King of Creation

Chapter 1898: Chapter 1883: The Struggle Between Two Factions

Where does Grand Priest Nahar’s brilliance lie?

Ye Zhen realized it when he received the world fragments and martial arts secrets from the five Sand Sea Priests.

The martial arts secrets provided by Sand Sea Priests Xiao Ze and Huaa Xing’an that Ye Zhen received were only fifty percent complete.

From Ye Zhen’s perspective, the completeness of both their martial arts secrets was basically the same.

However, in Grand Priest Nahar’s words, the completeness of the martial arts secrets provided by Xiao Ze was said to be sixty percent, ten percent higher than those of Huaa Xing’an.

This immediately created a conflict between Huaa Xing’an and Xiao Ze, leading Huaa Xing’an to not only reveal their private agreement with Xiao Ze but also to curse at Xiao Ze, causing Xiao Ze to lose face!

Within the Yizhi Temple, the Sand Sea Priests have always been divided into two factions.

One faction is naturally the Old Power Faction, led by Grand Priest Nahar, with its main members being Grand Priest Nahar, Guii Gu, and Weng Lide.

The other faction is the Younger Generation Faction led by Sand Sea Priest Xiao Ze, including members like Xiao Ze, Huaa Xing’an, Wuy Youu, and Meng Lixi.

Previously, the member ratio between these two factions was three to four. Though the Younger Generation Faction had more members and a stronger voice, Grand Priest Nahar’s authority was indisputable, and Guii Gu, having served the Yizhi Sand Sea Sky God, also carried significant weight in his words.

Therefore, even though the Younger Generation Faction led by Xiao Ze had the majority, they had never managed to dominate the discourse.

However, this was enough to cause significant trouble for Grand Priest Nahar, especially with major issues where Xiao Ze’s group would always manage to draw more benefits.

In particular, Xiao Ze was quite self-serving. Not to mention, the territory Xiao Ze currently owned was nearly catching up with that of Grand Priest Nahar.

This was not a good sign for Grand Priest Nahar.

Some time ago, due to Meng Lixi’s foolish behavior, which Ye Zhen had exploited, Grand Priest Nahar straightforwardly disposed of Meng Lixi, making a comeback.

Thinking he had ensured victory, Grand Priest Nahar then launched his Divine Envoy Crowning Plan, unexpectedly triggering the core interests of the Sand Sea Priests.

This caused the support from Guii Gu and Weng Lide, part of his faction, to become ambiguous, significantly boosting the voice and arrogance of the Younger Generation Faction led by Xiao Ze.

If the current situation could not be changed, once Ye Zhen’s life-saving aid arrived, the distribution might likely be dominated by the Younger Generation Faction, and Xiao Ze’s voice might become louder within the Yizhi Temple.

Yet, Grand Priest Nahar took advantage of today’s sequence to effortlessly disrupt the unity within the Younger Generation Faction.

If we say that among the three members of the Younger Generation Faction, Wuy Youu failed to adhere to their private agreement due to serious disaster, allowing his higher bid was understandable, and Xiao Ze and Huaa Xing’an could barely understand.

Then the matter of Xiao Ze providing a martial arts secret with a completeness of sixty percent completely detonated the internal conflict within the Younger Generation Faction.

The proposal was made by Xiao Ze, and the rules were set by Xiao Ze, yet in the end, Xiao Ze quietly tampered with them.

This made Huaa Xing’an, who was ranked last, extremely dissatisfied, and Wuy Youu no longer felt guilty.

If Xiao Ze could do it, why couldn’t I, Wuy Youu?

This caused Xiao Ze’s prestige among the three to plummet, and whether Wuy Youu and Huaa Xing’an would follow Xiao Ze’s directions in the future became uncertain.

Even if they did listen, it’s unlikely they would implement Xiao Ze’s plans thoroughly, with some reservations likely kept in place.

A slight fluctuation in numbers led to an internal collapse of the Younger Generation Faction.

Even if Xiao Ze could remediate the situation, the internal dynamics of the Younger Generation Faction would never return to what they were.

It’s akin to mending a shattered teacup back together; the cup remains a cup, but the cracks and adhesive barriers created by the glue can never be erased.

One must acknowledge that Grand Priest Nahar’s tactics were extraordinarily deft, effortlessly reclaiming the primary discourse within the Yizhi Temple with just a few words.

However, Xiao Ze was someone who previously managed to wrestle power from Grand Priest Nahar; he was definitely not a simpleton.

Initially, Xiao Ze was simply stupefied by Huaa Xing’an’s berating.

He wanted to explain to Huaa Xing’an that he really didn’t do it, that the completeness of the martial arts secret he provided was truly only fifty percent.

But at this point, there was no way Huaa Xing’an would listen to his explanation.

After a few explanations, it only led to more fierce criticisms from Huaa Xing’an, instantly reminding Xiao Ze of one thing.

The completeness of the martial arts secret he gave out was indeed only fifty percent. As the organizer, he set the standard; how could he possibly make a mistake?

He had confirmed once more before placing it into the storage ring; how could he make such an error?

Yet the number from Grand Priest Nahar’s mouth turned out to be sixty percent.

In an instant, Xiao Ze realized.

There was something fishy!

Grand Priest Nahar must have tampered with it, and his purpose was evident.

Once Xiao Ze figured it out, he ground his teeth in anger, secretly cursing the Old Fox as he looked towards Ye Zhen.

He still had a way to salvage the situation.

The completeness of the martial arts secret Xiao Ze had provided was indeed only fifty percent. If he could expose this publicly, everyone comparing them would clear his name, dissolve Huaa Xing’an’s misunderstanding, and stabilize the internal instability within the Younger Generation Faction.

Moreover, if it were exposed face-to-face, Grand Priest Nahar would not find it easy to smooth things over today.

No matter the final outcome, it would be another blow to Grand Priest Nahar’s reputation, strengthening their faction’s discourse power.

Leading this time’s life-saving aid distribution would be more probable.

There was only so much life-saving aid, and whoever got more would see fewer of their people die or not die at all, whereas whoever got less might face more deaths among their governed populace.

If they could secure this incident, draw Guii Gu and Weng Lide to their side, the Younger Generation Faction would lead the discourse in the Yizhi Temple.

Right now, the most crucial thing was to have Ye Zhen bring out all five martial arts secrets he had just acquired and review them wholly to clear their internal discourse.

But the problem was, even Xiao Ze was cursing Grand Priest Nahar as the Old Fox.

How could the Old Fox like Nahar possibly overlook this point?

Just as Xiao Ze glanced towards Ye Zhen, Grand Priest Nahar’s Divine Soul tele-communication echoed in Ye Zhen’s mind, "Divine Envoy Ye, you should leave now."

Ye Zhen understood Grand Priest Nahar’s intention.

Beating Xiao Ze to the punch, Ye Zhen proactively said, "Since the order of disaster relief has been decided, I’ll go and make preparations. Early tomorrow morning, I’ll depart directly to assist the parish under Priest Wuy."

Saying this, with a whistling sound, Ye Zhen employed the Wind Flash and Sweep, instantly vanishing into the distance.

"Divine Envoy Ye, don’t leave...."

Seeing that Ye Zhen had disappeared from sight, Xiao Ze stood with his mouth half-open, frustration written all over his face, his chest heaving, and a faint taste of blood in his mouth.

This loss was so suffocating....

Grand Priest Nahar stood by, smiling serenely....