alone, I'll be 100% targeted and killed by divine spirits from beyond?"

Wu De Divine Monarch seemed to accept the reasoning, remained silent for a moment, then spoke telepathically, "Give me a specific time."

Xiao Mu, full of helplessness, appeasingly said, "I promise you, Elder, that I will build a shrine for you within one year."

Wu De Divine Monarch snorted, "One year is too long; I can't wait that long, at most three months. Xiao boy, I need to see your sincerity."

Xiao Mu defended, "Elder, building a shrine also requires preparation time. Elder, you have waited for tens of thousands of years, do you care about this mere year?"

"Six months, I won't wait any longer," Wu De Divine Monarch said unhappily.

"Alright, then six months. Within six months, I will build a shrine for you,"

Xiao Mu decided to agree for now, and could always find ways to delay it later; turning against Wu De Divine Monarch over one plan would be very unwise, "During this period, I need the Elder's full support, otherwise, if I die, the Elder will also lose the chance to be free."

"You die, I can find someone else!"

The Divine Monarch Wu De muttered under his breath, rather unimpressed by Xiao Mu's threatening words, yet still agreed to Xiao Mu's request, "No need to mention it, I was going to help you anyway. Your death would bring more harm than good to me."

If my death brought you more good than harm, you might actually hope for my death.

Xiao Mu grumbled internally but did not voice it out loud.

Bringing it up would turn pointless, inevitably leading to a conflict with the Divine Monarch Wu De.

"Young Xiao, what you should be doing now is finding ways to enhance your power," the Divine Monarch Wu De suddenly transmitted his voice again, reminding Xiao Mu.

The suggestion from the Divine Monarch Wu De aligned perfectly with Xiao Mu's thoughts, and he nodded, "I was thinking the same. The power of the Divine Spirits from beyond surpasses mine, and I am considering ways to protect myself when I encounter them."

The Divine Monarch Wu De said, "Since the power of the Divine Spirits from beyond far surpasses yours, what you should be thinking about now is cultivating divine techniques that can enhance your survival abilities."

"Do you have any suggestions, senior?"

The words of the Divine Monarch Wu De delighted Xiao Mu, for with this monarch's insight, any suggestion he offered was bound to be tremendously helpful, beyond Xiao Mu's imagination.

"Suggestions? I am not aware of the divine techniques you can choose from, so how can I offer you advice? However, you have cultivated the Two Forces of Life and Death, which quite surprised me."

"The Two Forces of Life and Death are exclusively owned by the Life and Death Sect in the Heavenly Court, and it's very difficult for outsiders to get a chance to cultivate them."

"If you want to enhance your survival ability, consider cultivating divine techniques related to the Two Forces of Life and Death."

"Divine techniques related to the Two Forces of Life and Death?" Xiao Mu's thoughts were quite aligned with those of the Divine Monarch Wu De, so this suggestion immediately moved him.

The Divine Monarch Wu De confidently said, "If you could take me to the Book Collection Room, I could give you even more specific suggestions."

"The Book Collection Room? Would telling you the names of the secret manuals suffice?" Xiao Mu felt uneasy, frowning slightly at the words of the Divine Monarch Wu De.

The Book Collection Room of the Great Tang Ruins, located within the highly confidential areas of the Great Tang Ruins, was heavily guarded and was not a place just anyone could enter, right?

Xiao Mu had always chosen his cultivation books from an online database by browsing through the catalog and titles of books, applying for them at the ruins. Upon approval, the ruins would distribute them.

As for visiting the actual Book Collection Room where the books were kept, Xiao Mu had never been there.

"What use is just knowing the names?"

The Divine Monarch Wu De cursed, countering Xiao Mu, "Thousands of years have passed; many secret manuals have changed their names. How can I match the books to their names without seeing them first?"

"This..."

The words of the Divine Monarch Wu De left Xiao Mu in doubt.

This reasoning made sense; it seemed that he indeed needed to make a visit to the Book Collection Room.

The thought that the Book Collection Room was always guarded by rotating elders from the ruins, with stringent security and never open to outsiders, gave him a headache.

After a moment's thought, he decided to call Du Wenzhen to inquire; Du Wenzhen's information was always very reliable, and there might be a way into the Book Collection Room through him.

Indeed, upon answering the phone, Du Wenzhen laughed and said, "The Book Collection Room, there is a way in if you truly wish to enter. Old Xiao, I will introduce someone to you. Contact this person, and he will take you into the Book Collection Room."

"However, as a price, this person will ask you for certain benefits; one hundred Energy Fruits for each entry, which you certainly can afford, just give it to him."

Xiao Mu, holding his cellphone, couldn't help but sigh.

It seems even the brightest places have their dark spots; even at the Great Tang ruins, there is still an underworld of grey transactions.

But this was irrelevant to him and not something he wanted to concern himself with; for him, it was enough to be able to enter the Book Collection Room and view the books, how he got in didn't matter.

The cost of one hundred Energy Fruits was even less of a concern to him.

Soon after, Du Wenzhen sent a contact method to Xiao Mu, and Xiao Mu easily added the person on Chat Software.

Xiao Mu stated his request, and the person told him he could come over tonight; if he missed tonight, he would have to wait another three days.

Xiao Mu, not wanting to wait another three days, opted for the same night. Just after dusk, Xiao Mu went to the Book Collection Room.

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