Xiao Mu placed his hand on the Exotic Technique Secret Manual, inputting his divine sense, and a surge of power from the manual flowed into his body.

Xiao Mu's mind was filled with some special knowledge - The Life-Death Step.

The exotic art left by Bai Luowang was actually the Life-Death Step.

A look of joy appeared on Xiao Mu's face.

The Life-Death Step was stronger than the Tai Chi Steps he had cultivated, and it could bring unexpected results at crucial moments.

Especially for escaping, it had unimaginable unique effects.

Had Bai Luowang not been injured and had Xiao Mu not severed his connection with the Power of Life and Death using the Severing Netherworld, Bai Luowang could never have been caught by Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu stood up and moved his feet lightly. Life and death flickered in and out of existence, as a grey-white light flashed continually.

The Power of Life and Death circulated around his feet like two bands. Xiao Mu was in a state of being half-alive and half-dead.

With every step he took, life and death switched. Xiao Mu's body hovered between life and death, sometimes alive and sometimes dead.

This special state of being rendered most secret arts ineffective and they even failed to strike Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu was delighted. With the Life-Death Step, he was almost invincible to death, unless his enemy was too powerful or happened to possess the ability to counteract the Life-Death Step.

He decided to finish the energy fruits first and then come out of reclusion.

He sat down and continued to consume energy fruits to enhance his power.

At this time, Xiao Mu had about 4000 energy fruits left.

After breaking through to the Peak Fifth Realm, the speed at which he digested the energy fruits once again increased.

After consuming nearly 4000 energy fruits, leaving only about 200 left, Xiao Mu finally stopped his reclusive cultivation.

With roughly 6000 more energy fruits, he estimated that he could reach Peak Perfection.

Once he reached Peak Perfection, he could challenge the True Realm, transforming himself and rising above the mundane.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Three days later, a sudden bell sounded for the emergency gathering.

Xiao Mu left his residence and headed to the Conference Hall.

Most of the personnel who were carrying out tasks were out of the ruins, and only a few people remained. There were only four or five people in the Conference Hall.

Both leaders, Leader Lei and Xuan Mo were present.

Seeing Xiao Mu appear, surprise was written over the faces of both Leader Lei and Xuan Mo.

In the month they hadn't seen him, Xiao Mu had made another breakthrough and reached the Peak Fifth Realm.

Xuan Mo had a grim look on his face, the higher Xiao Mu's cultivation climbed, the bigger the threat he posed.

Despite Xiao Mu not reaching the True Realm yet and his threat being limited.

But when Xiao Mu entered the True Realm, it would be too late.

Xuan Mo shifted his eyes uneasily, and no one knew what he was thinking.

However, Leader Lei nodded approvingly at Xiao Mu.

The speed at which Xiao Mu promoted his cultivation didn't disappoint him. He was very satisfied that Xiao Mu could enter the True Realm in such a short period of time.

"Both leaders, what's the urgent summons for? Has something big happened?"

A middle-aged Mutated Being man entered the meeting room from outside and bowed to Leader Lei and Xuan Mo. He was anxious.

"Jin Fang, sit down first!"

Leader Lei nodded to the middle-aged man, Jin Fang.

"Yes."

Jin Fang bowed to Leader Lei and sat down on the Leader Lei's right side.

One after another, people entered the conference hall, their faces strange. Everyone was discussing, as they all knew something big must've happened for an emergency summon.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get down to business."

Leader Lei motioned to everyone to be quiet. Everyone immediately fell silent and looked at Lei.

"Xuan, why don't you host this meeting?"

Leader Lei looked at Xuan Mo, seeking his opinion.

"No need."

Xuan Mo shook his head absentmindedly, "Leader Lei, you preside over the meeting. After all, as the chief leader and the number one figure in the ruins, you should be the one to preside over the meeting."

"Well, if that's the case, I won't stand on ceremony."

Leader Lei laughed heartily, faced everyone in the hall, and said casually, "Everyone, we in the Song Relics have discovered the hidden mansion of City God Xu at Mountain God Ridge, 8000 miles west."

"Discovered the hidden mansion of City God Xu?"

"We discovered the hidden mansion of City God Xu? Who found it? Could it be that City God Xu is still alive?"

"Did we find City God Xu?"

…

Lei's words were like a thunderclap, shocking everyone in the hall.

Xiao Mu, too, felt shocked.

It was the Mansion of City God Xu.

City God Xu was not only a strong practitioner at the Divine Spirit Level but also possessed an administrative position among divine spirits.

Moreover, some rumors believed that City God Xu's power had already broken through the Divine Spirit Realm and stepped into the Third Realm of the True Realm.

Who knew how many treasures his hidden mansion contained? What a great discovery it would be? What enormous benefits would it bring?

Lei smiled and gestured for everyone to calm down, "Please, everyone, let me finish."

Everyone immediately quieted down, looking at Lei and listening to him.

Lei continued, "The hidden mansion of City God Xu was found by Zhu Dui of the Song Relics. It is located at Mountain God Ridge, 8000 miles away."

"As for what is inside the mansion and whether City God Xu is there, Zhu Dui didn't dare to explore further, and I don't know yet."

Zhu Dui?

Hearing this name, Xiao Mu was stunned.

It was Zhu Dui who had found the hidden mansion of City God Xu. Although, he was considered lucky.

Regardless of what was in the mansion, just finding City God Xu's hidden mansion was a great achievement.

So, Xiao Mu felt Zhu Dui was lucky.

But hearing Lei continue, "After Leader Xuan and I received this news, we both decided to go and explore it."

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