"As for what I need, hmm..."

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Mu said, "Chief Wei, please exchange everything for Energy Fruits for me."

The reason he chose Energy Fruits was that Xiao Mu had already entered the late stage of the Yin God Realm and was next aiming to reach the peak.

His previous experience in seizing the Divine Spirit position from Lei Qi had made Xiao Mu realize that what he urgently needed to improve was his divine authority.

Xiao Mu had thought of three methods to enhance his divine authority, one of which was to elevate his own realm.

Once the realm was elevated, the divine authority would naturally increase as well.

"Xiao Xiao, you're about to enter the peak of the Yin God Realm, right?"

Having observed Xiao Mu for a moment, Wei Lingxiao discerned Xiao Mu's realm, "In that case, let our Yin Merchant Ruins take care of all the Energy Fruits needed for your advancement from the late stage to the peak."

"Thank you, Chief Wei!"

Xiao Mu bowed and expressed his gratitude to Wei Lingxiao.

Advancing from the late stage to the peak of the Yin God Realm would require about eight hundred to a thousand Advanced Energy Fruits, equivalent to eighty thousand to one hundred thousand regular Energy Fruits.

This was an astonishing number, not something everyone could afford, and while many in the Alliance might use Energy Fruits to enhance their realms in the early stages,

as their realms advanced and the required number of Energy Fruits increased, many Alliance powerhouses could only rely on rigorous cultivation to slowly improve their realms due to the unaffordability of necessary resources.

Moreover, the improvement of one's realm, aside from being restricted by the availability of Energy Fruits, is also limited by one's inherent talent and potential.

The level of the True Strength Seed condensed by each individual before breaking through to the True Realm directly impacts the advancement of their realm.

Besides, the Divine Spirit position is crucial for an individual's realm improvement.

With a low or no position, advancement becomes extremely difficult.

Conversely, the stronger the position and the greater the authority, the easier it becomes to advance.

Ultimately, the improvement of any Mutated Being's realm is influenced by their inherent talent, which is primarily determined by the level of the True Strength Seed they condensed before entering the True Realm.

Xiao Mu possessed both the Five Elements True Seed and the Yin-Yang True Seed, and had also condensed the Power of Life and Death Seed.

With all three Power Seeds being of the top level, Xiao Mu only needed sufficient Energy Fruits to keep advancing his realm, something other people with lower-level True Strength Seeds could not achieve.

This is also why Xiao Mu was always able to use Energy Fruits to enhance his realm, whereas others often struggled to make progress beyond a certain realm.

"Xiao Xiao, you're too polite."

Wei Lingxiao waved his hand, then smiled and asked, "So? Xiao Mu, have you considered joining our Yin Merchant Ruins? We have more resources than the Great Tang Ruins. Here, your strength would improve faster than if you stayed in the Great Tang Ruins."

"Chief Wei, Xiao Mu is with our Great Tang Ruins and will not go to the Yin Merchant Ruins,"

Zhao Xu quickly intervened, fearing that Xiao Mu might actually be swayed by Wei Lingxiao and leave the Great Tang Ruins for the Yin Merchant Ruins.

Wei Lingxiao gave Zhao Xu a look and chose not to respond directly, once again turning his expectant gaze toward Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu was well aware of Wei Lingxiao's reason for trying to recruit him and politely said, "Chief Wei, I appreciate your kind offer, but I currently have no plans to leave the Great Tang Ruins."

"Haha!"

Wei Lingxiao did not mind Xiao Mu's refusal and, after a laugh, said, "Xiao Mu, no worries if you don't join. Whenever you change your mind and want to come to our Yin Merchant Ruins, you are always welcome."

"Thank you, I will consider it carefully!"

Xiao Mu responded diplomatically.

Zhao Xu saw that Xiao Mu had rejected Wei Lingxiao, and finally, he let out a sigh of relief.

The cleanup of the battlefield commenced. Since the forces from beyond were defeated, the Ceremony Site was raided, Tai Cang withdrew, and Zou Zhi of the Five Elements Sect was chased away by Huang Yuan, there were hardly any people from the Heavenly Court left in the Canglin Region.

Yin God Realm powerhouses from Azure Sky City were dispatched to scour the Canglin Region and eliminate any remnants of the Five Elements Sect and the Life and Death Sect.

These matters did not require Xiao Mu's help; however, he did not rush to leave and remained in Azure Sky City with everyone to continue guarding against a possible return of the Heavenly Court's forces.

It seemed that for the time being, the Heavenly Court had given up on attacking Azure Sky City, as no experts had returned. On the third day, an Elder from the Divine Spirit Realm at the Yin Merchant Ruins personally escorted a thousand Advanced Energy Fruits to Azure Sky City.

These Advanced Energy Fruits were naturally what Wei Lingxiao had promised Xiao Mu.

Indeed, to break through from the late Yin God Realm to the peak, Xiao Mu would need approximately eight hundred Advanced Energy Fruits. With his aptitude, at most, nine hundred would suffice.

Wei Lingxiao had intentionally sent a thousand Advanced Energy Fruits to Xiao Mu, obviously with the intention of forming a good relationship.

For Xiao Mu, who could never have too many Energy Fruits, naturally, he would not refuse and happily accepted them.

Once the Canglin Region was cleared and it was confirmed that the Heavenly Court's forces would not attack Azure Sky City again, Xiao Mu returned to the Great Tang Ruins with Zhao Xu, Mei Jun, Wu Yan and others.

Wu Jie, the Great Chief who had already received the information, specifically came out to meet them. He was delighted that Wu Yan had obtained the complete Netherlord treasure and Netherlord Spirit Tablet. However, he sighed deeply and regretted that Wei Lingxiao had intercepted the Mountain God's treasure Purple Void Silver Mist Robe and the Divine Weapon Crescent Halberd.

Any Divine Weapon or Divine Treasure is a precious and scarce resource for the human world; naturally, Great Chief Wu Jie was unwilling to see these two treasures end up in the Yin Merchant Ruins.

Fortunately, Zhao Xu and Mei Jun still each had a Divine Weapon in their possession.

As for the Land God's Divine Treasure Purple Sun Silver Radiance Crown and Purple Sun Silver Light Boots which were initially lent to Zhao Xu, they were naturally taken back by Xiao Mu.

For Xiao Mu, who urgently needed to enhance his Divine Spirit authority, these two treasures were absolutely indispensable.

Not only could he not lose them, but he also needed to find a way to obtain another piece of the Land God's official robe, the Purple Sun Silver Radiance Robe, and the Land God's power artifact, the Netherworld Yellow Register.

The Netherworld Yellow Register, for the Land God, is equivalent to the Book of Life and Death and Judge Pen for the City God, wherein it records the names of everyone within the Land God's jurisdiction.

With this Netherworld Yellow Register, the Land God would have the authority to govern all beings and Yin Souls within his jurisdiction.

However, for now, Xiao Mu had not yet obtained information about the Purple Sun Silver Radiance Robe and Netherworld Yellow Register, so the search for these two treasures had to be temporarily shelved.

Xiao Mu planned to seek information on these two Divine Treasures after reaching the Peak of Yin God Realm and then go searching for them, striving to possess the complete authority of a Land God before entering the Divine Spirit Realm.

Next would be seclusion. Xiao Mu had already acquired enough Energy Fruits to attempt a breakthrough to the Peak of Yin God Realm.

Zhao Xu and Mei Jun contributed all the Divine Weapons in their possession to the Great Tang Ruins in exchange for Secret Manuals that could be cultivated at the Peak of the Yin God Realm.

Great Chief Wu Jie promised Xiao Mu three Secret Manuals, which Xiao Mu planned to cultivate after entering the Peak of the Yin God Realm.

Upon returning to the Great Tang Ruins, Wu Yan's first act was to confront Cui Yan and aggressively suppress him using his complete Netherlord authority.

This act was also a retaliation for the previous time Cui Yan had suppressed him.

Cui Yan never expected Wu Yan to have acquired the complete Netherlord authority, and under his suppression, he was completely powerless and ultimately suffered greatly.

Ultimately, Wu Jie stopped Wu Yan from further dealing with Cui Yan.

Given that Wu Yan's current Realm was too low, merely at the Early Divine Spirit Realm, he was not suited to wield the complete Netherlord authority.

With persuasion from Great Chief Wu Jie, Wu Yan began his seclusion, striving to enhance his Realm.

For this purpose, Great Chief Wu Jie spared no expense, providing a vast amount of Energy Fruits for Wu Yan to use in his attempt to break through his realm.

However, whether he could advance to the Middle Phase of the Divine Spirit Realm and when he could officially break into the Middle Phase remained uncertain for Wu Yan.

During this period, the news that Wu Yan had obtained the complete set of the Netherlord's treasure spread, and the complete Divine Spirit authority caused a sensation across the entire Alliance; the Headquarters immediately dispatched messengers to the Great Tang Ruins to inquire about the situation.

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