In Green Luo, Xu Xuan emerged from seclusion.
Inside True Abode Hall, Xu Xuan sat quietly in the seat of honor, his presence deep and steady. He looked outside, and wherever his gaze fell, thunderclaps rang out and serpents of lightning darted.
Below him, Liu Xiaowen gazed at his master with reverence. Before, Xu Xuan had felt like a towering mountain, something he could only look up to. Now, he was an ocean without bounds, impossible to fathom.
"Xie Shu of the Eastern Secret is dead. Send the Guarding the Azure camp, led by Protector Liang, to take Spirit Mountain."
"There is still Xie Miao, but he likely fled long ago. The entire Eastern Secret is infested with evil creatures. Clearing them all out will take some effort."
Xu Xuan gave his orders in a deep voice, and Liu Xiaowen accepted them.
Several months had passed since his return from the Hollow Sword Gate. During his seclusion, Xu Xuan had left Black Wind Valley untouched. Now, he could bring the Eastern Secret under his rule.
The Eastern Secret bordered Witch South, with no clear boundary between them. It had always been rich in rare and unusual spiritual resources. Only through his cultivation at the qi refining ninth level had Xie Shu firmly secured it back then.
This was also one reason the Eastern Secret had produced so many evil creatures refined through the Beast Gu Method over the years.
With the region now in his hands, the Witchcraft Treatise on Gu and the Complete Record of Fire Poisons that Xu Xuan had acquired years ago would be useful again.
Thinking of Xie Shu, Xu Xuan sighed faintly. He had only met the man a few times in his youth. How could he have known why Xie Shu hated the Great