That very evening, the Sea-Exploration Tower came calling impatiently to discuss the purchase of the immortal ship again. Xiao Ying, however, remained in seclusion and did not even show his face, leaving all related matters entirely to Guihai Canglan, Elder Tianjia, and the other tribespeople.
It was worth mentioning that Xiao Ying had no intention of personally refining the Spirit-Infused Puppets at the True Immortal, Spirit Immortal, and Heaven Immortal levels-the first three of the Nine Great Dao Realms-and had instead left them to the Yan-Yu Mystic Pair. This saved him enormous amounts of blood essence, vital energy, and Primordial Spirit power, while also speeding up the puppets' activation countless times over. Of course, this left the puppets with a serious drawback: they could easily go out of control or be lost. If their souls were dispersed or purged, they would either run wild or change masters.
The next day, Guihai Canglan once again led Silver Wing, Elder Tianjia, and several others in negotiations with the Sea-Exploration Tower, while Xiao Ying took the Horned Dragon Elder and a portion of the group back to the Black Tower Tribe's settlement to preside over the Lifen Tribe's submission ceremony.
The submission ceremony was not complicated. Its main purpose was to have the Lifen tribespeople formally change their faith and totem. Once that was done, both Barbarian Tribe customs and the hearts of the people would prevent the Lifen Tribe from going back on its word. It would become a branch of the Black Tower Tribe. If High Priest Fang chose to be ruthless, the Lifen Tribe would be completely assimilated, and its bloodline and totem would vanish altogether.
The other main purpose of the sacrificial ceremony was to have the Black Tower Tribe's Totem Pillar, the Heaven-Supporting Pagoda, suppress the Lifen Tribe's