158: Just a coincidence?

“Third Uncle, ignore the Ye Family. Duanmu Lei and the others will naturally pursue them relentlessly. The most urgent matter is to quickly find a way to quietly transfer the Yanluo Temple out of the Main Hall. It’s best if it doesn’t remain within the territory of the Saint Heaven Sect.”

Chu Tianyun looked at Saint Emperor Peak, his eyes filled with Evil Qi. He was about to order the high-ranking officials and Grand Elders of the Sect to thoroughly settle accounts with the Ye Family. He didn't care at all if some Grand Elders and high-ranking officials sympathized with the Ye Family, but Chu Tian's spiritual transmission suddenly sounded in his ear.

“Third Uncle, the Dragon Clan is powerful and has always been overbearing. Mother can suppress the Golden Dragon Clan for a while, but it’s impossible for her to suppress the entire Dragon Clan. To be safe, the Yanluo Temple cannot remain within the Saint Heaven Sect, lest it leave a handle. This matter is extremely urgent and concerns the Sect’s survival.”

“The Ye Family is already at the end of their rope, declining day by day. Pushing them too hard will only make them desperate and cause greater losses to the Sect’s interests. The best strategy now is to use the Ye Family’s current desire for self-preservation to make them surrender the territories, interests, and vacant high-ranking positions they control, gradually eroding their power. Once our Family completely controls the Sect’s authority, then we can thoroughly settle accounts with the Ye Family, striking them down in one blow.”

“Our Family already has the absolute upper hand. Ye Tianxiong’s position as Sect Master has been abolished. At this stage, continuing to deal with the Ye Family at the cost of damaging the Sect’s interests and stability would only harm our own interests, which is not worth it.”

Chu Tian followed Old Tuo into the outer starry sky, but even after experiencing this series of major events and indirectly killing two Emperor Venerables, he didn't get carried away. He could still remain calm and rationally consider the current situation facing the Chu Family.

After all, for a godfather who has experienced countless life-and-death trials, and who has truly died once and been reborn in another life, there is almost nothing that can make him lose his reason.

This is also a basic quality of a hero: to analyze the current situation realistically and make choices that maximize benefits.

In the original plot, the Chu Family continuously declined, their prestige constantly slipped, and strong cultivators continuously fell. Even the Broken Sword Goddess, Jian Kongzhu, hadn't returned to the Sect for decades. The Ye Family had long possessed the ability to completely destroy the Chu Family.

However, Ye Tianxiong was not in a hurry. Instead, he gradually eroded the Chu Family’s interests, compressed their living space, and weakened their power, while simultaneously expanding the Ye Family’s authority. It wasn't until the younger generation, such as Ye Fan and Ye Feng, had fully matured, and the Ye Family had completely established its authority, and even until the news of Jian Kongzhu's death arrived, that they finally completely eliminated the Chu Family, which had little power to resist.

The process was already foolproof. Even destroying the Chu Family, a founding Family, did not cause much damage to the Sect’s interests or stability.

Because by then, the Chu Family had lost the ability to overturn the table.

Previously, to strike at Ye Tianxiong and the Ye Family, he would spare no expense, even if it meant harming the Sect's interests, prestige, and dignity.

But now that victory is assured, he can gradually erode their power and prevent the Ye Family from acting desperately.

Chu Tian’s lips moved, and he continued to transmit a spiritual message to Chu Tianyun, “Moreover, in the future handling of matters concerning the Dragon Clan, Dragon God Sect, Hell Valley, and so on, the cooperation of the Ye Family will still be needed. Remember this!”

With that said.

Chu Tianyun looked up at the sky. Old Tuo and Chu Tian’s figures had already disappeared at the end of the sky, entering the outer regions.

The Evil Qi in his eyes dissipated considerably. Chu Tian’s calm analysis indeed dispelled his impulse to immediately kill the Ye Family!

As the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall and a giant of the Sect, although he was impulsive by nature, he understood the principle of moderation!

With Ye Tianxiong deposed and the Ye Family sealing off their mountain, cooperating fully, the Ye Family currently has no right to directly contend with the Chu Family within the Sect. They can only maintain their existence by fully cooperating with the Chu Family, supporting the Sect, and continuously giving up interests.

At this time, gradually eroding their power, allowing the Chu Family to quickly grow by devouring the Ye Family’s interests, is the best strategy!

Otherwise, forcing the Ye Family to act desperately and fight the Chu Family recklessly would also harm the interests of both the Chu Family and the Sect.

“Moving the Yanluo Temple out of the Saint Heaven Sect’s territory, Xiao Tian, you’ve really given me a difficult problem!”

Chu Tianyun rubbed his forehead, the Evil Qi in his eyes dissipating significantly, but his head began to ache intensely.

The Yanluo Temple has stood within Holy Emperor Peak for millions of years. One could say that as long as the Saint Heaven Sect has existed, the Yanluo Temple has existed for the same duration, though only a handful of people knew about it.

Although the Yanluo Temple is within the Main Hall, its interior is a world of its own, a vast Secret Realm where a mustard seed holds a mountain. It contains the Evil Qi and resentment accumulated from the Dragon Clan killed over millions of years. Outside the hall, countless array patterns are laid out, connected to the earth veins beneath Holy Emperor Peak. It can be said that it has already integrated with the Sect.

To quietly transfer such a massive structure out of the Saint Heaven Sect’s territory, striving to ensure no one knows, is a task that even a Heavenly Ranking Emperor would find headache-inducing.

“Hall Master Tianyun, perhaps this Venerable One can help you.”

At this moment, an old and calm voice entered Chu Tianyun’s ears.

Chu Tianyun frowned slightly, only to see Heavenly Fortune Daoist land on Holy Emperor Peak. Beside him stood the pale and bloodless Holy Maiden Hui Lian, looking at him with a friendly smile.

“Cihang Holy Master, this Hall Master does not understand your meaning.”

Chu Tianyun's heart stirred slightly, but he still said expressionlessly, “Thank you for coming from hundreds of millions of miles away to assist my Saint Heaven Sect. This Hall Master thanks you on behalf of the Sect. However, my Sect has just undergone a major upheaval, and this Venerable One has many matters to attend to, so I will not keep…”

Having been the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall for so many years, Chu Tianyun was skilled at diplomatic talk and deflecting. His basic meaning was that there were still many things to do, so he wouldn't keep her for a meal, and would visit to thank her later when he had time.

“You seem rough on the outside, but you’re actually meticulous on the inside. You really can deceive many people.”

Heavenly Fortune Daoist chuckled, seemingly not understanding Chu Tianyun's dismissal. He glanced outside, his expression solemn, and said, “Chu Tianyun, do you really think that after millions of years of the Chu Family’s actions, even if you concealed it perfectly, even deceiving the Ye Family, a fellow founding Family, for millions of years, that no one on the entire Hengtian Continent truly knows?”

“You captured powerful Dragon Clan Bloodlines, Emperor Venerable-level Dragon Venerables, Half-Step Emperor Venerable-level Twelve-Clawed Heavenly Dragons, and so on. Even if your Chu Family concealed it well, my Cihang Holy Sect has been among the strongest Sects in the Hengtian Realm for millions of years. Could we truly have discovered nothing?”

“Not to mention my Cihang Holy Sect, the Hengtian Ancestral Court is the nominal co-ruler of the continent, the Legacy Family of the Hengtian Emperor. How profound is its foundation? It is responsible for maintaining the operation and survival of the Hengtian Human Clan. How could successive Human Kings have been completely unaware of such a matter that could trigger a great war between my Hengtian Realm and the Dragon Realm?”

“Do you really think it’s a coincidence that Heng Kong Human King proactively led many supreme experts to watch the battle in the outer domain, telling them not to linger or return to their own Sects?”