However!
By the time they arrived, the Ghost Gods there had already "fled in fear of punishment." They had basically all scattered, breaking apart like a rabble, leaving the Realm City Army to return empty-handed.
Clearly, Young Minister Tianyu had suffered a major setback this time. Still, it was not too severe, since it had not implicated the truth behind the deaths of Sifang Yin and the others.
Afterward, a kill-on-sight order was issued for that group of Ghost Gods, especially the Fate-Defying Realm Ghost God, declaring that they would be pursued to the bitter end. For now, the matter was considered closed.
But Li Tianming knew better than anyone that it was not closed—it was hatred compounded. The other side would certainly seek another chance to suppress, kill, and take revenge... And this time, Li Tianming believed that Young Minister Tianyu's target was no longer merely Kuntian Zhen.
Kuntian Zhen was only a stepping stone. Behind that stepping stone stood Zi Zhen, and that would inevitably involve Li Tianming and Weisheng Moran as well.
"So my time is rather urgent too."
Especially when it came to Little Nine's hatching.
Thus, after calming down, he focused once more on the Little Primal Four Symbols Talisman, allowing the lingering souls of those ancient top elders of the Primal Legion Manor to continue tempering his Destiny Infants and triggering the God-Refining effect.
The results of the second God Refining could hardly compare to the first infusion. Fortunately, he had enough time. Day after day, he contemplated before the Four Symbols Talisman, completely forgetting the outside world and throwing himself into it heart and soul.
For this process, he also had to thank Aurora. Whenever there were trivial matters to handle, she dealt with them for Li Tianming, including maintaining contact with Zi