Chapter 712 - 645: Surging Undercurrents, Gongye Zhe

If Liu Xuan, the Peak Master of Chiyu Peak, were here, he could participate. However, Chiyu Peak was still developing steadily. Besides, in the eyes of the Merak Saintess and the others, the current Chiyu Peak was neither strong nor stable enough.

Because of the Merak Saintess’s words, the great hall once again grew lively.

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"Yang Chan, who just joined the Holy Land, isn’t showing me any face at all. He must really look down on me!"

Gongye Zhe’s expression grew cold, and his words were exceptionally icy.

As the Quasi-Saint Son of the Merak Sacred Land, he would immediately take the place of the current Saint Son, Baili Xi, if anything were to happen to him. His status within the Merak Sacred Land was considerable, higher than that of the Direct Disciples. Even some Peak Masters had to give him face.

But at the Pill Pavilion’s Spirit Medicine Tower, Yang Chan showed him no respect whatsoever.

Yang Chan had directly overturned some of their previous tacit agreements. When the people from the Pill Pavilion’s Spirit Medicine Tower told him about it, his expression turned extremely ugly.

He knew the general situation at the Spirit Medicine Tower was irreversible. He couldn’t sway the minds of the Pill Pavilion Masters, let alone change their decisions. After all, these were Top Level Pharmacists to whom even experts at the Blood Exchange Martial Saint Level had to give face.

But in his eyes, Yang Chan was just a newly promoted Third Level Alchemist from one of the Merak Sacred Land’s Affiliated Forces. Yet, he was showing him absolutely no face.

Without so much as a word, he had purged his people one by one, causing one problem after another for his operations. It was even a clear case of making an example of them, which left a very bad taste in Gongye Zhe’s mouth.

Although Yang Chan had the Merak Saintess backing him, he believed he wasn’t much weaker than her and also had many supporters.

The Merak Saintess could choose not to show him respect, but Yang Chan, a Third Level Alchemist who had just joined the Merak Sacred Land, absolutely had to.

"Saint Son, this Yang Chan is far too domineering and ruthless. He clearly has no respect for you! You should teach him a lesson, let him understand the Saint Son’s power in the Holy Land!"

An Alchemist who had been dismissed by Yang Chan spoke, his face full of hatred. He was direct and intentionally dropped the "Quasi-" from the title, just to please Gongye Zhe.

They, who had once been in the Spirit Medicine Tower, knew very well how many perks came with the positions there. Now that they had been dismissed, those perks were lost to them.

"He should be taught a lesson!"

One person spoke up, and another chimed in to agree.

To ruin someone’s fortune is like killing their parents. On this matter, all who had been dismissed were unanimous.

They were helpless against Yang Chan, so they could only hope for Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe to take action.

As the Quasi-Saint Son, Gongye Zhe wielded significant power. Though he might not match the Merak Saint Son or the Merak Saintess, anyone vying for the position of Saint Master needed to have a few tricks up their sleeve.

"I will arrange for someone to handle this matter."

Gongye Zhe certainly wasn’t going to ignore their opinions. Besides, Yang Chan’s actions had made him very uncomfortable. And when he was uncomfortable, he was sure to make the one who caused it uncomfortable as well.

He was not magnanimous enough to ignore such things.

"However, the most pressing matter right now is that the Merak Saint Son, Baili Xi, is coming out of seclusion!"

"This time, after Baili Xi emerges from seclusion, he’s going straight to the Demon Cave. I have a feeling he might have learned something when he was exterminating the Alien Race."

"Some great treasure might be appearing in the Demon Cave. Otherwise, the Merak Saint Son wouldn’t be in such a rush!"

"Compared to that Third Level Alchemist, Yang Chan, the matter with the Merak Saint Son is far more important. We need to figure out what he’s planning!"

"If there’s some great opportunity in the Demon Cave, we can’t let Baili Xi obtain it. If his Martial Arts Cultivation breaks through to the Blood Exchange Martial Saint realm first, he might just take the Saint Master’s seat directly!"

At the mention of the Merak Saint Son, Baili Xi, Gongye Zhe’s brows knitted together tightly.

If Yang Chan merely made him uncomfortable, then Baili Xi was the true bane of his existence.

He wished every single moment that Baili Xi would suddenly drop dead or be killed. He had prayed for as much when Baili Xi was dealing with the Alien Race. Only with Baili Xi dead could he take his place and become the true Merak Saint Son of the Merak Sacred Land, not one still bearing the "Quasi-" prefix.

No one knew how much he longed to shed that word he hated most.

Given the chance, he would even kill Baili Xi with his own hands, but an opportunity had never arisen. As for challenging the Merak Saint Son directly to take his place, he hadn’t considered it for now; his Cultivation was far weaker than the Saint Son’s.

Plotting against the Merak Saint Son hadn’t been very fruitful either. Whenever the Saint Son went out on missions, he was accompanied by a Guardian. The few times danger had arisen, this Guardian had dealt with it from the shadows.

On the other hand, he paid less attention to the Merak Saintess, as the competition between them was less intense than his rivalry with the Merak Saint Son.

But this time, Yang Chan’s actions had escalated the situation, making him displeased with the Merak Saintess as well.

If his Martial Arts Cultivation weren’t inferior to the Merak Saintess’s, he would have challenged her just to let her know that some people should not be provoked.

Of course, this was just a thought. Insufficient Cultivation naturally brought many restrictions and limited his freedom. It was an unavoidable fact of life.

"Rest assured, Saint Son. I’ve already planted someone in Baili Xi’s group. If anything major happens over there, we’ll get the news at once. Then, we can be the first to make a move!"

"Besides, the Saintess, He Zixuan, is also watching this matter closely. She won’t let Baili Xi succeed either!"

"The struggle between those two within the Holy Land is escalating. When they inevitably clash, we can reap the benefits from their conflict."

An Elder spoke up. He was a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster and one of Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe’s supporters.

There was more than one such expert, and their collective power was not to be underestimated.