Chapter 1106: Recuperation (1/2)

After Catie’s death, Nie Tian left that bone and the Flame Dragon Armor in the starry river outside the Realm of a Hundred Battles, while he returned to the deep mountain valley near the Dong Clan’s headquarters, where the dark stone was kept.

He told Dong Li about Catie’s death.

However, she didn’t seem overjoyed by the news.

Almost all of the Dong Clan members who hadn’t been arranged to study in the Beast-controlling Sect had been massacred by Catie.

None of them had had the ability to secure their true souls for reincarnation.

Therefore, they had truly died when their fleshy bodies had perished.

Dong Li was depressed after suffering such a heavy blow. With her whole heart, she wanted to improve her cultivation base and get revenge on the Bispo Clan.

Thus, she focused on practicing cultivation.

Nie Tian understood that she might need some time to adjust herself. It might take her a year or so to walk out of this traumatic experience.

Therefore, he returned to the vast starry river outside the Realm of a Hundred Battles.

He had emptied the stock of outsider and Ancientbeast corpses he had built up over the recent years. His bloodline aura was still dormant. He didn’t know when it would advance to the eighth grade.

Without other sources of flesh power, he had to put his focus on the refinement of his spiritual sea again.

The Nine Stars Flower, the flame spark, and the Godspirit Tree helped him channel power of different attributes from the starry river into his spiritual cores to further their crystallization.

With these rare treasures, he realized that he was no longer dependent on spirit stones and spiritual materials.

Two weeks later, Yan Zhan return with the latest news.

Pei Qiqi had found the Demons’ secret teleportation portal at the Seven-star Blue Sea in the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries and destroyed it.

It seemed that all of the invading Demon forces had returned to the Demon realms.

The five major sects and three major clans from the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries had suffered losses to different extents, the Pure Heaven Sect most of all.

Thanks to the timely arrival of Yan Zhan, Xie Qian, and Jing Feiyang, the other local forces’ losses had been bearable. After all, the six Demon grand patriarchs’ true purpose had been to stir up trouble so that Cardy would have an opportunity to sneak into the Domain of the Falling Stars.

“Miss Pei returned to the Void Spirit Society after destroying that teleportation portal,” Yan Zhan added. “That python head has turned out to be very helpful to her. And she benefited a good deal from her experience with the three teleportation portals and destroying one teleportation portal after another. I suppose she has returned to the Void Spirit Society to seek new breakthroughs in both her cultivation and bloodline.”

Nie Tian was delighted to hear this.

Pei Qiqi was at the late Soul realm. Like him, her bloodline was at the seventh grade.

If she were to make new breakthroughs, it would be either a breakthrough into the Void domain or a breakthrough into the eighth grade.

Once she made these breakthroughs, with the help of her unique spatial treasure and the legacy of the sectmaster of the Void Spirit Society, she would probably gain the ability to defeat an outsider grand patriarch in battle.

After a short pause, Yan Zhan muttered, as if to himself, “The inter-racial war in the Dead Star Sea has gradually grown quiet.

“Both us and the outsiders have suffered a great deal from this full-frontal war. The Demons sent all four of their grand monarchs in their battle against our sect. Even though they dealt us a heavy blow, they sustained injuries as well.

“They all need time to recover after such a hard-fought battle.

“The same goes for our vice sectmasters and the sectmaster of the Void Spirit Society. And this is why Cardy was the strongest Demon that showed up in your domains.

“The other Sons of the Stars experienced the same thing. The strongest Demons that entered their domains were also at the ninth grade.

“The only difference was that those grand patriarchs weren’t as powerful as Cardy. Even so, none of the other Sons of the Stars were able to kill a grand patriarch. You, however, killed two grand patriarchs in the Domain of the Falling Stars, both of whom were very hard to deal with.

“I’ll report their deaths to the sect and make sure you get the credit. Cardy was one of the most powerful Demon grand patriarchs. I’m sure his death will earn you a considerable amount of contribution points.”

With a puzzled expression, Nie Tian said, “But Feng Beiluo killed Cardy.”

“It doesn’t really matter who killed him. What matters is that he was killed in your domain. So you should get credit for it.” Yan Zhan seemed very concerned with Nie Tian’s wellbeing, as if it was something he should do.

A surprised look appeared in Nie Tian’s eyes.

Judging from Yan Zhan’s change of attitude, he had clearly decided to place his bet on him.

Such change originated from him killing Catie with that Star Behemoth bone.

“Every elder will be entitled to a vote when you compete for the position of the Lord of the Stars,” Yan Zhan reminded him. “The more elders you have on your side, the more favorable place you’ll be in when the time comes.”

These words fully revealed his thoughts to Nie Tian, who bowed to express his gratitude.