Xiao Mu didn't think too highly of the situation and cared a lot whether Elder Qi's body could recover. Not to mention his respect for the elder, which he already held in high esteem, the fact that Elder Qi had given him Divine Techniques earlier made him particularly grateful.

"Elder Qi, I still have a few fragments of Divine Treasures here, hoping they can be of some help to you."

As he spoke, Xiao Mu reached into the Earth Seal Space and took out four fragments of Divine Treasures, presenting them before Elder Qi.

These four fragments were his last Divine Treasure fragments, specially reserved for Elder Qi. Thus, he had neither given them to the great leader Wu Jie nor sold them to Zhao Xu of the elder council.

"Divine Treasure fragments?"

Elder Qi's cloudy old eyes suddenly brightened. He glanced at the Divine Treasure fragments in Xiao Mu's hands and said with a smile, "So, Xiao Xiao, you really had Divine Treasure fragments left, and you didn't give them all to the leader."

"These are specially reserved for you, Elder Qi." Xiao Mu handed the Divine Treasure fragments to Elder Qi again, adding, "Elder Qi, are these fragments of any use to your body?"

Elder Qi smiled and said, "Divine Treasure fragments are indeed valuable objects, but unfortunately, they are of little use to me. What I've lost is my soul, not damage to my Spirit Tablet. The Divine Treasure fragments can't help me recover."

"However, I appreciate your kind thoughts. These four Divine Treasure fragments will allow me to accomplish quite a few things. Thank you, Xiao Xiao."

Without refusing and with delight, Elder Qi took the Divine Treasure fragments from Xiao Mu's hands and stored them in a Storage Bag.

From Elder Qi's tone, it was clear that he planned to use these fragments for some important purposes.

Xiao Mu couldn't guess what Elder Qi planned to do with the Divine Treasure fragments but didn't pry further. Instead, he said, "Elder Qi, I want to know how you can be healed."

Elder Qi shook his head, "What I've lost is my soul. There's only one way to heal; I need to retrieve the lost parts of my soul."

"However, this task is too challenging. My soul was taken by the Curse Emperor and the Five Elements Divine Monarch, and I don't know where it's hidden now."

"So, Xiao Xiao, don't trouble yourself. Both the Curse Emperor and the Five Elements Divine Monarch are far stronger than you; don't risk your life for me."

Eventually, Elder Qi advised against Xiao Mu taking any risks on his behalf.

Five Elements Divine Monarch? Curse Emperor?

Xiao Mu was noncommittal, quietly noting down the names of the Five Elements Divine Monarch and the Curse Emperor, yet he was resolute in his decision to find Elder Qi's lost soul parts, no matter what.

After all, this elder was once a peak practitioner of the Divine Spirit Realm, near entering the True God Realm.

Helping him recover was tantamount to adding another powerful figure to the human world. More importantly, this strong figure was close to him, Xiao Mu.

"This little guy has noticed me."

Just as he left the gray room, Xiao Mu heard the Divine Sense Communication of Wu De, the Divine Monarch.

"What?"

Xiao Mu was startled and incredulous, "Elder Qi noticed the elder?"

It was unbelievable to him that Elder Qi, grievously injured and left with only one soul and one spirit, could possibly notice Wu De. How could Elder Qi be stronger than Elder Zun, a True God Realm powerhouse?

Impossible.

Wu De spoke solemnly, "This little guy has cultivated a special method, though his strength is somewhat lower, his explosive power is exceptionally terrifying. Ordinary people… well, even Mutated Beings of the same level had better not provoke him."

"Elder Qi cultivated a special method related to explosive power?" Xiao Mu was astonished, hardly believing his ears.

Elder Qi, with only one soul and one spirit, could cultivate a method related to explosive power? It must have been something he cultivated before his injury.

Wu De continued, "It's a sort of technique that sacrifices life for death, using one's own life for a burst of power that allows only for a single strike. After that strike, the person will surely die."

"Although this technique is relatively insignificant, under his full desperation, even Divine Spirits might be killed by him."

Divine Spirits might be killed? Was Elder Qi really that powerful?

Xiao Mu felt shocked once more, unbelieving. Elder Qi's single burst could kill Divine Spirits, suggesting his strength was enough even to contend against the deities outside of the Canglin Region.

However, knowing that this was Elder Qi's death blow, which would leave him lifeless afterward, Xiao Mu wasn't so surprised after all.

After all, Elder Qi was once a Mutated Being nearly stepping into the True God Realm; his dying blow being able to kill a Divine Spirit was not entirely unacceptable.

"Xiao Mu."

But Wu De, the Divine Monarch, spoke again, "Do you wish to help that youngster retrieve his lost soul?"

Xiao Mu responded earnestly, "Elder Qi is a respectable old man who has contributed to the human world his entire life, and he has also gifted me a secret manual of divine techniques."

"I am not interested in discussing these matters with you."

Wu De, the Divine Monarch, smiled, "Do you know that there's more than one way to help that youngster recover?"

"Elder, do you know of other methods?"

Xiao Mu was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Helping Elder Qi retrieve his lost soul was challenging. Facing powerful enemies like the Curse Progeny and the Five Elements Divine Monarch was one thing, but more importantly, it was unknown where Elder Qi's soul fragments were hidden.

Wu De, the Divine Monarch said, "Of course, and there's more than one. The day you release me, I will tell you the methods immediately."

Xiao Mu was taken aback; Wu De had learned to threaten, using the healing of Elder Qi as leverage against him.

This clearly did not affect Xiao Mu, who replied perfunctorily, "I will build a temple for you as soon as possible."

Wu De, the Divine Monarch, laughed, "The day you build a temple for me, perhaps I might share some information with you in advance."

Seven days later, Xiao Mu followed a team dispatched from the Great Tang ruins to the Canglin Region Human Emperor Temple.

The so-called Human Emperor Temple was similar to a Divine Spirit Temple, essentially a temple belonging to the Human Emperor. The powerhouses of the human world sought to use the power of incense fire to resurrect the Human Emperor.

The Human Emperor was a peerless powerhouse, possibly even stronger than the Lord of the White Mansion. The difficulty of his resurrection far exceeded that of ordinary Mutated Beings.

There were a total of seven such Human Emperor Temples, with the Canglin Region being just one of them.

However, among the seven temples, the Canglin Region Human Emperor Temple was the largest and most important.

If an incident occurred in the Canglin Region Human Emperor Temple, the resurrection of the Human Emperor would be greatly disrupted, potentially leading to an indefinite delay.

Faced with the invasion of the celestial city spirits, the human world had no choice but to dispatch Mutated Beings to guard the Human Emperor Temple.

The Human Emperor Temple was located in an ancient majestic mountain peak in the Canglin Region, a mountain that emerged after the World Mutation, known as the Earthmother God Mountain.

This mountain wasn't particularly lofty, only about two thousand meters tall, and in the post-World Mutation landscapes, it was just an ordinary small hill.

Yet this small hill was connected to the earth's veins and linked to the entire earth, possessing miraculous power.

The construction of the Daoist Temple at such a place as the Earthmother God Mountain was even more conducive to the resurrection of the Human Emperor.

The Earthmother God Mountain, with its entire interior hollowed out, the two-thousand-meter mountain was transformed into a pagoda-like mountain-shaped building.

Inside the building, tens of thousands of ordinary people prayed day and night, burning incense and chanting scriptures. The incense was the Mutant Incense that appeared after the World Mutation, and the scriptures were likewise post-World Mutation scriptures, not Buddhist or Taoist but related to the Human Emperor— the Human Emperor Scripture.

As Xiao Mu followed the team, upon entering the area of the Earthmother God Mountain, he heard the sacred chanting coming from inside.

Looking up, the entire Earthmother God Mountain was enveloped in a golden yellow scripture, filled with a divine aura, looking supremely sacred.

The sound of the chanting was heard, and upon listening, one felt immediately sublimated, the mind cleared as if next moment one would ascend to the heavens.

Xiao Mu quickly calmed his mind, unaffected.

Xiao Mu and his team stationed not inside the Earthmother God Mountain but in its periphery.

In the periphery of the Earthmother God Mountain, relying on the mountain's terrain, the powerhouses of the human world built a grand city—Azure Sky City—to protect the Earthmother God Mountain.

A great invisible array rose to the skies, guarding the entire Azure Sky City, as well as the Earthmother God Mountain and the Human Emperor Temple within.

"Xiao Xiao, come here for a moment, I'll introduce you to the powerhouses from the Yin Merchant Ruins later."

Zhao Xu, the Elder Zhao, suddenly waved at Xiao Mu.

This action immediately sparked jealousy among the other Mutated Beings. Elder Zhao was too partial, having Xiao Mu accompany him everywhere from the Great Tang Ruins to the Earthmother God Mountain, treating him almost like his own son.

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