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Su Mu was filled with fervor, secretly making plans. The rewards from the "Many Children, Many Blessings" system became increasingly extraordinary, depending on the higher the cultivation level and talent of his offspring.

Song Qingmei is a mid-stage True God and a genius of the Star Palace. Once she breaks through and advances in the future, the reward given by the system will be an unimaginable top-tier treasure, far exceeding the feedback from ordinary offspring's breakthrough.

It was precisely because he saw this immense benefit that he was willing to humble himself and take the initiative to make this seemingly abrupt request.

"Before I became a true god, my cultivation speed was unparalleled among my peers, and I never encountered any obstacles!" Song Qingmei naturally refused to agree so easily.

Firstly, Su Mu is much younger than her; secondly, Su Mu has not yet condensed his Dao Soul, and his cultivation level seems inferior to hers, but his physical body and combat strength are formidable.

"After the True God Realm, every bottleneck is an insurmountable chasm, becoming increasingly difficult as you progress. Countless people are stuck at this level for ten thousand years," Su Mu said with certainty and confidence. "But I am absolutely certain I can help you easily break through all the shackles and reach an even higher realm!"

In critical moments, one should be extremely confident, without needing to be modest or humble.

"Fellow Daoist Su, cultivating the Great Dao is no child's play; you can't just boast about it like that." Song Qingmei was half-believing and half-doubting.

She wasn't entirely disbelieving; on the contrary, she was deeply moved. Su Mu's rise was too incredible. Just a year ago, he was a mere mortal eunuch with no cultivation whatsoever. In the short span of a year, he had defied the odds and ascended to the ranks of true gods. Such a heaven-defying transformation must mean he held an unparalleled opportunity.

Even the most outstanding geniuses in the history of the Star Palace have never experienced such a terrifying speed of cultivation.

"I am not joking!" Su Mu's gaze was firm. "I can swear an oath of my soul as proof!"

Seeing his unwavering resolve, Song Qingmei decided to test him: "If you truly dare to swear a soul oath and promise to help me break through, then I will acknowledge you as my godfather!"

"It's a deal!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Mu immediately made a soul oath: if Song Qingmei ever acknowledges him as her godfather, he will do his utmost to cultivate her and help her break through from the mid-stage True God to the Heavenly God realm within ten thousand years!

Relying on Moen's memories, Su Mu knew that between a true god and a celestial god, there was an entire realm of great gods, an insurmountable chasm.

Human gods typically live for 100,000 years, and countless geniuses are trapped and die at the god level, never having the chance to become celestial gods. To advance directly from the mid-stage of a true god to a celestial god within 10,000 years is already an unparalleled cultivation speed among all the heavens.

Song Qingmei was deeply moved and secretly alarmed.

Her grandfather was a Celestial God of the Star Palace, exceptionally talented, and it took him nearly 70,000 years to break through to the Celestial God realm. Her talent, however, was not even as good as her grandfather's when he was young.

"This person actually dared to make such a strict oath to his soul..."

Song Qingmei gave Su Mu a deep look, and she was already certain in her heart that the opportunity Su Mu held was far beyond her imagination.

After much deliberation, she no longer hesitated, bowed deeply, and knelt solemnly, saying, "Qingmei greets her godfather!"

Having made her promise beforehand and sworn an oath, she has no room for regret and will not deceive her fellow disciples who have recently joined the Star Palace.

Almost simultaneously, Su Mu heard a familiar system notification, announcing the addition of another virtuous woman to his ranks.

The initial reward for a high-ranking offspring's first registration wasn't top-tier, but Su Mu didn't care. What he valued was the top-tier reward for Song Qingmei's future breakthrough.

Su Mu smiled and generously took out the mid-grade divine ice coffin and the jade box containing the blue ice lotus, handing them over casually.

He then expended considerable effort to push open the heavy ice coffin lid, and retrieved the barbarian god's corpse, along with the remaining three mid-grade divine treasures, and stored them in the system's warehouse.

He had already discovered that neither the true god corpses of the barbarian tribes at the bottom of the pool nor this great god corpse had any storage treasures left on their bodies. It seemed that the barbarian ancestors had long ago left all their life's heritage and storage treasures to their descendants, and had not taken them to their final resting place.

"Qingmei thanks her godfather for the generous reward!"

Song Qingmei solemnly accepted the ice coffin and ice lotus, and sincerely kowtowed to express her gratitude.

Regardless of whether Su Mu can fulfill the promise of the Ten Thousand Year God, she has already made a huge profit with just these two divine treasures.

"Get up." Su Mu raised his hand to help her up, understanding in his heart that the Ice Marrow and Ice Lotus were enough to help her quickly break through the shackles and enter the late stage of True God.

At present, he has no other treasures suitable for ice-type cultivation, but he will have countless opportunities in the future and will not have to worry about not having the resources to support his descendants.

"Godfather." Song Qingmei stood up with a solemn expression. "I need to return to Taidou Star immediately. Tula'er is dead, and the Dao Intent Soul Lamp has been extinguished. The higher-ups of the Star Palace will soon notice the anomaly. If I delay my return, it will attract powerful figures to investigate Tianyuan Star, causing unforeseen changes."

"Yes, we should return as soon as possible." Su Mu nodded in agreement.

Now that the threat from the Gui Clan on Tianyuan Star has been temporarily relieved, he can calmly eliminate the remaining Gui Clan remnants even without Song Qingmei's assistance.

"Once the storm has passed, I will come to Tianyuan Star to pay my respects to my godfather as soon as possible." Song Qingmei paused briefly, then asked, "I wonder if my godfather could return some of Tula'er's belongings so I can take them back to the Star Palace? Not all of them, just a little will do, so I can explain the cause of death to the sect."

"Sure," Su Mu readily agreed.

He knew that Song Qingmei brought back some of the relics so that she could perfectly deceive the Star Palace's investigation and avoid being held accountable.

Su Mu took out Tula'er's core divine treasures, such as the spiked club, and quickly inventoried them using his divine sense. He selected some ordinary divine treasures and a thousand low-grade divine stones, and returned most of the remaining relics to Song Qingmei.

As a true god, Turael did not have abundant resources. He had less than a thousand low-grade divine stones, and most of his other treasures were ordinary divine treasures that could be used by ordinary true gods.

Su Mu kept two divine talismans and four bottles of pills for himself, all of which were of little use to true gods.

"Thank you so much, Godfather!" Song Qingmei put away her belongings and bowed again to express her gratitude.

She didn't mention the Dao Fire treasure left behind by Moen at all, knowing that it was Su Mu's biggest trump card and must not be touched.

"Go ahead," Su Mu waved his hand.

Song Qingmei didn't linger. She leaped into the air, transforming into a streak of light, and sped off towards the southwest teleportation array.

The large interstellar teleportation array on Tianyuan Star is extremely far from this location and is not within the area covered by the black mist.

The birth of a new leader of the mysterious forces would take time, and Su Mu had no intention of lingering in the perilous Black Mist region. He put away the Divine Golden Puppet and flew at full speed southeast, quickly breaking out of the Black Mist territory.

He was shocked to discover that the black mist of the strange race that shrouded the vast mountains was rapidly shrinking and receding, its range decreasing dramatically.

After speeding along, Su Mu traversed a thousand miles in the blink of an eye and landed steadily back in the Imperial Palace of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Upon his return, Xiao Yunshang quickly stepped forward and softly inquired, "Where are those two Star Palace experts?"

"Tula'er was greedy and ambushed me in secret. I killed him on the spot. Song Qingmei has already returned to Taidou Star," Su Mu replied truthfully.

"Is that so?" Xiao Yunshang's eyes were filled with surprise. "Why did he suddenly attack you?"

"Many divine treasures are hidden beneath the ancestral mountain of the barbarians. Tula'er, seeing the treasures, coveted them and attempted to kill and seize them, only to bring about his own destruction."

Su Mu briefly recounted the whole story of the treasure hunt in the Ice Palace pool, the two being trapped, and Tula'er's sneak attack, and finally mentioned that Song Qingmei had become his disciple.

Xiao Yunshang was surprised when she heard this. She was not shocked by Tular's death, but she did not expect that the dignified Star Palace True God would be willing to take Su Mu as his godfather.

But upon further reflection, she suddenly understood. In the path of cultivation, strength and opportunity are paramount. To achieve the highest path, let alone acknowledging sworn relatives, countless cultivators in the world are willing to pay an even greater price to defy fate.

"Is the baby in your womb alright?" Su Mu raised his hand and gently stroked Xiao Yunshang's lower abdomen.

He is only two months pregnant now, and his belly has not yet shown obvious signs of movement, but it is already carrying his bloodline.

"Everything is fine, there's nothing to worry about." Xiao Yunshang smiled gently, her eyes filled with tender maternal love.

"I'll go back to my room to rest and recuperate, and stabilize my cultivation."

Su Mu leaped and flew to the balcony of the bedroom on the second floor of the library.