What they intended to do was not just to seize Divine Objects from a certain tribal land; since it already belonged to the heartland of the Demon Race, all sorts of dangerous situations could occur. Thus, complete precautions were necessary.
Although the strength of the brothers Gao Ming and Gao Jue was not top-notch among cultivators of the Spirit Realm Eightfold, and they weren't the kind to battle or even be an even match for a Supreme Strong, their Divine Abilities, Thousand Miles Eye and Downwind Ear, were rare existences between heaven and earth. With these two Divine Abilities, they could avoid many troubles and reduce risks.
Having a strategic foresight was something these people, even if they were previously unaware of, inevitably picked up after following the human race armies in decades of war, absorbing it through constant exposure.