Chapter 1419: Taking the Initiative to Fight

"Good... so strong!"

Bai Chen gasped, shocked by the power of the Nether Ghost Claw.

One claw had taken down nine Heaven-Scrutiny realm experts—this strength was simply heaven-defying.

"That... that's a ghost path expert at the late Heaven-Scrutiny stage, right? Why would such a strong expert follow that guy?"

"Vice Palace Lord Bai Xiu is on par with this ghost path expert, yet he lost so miserably!"

"The aura of that ghost claw just now was terrifying. I felt like my soul was being taken away. What the hell was that thing?"

...

The young masters, witnessing this scene, were all stunned, their mouths agape.

Gui Yun's entrance was truly shocking—he had taken down nine Heaven-Scrutiny experts with a single move.

The key point was that such a powerful ghost path expert was actually subservient to Ye Yuan!

They were all filled with envy. If they had such a thug, wouldn't becoming palace lord be a matter of minutes?

In the end, might makes right!

Legitimacy, schemes, and tricks—before absolute power, there is only submission.

Ye Yuan looked at the nine disheveled elders and said calmly, "I wonder, does Young Master Bai Chen now have the qualifications to inherit the palace lord position?"

The nine elders looked extremely grim, but none of them spoke.

"Since none of you say anything, I'll take it as your agreement! Bai Chen, go sit in the seat that rightfully belongs to you," Ye Yuan said calmly.

At this moment, Bai Chen was trembling all over with excitement.

When Ye Yuan called him, he was still standing there dumbfounded, at a loss.

Mo Yun was also overjoyed. He slapped Bai Chen on the back and laughed, "Go on, what are you standing there for?"

Only then did Bai Chen snap out of it and walk hesitantly toward the seat belonging to the palace lord.

"Hold on!" Bai Xiu struggled to stand up and stopped him.

Ye Yuan glanced at him indifferently and said, "What, do you still have objections?"

Bai Xiu said solemnly, "Bai Chen, this man's origins are unclear. You took him as your master recklessly. Are you trying to push the White Night Sacred Palace into an abyss of eternal damnation?"

At this point, Mo Yun spoke up, "Lord Ye Yuan is a reclusive expert. As for your concerns, they are impossible! That traitor Bai Chong colluded with the Autumn Rain Sacred Palace to ambush Young Master Bai Chen in the Wild Forest. Lord Ye Yuan killed over a dozen divine path experts, including Wu Xin, with a single sword strike, saving us! It was precisely because of Lord Ye Yuan's great strength that I had Young Master Bai Chen take him as his master, to assist Young Master Bai Chen in resisting foreign enemies!"

Bai Xiu and the eight elders changed expression again upon hearing this.

They had thought Ye Yuan's power relied entirely on this ghost path expert, but they didn't expect his own strength to be this formidable!

More importantly, they couldn't see through Ye Yuan's depth at all!

They were naturally well aware of Wu Xin's strength—on par with Mo Yun.

Killing over a dozen divine path experts with a single sword strike was something even they couldn't do!

This time, no one had any objections.

Even if the Autumn Rain Sacred Palace were to use a bitter play, they wouldn't casually sacrifice over a dozen divine path experts.

Although the sacred palace had many Insightful Void experts, over a dozen Insightful Void experts were already a force not to be ignored.

Even the stupidest palace lord of the Autumn Rain Sacred Palace wouldn't do such a thing.

"If no one has any objections, then let the Council of Elders announce to the world that Young Master Bai Chen will succeed to the palace lord position from today onward! Vice Palace Lord Bai Xiu, I wonder, do you still have any objections?"

Ye Yuan looked at Bai Xiu with a very calm gaze. For some reason, Bai Xiu couldn't help but shiver.

"I... I have no objections! Young Master Bai Chen succeeding as palace lord is only natural and right!" Bai Xiu said with some reluctance.

Since even Bai Xiu had no objections, naturally no one else did either.

Thus, Bai Chen smoothly became the new palace lord of the White Night Sacred Palace!

Given the urgency, the Council of Elders announced it to the world that very day, declaring that Young Master Bai Chen had succeeded to the palace lord position.

With this, the struggle for the palace lord position finally came to an end!

"Master Ye Yuan, what should I do next?"

Although he had become palace lord, Bai Chen had no idea what to do.

At the first opportunity, he came to Ye Yuan for advice.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "You are the palace lord. You need to know in your heart what to do! I can help you become palace lord, but I can't help you for a lifetime. Those old fellows are no pushovers. If you don't grow up as quickly as possible, they'll eat you alive."

Bai Chen's expression changed as he suddenly remembered his master Ye Yuan's identity.

He would leave sooner or later; he couldn't stay by his side forever.

Once Ye Yuan left, he would face a pack of ferocious beasts!

Mo Yun's expression also darkened slightly as he said, "Palace Lord, Lord Ye Yuan is right! In the past, you had the old palace lord protecting you, so others dared not do anything to you. But now, everything depends on you alone!"

Bai Chen's face was uncertain, and he stammered, "But I... I..."

Ye Yuan said, "Do whatever you want! With me here, you can be as willful as you like! What you need to do is grow up in the shortest possible time!"

Bai Chen shuddered and looked at Ye Yuan with surprise.

Meeting Ye Yuan's calm gaze, somehow, Bai Chen's originally flustered mind calmed down a lot.

"Teacher Mo Yun, gather all the divine path experts of the White Night Sacred Palace. We'll set out for the border tomorrow morning and take the initiative to fight! I want the Autumn Rain Sacred Palace to know that the White Night Sacred Palace is not to be trifled with!" Bai Chen said solemnly.

At this moment, Bai Chen's demeanor inexplicably gained a touch of dominance.

Seeing this, Ye Yuan couldn't help but smile slightly.

It seemed that the series of blows had finally made this flower in a greenhouse grow up.

At this moment, Ye Yuan tossed out a small medicine bottle and said, "Take this. Its effects shouldn't be inferior to the Nine-Bend Spirit-Connecting Immortal Fruit. The Council of Elders also needs our own elders."

Mo Yun shuddered, looking at Ye Yuan in astonishment, then at the pill in his hand.

"Lord Ye Yuan, Mo Yun... is endlessly grateful!"

At this moment, Mo Yun's excitement was truly beyond words.

He had been stuck at the half-step Heaven-Scrutiny realm for who knows how many years, unable to break through this barrier.

Things like the Nine-Bend Spirit-Connecting Immortal Fruit were too precious; not everyone could obtain them.

The old palace lord had only one, which he had left for Bai Chen.

And now, Ye Yuan had casually given him a pill that could break through this chasm—how could he not be excited?

This pill was called the Jade Dragon Heaven-Scrutiny Pill, a formula from Wu Chen's possession.

Ye Yuan had casually refined it while concocting cultivation pills.

This pill was the top-tier first-grade pill, capable of helping martial artists increase their breakthrough chances.

Especially for half-step Heaven-Scrutiny experts, who already had some understanding of the Heaven-Scrutiny realm, taking the Jade Dragon Heaven-Scrutiny Pill would naturally greatly enhance its effects.

As long as Mo Yun's talent wasn't too poor, breaking through to the Heaven-Scrutiny realm should be no problem.

Ye Yuan looked at him and said with a faint smile, "I'm sure you know that I'm not helping you without any desires. Consider this a small token of return."

Mo Yun and Bai Chen shuddered, their eyes showing complex expressions.