While Zhou You was undergoing a secret transformation, Baishi Wu also briefed Seal Three Parts on the recent situation.
It turned out that Zhu Ruoxuan had originally led a portion of the personal guards—mainly Gong Jinhuan and others from the Northern Lands—to escort Zhou Xin back north.
These people included members of the Gong Family and the Cao Family. Having trained and tempered themselves abroad, every one of them possessed the potential to become a Grandmaster.
After the Northern Lands fell, the great clans of every city suffered devastating blows and had no choice but to band together to survive.
Jian Xiaocao reorganized the Gong Family, while Cao Mo'ang reunited with his uncle, Cao Wudang. These people were Zhou Xin's most loyal core supporters. They consolidated the remnants of the great clans and jointly elected Zhou Xin as the leader of the resistance.
This caused Zhou Xin's influence and reputation to surpass even the remnants of Northern Profound Zhu. Added to the fact that he was Zhou You's second son, he had also become the number one name on the Witchmen higher-ups' rankings.
Some time ago, the Witchmen blood-sacrificed a hundred captured members of the Zhou Lineage and spawned a Gu Worm.
This Gu Worm was a variant of the Qi and Blood Gu. Through bloodline connections, it had unexpectedly traced Zhou Xin's approximate location.
Thus, the Witchmen dispatched ten Great Witch Chiefs at the Heavenly Sect level, intending to besiege Zhou Xin.
They had also brought over a hundred Gu Emperors to assist them. The battle darkened heaven and earth, sun and moon alike, and even strange regions beyond the Northern Lands were affected.
Zhou Xin unleashed a burst of potential, killed three Great Witch Chiefs, broke through the encirclement, and departed in grand fashion.
He feared leading powerful