Three days later, a well-prepared Xiao Mu finally stepped out of his house again.

Rather than immediately reporting to the Offensive and Defensive Alliance comprised of human beings, he first went to the Small Commodity Market.

Having stepped into the Fourth Realm, he now had the opportunity to cultivate other things.

In reality, for those Daoist Cultivators in the Mortal Realm, each realm provides the opportunity to cultivate different things.

For example, the Second Realm allows the cultivation of Dao Talismans.

In the Third Realm, one can cultivate Spiritual Arrays.

In the Fourth Realm, Xiao Mu can cultivate various Spirit Arts and various Arrays.

Despite Spirit Arts being less powerful than magic spells, if Xiao Mu could master it, his strength could see a significant jump nonetheless.

Spirit Arts, to some extent, are similar to magic treasures but also entirely different.

Magic treasures are about refining external objects into treasures.

And a Spirit Art is a special cultivation method which manifests something similar to a magic treasure. It's somewhat similar to the Qingming Mirror Xiao Mu had cultivated previously.

Besides, there was the matter of mastering the Arrays.

This differs from the Spiritual Arrays Xiao Mu had cultivated in the past. In fact, those were just immature versions of the Arrays he planned on cultivating. They couldn't truly exhibit the power of genuine Arrays.

Now, what Xiao Mu needed to find was a Secret Manual that could mutate into a Spirit Art.

Having only achieved the realm is no good without increasing power from a Secret Manual.

Seemingly to contradict Xiao Mu, even after he had roamed around the streets several times searching, he failed to find any books that could mutate into Spirit Arts.

Also, there were considerably fewer booksellers in the Small Commodity Market as books had become more difficult to sell.

With the mutation of the world and people's increasing knowledge, many now understood that ordinary books were very unlikely to mutate.

Only ancient books, old books have higher chances of mutation.

Regular books exhibited a very low chance of mutation.

This had led to vendors struggling to sell their books.

For Xiao Mu, this was obviously not a good thing.

In the end, he stopped in front of a book stall.

The bookseller was a weak man in his mid-thirties who proactively asked Xiao Mu, "Sir, are you looking to buy books? Take a look and pick whichever ones you like, they're 30 dollars each."

Thirty dollars each?

On hearing the price, Xiao Mu was at a loss for words.

The drop in price was drastic. He remembered that just a few months ago, any random book would cost several hundred dollars.

Nonchalantly selecting a few books, he picked out names such as "Nine Yang Skill" and "Yi Jin Jing", all of which were created by enthusiasts after mutation.

"I will take these ones."

After handing over the money, Xiao Mu casually started a conversation, "Brother, may I ask, where do you get these books from?"

"Get the books?"

The stall owner looked at him warily, "You planning to distribute and sell books? It's useless, it's already very difficult to sell these kinds of books now."

"I plan to print some books, but I don't know where to start."

Xiao Mu chuckled and handing over a box of good cigarettes.

The stall owner accepted them jovially, casually making a reference, "Head west from this street, there is an alley at the intersection. Just go straight in, look for No.18. The owner's surname is Wei, he specializes in printing these kinds of books."

"Thank you!"

Expressing his gratitude, Xiao Mu grabbed his books and left the stall. Not a moment later, he casually tossed them into the trash bin, then grabbed a taxi towards the address the stall owner pointed him to.

Half an hour later, Xiao Mu emerged from Number 18, a hint of joy finally surfacing on his face.

He had finally found a suitable person for book compiling.

Truthfully, he could compile such books now, but his time was too precious, and he simply couldn't afford to waste it on writing books.

Otherwise, if he really wanted to compile, it would take at least one to two months, even up to three months just to finish one book.

Handing this job to specialized people means they could complete a book in just a few days.

Once again, he caught a ride, and after over an hour, Xiao Mu was standing in front of a building.

Knocking on the door.

Ding Dong Dong!

Who is it?

A male voice full of irritation came out from inside the house.

"Hello, I am looking for Mr. Feng Shi."

Xiao Mu spoke courteously.

"What business do you have with me?"

Soon, the door opened, and an exhausted-looking man in his thirties, seeming to be immersed in endless sorrow, appeared at the door.

"And you are?"

"My surname is Xiao. The owner Mr. Wei from 18 East Lan Street introduced me. I was hoping Mr. Feng could help me compile a book."

Xiao Mu introduced himself with a smile.

"I'm sorry, I don't compile books anymore, and my team has all disbanded. Please find someone else."

Feng Shi gave a bitter smile and was about to close the door again.

Having failed to sell the books he compiled, he was sacked from his job.

"Wait!"

Xiao Mu quickly held the door open, "Mr. Feng, I'm willing to pay a million to get you to help me compile a book."

"What? What did you say? A million? For a book? Are you being serious?"

Feng Shi could hardly believe his ears.

A million for a book, he suspected that he had heard wrong.

Xiao Mu revealed a grin, "Correct, a million for a book. As long as Mr. Feng can compile a book according to my requirements, I assure you I won't go back on my word."

After sizing up Xiao Mu for a long while, Feng Shi suddenly gritted his teeth. "Half upfront."

"Agreed."

Xiao Mu readily agreed, he was not afraid of being conned, "I want to see the book within three days."

"The timeframe is too tight. If we only have three days, I need to call my team back to work together. The price would need to be increased by an additional 500 thousand. This money isn't for me; it's for the rest of the team coming back to work."

Feng Shi made his request, increasing the price by 500 thousand.

"Then it's a deal!"

Xiao Mu agreed without hesitation.

Feng Shi was clearly taken aback by Xiao Mu's prompt agreement, and he froze again.

After a while...

"So... Mr Xiao, do you know that these compiled books in reality, serve no actual purpose? Only a very, very small chance of mutation, and they're already unsellable in the market."

This was a kind reminder, but it was pointless to Xiao Mu.

"Hehe! I have my own intentions. Mr. Feng, just compile the book according to my instructions. You tell me, can't 1.5 million dollars even keep Mr. Feng quiet?"

Feng Shi laughed, "Mr. Xiao is right, I was being brash. For 1.5 million dollars, even if it means sewing up my mouth, it's fine."

Speaking, he flung the door open, inviting Xiao Mu in, "Mr. Xiao, please come in. Tell me what type of book you would like."

...

Three days later, Xiao Mu held in his hand a book titled "Xuanfeng Needle" and a smile spread across his face.

Having spent twenty Energy Points to mutate it, he then chose to study.

Following that, Xiao Mu closed his eyes to carefully comprehend. An hour later, he nodded satisfyingly.

Next, he took out seven or eight Energy Fruits and shoved them all in his mouth.

The abundant energy spread out, enhancing his abilities. At the same time, Xiao Mu was cultivating the Xuanfeng Needle.

Different from Martial Skill based Secret Manuals, Xuanfeng Needle which is akin to a magic treasure, requires special energy.

It could be said that Xuanfeng Needle is a magic treasure crafted using energy.

A few days later, having fufilled purpose, Xiao Mu sat up satisfied.

He hopped online and started searching for information related to treasures.

His goal was to improve his abilities to the Mid Tongxuan Realm as quickly as possible.

Once he reached the Mid Tongxuan Realm, he would be qualified to establish his own Cave Mansion.

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