Zhao Jingyan and Zhu Ping couldn't hide the joy on their faces as Xiao Mu agreed to help find the Two-horned King. For someone from Twilight Forest Village or working there, this was clearly great news, as it could remove the looming great threat.

Li Gujian had the most confidence in Xiao Mu and said jubilantly, "Brother Mu promised to help us get rid of the Two-horned King, haha! I bet the Two-horned King won't live past a week!"

At those words, Xiao Mu almost exploded with the urge to slap this guy to death. Get rid of the Two-horned King in one week? When he himself had no information about the Two-horned King at all, how was he supposed to eliminate him within a week?

It was something he had no confidence in achieving, yet Li Gujian seemed to have full confidence in him. Xiao Mu really couldn't fathom where this guy's confidence came from.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Jingyan and Zhu Ping showed no signs of surprise and seemed to agree with Li Gujian's words.

Zhao Jingyan nodded, "Xiao Li is right; with Brother Mu personally involved, the Two-horned King won't last long."

"I have the same confidence in Brother Mu; the Two-horned King is as good as dead this time, and the scourge of Twilight Forest Village will finally be eliminated. If the various leaders knew about this, who knows how relieved they would be!"

Zhu Ping's tone was somewhat wistful. Although the Two-horned King had never left any traces of havoc in Twilight Forest Village, the threat of his presence kept all the Mutated Beings of the village in constant unease.

"Brother Mu, after the Two-horned King is taken care of, could you hand over his corpse to me?" Li Gujian suddenly asked sharply.

What the hell? Could it really work like this?

Zhu Ping was stunned. Possessing the Two-horned King's corpse could undoubtedly allow someone to take credit for the success to the Village Protection Team. Even if only the corpse was obtained without proof of the actual kill, it was still a significant merit.

"Cough cough! Xiao Li, it was I who provided the information about the Two-horned King to Brother Mu first. Even if Brother Mu were to hand over the corpse for us to claim credit, it should be given to me first."

Zhao Jingyan was extremely dissatisfied, worried that Li Gujian might snatch away the corpse.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping also became tempted and prepared to join the competition.

Seeing this, Xiao Mu quickly raised his right hand.

Although Zhao, Li, and Zhu were arguing, they all kept part of their attention on Xiao Mu. Seeing his displeasure, they hurriedly fell silent and stopped arguing.

"The Two-horned King's corpse can be given to you, but you must exchange it for information."

Xiao Mu spoke calmly, suggesting the 'correct' method of handling the Two-horned King's corpse, while internally adding: provided that I actually manage to track down and successfully kill the Two-horned King.

"Brother Mu's words are my road. I will definitely provide vital information on the Mutated Beings of the Life and Death Sect and the Punishment Thunder of Thunder God Qing Jie."

Li Gujian was the first to echo, smartly aligning himself with Xiao Mu.

Brown-nosers!

While Zhao Jingyan and Zhu Ping inwardly cursed Li Gujian, they also couldn't help but deeply regret that Li Gujian had beaten them to expressing allegiance to Xiao Mu. They quickly followed suit, expressing their willingness to comply with Xiao Mu's arrangements.

"I want the information about the Two-horned King, what do you need?"

Xiao Mu looked toward Zhao Jingyan.

The information about the Two-horned King was actually of little significance, but he had decided to reward Zhao Jingyan partly to stimulate the three men's eagerness to search for information moving forward and partly because of "The King's Enthronement Technique."

Zhao Jingyan's door god duties were closely linked with Xiao Mu's "The King's Enthronement Technique." Helping Zhao Jingyan increase his strength also equated to bolstering his own authority.

An extremely delighted expression appeared on Zhao Jingyan's face, "Brother Mu, I would like the Cultivation Methods for the 'Golden Pagoda Art,' if that is possible?"

"You may have the Cultivation Methods for the 'Golden Pagoda Art.' I will pass them on to you right now, but remember, without my permission, you are not allowed to disseminate them,"

Xiao Mu agreed to Zhao Jingyan's request but intentionally reminded him.

The Cultivation Methods for the 'Golden Pagoda Art' involved the application of authority, and he might need to offer them as a reward multiple times, naturally not wishing Zhao Jingyan to spread them thoughtlessly.

"I will heed Brother Mu's command!" Zhao Jingyan solemnly promised.

"I am going to impart them to you now. Listen carefully and remember the Cultivation Methods."

Xiao Mu switched to transmitting his voice, sharing the Cultivation Methods for the 'Golden Pagoda Art' with Zhao Jingyan.

Zhao Jingyan listened attentively and finally expressed his heartfelt thanks to Xiao Mu.

The Cultivation Methods for the 'Golden Pagoda Art' were incredibly powerful and could greatly enhance the use of authority. Zhao Jingyan felt it immediately upon hearing it.

It's a pity I was outpaced by Old Zhao.

Such a regret, to be overtaken by Old Zhao. I could have provided the information about the Two-Horned King as well.

Watching Zhao Jingyan being taught the "Golden Pagoda Art," both Zhu Ping and Li Gujian felt immense regret. A great opportunity to exchange for a powerful cultivation method had been snatched by Zhao Jingyan, an opportunity neither of them had seized.

At that moment, however, Xiao Mu suddenly turned to Zhu Ping and Li Gujian, "Just now, with both of you supplementing the information for Zhao Jingyan about the Two-Horned King, you two also have some qualifications to receive rewards."

Li Gujian and Zhu Ping were both shocked and delighted, looking at each other as if they couldn't believe their ears.

"We... we can also receive rewards?" Zhu Ping was so excited he couldn't contain his emotions.

"Thank you, Brother Mu! Li Gujian dares not decline the generous offer from Brother Mu," said Li Gujian astutely, taking the opportunity to thank Xiao Mu and heaping on flattery.

Brown-noser!

Zhu Ping gave Li Gujian a glance; his own excitement made it difficult for him to criticize Li Gujian's flattery.

Xiao Mu sat still and untroubled like an ancient well, "Now, I give you both a choice. You may choose to cast the Virtual Divine Image ahead of time using a Divine Image cultivation method, or you can choose to sense the authority of Divine Spirits. If you choose the former, I will transmit to you the Divine Image cultivation method, allowing you to cast the Virtual Divine Image ahead of time. If you choose the latter, I will use the Land God's authority to arrange your Divine Sense, which will help you in the future, after you have obtained your domain, to more easily master the power of that domain."

"I'll give you one minute to consider. After one minute, tell me your decision."

"This..."

Li Gujian and Zhu Ping were deep in thought, but less than a minute had passed when both made the same decision to choose the Divine Image cultivation method practiced by Zhao Jingyan to cast the Virtual Divine Image ahead of time.

Xiao Mu didn't judge whether their choice was good or bad; he simply transmitted the Divine Image cultivation method as agreed, allowing them to form the Virtual Divine Image and requested that they not share it with others.

After some time spent communicating, Xiao Mu announced the end of the meeting, and the four returned to their respective rooms.

Xiao Mu organized the gains of the day and then began his cultivation. His strength was creeping up, and he was getting closer and closer to breaking through to the later stage of the Divine Spirit Realm.

After Zhao Jingyan, Li Gujian, and Zhu Ping returned, they immediately began planning and pondering ways to obtain information about Mutated Beings from beyond the skies and Thunder God's Punishment Lightning.

So, before long, each of them took out their phones to start contacting friends and scouting for information.

The next day, knowing that it was Tian Ling's godfather Zhu Mengjian's birthday, Xiao Mu made a special point of remaining with the Zhao Family and did not go out.

He was not the only one; both Zhu Ping and Li Gujian also chose not to go to the Base of the Village Protection Team, deciding instead to accompany the Zhao Family to Tian Ling's godfather's home.

Nearing noon, Xiao Mu and Zhu Li, along with Zhao Jingyan and Tian Zhen, left the house, heading to the Zhu Mansion to celebrate Zhu Mengjian's birthday.

Being Mutated Beings, ordinary gifts meant nothing, so Xiao Mu and the others each brought a few Energy Fruits, a mere token of goodwill.

After leaving Zhao Family's home, they all headed north. Since Tian Zhen was a commoner and could not use Escape Art to travel quickly, the group opted for a car journey instead.

Over an hour later, they arrived at the entrance of Zhu Family's home.

Since Xiao Mu had been there before, he was no stranger to the Zhu Mansion.

At the entrance of the courtyard stood several people welcoming guests; among them, a man in the middle who looked about forty years old—an age hard to guess for Mutated Beings—of medium build, not particularly tall, but he had a stable temperament and exuded the aura of Divine Spirits, a Mutated Being of the early Divine Spirit Realm.

At sight, Xiao Mu knew this must be Zhu Feng's father and Tian Ling's godfather, Zhu Mengjian, one of the strongest among the Mutated Beings of Twilight Forest Village.

On either side of Zhu Mengjian stood Tian Ling and Zhu Feng.

Xiao Mu and the others got out of the car and approached Zhu Mengjian and his party.

"It's an honor that Brother Zhao has come to celebrate my birthday. Brother Zhao, please come in!" Zhu Mengjian laughed warmly, stepping forward to shake hands with Zhao Jingyan.

Zhao Jingyan shook hands with Zhu Mengjian, "How could I dare not come to Zhu Brother's birthday? Otherwise, not only would Ling'er not let me off the hook, but probably the entire Twilight Forest Village wouldn't have a place for me either, haha! Zhu Brother, let me introduce a few friends to you."

Before Zhao Jingyan could make the introductions, Zhu Feng and Tian Ling already noticed Xiao Mu standing at the back.

"Brother Mu, you... you're friends with Tian Ling's uncle?" Zhu Feng stuttered, utterly surprised by Xiao Mu's presence.

Tian Ling was overwhelmed with joy, "Brother Mu, it's you! You're friends with my uncle, haha! This is great, at last, there's someone who can take my side!"

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