"Did Divine Monarch Miaoyi mention how to prevent Divine Monarch Wu De from turning against us?" Zhu Bingshen raised his concerns again, which in fact, were shared by the entire alliance, "Hasn't Divine Monarch Miaoyi considered the possibility of Divine Monarch Wu De turning against us?"

Xiao Mu fell into thought.

Zhu Bingshen and Wu Jie both looked at Xiao Mu, and for a moment, no one spoke; silence descended upon the bamboo house.

It didn't take long for Xiao Mu to make a decision, and he said, "Elder Zhu, Chief Wu, Divine Monarch Miaoyi did leave us a contingency."

With that, he reached into the Earth Seal Space, took out a storage box, and casually opened it.

Fu Zhuan made of yellow paper appeared before Zhu Bingshen and Wu Jie.

Zhu Bingshen and Wu Jie both fixed their gaze on the Fu Zhuan, looked at it, and then turned to Xiao Mu with a puzzled look.

Xiao Mu said, "Divine Monarch Miaoyi instructed me, when sculpting the image, to insert this Fu Zhuan inside the Sculpted Image, and he also passed on to me a set of incantations."

"What's the use of that?"

Zhu Bingshen couldn't help but ask, although he had already begun to guess something.

Xiao Mu replied, "If Divine Monarch Wu De turns against us, we'll recite the incantation. Once the incantation is recited, the body created for Divine Monarch Wu De through the Sculpted Image will instantly explode, killing him."

"So that's how it is!" Zhu Bingshen breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu Jie also relaxed, "That way, we don't have to worry about Divine Monarch Wu De turning against us."

"Xiao Xiao, may I communicate with Divine Monarch Wu De?" Zhu Bingshen made a request.

"Yes."

After considering, Xiao Mu consented, then took the Fu Zhuan, placed it back into the storage box, and pushed it towards Zhu Bingshen.

"Please keep this Fu Zhuan safe, Elder Zhu. I'm afraid I cannot preside over the Sculpting of the Image, so please instruct the person responsible for the Sculpting to place the Fu Zhuan inside."

"Alright!"

Zhu Bingshen agreed and took the storage box.

Seeing Zhu Bingshen secure the storage box, Xiao Mu then reached into the Earth Seal Space to retrieve the Black Jade Plate that housed Divine Monarch Wu De.

"Wait, Xiao Mu, can you share the incantation that Divine Monarch Miaoyi passed on to you?" Zhu Bingshen made another request.

"Yes."

Xiao Mu thought it over and agreed, but then he made a condition, "However, the knowledge should be limited; apart from myself, at most three other people can know, and that includes Chief Wu."

"So you mean to say," Zhu Bingshen asked Xiao Mu, "that only two other people from the Alliance headquarters can be privy to the content of the incantation?"

"Yes."

Xiao Mu nodded, then added, "The incantation is meant to restrain Divine Monarch Wu De, so the fewer people who know, the better."

"If too many people know and the secret of the incantation were to be leaked, allowing Divine Monarch Wu De to learn of it, that could jeopardize our cooperation with him."

"Indeed."

Zhu Bingshen considered this for a moment, then agreed, pledging, "In that case, from the Alliance headquarters, besides the Alliance Lord Divine Phoenix and myself, the incantation shall not be passed to a third person."

"Thank you for your understanding, Elder Zhu!" Xiao Mu expressed his gratitude to Zhu Bingshen with a bow.

"Don't mention it."

Zhu Bingshen waved his hand casually, laughing, "Xiao Xiao, you have the big picture in mind and consider the Alliance's needs. Do you think we don't have the same concerns? There's no need for such formalities in speech!"

After a few modest remarks from Xiao Mu, he reached into the Earth Seal Space and brought out the Black Jade Plate in which Divine Monarch Wu De was residing.

"Divine Monarch Wu De, allow me to introduce to you two people: one is Chief Wu Jie from the Great Tang Ruins, and the other is Elder Zhu Bingshen from the Human World Alliance."

After a moment, a voice heavy with mixed feelings came from the Black Jade Plate, "Xiao youngster, have you told your alliance about my situation? Well, well! It matters not. I will escape my predicament sooner or later and meet with the higher-ups of your human world."

"The Wu youngster, the Zhu youngster, both of you have reached the True God Realm, and your Realms are not low. You are worthy of having a conversation with Wu De. Now then, what are your conditions for erecting a temple for me?"

Divine Monarch Wu De quickly guessed why Xiao Mu would let him out and that Wu Jie and Zhu Bingshen wanted to see him to discuss terms, so he brought it up with a nonchalant manner.

"Greetings to you, Divine Monarch Wu De!"

"Wu De Senior, what a pleasure it is to meet you!"

Wu Jie and Zhu Bingshen greeted the Black Jade Plate at the same time.

Representing the Alliance, Zhu Bingshen quickly said, "We are already aware of Senior Wu De's situation thanks to Xiao Mu."

"Our Human Alliance agrees to erect a temple for you, but we hope that after you use the Sculpted Image to resurrect and restore your strength, you can help us deal with the mightiest from Heavenly Court."

"Hehe!"

A sneer emanated from the Black Jade Plate, "I, Wu De, have always disdained those bastards from the Heavenly Court, even if you didn't ask, I would be opposing them."

"But there are too many powerful beings in Heavenly Court. Even I, Wu De, am no match for the Heavenly Gods and those atop, the True Gods."

"Courting death is not something I, Wu De, engage in. If you sculpt a body for me, I will exert efforts for your Human world, yes, but there must be limits. Do not expect me to work myself to death for you. As recompense, how about I take action on your behalf three times in total?"

"Taking action three times, exclusively against True Gods."

"This..." Zhu Bingshen hesitated, as his original plan was to have Divine Monarch Wu De serve the Human world indefinitely.

But after listening to Divine Monarch Wu De, he carefully thought about it and it clearly seemed impossible.

However, acting only three times, and only against True Gods, was clearly not satisfactory for him. Yet hoping that Divine Monarch Wu De would take on a Heavenly God was wishful thinking.

Even if Divine Monarch Wu De was powerful, facing a Heavenly God would still only be seeking death.

"You can think it over, haha!"

The unrestrained laughter of Divine Monarch Wu De echoed from the Black Jade Plate, clearly sensing Zhu Bingshen's hesitance.

After a little over three minutes, Zhu Bingshen finally said, "Three times is too few. As the price for erecting the temple for you, we need you, Senior, to act on our behalf five times. Furthermore, beyond those five occasions, we hope to exchange certain resources with you for additional acts on our behalf."

This time, Divine Monarch Wu De readily agreed, "I have an old grudge with Heavenly Court. If you can provide the resources I desire, taking action for you is not out of the question, but it will not include dealing with Heavenly Gods."

"It's a deal!"

While verbally confirming the deal, Zhu Bingshen felt a twinge of regret, thinking that perhaps he had stated too few instances of assistance; maybe ten, no, seven instances would have also been agreed upon by Divine Monarch Wu De.

However, upon further reflection, drawing from his experience, he felt that one should not be too greedy. Since it was possible to exchange resources for Divine Monarch Wu De's assistance, whether it was five or seven times became less critical.

Having negotiated terms, Divine Monarch Wu De immediately began to inquire about the details and the specific timing for the construction of his temple from Zhu Bingshen.

After some thought, Zhu Bingshen decided on three days later.

Subsequently, Zhu Bingshen took his leave to prepare the necessary resources for Divine Monarch Wu De's temple construction, mainly the Spiritual Metal needed for the Sculpted Image, as well as selecting the site.

Constructing a temple involved more than just creating a Sculpted Image; a temple building had to be established as well.

This temple couldn't just be placed in some desolate location.

If set in a desolate area with no one to worship and a lack of Incense Fire, even a constructed temple wouldn't enable Divine Monarch Wu De to resurrect through a borrowed body.

Besides, there needed to be worshippers to offer Tribute Incense in the temple and provide the Incense Fire.

This meant that in addition to constructing the temple, there had to be temple priests managing it and people regularly visiting to offer incense.

Luckily, for the Alliance, this was all very easy to arrange.

Three days later, Zhu Bingshen notified Xiao Mu that he could bring Divine Monarch Wu De to inspect the temple construction site.

Xiao Mu brought Divine Monarch Wu De, entrapped within the Black Jade Plate, to the temple site.

The location for the temple was in Ancient Luo Capital, not far from the Great Tang Ruins.

The Alliance had specifically cleared a spot in the center of the city, on a square, as the site for Divine Monarch Wu De's temple, which spoke to their earnestness.

When Xiao Mu arrived, the site had already been prepared, and a great amount of Spiritual Metal required for the Sculpted Image was ready.

"Very good, haha! Haha! I'm very satisfied!"

After inspecting the Spiritual Metal prepared by Zhu Bingshen for the Sculpted Image, Divine Monarch Wu De laughed heartily with satisfaction, "Where's the sculptor? Who do you plan to have sculpt my image, and how skillful are they? Bring them to me for inspection."

Following that, Divine Monarch Wu De, still lacking trust, made further demands.

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