Qi Xie tapped his staff lightly on the ground a few times and suddenly made a suggestion amidst his thoughts.

"There's no need, Elder Qi. I can explore the Curse Pit alone. It's more important for Elder Xu and Elder Fang to uncover the Treasure Vault, and to avoid detection by the spies of the Curse Gate, they need protection even more than I do. You should pay more attention to them," Xiao Mu quickly refused and tactfully gave his reasons.

He dared to explore the Curse Pit because he possessed the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree. Depending on the supreme intention within the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree to guard himself, he could protect himself from the erosion of the Curse Power within the pit, giving him the confidence to explore it.

While Qi Xie's Realm was high and his strength formidable, he obviously stood no chance against the Curse Pit and lacked the capital to explore it.

"Little Xiao, are you really confident?"

Qi Xie looked at Xiao Mu with concern.

Xiao Mu nodded earnestly and explained, "Not to hide from Elder Qi, I have two treasures that can protect myself, preventing the Curse Power from eroding me, which is why I dare to explore the Curse Pit."

"So that's how it is!"

After looking deeply at Xiao Mu, Qi Xie did not press him further about what the two treasures were and nodded, "You always have many tricks up your sleeve, always surprising others. Since you insist that you have treasures that can withstand Curse Power, you must be quite sure of yourself."

"Well then, I won't stop you. However, the danger of the Curse Pit is extraordinary, involving the Curse Ancestor, so you must be cautious above all. Don't rely too much on the treasures, and if something goes wrong, you'd better exit in time."

Feeling the care in Qi Xie's words, Xiao Mu was grateful in his heart and responded seriously, "Thank you for your concern, Elder Qi. I won't be careless."

Qi Xie nodded, seemingly much more at ease.

"Elder Qi, have there been any recent movements from the Curse Gate in the South Five Regions? Have they been active?" Xiao Mu thought for a moment and then began to inquire about the Curse Gate's recent movements in the South Five Regions from Qi Xie.

Whether it was his own infiltration into the Curse Pit or Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying leading the excavation of the Treasure Vault beneath the Netherworld Spring, it was all top secret and absolutely could not be known by people from the Curse Gate.

Qi Xie said, "The Curse Gate's activities are not too frequent, and although there have been a few Yin Gods poking around the South Five Regions recently, I've killed them. Other than that, there's nothing to report."

"Oh!"

Listening to Qi Xie speak so nonchalantly, as if he hadn't even placed the Mutated Beings from the Curse Gate in the South Five Regions in his sight, Xiao Mu felt considerably more at ease.

Moreover, with the great chieftain Wu Jie sealing off the South Five Regions, there was no concern for powerhouses of the Curse Gate like the cursed children infiltrating.

At present, the South Five Regions, relatively speaking, were still safe. As long as he was careful, he did not have to worry too much about the secret of the Curse Pit being leaked.

"It seems that Elder Qi's strength has recovered a lot, and you are using the Blood Essence Technique more and more masterfully," Xiao Mu said with a smile as he took out two fragments of Divine Treasures from the Earth Seal Space. "These two fragments of Divine Treasures, I've only obtained them recently, please take them for your use, Elder Qi."

"Little Xiao, you found out from the great chieftain that I've practiced the Blood Essence Technique, didn't you? That great chieftain Wu Jie, always talking too much," Qi Xie laughed heartily, complaining about Wu Jie briefly, but did not decline the gift from Xiao Mu. "Divine Treasure fragments are indeed important to me; with them, I can unleash my strength. I won't turn down your kind offer, haha!"

He accepted the fragments of Divine Treasures from Xiao Mu's hand with a laugh, storing them into his own object storage.

Xiao Mu observed Qi Xie carefully. The elder had lost his secondary soul and six soul fragments, and his body had become quite frail, looking as if he might die at any moment.

The burst of power from using the Blood Essence Technique was only temporary.

If not for the replenishment given by the Divine Treasure fragments, just one burst would be enough to ensure the elder's certain death.

After a moment's thought, Xiao Mu said solemnly, "I'll find a way to retrieve your secondary soul and six soul fragments for you, Elder Qi, to restore your Divine Soul."

Qi Xie laughed heartily and declined, "I'm just an old bag of bones now, and whether my Divine Soul can be restored doesn't really matter. Little Xiao, you don't have to trouble yourself for my sake."

His secondary soul and six soul fragments had been stolen and their whereabouts unknown to this day; retrieving them wouldn't be easy. He simply did not want Xiao Mu to take risks on his behalf.

Xiao Mu remained silent. If even Miaoyi, the Divine Monarch with only lingering thoughts, could achieve rebirth, then why not Qi Xie?

Thinking this, he became even more determined to restore Qi Xie's Divine Soul.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Xiao Mu bid farewell to Qi Xie.

After leaving the station, Xiao Mu inquired about Qi Xie's physical condition with the Divine Sovereign Wu De.

The Divine Sovereign Wu De said, "This young man is not lacking in Realm, already existing at the level of a True God Realm. Unfortunately, his injuries are too severe; having lost his secondary soul and six soul fragments and burning his life with the Blood Essence Technique to burst forth with power, I fear he does not have long to live."

Elder Qi does not have long to live!

Xiao Mu listened with a sense of alarm, and a strong feeling of urgency suddenly arose within him. He quickly asked, "Senior, do you know of any way to help Mister Qi repair his Divine Soul?"

Wu De, the Divine Monarch said, "The method to repair the Divine Soul is quite simple, first and foremost is as you just mentioned, to retrieve the lost secondary soul and six soul fragments to complete his Divine Soul."

To complete Qi Xie's Divine Soul is not easy, as up till now Xiao Mu has no information on where the rest of Qi Xie's secondary soul and six soul fragments might be.

"Is there any other way?" Xiao Mu asked again.

The Divine Monarch Wu De said, "Yes, by merging a treasure with his Divine Soul to use the power of the treasure to compensate for the deficiencies in his Divine Soul."

"A treasure? The treasures referred to by senior are?" Xiao Mu's heart stirred, and he immediately followed up with the question.

"It's an object of authority, the Life and Death Seal that you know of would suffice," Wu De said, his tone carrying a hint of amusement.

He clearly knew the difficulty in repairing Qi Xie's Divine Soul, and thus held no hope for Xiao Mu to obtain a treasure of authority.

"The Life and Death Seal? A treasure of authority?"

Xiao Mu's brows furrowed deeply.

Behind every treasure of authority stood a True God. To use a treasure of authority to repair Qi Xie's Divine Soul presented a challenge even greater than recovering his lost soul fragments.

Wu De smiled and added, "Xiao kid, the Authority of Life and Death of the Undying Divine Sovereign was taken by Bai Jing, and to this day it's unknown where it has been sealed."

"Aren't you searching for Bai Jing? If you can incidentally find the Life and Death Seal, not only could you heal that little fellow, but you could even let him merge with the Authority of Life and Death, replacing the Undying Divine Sovereign to become the Ancestor of Immortality. At that time, your Eastern Domain could gain an additional True God."

Find the Life and Death Seal? Easier said than done.

Xiao Mu silently sighed and shook his head slightly, then spoke no more and headed straight to the Dark Abyss in the Leihe Region.

The Dark Abyss was located in the central area of the Leihe Region and had undergone unusual changes in the landscape due to the Great War between the Lord of Bai's Mansion and the Curse Ancestor.

Under the tremendous force exerted by the Lord of Bai's Mansion and the Curse Ancestor, mountains rose abruptly, and abysses sank deeply.

The Dark Abyss, in particular, was beneath one of these chasms.

"This is the Curse Pit."

Xiao Mu stood atop a small hill made entirely of black rocks, looking down at the bottomless abyss below.

Gazing downward, the abyss emitted a gloomy and cold aura, with streams of cold air surging up from its bottom, drastically lowering the temperature above the abyss.

As water vapor approached, it immediately formed a mist above the chasm, making the whole abyss foggy and obscure to the eye, blocking the view of what lay at the bottom.

Xiao Mu stood atop the hill, watching the abyss for a moment before unfolding his Escape Art and sliding down along the cliff wall.

The abyss was tens of thousands of meters deep, and it took Xiao Mu a long while to reach the bottom.

Plop! Plop! Plop!

Large droplets of water condensed from above and fell into the abyss, but due to the extremely low temperature below, the droplets froze into ice on their way down and crashed to the ground as ice crystals.

Crack! Crack!

With each step Xiao Mu took, he stepped onto the frost, producing a cracking sound.

The ground at the bottom of the abyss was covered with thick frost, which despite its coldness also contained an evil chill.

Xiao Mu looked down at the ground for a moment and then couldn't help but frown slightly.

Last year, after the third leader and his people explored the Curse Pit and speculated that the Curse Ancestor might be sealed within, and also fearing the secrets of the Curse Pit might be leaked, they refilled the pit before retreating, sealing it once again.

Therefore, the Curse Pit Xiao Mu was looking for was actually even further below the bottom of the abyss.

But this presented no difficulty for Xiao Mu, and after a moment, he suddenly pointed with his hand.

Hum!

The Great Decree vibrated as it flew out from within him and ascended into the sky.

"Clear a path!"

As Xiao Mu uttered a low shout, he pointed at the Great Decree, which trembled, and Supreme Intention cascaded down, covering the ground of the abyss.

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