Lord of the night.

Chapter 1518 The Successor [Guaranteed Two-in-One]

Even Dongfang San San was stunned by this: "Then you worship the Heavenly Centipede God..."

Feng Du sneered, "Ordinary people worship the God of Wealth in every household. Are they all the God of Wealth's people? Would they die for the God of Wealth?"

"..."

Dongfang San San was speechless: "I see."

Feng Du said indifferently, "If the Heavenly Centipede God is useful, then he is the Heavenly Centipede God. If he is useless to us, then he is just a broken stone statue. If we want to worship him, we can worship him, but if we don't want to worship him anymore, we can throw him in the latrine and who cares? As for giving orders... does he have the right to command a stone statue?"

"That makes sense, it convinced me."

Dongfang San San said, "In that case, I can rest assured."

Yan Nan was displeased: "Dongfang, what do you mean? You've been worried that we'll be with the Heavenly Centipede God when he arrives, right?"

Dongfang San San thought to herself: Of course not.

His face showed a puzzled expression, and he asked in bewilderment, "Brother Yan, am I wrong to think this way?"

Feng Duyannan: "..."

"Pfft...cough cough..." Feng Yun lowered his head and coughed as he tried to suppress his laughter.

Even he could tell that Dongfang San San was making fun of Feng Du and Yan Nan, which meant that Dongfang San San had never actually thought that way.

But that statement was really too hurtful.

I trust you, but I won't say I trust you.

This left Yan Nan and Feng Du speechless, unable to refute the argument.

I'll just have to suffer in silence.

“We clearly discussed this issue when we sat down together…” Yan Nan said angrily.

"But you didn't make it that obvious back then. I always thought you were lying to me," Dongfang Sansan said calmly.

Adhering to the principle of "making someone so angry they'll die without paying for it," I'll stab them in the heart again.

Feng Yun slowly began to understand, and his expression suddenly turned serious: Every word that Yan Nan and Dongfang San San uttered after their meeting was actually a battle.

They are all vying for the initiative, either the initiative in action or the initiative in discourse.

Unfortunately, Yan Nan was always at a disadvantage.

Dongfang San San held onto the initiative relentlessly. After Feng Du's sharp counterattack on the issue of 'rebellion against the Heavenly Centipede God,' Dongfang San San was temporarily pushed back and his momentum slightly weakened. However, he once again seized the initiative and the moral high ground by asking, 'Isn't this way of thinking wrong?'

At this level, the Sovereign Church simply has no power to retaliate.

This once again dampened Yan Nan's arrogance.

"Come on, let's have a drink!"

Yan Nan finally resorted to his best trick. Since he couldn't win with words, he decided to enter another battlefield and said fiercely, "Dongfang, seal your cultivation and let's fight it out."

Dongfang San San shook her head repeatedly: "That won't do, that really won't do. I'm afraid you might get killed by someone."

"..."

Yan Nan's face contorted in pain, unable to speak. This was the Guardian Headquarters; such a possibility was indeed real!

If I were to voluntarily seal my cultivation and then be killed in one blow, I would probably become the biggest idiot in history: running to the enemy's headquarters, then voluntarily sealing my cultivation... only to be killed with a single strike...

It will definitely be recorded in great detail in history books.

go down in history!

"It's said that the True Self Cult has been quite lively lately."

Dongfang Sansan smiled and said, "Brother Yan, may I ask you about it?"

Yan Nan's face darkened: "It's just a minor issue, not worth mentioning."

Dongfang Sansan raised his wine glass and said, "Actually, it may be troublesome, but from another perspective, Brother Yan is basically the leader of the two major sects, which is unprecedented and will never be repeated."

"!!"

Yan Nan stood there, holding her wine glass, her face turning red and white in turns.

The six words "leading both major sects" have a significantly higher defense penetration for Yan Nan.

I simply couldn't control my facial expressions.

He held the wine glass for a while before slamming it down, and sneered, "Brother Dongfang, are you so well-informed? This is a top secret of my righteous sect!"

Feng Du coughed and said, "Calm down! Calm down... Fifth Brother, Golden Dragon Palace! Divine Dragon Island!..."

Yan Nan flew into a rage and turned to yell, "You idiot! You're the one who caused all this trouble!"

No matter what, Yan Nan couldn't win an argument with Dongfang San San, so she unleashed all the anger she had been holding in for so long on Feng Du in an instant!

It bared its teeth and grinned, as if it wanted to eat people.

Even Feng Yun could see the wine in the patriarch's hand being sprayed out by the spittle of Vice Chief Master Yan, creating ripples...

"What the hell..."

Feng Du was dumbfounded. He had taken the scolding so seriously, why should he say anything more? Extremely frustrated, he tilted his head back and drank a glass of wine, wiped his mouth, opened his mouth, then closed it again, and glared fiercely at Xue Wu with a twisted expression.

Xue Wu looked aggrieved: What does this have to do with me?

We'll wipe out those bastards sooner or later!

Yan Nan picked up the wine and drank it all in one gulp, saying fiercely.

I'm not saying this to be sarcastic.

Dongfang Sansan said calmly, "If the nine major families don't change... other sects will emerge within them later. Or they might already exist, but they just don't attract attention."

Yan Nan took a deep breath, her body trembling slightly at those words, but she instantly regained her composure, her eyes clearing again: "That's true. The nine great families have indeed sealed off any path to transcending social classes!"

He sighed softly and said frankly, "But this problem cannot be solved by me. None of us ten brothers can solve it. That's why we're focusing on training Feng Yun. In the future... after the power shift, we won't have any say in the affairs of the sect."

Dongfang San San was surprised that Yan Nan was so frank. She looked at Feng Yun deeply and said, "Feng Yun should not disappoint you."

"There's really nothing we can do about it."

Yan Nan's expression was heavy and serious: "These waves of events, especially the corruption and the Shenwei Sect incident in recent years, to be honest, all nine of us... are actually exhausted, both physically and mentally. It's an indescribable kind of mental fatigue. I don't know if Brother Dongfang understands this feeling."

Dongfang San San also sighed: "Ancestors are ancestors, but if the timeline is extended to more than 10,000 years... then being an ancestor is too tiring. Because the family has become too powerful to control, and the people in the family no longer have any feelings for the ancestors... but as long as the ancestors exist, they will continue to be consumed by the family. I naturally understand this kind of suffering."

Yan Nan sighed from the bottom of her heart and said, "That's right, that's exactly it! Even Bai Jing, who seems to be indifferent to the family on the surface, is actually very troubled inside."

"But Bai Jing is actually one of the most relaxed among us brothers."

Feng Du sighed: "You're the one who's most relaxed now, Fifth Brother."

Hearing this, Yan Nan became even happier and said, "Let's drink! Haha..."

As the wine flowed and the atmosphere grew more intimate, Dongfang San San asked a question: "Brother Feng, since you have never truly cared about the Heavenly Centipede God, why... then slaughtered the world?"

Feng Du slowly said, "You want to ask why we are not in the same camp or on the same side as you, right?"

"You could say that," Dongfang San San admitted.

Feng Du said in a deep voice, "Dongfang, in your eyes, are Yan Nan and I bad people?"

Dongfang San San paused for a moment, then said, "To be fair, he's both righteous and wicked, not a purely bad person."

“Because we believe in strength. And you believe in morality,” Feng Du said clearly. “We worship the strong, and you worship reason.”

“I will kill those who disobey me, but you will only be killed when you are forced to a certain point.”

“And we will not give them the opportunity to force us.”

"That's exactly the kind of exhilaration we've been looking for!"

“But you are not.”

"Under my steel blade, those who defy me will die!"

"We don't want to live the kind of life you have. Being so restricted! What's the point of having power if you're still so stifled?"

"As for ordinary people..."

Feng Du said: "To sum it up, I myself never kill ordinary people, let alone innocent people; but if they kill ordinary people in order to do something, I think it is wrong, but I will not stop them, and of course I will not condone it."

"The Sole Prophecy emphasizes that only we are righteous."

"The Heavenly Centipede God doesn't count, the Guardians don't count, only I am right. My mind is clear, I can do whatever I want, I am unrestrained, and I can take whatever I want."

"Just like Bai Jing's excessive righteousness, Yan Nan's decisiveness in killing, Duan Xiyang's invincibility with a spear in hand, and my own unrestrained and carefree life... I live according to my own will. Whoever dares to oppose my will, I will kill!"

Feng Du said matter-of-factly, "I, Feng Du, am not a good person, but even if I die, the carefree life I have lived will have been worthwhile."

"People like us, under the rule of the Guardians, are destined to be notorious bandits or wandering knights, never stepping onto what you call the righteous path in our lives. So let's just fight our own battles to build this world!"

Yan Nan added, "So... in the future, you can forget about peace. That's impossible. Peace means you'll try to control us, and why should we be controlled by you?"

Dongfang San San said, "But aren't you also restraining others on the continent of the True Sect?"

Feng Du said matter-of-factly, "They're weak, so of course they should be restrained by us! Who told them they weren't strong? The strong should take more and eat more!"

Xue Wu was dumbfounded by these words: Can reasoning really be put like that?
These words made Dongfang San San sigh.

He had realized this long ago, but he always harbored a little bit of hope.

But after hearing Feng Du and Yan Nan's words, he finally gave up completely.

The two sides have completely different ideologies.

Yan Nan and others disregarded so-called principles and morality.

What I uphold, they deeply resent.

His creed, I will forever reject!
Like ice and fire, heaven and earth, there is no possibility of them merging!
This is how the Sovereign Church works: I can live happily, but if my neighbor annoys me, I'll beat him into submission! If I can't beat him into submission, I'll kill him. If I can't beat him, I'll find a way to kill him anyway. If there's one, I'll kill him; if there's a group, I'll kill the group!
Dongfang Sansan abandoned the debate on this issue.

As Feng Du said: "Only I am righteous!" These three words explain everything!
Feng Yun listened silently to the entire conversation, harboring some differing opinions, but in the current atmosphere, he dared not utter a single word.

The drinking session ended amidst heated debates and casual conversation.

Then Yan Nan immediately got up and went to the table to look at the jade plaque.

"The color has become more intense. The black plaque from the underworld has already turned a faint grayish-white on the surface, but the spiderweb-like cracks haven't appeared yet, which means it can hold on for a while longer."

Yan Nan looked at the jade pendant of Dongfang San San with amazement: "What material is this piece made of? It has so much luck and it still can't absorb enough!"

Dongfang San San laughed and said, "If you're curious, you can crush it and see the material."

Yan Nan said with a dark face, "Forget it, forget it." Everyone burst into laughter.

Dongfang San San said, "It's a rare opportunity for you two to come here. How about I show you two deputy leaders around the Guardian Headquarters? Then I'll arrange accommodations for the three of you."

Yan Nan instructed Feng Yun, "Feng Yun, you should learn from this: when you give someone a dismissal order, you should do it with the same enthusiasm as the strategist Dongfang!"

Feng Yun suppressed a laugh: "Grandson has learned his lesson."

Yan Nan said, "What Dongfang San San really wants to say is: Don't waste my time, hurry up and do your sightseeing and go back to sleep. I still need to gather the others for discussion! Do you understand?"

Feng Yun continued to suppress his laughter: "Yan Zu, you're right."

Feng Du said, "There's nothing much to see at the Guardian Headquarters. Dongfang, I heard you're good at chess. How about we play a game?"

Dongfang San San and Yan Nan immediately stood up and said at the same time, "Let's go, let's go, let's take a look."

At the same time, take a step out.

Surprisingly, they all felt a sense of panic and scrambling to escape, as if they were being chased by a ghost.

Feng Du: "..."

As they walked out, Dongfang San San remembered something and said to Xue Wu, "Regarding accommodation, let Brother Feng and Brother Yan stay in Xue Fuxiao's courtyard."

Xuewu said, "Very good."

Yan Nan sneered, "Where is my sect leader's villa? Why won't you let me stay there?"

Dongfang San San coughed and said, "The rewards have already been given out..."

Yan Nan and Feng Du were both unhappy: "You gave my house to someone else? What gives you the right to make that decision?"

Dongfang San San responded with a cold laugh: "Your house? Do you live there permanently?"

Feng Du stood up: "Let's go, let's take a look at the Guardian Headquarters! Consider it an early inspection of the territory."

"That's what Third Brother said."

Yan Nan also stood up.

He refused to answer Dongfang San San's question.

Permanent residence? Haha, can you, Dongfang Sansan, actually reside permanently in the Weiwo Zhengjiao sect?

The five people walked out of the meeting room together, and then paused for a moment.

All I could see was the plaza and the corridor outside...

Crowds of people!

Everyone was there as if they were visiting a zoo, their eyes shining as they waited... to see the rare animals!

Dongfang San San's face darkened!

These ignorant people... it's not some rare animal, what are you all staring at?
Xue Wu strode forward, waving her hands like she was herding chickens: "What are you all doing crowding here? Get out, get out! Hurry up and leave! You're all a disgrace!"

With a loud bang, everyone was sent flying like a flock of white chickens.

Suddenly, the sky was filled with white snow.

Yan Nanfengdu's face darkened: This feeling is truly a first for me in my life!
Dongfang San San laughed heartily, walked out decisively, clapped his hands to gather everyone, and said, "Since everyone is here, I will announce the situation."

"It's Vice Chief Leader Yan Nan and Vice Chief Leader Feng Du of the Only Righteous Sect who came to discuss something with me. It has nothing to do with the positions of either side. I estimate that the two Vice Chief Leaders will stay here for a few more days as guests."

Dongfang San San smiled and said, "Since we are guests, we should be aware of our role as hosts. We should be polite when we meet at headquarters."

"If we meet on the battlefield, we're mortal enemies. But since they're visiting, it's a matter of etiquette. Don't bring shame to our Guardian Headquarters. Do you all understand what I'm saying, brothers?"

Everyone shouted in unison, "Understood!"

Dongfang San San shouted: "Rui Qianshan, Yu Tianqi, Wu Daotian!"

"exist!"

The three immediately stepped forward.

"The three of you will select martial artists above the ninth rank of Saint King to form three large teams. Each large team will be further divided into five smaller teams, with ten people in each smaller team. You will patrol the fifteen cities within a radius of 2,500 li outside the headquarters! Five people per team, two teams per city, maintain constant communication to ensure safety. Once any unrest is discovered, immediately annihilate and kill the perpetrators without mercy."

"Yes!"

"Xuezu, you seniors must be ready to reinforce Rui Qianshan and the others at any time," Dongfang Sansan said to Xuewu.

"it is good."

Xuewu agreed.

Rui Qianshan and his two companions quickly departed in three directions, their names repeatedly called out in a resounding roll call, and they quickly assembled. From the three directions, their robes billowed in the air with a whooshing sound, tearing through the void as the three large teams soared away.

After going several hundred feet, they each split into five small teams.

It flashed across the sky and disappeared in an instant.

Both Yan Nan and Feng Du had smiles in their eyes.

Feng Yun pondered seriously: This is to guard against the Divine Weasel Cult and the Spirit Serpent Cult!

Both the Ancestor and the Goose Ancestor are at the Guardian Headquarters, presenting an opportunity to create conflict. If the Divine Weasel Serpent were to impersonate the Sovereign Sect and launch an operation at this time, it would be an attempt to kill both the Goose Ancestor and the Ancestor, thus providing the Guardians with a pretext for action…

If I were the Divine Weasel Serpent, I would do the same.

The Eastern strategist's arrangement was precisely to guard against this move.

But there was one thing Feng Yun couldn't understand: why was it two thousand five hundred li in radius?
Feng Yun was deeply shaken: in some things, in some considerations, he was indeed inferior to these seniors.

I can think of these operations myself, but precise range control is an extension of the details, and I am still lacking in these areas.

"Everyone, please disperse. Be mindful of your appearance these next few days."

Dongfang San San smiled and waved to everyone: "I'll accompany the two vice leaders on a tour of the headquarters. Everyone, please go back and rest."

"Yes, Master Jiu!"

Everyone laughed, and many people bowed with smiles, saying, "Vice Chief Cult Leader Feng, Vice Chief Cult Leader Yan; we take our leave."

Feng Du and Yan Nan smiled and said, "Greetings, everyone."

Everyone dispersed.

Be methodical.

After they had completely left, they began to communicate telepathically, each of them conveying the feeling that they had truly seen a ghost.

As Feng Yun watched everyone quietly depart, he couldn't help but wonder: Could this have been done at the headquarters of the Sovereign Cult?
Yan Nanfeng, Du Dongfang, San San, and Xue Wu strolled around with their hands behind their backs, while Feng Yun followed respectfully behind them as if he were invisible.

Yan Nan suddenly remembered something and said with a dark face, "Dongfang, what about my welcome banquet?"

Dongfang San San asked calmly, "You...can you still eat?"

Feng Yun almost burst out laughing.

The drinking session started at noon, with constant mental battles, verbal sparring, and drinking contests, and now it's already evening.

It was getting dark.

I just finished drinking it.

Clearly, the welcome banquet was canceled.

Yan Nan was extremely displeased and said, "I came all this way, and they even provided wine and food, but in the end, they didn't even offer a banquet?"

Dongfang San San said, "It's not too late to have a welcoming feast tomorrow. Tonight, the stars are twinkling and the moon is bright; let's not waste this beautiful scenery."

"..."

Yan Nan laughed in anger: "Dongfang, you old fox, I've realized now that the reason I've been unable to outwit you all these years is because my skin isn't as thick as yours."

Dongfang Sansan smiled gently: "Brother Yan, you've really hit the nail on the head. You are indeed more concerned about face than I am. I value substance more."

Yan Nan was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Which is more important, face or substance?"

Dongfang Sansan smiled, patted Feng Yun on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Feng Yun, you must remember, if you lose substance, you lose face. As long as you have substance, losing face is actually gaining face."

Feng Yun felt as if struck by lightning, and bowed deeply in sincere admiration: "Yes! Yes! Feng Yun will remember this for the rest of his life!"

Yan Nan said unhappily, "You should find a young guardian to teach him. Feng Yun isn't one of your guardians."

Dongfang Sansan smiled warmly and said, "But I like Feng Yun as a child."

Feng Yun felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

Yan Nan choked again. Feng Du laughed heartily: "Fifth brother, why are you so concerned about this? You can't take it away even if you like it..."

Yan Nan said unhappily, "He helps you teach your offspring, so of course you're happy. Look at your old mouth grinning like that!"

Feng Du chuckled: "Isn't he your grandson too? Haha..."

Feng Yun mustered his courage and asked, "Strategist Dongfang, may I ask why it is two thousand five hundred li?"

Dongfang San San patted Feng Yun on the shoulder: "From now on, you need to look at maps. You need to memorize the distribution of cities in the world, whether it's the distribution of cities of the Only Righteous Sect or the distribution of cities of the Guardians. Moreover, you need to form your own routes in your mind. Routes for experts, ground routes, and possible underground routes."

"You'll understand these things after you look at the map."

Feng Yun was mortified: "Yes."

I learned another trick.

I guess I'm still too inexperienced.

Yan Nan was genuinely curious and asked, "Dongfang, why are you so dedicated to teaching Feng Yun?"

This question also caught the attention of Xue Wu and Feng Du, with Feng Yun listening intently.

Dongfang Sansan smiled faintly and said, "There are three reasons. If the guardians can gain the upper hand in the future, I am confident that Xue Changqing and others can govern this continent well. However, without the pressure from Feng Yun, the continent will inevitably fall into chaos. Therefore, Feng Yun cannot be weak. That is the first reason."

"What about the second?"

"Secondly... if the True Sect achieves a complete victory in the future, Feng Yun also has the ability to govern the world well! This is also what I value in him."

Yan Nan hesitated, neither confirming nor denying, and continued to press, "And the third one?"

Dongfang San San said softly but earnestly, "Feng Yun is very much like me when I was young. In the future, he may become my successor."

successor!
Feng Yun felt a surge of heat rise from his heart, and in an instant, his blood surged throughout his body.

I felt an uncontrollable trembling and shaking sensation all over my body.

(End of this chapter)