By this point, Fen had finally understood why Fengxi Feather had placed its hope of survival here. It turned out Qu E's marking technique was restrained by the rules of Qilu Mountain and could be continually worn away within this place—if she could hold on until then.
On the other side, after entering Qilu Mountain, Qu E felt that everything had gone terribly wrong. Although he possessed quite a few treasures that could bring him good fortune, as well as various defensive "blessings" capable of passively resisting outside attacks, he was still battered miserably while pursuing Fen.
Even though Qu E believed he had been chasing at full speed, the distance between him and Fen continued to widen until he lost her completely. Even the mark locked onto by the ancient treasure "Erdowse" had begun to weaken for unknown reasons afterward.
By then, even Qu E, who had always been able to keep his composure, was thoroughly vexed. One had to know that in order to keep Fen in pursuit and avoid being shaken off by her, Qu E had paid no small price, using quite a few treasures along the way. Then, during the short time after entering Qilu Mountain—whether in the initial mad pursuit or in protecting his own safety—the cost had more than doubled again.
After paying such a steep price, if he still lost the mark on that "fat sheep" in the end, it would undoubtedly be like snow falling upon frost for Qu E, who already considered himself impoverished. Not to mention that, in his eyes, Fen was an exceptionally rare fat sheep, the sort scarcely seen even in Upper Court Heaven...
Speaking of which, Qu E suddenly recalled something. Ever since he had made a trip to Qingming Hetong Heaven, things seemed to have