I am a living immortal.

"Besides, Zhulong is not as serious as you think. The impression he gives me is that his personality is... very eccentric." Su Mu said, thinking of the other party's naughty character.

"While personality is one thing, the strength he displayed truly shocked me. That momentary palpitation even made me subconsciously prepare for battle. It felt like a new world unfolding in the blink of an eye. That terrifyingly large body, even a mere glance back at it could penetrate time and space. I can't imagine what it would be like if the real person stood before me."

"Is this...really that big of a difference?"

"That depends on who you're comparing yourself to. If it were you, the gap would be quite large. If it were me, I'd be able to reach it by just stepping on my heels. At our level, even a tiny bit higher is infinitely higher. That tiny bit of difference is like the difference between heaven and earth and clouds and mud."

Mirage Dragon rolled his eyes: "Are you praising yourself or belittling me?"

"It's true." Su Mu wasn't joking. To be honest, he hadn't encountered anyone who could threaten him, except for fellow Taoists, even the Heavenly Emperor who was above time.

But now that he has encountered it, it's like a switch, and he truly understands what he is like in the eyes of others.

The upper limit of the innate gods is higher than he imagined. Mirage Dragon's original evaluation of himself was still very objective. His level was really just upper-middle.

What Su Mu cared about was Zhulong's words. Their sights were always on this world. Even though they had gone to the void, this world had indelible traces.

Before, he didn't care about those antiques.

But now… He couldn't say whether such a being existed among those who vainly attempted to return to the world. Perhaps there really was one. Then this war might be even more brutal than he imagined. Zhulong's existence had given Su Mu a wake-up call, giving him a sense of urgency, both in terms of controlling the situation and improving his own strength.

There is always someone better than you, and there is always someone better than you. This is true.

Of course, Su Mu would not force things to happen just because of this sense of urgency. That was not his character and his way of thinking.

He thought about a lot of things. Some things could be done in advance, while some things could be put aside for the time being. He needed to reconsider them.

"Hello! Hello! Are you listening?"

The voice of the mirage dragon brought Su Mu back from his trance.

"Sorry, I was a little absent-minded." Su Mu stopped her absent-minded state.

"Yeah, anyone who encounters this will think a lot." Mirage Dragon laughed.

"At the beginning, I only took a quick look, and I can understand the shock I felt. By the way, was this place really built by Zhulong?"

"Isn't it obvious enough? There are traces here."

"No, I just feel a little emotional. Who would carve their own reliefs everywhere? For example, when I built the White Jade Pavilion, I didn't carve myself on the murals and walls. I thought this was built by some fanatical admirer..." Mirage Dragon's voice was very soft, and he complained quietly.

"This is too... you know." Shenlong gave Su Mu an expression that could only be understood but not expressed in words.

Su Mu was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud. He hadn't really thought about it that deeply, but after hearing what Shenlong said, he really did think there was some truth to it.

"You're on someone else's territory now. Aren't you afraid of being pulled into space and beaten? That's easy for a being like that. Let me be clear, I can't save you. I didn't react when I was pulled into space."

"Zhulong's control over space and time is far superior to yours and mine. You... think it over before you speak." Su Mu said with a slight smile. Although he didn't think Zhulong would do this, what if? It would be fun, wouldn't it?

Shenlong immediately shut up, then thought about it again, thinking that he had only exchanged glances and not said anything, so he felt relieved. He didn't think such a great god would beat him up for something that was not true, but then he remembered Su Mu's words that this great god seemed a little erratic, so maybe he was.

The two of them quickly walked out of the corridor.

Although there seemed to be some unexpected events in the middle, the two were still in a good mood, after all, they had gained a lot.

The next step was to digest the harvest. To be honest, this harvest was beyond expectations. Su Mu got a lot of good things, not just rules and alchemy materials.

However... he didn't see the things like the Three Lives Bronze Scale and the Taoist Fetus that the Mirage Dragon had mentioned before, which was a pity.

Although the Heaven and Earth's self-severing sword was unexpected, it was not an instantaneous event. It was a process. During this process, it was not impossible that it was taken away.

The world doesn't just cut itself down whenever it wants. It's like undergoing surgery; you have to maintain basic health. What can and can't be cut is planned. Otherwise, a random cut would wipe out half of its life, and that wouldn't be killing a thousand enemies while injuring eight hundred of its own. Furthermore, the world's self-cutting is far more difficult than surgery.

The ghost market hasn't changed much.

But the two people who came out still caused a small commotion.

"Going back?" asked the Mirage Dragon.

"No...let's take a look." Su Mu was not in a hurry. She had already got the things, so she didn't need to wait any longer. When they came here, they went straight to the treasure house and didn't even take a good look at this ghost market.

The treasure house's door was at the very top, so from the corridor, one could overlook the entire Ghost Market. This area was vast, forming a semicircle, extending in all directions. He could even see several small rivers, while the other half of the circle was obscured by fog. The water flowing in the rivers came from that side, and they had also entered from there.

The buildings in the Ghost Market were very high, and the highest one was even level with where Su Mu was standing. You have to know that this position was designed by the innate gods.

That house that looked like a dangerous building was actually built here.

"What was it like before?" Su Mu asked.

"It wasn't like this before. This place was more like a market. There were transactions and storage on both sides, and a huge square in the middle. In fact, there were guards here at the beginning, but then the world changed drastically, and they disappeared along with it." said Mirage Dragon.

"Then how did this become..."

"Turn into a gambling house?" Mirage Dragon snorted.

“There are gambling houses, but this place is more like a gladiatorial arena!”

"It was a duel between gods, and the stakes were treasures, power, and rare and exotic animals. As long as you could produce them, and as long as others wanted them! As for why it later became a ghost market."

"I don't think you'll be happy to hear that."

"Because humans at that time were also part of the stakes. There were no taboos here, and everything was a matter of survival in the cracks under the playful hands of the gods."