The intelligence Big Ear Nie Ting gave Ye Zhen was, in truth, information about Yun Peng that Big Ear had overheard using his innate divine ability—information about Yun Peng's identity.
Behind Yun Peng stood a Small World: a Demon Race Small World called Taimeng. Not only had Yun Peng come from the Small World known as Taimeng, he was also a direct descendant of its current owner, ranked eighth.
In other words, although this Yun Peng was not the future heir of that Small World, he definitely wielded considerable influence within it.
Of course, it was not that Ye Zhen feared him.
Ye Zhen had been on the Primordial Continent for several years now and had killed no small number of people. Adding one more son of a Small World's ruler to the tally was nothing much.
The reason Ye Zhen had shown mercy at the critical moment, forcibly expending Soul Power to spare Yun Peng's life, was because he had taken notice of the information Yun Peng's identity could provide.
Ye Zhen had come to Five Immortal Island for two purposes. One was to seek clues to heavenly and earthly spiritual treasures, in hopes of awakening Little Demon. The other was to find Caiyi's whereabouts.
According to Hua Changjun, Caiyi was most likely a member of the Primordial Human Race. Most of the Primordial Human Race cultivated in seclusion within unknown Small Worlds.
Under normal circumstances, only those who came from Small Worlds were most likely to know information about other Small Worlds.
Originally, Ye Zhen had intended to investigate slowly. He had not expected the background information Big Ear reported about Yun Peng to suit his needs so perfectly.
After all, even if one came from a Small World, there was only so much they could know if