Hongjun knew Rahula's trump card was likely the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.
So he sent his Evil Corpse to Mount Sumeru with a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure in hand to test the formation's power.
Hongjun had now comprehended the Great Dao to its ninety-nine-percent limit. He had reached the pinnacle of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
On top of that, he had created the Three Corpses Severing Method himself.
Though there was no such term as Quasi-Sage yet, Hongjun had undoubtedly reached Quasi-Sage Perfection. He was the strongest person beneath Bai Yu; calling him unrivaled throughout the Primordial Wilderness would be no exaggeration!
His Three Corpses were terrifying as well. Each possessed combat power comparable to Quasi-Sage Perfection!
Thus, even if Hongjun's Evil Corpse could not defeat Rahula, a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure in his hand would be enough to force Rahula to unleash the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.
Hongjun never fought an unprepared battle. Since the formation was Rahula's trump card, he naturally had to understand it.
That alone showed how cautious Hongjun was.
The Evil Corpse had clearly lost. The Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure had fallen into Rahula's hands, and Hongjun had lost one of his Three Corpses.
Yet Hongjun was thoroughly satisfied.
He had tested the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation's power.
It was terrifying beyond words!
Even with a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Evil Corpse had faced nothing but despair before the formation.
Fortunately, that battle had given Hongjun a rough understanding of how the formation worked and how he might break it.
The Evil Corpse had died for a worthy cause!
As for the loss of a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, Hongjun cared even less.
It was only a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!
Granted, Hongjun did not have many of them himself.
But with the