The handwriting is tiny and barely noticeable without a close look.

"What?"

Lei Thunder leaned in, and they both stared at the blood-written letters.

— Do not let the Evil Ancestor find City God Xu.

This sentence seemed to have been written by Bai Luowang just before he died.

Xiao Mu and Lei Thunder were both bewildered, unsure who Bai Luowang intended the message for.

Could it be that Bai Luowang, harboring resentment for being killed by the Undying Evil Ancestor, has written this sentence right before his death to expose the secret of the Undying Evil Ancestor for revenge?

"Is the Undying Evil Ancestor searching for City God Xu?"

Xiao Mu looked at Lei Thunder, seemingly asking him, and perhaps also talking to himself.

"Hard to say."

Lei Thunder shook his head, "So far, we can't confirm whether City God Xu is alive or not."

Xiao Mu was curious, "Is City God Xu in the Divine Spirit Realm?"

Lei Thunder nodded, "At least at the peak of the Divine Spirit Realm, and he might even have broken through the Divine Spirit Realm."

Beyond the Divine Spirit Realm?

Xiao Mu was not quite sure what exactly that realm was, but it must be ten thousand times more potent than those at the Yin God Level.

Xiao Mu asked again, "Who can kill City God Xu?"

"I don't know."

Lei Thunder's response disappointed Xiao Mu, "There must be people more powerful than City God Xu, but they are not the ones ordinary people can reach."

Xiao Mu asked again, "Why is the Undying Evil Ancestor looking for City God Xu?"

"Still, I don't know."

Lei Thunder once again disappointed Xiao Mu, "However, the words written on this tomb might not come from good intentions."

"Does Leader Lei mean that Bai Luowang intentionally deceived us before his death?"

Xiao Mu knitted his brows together. If the circumstances were just as Lei Thunder had speculated, Bai Luowang would be the perfect example of a person who causes harm to others without gaining anything himself.

However, he didn't feel that was very probable.

His contact with Bai Luowang was quite limited, but from the limited encounters, he felt that Bai Luowang seemed to be a bit of an 'oddball', or someone with abnormal thinking.

This idea didn't just come from the fact that he had been trying to hide his tracks while Xiao Mu had already discovered him when they were trying to break open the Life and Death Diagram, but also because during their escape, Bai Luowang threw out treasures three times in a row, hoping that Xiao Mu would stop chasing after him.

Would normal, intelligent people ever do something like that?

For someone as peculiar as Bai Luowang, Xiao Mu doubted he could plan a scheme against others on his deathbed.

"Based on my observations, Bai Luowang... doesn't seem to have that kind of intelligence,"

Xiao Mu shared his viewpoint, not to defend Bai Luowang.

"I'm not talking about Bai Luowang."

Lei Thunder shook his head, offering a different perspective, "How do we know that the Undying Evil Ancestor didn't intentionally leave the sentence pretending Bai Luowang had written it, to deliberately mislead us?"

"This..."

Xiao Mu took a deep breath. If Lei Thunder's speculation was correct, the Undying Evil Ancestor was terrifying.

Could it be that the Undying Evil Ancestor didn't kill him, not because he thought Xiao Mu was beneath him, but because he deliberately let Xiao Mu escape so that he could send the information back?

Of course, Xiao Mu did not believe that the Undying Evil Ancestor had recognized him, else the Ancestor would have skinned him alive despite his many tricks.

The insults he hurled at the Undying Evil Ancestor in the Ferocious Tomb, no one could have held back.

If the Ancestor could tolerate that as well, his cunning would be too chilling.

Lei Thunder said, "The Undying Evil Ancestor might not necessarily be searching for City God Xu. After all, we in the Alliance have no concrete information on whether City God Xu is alive or dead."

"If City God Xu is still alive, how likely do you think it is for the Undying Evil Ancestor, given his capabilities, to survive an encounter with someone like City God Xu who might be beyond the Divine Spirit Level?"

Xiao Mu said nothing.

Lei Thunder arrived at a reasonable conjecture. Maybe the message on this tombstone was deliberately left by the Undying Evil Ancestor.

However, if it were deliberately left by the Undying Evil Ancestor, what was his purpose?

Xiao Mu voiced his doubts.

Lei Thunder shook his head again, "I can't tell. The Undying Evil Ancestor must have his own purpose. Perhaps, he is merely testing if we know about City God Xu's whereabouts."

"Remember, just because the Undying Evil Ancestor is no match for City God Xu doesn't mean the Life and Death Sect doesn't have stronger individuals."

"In fact, the Life and Death Sect is a great sect from beyond the heavens. Beings like the Undying Evil Ancestor, in the Life and Death Sect, are merely at the bottom."

"Beyond the Song Relics, traces of stronger members from the Life and Death Sect have appeared in both the Yin and Shang Ruins, and the Ancient Xia Ruins. Their power exceeds our imagination, some have even surpassed the Third Stage of True Realm, stepping into the Fourth Realm."

The Third Stage of True Realm? The Fourth Realm?

Xiao Mu exclaimed, eyes wide open.

The Second Stage of True Realm already signifies the Divine Spirit Level, which is akin to being on par with the City God, Netherlord, Dragon King, God of Retribution, God of Prosperity and Reward.

How formidable must the more powerful entities in the Third and Fourth Realms be?

In the Life and Death Sect, there are actually individuals in the Third and Fourth Realm, just how powerful is this sect?

"Consider the task given by the Xu Family completed. You managed to preserve the Xu Family's bloodline and uncovered the Undying Evil Ancestor's scheme to some extent. However, since you lost the True Blood of City God Xu, at most you can only be credited with half completion of the task."

"Xiao Mu, do you have any objections?"

Leader Lei looked at Xiao Mu, impartially.

However, whether impartial or not, it's relative to the person. Undeniably, Leader Lei favored Xiao Mu.

If it were left to Xuan Mo's judgement, Xiao Mu might not only be deemed unsuccessful in his task for losing the True Blood of City God Xu, but he may even be penalized.

"I have no objections. I will abide by Leader Lei's judgement."

Xiao Mu saluted Leader Lei, expressing no objections.

"Very well, once you return to the Ruins, you can claim a reward of two thousand Energy Fruits."

Leader Lei's face was stern, appearing to conduct matters impartially.

Indeed, having connections in high places is expedient, the key is associating with the right people.

Xiao Mu inwardly sighed and thanked Leader Lei, "Yes, Leader Lei, thank you for your kindness!"

"No need for thanks, this is what you deserve."

Leader Lei's face was devoid of expression, maintaining his impartial demeanor.

"The affairs here have come to a close for now, I need to return first. Will you come back with me?"

Leader Lei had other things to do, and asked Xiao Mu before departing.

Taking into account that the Undying Evil Ancestor might go back on his word, Xiao Mu chose to return with Leader Lei.

Upon returning to the Song Relics, Xiao Mu immediately went back to his place and began seclusion for cultivation.

In the near future, unless he has no other choice, Xiao Mu intended to focus on breaking through to the Peak Fifth Realm first.

The encounter with the Undying Evil Ancestor made Xiao Mu realize how weak he actually was. Once it comes to facing powerful beings on the True Realm Level, there's little chance of even escaping.

This reinforced his determination to step into the True Realm as quickly as possible.

One by one, the Energy Fruits were consumed, transformed into power to enhance his abilities.

This continued for over a month.

During this period, multiple tasks were issued from the Ruins, but with Xiao Mu intentionally avoiding them, they all ended up completed by others.

In this period, several incidents occurred in the Ruins, resulting in the deaths of several Latter Fifth Realm and Peak Fighters, which struck a significant blow to the Ruins.

The Undying Evil Ancestor frequently appeared in various areas of the Ruins, seemingly searching for something.

Leader Lei and Xuan Mo repeatedly set traps in an attempt to capture the Undying Evil Ancestor, but they were cleverly evaded every time.

In addition to the Undying Evil Ancestor, Variants in the Mortal Realm from the Life and Death Sect repeatedly showed signs of activity, attacking important places protected by the Song Relics. They were eventually repelled, but at a significant cost.

The Song Ruins dispatched several Mutated Beings to trace the Undying Evil Ancestor's whereabouts, hoping to discover his purpose in the Song Relics, however they have yet to yield any results.

With more than four thousand Energy Fruits consumed, Xiao Mu finally had a breakthrough, reaching the Peak Fifth Realm.

If he has another ten thousand Energy Fruits, he could smoothly reach the Peak Perfected Fifth Realm and then attempt to enter the True Realm.

The unfortunate part was that the Energy Fruits in Xiao Mu's possession were limited. He was unlikely to break through the Peak Fifth Realm in the short term.

He stopped cultivation and checked the Earth Seal Space.

Shortly after, Xiao Mu held up a Round Bead containing a Secret Manual with a smile on his face.

This was the Secret Manual of the Life and Death Sect that Bai Luowang had tossed out when Xiao Mu was chasing him. He had done so in order to make Xiao Mu stop his pursuit.

The Ghost Servant had picked up the Secret Manual at that time and given it to Xiao Mu, who had kept it until now for cultivation.

Since he couldn't make any breakthroughs in the short term, Xiao Mu decided to cultivate based on this Secret Manual first.

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