Du Yao, after listening about life and death and fate, appeared unusually composed, cautiously asking, "Could Elder Xiao demonstrate exactly what influences he's under? If...if convenient."

What could be inconvenient about it?

Xiao Mu still felt uneasy with Du Yao's manner of speaking, each word exceedingly cautious.

Xiao Mu did not answer but suddenly retracted his city god authority.

Buzz!

On Xiao Mu's body, the Golden Light trembled, the city god authority emanated beyond him, and as he deliberately retracted, the city god authority vanished outside his body.

Life and death! Life and death! Fate! Fate!

At the moment the city god authority disappeared, Xiao Mu's body suddenly emitted the sounds of life and death and fate, and on either side of his forehead, two different kinds of brilliance appeared; one was black light, and the other grayish-white brilliance.

In the black light, faintly visible were each black "death" character; in the grayish-white brilliance, the word "fate" appeared faintly.

The authorities of fate and life and death flickered on Xiao Mu's body, slowly penetrating him, constantly bringing calamity and death.

"It's the authority of the Heavenly God of Life and Death and the Heavenly God of Fate."

Du Yao, upon seeing the two phenomena emanating from Xiao Mu, remained calm, even with a hint of excitement in her eyes, focusing on the brilliance of fate and life and death shooting from Xiao Mu's forehead.

Xiao Mu, upon seeing this, immediately retracted his initial disdain.

Du Yao, although timid and cowardly, seemed to change entirely when faced with her area of expertise.

"Xiao...Elder Xiao, are you simultaneously threatened by the authorities of fate and life and death? I'm sorry, Elder Xiao, I was presumptuous. May I ask you one question? Did you offend both the Heavenly Gods of Fate and Life and Death at once?"

Du Yao, upon asking this, suddenly realized her words were too direct, quickly rephrased in a more tactful manner, her tone again showing a trace of unease.

"Yes, I simultaneously offended both the Heavenly Gods of Fate and Life and Death." Xiao Mu replied, disregarding Du Yao's previous question.

The Heavenly God of Life and Death and the Heavenly God of Fate refer to Emperor Xuanding and Emperor Taija, but now Emperor Taija has successfully seized the Life and Death Clock, possessing both authorities, being both the Heavenly God of Life and Death and the Heavenly God of Fate.

Then he asked, "Do you have any way to help me conceal Heaven's Secret? To avoid the influence of these two gods' authorities?"

Du Yao, when discussing professional matters, regained some confidence, "Reporting to Elder Xiao, I do. The Heavenly God of Life and Death and the Heavenly God of Fate have only partially locked their life and death and fate authorities on you temporarily. These authorities have just recently descended upon you, making it relatively easy to manage at the moment. I know two methods in total."

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

Du Yao's response made him look at her in a new light.

Firstly, indeed, the authorities of life and death and fate have only just descended upon him, temporarily starting to influence him, and this influence is still relatively weak. Du Yao's observation was quite accurate in this regard.

Secondly, Du Yao, after a quick glance, claimed to have two methods of dealing with these phenomena, which surprised him.

This niece of Yu Jiasheng, aside from being timid, clearly had some capabilities.

"What are these two methods, tell me?"

"Yes, Elder Xiao."

Du Yao agreed, again adopting a cautious response, "Of the two methods I know, the first is the Incense-Concealing Heaven Technique, the most common and widely used method which uses the Power of Incense Fire to conceal Heaven's Secret. In Mengtian Pavilion, this Incense-Concealing Heaven Technique encompasses one hundred and seven techniques, I have mastered ninety-three in total, and additionally, there are seven techniques I independently created based on these ninety-three."

"Oh!"

Xiao Mu was once again surprised.

Du Yao's words surprised him again, especially her claim to have independently created seven techniques, which was even more astonishing.

Given Du Yao's cautious nature that he observed, her daring claim that she independently created seven techniques undoubtedly meant she genuinely developed seven distinct techniques.

"What is the other method?" Xiao Mu, did not hurry to inquire about the seven techniques Du Yao created.

Du Yao cautiously replied, "Reporting to Elder Xiao, the other technique is known as the Method of Ruling Through Power, which involves stimulating one's own authority to resist external power."

"This Method of Ruling Through Power, in Mengtian Pavilion, consists of ninety-nine techniques, of which Du Yao has mastered fewer, only thirteen so far, self-created, zero."

As she spoke, her voice suddenly lowered, becoming humbly subdued, again showing apparent unease.

So you are not as extraordinary as I imagined.

Xiao Mu, listening to Du Yao's words, felt quite relieved.

Such circumstances seemed more authentic. If Du Yao had truly told him that she mastered dozens of techniques in the Method of Ruling Through Power and even created several, Xiao Mu might have found it difficult to accept.

Excessive genius tends to feel unreal.

He then said, "So your expertise is primarily in the Incense-Concealing Heaven Technique?"

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