"Since that's the case, I won't be polite any longer. Thank you, Elder Qi!"

Seeing that he could not decline, and considering that the Secret Manual of Divine Techniques in the Life and Death Category was indeed useful to him, Xiao Mu stopped refusing, thanked him, and accepted the Secret Manual.

"You're welcome! I believe you will make good use of this Secret Manual of Divine Techniques in the Life and Death Category," Qi Xie said, his aged face showing a gratified smile.

Wu Yan and Xiao Mu bid farewell to Elder Qi and left, retracing their route. Along the way, they encountered many injured Mutant Beings who greeted Wu Yan enthusiastically, cracking harmless jokes.

Wu Yan briefly introduced them to Xiao Mu, and these Mutant Beings were very enthusiastic, inviting Xiao Mu to come and hang out when he had the time.

Xiao Mu responded with a smile to each of them.

"This is what sets our Task Group One apart from Group Two. In our group, even if a Mutant Being is injured and loses combat capability, they won't be abandoned."

Having stepped out of the courtyard, Wu Yan said solemnly to Xiao Mu, "No matter what the future holds, as long as Wu Yan is here, I will do everything I can to treat these Mutant Beings who have made contributions to Group One and the Alliance, to restore their health."

"Xiao Mu, I hope you will respect these injured comrades as I do, and help in treating them."

"Of course, you won't be helping for nothing. With each person you treat, it will be counted as Merit for you."

Wu Yan's words sounded more like an entrustment, sincere, and not forcing Xiao Mu to act, but rather with a persuasive tone.

Xiao Mu said, "I think the same as the Team Leader. At any time, I will not abandon those Mutant Beings who have contributed to the Alliance."

If he had the ability to assist these injured Mutant Beings, Xiao Mu would not mind saving people, not to mention that there were rewards for each one saved.

From both a public and private perspective, treating these injured Mutant Beings was all benefit and no harm to Xiao Mu.

"If you can think this way, I am relieved," Wu Yan said with a smile, his face showing a full relief, feeling that his actions for the day had not been in vain.

After bidding farewell to Wu Yan, Xiao Mu returned to his own place.

Back at his residence, he immediately took out the Secret Manual of Divine Techniques in the Life and Death Category that Qi Xie had gifted him and began to examine it with his Divine Sense.

He sent a stream of Divine Sense into it, probing the nature of the Secret Manual.

Hidden Life Technique!

The name of the Secret Manual puzzled Xiao Mu.

What did it mean?

What was the function of this Secret Manual?

Hearing what Qi Xie had said, it was supposed to be related to body refining in the Life and Death Category, which, paired with the name, confused Xiao Mu further.

He continued to input Divine Sense into the Secret Manual, carefully examining its properties and soon after, Xiao Mu had his answer.

The function of the Secret Manual was indeed as Qi Xie had said, a body refining Divine Technique related to life and death, which involved using the Power of Life and Death to temper one's body and turn it into a Feign Death body.

A Feign Death body could turn into ash, completely concealing one's presence.

One could say, once this Secret Art was deployed, unless explored bit by bit in detail, even Mutant Beings face-to-face could not detect Xiao Mu's presence; its use was much like how Xiao Mu had previously used Death Force to cover his body, creating the illusion of death to conceal his tracks.

Yet, these two situations had significant differences. To cover one's body with Death Force, one firstly needed to be far away from the enemy, and secondly, the enemy must not see it happen.

If the enemy witnessed it, it would be meaningless.

Previously, when Xiao Mu was pursued by the Undying Evil Ancestor, he had managed to barely evade detection by going hundreds of kilometers under the ground using the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and then covering his body with Death Force.

Had he not gone hundreds of kilometers underground, Xiao Mu would have certainly been discovered.

But in special terrains, like the Divine Spirit Mansion, even if Xiao Mu had advanced the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor to a True Realm treasure, it might not be possible to open a channel underground, let alone escape.

The Feign Death Technique, however, could do this by directly turning one's body into ash and accumulating in some inconspicuous corner. Since the presence would vanish, unless someone intentionally searched, it would be quite difficult for regular Mutant Beings to detect Xiao Mu's whereabouts.

For evading pursuit, this Divine Technique had incredibly astonishing effects.

In addition, the Hidden Life Technique had another function; the ability to turn his body into ash could allow Xiao Mu to avoid many powerful attacks, making it even more difficult for enemies to kill him.

"Not bad, a very good Divine Technique!"

Xiao Mu smiled.

He was quite satisfied with this Divine Technique. Once cultivated, his survival ability would be even stronger. Even when facing enemies far more powerful than himself, he need not panic.

Like the previous pursuit by the True Monarch of the Five Elements, if Chen Fengshen had not arrived in time to provide assistance, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

But with the Hidden Life Technique cultivated, even if he faced the True Monarch of the Five Elements again without Chen Fengshen's support, as long as he was prepared in advance, he might still have a way to escape.

"Unfortunately, I only have a few Energy Points left, which might not be enough to Mutate this Secret Manual of the Life and Death Category."

Xiao Mu spoke lowly to himself.

Divine Techniques in the Life and Death Category generally had high thresholds, meaning the required Energy Points for Mutation were also relatively more.

With only a few Energy Points, there might not be enough to Mutate this Secret Manual.

Touching the Hidden Life Technique, Xiao Mu tentatively tried to Mutate it, but ultimately received an insufficient Energy Points notification.

"As expected, it's not enough. Now I need to find a way to obtain Energy Points," Xiao Mu sighed lightly, the difficulty of obtaining Advanced Energy Points was far greater than that of Beginner Energy Points, by more than a hundredfold.

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