The Monarch Of Everlasting Night Chapter 236: The One Heart Sect's Predicament - Novel Cool

Chapter 236: The One Heart Sect's Predicament

Chapter 236: The One Heart Sect's Predicament

The Seal God Palace had also noticed this situation, and they were all on edge.

So many Handsome and Marquis-ranked individuals had come down to assist other sects, leaving the One Heart Sect wondering how they could establish their branches and complete the headquarters' tasks. Would their newly established branches be immediately destroyed by these people?

There was now a competitive relationship among the various sects. Who would show mercy?

Moreover, it seemed like these people were targeting the One Heart Sect.

The situation was already frustrating for the members of the One Heart Sect's headquarters who couldn't leave, and now this had happened. Wasn't this blatant bullying?

He immediately sought out the headquarters' oversight team and asked in a mix of shock and anger, "Lord Mei, how could such a thing happen?"

Lord Mei furrowed his brows as he looked at the Seal God Palace and said calmly, "Palace Master Yin, how could you not know why this happened?"

Palace Master Yin replied angrily, "Isn't this blatant targeting?"

"Palace Master Yin!"

Lord Mei sighed and said, "Don't you understand even now?"

Palace Master Yin's face turned dark as he said, "Please enlighten me, Lord Mei."

Although Lord Mei was from the headquarters and had come to supervise, his faction was above the Seal God Palace, so he didn't pick on them like others did. Instead, he showed considerable care for the Seal God Palace and the One Heart Sect.

However, he couldn't stop the other factions from openly criticizing and finding fault.

But Lord Mei was still approachable to Palace Master Yin.

"This time, it's because your One Heart Sect has been too high-profile."

Lord Mei lowered his voice and said, "Moreover, this time, too many members of the headquarters' families have died. You need to understand one thing... among the families in the headquarters, those who can be selected to enter the Incubation to Divinity Program are usually from the direct lineage. Do you understand?"

"Only when the direct lineage occupies this most promising path of advancement can the entire family take a step forward. You understand, right?"

Palace Master Yin nodded in acknowledgment.

"But after these direct lineage members entered, over a thousand of them died inside."

Lord Mei sighed. "Do you know what this number of over a thousand represents? It represents that at least several hundred members of the headquarters' families died inside. Moreover, those who died were the beloved children of the family heads or their wives."

"The headquarters has suppressed this matter many times, after all, the sect rules come first. You, Palace Master Yin, did indeed withstand the pressure and concealed the Night Demon. But how could these families be content with this?"

"People kept taking action, and the undercurrents were surging. As the saying goes, it's better to divert than to block. Therefore, this alternative gilding plan emerged."

"Moreover, this is a rule agreed upon by our founding ancestor and Deputy Grandmaster Xiang. It means that each family will be given several spots, and then the family's children, whether direct or collateral, will go down for trials, and the best among them will win those spots. The Hall of Merit will personally record this."

"Then, those who obtain these spots will be granted a certain amount of communication power by the headquarters' Toad Spirit. This is also a form of compensation for these families."

"However, this is aimed at all families. In other words, those families that didn't lose anyone inside will also receive this benefit."

"After all, it's not right for only the families that lost people to gain benefits, right?"

"So this time, it's also an alternative Incubation to Divinity plan. Within the families of the headquarters, it's called the 'Incubation Bonus Exam'."

"It's a form of compensation within the rules for those families that lost people."

"After all, your Night Demon killed too many people this time! If they had only killed a few families, there wouldn't be a need for such extensive compensation, but this kid almost wiped out the entire middle and small families... so now it's become a situation where the law can't punish everyone, and if we don't appease them, there will be big trouble."

Lord Mei narrowed his eyes and said, "So, do you understand now?"

Palace Master Yin was extremely depressed and said, "I understand, but these people are clearly targeting our One Heart Sect and the Night Demon."

"That's inevitable."

Lord Mei said, "To calm the emotions within the sect, your One Heart Sect is the primary target. Those families that lost people will naturally help other sects suppress your One Heart Sect, and the other families have no reason to oppose them. So, the One Heart Sect has become the target of everyone's arrows, and it's only natural."

"But to maintain balance, the upper echelons specifically set one rule: those who come down must not be below the Handsome rank and must not reach the King level. If anyone violates this rule, the family's spots will be invalidated, and their future participation will be canceled."

"This rule was proposed by Deputy Grandmaster Chen against the majority's opinion, implying to the various families: you can take revenge, but you can only act within this power range. After all, the Night Demon also fought against those of the same level in the Incubation to Divinity plan, and it was a fair battle..."

Lord Mei said, "So this time... the One Heart Sect's decline by three ranks is probably unstoppable. Because, as a price to protect the Night Demon, although everyone is still angry, they feel like they've let out a breath..."

Palace Master Yin was extremely depressed and said, "What if they find and kill the Night Demon too?"

Lord Mei spread his hands and said, "Then that's the fate of your One Heart Sect.

"Damn!"

Seal God Palace stood up in a fit of rage and exclaimed, "How dare they! This is outright bullying!"

Seal God Palace was stunned for a moment before he sarcastically said, "In my opinion, let's not call it the Incubation Bonus Exam anymore. Let's just call it 'Eight Thousand Marshals Slaying Night Demons'!"

"There aren't that many Marshals," Lord Mei said.

"Does it make a difference?"

Seal God Palace replied angrily, "The Night Demons are only at the Commander Rank, and suddenly tens of thousands of Handsome Rank and Marquis Rank enemies have appeared. Isn't this outright bullying?"

Lord Mei glanced at him and said, "Seal God Palace, do you want to send out thousands of Commanders to kill the Night Demons? Isn't that like delivering food to your Night Demon family?"

This statement left Seal God Palace speechless.

Indeed, that was the case.

Seal God Palace had never felt so powerless before.

Frustrated.

Helpless.

Despairing.

And it hurt.

The Night Demon had managed to protect himself, but at a cost—his own life was now at stake.

"Let me be honest with you. This time, the oversight is actually part of a plan. If your One Heart Sect were to go all out to protect the Night Demon, it would lead to an all-out battle... In that case, things would get out of hand, and after the dust settles, your One Heart Sect might cease to exist..."

Lord Mei said, "So, we're keeping an eye on your headquarters' experts... Let's just observe and see how things unfold."

Seal God Palace was dumbfounded. "...Is that so? To deal with us, they're willing to go to such lengths?"

Seal God Palace felt a bit helpless.

He muttered, "If that's the case, is it inevitable for my One Heart Sect to drop three levels?"

He wasn't worried about the Night Demon's safety.

After thorough discussions with Mu Lin Yuan and Fang Dan, who had exhausted their minds, the Night Demon was safe as long as he didn't do anything reckless.

However, the newly promoted One Heart Sect, now at level two, had little chance of survival.

"That's not necessarily true," Lord Mei said. "If you complete five branch missions, you still have a chance. Even if you don't succeed, but if one of your branches stands out exceptionally, it's still possible to maintain your current level."

"The concern is that all fifteen teams you send out might be wiped out. In that case, your One Heart Sect's level two status won't be secure."

Seal God Palace had no confidence regarding this matter.

Lord Mei patted Seal God Palace's shoulder and said, "Seal, you need to think more positively. After all, everyone can see the Night Demon's potential. Even if you endure some hardship now, but if the Night Demon can grow... who knows what the future holds?"

Seal God Palace's eyes lit up, and he said, "Lord Mei, let's have a drink tonight and get thoroughly drunk!"

Lord Mei smiled and said, "Seal, let me be frank. In your lifetime, the highest achievement you can attain is probably this One Heart Sect. Haha, so you understand what I mean. I'm not cursing you."

"I fully understand!"

Seal God Palace clenched his teeth and said, "Thank you, Lord Mei! This kindness will be remembered forever!"

"Haha... Drinking tonight?"

"Yes! Let's drink!"

...

Seal God Palace turned around and called his three most trusted men.

He briefed them on the situation.

Mu Lin Yuan sighed bitterly, "This is quite a coincidence, isn't it? I just announced the Night Demon's appointment and returned with resources, and this kid is raring to go all out. I'm afraid that with his hot-headedness, he might get into a fight with those people and get himself killed by a lucky strike from the enemy."

"They're determined to take down our One Heart Sect's White Cloud Continent branch, and the Night Demon's commander. As a result, they don't even realize that they've actually sealed the Night Demon's fate? This is ridiculous!"

Seal God Palace slapped his forehead, "You're right. I'll inform him to stay hidden."

Mu Lin Yuan sighed, "He'll definitely want to know the details. If we don't tell him, it's more dangerous if he finds out on his own. But if we tell him, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold back his anger."

"So it's better to do nothing and let this kid realize the difficulty of the situation. It's best if he retreats when faced with challenges."

"Now, the more you do, the more mistakes you'll make."

"That's true."

After discussing for a long time, they all felt that this dilemma was indeed difficult to resolve, and the upper echelons couldn't leave.

It was like sitting and waiting for death, trapped in a castle of worries.

They couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

...

The Heaven-Hating Blade Sect's actions naturally prompted the Guardian Palace to respond immediately.

Zhao Shanhe received the headquarters' order: "In the southeast region, strictly prohibit any demon sects from establishing their territories. All Guardian Pavilions, go all out to eliminate the enemy in the southeast!"

"After the battle, the southeast headquarters will be rewarded with several Guardian positions based on performance."

Then, he received a private message from Dong Fang San San.

Zhao Shanhe's fighting spirit soared.

"Understood!"

...

Xue Fu Xiao was reviewing the intelligence.

He clicked his tongue, "Is the Heaven-Hating Blade Sect sending these young ones to their deaths?"

"To their deaths?"

Dong Fang San San glanced at Xue Fu Xiao, "Do you think Yan Nan made this decision to have us kill these people?"

(End of Chapter)

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