"No." Xiao Mu replied, and upon seeing Du Wenzhen's expression, couldn't help but mock him, "Look at you, worrying like your wife ran off with someone. Old Du, you're really pathetic."

"I'm pathetic? You dare say that, heartless fellow. Who am I worrying about?" Du Wenzhen immediately retorted indignantly.

"Alright, let's say you're worried about me."

Xiao Mu chuckled and didn't argue further, "Relax, the one holding the Soul Treasure is not one of the Eight Grand Elders, but rather a Grand Elder from the Neutral Faction."

"Worried about me? Worry about yourself instead?"

"This Grand Elder from the Neutral Faction isn't very close to us. They've always remained neutral, never helping the Eight Grand Elders but also not favoring us."

"Such a person is someone neither the Eight Grand Elders nor us want to provoke. As for their Soul Treasure, I'd rather not borrow it unless there's truly no other option and I have to ask for help."

"The headquarters' relationships are so complex!" Du Wenzhen suddenly sighed loudly, filled with emotion, as if in awe.

Xiao Mu suddenly thought of Cangkuo Mountain and couldn't help but inquire Du Wenzhen,

"How's the staffing arrangement to keep an eye on Cangkuo Mountain coming along?"

Cangkuo Mountain is the crux of the matter.

The importance of the hidden space far surpasses that of the secret key.

Now, Xiao Mu can almost entirely conclude that the Heavenly Court's main purpose in entering the Great Tang Ruins is to search for the hidden space, to find the True God experts within the Absolute Sky Array. How can they not strictly protect Cangkuo Mountain?

Du Wenzhen replied helplessly, "Old Xiao, asking me about this is useless. You should know that I've long been marginalized. Now in Errands, my words don't count at all."

"Need to find Liu Yan?" Xiao Mu's expression suddenly turned sour.

Du Wenzhen nodded, "Yes, we need to find Liu Yan. Over there at Cangkuo Mountain, Liu Yan has already made arrangements. If you want to take a look, I can take you there."

"Alright then!"

Xiao Mu thought about it.

It's good to check out Cangkuo Mountain, lest there be no preparation when the time comes.

At that moment, led by Du Wenzhen, both simultaneously employed the Escape Art to rush to Cangkuo Mountain.

"Halt, who goes there? This is a restricted area, no approaching. Back off quickly!"

Xiao Mu and Du Wenzhen had just arrived near Cangkuo Mountain and hadn't even gotten close when a Variant jumped out, blocking their path.

"Bold, Jin Ming, look closely at who I am." Du Wenzhen's face showed anger as he stared at the Divine Spirit realm man.

"It's Director Du." Divine Spirit realm man Jin Ming hardly showed any respect towards Du Wenzhen, arrogantly saying, "Director Du, Director Liu has commanded, no one is allowed near Cangkuo Mountain unless they have his hand-order. May I ask why Director Du suddenly wants to visit Cangkuo Mountain?"

"Why?"

Du Wenzhen was instantly incensed, for he is still the Chief Director of Errands in the Great Tang Ruins yet being questioned by a subordinate like this - how could he tolerate it?

Moreover, at this moment with Xiao Mu present, Jin Ming didn't give him face, making it difficult for him to explain to Xiao Mu.

Du Wenzhen suppressed his anger, stared at Jin Ming, and coldly replied, "I want to enter Cangkuo Mountain."

Jin Ming showed no fear towards Du Wenzhen, calmly saying, "May I ask Director Du, where is Director Liu's hand-order?"

Du Wenzhen was enraged, "I want to enter Cangkuo Mountain, and I need Liu Yan's hand-order? Jin Ming, you have a lot of nerve!"

Jin Ming coldly replied, "This is Director Liu's command, anyone entering Cangkuo Mountain needs his hand-order. Without Director Liu's hand-order, not even the chief leader can approach Cangkuo Mountain."

"Director Du, if you have any objections, you can report to Director Liu, no need to bully a small fry like me."

"You... so audacious, I need to report to Liu Yan?" Du Wenzhen was infuriated, pointing at Jin Ming's nose and angrily scolding, "The chief leader needs Liu Yan's hand-order to enter Cangkuo Mountain, does the Grand Elder also need Liu Yan's hand-order?"

"I follow orders and only recognize Director Liu's hand-order. Without it, nobody should even think about entering Cangkuo Mountain." Jin Ming's expression was indifferent, uncompromising.

"You..."

Du Wenzhen's anger flared, pointing at Jin Ming ready to take action.

"Forget it!"

Xiao Mu suddenly pulled Du Wenzhen.

"Old... Old..., look at this, it's the Great Tang Ruins here, my subordinates dare behave so arrogantly towards me." Du Wenzhen turned to complain to Xiao Mu, fortunately remembering Xiao Mu's concealed identity just in time, avoiding naming him.

"Never mind, not seeing is fine."

Xiao Mu nodded to Du Wenzhen, didn't glance at Jin Ming, and directly turned to leave.

"Old... Old..., wait for me!"

Du Wenzhen used Escape Art to catch up.

Xiao Mu didn't intend to shake off Du Wenzhen, so it wasn't long before Du Wenzhen caught up.

"Old Xiao, look, although I'm the Chief Director of Errands, I don't have any authority there. The people in Errands only listen to Liu Yan, not me. After you notified the Great Tang Ruins about Cangkuo Mountain, Liu Yan had people guard it, I can't even catch a glimpse."

Du Wenzhen complained to Xiao Mu again, his tone filled with resentment.

"Not seeing is fine."

Xiao Mu suddenly smiled and patted Du Wenzhen's shoulder, "If something goes wrong, the blame won't fall on you."

"Liu Yan occupying Cangkuo Mountain must feel there's Treasure in the hidden space, wanting to seize it for the Eight Grand Elders."

"He better truly protect Cangkuo Mountain, prevent the Heavenly Court's coveting. Otherwise, if the hidden space is lost, hehe, even with Yan Ming backing him, Liu Yan won't escape death."

"Alright, Old Du, I understand your predicament. You should head back; I'll take this opportunity to visit Kuang Fuyou's old family residence."

A quick farewell, Xiao Mu left Du Wenzhen behind, directly soared skyward, heading towards Luoxi.

Using the cellphone map, he easily found the location of Han Village, surveying from high above, quickly spotting the old fortress of Kuang Fuyou's family.

Xiao Mu descended gracefully, landing lightly in the courtyard of the fortress.

This fortress, looped on all sides, was laid out like a quadrangle courtyard, surrounded by fortifications with a residence in the center, said to be a building left from the wartime era.

Standing in the courtyard, Xiao Mu opened his Spiritual Eye, sweeping each room one by one.

Most rooms were dilapidated, filled with chaotic clutter, hardly containing anything of value.

In some old rooms, Xiao Mu found some old clothes, considering the style, assumed they belonged to Kuang Fuyou's father.

Xiao Mu continued searching, eventually discovering a Study Room.

The Study Room housed some ancient books, with writing essentials on the desk.

Some books faintly emanated spirituality, suspected to be notes from ancients.

Xiao Mu's heart stirred, quickly taking the books and writing tools into the Earth Seal Space.

"What a pity, judging by appearances, the array flags aren't here. I can only return to search for clues in old books, or maybe I can use Kuang Fuyou's father's belongings to borrow a Soul Treasure and traverse the Reincarnation Path to retrieve his Yin Soul for interrogation."

Xiao Mu shook his head in regret and prepared to rise.

However, before getting up, an extreme sense of danger surged down from the sky like a heavy mountain, pressing downwards.

Immediately followed by darkness overhead, the sky seemed covered by a massive shadowy cloud, turning the day into pure night where Xiao Mu stood.

A powerful being has arrived!

Without hesitation, Xiao Mu unleashed his full strength, wielding the Yama Hammer upward to meet the attack.

Bang! Boom!

Deafening explosions occurred, Xiao Mu's body trembled violently as a giant gray-white hand descended from high above, fiercely striking his Yama Hammer.

The giant hand transmitted overpowering energy when it hit the Yama Hammer, directly impacting Xiao Mu's body.

Xiao Mu was struck and plunged tens of miles deep into the earth, with the True God Realm vibrating intensely, the power of the Eastern True God's domain automatically protecting his body, struggling to stabilize the convulsing hand of the Lord of the Land.

Lin Guyi!

Xiao Mu was shocked, looking up.

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