You just never give up, do you

Xu Mu's perception had never been turned off; after all, it was wise to be cautious in a place like this.

At the edge of the distant mountaintop stood a stone structure, imposing and majestic, looking just like a palace.

This entire vast area on the mountaintop contained only this single building.

Inside the building, there were three people rummaging through everything.

Aside from these three, several corpses lay on the floor.

Many items inside the building were already damaged, clearly from a recent struggle among them.

"Brother Mu, how did you know someone was hiding inside?"

Chen Xuan asked from the side.

"That's thanks to my Gu insects. They possess a sense of smell far surpassing that of humans,"

Xu Mu explained with a smile.

"I see,"

Chen Xuan nodded to himself.

Xu Mu led the group slowly closer to the building, but his perception remained fixed on the people inside, listening to their conversation.

Finally, from their chatter, he learned the answer.

It turned out this building was originally the residence of Lang Huo.

These people had previously worked for Lang Huo and had heard rumors that Lang Huo had a private little treasure trove.

That's why they had sneaked in to search for valuables.

However, they had practically turned the entire building inside out, smashing every spot that looked suspicious.

Yet, in the end, they had found nothing.

"Brother Mu, this is exactly where I snatched this thing earlier,"

Chen Xuan pointed not far away.

"Then I understand well enough now,"

Xu Mu said, walking towards the distant building. "Let's go, let's take a look."

The group reached the mountaintop and entered through the main gate.

The moment they stepped into the hall, a middle-aged man with green eyes immediately assumed a combat stance.

"Who are you people?"

the middle-aged man asked sternly.

As he spoke, the other two heard the noise and emerged from other rooms.

"And who are you? This place isn't your territory anymore,"

Xu Mu replied calmly, sweeping his gaze over them.

"From what you're saying, you must be those Yan Huang beasts!"

The green-eyed man said this and immediately charged to attack.

Seeing this, Dai Xingluo drew a long sword from her spatial ring and moved to intercept him.

Boom!

Their forces collided violently, the stone slabs beneath their feet instantly cracking and spreading outwards in all directions.

Seeing this, the other two also joined the fray.

Chen Xuan and Meng Wanyue stepped forward as well, engaging them one-on-one.

Xu Mu, meanwhile, took out a formation key, infused it with Qi, and activated the formation inscribed on it.

Then, he began walking around the living room. Clearly, the formation wasn't located there.

He moved towards the inner rooms and finally, in a bedroom, a formation lit up beneath his feet.

As the formations combined, the one under Xu Mu suddenly enveloped him.

In the next moment, his figure vanished from the spot, reappearing inside a cave.

Xu Mu immediately used his perception to locate the battle involving Chen Xuan and the others above him.

"So it's a teleportation formation, moving me inside the mountain,"

Xu Mu mused, putting away the token. He released his Qi, and flames enveloping his body illuminated the surroundings.

Seeing what lay before him, he inwardly marveled at how well Lang Huo had hidden his treasures.

The place was practically piled high with natural treasures, and not just low-grade ones.

He spotted three eighth-grade Fire Dates alone.

Perhaps in Lang Huo's view, the Valley of Ten Thousand Races was extremely safe, with no one foolish enough to barge in, so hiding treasures here was absolutely secure.

Who could have predicted the twists of fate? So many good things were now benefiting him.

Xu Mu began packing things away, starting with the highest grade items, placing the best into his storage space first.

He then filled his spatial ring to the brim. Even so, there were still some fifth and sixth-grade natural treasures left behind.

Checking the situation above through his perception, he found the battle had already ended.

Chen Xuan had dealt with those men.

Thus, Xu Mu teleported back up, led everyone to the bedroom, and together they transferred to the little treasure trove.

Seeing so many natural treasures, they were all utterly astonished.

They hadn't expected that although the fight wasn't fully satisfying, they would gain so many treasures.

"Enough talk, quickly take out your spatial rings and help me pack everything away,"

Xu Mu said to the others with a laugh.

...

Returning to the front of the ruins, they happened to see Yue Wangshu.

Holding an oil-paper umbrella, her eyes held a smile. "Xu Mu, thank you for this. I meant what I said; I owe you a favor."

[Favorability +8]

Beside them, Dai Xingluo stared at Yue Wangshu's chest. How was hers even bigger than her own?

A sense of crisis immediately flared within her. She promptly stepped forward and clung to Xu Mu's arm. "Brother, who is this?"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce her. This is one of the Ancestors of the Valley of Ten Thousand Races, Yue Wangshu,"

Xu Mu explained with a smile. "Don't worry, she's not a bad person."

Hearing this, Dai Xingluo held on even tighter.

Not only was she bigger, but she was also an Ancestor? Didn't that mean her strength was greater too?

However, there was one point on which Dai Xingluo was utterly victorious. She asked deliberately, "Sister, you've become an Elder at such a young age. I'm curious, how old are you?"

"Age is a woman's secret, but I am indeed not young anymore. I could probably be your grandmother."

Yue Wangshu could naturally see through Dai Xingluo's little scheme.

However, she couldn't be bothered to argue with such a brat.

Anyway, her feelings for Xu Mu were merely appreciation; she didn't have any of those romantic notions at all.

"Sister, there's something I'm curious about. How come we didn't see any Transcendent Realm experts in your Myriad Tribes Valley?"

Xu Mu asked curiously.

"Our Myriad Tribes Valley has produced several Transcendents, but they all left. This realm is in an awkward position in the valley—suppressed by the Elders above, yet treated as honored guests elsewhere."

Yue Wangshu shook her head. "If it were you, what would you choose?"

"Hah, I understand. Since everything's settled, let's withdraw."

Xu Mu said to the few people beside him.

Chen Xuan and the others nodded in agreement.

"I won't see you off. There's still much to attend to here."

Yue Wangshu said to Xu Mu with a smile.

Xu Mu nodded and left the ruins with the others.

Just after arriving outside the ruins, Jiang Huihui immediately walked over from a distance.

"Xu Mu, where did you go? I thought you had come out long ago. I called but no one answered."

As she spoke, Jiang Huihui blew a bubble.

"We took the chance while you were gathering to look around the area, to see if we could find any treasures."

Xu Mu explained with a laugh.

"Oh? Did you find any treasures?"

Jiang Huihui suddenly asked, curious.

"Found some rare spiritual herbs and materials. They'll be perfect for refining pills when we get back, and I'll give them to you."

Xu Mu didn't elaborate further.

[Favorability +10]

A faint smile appeared on Jiang Huihui's face. "Let's go, we were just waiting for you."

...

Xu Mu and the others were transported by helicopter to Jiang City. Chen Xuan took out the rare materials and placed them in the courtyard of Xu Mu's house before riding off on his electric scooter.

As for Meng Wanyue and Dai Xingluo, they also took out their shares.

Xu Mu told the two of them to go back and rest, as they had been injured in the recent battle.

As for himself, he used a transfer array to move all these medicinal materials and pile them up beneath the garage.

However, the truly precious items were definitely going into his storage space.

Suddenly, Xu Mu frowned. He walked out the main gate, circled to the back of the villa, and there, on a bench,

sat a beautiful woman dressed in a JK uniform. It was Shi Fumeng.

"You really are a persistent haunt!"

Xu Mu walked over and said.