New realizations filled Xiao Mu with excitement; his path became much clearer.

All he needed to do was to find a way to acquire divine cultivation techniques and corresponding Divine Treasures to enhance the power of the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor. Then, he could start thinking about ascending to the status of a True God.

As for the Variant Cultivation Method that he had been pursuing, Xiao Mu suddenly felt it was likely that he was on the wrong track. A Variant was a manifestation of strength, and with sufficient strength, Variants would naturally occur; thus, the key lay in enhancing one's power, not cultivating Variants.

Next, he would cultivate while waiting for a response from Zhou Xuanmen.

The response from Zhou Xuanmen didn't arrive immediately, but instead, came three days later.

The notification sound of a message rang out, and Xiao Mu took out his cellphone, only to see a message from Zhou Xuanmen.

"Xiao Xiao, were you looking for me?" Across the phone, Zhou Xuanmen didn't look much different from ordinary people. After all, cameras couldn't display the strength of the powerful, which was the main reason Xiao Mu was reluctant to use a cellphone to contact others.

"Senior Zhou, I wanted to ask if Headquarters has any divine authority cultivation techniques for a city god?" Xiao Mu deliberately spoke into the cellphone's camera.

"You don't have to get so close; I can see you just fine."

Zhou Xuanmen felt awkward with the suddenly enlarged image on the phone and quickly reminded Xiao Mu.

"Sorry, it's a habit. Please don't take offense, Senior."

Xiao Mu gave an embarrassed smile, stepped back, and straightened his posture.

Zhou Xuanmen said, "Divine authority cultivation techniques? Headquarters does have some, although not many. Most were collected and preserved before the Ancient Great War, with a small portion taken from Variant Beings from beyond the heavens."

Headquarters really has divine authority cultivation techniques?

Xiao Mu was delighted and hastily said, "Senior, I would like to exchange resources for the city god's divine authority cultivation technique from Headquarters. Please help me inquire if that's possible."

"You want to exchange for the divine authority cultivation technique?"

Zhou Xuanmen wasn't too surprised by Xiao Mu's statement. After pondering for a moment, "According to my knowledge, Headquarters has 'One-stroke life and death'. In principle, these cultivation methods are reserved for meritorious individuals. You have also made contributions to the Alliance, so since you ask, the Alliance should allocate a portion to you. However..."

Zhou Xuanmen suddenly paused mid-sentence, having difficulty continuing.

I understand, it is just a matter of resource scarcity, right? Senior Zhou is at the level of True Gods, and yet, I didn't expect him to be hesitant when it comes to resources.

Xiao Mu inwardly felt a whiff of disdain for the Alliance's predicament and said, "Senior Zhou, the Alliance is in straits, I understand. I'm not asking for a handout, but an exchange, with my own resources. Please help me facilitate this, Senior. If the exchange is possible, Divine Treasures, Divine Weapons, and Spirit Tablets are nothing to me."

"Exchange?" Zhou Xuanmen was briefly taken aback before he truly understood Xiao Mu's intentions.

Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Mu displayed the Netherlord Order, Yin Soul Book, Soul Summoning Banner, and the Black Wind Spirit Commander Crown in front of him, ensuring the cellphone camera captured them.

"The Netherlord Order, Black Wind Spirit Commander Crown, Soul Summoning Banner, Yin Soul Book..."

Zhou Xuanmen, looking at the treasures next to Xiao Mu, was at a loss for words for a moment. The young man had casually produced one Spirit Tablet and three Divine Treasures of the Divine Beings.

Several minutes later, Zhou Xuanmen finally said, "Afterwards, someone will contact you through your divine likeness. You give the Netherlord Order to Headquarters, and they will give you the 'One-stroke life and death' divine authority Secret Manual."

"Thank you for your efforts, Senior!"

Xiao Mu joyfully thanked Zhou Xuanmen.

He had expected Zhou Xuanmen to ask him to give up all his treasures in exchange for the divine authority manual. Frankly, even if he had to give up all his treasures for it, Xiao Mu wouldn't feel at a loss.

He was already prepared to part with these treasures, and there was nothing wrong with offering some support to Headquarters while at it.

Zhou Xuanmen didn't say anything more, ending the video call abruptly.

Leaving so fast? Well, I should contact Senior Xu again and aim to send out the treasures as soon as possible to enhance "The King's Enthronement Technique."

The conditions exhibited by the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor made Xiao Mu eager to enhance The King's Authority Sealing Technique as soon as possible, and the fastest way to do so was to give away the treasures in his possession.

He took out his cellphone and contacted Xu Qianwu, sending him a message first to avoid disturbing Xu at a bad time.

The so-called message was actually a photo; Xiao Mu took a picture of the Yin Soul Book, Soul Summoning Banner, and the Black Wind Spirit Commander Crown with his cellphone.

After sending the photo, Xiao Mu once again used his cultivation to begin the wait.

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"It truly is rampant, these Mutated Beings from beyond trying to sneak into Twilight Forest Village again. I hope we can stop them all this time. Hmm, Elder Xu..."

On the edge of Twilight Forest Village, at the garrison post, Zhao Yaogu suddenly turned around and found Xu Qianwu missing, momentarily stunned.

"This Xiao Xiao is unstoppable..."

Holding his cellphone in his right hand, Xu Qianwu was flying towards the temple district in great excitement.

Now that he had the status of a Netherlord, his speed was much faster than the regular Yin Gods. Flying at full speed, it didn't take long to reach the temple district.

Heading straight to Xiao Mu's temple, Xu Qianwu cleared his throat and fanned away the Incense Fire in front of the divine likeness with a gust of wind.

Xiao Mu sensed the disturbance and opened his eyes to see Xu Qianwu standing in front of his divine likeness.

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