"Let it be, I'll surprise you when we meet again."

Xiao Mu knew that Xu Qianwu was worried about his insufficient strength to deal with that Reincarnation System's strong being from the Peak of the Divine Spirit Realm, which was why he kept reminding him.

This made Xiao Mu, who originally planned to show off his strength in front of Xu Qianwu, dispel the thought.

He silently thanked Xu Qianwu once more.

"Why do you insist on acting alone? It would be so much better to work with us," Xu Qianwu said with a sigh, trying to recruit Xiao Mu, "Xiao Xiao, would you consider joining us?"

"No need, haha, Elder Xu, you are in the light, and I am in the dark. If we cooperate with each other, I think it will be more helpful for the investigation of the Heavenly Court and Life and Death Sect."

Xiao Mu smiled and declined Xu Qianwu's kindness. Then, he said farewell to Xu Qianwu and his Divine Sense left the Divine Image.

"Another strong being from the Reincarnation System has entered Twilight Forest Village. It's really getting livelier by the day."

Opening his eyes, Xiao Mu muttered to himself. After thinking for a while, he sent the information about the Divine Spirit from the Reincarnation System that Xu Qianwu had just shared with him to Zhao Jingyan, Zhu Ping, and Li Gujian, instructing them to stay alert.

Then, Xiao Mu went downstairs, opened the shop for business, and took the opportunity to start cultivating.

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"Are you now ready to tell me where you obtained your intelligence from?"

Yu Jiasheng looked at Zhu Ping standing in front of his office desk, his tone already containing a hint of interrogation.

Zhu Ping, who had deliberately separated from Li Gujian to meet Yu Jiasheng alone, was not panicked. He slowly voiced the excuse he had prepared, "Leader, you are truly insightful. This information was, indeed, not discovered by me, but was relayed to me by a friend."

Zhu Ping's response did not surprise Yu Jiasheng. However, his gaze gradually sharpened, filled with caution, "Friend, who is this friend of yours? How did he find out about the attack on the Base of Village Protection Team by the Mutated Beings from beyond our world?"

Zhu Ping smiled and said, "This friend is looking forward to meeting the leader. If the leader wishes, I can introduce you, and then the leader can personally ask my friend about the clues."

"He wants to meet me?"

Yu Jiasheng was stunned. This time, Zhu Ping's words were beyond his expectation; he had not anticipated that Zhu Ping's so-called friend would actually want to meet him.

"If he wants to meet me, why doesn't your friend come directly to the Village Protection Team?"

Yu Jiasheng fixed his gaze on Zhu Ping, seemingly trying to discern something from his expression.

Zhu Ping suddenly felt weary as he looked at Yu Jiasheng.

Leader, although you are the leader of the Village Protection Team and have a rather high status in Twilight Forest Village, are you really that esteemed for Brother Mu to personally visit?

To Brother Mu, the leader of the Village Protection Team is really not much, is he?

With frustration brewing within, Zhu Ping helplessly said, "Leader, if you want to know the reason, why not meet my friend in person?"

"Is your friend from the Heavenly Court?" A thought suddenly struck Yu Jiasheng, and his expression turned stern.

Leader, where is your mind wandering to? Would I dare to associate with someone from the Heavenly Court?

Zhu Ping was taken aback, then started to feel a mixture of amusement and frustration as he quickly explained, "Leader, please don't misunderstand, my friend is definitely a person from the Human world, and moreover, someone from the Alliance."

"A person from the Human world?" Yu Jiasheng was slightly relieved.

Seizing the moment, Zhu Ping continued, "If the leader wishes to meet him, just let me know, and I will take the leader to see my friend. Then, all of the leader's questions can be asked directly."

"Let me think about it." Yu Jiasheng waved his hand, signaling that Zhu Ping could leave.

The leader is still unsure about Brother Mu's identity.

Zhu Ping sighed inwardly as he exited Yu Jiasheng's Office, then headed for the Data Room. He planned to search for clues related to the Lord of the White Mansion in there.

Thankfully, the attack on the Village Protection Team by the Mutated Beings from beyond our world was only meant to kill and establish dominance; they didn't intend to destroy anything, so the information in the Data Room remained intact.

"Old Zhu, have you seen the leader? What did the leader say?"

At the entrance to the Data Room, Old Yan, who had recently been transferred to guard the Data Room, greeted Zhu Ping.

"The leader is only worried about me associating with outsiders, but once it was discussed, there were no issues. Old Yan, I want to look up some information related to the Lord of Bai's Mansion."

Zhu Ping answered Old Yan's question straightforwardly.

"The information on the Lord of Bai's Mansion can be found on the third bookshelf in section E to the left."

With a casual motion, Old Yan threw a white signboard to Zhu Ping.

"Thanks!" Zhu Ping took the signboard, walked into the Data Room, and went straight to the left toward section E in search of the third bookshelf.

The Village Protection Team didn't have much information on the Lord of Bai's Mansion, mostly well-known records, such as the Dalin Abyss being the site of an Ancient Great War, where the Lord of Bai's Mansion battled the Undying Divine Sovereign, or how the Lord of Bai's Mansion once built a temple in Twilight Forest Village, which, due to the passage of time, could no longer be found.

"Brother Mu wants valuable information, not worthless common knowledge known to everyone."

Sighing, Zhu Ping took out a book related to the Lord of Bai's Mansion to carefully read, searching for important clues that others may have overlooked.

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"Zhu Ping said his friend wants to meet me; should I go to see him?"

"Zhu Ping didn't reveal his friend's identity; why? Could it be his friend's identity is highly secretive and can't be casually disclosed to outsiders?"

"Zhu Ping mentioned the person is from the Alliance, but should they be truly from the Alliance?"

"If the Alliance knows about the Mutated Beings from outside the world attacking the Village Protection Team, why don't they intervene? What hidden agenda could there be?"

"Why does this person suddenly want to meet me? For what reason would they want to see me?"

Yu Jiasheng was mired in worries about Xiao Mu's identity and was indecisive about whether he should meet Xiao Mu.

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Over the following days, Xiao Mu was constantly cultivating, on one hand, to solidify his Realm, and on the other hand, to continue consuming Energy Fruits to prepare for Breaking Through to the Peak of the Divine Spirit Realm.

Great Chief Wu Jie, through Divine Sense, provided him with the Energy Fruits he needed, a total of fifteen thousand, so Xiao Mu no longer had to worry about the Energy Fruits required for Breaking Through to the Peak of the Divine Spirit Realm.

During this period, Xiao Mu specifically cultivated the Tripartite Image Refinement Technique. Since advancing to the later stages of the Divine Spirit Realm, his cultivation of the Technique had become easier, with the Tianyuan position now able to merge with more Power. In it, the Tai Chi Diagram, virtually manifested within the Tianyuan position, had also become more powerful and substantial as it filled with Power.

This outcome further enhanced the strength that the Tianyuan position could exert within Divine authority, making Xiao Mu even feel that with his current power, facing the City God of Tai Cang alone, he would definitely be capable of a fight.

The only regret was "The King's Enthronement Technique"; it aids in improving the Heavenly Emperor's Might, but the problem was that Xiao Mu currently had no good and quick method to enhance the cultivation of "The King's Enthronement Technique."

Since this cultivation method could only improve with the authority of others, lacking assistance from others meant Xiao Mu himself could do nothing about the urgent matter, no matter how anxious he was.

"Has Zhu Ping not found any clues to the Lord of Bai's Mansion yet?"

"The Mountain God Token should not be given away for free; it must be exchanged for something of value, or else my standing in the eyes of others will be diminished, and those who receive it will not cherish it."

Xiao Mu murmured to himself, anxious about when Zhu Ping would find the clues related to the Lord of Bai's Mansion.

However, he wasn't willing to give the Mountain God Token to the other party unless Zhu Ping offered something in return.

"I hope Zhu Ping can find the valuable clues soon, as well as Li Gujian. If necessary, I could urge them on. No, forget it, pushing them would inevitably lower my status in their eyes."

A thought had barely emerged in Xiao Mu's mind before he quickly dismissed it, deciding to let events unfold naturally.

In these few days, some ordinary people had been buying Dao Talisman from his shop, but the person related to the reincarnation force he had been waiting for had yet to come.

Xiao Mu, accustomed to the strange events following the World Mutation, was not in a hurry and patiently waited.

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