Xiao Mu muttered to himself.

The City God Order is the seal of the City God, containing the authority of the City God. Anyone who obtains it and refines it can gain the position and responsibilities of the City God.

As long as one has the position of the City God, anyone, no matter their previous strength, can advance their realm to the second stage of the True Realm—the Divine Spirit Realm.

Of course, ordinary variants from the Mortal Realm, even if they get it, don't have the ability to refine it.

To refine a treasure of the City God Order's caliber, it's estimated that at least one needs to be a Variant at the peak of the Yin God Realm.

After setting down the City God Order and the Yama Seal, which have lost their authority, he meticulously inspected the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor.

The authority within the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor had grown heavier, and compared to when it first absorbed the City God Order, it had increased once again, and seemed to have gained another incomplete authority.

Channeling Dao Method Spiritual Energy, Xiao Mu tried to probe into the authority contained within the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, but found it ineffective.

At his level, he couldn't even begin to explore the two new types of authority that emerged within the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor.

"I probably have to wait until my realm reaches the Yin God Realm or the Divine Spirit Realm to truly control the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor."

"Perhaps, I should try to find the seal tokens of Land Gods, Kitchen Gods, and other Divine Spirits of the Yin God Realm, and integrate them into the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor."

"That way, as long as I have the strength of the Yin God Realm, I can control the authority of the Land or Kitchen God within the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor."

Xiao Mu thought to himself, his face showing a trace of joy.

After entering the True Realm, he could try to find the seal tokens of the Land God or Mountain God, Kitchen God and integrate them into the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor

The more of these seal tokens the better. Ideally, not just the Land God's or Mountain God's, but also the Kitchen God's, the Door God's, or even the Underworld Judge's.

Xiao Mu was unsure how many seal tokens the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor could integrate, but he didn't mind trying as many as possible.

After playing with it for a long time, Xiao Mu finally put away the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor.

Then he picked up the City God Order and Yama Seal from the ground.

The City God Order and Yama Seal, having lost their authority, are essentially worthless, and Xiao Mu even felt an impulse to throw them away.

After thinking it over, he eventually decided to keep them.

They might still be useful in the future, and if pressed, he could give them to Zhou Pudu.

Or offer them to some other powerful being.

Having pocketed the City God Order and Yama Seal, Xiao Mu decided to leave seclusion.

He left his place of residence and headed towards the Task Hall.

He wanted to see if there were any suitable tasks to take on.

Activating Life-Death Step, Xiao Mu soon arrived at the location of the Task Hall.

The Task Hall of the Great Tang Ruins was even bigger than that of the Ancient Song Ruins.

It was divided into many huge halls, forming an enormous grand hall, much like a massive library.

Xiao Mu entered the hall.

Inside the hall, he immediately saw various modern facilities, with huge screens hanging on the walls.

The large screens continuously scrolled, displaying profiles of different individuals.

Several of these profiles caught Xiao Mu's attention.

Cursed Son: a Curse Technique user and an Extraterrestrial Evil Being from the Curse Gate, a strong being in the Divine Spirit Realm, proficient in the Earth Escape Technique of the Five Elements Escaping Technique, and well-versed in various Curse Divine Techniques: Curse Death Technique, Curse Transformation Technique, Curse Conversion Technique, and controls the magic treasure "Curse God Book."

Danger level: A-level.

Below the Divine Spirit Realm, Variants who encounter this being face certain death.

Curse Death Technique: A Curse Technique that can curse people to death.

Curse Transformation Technique: A Curse Technique that can curse people to undergo changes; has once turned a Variant into a sheep, sold to a mutton vendor.

Curse Conversion Technique: Specific power unknown.

Curse God Book: A curious object from the Curse Gate, a peerless magic treasure in the shape of a book, suspected effects similar to the Life and Death Record, details unknown.

The screen showed an image of Cursed Son, which was a drawing, quite obscure, revealing only that he was a man of ordinary build, with no distinctive features.

Looking at the information on Cursed Son on the screen, Xiao Mu was secretly shocked.

This was a Divine Spirit Realm strong being from the Curse Gate, a level higher than the Undying Evil Ancestor; he estimated that they must at least be of Elder status.

"It's best not to encounter such an individual. If I really come across him, he probably won't need to take action against me directly. With just a pointing of his finger and a word 'die', I'll be dead."

"The Curse Transformation Technique is simply terrifying."

"Even a strong being of the Yin God level would probably not be able to resist it."

"An esteemed Yin God being, if cursed, turns into a sheep or a pig and gets sold and slaughtered by mortals for meat, that's unspeakably dreadful."

"What's even more terrifying isn't being killed outright, but being turned into a pet, sold to ordinary people."

At this thought, Xiao Mu involuntarily shivered.

The thought of someone being turned into a pet dog, sold as a pet, and being tied up and led on a leash made him shudder.

It was a scenario a thousand times more horrifying than simple death.

He prayed fervently: Please, never ever encounter Cursed Son.

Then he saw the last line in Cursed Son's profile: Suspected to be searching for an object, specifics unknown.

"Suspected to be searching?"

Xiao Mu's eyes suddenly widened.

The object Cursed Son was seeking... could it be the Yama Seal in his possession?

In a flash, Xiao Mu suddenly felt the Yama Seal in his hand burning hot, and he had a strong impulse to throw it straight into the trash can.

The object the Curse Emperor was looking for could very well be the Yama Seal in his own hands.

After all, the Yama Seal involved more powerful figures than City God Xu, and it was entirely logical for the Curse Emperor to seek such an object.

"No matter what, I must find a way to get rid of the Yama Seal as quickly as possible, and it would be best to dispose of the City God Order as well, since it's useless anyway..."

Xiao Mu's thoughts raced in his mind.

On the large screen, another piece of information caught his attention.

Five Elements Divine Monarch:

A powerhouse of the Five Elements Sect, Divine Spirit Realm, master of all Five Elements Escaping Techniques, divine light of the Five Elements, possesses the treasure Five Elements Flying Sword.

Danger Level: A-grade.

Variants below the Divine Spirit Realm meeting them would face certain death.

Five Elements Escaping Technique:

1. Metal Escape Technique.

2. Wood Escape Technique.

3. Water Escape Technique.

4. Fire Escape Technique.

5. Earth Escape Technique.

With control over the Five Elements Escaping Technique, one can scale mountains, burrow underground, plunge into the sea, move through forests, and enter fire; no terrain can hinder the use of these techniques.

Five Elements Divine Light:

A Divine Technique of the Five Elements Category, able to take and kill anything related to the Five Elements; even immortals find it hard to escape.

Five Elements Flying Sword:

Flying Swords of the Five Elements Category, forged from the essence of the Five Elements and infused with the Five Elements Escaping Techniques, are unaffected by any environment and move with peerless speed.

Objective: Suspected to be in search of something.

"Suspected to be in search of something? Suspected to be in search of something?"

Xiao Mu's eyes suddenly widened, fixating on the line 'suspected to be in search of something,' almost swearing out loud.

This Five Elements Divine Monarch might have the same goal as the Curse Emperor of the Curse Gate, both possibly seeking the Yama Seal in his possession.

Xiao Mu felt as if ten thousand needles had pricked him all at once; there was not a single spot on his body that felt comfortable.

The Curse Emperor and the Five Elements Divine Monarch, two powerhouses of the Divine Spirit Realm, might both be searching for him.

If he encountered either one, he had absolutely no chance of survival.

He stared intently at the image of the Five Elements Divine Monarch for a few moments, hoping to remember it clearly so that he could escape promptly if spotted.

But he realized that just like the Curse Emperor, the Five Elements Divine Monarch was only represented by a blurred silhouette, his true features indiscernible.

MMP!

Xiao Mu finally couldn't help but curse.

On the large screen, another set of data appeared.

Funeral God:

A powerhouse of the Life and Death Sect, Divine Spirit Realm, master of Divine Burial Technique, as well as the Metal Escape Technique of the Five Elements Escaping Technique, possesses the Magic Treasure Life and Death Knife.

Danger Level: A-grade.

Variants below the Divine Spirit Realm meeting them have a certain death.

Divine Burial Technique:

Creates a coffin of death, burying the enemy in the domain of death.

The technique to bury:

Creates a grave, burying the enemy alive in the land of death.

Peeling Life:

Directly strips the enemy of life, its power akin to that of the Life and Death Record.

Magic Treasure Life and Death Knife: Function unknown.

Objective: Suspected to be in search of a particular object.

Seeing the last line, Xiao Mu lost even the strength to curse.

Three major Divine Spirit Realm powerhouses, the Life and Death Sect, Five Elements Sect, and Curse Gate, could all possibly be searching for the Yama Seal in his hands.

The Yama Seal was no longer just a hot potato; it was a death charm with inevitable fatal consequences.

Any Variant below the Divine Spirit Realm that dared to touch it would assuredly face certain death.

"Cough, cough! Maybe I should have never taken it from Thunder in the first place. Now, I should get rid of it as quickly as possible. But who should I give it to?"

Xiao Mu's thoughts flashed like lightning, "Zhou Pudu might be scheming against me; should I give it to him? But... I've already said I don't have these two treasures. It would be self-contradictory to suddenly produce them again. How should I spin this story properly?"

But soon, Xiao Mu changed his mind.

Spin a story? Why bother?

If he handed over the Yama Seal to Zhou Pudu, he'd be ecstatic on the spot; would he even care how Xiao Mu managed to produce the Yama Seal again?

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.