After returning to the Origin Sect,
Qin Shujian first washed up.
In truth, at his level, not a speck of dust could cling to him, so washing made no difference.
Nevertheless,
he was still accustomed to doing so.
And as for this habit,
Qin Shujian had no intention of changing it.
Inside the Martial Inheritance Hall,
all the Origin Sect's branch elders, the main branch's Inner Sect Elders, and the three Hall Masters had gathered.
Silence filled the hall.
Everyone's attention rested on Qin Shujian in the seat of honor.
Even now,
they had yet to recover from the shock of the Beast Tide's complete destruction.
How many demonic beasts had there been across those four territories?
Someone had made a rough estimate: at least two hundred thousand.
That many demonic beasts
had all been slain in an instant.
Even as humans, they felt a chill in their hearts.
More importantly,
no one knew when Qin Shujian had laid such an enormous array across the four territories.
Previously, many had assumed
that the eight stone statues were merely objects of worship for the sect.
Although people had been instructed to make offerings and worship them every day, the statues had never displayed anything unusual. Over time, no one had paid them much attention.
Only now
did Zheng Fang and the others realize that those unremarkable statues were array cores of a terrifying formation.
Perhaps the daily offerings were a means of building up the statues' power.
At that moment,
quite a few people had the same thought.
However,
Qin Shujian had not explicitly explained it, so no one could be certain. After all, such methods were somewhat beyond ordinary comprehension.
After a brief silence,
Qin Shujian was the first to speak. His gaze settled on Zheng Fang. "Grand Elder, what