Divine Monarch Wu De revealed a trace of fear in his tone and actually took the initiative to let Xiao Mu take him into the Earth Seal Space.
He held such awe for the suspended Paper Swords that he even dared not pass beneath them.
Xiao Mu was silent, his expression growing increasingly solemn. What level of strength must the master behind the Paper Swords possess to make a powerful being like Divine Monarch Wu De, whose power could rival that of a Lord of the Prefecture, so wary?
He did not continue to press Divine Monarch Wu De for the reason, not only because Wu De knew little, but also because both Zun and Huang Yuan were already beckoning him from the other end of the Silver Paper Sword, urging him to come over.
"My apologies!"
Xiao Mu transmitted a message to Divine Monarch Wu De and casually took the Black Jade Plate into the Earth Seal Space.
"Transform!"
The Hidden Life Technique was cast, and the Great Decree summoned a gust of wind that blew Xiao Mu, letting him pass beneath the Silver Paper Sword.
The Hidden Life Technique concealed the presence of life, and Xiao Mu successfully passed beneath the Silver Paper Sword.
"Very good, all three individuals have successfully passed under the suspended Treasure Sword."
Seeing Xiao Mu successfully pass under the suspended Silver Sword, Zun gave a slight smile and beckoned Xiao Mu and Huang Yuan to continue forward, "Let's first explore that Blood Paper House. This house suddenly appeared on the Paper Bridge, right below the suspended Treasure Sword, it must be no ordinary thing."
Having said that, he walked inside the Blood Paper House, with Xiao Mu and Huang Yuan following in step without prior agreement.
Xiao Mu took the opportunity to take the Black Jade Plate out of the Earth Seal Space again.
"Lucky you, Xiao kid, for reaching this little house," as soon as the Black Jade Plate was taken out, the voice of Divine Monarch Wu De once again entered Xiao Mu's ears.
"Senior, do you know what this little house is?"
Xiao Mu purposely lagged a few steps behind and transmitted a message to Divine Monarch Wu De asking.
"Have you heard of the legendary Meng Po Soup?" Divine Monarch Wu De inquired.
Xiao Mu nodded his head.
Divine Monarch Wu De said, "Meng Po Soup is only a legend, but in reality, there is a similar place. The function of this little house is akin to the legendary Meng Po."
"Inside the house, there is a Divine Spirit living within, providing Forget God Water to every Yin Soul passing through the Reincarnation Path."
"After drinking Forget God Water, one forgets their previous life."
"The Divine Spirits governing Reincarnation wouldn't let people reincarnate with the memories of their past lives."
Xiao Mu said, "So, that Divine Spirit is likely still inside the house?"
Divine Monarch Wu De was skeptical, "Even if it's inside, it must have already died. The Reincarnation Path has been breached, someone used Paper Swords to sever reincarnation, how could they leave that Divine Spirit behind?"
In a few steps, Xiao Mu reached the entrance of the Blood Paper House.
The space within the Blood Paper House was small, only about twelve or thirteen square meters, just a very tiny room.
This tiny house easily reminded Xiao Mu of the guard booths in some neighborhood squares.
Inside the Blood Paper House, there were a total of three corpses.
At a glance, it was clear that these three had died in battle, meeting their ends together; two of the men clad in Golden Armor were on one side, and one man with dark, ugly skin looking like an Evil Ghost was on the other.
The three of them had equally tragic deaths. Both men in Golden Armor had their skulls pierced through large holes, likely their Divine Spirits were directly shattered, dying on the spot. Next to them, each lay a Golden Melon Hammer and a Silver Mace, resplendent with the light of Treasures used by Divine Spirits.
The man with the dark, ugly appearance like an Evil Ghost had a broken Black Bowl at his feet, emitting a dark, ghostly Fog from which came a power to muddle consciousness.
The death of the man who looked like an Evil Ghost was no better than that of the two men in Golden Armor; his head, having been hit on both sides by the Golden Melon Hammer and the Silver Mace, was completely flattened.
"Treasure!"
Huang Yuan, who was walking in the front, spotted the three Treasures on the ground instantly: the Golden Melon Hammer, Silver Mace, and Black Bowl.
In the battles of Divine Spirits, the chance to leave behind a Treasure is very rare. Most Divine Spirits, upon death, see their Divine Spirits shattered, and their Treasures vanish on the spot.
The three in the Blood Paper House were an exception, their Treasures remained even after death.
"Search their bodies."
Zun suggested, his face also showing a flicker of joy.
Each of the three took responsibility for searching one of the Divine Spirits.
Shortly after the search was completed, the men in Golden Armor had nothing on them, but on the dark, ugly man resembling an Evil Ghost, they found an ancient, reddish-brown wooden block.
The wooden block was not large, yet extremely heavy, shaped like a square paperweight.
Seeing this block of wood, both Respected Envoy and Huang Yuan showed delighted expressions, "A treasure that can conceal Heaven's Secret, and we found it so easily!"
"I didn't expect this trip to go so smoothly!" A smile emerged on Respected Envoy's face, and he twiddled his beard, nodding continuously.
The progress of the matter had exceeded expectations, as the three of them had never anticipated this trip to be so successful beforehand.
"First, let's conceal Heaven's Secret, then we can divide the treasures."
Huang Yuan suggested eagerly.
The voice of Divine Monarch Wu De suddenly entered Xiao Mu's consciousness, dripping with disdain, "I thought you were searching for something significant, a treasure that conceals Heaven's Secrets, but isn't it rather a treasure that conceals life and death?"
"The reincarnation overseen by Miaoyi Emperor, what's so unusual about divine spirits in the cycle of reincarnation possessing such treasures?"
"Had I known you were looking for such a treasure, I would have reminded you earlier. Similar treasures are easier to obtain from the divine spirits on the Reincarnation Path."
Xiao Mu heard this but said nothing.
However, if it were not for the reminder from Divine Monarch Wu De, he really would not have understood the origin of so-called treasures that conceal Heaven's Secrets.
Now, he was clear about it.
"Old Huang, come here, Xiao Xiao, come here, we have the treasure to conceal Heaven's Secret in hand, let's conceal Heaven's Secret first," Respected Envoy called out to Huang Yuan, beckoning to Xiao Mu.
"Put this monarch into the Earth Seal Space; I do not need to conceal Heaven's Secret, nor do I wish to take your opportunities away," reminded Divine Monarch Wu De once again through telepathy to Xiao Mu.
Xiao Mu did not respond but followed through by placing the Black Jade Plate into the Earth Seal Space.
Fortunately, Divine Monarch Wu De had reminded him; otherwise, with the presence of the monarch, when Respected Envoy used the wood block full of Dao patterns to conceal Heaven's Secret, most of the energy would probably have been absorbed by Divine Monarch Wu De.
The three gathered together, Respected Envoy holding the red wood block, channeling energy through his palm into it, and the red wood block ignited, emitting a red flame.
A faint fragrance wafted from the flame, which Xiao Mu and the two others absorbed by channeling their powers.
About fifteen minutes later, the red wood block had completely burnt out, and the fragrance released had also been entirely absorbed by the three of them.
"The gain is decent, three months," Huang Yuan sensed for a moment and nodded slightly.
"A bit less," Respected Envoy shook his head, somewhat dissatisfied; last time it was three months, and this time it was three months again.
Although it was the same duration of three months, this time it felt shorter to him.
"I didn't expect this time to go so smoothly," Xiao Mu remarked.
Even though the gains were not surprising, the level of smoothness was simply beyond imagination.
"Shall we divide the treasures now?"
Huang Yuan proposed, his gaze landing on the three treasures, which were the Black Bowl, the Golden Melon Hammer, and the Silver Mace. The three treasures each belonged to one of the divine spirits.
"Of these three treasures, the most valuable is the Black Bowl, but unfortunately, the Black Bowl is damaged and has lost its spirituality, greatly diminishing its value. The other two treasures, the Golden Melon Hammer and the Silver Mace, should be roughly of equal value."
Both the Golden Melon Hammer and the Silver Mace are weapons used by divine spirits and can be given to divine manifestations.
With weapons, the divine manifestations' combat power is bound to rise tremendously.
The three of them decided to draw lots to choose, and eventually, Respected Envoy got the Golden Melon Hammer, Huang Yuan got the Black Bowl, and Xiao Mu got the Silver Mace.
Huang Yuan looked at Xiao Mu, his eyes mainly on the Silver Mace in Xiao Mu's hand, eyes shining, almost drooling, he suggested, "Xiao Xiao, how about we trade?"
At this moment, Xiao Mu took the opportunity to release Divine Monarch Wu De.
As soon as the monarch appeared, he transmitted to Xiao Mu, "Xiao youngster, trade with him."
"The Black Bowl is a treasure of reincarnation and can produce Forget God Water. Even though it is broken and has lost its function, if someday we manage to repair the Reincarnation Path, the Black Bowl is essential."
"Without the Black Bowl, do you expect everyone to go through reincarnation with their memories?"
Going through reincarnation with memories is clearly impossible, and the Heavenly Court would not allow it either; otherwise, the world would be in great chaos.
Not to mention, if reincarnation retained memories, then the very act of reincarnation would lose its purpose.
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