Lord of the night.

Chapter 1450 The Night Demon is a Whip [Part Two]

Xue Wu brought back news from Dragon God Island, and the news that the Serpent God was about to descend truly shocked Dongfang San San.

Regarding the scandals involving the Sole Self Sect within the Serpent Sect, and the fact that members of the Bi family had become the vice-leaders of the Divine Weasel Sect, Dongfang San San showed no schadenfreude whatsoever.

Even if Bi Changhong were in front of him, he wouldn't provoke her with something like that.

Provoking Bi Changhong is pointless; it's more interesting to provoke Yan Nan... After all, Bi Changhong is just a split soul and offers nothing...

He was simply calculating how much time and benefits these things could buy for the Guardians through internal strife.

Dongfang San San was pleasantly surprised by the resources that Xue Yizun and the others brought back.

After all, there are quite a few good things there.

After commending the four people, special thanks were given to Granny Huang and Zhao Ying'er, with Zhao Ying'er receiving a separate commendation.

Unlike most people, Dongfang San San greatly admired Zhao Ying'er's personality, feeling that this girl dared to love and hate and had a distinct character.

Zhao Ying'er went hysterical in her desire to avenge Fang Che. In the eyes of others, this was madness, disregarding the big picture and lacking principles. However, Dongfang San San, having experienced the mortal world, knew what it was like for a woman to be utterly despondent.

At that moment, for a woman who burned with love and life, the death of her lover left the whole world blank.

It's not surprising that they do anything.

Dongfang San San greatly admired Fang Che's efforts to make amends after learning that he was still alive.

Therefore, while he didn't exactly approve of Zhao Ying'er's behavior, his impression of her wasn't bad. He was usually very amiable.

However… he was very clear about one thing: Zhao Ying'er's hysterical love was too heavy for a man.

Considering the other party's identity as a phoenix clan member, and even more so the "Burning Passion Phoenix" cultivation technique, Dongfang San San was truly worried for her nephew.

Whether it's the woman's personality as a simple human being or her background, both made Dongfang San San feel somewhat worried for Fang Che.

"Strategist Dongfang... what will my next position be? Will I be able to conduct life-and-death inspections?" Zhao Ying'er asked hopefully.

"Not for now."

Dongfang Sansan said gently, "They are very busy over there right now, and I am urging them to speed up the process. There will be changes on the mainland, and life and death are no longer the priority."

"When can I go?"

"Well, soon."

Dongfang San San smiled and said, "Don't rush. Your cultivation is currently at the peak of Saint Venerable. Just quickly break through to Saint Monarch and stabilize your realm."

"it is good!"

Zhao Ying'er exclaimed happily, "I'll break through soon!"

The thought of being able to legitimately follow Fang Che again made Zhao Ying'er's little face glow.

Seeing Zhao Ying'er's excited and happy appearance, Grandma Huang said she couldn't bear to watch.

We're on the other side... silly girl!

You're so happy now that others have been nice to you.

Regarding the impending arrival of the Serpent God, Dongfang San San immediately and decisively issued an order.

"Prepare for war across the entire territory!"

"Strengthen our combat capabilities at all costs!"

"Those in seclusion will be released immediately; all personnel currently outside the area must return at once!"

"..."

Dongfang San San seemed to have been prepared for the news of the Serpent God's return. The moment he received the news, seven commands were immediately issued!
The setup was completed in the blink of an eye!
His eyes were very serious, with a kind of resolute determination that 'it has finally come'.

god!
You're finally coming!

The order was swift as lightning, carrying an unwavering resolve.

Dongfang San San's last words were like this.

"Everyone, prepare to sacrifice yourselves!"

boom!
The atmosphere in the Guardian Headquarters suddenly ignited and exploded.

This efficiency was unbelievable, even to Xuewu.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like Dongfang San San has been planning this for a long time.
Then everyone left, and Xue Wu and Dongfang San San went to the study.

As the team leader, there are some things that are inconvenient to say in public, so of course I have to report them privately.

"Thank you for your hard work this time."

Dongfang San San had great respect for Xue Wu.

"It's not exactly hard work, but the opposition is indeed a tough opponent."

Then Xuewu asked impatiently, "How much did you notice about that young man, the Night Demon of the Sovereign Cult?"

This is very important to Xuewu.

It's more important than anything else.

"Ok?"

Dongfang San San's heart skipped a beat. She slowly raised her head, her gaze calm: "The Night Demon of the Righteous Sect? That little devil whom Yi Xin taught?"

"I knew it, you didn't really take it seriously."

Xue Wu sighed and said, "Leave this to me."

"How did I... end up handing it over to you?"

Dongfang Sansan frowned: "I've been paying attention to this... what exactly is going on?"

"That kid is extremely dangerous!"

Xue Wu said solemnly, "In the future, they will definitely be the guardians' greatest enemy!"

"How to say?"

"This time, when Feng Du and I were discussing things, he specifically left Night Demon for me to take a look at, and then I..."

Xue Wuzai began to explain carefully.

"Um... wait a minute."

Dongfang San San became wary: "Why did Feng Du let you see it? Shouldn't they be keeping such a genius hidden?"

"...How would I know? Maybe Feng Du is just showing off..."

"Hmm... maybe."

Dongfang San San narrowed his eyes, concealing the expression in them.

But she already understood: Feng Du must have discovered something, which is why he specifically asked Xue Wu to see it.

In other words, if I had let Xuewu know earlier, Fang Che would have already been exposed.

Dongfang San San suddenly felt her palms were sweaty. What a close call!

If Xue Wu had known earlier... even the slightest emotional fluctuation would have been fatal for Fang Che, even if he had a thousand lives!
That's a separatist regime!
Thank goodness!
"Back then, I always felt it was pointless to specifically arrange for Xue Yizun to block Ye Mo from getting on the Cloud Ranking, but now I realize that step was absolutely necessary!"

Xue Wu said slowly, "That kid must be eliminated as soon as possible! Otherwise, he will become an even stronger and more dangerous enemy than Zheng Yuandong in the future!"

"Therefore, I want to take action myself. Otherwise, with so many old devils protecting him, an ordinary person might not be able to kill him!"

Xue Wu said solemnly, "At no more than twenty-five years old, he is a high-ranking Saint Emperor, with his spiritual light shining brightly, his upper and lower body in balance, possessing the three elements and the five directions in harmony, with golden skin and jade bones. He is already half of an immortal divine bone!"

"His murderous aura soared to the heavens, he was utterly unrestrained. He had mastered the true teachings of Duan Xiyang, Feng Du, Sun Wutian, Yan Nan, and Bai Jing!"

"He has no problem fighting opponents of higher levels. He can even hold his own against a genius like Xue Yizun, who is ten levels above him. If it were an ordinary Saint Venerable, he could kill them with ease, as easily as taking candy from a baby!"

"Moreover, with the Blood Smoke Hand fully mastered, even geniuses like Xue Yizun and Xue Changqing would have to ensure they are completely unharmed before fighting him! If they have even a single cut, he will slowly suck them to death during the battle!"

"If such a genius is allowed to break through to the Saint King realm, the sky will be high and the sea will be wide, and no one will be able to kill him! If he reaches the peak of the ninth rank of Saint King, even the current Grand Master of the Sovereign Sect might not be his match!"

"Extremely dangerous! This is the first time in my life I've ever seen such a dangerous person!"

Xue Wu concluded: "We must kill him before he becomes fully powerful!"

“Zheng Yuandong still has some constraints that can be used to keep him in check, but he has none at all!”

Xue Wu's gaze was serious: "I'm telling you this in advance because if I kill him, it will inevitably cause many consequences. You need to be prepared."

Dongfang San San rubbed his temples, lowered his head, and remained silent for a long time.

After a long silence, he said softly, "I have been paying attention to this little devil, Night Demon. He's a two-time champion of the 'Raising Gu to Godhood' project, so he has great potential."

"And I have also issued a kill order before."

Dongfang San San carefully considered her choice of words.

He truly hadn't expected that Fang Che, who had faced a life-or-death crisis over there, would also encounter a life-or-death crisis here!
Feng Du suspects that Xue Wu is going to kill him!

Attack from both sides.

This made Dongfang San San a little flustered, but she couldn't show it.

Furthermore, the truth cannot be told to Xue Wu. Because Xue Wu's murderous intent cannot be eliminated yet; if it is, the crisis on Feng Du's side will be even greater!

"But later, after seeing the development trend of Night Demon, I changed my mind."

Dongfang San San said, "So... we've let it go for now."

Xue Wu asked, puzzled, "Why? How can we let such a dangerous person go unchecked?"

"The reason why the Guardians have grown up is because they have been growing up under high pressure for millions of years!"

Dongfang San San said softly, "There is one thing that must be admitted: without the immense pressure from the Sovereign Sect, the Guardians would not have grown to their current level. Or even Rui Qianshan and others might not have been able to grow to their current level."

"Not to mention those below."

"All along, under the high pressure of the Sovereign Sect, the experts of the Guardian Continent have almost all squeezed themselves to the limit of their potential!"

Dongfang San San stated clearly, "Take a few of the younger generation you know best, for example: Feng Congrong and Yu Haoran. You know these two well. Do they not want to climb higher? No. But their limit is right here!"

"The limits of their innate talents lie here."

"I remember you once assessed that Yu Haoran's peak in this life would be the ninth rank of Saint King; because his innate talent is what it is, it's something he was born with. We can use any means to supplement his origin and make him have greater potential. But his upper limit can't be increased much. What we can increase is the upper limit of combat power given to this talent!"

"But now, Yu Haoran has already reached the peak of the ninth rank of Saint King, and he is only half a step away from taking that step.

"It can be said that Yu Haoran has broken through the upper limit of his innate talent. But this was originally impossible!"

“If a person’s innate talent is at the ninth rank of Saint King, then his true limit in this life should be below the eighth rank of Saint King!” “You should understand this principle.”

"But Yu Haoran not only surpassed him, but far surpassed him. Why is that? It was forced out by the high pressure of the Sovereign Sect, forced out by him, fought desperately, and won out by his ten thousand years of combat experience."

"In other words, this is not something he developed through natural talent or innate ability."

"Instead, external factors broke through his cultivation limit!"

"And such examples are everywhere here. Even Xue Fuxiao, Yu Tianqi, and others are like this."

"But the next generation of young people is different."

Dongfang San San had completely sorted out his thoughts and calmly said, "Next, the younger generation will inevitably rise to power and take over. However, the situation on this side and that side has been reversed. Only Feng Yun of our righteous sect is good at planning and strategizing, and he has no flaws. On our side, we are lacking such a person."

"However, the Righteous Sect no longer has an absolute advantage over us in terms of the younger generation's martial prowess!"

"Because the geniuses over there are about the same as those here, but Yan Beihan, the only one who can suppress everyone here, is not positioned for the battlefield in the future."

"Yan Beihan's role is similar to that of Feng Du and Zheng Yuandong now. When the Weiwo Zhengjiao faces a crisis, he will take action once and then immediately return."

"Therefore, as a result, the strategic pressure on this side has increased, while the pressure on martial arts has not kept pace."

"This is very detrimental to the growth of the younger generation."

"If we want them to have this kind of growth experience, then someone must completely suppress them and create another high-pressure driving force!"

Dongfang San San said, "I originally had no other choice, but... the appearance of the Night Demon gave me this hope!"

"The Night Demon has the potential to push everyone forward. So from that time on, I have used the Night Demon as a whip for the younger generation."

With a formidable enemy like Night Demon chasing after them, who among Changqing and the others would dare to slack off?

Xue Wu frowned and said, "That's not wrong, but can we just let a super demon like the Night Demon, who is so powerful, develop unchecked?"

Dongfang Sansan calmly said, "How can we let him develop? When his influence reaches a certain point, of course we need to stop him. And that will be the time to destroy the Night Demon."

Xuewu asked, "When?"

"According to my estimation, by the time Changqing and others have reached the seventh or eighth rank of Saint King, our forces will be fully developed. At that stage, Night Demon will probably only reach the first or second rank of Saint King. At that stage, we can easily eliminate him."

Xuewu scratched her head, feeling that something was off.

But he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong, and frowned, saying, "But... surely the Righteous Sect wouldn't be unaware of this crisis? How could they not take strict precautions?"

"In fact, they have already become aware of this crisis."

Dongfang San San smiled and said, "So they haven't dared to reveal the Night Demon's true identity yet. However, everything is under my control. Don't worry."

Xue Wu wondered: Was it under control?
After thinking for a moment, he said, "In that case, I'm relieved."

Dongfang San San smiled and said, "If I need your help at that time, I will let you know specifically."

"it is good."

Hearing this, Xuewu was completely relieved.

He then said, "Then my harsh words to Feng Dufang... were essentially the same as saying nothing at all?"

"How could they not have said anything?"

Dongfang San San coughed and said, "Isn't it our job to have the killing intent towards the Night Demon? Go ahead and unleash your killing intent. Let the demons on the side of the Righteous Sect of the One Self, invisibly shift their resources toward protecting the Night Demon. For the rest of us young people, this is also the best way to reduce the mortality rate."

"Because if they were to take drastic measures against our young people, the Night Demons would immediately suffer heavy losses. And given the current situation, the Night Demons are practically half-grown, so they can't afford to abandon them."

"In this way, you can both restrain the enemy's top-level combat power and keep all of their top-level attention at bay. This is how you can kill two birds with one stone."

Dongfang Sansan laughed and said, "That's how you maximize your role."

Xue Wu was overjoyed and laughed heartily: "Mmm...that's what we'll do! I'll scare you every time I see it, hahaha..."

"clever!"

Dongfang Sansan smiled and said, "The main purpose is to scare Feng Du!"

"Yes, yes, yes, the main purpose is to scare separatists!"

Xue Wu felt even more valued: "There's nothing about others that I can scare..."

"Yes, yes, no one else is worthy..."

Dongfang San San said, "Let Night Demon help us keep the young man in check first."

"That's it!"

Xuewu laughed heartily and left.

Dongfang San San breathed a sigh of relief, sat down in the chair and couldn't help but rub her temples again: "This is really a headache."

He then fell into deep thought: "Where did Feng Du discover the flaw?"

This is definitely not a small problem for Dongfang San San.

After thinking silently for a long time, he said, "Fang Che's disguise can now be described as flawless. Moreover, Sun Wutian accompanied him during the life-and-death inspection, so in theory, there shouldn't be any flaws."

"If there is any flaw, it is the exquisite mind that accompanies Feng Du's Illusory Worldly Mind."

Dongfang Sansan's brows relaxed: "If that's the case... then Xue Wu's killing intent should have neutralized Feng Du."

"But the problem is that if Feng Du has this feeling, then Zheng Yuandong's Tianxin Woxin is even more sensitive... This is something that must be considered in advance."

Dongfang San San considered it carefully: "Everything!"

"Nineth Master!"

Everything will happen immediately when the wind blows.

"From this day forward, all information regarding the movements of our righteous sect's headquarters in Shenjing should be sent to me immediately. No more relaying through the main hall!"

"Yes!"

Feng Wanshi said, "Several intelligence reports just arrived. It's said that the Only True Sect is preparing for war, and there's also information about the Only True Sect's Divine Capital Trial Hall. It's said that the Night Demon is practicing his skills..."

"Hmm, let me see it."

Looking at this report, which clearly contained speculation about the Night Demon's potential strength within an amusing anecdote, Dongfang San nodded: "The Night Demon's killing intent has intensified..."

He then picked up the Sovereign Church's war preparedness document: "The sect immediately declared war preparedness upon returning to its headquarters? A full-scale war?!"

Dongfang San San shook his head and smiled: "We've reached the same conclusion."

He slammed the file shut, his eyes flashing with a sharp light: "Then, let's fight! This time, let's fight to the death!"

"Since you're going to train troops, Feng Du, however you want to train, I'll train with you!"

That's what it says.

However, a hint of pain flashed in Dongfang San San's eyes.

Over the years, he has subtly influenced Yan Nan in various ways to expand and change the battleground, transforming it from a bloody battle where the two sides met into a full-scale competitive struggle.

In some respects, it has actually changed the world.

Because, whether it's the Sovereign Church or the Guardians, the higher and middle-level leaders have basically stopped dying.

Based on ideas such as 'solving problems at each level' and 'Does the Sovereign Church really have no corresponding opponents?', they gradually changed everything.

This is even more evident among the younger generation.

Seizing on Yan Nan's desire to cultivate the younger generation, they promoted Xue Changqing and others, putting them to the test against Feng Yun and his group.

To some extent, this is a compromise by Dongfang San San and also by Yan Nan.

Dongfang San San really didn't want to lose it again.

He especially didn't want to experience the feeling of a brother who had died in front of him after many years, or to receive the news of the death of an old brother he had known for years.

Yan Nan's heart was clearly much harder than Dongfang San San's.

However, Yan Nan was, after all, a martial artist, and also a person who valued loyalty and righteousness.

As the situation gradually unfolded, it led to the current state of 'stalemate and peace'.

To get to this point, Dongfang San San had put in countless efforts.

But the snake god is coming!
The war between the True Cult and the Cult has resumed, and this resumption is both unavoidable and necessary!
Either the two sides fight to the death, resulting in an absolute clash between the ultimate elites and the Serpent God!
Either... the Serpent God will wipe out the entire continent!
This price has now become an unavoidable one!

Dongfang Sansan knew perfectly well what Feng Du meant by "all-out war"!

The high-level battles are for training; the low-level battles are for consolidating momentum.

Especially when the factions are clearly defined.

Blood Coagulation Continent!
Throughout history, in every dynasty that sought to establish a powerful empire, mountains of corpses and seas of blood were inevitable. Countless lives and deaths converged in one direction—this was the destiny of the ruler.

There's a saying: If you don't have enough blood, you won't have enough energy!

Easy come, easy go!

Laying the foundation stone! Why "laying the foundation stone"? Why is it the "laying the foundation stone" of sacrifice? And not the "laying the foundation stone" of padding? Without sacrifice, how can there be a "laying the foundation stone"?
Countless sacrifices are needed to build a foundation!

Fate, fate, risk your life for it!

Whether it's the fate of the nation or the fate of its people!
Every beautiful thing is inevitably bought with cruelty.

In the most ordinary sense, a learned scholar cannot be described as learned without countless years of hard study; it is also a matter of effort and sacrifice.

This time, the anti-independence movement is clearly aiming to lay the foundation for the mainland with bloodshed!
Countless sacrifices are about to unfold before our eyes. This is something that Dongfang San San is powerless to stop, cannot stop, and must even cooperate in making happen!

This is how cruel it is for mortals to resist gods.

Whether it's the Snake God or the Heavenly Centipede God.

Everyone needs to go through this.

Moreover, in a way that everyone understands: this is still the continent of the Flying Bear God. When living beings die, their spiritual energy returns to nourish this continent!
The stronger the mainland is, the more talented people it will have.

But if the Serpent God and the Heavenly Centipede God are not defeated and instead occupy this continent...

Dongfang San San let out a sigh.

I have spent my whole life making these kinds of painful choices.

Countless people envy his position of being able to control the life and death of everyone in the world, but he alone knows that he never wants to give away other people's lives with his own hands!
"What I desire, the world discards like worn-out shoes; what I desire to discard, the world flocks to like ducks to water!"

Dongfang Sansan let out a long sigh.

(End of this chapter)