Zhao Jingyan unfurled his Escape Art and headed directly west.

When he arrived at the Cui Family's place, his friend and fellow Master Craftsman Cui Lin had already been waiting for him.

"Brother Cui, what is the information you said you wanted to tell me?" Zhao Jingyan appeared impatient.

Cui Lin smiled mysteriously, "Brother Zhao, don't rush. I'm taking you to a Craftsmen gathering, where you can inquire about any information you want."

"A Craftsmen gathering?" Zhao Jingyan was taken aback.

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Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

A green and a yellow Escape Light simultaneously landed at the entrance of the Village Protection Team, revealing Zhu Ping and Li Gujian within.

"Xiao Li, why bother competing with me? I am of a higher Realm than you, so the Rank means more to me. We've known each other for years, can't you let me have this once?" Zhu Ping opened with a tone of helpless persuasion.

"Old Zhu, if you're of a higher Realm and are my elder, shouldn't you be the one making concessions?" Li Gujian argued convincingly.

"I knew it!"

Zhu Ping sighed in resignation, "Since we are brothers, let's work together. We gather information and divide the Treasures we exchange from Brother Mu equally."

After thinking it over, Li Gujian felt that a fallout with Zhu Ping was not a good idea, "All right! But who gets the Earth God Rank first if we obtain it?"

Zhu Ping didn't hesitate, "I want the Earth God Rank or the Mountain God Rank."

Li Gujian let out a scoffing laugh, disdainfully saying, "Nice wishful thinking, I also want the Earth God Rank or the Mountain God Rank."

Suddenly, Zhu Ping changed his stance, "Alright, I won't be picky about the Rank anymore. Whatever the first Rank is, I am willing to obtain it."

"You'd be willing to take the Wandering God Rank too?" Li Gujian was curious, feeling that Zhu Ping's decision was hasty.

Zhu Ping sighed, "Ranks are hard to come by; who has the luxury of being choosy? Having a Rank is always better than having none."

"Since you are so insistent on having either the Earth God or Mountain God Rank and you don't want to compete with me, the first Rank we get, whatever it is, is mine. How about that?"

"This..." Li Gujian fell into thought, hesitating for several minutes before making a firm decision, "Alright, since we're brothers, the first Rank is yours."

"Now that's the spirit of a good brother!"

Elated, Zhu Ping beckoned Li Gujian, "Let's go, off to look up some data."

The two entered the Data Room to conduct their research.

After two or three hours, someone appeared at the entrance of the Data Room, eyes on Li Gujian, "Xiao Li, the leader is calling for you."

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Xiao Mu, who was in meditation, suddenly sensed something and opened his eyes abruptly. Before him, the scene changed to the inside of a temple at the Great Tang Ruins.

Greeting the Mutated Being standing before the deity, Xiao Mu initiated conversation, "Brother Feng, hello!"

"Brother Mu, hello! I have some leads on the Stone you asked me to investigate."

As he spoke, Feng Rensong took out a greyish-white Stone from his person.

This Stone was exactly the one Xiao Mu had taken from the offerings to the Thunder God of the Qing Jie at the Ge Family altar.

Xiao Mu had long been interested in this greyish-white Stone, and upon hearing this, he eagerly asked, "Brother Feng, what is the origin of this Stone?"

"This is the Stone of Creation," Feng Rensong said, placing the greyish-white Stone on the altar table in front of Brother Mu's deity.

"The Stone of Creation! Creation!"

Xiao Mu was startled, the name of the greyish-white Stone immediately made him think of the Creation Heavenly King and the Supreme Power within the Creation Power.

Feng Rensong explained, "That's right, it is a Stone of Creation, related to Creation, containing an extremely minute amount of Creation Power."

Xiao Mu's heart began to beat intensely, deeply interested in the Stone of Creation, "Brother Feng, do you know what the Stone of Creation is used for? Can the Creation Power be extracted from it?"

Feng Rensong shook his head slightly, "The Creation Power is not easy to extract. I've tried with top Master Craftsmen in the Ruins, but the Creation Power in the Stone is solid, incapable of being extracted."

Unable to be extracted?

"Oh!" Xiao Mu was a bit disappointed.

Feng Rensong, however, promptly added, "Brother Mu, don't be disappointed. It's not that the Creation Power can't really be extracted."

"Maybe we can't extract it because our Master Craftsmen skills are not enough, or because we lack a Treasure capable of extracting the power."

"If we had a god-level Master Craftsman or a specialized Treasure capable of extracting power, maybe the Creation Power in the Stone of Creation can indeed be extracted."

Xiao Mu's thoughts were stirred, "Brother Feng, based on what you're saying, is it possible to extract the Creation Power from the Stone of Creation and cast a Creation Treasure?"

"A Creation Treasure? Brother Mu, you really dare to dream."

Feng Rensong was shocked by Xiao Mu's words for several seconds before laughing and saying, "I did not say that. I only meant that the power within the Stone of Creation might be able to be extracted, but whether it can truly be extracted, because it's just speculation, I cannot guarantee."

"Thank you for the information, Brother Feng. I will research the Stone of Creation on my own from now on."

Xiao Mu was slightly disappointed but quickly focused his attention on the Stone of Creation.

He got the Stone of Creation from the Ge Family, used in worship of the Thunder God of the Qing Jie. And Li Jiesheng had said that the Heavenly Court was searching in Twilight Forest Village for a Creation Treasure. Could it be related to the Thunder God of the Qing Jie, and was the Ge Family involved in this?

With such suspicion, Xiao Mu continued to inquire,"Brother Feng, do you have any leads on the information I asked you to investigate about Ge Changkong?"

Feng Rensong smiled, placing a stack of data on the altar table, "Brother Mu, here is the information on Ge Changkong; you can look at it yourself."

"Thank you, Brother Feng!"

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