At the same time.
Deep within the Corpse Immortal Cave, the mysterious cultivator disguised by Wei Tu also stopped flying deeper at this moment. After forming a hand seal, he returned once more to the Sacred Emperor's Tomb with the aid of the Heaven-Shifting Devil Palace's grand formation.
Only then did his face revert to its original appearance, while the dense Corpse Immortal evil power he carried abruptly vanished from his body.
"Dangerous, but safe." Green light flickered between Wei Tu's brows as he used the Chaotic Calamity Evil Eye to spy on the outside world. Seeing that only Feng Qing's fleeing light remained beyond the Corpse Immortal Cave, he finally let out a relieved breath.
This time, his robbery of the Blood-Colored Stone Box had only appeared easy.
From the moment he struck to his successful escape, nothing about the process had been simple. Had he slipped up even slightly and failed... what awaited him would likely have been the combined pursuit of the Ghost Phoenix Clan, and perhaps even the Spirit Realm's three great hegemonic clans.
A common man was innocent, but possessing jade was a crime.
His concealment of his own aura, as well as his practiced use of Corpse Immortal evil qi, undoubtedly proved that he carried a great secret.
This "crime" far surpassed merely eavesdropping on the true immortal secret Feng Qing had revealed.
Not to mention that he had snatched from Feng Qing the Blood-Colored Stone Box, which seemed extraordinarily precious even to true immortals.
"Yet that Sneaky Ancestor seemed to have noticed something suspicious about me..." Recalling the battle just now, Wei Tu could not help frowning inwardly.
Feng Qing had been too intent on pursuing him and might not have noticed anything, but Wei Tu was different. He had been secretly observing