Free Web NovelChapter 1884: Chapter 1869: Territory
"In view of the Grand Priest, we can give you the title of Divine Envoy. But remember, Ye Zhen, if you dare to enter our territory without our permission in the future, even the Grand Priest won’t be able to protect you." Xiao Ze’s words were full of warning.
Ye Zhen didn’t even blink, his half-closed eyes full of confidence and pride, "The legs are on me. If I want to go somewhere, no one in the world can stop me."
"Legs may be on you, but if you wander recklessly, it’s uncertain if your head will stay on your body. We are not Meng Lixi."
"If you dare set foot on our territory, humph!" Xiao Ze sneered, making a vicious throat-slitting gesture.
At the same time, the Sand Sea Divine Priests Huaa Xing’an and Wuyoo, including Weng Lide on Grand Priest Nahar’s side, all made a similar throat-slitting threat gesture.
In front of their own vested interests, even Weng Lide, whom Grand Priest Nahar promoted single-handedly, chose to stand with Xiao Ze and the others.
At that moment, the entrance of the temple was filled with Killing Qi.
"Honestly, I have a bit of a fondness for you, so I hope that day never comes. I hope you understand."
The Sand Sea Divine Priest Guii Gu expressed his attitude to Ye Zhen with a very calm tone, hiding within it the same bloody warning as Xiao Ze and the others.
When the figure of Grand Priest Nahar appeared in the temple, the door of the temple opened silently.
When Guii Gu, Xiao Ze, Huaa Xing’an, Weng Lide, and Wuyoo filed out together, Ye Zhen remained behind.
As the Grand Priest of Yizhi Temple, this Heavenly God Golden Hall, an independent realm, was under his control.
In this independent realm of the Heavenly God Golden Hall, with Nahar’s strength, to kill the other five Sand Sea Divine Priests, although very difficult, is not impossible.
But Grand Priest Nahar’s contradiction lies right here.
Yizhi Temple cannot be supported by him alone; he hopes for Yizhi Temple to be stronger, but it is precisely these figures supporting the temple who collectively oppose him.
He is very angry, yet cannot do anything about them.
This is perhaps the most painful spot for Grand Priest Nahar at this moment.
"Sorry, I overestimated my influence and underestimated their determination and power..." Grand Priest Nahar’s face was full of bitterness...
As Xiao Ze said before, they reached a compromise in view of Grand Priest Nahar.
These Sand Sea Divine Priests could agree to Grand Priest Nahar’s request and acknowledge Ye Zhen as the Divine Envoy of Yizhi Temple.
But Ye Zhen, as Divine Envoy, without their permission, is absolutely not allowed to enter their territory.
If Ye Zhen the Divine Envoy intrudes, regardless of displaying any Divine Miracle, they will exert all efforts to kill Ye Zhen at any cost.
And as a compromise, the territory of the already deceased Sand Sea Divine Priest Meng Lixi can be ceded to Ye Zhen, this Divine Envoy, for governance.
This indirectly established Ye Zhen’s position in Yizhi Temple, replacing the position of the erstwhile Sand Sea Divine Priest Meng Lixi, taking the seventh chair in Yizu Temple!
This was the result of Grand Priest Nahar’s argument with those few in the side hall for two hours, and ultimately the product of compromise.
"Actually, my initial intention was just to improve the living environment for those struggling Sha Clan people... the Wish Power of All Living Beings was just an unexpected gain..."
"I understand, but even if you swear an oath, they won’t believe you. They have already regarded the countless Sha Clan people here as their wealth and power foundation, not the children of the Heavenly God..."
"It was I who broke my word; to make you the Sovereign of Yizhi Temple will probably require an incredibly long effort." Nahar sighed.
Ye Zhen’s eyebrows furrowed again, "Grand Priest, I don’t understand why you want an outsider like me to become the Sovereign of Yizhi Temple?"
"You will understand in time..."
With a sway of the body, Ye Zhen was sent out of the Heavenly God Golden Hall by gentle force, as Grand Priest Nahar’s somewhat melancholy instruction echoed in Ye Zhen’s mind.
"Go and take over Meng Lixi’s territory; Meng Lixi’s territory will become your foundation and support at Yizhi Temple in the future. Manage it well, from today it will be your domain, all matters I will handle and inform."
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When Ye Zhen returned to the Valley Palace, the palace Chief Steward Huang had already been waiting.
"Divine Envoy, here are the various garments and seals entrusted to you by the Grand Priest. From today, Huang Tuo will be your most loyal servant, and any instructions you have can be directly handed down to me.
Besides me, the three hundred temple warriors stationed at the palace will also obey you directly, ready to protect your safety at any time," announced Chief Steward Huang.
Ye Zhen knew this was an arrangement by Grand Priest Nahar, so he nodded, pondered a moment, and then proceeded with instructions, "Prepare, we will depart for the Lisha Tribe in two days. You should consult Patan regarding the route."
"Your will is our everything." Huang Tuo bent very low.
To be honest, today’s meeting was rather stifled.
Ye Zhen now probably wants to retract his previous inference that, concerning matters of vested interests like today, even with Grand Priest Nahar approach, it might be hard to achieve.
At the beginning, Ye Zhen was quite displeased.
Especially when Ye Zhen displayed the miracle of withered glory and left with a flick of his sleeves, he already had an idea: if they didn’t cooperate, he would flee to various places, causing all the Yidongqing Divine Tree Flowers in the territories of those uncooperative people to wither.
By then, let’s see if they’re anxious or not.
Later, especially when Xiao Ze warned Ye Zhen, his idea became even stronger.
In due time, let Xiao Ze come asking and begging for Ye Zhen to preach and display miracles.
However, as the journey progressed, Ye Zhen’s mood calmed down, and this thought was dismissed.
Firstly, if Ye Zhen did that, the ones who ultimately suffer would be the bottom-tier Sha Clan people. With one mistake, it could lead to thousands or even millions of Sha Clan people dying.
Secondly, Ye Zhen faced his own strength once more.
Previously, heavily injuring the Sand Sea Divine Priest Meng Lixi involved both calculation and luck.
But now, regarding these Sand Sea Divine Priests that Ye Zhen faces, each one is stronger than Meng Lixi. It’s utterly unwise for Ye Zhen to tear up relations with them now.
No matter which of the five Sand Sea Divine Priests Ye Zhen confronts, it’s like dancing on the tip of a knife. Even a small misstep could lead to utter death.
Yet the problem is, the current strength of these five Sand Sea Divine Priests is growing very slowly.
While Ye Zhen’s strength is currently in a rapid growth phase.
Especially since he just obtained the Heavenly Mechanism Secret, truly acquired the Mirage Dragon Pearl, learned the true use of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, and obtained the secret technique for mobilizing the All Living Beings’ Will Power from the Yizhi Temple through Grand Priest Nahar.
Any one of these can allow Ye Zhen’s strength to soar rapidly, multiplying several times over.
In this case, why should Ye Zhen tear up relations with these five Sand Sea Divine Priests, putting himself in extreme danger?
Blocking a person’s financial road is like killing their parents.
If Ye Zhen pushes too hard, these five might join forces to dispose of Ye Zhen.
Overhead, the Innate Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Domain Mirror from the Heavenly Temple is still watching; having not yet left Yizhi Sand Sea, Ye Zhen doesn’t want to become someone whom everyone shouts to hit within Yizhi Sand Sea.
Moreover, the territory of Meng Lixi that Ye Zhen just gained hasn’t been digested yet.
Based on this idea, Ye Zhen felt accepting the current compromise and accumulating strength was entirely feasible.
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Two days later, Patan led over a hundred Divine Guards, along with three hundred temple warriors led by Huang Tuo, escorting Ye Zhen with great fanfare towards Meng Lixi’s territory.
If belonging to the Golden Tribe ruled by Grand Priest Nahar, and the thousands of small and large tribes surrounding the Golden Tribe under Nahar’s rule, represent the center of the Yizhi Sand Sea.
Then the area outside this center is actually a big cake cut into six pieces.
However, this cake sliced into six pieces is uneven; each piece of cake varies in size.
The cake belonging to the second-ranked Sand Sea Divine Priest Guii Gu is the largest, followed by Xiao Ze, slightly smaller is Huaa Xing’an, while the territory originally belonging to Meng Lixi, now Ye Zhen’s, is the smallest.
If forced to compare differences and gaps, then it would be by population.
On the territory ruled by the Sand Sea Divine Priest Meng Lixi, the total population of the Sha Clan from various tribes is around forty-five million.
Previously, Ye Zhen separated more than ten million people from Meng Lixi’s territory, which made Meng Lixi furious.
Meanwhile, the third-ranked Sand Sea Divine Priest Xiao Ze’s territory ranks third in size within Yizhi Temple, yet its population reaches up to 2.1 billion.
Even Wuy Yout’s territory, ranked sixth, has a population of over 500 million, ten times the population of Meng Lixi’s domain. The fifth-ranked Weng Lide’s territory has a population over 1 billion.
With such large interests at stake, how could they possibly let go?
Yet Ye Zhen is very pleased at the moment.
He previously accepted only a quarter of Meng Lixi’s territory, while more than seventy percent of the territory is waiting for Ye Zhen to display miracles and then harvest countless fanatics.
This means Ye Zhen’s All Living Beings’ Will Power will achieve a significant gain.
Moreover, Ye Zhen is confident that with his miraculous methods, a large portion of those Sha Clan people will become fanatics, and the All Living Beings’ Will Power they contribute will surely be ten to even dozens of times that of ordinary people!
Ye Zhen is confident that the All Living Beings’ Will Power contributed by his over 40 million Sha Clan subjects will not be less than that contributed by the Sha Clan subjects under the domain of Sand Sea Divine Priest Weng Lide.
However, when Ye Zhen, following the request of Grand Priest Nahar, placed the Divine Envoy statue, empowered by his Primordial Spirit Power, into the divine temples of each tribe, suddenly understood something.
Understood why the Sand Sea Divine Priest Meng Lixi hadn’t accumulated even a grain-sized amount of All Living Beings’ Will Power after so many years!
