Chapter 1047: Oppression (1/2)

The sectmasters and vice sectmasters of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace used to be Sons of the Stars as well.

With every generation of Sons of the Stars, only one could ascend to power and become the Lord of the Stars.

The others would have the opportunity to become elders or vice sectmasters.

Luo Wanxiang was among the previous generation of Sons of the Stars. Losing in the competition for the position of sectmaster, he had won the position of vice sectmaster.

According to the rules, he wouldn’t ever again the chance to become the sectmaster of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace. After the death of the current sectmaster, a new one should emerge from the new generation of Sons of the Stars.

Therefore, vice sectmasters and elders would usually place their bets beforehand, and cultivate their relationships with the Son of the Stars that they believed would most likely rise to power.

Clearly, Luo Wanxiang had placed his bet on the sixth Son of the Stars, Sikong Cuo.

If Sikong Cuo actually became the sectmaster of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace one day, he would be able to tip the scales in Luo Wanxiang’s direction. Then, Luo Wanxiang’s subordinate forces would be able to get all the cultivation resources he wanted from the sect.

Eventually, Luo Wanxiang would die like everyone else.

Once he died, his family and friends would be taken under Sikong Cuo’s wings, and get to maintain their lofty status.

All that Luo Wanxiang did today would cash out if Sikong Cuo rose to power.

“Sikong Cuo was awarded eight hundred thousand contribution points for his performance in the Domain of Nether Heaven, while I’m only being awarded five hundred thousand! And the fact that Sikong Cuo’s subordinate, Master Bloody Despair, was a residual evil of the Blood Spirit Sect is being selectively ignored...”

Face grim, Nie Tian realized for the first time that even an ancient sect like the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace had so much internal strife and politics.

Sikong Cuo’s subordinates had suffered heavy casualties in the Domain of Nether Heaven, and his overall strength had been greatly reduced.

Even so, Luo Wanxiang still believed that he was the one who would most likely ascend the seat of the Lord of the Stars. This was also something Nie Tian hadn’t foreseen.

Now, the sectmaster was on one of his exploration trips to unknown regions of the starry river. The sect had even lost contact with him for the time being.

Meanwhile, the other vice sectmaster was fighting in the Dead Star Sea, and couldn’t afford to concern himself with the sect’s internal affairs. Mo Heng had sustained injuries from his battle against Grand Monarch Withered Bones, and was in secluded cultivation.

Because of all this, Luo Wanxiang naturally gained full control of the sect’s internal affairs.

Nie Tian was of course indignant about receiving such unjust treatment upon returning to his sect. However, he quickly realized that he had yet to improve his strength, and that he would have to swallow this one.

“Do we have any high-grade spirit beast or outsider corpses in our Treasure Pavilion?” Nie Tian asked.

Wei Lai nodded. “Yeah, lots of them.”

“I’ll be able to purchase some with my contribution points, right?” Nie Tian asked.

“Of course you can.”

“I see.”

He bid Wei Lai farewell and left for the Treasure Pavilion, holding his Star Medallion. He inquired of the person in charge and quickly found the region where spirit beast meat and outsider corpses were kept.

It was a spacious area in a corner of the grand hall where lots of shelves were aligned.

Sitting on the shelves were numerous rings of holding with small signs in front of them, stating the grade and species of their contents. There were corpses of Ancientbeasts, Demons, Phantasms, Fiends, Bonebrutes, and many others, all of which could be purchased by sect disciples with contribution points.

Ancientbeast remains were usually used to forge spiritual tools. High-grade ones, or ones with special attributes, could even be used to forge Spirit Channeling grade treasures.

The hearts and flesh of Demons and Phantasms were usually used to make medicinal pills by skilled alchemists of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace.

Nie Tian looked around, and discovered that the corpses of eighth grade Ancientbeasts and outsiders were priced at ten thousand contribution points a piece.

There had been a hundred and seventy thousand contribution points in his Star Medallion. With the five hundred thousand he had recently gained, the total added up to six hundred and seventy thousand.

Considering that his need for flesh power was so great, he gritted his teeth and decided to use up his contribution points.

Later, when he left the Treasure Pavilion, he had a dozen rings of holding in his hands, each and every one of them filled with the corpses of eighth grade Ancientbeasts and Demons.

According to what he had learned, Ancientbeasts had the strongest and largest bodies, and their remains contained the most flesh power. Demons and Bonebrutes came second.