Buzz!

Amidst the trembling Golden Light, the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor flew out from within Xiao Mu and hovered in mid-air above his head.

With a single thought from Xiao Mu, the Supreme Intention immediately channeled through the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, showering down like Rosy Clouds onto the surface of the Ancient Tile.

Boom!

Another muffled sound emanated from the Ancient Tile as the Supreme Intention from the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor actually triggered a backlash from the restrictions within the Ancient Tile. A powerful wave of sacred authority burst forth from the Ancient Tile, brimming with golden glow, emitting dazzling rays that illuminated from within.

This Authority Level was not as powerful as the Emperor's Might, but the force was much greater. It instantly blocked the Supreme Intention of the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, preventing it from entering the Ancient Tile.

"It's a pity, my Realm is still too low compared to the Lord of Bai's Mansion who left behind the Ancient Tile, so I can't break through the restrictions left in the Ancient Tile with just the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor."

The scene before him led Xiao Mu to quickly make inferences, showing a faint hint of disappointment on his face.

"What can be done next? It surely can't be to give up on this tile without exploring it, right? The tile left by the Lord of Bai's Mansion, deliberately containing restrictions, must involve a shocking Secret."

One thought after another flashed across Xiao Mu's mind, the potential secrets within the tile made it impossible for him to give up on exploring it.

"No wonder Huang Yuan and Yan Qingxu didn't leave behind this tile; with their strength, they wouldn't have been able to break the restrictions left by the Lord of Bai's Mansion within the tile, let alone discover the Authority of the restrictions left in the tile. Eh~"

As he spoke, a sudden thought flashed across Xiao Mu's mind, causing him to remind himself.

"The Authority of the restrictions left by the Lord of Bai's Mansion, undiscovered by Huang Yuan and Yan Qingxu, was discovered by me. Not because I possess the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, nor because I practice Taoist Law and they do not, but because I have already obtained half of the Lord of Bai's Mansion's Yama Command, prematurely gaining half of the Authority of the Lord of Bai's Mansion. It's only due to my Realm that I'm currently unable to exercise it."

The new idea immediately brought great joy to Xiao Mu, as if a brand-new path had appeared before him.

"The Authority of the Lord of Bai's Mansion, if others can't decipher it, doesn't mean I can't as well. Let's try merging the Emperor's Might with the Authority in the Yama Command."

As soon as Xiao Mu thought of it, he acted. With a single thought, the Supreme Intention from the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor swept down again, merging with the Authority within the Yama Command. The Golden Light mixed with the Purple Rosy Clouds, like moonlight scattering down from the sky, gently and calmly covered down over the Ancient Tile.

Crack!

The mixed Authority penetrated the Ancient Tile unobstructed, and the next moment, a peculiar noise came from within, as if a lock had been opened with a key.

"Haha! My idea was indeed correct."

Xiao Mu was extremely delighted, picking up the Ancient Tile to explore it further.

Releasing a strand of Divine Sense, he directly input it into the Ancient Tile. The next moment, his face turned unpredictable, yet occasionally flashed with delight.

Indeed, the Ancient Tile contained records left by the Lord of Bai's Mansion. Moreover, this was relating to Cultivation, not the Cultivation of power, but that of Authority, which, in turn, further influenced the advancement of Realm.

From the cultivation states of True God Level powerhouses in his surroundings, Xiao Mu had long realized that the advancement of Realm was significantly influenced by Position, and greatly so.

Take, for instance, the leader of the Great Tang Ruins, Wu Jie. Because he had not obtained a complete Thunder God Position before, his Realm had remained stagnant, staying at the Early Stage of the True God Realm.

This was due to the Position affecting the Realm. In fact, had it not been for Wu Jie possessing half of the Thunder God Authority, it would have been impossible for his Realm to break into the True God Realm, likely staying at the Peak of the Divine Spirit Realm.

The Position of the Yin God Realm cannot elevate a Mutated Being's Realm to the Divine Spirit Realm. To become a True God, one must possess True God Authority.

The item resembling a diary left by the Lord of Bai's Mansion mainly expounded the relationship between Realm and Authority.

According to the Lord of Bai's Mansion, there were only two ways for a Mutated Being to become a True God. The first is through being ennobled by the Heavenly Court to become a True God at the level of a Mansion Lord, but such a True God is regulated by the Heavenly Court, constrained by the Heavenly Emperor's Might.

The second method is to become a True God by acquiring inherent authority, such as the power of the Five Elements, Yin Yang Power, Curse Power, and the Power of Life and Death—these slightly lower-level forces.

However, because these forces are of a lower tier, except for the Power of Life and Death, the other few types of powers, like the Five Elements Power, Yin Yang Power, and Curse Power, all have their limits and will never be able to rely on these powers to break through to be Heavenly Gods.

The powers known to be capable of turning someone into a Heavenly God are only a few, including the Chaos Power, Creation Power, Hongmeng Power, Primal Beginning Power, Authority of Fate, Authority of Retribution, Autority of Reincarnation, and Authority of Life and Death that Xiao Mu was already aware of.

Of these, the first four validate divinity through sheer force, becoming Heavenly Gods through the cultivation of immense power; the latter four validate divinity through immense authority, becoming Heavenly Gods through the cultivation of immense authority.

And for those Mutated Beings who neither possess the top-level powers nor the top-level authorities, becoming a Heavenly God is basically impossible.

Moreover, what surprised Xiao Mu even more was that according to Lord of Bai's Mansion, most cultivation has its limits and is usually constrained by those limits.

For example, the Five Elements Power can only be cultivated to become a True God, the Ancestor of the Five Elements, but if such an ancestor exists, others will be forever constrained and will not be able to become the Ancestor of the Five Elements through the cultivation of the Five Elements Power again.

The same is true for the Yin Yang Power.

Even the Chaos Power, Creation Power, Primal Beginning Power, Hongmeng Power, Authority of Fate, and Authority of Retribution cannot escape this pattern.

Furthermore, according to Lord of Bai's Mansion, what is especially terrifying is that once anyone cultivates a certain force, they inevitably come under the constraint of those who cultivate these top-level powers.

For instance, those who cultivate the Five Elements Power are inevitably under the constrainment of the Ancestor of the Five Elements—affected during cultivation and disadvantaging their future advancement.

The best method, it turns out, is to not cultivate any of these True Forces that already have a limit to existence.

"True Force is the most important means to increase the strength of Mutated Beings. If one doesn't cultivate True Force, what can Mutated Beings rely on to possess strength, to battle others?"

The words left in the ancient tile by Lord of Bai's Mansion made Xiao Mu secretly disagree, yet he persevered in reading further.

Lord of Bai's Mansion also mentioned that, just as the natural authority of cultivation is constrained by the ultimate power, so too are the authorities conferred by the Heavenly Court, whether it's the mansion lord, city deity, Land and Mountain God, or other various Divine Spirits—once conferred by the Heavenly Court, they too have their limits.

The True Gods lineage finds it very difficult to break out of the scope of a mansion lord to become a Heavenly God. For the partial gods lineage, as long as a Heavenly God of that lineage exists, it is equally difficult to advance to a Heavenly God.

And Lord of Bai's Mansion, despite being the foremost among the eight great mansion lords, is still at the True God Level, constrained by the conferral and autority issues of the Heavenly Court, unable to break through the realm of True Gods and step into the Heavenly God Realm, to become a Heavenly God.

For the Lord of Bai's Mansion, who was as brilliant as he was unwilling to be beneath others, this was completely intolerable.

Therefore, Lord of Bai's Mansion determined to break free from the shackles and ascend beyond the True Gods, to exist at the Heavenly God Level.

The diary left on the ancient tile by Lord of Bai's Mansion gradually weighed heavily on Xiao Mu's heart.

"The cultivation of True Force can enhance the strength of Mutated Beings of low realms, but it also affects the strength of those in higher realms?"

"Because for most high-level Mutated Beings, true strength no longer depends on pure force, but authority."

"Once authority is constrained, it naturally impacts the ability to wield one's strength."

"So it seems, I will be simultaneously constrained by the Ancestor of the Five Elements, Divine Sovereign of Yin and Yang, and the Undying Divine Sovereign."

"The power I have cultivated is plenty, and my strength is strong enough to easily slay common Mutated Beings."

"But, according to Lord of Bai's Mansion, if I were to encounter frightening existences like the Ancestor of the Five Elements, Divine Sovereign of Yin and Yang, or the Undying Divine Sovereign, who could constrain my authority, then I would become utterly defenseless…"

Xiao Mu, who had cultivated three top-level forces, suddenly felt anxious.

But soon, he discovered that later in the text, Lord of Bai's Mansion mentioned how to overcome these constraints.

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