There Are More Than Five of Them

Xu Mu originally could not quite see through Shi Fumeng, but after this test, he finally saw her true colors.

To put it bluntly, she put her own interests above all else. Her affection for him was genuine, but her desire to obtain the cultivation methods he possessed was equally real.

That was why her affection level was positive, while her filial piety value was negative.

Xu Mu did not harbor much hatred for this kind of person.

The fighting outside has stopped. It looks like it is over.

Xu Mu said to Chen Xuan and Fu Jinyu, You two leave here first.

Brother Mu, are you not leaving? Chen Xuan asked.

If I am not mistaken, Wang Hun is definitely not dead. He is still hiding somewhere around here. It is dangerous for you to follow me.

Xu Mu smiled and said, Being alone, I can use an array to change my appearance. I want to explore this Inner Realm a bit more.

A person like Wang Hun was cautious to the extreme. The Immortality Research Institute was gone, yet he was still alive.

The kind of person who would stab both the left and right sides of a chest just to be sure a heart was pierced was the hardest to deal with.

He definitely had life-saving trump cards.

Alright, then we will wait for you outside. Chen Xuan nodded gently.

Xu Mu, you must be careful, Fu Jinyu added.

Heh, killing me will not be that easy.

Xu Mu cast an illusion array. His appearance changed into a long-haired woman wearing a black robe.

His height dropped to 1.7 meters, and there were a few pimples on his face. It was a very ordinary-looking face.

Holy crap! Brother Mu, you are too badass, are you not? You can even turn into a woman?

Chen Xuan looked at Xu Mu in shock. Does this mean you can legally go to the women's bathhouse and restrooms now?

Fu Jinyu also frowned. Xu Mu, have you secretly gone there before?

My ass! I am an honorable gentleman. Do not think of me as so filthy.

Xu Mu noticed that Wu Tian and Shi Fumeng were about to leave his perception range, so he immediately stood up. I am heading out first!

...

Wu Tian and Shi Fumeng headed together toward the deepest part of the Inner Realm.

They looked at the seawater around them, which still had a faint blue tint floating on the surface.

This should be the poison created by the Immortality Research Institute. Their goal was to drive all the experts in the Inner Realm into the ruins.

Wu Tian looked at the blue hue beside him. However, this poison should not last very long. It has mostly dissipated by now.

Where exactly are we going? Shi Fumeng's face had been gloomy the entire time.

There is a good saying: it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury to frugality.

She had previously experienced a Heaven-rank cultivation method and knew just how much a top-tier method could boost her power.

Now that the Heaven-rank method was gone, she had reverted from an expert back to the little piece of trash she was before.

She felt terrible, so terrible she wanted to die.

She was truly regretful. If she had known there were so many hidden experts this time, she would have chosen to stand on Xu Mu's side.

But now, it was too late.

Master said this is not considered the Inner Realm yet. This is the intersection between the Inner and Outer Realms. We need to find the entrance to the Inner Realm.

Wu Tian explained, There might be some treasures there.

By the way, what was that crystal ball the people from Salvation took just now? Why was Mr. Soul so agitated?

Shi Fumeng asked curiously.

I do not know. Master will not say. Wu Tian shook his head.

It is not that I will not say it. Even if I did, you would not understand. At your current level, you are far from being able to come into contact with it.

Li Poshan's aged voice echoed from Wu Tian's body.

Master, calculating the time, you should not have been dead yet when Salvation was active back then, right? Do you know them well?

Wu Tian suddenly asked.

Not really. Although we had a direct encounter, no conflict broke out.

Li Poshan's voice replied.

They are truly strong. Any random member could defeat the founder of the Immortality Research Institute and the younger brother of the Jiuli clan's patriarch.

Shi Fumeng shook her head gently. The crucial point is that they have five such people.

They have more than five. I remember the rumors said that seven people usually took action, and a few times they even brought a woman along, making it eight.

Li Poshan explained, I heard they also had two teenage sidekicks, and even the sidekicks were terrifyingly strong.

Teenage sidekicks? If we calculate the time, they should be around forty years old now.

Shi Fumeng suddenly asked, One of those sidekicks should be Zhang Que, right?

I guess so too. Zhang Que was not among the seven who frequently took action before.

Li Poshan, having said this, suddenly stated, Someone is following us. I heard the sound of a falling rock.

...

Xu Mu cursed inwardly. This old man's hearing was incredibly sharp.

He had intentionally kept them at the very edge of his perception range. This way, he would not easily be discovered while still being able to hear their conversation.

He did not expect that just a moment ago, he would accidentally step on a loose stone, causing it to roll down.

Even this tiny sound was detected by that old man.

It seemed this old man used to have quite a high cultivation realm.

Through his perception, Xu Mu sensed that the two had jumped into the sea together, even utilizing Shi Fumeng's bubble technique.

They were currently hiding beneath the water's surface, seemingly waiting for Xu Mu to take the bait.

However, Xu Mu's senses allowed him to clearly track their every movement.

He stayed hidden right where he was. If the enemy didn't move, he wouldn't move. He would see who could outlast whom.

Over on the other side, Wu Tian and Shi Fumeng waited for a solid ten minutes without sensing any changes in their surroundings.

Wu Tian smiled and said, "It was probably just some loose rocks falling. Master is simply being too cautious."

Afterward, the two swam back out of the water and onto the shore.

This place could no longer be considered an island; it was a vast expanse of land.

Wu Tian and Shi Fumeng climbed over the hill ahead, but when they saw the scene on the other side, they were left completely dumbfounded.

Corpses littered the area, and they belonged to the alien race.

Many of the bodies had died standing up. Some had twisted limbs, with a pair of vine-like wings sprouting from their ears.

Others were clutching their heads, with a fresh flower blooming directly out of their skulls.

They weren't sure about the cause of death for the rest of the corpses, but seeing these specific signs, they knew without a doubt that this was Xie Wangwei's doing.

"Look, there are alien elders over there. Judging by their attire, their status must have been quite high."

Wu Tian pointed into the distance and immediately ran toward them.

But the further he went, the greater the resistance he felt, until he was eventually forced to stop in his tracks.

He raised his hand and pounded hard against the space in front of him. There was nothing visible to the eye, yet an invisible wall of air blocked his path.

"Master, what is going on?"

Wu Tian stared at the corpses in the distance. There was clearly only a dozen meters of distance left, but he was completely barred by the invisible wall.

"Any further ahead is the true Inner Realm. We cannot enter."

Li Poshan's voice drifted over. "The ones who died here should all be experts. Check their bodies and see if they have any treasures on them."

"Master, this middle-aged man actually has a spatial ring!"

Shi Fumeng suddenly pulled a ring off one of the corpses and cried out in pleasant surprise.

Right at that moment, the figure of a woman in a black robe leapt out from the distance.