The ghost's palm strike carried considerable force, leaving a handprint two inches deep in the tree trunk.
This was despite Xu Qingtong having only just begun learning the Taiyi Heart Method. With insufficient Power of the Stars in his body, he had summoned only a low-level ghost. If he could summon a high-level ghost, that palm strike could probably shatter even the head of a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator.
Xu Qingtong dismissed the ghost, rose, and left the wooden hut he had not stepped outside for half a month, making his way to Si Yuanzhi's residence.
He returned the beast hide to Si Yuanzhi and said, "Clan Chief, I can now draw the Power of the Stars into my body. But nearly half the Power of the Stars I absorbed over half a month of cultivation was spent on a single use of the Summoning Technique!"
"That is precisely why I want to take our clansmen out of here! The stars in this Lesser Heaven Realm were reflected here by our ancestors using a secret technique. They are not real stars, so the Power of the Stars is pitifully scarce!" Si Yuanzhi said.
Suddenly, as though remembering something, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Qingtong, did you just say you used the Summoning Technique?"
Xu Qingtong nodded. "Yes. I have some questions I wanted to ask you, Clan Chief!"
"Use it again. Let me see!" Si Yuanzhi said, somewhat excited.
Looking puzzled, Xu Qingtong did not understand what the clan chief meant, but he could only do as instructed and recite the Summoning Technique's incantation.
A moment later, a ghost appeared before Xu Qingtong once more. With a thought from him, the ghost approached Si Yuanzhi and bowed deeply.
Si Yuanzhi was greatly astonished at the sight. He had