"Why?" Chu Mo looked at Hu Lie.

"Because...one day, you will enter the Heavenly Realm and compete with the Heavenly Geniuses of many clans!" Hu Lie said seriously to Chu Mo, "Your identity, many times, is better kept hidden. You are now at a low level, only zero, so you don't see much information on the message board. Look at mine."

As he spoke, Hu Lie casually opened a message and turned the message board to Chu Mo.

After a glance, Chu Mo's mouth dropped open. He muttered, "Murder... there are even rewards for assassination on this? But... wasn't it said that death doesn't matter in the illusory Divine Realm?"

Hu Lie glanced at Chu Mo: "Who told you it's about killing in the illusory Divine Realm?"

Chu Mo blinked several times before he finally managed a bitter smile: "So, if I offend someone here, I could easily be hunted down outside?"

"Such situations are not uncommon," Hu Lie said seriously.

"Okay, I understand!" Chu Mo nodded and then exerted his mental power. After pondering for a moment, a smile appeared on his face. A name appeared directly on the message board—'Azure Sky like Ink'.

"Hmm, this is much better. At least no one will be able to guess your real name from this, even though it's still similar," Hu Lie murmured and then told Chu Mo: "Originally, I shouldn't care about what name you use, but since I have now seen it, let me tell you mine."

There's no need for you to do that, Brother Hu Lie," Chu Mo smiled bitterly. After several days of interaction, Chu Mo had genuinely started to regard Hu Lie as a friend and a brother.

Just how strong Hu Lie was, Chu Mo was still not sure. But from his previous battle with Qingfeng and their conversations, he could tell that Hu Lie was definitely not weak!

This was also evident from Hu Lie's demeanor in the illusory Divine City.

When those beings saw Hu Lie, they would immediately retract their disdainful expressions.

Even in this illusory Divine Realm, with its ground and sky layers, Hu Lie's power was undeniably immense.

That such a powerful being would become friends with someone as fragile as him moved Chu Mo deeply. Even if there was something that Hu Lie wanted from him, Chu Mo was still extremely touched.

Especially because from last night until now, Hu Lie had been instilling in him all kinds of things about the illusory Divine Realm, without ever bringing up the subject of him joining the Tiger Clan again.

"It's only fair!" Hu Lie laughed: "On the message board, they call me Cat…"

"…" Chu Mo's mouth twitched for a while before he looked at him saying, "That small kitty…"

"Is a friend... cough, right, a friend!" Hu Lie seemed unusually shy, smiling with his teeth showing.

Chu Mo seemed to understand something but didn't pursue the topic. He looked at Hu Lie and said, "By the way, Brother Hu Lie, you mentioned before... letting me join your clan? Could you tell me more about it?"

This matter Hu Lie could choose not to mention, but Chu Mo could not continue to pretend ignorance.

"This matter...is like this," Hu Lie said sincerely to Chu Mo, "I don't know where you're from, whether it's the Spirit Realm or the Immortal Realm, from outside domain, or some other dimension… All of this, doesn't matter, but one day, you will definitely enter the Heavenly Realm!"

"How can you be so sure..." Chu Mo smiled bitterly, "If I were in the Spirit Realm and wanted to reach the Immortal Realm, then the Heavenly Realm... How many levels would I have to cross? I don't dare to think... I don't even want to know!"

Upon hearing Chu Mo mention the Spirit Realm, Hu Lie's brows twitched and a curious light flashed in his eyes. However, he didn't express too much emotion and laughed, "For the Tiger Clan, waiting several hundreds to thousands of years is not a problem. With your bloodline, I'm afraid it won't even take a hundred years for you to ascend directly to the Heavenly Realm!"

"Is the power of the bloodline really so strong?" Chu Mo still didn't know what kind of bloodline he had, let alone why he had suddenly reached the criteria to enter the illusory Divine Realm.

"Of course!" Hu Lie looked at Chu Mo and said, "There was once a man who ascended to the Heavenly Realm from the Spirit Realm. It only took him seventy years to ascend from the Spirit Realm to the Immortal Realm, and then to the Heavenly Realm... he used thirty years to successfully become an Emperor and become the ruler of the Heavenly Realm!"

"That's amazing!" Chu Mo exclaimed.

Hu Lie nodded: "That person, it was because his bloodline power was strong that he entered the illusory Divine Realm while he was in the Spirit Realm, then step by step, advanced upwards..." Hu Lie looked toward Chu Mo, "I believe, you... will certainly be no less than that person!"

"I hope your words bring fortune, Brother Hu Lie, but... about joining the clan, I think I need to consider it carefully." Chu Mo looked at Hu Lie earnestly, "I owe Brother Hu Lie a lot, but this matter... is ultimately of great significance. I hope Brother Hu Lie can understand."

Hu Lie didn't appear surprised at all. If Chu Mo had agreed without hesitation, that would have startled him. He nodded and said, "No problem, we have plenty of time. Let's go, I'll take you out for a walk and let some people in the Illusory Divine City know that you are under my protection!"

As for Hu Lie's intentions, Chu Mo could somewhat understand. He was genuinely looking after him. But at the same time, he wanted to inform others who might have designs on him that he's a friend of the young master of the Tiger Clan to deter any potential threats. That was also true.

However, Chu Mo didn't resist Hu Lie's intentions.

In such a place, if he was alone, he would really find it difficult to get around.

Walking through the streets of the Illusory Divine City, Hu Lie introduced various places to Chu Mo, "This is a Brothel... Don't look at me like that, not all beings with strong bloodlines are good at fighting. They need resources for cultivation as well, and doing this is the easiest..."

"This is the cultivation chamber. The speed of cultivation here is quite fast, but the costs are extremely high. In my eyes, the gains do not balance out the losses..."

"This is a casino..."

"This is an auction house..."

"This is the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, the largest tavern in the illusory Divine City. The first five floors are the tavern, and the rest above are hotels. It's said that it has been operating for tens of thousands of years, and the owner seems to be of the Human Clan..."

Hu Lie patiently introduced these places to Chu Mo, and when they arrived at this tavern, his eyes revealed a bit of envy, "If the tavern of the Tiger Clan could reach this scale someday, I would be satisfied!"

"They must earn a lot of money every day, right?" Chu Mo asked softly.

Hu Lie twitches his mouth: "More than just a lot... it's an absolutely huge amount!"

Just then, Chu Mo suddenly felt an extremely familiar figure flashing outside the tavern entrance. He looked carefully and froze on the spot. He couldn't help but tremble.

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