Talking to himself, Zhu Yunlei did not head to the Warehouse, but instead walked out of the office area toward the towering tree where the Divine Phoenix Woman was in divine retreat.

He deployed his Escape Art and soon arrived at the base of the tree, bowing in salute, "Zhu Yunlei pays respects to the Divine Phoenix Woman!"

"Little Zhu, what matter disturbs me?"

After two or three minutes, the cool voice of the Divine Phoenix Woman echoed from the treetop, but it was not her real voice; instead, it was formed from Divine Sense.

At this moment, the Divine Phoenix Woman was in divine retreat within the tree formation, and could not leave casually until her Realm had reached the expected level.

"Reporting to the Divine Phoenix Woman, it's about Xiao Mu," Zhu Yunlei said from beneath the great tree, always maintaining a respectful tone.

"Xiao Mu, what has that kid stirred up now?"

Hearing the name of Xiao Mu, the Divine Phoenix Woman's tone immediately shifted slightly, evidently quite familiar with Xiao Mu.

"..."

Zhu Yunlei's expression turned bizarre, anticipating the Divine Phoenix Woman's reaction was actually within his expectations. It seems that not only could Xiao Mu bring surprises to himself, but even the Divine Phoenix Woman, who undertakes top-level Alliance tasks, felt surprised by Xiao Mu.

He replied solemnly, "Reporting to the Divine Phoenix Woman, Xiao Mu just contacted me, claiming he has killed the Tai Cang City God and stripped a set of Divine Treasures from him, intending to exchange two of them for Divine Weapons or Divine Spirit battle methods with Headquarters."

"Killed Tai Cang? The speed of this kid's power enhancement is truly astonishing."

The news of Xiao Mu having killed the Tai Cang City God startled the Divine Phoenix Woman again, "Did he do it alone?"

"This... I didn't ask."

Zhu Yunlei couldn't answer the Divine Phoenix Woman's question, feeling somewhat embarrassed, he hurriedly said, "I'll ask right now."

"No need."

The Divine Phoenix Woman halted Zhu Yunlei's next move, "From what I know of that kid, unless completely necessary, would that kid ask others for help? The Tai Cang City God must have been slain by him alone."

"Which two Divine Treasures does he plan to exchange for Treasure? The Life and Death Seal and the Judge Pen?"

Such accurate guesswork!

Zhu Yunlei was surprised at the Divine Phoenix Woman's understanding of Xiao Mu; she had guessed precisely which two Divine Treasures Xiao Mu planned to trade. He nodded his head to confirm.

"That kid already has the Xuan Yang Flame Gold Robe; he will keep the Xuan Yang Flame Gold Crown and Xuan Yang Flame Gold Boots for his own use. Who did he give the Xuan Yang Flame Gold Robe to, Your Venerability?"

The Divine Phoenix Woman's voice came once again from the treetop, nearly grasping Xiao Mu's actions as if at her fingertips, and softly chuckled, "The Venerable has serious enmities and also pressure from his brother. Giving the Xuan Yan Flame Gold Robe to him is indeed within reason. Exchange it with him."

The Divine Phoenix Woman's agreement to return the Divine Treasure to Xiao Mu did not surprise Zhu Yunlei; rather, it caused him distress, "However, Divine Phoenix Woman, there are no suitable Divine Treasures left in the Warehouse. Should we open the Human Emperor Daoist Temple in the Canglin Region and take out some Treasures and Secret Manuals for use?"

"The Treasures taken out last time have been used up already?"

The Divine Phoenix Woman's voice carried some surprise, but then she hesitated. After a moment, she tentatively made a decision, "It's alright, the Human Emperor left Treasures, which were meant to enhance our strength. It's fine to take some Treasures again."

"The Life and Death Seal is about to make its appearance; the Heavenly Court is likely close to locating the Pool of Chaos too. Our strength in the Human world cannot remain unimproved."

"Take out all Treasures from vault number three of the Human Emperor Daoist Temple in the Canglin Region and hand them over for use by our Human world Mutated Beings, dispatch True God Realm support to Twilight Forest Village, and assist the Zhou Xuanmen."

"As you command!"

Zhu Yunlei bowed deeply to the giant tree and, having accepted the order, went to open the third Treasury of the Human Emperor Daoist Temple.

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"Venerable, please sit! You never visit me without a reason; what brings you here this time?"

Zhou Xuanmen greeted the Venerable with a smile and motioned him to sit down, both of them atop the same platform on the mountain as they were in during their last meeting. Zhou Xuanmen himself was seated on a natural stone platform, pointing to another large stone for the Venerable to sit on.

"Many thanks!"

The Venerable thanked him and took a seat opposite Zhou Xuanmen, then spoke, "I've come from Xiao Mu, and I've just received some information from him."

"Xiao Mu!"

Zhou Xuanmen frowned slightly and complained, "What kind of information? Why hasn't that kid informed me?"

The Venerable was unaware that after Xiao Mu killed Tai Cang City God, he had briefly spoken with Zhou Xuanmen, but because Xiao Mu's summary of actions against the Heavenly Court was not clear at that time, he had not informed Zhou Xuanmen.

"The information is related to the Creation Array and the Pool of Chaos."

The revered general, Xiao Mu, recounted to himself the information he received in detail from beginning to end.

"The Pool of Chaos, the Creation Array, has the Heavenly Court already grasped the movements of the Life and Death Seal so thoroughly?"

Zhou Xuanmen muttered to himself, feeling a sense of urgency from the information the Heavenly Court held.

"No wonder the Heavenly Court has made so many grand actions recently. No, that boy Xiao Mu, he probably has to take grand actions as well..."

Soon, Zhou Xuanmen suddenly thought of something, his expression turning solemn.

"Grand actions from Xiao Mu?"

The honored one's eyelids twitched violently.

Zhou Xuanmen's words reminded him, indeed, how could Xiao Mu remain inactive? Wouldn't there be so much information if he hadn't taken any actions?

In other words, now that Xiao Mu knew so much already, how could he not take any actions?

"I fear Xiao Mu might be in danger again."

Zhou Xuanmen's expression grew more serious, and he said gravely, "Considering the Heavenly Court's current actions, they have devoted too much attention to Xiao Mu."

"This time, Xiao Mu was able to anticipate the Heavenly Court's actions. How could the Heavenly Court not pay attention to his actions?"

"Honored one, do you know what Xiao Mu is planning to do next?"

The honored one shook his head, but then fell into deep thought. Moments later, with uncertainty, "It seems to still be related to the Pool of Chaos. Xiao Mu plans to find the exact location of the Pool of Chaos."

"No matter what Xiao Mu plans to do next, the Heavenly Court must have already prepared a plan against him."

Zhou Xuanmen said with a grave demeanor, "Honored one, I hope you can look after Xiao Mu."

"Look after Xiao Mu?"

The honored one suddenly gave a wry smile, feeling helpless, "Old Zhou, you probably don't know how much Xiao Mu's strength has improved."

"If it were in the past, perhaps I would qualify to look after him. But now, his strength has surpassed mine. Even if I wanted to protect him, I'm afraid it would be beyond my capabilities."

"Xiao Mu's strength has become so strong?"

Zhou Xuanmen asked in disbelief, but then he remembered Xiao Mu killing the City God of Tai Cang and could not help but nod.

Being a True God myself, and much higher than Xiao Mu in both Realm and strength, I have neglected the growth of Xiao Mu.

Speaking of which, that kid's growth rate is indeed a bit too quick.

"Well then, honored one, Xiao Mu still needs to be looked after. Otherwise, if the Heavenly Court's targeting is too strong, this kid will sooner or later be schemed against by others."

"Do not worry, beings like the Lord of the Nether River and Divine Monarch Guobao are under my protection. What you face is merely the True Gods at the Tai Cang level."

The honored one reluctantly agreed, "Fine then! Since I have no other tasks, I'll provide temporary assistance to Xiao Mu. However, Old Zhou, you must not falter at crucial times. We must not allow beings like the Lord of the Nether River and Divine Monarch Guobao to get close to Xiao Mu and me. Otherwise, the two of us might only have a dead end."

"Rest assured, Nether and Karma will have no chance to get close to you."

Zhou Xuanmen assured firmly.

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At the other end of Dalin Abyss, outside the vicinity of Twilight Forest Village, at the junction of the Ruins of Great Tang and the Three Emperors Domain.

A Retribution Lamp flickered uncertainly, hanging high in the sky, yet continuously releasing the Brilliance of Retribution.

Under this Retribution Lamp stood Divine Monarch Guobao.

With his back to Meng Lei, Meng Xuan, and several other Mutated Beings from the Heavenly Court, he spoke in a clear and powerful voice, "Xiao Mu has killed Tai Cang. I'm worried that he has peered into the Yin Spirits of Tai Cang and learned the information about the Pool of Chaos and the Creation Array."

"Next, we must lay out a plan against Xiao Mu, to lure this man into our trap."

"Not only is this man a target specifically requested by Emperor Taija, but he also possesses treasures of the Heavenly Emperor, posing a great threat to us. We must capture him before he becomes a True God and present him to Emperor Taija."

"Otherwise, if he steps into the True God Realm and becomes a True God, I'm afraid even I may not be his match."

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