"These four Ancient Gods are not under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court, and their strength is said to be even greater than that of Taijia, Miaoyi, Zhenbing, and Xuanding, the four great Emperors. It is said that even the Heavenly Emperor must show them respect,"

"The one you just saw is Hongmeng Daozun, one of the four Ancient Heavenly Gods. That purple gas is Hongmeng Purple Qi, one of the top forces in this universe,"

"This..."

Xiao Mu was dumbfounded, taking quite a while to recover from his astonishment.

No wonder the young man he saw was outrageously powerful; it turned out he was an ancient existence that even the Heavenly Emperor had to respect.

However, Xiao Mu then recalled the records of Ge Xie, the Ge Earth God, that the Lord of Bai's Mansion had once used Creation Power to separate the Curse Stone.

Could this Creation Power be related to the Ancient Heavenly God known as the Creation Heavenly King?

He immediately shared his speculation with Wu De, the Divine Monarch.

Wu De, the Divine Monarch replied, "I'm not very clear about the circumstances of these four Ancient Heavenly Gods myself. It's rumored that they seldom get involved in disputes and don't have much respect for the Heavenly Emperor, thus lacking interactions with the Heavenly Court. The likelihood of their involvement in the Ancient Great War is not high."

"However, when the Ancient Great War began, Bai Jing had already sealed me away, so my knowledge is limited. Perhaps there were changes later on, and these four Ancient Heavenly Gods could have been forced to join the Ancient Great War as well."

Thinking of the terrifying might of Hongmeng Daozun, Xiao Mu couldn't help but ask, "Senior, if these four Ancient Heavenly Gods took part in the Ancient Great War, would they be on the side of our human world or on the side of the Heavenly Court?"

"Who can say for sure? It is said that these four Ancient Heavenly Gods don't get along very well with each other. Perhaps some stood on the side of your human world, others on the side of the rebels. No one can say for certain,"

The ambiguous response from Wu De, the Divine Monarch, provided no help to Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu fell silent, and after a moment, he looked down at the purple-grey gas on the ground, feeling an instinctive urge to keep a respectful distance.

This purple-grey gas turned out to be Hongmeng Purple Qi, possibly mutated and mixed with other impurities, reducing its power, yet it still remained one of the most supreme forces in the world, far surpassing the Two Forces of Life and Death.

However, Xiao Mu had no intention of collecting it. This supreme power of the world, even the supreme idea in his Seal of the Heavenly Emperor could not suppress it. In fact, just by coming into contact with it, he suffered a rebound from the Hongmeng Purple Qi, which drew the attention of Hongmeng Daozun.

Xiao Mu's gaze shifted away from the purple-grey gas; he did not wish to continue provoking Hongmeng Daozun.

"Brother Xiao, what did you ask me just now? How did this purple-grey gas at the root system come about?"

At that moment, Zhao Qian's words drew Xiao Mu's attention, waking him from his thoughts.

"Yes, Brother Zhao, how did you come by this purple-grey gas?"

Xiao Mu did not reveal to Zhao Qian that the purple-grey gas was a variant of Hongmeng Purple Qi, containing the power of Hongmeng. He questioned the other party to probe for the origin of the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Zhao Qian, clearly unaware of Xiao Mu's true thoughts, replied with a smile, "Brother Xiao, as for the purple-grey gas at the root system, I have no idea either."

"The reason I could grow these Mutated Plants is that a few months ago, I acquired an ancient stone from an ordinary person."

"An ancient stone? What kind of ancient stone?"

Xiao Mu's interest was piqued by Zhao Qian's mention of the ancient stone.

"Interested in that stone, Brother Xiao?" Zhao Qian chuckled and began to describe the ancient stone to Xiao Mu, "It's a pale purple stone that emits an ancient aura, containing ancient power. It's about the size of a palm and irregularly shaped."

"After I acquired it, I was curious about the power within the ancient stone, so I planted the Mutated Plants on it. Unexpectedly, the plants mutated again."

You're quite daring, experimenting recklessly without even understanding the origin of the stone. Thankfully, you're not very powerful, and you don't possess the Emperor's Authority; otherwise, you might have attracted the attention of Hongmeng Daozun.

Xiao Mu looked at Zhao Qian with an odd expression, on one hand lamenting his recklessness, and on the other hand envying his luck.

With Zhao Qian's Realm, if he attracted the attention of Hongmeng Daozun, he would probably die at just a glance.

"Do you remember what the seller looked like, Brother Zhao?"

Xiao Mu inquired after some thought.

"The seller? He just looked like an ordinary person..."

Zhao Qian pondered, "That person had no power fluctuations on him, seemed to be around fifty years old, his appearance, appearance..."

Zhao Qian recalled for a moment. As a Mutated Being, he had a powerful memory. Soon, Zhao Qian thought of the man who had sold him the ancient stone. His right hand traced in the air using his power, and before long, the likeness of a man in his fifties appeared before Xiao Mu.

This man wore reading glasses, had a square face, slender eyes, and a stern expression, giving off an aura of gravity and seriousness.

"Why... does he look somewhat familiar?"

Xiao Mu glanced at the man and couldn't shake off the feeling of familiarity, yet he couldn't recall where he had seen this person before.

"That's not right!"

Xiao Mu muttered softly to himself. With the memory of a True Realm expert, if he had seen the bespectacled man in his fifties before, he would definitely remember him.

If he couldn't remember now, it could only mean one of two things: either his memory was affected by some unknown cause, or he had never actually seen this bespectacled man before.

After a moment of thought, Xiao Mu tended towards the latter possibility.

"Brother Xiao, what's not right?"

Zhao Qian heard Xiao Mu's muttering and asked out of curiosity.

"It's nothing."

Xiao Mu didn't respond to Zhao Qian's question because he himself had not figured out why the sight of the bespectacled man seemed familiar.

Changing the subject, "Brother Zhao, are you planning to continue researching the Mutated Plants?"

"Of course."

Zhao Qian responded without hesitation, excitedly saying, "Brother Xiao, you saw for yourself how special the Mutated Plants are. Now you must believe what I said about these Mutated Plants being able to conceal themselves from any perception, right?"

Xiao Mu nodded. Now, he not only believed that Mutated Plants could conceal themselves from any perception, but he also believed that individuals being focused upon by the great being behind the Hongmeng Purple Qi contained in the roots of the Mutated Plants could die at any moment.

Zhao Qian clearly did not know about the existence of the Hongmeng Daozun, and immediately followed up, even more excitedly, "Brother Xiao, do you remember I mentioned that the direction of these Mutated Plants' root growth is controllable?"

Even if the growth direction of the roots is controllable, what of it?

Xiao Mu silently criticized the idea, but resignedly nodded again.

Zhao Qian joyfully said, "Brother Xiao, that's what makes these plants terrifying."

"Think about it, their roots can penetrate space at will, and their direction of growth is controllable. Next, if I can figure out how to control the spatial growth of the roots, by breaking through space, I can control the roots to parasitically attach the Mutated Plants onto any person's body, head, or inside of them, slowly absorbing their internal power without them realizing."

"And with the strong concealing ability of the Mutated Plants sufficient to deceive anyone's perception, even if I'm in the Great Tang Ruins, I can still plant the Mutated Plants on the body of a powerful person elsewhere, and daily absorb their internal power."

"As long as I use Mutated Plants to keep absorbing day after day, even a True God, haha, might have their day of being drained dry."

As he spoke, Zhao Qian suddenly burst into hearty laughter, a look of utter triumph on his face.

Xiao Mu felt a chill in his heart, instantly experiencing the strong impulse to either avoid Zhao Qian or kill him on the spot. This person was too dangerous; if he managed to figure out how to control Mutated Plants' root growth over a distance, it's likely that even True Gods could not escape his schemes.

At the same time, Zhao Qian's words also spawned an intense feeling of insecurity in Xiao Mu's heart. It wasn't already the case that Mutated Plants were parasitically living inside him, was it?

The Hongmeng Purple Qi could deceive all perception, so even if he was parasitized by it, he would not feel it unless he used the Emperor's might to investigate again.

Therefore, Xiao Mu almost felt the urge to use the Emperor's Might once more to scour his entire body.

"Terrifying thoughts. If this lad lived in our era, he'd be dead within a day," the Divine Monarch of Wu De gasped within the Black Jade Plate, evidently also shocked by Zhao Qian's crazy ideas.

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