"And you? Why did you come to the Land of Eternal Silence?"
Chu Hongjiao asked.
"I want the Nine Abyss Demon Emperor's corpse!"
Lu Ren said.
"What? You're after the Nine Abyss Demon Emperor's corpse?"
Chu Hongjiao's eyes widened in shock.
"Is that a problem?"
Lu Ren asked.
"The Nine Abyss Demon Emperor reached Seven Tribulation Transcendence while he was alive. They say powerful demonic will still lingers in his corpse. Forget you—even some experts at the fourth or fifth tribulation of the Transcendence Realm wouldn't dare set their sights on it!"
Chu Hongjiao shook her head.
The Nine Abyss Demon Emperor had been one of the Third Heaven's foremost experts. His name had resounded across the entire Third Heaven; throughout its ten thousand immortal domains, scarcely anyone had not heard of him.
No one dared covet even his corpse. Otherwise, it would long since have been stolen and turned into a puppet.
"Chu Hongjiao, if I dare set my sights on his corpse, I have some confidence. Will you take the gamble with me?"
Lu Ren asked.
"Take the gamble?"
Chu Hongjiao hesitated. This was terribly dangerous. One wrong move, and they could leave their lives here.
"As far as I know, quite a few experts have tried to claim the Nine Abyss Demon Emperor's corpse over the years. They either returned empty-handed or died in the Nine Abyss Forbidden Area. If we can make it deep inside, we're bound to find something!"
Lu Ren spoke earnestly.
Chu Hongjiao was secretly astonished. She had not expected Lu Ren to be even more reckless than she was.
After a moment's hesitation, she looked up at him. "All right. I'll go with you and take a look!"
"Chu Hongjiao, you have Transcendence Realm cultivation, and I have a Battle Embryo. We