Shorten cultivation time? Just the first benefit?

Xiao Mu's eyes narrowed, and he was immediately intrigued.

The Human Emperor Tower's cultivation offers more benefits beyond shortening time; even this alone is enough to tempt him.

For him, the most important thing right now is to elevate his Realm. If he can't progress, everything else is pointless.

His enemy is someone like Emperor Taija, an existence of the Heavenly God level.

Emperor Taija could descend into the human world at any time. If Xiao Mu isn't prepared, he could be captured and killed by Emperor Taija immediately.

Gu Mei, noticing Xiao Mu's reaction, continued, "Besides shortening cultivation time, training in the Human Emperor Tower helps cultivators cast their bodies, stabilize their Realm, and makes future breakthroughs easier."

Hearing this, Xiao Mu was even more moved, but he kept a calm facade and asked, "So, Chen Ming and Xu Lang are trying to manipulate me, using words to induce complacency, hoping I won't strive for merit and let them take the First Merit?"

Gu Mei gave a cold smile, "Precisely. Xiao Mu, do you think they're good people? Do you think they approach you for no reason, just to build a rapport?"

Xiao Mu suddenly thought of something and looked at Gu Mei, "Then what about you? Why are you telling me this? Don't say it's just to get close to me, to make friends?"

"Me?"

Gu Mei's expression darkened, and a cold aura emanated from her as she angrily said, "Chen Ming schemed against me, leading Mutated Beings from the Heavenly Court to attack me, causing harm to my subordinates and nearly getting me killed too."

"I hate him to death. Telling you this is, of course, to get revenge on him."

Revenge?

It's understandable that you want revenge on Chen Ming since he harmed you. However, he hasn't harmed me. I have no reason to help you get revenge.

Xiao Mu's thoughts raced, and he said, "If you're trying to enlist my help in your revenge, you're mistaken. Even though I also dislike Chen Ming, while we're in the Creation Space, facing the real threat of the Heavenly Court, unless he actively seeks trouble with me, I won't deal with him. The Heavenly Court is the true enemy. In my view, engaging in internal strife before defeating external threats is utterly foolish."

Gu Mei's face remained cold, "Just because you, Xiao Mu, see the bigger picture, doesn't mean everyone else does. In fact, some people's shortsightedness far exceeds your expectations."

"Besides, I never intended for you to help me with revenge. It's not easy for me to exact revenge on Chen Ming. But if I can alert you to the benefits of securing the First Merit, motivating you to pursue it, and preventing it from falling into Chen Ming's hands, that's part of my revenge."

"Is that so?"

Xiao Mu gave Gu Mei a long look.

This woman's arrogance at first meeting seemed inconsistent with her current behavior, making Xiao Mu suspicious.

Of course, he could interpret her change as a realization from being schemed against by Chen Ming. Still, he couldn't help but be wary of her true intentions.

After thinking it over, unable to gauge Gu Mei's true thoughts, Xiao Mu said, "The information you've given me is very important. I'm very grateful. Now, let's part ways here."

With that, a Five-Color Light Spectrum appeared beneath Xiao Mu's feet as he prepared to use his Escape Art to leave.

No matter Gu Mei's intentions, as long as he kept his distance, she couldn't easily scheme against him.

He had already been targeted by Xu Lang and Chen Ming once and didn't want to be caught in someone else's plans again.

Although their scheming hadn't caused him any loss, being manipulated was unpleasant.

"Wait, Xiao Mu, wait!"

Seeing Xiao Mu about to leave, Gu Mei urgently called out.

Xiao Mu's Escape Light paused slightly. He turned his head, frowning at Gu Mei.

What could this woman want?

Unbothered by Xiao Mu's displeasure, Gu Mei pressed further, "Where are you going? What are you planning to do?"

Xiao Mu replied, "What am I doing? Of course, I'm going to kill the Mutated Beings of the Heavenly Court. The information you provided is crucial, and the opportunity for cultivation in the Human Emperor Tower is equally important to me."

"I wouldn't have known about this opportunity otherwise. But now that I do, how could I pass it up? So, your purpose is achieved. I will indeed participate in the scramble for the First Merit reward. Chen Ming has no chance."

Xiao Mu didn't feel that striving for the Human Emperor Tower reward was falling into Gu Mei's scheme in any way.

In fact, even without Gu Mei's words, knowing about the opportunity for the First Merit reward, Xiao Mu would have made the same choice.

"Wait, Xiao Mu, you say you're going to kill the Heavenly Court Mutated Beings for merit. But do you know where they are? How do you plan to find them?"

Gu Mei immediately questioned further upon hearing this.

Xiao Mu calmly replied, "That's none of your concern. I have my own methods for locating the Heavenly Court's Mutated Beings."

With that, he unfolded his Escape Art, once again preparing to leave.

What he said was no bluff. He indeed had means to locate the Mutated Beings; the Primordial Spirit Out-of-body Technique was not for show.

Especially after his own mutation, its power was greatly enhanced, making it impossible for the Mutated Beings' movements to escape his detection within a thousand kilometers.

"Wait, Xiao Mu, I have one more piece of information to tell you."

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