Chapter 788: Chapter 787: Strive for the Best
Hearing these people’s discussions, Yang Fei, Xu Jian, and Wang Lei felt increasingly alarmed and anxious.
These Hidden Sect powerhouses were accustomed to being high and mighty. In the Hidden Sect World, they each dominated a region, living freely without restraint. Naturally, they would be dissatisfied if they had to live within the confines of secular laws after going out and would certainly resort to violence to defy prohibitions.
These people are really hard to manage.
Of course, they also knew that it would be difficult to control them after they emerged into the secular world, where they would clash with various institutions. Thus, they decided to overthrow secular laws altogether and take charge themselves, with their word as law.
For the powerhouses from Heaven, Penglai Realm, and the Hidden Sect, these three major hidden lands, entering the secular world meant becoming the puppet masters behind the scenes and changing the secular rules.
Therefore, the more Yang Fei listened, the more he felt something was off. Realizing the severity of the problem, he immediately said, "Ahem, may I, the junior, say a few words?"
The crowd discussing turned their heads to look at him.
Yang Fei said, "Now that Heaven and Penglai Realm have already entered the secular world, they have made preparations ahead of time, and we are already a step behind. The most critical issue is that Divine Continent is now fractured, forming two opposing forces. This will give foreign races the opportunity to take advantage of our weakness. If the Hidden Sect and the secular world erupt in conflict and Heaven and Penglai cooperate to attack us at the right moment, then Divine Continent is in peril!"
The crowd nodded, agreeing with his point of view.
But someone soon said, "The Hidden Sect has millions of people, with both young and old having practiced Martial Arts to strengthen themselves. Although there aren’t many Innate Realm powerhouses, there are numerous masters at the Energy Transformation Realm, and more than half are at the level of having developed Inner Strength. With such a lineup going out into the secular world, how can secular forces contend with us? The Divine Travel Realm powerhouses among us will execute decapitation strikes, quickly controlling the situation without giving foreign races a chance to exploit."
"That’s right, for the secular world, our large-scale entrance into it gives us an overwhelming advantage."
"Let’s decide on this, and also, that youngster just mentioned that Divine Continent is now divided into two factions. Once we go out, we will control one faction. As long as they obediently follow us, we will help them eliminate the other force, swiftly stabilizing the situation and achieving unification."
"Yes, exactly my thoughts."
"This plan is feasible!"
Yang Fei was sweating profusely with urgency.
This was no joke.
With the enormous number of Martial Artists in the Hidden Sect, and tens of thousands of masters and powerhouses at the Middle Late Stage of Energy Transformation Realm or above, such a lineup appearing in the secular world could change the entire political landscape.
The key point was that these people were all accustomed to being powerful leaders, and now they had the same mindset, deciding to go out and control secular power.
If it weren’t for his marital relationship with Qin Yanyang, Yang Fei might not feel anything towards these matters. But Qin Yanyang was his wife, and the Qin Family represented one side of Divine Continent’s power. Worse still, Qin Yanyang adhered to her sense of righteousness and did not want the Hidden Sect to secretly control everything in Divine Continent. Consequently, when the Hidden Sect’s army went out, they would definitely clash with Qin Yanyang’s faction.
If the Hidden Sect’s forces directly supported the Chu Family faction, then the Qin Family faction would be waiting for destruction.
"Respected elders, please calm down and hear me out once more," Yang Fei said, inwardly anxious but maintaining a calm exterior as he cleared his throat to interrupt the ongoing discussions.
The crowd looked up at him, some displeased, furrowing their brows.
Although you are Huang Chengcheng’s disciple, and after the rebuilding of Taoist sects, you are very likely to become the next Sect Leader following Huang Chengcheng with a limitless future, in today’s setting, what right do you, a junior, have to repeatedly interrupt?
However, even if some were not fond of Yang Fei’s interjections, no one spoke out to scold him, considering Huang Chengcheng was still seated here.
There was no need to stick one’s neck out and offend others unnecessarily.
Yang Fei also felt several malicious gazes, but he couldn’t concern himself with that, and immediately said, "Given the current global chaos, the top priority for us is to unite all the forces of the Divine Continent that can be united to resist external threats. As for internal issues, we can discuss them together once the world is at peace. With the powerful energy of the various factions of the Hidden Sect, I believe that no matter what the structure of the world is at that time, each faction will have an absolute say and a place of their own."
His words were quite appealing, and even those who had been displeased by Yang Fei’s interruption nodded silently.
Yang Fei continued, "What do the elders think of this? I will go out and discuss with the rulers of the Divine Continent right away, and promptly provide a plan for cooperation that will satisfy the elders. Meanwhile, the elders should return to their respective aristocratic families and sects, and make arrangements for the grand entrance of the Hidden Sect into the world. In a few days, I will wait at the entrance of the transportation channel to welcome the elders and ensure that the rulers of the Divine Continent personally give you an explanation."
"Hmph, what if you go out and incite that Qin Family girl to act against the Hidden Sect Plane?" a cold voice said, belonging to a Divine Travel Realm elder named Cao Limin, a clan elder from a second-rate aristocratic family affiliated with the Ji Family.
Once Cao Limin spoke out, many people expressed their support, given the previous threat from Qin Yanyang to the Hidden Sect, which had raised great caution among many leaders of the Hidden Sect.
Yang Fei quickly said, "Elder’s concerns are superfluous. My wife’s actions last time were to save me, and because we were so weak, we had no choice but to use that tactic as a threat. In reality, now that Heaven and the Penglai Realm have entered the world, the secular rulers of the Divine Continent also deeply realize they need the support of the Hidden Sect experts to overcome the difficulties. Moreover, if the rulers of the Divine Continent really wanted to deal with the Hidden Sect, why would they wait until now?"
"Precisely, the Divine Continent Country wouldn’t really take action against the Hidden Sect. The current international situation is extremely tense, and the Divine Continent cannot afford further internal strife," said Helian Zhan suddenly.
Wang Chunyang nodded, "I agree with Brother Helian’s statement. For the Divine Continent and the Hidden Sect, to engage in internal conflict now is suicide; unity and cooperation are necessary to stabilize the situation."
Ouyang He chuckled and said, "Let the lad go out and discuss it with his wife. If he cannot provide us with a satisfactory coexistence plan, how hard would it be for us to force our way out?"
"Right, let’s hear their arrangement first. If it isn’t satisfactory, we can always talk about it when we’re out."
"We hold the absolute advantage, how can a little girl have us at her mercy?"
"Now we first stabilize the internal situation, and after we eliminate the formidable enemies from Heaven and Penglai, won’t our aristocratic families and sects still have corresponding status and influence?"
"That’s very true."
Hearing the shift in tone, Yang Fei secretly breathed a sigh of relief and cast a grateful look at Helian Zhan, Wang Chunyang, and Ouyang He.
Wife, oh wife, I’ve been breaking my heart over helping you, and yet you still hate me to the bone. Did I owe you in my last life, Yang Fei?
But to gain the support of so many Hidden Sect leaders for you, I believe deep down you must be grateful to me.
Hehe, I might even be able to use this opportunity to reconcile with you.
With these thoughts, Yang Fei’s heart surged, and he could wait no longer. He said to Huang Chengcheng, "Master, shall I go first?"
Huang Chengcheng nodded, "Go, and be careful on your way."
Yang Fei responded and looked up at everyone, cupped his fists, bowed, and said with a clear voice, "Elders, please await my good news."
Having said that, he turned around and sprinted away.
Xu Jian immediately followed, calling out, "Wait for me."
Wang Lei’s expression changed, and he said to Wang Chunyang, Wang Chunfeng, and Wang Chunhai, "I... I’ll go first too, you all take care."
After all, as someone cast out by his family, just standing among the Wang family today was in defense of the Wang Family’s face in front of outsiders. Now that Yang Fei and Xu Jian were leaving, there was no point in him staying alone; it was more meaningful to go out and accompany Qi Hongshao.