The Last Relic

The text above, translated as a whole, meant just one thing: he needed to find a descendant of Gonggong. Only the Gonggong clan could unlock the shackles of the cultivation method in his mind.

Otherwise, in about a year, the cultivation method would dissipate, and the dispersing power might affect his brain.

The use of the word "might" was quite subtle; Xu Mu had no choice but to seek out the Gonggong clan.

Had he known this earlier, he would have dodged just now and not let the attack hit him.

However, thinking carefully about it, this was originally Wu Tian's fortuitous encounter, but he had snatched it away.

"Shi Fumeng!"

Xu Mu suddenly thought of a woman. He remembered Shi Fumeng saying that she was a descendant of Gonggong.

And since she was also part of Wu Tian's harem, the original plot trajectory was self-evident.

Wu Tian would find the treasure here, then go look for Shi Fumeng, and while obtaining the cultivation method, he would conveniently win Shi Fumeng's heart.

Yue Wangshu walked toward Xu Mu. "Xu Mu, you saved my life again."

[Affection +20]

Just now, she truly thought she was going to die here.

"Then you owe me another favor."

Xu Mu put the tile back into his spatial ring and checked the other items inside.

He found quite a few treasures, although some had been ruined by the passage of too much time.

"Xu Mu, what did you find?"

Fu Jinyu walked over and asked.

Xu Mu didn't hide anything. He took out everything from the spatial ring and placed the items on the ground.

"Is this a grade-nine natural treasure, the Biluo Flower?"

Yue Wangshu squatted down and picked up a somewhat withered, yellowish flower. "I can't believe it's withered to this state."

"All things are like this. No matter how powerful something is, its spiritual energy will dissipate over time."

Xu Mu looked at the yellowish flower. "However, the flower hasn't completely dried up. It still has quite a bit of residual spiritual energy, equivalent to at least a grade-eight natural treasure. It's yours."

Hearing this, Yue Wangshu felt a bit flattered, then she smiled and waved her hand. "I said earlier that all the treasures found this time belong to you. I won't take them."

She still knew her limits. If Xu Mu hadn't discovered this magical formation, she wouldn't have even made it here.

However, she was still very touched by Xu Mu's generosity.

[Affection +10]

"Take it, so you didn't come here for nothing. I'll take the rest of these things."

Xu Mu packed away the natural treasures again. "Alright, let's go back."

They returned to their previous positions, continued to stand upside down, and arrived inside the cold formation from earlier.

Xu Mu quickly led them to find the ruin's exit, and they successfully left.

Outside, the sky was dotted with stars.

It was currently the early hours of the morning.

Yue Wangshu looked at Xu Mu in front of her. After this ruin expedition, she had a new perspective on Xu Mu's character.

This person was indeed worth befriending.

"Xu Mu, if there's nothing else, I'll head back first. Thank you for the treasure you gave me; it will be very useful."

Yue Wangshu bowed to Xu Mu again.

"Don't mention it."

Xu Mu waved his hand casually, then asked, "Let me ask you something. Do you know where Shi Fumeng is right now?"

He used to have Shi Fumeng's contact information, but he had blocked and deleted her later on.

"Shi Fumeng? I know. She wasn't originally my subordinate, but she left together with me back then."

Yue Wangshu said to Xu Mu, "She seems to have changed now. She used to love exploring ruins and wanted to become stronger, but now she's much more laid-back. She opened a flower shop in Jiangnan."

"Okay, send me the address of her flower shop."

Xu Mu thought for a moment and said. Currently, Shi Fumeng was the only descendant of Gonggong he knew.

Other than looking for her, there was no other way.

If this cultivation method didn't have side effects, Xu Mu wouldn't bother looking for Shi Fumeng at all.

He didn't lack cultivation methods, even if this was a Heaven-grade method.

Yue Wangshu nodded, took out her phone, and sent Shi Fumeng's address to Xu Mu. "Why are you suddenly looking for her?"

"I have something to tell her. That skeleton from earlier asked me to pass a message to a descendant of Gonggong."

Xu Mu gave a rough explanation. "I remember she is a descendant of Gonggong."

"That's right, she is. That clan used to be very powerful, but they have declined now."

Yue Wangshu recalled the skeleton from earlier. "So he was a descendant of Gonggong."

After everything was wrapped up, Yue Wangshu asked, "What are you planning to do next?"

"In this Martial Arts Tournament, I obtained the addresses of three ruins. There's one left, and we plan to head there immediately."

Xu Mu answered truthfully.

"Three ruins? Xu Mu, I've heard that to get three ruins, you have to be in the top three."

Yue Wangshu's face was full of disbelief. "Did you actually get into the top three? That's terrifying. You were competing against top geniuses from the five major sects."

"Just luck."

Xu Mu was a low-key person by nature. "Since there's nothing else, we'll be leaving."

"Alright."

Yue Wangshu nodded in agreement. "If you need help, remember to let me know. I'm still available free of charge."

Xu Mu nodded.

They walked out of the fields, and Yue Wangshu headed off into the distance.

Meanwhile, Xu Mu took out a helicopter from his storage space.

Seeing this from afar, Yue Wangshu felt incredibly shocked.

The spatial formation of a spatial ring required extremely high attainment. For every bit of extra area, the difficulty of the formation multiplied.

To think that the spatial ring in Xu Mu's hand could actually hold a helicopter.

"We're leaving."

Xu Mu called out before leaving, then piloted the helicopter away.

The location of the third ruin was in Liangzhou. Xu Mu decided to fly over first before deciding whether to take action.

After a journey of more than three hours, Xu Mu arrived at the coordinates.

It was located in a small mountain village in Liangzhou. When Xu Mu arrived, he noticed the sky was already turning pale with dawn.

Xu Mu parked the helicopter outside the village, and the three of them immediately got off.

After storing the helicopter back into the storage space, they headed toward their destination based on the coordinates.

Entering the village, there were brick houses on both sides of the street, most of them built in the style of courtyard houses.

Mixed among these brick houses were quite a few earthen structures.

Through his perception, he found that many of the earthen houses were uninhabited, clearly abandoned.

Suddenly, Xu Mu stopped at a certain spot. In the earthen house ahead, several people were sleeping on the floor.

Checking with his perception, he found that they were people from the Strength Faction.

Not only Shi Yao, but Ning Mei was also here.

Besides a few disciples, there were also two middle-aged men who looked to be at the elder level.

Xu Mu pondered in his heart. They were resting here without a care, not in a hurry at all. Perhaps they had already obtained the treasure.

If that was the case, Xu Mu didn't intend to waste any more time.

"Xu Mu, what's wrong?"

Fu Jinyu asked from the side.

Right at this moment, one of the elders inside the building abruptly opened his eyes.