Early the next morning.
Lin Ke awoke from cultivation. He had refined and absorbed all the Spirit Stones in Howling Ape Old Ghost's Storage Bag.
His strength had fully stabilized at the Nascent Soul Early Stage and had even advanced somewhat.
Looking inward, he discovered that his Nascent Soul was gradually developing, showing signs of growth.
Today, he planned to visit the Gold-Storing Academy again and continue searching for relevant information there.
Since that old man had said he had read all the Archives.
Perhaps he could find a way to coax more information out of him.
He stirred his Divine Sense and checked on those fellows who had escaped.
Once the Soul-Hunting Mosquitoes traveled more than ten li away, he would lose control of them.
With luck, they would fly back alive.
Only one had returned so far. He had no idea where the others had gone.
After checking them one by one, he discovered that several had been slapped to death after greedily drinking the blood of other people's spirit beasts.
Several others had successfully seen the cultivators off and were now on their way back.
Lin Ke reckoned that last night's escape should have been foolproof.
Nothing would go wrong.
The people of the Golden Wing Sect should receive the news soon.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
"Senior Brother Lin? Are you there?"
It was Nan Shang's voice.
Lin Ke opened the door, and all the secrets of last night scattered with the wind.
"Morning, Junior Brother?"
"Since Master is already in seclusion, he probably won't be teaching us anything. What are your plans?"
Lin Ke had only meant to ask casually, exchange a few pleasantries, and then head to the Gold-Storing Academy.
To his surprise, Nan Shang's handsome face flushed slightly as he said softly, "I've only just