Baleful Qi Coiling into Clouds, Great Demon Bones, a Myriad Forms Realm Dao Lord's Great Tomb!

Compared to the ruins' Outer Area, where one could run rampant at will, the Inner Perimeter shrouded in layers of black mist was undoubtedly far more perilous.

Even though Heavenly Corpse True Lord had taken the initiative to explore, he moved at an exceedingly slow pace, keeping Corpse Puppets probing ten li ahead.

"We're a hundred li away. They shouldn't be able to hear us here."

After traveling a full hundred and fifty li, Heavenly Corpse True Lord looked at Withered Wood True Lord behind him and sent a mental transmission.

If he wanted absolute freedom within the Inner Perimeter of the Ruins, he needed to reach a unified understanding with Withered Wood True Lord.

If Withered Wood True Lord still intended to follow Soul Devouring Old Man, then after this brief exploration, he could prepare to head back.

After all, when it came to life-preserving methods, he truly did not fall short of any of these old monsters.

"Mm."

Withered Wood True Lord nodded. He could tell that Heavenly Corpse True Lord was testing the waters. Had his true body come in person, he naturally would have cooperated with Heavenly Corpse True Lord. He had entered the Inner Perimeter precisely to obtain an opportunity to advance into the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm.

Unfortunately, his physical body was now completely under Soul Devouring Old Man's control.

Let alone now that Soul Devouring Old Man was in the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm—even when they had been in the same realm, Soul Devouring Old Man could use his physical body to place him in an extremely passive position.

If they were to cooperate, then it depended on how generous Heavenly Corpse True Lord was willing to be.

"The various opportunities in the Outer Area of the ruins are already of little use