"So you're Xiao Mu? I've heard about you."

Qian Rui appeared quite casual as he looked at Xiao Mu and said indifferently, "You do have some capabilities, joining Task Group One and discovering the Land God Mansion, that's indeed a significant merit you've established for an increasingly declining Group One."

"You're overstating it," Xiao Mu replied indifferently, ignoring the faint arrogance in Qian Rui's words.

Qian Rui laughed, the tone of his voice changing, "But, there's not much of a future in Group One, after all, it has declined. The leader and the members lack ambition and will sooner or later be eliminated. Nowadays, anyone with a bit of ability wants to join Group Two, right?"

"Not necessarily!" Xiao Mu disagreed, responding, "Group One may not necessarily be inferior to Group Two, and as for wanting to eliminate Group One, it's even less likely to happen in the short term. Right now, everyone in Group One is united with a common purpose, and things will definitely get better moving forward."

"Heh," Qian Rui suddenly let out a sneer, "Naïve! Group One is finished; it's completely suppressed by our Group Two. Whether it's resources, information, or the strength of the members, you're utterly incomparable to Group Two. To rise again, you would first need to ask whether our Group Two members would allow it. Haha!"

Xiao Mu replied with a faint smile, "Group Two has never agreed, yet the members of Group One are doing just fine."

"Is that so?"

Qian Rui wore a sardonic smile, "I've heard that Group One's leader is about to be replaced. The higher-ups are planning to have Mr. Cui replace Wu Yan as the leader of Group One."

"Perhaps Group One could indeed rise again, but at least that would be after changing the leader."

"Right, I also heard that Brother Xiao once caused a scene at the Reward and Punishment Hall and got taught a lesson by Mr. Cui."

"Mr. Cui harbors grudges and likes to make life difficult for people. If he really becomes the leader of Group One, I'm afraid Brother Xiao is going to have a hard time."

A smile full of schadenfreude appeared on Qian Rui's face.

Since when did Old Cui educate me?

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu's face darkened, feeling as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.

Old Cui tried to suppress me with the Divine Power of the Kitchen God, but I blocked it with the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor.

Old Cui is at the peak of the Yin God Realm, while I'm only in the mid Yin God Realm. Ideally, the one to end up embarrassed from that incident should have been Old Cui—so how did it turn into him educating me?

Qian Rui's words left Xiao Mu feeling indignant inside.

Distorted truths are despicable!

Xiao Mu said with displeasure, "If Mr. Cui wants to be the leader of Group One, he first needs the ability to get past Leader Wu's test."

Qian Rui scoffed, "Is that so? I hope everything really turns out as Brother Xiao wishes. Haha!"

At the end, he suddenly laughed heartily and used the Earth Escape Technique to leave.

Xiao Mu's expression changed slightly, Qian Rui's words had left him feeling somewhat disgruntled; the man was obviously using sarcasm to curse him.

"Brother Xiao, I'm sorry!" Ren Xia said with an apologetic look, only speaking after Qian Rui had left.

"It's not your fault," Xiao Mu shook his head lightly.

After exchanging a few polite words, Ren Xia too used an Escape Art to depart.

Xiao Mu began to think.

First was the problem of the conflicts between Group One and Group Two, and as a member of Group One, he could be affected by these conflicts at any time.

If affected, he must have the ability to cope.

Then there was the situation Qian Rui had mentioned about Mr. Cui potentially replacing Wu Yan as the leader of Group One.

If Cui Yan became the leader of Group One, it would undoubtedly be a significant threat to Xiao Mu.

If Cui Yan was as vindictive as Qian Rui had said, then even if he didn't overtly target Xiao Mu, creating obstacles and making life difficult would be inevitable.

If Xiao Mu didn't want to be targeted by Cui Yan, then he needed to think of a way.

The best solution, of course, would be to prevent Cui Yan from having the opportunity to replace Wu Yan as the leader of Group One.

However, the ways that Xiao Mu could think of to stop Cui Yan from replacing Wu Yan as the leader were not many.

The most direct, simplest, and effective method would be for Wu Yan to obtain a Divine Spirit Rank.

After all, the reason for the calls for Cui Yan to replace Wu Yan as the leader of Group One was because Cui Yan had obtained the Earth God Rank, while Wu Yan had not.

The Divine Spirit Rank largely determines a person's standing within the Alliance.

Xiao Mu did have a Divine Spirit Rank, but unfortunately his Realm was too low, and he could not directly contend with Cui Yan in the short term.

If he could help Wu Yan obtain a Divine Spirit Rank, then any type of Divine Spirit Rank would be enough to prevent Cui Yan from replacing Wu Yan as the leader of Group One.

After all, the Divine Spirit Rank that Cui Yan obtained was only the lowest tier of the Earth God Rank, and any Divine Spirit Rank that Wu Yan could get would not be lower than Cui Yan's.

"Next, I need to pay as much attention as possible to information related to the Divine Spirit Ranks. It would be best if I could help Wu Yan obtain a Divine Spirit Rank in the short term, cutting off Cui Yan's intentions of trying to replace Wu Yan as leader of Group One."

"By preventing Cui Yan from becoming the leader of Group One, a lot of trouble can be avoided."

Xiao Mu thought to himself, quietly making plans.

Being able to help Wu Yan obtain a Divine Spirit Rank is also a merit, and the Alliance would still reward accordingly. And the higher the level of the Divine Spirit Rank, the greater the rewards Xiao Mu would receive.

"Divine Spirit Ranks aren't so easy to obtain; the reason I was able to obtain the Land God Rank was largely due to luck."

"So, the plan to help Wu Yan obtain a Divine Spirit Rank must only serve as a backup for now and not something to place too much hope on."

"The best way to solve a problem lies in one's own strength. As long as one's own strength is sufficient, no trouble is truly troublesome."

"If I had the strength of a True God, would Old Cui dare to target me? That would scare him to death!"

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