The first day of the Sect Grand Tournament took an unexpected turn.
The Cangyuan Sect subsequently announced that the tournament would continue, as if nothing had happened.
However, if one observed closely, they would notice that the people who had strongly supported Ye Zhaozhao on the stage that day had mysteriously disappeared and were no longer showing their faces.
The disciples of the Overlord Saber Sect were the most panicked.
Most of them didn't really know what was going on with Ye Zhaozhao.
They had merely followed Yan Zhonghe's lead in being hostile towards Li Shuang.
Li Shuang had crippled three disciples of the Overlord Saber Sect back then, and Yan Zhonghe had exaggerated this incident, portraying it as Li Shuang's deliberate act. As a result, the entire Overlord Saber Sect harbored a natural hatred towards Li Shuang and the Sword Sect.
But when it came to colluding with the demonic path, most of the Overlord Saber Sect disciples were actually unaware.
Nevertheless, with Ye Zhaozhao acting so bizarrely, and given that she was personally mentored by the sect master, how could the sect master absolve himself of this matter?
After the incident, Yan Zhonghe reacted quickly, immediately declaring that the demon Ye Zhaozhao had stolen Fang Qingyu's body and deceived him, making him a victim as well.
This statement seemed somewhat plausible, and other sects apparently believed it.
The Overlord Saber Sect, for now, seemed to have avoided too much impact.
In the secret chamber, Yan Zhonghe's face was exceptionally grim.
Ye Zhaozhao!
She just died like that!
Three years ago, he decided to take Fang Qingyu as his disciple and teach her secret techniques because his blood flowed within her.
In the Overlord Saber Sect, those disciples who cultivated the Saber of Heaven's Doom and the Heaven-Slaying Technique were all cannon fodder.
They exhausted their future potential, grew rapidly, and were essentially disposable, meant to be tools.
These cannon fodder had no long-term value and were destined to be abandoned.
However, he had also selected several other individuals and taught them the cultivation method he was practicing.
This method was called "Heaven Devouring Technique!"
This cultivation method was personally bestowed upon him by His Holiness.
He was among the first generation of practitioners under His Holiness.
He then went around and selected a group of people who also cultivated the Heaven Devouring Technique.
These individuals constituted the second generation of practitioners.
The Heaven Devouring Technique was very peculiar; anyone he taught to cultivate this method would become his nourishment.
As long as he needed it, he could seize everything from them at any time, turning them into sustenance for himself.
But the Heaven Devouring Technique could not be cultivated by everyone.
For him to impart this cultivation method, the recipient needed to have a certain degree of bloodline resonance with him.
If it were his children, this resonance would be 100% present and exceptionally strong. The greater the resonance, the greater the benefits he would gain after plundering.
For others, it was entirely dependent on luck.
Over the years, he had painstakingly found only a few such individuals.
Originally, Ye Zhaozhao was the person he had designated to absorb.
However, for some unknown reason, His Holiness suddenly took an interest in Ye Zhaozhao and personally took over her training.
Yan Zhonghe did not dare to resist, but he felt somewhat unwilling.
This was his own flesh and blood.
That day, as soon as he detected the bloodline fluctuation, he eagerly rushed over, fearing he would miss out!
He did indeed find Fang Qingyu and successfully had her cultivate the Heaven Devouring Technique.
He had painstakingly nurtured her for so long.
Who would have thought that His Holiness would suddenly forbid him from absorbing her?
Fine.
He obediently did not absorb Ye Zhaozhao.
But what now?
She was utterly useless and fell victim to Li Shuang's scheme.
Now, she was gone, her soul scattered, leaving him no benefit whatsoever.
This daughter, he had looked for her in vain.
Ye Zhaozhao not only exposed herself, but, even more annoyingly, she also caused the human authorities to suspect him.
Although the other sects had not yet taken action against the Overlord Saber Sect, Yan Zhonghe still felt the scrutiny.
From now on, even if other sects didn't take measures against the Overlord Saber Sect, it would probably be impossible for them to enter the true core.
Hadn't His Holiness's mission been completely thwarted then?
Yan Zhonghe's eyes were filled with gloom.
Just then, a bizarre face suddenly appeared in the air.
Yan Zhonghe was startled at first, then put on a respectful expression: "Greetings, Honored One."
The face slowly said, "The sect grand competition plan has failed. There's no need to proceed slowly anymore. Prepare yourself; in three days, seal off the Cangyuan Sect and kill everyone."
Seal off the Cangyuan Sect and kill everyone!
Yan Zhonghe's eyes suddenly lit up.
He suppressed his excitement and slowly said, "Honored One, are you sure?"
The face looked at him expressionlessly.
Yan Zhonghe trembled with fear and immediately knelt down: "It was my subordinate who spoke too much."
As soon as his voice fell, a terrifying agony swept over him, causing Yan Zhonghe to cry out in pain uncontrollably.
The face watched dispassionately for a while, then calmly said, "Remember this pain. Do not anger me again."
"Yes," Yan Zhonghe quickly responded, scrambling to kneel properly, then cautiously added, "Honored One, Mingyan and the others have all been secretly imprisoned. I also feel as if eyes are watching me, and the human race is likely to make a move."
A cold, indifferent laugh rang out: "Whatever moves they make. For these three days, you don't need to make any moves. Your only task is to await my arrival."
"Yes," Yan Zhonghe quickly replied.
There was no sound for a long time.
Yan Zhonghe looked up, and the face was gone.
Yan Zhonghe let out a long sigh of relief, slumping weakly to the ground.
This mysterious Honored One had brought him immense glory and power, but the higher his strength, the more he felt the immense pressure the Honored One exerted on him.
This terrifying sense of oppression.
Even the Tribulation Transcendence realm experts of the sect had never made him feel this way!
That was truly!
Overwhelming power!
No one in the entire Southern Orchid Continent could withstand the Honored One's power.
Thinking of this, Yan Zhonghe's initial fright slowly subsided.
A smile crept onto his face.
With the Honored One's power, he could have originally occupied the entire world by force.
The Honored One might have been wary of some mysterious power, and thus had always planned to proceed slowly.
According to the original plan, this grand competition would first allow the Overlord Saber Sect and the Flowing Moon Sect to enter the Upper Six Sects.
Then, they would infiltrate more of their own people into the six sects.
By the time of the next grand competition, even all of the Upper Six Sects would become their own people.
This process could be summed up in six words:
"Those who comply prosper, those who defy perish!"
But now, with Ye Zhaozhao exposed, the human race had been alerted in advance. The plan of gradual infiltration was bound to fail.
The Honored One's meaning was to simply attack head-on!
Yan Zhonghe couldn't help but tremble with excitement.
The human race now only suspected that a mysterious power was hidden behind the scenes.
However, they would never guess that the Honored One's power far exceeded their imagination.
No one could resist the Honored One.
Yes...
No one!