"Grand Elder Xiao, so... sorry, Du Yao should have been waiting for you at Mengtian Pavilion."

Half an hour later, Du Yao returned and immediately apologised to Xiao Mu anxiously upon meeting him, extremely uneasy.

"It's not your fault, begin concealing Heaven's Secrets for me." Xiao Mu stood up, looking entirely unconcerned.

"Yes!" Du Yao agreed, "Grand Elder Xiao, please come with me!"

The two entered Workshop Number 7, and Du Yao nervously invited Xiao Mu to sit down, then cautiously requested, "Grand Elder Xiao, could you restrain your Authority? I want... I want to see how the influence of the Authority of Fate and Life and Death inside you has changed, if that's alright?"

"Alright!"

Xiao Mu, already familiar with the other's personality, said no more nonsense and directly restrained his Authority.

Boom!

The golden Emperor Authority retracted, and within Xiao Mu's body, the golden radiance was restrained.

Thus, on his forehead immediately appeared the aura of fate and life and death.

Not only that, on both sides of his forehead, left and right, faint illusions of the Book of Destiny and the Life and Death Clock appeared and disappeared.

The influence of Fate and Life and Death on him had significantly intensified.

"Ah~"

Du Yao was somewhat astonished.

"What did you discover?" Xiao Mu asked opportunistically.

"I'm sorry, Grand Elder Xiao, I shouldn't have been surprised, the Authority of Fate and Life and Death inside you is growing so fast!" Du Yao hurriedly explained, somewhat flustered.

Being surprised isn't a big deal.

Xiao Mu didn't mind and casually said, "My power has grown too fast, so Emperor Taija's attention on me has correspondingly increased. There's no problem, right? Is there a way to conceal it?"

"Reporting to Grand Elder Xiao, there's... no problem."

Du Yao, hurriedly, and then added, "Emperor Taija has spent more effort on you than on others, this time... this time it might require using the advanced version of the Star Execution Method. Compared to last time, it will take longer and consume more energy."

"Grand Elder Xiao, can I spend more time to help you conceal Heaven's Secrets?"

"You can!"

Xiao Mu finally smiled wryly and corrected, "In the future, you don't need to ask me about such matters specially. Just follow your own judgment, I trust your abilities."

"Yes! Ah, no! Not right, thank you, Grand Elder Xiao! Thank you!"

Du Yao seemed a bit flustered again.

"Let's begin!"

Xiao Mu hastily changed the subject.

"Yes!"

Du Yao agreed, the nervousness slightly subsiding, "Grand Elder Xiao, I need to get the Mutant Incense, please wait half a minute, no, twenty seconds, okay?"

"Mm!"

Xiao Mu nodded, made a sound of agreement, and said nothing else.

"Thank you!"

With a courteous "thank you," Du Yao hurried over to the cabinet to fetch the Mutant Incense.

She moved quickly, and it probably only took about a dozen seconds before she got the Mutant Incense and rushed back.

Placing the Mutant Incense on the ground, she respectfully asked Xiao Mu, "Grand Elder Xiao, may I start now?"

Xiao Mu had to nod again, as a form of response.

"Thank you!" So Du Yao thanked him again, then took the Mutant Incense and began arranging the formation on the ground.

This time, she used a total of 39 sticks of Mutant Incense, twice as much as last time, arranging the 39 Star Execution God Formation on the ground.

"Grand Elder Xiao, I... I'm ready to begin, may I?" Du Yao cautiously asked again.

Xiao Mu could only respond with another "mm," allowing her to proceed.

Then Du Yao activated the Great Array, using her hands to form seals, injecting each sealing technique into the Array.

Inside that Array, the 39 bundles of Mutant Incense within the 39 Star Execution God Formation simultaneously burned, releasing the Power of Incense Fire.

Du Yao reached out and grabbed the Power of Incense Fire, like grabbing strings of fireworks, and tied these strings together one by one.

Thus, thirty-nine strings of fireworks combined to form one.

This single string of fireworks gradually changed from gray-black to dark black, held in Du Yao's hand, with a point of her finger, the string of fireworks flew out, directly entering Xiao Mu's body.

Boom! Boom!

Inside Xiao Mu's body, the two types of Authority of Fate and Life and Death resonated simultaneously, causing a rumbling, and unexpectedly leading to a slight explosion in an instant.

This explosion wasn't weak, even with Xiao Mu's True God's strength, the sound of the explosion left him a bit dizzy.

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

The power of fate and life and death emerged simultaneously, the two authorities sprang back under the suppression of the power of incense fire, shining brightly, trying to break through the suppression and spread throughout Xiao Mu's body.

Suppress!

Du Yao lightly called out, extending her right index finger towards Xiao Mu's forehead, pointing at the illusions of the Book of Destiny and the Life and Death Clock.

Thread of smoke formed by incense fire stretched upwards within Xiao Mu's body, reaching the vicinity of the illusions of the Book of Destiny and Life and Death Clock below his forehead.

Boom! Boom!

The illusion of the Life and Death Clock and Book of Destiny seemed to have a shell broken outside them, directly penetrated by the smoke thread, expanding and enlarging within them.

Thus, the illusions of the Life and Death Clock and the Book of Destiny were gradually diluted, becoming fainter while also shrinking back into Xiao Mu's body little by little.

At this point, Du Yao finally let out a clear sigh of relief.

Her forehead was already full of sweat.

The operation, lasting only a short moment, nearly exhausted her.

After all, Xiao Mu is a True God strongholder; concealing Heaven's Secret for Xiao Mu was far more difficult than for an ordinary Divine Spirits realm.

"Drink it!"

Xiao Mu suddenly took out a bottle of Life Essence and tossed it to Du Yao.

"Ah~, uh~, this..."

Du Yao caught the Life Essence, holding it in her hand, but felt very uneasy.

"Just drink it calmly, it's a gift for you, I don't want your Energy Fruits."

Xiao Mu, familiar with the other's personality, added.

"Ah~, thank you, thank you, Grand Elder Xiao!"

Du Yao expressed her gratitude, only then unscrewing the small bottle and drinking the Life Essence, taking the opportunity to rest.

Xiao Mu's gaze focused on the Death Qi surrounding Du Yao and casually asked, "What's with the Death Qi on you? Why didn't you think of finding a way to deal with it?"

"Reporting... to Grand Elder Xiao, Du Yao does have... a way to deal with it. It's just that Du Yao's strength is too weak to handle it, only able to suppress it." Du Yao cautiously replied, speaking with lowered eyes, not daring to look at Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu asked again, "Haven't you thought of asking someone else to help you deal with it?"

Du Yao meekly replied, "Reporting to Grand Elder Xiao, the Death Qi on Du Yao is Hell's Death Qi, requiring a True God to handle it, but Du Yao... Du Yao doesn't know any True Gods."

"Haha!"

Xiao Mu suddenly laughed, "Did you forget that I'm a True God, and a Governor among True Gods? Dealing with Hell's Death Qi is my specialty."

"Ah~, you... you..." Du Yao stammered, feeling overwhelmed with emotion, initially joyful but then her expression dimmed, unsure of how to respond.

Xiao Mu smiled and said, "You helped me conceal Heaven's Secret, I'll help you suppress Hell's Death Qi, we're mutually assisting each other."

"You... this... I... this..."

Du Yao suddenly froze, momentarily unsure how to respond.

Xiao Mu's words left her surprised and flattered, yet she could not immediately respond.

Xiao Mu directly acted, the thought turning in his mind, circulating the aura of the True God within his body.

Buzz!

A golden figure of the Governor appeared above his head, exuding the majesty of the Governor.

Then Xiao Mu pointed a finger toward Du Yao.

The golden figure of the Governor instantly opened its eyes, shooting a golden thread from each eye into Du Yao's body.

"Ah~"

Du Yao cried out in surprise, feeling her body heat up, and the Hell's Death Qi within was expelled, disappearing completely.

"How does it feel? Is there any residual Hell's Death Qi inside?"

Xiao Mu retracted the Governor figure, smiled, and asked Du Yao.

"Reporting to Grand Elder Xiao, no... none left, thank you, Grand Elder Xiao, thank you!"

Du Yao, feeling flattered yet also uneasy, sensed the absence of Death Qi within and promptly thanked Xiao Mu.

"You're too polite, you don't have to speak that way."

Xiao Mu smiled, looking at Du Yao.

Du Yao hurriedly lowered her head, her eyelids drooping, unable to meet Xiao Mu's gaze.

Xiao Mu glanced at her, a thought suddenly arose within him, sternly saying, "How about this, as a reward for helping me conceal Heaven's Secret, I teach you how to speak? You speak to people too politely, which is a sign of serious lack of confidence. Such speaking style not only tires you but will also tire those listening more."

"From today, let me start teaching you how to talk to others properly."

"Hmm, you didn't say anything, so I'll take that as you agreeing."

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