Xiao Mu took out a green divine crown-shaped treasure, giving it a flick in front of Qu Jingyu.

Qu Jingyu's eyes immediately widened, and his breathing became heavy.

"Elder Chen, I remember your position being that of the Kitchen God, right…"

Soon after, Xiao Mu summoned eight mid-stage Mutated Beings from the Divine Spirits Realm. For each one's position, he retrieved a corresponding Divine Treasure from the Earth Seal Space.

Thus, all eight mid-stage Mutated Beings from the Divine Spirits Realm were dumbfounded.

The reason Xiao Mu could obtain so many treasures was purely related to the Five Elements Sect's location three at the Three Emperors' Tomb. He took out all the treasures he obtained from location three of the Five Elements Sect, brought them to the Logistics Department, and prepared them as compensation for the eight mid-stage Mutated Beings from the Divine Spirits Realm.

"Senior fellows, if anyone wishes to leave now, you can do so. Supporting Twilight Forest Village is indeed dangerous, but high risk brings high rewards. I will not let you take risks in vain; once this matter concludes, each participating elder will receive a Divine Treasure."

"Hehe! What are you talking about? I came to the Great Tang Ruins specifically to partake in the plan to support Twilight Forest Village."

Wang Yu immediately changed his statement; the attraction of the Divine Treasure was enormous, and for a moment, even the Mutated Beings from the Life and Death Sect who had manifested anomalies during cultivation didn't matter to him.

"No matter who leaves, I am definitely not going."

Cen Wei chuckled and returned to sit on the sofa.

Afterward, no one mentioned leaving again, and that day everyone went together with Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying to explore Twilight Forest Village.

The next day, after Xiao Mu had placed the Divine Treasures obtained from location three of the Five Elements Sect at the Three Emperors' Tomb into the Warehouse, he left the Logistics Department and headed to the residence of the chief leader, Wu Jie.

"Xiao Mu, you're here, take a seat!"

Chief Leader Wu Jie, who was cultivating, immediately stopped his cultivation upon learning Xiao Mu wanted to see him and entertained Xiao Mu.

"Congratulations to the Chief Leader, your strength has advanced again!"

Noticing some improvements in Wu Jie's powers, Xiao Mu first congratulated him by clasping his hands together in salute.

"This little progress of mine is nothing. But you, recently bringing a batch of Divine Treasures to the Logistics Department, seems I chose correctly making you the head of the Logistics Department."

Wu Jie spoke with delight, obviously very satisfied with Xiao Mu's work in the Logistics Department.

"Chief Leader, I have come to you this time to resign from my position as the head of the Logistics Department." Xiao Mu made polite conversation before directly stating his reason for meeting with Wu Jie.

Wu Jie was so surprised he nearly jumped out of his bamboo chair, "What? Is the position of head of the Logistics Department uncomfortable for you? Or is someone causing trouble for you?"

"If there is, just tell me. Whoever it is that's making things difficult for you, I'll just transfer them away."

"Chief Leader, you worry too much. There's no problem with the work; I just simply don't want to do it anymore."

Xiao Mu gently shook his head, pointing out the real issue.

"Don't want to do it anymore?"

Wu Jie furrowed his brows, unconsciously shifting in his bamboo chair showing unease. "Why don't you want to do it anymore when it's such a good job? You can withdraw as many Energy Fruits as you want, that's the authority you hold as head of the Logistics Department. Don't you want to keep advancing through the Realm?"

"Advancing through the Realm is indeed important, but this time I really just don't want to do it anymore. Please allow me to resign this job."

Xiao Mu had no opposition to the position of the Logistics Department head; it was simply because he no longer wanted to do it. While the position did bring him a lot of conveniences, it also restricted him, as the heavy workload inherently slowed down his cultivation progress.

"I assure you that even if I'm no longer in the Logistics Department, I can still make contributions to the Human World and the Great Tang Ruins."

"Alas!"

Wu Jie sighed deeply, able to hear the firmness in Xiao Mu's tone, and said helplessly, "You are the best head of the Logistics Department, but if you really don't want to do it, there's no point in forcing you. Well, if you don't want to do it, then you don't want to. What are your plans next?"

"I might leave the Ruins of Great Tang for a while."

Xiao Mu thought about it and revealed his plan.

This was something he had thought of a long time ago, but for certain reasons, he had never made up his mind to leave.

"Leave?"

Wu Jie frowned again, puzzled, "There's really no need to leave the Ruins of Great Tang. You know, even if you do nothing in the Ruins of Great Tang, no one will gossip. Not to mention, the Heavenly Court is currently searching for you, and your situation is very dangerous. Once you leave the Ruins of Great Tang, it means losing their protection. So, you better think it over; there's really no need to leave."

"Chief, I've thought it over for a long time, and perhaps leaving the Ruins of Great Tang is my best option."

Xiao Mu smiled and firmly stated his intentions, "However, even if I leave the Ruins of Great Tang, it doesn't mean I won't work for them. I assure you, Chief, that even if I leave, I will still be a part of the Ruins of Great Tang. I just won't carry out any tasks for them, but if the Ruins of Great Tang need me, I will still come back to help."

Wu Jie looked at Xiao Mu silently for a long time before finally expressing his regret, "You are a talented individual. Your departure would be a loss for the Ruins of Great Tang."

"But everyone has their own aspirations. If you really want to leave, I think I can't keep you. But Xiao Xiao, can you tell me the specific reason why you chose to leave?"

"Do you know about the Divine Spirit Variant phenomenon?"

Xiao Mu thought about it and chose an angle to pose the question.

"You also know about the Twilight Forest Village incident?"

Wu Jie counter-asked, immediately grasping what Xiao Mu was referring to. "Yes, the Variant phenomenon, I've heard about it. I never expected that someone from the Life and Death Sect could cultivate a Variant phenomenon, which means in the process of cultivation, this person has broken their own limits, surpassed the constraints of Heaven and Humanity, and reached a new level of potential."

Hearing Wu Jie's high praise for the Life and Death Sect's Mutated Beings, Xiao Mu placed even more importance on those individuals. "The reason I decided to leave the Ruins of Great Tang is partly to investigate why this person was able to cultivate a Variant phenomenon and partly because of Lord of Bai's Mansion."

"Lord of Bai's Mansion?"

Wu Jie was taken aback and asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with Lord of Bai's Mansion?"

Xiao Mu did not answer but directly used the Dismissal Technique, summoning a City God Spirit above his head. Soon after, under the effect of the Dismissal Technique, green city walls flickered in and out of view around the body of the City God Spirit.

"Variant!"

Wu Jie could not sit still anymore and stood up from his bamboo chair.

Xiao Mu had also cultivated a Variant, which was completely unexpected and made Wu Jie feel almost incredulous.

"Chief, this is why I mentioned Lord of Bai's Mansion. I have recently cultivated a Dismissal Incantation, created by Lord of Bai's Mansion, whose purpose is to resist the suppression of other authorities, thereby maximizing one's own authority, consequently generating a Variant."

"Lord of Bai's Mansion, Lord of Bai's Mansion, no wonder!"

Wu Jie deeply gazed at Xiao Mu and then sat down on the bamboo chair, seemingly finally understanding Xiao Mu's reason for leaving, "It turns out Lord of Bai's Mansion had already researched ways to enhance one's own authority."

Xiao Mu nodded, affirming Wu Jie's words, "Enhancing authority relies on Divine Treasures and improving one's own Realm is one method, and cultivating Divine Aspects is another. However, most people enhance their authority by accumulating Divine Treasures or increasing their Realm, with few cultivating Divine Aspects."

"Actually, cultivating Divine Aspects is truly the fundamental way to enhance one's own authority. With the same Realm, a person who has a stronger cultivation of a Divine Aspect will have greater authority."

"Chief, before I leave, I would like to leave the Dismissal Incantation given to us by Lord of Bai's Mansion to the Ruins of Great Tang. I hope the Chief can make good use of it and pass it on to other Mutated Beings to enhance the overall strength of the Ruins of Great Tang."

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