The sacrifice failed, and this prodigal son had almost destroyed the Soul Tree. In the end, he took advantage of this to escape with his life, returning to tell his master, an Immortal Lord, everything he had suffered.
An Immortal Lord, having reached such a level of Cultivation, was all the more astute. Upon learning of the existence of the Soul Tree, he immediately gathered people to crusade against this family. He had justice on his side: the family had harmed citizens of the Immortal Realm and attempted to extract his beloved disciple's soul, so it was only natural for him, as the master, to demand justice.
However, by the time the Immortal Lord tracked them down, the family's core ancestral grounds were completely deserted. The remaining peripheral cultivators were merely attached to the family and knew nothing of its core secrets.
Chapter 951