Therefore, Xiao Mu had no choice but to practice the divine techniques related to the Life and Death Sect, and they had to be specifically targeted against the various strange divine techniques of the sect.

Very soon, Xiao Mu had chosen his first Life and Death Category text—"Undying Divine Light."

The so-called "Undying Divine Light" is a perfect application of the Life Force. When used, it forms a mist-like veil of white divine light around the body, known as the Undying Divine Light.

The Undying Divine Light has an excellent resistance effect against the various divine techniques of the Life and Death Sect, including the Divine Burial Technique and the Burying Divine Technique, significantly diminishing the power of these techniques.

Xiao Mu quickly picked out the second secret manual as well.

This secret manual was also based on the divine techniques of the Life and Death Sect, but instead of targeting these techniques, it targeted the City God's divine authority, namely the so-called Book of Life and Death and the Judge Pen.

In the hands of the Undying Evil Ancestor were both the Book of Life and Death and the Judge Pen. Combined with his confiscation of Judge Zhou's shell and the fusion of City God Xu's divine blood, he had almost acquired the divine authority of the City God, possessing the ability to use the Book of Life and Death and the Judge Pen.

Xiao Mu highly doubted whether he would have the capacity to withstand the drawing power of the Book of Life and Death and the Judge Pen when facing them.

The situation forced him to prepare in advance, just in case.

For the second secret manual, Xiao Mu chose the "Life and Death Refining Divine Art," which essentially uses the Power of Life and Death to forge one's own Divine Soul.

The Book of Life and Death and the Judge Pen fundamentally employ the divine authority of life and death to hook and capture souls; with one stroke of the pen, they can connect to the authority of life and death, causing an enemy's Divine Soul to leave their body and thus die.

The "Life and Death Refining Divine Art" can resist the drawing power of the Book of Life and Death and the Judge Pen to a certain extent.

Of course, it cannot block it completely, as the treasures of the City God are, after all, the divine authority of life and death. The "Life and Death Refining Divine Art" is just a divine technique. Therefore, it can only reduce the impact of the treasures of the City God to a certain degree, and cannot completely negate it.

To completely negate it, Xiao Mu must still rely on his own divine authority, including the Sculpted Image of the Land God, the official robe of the Land God, and the Land God's Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and Great Decree.

Theoretically, the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree have a higher level than the Book of Life and Death and the Judge Pen, but unfortunately, Xiao Mu's Realm is too low, and the level of the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree has not yet reached that point.

Otherwise, facing the drawing power of the City God's treasures, Xiao Mu could simply rely on the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree to completely block it without doing anything else.

The third secret manual was the result of deep consideration and careful consultation with Divine Monarch Wu De.

Although his Realm was no longer low, and his strength strong, the danger he faced surpassed imagination due to the attention from the Heavenly Court.

If he encountered a formidable opponent, the result would inevitably be no other than death.

Other Mutated Beings of the same level might still escape the pursuit and killing by powerful Heavenly Court enemies, but could Xiao Mu?

Having stolen the Heavenly Emperor's divine authority and being listed in the Heavenly Court, killing him would tempt anyone to become a True God, meaning that any strong being from the Heavenly Court who saw him would surely pursue and kill him to the end, including gods from beyond the heavens.

For the third divine technique, Xiao Mu chose the "Undying Divine Body."

This divine technique is still related to the Two Forces of Life and Death and is formed by condensing them.

The specific method involves separating a part of one's flesh and blood and placing it in the Divine Spirit Temple dedicated to oneself, to receive the worship of Incense Fire.

In this way, should the main body perish outside, this worshipped mass of flesh and blood would have a chance to grow and achieve Rebirth.

However, this method of rebirth is limited to those who cultivate the Two Forces of Life and Death; those who cultivate other True Forces do not possess this ability.

After choosing the three divine techniques, Xiao Mu immediately took the secret manuals and returned to his dwelling.

Having previously stored Wu De's Spirit Possession Jade Card in the Earth Seal Space, Xiao Mu used the Mutation Technique on these three secret manuals to induce a Mutation.

All three manuals, being Life and Death related texts, consumed a comparatively higher number of Energy Points to mutate, with each manual using up four of Xiao Mu's Energy Points.

After the Mutation of the three secret manuals was complete, of the sixteen Energy Points Xiao Mu originally possessed, only four remained.

Practicing each of the three secret manuals in turn, Xiao Mu carefully experienced the first two—"Undying Divine Technique" and "Life and Death Refining Divine Art"—and found their power to be quite satisfying.

However, only with the third manual, "Undying Divine Body," would he be able to perceive the effects after setting up a Temple and entrusting his Divine Consciousness to the separated flesh that was to receive the worship in his stead.

Fortunately, establishing a Temple was not a difficult task for Xiao Mu. He contacted Feng Rensong, an envoy from the Task group, asking for his assistance with the arrangements.

Owing to Xiao Mu's return with the complete set of Netherlord's treasures and his help in securing Wu Yan's Netherlord inheritance, Feng Rensong now showed him a great deal of respect.

Once Xiao Mu stated his request, Feng Rensong immediately made the arrangements. Two days later, the Temple was ready, and he invited Xiao Mu to take a look.

Xiao Mu gladly proceeded.

The location Feng Rensong selected for Xiao Mu to establish his temple was within the Great Tang Ruins, a special area specifically for the survival of mortals.

These mortals inside the ruins did not have to do anything on a regular basis. While they enjoyed the protection of the Great Tang Ruins, they also bore the responsibility of offering incense in various temples.

The temple Feng Rensong sculpted for Xiao Mu was not large; it was a plain Land God Temple of less than ten square meters.

On the altar table of the Land God Temple, a Sculpted Image resembling Xiao Mu had already been set up.

In front of the Sculpted Image, an octagonal bronze mutant incense burner exuded a spiritual quality, from which seven or eight sticks of mutant incense released wisps of green smoke.

"Thank you very much, Envoy Feng!"

Xiao Mu was very satisfied with this small temple of his. His only purpose in establishing the temple was for the possibility of rebirth after death, not for enjoying incense fire, so the amount of incense fire and how many people worshiped him was completely unimportant to him.

"As long as you are happy,"

Feng Rensong responded with a smile, seeming to be even happier than Xiao Mu that the temple pleased him.

After expressing his gratitude to Feng Rensong again and waiting for him to leave, Xiao Mu began to set up inside his own Divine Spirit Temple.

He extended his right hand, and five fingers each emitted a different color of the Five Elements divine light. These five divine lights converged together, intertwining in brilliance, quickly taking the shape of a sword.

Then, Xiao Mu extended his left arm and cut a piece of flesh from it with the Five Elements Divine Sword in his right hand.

Blood flowed from the wound, but Xiao Mu immediately activated the Life Force, channeling it into the wound on his left arm. The wound immediately stopped bleeding and regenerated new flesh at a visible rate.

Holding the flesh cut from his own left arm and staring intently at it, Xiao Mu's eyes suddenly emanated a mix of black and white light.

It was the Power of Life and Death in motion, and immediately after, a ray of black light and a ray of white light intertwined and shot out from his left and right eyes, respectively, striking the flesh in his hand at the same time.

With a light puffing sound, the two rays of brilliance penetrated the flesh, merging into it, becoming one with the tissue.

The flesh radiated a translucent, foggy green light and then started to move as if it had come alive. The wound healed instantly, and the blood that had flowed out recoiled back, re-integrating into the mass of flesh.

This mass of flesh writhed in Xiao Mu's hands, giving him a sense of 'life', and a distinctive feeling of familiarity emanated from the tissue, completely integral to Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu nodded in satisfaction. By now, he had finally completed the crucial first step of the Undying Divine Body.

But it was not over yet. Xiao Mu, holding the flesh, then brought it towards the Sculpted Image representing himself seated at the altar table.

As the flesh touched the Sculpted Image, a wave of kinship emerged, causing a slight tremor in the air. Under a strange, rhythmic vibration, the flesh and the Sculpted Image easily merged into one.

Hum!

Xiao Mu felt a sudden boom in his brain as a surge of unfamiliar consciousness impinged upon his heart and mind.

But he was not alarmed, clearly understanding that this was the normal occurrence for a spirit-possessed rebirth of "Undying Divine Bodies."

Calming his heart and mind, Xiao Mu quietly embraced the sudden appearance of the consciousness.

All of a sudden, his vision darkened, and Xiao Mu felt as though he was facing the profound night sky.

But this night sky was devoid of stars and moon, utterly dark and boundlessly deep.

In that space, which seemed incredibly far away yet so near, an ancient bell of dark crimson with hints of green hung high above.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock,

The hands of the ancient large bell moved, evoking a feeling of having control over life and death, which startled Xiao Mu. He was profoundly aware that his own life and death were being influenced, under the control of this force.

Beneath the ancient large bell, there was a palm-sized black and white seal.

Like the ancient large bell, this black and white seal also held sway over life and death, seeming to be the sovereign of all beings' fate, compelling an involuntary awe from onlookers.

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