Flying slowly over the desert, he finally had time to take stock of what he had gained this time.
The mission had been completed very successfully. As for the credit going to the Daoist Sect, he had no objection whatsoever. Others got the prestige, while he got the substance. It was a pretty good bargain.
He did not want to expose his movements. That was not quite appropriate for him yet. He had already sent two Constellation True Disciples into the upper realm. If word got out, he would surely become the common enemy of all the continent's True Disciples.
Fortunately, only Yu Zhengxing and Xiang Anshi knew about this operation. Hmm, if the opportunity arose, he would also need to win over that Yingtai Constellation True Disciple and make sure he kept his mouth shut.
Or threaten him?
The final turn in this mission had come very suddenly. In fact, throughout its first half, he had been at a complete loss, unable to see any hope of completing it. He and Xiang Anshi had even prepared to turn tail and run.
Only when Constellation Han appeared and unleashed his wondrously masterful Clear-Sky Thunder Formation had a turning point emerged.
The Stone Statues began to shrink. Or perhaps they could be said to have been returning to their original state?
But regardless, as the Stone Statues shrank, he had a feeling that they resembled the soul-body energy in his Purple Mansion's Soul Realm, as though they had come from the same place?
That was a guess. He was not yet certain.
When the Stone Statue Group shrank until they were no different from real people, that feeling grew ever stronger, along with an impulse to give it a try.
Before trying, he needed to sever the connection between Constellation Han