Because this trip was to enter the central region of the Divine Fall Mountain Range, which is controlled by the Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks. Although if one is careful, there shouldn’t be any major issues, given that the central region of the mountain range stretches ten thousand miles from south to north, and even more five or six thousand miles from east to west, bringing all three corpses along would be too risky. Every additional corpse used with the East Spring Undying Bone’s Blood Corpse Escape consumes more energy.

It’s better to let two corpses stay in the Little Demon Realm as remote power sources, maintaining the full charge of the East Spring Undying Bone Corpse Qi.

However, it wasn’t long after Wen Jiu had openly sent the East Spring Undying Bone, which had gathered its corpse qi, out of the Little Demon Realm when he sensed a faint presence swiftly passing overhead, quietly pursuing the East Spring Undying Bone.

That person was precisely Heihe.

Even though the Stealth Technique was quite good, the cultivation realm wasn’t very profound, so Wen Jiu’s Divine Sense could still detect some traces.

Regarding Heihe’s following, Wen Jiu pretended not to notice, assuming that following alone was not for stabbing in the back. After leaving the Little Demon Realm, Wen Jiu controlled the East Spring Undying Bone to fly towards the Far South.

This time, rather than flying around, he went directly through the barbaric zone of the Divine Fall Mountain Range’s southeastern corner.

A journey of two or three thousand miles could be covered in about three hours, even faster if flying at full speed.

When the East Spring Undying Bone entered the barbaric zone of the Divine Fall Mountain Range, Heihe soon reached the edge of the Far South, gazed around for a moment, and then took out a Tier Two Communication Stone.

"Senior Brother Wei, Li Mu has already left the Far South."

After sending the message, Heihe continued to follow, and twenty or thirty breaths later, received a message from the Little Demon Realm.

It was from Daoist Wei, the chief disciple under the Lord of the Wind and Cloud Immortal City and a Foundation Establishment Perfection Cultivator who also serves as the Vice City Lord of the Immortal City.

"Behind the Three Wonders Blood Corpse Sect is the Wusheng Three Sects; Shen Tu joining the Three Wonders Blood Corpse Sect is equivalent to joining the Wusheng Three Sects. So, remember, your task is only to observe, not to intervene."

As early as three years ago, their Wind and Cloud Immortal City had an agreement with the Wusheng Three Sects for peaceful coexistence.

If Heihe acted and was caught, although the agreement wouldn’t be invalidated, the Wind and Cloud Immortal City would be at fault.

In the future, if the Wusheng Three Sects followed their example and used this as an excuse, it would be troublesome for the Wind and Cloud Immortal City.

After all, the Wusheng Three Sects have a lofty power, and even their master’s Heterodox Golden Core cannot compare.

Though Heihe was not very interested in these affairs, he understood their critical nature and nodded promptly.

However, thinking about it, Li Mu’s Escape Technique and Soul Capturing Technique are indeed strong. If he could stay in the Little Demon Realm, he would be a great help in dealing with the upcoming changes in the Divine Fall Mountain Range. Heihe spoke quickly.

"Senior Brother Wei, Shen Tu’s Escape Technique is superb, and he carries a Top-Grade Demon Artifact. This time, Li Mu’s chances of success seem slim."

"What do you want to say?" Daoist Wei transmitted his inquiry.

Heihe spoke, "I feel that if he fails, we can appropriately assist him in secret. With my help, he should be able to escape given his Escape Technique, and with my assistance, he would owe us a favor, and after he breaks through to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, we could surely gain more rewards."

Daoist Wei bluntly refused, "Junior Brother! Your task is to observe from the shadows; do not do anything unnecessary. Li Mu, after all, is not part of our Wind and Cloud Immortal City and hasn’t signed a Spirit Contract with us.

Even if someone from the Three Wonders Blood Corpse Sect used Soul Searching on him, it wouldn’t count against us. Regarding the Wusheng Three Sects, as long as our people from Wind and Cloud Immortal City don’t take action, we aren’t violating our agreement with them.

While the Wusheng Three Sects may not be pleased, and Shen Tu already has prior grudges with our Wind and Cloud Immortal City, I doubt they will make much of it. But if you act unnecessarily and give the Three Wonders Blood Corpse Sect leverage, don’t blame me for not pleading on your behalf with Master!"

"I understand...", Heihe replied begrudgingly.

Daoist Wei’s voice transmitted again, "I hope you truly understand and aren’t pretending one way in front and acting another way behind my back. While Li Mu is indeed not bad and may be a future ally, he’s obviously someone who doesn’t want to be under anyone. His challenge to the Chen Li couple and attempting to negotiate with us is proof enough!"

After a few reminders from Daoist Wei, Heihe could only nod repeatedly, promising not to act impulsively, before stowing away the Communication Stone. With a sigh, he continued following behind the East Spring Undying Bone.

...

Half a day later.

The East Spring Undying Bone enters the central Divine Fall Mountain Range.

Wen Jiu didn’t take immediate action, instead taking out a Sound Transmission Talisman to contact Fang Qian in the Wind and Cloud Immortal City.

Although Fang Qian is merely a Named Disciple of the Lord of the Wind and Cloud Immortal City, he has broad connections and specializes in solving problems for others, naturally knowing more information about Shen Tu.

The information about Shen Tu that Heihe provided made Wen Jiu somewhat wary, so he wanted to ask Fang Qian if he knew any additional details.

However, when Wen Jiu mentioned Shen Tu in his transmission, Fang Qian immediately demanded a reward of ten thousand Spirit Stones.

Ten thousand Spirit Stones wasn’t much for Wen Jiu now, so he agreed without a second thought. Fang Qian dared to ask a price, suggesting he must know something. However, not wanting to waste his Spirit Stones, Wen Jiu also mentioned the matter of the Top-Grade Demon Artifact to show he wasn’t completely uninformed.

"If it were someone else, I certainly wouldn’t talk before receiving Spirit Stones, but since it’s Fellow Daoist Han asking, I’ll make an exception this once," Fang Qian said with a smile before relaying a series of information about Shen Tu.

It was generally similar to the information jade slip provided by Heihe, but there were also details that weren’t included in the jade slip.