Threads of sword light pierced straight through Xiang Tong's flesh.
They sliced his body into tiny cubes.
In the end, Lin Feng killed Xiang Tong and extracted his soul.
He sent it into the Crimson Soul Banner!
Lin Feng used a formation to contain all the commotion within Xiang Tong's own formation.
Thus, the battle had actually attracted no one's attention!
"Master!"
The refined Xiang Tong knelt before Lin Feng!
"Good. From now on, stay here in the Blue Departure Palace and collect emperor crystals and heavenly materials and earthly treasures for me!"
Lin Feng gave his orders.
"Yes, Master."
"Controlling the entire Blue Departure Sect won't be difficult.
"As long as I stay out of sight and the elders don't discover anything,
"everything can proceed as usual."
"But if they find out, and those elders harbor ill intentions and join forces to attack me, I won't be able to hold them off!"
Xiang Tong spoke honestly! Now that he had become a ghost creature, his strength had declined.
He could no longer suppress the combined might of the other four early-stage Emperor Venerable Realm elders!
"How many emperor crystals can the Blue Departure Sect draw on right now?
"And how many can it obtain each year?"
Lin Feng asked.
"Master, there should still be thirty billion emperor crystals in storage!
"Between what the Blue Departure Sect earns each year and the tribute from its subordinate sects,
"we can obtain five billion emperor crystals!"
"How does that compare to the other dozen or so great sects?"
"Heh, heh..."
Xiang Tong chuckled.
He scratched his head,
then said somewhat sheepishly,
"Master, the Blue Departure Sect is merely one of the lowest-ranked great sects in the Fourth Heaven.
"That was also why I wanted to attack you earlier.
"If we don't find