During the battle at Dragon Tiger Mountain Li Wai, cultivators from the Golden City Stronghold eyed the situation like tigers watching their prey.
However, they had sided with the Blood River Sect during the previous battle in the Southern Wilderness and suffered misfortune as a result. Consequently, they were forced into hiding and had caused less trouble in recent years.
Zonghan was also a one-time overlord of the Southern Witch Sect and had forcefully unified the previously fractured Golden City Stronghold.
But his luck was poor. He had risen against Wei Ancheng, the Blood River Sect Leader, only to end up on the losing side in the great battle of the Southern Wilderness.
The Golden City Stronghold suffered heavy losses, and Zonghan himself was not lightly affected.
Cultivators of the Ghost Tao Lineage derive their strength entirely from controlling Evil Souls and Walking Corpses.
Suffering successive losses, it was not easy to replenish their forces.
