The Earth Cave appeared incredibly deep and secluded, as if leading to another world.

It seemed that the temple of Lord of Bai's Mansion had sustained damage during the Ancient Great War. Xiao Mu leaped into the Earth Cave, his body descending continuously.

A strong and radiant light suddenly covered him from below, possessing a repelling effect, yet it rapidly dissipated upon touching Xiao Mu's body.

"It seems that the temple of Lord of Bai's Mansion indeed restricts entrants; only those with human bloodline can enter."

Xiao Mu kept falling until suddenly his feet hit solid ground.

He was now at the bottom of the Earth Cave, surrounded by signs of excavation, but a divine aura emanated from the ground, along with the radiant light that had just repelled him.

"Hmm, it seems I've arrived too early. Duanmu Gong and the others haven't unearthed the temple yet," Xiao Mu muttered to himself, then nodded.

This was undoubtedly a good thing, as it avoided the temple's treasures being taken away by Variant Beings like Duanmu Gong and the Thunder God of Qing Jie.

Looking down around him, it was clear that a Great Array had been set up to guard the surroundings, and the powerful light from beneath the Earth Cave shielded everything.

"No wonder the Thunder God of Qing Jie and Duanmu Gong couldn't directly enter; it's because of the Array." After some thought, Xiao Mu suddenly took out the Creation Axe and swung it in the air.

Crack!

The Creation White Light struck the ground, merging directly into it.

But to Xiao Mu's surprise, a dense radiant light seemed to react suddenly, repelling outwards.

Even the powerful Creation White Light was blocked by the dense radiant light, unable to penetrate into the depths of the Earth Cave.

Xiao Mu was stunned for a moment, watching the standoff between the radiant light and Creation White Light, unsure of what to do.

The power of Creation was usually overwhelming, yet today it encountered an obstacle.

After some thought, Xiao Mu summoned the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor. The Seal flew out from within him, spinning above the clashing radiant light and Creation White Light, while the Great Decree pressed down from the sky, and the Supreme Intention settled above them both.

Pfft!

A muffled sound emerged as the vast radiant light gradually retreated, making way. Meanwhile, the Creation White Light surged forward, enveloping Xiao Mu's body and sinking into Earth Cave's depths.

Without experiencing time, Xiao Mu was once again standing on solid ground.

This time, he stood before the ruins of a temple.

The temple was not very large, but it did have a courtyard, approximately a thousand square meters in size. In addition to the main temple, there were a few supplementary temple buildings around it.

An ancient and boundless aura emanated from the temple, though it bore the appearance of decay.

The Ancient Great War had been too cruel. This place had been desolate for a long time, devoid of even incense fire.

Even so, standing at the shattered gateway to the temple, Xiao Mu paid his respects to the interior of the temple, "Junior Xiao Mu pays tribute to the predecessor Lord of Bai's Mansion."

The temple gave no response; the place had been desolate for far too long, the Incense Fire had long since extinguished, and even if Lord of Bai's Mansion were still alive, it would be impossible for him to respond here.

After paying his respects, Xiao Mu stepped into the temple.

The first few buildings were supplementary temple buildings, including the Local Earth God Temple, Local Mountain God Temple, and Local City God Temple.

Walking past one temple after another, Xiao Mu respectfully saluted each ancient deity's likeness within those temples. These temples were all empty, devoid of any valuable Information.

Xiao Mu approached the final building, which was the temple of Lord of Bai's Mansion.

Lord of Bai's Mansion's temple was even more desolate than the others; this massive temple had collapsed halfway during the Ancient Great War, and even the doorway was gone. The altar table was half-collapsed, and the temple of Lord of Bai's Mansion was destroyed by half.

"Salutations to the predecessor! Junior Xiao Mu pays my respects!"

Xiao Mu still showed full courtesy, paying his respects to the temple of Lord of Bai's Mansion, which once again gave no response.

"Predecessor, please forgive me! To resist the Heavenly Court, I need resources and methods of Cultivation." After paying another tribute to the likeness of Lord of Bai's Mansion, Xiao Mu straightened up and walked towards the likeness.

Ultimately, under the altar table, he found a Bamboo Slip. Xiao Mu picked up the Bamboo Slip and explored it with his Divine Sense, then was pleasantly surprised to discover it contained a great deal of important Information.

After tucking away the Bamboo Slip, he continued to search the temple, but aside from an incense burner on the altar table that was missing a corner, Xiao Mu found no other gains.

"True Gods' incense burner, although it lacks a corner, taking it back would still be useful for the strong in the human world to enhance their strength. Senior Zhou is a True God; he surely lacks such Treasures."

After paying his respects and apologizing to the likeness of Lord of Bai's Mansion once again, explaining his need to take the incense burner, Xiao Mu collected the damaged incense burner.

Having made a final inspection of the temple and confirming there were no more discoveries to be made, Xiao Mu decided to leave.

Pulling out the Creation Axe, he released a blast of Creation Power that wrapped around his body, and Xiao Mu left the temple of Lord of Bai's Mansion.

After departing from the temple, Xiao Mu directly engaged his Escape Art, heading to the meeting place he had previously arranged with Zhou Xuanmen.

This was Dalin Abyss. Xiao Mu chose a Stone to sit on, placing the Bamboo Slip and the incense burner missing a corner in front of him.

Zhou Xuanmen arrived after more than an hour, his appearance somewhat disheveled, clothes torn, showing that the battle with the Lord of the Nether River had taken a toll on him.

"Senior, are you doing alright?" Xiao Mu stood up and asked.

"Yes, I'm fine," Zhou Xuanmen waved his hand, nonchalantly saying, "Yu Tong's strength is not low. Should you ever encounter him, you must be careful. If necessary, immediately ask for my help."

"Thank you for the warning, Senior. I will be careful," Xiao Mu responded.

Despite Zhou Xuanmen not speaking of the result with the River Lord, Yu Tong, from his current state, it was clear that neither Zhou Xuanmen nor Yu Tong had emerged with any advantage.

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