Chapter 711 645: Surging Undercurrents, Gongye Zhe

He already had a batch of resources to aid his cultivation of the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera. However, the Merak Sacred Land had better complementary methods, and using them in combination yielded far greater effects.

He hadn't had the opportunity to acquire them before, but now that the Merak Saintess had given the word, it meant he could obtain these cultivation resources.

In fact, his original plan was that if he couldn't get the resources from the Merak Saintess soon, he would use Yang Chan's channels to trade for some cultivation resources to use in combination.

Their relationship was very close, so he was confident Yang Chan wouldn't refuse him. He would naturally get his wish, but his own supply of cultivation resources would diminish as a result.

But compared to the benefit of using the resources optimally, he was naturally willing to make that trade.

He had many opportunities to acquire Martial Arts Cultivation resources, but time was the real issue—the one thing he valued most. He had to break through to the Peak of Internal Refining of the Five Viscera before his Qi and Blood began to wane. After that, he would take the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill in his possession, supplement it with other elixirs that aid the breakthrough to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster realm, and ascend. This would increase his Lifespan once more, allowing his Qi and Blood to remain strong.

Otherwise, his journey of Martial Arts Cultivation would come to an end.

He left the Cyan Yuan Sect and came to the Merak Sacred Land precisely to advance further on his path of Martial Arts Cultivation. Otherwise, life back at the Cyan Yuan Sect was incredibly comfortable. They only really needed to be wary of the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty and could ignore almost everything else.

After all, the Cyan Yuan Sect was now an Affiliated Force of the Merak Sacred Land. The other sects that had previously harbored designs on the Cyan Yuan Sect no longer dared to make a move after learning of its new status.

Otherwise, if they provoked the Merak Sacred Land into action, those sects would be annihilated, completely powerless to resist.

Gu An was naturally delighted with the Merak Saintess's arrangements. Although he understood her motives, he was the one reaping the benefits, so he was of course grateful.

Sometimes, a scheme is so open that you can see it from a mile away, yet you have no choice but to walk right into it because there are no other options.

The Merak Saintess's gesture of goodwill was obvious, and Gu An, for his part, was more than happy to accept it.

"Our biggest concern right now is the Saint Son!"

"A while ago, the Saint Son went into secluded cultivation, so he was much less active. But he just emerged from seclusion and immediately headed for..."

At the mention of the Merak Saint Son, the Merak Saintess's brow furrowed slightly, as she sensed trouble ahead.

The struggle between the two sides was a back-and-forth affair. For now, no clear winner had emerged, and it wasn't even obvious who had the upper hand.

Both sides had many factions backing them, even involving experts at the Blood Exchange Martial Saint level. Although these masters wouldn't act personally, they would dispatch their own people to participate, which was naturally a huge headache for the Merak Saintess and her followers.

The Merak Saintess suspected that this recent development concerning the Merak Saint Son was likely due to the Merak Saint Master secretly intervening. After all, the Saint Son was his own son. During the incident at the Purple Void Secret Realm, the Saint Master had used his authority against her, putting her in an extremely passive position. It was only with the subsequent support of a Blood Exchange Martial Saint that she managed to even the odds. However, in this situation, the final outcome was no longer within her control.

And yet, she had no choice but to continue the fight. She, too, wanted to sit on the throne of the Merak Saint Master. The position was not only key to reaching the Blood Exchange Martial Saint Realm, but it was also tied to the realms beyond that, and even to matters like leaving the Taiyu Divine Continent. The stakes were immense.

If she wanted to surpass the masters of the past on her path of Martial Arts Cultivation, she had no choice but to contend for the position of Merak Saint Master. This was yet another open scheme.

"Holy Daughter, this matter is likely not simple. I..."

In the great hall, the mention of the Merak Saint Son prompted more people to speak up.

Compared to the Quasi-Saint Sons, the Merak Saint Son drew far more of their attention, for he was the primary competitor.

All of their interests were now tied to the Merak Saintess. If the Merak Saint Son were to become the New Saint Master, they would all surely suffer. The power they currently wielded could be stripped away, and their very lives might be at risk.

Conflict naturally brings casualties. This wasn't so apparent within the Merak Sacred Land itself, but outside its borders, many people had died because of these struggles.

This was especially true for those directly involved. If the Merak Saint Son became the New Saint Master and decided to retaliate against them, there would be nothing they could do.

The Merak Saint Master's authority was immense; he controlled the vast majority of affairs within the Merak Sacred Land. However, he was restricted from openly participating in the competition for the next Saint Master. If not for that, the New Saint Master would have undoubtedly been the Merak Saint Son. These restrictions were the only reason the current situation had developed.

However, the Merak Saint Master had intervened once before, nearly shattering the balance. A Blood Exchange Martial Saint then made a move, allowing the Merak Saintess to stabilize her position while also restricting the Merak Saint Son's actions, forcing a temporary and relative equilibrium.

Now that the Merak Saint Son was out of seclusion, the restrictions on him were naturally lifted. The struggle between the two sides was bound to intensify, and under these circumstances, everyone present would inevitably be drawn in.

Gu An watched this unfold, standing silently to one side. At this moment, it was impossible for him to intervene—he wasn't yet qualified.

Only after his Martial Arts Cultivation broke through to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster realm could he even barely participate. And even then, he would most likely still just be one of the listeners in the crowd, awaiting orders from others.