Xiao Mu picked up the documents and, using his Divine Faculties, directly received them in his hand. Then, he suddenly lowered his voice and quietly passed some information to Feng Rensong.

Feng Rensong was initially startled, but then realized Xiao Mu had transmitted a set of Divine Faculties Cultivation Methods to him. Overjoyed, he quickly concentrated to memorize them.

In just over ten minutes, Xiao Mu had completely taught the Divine Faculties Cultivation Methods.

"Thank you, Brother Xiao. This is a good cultivation method. With it, my strength will certainly increase by a margin. May I ask, Brother Xiao, what is the name of this cultivation method?"

"Golden Pagoda Art!"

"Golden Pagoda Art?"

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After his Divine Sense left the use of the Divine Faculties, Xiao Mu returned to his own room, still holding the documents about Ge Changkong provided by Feng Rensong.

Ge Changkong: Male, from Twilight Forest Village, 49 years old, completed his mutation on the first day of the World Mutation.

Within the next three years, he successively obtained ancient relics in Twilight Forest Village, repeatedly enhancing his Realm and stepping into the Yin God Realm, and at the beginning of the year, he entered the early stages of the Divine Spirit Realm.

Since the World Mutation, there were no records of him ever leaving Twilight Forest Village, nor any records of conflicts or fights with others. He maintained a low profile, keeping his brilliance hidden.

He has a son named Ge Lian, in the latter stages of the Yin God Realm.

The three fortuitous encounters of Ge Changkong respectively were:

First: One month after the mutation, he entered Dalin Abyss and obtained...

Xiao Mu carefully reviewed Ge Changkong's information, scrutinizing each paragraph and every sentence, yet he found no abnormalities.

If there was anything unusual, it was only in the matter of marital life. After the World Mutation, Ge Changkong and his wife had separated, focusing solely on cultivation.

"In terms of marital life, these father and son are quite similar, but a discordant marital relationship doesn't necessarily indicate a problem, especially since everything changed after the World Mutation."

"Still, I can't easily overlook any clues. Once I get the information from Li Jiesheng, I'll investigate Ge and his son once again."

"The Ge father and son venerate the Thunder God of Qing Jie. I wonder if it's out of reverence or other factors?"

"If it's reverence, that's acceptable, but if it stems from other factors, then perhaps there could be collusion between the Ges and the Thunder God of Qing Jie."

"It's headache-inducing. Qu Jingyi is clearly a person of the human world, so why stay in Twilight Forest Village and set up a spire to worship the Thunder God of Qing Jie? Should I contact him using my Alliance status to see what he intends?"

"The Ge family and Qu Jingyi have maintained long-term contact. Perhaps Qu is one of their people. If that's the case, I shouldn't act hastily against the Ges."

"The situation is so complicated!"

Thinking nonstop suddenly made Xiao Mu's head ache; the situation was too complex for him to unravel easily.

"Enough, I'll wait for the news from Li Jiesheng before doing anything else."

"Whether it's Qu Jingyi or the Ge family, I can investigate them again after obtaining the Creation Treasure."

Xiao Mu made a decision and casually stored Ge Changkong's information in the Earth Seal Space.

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Zhao Jingyan followed Cui Lin after leaving the Cui Family and rushed towards the center of the village.

This was a hall, a new building in the village since the World Mutation, boasting a vast area of land and owned privately, often rented out.

The hall was large, and mutated beings were coming in and out from time to time.

Zhao Jingyan observed the mutated beings entering and exiting, recognizing some and not others, occasionally greeting those he knew.

In addition, he noticed that all the mutated beings he recognized were craftsmen just like himself.

"Brother Cui, can we really gather information about the Thunder God of Qing Jie here?"

Zhao Jingyan began to waver. A meeting of master craftsmen was able to unearth information about the Thunder God of Qing Jie?

"Brother Zhao, be patient. You will be able to learn everything you wish to know."

Cui Lin comforted Zhao Jingyan while leading him deeper inside.

The two passed through several corridors and courtyards until they arrived at a hall.

About a dozen Mutated Beings were seated in the hall, three or four of whom Zhao Jingyan recognized; each one a Master Craftsman like himself.

"Brother Zhao has arrived!"

"Old Zhao, you're here too?"

"Haha! I knew it. Old Zhao was bound to return sooner or later. Old Zhao, you've arrived late; you should have been here one or two months ago."

Zhao Jingyan looked towards the Craftsmen greeting him and greeted each one in turn, "Greetings, Brother Zhang! Brother Li, good to see you, and Old Qian, you're here too?"

"Brother Zhao, let's sit over here. Excuse me, could we swap seats? Our acquaintances would like to sit together," Cui Lin called out to Zhao Jingyan as they walked toward the Craftsman surnamed Qian and spoke to a stranger Mutated Being nearby negotiating for a seat.

The stranger gave Cui Lin a look and then moved aside, to which Cui Lin expressed his thanks.

Cui Lin and Zhao Jingyan then sat down next to the Craftsman surnamed Qian.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

Just as they took their seats, the sound of three electronic chimes suddenly came from the ceiling of the hall, causing everyone to quiet down immediately.

Zhao Jingyan, unsure of what was happening, saw everyone else quiet down and did the same.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

Soft footsteps could be heard at the doorway. Without any attempt to conceal their presence or use any special movement techniques, the newcomer slowly walked into the hall.

Zhao Jingyan couldn't help but look up at the arrival and immediately felt a chill spread throughout his body, involuntarily shivering.

It was a Mutated Being entirely shrouded in Black Mist, with no discernible gender. But at a glance, the chilling aura emanating from them was like standing at the edge of a bottomless abyss.

Zhao Jingyan had only looked at the person once and felt as though he had plunged into a bottomless cold pond.

He panicked; his limbs felt weak and powerless. Despite flailing around desperately, trying to struggle free, the pond was as sticky as glue, trapping him within and making it impossible to climb out.

A suffocating scent of blood reached his nostrils, and the scene before his eyes suddenly changed. A gaping maw with dozens of fist-sized, viscous, crimson blood droplets hanging from its jaw suddenly opened wide and bit down on Zhao Jingyan.

"Ahh~ stop... stop it!"

Zhao Jingyan screamed in terror, his body involuntarily twisting, with his facial muscles contorting.

"Brother Zhao, wake up, wake up!"

Cui Lin's voice came calling in his ear. Zhao Jingyan, drenched with sweat, snapped back to reality, "What happened? What's... what's wrong with me?"

"Hehe! Is this a new friend? The Cultivation Method practiced is a bit special and wasn't restrained in time; I hope the new friend won't take it the wrong way!"

The voice of the Mutated Being hidden within the Black Mist spoke, its neutral tone offering no clue as to its gender.

"Brother Zhao, let me introduce you. This is the Perfected one of Gu Ya. Perfected one, this is my friend Zhao Jingyan, a Master Craftsman from Twilight Forest Village. He hasn't attended our gatherings before, and I specifically brought him to experience this," Cui Lin hurriedly introduced, showing great respect to the Perfected of Gu Ya, whose gender was still a mystery.

"Zhao Jingyan, a fine Craftsman. I have heard of your name. Now that you are here, join us in this gathering," the Perfected of Gu Ya said politely, which contrasted starkly with the aura that Zhao Jingyan sensed from them.

The Perfected of Gu Ya, a moniker, perhaps?

Zhao Jingyan harbored suspicions about the Perfected of Gu Ya's identity but maintained his manners and stood up to bow, "Thank you, Perfected one!"

"Craftsman Zhao, please sit down, no need for formalities!" the Perfected of Gu Ya, shrouded in Black Mist, gestured for Zhao Jingyan to sit down, taking a seat at the main place themselves.

As soon as they were seated, the Perfected of Gu Ya began, "The reason I've invited everyone here is the same as before, to forge a Treasure. Please, look at this, the Imprisoning God Rope, capable of confining Divine Sense and limiting transformations. Any one of you who can forge this can exchange it here for Energy Fruit, secret manuals of Divine Powers, or even Divine Weapons and Divine Treasures."

"Of course, if the craftsmanship is exceptional and enough merit is accumulated, even exchanging for a position or domain isn't impossible."

The Perfected of Gu Ya's enigmatic tone seemed to carry a hint of amusement as they spoke, pulling out a Black Rope from their Storage Ring.

This Black Rope was just over a meter long, but it carried a profound aura, like an unfathomable ancient well. Looking at it, one could feel their Mind getting lost within it.

Zhao Jingyan knew this was the Black Rope's ability to limit Divine Sense.

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