Divine Spirits? True Gods?

Zhu Ping and Li Gujian both had darkened expressions. Brother Zhao's courage was too great, daring to provoke even the True Gods. Wasn't he truly unafraid of death?

"Brother Mu, can the restrictive spell on me be lifted?" Zhao Jingyan looked at Xiao Mu again, his unease mixed with anticipation.

"Are you certain you want to break the restrictive spell?" Xiao Mu pondered.

"This..." Zhao Jingyan suddenly hesitated. With Xiao Mu's question, he realized that he had made great efforts to join Mr. Gu Ya's Artifact Refiners' gathering. If the restrictive spell was lifted, wouldn't he lose the chance to participate in the gatherings?

After pondering, he reluctantly asked, "Brother Mu, is there a way to lift the restrictive spell without alerting the person who cast it?"

Zhu Ping and Li Gujian didn't know what to say. What was Old Zhao thinking? Brother Mu had already made it clear that the restrictive spell on him was cast by someone exploiting their authority.

What is authority? It's the business of Divine Spirits.

Since it was a restrictive spell imposed by the business of Divine Spirits, how could he possibly lift it without the Divine Spirit noticing, bypassing their authority altogether?

Not to mention, Old Zhao had just mentioned the person was extremely strong, possibly a True God. The difficulty of breaking the authority of a True God was unimaginable.

Both turned their heads to look at Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu suddenly waved his right hand, and the three immediately closed their mouths as if they understood something.

Xiao Mu closed his eyes, and the scene before him immediately changed.

A strong curse aura leaked out from the front, and the oppressive might of a True God appeared before him.

"Congratulations to Elder Zhou on acquiring the full Curse Ancestor's authority, becoming the Curse Ancestor!"

Xiao Mu didn't need to look around to know what had happened.

He was now in the temple area of the Alliance Headquarters, in front of the divine likeness, opposite the altar table, stood Zhou Xuanmen.

The aura on Zhou Xuanmen had undergone a groundbreaking transformation, having completely integrated the Curse Ancestor's power, and from a half True God, he had become a real True God.

Above his head, a gray-black Giant Stone flickered in and out of visibility, with thousands of curse threads extending out, connecting all curses in the world.

That was the Curse Stone, the origin of curses, the root of curses, and the ultimate symbol of curse authority.

At this moment, as the newly formed Curse Ancestor, Zhou Xuanmen could, if he wished, exert the curse authority to easily curse to death any Mutated Beings below the level of True Gods.

"The stronger the power, the more matters one needs to worry about; there's nothing to be congratulated for. I'm giving the Creation Axe back to you, and, here, have another Command Token. I will continue to monitor Twilight Forest Village. If any accidents arise, you can contact me again."

Zhou Xuanmen's face lacked the joy that would follow a surge in strength, and as he spoke, he threw the Creation Axe and a gray-black curse Command Token onto the altar table in front of Xiao Mu.

"Thank you, Elder!"

Xiao Mu casually expressed his gratitude, but at that time, Zhou Xuanmen's figure flashed and suddenly turned into curse power and left the temple, casting Xiao Mu's words far behind him.

He left quickly!

In a sigh, Xiao Mu controlled the incense fire energy. Wrapped in the swirling incense fire, his divine likeness reached out and picked up the Creation Axe.

The Creation Qi inside the Creation Axe was clearly diminished. It seems that when Zhou Xuanmen used the Creation Axe to cut through the corpse of the Curse Ancestor and extract the other half of the curse authority, even with the Creation Axe in hand, it still cost him a considerable amount of effort.

"No wonder Li Jiesheng only requested one opportunity to use the Creation Axe. This Treasure expends a certain amount after each use, once it has left the ancient Creation well."

Regretfully, Xiao Mu put away the Creation Axe and then picked up and stored the curse Command Token.

Then, his Divine Sense left the divine likeness and returned to his own body.

"You want to break your restrictive spell without letting the caster of the restriction know?" Xiao Mu opened his eyes and looked at Zhao Jingyan.

"Brother Mu, is it possible?" Zhao Jingyan asked, leaning forward with a look of expectancy and nervousness.

"A trivial matter, it can certainly be done."

Xiao Mu waved his right hand lightly, nonchalantly stating, "However, after I break the restrictive spell for you, you must keep it secret. You cannot let the caster of the restriction probe your Divine Sense, or they will surely detect it."

With the Creation Axe in hand, Xiao Mu felt breaking the restrictive spell without the caster's realization was not difficult at all.

Although it's true that each use of the Creation Axe results in a bit of consumption, that also depends on what kind of matter it's used for.

Opening the corpse of the Curse Ancestor to obtain the Curse Power had required a considerable amount of energy, but the expense of breaking the seal imposed by Zhao Jingyan—a practitioner at the Yin God Realm—on the exterior of his Divine Sense was much less.

Moreover, Zhao Jingyan was an informant of his own; Xiao Mu felt it was necessary to break the seal for him, even if doing so would cause a certain consumption of the Cosmos Axe.

Just a trivial matter?

Zhao Jingyan, Li Gujian, and Zhu Ping exchanged glances, suddenly feeling relieved.

Brother Mu truly did not disappoint them; there seemed to be nothing he couldn't do.

"Brother Mu, please rest assured, I'll be extra cautious and won't give anyone the chance to detect my Divine Sense."

Zhao Jingyan couldn't wait to make his promise, eager and excited.

"Sit tight!"

Xiao Mu stopped talking and stretched out his hand, and the white Cosmos Axe appeared in his grasp. Holding the axe, he gave a gentle wave towards Zhao Jingyan.

Crack!

Creation's White Light shot out from the Cosmos Axe, striking directly into Zhao Jingyan's body.

Sounds of breaking echoed within Zhao Jingyan's Divine Sense; he felt as if a ceramic-like shell had suddenly shattered outside his Divine Sense, and instantly, his sense felt lighter, as if a mountain had been lifted from him.

"Thank you, Brother Mu, for helping me break the seal. I am eternally grateful!"

Zhao Jingyan stood up and bowed deeply to express his gratitude to Xiao Mu.

"You don't have to be polite, Brother Zhao. The seal on you has been removed. My methods are clever; although the seal is broken, the person who set it will not notice. Now you can comfortably discuss what exactly has happened to you."

As if it were nothing, Xiao Mu extended his hand, inviting Zhao Jingyan to sit down.

"Yes, Brother Mu!"

Zhao Jingyan took his seat with a reassured heart and began to recount the events that transpired during the Artifact Refiners' gathering.

Xiao Mu listened intently, his attention sharpening when Mr. Gu Ya was mentioned.

Clearly, here was yet another powerful character he had never heard of.

"Mr. Gu Ya said he could provide you with information about the Variant Beings from beyond the heavens and Qing Jie's Thunder God?"

After Zhao Jingyan finished his story, Xiao Mu immediately pursued the details that interested him.

"Yes, Brother Mu. Mr. Gu Ya did indeed say that—provided I could craft Treasures for them," Zhao Jingyan nodded in response.

"You may continue to contact Mr. Gu Ya, join their gatherings, and see what kind of information he can offer."

Xiao Mu contemplated for a moment, deciding not to rush into a conflict with the mysterious Mr. Gu Ya; instead, he would see what kind of information the other party could provide.

After all, what he most urgently required at the moment was information on the Variant Beings from beyond the heavens as well as on Qing Jie's Thunder God. There was no need to make adversaries before resolving the situation with the Variant Being in Twilight Forest Village.

Nonetheless, necessary surveillance was essential.

"Yes, Brother Mu, that was exactly my intention," Zhao Jingyan hastily agreed.

"If you encounter any unforeseen events, you may use the strand of hair I gave you to contact me, and I will do my best to assist you."

After a moment of thought, Xiao Mu reminded Zhao Jingyan, also concerned about the origins of Mr. Gu Ya and the possibility of Zhao Jingyan encountering danger.

"Brother Mu truly cares for me. With this, I don't have to worry about my safety at all."

Zhao Jingyan was immensely grateful and visibly relieved. With Xiao Mu's promise, he felt that his situation had suddenly become very safe.

"And the rest of you, if you encounter any accidents, you can also contact me through the strand of hair."

Xiao Mu then turned to Zhu Ping and Li Gujian, giving the same instruction.

Li Gujian and Zhu Ping quickly stood up and solemnly thanked Xiao Mu. With this promise, their safety, like Zhao Jingyan's, was assured.

After seeing off Zhao Jingyan, Li Gujian, and Zhu Ping, Xiao Mu began to organize the gains of the day.

First and foremost, undoubtedly, were the Energy Points. By defeating the Two-horned King and 'Ge Changkong', he had accumulated 12 Energy Points in total, adding to the 1 Energy Point he had left previously, so now he had a total of 13 Energy Points.

Xiao Mu thought about it for a while and eventually decided to keep the 13 Energy Points for the time being, not rushing to use them.

Next, he took out the Mountain God Token and started to implement "The King's Enthronement Technique" on this command token.

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