As he spoke, Du Wenzhen burst into exaggerated laughter, extending his right index finger at Xiao Mu, his expression also exaggerated, "Haha! Old Xiao, I've got it, you must have heard some rumor somewhere, thinking that the Five Elements Art can counter the Curse Technique of the Curse Gate, right?"

"How dumb can you be to believe those rumors? Just a few days ago, someone else said that cultivating the Five Elements divine light could turn someone into a Yin God, do you really take such ludicrous things seriously?"

"Shut up!" Xiao Mu's face darkened, not pleased with Du Wenzhen's laughter, "I've told you already, believe it or not, that's up to you"

With that, he turned and walked away.

"Don't be like that, Old Xiao, tell your brother properly, can the Five Elements Art really resist the Curse Technique? Do you know some kind of secret?"

Seeing Xiao Mu get angry, Du Wenzhen became suspicious, thinking that Xiao Mu might know some secret.

"There are no secrets, after all, I've told you, believe it or not," Xiao Mu replied impatiently to Du Wenzhen and left using the Earth Escape Technique.

"This Old Xiao," Du Wenzhen grumbled displeasedly, muttering as he watched Xiao Mu's departing figure, "Could it be that the Five Elements Art can really resist the Curse Gate? If it's true, the Alliance higher-ups should have discovered this by now. No, damn, I've been so confused!"

All of a sudden, as if struck by a thought, Du Wenzhen trembled all over, smacking himself hard, "Damn! Damn! Damn!"

He cursed repeatedly, shouting excitedly, "How could I forget? Old Xiao has the Five Elements Lamp, which can enhance the power of all Five Elements Arts. The Five Elements Art might be useless to others, but it's useful to him."

"Old Xiao, that guy, really has no sense of loyalty, hiding such things from me, damn!"

Suddenly, struck by another thought, Du Wenzhen's body shook once more, his expression even more excited than before, "Damn! Damn! Damn! How could I forget? I have the Five Elements Dust, Five Elements Arts can undergo mutation too, the Five Elements Art might be useless to others, but it's useful to me."

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Upon returning to his residence, Xiao Mu immediately began figuring out how to obtain the Five Elements Art, setting aside the idea of earning them through achievements. He logged onto the Internal Trading Network, publicly seeking the Five Elements Art.

Yet, whether the Secret Manual was too difficult to come by, or simply because of bad luck on Xiao Mu's part, with nobody having the manual on hand, a couple of days passed without anyone contacting him.

"Must I really rely on earning achievements?"

Xiao Mu pondered in silence.

"Xiao Mu, Mr. Xiao, are you there?"

Someone suddenly called out to Xiao Mu from outside the door.

"Who is it?"

Xiao Mu pushed the door open and went out, immediately recognizing the visitor and smiling, "Oh, it's Brother Wang, you're not at work today?"

The man at the door was young, dressed in suit trousers with a white shirt, looking very spirited; it was Wang Jin from the Task Hall.

Wang Jin said, "Mr. Xiao, I am here by Elder Zun's command to request your presence."

"Elder Zun is asking for me?"

Xiao Mu hesitated for a moment.

Elder Zun once said he had a task for Xiao Mu and to come see him after Xiao Mu entered the Yin God Realm.

But due to some concerns, even though Xiao Mu had reached the Mid Yin God Realm, he had not gone to see Elder Zun.

Unexpectedly, Elder Zun had now sent Wang Jin to personally invite him.

"Alright, I'll come with you," Xiao Mu decided to go after a bit of thought.

While he was not certain what task Elder Zun had in mind, the more he understood about the Alliance and Earth Spirits, the less he believed Elder Zun would harm him.

"Mr. Xiao, please!"

Wang Jin gestured for Xiao Mu to lead the way.

Some forty minutes later, at the Task Hall.

"I pay my respects to Elder Zun," Xiao Mu greeted Elder Zun with a bow.

Taking the opportunity to observe Elder Zun closely, Xiao Mu realized that despite having reached the Mid Yin God Realm himself, he still couldn't see through Elder Zun's true strength.

This meant that Elder Zun's strength was at least at the Peak of the Yin God Realm, or he might have already entered the Divine Spirit Realm.

Elder Zun's face showed a smile, appearing completely unaware of Xiao Mu trying to probe him, and said kindly, "Xiao Mu, you've been in the Yin God Realm for a while now, haven't you? Why have you never come to see me?"

Xiao Mu had his response prepared, "Previously, I was too weak and worried I wouldn't complete the task, failing Elder Zun's expectations."

"You have a way with words, but the real reason is you were worried I might harm you, right?" Elder Zun chuckled, hitting the nail on the head with Xiao Mu's true thoughts.

Xiao Mu, whose skin wasn't very thin, turned slightly red-faced upon hearing this and argued, "Elder Zun jests, that's not the case."

Elder Zun smiled, "What about now? Have you thought it through?"

At this point in the conversation, Xiao Mu knew it would be difficult to refuse any longer, so he simply said, "I am willing to serve Elder Zun."

"I won't let you down," Elder Zun assured with a smile, then turned to Wang Jin, "Xiao Wang, step outside for a moment, and close the door after you."

"Yes, Elder Zun." Wang Jin bowed and left, closing the door behind him.

Elder Zun took several golden flags from his office desk, casually tossing them onto the office floor. Suddenly, the entire office seemed to be cut off from the outside world, turning into a completely independent space.

It was some kind of Array Flag! Elder Zun used the Array Flags to set up an Array in the room, indicating that what he had to discuss with me shouldn't be overheard by anyone else.

Xiao Mu glanced at the golden flags, guessing their origin from the Array Patterns on their surfaces.

"I heard you've been looking to purchase the Five Elements Art manual lately?"

Once the Array Flags were set up, Elder Zun spoke with much less concern.

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