Elder Mu Gu's Intentions

That fool actually thinks I care about the Hall Master's rewards. That brat Xiao Yan possesses not only the Fen Jue left behind by the Tou She Ancient God, but also four or five Heavenly Flames. Even if the Hall Master rewarded me with a Heaven Grade Cultivation Method, it still wouldn't compare to half of that brat Xiao Yan's fortune!

Seeing Star Picking Old Ghost's furious appearance, a trace of disdain flashed through Elder Mu Gu's eyes as he thought smugly to himself.

His Dou Zun cultivation had been earned through countless life-or-death battles, not like those second-generation heirs with no combat experience whatsoever.

Unless he did it deliberately, how could he possibly be careless enough to let Xiao Yan escape?

"Hehe, Star Picking, just help me stall for a little longer. Once you drag things out until that brat's Secret Technique expires, I can kill him and take the Fen Jue and Heavenly Flames."

Seeing that neither Xiao Yan nor Star Picking Old Ghost suspected him, Elder Mu Gu moved, darting toward the door as a cold sneer curled across his lips.

At this moment, aside from Xiao Yan's companions, he could be said to be the one who most wished for that brat to escape the Corpse Mountain Range.

After all, if Xiao Yan died here and Star Picking Old Ghost found several Heavenly Flames on his body while collecting his corpse...

Given Elder Mu Gu's status in the Soul Hall, at most he would only get one.

Clearly, that was not an outcome he wished to see.

After all, if he wanted to cultivate the Fen Jue, he had to gather more Heavenly Flames.

As long as the Heavenly Flames were in Xiao Yan's hands, he could still find a way to take them.

But if