Three days later, Xiao Mu returned to Broken Truth Mountain.

"You've broken through to Perfect Fourth Realm?"

In the warehouse of Broken Truth Mountain, the Sleazy Old Man stared in disbelief, nearly unable to believe his own eyes.

Just one task, only a month's time from beginning to end, and Xiao Mu had managed to break through, not just once but consecutively, achieving Perfect Fourth Realm. One more step and he would be on par with him.

"Is this for real?"

The Sleazy Old Man rubbed his murky old eyes, staring incredulously at Xiao Mu from head to toe.

"Senior, hello, we meet again!"

Xiao Mu greeted with a smile.

"You...you really did it!"

The Sleazy Old Man finally accepted the fact that Xiao Mu had achieved Perfect Fourth Realm, uttering in amazement, "This speed... this speed is too fast. Kid, what are you planning to do? Are you here to purchase the information about the Door-God Painting?"

"You guessed right, senior. I'm here for the information regarding the Door-God Painting. Here are thirty Energy Fruits."

Xiao Mu took out thirty Energy Fruits, placing them one by one before the Sleazy Old Man.

"Haha! Well done!"

The Sleazy Old Man laughed boisterously. Upon seeing the Energy Fruits, it was almost as if he was drooling. He immediately gathered the Energy Fruits, his speed extraordinarily fast, as if he was afraid they would be snatched away.

"Good, good, these are indeed thirty Energy Fruits, freshly picked at that."

The Sleazy Old Man picked up one Energy Fruit, put it near his nose and sniffed, looking deeply engrossed in joy.

Xiao Mu remained silent and smiling.

This Sleazy Old Man was even more impressive than he had previously speculated, having at least reached the Fifth Realm.

As for which stage within the Fifth Realm he was, Xiao Mu was still uncertain since the old man was not releasing any aura for him to sense.

"Senior, the information about the Door-God Painting…"

"If you hadn't brought it up, I would've almost forgotten about it."

The Sleazy Old Man chuckled, coming back to his senses and hastily storing away the Energy Fruits.

Xiao Mu held his tongue, refraining from hurrying him along.

"Youngster, if you want to find the Door-God Painting, you can try this location."

The Sleazy Old Man said as he pulled out a piece of paper.

Xiao Mu reached out to take it. It was a map.

After examining it carefully for a while, Xiao Mu's brow slightly furrowed.

If he wasn't mistaken, this was a map of an ancient cave.

The cave, situated near the Ancient Ruins Wasteland and formed at the beginning of the World Mutation, was originally an ancient tomb.

The Door-God Painting was allegedly located somewhere inside this ancient cave.

However, according to the markings on the map, this Ancient Cave was extremely dangerous, even for a Fifth Realm expert, who was warned against entering casually.

Supposedly there had been a Fifth Realm expert who ventured inside but never emerged, likely having met with an accident and perished within the cave.

Upon learning this, Xiao Mu's face grew grim.

He looked at the Sleazy Old Man, "Senior, is this... the location of the other Door-God Painting? This place is essentially a death trap."

The Sleazy Old Man appeared unmoved, "A death trap? So what if it's a death trap? Young Xiao, surely you're not expecting the Door-God Painting to be somewhere safe? Otherwise, wouldn't just anyone be able to take it?"

The old man's words made sense. If the painting was in a safe area, it would surely have been taken by others long before Xiao Mu could get to it.

Moreover, if it was in a safe place, this Sleazy Old Man would have probably sold both paintings together, rather than selling only one.

The reason for selling only one, must have been because he was unable to retrieve the other painting with his own strength at the time.

On considering that the Sleazy Old Man, with all his strength, had struggled to retrieve the painting, Xiao Mu couldn't help but feel a headache coming.

This Sleazy Old Man was a Fifth Realm expert after all.

The place where even a Fifth Realm expert struggles to retrieve the painting, how dangerous could it be? And what chances of success would he have going there to retrieve the painting?

Xiao Mu said, "Even if it's not in a safe location, it shouldn't be somewhere this dangerous, should it? Can a Fifth Realm expert like yourself enter that ancient cave?"

"Hehe! Hehe!"

The Sleazy Old Man heard this and chuckled dryly, looking somewhat embarrassed at being hit on the nail by Xiao Mu.

Pats Xiao Mu on the shoulder, he said, "Young Xiao, fortune comes with danger. How can you expect to find treasures without taking some risks? I'll tell you the truth. This Door-God Painting is different from the one I sold you before. This one has undergone a mutation."

"Undergone a mutation?"

Xiao Mu felt a jolt in his heart on hearing this.

A naturally mutated Door-God Painting was bound to carry a formidable power, likely stronger than the one he already has.

Despite this, he furrowed his brows the next moment.

No matter how powerful it was, what good would it do? If he entered such a dangerous ancient cave, he would probably be dead on arrival.

Compared to treasures, Xiao Mu valued his own life more.

"A mutated treasure is worth a fortune. Senior, as a Fifth Realm expert, why don't you retrieve it yourself?"

"Hehe! Hahaha!"

The Sleazy Old Man chuckled dryly again at Xiao Mu's words.

Xiao Mu did not conceal his frustration, "Even with your strength, you dare not venture into the cave to retrieve the Door-God Painting, what makes you think I can?"

Suddenly, he had a feeling of being deceived. He felt like he had been duped by the Sleazy Old Man.

Thirty Energy Fruits were not a lot for him at the moment, but he still felt irritated.

"Xiao-kid, this is how it will be, I will give you something else."

The Sleazy Old Man seemed to feel he had gone too far. He took out an Ancient Bronze Ring, gave it to Xiao Mu and said, "This treasure was found by me outside the cave, it's related to the cave and might be helpful when entering or exiting the cave. I will give it to you for free."

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