Xiao Mu then added, "I know both of you need the Divine Spirit Order to become Divine Spirits, but there is only one Command Token, and it can only be given to one of you. So, I apologize, whoever can answer my question, I will give the Command Token to that person."

"Xiao Li, cough cough! Brother, I am already in the Mid Yin God Realm and will soon step into the later stage, while you are just in the Early Stage of the Yin God Realm, still far from the middle. How about giving the Door God Command to your elder brother? As long as you're willing to give the Command Token to your elder brother, I'll be grateful to you for a lifetime."

Zhao Jingyan was determined to get the Door God Command and, without waiting for Xiao Mu to finish, hurriedly discussed it with Li Gujian.

"If Brother Zhao wants it, just take it. I am willing to give the Door God Command to Brother Zhao."

Li Gujian seemed to suddenly think of something. After looking at the Door God Command carefully several times, he suddenly shifted his gaze away from it and stopped looking any further.

"Xiao Li, are you serious?" Zhao Jingyan's voice trembled, almost unable to believe his own ears.

Even Xiao Mu was slightly stunned after hearing what Li Gujian had said.

But unlike Zhao Jingyan, Xiao Mu quickly guessed the reason for Li Gujian's transfer and silently praised him for his cleverness.

"Haha! Brother Zhao, after so many years of friendship, don't you understand what kind of person I am? You can take the Door God Command, and I will never compete with you for it."

Li Gujian spoke more and more firmly, his tone almost unequivocally decisive in the end.

"This..."

Zhao Jingyan hesitated, disbelieving, "Wait, this is the Door God Command. Are you sure you don't want it?"

"Are you testing me, Brother Zhao? I said I don't want it, and if you don't believe it, you can use the Door God Command now, obtain the position of the door god on the spot, and see if I will regret it."

Li Gujian's decision seemed unwavering, showing no attachment to the Door God Command.

"This... Xiao Li... thank you. If I keep being polite, it would seem insincere. I extremely need the Door God Command. Rest assured, I won't forget your favor today."

Zhao Jingyan was extremely excited; his tone even changed as he spoke.

He was worried that Li Gujian would regret it and, while speaking, looked anxiously at Xiao Mu, nervously asking, "Brother Mu, Xiao Li is willing to yield, can I take the Door God Command?"

Xiao Mu smiled, stretched out his hand towards the Door God Command, "Brother Zhao, you can just take it. The Door God Command is my payment for both of you to explore matters. As long as you both answer my question, it doesn't matter who ends up with the Command Token."

Li Gujian immediately added, "Brother Zhao, don't worry, if you can't answer Brother Mu's question, I can help you answer."

"Thank you Xiao Li, thank you Brother Mu, ah, I'm so grateful, I extremely need the Door God Command, I won't be polite with you two."

Zhao Jingyan continually expressed his thanks, seeming very excited, trembling as he picked up the Door God Command and used it in front of Xiao Mu and Li Gujian.

Not long after, the Door God Command was merged into his Spiritual Consciousness, and with a flicker of Divine Sense, a figure in ethereal golden armor, the door god, appeared above his head, releasing a faint divine authority that commanded respect.

"Congratulations, Brother Zhao, now that you have a position, you can create more and better treasures in the future, and the obstacles to advancing to Divine Spirit Realm will be greatly reduced."

Xiao Mu congratulated Zhao Jingyan with a clasped hand gesture.

"Congratulations on your strength, Brother Zhao, and don't forget to take care of your brothers in the future!" Li Gujian showed no hint of envy.

"Same congratulations, thank you Brother Mu, thank you Xiao Li. From today onwards, I too am a strong man with a position, haha!" Zhao Jingyan was unexpectedly delighted; after merging with the position, he clearly felt a great enhancement in his own strength.

And this was not even the most surprising part; the most surprising thing was that he had acquired a position while still in the Mid Yin God Realm. There were very few in the entire Alliance who could achieve a position at this time.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Just as Zhao Jingyan was merging with the Door God Command, Xiao Mu suddenly felt his Seal of the Heavenly Emperor tremble, influenced by Zhao Jingyan's door god authority, which caused the power of the Emperor's Seal to increase.

Good!

Xiao Mu was secretly delighted, as this meant "The King's Enthronement Technique" had taken effect.

Outwardly, however, he remained completely unfazed, secretly suppressing the Heavenly Emperor Seal within himself, preparing to check the changes in the Emperor's Seal after Zhao Jingyan and Li Gujian left.

"Xiao Li, strange, this is a real Door God Command. I used it and immediately acquired the door god position. I really can't understand why you would give up this Command Token without hesitation."

Feeling the strength of his own power, Zhao Jingyan found Li Gujian's choices increasingly inscrutable.

Xiao Mu had provided a genuine Door God Command Token, so why had Li Gujian given it up without hesitation? Both Xiao Li and himself were in the Yin God Realm, both desperately in need of divine position. It seemed almost irrational to give up such an opportunity.

And for people like himself and Xiao Li, obtaining a divine position might not even come once in their lifetimes. Now that the opportunity had finally presented itself, the fact that Xiao Li had given it up was incomprehensible to him.

Li Gujian glanced at Xiao Mu, saw that Xiao Mu had no intention of stopping him from responding, and looked towards Zhao Jingyan, suddenly smiling mysteriously, "Brother Zhao, do you know how Brother Mu acquired the Door God Command Token?"

"How did it come about?"

Zhao Jingyan suddenly felt uneasy, an anxious feeling emerging.

Li Gujian said, "Brother Zhao, you were unaware of Brother Mu's power, no wonder! When I saw the Door God Command, I quickly guessed its origin. That Command Token must have been forcibly taken by Brother Mu from other Divine Spirits."

"If Brother Mu has the power to seize the Door God Command, then he surely has the power to seize the Land God Command and the Mountain God Command."

"And all I need to do is to serve Brother Mu sincerely, then sooner or later I will receive the Land God Command and the Mountain God Command. Why should I compete with Brother Zhao for a mere Door God Command?"

Zhao Jingyan gradually became dazed, and by the time Li Gujian had finished speaking, he was completely stunned.

After a moment, he turned stiffly towards Xiao Mu, his voice rough, "Brother Mu, is what Xiao Li said true?"

Xiao Mu calmly replied, "This Door God Command was indeed taken from someone else by me."

Zhao Jingyan was utterly astonished, his face showing worry. Initially, obtaining the Door God Command had filled him with joy, but now, the words of Li Gujian and Xiao Mu suddenly made him feel a great loss.

Although the Door Gods are also Yin Gods, they are only mid-level among them, far from comparable to the Land Gods and Mountain Gods.

"Brother Zhao, do not be disappointed. Divine positions are not easy to obtain; to have control over one is an advantage. When exactly I will obtain my divine position, who knows? It might be one year or two years from now. By then, Brother Zhao might have advanced to the Divine Spirit Realm and already possess a divine position."

Li Gujian realized his words had inadvertently hit Zhao Jingyan hard and quickly tried to console him.

Zhao Jingyan shook his head, a bitter smile fleeting across his face. He had already integrated the Door God Command Token; it was too late for regrets.

At this moment, he couldn't help but speculate about Xiao Mu's identity.

Within the entire Alliance, no one was known to have the power to strip others of their divine positions, yet this Brother Mu had managed it.

A Supreme Power unknown to others was almost within his grasp; not even that power could escape his perception!

Who exactly was he? Could it be... could it be a True God?

Just as this thought crossed his mind, Zhao Jingyan dared not think further. Divine Spirits possess strong sensory abilities, and thinking too much about related issues could alert them.

The identity of Xiao Mu suddenly magnified in his mind to an unbelievable extent, exceeding even Divine Spirits and not inferior to True Gods.

"Brother Zhao, Brother Li, let's put aside the matter of the Door God Command. I have some questions for you both."

"Has Twilight Forest Village, known to both of you, experienced numerous strange events?"

Xiao Mu suddenly sat up straight and started asking questions.

Surprised expressions simultaneously appeared on the faces of Li and Zhao as they looked at each other.

This Brother Mu was indeed incredible; he knew about the strange events happening in Twilight Forest Village just from guesses.

Zhao Jingyan took a deep breath to hide his surprise, "Brother Mu, you are right. In our village, strange events that no one can understand occur frequently."

"Brother Zhao, please elaborate."

Xiao Mu did not answer but gestured with his hand for Zhao Jingyan to continue.

"Actually, there isn't just one mysterious incident that has happened in our village."

Zhao Jing sighed, "These strange occurrences all took place with ordinary people. In the third team, Li Xiang would often wake up feeling sore all over, covered in a foul-smelling mud sweat, hungry and tired as though he had worked a full day on a construction site. Then there's Xu Wu from the second team, who was perfectly healthy and only in his twenties, he went to sleep and never woke up again..."

(Numerous villages nowadays continue to use the former production team's area classification method: first team, second team, third team, fourth team, fifth team, etc., similar to urban neighborhoods or streets. This explanation is not included in the word count.)

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