Mist Forest, desolate woods.
"Who is that?" Chen Mu quietly asked Xu Gui beside him.
"Qin Yue, the Deputy City Lord of White Bird City, the first under the City Lord, the highest commander of the City Defense Camp, with divine skills comparable to the Commander."
Xu Gui stammered, his voice as soft as a mosquito.
He certainly was a troublesome figure.
Chen Mu frowned slightly.
"Old Chen, quickly hand over that stone; I haven't enjoyed enough yet, and I don't want to die!"
Xu Gui's face was pale as paper.
"You think I don't want to?"
Chen Mu resisted the urge to roll his eyes and looked inside his mind's eye.
The mysterious gray stone had now entered the secret acupoint in his brow.
It was like a tired bird that had returned home, hiding in a corner of the acupoint, motionless. No matter how Chen Mu tried to pull it with Yin Spirit Divine Power, it showed no intention of moving at all.
"I have no desire to covet that stone." Chen Mu looked earnestly at Qin Yue.
"Give me some time; I will find a way to take that stone out of my body." He appeared sincere.
Qin Yue glanced at Chen Mu expressionlessly and waved to the side.
Nine gray-clad men with hoods emerged ghost-like from the mist, surrounding Chen Mu and Xu Gui tightly.
"Take him back to Three Paths City, invite the ancestor to take action, and refine the Divine Weapon with Five Yin Fire," Qin Yue ordered coldly.
Then, without looking at Chen Mu, he turned and walked back the way he came.
"Don't leave, I really don't want that stone."
"Give me some time; I will definitely remove the stone." Chen Mu was anxious.
With talk of ancestor and Yin Fire, if he were really taken to Three Paths City, he'd surely suffer.
But before he could continue to explain, those nine gray-clad men clasped their hands together, emitting silvery lines like a giant web of spider silk, covering Chen Mu and Xu Gui from the sky.
"Can't you people understand human language?!"
"I said I didn't want to possess that stone!"
"Candle Dragon!"
Roar!
A black dragon hundreds of meters long appeared out of thin air in midair.
The colossal dragon head was as tall as a three to four-story building, appearing dark and fierce, with millstone-sized eyes that glowed coldly red, surrounded by swirling silver-black mist.
An invisible force appeared out of nowhere, freezing the nine gray-clad men like fish in ice, along with their silvery divine lines holding still in the air.
Soon, the black dragon sped around Chen Mu like lightning, swiftly devouring the nine gray-clad men with its Candle Dragon Dharma Body without resistance.
Buzz...
The air vibrated, with the massive dragon head hovering silently behind Chen Mu. Its blood-red eyes coldly observed Qin Yue's distant figure.
"Dragon Taming Divine Power?!" Qin Yue turned around, his scalp tingling at the sight of the enormous black dragon floating in midair.
"Is Emperor Dragon City overextending their reach?" He glared at Chen Mu miserably.
He initially thought he was just an ant favored by the Divine Weapon, but to think he had such divine skills.
What a trouble!
"Think clearly about the consequences of offending my Three Paths City," Qin Yue took a deep breath and said earnestly.
"Our family ancestor has little life left; the White Bird Divine Soldier is crucial for the future of our Three Paths City, immensely important." He patiently explained.
"If you return to Three Paths City with me and hand over the White Bird Divine Soldier, the benefits for you will be substantial."
"We might even become allies through this, jointly resisting Wuxiang City's invasion."
"But if you refuse, you'll be an enemy of mine and the Qin Family."
"If you cut off my family's future, our ancestor might risk their life to destroy your Emperor Dragon City." Qin Yue spoke coldly.
"Think about it; I can wait for you..."
What on earth is he babbling about?
Chen Mu looked utterly perplexed.
He'd already said he would return the stone; did he stuff mule hair in his ears?
Emperor Dragon City, alliances?
I don't care about all that, turn the Treasure Gourd!
In the next moment.
The Yellow-skinned Gourd within the Dao Foundation Jade Seed spun.
Poof!
A faint yellow spiritual light suddenly appeared behind Qin Yue and swiftly plunged into the back of his head.
Qin Yue, who had been painstakingly trying to persuade Chen Mu, instantly froze.
His pupils dilated, unfocused, and his skin cracked, turning into white ash scattering like dust.
Before long, his entire body became a pile of ashes, leaving only a fist-sized gray stone floating midair.
Chen Mu raised an eyebrow at the familiar-looking stone.
At that moment, the gray stone pretending to be dead in the secret acupoint turned into a gray stream, emerging from the brow.
Pop!
With a soft snap, the two stones merged into one, instantly forming... forming a stone the size of two fists.
Its surface remained rough, looking like a seemingly ordinary broken stone chunk from any old pit.
"Is this the legendary Divine Weapon?"
"Are these what the city lords relied on to establish their territories?" Chen Mu marveled.
He had thought it would be a blade, spear, sword, halberd, or perhaps a cauldron or jade bottle shaped treasure.
Who would have thought the so-called Divine Weapon would look like an unremarkable rock?
"That Divine Power which can awaken the Divine Skills of Yin Spirits, is it also created by this stone?"
"If I control the Divine Weapon, can I have an endless supply of Divine Power for the Yin Spirit Divine Fetus to consume?"
Chen Mu's eyes suddenly lit up.
"According to the news Xu Gui gathered, the Divine Weapon is quite life-consuming."
"Every City Lord who has controlled the Divine Weapon hasn't lived past sixty years."
"I indeed desire the Divine Power, but I don't want to lose my lifespan, so in that case..." Chen Mu looked at Xu Gui beside him with a smile.
"Fatty, do you want the Divine Weapon or not?"
"As long as you speak up, I'll give it to you right now!"
Xu Gui, who was stunned by the sudden turn of events like a flash of lightning, stared blankly at the floating gray stone in the air, unable to suppress a glimmer of eagerness in his eyes.
Just as he was about to nod subconsciously, the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of the inconspicuous gray-white ashes on the ground, and he immediately snapped back to his senses, shaking his head like a rattle drum.
I don't want to turn into those ashes on the ground!
"Don't be afraid, I'm truly giving it to you." Chen Mu's face was full of enthusiasm. "It's all for your own good."
You liar!
I bet you're just trying to ensnare me with the law and kill me to silence me and seal off the news of the Divine Weapon!
Xu Gui rolled his eyes and said nothing.
"Don't you like to indulge yourself? If you become the City Lord, you could freely use all the city's resources without needing to go out to pick Longevity Rice, sleeping in the Fan Building all day long." Chen Mu continued his persuasive speeches.
I do love indulging myself, but I need to be alive to enjoy it!
Xu Gui continued to shake his head.
"If you keep shaking your head, I'll just force it into your head." Chen Mu threatened.
"Stuff it if you must, I'll just dig it out again later."
Xu Gui, unfazed like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, waved his hand.
"With such a stubborn head, aren't you afraid of ending up like your Deputy City Lord?" Chen Mu pointed at the ashes in the distance and glared at Xu Gui.
"You admit it, you're really going to kill me to silence me." Xu Gui mumbled to himself with a crying face.
Chen Mu: "..."
Why can't I even give away a treasure?
...
In the Mist Forest, a small secluded valley where a two-meter tall wooden hut with a thatched roof had appeared at some point.
Chen Mu lay on a rocking chair on the wooden porch in front of the door, staring at the gray stone floating in mid-air, troubled.
After killing Qin Yue, who had close ties with Three Paths City, going there was clearly out of the question.
Chen Mu took Xu Gui to this secluded valley to settle down temporarily.
Then he began to ponder how to handle the unexpected acquisition of the Divine Weapon.
He wanted the Divine Power, but was afraid of losing his life over it.
He thought of using Xu Gui as a tool, but that stubborn fat man adamantly refused.
It would be a pity to discard it, yet keeping it felt like he could only watch it without daring to use it.
"How can I get Divine Power for free?" Chen Mu stared intently at the gray stone-like Divine Weapon.
The stone was generally gray, initially appearing to be a useless stone.
Upon closer inspection, it revealed some silvery patterns within.
After staring at it for a while, Chen Mu suddenly felt that the stone seemed somewhat familiar.
"Who does it resemble?"
A thought struck Chen Mu.
With the black and white light flashing, the jet-black Moon Blade and the hollow Bone Sphere emerged from between his brows.
Chen Mu carefully recalled the Yin Mistaken Yang.
Before accidentally absorbing the Dragon Ball Spirit Mechanism and transforming into an Outer Cultivation Treasure, the Yin Mistaken Yang was similarly an ordinary Magic Artifact.
Its aura was indeed quite similar to the Divine Weapon before him.
"Treasure's radiance hidden, divine item self-concealing?"
"Craftsmanship, could this Divine Weapon be some kind of demon's Root Device?!"
Chen Mu suddenly realized.
"Since it's a Root Device, it will function if infused with Spirit Mechanism."
"I might not have a Magic Treasure Spirit Mechanism, but I have the Life and Death Seal!"
Chen Mu's eyes lit up.
The Life and Death Seal is a perfected product of the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture; it assists in controlling Magic Artifacts and Magic Treasures, unleashing their twelvefold power.
Previously, Chen Mu had placed it inside the Thousand Lanterns City's pivot eye. Because of it, the originally cumbersome process of opening the Thousand Lanterns City gate had become as swift and effortless as a thought.
"If it works on a Grotto Heaven, it will certainly control this so-called Divine Weapon just fine!"
"Using the Life and Death Seal as a buffer to indirectly activate the Divine Weapon, might even avoid lifespan damage!"
Chen Mu was thrillingly tempted.
Soon, the silvery mist-like Life and Death Seal floated in front of him, playfully wandering around.
"Let's give it a try!"
With a thought, the Life and Death Seal effortlessly burrowed into the gray stone block.
Buzz!
The entire stone trembled slightly, and a formless wave, centered on the Divine Soldier Stone, expanded outward in concentric circles.
The white mist covering the entire small valley seemed to be pushed by an invisible barrier, quickly receding to the outskirts.
"Divine Soldier Barrier?"
"Haha, it worked!"
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