Since they had arrived ahead of the others,
and more demons would soon be entering after them,
after a brief discussion, they decided to proceed inside first.
Their main concern now was the Dharma Body demon kings who might enter this place through the South Heaven Gate fragment.
The local counterfeit demon kings at the Exterior level might even serve to confuse and mislead if left behind.
If necessary, they could also become targets for Xu Yue and Meng Qi to replace using the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts.
By entering the South Heaven Gate early, they might even be able to set some traps aimed at Dharma Body experts.
After all, this was a fragment of the Heavenly Court. Having become such a ghostly ruin, it was surely filled with dangers and threats.
With numerous secret treasures protecting them, divine weapons at hand, Meng Qi, an out-of-the-ordinary Master, and Xu Yue, an out-of-the-ordinary Grandmaster,
their overall strength was remarkably formidable.
Although they had picked and chosen, then sold off quite a few items, they had only exchanged for three secret treasures, held respectively by Ruan Yushu, Luo Shengyi, and Qi Zhengyan.
Yet these secret treasures, purchased with the combined merit points of the entire group, could affect even Dharma Body experts. Though their effects were limited and might only provide some interference, their overall strength was already quite impressive.
Therefore, when they encountered the corpse of a Heavenly Soldier on the road, they did not immediately choose to avoid it.
"It seems some force froze the South Heaven Gate in an instant. This Heavenly Soldier was the same."
As the one with the highest cultivation in the group, Xu Yue immediately explained the Heavenly Soldier's condition.
"Fortunately, a Heavenly Soldier is not a Dharma Body expert. By rights, it should possess