"Old Yan, I'm afraid I really have to go explore the ancient temple in the collapsed space," Huang Yuan pondered for a moment before finally voicing his thoughts to his good friend.

"Old Huang, have you lost your desire to live? That's a space that formed during the Ancient Great War, a battlefield for those at least at the level of True Gods, and maybe even Heavenly Gods participated."

"The danger in such a space is enormous. Even True Gods might perish as soon as they enter. Are you sure you want to go? Aren't you afraid of dying?" Yan Qingxu was startled by Huang Yuan's words and hurriedly tried to persuade him to abandon the idea of exploring the collapsed space.

"I don't want to, but there seems to be no other way at the moment. Qi'er's injuries are getting worse by the day. If I don't increase my power soon and cure his affliction, I'm afraid it won't be long before I can't even maintain his condition from deteriorating," Huang Yuan said, his voice filled with sorrow and deep helplessness.

As Huang Yuan's good friend, Yan Qingxu was all too familiar with Huang Yuan's family situation and silently sighed for his friend, "Old Huang, if you truly cannot save him, perhaps asking the Divine Phoenix lady for help isn't entirely out of the question."

"There's no need to bring that up again, Old Yan. It's not that I don't want the Divine Phoenix lady's help in treating Qi'er."

Facing his friend, Huang Yuan finally revealed his concerns, "The power inside Qi'er is extremely mighty and might be backed by an unparalleled powerful being. I've had the most contact with this power and have an intuition—if I use the Human Emperor's Seal to treat Qi'er, it's likely that this power could contaminate the Human Emperor's Seal."

"What's more, I suspect that this power is lurking within Qi'er specifically to target the Human Emperor's Seal."

"Old Huang, that's terrifying. If you have such suspicions, why not report to the higher-ups?" Yan Qingxu was taken aback by Huang Yuan's words.

Huang Yuan forced a smile: "I'm afraid of alerting this entity by mistake, and I fear that if I speak out, the terrifying existence behind that power might become aware of it."

"Shh!"

Yan Qingxu gasped, if what Huang Yuan said was true, then the being behind the power within Huang Qi was frightening indeed, most likely at the level of a Heavenly God.

"The reality may be even more troubling than we imagine, which is why I'd rather venture into the collapsed space than allow the Divine Phoenix lady to use the Human Emperor's Seal to treat Qi'er."

Huang Yuan's face was filled with grave seriousness.

"But, is exploring the collapsed space any less dangerous or difficult? Old Huang, with your current realm and power, rashly exploring an ancient space that remains from a battle between True Gods or even Heavenly Gods, you're almost certainly going to perish."

Yan Qingxu was at a loss for words, but it seemed that, for Huang Yuan, there was no other choice.

"Xiao Mu promised that during the exploration, wherever I need to enhance my strength, he would provide the resources to help me improve. I believe this may be a way to strengthen my power," Huang Yuan shared his plan.

"Xiao Mu, that prodigy from the Great Tang ruins."

As one of the Alliance's foreign affairs officials, Yan Qingxu had heard of Xiao Mu's great reputation and knew that even in the Yin God Realm, Xiao Mu had accomplished many feats that even those in the True God Realm found difficult. He had not only brought back numerous resources for the ruins of Great Tang but had also encountered Netherlord Miaoyi and brought back a complete set of Netherlord's treasures and domain.

For someone in the Yin God Realm, being able to achieve so much was indeed considered possessing extraordinary capabilities.

However, he still couldn't help but doubt, "Old Huang, are you sure that Xiao Mu can provide the resources required for you to enhance your strength? You're in the True God Realm, not in the realm of Divine Spirits or the Yin God Realm."

As for whether Xiao Mu could truly provide the necessary resources to increase his strength, Huang Yuan wasn't completely certain, but he had always been hopeful about Xiao Mu's continuous achievements, which many others could not do, thinking that he might indeed be able to provide the required resources, "Xiao Mu is quite exceptional, not to be treated as an ordinary Mutated Being. Perhaps he really might be able to provide the resources I need."

"By the way, I forgot to mention, Lv Liangping, the chief leader of the Three Emperors' Tomb, has already mastered the technique of Riding Clouds and Mist, and the Secret Manual of this technique was given to him by Xiao Mu."

Yan Qingxu was immediately moved, and his face showed intense envy, "Lv Liangping has mastered Riding Clouds and Mist? And it was given by Xiao Mu? Where did Xiao Mu get it?"

"The Curse Pit. Xiao Mu explored the Curse Pit and found a Treasure Vault left by the Lord of Bai's Mansion below the pit. The technique of Riding Clouds and Mist was found in that Treasure Vault," explained Huang Yuan.

Yan Qingxu was silent for a long time. He had heard about the Curse Pit and knew that it sealed half of a Curse Stone but hadn't expected that there would be a Treasure Vault inside the pit.

One could only say that Xiao Mu's luck was too good.

But he didn't realize that the reason Xiao Mu could enter the Curse Pit and obtain the treasures within was not just good fortune. The key was that he possessed the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree, which allowed him to use the Heavenly Emperor's Authority for protection, shielding him from the forbidden curse's harm within the pit.

Had it been anyone else, even the Divine Phoenix lady relying on the Human Emperor's Seal to enter the Curse Pit, they might not have fared any better than Xiao Mu.

After all, the Divine Phoenix woman was only acting as the custodian of the Human Emperor's Seal, not its actual owner, unable to unleash many of the Human Emperor's Seal's powers.

"Forget it, since you're insisting on going to explore the shattered space, I won't stop you. But I still advise you to prepare well before you act. The shattered space is too dangerous, it's best not to act recklessly if you can help it."

Yan Qingxu stopped persuading, but he reminded his friend not to act recklessly.

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Xiao Mu did not know that Huang Yuan was struggling with whether to explore the shattered space or not. After leaving the temple, he had been searching for information on mutants from beyond the skies, hoping to gain more Energy Points.

However, the movements of the mutants from beyond the skies were secretive, and Xiao Mu did not find any targets in the short term.

Three days later, the great leader Wu Jie suddenly sent Zhao Qian to pass a message, asking Xiao Mu to make a trip to Solitary Straight Mountain.

Xiao Mu went as instructed.

At the foot of Solitary Straight Mountain, Zhao Qian was still tending to his newly cultivated wasteland, where he had planted a variety of Mutated Plants.

When Xiao Mu arrived, Zhao Qian was stooped, planting the seedlings of Mutated Plants into the soil.

"Brother Zhao, busy?"

Xiao Mu stopped in his tracks and greeted Zhao Qian.

"Haha, Brother Xiao, long time no see. The great leader is summoning you; you can go straight up."

Zhao Qian carefully planted a brown Mutated Plant seedling into the ground before turning around to converse with Xiao Mu.

This time, Xiao Mu did not rush to climb the mountain but was instead curiously observing the Mutated Plants that Zhao Qian was cultivating.

After carefully observing for a few moments, he realized that the Mutated Plants Zhao Qian had planted were entirely different from any Mutated Plants he knew.

Following the World Mutation, Xiao Mu had visited various places and explored many ruins—claiming to be well-informed would not be an overstatement.

As for the various Mutated Plants which appeared after the World Mutation, Xiao Mu had seen most of them, and even if there were some he had not seen, he had heard of them, including the Energy Fruit Tree, Mutated Fruit Tree, Fragrant Tea Tree, Fine Wine Tree, Meat Bun Tree, and he had even seen a Puppet Tree that could grow beautiful puppets.

This Puppet Tree was most peculiar, able to bloom and bear fruit, with the fruits being large and resembling walnuts in size and shape.

Once the fruits matured, breaking the shell would reveal a unique nut, which was actually a beautiful puppet.

The beautiful puppet was life-sized and almost identical in appearance to a real person; other than not being alive, it had everything a real person's puppet would have, making it one of the most unique trees to appear after the World Mutation.

Such fruit trees were extremely rare, and even Xiao Mu had only heard of them but had never seen one.

Yet even so, the seedlings of the Mutated Plants Zhao Qian was cultivating were way beyond Xiao Mu's knowledge. From their appearance, it seemed Zhao Qian's trees were a kind of Mutated Fruit Tree, capable of producing Mutant Fruits.

The seedlings of the Mutated Plants were clearly different from the ordinary seedlings. Normally, the seedlings of Mutated Plants would root into the soil and absorb special energies to nourish their flowers and fruits, producing mutant fruits that could give people extraordinary abilities when eaten.

But now, the roots of Zhao Qian's Mutated Plants were surrounded by a faint yellow Power, forming a protective layer that securely shielded the root systems of the Mutated Plants.

This faint yellow Power was terrifying, as if it could break through anything.

At the moment when Zhao Qian planted the seedling into the soil, the roots of the Mutated Plant, along with that faint yellow Power, broke through the barriers of space and entered into another dimension.

The space shook, energy surged, and the Mutated Plant was actually absorbing energy from an unknown dimension.

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