Zun smiled and replied, "There is still a chance."

"Have you used it before, Senior?" Xiao Mu continued to ask.

Zun smiled silently for a moment, then asked in return, "Xiao Mu, if the Eternal Lamp was in your hands and the eight Grand Elders wanted to borrow it, would you easily lend it to them?"

Xiao Mu's eyes flashed with a sudden golden light, and he said faintly, "Thank you for the reminder, Senior. I understand. But, Senior Zun, why is the Eternal Lamp in the hands of Lei Zhanghua? And on what basis can the eight Grand Elders hold the Treasure of the Human Emperor?"

Zun said, "The eight Grand Elders are capable of holding the Treasure of the Human Emperor. The first reason is their status; they are all old followers of the Human Emperor. The second is their strength. Each of these eight Grand Elders is sufficiently powerful. This is the most important factor."

"Additionally, Xiao Mu, it seems you are unaware that now, the Human Emperor has awakened, and a portion of his authority has been restored."

"And due to the restoration of the Human Emperor's authority, the strength of the eight Grand Elders has also been restored, and they have returned to being True Gods. Especially the Grand Elder Jin Yuan, who is now a top-tier True God, just one step away from being a Heavenly God. His strength may even surpass that of the Divine Phoenix."

"I see, no wonder!"

Xiao Mu, thoughtful, was reminded by something Zun said, which gave him some ideas.

The ability of the eight Grand Elders to hold the Treasure of the Human Emperor is crucial because their strength is sufficiently powerful.

If strength alone is enough to hold the Treasure of the Human Emperor,

then, when my strength surpasses that of the eight Grand Elders, can I seize the right to hold the Treasure of the Human Emperor from them?

Xiao Mu suddenly felt a bit of anticipation.

Zun suddenly said, "Xiao Mu, do you remember when the Divine Phoenix used the appearance of the Human Emperor to seize the three treasures of True God authority: the Western Yama Seal, the Retribution authority, and the Bloody Cloud Ancestor authority?"

"Originally, it was agreed that two of the authority treasures would belong to us and one to the eight Grand Elders."

"However, now, with the restoration of the eight Grand Elders' strength, there have been some changes in the distribution of the three authority treasures."

"Perhaps, our side might only be able to keep one authority treasure now."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu was furious, "Senior Zun, do you mean to say that the eight Grand Elders, because their strength has been restored, are using their power to oppress and want to change the previous distribution method?"

"It's more or less as you said."

Zun nodded, "The three authority treasures on our side were originally agreed upon: one was to go to the chief of the Three Emperors' Tomb, Lv Liangping, and the other to Huang Yuan. They were the Western Yama Seal and the Retribution authority respectively."

"The eight Grand Elders' side possessed the Blood Cloud Command. After all, during the final Great War, our side contributed far more than the eight Grand Elders' side."

Xiao Mu remained silent, completely agreeing with Zun's words.

At that time, although the eight Grand Elders made a move, because their strength had not yet been restored, they were only at the level of True God, not considered True Gods.

The eight of them joined forces, and every two people worked together to barely hold off four True God level experts, and those weren't even the strongest kind.

But on Xiao Mu and Zun's side, they managed to hold off the remaining seven True God level experts, which included powerful beings like Meng Xuantong, who had reached at least the late stage of the True God Realm, and Aibin, who was at the mid-stage of True God Realm.

The pressure on Xiao Mu and Zun's side was more than double that of the eight Grand Elders, not to mention the Divine Phoenix intervening to stabilize the situation, using the appearance of the Human Emperor to annihilate all True Gods of the Heavenly Court.

The greatest contribution among them was made by the Divine Phoenix on Xiao Mu's side. Without the Divine Phoenix, not only would the Human realm not have annihilated the Heavenly Court's True Gods to obtain three authority treasures, but even the possibility of victory wouldn't exist.

But then he heard Zun continue, "A few days ago, after the eight Grand Elders' strength was restored, the Grand Elder Jin Yuan suggested that since they participated equally in the battle that annihilated the Heavenly Court's True Gods, it is too unfair for us to have both the Western Yama Seal and the Retribution Command while they only have one Blood Cloud Command."

"Compared to the other two treasures, the Western Yama Seal is so valuable that one is equivalent to the other two."

"Elder Jin proposed that we either exchange the Western Yama Seal for their Blood Cloud Command or give them the Retribution Command as well. Otherwise, it would be unfair."

"If the distribution is unfair, they will need to carefully consider how much effort to contribute and how in future resistance against the Heavenly Court."

"Shameless!"

Xiao Mu was angry, "At that time, they hardly contributed, yet they want half the spoils? Preposterous. Did the Divine Phoenix agree?"

"How could the Divine Phoenix agree? It's just..."

Zun said, suddenly frowning, "However, on the Human Emperor's side, there seems to be a willingness to agree. For some reason, they've listened to Grand Elder Jin Yuan's words and seem inclined to have us hand over the Retribution Command to compensate the eight Grand Elders."

The Human Emperor?

Xiao Mu's eyes flashed with golden light, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

If the Human Emperor really ordered them to hand over the Retribution Command to the eight Grand Elders, even the Divine Phoenix wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure.

Just why would the Human Emperor do this?

Thinking about it, Xiao Mu had a sudden intuition and said to Zun, "Senior Zun, did you just say that the Human Emperor's strength hasn't recovered yet?"

Zun's body trembled, suddenly realizing something, he looked deeply at Xiao Mu with a puzzled and uncertain expression and said, "The Human Emperor's strength has not yet been restored."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu took a deep breath and stopped talking.

The Human Emperor's strength hasn't been restored yet, but the strength of the eight Grand Elders has been restored in advance.

Although the strength of the Divine Phoenix is powerful, their side doesn't have enough experts. Currently, besides the Divine Phoenix herself, there are only Zhou Xuanmen and Zun, two True Gods.

The eight Grand Elders' side, however, has a total of eight True Gods.

Each of these eight True Gods holds a treasure of the Human Emperor.

This strength poses a huge threat not only to Xiao Mu and the others but even to the Human Emperor himself, whose strength has yet to be restored.

Could it be that the Human Emperor is temporarily appeasing them because of the overwhelming power of the eight Grand Elders, fearing their betrayal?

Xiao Mu had a vague feeling that he had understood the Human Emperor's intentions.

Otherwise, with the Divine Phoenix's loyalty to the Human Emperor, who managed the Human Emperor's seal for tens of thousands of years during his slumber, waiting for his return.

Just for that loyalty alone, the Human Emperor shouldn't damage the Divine Phoenix's interests to benefit the eight Grand Elders.

"Xiao Mu, let's not talk about this anymore. Out of my mouth, into your ears, remember not to let anyone else know."

Zun, realizing the gravity of the matter, hurriedly advised Xiao Mu.

After all, it concerns the unhealed strength of the Human Emperor and the potential betrayal of the eight Grand Elders. If word got out, it would become a big issue.

Xiao Mu said cautiously, "Rest assured, Senior, from today, this matter will be kept secret in my heart, and no one will hear a word of it from me."

Zun nodded, feeling assured about Xiao Mu.

After a moment, Xiao Mu calmed himself, organized his thoughts, and said again, "Senior, I came to visit you today not only to consult with you but also to take the opportunity to become a True God."

"My strength has reached the Peak Perfection of the Divine Spirit Realm, just one step away from entering the True God Realm."

"Although I've already fused the Eastern Yama Seal, making it relatively easy to step into the True God Realm, I still want to become a True God within the True God Hall."

"After all, becoming a True God in the True God Hall is not only safe, but the insight into the levels of True Gods within the hall will also make future cultivation at the True God level smoother."

Besides, there was another reason Xiao Mu didn't mention.

He had an opportunity to cultivate in the True God Hall, and if he didn't use it this time and wanted to use it after becoming a True God, he wouldn't have the chance anymore, which would be a waste of the opportunity.

"Enter the True God Hall?"

Hearing this, Zun was surprised, "Your cultivation speed is so fast! You've already reached the Peak Perfection of the True God Realm so quickly?"

Nodding with approval, he said, "Cultivating in the True God Hall and gaining insights in the hall indeed helps in your future cultivation."

"However, currently, the True God Hall is under the management of Jia Ming of the eight Grand Elders."

"Now that the eight Grand Elders' strength has just been restored, and they are disputing with us over the ownership of the three treasures of True God authority, I'm afraid they won't be as accommodating as before."

Saying this, Zun's brows smoothed out again, "But don't worry, Jia Ming can't always keep an eye on the True God Hall. As a Grand Elder, one decree from me, and the others in the True God Hall wouldn't dare disobey."

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