The Stone Clan's Drastic Upheaval

After successfully breaking through, Xiao Ming did not immediately leave seclusion. Instead, he explained things to Zi Yan through voice transmission, then promptly began another round of secluded pill refinement.

After all, his main purpose in leaving this time had been to refine pills and increase his strength. It was impossible for him to refine only a single Thunder Tribulation Pill.

This pill refinement lasted another six months. In the end, Xiao Ming had four additional Mysterious Pills in his possession.

He consumed one of them, allowing his strength to reach the Early Eight-Star Dou Sheng stage.

However, Xiao Ming could now feel that his body had developed resistance to Mysterious Pills. Even if he consumed more, it would be difficult to make another breakthrough, so he did not continue taking them. He still had three Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills remaining.

The Ancient Dragon Clan's Deliberation Hall was rather somber today.

The elders seated in two rows of antique chairs wore visibly gloomy expressions. For these old fellows, whose average ages began in the thousands, such a situation was extremely rare.

The cause of this was news they had learned not long ago, news that had shaken the continent...

The Stone Clan, one of the Ancient Eight Clans, had mysteriously vanished in its entirety after the Spirit Clan!

The Stone Clan was one of the Ancient Eight Clans. Though its reputation was not as formidable as that of the Ancient Clan or Soul Clan, no clan capable of becoming one of the Eight Clans could possibly be simple.

Moreover, the Stone Clan had always kept a low profile. Few rumors concerning them circulated in the Central Plains, but keeping a low profile did not mean they were weak.

The Stone Clan excelled in mutated Earth Attribute Dou Qi and