When Zhou Mu saw the group enter, he asked them to sit down. However, Qi Ji, who was old enough to be Zhou Mu's elder, was extremely reserved. After reprimanding the impolite Qi Quan, he bowed to Zhou Mu and said, "Please forgive me for disturbing you, Master."

Zhou Mu waved his hand dismissively, stood up, and personally helped Qi Ji sit down in a chair next to him.

After Qi Ji sat down, Qi Quan and Qi Tian stood on his lap.

Qi Quan wanted to sit in a chair a little behind Qi Ji, but after seeing Qi Ji's expression, he stopped himself from doing so.

Qi Tian kept his head down the whole time, looking quiet and reserved. He would occasionally steal a glance at Zhou Mu, and then quickly look away before the latter noticed.

"I will call you Lord Qi. I originally planned to pay you a visit when I went to your territory to resolve some trouble, but things were too urgent and I didn't have time. I would like to apologize to you in advance."

While Qi Ji hesitated about how to speak, Zhou Mu stood up first, and then, under Qi Ji's curious and somewhat surprised gaze, slowly bent down and respectfully bowed.

This startled Qi Ji, the city lord of Beihuang City. He stood up abruptly, as if springy, and, holding Zhou Mu's arms, said sincerely, "Brother, what are you saying? I've disliked the Beihuang Demon Clan for a long time too."

"To be honest, my brother, the Northern Wilderness Demon Clan has always been a major concern for me. If it weren't for my lack of strength, I would have had to personally lead the campaign against them. If it weren't for your help, my brother, I'm afraid I don't know when this thorn in my heart would have been removed."

As he finished speaking, he sighed deeply, his words filled with gratitude for Zhou Mu.

Zhou Mu was somewhat surprised to hear this. After all, such a big fuss was being made on the territory of the city lord of Beihuang City. To put it bluntly, it was like slapping Qi Ji in the face. But Qi Ji was so magnanimous, which was something he hadn't expected.

However, upon closer reflection, it becomes easy to understand. After all, in this world of martial arts where strength reigns supreme, strength is the foundation and basis for one's words. Without strength, all words are empty talk.

He smiled and said, "It is truly my good fortune that the city lord thinks this way."

Qi Ji gave a couple more evasive answers before finally getting to the real purpose of the trip.

To establish a relationship with Zhou Mu, or rather, to establish a connection with the Wentian Tower on Zhou Mu's body.

Zhou Mu did not readily agree, after all, he did not know what Qi Ji was up to. If he could rise to the level of the city lord of the Northern Wilderness City, who would believe it if he did not have some ability?

Perhaps this is a trap, but so far, Zhou Mu has not yet discovered where the bait is.

"Haha... It's nice to meet you. I didn't know what you liked, so I just prepared a little gift. I hope you'll accept it."

Qi Ji adopted an extremely humble posture. After smilingly finishing his words, he took out a ring that shone brightly from his sleeve, held it in both hands, and placed it on the table beside Zhou Mu after Zhou Mu nodded in acknowledgment. Then he sat up straight, looking a little nervous.

"What is this?" Zhou Mu asked, reaching out with his hand and releasing his spiritual sense. He was quite surprised after sensing the object inside.

Good heavens, that spatial ring was as big as a basketball court, and it wasn't empty at all; it was filled with glittering golden objects. Not only were there mountains of gold and silver treasures and other mundane items, but also rare spiritual treasures full of spiritual energy, such as the Ganoderma lucidum.

To his surprise, he actually saw several thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum plants, which are rare outside, and there were no fewer than a hundred five-hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum plants.

What shocked him most was that between the Ganoderma lucidum and the genius treasure, there was an object with a faint layer of spiritual energy wrapped around its surface, and he didn't know what it was.

The moment the spiritual sense touched the object, the surrounding spiritual energy suddenly surged, the thin mist dissipated, revealing it to be a sage-level spiritual artifact.

"Holy crap..."

Zhou Mu was somewhat shocked. He suddenly looked up at Qi Ji and asked, "Are you serious?"

It should be noted that the abundance of these gifts was astonishing even to Zhou Mu, who was used to seeing fine things.

If the Sword God Palace wants to offer something of equal value, they'd have to be prepared to empty their coffers. Just the fact that it possesses a Saint-level spiritual artifact is enough to stop the Sword God Palace from advancing.

The Sword God Temple does exist, but it exists only as a strategic entity. If it is used, it means that the existence of the Sword God Temple is threatened.

Such a lavish gift is practically equivalent to handing over the entire fortune of a top-tier power.

Qi Ji seemed to have anticipated Zhou Mu's reaction and smiled, "I wonder if the host is pleased with this gift?"

Zhou Mu nodded blankly, hesitated for a moment, and finally pushed the spatial ring towards Qi Ji, shaking his head and saying, "I can't accept such a generous gift without having done anything right. I'm not worthy of it. You should take it back."

Qi Ji said, "There's no reason to take back a gift that's already been given. Lord, if you're happy, this is all I have. If you're not happy, this is all I have."

As he spoke, he prepared to leave, but then stopped in the corridor, turned to look at Zhou Mu, and said with a pleading tone, "I only hope that if the City Lord's Mansion of the Northern Wilderness City suffers a catastrophic disaster in the future, Wentian Tower can lend a helping hand. That would be a worthwhile exchange between us."

After watching Qi Ji leave, Zhou Mu sighed softly, glanced at the ring on the table, and hesitated for a moment. Just then, Lu Shan walked over with a happy expression. Seeing the ring in front of Zhou Mu, he raised an eyebrow and asked, "Which young lady gave this to you?"

Zhou Mu rolled his eyes at Lu Shan, "Do you know Qi Ji, the city lord of Northern Wilderness City?"

Lu Shan blinked, a slightly constipated look on his face, "Between you two..."

At this point, he even sighed dramatically, seemingly a little embarrassed, "Sigh, I never imagined you'd become like this... You're in your fifties or sixties, old enough to be your father, and you still won't let go..."

The more he said it, the stranger it sounded. By the time Zhou Mu realized something was wrong, Lu Shan had already slipped away.

"He looks so handsome, how could his heart be so filthy? You really can't judge a book by its cover... Hmm, that saying doesn't seem quite right here. Oh well, let's not get into the wording and get down to business."

Zhou Mu shook his head, muttered to himself for a while, then got up and walked out.

He had another important task to complete: to find out what connection the so-called Phantom Pavilion had with the Eastern Divine Continent. If they were using the Eastern Divine Continent as a front to run rampant in the Desolate Heaven Domain, he wouldn't tolerate the Phantom Pavilion causing trouble on his territory.