318: Chapter 318 Situ Kong Returns to His Clan

There was one more thing: Situ Kong suspected that the breach in the soul nurturing wood's Great Formation might have been a contingency plan from the Corpse Refining Sect.

After all, the Corpse Refining Sect had been passed down for thousands of years, and it wouldn't be strange for them to have left behind some hidden measures in various other Sects.

It was just like how he himself had informants in other Sects, positioned at crucial locations.

At some special time, these informants could produce unexpected effects.

Situ Kong temporarily suppressed the thought of returning and proceeded to handle the matters of the Corpse Refining Sect step by step.

After all the Refined Corpses at or above the Nascent Soul Stage were controlled, the Corpse Refining Sect's treasury was also sealed.

Only then did Situ Kong have time to put away the ten thousand souls banner.

However, the ten thousand souls banner had already suppressed the Divine Souls of over 30 Nascent Soul Stage experts.

The Storage Pouch contained the gains made by the Corpse Refining Sect over the years.

It could be said that this trip was a complete success.

Those remaining at the Corpse Refining Sect were the Golden Core Stage fighting strength of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect.

They were there to take over the remaining assets of the Corpse Refining Sect.

When Situ Kong returned to the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect, he learned what had happened.

Upon learning that Situ Xing had entered his underground secret river cultivation location,

he knew that the mastermind behind the scenes had made a move.

After all, at that time, he had sensed that Situ Xing was dead, along with his son, both of whom were already dead.

Yet, people in the Family had seen Situ Xing.

Without a doubt, it was the one who had toyed with him until he was dizzy, controlled two of his sons and one grandson,

and finally caused the death of his other son by explosion.

That person had also framed Old Man Corpse Mountain for these incidents.

As a result, after he was lured away, his treasury was robbed.

How could there be so many coincidences?

Situ Kong immediately felt that he had been played.

And he had been played by a junior.

If this person possessed the strength to fight him head-on, he wouldn't resort to such roundabout tactics.

Controlling so many of his descendants, and then luring him away.

Although he had taken the opportunity to destroy the Corpse Refining Sect, he wasn't happy in the slightest.

He had gained some spoils and annexed a Sect of equal size.

But his descendants were gone; it was very difficult for a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator to have offspring.

What angered him the most was that he had been led around by the nose the entire time.

Now that the other party had obtained what they wanted, they had most likely vanished without a trace.

But who was the other person who appeared?

The Elders in the Family all felt that the other party was unfathomable; it seemed that some sleeping Old Monsters of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect had been alarmed.

Situ Kong knew that some Old Monsters had been dormant for thousands of years.

Those were not completely dead yet!

Perhaps this junior had snatched the soul nurturing wood and damaged the Sect's Great Formation.

Thus, these Old Monsters from the Ancient times were alerted.

According to the description of the Sect Elders, this person's cultivation likely surpassed the Nascent Soul Stage.

It might be the Soul Transformation Stage!

Thinking of this, Situ Kong hurried to the Sect's main hall and softly called out to the spirit tablets.

"Venerable Old Ancestors, today's events have disturbed you all."

"If the Old Ancestors have any instructions, please convey them!"

"Your subordinate has subjugated the Corpse Refining Sect today and brought it under our banner."

"If the Old Ancestors have any needs, please mention them."

"Your subordinate will do his utmost!"

At this moment, a Divine Thought of the Soul Transformation Stage split off from an unknown location.

It then landed on the spirit tablets above the Sect's main hall.

Every move Situ Kong made was clearly seen by the Soul Transformation Stage Divine Thought.

This Soul Transformation Stage Divine Thought, however, showed no reaction.

In its view, the current Situ Kong was merely a junior.

And a useless junior at that!

He couldn't even protect his own descendants, who were slaughtered by others.

Although destroying the Corpse Refining Sect salvaged some of the Sect's losses,

since he failed to protect his descendants, it was not worth paying further attention to!

However, the Corpse Refining Sect seemed to have no Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators, so there was even less to worry about.

Situ Kong chattered on for a long time, but no one responded to him.

He knew that these Old Ancestors likely looked down on him.

He silently stopped speaking and withdrew from the hall.

Upon returning to his residence, he had nowhere to vent his rage; on one hand, his relatives and descendants were all gone,

on the other hand, no one acknowledged him; he felt like a stray dog barking pointlessly by the roadside.

Situ Kong channeled all his unwillingness into rage, took out the ten thousand souls banner,

and continuously poured his Soul Power into refining the sealed souls upon it.

The souls of the Corpse Refining Sect experts shrieked as they were refined.

In a short while, all of them were subdued.

At this point, the ten thousand souls banner contained about 70 Ghost Kings.

Among them, over a dozen Ghost Kings were Sect Masters from the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect across various generations.

The remaining Ghost Kings were all defeated opponents or those whose souls he had extracted after killing them.

Just like the more than 30 Ghost Kings newly added today, obtained from the annihilation of a Sect.

The previous generations of Sect Masters among these two batches of Ghost Kings would certainly need careful nurturing.

As for the other Ghost Kings, they could just be treated as expendable cannon fodder for charging out!

It wouldn't hurt if they died someday.

Although his anger had somewhat subsided, the mastermind absolutely had to die.

He seized the opportunity to increase the bounty on Gu Changan.

If anyone could find Gu Changan, they would be rewarded with a Spirit Treasure of the Nascent Soul Stage!

At this moment, all the Cultivators within the Blood Refining Sect's sphere of influence were agitated.

Just for a person with Golden Core Stage cultivation, the reward was a Spirit Treasure of the Nascent Soul Stage.

Even if they didn't want the Nascent Soul Stage Spirit Treasure, they could most likely exchange it for resources equivalent to the Nascent Soul Stage.

This was entirely enough to Cultivate to the Peak of the Golden Core Stage.

Even if a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator encountered him, wouldn't asking for a core formation pill be too much to ask?

Therefore, Gu Changan instantly became a hot commodity!

However, Gu Changan was hiding in the Ancient Forbidden Land and had no idea what was happening outside.

Gu Changan relied on his various means to ensure his own safety,

along with the ability to deduce fortune and misfortune from the Profound Mechanism Myriad Evolution Scripture!

So, his journey so far had been without major peril.

He continued to explore deeper. At this moment, on the left was a boundless Great Formation, and the space in the center of the Great Formation began to tear apart.

A large amount of matter was sucked into it.

Gu Changan didn't know what was happening, so he dared not approach.

The right side was equally perilous, with changing scenery at every step.

When he lifted his foot, it was the warm season of spring; when he landed, cicadas chirped in the summer.

Lifting his foot again brought a chilly autumn wind; landing again brought falling snow in the severe winter.

The scenes shifted constantly. Gu Changan didn't know if he had entered various Formations, undergone spatial transfers,

or entered a boundless illusion, constantly changing!

Gu Changan dared not proceed further and had to stop here.

He believed that by reaching this point, the Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators pursuing him should no longer be able to reach him, right?

Gu Changan then took out his natal Spirit Treasure, the nine heavens mountain suppressing pagoda.

He created a temporary Immortal Cave beneath his feet.

After sitting on the cushion, Gu Changan began to sleep soundly.

Since starting to Cultivate, he rarely slept.

But during this period, filled with schemes and thrills, his Divine Soul had been constantly tense.

Now he could finally get some sleep.

He slept through day and night, only waking up groggily after three days and three nights.

The first thing Gu Changan did upon waking was quickly look around.