"Crafty!"

The sudden confrontation left Li Mu bemused, following which he cracked a smile, "Xiao Mu, there's no need to pretend. I know you understand quite well that Zhu Lingzu and his gang, upon running into Jin Shu and his cohorts, would no doubt refuse to retreat."

Xiao Mu did not respond, sensing a deeper significance in Li Mu's words, and had no intention of biting the bait.

With a sigh, Li Mu expressed his frustration.

The attitudes of the younger generations are entirely different from their own past ones.

Zhu Lingzu and his folks were too impulsive, while Xiao Mu was too conservative, making it hard for Li Mu to exert any influence.

"Forget it, I'm not going to beat around the bush anymore."

"Xiao Mu, from my observations, your strength surpasses that of Zhu Lingzu and the rest by a significant margin. Even facing Jin Shu and his gang, you might not necessarily be at a disadvantage."

"Hence, I hope that after entering the Realm of True Nothingness, you can extend your aid to Zhu Lingzu and his compatriots, and save them from being killed by Jin Shu and the others when you can."

Xiao Mu shook his head, flat-out refusing, "Elder Li, I'm sorry, but I can't comply with your request."

"Why not?"

Li Mu was taken aback, "Xiao Mu, you are a leading talent who represents us humans. Just like Zhu Lingzu and his friends, you will eventually have to fight side by side to ward off the invasion from alien species."

"Every single one of them, like Zhu Lingzu, is a talented person in our human world. It would be a pity if anyone of them perished."

"By saving them, we preserve the fire of humankind."

"Xiao Mu, I hope that you won't refuse if it's within your power."

"Who knows, they might help you in the future."

Xiao Mu shook his head again, "Elder Li, I agree with what you're saying. Zhu Lingzu and the others are indeed some of the finest talents in the human world. Saving any one of them would mean preserving the fire for our kind and strengthening our overall strength."

"However, they are all adults, and they should be held accountable for their own actions."

"Moreover, the journey to the Realm of True Nothingness is fraught with danger. Saving them might put me in peril."

"Therefore, I must decline. I am sorry."

The real danger in the Realm of True Nothingness isn't Jin Shu and his group, but the lurking Fifth Realm powerhouses who've shaved off their own strength.

While Xiao Mu doesn't fear Jin Shu and the other two, he can't help but pay attention to these Fifth Realm powerhouses.

In fact, unless his strength also steps into the Fifth Realm, he certainly won't be their match, even with the assistance of a Ghost Servant.

After all, these Fifth Realm powerhouses have all cultivated the essence of power, with some even possessing top-grade artifacts.

"Forget it then!"

After a moment of thought, Li Mu also agreed with Xiao Mu's points.

If Zhu Lingzu and his gang really insisted on marching into death's way, Xiao Mu's rescue attempts would not only be futile but also might drag himself into it.

In the end, not only Zhu Lingzu and the others would die, but Xiao Mu too.

"If you can't save them, then so be it. However, if you happen to meet any Mutated Beings from our human world and the timing is right, I still hope that you can lend them a hand."

After some thought, Xiao Mu eventually agreed, "In cases where it's within my power, I can offer some help."

Despite his agreement, he made it clear that he would only lend a hand when it was within his capabilities. Xiao Mu absolutely wouldn't risk his life for a rescue.

"Forget it, it's good enough that you agreed."

Li Mu discerned the implied message in Xiao Mu's words. He gave a bitter smile but did not press any further.

After a pause, Li Mu asked again, "Xiao Mu, have you decided what kind of Power Seeds to cultivate?"

"What Power Seeds to cultivate?"

Xiao Mu was surprised. He didn't understand why Li Mu would suddenly ask him this question.

In fact, he hadn't really thought about which Power Seeds he should cultivate. The reason for this was because what most people found hard to acquire - the Secret Manuals - were the most accessible to him.

As a result, Xiao Mu didn't need to think about which Power Seed he should cultivate. What he cared about was which Power Seed was the strongest?

The goal of his journey to the Realm of True Nothingness was to find the strongest Power Seed.

"You haven't decided yet?"

Li Mu guessed Xiao Mu's thoughts.

Xiao Mu nodded.

"Your luck is truly extraordinary!"

Li Mu laughed, "The Alliance higher-ups have asked me to convey their hope that you would cultivate the Gold-Water Dual Force and hence, the Five Elements Power."

"Once you step into the True Realm, the Alliance will provide you with the divine light of the Five Elements to continue your cultivation."

"Five Elements Divine Light!?"

A shock written on Xiao Mu's face.

The Five Elements Divine Light is regarded as the strongest divine power in the Five Elements secret techniques.

He didn't expect that the top leaders of the Alliance would present him with the Five Elements Divine Light.

Why?

Li Mu patted Xiao Mu's shoulder and laughed again, "Didn't you burst with joy? Same here. Xiao Mu, you are really fortunate in a way to be able to practice the Five Elements Divine Light. These are distinctly Elder Li's words."

"Do you know what the Five Elements Divine Light is? It's among the strongest of a few True Realm secret manuals at our Alliance Headquarters."

"Such a secret manual can only be cultivated by top-notch geniuses. You did not see the look on others' faces when Elder Li mentioned you would be practicing the Five Elements Divine Light, so many powerful beings were envious, tsk tsk!"

Elder Li praised him again and again, as if Xiao Mu was incredibly lucky.

Xiao Mu was a little stunned.

He finally understood why Extreme Night and Commander Yan had made an active overture toward him. It turns out it was due to the Five Elements Divine Light.

They valued the potential in him.

However, the claim that he was bursting with joy was hardly true.

The Five Elements Divine Light, while considered a top-notch secret manual for other mutated beings, might not necessarily impress Xiao Mu.

In fact, even if it was as the last resort, he had never planned to cultivate the power of the Five Elements but instead set his sights on Yin Yang Dual Power.

Compared to the Five Elements Power, Yin Yang Dual Power are significantly stronger.

Similarly, compared to Five Elements Divine Light, Xiao Mu is after the stronger Yin Yang Dual Energy.

Although, for Xiao Mu, Yin Yang Dual Energy is also only the backup option, an alternative when he has no other choice.

What he really aims for is the top-grade power seeds like the power of Creation, Hongmeng Power, Origin Power, and Chaos Power, and wouldn't accept alternatives until it was confirmed otherwise.

"I knew it! You little rascal, you must be over the moon learning about you can practice the Five Elements Divine Light?"

Li Mu patted Xiao Mu's shoulder with the demeanor of an elder taking care of his junior.

Of course, he couldn't possibly guess that Xiao Mu wasn't actually interested in the Five Elements Divine Light; he was just surprised.

"Xiao Mu, strive to cultivate diligently. Elder Li has high hopes for you and so do the upper echelons of the Alliance. Remember, if you want to cultivate the Five Elements Divine Light, you will have to start with the Gold-Water Dual Force."

"Gold-Water Dual Force is the power seed most suitable for accommodating the true power of other Five Elements. Regardless of which power seed you start with, the difficulty of cultivating Five Elements Divine Light will increase by at least tenfold."

Li Mu spoke sincerely, informing Xiao Mu of the key issue in cultivation.

"Thank you for reminding me, Elder Li. I will strive to improve."

Xiao Mu chose not to reveal his plan to Li Mu. In fact, it wouldn't make sense even if he did.

He wasn't sure which power seed he would receive yet, so naturally, he didn't know which power seed would be his starting point in his Dao.

"Off you go, I'm optimistic about you!"

Li Mu once again patted Xiao Mu's shoulder and asked him to leave.

"Goodbye, Elder Li!"

Xiao Mu bid farewell and took his leave.

"Xiao Mu, you stayed for quite a while. What favor did Elder Li give you?"

Just as Xiao Mu exited Li Mu's room and turned the corner, he bumped into Zhu Lingzu and two others.

All three were still waiting outside Li Mu's room, waiting for Xiao Mu to emerge.

Li Mu's decision to keep Xiao Mu behind stirred feelings of discontentment and jealousy in them, speculating that Li Mu must have given Xiao Mu some valuable things.

The trio has been discussing for some time and concluded that Li Mu either gave Xiao Mu a top-grade artifact or a top-grade medicine. It must be some top-grade treasure.

This made all three of them even more envious.

All of us are seen as the genius seedlings of the Alliance. How could Xiao Mu be the only one to receive benefits and the rest of us not?

"Benefits?"

Xiao Mu scanned over the three people Zhou Lingzu. He easily detected the veiled hostility in them, but he didn't take it to heart and said blandly: "Elder Li didn't give me any benefits."

"Do you think we'll believe you, Xiao Mu? Elder Li didn't offer you any benefits? Do you think we're too scared to know?"

Zhu Lingzu curled his lips, a look of complete disbelief on his face.

"Believe it or not,"

Xiao Mu didn't care about Zhu Lingzu's attitude, nor was he concerned about what the other party was thinking and just walked away.

"Hold on!"

Shi Ruoshen extended his hand, blocking Xiao Mu's path. "Xiao Mu, you say that Elder Li didn't give you any benefits; we don't buy it. How about this, let us conduct a search on you. If there are no treasures on you, we'll take your word for it."

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