Then, after pondering for a moment, he decided to descend the mountain and wait directly at the foot of the mountain for the members of the Five Elements Sect to arrive.

The news of Pu Wu had already spread, and it was expected that the members of the Five Elements Sect could arrive within a day or half a day.

Waiting at the foot of the mountain would make it easier to investigate the strength of the Five Elements Sect members and respond accordingly.

Before long, Xiao Mu had reached the foot of the mountain and once again released two doppelgangers. The three of them split up and headed in different directions to explore the movements of the Five Elements Sect members.

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Directly to the south, among the group from the Five Elements Sect, Mo Ling's hand suddenly held a five-colored Dao Talisman that began to flash with brilliance.

The person hastily bowed his head to inspect it, and slowly, characters began to appear on the Dao Talisman.

After examining it carefully, his face instantly revealed a delighted expression.

"Respected Envoy Luo Zhan, Pu Wu has sent back news that Xiao Mu is injured!"

Mo Ling, holding the Dao Talisman, walked eagerly towards Luo Zhan.

"Xiao Mu is injured? What happened? Let me see what the message says."

Luo Zhan was surprised and reached out to take the Dao Talisman.

"Respected Envoy, please look!"

Mo Ling held the Dao Talisman with both hands and solemnly handed it over to Luo Zhan.

"There is Black Wind on Kui Mountain, extremely ferocious. Xiao Mu was injured by the Black Wind, and I severed one of his arms. He has now fled into the deep mountains, hurry up and come!"

After reading the message, Luo Zhan's face couldn't help but turn solemn.

"What's the matter? Respected Envoy Luo, is there a problem with the message?"

Mo Ling felt uneasy inside.

"Alas!"

Luo Zhan sighed, "With Xiao Mu's strength, how could he be easily injured? Besides, how capable is Pu Wu? I'm very clear about his level of power. With his strength, could he sever Xiao Mu's arm?"

"This message is very likely false; Pu Wu has been deceived."

"Really?"

Mo Ling's face changed color. If it was a deception, Xiao Mu's injury and a severed arm were both fake. What was Xiao Mu trying to do? Was there a need for such trickery?

Luo Zhan shook his head and said: "We cannot be one hundred percent certain yet that it is fake. Contact Pu Wu again for details on the cause of Xiao Mu's injury."

"At your command!"

Mo Ling complied and used the Five Elements Dao Talisman to contact Pu Wu.

Before long, she looked towards Luo Zhan with a heavy expression, "Respected Envoy Luo, Pu Wu can't be reached."

"Hehe!"

Luo Zhan laughed, "Just as I expected."

"So the message just now, it really was false."

Mo Ling looked up at Luo Zhan with admiration, amazed that the Respected Envoy was so intelligent to have guessed that the message was false from a single glance.

"That's not necessarily the case either, we can only say that the message is very likely to be false," Luo Zhan said, shaking his head lightly. "As for whether Xiao Mu is truly injured, we don't know yet, but it seems Pu Wu must have been killed by Xiao Mu after the message was sent back."

"Does that mean Xiao Mu deliberately had Pu Wu send the message, and after Pu Wu successfully transmitted the message, he killed Pu Wu?" Mo Ling frowned. If that was true, then Xiao Mu was too scheming, right?

What exactly does this person want to do?

"Not necessarily!"

Luo Zhan smiled again, "It's very likely that Pu Wu was killed because he pursued Xiao Mu. He thought that Xiao Mu was seriously injured, but he didn't realize that even an injured Xiao Mu was not someone he could deal with. Recklessly pursuing Xiao Mu, he ultimately met his end at Xiao Mu's hands."

Pu Wu was killed while pursuing Xiao Mu?

Mo Ling listened, confused, and said with a frown, "So, Respected Envoy, what should we do next? Should we still go to Kui Mountain?"

"Go, why not go!"

Luo Zhan decisively replied, "Whether Xiao Mu is truly injured or just pretending, does it affect us?"

"Regardless of whether he's truly injured or faking it, he can't possibly be a match for so many of us."

That was indeed the case.

Mo Ling nodded, realizing that with so many people on their side, even an uninjured Xiao Mu wouldn't stand a chance.

Not to mention that they could always rely on the power of the Five Divine Spirits outside the Sealed Land, who were constantly prepared to provide assistance at any moment through the Power of Destiny.

Even if Xiao Mu were twice as strong, what waves could he possibly stir?

Luo Zhan continued, "Pu Wu has also made a contribution, at least informing us of the extremely dangerous Black Wind on Kui Mountain which even Xiao Mu could not withstand."

"Pass down my command: after entering the mountain, beware of the Black Wind. Let's set out!"

"Yes!" Mo Ling respectfully complied and conveyed the command to the others.

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"The people of the Five Elements Sect have assembled and are heading in this direction."

Zhao Qian, pointing to the gray space reflected by his fingers, paused before continuing: "This direction is where Xiao Mu is. From the scenes reflected, it seems that the people of the Five Elements Sect already know where Xiao Mu is and are closing in on him."

Zhou Xuanmen remained composed, but suddenly shot Zhao Qian a cold glance.

I've seen it already, no need to mention it.

One by one, are you all hoping for Xiao Mu's early demise or what?

Did I say something wrong?

The sweep of Zhou Xuanmen's gaze sent an involuntary shudder through Zhao Qian. Why had the look in the eyes of the Grand Elder suddenly become so terrifying?

"Xiao Gu!"

"Present, Grand Elder, your commands?"

Zhou Xuanmen's assistant Xiao Gu came forward promptly and perceptively.

With a stern face, Zhou Xuanmen instructed, "Inform the Three Emperors' Tomb that, if necessary, they should restrain the Five Divine Spirits and also urge the Headquarters to prepare the Human Emperor Authority as soon as possible; I may need to use it at any time."

"As you command!"

Xiao Gu replied and went out to make arrangements.

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At the foot of Kui Mountain, where Xiao Mu had been waiting for the people of the Five Elements Sect to arrive, his expression suddenly changed.

Then, with a thought, a surge of power flew back from afar and merged into his body as brilliance.

After integrating the memories brought back by his decoy body, a look of joy appeared on Xiao Mu's face. "The people of the Five Elements Sect have shown up in the south, detected by my decoy."

"Good, very good. But we can't fight at the base of the mountain; we have to lure them up the mountain first."

"However, before that, I should go and get a sense of the situation first."

With a shift in thought and power circulating around his body, Xiao Mu's form rapidly became a shadow sinking into the ground.

This shadow skimmed just above ground, escaping silently towards the south.

Before long, Xiao Mu saw Luo Zhan and his group, a total of ten people, approaching casually from the south.

"This number of people is a bit large, and there are many experts too!"

Xiao Mu quickly swept his gaze over the crowd from the Five Elements Sect, his expression becoming grave.

The arriving members of the Five Elements Sect were more in number and stronger in force than he had imagined.

Almost all the infiltrating members of the Five Elements Sect were here.

Most importantly, all three members of the True God Realm from the Five Elements Sect were present.

The True God Realm generally possessed much greater strength than the Divine Spirits Realm.

The appearance of three True Gods at once could definitely shock the region.

Even if confident, Xiao Mu would not believe that he alone could withstand three True Gods.

"The enemy is stronger than I imagined; a direct confrontation would be a definite loss. It would be best to find an opportunity for a surprise attack and kill a few of them first."

Xiao Mu quickly thought of a plan and continued to hide, keeping close to the people from the Five Elements Sect.

Using the stealth of the Heavenly Emperor's Might, he turned into a shadow, half above the ground and half beneath; completely invisible to the people of the Five Elements Sect.

While tracking them, Xiao Mu listened boldly and without worry to the conversations of the people from the Five Elements Sect.

"Respected Envoy Luo, according to our information, this is Kui Mountain!"

At this moment, Xiao Mu saw an ordinary-looking, slightly chubby woman speaking with a True God Realm powerhouse.

Unbeknownst to Xiao Mu, this unremarkable looking woman was Mo Ling from the Five Elements Sect, and the True God powerhouse she was speaking to was Luo Zhan, the leader of this mission from the Five Elements Sect.

Luo Zhan stopped at the foot of the mountain, lifting his head to gaze at the peak of Kui Mountain.

The densely packed summit of Kui Mountain seemed to press lower, its oppressive aura stimulating the soul, bringing an intense sense of repression that left one gasping for breath.

Such a fierce mountain, greatly ominous!

Luo Zhan's expression changed slightly; the mountain's terrain gave him a feeling of extreme danger.

This mountain seemed to harbor deathly stillness, filled with murderous intent. It was a place of concealed peril, endless dangers lurking within.

Turning around, he spoke gravely, warning the other members of the Five Elements Sect, "After observing, Kui Mountain has an extraordinarily dangerous climate, and may very well be a death trap, and what's more, it might even hide a fearsome creature of unmatched power."

"A fearsome creature of unmatched power?"

The members of the Five Elements Sect were startled, with many changing color.

What kind of creature could be considered a fearsome creature of unmatched power?

"Respected Envoy Luo, this fearsome creature you mentioned, could it be the Black Wind mentioned in Pu Wu's information?"

Mo Ling's face was a picture of shock and uncertainty.

She dared not take the situation lightly, as something even Luo Zhan was wary of and called a fearsome creature of unmatched power could not be something ordinary.

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