Jiang Changkong had left soul power on both Liangqiu Xuanyi and Ye Nan.
It was not that he doubted their loyalty; it simply made them easier to find.
If they were in danger, he would be able to sense it as well.
After bidding the two farewell, Jiang Changkong took the Nether Dragon and headed straight for the Research Palace headquarters.
The Research Palace was hidden within the belly of a deep mountain, guarded by a late-stage Star Dao expert.
Jiang Changkong had been able to slay late-stage Star Dao experts before. The one here was nothing worth mentioning.
He had not yet reached the late-stage limit, and Jiang Changkong crushed him to death outright.
The soul went to him, and the corpse went to the Nether Dragon.
Star Crystals, all manner of materials, even Saint Star-level information—everything was there.
It was enough to last until the peak of Saint Star. As for Near-God-level material, once he reached the Near-God realm himself, it would no longer be a problem.
Near-God experts were the supreme existences, whether on Earth or in this stretch of starry sky.
Unless the legendary immortals and gods appeared.
He did not hurry into seclusion, instead going after the remaining strongholds.
Eighth-rank Star Crystals were already useless to him, and the gains from the Immortal Palace strongholds were not particularly great.
A month later, not a single Immortal Palace stronghold could be seen in the depths of the void.
Over that month, Jiang Changkong had not spared even the Star Demons he encountered, especially Star Dao-level Star Demons.
He and the Nether Dragon had practically swept clean the depths of the starry sky.
The people of the wind, fire, and earth branches were so frightened that they hid at home, not daring to come out.
Jiang Changkong