Chu Mo looked at Hu Lie with a wry smile, "You sure move fast!"

"Of course!" Hu Lie boasted,"You wouldn't be able to guess that woman's identity!"

"Is everyone in the Tiger Clan this nosy?", Chu Mo said, looking at Hu Lie, slightly speechless. In fact, by now, Qi Xiaoyu's identity was no longer that important to Chu Mo!

Even if she were the daughter of the Heavenly Realm's Emperor, he was determined to bring her back!

"Pfft, I'm helping you!" Hu Lie rolled his eyes, then turned to look at Chu Mo with sympathy, "But brother, not to discourage you, winning that woman over... won't be easy."

"Oh?" Chu Mo glanced at Hu Lie.

Hu Lie said, "You know, I've never paid much attention to women, so I didn't know that she is considered the number one beauty in the human layer of the God-like Realm!"

"There's a ranking system for this too..." Chu Mo said, his forehead creasing.

Hu Lie explained, "Wherever there are people, there are rankings. What's strange about it? The real issue isn't her status as the top beauty, but her actual identity. I guarantee it will surprise you!"

Even though his interaction with Hu Lie was brief, Chu Mo had already figured him out. This guy, if teamed up with the rooster, would certainly be a tough crowd.

Both are chatterboxes!

"She hasn't been in the God-like Realm for a long time, but because of her, several severe battles have already taken place. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to gather so much information so quickly." Hu Lie looked at Chu Mo and chuckled, "She's from the Spirit Realm. Surprising, isn't it?"

Chu Mo scoffed silently to himself: I even come from the Mortal Realm!

Hu Lie continued, "Even though she's from the Spirit Realm, her origin lies within one of the most mysterious races among the three realms."

As he said this, Hu Lie looked at Chu Mo, uttering each word carefully: "Elf!"

"What?" Chu Mo looked at Hu Lie incredulously, "Not a human? How is that possible?"

Even though Chu Mo hadn't spent a significant amount of time with Qi Xiaoyu, he had never sensed anything about her that was different from a human.

Moreover, the Elf Clan... what were Elves?

It wouldn't be fair to call Chu Mo ignorant, as there were simply too many races in this world. Even ants had emerged as a wise race-- the Heavenly Ant Clan, butterflies had given rise to the Butterfly Clan, and the existence of an Elf Clan wasn't too much of a surprise.

However, the problem was that Chu Mo simply didn't know what Elves were!

"Why is it impossible? As a race most closely resembling humans, the Elf Clan has persisted for ten thousand ages, even predating the emergence of humans!" Hu Lie shot an ignorant look at Chu Mo before elaborating, "It is said that during the ancient times, the Elves were a noble family in the Heavenly Realm. However, they vanished from the Heavenly Realm for unknown reasons and had been missing for years. It was only later that people discovered they had somehow ended up in the Spirit Realm."

Chu Mo hesitated before asking Hu Lie, "Are there any differences in the cultivation levels between the Spirit Realm, Immortal Realm, and Heavenly Realm?"

This was a question Chu Mo had been wanting to ask but hadn't. He'd refrained from asking earlier as he didn't want Hu Lie to think he was ignorant, and he didn't want to give too much away about himself. But now, it didn't matter anymore because Hu Lie had already figured out his "ignorance".

And Hu Lie probably considered him to be a lucky novice from some low-tier family. So, asking wouldn't hurt.

The corner of Hu Lie's mouth twitched as he looked at Chu Mo, "If you don't mind me asking, brother, what's your current realm?"

"Uhmm..." Chu Mo spoke a bit embarrassingly, "Yellow Rank, Fifth Layer, Iron Blood Realm."

The moment Chu Mo said this, Hu Lie stared at him in shock, as if he were looking at a monster. After a while, he took a deep breath and murmured, "Brother, you really are a peerless prodigy! You should never join the Tiger Clan."

Despite being prepared for it, Chu Mo still felt a little upset. He chuckled lightly and said, "Yes... I'm too weak."

"No... not that, you misunderstood me." Hu Lie looked at Chu Mo seriously and added, "I really have no slightest intention... not even a little... to mock you!"

"Then what do you mean?" Chu Mo was slightly confused looking at Hu Lie.

Hu Lie explained, "Even though the standard for entering the God-like Realm is one's bloodline, not their realm, I have never heard of a creature with a Yellow Rank... being able to enter here. I had always assumed that at the very least, you had to be a cultivator above the Foundation Establishment stage."

As Hu Lie spoke, he couldn't resist giving Chu Mo another look, curiosity stirring within him, "Could it be that... you really came directly from the Mortal Realm?"

Chu Mo's heart gave a jolt as he remembered the phrase that had sounded in his sea of consciousness when he had entered: 'Opened by a divine artifact...'

He looked into Hu Lie's eyes and asked, "What if I did? And if I did not?"

Hu Lie looked at Chu Mo and slowly said, "If so, you must never mention this to anyone! Moreover, in the God-like Realm, you cannot let anyone know your realm! Otherwise... Unless you stay in the Mortal Realm for the rest of your life, as soon as you enter the Spirit Realm or the Immortal Realm above it, you will surely be hunted down!"

"Why?" Chu Mo looked at Hu Lie.

In response, Hu Lie sternly said, "A Fifth Layer Yellow Rank showing powerful bloodline awakening and entering directly into this place from the Mortal Realm... it can only mean one thing!"

Saying this, Hu Lie turned to Chu Mo and said slowly, "You... possess a divine artifact!"

As expected!

Chu Mo looked at Hu Lie and asked, "Are there no exceptions?"

Hu Lie shook his head and said, "No exceptions! The Mortal Realm... can't really be considered a realm! The place where the laws of Heaven and Earth are incomplete, without spirit energy... There should be only primordial energy. A place without even spirit energy, cannot possibly have a portal leading to the God-like Realm!"

"Hence, the only way to get into the God-like Realm from there is by activating your bloodline with a divine artifact!" Smiling, Hu Lie mumbled to himself, "No wonder... you appeared in the God-like Mountain Region, as opposed to the God-like City. It's because you didn't come through the gate of the God-like Realm!"

"The gate of the God-like Realm..." Chu Mo heard a new phrase.

"Yes, there is a mnemonic to enter and leave the God-like Realm. Recite the mnemonic to stir the spirit energy in Heaven and Earth, or Immortal Energy or Dao Energy! Then, a gate leading to the God-like Realm will open." Hu Lie looked at Chu Mo, "With your robust talent, how could you possibly be from the Mortal Realm? And how could there be a divine artifact on you?"

Chu Mo fell silent, looking at Hu Lie. Unequal knowledge, cultivation, and experience had left him with almost no secrets in front of Hu Lie.

Now it all depended on Hu Lie's intentions.

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