Li Jiesheng: Haha! For instance, the Ancestor of the Five Elements—Xiao Mu must be eager to know about this person, right?

The Ancestor of the Five Elements?

Li Jiesheng suddenly mentioned the Ancestor of the Five Elements, which caught Xiao Mu off guard.

In fact, prior to this, if Li Jiesheng hadn't actively brought up the Ancestor of the Five Elements, Xiao Mu might not have considered this person's existence.

Now that Li Jiesheng had mentioned him, Xiao Mu's attention immediately focused on the Ancestor of the Five Elements.

This person, the Ancestor of the Five Elements, is a True God and exists on the same level as the Curse Ancestor, the Undying Divine Sovereign, the Yin and Yang Divine Sovereign, and the Wu De Divine Monarch.

So far, the True Gods in the Human world include only the Divine Phoenix Lady, the Wu De Divine Monarch, and Zhou Xuanmen. As more True Gods from the Heavenly Court descend into the Human world, the divine power in the Human world will increasingly fall short.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that in the near future, finding more True Gods or cultivating them will become the most important direction for the Human world.

Li Jiesheng's mention of the Ancestor of the Five Elements stirred something in Xiao Mu's heart.

This True God, whether it is to ally with or to find and strip of his position after elimination, could help improve the strength of the Human world.

After a thought, Xiao Mu sent a message: Does Li brother know where the Ancestor of the Five Elements is imprisoned?

Li Jiesheng: Xiao brother thinks too highly of me. The Ancestor of the Five Elements has been locked down by the Lord of Bai's Mansion using the Chain of Creation, and is also restricted by the Chaos Power, cutting off all reality factors, and is trapped in the Eternal Unknown—it's impossible for ordinary people to find him.

This message made Xiao Mu slightly frown. Though Li Jiesheng claimed not to know where the Ancestor of the Five Elements was trapped, he had inadvertently revealed quite a bit of information, such as being restricted by the Chaos Power and trapped in the Eternal Unknown.

The unknown itself is a form of authority, and only a stronger authority can solve it. Otherwise, even if the place where the Ancestor of the Five Elements is trapped were right before his eyes, he would not be able to see or touch it.

As Xiao Mu was contemplating, Li Jiesheng sent another message: I will help Xiao brother investigate the whereabouts of the Ancestor of the Five Elements. Once found, I'll inform Xiao brother.

Xiao Mu thought for a moment and suddenly felt uneasy. Just on the point of collaboration, Li Jiesheng had given too much, and Xiao Mu didn't believe the other party was the sort who helped others without wanting anything in return.

Li Jiesheng had given so much, surely he must want something.

Isn't Li brother going to talk about his own situation? What does Emperor Xuanding need? Why does he want to collaborate with our Human world?

Li Jiesheng: Xiao brother, don't overthink it. The Emperor merely wants to collaborate with the Human world to borrow the strength of the Human Emperor and jointly resist Emperor Taija.

After gathering three types of authority, Emperor Taija's strength has become too formidable, nearly approaching that of the former Heavenly Emperor. With such strength, relying solely on Emperor Xuanding or the Human Emperor is by no means a match; only collaboration is the right path.

After carefully reading the message, Xiao Mu suddenly put away his cellphone.

Li Jiesheng's words were vague and he still hadn't revealed Emperor Xuanding's true intentions, making it hard for Xiao Mu to fully trust him.

"Even in collaboration, caution is needed. Fortunately, until the threat posed by Emperor Taija is resolved, Emperor Xuanding likely will not turn against the Human world."

"For me, the most important thing to do is to seize the opportunity to enhance my own strength. As long as I can elevate my strength sufficiently before Emperor Xuanding and the Human world fall out, or awaken the Human Emperor or resurrect Lady Miaoyi, find the Lord of Bai's Mansion, then I don't have to worry about Emperor Xuanding posing a threat to the Human world."

Although Li Jiesheng wasn't very detailed in his talk and lacked sincerity, Xiao Mu still felt that collaboration was possible.

Collaboration is essentially a mutually beneficial affair, and Emperor Xuanding and the Human world were not friends, but simply shared a simple win-win relationship.

Thereafter, Xiao Mu decided to leave the Zhao Family.

But before leaving the Zhao Family, he deliberately left a Divine Likeness in his room to facilitate contact between Zhao Jingyan, Zhu Ping, Li Gujian, and himself.

He also used the Changeable Divine Technique to transform a strand of hair into a small figure and daily honored the Divine Likeness with Mutant Incense to ensure it did not lose its spirituality.

Lastly, Xiao Mu used the Creation Power to seal the Divine Likeness, so apart from Zhao Jingyan, Zhu Ping, Li Gujian, and Xiao Mu deliberately opening the Divine Likeness, no one else could detect its presence.

Using the Escape Art, he left the Zhao Family and once on the street, Xiao Mu landed and assumed the identity of the Taoist Yan Ping, whom he had used before.

Then, Xiao Mu employed the Earth Escape Technique to head southeast towards the Treasure Trading Market of Twilight Forest Village.

Opposite the material market in the northeast, the Treasure Trading Market primarily focused on trading treasures.

However, in Twilight Forest Village, due to the power issues of the mutated beings in the village, the treasures traded in this market were not of high caliber - they were just ordinary treasures, mostly of the Mortal Realm standard.

Xiao Mu walked around the market, made several rental calls, and finally secured a location as the landlord took him out to see the place.

Xiao Mu had been waiting at the edge of the market for about ten minutes when an electric bike pulled up in front of him.

The landlord was a woman in her mid-forties, rather corpulent, about five-foot-five in height and weighed nearly the same.

The woman had a cheerful expression on her face and seemed to have a pleasant personality.

When she saw Xiao Mu, she was momentarily stunned, clearly not expecting the person who had called to rent her property to be a Taoist priest.

"Lady Tao, hello!"

Xiao Mu stood up and saluted the woman with a Taoist bow.

"Hello, Daoist, are you Daoist Yan?"

Lady Tao tentatively asked.

Xiao Mu nodded, "Yes, that's me."

Lady Tao then sighed in relief as she invited Xiao Mu to follow her to see the house while initiating a conversation, "I never expected a Daoist priest to rent my property. Daoist Yan, may I ask what your purpose is for renting?"

As the World Mutation had occurred, Taoism thrived, and most ordinary people held a great respect for Taoists.

Xiao Mu smiled and responded, "I am skilled in making Dao Talismans. I heard about the strange incidents in Twilight Forest Village and specifically came here to sell Dao Talismans and accumulate merits."

Accumulate merits?

Upon hearing Xiao Mu's words, Lady Tao was stunned for a few seconds before she exclaimed in admiration, "Daoist, you truly are a noble person! Our village indeed has many strange occurrences. A high person like you making and selling talismans here will surely prosper."

Xiao Mu showed a modest smile, trying to project an image of a reclusive noble person, and said calmly, "Lady Tao, you misunderstand me. I make Dao Talismans not for profit, but to do good deeds."

"Money holds no significance for me. My Dao Talismans, indeed, possess great powers. I have Peace Talismans, Ward Off Evil Talismans, Ghost Expelling Talismans, and Evil Expelling Talismans. You can take a talisman if you give money, any amount as long as it's not more than a hundred each time, and you can also take a talisman without paying. For the truly destitute, not only do I not charge, but I also offer money for them to take the talisman."

"Daoist… you really… truly are a noble person!"

This time, Lady Tao was absolutely astounded.

"Just doing good deeds is nothing special. I'm merely using my abilities to help ordinary people as much as I can. The World Mutation makes it hardest on these average individuals."

Xiao Mu humbly replied, his smile exceptionally friendly and serene.

"Daoist speaks truly well!"

Lady Tao was deeply moved by Xiao Mu's character. After a short pause with her head lowered, she looked up, "Daoist, I initially planned to charge ten thousand per month for the shop, now let's make it eight thousand."

"Lady Tao does good deeds and will surely be rewarded in the future. This Dao Talisman is my gift to you!"

Xiao Mu performed a bow and took out a Peace Talisman from the Earth Seal Space, handing it to Lady Tao.

His mastery in making talismans was not low – a common Yellow Paper talisman, solidified by his use of the True Force, looked triangular like a paper corner but now appeared full of spiritual energy, giving an impression of being vitally alive.

"Ah, thank you, Daoist, thank you!"

Lady Tao was both shocked and delighted as she received the talisman. Xiao Mu's talismans were no trivial matter, and even ordinary people could tell at a glance that it was a treasure.

Lady Tao stopped the bike and carefully put the talisman into her handbag. At this moment, they had just arrived at the storefront Xiao Mu intended to rent.

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