Yang Jun could understand Xiao Mu's feelings. To ordinary practitioners in the Yin God Realm, the positions of Divine Spirits were indeed priceless, but for Xiao Mu, who had the ability to strip others of their positions, this was not the case at all.

As long as he needed a position, he could always find someone from the Heavenly Court to strip it from.

Moreover, what was more important was related to the ancient divine bloodline in Yang Jun's body. Regardless of whether the ancient divine bloodline the Life and Death Sect was looking for was a descendent of Yang Yuan or not, Xiao Mu could not let Yang Jun and his sister fall into the hands of the Life and Death Sect.

Therefore, the best solution was to help Yang Jun and his sister enter the Great Tang Ruins.

"Brother Xiao, giving me the Mountain God Token is such a huge favor; I, I..."

Yang Jun's voice was trembling with excitement, unsure of what to say to express his gratitude to Xiao Mu. He was indeed in great need of a Divine Spirit's position, and faced with the precious treasure that was the Mountain God Token, he couldn't bring himself to refuse it.

Eventually, he earnestly said, "I will accept the Mountain God Token. Anyway, Brother Xiao, I owe you a debt of gratitude that cannot be expressed in words. Should you ever encounter a situation where you need me, Yang Jun, just give the word. If it's within my power, I will not refuse."

"Brother Yang, you're being too polite. I gave you the position just as a token of my thanks for showing me the way, not to obligate you to repay me."

Xiao Mu said with a smile.

"No matter what, the favor is too great, and I will definitely find a way to repay Brother Xiao."

Gratitude filled Yang Jun's expression.

However, he suddenly thought of something, his eyes widening in surprise as he exclaimed, "The Mountain God position of Liu Jin was stripped away, and Brother Xiao suddenly has a Mountain God Token―could it be... could it be... that you're connected to what happened in Jinhai Garden?"

You're right, the incident in Jinhai Garden was indeed my doing.

Xiao Mu's face revealed a smile but he didn't answer Yang Jun's question.

Coming to a realization, Yang Jun said, "Earlier at Zhang Shunming's Domain Master's residence, Brother Xiao, you abruptly went to a room, and when you came out, it was suddenly reported that someone had attacked the station of the Life and Death Sect. Both Wang Yu and Liu Jin were killed, and Liu Jin's Mountain God position was stripped. With all these coincidences, could it be that what happened in Jinhai Garden was really done by Brother Xiao?"

"Haha!"

Xiao Mu laughed gently, not directly admitting to Yang Jun's question, "Brother Yang, please don't overthink it. Let's part ways here, and perhaps we'll meet again at the Great Tang Ruins Headquarters."

With that, Xiao Mu's figure suddenly transformed into a Five-color Escape Light, directly using the Five-in-One Escape towards the direction of the Great Tang Ruins Headquarters.

"Amazing!"

Yang Jun watched as Xiao Mu transformed into a Five-color Escape Light and quickly disappeared into the distance. It took a long while for him to recover from his astonishment before he muttered to himself, "No wonder others say Brother Xiao is very strong; he truly is extraordinary. To have fully mastered the Five Elements Escaping Technique and combined it into a single escape, not to mention that the Five-color Escape Light he released is significantly faster than the typical Five-in-One Escape."

As he spoke, Xiao Mu had already vanished from sight. Looking down at the Mountain God Token in his hand, Yang Jun gripped it tightly, thinking, "Brother Xiao didn't admit the incident in Jinhai Garden was connected to him, probably because he doesn't want to draw attention and let others know he possesses the ability to strip Divine Spirits of their positions, to avoid adding trouble for himself. Having received Brother Xiao's favor, I must keep his secret."

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Xiao Mu was unaware of what Yang Jun was thinking. He unleashed his Escape Art and made his way back to the Great Tang Ruins.

After returning to the Great Tang Ruins, he directly went back to his residence.

Storing the Black Jade Plate, which sealed the Divine Monarch Wu De, into the Earth Seal Space, Xiao Mu released both the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree.

As soon as the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree appeared, the Supreme Intention immediately filled the entire room. In the echo of this profound presence, some living creatures nearby and in the distance seemed to sense something, all turning to look in this direction.

Some of the weaker creatures even prostrated themselves in worship.

The Emperor's Authority commanded all beings, making all creatures submit.

Seeing this, Xiao Mu quickly manipulated the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree to retract the Supreme Intention, keeping it confined within his room to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Following that, Xiao Mu made the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree fly up, hovering in front of him.

His gaze slowly moved over the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree, contemplating his choices.

He currently had a total of nineteen Energy Points on him. To transform both the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Decree might not be possible, but it should be enough to transform just one of them.

Xiao Mu was considering whether to modify the Great Decree or the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor first.

A moment later, he decided to modify the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor first.

Between the two, the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor was foundational, more like a power reactor, serving to provide energy, while the Great Decree was a tool to utilize this energy more effectively.

With the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, Xiao Mu could possess the authority of the Heavenly Emperor, and through the Great Decree, he could better wield the Emperor's Might.

Comparatively, the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor was clearly more important.

He stretched out his hand, pointed at the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, and directly commenced the modification.

A surge of power flowed through Xiao Mu's fingertip directly into the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor. The square Giant Seal quickly underwent a change, becoming even more unadorned and simple.

But despite the plain exterior of the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, its interior was filled with immense power, and the Supreme Intention contained within became much more intense in an instant.

This meant that Xiao Mu could now wield even more of the Emperor's Might, and as it increased, he could suppress all creatures in various aspects. At its peak, he could even take over the Emperor's Might, bestowing titles on all creatures, casually issuing orders to elevate them to Yin Gods, Divine Spirits, or True Gods.

Holding the modified Seal of the Heavenly Emperor in his hand and checking it, feeling the abundant power within, Xiao Mu was quite satisfied with this modification.

Then, with a thought, the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor returned to his body.

Next, Xiao Mu checked the power consumption of the modified Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and found out that the modification had used up ten Energy Points.

A wry smile appeared on Xiao Mu's face as he now had exactly nine Energy Points left, just shy of what was needed to modify the Great Decree.

But it was precisely because he was just short of that he couldn't continue modifying the Great Decree.

He debated whether to continue accumulating power, waiting to gain another Energy Point before modifying the Great Decree, or to use the remaining Energy Points to try and see if he could modify the Changeable Divine Technique. Xiao Mu was caught in thought.

He didn't ponder for long before he made a decision to modify the Changeable Divine Technique first.

Acquiring Energy Points wasn't particularly difficult, while modifying the Changeable Divine Technique could immediately increase his own strength. With greater strength, the difficulty of obtaining Energy Points would be further reduced.

Thinking this, Xiao Mu made his decision, put away the Great Decree, and took out the Secret Manual of the Changeable Divine Technique.

He stretched out his hand and tapped on the Secret Manual of the Changeable Divine Technique.

The energy required to modify the Changeable Divine Technique obviously couldn't compare with the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor or the Great Decree; it only needed eight Energy Points to be successful.

Without any hesitation, Xiao Mu directly started modifying the Changeable Divine Technique.

A moment later, the Energy Points were depleted, the modification of the Changeable Divine Technique was successful, and Xiao Mu immediately chose to learn it. He pressed his right palm onto the Secret Manual, entering his Divine Sense and choosing to absorb the power.

A strange power instantly flowed through the Changeable Divine Technique into Xiao Mu's body; the Secret Manual disappeared, and a mass of odd knowledge appeared in Xiao Mu's consciousness.

He closed his eyes and began to sift through this suddenly acquired odd knowledge in his memory, digesting it.

Several hours later, he finally opened his eyes with a smile on his face.

Following that, he looked at his right hand, and with a thought, his right hand transformed; feathers grew on his arm, bones changed shape, the arm elongated and narrowed, slowly forming into the shape of a wing.

"Haha!"

With a light chuckle, the wings disappeared and his arm returned to normal, while he himself changed into the appearance of another person.

With a thought from Xiao Mu, the aura that was originally his also vanished. On him, there was no longer any trace of the Power of Life and Death, Five Elements Power, or Yin Yang Power; it was completely concealed, as if he had truly become a mere mortal.

Then, with another thought, his body suddenly exuded the energies of Creation and the Power of Destruction, neither of which Xiao Mu had ever cultivated before.

This transformation startled Xiao Mu, but he was also overjoyed.

The Changeable Divine Technique seemed to be even more powerful than he had imagined; it could change not only the outward appearance but also the energy signature freely.

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