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Firstly, having exhausted all his trump cards, he was no longer able to contend with a pseudo-saint level warrior, and forcibly keeping him would only result in mutual destruction.

Secondly, he clearly sensed that the effects of the Yellow Spring Breaking Dao Pill had completely dissipated, and Molongya's cultivation had plummeted to the early stage of God King. At this moment, he was like a trapped beast in a desperate situation, and if forced to the extreme, he would most likely choose to self-destruct as a God King.

The self-destruction of a god-king was powerful enough to annihilate the entire Dark Star. While Su Mu himself could save his life, Song Pingchao, Zhao Lei, and the others had absolutely no chance of survival.

These adopted sons and daughters are all capable subordinates he has carefully cultivated and who have unlimited potential. He has spent countless efforts and resources on them, and he absolutely cannot let them go to waste.

After the aura of Molongya and his son completely dissipated, Song Pingchao stepped forward, took out sixteen storage magic treasures, and handed them all to Su Mu, respectfully saying, "These are the storage items left behind by the sixteen Heavenly Wolf Clan gods. Please dispose of them as you see fit."

The two had agreed beforehand that in public they would address each other as fellow Daoists and strictly observe the proper etiquette, while in private they would address each other as godfather, showing their close and intimate relationship.

Su Mu didn't even glance at the storage magic treasures, and waved his hand indifferently, saying, "You can discuss and divide them equally among yourselves. Take what you need, and don't let the allocation of resources cause conflicts or damage the harmony."

Song Pingchao and the others were overjoyed!

These treasures of the gods were of no interest to Su Mu, but to them, they were unparalleled opportunities that could greatly increase their wealth and cultivation!

"Thank you, fellow Daoist!"

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"Thank you, godfather!"

Everyone bowed and expressed their gratitude, overjoyed.

With the follow-up arrangements in place, Su Mu ordered Zhao Lei to remain on Dark Star to eliminate the remaining Gui Clan, while he led Song Pingchao, Chen Liang, and their entourage on their return journey to Tianyuan Star.

Tianyuan Star, the Imperial City of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Su Mu and his group returned safely, and the huge weight that had been hanging over Xiao Yunshang and the others was finally lifted, bringing joy to the whole city.

The two brothers, Su Changsheng and Su Song, were the most delighted. Su Mu had brought back many rare and exotic treasures from Tai Dou Star, which made the two children extremely clingy and unwilling to leave his side.

After settling Song Pingchao and his group in, Su Mu spent the day quietly with his wife and children, enjoying quality time together. Reunited after so long, he naturally made the most of his time with his wife at night, spending tender moments together.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and they spent a passionate and tender night together. The next morning, Xiao Yunshang was exhausted and fast asleep, while Su Mu was radiant and full of energy, in excellent condition.

After resting, Su Mu gathered Song Pingchao, Chen Liang and his wife, Chai Min, Chang Wei and other adopted sons and daughters, and had already made plans for his future cultivation.

His trip to Taidou Star made him fully realize his own shortcomings.

Now, he can crush and be invincible against those below the Heavenly God Realm, and he can fight against God Kings with ease and even turn the tide. However, when facing Saint Realm experts, the gap is still huge and he is powerless to resist.

With the secret realm about to open, in order to protect oneself and seize opportunities within it, one must maximize one's cultivation foundation and overall combat strength in the short term.

The most pressing problem right now is the insufficient supply of imperial energy.

The Imperial Path Set absorbs Imperial Path energy with extreme dominance and speed. Currently, with only a few pieces remaining, it can barely sustain itself thanks to the Imperial Path energy of Tianyuan Imperial City. However, once the entire Imperial Path Treasure is collected, a predicament of depleted spiritual energy and insufficient supply will inevitably arise.

With foresight, Su Mu immediately made arrangements, ordering Chai Min, Chang Wei, Ding Chao, Sun Fang, Helian Ye, Li Sheng, and others to lead teams to wipe out the forces of the Gui Clan on all inhabited planets surrounding Tianyuan Star. On the one hand, they were expanding the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty and accumulating resources, and on the other hand, they were plundering resources from all sides and hoarding imperial aura.

If they encounter a powerful enemy of the level of a cunning general, they will send a message to Song Pingchao and others to come to their aid, and they will fight steadily and expand step by step.

After arranging external affairs, Su Mu entered the Time Mirror alone to cultivate in seclusion and improve his cultivation level.

The flow of time is completely different inside the Time Mirror. Two days outside are equivalent to more than half a year passing quietly inside the mirror.

During this period, Su Mu relied on various top-tier pills and rare treasures to enhance his cultivation, which increased at an alarming rate.

His divine spirit transformed into a Dao Embryo, his Dharma Form advanced into a Celestial Form, and his Dao Fire was tempered into Celestial Fire. Through these multiple transformations, his cultivation steadily entered the mid-stage of the Celestial God Realm!

With a breakthrough in realm and a surge in foundation, overall combat power has achieved a qualitative leap!

Su Mu secretly assessed his own strength. Now that he had encountered Molongya and his son Molba again, he did not need to rely on any trump cards or traps. He could easily crush and kill them all with his own direct combat power.

Moreover, Molongya's cultivation level has plummeted, leaving him only at the early stage of God King, which no longer poses any threat to him.

With his mid-stage Celestial God cultivation, a complete set of Imperial Treasures, and the blessing of the Heaven-Defying Space Prison Law, he now possesses absolute combat power that is invincible within the God King realm!

But Su Mu was still not satisfied.

The invincible God-King is far from enough!

The secret realm that is about to open is home to countless Saint Realm experts. Without the confidence to contend with Saint Realm experts, stepping into the secret realm is to risk one's life and death.

Should I continue to push my cultivation level?

After a moment's thought, Su Mu shook his head and gave up.

He is currently at the mid-stage of the Celestial God realm. If he forces a breakthrough using pills, he can only climb to the late-stage of the Celestial God realm at most. This small improvement in realm is not enough to bridge the gap between him and the Saint realm, and has a negligible impact on his combat power.

Moreover, having no top-tier breakthrough pills left, relying solely on arduous cultivation would be too time-consuming and exhausting, resulting in more harm than good.

Should we continue to comprehend the laws of space?

Su Mu rejected it again.

His spatial laws were already far superior to those of his peers, but even with further refinement, he would still find it difficult to shake a Saint Realm expert. A peak God King could begin to touch upon the laws of time, while a Saint Realm expert had mastered profound mysteries of time. An immature spatial law was utterly vulnerable in the face of a Saint Realm expert's time law.

After much deliberation, Su Mu finally placed all his hopes on the system rewards.

In the days that followed, he focused on consolidating his own cultivation while also nurturing a group of adopted sons and daughters, waiting for the system to trigger rewards.

Jin Zi, Chai Min, and other disciples with weaker cultivation levels were the first to break through, and the system popped up rewards one after another. However, the pills and treasures they obtained were of little help to Su Mu, who now had a deep foundation. He simply rewarded everyone with resources and appeased them as usual, without paying much attention to them.

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Su Mu was playing with his two brothers, Su Changsheng and Su Song, when a crisp notification sound from the system suddenly rang in his mind!

[Congratulations to my sworn sister, Song Qingmei, on breaking through her cultivation realm and advancing to the mid-stage of the Great God Realm! The system reward has been deposited into your inventory; please check it.]

"Finally, a breakthrough!"

Su Mu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, his expression joyful, as he quietly awaited the arrival of a new opportunity.

Song Qingmei successfully broke through to the mid-stage of the Great God Realm. Su Mu's heart stirred slightly, and he immediately focused his mind and opened the system warehouse to check the exclusive rewards corresponding to this breakthrough.

The system rewards this time are extremely generous, totaling three Saint-level treasures, two medium and one high-grade, with genuine quality and considerable combat power boosts.

The first item is a mid-grade Saint-level treasure—the Imperial Way Sky-Stepping Boots.

The boots were enveloped in a faint golden light, their patterns intricate and mysterious. The moment they came into view, Su Mu clearly sensed the ultimate speed they contained. Wearing these boots, his speed and agility would be enough to completely overwhelm even a God-King level expert. Even against a true Saint-level powerhouse, he could easily escape and remain unchallenged. Whether for battlefield ambushes, close-quarters attacks, escaping from a disadvantageous position, or escaping to save his life, they were an impeccable top-tier treasure.

Looking across the cultivators of the heavens, the vast majority of people prioritize offensive weapons and protective armor when crafting equipment, only crafting soul-protecting treasures when they have spare resources. Speed-type boots consume enormous resources and their improvement seems subtle, so very few people are willing to spend top-tier materials to forge them, which makes the Imperial Path Sky-Stepping Boots increasingly rare and precious.

Incidentally, Su Mu's Imperial Dao Breaking Universe Spear and Imperial Dao Glazed Armor have recently been nourished and tempered by the continuous Imperial Dao Qi of Tianyuan Imperial City, and have both advanced to the mid-grade Saint rank, further increasing the power of the entire set of Imperial Dao equipment.

With a thought, Su Mu put on the brand-new Imperial Sky-Stepping Boots.

The teleportation abilities of ordinary celestial cultivators are ultimately limited by spatial constraints; once they encounter a powerhouse at the mid-stage of the God King realm or higher...

Su Mu was secretly amazed. With such a heaven-defying skill, it was no longer a pipe dream to launch a surprise attack and instantly kill an ordinary god-king!

Suppressing his joy, Su Mu's gaze fell on the second mid-grade Saint-level treasure—the Time Saint Talisman.

This sacred talisman is incredibly profound, possessing a triple effect of offense, defense, and support, with versatile uses and endless wonders.

When used close to the body, it can increase the flow of time around the body by a thousand times, making cultivation, breath regulation, and power accumulation twice as effective with half the effort.

By targeting the enemy, you can forcefully suppress their time flow, slowing down their movements, agility, and power accumulation by a thousand times, turning them into a sitting duck.

By summoning it from mid-air and hovering it above one's head, one can become completely immune to all attacks based on the laws of time, and be unafraid of any time-imprisonment or time-reversal-like supernatural powers.

The only limitation is that the Holy Talisman can only be used three times, the three effects cannot be triggered in combination, and the duration of a single activation is limited to half an hour.