"Silence! Silence!"

Wu Jie's face darkened as he scolded the elders and leaders in a low voice.

As powerful beings of the Divine Spirit Realm, how could they get so unsettled by the mention of a Divine Weapon or Divine Treasure? Indecorous, indeed!

At Wu Jie's rebuke, the scene finally quieted down. However, from the excited expressions of the elders and leaders, it was evident that they had been stirred, each contemplating how to acquire Divine Weapons or Treasures from Xiao Mu.

"Cough, cough!"

Wu Jie coughed dryly, seeing through the thoughts of these leaders and elders, and then said, "I don't object to leaders looking for clues to Lord of Bai's Mansion while on your way, but do not delay your primary tasks. Let me be clear before anything else, if anyone neglects their duty in search of clues, do not blame me for being unkind."

The essential task at the Great Tang Ruins was to resist the Variant Beings from beyond the skies and protect the safety of the Ruins. This primary task was evidently more critical than searching for Lord of Bai's Mansion.

If the Ruins were occupied by the Variant Beings from outside and the commoners within were slain along with the Mutated Beings, what would be the point in finding many clues about Lord of Bai's Mansion?

All the leaders and elders became solemn; Wu Jie's warning made sense, and as elders of the Great Tang Ruins, they knew the importance of their duties. Thus, each began to ponder how to balance their tasks and the search for clues about the location of Lord of Bai's Mansion.

The best outcome, of course, would be not to delay their duties and incidentally find clues about Lord of Bai's Mansion, obtaining rewards from Xiao Mu.

Wu Jie observed these events, simply shook his head quietly, and said no more.

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Xiao Mu's retreat this time lasted for a bit over three months. Thanks to the abundance of Energy Fruits, he smoothly entered the Early Divine Spirit Realm after three months.

As soon as he stepped into the Divine Spirit Realm, Xiao Mu felt the difference in himself. It wasn't just about the increase in strength; the authority of a divine being had also become more substantial.

Originally, he possessed only the rank and power of a Land God, having absorbed the City God rank but unable to manifest its authority due to the limit of his Realm.

Now, as soon as he advanced to the Divine Spirit Realm, the City God's authority could no longer be suppressed and was immediately released, bringing the sensation of controlling a domain and the life and death of others surging into Xiao Mu's heart.

With a thought from Xiao Mu, hum!

Golden Light blossomed, and the sacred authority was unleashed, as a majestic and golden divine figure appeared seated above Xiao Mu's head.

This divine figure had Xiao Mu's likeness, but compared to the original Land God figure, there was a fundamental difference.

The divine figure sat upright and beneath its body, within a mass of Golden Brilliance, an ancient city could be faintly seen.

Over the grand and expansive City Gate of the city, there were three ancient characters inscribed prominently: City God Mansion.

This was the legendary Underworld, where Yin Spirits congregated after death.

As a City God, in addition to governing a territory, one also had to manage the Yin Spirits of the deceased, adjudicating initial verdicts based on their merits and sins in life, and then sending them to the legendary Yama Palace.

The authority over the ordinary people's life and death flowed within Xiao Mu, and beneath the seated divine figure, hands were extended, one flat and the other in a holding position.

Both hands should apparently be holding something, but at that moment, both were empty.

With a thought from Xiao Mu, two objects simultaneously flew out from the Earth Seal Space.

Emanating a somber glow and filled with Death Qi, they were a book and a pen—the Book of Life and Death and the Judge Pen.

As soon as the Book of Life and Death and the Judge Pen appeared, they were drawn as if by a call to the left and right hands of the City God figure above Xiao Mu.

Hum!

The divine light burst forth from the City God figure once again, intensifying the sacred authority in an instant, and Xiao Mu felt that his control over life and death became even stronger.

Xiao Mu opened his eyes, and with a single thought, the City God figure above also opened its eyes in tandem.

As the divine figure's eyes opened, they underwent a change and the Two Forces of Life and Death flew directly out within Xiao Mu, one black and one white, blending into the City God figure.

As the Two Forces of Life and Death merged with the figure, the control over life and death intensified, and even its body turned into two colors, half life and half death.

The City God's eyes emitted the Light of Life and Death, and the powers of life and death flowed in its being, quickly surging into the Book of Life and Death and the Judge Pen.

The City God figure raised the Judge Pen in the right hand as if to write in the Book of Life and Death.

Woo woo woo!

The wailing of ghosts and deities resounded, and in an instant, Xiao Mu's surroundings seemed to become the Underworld, and the City God Mansion below became much clearer.

A look of pleasure appeared on Xiao Mu's face: With my current strength and the authority of the City God, relying on the Book of Life and Death and the Judge Pen, even late-phase beings of the Divine Spirit Realm should be no match for me. After all, most Mutated Beings of the Divine Spirit Realm possess only the rank of Yin God, which is naturally suppressed by my rank.

Even if I were to encounter beings at the Peak of the Divine Spirit Realm, I might still stand a chance in battle.

Indeed, I must find a way to enhance my strength; the Divine Power of the City God is incomplete without the complete set of the City God's Treasures, including the Xuan Yang Flame Gold Robe, Xuan Yang Flame Gold Boots, and the Xuan Yang Flame Gold Robe.

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