Upon hearing Xilin's words, Mu Jinyu's expression showed no change, but inside, he was chuckling with satisfaction.

His earlier statement indeed had no issues. To truly assess its worth, how could the spell Xilin offered possibly compare to the information about a Divine Plant?

In such a trade, Xilin was, in fact, getting a deal!

However, in reality, things couldn't be evaluated like that. It's like grains; to someone not lacking food, grains are not especially precious or valuable, just like someone trying to sell a pound of rice for a tael of gold—it's unacceptable.

But to a starving person, if they had a tael of gold but no access to food nearby and were on the brink of starvation, they wouldn't hesitate to trade that tael of gold for a pound of rice, even if they would regret it later after their hunger passed; during the trade, they wouldn't regret it at all.

Xilin's spell, overall, isn't valuable. Normally, Mu Jinyu would be foolish to trade a Divine Plant for it.

Yet, with Chu Tiance's threat looming over humanity, if Xilin were to insist on exchanging a Divine Plant for her spell, Mu Jinyu might agree if left with no other choice...

However, Xilin didn't realize its significance to Mu Jinyu, nor did she accurately assess the value of a Divine Plant, ultimately agreeing to Mu Jinyu's terms, trading the spell for information!

"Remember well…"

After letting out a resigned sigh, Xilin proceeded to pass the spell to Mu Jinyu.

Once Mu Jinyu memorized it, a slight movement unleashed a golden light all over his body, exuding a sacred and dignified aura that made every malevolent spirit stay away.

"It doesn't seem to have any destructive power, though?" Mu Jinyu mumbled.

It felt like the spell couldn't harm anyone.

Xilin's eyes flashed with a hint of embarrassment as she loudly explained: "It's a support spell, obviously not meant for attacking, so isn't it natural it doesn't have destructive power?"

Inside, she felt rather awkward; the spell was quite common in the Canglan Realm, known to many among their Divine Race and other species, mostly used to determine if someone is of the same kind.

So under Mu Jinyu's persistent persuasion, she ultimately agreed to trade information on the Divine Plant with him.

Mu Jinyu pondered and said, "Using this spell to check who's been corrupted by Demonic Qi is a hassle, and it doesn't offer a solution either. Do you have any other way to allow someone to cultivate and naturally disperse Demonic Qi within themselves?!"

"Naturally disperse Demonic Qi after cultivation?" Xilin echoed, nodding, "Yes, but it only suits our Divine Race; the Human Race can't cultivate it!"

"Is that so?" Mu Jinyu felt somewhat disappointed upon hearing this.

He had hoped to acquire a one-size-fits-all solution from Xilin, enabling everyone worldwide to cultivate this technique, leaving Chu Tiance dumbfounded.

Then, after employing the Secret Heavenly Calculation again, there would be no scapegoats to help him escape, leading to his demise under the Heavenly Dao's retribution.

Since Xilin couldn't provide a solution, it seemed the situation circled back to square one.

He could only detect who had been tainted with Demonic Qi, had their memories altered, becoming scapegoats for Chu Tiance, yet he was powerless against them!

"Is there really no way?" Mu Jinyu looked up at Xilin, frowning.

Confronted by Mu Jinyu's gaze, Xilin felt somewhat embarrassed. Her initial plan was to trick Mu Jinyu and then flee, leaving the aftermath behind.

Now, unable to get the Divine Plant and offering a mediocre spell, she felt awkward.

After all, she had planned to use the spell to exchange for the Divine Plant, boasting it could resolve this issue, only to find no viable solution thereafter.

Upon reflection, Xilin explained, "In our Canglan Realm, besides our Divine Race who possess a certain spell for naturally repelling all Demonic Qi and extinguishing heart demons, other species have similar cultivation techniques, but I didn't learn them..."

Upon hearing Xilin's words, Mu Jinyu seemed inspired, his eyes brightening as he asked, "Then, do the Buddhist and Taoist practitioners have comparable cultivation techniques?"

"Certainly!" Xilin affirmed confidently.

"That's good!" Mu Jinyu finally smiled, deciding to explore Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere or Way of Nature to see if they possessed any ready solutions.

If not, they could brainstorm to collectively create a technique!

Seeing Mu Jinyu smile, Xilin, though unsure of the reason, felt relieved, thinking perhaps she hadn't entirely duped him.

Then she reminded Mu Jinyu, "Hey, we agreed earlier to get along harmoniously; you need to lift the restrictions on me and restore my cultivation!"

Mu Jinyu was about to discuss with Bai Xiaosheng and Xia Ruochen, but paused upon Xilin's reminder.

He considered severing ties with Xilin, disregarding previous promises.

But he realized this wouldn't be wise, as he might need her help again in the future.

However, completely lifting the restrictions and restoring her freedom was a grave matter to handle indiscriminately...

"Hey, you're not thinking of breaking your promise, are you?"

Seeing Mu Jinyu's hesitation and reluctance to speak, Xilin grew nervous, slightly afraid.

She no longer wanted to be a prisoner; she desired freedom!

This constant restraint by Mu Jinyu was unbearable!

Mu Jinyu considered and finally decided, "I can release your restrictions, but we need to clarify a few things."

"What is it? Go ahead…" Xilin replied, relieved and eager.

Mu Jinyu stated, "First, your original stage is Void Breaking Realm, right?"

"No!" Xilin, who had acclimated to their terms after Mu Jinyu conveyed them, shook her head: "I wasn't just at Void Breaking Realm; it's merely how the Heavenly Dao on this side suppressed me to that stage…"

Mu Jinyu was taken aback by Xilin's words.

He initially thought she was quite simple-minded, and having reached the Void Breaking Realm was already impressive; to his surprise, her true power was even greater!

Indeed, Bai Xiaosheng was correct. This world's Heaven and Earth Laws do not allow stronger beings to appear; Void Breaking Realm is the limit, or else it would lead to cataclysm!

Xilin was a stronger entity, but Earth's Heaven and Earth Laws couldn't permit her real power to crossover, suppressing her cultivation to the Void Breaking Realm.

"Fine, not just Void Breaking Realm works too…" Mu Jinyu recollected himself and continued, "You understand, Void Breaking Realm here is the world's limit; any minor disturbance could shatter the void, hence its name. To avoid you causing chaos inadvertently during emotional spikes, I can only restore you to Unity Realm level, how about that?"

"I won't overreact to minor issues!" Xilin immediately retorted to Mu Jinyu's proposition.

Mu Jinyu remained silent, simply watching her intently.

Xilin's voice gradually weakened, ultimately conceding, "Alright, just Unity Realm then…"

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