Chapter 524 - 369: Rectifying the Force
The opportunity had arrived, and he couldn’t let it pass.
Fang Yun couldn’t guarantee that after the Core Formation Demon from the Black Dragon Hall left, they wouldn’t come back.
Now was not the time to offend a Nascent Soul Level demon faction.
Soon, Fang Yun began to send out messages.
He convened his first senior meeting since becoming the Sect Leader.
On Cloud Summit, in the grand meeting hall.
Fang Yun sat in the Sect Leader’s seat, with Duan Qingyun in the first position to his left.
Now that he was the Sect Leader, Duan Qingyun had become the former Sect Leader. Strictly speaking, this meant he had returned to the position of a Supreme Elder.
Only after all the senior members had arrived did Fang Yun speak.
"I have good news. The Core Formation Demon from the Black Dragon Hall has left the Celestial Demon Sect."
Miao Qinghong was the quickest to react to the news.
"Sect Leader, with the Core Formation Demon from Black Dragon Hall gone, we can execute the final step of your plan." Miao Qinghong had long been anticipating the final step of Fang Yun’s plan: to annihilate the Celestial Demon Sect, with whom they had a long-standing feud.
They had been stuck on the penultimate step of the plan precisely because of the Core Formation Demon from Black Dragon Hall.
If the Core Formation Demon from Black Dragon Hall had not left, the execution of the final step would have been delayed for a very long time.
"Yes, the final step of the plan is crucial, and also the most difficult. We must all be thoroughly prepared before we begin," Fang Yun said, nodding.
He couldn’t accomplish the final step of his plan alone. It required the combined effort of the sect’s senior leaders to make its execution easier.
Only after the Celestial Demon Sect was annihilated could their control over the other demon territories in that region be truly stabilized.
"I will spearhead the final step of the plan."
"Oh? Sect Leader, are you confident you can infiltrate the Celestial Demon Sect’s headquarters?" Supreme Elder Zheng Wuji asked, looking at Fang Yun.
"About a thirty percent chance," Fang Yun answered.
With his current concealment techniques, a Second Tier Grand Array wouldn’t be able to detect him, but a Third Tier Grand Array was another matter entirely.
If the Third Tier Grand Array at the Celestial Demon Sect’s headquarters had weaker detection capabilities, he might actually be able to sneak into their base and operate from within.
This would dramatically increase the chances of successfully completing the final step of his plan.
"Thirty percent isn’t high, and it would be extremely dangerous if you were discovered. Sect Leader, let me spearhead the attack instead." This time, it was Duan Qingyun who spoke.
He didn’t have much of his Life Span left.
It wouldn’t matter if he were to be sacrificed spearheading the attack; he only had two or three years left to live anyway.
To him, there was no longer any difference between dying sooner or later.
A meaningful death would be far, far better than simply passing away in meditation.
"I can handle this level of danger. If I succeed, our plan will proceed much more smoothly." Fang Yun shook his head, still insisting on attempting the infiltration. "Former Sect Leader, if you’re going to the Celestial Demon Sect’s headquarters, you’ll have to follow behind me."
Fang Yun had made the priorities of the plan perfectly clear.
There were many reasons why he needed to be the one to lead the charge.
The main reason was that he now had an abundance of techniques, allowing him to handle most situations with ease.
"We have all witnessed the Sect Leader’s strength. There’s no need to worry on that front." Miao Qinghong immediately sided with Fang Yun.
As the Supreme Elder who had competed with Fang Yun for the position of Sect Leader, she knew better than anyone the power of her own sword strike, and by extension, just how formidable Fang Yun’s defenses were.
The three Supreme Elders—Song Qiaoqiao, Bai Qinying, and Huang Mengyang—generally supported whatever Fang Yun said, and Zhong Yankun also backed him in most situations.
Now that he was the Sect Leader, Fang Yun could push through any decision he made with ease.
With little dispute, the senior meeting concluded quickly, and the matter was settled in no time at all.
"Supreme Elder Wang, is there something you wish to say?" Fang Yun asked, turning to Supreme Elder Wang Lingwei.
Wang Lingwei was normally one of the more outspoken Supreme Elders during these meetings.
Her silence throughout this entire meeting surprised Fang Yun.
"No." Wang Lingwei shook her head, then added, "Sect Leader, I need to make a trip to the Wang Family soon."
Judging by her response, it seemed she had something on her mind.
"Supreme Elder Wang, you may return without worry."
"Thank you, Sect Leader."
The Wang Family was one of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences.
It was also currently the most powerful of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences.
Wang Lingwei hailed from the Wang Family. The family’s continual rise to become the most powerful of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences was something that had occurred after she became a Supreme Elder.
Due to this special relationship, Wang Lingwei was required to inform the other senior sect leaders, and especially to obtain the Sect Leader’s permission, before returning to the Wang Family.
This had become one of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s unwritten rules.
Wang Lingwei wanted to return to the Wang Family for a particular matter, one that could be considered a major event.
After the senior meeting and receiving this latest news, she was now returning for two major events.
「Seven days later.」
Wang Lingwei left the Celestial Cloud Sect and headed for the Wang Family.
The Wang Family received her with the grandest of ceremonies.
"The new patriarch, Wang Tianba, respectfully welcomes the Ancestor’s return!"
"We respectfully welcome the Ancestor’s return!"
As Patriarch Wang spoke and bowed, all the Wang Family Cultivators behind him did the same.
Wang Lingwei took in the scene, first nodding silently, then said to Patriarch Wang.
"Have all the family’s Foundation Establishment Cultivators come here."
"Yes, Ancestor."
Patriarch Wang responded at once. He had an idea why Wang Lingwei had returned at this time, but he hadn’t expected her to act so quickly.