Xiao Mu was inwardly anxious.

He took out his cellphone, glanced at it, shook his head, and quickly put it away again.

If there were a group chat, he could ask around in it.

But that was obviously unrealistic because having a group chat was even more troublesome. Once any one person was caught, everyone else's information would be exposed.

Moreover, Curse Gate could use the contact information on a captured cellphone to lure and kill other mutated beings in the human world.

At present, even receiving messages from others might not be trustworthy.

No one could ensure whether the information was true or false, and even videos might not be safe.

If there were mutated beings from the human world in the valley, they might have left behind clues. Hopefully, Ming Yu and his group wouldn't find them too soon.

Xiao Mu thought things through while searching around the outside of the valley.

Before long, he focused on an inconspicuous stone at the valley mouth, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

The stone bore a half-circle with a pattern resembling a tongue inside it.

This was a communication method used by the Ruins of Great Tang, meaning there were mutated beings from the Ruins of Great Tang in the valley.

Indeed, there were our people in the valley, but unfortunately, the clues were limited, so it was unknown who it could be.

Xiao Mu frowned inwardly again as he peered into the depths of the valley at the mutated beings from Curse Gate who were conducting their search.

The six mutated beings from Curse Gate were searching extremely carefully. After a cursory search, they began to use their Divine Sense.

Regrettably, even with the use of Divine Sense, the six individuals from Curse Gate still couldn't find the mutated being from the human world who was hiding in the valley.

Xiao Mu couldn't help but ponder.

This meant the human world's mutated being possessed a strong concealment technique, powerful enough to evade the six mutated beings from the Yin God Realm of Curse Gate using their Divine Sense.

Who could it be? Who had such ability? Xu Qianwu, Fang Ying, or Qin Duan?

Xiao Mu could only think of a few people like Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying who had such ability, and it was very likely that only Fang Ying and Xu Qianwu possessed it, as even Qin Duan might not have it.

After all, there were three individuals at the Peak Perfection of the Yin God Realm on the side of Curse Gate. Xiao Mu did not think Qin Duan had the ability to evade the other party's Divine Sense exploration; only Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying could possibly do it.

If it really was Xu Qianwu or Fang Ying, then that would be perfect.

"Transform!"

Having thought it through, Xiao Mu directly applied the Hidden Life Technique and turned into dust.

"Wind!"

The Emperor's Might burst forth from the dust, and a gust of wind carried the dust that was Xiao Mu towards the center of the valley.

As the strongest beings among the Curse Gate mutated beings in the valley were only at the Peak Perfection of the Yin God Realm, Xiao Mu wasn't too worried about being discovered.

The wind carried the dust that was Xiao Mu all the way to the side of Ming Yu and others, stopping behind a stone.

At that moment, Ming Yu and the rest had just stopped searching and were gathering near the edge of the valley again.

"Lei," are you sure you saw that old bastard Xu Qianwu enter the valley?"

Ming Yu's voice rang out, addressing one of the Curse Gate mutated beings.

A grating, metallic male voice replied, "I saw with my own eyes that old bastard enter the valley."

"Could he have escaped from the other side?"

Ming Yu asked again.

"If he had escaped, I would have definitely seen it. That old guy is seriously wounded; managing to get here was already his limit, he couldn't possibly continue to flee."

The metallic voice of Lei sounded determined.

Ming Yu muttered, "If what you say is true, then the old guy must still be inside the valley. The reason we can't find him is probably that he's used some special technique to hide. Let it be, I will report to the higher-ups and have them dispatch Divine Spirit Realm experts to search as soon as possible."

"No matter how strong the old guy's evasion technique is, he can't escape the Divine Sense exploration of Divine Spirit Realm experts. After all, that old bastard is only at the Divine Spirit Realm himself."

The sound of dialing a number rang out as Ming Yu began contacting the Curse Gate higher-ups.

It's actually Xu Qianwu!

The exchange between Ming Yu and Lei filled Xiao Mu with glee.

Xu Qianwu must have indeed used some sort of concealment technique to evade the search by Ming Yu and his group.

However, once a Divine Spirit Realm expert from the Curse Gate arrived, using Divine Sense to inch by inch search the valley, Xu Qianwu would inevitably be found.

As a Divine Spirit Realm expert, Xu Qianwu could avoid detection by the Divine Sense of a Yin God Realm Mutated Being, but could definitely not hide from the Divine Sense of a Divine Spirit Realm expert of his own level.

Wind!

Xiao Mu once again used the Great Decree to control the wind, blowing himself toward the depths of the valley.

Since he used the Great Decree behind a stone, and deliberately suppressed the emission of the Emperor's Might, Ming Yu and the others did not discover him.

The dust that Xiao Mu turned into was blown by the wind from under the feet of Ming Yu and the others, skimming along the ground toward the deeper parts of the valley.

At the same time, Xiao Mu quietly released his own Divine Power as a Land God, exploring the valley for Xu Qianwu's whereabouts.

In terms of searching with Divine Sense, Xiao Mu, who possessed the Earth God Rank, was no worse than the average Divine Spirit Realm Mutated Being.

After all, many Divine Spirit Realm Mutated Beings did not even possess a Divine Rank.

The wind blew the dust that Xiao Mu turned into all the way toward the depths of the valley, using the Divine Rank of the Land God to search bit by bit along the valley.

Soon after leaving the line of sight of Ming Yu and the others, Xiao Mu reappeared and began searching deeper into the valley with Tai Chi Steps.

Xiao Mu's search speed obviously increased.

Ming Yu and the others had already searched the valley twice in succession; at this time, they had no intention of searching the valley a third time and stayed at the Valley Mouth waiting for the Divine Spirit Realm experts to arrive.

This created convenience for Xiao Mu, who didn't have to worry about being discovered while exploring the valley.

Even if Ming Yu and the others entered the valley, Xiao Mu wouldn't fear; he could use the Hidden Life Technique to turn into dust and explore right under their noses, albeit at a slower pace.

What!?

When reaching the central part of the valley, Xiao Mu finally made a discovery.

In his Divine Sense search, one of the stones on the middle section wall of the valley showed a significant difference from the other stones.

To Xiao Mu, a Cultivator of Life Force, a faint sense of living breath was discernible from that stone.

"Elder Xu! Is it Elder Xu? I am Xiao Mu."

Xiao Mu transmitted a wisp of Divine Sense toward the stone.

"Xiao Mu!"

The 'stone' vibrated, slowly coming to life, followed by a light snap, the stone suddenly cracked, and a figure resembling a Mountain God burst out from within.

The figure resembling the Mountain God slowly changed, finally becoming Xu Qianwu.

Seeing this, Xiao Mu suddenly realized; it turned out that Xu Qianwu had used his own Divine Rank to hide his tracks.

Being a Mountain God, he could indeed become hidden by utilizing his own Mountain God Rank, hardly inferior to Xiao Mu's Hidden Life Technique—the only difference being severely restricted by the terrain, not as convenient as Xiao Mu's Hidden Life Technique.

Xu Qianwu's condition was clearly not good, not only was his energy drained, even his Divine Rank was severely damaged, making him appear extremely weak as if he lacked the strength to even stand.

He struggled to open his eyes and glanced at Xiao Mu, a trace of relief crossing his face, "Good, Xiao Mu, you haven't been captured."

"Elder Xu, how are you feeling?" Xiao Mu squatted down in front of Xu Qianwu, casually infusing a stream of Life Force into Xu Qianwu's body.

With Life Force entering his body, Xu Qianwu felt a jolt of spirit and exclaimed with delight, "Very good, it's Life Force. Xiao Mu, how much Life Force do you have? My energy is exhausted, give me a few more bunches."

Xiao Mu chuckled, "I have plenty."

As he spoke, he hit Xu Qianwu with several more bunches of Life Force.

"That's great, true to its reputation as the number one healing power, I feel much better. Xiao Mu, give me a few more bunches."

Xu Qianwu was overjoyed, his spirits even more uplifted, urging Xiao Mu to continue.

"Here it comes!" Xiao Mu continuously sent over a dozen bunches of Life Force to Xu Qianwu.

"Excellent, haha!"

Xu Qianwu's spirits rose more and more, and after a dozen bunches of Life Force entered his body, it seemed as if his injuries had healed by a great extent.

He couldn't help but laugh aloud, "Xiao Mu, keep it coming! Once I've recovered, I'll take you to break out of the Nanhua Domain."

After emitting over a dozen bunches of Life Force, Xiao Mu's expenditure was not light, and he became quite weakened.

Xu Qianwu, after all, was a Divine Spirit Realm expert, his Realm far exceeding Xiao Mu's. Coupled with his completely drained energy, it was clearly impossible for Xiao Mu to fully replenish him all at once.

He smiled wryly, "Elder Xu, you've depleted your energy too quickly, let me catch my breath. For now, let's leave this place first, the Divine Spirit Realm experts from the Curse Gate will be here to capture you soon."

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